Indestructible Body Of Vajra Of The Village Leader
Chapter 43 - 045: Though hundreds of people [are against me], I will go forth.

Chapter 43: 045: Though hundreds of people [are against me], I will go forth.

Inside a room at the Tuoshui Mountain Village, the player Qing Niu looked up from a post on the Jianghu Forum that required a password to access, and his expression immediately grew grim as he cursed inwardly.

"Big Brother Qing Niu, what’s wrong? Is there some bad news?"

Player Zui Huayin asked curiously.

Qing Niu looked up with regret and a sense of helplessness, "The brother who just sneaked into Black Wind Village has sent a message; the people from Black Wind Village have already set out. Unfortunately, I overestimated Jiang Dali, this NPC. This guy is actually coming to attack Tuoshui Mountain Village with just over eighty men, and fifty of those are players."

"What? Is the Black Wind Village Chief seeking his own death?" Zui Huayin was astonished.

"NPCs are NPCs after all, there’s something not quite right with their intelligence. I originally thought this Black Wind Village Chief would be different, but it seems now the guild doesn’t need to take him too seriously."

Qing Niu shook his head, "He’s even stupider than the NPC Ghost Saber Ji Ming. At least Ghost Saber wouldn’t be so arrogant as to agree to ally with us against Black Wind Village.

But this Jiang Dali, he’s too arrogant and conceited. Now, it looks like we can take him down with ease. Our plan to cause both mountain villages to suffer was not very likely to succeed."

"Our goal was to take down this Black Wind Village Chief and cause both great mountain villages to weaken each other, and then for us to step in and take over. Now, this Black Wind Village Chief is courting his own destruction, but it seems our secondary plan is going to fail," Zui Huayin sighed, also feeling helpless as plans couldn’t keep up with changes.

Originally they thought Jiang Dali would lead all hands of Black Wind Village for an all-out assault.

In that case, indeed both Tuoshui Mountain Village and Black Wind Village could have been worn down against each other, and then they could have boldly betrayed and benefited from the strife.

But now Jiang Dali has brought only so few men, and most of them are powerless players. It’s basically a suicide mission to fight against Tuoshui Mountain Village and try for a mutually damaging fight?

...

Half an hour later.

Cloppity-clop—

The ground trembled slightly.

A troop of mountain bandits on horseback quickly approached Tuoshui Mountain Village.

The endurance of a common horse allows for a speed of about sixty miles at full gallop for an hour.

Carrying two riders, the horses’ speed would be affected.

Thus, half an hour later, Jiang Dali finally led the main force to barely reach the influence area of Tuoshui Mountain Village, seeing in the distance the undulating mountains and dense forests bathed in sunlight.

The Tuoshui River’s mighty waters rolled on between two mountain ridges, and from a distance, one could hear the relentless sound of the water. Tuoshui Mountain Village was situated atop one of the mountains by the water, ruling the land.

Such a great river as Tuoshui often had merchant ships passing by.

This also meant that the annual revenue in goods and Silver Tael for Tuoshui Mountain Village was considerably more than that of Black Wind Village.

"Slow down and approach at a reduced pace."

Jiang Dali gave the command.

By now, he could already see the boats on the surface of the Tuoshui River and a group of people gathered on the riverbank.

Obviously, Tuoshui Mountain Village had long been aware of his arrival with troops and had already made preparations for battle.

He could see it, and naturally so could the other mountain bandit brothers; the atmosphere immediately tightened like a bowstring pulled taut, filled with the sound of weapons grinding against each other.

But even though the mood was tense, Jiang Dali appeared completely at ease, looking utterly relaxed, as if he held the winning ticket.

This attitude and confidence also affected the brothers around him, ensuring that although the Black Wind Village bandits were tense, none of them showed any intention of retreating.

Jiang Dali was, of course, very confident at this moment.

Because on the way, he had already merged forces with players like Huakai Jianhong and two other squads.

The strengths of these two groups of players were negligible.

But after merging with these two groups of players, nearly all of them had consumed the barely warm Potential Points and Cultivation Points to learn new martial arts.

As a result, he now had enough Cultivation Points accumulated to meet the standard for ascending to the Outer Qi Realm.

