Chapter 164: Shining Sun (Part 5)

Jier let Tianxuecao run at a medium speed toward the newly appeared unidentified group; he knew these people had ill intentions, so he did not follow the usual custom of coming over to first ask for their identities and purposes.

He took out a Soldier Bow directly, nocked an arrow, and drew the bow, shooting arrows at the group of people (Bandits) wearing messy clothes in the front row from over a hundred meters away—*whoosh, whoosh, whoosh! *

The arrows flew past rapidly, and these Bandit Groups, which had existed locally for anywhere from two or three to seven or eight years, naturally had all sorts of Mudu in their hands. The Bandits charging in the front row yelled as they held up their Mudu to block the arrows.

They had Mudu of every shape: round shields, triangular shields, square shields, crescent shields, Small Round Shields, small leather shields, and even some wooden pot lids mixed in among them.

Although messy and crude, at least it was better than nothing. Once Jier had finished shooting a Quiver of arrows, he had only knocked over five or six Bandits who had no shields or were using Small Round Shields; the other Mudu of various sizes effectively blocked the long-range shots.

Some Bandits, whose luck was neither good nor bad, had their shields pierced by the arrows, but the force of the arrows was spent, and they ultimately only poked into the Bandits' left arms. These Bandits did not even have time to remove the arrows, cursing and swearing that they would chop off the hands and feet of this Knight lord, Jier.

Both sides charged toward each other; Jier did not charge head-on into the area where the enemy was most numerous, but instead circled around the flank, prioritizing attacks on the enemy's side.

A Bandit riding on horseback—no, on a donkey—was noticed by Jier, and he leveled his Long Spear and approached.

"Damn it, damn it, damn it! Why me—" Duanjiao wailed, his eyes darting around, and he immediately jumped off the donkey to save his life, because he confirmed that he was riding this borrowed donkey, which had attracted the gaze of that Knight.

After all, the donkey was still being swept along by the running crowd, and all around him were his own subordinate Bandits. As soon as he jumped down, he lost his footing and tumbled directly to the ground. Some blind guys even stepped on him a few times, but realizing they had stepped on their own leader who was terrified by the charging Knight, these Bandits did not stop to apologize, but mostly curled their lips, feeling that this guy Duanjiao was indeed old, no wonder the women snatched into their lair were not pregnant with his own spawn.

Jier's Dwarf Long Spear *clapped* as it pierced through the shield in the hand of a Bandit at the very front, incidentally taking away most of the head of the Bandit behind the shield. He felt a slight resistance in his hand, but with just a little effort, he could overcome it.

With a few continuous *squelch* sounds, the long Dwarf Soldier Spear swept across the edge of the Bandit group one by one, killing the Bandits who had ferocious grins on their faces, and then Jier charged through this group of Bandits.

At this moment, the Bandits who wanted to take down the Knight Jier realized that the bounty offered by Xiao Aokesi was not so easy to collect.

Even Xiao Aokesi was startled and immediately shouted loudly: "Don't engage him in melee! Throw the things in your hands to hit him, or shoot arrows!"

Many Bandits came to their senses and rushed toward Jier in a swarm, switching their main weapons to their left hands and taking out the Daggers, Short Swords, and Short Knives they carried on their right, attempting to throw them at Jier from over ten meters away.

But Jier squeezed the horse's belly, and Tianxuecao accelerated, avoiding the vast majority of the projectiles. Of course, even if he didn't dodge, it wouldn't matter; it was almost impossible for weapons thrown casually by ordinary people with one hand to injure him and his warhorse.

Specialized projectiles or those with armor-piercing effects might have had a chance. As for some Daggers and Short Knives, that was purely wishful thinking.

There was no help for it; most of the weapons and equipment the Bandits were equipped with were not meant for dealing with armored enemies, let alone a Knight whose person and horse were both covered in thick Armor.

Jier turned his head and glanced at the enemy leader, who was lagging behind and protected by a small group of Shop Assistants, recognizing that the other party was one of the bosses of the Zihonghua Inn. However, unlike when he saw him last night, this man had put on a layer of Half-body Hard Leather Armor with added Metal Armor Plates over his original special leather armor, and he was also wearing a sturdy Iron Helmet on his head.

The two Single-handed Axes in his hands had also been changed; it seemed that to adapt to fighting while on horseback, the handles of the two Single-handed Axes had been fitted with extra long shafts, thus becoming two Long Battle Axes over a meter long.

Unlike the messy, huddled Bandits in the front row, those Shop Assistants under Xiao Aokesi seemed more like Refining Qi, divided into three neat rows: the front row with shields and Long Swords, the middle row all using two-handed logging axes, and the back row uniformly holding bows and crossbows.

At a glance, they looked quite like Refining Qi, but a closer look revealed that apart from the weapons for killing, which seemed to be uniformly provided, their protective equipment was very average. Over their thick Shop Assistant clothing, they only wore a sleeveless leather armor on their upper bodies, which only protected their torsos, and on their heads were some thickened Hard Leather Hats.

