Enlightenment: Beginning as a Disposable Warrior-Chapter 70 - 67: Ambushed by the Flame Banner Army!

Chapter 70: Chapter 67: Ambushed by the Flame Banner Army!

"Something’s not right."

Su Mu thought to himself. Before he could finish his thought, Zhou Heng, whose face was covered in blood, began to struggle desperately, looking around the dense forest while frantically screaming.

"Father, save me! I’m your only son; you can’t let our line end here!"

Suddenly.

Su Mu looked in the direction and suddenly saw several dark shadows shooting through the air. Upon a closer look, he realized they were several black metal spheres.

What made Su Mu’s pupils contract was that there was a thin, sparking fuse attached to the metal spheres.

They were firearms.

"Watch out!"

Su Mu issued a warning. Upon hearing Su Mu’s reminder, the lean man reacted immediately, his body bursting into movement.

Boom, boom, boom--------

Several red fireballs rose, and a series of thunderous explosions erupted among the crowd, lifting grass turf with the shockwave, and smoke mixed with dirt soared into the sky.

When the smoke slightly cleared, the escort team was a bloody mess, severed limbs flying, and charred bodies twitching in pools of blood. A sudden attack with a few firearms had incapacitated more than half of the twenty-plus team.

"First, save my son!"

In the rolling smoke and dust, a sinister voice shouted. Su Mu glanced and found Zhou Heng being brought a few meters away by someone from the escort team using his body technique to evade the firearm attack.

"This person is an infiltrator."

Su Mu’s eyes flickered. He didn’t know if it was good luck or bad luck, but the bandit who came to abduct had indeed appeared. He glanced at his own wounded companions on the field.

The lean man had reacted swiftly and was unscathed. Besides him, there were eight or nine others left with fighting capabilities, though all had suffered various degrees of injuries from the firearms.

"Fight if you can... if not, retreat to the mountains."

Su Mu rapidly assessed the situation and made a decision. He didn’t want to retreat yet but wanted to see if there was a chance here. To him, these rebels were both dangerous and an opportunity.

If he could make it through this, he’d obtain three bounties and six boxes of Bone-Forger Ointment, just one step away from the prescription.

"Brothers of the Demon Slayer Bureau, thank you for your great kindness, let’s join forces against the enemy!"

The lean man shouted in a low voice, immediately drawing his sword and glaring ahead angrily.

"Kill, kill them all!"

Amidst the dust raised by the explosions, the sound of fighting arose. Nearly twenty men wearing black iron armor, with red scarves tied to their right arms, wielding blades surged forward like a tide. The lean man recognized the enemy before him, his expression tightening.

"It’s the Black Mountain Army’s Flame Banner Army."

Black Mountain Army, Flame Banner Army?

Su Mu was taken aback. Could there really be a unit specializing in firearms within the Black Mountain Rebel Army?

Clang!

Amidst the sounds of battle, the guards drew their weapons, engaging in close combat, with the sounds of clashing metal ringing out incessantly.

"Die!"

The lean man shouted angrily, channeling power into his Three-foot Cyan Peak sword, striking like a venomous snake, accurately piercing the gaps in the rebel’s armor, then he flicked his wrist.

A rebel soldier had his throat slit, collapsing to the ground with a thud.

One strike, one kill, the swordsmanship was ruthless and swift!

"Get out of my way, that one is mine, you save my son first!"

At this moment, a middle-aged man dressed in a red robe, burly as a bear, and with a sinister face, shouted loudly. This man was stocky and used a fearsome wolf fang club, exuding an intimidating aura.

Among the rebels appeared a Seventh-Grade Muscle-Enhancing Martial Artist. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

"Dad, I’m here, kill them all, kill every single one of them."

As the red-robed man appeared, Zhou Heng, who had retreated to the edge of the battlefield, seemed to have the situation in hand, wiping the blood off his face and shouting fiercely to kill all the guards present.

Clang!

The wolf fang club swept up a terrifying force, crashing down like a small mountain. In the resounding clash of metal, the lean man’s long sword bent, forcing him to use his body technique to avoid the brunt of the attack.

"Zhou Tiande, when has the County Captain ever wronged you? Why betray your loyalty and join the rebel army? Don’t be stubborn, surrender today and you might still have a glimmer of hope!" The lean man recognized the man and shouted sharply.

Facing the lean man’s harsh words, Zhou Tiande sneered, "You have my son. Do you think I’m some naive child? You intend to use my son as leverage. Shi Hong, retreat now, and considering past connections, I’ll let you go."

"Humph, Zhou Heng is naturally violent. Just last year, he slaughtered over thirty people, including a family of nine in Dongtian Village, sparing none, young and old. His crimes are unforgivable, don’t try to twist the truth."

"You won’t frame me, Zhou Heng doesn’t admit it. Those I killed were nothing but tyrannical landlords. I am a hero, robbing the rich to help the poor!"

Outside the battlefield, Zhou Heng became even more arrogant, constantly shouting.

"Hahaha, my son speaks the truth. It’s just my Zhou family offended you dogs of the government, and you want to frame and eliminate us."

"I think it’s you, Shi Hong, who’s stubborn. Now I’m the Flame Banner Master of the Black Mountain Army, commanding the Flame Banner Army. Forward, kill them all for me!"

A scarred bandit under Zhou Tiande’s command laughed wildly, charging at the remaining few guards with a fierce long saber, slicing the arm off one guard along with his armor in one stroke.

Another slash and a head flew off.

Blood spewed out.

The scarred bandit grinned, licking the blood with his tongue, looking very satisfied.

The sound of slaughter surged in the field, outnumbered, it was better to capture the leader rather than wait to be surrounded. Besides, the bounty this time was for repelling the enemy, whether Zhou Heng was alive or dead was irrelevant to Su Mu’s reward.