"There's still the last mission left in the quest. Just where is the supply route?" Young Yu Yan walked in front of Happy and mumbled to herself.
She was shocked, and she turned her head around to see that Happy had already crouched down to make a shushing motion. "Hush!"
Young Yu Yan looked warily in the direction Happy pointed, but she saw nothing.
That area was empty under the light from the stars, and not a single person could be seen.
"Look carefully."
Happy did not make any explanations.
Young Yu Yan noticed something from Happy's solemn and serious expression. She held her breath, focused, and swept across the area. She still saw nothing.
Right when she thought that Chen Kai was making a joke, she suddenly noticed that two small glowing spots appeared around 164 feet ahead of her.
They vanished just as quickly as they disappeared.
In an instant, Young Yu Yan swallowed her words, because she felt two pairs of eyes traveling to her direction. She stiffened up, and she felt a chill run through her body.
"Reconnoiterers?"
"Yeah."
Happy nodded and verified Young Yu Yan's judgment. He whispered into her ear, "Fortunately, I discovered him when he moved just now, or else…"
At that moment, they were very close to the enemy's main camp. In fact, they were already at the rear of the enemy camp. When he thought about how they will be exposed if the reconnoiterers fired a signal flare at night, the patrols will definitely be able to surround the entire region within a very short period of time.
When she thought of this, Young Yu Yan could not help but suck in a sharp breath. But soon, she calmed down her heart.
"They seemed to have discovered us. What should we do now?"
Her words made it clear that she was asking for Chen Kai's opinion.
Chen Kai's astonishing observation skills had discreetly earned him a bit of Xu Xin's trust.
"They shouldn't be certain of our location yet. There aren't a lot of stars at night, and their sight is largely limited. They should be able to be certain that we're spies from China, but if we get any closer, we'll definitely reveal our tracks."
Happy had actually relied on Nine Yang Divine Skill to discover those two hidden reconnoiterers. He did not want to die here, especially not die with Young Yu Yan.
"There are two choices." Happy narrowed his eyes slightly and stared at the hidden reconnoiterers not too far into the distance. He lowered his voice and said the plan he had already thought of since a long time ago, "We can circ.u.mnavigate those hidden reconnoiterers and continue to search for the supply route or alarm them of our existence. That depends on our goal."
"What do you mean?" Young Yu Yan was stunned.
"If your goal is to complete this quest and go back once you find the supply route, we can bypass them and continue searching for the supply route. If we want to gain more points, since there's still some time before daybreaks, we can fight at night, because we have an advantage if we do so. We can get more points." Happy's calm and quiet words caught Young Yu Yan slightly by surprise.
"Get more points?"
Once she witnessed the Mongolian cavaliers' strength, Young Yu Yan became incredibly careful and cautious. She believed that she could only kill at most one small squad of cavaliers twenty Mongolian cavaliers in one go, which was why she had her d.e.s.i.r.e of fighting against the main cavalier unit fade away, but she did not expect that this person will be so bold, even though his equipment was so ordinary!
But what Happy said made sense.
There were not many stars tonight, and visibility was low.
Martial artists could see everything around them clearly if they poured their qi into their eyes, but that might not be the case for those Mongolian cavaliers. They will definitely come over with torches.
If they brought a lot of torches with them, it will lower the Mongolian cavaliers' combat ability, and it can also divide the Mongolian cavaliers' attention.
"At that time, are we going to farm our own points and not interfere with each other, or are we going to work together?"
Young Yu Yan's answer caused Happy to smile. She agreed to his plan to get more points.
"Let's work together. If we fight alone, the risk will be very high. If we have someone watching our backs, it will be much safer."
Naturally, Happy will not let Young Yu Yan leave her sight.
No matter how much he considered all possible scenarios, once something happened against his expectations and they ended up in danger, it will be very difficult for him to forgive himself.
"Alright!" Young Yu Yan had no opinions about this.
The duo quickly became partners!
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Whoosh! Whoosh!
The light from the signal flare shone and lit up a circular area that was as big as several miles. Everything within that area could be seen clearly.
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"Oh no!"
Xu Jun had already completed the quest to draw the map when he sensed the abnormal red light ahead of him. He shuddered, and when he looked up, he saw the signal flare that lit up the night sky.
"They're discovered?!"
The faces of the duo flashed in his mind, and an expression filled with a myriad of emotions appeared on Xu Jun's face.
But soon, he noticed that the situation was bad. The two being exposed might affect him!
Xu Jun did not dare remain idle. He quickly summoned his steed, jumped on it, and rushed into the night at lightning speed.
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At the spot where the signal flare was fired were three reconnoiterers' corpses. They laid near the hole, and Happy as well as Young Yu Yan had grave looks in their eyes. They could already sense the thunderous rumbles coming from the distance on the quiet plains.
Chapter 811 - Teamwork
Even if it was nighttime, Happy could still keenly and clearly see every single small change within a circular area of 328 feet, which meant that he could absolutely see a group of Mongolian cavaliers holding torches and rushing over to them.