They could fight, but only against enemies with even worse equipment and training levels.

For example, the large group of Bandits chasing behind Jier's horse.

These guys had just been intimidated by Jier killing a few people easily with his Long Spear, but they soon cheered up again, chasing behind Jier in a swarm, even attempting to surround him.

"Heh, you've set your sights on me, have you."

Jier gave a mocking laugh, because it was hard to say whether these Bandits had any brains at all, relying on their legs to chase a man on horseback.

He unhurriedly dropped the empty Quiver, took another one from the Weapon Rack behind him that was hanging at his waist, adjusted the direction of the warhorse, let the Bandits with shields be left behind on the flank of the pursuing group, and then let the Bandits without further defensive means chase behind him.

Subsequently, Jier turned his body and shot arrows; the arrows were fired continuously, without mercy or hesitation, and his hand movements were coherent and swift, one arrow following another, directly hitting the torsos of the dozen or so Bandits in the front row of the pursuit, knocking them over.

Many Bandits had also lived by the blade for many years; when Jier turned to shoot, they felt something was wrong, but Jier's movements were too fast. Many people sensed something was amiss, but before they could react, the arrows had already flown over, hitting and piercing the bodies of the Bandits one by one.

At this, the pursuing Bandits were frightened, looking in disbelief at their companions on the ground who were vomiting blood or whose breathing was weakening; many of them began to hesitate.

But Jier turned his horse around again, and taking advantage of their stunned hesitation, he charged his horse directly into the crowd.

However, Jier did not charge into the place where there were many people; he specifically chose a place where there were fewer Bandits and which was relatively weak. With a sword in his left hand and a spear in his right, one by one, one by one—heads flew on the left, and several Bandits on the right were skewered on his Long Spear, then Jier used the strength of his arm to fling them out, knocking over even more Bandits.

But at least Jier was close to them now. Xiao Aokesi, who had rushed over from not far away, shouted loudly: "Engage him in melee! Pull his body, grab his warhorse! Quick, quick, quick! Don't keep the formation, good opportunity to rush up and kill that Knight! Whoever kills him, I'll reward with one hundred Gold Coins!"

Not only did the Shop Assistants under Xiao Aokesi roar and abandon their formation, yelling as they rushed up, but even the Bandits around Jier, regardless of the fact that Jier could kill a person with a casual sword strike, swarmed up from all sides, wanting to surround Jier.

But when Jier charged over, he had chosen a place where the crowd was thin. He squeezed the horse's belly with his legs, and the warhorse suddenly ran, knocking away the three Bandits blocking the way in front, and charged out of the crowd again.

Jier's previous round of kills had killed nearly ten people, but at this time, the Bandits had no time to count how many Jier had killed, all feeling this was an excellent opportunity, and all sorts of things were thrown at Jier and the warhorse at this time.

But the stone-throwing and thrown weapons that could knock people over in the past had no effect. The slightly threatening Throwing Spears were intercepted by Jier with his Long Spear, and the annoying nets were slashed open and flung away by his Long Sword.

At this time, a rain of arrows and Crossbow Bolts shot toward Jier as he rode his horse; most missed, but an occasional few hit him.

However, the arrows bounced off, and the Crossbow Bolts also hit the Metal Armor Plates on the horse, shattering into several pieces.

The effect was not very good.

Seeing this scene, Xiao Aokesi felt that things were not looking good in his heart. If even the Crossbow Bolts fired by powerful bows and crossbows could not break through the armor and protection on the Knight and his warhorse, then did this battle really have to be fought until the Knight Jier's stamina was exhausted?

It was said that Knights were all monsters of stamina; would this method work?

Not far away, Da Aokesi, who was leading the team, held a Telescope, watching the battle ahead. Sweat had seeped out on his head, and he didn't know if it was because the weather was too hot or if the unfavorable battle made him feel nervous.

"This won't do; either surround them all at once and drag him off the horse, or find a way to avoid the other party. My brother, have them attack the caravan; that Knight Jier will definitely not be able to leisurely circle around with you like this."

He muttered something, but it was very difficult to convey these words in real-time to the ears of his brother who was commanding the battle in front.

Jier turned his horse's head and circled back again, but this time he held a small white Stone Statue in his hand; that thing looked too delicate and small, not matching the scene where blood flowed everywhere.

But some knowledgeable people recognized at a glance that it was a powerful, multi-purpose "weapon" commonly found in the hands of Priests.

This time, Jier still charged toward the place where there were many people, but suddenly, when he was only five or six meters away from the crowd that was also charging at him, Jier turned his horse's head to the left, and the small white Stone Statue in his right hand emitted white light and a humming sound.

The Bandits didn't even understand what was going on when a force invisible to the naked eye distorted the air and hit the few Bandits in the front row over a large area.

