Martial Arts: I Have a Wilderness World-Chapter 49: The Tables Turn, For Family

The numbers on both sides were growing.

In Golden Bridge Village, almost everyone from the Chen and Li families had gathered in front of Cheng Zongyang’s home.

Everyone stared daggers at the crowd of two to three hundred refugees that had gathered.

The refugees had come too quickly. The families had been caught unprepared, throwing them into chaos. Unable to gather and counter-attack, they had suffered heavy casualties.

In fact, this was the case for nearly every village destroyed by refugees.

But now, a single youth, Cheng Zongyang, had intimidated the entire group of refugees. Not only had he drawn the others away, but he had also given the villagers a chance to breathe and regroup!

Now, even if another fight broke out, they were no longer afraid!

For their homes and their families, they were willing to risk their lives!

Seeing more and more villagers gathering, Cheng Zongyang knew they were no longer scattered. He fixed his gaze on the refugees opposite him, and the arrow nocked in his bow was suddenly released!

"WHOOSH!"

The arrow shot out, landing firmly in the ground about a meter in front of the refugees.

As they jumped in fright, Cheng Zongyang spoke in a level tone:

"I know you don’t want to starve, but that’s not my problem!"

"You are invading our land. If we were invading your land, you would fight back just the same!"

"So, let’s skip the grand speeches. Either you cross that arrow now and die here with us, or you all get the hell out of Golden Bridge Village!"

"Get out!!!"

The moment Cheng Zongyang finished speaking, Zhou Zhendong, standing behind him, let out a roar!

His voice was solitary, but it carried a bellyful of rage! If it weren’t for the refugees, his family wouldn’t have been destroyed!

"Get out!!" Seeing his older brother shouting, Zhou Zhennan also let out a shriek, his voice cracking!

Many of the villagers looked toward the two brothers!

’So young, yet so brave! Everyone from the Cheng Family line has guts!’

The next moment, the others also began to roar furiously at the refugees, brandishing the farming tools and knives in their hands!

"Get out!"

"Get out of Golden Bridge Village!!"

"Get lost!!"

"You bastards, you sons of bitches! If you don’t get lost, I’ll chop you to pieces!!"

"..."

Amidst the rising and falling chorus of condemnations, Zhou Hanchang, standing beside Cheng Zongyang, looked at his two sons and nodded in gratification.

’It takes brothers to hunt a tiger! A family must stand united!’

But as he looked at his nephew in front of him, his expression was also one of happiness and excitement.

’With a son like this, my brother-in-law’s family will be just fine!’

Cheng Guanghai also watched his son, his heart filled with pride.

’He’s really grown up!’

The heads of the Li and Chen families watched Cheng Zongyang with complicated expressions.

’With a son like this, the Cheng Family won’t be overlooked; his future is plain to see! Even if Cheng Guanghai were to meet an unexpected end today, the Cheng Family would not fall.’

"Kill them!!"

Suddenly, a wave of battle cries erupted from behind the refugees.

"Don’t let a single one of these animals get away!! Kill them!"

"Cut them down!!"

It turned out the reorganized members of the Jin Family had appeared at this very moment.

Leading the charge were none other than Jin Detai and Jin Deshui. Their eyes blazed with fury and hatred as they rushed forward, screaming for blood!

The several dozen fighting men of Golden Bridge Village had turned the tables, surrounding the two to three hundred refugees!

At this, all the refugees grew a little tense.

Compared to the united villagers, the loosely organized refugee group was a mess of conflicting thoughts.

’Damn it!’

As the Jin Family members screamed for blood and surrounded the refugees, Cheng Zongyang’s heart sank. This was bad, he thought. He immediately whispered to his father beside him:

"Get my uncles inside, now!!"

But the moment the words left his mouth, a loud shout came from within the refugee group:

"Don’t listen to them! We have more people! How many do they have? Kill them, and all the food is ours!"

An instigating voice rose from the crowd. No one knew who had said it.