The Mongolian cavaliers' attire was exactly the same as the cavaliers they saw before—they were decked in light metal scale armor. Their gazes were fierce, and their number had increased greatly. It seemed like a few patrol teams had gathered together.
"Thirty-five cavaliers… That's the same as seven patrol squads!"
When Yu Yan faced the enemies who were coming at them from the distance in an aggressive manner, Yu Yan finally had a hint of nervousness appear on her face. She tightened her grip over her demonic blade while she continuously tried to search for a breakthrough point in the group charging toward them. It was clear that she did not have a lot of experience in being battle ready like this usually, but her equipment and weapon gave her quite a lot of courage.
At that moment, a steady voice entered his ears. "Seven torches. Three hundred and fifty points."
Right when surprise showed on her face, Yu Yan noticed that an abnormality by her side. Then, she noticed that Chen Kai had already taken the initiative to charge to the Mongolian armored cavaliers like a black plume of smoke.
Visibility was not very great at the plains during night. Hence, Chen Kai was like a black phantom that charged toward the cavaliers with a speed that was not very astonishing but still quick regardless. He showed no signs of hesitating or dilly-dallying.
Thud thud!
Almost at the same time, the Mongolian cavaliers rushing at them drew their bows, and arrows that were like black lightning bolts show to Chen Kai, who entered the areas lit by the torches.
'Danger!'
Her eyelids twitched. Yu Yan could sense the arrows that traveled at a frightening speed, and they were so ridiculously fast that they were even faster than the arrows fired from players who mastered Life and Death Realm bow techniques.
And just as she expected, Chen Kai's body was instantly shot full of holes, and his figure was torn apart like raind
rops.
'...Huh? Torn?!'
She was slightly stunned, and Yu Yan quickly noticed that the situation was not right.
The Chen Kai who was torn through by the arrow shower was actually Chen Kai's afterimage, which was formed under extreme speed. Dozens of arrows pierced through the ground, and their shafts were buried under the earth!
At the same time, Chen Kai shifted, and because of the fast horses as well as his explosive speed, he instantly arrived in front of the group of cavaliers, even though they had a distance of dozens of feet between them previously.
Happy did not even need to use Petite Dragon to avoid those arrows. The Mongolian cavaliers were so fast when they fired their arrows that they had already attacked when Happy noticed their actions. But because of it, Happy only needed to instantly increase his speed while he traveled on the ground, and he can easily avoid it.
That was why sometimes, it might not be necessarily good if something was too fast.
Whoosh!
He flew above the group of Mongolian cavaliers, and his longsword, which had been acc.u.mulating strength for a long time, instantly released a fierce sword glare that formed a circle!
Wind Spirit Spin!
Since his Flying Dragon Sword Technique was at Grandmaster Realm, with his Wind Spirit Spin at Grandmaster Realm, the attack he executed was like a halo that shot out and swept viciously at the patrolling cavaliers who did not manage to stop in time.
Most of the thirty-five cavaliers were enveloped within the sword glare.
But Happy could clearly sense that most of the damage he delivered on the twenty-three people who were directly struck by his attacks was absorbed by the scale armor they wore. Only five people were instantly killed when the sword glare cut through their throats!
"Ah!"
"Ah!"
Pained screams rose. The force within the sword force shoved the Mongolian armored cavaliers off their horses, and they crashed against the ground.
Yu Yan, who was dozens of feet away, stared at all that transpired with a dumbfounded look. She was shocked by all that Chen Kai showed.
During the previous few ambushes, she also gradually noticed that Chen Kai had extraordinary strength. He could always kill those Mongolian cavaliers in one blow, and because of it, she also made a judgment in her heart that Chen Kai was actually stronger than her, but she was still deeply amazed by the scene in front of her.
The entire process of him taking the initiative to attack, avoid the Mongolian cavaliers' arrows, and sweeping down the enemy was done in one go. The difficulty in this made her sigh in astonishment, and she was so shocked that she forgot to attack, until the Mongolian cavaliers who fell off their horses rolled off the ground, drew their sabers, and swung their weapons at Happy.
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He managed to kill five people in one go and sweep more than ten people off their horses. This result was pretty good, but it also caused Happy to be in a very dangerous situation. At the moment he landed on the ground, he was surrounded by the remaining thirty people.
These thirty Mongolian cavaliers were all fearless warriors who had fought for years in war. Their reaction was fast, and they were dexterous. As long as the people who were struck by the sword glares were not fatally wounded, their mobility will not be affected. They can soon counterattack and surround their enemy.
Clang clang!
There was a small group of people who held torches in one hand and axes in the other. They swung their axes at Happy's face at lightning speed. The light from the torches flickered with crackling sounds, dazzling all those who saw it.
Clang! Clang!
Even Happy found it a little hard to fight when he was surrounded by thirty elite soldiers whose strength was comparable to Inaction Realm martial artists. He continued to dodge and block in the crowd while he searched for a chance to break out of the encirclement at the same time.
"I'll help you!"
When she saw Chen Kai's situation, Yu Yan did not continue sitting by the side to watch. With a soft cry, she charged forward like the wind and instantly arrived outside the battlefield.
