BXBX NOVEL Chapter 230 - 223 Wolf Soldiers 1
Any smuggler trying to cross this line would almost certainly be caught.
“Wu Mu, don’t envy me for having a wife; you should be able to get one soon, too. Our army is probably going to move out in the next few days, and you’ll have plenty of opportunities to distinguish yourself then,”
Yali didn’t forget to comfort the scout in the tree before leaving.
The army is moving out in a few days?
What does that mean?
Qin Niu couldn’t help but feel alarmed. Could the Nine Insect Gang be feinting to the east and attacking to the west?
Were they assembling a large force on the surface to attack from the Black Water River bank while actually planning to secretly cross the Wash Crime River and attack from the line of Shihe Town?
If that were the case, they could directly reach Black Tiger City in just one day.
Qin Niu didn’t have much feeling about which gang took power. The Black Tiger Gang had never done him any favors.
At least his sense of belonging to the Black Tiger Gang was not as strong as one might imagine.
What he needed to do was to protect his family and friends.
He definitely did not want to see the Black Tiger Gang destroyed.
By now, the sky had gradually brightened, and he was finally able to take a good look at his surroundings.
All around him were rolling hills that seemed to have no end.
The large tree hiding the enemy sentry in front was less than a hundred meters away from him.
Which was very close.
No other sentries had been discovered nearby for the time being.
However, he still dared not act rashly.
As long as he wasn’t discovered by the enemy, there was no problem.
But if he were discovered, it would be like stirring up a hornet’s nest.
It would be best if he could cross the enemy’s alert line without anyone noticing.
After retrieving the Green Demon’s treasure, he could easily carve a bloody path out.
At this moment, the scout in the distance made a move.
He slid down the trunk and then, holding his stomach, entered a clump of grass.
It seemed he was preparing to relieve himself.
Qin Niu was confident he could easily take out this scout. But he wasn’t certain if someone would come to relieve the sentry.
So he did not dare to make a move.
It wasn’t long before the scout returned to the base of the tree, stretched, yawned, and then climbed back up.
Does he eat, drink, and sleep all in the tree?
If no one came to relieve him, it would definitely be good news for Qin Niu.
He could silently take out this scout and then cross the defense line.
After watching for about an hour, he estimated that the scout above had fallen asleep.
Because he could faintly hear the sound of snoring.
On night watch and sleeping during the day, without seeing any other enemy forces coming to change the guard, he was almost certain that the sentries here were all manned by a single person.
Just as Qin Niu was preparing to act, he faintly heard a greater commotion coming from ahead.
It didn’t sound like a single person, but rather a group of people.
At least ten or more.
He quickly hid his figure in the tree and secretly observed the situation in front.
On the hillside, more than a dozen people began to appear faintly.
The man in the lead seemed to be riding a very robust Black Wolf.
The people behind him were riding Grey Wolves, also very large.
These were the Wolf Soldiers of the Nine Insect Gang.
They must have crossed over from the other side of the hill.
In the blink of an eye, they had already arrived under the tree where the scout was located.
The scout perched in the tree was dozing off, utterly oblivious.
“Wumu!”
“Ah… Lord Wang Qiu! I had no idea you were here, please forgive my offense.”
Wumu almost tumbled down from the tree, scrambling to his knees onto the ground and begging for forgiveness from the leading Wolf Soldier.
Qin Niu noted that the man in the lead was around forty, fairly burly, with a face full of a beard that seemed somewhat yellowed. He was holding two spiked hammers in his hands.
Even from a hundred meters away, one could still feel the aggressive aura emanating from this person.
The Black Wolf he was sitting on was a size larger than the average pony, with narrow, ferocious eyes that sparked fear deep within anyone who beheld them.
Their combat prowess was likely even stronger than that of a fierce tiger.
What level of Beast Pet it was wasn’t clear, but it was definitely no simple creature.
“If an enemy were to approach the base of the tree and you still failed to notice, you would already be dead. We allow our scout soldiers to sleep during the day, but you must keep the necessary vigilance. Have you noticed anything unusual on this side?”
“Nothing unusual for the time being.”
“Lately, people from the Black Tiger Gang have been continuously sneaking over to our side, so be very careful and on guard. The folks from the Black Tiger Gang are all crafty, and we absolutely can’t let them discover Lord Song Zan’s plan. It’s just a few more days, hang in there.”
After speaking, Lord Wang Qiu pulled something out from his bosom.
It turned out to be a Tempering Elixir.
Wumu, kneeling on the ground, almost drooled upon seeing the elixir, his eyes fixed on it unblinkingly.
“As long as we take down the Black Tiger Gang, we will definitely not lack high-grade cultivation resources. This Tempering Elixir is your reward, take it.”
“Thank you, Lord Wang Qiu. I am willing to lay down my life in service to you.”
After Wumu caught the Elixir with both hands, he instead stood up, placed his right hand over his chest, raised his left hand high above his head, and then bowed deeply to Lord Wang Qiu.
The rituals of the Nine Insect Gang sure are peculiar.
Even more extraordinary is that a Tempering Elixir, at most worth just three to two Silver Money.
And yet, it made Wumu so grateful, willing to lay down his life for Lord Wang Qiu.
How lacking must the Nine Insect Gang’s cultivation resources be?
“Move out, we’re going to survey another area.” With an order from Wang Qiu, he led the Wolf Soldiers toward another direction.
That pair of soldiers dressed in Vine Armor last night, they, too, went that way.
It seems the location of the next secret watchpost should be in that direction.
And how far it may be from this watchpost?
Wumu watched the Wolf Soldiers leave, then turned around and climbed back up the tree.
Having received the reward of a Tempering Elixir, he must have been very excited. No trace of sleepiness remained.
He was likely preparing to consume the elixir for cultivation.
Qin Niu, meanwhile, pricked up his ears to listen for any movement from the team of Wolf Soldiers.
The next watchpost was at least four or five hundred meters away; he could only detect faint sounds.
Qin Niu quietly calculated the chances of successfully killing the scout and then crossing the enemy’s defense line.
Only if there was more than a ninety percent chance of success would he risk it.
Since he had not yet been discovered and could theoretically stay safe by keeping still, he played it safe for the moment.
Soldiers had just left when someone else arrived.
This time, two people came, each carrying a large wooden bucket that seemed heavy, but it wasn’t clear what was inside.
“Wumu, time to eat. Here is your ration for today.”
Served in a basin, and from this distance, it was hard to make out exactly what food it contained.
Currently in a time of war, the soldiers’ rations were likely not too shabby.
The two people who delivered the food left after giving it to Wumu, carrying their yoke in the same direction as before.
These two individuals were probably responsible for delivering meals to all the scout soldiers.
Time passed until noon, and Qin Niu, unsure if anyone else would come, resolved to hide in the tree and patiently watch. He planned to observe for an entire day, to grasp the enemy’s routine, and then to devise a solid escape strategy.
He absolutely couldn’t be caught by the enemy, which was his primary concern.
But now that he had crossed the river, going back was incredibly difficult; he had no choice but to forge ahead despite the risks..