Just as the execution token was about to land on the execution platform,
"Whoosh..."
A sharp whistle suddenly pierced the air!
A pitch-black arrow shot from the crowd at incredible speed.
"Clink..."
It struck the execution token with pinpoint accuracy just before it landed on the platform.
The execution token was instantly knocked away.
With its momentum still unspent, the black arrow buried itself deep in the bluestone atop the platform.
Its exposed fletching continued to tremble.
Before anyone could react,
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!!"
An unbroken barrage of whistles pierced the air!
Black arrows poured down like a torrential rain, flying furiously from the crowd below!
The arrow rain fell precisely upon the executioners, soldiers, and armored guards on the platform...
Caught completely off guard, they were struck one after another and fell screaming to the ground.
Blood instantly stained the execution platform red.
At the same time, more than a dozen figures darted out from below the platform!
All of them wore black cloth over their faces. Agile and nimble, with longswords at their waists and longbows slung across their backs, they moved with elusive footwork and charged straight at the soldiers' formation!
The sudden appearance of this mysterious force was wholly unexpected by Xie Jinghan, Yan Xiong, and Jiang Lingshan.
It caught them utterly off guard.
Standing amid the crowd below, the three froze for an instant and exchanged glances across the distance, their eyes filled with bewilderment.
They quickly recovered, kept themselves concealed, and chose to watch how things unfolded.
"Enemy attack!! Bandits are raiding the execution ground!"
After a brief delay, the soldiers' commander roared at the top of his lungs!
"Everyone, on guard!"
"All bystanders, crouch down immediately!"
"Get down! Anyone who doesn't want to die, get down!!"
The nearby spectators were already frightened