They were immediately blown away, and at the same time, their companions behind them were also lifted up, knocking over even more people. Many people were directly injured or killed by the weapons held in their own hands or those of others, and those few Bandits in the very front had their hands, feet, and bodies twisted by the huge force.

In just one strike, at least twenty or more people were affected, and many people fell to the ground, dizzy and unable to get up for a while.

Jier also looked at the white Stone Statue of the Sun God in his hand with surprise; he didn't expect that this kind of thing from the Priests would be so useful!

The Divine Power consumed was not much, but the effect was very significant.

Especially since the Bandits were all chasing him, they had no formation, and when facing the impact of the force, it was difficult to resist such an attack through the support of the people behind them; they were often directly lifted and knocked over even more people. The lethality was hard to say, but the chaos caused was very obvious.

Jier took the opportunity to pass the Stone Statue to his left hand and drew his Long Spear again with his right hand, charging toward the chaotic crowd. Charging past the edge of the chaotic crowd, Jier killed four or five people with his Long Spear, but when the warhorse trampled over the fallen Bandits, the number of Bandits trampled to death was hard to calculate.

At this, the group of Bandits collapsed; they didn't flee on the spot, but the group charging at Jier was gone.

Jier snorted and looked at the Shop Assistants who had just rushed over. Among them, a guy using a sword and shield ran the fastest. This person shouted loudly while rushing toward him: "As previously agreed, I will lead the charge!!!"

For no reason, Jier threw his Long Spear from his right hand, piercing through this guy along with his shield and pinning him to the ground.

The other Shop Assistants were not frightened; on the contrary, they felt a hidden sense of relief, shouting excitedly one by one: "He has no Long Spear! He has no Long Spear!"

"Hurry, attack!"

"Good opportunity!"

What a bunch of inexplicable fellows; Jier held the Stone Statue in his left hand and drew his Hunting Sword with his right, charging head-on toward those Shop Assistants.

The few in the front row were wielding two-handed wood-chopping axes, which was a bit troublesome, but the Divine Power radiance on the Stone Statue in Jier's left hand flickered faintly, and then a burst of Divine Power Impact, difficult to discern with the naked eye, surged straight forward.

Those Shop Assistants who had prepared to swing their axes to sever the horse's legs were sent flying by the force; in the chaos, they didn't even know where the axes in their hands had flown, and when they landed, they crushed a few unlucky fellows to death.

The warhorse then charged up, knocking one to death, and the Hunting Sword in his right hand swung downward, cleaving the entire upper body of a Shop Assistant who had just climbed up.

The Hunting Sword swept up and then descended from the left side of the warhorse, splitting the head of a Shop Assistant who had raised a shield and swung a sword to hack at him. Although the opponent's weapon also struck Jier's left leg, the Metal Armor Plate on the Greaves and the flowing radiance of the Divine Art easily blocked the opponent's strike.

Seeing this scene, many Shop Assistants felt their hearts tighten, and they rushed up, refusing to believe it.

In the chaos, Jier again rode his horse to knock away two Shop Assistants using bows and arrows who were blocking the way, and the Hunting Sword cleaved another fellow wielding an axe to death, but he himself and his warhorse were also struck a few times by these fellows who had some training.

However, the final result instead made those Shop Assistants who had desperately managed to land a few hits feel despair, because the hacking of the Hunting Swords in their hands had no effect at all. And the fellows using axes were specially targeted by Jier, making it impossible for them to swing their axes at Jier first.

The Plate Armor plus that flowing Divine Art radiance was not something their Hunting Swords could easily penetrate.

At this moment, Jier let out a muffled groan; it was because at extremely close range, the crossbow bolts shot by two Shop Assistants holding Crossbows had hit Jier's body, but they only allowed the arrowheads to drill slightly into the Plate Armor and did not truly injure Jier.

Turning his head, Jier rewarded the two with a Divine Power Impact.

The Divine Power Impact from over ten meters away knocking the two over was secondary; the main thing was that it blew away the Crossbows in their hands, causing them to fall to the ground and damage the crossbow limbs, bowstrings, and the critical internal mechanisms, making these things useless.

After a bout of slaughter, Jier charged out of the crowd formed by these Shop Assistants and headed straight for Xiao Aokesi, who was directing the battle not far away.

This fellow's heart tightened, and he hurriedly spurred the prairie horse beneath him to run.

The prairie horse he was riding was itself a breed good at running, and because the prairie horse was not equipped with Horse Armor, and Xiao Aokesi's own equipment was not very heavy, although his body weight was higher than Jier's own, the weight of the armor and weapons differed greatly.

Therefore, when the two horses were fleeing and chasing one after the other, Tianxuecao, which Jier was riding, actually failed to catch up!

"Haha, you can't break my turtle shell, but don't even think about catching me!"

Xiao Aokesi laughed loudly, and while fleeing, he intentionally led Jier toward his subordinates, the Shop Assistants.

Jier had never suffered such indignation; he directly threw the Hunting Sword in his hand, letting it whistle as it flew toward the terrified Xiao Aokesi.

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