Chapter 1084

"It's the Meteor Bandits!"

"Run!"

"Run where? Gather inward and hold the caravan!"

As the group of bandits galloped closer, even the mortals in the caravan could recognize that this was no avalanche, but a massive force of horse bandits.

Especially after some of the more knowledgeable cultivators in the caravan identified the bandits' origins, they all acted as if facing a formidable enemy.

Fortunately, as the City Lord's Mansion caravan was highly experienced, they quickly stabilized their formation under the orders of several experts.

Manager Yan stood on a carriage, surveying the surroundings and taking in the entire situation.

A dozen people in front, ten on each side.

None in the rear, but this was not good news.

Because the City Lord's Mansion caravan was quite cumbersome, and the rear was filled with a large amount of cargo and pack animals, it was impossible to turn around easily.

Most importantly, although the number of arrivals was small—only ten or twenty percent of this caravan—every one of them standing on their white horses was a Body Refining cultivator, and each had a murderous look on their face, clearly veterans who had seen blood.

In an instant, Manager Yan's heart sank to the bottom.

"What are the Meteor Bandits?"

A low inquiry came from behind him; although the voice was soft, it gave a great sense of security.

Manager Yan's spirits lifted; he ducked into the carriage and quickly introduced them to Luo Chen.

"The Meteor Bandits are a group of horse bandits that have risen in the last ten years. Because they come and go like the wind, move extremely fast, and their leader is skilled with a pair of meteor hammers, they are called the Meteor Bandits. They occupy deep mountains and forests and are active on the main traffic routes of Yixian City. Every member of the thieves is at least a first-realm Body Refining cultivator; ordinary caravans are simply no match for them. Over the past ten years, the Meteor Bandits have become a major threat to our Yixian City!"

After saying this in one breath, Manager Yan caught his breath and said with feigned composure: "However, Senior, do not panic. They have always only dared to plunder small and medium-sized caravans. We are the City Lord's Mansion caravan; once I step forward and reveal our identity, I expect they will disperse."

Having said this, Manager Yan exited the carriage.

Yet, within these few simple sentences, the horse bandits had already rushed to the front of the caravan, surrounding the massive caravan loosely but in a well-ordered formation.

The horses puffed out hot air, constantly circling the caravan.

Inside the carriage, Luo Chen's expression remained normal, holding a teacup and gently blowing on the steam. Jing Lan sat uneasily to the side, her expression panicked.

"Big Brother Luo Chen..."

"No need to panic."

These three simple words seemed to contain great magic, and the woman gradually calmed down.

Outside the carriage, Manager Yan's aged but resonant voice had already spread out.

"I do not know which leader of the Meteor Bandits has come. I am Yan Song, a deacon of the Yixian City Lord's Mansion. Greetings!"

The voice, amplified by force, slowly echoed between the low, snowy mountains, momentarily drowning out the sounds of neighing horses and shouting people.

However, there was no response!

Manager Yan took a deep breath, his gaze sweeping over the vulture-like horse bandits around him, and finally, his sight landed on the eight-foot-tall, blade-carrying man at the very front.

"Brother, did you not see the banner at the front of the caravan? We are the City Lord's Mansion caravan. Do you dare to provoke the City Lord's Mansion?"

This time, there was a response, but it made one's heart sink.

"Yixian City does not only have the City Lord's Mansion." The eight-foot-tall man said, slowly drawing his blade, holding it high toward the sky, and then swinging it down fiercely. "Attack!"

As soon as the words fell, the surrounding horse bandits squeezed their legs, ran along the caravan, and launched a fierce attack.

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

For a time, the clamor rose, screams followed one after another, and blood stained the snow.

Manager Yan was furious. Although they had many people, most were just mortals with very few martial artists. Facing this group of horse bandits who came and went like the wind and killed without blinking, they fell into a disadvantage in the blink of an eye.

"Form a formation to protect yourselves, cut the horses and kill the enemy!"

