Chapter 143: Crazy Blood Wolf

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As Yuwen Hu’s upper body was naked and covered in blood, especially the corners of his mouth which were bloody, he raised his hands high, struck a strong pose, and let out a tiger’s roar.

His subordinates, the Blood Wolf Army, immediately fell into madness. They howled with extreme excitement. A few of the boldest ones imitated Yuwen Hu and pulled out the hearts of the enemies they had killed…

Many soldiers of the Blood Wolf Army seemed overly excited. They surrounded the captured women in the center, untied their tattered horse bandit fur coats and pants, and pounced on them with cruel smiles.

The horse bandits who followed were also dumbfounded, and the more timid ones began to vomit directly. Helian Bo, who had not lifted a finger from beginning to end, looked extremely grim. He never expected that Yuwen Hu and the Blood Wolf Army would be so difficult to control.

He, Vulture Helian Bo, now seemed like a mere spectator, and Zong Wuji was not much better off.

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Madmen, madmen.

From afar, Zuo Qianqian and other scouts hidden in the deep grass saw this scene and heard the crazy wolf howls and tiger roars. Their expressions changed drastically. It was not enough that they had massacred these tribesmen. They also wanted to humiliate those women and eat the hearts of those men.

Zuo Qianqian tried her best not to vomit, fearing that the enemy would discover her whereabouts. She knew that whether as a scout or an assassin, one must have a hard heart and must learn to persist and endure.

She could not rush out, because that would not only get her killed without helping the situation. It would also expose her whereabouts, alerting the Blood Wolf Army to march immediately to Yehe Town. That would bring a huge disaster to Yehe Town. The environment and habits she grew up with told Zuo Qianqian that she must not be willful. Being willful would only harm others and herself.

After witnessing this inhumane catastrophe with her own eyes, Zuo Qianqian’s heart became a little firmer. She absolutely could not let such a tragedy play out in the village of Yehe Town. Time, now time was the most important thing.

As long as the villagers all evacuated, even if the Blood Wolf Army attacked there, they would find no one to kill.

Accidents always descended unknowingly.

After waiting for a full half hour, the Blood Wolf Army, which was venting its crazy emotions, became more and more excited. Especially that butcher Yuwen Hu, after just violating and assaulting the daughter of the small tribe’s chief and snapping her neck with one hand, he fell into a state of extreme manic excitement. He howled that he wanted to lead the Blood Wolf Army on a forced march to kill their way to Yehe Town.

A madman’s thinking cannot be guessed by others. But Yuwen Hu’s intention was very obvious. He was now over-excited and extremely agitated. He wanted to continue this extreme excitement in Yehe Town. There were many people in Yehe Town, so he could kill more freely, and there were more women and more wealth.

In Yuwen Hu’s mind, everyone whose strength was inferior to his own was his prey, and he could do whatever he wanted with them.

The only person in this world who could restrain him at such a time was his adoptive father, Blood Wolf Yuwen Di. However, Yuwen Di was not here. Even if he were here, he would not stop Yuwen Hu’s madness. Because a crazy henchman was far more useful than a rational and calm adopted son. It could be said that the Butcher’s madness today was partly due to his childhood experiences, but a large part also came from Blood Wolf’s deliberate instigation and indulgence.

The emotions of this part of the Blood Wolf Army were also thoroughly aroused by Yuwen Hu. They fanatically worshiped the strong and fanatically worshiped Yuwen Hu’s madness. In this madness, they could completely release the beastly nature in their bodies and act recklessly without restraint.

Under the leadership of the Butcher, the men of the Blood Wolf Army began to mount their horses one after another, preparing to kill their way to Yehe Town in a forced march. If they marched recklessly without caring for anything, they would probably reach Yehe Town tonight.

Zhou Han’s face was also exceptionally gloomy and terrifying. He knew that the residents in Yehe Town definitely would not have time to evacuate completely tonight. Once blocked by this Butcher, all of Mr. Hao’s plans and the initiative they had fought for would come to nothing.

“Someone, bring our horses hidden in the distance.” A look of determination appeared in Zhou Han’s eyes. He made a hand signal to gather the nearby scattered scouts.

Anyway, the Blood Wolf Army was crazy now and wouldn’t notice the slightest movement here.

“You few have followed me for many years. Are you afraid of death?” Zhou Han asked the several Black Iron-rank scouts he had brought from the Iron Cavalry Regiment.

“Captain Zhou, we are not afraid of death.”

“Very well. You five, in a moment, will join me in holding back this Blood Wolf Army. We need to buy time for Mr. Hao.” Zhou Han said coldly, “Are you afraid?”

“Not afraid.” Several old scouts brought by Zhou Han said in low voices, “Each of us owes you a few lives, Big Brother Zhou. Since you are not afraid, Big Brother Zhou, how can we be afraid?”

“Big Brother Zhou, are you crazy?” Zuo Qianqian hurriedly grabbed his arm and said, “With just six people, how can we hold back the Blood Wolf Army?”

“Qianqian, listen to me. If it were normal times, we certainly couldn’t hold them back, but now, it’s not necessarily impossible.” Zhou Han glanced at the Blood Wolf cavalry who were in extreme excitement and madness from afar and said coldly, “A tiger’s butt cannot be touched, but today, we are going to touch the butt of Yuwen Hu, this mad tiger. Qianqian, say no more. You learn things very fast, and I’ve taught you almost everything I should. From now on, you’ll have to rely on your own understanding.”

