Chapter 142: The Butcher

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Helian Bo and Zong Wuji could be considered notorious figures. However, in front of this bare-chested man, they seemed cautious and careful, not even daring to breathe too loudly.

The Butcher, Yuwen Hu. On the vast Huer Prairie, this name represented death and bloodshed.

He was the son of Blood Wolf, but not his biological son. Years ago, Yuwen Hu was an orphan from beyond the Northern Frontier. He was raised by a Gold-rank Demonic Beast, a White Tiger, on the Ice Ocean until he was seven or eight years old. Later, he was taken in as an adopted son by Blood Wolf Yuwen Di, who went hunting on the Ice Ocean.

Raised by a demonic tiger, Yuwen Hu developed a heavy beastly nature. He thoroughly practiced the law of the jungle where the weak are prey to the strong. Weak humans were definitely not his kind in his eyes; they were prey for him to slaughter.

His personality was cruel and terrifying. Anyone who dared to provoke him would face a fight to the death. Until now, no one knew how many small tribes he had slaughtered on the prairie. Moreover, his favorite thing to do was to eat the heart of the strongest person in the tribe. It was said that doing so allowed him to gain the strength of the strong person whose heart he ate, making him stronger.

As the adopted son of Blood Wolf, his reputation had gradually caught up to Yuwen Di over the years. He had become a fierce and loyal dog under Blood Wolf’s command.

Facing such an extremely cruel figure, Helian Bo and Zong Wuji really did not dare to provoke him casually. This time, when they went to the Blood Wolf Tribe to borrow troops, Yuwen Di not only readily lent a thousand soldiers but also sent his adopted son, Butcher Yuwen Hu.

Clearly, while Blood Wolf coveted the wealth in Lei Qing’s hands, he also had no goodwill toward the Iron Cavalry Regiment entrenched in the northwest. However, Blood Wolf was somewhat wary of the Iron Cavalry Regiment. He ordered his Wolf Soldiers to disguise themselves as Horse Bandits.

In this way, adding a group of straggler Horse Bandits gathered by Vulture and Poison Eagle, they formed a cavalry army of one thousand five hundred men. They headed remotely toward Yehe Town.

According to Yuwen Hu’s intention, he would directly lead the cavalry army to charge, quickly flatten Yehe Town to complete the mission, and then rampage within the territory.

But Helian Bo did not agree. The Iron Cavalry Regiment had many spies on the prairie. If the march was too unscrupulous and fierce, and the Iron Cavalry Regiment detected it in advance, then the surprise attack on Yehe Town would become a bubble.

After some persuasion, Butcher Yuwen Hu accepted this suggestion. Although he was impulsive, cruel, and tyrannical, he was not completely brainless. He was raised by a demonic tiger. Although tigers are the kings of all beasts, they basically rely on ambushes when hunting. Only when their own kind invaded their territory or when they were thoroughly angered would they use force and fight to the death.

Ahead, scouts on horseback galloped back and reported that a small nomadic tribe was stationed more than ten miles ahead. Since it was grazing time, the cattle and sheep scattered and spread out for more than ten miles on both wings.

Helian Bo was slightly stunned, secretly wondering how they could be so unlucky. He immediately said to Yuwen Hu: “Commander Hu, the Iron Cavalry Regiment is powerful. They like to place spies in some small tribes. If those spies see us, they might use a Raven to report back. To avoid extra trouble, why don’t we go around?”

“Go around?” A crazy look appeared in Butcher Yuwen Hu’s cold eyes: “Going around would add at least forty or fifty miles to our journey. Besides, I never have the habit of taking detours. Boys, listen to my order!”

With a roar like a tiger, the Blood Wolf Army under his command also erupted with a powerful aura: “Roar~”

“Kill!” Yuwen Hu smiled cruelly: “Slaughter those herdsmen.”

“Howl!”

Although they were dressed as Horse Bandits, the Blood Wolf Army was a famous army on the Huer Prairie, naturally not comparable to ordinary Horse Bandits. Upon hearing the order, they immediately revealed a strong killing intent. Their eyes gradually turned red, and after roaring with rapid breathing, they began to spur their horses and gallop.

That killing intent seemed to condense together, and even the air seemed to be filled with a faint smell of blood.

Helian Bo’s face changed drastically, and he exclaimed: “Commander Hu, they are innocent prairie herdsmen, they are our own people.”

“Our own people?” Yuwen Hu glared at Helian Bo with his cruel tiger eyes and said with a grim smile: “Vulture Helian Bo, when did you become a saint? Didn’t you just say that there might be spies from the Iron Cavalry Regiment among them? Since they dare to take money to work for the Iron Cavalry Regiment, they are enemies.”

“But that was just a guess after all.” Helian Bo was horrified in his heart, and his face turned pale as he retorted: “I didn’t say there would definitely be spies.”

“They blocked my way, so they are enemies. The weak have no right to survive.” The cruelty in Butcher Yuwen Hu’s eyes gradually turned into excitement. He clamped his horse’s belly and rushed forward, letting out a string of crazy laughter.

More than a thousand Blood Wolf Army riders began to accelerate.

Viewed from mid-air, it was like a monstrous wave constantly rushing forward to cover the area. The sound of horseshoes erupted with a roar like thunder, knocking on people’s hearts, shaking like drumbeats in the chest, extremely oppressive.