Manager Yan roared, then his eyes fixed firmly on the eight-foot-tall leader.

To capture the bandits, first capture the leader!

As long as this person was killed, this group of seemingly elite horse bandits would surely scatter like birds and beasts.

He saw his force surge, and he leaped out.

His feet stepped repeatedly on the heads of the horses, like a fierce tiger descending a mountain, pouncing toward the enemy. His majestic blood energy condensed into an illusory tiger head outside his body, roaring incessantly.

Facing Manager Yan's attack, the eight-foot-tall man grinned, a fierce light flashing in his eyes. He did not dodge or evade, gripped the hilt of his blade tightly with both hands, and then slashed down fiercely.

Boom!

The crimson blade energy, domineering and sharp, tore the illusory fierce tiger into two halves as if cutting through cloth.

The contact between the two lasted only an instant.

The next moment, a figure flew backward.

Crashing into the caravan, it sent people and horses flying.

"Dan Energy, peak Blood River Realm!"

A chorus of exclamations rose from the crowd, their tones filled with deep fear.

The eight-foot-tall man swept a contemptuous glance over the few people in the caravan. Although they were all in the Blood River Realm, these second-realm martial artists who had not condensed Dan Energy were completely unable to withstand a single blow from him.

Even Manager Yan, who was in the late Blood River Realm and had defensive Transforming Force covering his whole body, could not withstand the explosion of his blade.

Dan Energy and Transforming Force—the difference of one realm is like a natural chasm!

Just at this moment, a shrill cry came from where Manager Yan had fallen.

"Senior, please help us!"

The eight-foot-tall man frowned and subconsciously looked toward the center of the caravan, at the most magnificent carriage.

Only the words "Granted" were heard.

The next moment, dozens of blood-colored rays shot out abruptly.

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!

Each ray of blood light, as if possessing intelligence, struck with extreme precision into the head of every horse bandit on the battlefield.

Whether facing forward or backward, a finger-sized hole appeared in the center of their brows.

This scene happened too fast for anyone to react.

By the time they reacted, some of the caravan's experts were still hacking at enemies who were already dead and had no power to resist.

Seeing this, the eight-foot-tall man could not help but be furious, letting out a shrill roar.

"Die!"

He suddenly exerted force, and the tall horse under his feet let out a mournful cry and fell to the ground, splashing up thick snow.

Borrowing this recoil force, the eight-foot-tall man soared into the sky, holding his large blade, his entire body's force concentrated into a single point, crossing dozens of feet in one step, and slashed down fiercely toward the magnificent carriage.

This was the momentum of pressing forward without hesitation!

The eight-foot-tall man understood clearly that there must be a top expert inside the carriage, but definitely not in the third realm of Body Refining, because the means the other party had just used were nothing more than blatant external force.

In this way, even if the other party was a Dan Energy expert like him, they would be depleted of force due to killing dozens of people in one strike.

As long as he seized this interval of recovery, he could defeat the enemy in one fell swoop.

Killing this person, even if the plunder failed today, he could retreat calmly, then summon a second wave of Meteor Bandits to kill this caravan.

In an instant, the eight-foot-tall man had made the perfect decision.

His speed was extremely fast, and his momentum was extremely fierce.

Outsiders only saw a phantom, and the eight-foot-tall man rushed into the carriage, and then heard a crisp clanging sound.

Afterward, there was no more sound.

Everyone was stunned!

Manager Yan struggled to stand up with the help of his subordinates, looking at the carriage with suspicion and uncertainty.

Then he saw Jing Lan, her face slightly pale, lift the curtain and walk out, trembling as she said to him: "Manager Yan, Big Brother Luo says we can continue forward."

Manager Yan swallowed his saliva, already realizing something.

The Meteor Bandit leader who had defeated him in one strike seemed to have been subdued by Luo Chen without any power to fight back.

With such strength, could that senior already be a powerhouse of the Furnace Realm?

He took a deep breath, suppressing the fear in his heart.

"Clean up and continue forward!"