The Biggest Boss on Mingai Mountain (Bonus Update)

At those words.

Liu Qinghong nodded. "Brother Fu, your target should also be the bandits on Mingai Mountain, right?"

"That's right."

"I don't know why all these bandits have gathered together, and there are two suspected bosses here as well. Even with your strength, Brother Fu, dealing with this many monsters wouldn't be easy, would it?"

Fu Moyan did not answer. Instead, he asked, "What's your quest, Brother Liu?"

He asked outright.

Fu Moyan did not believe Liu Qinghong would bring his party here for no reason.

After all, Mingai Mountain was not somewhere people visited on a whim.

If they wanted to level up, plenty of places were better suited than farming the bandits on Mingai Mountain, and less dangerous too.

So.

Since they had come here, they must have accepted some sort of quest.

"What's your quest?"

Liu Qinghong answered with a question, tacitly confirming Fu Moyan's suspicion.

"To kill Niu Feng, the chief of Mingai Mountain."

"My quest is to kill fifty bandits. It seems our quests don't conflict." Liu Qinghong's eyes flickered before he gave a faint smile.

In terms of quest difficulty.

Fu Moyan's quest was undoubtedly a level harder than his.

After all, one merely required killing fifty bandits, while the other required killing the bandit boss.

And to kill the boss, they would first have to get past the ordinary mobs.

Then.

Liu Qinghong continued, "For some reason, these bandits have all gathered together, and it looks like there are two bosses here. Your party may be strong, Brother Fu, but facing this many bandits head-on would still be troublesome.

"Our quests don't conflict, so why don't we join forces?

"Help me kill fifty bandits, and afterward, I'll help you hunt down the bandit boss."

"Deal!"

The two reached an agreement in short order.

Meanwhile.

Qin Shujian had also noticed Fu Moyan's sudden arrival, but it did not stir much emotion in him.

A dozen or twenty more players, a dozen or twenty fewer.

At his current stage, it made no difference.

Niu Feng, standing beside him, was another matter. He was about to explode with rage.

Liu Qinghong and Fu Moyan had made no effort to lower their voices, and Niu Feng had heard every word clearly.

They were talking about killing him right to his face.

It was no different from grinding his face into the dirt.

With Qin Shujian standing beside him, Niu Feng felt all the more humiliated.

If he had not been afraid to act without orders, he would already have commanded the other bandits to wipe out these Otherworlders.

"Stronghold Chief, Mingai Mountain has now joined the Liangshan Stronghold. These Otherworlders are acting so brazenly that they clearly have no respect for you. Allow me to fight and slaughter them all." Niu Feng forced down his anger, then bowed his head to Qin Shujian.

Qin Shujian nodded slightly. "Go."

"Yes!"

Having received permission, Niu Feng was overjoyed.

He immediately issued an order.

"Kill every last one of these Otherworlders!"

As his words fell.

Niu Feng was the first to strike. He charged straight ahead, his Nine-Ring Great Saber slashing down with a fierce rush of wind.

The other bandits of Mingai Mountain also raised their blades and swords, charging toward Liu Qinghong and the others.

Shing!

A long sword left its sheath.

Holding a Green Steel Long Sword, Fu Moyan flicked his wrist through a sword flourish and moved straight in to meet him.

Clang!

Saber and sword collided, spraying countless sparks.

Fu Moyan felt tremendous force surge through his blade. His arm trembled slightly, and his body involuntarily staggered several steps backward.

“As expected of Mingai Mountain's boss. He really is strong!” Fu Moyan's expression grew grave. That single exchange had given him a rough measure of Niu Feng's strength.

But in the next instant.

Niu Feng unleashed another vicious slash.

The razor-sharp rush of wind prompted Fu Moyan to dodge immediately rather than take the blow head-on again.

As Fu Moyan retreated.

Niu Feng pressed him relentlessly. The Nine-Ring Great Saber was like a deadly weapon of execution, its fearsome gleam sending chills through anyone who saw it.

The technique he practiced was the Mountain-Splitting Blade Technique.

It was a saber technique of absolute force and ferocity.

Such a technique revolved around momentum.

The greater the momentum, the more terrifying each slash became.

Fu Moyan's retreat had immediately given Niu Feng the upper hand. With the Mountain-Splitting Blade Technique unleashed at full power, Fu Moyan had no chance to counterattack and could only defend.

Meanwhile.

The other bandits had also clashed with the players.

These players had clearly come prepared.

Surrounded by numerous bandits, they worked together in an orderly fashion, fending off attacks while doing their utmost to kill as many bandits as possible.

As for Qin Shujian, he had not lifted a finger from the start.

He wanted to use this opportunity to see just how strong Niu Feng and the others truly were.

Clang! Clang!

Saber gleams and sword flashes flew, punctuated by occasional thunderous clashes.

Fu Moyan was forced back step after step, his earlier composure long gone.

“Liu Qinghong, hurry up and help!”

He could no longer afford to be polite. After blocking Niu Feng's attack with his sword, he shouted outright.

"Coming!"

Seeing this, Liu Qinghong immediately abandoned the bandit he was fighting, lunged forward, and drove a palm strike toward Niu Feng's back.

There were plenty of bandits here already. If Fu Moyan could not hold out and the boss was free to attack the rest of them, their already slim chances of victory would shrink even further.

So.

The moment Fu Moyan called for help, Liu Qinghong sprang into action.

Sensing the rush of wind behind him, Niu Feng abruptly checked his movement. He reversed the slash aimed at Fu Moyan, spinning around and cleaving behind him.

Retreat!

At the sight, Liu Qinghong drifted backward like willow fluff.

The Nine-Ring Great Saber struck empty air, but the sharp wind from its passage left his skin stinging.

"What a powerful boss!" Liu Qinghong could not help sucking in a breath.

He finally understood why Fu Moyan had needed help after such a brief fight.

The wind from the saber alone made his skin sting.

Strength like that was certainly beyond an ordinary Martial Entry Fifth Level boss.

With Liu Qinghong's assistance, Fu Moyan finally had room to act.

He thrust his long sword straight ahead. Its gleam swept past like flowing water, instantly radiating a chill.

This was a Mortal Tier, Middle Grade technique called the Flowing Water Cloud Sword, which Fu Moyan had paid a considerable price to learn.

It was also this technique that had secured his place among the top players of Novice Village No. 23012.

Fu Moyan was on the left, Liu Qinghong on the right.

Neither was a match for Niu Feng alone, but together, they managed to fight him to a standstill for the moment.

Yet neither Liu Qinghong nor Fu Moyan relaxed in the slightest. Instead, they grew increasingly apprehensive.

A single boss was already this powerful.

But—

There was more than one boss here.

At that thought.

Both men could not help glancing out of the corners of their eyes at Qin Shujian, who stood motionless to one side.

They had not forgotten how deferential Niu Feng had been toward him earlier.

That man—

Might well be the biggest boss on Mingai Mountain.

Last week, I promised an extra update for every thousand additional votes this week. So far, the total has risen by 2,700 votes, which rounds up to 3,000. I already posted one extra update at the start, so I still owe two, and I'll make those up today. I hope you'll keep supporting me!