The earth groaned and trembled under the iron hooves.

“Zong Wuji, what do we do now?” Although Helian Bo was notorious, he never attacked innocent prairie people, let alone slaughtered a whole tribe.

“What else can we do?” Poison Eagle Zong Wuji also glanced at Yuwen Hu from a distance with some dread and whispered: “The Butcher, this mad tiger, is not something we can control. Forget it, our purpose is just revenge. Why do you care about this? Lead our men and kill together. Since we have already started, don’t let a single herdsman escape, otherwise, it will leave future trouble.”

A poisonous light flashed in Zong Wuji’s eyes, and he led the group of Horse Bandits to pounce on the surroundings. He left Helian Bo alone, staring blankly at the distant killing sounds that shook the sky.

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“Big Brother Zhou, what do we do?” In the distance at a downwind position, inside a dense clump of grass. Zuo Qianqian was shrouded in a thin black mist, making her body somewhat indistinct. She asked Zhou Han in a low voice. Because of the wind direction, some of the sounds of Yuwen Hu roaring orders just now reached her ears.

“Qianqian, don’t act rashly.” Zhou Han whispered: “We only have a dozen people now, we can’t save those herdsmen.”

“Damn it, that guy called the Butcher is really cruel by nature. He actually plans to slaughter a small tribe of herdsmen blocking the way.” Zuo Qianqian said with anger and hatred.

“Qianqian, rest assured, we have already passed the message to Mr. Hao. Mr. Hao will make them pay the price.” Ever since Zhou Han risked investigating the origin of this army, he had reported it. And Mr. Hao’s reply order had already come back. It stated that the intelligence had been received, and he was to continue executing orders and pay attention to every move of this Blood Wolf Army.

He didn’t know if Mr. Hao was intentionally comforting people, but he actually said that if it was the Blood Wolf Army led by the Butcher, it would be easier to deal with than ordinary Horse Bandits. Regarding this, Zhou Han was a bit puzzled. The Butcher was very powerful and cruel by nature, and the Blood Wolf Army was also a very powerful and famous army on the prairie.

Although the thousand riders in front of them might not be the most elite part of the Blood Wolf Army, they would at least be much more powerful than ordinary Horse Bandits. How could they be easier to deal with?

Almost at the same time, this question also came out of Xianyu Bao’s mouth.

Xianyu Bao was helping Mr. Hao evacuate the residents of Yehe Town who refused to leave. He was also shocked by the new intelligence. It turned out that Helian Bo and Zong Wuji, those two bastards, had joined forces with the Blood Wolf Army to attack.

The Blood Wolf Army had conflicts with the Iron Cavalry Regiment before, but the two sides had ceased fighting for several years. Xianyu Bao had also experienced the power of the Blood Wolf Army. And that Butcher Yuwen Hu was cruel and powerful. In the entire Iron Cavalry Regiment, the only ones who could win against him in a one-on-one fight were the two Regiment Commanders. Even the number one expert under the Regiment Commanders, Dual-Hammer Yuchi Kou, was at best on par with the Butcher.

In short, for Xianyu Bao, the current number one expert in the Black Flag Regiment, to go against Yuwen Hu, he admitted that surviving ten moves would already be a miracle. Not to mention Yuwen Hu, even if it were Helian Bo or Zong Wuji, he was no match for them.

This made Xianyu Bao extremely anxious and increasingly worried.

“General Xianyu, please stay calm.” Mr. Hao had just used his eloquence to persuade a stubborn household in Yehe Town to leave. He smiled and patted Xianyu Bao on the shoulder: “The most terrifying enemy is the unknown. Although Yuwen Hu, Helian Bo, and Zong Wuji are all very strong, we have plenty of intelligence on them. We clearly know their character and style of doing things.”

“What is the use of knowing?” Xianyu Bao said with a depressed face: “I still can’t defeat any of them?”

“Actually, with such a massive show of force from the enemy, even if it weren’t the Blood Wolf Army or led by those three strong experts, we definitely wouldn’t be able to defeat them.” Mr. Hao chuckled: “The worst case would be if the enemy commander was not strong but was a general we didn’t know well. Because in that case, I wouldn’t be able to use his personality and style to specifically set bait and lay out traps. Yuwen Hu is great. He is powerful and cruel. Although his destructiveness is strong, this person’s weaknesses are also extremely obvious. In this battle, our chances of winning are very high. By the way, are the things I asked you to prepare ready?”

“They are ready. Zhou Han prepared a lot earlier.” Xianyu Bao chuckled.

“Then stop talking nonsense and evacuate the residents quickly, the faster the better. The higher our chances of winning.” Mr. Hao laughed: “If you want to give the Lord a big surprise after he returns, then act quickly.”

Xianyu Bao immediately became excited.

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“Howl!”

Butcher Yuwen Hu tore apart the body of an expert in the tribe like a fierce tiger. He cruelly pulled out his heart and swallowed it voraciously.

At the same time, the Blood Wolf Army also roared crazily.

Even Zong Wuji couldn’t help but swallow his saliva. His face turned a little pale as he whispered: “This Butcher is really a fucking madman.”

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