Chapter 719: Crisis! Desperate Situation! Lu En Returns! [Request Self-Subscription]

Windmill Village.

At this moment,

the entire village was in chaos.

The villagers, led by the village chief, numbered roughly a hundred or so.

Windmill Village was just a small hamlet, and its population had never been large.

Even counting every last person, it did not exceed three hundred souls.

Right now,

over a hundred young, strong men each held different weapons—some carried iron shovels, some iron rods, some kitchen knives, and so on.

In short,

nearly all the village's able-bodied men had gathered here.

Even the elderly village chief held an iron shovel in his hand.

The atmosphere was oppressive!

After a long silence,

the chief spoke in a heavy tone: "Little Lufei, Ace—they've been captured by bandits. We cannot stand idly by and let those three brothers be slaughtered!"

"I've watched them grow up since they were children; now that they've been taken by bandits, we must act quickly to rescue them."

"Otherwise, the consequences will be unimaginable."

"These three brothers brought themselves into a desperate situation through recklessness. If we don't act now, they may very well be murdered by that vile gang of bandits."

"So I plan to lead a group now to negotiate with those bandits. We can offer them part of our supplies, just to beg them to spare the three children."

"If they refuse, we will fight them to the death!"

As he said this,

a faint aura of deadly intent suddenly rose in the air.

Even the elderly village chief carried a streak of bloodlust within him.

"If any of you are afraid, you may return home first."

"Because our mission to negotiate with the bandits may very well spark conflict and result in casualties."

In other words,

we may die on this mission.

The old chief spoke solemnly.

It is entirely voluntary!

In a matter of life and death, he would not make the decision for his villagers.

"Those who wish to withdraw may leave."

"No one will mock you…"

"I cannot guarantee your safety on this mission."

"I can only say."

"I will use every means possible to save those three children."

The chief continued speaking.

His words ended.

Not a single person left the scene.

Clearly,

from the moment they picked up their weapons,

they would not yield easily.

Moreover,

Ace and Little Lufei were indeed the children they had watched grow up.

Now,

with the three captured by bandits, they naturally could not turn a deaf ear or ignore it.

"Chief, don't say more—we won't retreat."

"Those bandits are utterly vile!"

"They stole our food, and now they want to murder our children!"

"I refuse!"

"Since they've committed every evil act, don't blame us for uniting to resist."

"They may think little of us, thinking they're numerous and powerful—but even if we die, we'll bite off a piece of their flesh."

"We must rescue Ace and Little Lufei."

"Well said!"

"…"

One after another, the villagers spoke up, their eyes filled with resolve; though fear showed on their faces, they gripped their weapons tightly, showing not the slightest intention to retreat.

"Good!"

Seeing this, the old chief smiled brightly.

His face, lined with deep wrinkles, radiated unyielding determination.

When the bandits came to steal their food,

they could endure!

For the sake of survival…

They could tolerate the bandits' plundering.

But the bandits must never harm our villagers!

And they must never harm the children in their village!

Otherwise,

even if it cost them their lives, they would choose to fight these bandits to the bitter end.

"I have seen everyone's resolve."

"Since that is the case…"

"Then we shall prepare to set out."

"The longer we delay, the greater the chance that Ace, Little Lufei, and the others will be harmed by the bandits."

"We must seize every second!"

The village chief said.

Now,

he had gathered all the villagers of the entire village.

Of course.

Excluding the women, the elderly, and the children, every able-bodied man in the whole village had already assembled here.

The reason for doing this was naturally to go negotiate with the bandits.

If the talks failed…

then there would be nothing for it but to break out into battle!

Although they were only a group of villagers, they too had their own fierce spirit!

They would never allow anyone to harm the children of their village.

They might not match the vicious bandits in fighting strength…

but they would absolutely not retreat.

There were some things they simply had to do.

"Ace, Little Lufei, and the others have been taken for about half an hour now."

"I believe…"

"Since those bandits did not kill them on the spot, they will certainly keep them around for a slow, torturous death."

"These bandits are simply insane!"

"Of course, this also buys us a certain amount of rescue time."

The village chief analyzed calmly.

At this moment,

a villager suddenly spoke up: "Village Chief, besides us, the Dadan family group of the Kerubo mountain range seems to have set out as well."

At the mention of the Dadan family…

the many villagers present wore complicated expressions.

Although the Dadan family was a bandit group…

these bandits were kind-hearted bandits.

They did not commit every evil like the other bandits.