6: Deep into the hinterland

“Congratulations Host: Lu Xingchen for killing a One-Star Martial Master, gaining 15 experience points and 15 exchange points!”

“Congratulations host for your Realm advancing to Eight-Star Martial Artist, gaining eight talent points!”

After defeating the strong enemy, Lu Xingchen didn't rest, continuing to pursue the scattered soldiers of Fengming Kingdom.

After all, in his eyes, these soldiers were all shining experience points.

An hour later, the battle ended, and Lu Xingchen checked his System panel.

“Host: Lu Xingchen”

“Realm: Eight-Star Martial Artist”

“Experience: 35 / 90”

“exchange points: 200”

“Talents: Eagle Eye (7), Strong Strike (1), Berserk (16)”

“Profession: None”

“Mission: A Small Test (80 / 100)”

“Not bad, his strength has improved quite a bit.”

Wang Xing came over to report the situation.

“Captain, we annihilated a thousand-man team from Fengming Kingdom this time, and only a few of our brothers sustained minor injuries. It was a complete victory!”

Lu Xingchen nodded slightly, not overly excited.

Cavalry against infantry should naturally be a crushing victory.

This time, he was just lucky to encounter an enemy army composed entirely of infantry. If the enemy had also had cavalry, the battle would not have been so easy.

Lu Xingchen was more concerned about another issue.

“Are there any fish that escaped the net?”

“Yes.”

Wang Xing's expression was a bit awkward.

“Although the brothers followed your orders to kill all the fleeing soldiers, there were too many enemies, and a few still got away.”

Lu Xingchen's face darkened.

“This is a bit troublesome now. Having suffered such a great loss, Fengming Kingdom will definitely seek revenge.”

Wang Xing nodded: “The enemy should react quickly and send heavy troops to intercept us. My suggestion is to immediately withdraw our troops back to camp.”

Lu Xingchen frowned tightly, beginning to weigh his options.

At this moment, retreating was undoubtedly the safest choice.

But the opportunity for a surprise attack only comes once. Once the enemy is prepared, the Horse Bow Squadron's role will not be as significant.

More importantly, his System mission was about to be completed.

Lu Xingchen was truly coveting the large amount of experience points.

“Continue marching, looking for the next target!”

Lu Xingchen ultimately made his choice.

“Understood!”

Although a bit puzzled, Wang Xing had been convinced by Lu Xingchen and respected his decision.

“Then what should we do with these spoils of war? This army carried a large amount of grain, supplies, and weapons,” Wang Xing posed another question.

Lu Xingchen pondered for a moment, then said in a deep voice: “Only take three days' worth of food. All other spoils of war will be destroyed on the spot. The Horse Bow Squadron's greatest advantage is its high mobility; don't let these things become a burden to us!”

In the time that followed, Lu Xingchen led his team to defeat two more small units of Fengming Kingdom.

Lu Xingchen finally completed his System mission, and his Realm Advanced to Ten-Star Martial Artist.

During the battle, he gained another talent: “Blade Edge”, effect: damage with sword-type weapons increased by five points.

In the evening, everyone rested by a small river.

Just then, Wang Xing rushed over in a hurry.

“Captain, this is bad! The patrolling brothers reported that five Fengming Kingdom cavalry squadrons are moving towards us, and enemy troops are also guarding all the main roads back to the army camp. What should we do?”

Lu Xingchen suddenly stood up.

“It's not surprising, after all, our achievements are too abundant. The more enemies we tie down here, the easier it will be for the Great General on the front lines.”

Wang Xing was a bit surprised.

It was a matter of life and death, yet the Captain could still be so calm. This was truly rare!

“Then Captain, what should we do next? To share more pressure with the Great General, we must first survive.”

Lu Xingchen pondered for a moment, then said solemnly: “Immediately assemble the army and move towards the hinterland of Fengming Kingdom!”

Wang Xing was completely stunned: “Captain, are you crazy? With our small force, you still want to attack Fengming Kingdom? As long as we get entangled, once Fengming Kingdom mobilizes its main army, all our brothers will be finished.”

Lu Xingchen smiled slightly: “You also said we have to get entangled first. Fengming Kingdom's armies are basically all on the border between the two countries, and the defenses in the hinterland are very weak. As long as we march quickly, the enemy will find it difficult to catch us.”

Wang Xing was incredibly shocked, not expecting his Captain's thinking to be so unconventional.

Although this method was theoretically sound, its practical implementation carried great risks. This time, could everyone really return home safely?

But there was no other way now, so he could only try.

The entire team immediately moved towards the hinterland of Fengming Kingdom.

In the following day, Lu Xingchen led his subordinates to circle around the hinterland of Fengming Kingdom, constantly inflicting casualties on the enemy, and Lu Xingchen's experience points also increased rapidly.

However, to advance from Ten-Star Martial Artist to One-Star Martial Master required 150 experience points, so leveling up was still a long way off.

This System was truly a scam!

At noon the next day, Lu Xingchen and Wang Xing were scouting ahead and encountered another unit from Fengming Kingdom.

This unit had only about two hundred men, but they were well-equipped and carried no supplies.

Wang Xing: “Captain, it seems we've run into a fat fish. This unit should be escorting an important figure from Fengming Kingdom.”

Lu Xingchen was also somewhat pleased: “How about it, want to give it a try?”

Wang Xing said in a deep voice: “I'm afraid not. Although the enemy is few in number, they are all elites. More importantly, the enemy is very likely to have Martial Master powerhouses as guards. Even if we can win, we won't be able to hold them. Once the enemy knows our movements, it will be very difficult for us to return to camp.”

Lu Xingchen smiled slightly: “What I want is for the enemy to know our movements! Those two Martial Master powerhouses are my responsibility.”

Hearing this, Wang Xing was a bit puzzled.

“Captain, how do you know there are two Martial Masters on the other side?”

“It's a secret, not to be told. Prepare for battle!”

Lu Xingchen had upgraded “Eagle Eye” to level 20, increasing his vision range by 50 meters, allowing him to see targets from two hundred meters away.

Combined with the System's passive ability, he discovered that the other side had two Three-Star Martial Masters.

He could fight!

But to ensure absolute certainty, Lu Xingchen still upgraded “Strong Strike” and “Blade Edge” to level ten, and spent one hundred exchange points in the shop to exchange for a Yellow Rank Advanced spirit sword.

Lu Xingchen led his subordinates in stealth, and when the enemy stopped to rest, he immediately launched an attack.

After a round of volley fire, the enemy immediately lost a small portion of their men.

Lu Xingchen ordered: “Leave one alive for me, kill everyone else!”

“Yes, sir!”

Wang Xing led his men to charge.

The sudden attack and the death of their comrades greatly reduced the morale of the enemy forces, who basically failed to organize any effective resistance.

The two Three-Star Martial Masters, along with a thin middle-aged man, broke out of Lu Xingchen's encirclement and rode off into the distance.

Lu Xingchen shouted: “These three are mine!”

With that, he rode after them.