26: Chapter 26: Make a move, and end this quickly!

It turned out that Ma Lie had been hired by a merchant caravan in his early years and had traveled to the borderlands. He had learned a few phrases from a half-Yao who knew a little, but he could only understand some simple vocabulary.

"Come here," Su Bai whispered to Ma Lie.

Ma Lie dared not tarry and carefully crawled over to Su Bai's side.

"Listen to what they are saying," Su Bai whispered.

Ma Lie immediately pricked up his ears, concentrating fully on discerning the language coming from the distance.

Those few Wolf Yao seemed to be complaining about something.

Their tone sounded somewhat impatient.

Ma Lie frowned and listened for a while, sweat accumulating more and more on his forehead.

After quite some time, the voices of that pack of Wolf Yao gradually faded away, and he let out a long sigh of relief.

He turned his head toward Su Bai and whispered, "Squad Leader, I heard it clearly."

"They said that tomorrow morning, their logistics supply team will come over from the big mountain range in the west. A leader named Alipu will go to meet them."

Ma Lie swallowed hard and continued, "They also said... once the supplies arrive and the Demon has finished resting, they are preparing... preparing to officially attack the city!"

This news hit everyone's heart like a massive boulder.

Attack the city!

A Demon of three hundred thousand!

Can Yunzhou City withstand it?

All of their families were still in the city!

For a moment, the breathing of the few young soldiers became heavy.

Su Bai's expression remained calm, however. He turned his head to look at them and said encouragingly, "Very good."

Then he made a gesture to retreat.

With the intelligence in hand, the purpose of this trip had been achieved.

The most critical thing now was how to bring this news back.

The group felt as if they had received a pardon and carefully prepared to retreat.

Ma Lie's nerves also finally relaxed for a moment.

However, just as he stood up to follow Su Bai, he misstepped.

"Snap!"

A crisp sound, which seemed exceptionally abrupt in such an environment.

Looking at the dry branch on the ground.

Ma Lie's heart instantly sank to the bottom.

It's over!

Almost at the same time, not far ahead, those few Wolf Yao figures froze in place, then suddenly turned back to look in the direction where Su Bai and the others were hiding.

One of the Wolf Yao's ears twitched, and it roared in the Yao Race language with a hoarse voice, "There's a sound!"

Another Wolf Yao sniffed hard, then a ferocious smile appeared on its face as it said, "It's the Human Race! It's the stench of Human Race flesh! Kill them!"

"Whoosh!"

Before the words had even faded, the five Wolf Yao scouts exchanged glances, and almost simultaneously, the five Wolf Yao transformed into five shadows and lunged toward them!

Their speed was astonishingly fast.

By the time Su Bai realized something was wrong, the Wolf Yao had already covered dozens of meters.

"Oh no! We've been discovered!" a soldier cried out involuntarily.

"Retreat quickly!" Looking at these five Wolf Yao, Ma Lie roared at the top of his lungs.

Then he turned and ran toward the distance himself.

This was an instinct engraved in their bones when facing the Yao Race.

The Yao Race has a strong Physical Body and infinite strength; at the same Rank, a Human Race Martial Artist is simply no match for them. If they fought head-on, there would be only one path—death.

Retreat! Scatter and run! If one can escape, that's one less casualty! This was the first thought in everyone's mind.

However, the next second, Su Bai's voice exploded in their ears, "What are you running for? Strike! Quick victory!"

Ma Lie was completely stunned.

He looked up at Su Bai in disbelief.

Has the Squad Leader gone mad? Strike? Quick victory?

There are ten of us against five Yao Race scouts? And they are Wolf Yao who excel in speed and strength?

How is this any different from seeking death!

The military doctrine is clear: when a scout squad encounters a small group of the Yao Race, the top priority is to evade. If you can't evade, then retreat; bringing the intelligence back is what matters most!

Fighting head-on is something only a fool would do!

However, in the split second Ma Lie was stunned, Su Bai had already moved.

He did not retreat, but instead, facing the five lunging Wolf Yao, he actively charged out!

The standard-issue long saber in his hand carved an arc under the moonlight.

His figure was as fast as a ghost, and his target was the Wolf Yao charging at the very front!

That Wolf Yao was also the one that first raised the alarm; its speed was clearly the fastest among its five companions. Its limbs were agile, muscles bulging, and its mouth was pulled back, revealing sharp, white fangs.

In its view, these few Human Race scouts were already within its grasp.

It could even imagine the wonderful feeling of blood splashing onto its face when its sharp claws tore open their throats.

But at this moment, a flash of light passed before the Wolf Yao's eyes.

So fast! This was the last thought that flashed through the Wolf Yao's mind.

It only saw a black shadow flash before its eyes, and then it felt its neck go cold.

A force came from the side, and its entire body flew out uncontrollably.

While tumbling in the air, it saw its own headless body that was still charging forward.

So... this is the feeling of death.

"Damn it, you're the one running fast, so I'll kill you first." Su Bai's voice rang out as the corpse hit the ground, and he spoke coldly while looking at the headless Wolf Yao corpse.

"Thud!"

The Wolf Yao's head and body fell heavily to the ground in two different directions, blood gushing from the neck like a fountain.

One slash! Just one slash!

A Level 7 Qi Refinement Wolf Yao was killed instantly before it could even react!

The entire process was smooth and fluid. Fast, accurate, and ruthless to the extreme!

The entire scene instantly became quiet.

Whether it was the remaining four Wolf Yao, or Ma Lie and the others behind Su Bai, all of them were stunned.

Ma Lie opened his mouth wide, looking at the scene before him, his eyes almost popping out.

This... is this our Squad Leader? Isn't he like us, only at the Level 5 or 6 Qi Refinement cultivation stage?

Why... why could he kill a Level 7 Qi Refinement Wolf Yao in one slash?

The remaining four Wolf Yao also stopped in their tracks; the playfulness in their eyes had disappeared, replaced by a trace of fear.

They couldn't understand for the life of them why a seemingly weak Human Race could erupt with such exaggerated power.

"What are you staring at!" Seeing Ma Lie and the others frozen in place, Su Bai immediately roared loudly, "Do you want to die? Attack together! Leave none alive!"

He held the dripping long saber, his gaze sweeping over the remaining four Wolf Yao.

The Wolf Yao swept by his gaze actually retreated half a step involuntarily.

"Roar!" The Wolf Yao, having regained their senses, let out an angry roar and shouted at Su Bai, "Kill him! Avenge Batu!"

"Tear him apart!"

The four Wolf Yao scattered, surrounding Su Bai from four directions.

"Protect the Squad Leader!" Ma Lie was the first to react, hot blood rushing to his head instantly.

He didn't know why Su Bai was so strong, but he knew that at this moment, they were a whole; if one prospered, all prospered, and if one suffered, all suffered!

If Su Bai died, there was a nine-in-ten chance that they wouldn't be able to return either.