Zhou Han also knew that once they executed this containment tactic, the chances of survival were slim.

“Big Brother Zhou, let me go instead.” Zuo Qianqian also knew that this containment tactic had to be executed, otherwise Yehe Town would be destroyed. Moreover, the foundation that her Brother Lei had worked so hard to build would vanish into thin air.

“Zuo Qianqian, you are responsible for continuing to monitor and scout the movements of the Blood Wolf Army. Have your subordinate scouts report back to Mr. Hao once every hour.” Zhou Han said indifferently, “This is an order. I hope you won’t disappoint me or violate the military order.”

“Big Brother Zhou!” Zuo Qianqian looked sorrowful but helpless. She activated her Spatial Ring and took out a Thousand-Mechanism Crossbow and dozens of specialized crossbow bolts. “This is the Thousand-Mechanism Crossbow. Its sights and range are very strong. I hope you can use it to save your life.”

“Spatial Ring? Qianqian, it seems your background is not small.” Zhou Han said with a smile, and unceremoniously took the Thousand-Mechanism Crossbow. “I’ve heard of the Thousand-Mechanism Crossbow of the Tianlan Empire for a long time, but unfortunately, I’ve never used one. If the range and accuracy really reach the legendary level, then we have a glimmer of hope for survival. I won’t say more; they have brought the horses.”

Zhou Han knew that this matter could not be delayed in the slightest. He and several trusted scouts immediately mounted their horses and loaded the crossbow bolts into their quivers. The firing rate of a crossbow was very low, but the power of the Thousand-Mechanism Crossbow was extraordinary. Even if an ordinary soldier held this crossbow, at medium to close range, it could easily penetrate iron armor.

A small squad of well-trained crossbowmen could even kill a Silver-rank general.

Zhou Han and the others immediately galloped away, brazenly charging towards the Blood Wolf Army. At the same time, he roared, “Butcher Yuwen Hu, I heard that your mother was forced by a tiger to give birth to you. So in your bones, you are just a beast, an animal. I want to avenge my brothers who died by your hands.”

His cursing was learned from Lei Qing. Before the battle even started, he launched a direct personal attack. As for the latter half of the sentence, it was purely to cover people’s eyes and ears, so that people wouldn’t immediately recognize that they were scouts from Yehe Town. At the same time, he lifted the Thousand-Mechanism Crossbow and fired a bolt at Yuwen Hu from afar.

The distance between the two was extremely far. From his distance, Yuwen Hu looked no bigger than a finger. At such a distance, unless one had incredibly good luck, even the God of Arrows would find it hard to hit a person.

But right now, the Blood Wolf Army was gathered together, densely packed and numerous.

With a whoosh, the crossbow bolt drew a long arc in the air and landed two or three zhang away from Yuwen Hu, plunging into the chest of a Blood Wolf Soldier.

The Blood Wolf Soldier screamed, a spray of blood blossomed from his chest, and he fell headfirst from his horse.

“Good crossbow, powerful enough.” Zhou Han secretly praised. If he had used a bow and arrow, it would have been extremely difficult to shoot that far.

The Butcher Yuwen Hu was already in a state of madness. Being provoked so severely, he immediately roared and spurred his horse to charge over. He howled like a wild beast.

“Brothers, retreat. Our purpose is to divert their troops as much as possible.” Zhou Han said to his brothers, “Everyone, try your best to stay alive.”

The six men first galloped in the same direction. Behind them, the Butcher Yuwen Hu roared continuously, taking the lead in the chase. Over a thousand Wolf Soldiers also chose to blindly follow their leader, urging their warhorses to follow.

In an instant, a torrent formed, chasing straight after the six men. “Kill them for me!” Yuwen Hu roared loudly. And his subordinates, the Blood Wolf Army, also let out a sky-shaking roar.

“Damn it, such an obvious trap to lure the enemy.” Poison Eagle Zong Wuji and his horse bandits were almost scattered by the Blood Wolf Soldiers. It was as if they were swept along and merged into this torrent.

In fact, even within the Blood Wolf Army, there were some somewhat sober-minded people. But when the large force charged forward, the reactions of the few were simply ignored. If they didn’t go with the flow and insisted on going against the current, the only outcome would be to be washed away by the torrent and trampled to death by countless warhorses.

Zong Wuji and Helian Bo could only follow. Yuwen Hu and the Blood Wolf Army were in a state of madness and wouldn’t listen to persuasion. If they didn’t follow, could they, with just a few hundred horse bandits, fight against the Black Flag Regiment?

Zhou Han rode his horse and galloped, loading crossbow bolts while turning back to shoot from time to time. The terrifying range of the Thousand-Mechanism Crossbow gave them some safety distance.

But before Zhou Han could rejoice, he heard the sound of a sharp arrow tearing through the air, whistling towards them. A feathered arrow, with wind-attributed Fighting Qi spinning constantly, “thudded” into the back of a scout.

The scout looked as if he had been hit hard, groaned, and flew off the horse’s back.

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