The extra 1,000 Potential Points he had were also spent on the "Tiger Roar Golden Ring Saber", a Mortal Blade Skill, elevating the saber skill to the 5th level of Refinement, further enhancing its lethality.

Therefore, his strength had climbed once more, and taking down Tuoshui Mountain Village, a minor force, was almost a certainty.

On the other side, upon the slopes of Tuoshui Mountain Village, Ghost Saber Ji Ming looked to the north with a fixed gaze, watching the approaching party from Black Wind Village, unable to suppress his anger and burst into laughter, "Such gall from the Black Wind Village Chief Jiang Dali, daring to come just like that, and bringing so few men."

"Big brother, with just these few men, there’s no need for you to take action. Qing Niu, Zuihua, little brother Ning Suan, and I can lead our brothers and take him down!"

Pingfeng Shovel Gu Sun said with a pat on his chest in a deep voice.

Blood Finger Ning Suan smiled sinisterly upon hearing this, "That’s fine by me. I initially thought that Black Wind Village would mobilize their entire forces, even that old man Xiong Ba would follow along. I didn’t expect the Black Wind Village Chief to be so overconfident. Since that’s the case, Boss Ji, you may cover for us."

"Let’s go, make it quick! We are only after the Black Wind Village Chief!"

Qing Niu said, looking up indifferently.

He had little anticipation for this battle.

Because in his view, even if Black Wind Village Chief Jiang Dali were more formidable than Ghost Saber Ji Ming, facing an assault by so many experts of the same realm, escape was impossible, and the only option was to resign to his fate.

"Kill—!"

Under the leadership of Pingfeng Shovel Gu Sun, the mountain bandits from Tuoshui Mountain Village joined with those dispatched from Chongfeng Mountain Village. In total, there were over one hundred and fifty riders, who, led by Pingfeng Shovel Gu Sun and Blood Finger Ning Suan, charged down with the momentum of a rainbow to meet the incoming mountain bandits from Black Wind Village.

These one hundred and fifty riders naturally didn’t comprise the entire fighting force within Tuoshui Mountain Village—they accounted for but seventy percent of the strength.

But compared to the mere eighty of Black Wind Village, they were undoubtedly much more robust.

The approaching bandits of Black Wind Village, seeing their opponents outnumbering them and moving so fiercely that the ground seemed to thunder and dust billowed, could not help but grow nervous and flustered.

Only the fifty or so barefoot players, stimulated by the massive task rewards, were all wildly shouting and screaming, fearless of death.

Jiang Dali remained calm from beginning to end, watching the bandits from Tuoshui Mountain Village charge down the mountain. Among them, truly, there were two players mixed in, likely from Tyrant Hall. Aside from them, Pingfeng Shovel Gu Sun and Blood Finger Ning Suan were not considered a threat in his eyes.

"Black Wind Village Chief Jiang Dali, I am Gu Sun, the Second Village Chief of Tuoshui Mountain Village. Right now, our numbers are several times that of yours. I advise you to dismount and surrender now, or be executed!"

Just then, from within the charging bandits, Pingfeng Shovel Gu Sun shouted loudly while wielding his shovel, his voice booming like spring thunder, echoing far and wide.

"What use are martial experts if numbers mattered?"

Jiang Dali’s gaze was stern and mocking as he whispered, "Pick up speed, weapons at the ready, charge!"

"Kill!"

With a stamp of his feet, spurs digging into his mount, the Da Wan Steed he rode on neighed furiously, leading the charge towards the wall of hundreds of opponents.

In his hand, the Golden Nine-Ring Blade buzzed vibrantly, gleaming under the sunlight, a single man charging forth with the momentum to rival hundreds!

At such a scene, the blood of the subordinate mountain bandits behind him boiled.

The players shouted and waved their weapons even louder, racing ahead on their horses to follow.

"Damn it! We’ll follow the Great Village Chief up the sword mountain and down into the sea of flames without hesitation!"

"Kill kill kill! Dying after taking down one isn’t a loss; taking down two is a huge profit, whoever hesitates is a coward!"

"Aim for the gaps, I’ll support you, and when you see an opportunity, strike with your saber."