26: Clean up the mess

“Ah!”

Iron Kill was kicked around like a ball by the Qingyan Cattle.

Meanwhile, the Black Wind Horse had long been trampled to the ground, its armor becoming the biggest obstacle to its getting up.

Invulnerability to blades and spears meant being vulnerable to impact; being incredibly hard also meant being extremely heavy.

Han Yi watched as the '15~30' value next to the Black Wind Horse rapidly disappeared. He understood that the Black Wind Horse was finished.

But there was still Iron Kill! Han Yi's gaze was cold as he stared intently at the '40~55' value above Iron Kill's head.

Iron Kill was indeed a master of the Lianxue Stage, able to dodge and weave under the Qingyan Cattle's hooves for so long.

“Han Yi, did it work?!” Pan Sheng staggered over from the shadows.

When Han Yi sprinkled several doses of 'Wood Fragrance Powder' on Pan Sheng's arrows, he was still a bit confused, but now he suddenly understood.

“Pan Sheng, give him a few arrows!”

Li Feng had also suffered many injuries during his confrontation with Iron Kill just now. The Qingyan Cattle's charge hadn't ended yet, so he didn't dare to rush in.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh

Several feathered arrows landed on the Qingyan Cattle. The savage bull felt pain, and the surging beast horde became even more ferocious.

Only one arrow hit Iron Kill's shoulder armor, but it was useless.

“Missed...” Pan Sheng panted heavily, revealing a helpless smile.

Aiming at Iron Kill, who was constantly changing positions within the swarming demonic beasts, truly took a lot of effort from Pan Sheng. These few arrows also aggravated his injuries.

Perhaps these few arrows reminded Iron Kill that besides this beast horde, there was also a group of covetous, well-rested guard Disciples waiting for him in the camp.

“Han Yi? I'll remember you!”

After leaving a harsh threat, Iron Kill took out a few black pellets from hisPregnant and threw them towards the surroundings.

A faint popping sound was heard as the black pellets exploded, turning into countless thick black mists that enveloped Iron Kill and the bull herd.

At the same time, Iron Kill's figure suddenly became incredibly swift. He pushed off the ground fiercely with his foot, rapidly darting towards the outside of the camp with agility.

And the Qingyan Cattle also lost its target like a headless fly, circling in place.

The bright moonlight was also covered by the smoke, and everyone's vision was blocked by the thick smoke. The surroundings turned into a hazy, dark gray.

“Not good!”

Even if they didn't know what the black pellets in Iron Kill's hand were, seeing the effect similar to a 'smoke bomb', everyone knew that Iron Kill wanted to escape!

“Cough cough!”

The black mist immediately spread throughout the camp, and a pungent, stinging smell came from the black mist.

“Chase or not chase...” Pan Sheng covered his nose. He was choking and his eyes were tearing up.

“Cough cough, don't pursue a cornered enemy. Protecting the fire crystal stones is more important...” Han Yi also took a few breaths of black smoke at this moment and coughed as he shouted.

Of course, the main reason was that only Li Feng among them could defeat Iron Kill, but Li Feng couldn't catch up, and the two of them wouldn't be able to defeat him if they chased...

Finally, the black smoke dispersed, and the camp was in shambles.

The ox carts, tents, and iron pots were burned beyond recognition by the raging fire, and the fire crystal stones were scattered all over the ground.

In the corner were curled-up, charred corpses, and in the middle of the camp, there were scattered limbs and broken arms, filled with a pungent smell of blood.

More than half of the servant Disciples in the escort team died, and even the Sect steward lost his life here. Song Qing of the Fourth Squad escaped, Song Zhong and Huo Dahai died, and Zhang Yun was severely injured.

The Ninth Squad wasn't much better. Wang Meng's arm was completely shattered by Tie Lu and he was still in a coma. Pan Sheng and Li Feng suffered internal injuries of varying degrees to their internal organs and urgently needed to return to rest.

Even Han Yi was left with a few scars!

“However, thankfully it wasn't on my face, otherwise it would have affected my handsome appearance!” A thought flashed through Han Yi's mind.

Although it was still late at night, everyone had no intention of resting. The group directed the servant Disciples to collect the bodies and clean up the mess.

About the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, a long howl came.

“Who dares to be so presumptuous...”

The sound grew from small to large, coming from the distant mountain forest.

“This sound?”

It seemed like Sect reinforcements had arrived!

A black-robed Old Man, about fifty years old, was seen leaping and gliding under the moonlight, soaring through the mountain forest like an eagle, moving at extreme speed.

His voice arrived before he did!

This Old Man's cultivation Realm was very high!

“However, why is it the same as in the storybooks, where reinforcements always arrive late!” Han Yi complained frantically in his heart.

Thud!

A soft landing sound, so faint that it was barely audible if not listened to carefully, came.

“Little Li, what's the situation?” The Old Man's face was lean and his eyes were sharp. His demeanor was extraordinary, and he immediately asked Li Feng.

“Lord Patriarch! Why did you come this time?” When Li Feng saw the Old Man, the worried look on his face immediately disappeared, and a heavy weight seemed to fall from his heart.

Li Chengfeng, Patriarch of the Li Family, Elder of the Crimson Flame Sect, and a Tongmai Stage Martial Master!

Han Yi secretly glanced over. Elder Li's head clearly displayed a comprehensive value of '105~160'. As expected of the Martial Master Realm, if he had been here just now, Iron Kill and Tie Lu could probably have been annihilated with ease!

“Today I was on duty at the Outer Affairs Hall,” Elder Li replied casually, without haste. “A Disciple discovered a signal arrow on the official road, followed by a large fire and thick smoke.”

“It just so happened to be the day for transporting fire crystal stones, and it was within the Sect's territory, so I didn't dare to delay and immediately reported it to me, but I didn't expect to still be a step late!” Speaking of this, Elder Li sighed deeply, “It's a pity for the Sect members who sacrificed themselves this time!”

“So it wasn't that kid Song Qing who went...” A hint of chill appeared in Li Feng's tone.

While cleaning up the camp mess just now, Han Yi had told Li Feng in detail about Song Qing's desertion during the battle. Although he didn't have much hope for what Song Qing said.

But when Elder Li flew in from afar just now, everyone subconsciously thought that Song Qing had played a role. Looking at it now, this Song Qing...

“Feng'er, rest assured, if that kid Song Qing dared to do this, I will report it truthfully to Sect Leader Fang and go to the Song Family to seek justice for you!” Elder Li's eyes darkened slightly, his tone was light, but it seemed filled with the bleakness of autumn when all things wither.

“The matter of the mole needs to be handled slowly. In the past few days, the Qianye Sect, also a third-rate force, has been eyeing our territory, Yuqing Ward, in An Yan City. At such a critical moment, without concrete evidence, you must not spread rumors everywhere!”

Elder Li turned his head and said to Han Yi and the others in a stern tone.

Everyone agreed in response.

Seeing everyone agree, Elder Li's expression softened slightly, and he changed the subject: “You have made great contributions in this bloody battle against the Black Wind Stronghold bandits. Don't worry, the Sect will not treat you unfairly!”

Rumble rumble

As he spoke, a slight tremor suddenly came from the ground, as if an earth dragon was turning over.

Han Yi and the others' expressions changed drastically. Could it be that the Black Wind Stronghold bandits were still not giving up and had reassembled their forces to attack again?