Chapter 53

How could Black Centipede not understand that both he and the Spider Stronghold had been played by this Slippery Snake.

"Very good! Want to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight? From now on, in Lianhuan Shan, either you exist or I do."

The two, who originally regarded each other as mortal enemies, turned their blades in an instant and unified their front.

"Brothers of the Spider Stronghold/Centipede Stronghold, attack the Viper Stronghold fiercely for me!"

As soon as the words fell, Poison Spider and Black Centipede rushed toward Viper. Viper was a little panicked at first, but after seeing the situation on the field clearly, he couldn't help but snort coldly.

"Your two strongholds only have this many people left, what are you using to fight me? Brothers of the Viper Stronghold, kill! After today, our Viper Stronghold will be the largest stronghold in Lianhuan Shan!"

The bandits of the Centipede Stronghold and the Spider Stronghold looked at each other; just a moment ago they were fighting to the death, and in the blink of an eye, they became brothers supporting each other.

Seeing that their own bosses had charged up, the people of the two strongholds bit the bullet and charged up again.

At this moment, the number of people in the Viper Stronghold was indeed dominant, but the two strongholds had been in battle, and their morale was far higher than that of the Viper Stronghold.

At the stronghold gate that no one noticed, Wang Xixi and the others quietly retreated outside the gate, until they hid in the darkness.

In the bushes, Jiang Jinshi stared at the battle situation without blinking, and Luo Feng couldn't help but lick his lips and ask softly.

"When are we going to take action? Which one are we going to attack?"

Jiang Jinshi said without looking back: "We have offended the Tang family, so the Centipede Stronghold naturally cannot be befriended. The Viper Stronghold played us, so we must attack them too. Only the Spider Stronghold, we have no grudges with them, so we can keep them!"

Zhang Honghong scratched his head in confusion: "Why not just take all three down?"

Jiang Jinshi explained patiently: "We are outsiders after all. If we swallow all three strongholds in one go, the remaining Scorpion Stronghold and Toad Stronghold won't tolerate us."

Zhang Honghong nodded as if he understood, not knowing if he really understood.

During these days, Jiang Jinshi had also extracted a lot of news from the bandits of the Viper Stronghold, such as the fact that the Toad Stronghold and the Scorpion Stronghold were much stronger than the other three. Fortunately, the two strongholds were always watching each other, which left room for the remaining three strongholds to develop.

Moreover, after this, the Spider Stronghold would inevitably be severely damaged. Facing his friendly signal, Poison Spider would naturally not want to cause disputes again.

Counting it all up, he had sixty people here. Charging up now would easily lead to casualties, so it was better to wait until they had fought enough before going.

What had to be admired were the bandits of the Spider Stronghold; they were busy digging pits and making traps during the day, and experienced such high-intensity continuous combat at night, yet they were still standing strong.

Poison Spider and Black Centipede joined forces to fight Viper. Viper naturally wouldn't be stupid enough to fight two with one, so he called over four captains to fight two, after all, his side had more people.

Three captains gradually forced Black Centipede into a corner, while Viper joined the fourth captain to attack Poison Spider.

Observing from the situation on the field, the defeat of the two was ultimately just a matter of time, who would have thought Black Centipede would suddenly go berserk.

Black Centipede moved!

Fast! Exploding with astonishing speed like a leopard!

He didn't dodge or evade, but his body suddenly lowered, sliding forward almost against the ground. The large knives of the two carried the power of a thousand jun, missing his head by a hair's breadth!

And the knife slashing toward his lower abdomen was knocked hard by Black Centipede with the end of his large knife's handle. With a crisp "Dang" sound, sparks flew, and the slashing knife almost flew out of his hand!

The large knife in his right hand, borrowing the momentum of the forward roll, made a fierce and incomparable counter-slash from bottom to top!

"Puchi——!"

The sound of the blade cutting through skin, fat, and internal organs was teeth-grinding. He couldn't even let out a scream, only a "he-he" leaking sound came from his throat, and he fell to the ground with a boom, his heavy body kicking up a cloud of dust.

There was no time to observe the death of the other party, because the blade behind him whistled with the sound of wind.

Black Centipede seemed to have eyes on his back. The moment the slashing knife was about to hit his body, he suddenly spun! The movement was as smooth as a leopard pouncing. The large knife drew a desolate and cold semicircle of cold light!

"Ceng——!"

The blade light flashed and disappeared.

In just three short breaths, Black Centipede killed two people in a row. The remaining one seized the opportunity to jump up, and the large knife falling from top to bottom seemed to want to split Black Centipede's skull in half.

Black Centipede couldn't dodge in time, and his right hand holding the large knife fell in response.

The seriously injured Black Centipede gritted his teeth, rolled to the side to dodge the incoming attack, and his left hand grabbed the large knife left on the ground.

The firelight reflected on Black Centipede's face, showing no joy or anger, but he knew in his heart...

Today he was mostly doomed!

Seeing Poison Spider struggling to support out of the corner of his eye, Black Centipede gripped the large knife with his left hand and shouted:

"Poison Spider, I, Old Black, have let you down today. I'll treat you to a drink in the next life."

Before the words fell, Black Centipede raised his knife and rushed toward the Viper Stronghold captain, facing the tip of the other's knife without dodging or evading, just crashing into it.

"Puchi——"

The large knives of the two pierced each other's bodies at the same time, but Black Centipede didn't stop because of this, enduring the pain and shouting, just pushing the other party backward with the knife in one hand.

Dozens of meters behind the other party was Viper. Viper, with his back turned, didn't know what had happened behind him; only Poison Spider saw this scene clearly.

Exploding with his last strength, Poison Spider waved his long sword, and his sharp offensive restricted the two for a time.

Seeing that he was getting closer and closer to Viper, Viper noticed the abnormality behind him. At this moment, there was Poison Spider restraining him desperately in front, and Black Centipede approaching from behind.

For a time, Viper was in a dilemma. In his anxiety, he pulled the brother beside him to block in front of him.

Black Centipede's large knife passed through the other's chest, piercing through both like a string of candied haws, but the length was not enough to reach Viper.

Viper was lucky enough to escape a disaster. Seeing the tip of the knife exposed from his brother's back, he breathed a sigh of relief and immediately went to finish off Black Centipede.

Black Centipede didn't have time to say a word before his throat was slit by Viper.

Once Black Centipede died, the field was instantly in chaos; some were shouting to avenge Black Centipede, and some dropped their knives and fled without looking back.

Seeing the timing was ripe, Jiang Jinshi picked up his Ghost Head Knife and rushed into the Spider Stronghold.

"Brothers, take down the Viper Stronghold!"

Black Centipede was dead, and the Centipede Stronghold's general trend was gone, so there was naturally no need to pay too much attention to them. Now, they just needed to join forces with the Spider Stronghold to fight the Viper Stronghold.

Luo Feng and the others led people to charge behind him. This was the first battle of the Guangming Stronghold; some were excited to make contributions, and some were fearful and subconsciously slowed their pace.

The suddenly appearing Guangming Stronghold attracted everyone's attention and also caught the Viper Stronghold off guard.

Zhang Honghong led a dozen strong men like a sharp knife piercing the enemy's heart; wherever they passed, the bandits of the Viper Stronghold retreated one after another.

Jiang Jinshi rushed toward Viper; this person was ruthless, and if he didn't die today, he wouldn't be able to sleep in the future.

The sudden appearance of the Guangming Stronghold greatly relieved the pressure on the Spider Stronghold, but everyone was wondering, where did these people come from? And what was their purpose?