Chapter 233
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Chapter 233: Arson Attack
[System notification: Congratulations to player ‘Luo Ji’ for comprehending the tactic ‘Arson Attack.’]
“Oh?”
Luo Ji was slightly surprised.
This was truly an unexpected bonus.
He didn’t expect this fire to also grant him a tactic, but he was still in the middle of encircling the enemy, so he had no time to check it out.
After calming down slightly, Luo Ji waved his hand.
“Everyone spread out, and watch out for any outsiders escaping from this forest!”
This area, for the soldiers of Mirror City, was equivalent to their suburban outskirts.
During large-scale military training, they often came here, especially the cavalry.
The open plains outside were their usual training ground, so they were extremely familiar with the terrain here.
The moment they heard the command, the entire cavalry unit immediately scattered, orderly occupying various excellent positions and beginning to monitor all parts of the forest.
Meanwhile, deep within the forest, the moment Wang Luzong realized Luo Ji had set the forest on fire, his face instantly drained of color.
He was clearly shocked by Luo Ji’s move.
Judging by this stance, the other party was determined to eliminate him completely!
The sun was high, and the weather here was already dry and prone to fires.
Coupled with the accelerant effect of the fire oil, the spread of the fire was incredibly fast, almost instantly burning inwards.
Continuing to hide in that forest meant certain death, and breaking out would likely also lead to death.
Under the pressure of death, at this moment, Wang Luzong’s entire mentality almost completely exploded.
He cursed uncontrollably, as if losing control.
“Luo Ji, you motherf*cker!”
“Such a large forest, and you just burned it down?”
“You’re a lunatic, a lunatic!!”
“Ugh, cough, cough, cough!!”
Rolling thick smoke had already swept over, filling his mouth as he cursed.
The sudden surge of suffocation nearly made him faint.
No, he couldn’t stay here, he had to break out!
Breaking out offered at least a glimmer of hope, staying here truly meant certain death!
Wang Luzong ran while stripping off his bronze armor.
On one hand, the weight of his bronze armor became a complete hindrance while escaping.
On the other hand, this set of armor was too conspicuous.
After taking it off, he could blend in with other soldiers and let them provide cover for him, which would increase his chances of escaping.
But no matter what, Luo Ji’s fire truly left him disarmed and fleeing in disarray.
“Leader! We found outsiders escaping over here!”
“Leader, there are some here too!”
“Here…”
“And here…”
“Hmph, quite a struggle.”
Luo Ji curled his lips in disdain.
It was not surprising for the opponent to pull such a trick.
“Leader, what do we do now? That outsider leader clearly intends to split his forces and escape!”
Luo Ji remained calm, but Luo Cheng, being inexperienced, instantly panicked.
This tactic was most effective against inexperienced newcomers.
Looking at the panicking Luo Cheng, Luo Ji calmly waved his hand.
“What’s there to panic about?”
“If you find a group of deserters, send a 5-person squad to pursue them.”
“After their morale plummeted, these outsiders have already become a scattered mess, easy to defeat.”
“A 5-person squad is enough.”
“Even if there’s an emergency, with our cavalry’s speed, we can always provide support.”
“Oh, by the way, tell them to try to capture them alive.”
“These enemy soldiers should have undergone some training.”
“After incorporating them, a new unit can quickly be formed.”
“It would be too much of a waste to kill them directly.”
Luo Ji’s words gave Luo Cheng a sense of direction.
With no more confusion in his mind, he commanded the cavalry unit with ease.
The 100-person cavalry unit already had small squad formations.
As long as they were told the response method, the soldiers would naturally follow it.
After giving all the instructions, Luo Cheng galloped back to Luo Ji’s side.
“Leader, what about us now?”
“Wait.”
Luo Ji calmly uttered a single word.
“Wait?”
Luo Cheng’s face showed a hint of confusion, not quite reacting.
“Wait for what?”
“Aren’t they coming now…”
As he spoke, Luo Ji directly took the longbow from his back.
The skill effect of Silver-grade Horsemanship Mastery was fully displayed at this moment.
At this point, sitting on horseback, drawing the bow and releasing arrows, he appeared completely at ease, barely affected at all.
“Precise Shot!”
The sharp arrow, released from the bowstring, directly shot into the burning sea of fire.
Just as Luo Cheng felt bewildered by his leader’s action, a scream suddenly rang out, and then a disheveled figure, with an arrow in his shoulder, quickly rushed out of the sea of fire, then frantically fled into the distance!
“Ha, as expected, you were hiding.”
“Such a big fire, it’s a wonder you managed to hide until now.”
“Aren’t you afraid of being burned to death inside!”
Luo Ji and his beloved horse, Red Hare, already had a tacit understanding.
With a gentle kick to its belly, Red Hare immediately chased after the fleeing figure like a fiery blaze.
How could a person’s two legs outrun a warhorse’s four legs?
Not to mention Luo Ji’s Red Hare was a rare gem among thousands!
It overtook the figure almost in the blink of an eye.
As he galloped past the opponent, he didn’t graze him, but the opponent lost balance first and fell face-first into the dirt.
“You, how did you know I was hiding there?”
Wang Luzong, having taken a hard fall, barely managed to steady himself and asked, looking at Luo Ji, who was riding a tall horse, somewhat unable to accept it.
“I guessed.”
He replied very casually, with no intention of wasting words with the other party.
As he spoke, he had already dismounted directly, drawing the bronze sword from his waist, intending to let his personal sword taste blood.
Luo Ji’s decisive action made Wang Luzong’s entire heart twitch.
First, he set an entire forest on fire, and now he directly intended to kill someone with his sword?
Was this guy truly a ruthless person, or a madman?!
“Wait, wait a moment, wait a moment!”
“Brother! Isn’t this going too far?”
Wang Luzong forced a smile and spoke.
“We just happened to meet and fought a battle, why go to this extent? Don’t you agree?”
“Happened to meet? Fought a battle?”
Luo Ji, holding the bronze sword, showed a meaningful smile, then slowly said.
“You think I don’t know you’re from ‘Zongheng Tianxia?’”
Upon hearing this, Wang Luzong’s pupils constricted violently for a moment.
His right hand unconsciously reached for the bronze dagger hidden in his embrace.
However, Luo Ji, the killer, acted decisively.
Before he could make any further movement, he heard a
slash sound, accompanied by a tearing pain from his chest, and a blood-stained sword tip had already emerged from his back!
