Chapter 517
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Chapter 517: Night time Killing Intent
As soon as the three carriages loaded with military supplies left the East City Gate, Zhao Pan, who had been hidden in the shadows, emerged with a team, his face grim.
“General, should we pursue them?”
“No need.”
Zhao Pan waved off Deputy General Liu Tao’s suggestion.
“The Dark Division will handle what comes next. Liu Tao, tonight is unsettled. For now, take a team and guard the East City Wall. If anything happens, notify me immediately.”
“Understood, sir!”
Liu Tao responded, then waved his hand, signaling his troops to take over the East Gate’s defense.
Meanwhile, on the other side…
Zhang Lin and his group, having left Iron Wall City, drove their carriages eastward, fleeing for nearly 3 hours before finally stopping.
Looking at the empty meeting point, Zhang Lin felt an inward surge of irritation.
“Why haven’t they arrived yet?”
Normally, Zhang Lin wouldn’t mind such a slight delay.
But this time was different; he was in a desperate escape!
He waited for nearly 30 minutes, but still no one appeared.
For Zhang Lin and his group, this felt like an eternity, especially difficult to endure.
The unease in some of their hearts intensified as time passed.
“Boss, they aren’t coming, are they?”
“Shut your mouth!”
Zhang Lin snapped, agitated.
It wasn’t just his subordinates who were panicking; he was panicking too.
But what was the use of panicking now, when things had come to this?
“We still have three carriages of military supplies. They can’t possibly refuse them. Besides, our existence is very useful to them. Now that we can’t make it work here and are seeking refuge with them, they can’t refuse.”
Zhang Lin’s words had a calming effect.
Time ticked by.
After another 10 or 20 minutes, the sound of hoofbeats in the distance jolted Zhang Lin and his anxious group to attention.
However, just in case, Zhang Lin kept his hand on the bronze sword at his waist.
Then, from a considerable distance, he shouted.
“Who’s there?”
Presumably, they heard his question, and a distinctively awkward voice replied in Central Plains dialect.
“It’s us!”
The approaching riders in the distance clearly slowed their pace after reaching a certain proximity.
As they drew closer, illuminated by the torches they carried, it became clear that the newcomers were a troop of grasslanders!
Their current location was likely the border between the Central Plains and the grasslands, the outer perimeter of Myriad World Civilization’s eastern frontier.
On someone else’s territory, this group of grasslanders clearly dared not be too arrogant.
Estimating their numbers, there were probably only around fifty cavalrymen.
“Have you brought the goods?”
The leading grasslander asked in his awkward Central Plains dialect.
Zhang Lin, his hand resting on his sword hilt, replied loudly.
“The goods are on the carriages. And what about the conditions you promised us?”
In the past, when Zhang Lin and his group stole military supplies, they would exchange them with these grasslanders for resources like cattle, sheep, and horses.
These livestock were quite valuable in Myriad World Civilization at the time.
A single horse or cow could fetch a high price.
Mutton, in particular, was a delicacy only affordable to high officials and nobles.
Each transaction earned them a substantial profit, and even after dividing it among themselves, each person still received a considerable sum.
This time, however, Zhang Lin and his group clearly didn’t want cattle, sheep, or horses. Once their identities were exposed, the currency of Myriad World Civilization would be meaningless to them.
So, their condition this time was for the leader of the other tribe to take them into the grasslands.
As former citizens of Myriad World Civilization, and even former soldiers, they still held considerable value to the grasslanders, even if they could no longer help steal military supplies.
Zhang Lin was certain the other side would accept them.
And indeed, they did…
“Don’t worry, our chief has agreed to accept you.”
As he spoke, the leading grasslander took a slight breath, then spoke again.
“Take your goods and follow us.”
Zhang Lin and the others immediately broke into smiles.
Although the living conditions on the grasslands were relatively harsh, far less prosperous and comfortable than their Central Plains, in their current situation, just saving their lives was good enough.
There was no room for pickiness.
The group prepared to drive their carriages and follow the grasslanders towards the grasslands.
However, at that very moment, a sudden change occurred!
In the darkness, a series of buzzing sounds rang out.
Right before Zhang Lin’s eyes, a whistling crossbow bolt directly pierced the throat of the leading grasslander!
Immediately, the valley pass became a scene of utter chaos.
The screams of the grasslanders and the neighing of warhorses quickly merged into a shrieking uproar.
On the mountain ridges on both sides, black-clad figures, each armed with a hand crossbow, appeared one after another, unleashing a furious barrage of fire upon the grasslanders below.
At this moment, under the cloak of night, their torches had become their guiding lights on the path to the underworld!
“Torches! Quickly extinguish the torches!”
Zhang Lin, realizing the danger, shrieked, ordering his subordinates to put out their torches, fearing they too would become targets for the black-clad figures.
Meanwhile, the grasslanders also reacted.
They frantically dropped their torches and yelled.
“Ambush! Retreat quickly!!”
Watching the grasslanders turn their horses around, attempting to retreat, the Dark Division members ambushing on both sides smirked.
They had begun setting up this ambush 2 days ago, when Zhang Lin and his group came to leave the signal.
During this time, they had naturally also seen the grasslanders who came to retrieve the signal.
However, they weren’t fully prepared at that moment and naturally didn’t act rashly.
But now, this meeting point has long been turned into a complete net.
Trying to escape? That was just a pipe dream!
Tripwires were suddenly pulled taut across the ground.
Under the night sky, visibility was already severely limited.
And with these grassland people having thrown away their torches, how could they possibly spot the tripwires on the ground?
Almost instantly, they were tripped, sending men and horses tumbling.
Hearing the commotion below, Black Raven, knowing the tripwires had taken effect, sneered coldly.
Then he quickly drew the bronze sword from his waist and shouted.
“Leave a few alive for questioning! Kill the rest!”
Black figures, imbued with chilling killing intent, soared out into the night.
The series of maneuvers gave the grassland people no chance to resist.
Almost all fifty cavalrymen were wiped out.
By the time Zhang Lin and his group regained their senses, black-clad figures, each wielding a bronze sword, had already surrounded their three carriages!
On the mountain ridges, several hand crossbows still glared down menacingly.
Everything signaled one undeniable fact, that they had nowhere left to run!