A few Mongolian cavaliers instantly had their attention drawn.
While Happy killed the remaining steeds of the Mongolian cavaliers, he shouted a warning at Yu Yan, "Careful! You must absolutely not be surrounded! Help me attract their attention outside, but don't be surrounded!"
Even after a few rounds of attacks, Happy was not heavily injured. But the repeated blocks still caused him to suffer some minor setbacks. The Arm Strength within the Mongolian cavaliers was a little terrifying, and their teamwork as well as endless attacks could make normal elites to have a hard time dealing with them. If Happy did not have the intention of having Yu Yan quickly familiarize herself with the brutality and dangers of the battlefield, he would have used Universe's Lightning Destruction to kill them all a long time ago.
"Alright!"
Yu Yan had already witnessed Chen Kai's strength. Right now, when she heard Chen Kai say this, she naturally understood what he meant. She stopped moving forward, and when she faced five Mongolian cavaliers charging at her to surround her, she tapped against the ground, turned around, and fled to widen the distance between them, allowing her to avoid the deliberate encirclement by the five cavaliers in time.
The Mongolian cavaliers, naturally, will not let give up just like that.
They continued chasing after her without giving up.
But at the same time Yu Yan turned around and fled, the demonic blade suddenly flung out a piercing sword glare that shot into one of the Mongolian cavalier's foreheads.
"That's an amazing Rhinoceros Gazing at the Moon!"
Praising words traveled into her ears on the plains at the opportune moment.
"You praise me too much."
Yu Yan felt a little smug, but she did not relax her guard.
However, she had an even higher appraisal of Chen Kai's strength. Even though Chen Kai now had five fewer enemies and his pressure had lessened slightly, his feat of multi-tasking and paying attention to her side while he faced an encirclement of twenty-five enemies was definitely not something a normal elite could do.
Even when the first Mongolian cavalier died, Yu Yan still remained alert. While she retreated and maintained a distance from her pursuers, she attacked continuously with her sword. She killed two people smoothly and without hesitation before she turned around.
Even though Yu Yan's technique was clearly not comparable to Silver Wolf and the rest of the top-class elites, she did indeed have a clear grasp of the Mongolian cavaliers' weakness—They did not have body fortifications, and they did not have the instinct to defend themselves against fatal attacks that came at them at an explosive speed.
This was especially prominent at night. Since they were near the main camp, they were even easier to kill compared to the patrols they met during the day, because they will not run. As long as Yu Yan remained calm and was not surrounded while she utilized her advantage in speed and kept a distance as she seized opportunities to kill her enemies in one go, she will not be slow when she killed for points.
But the sounds of horse hooves and the light from torches rose from multiple directions at that moment in the night!
Chapter 812 - Harvest Points
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
The loud sounds of weapons clashing were incredibly intense and frequent. They came from the plains that had only a few stars shining above it, and they spread far and wide.
A light breeze blew past the area.
The torches had already been reduced from its original seven to four.
Outside the ever shifting battlefield were more than ten Mongolian cavaliers' corpses. They were swiftly swallowed by darkness. The remaining dozen Mongolian cavaliers could no longer stop Chen Kai's explosive attacks once Yu Yan held back a second group of Mongolian cavaliers. Wherever his sword light went to, at least one Mongolian cavalier will die.
The system notifica
tions telling him that he obtained points continued popping up.
But all this was unable to satisfy Happy.
The number of torches on the plains around them kept on increasing, and the sounds of horse hooves also became louder and clearer. More patrolling squads gathered toward them from everywhere. The situation was incredibly critical for them, but there were still at least seven Mongolian cavaliers they had not killed yet.
Yu Yan g.r.o.a.n.e.d in her heart.
Even though there was still a distance before the enemies coming toward them will reach them. It was enough for her to get rid of the few Mongolian cavaliers in front of her, but afterward, it might be very difficult for them to break out of the encirclement.
At that moment…
"We have new friends to greet now!"
Clear laughter rose in an unruly manner into the air. At the moment it traveled into her ears, Yu Yan trembled. A person's figure and face quickly flashed in her mind.
Chen Kai and Chen Kaixin's figure overlapped with each other right then.
Her heart tensed up. Yu Yan no longer cared about the Mongolian cavaliers' attacks but activated her body fortification. She endured the two cavaliers' attacks while she attacked repeatedly and killed the two opponents in front of her. Her gaze swept toward the direction where Chen Kai's voice came from.
When she saw this, her eyes were instantly fixated on him!
Right when Yu Yan's fight ended, Happy no longer hesitated in switching his sword technique and weapon. Universe's Lightning Destruction Style struck forth at lightning speed. His Noble Sword's dazzling and luxurious light was like a shooting star that flew through the night sky. With a speed as fast as lightning, he stabbed through the few remaining Mongolian cavaliers fiercely.
When he faced Yu Yan as she turned around to look at him, Happy tore off his human skin mask and shot a smile at the girl whose eyes were fixed on him while the light from the torches gradually faded away.
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