Now, those who had been unwilling to retreat were swayed, and they chimed in:

"That’s right! We’re going to starve to death anyway, might as well kill them and take their food!"

"Sorry, but I’ve got kids at home! I don’t want to do this either!"

"They think a few dozen men can kill us? Let’s see who kills who!"

"Kill!!"

Instantly, the once-calm standoff was shattered by the arrival of the Jin Family!

Cheng Zongyang had planned to intimidate the refugees into leaving with the villagers’ momentum. He never expected the Jin Family’s appearance to have the opposite effect!

Cheng Zongyang couldn’t blame anyone for this. The refugees had killed many of the Jin Family members; it was only natural for them to want revenge upon seeing them.

The large group of refugees split into two and charged!

However, a dramatic scene unfolded.

The majority of the refugees charged toward the smaller group of Jin Family members. A smaller portion, ironically, rushed toward the more numerous group on Cheng Zongyang’s side.

When this smaller group realized what was happening, they saw they had been tricked.

They immediately wheeled around and threw themselves at the Jin Family members.

No one was a fool; they all knew which side was the softer target.

At this, Cheng Zongyang and the others, who had been about to engage, just looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Let’s kill them first. If we don’t, it’ll be harder to fight later!" Cheng Zongyang was the first to speak, glancing at his father.

"Alright!" Cheng Guanghai understood his son’s meaning. He immediately had his two more seriously injured brothers-in-law take the two youngsters inside. At the same time, he took the Bow and Arrow his son handed him.

Zhou Hansong wanted to stay and fight the refugees, but Cheng Guanghai stopped him.

"The house still needs someone to protect it!"

Hearing this, Zhou Hansong said no more and took the children into the house.

Cheng Zongyang took the lead, pulling the Long Saber from the ground and charging forward.

Beside him, Li Ming and Chen Dashan exchanged a look. After a brief hesitation, they also charged.

Although both their families would have loved to take this opportunity to let the Jin Family be wiped out, they feared that if they engaged in infighting now, they would be wiped out as well!

They still understood what was most important.

And so, all the members of the Li and Chen families followed the charge.

At the rear, Cheng Guanghai didn’t join the melee. Instead, he and a few other Hunters who were also armed with Bows and Arrows began to move, looking for opportunities to pick off targets from a distance!

Having never learned any formal Martial Arts or Saber Techniques, Cheng Zongyang swung his Long Saber, coordinating his footwork with powerful chops.

"CRACK!"

He charged to the very front. The moment he neared a refugee wielding an iron pitchfork, his Long Saber was already swinging. He brought it down in a powerful, heavy chop, instantly splitting the pitchfork’s handle as the man raised it to block. The blade’s momentum didn’t slow, and it sliced open the man’s chest, carving a wound so deep the bone was visible. Blood sprayed from the gash!

"AHH...!!"

The middle-aged refugee let out a heart-wrenching scream.

"THUD!"

Cheng Zongyang instinctively blocked the hot spray of blood from his face with one hand. Without a moment’s pause, he kicked the man violently in the stomach, sending him flying backward to crash into several others.

Cheng Zongyang lowered his hand. His face was still splattered with blood, which added a vicious, bloodthirsty look to his still-youthful features.

Seeing how ferocious Cheng Zongyang was, Li Ming and the others were secretly shocked.

Even they, as adults, couldn’t quite match his ruthless and decisive methods. Yet Cheng Zongyang radiated this ferocious aura!

Not to be outdone, they charged toward their own targets.

"THWIP!"

An arrow flew through the air and buried itself in the head of a refugee who was about to cut down a villager with a Firewood Knife! He died instantly.

The Li family villager who had narrowly escaped death was immensely grateful. He was pulled to his feet by other villagers and threw himself back into the battle!

Although Golden Bridge Village didn’t have many fighting men, they had all become fearless in the face of death!

Being caught unprepared by the refugees was one thing. But now the tables had turned. Their families were still here. If they retreated, it meant their families wouldn’t survive either.

They were fighting to the death for their families, and for themselves.

If someone had to die, it would be the refugees!