Chapter 132 - Breakthrough
“The barbarians must have a comprehensive plan, since they dared to march so deep behind our lines and attack our stronghold. We cannot rely on Master Fang to rescue us this time.” Shi Mu shook his head.
“So…” Hearing these words Feng Li felt his heart was as heavy as a stone.
“No time to talk now, it’s dangerous to stay here. Let’s move!” Shi Mu said brusquely, striding forward.
Feng Li nodded and followed closely, not saying a word.
“Brothers! Please wait!”The sound of hurried steps came from behind, and the Adepts that had been with them previously emerged, still trembling with fear.
Shi Mu frowned anxiously and reluctantly stopped.
“Brother Shi, can we follow you?” A young man wearing clothes of the Ethereal Phoenix Sect pleaded, his face deadly pale as he saw the mutilated bodies lying desolate on the ground. The others echoed eagerly and cast beseeching looks toward Shi Mu. These charm Adepts had been living peaceful lives under the protection of their sects, hence their lack of experiences of real fighting. They had definitely not fought with barbarians on bloody battlefields. But their eyesight had not faded. While panicking in the chaos, they had clearly seen how Shi Mu reacted when the barbarians raided their stronghold. Therefore, they clung to Shi Mu, as if he was a heavenly savior.
Shi Mu’s quickly looked over them, and a hint of embarrassed hesitation crossed his eyes. These people had not experienced actual combat and could probably not even put up a fight when meeting with the barbarians. As a matter of fact, without their charms they were no better than children, and to flee with them would be a most unwise choice. But after all, they had lived in the same stronghold, which made it too difficult to refuse them.
“Brother Shi, we are, after all, companions. Just take them. We can use them as a shield in the case of danger…” Feng Li came near and suggested this in an awkward tone, lowering his voice toward the end of his statement.
Shi Mu shook his head in disapproval, then looked at the others and, in an encouraging tone, said, ” If you want to go, just follow me, but you can only rely on yourselves when we fight with the barbarians.”
The Adepts were all very glad and nodded briskly and, thus, these people followed Shi Mu. Before long the group had come across a split in the path.
“Brother Feng, now you go first.” Shi Mu said.
Feng Li nodded and waited for a second before he went into the left pathway. Shi Mu followed him without any hesitation. Though the others felt this was quite strange, they said nothing and continued to follow the two closely.
The Rat Nest was not a big stronghold, but it had many other small passages, besides the four main passages, which lead toward the exits to the stronghold. They had probably been built for times such as this. With Feng Li leading the way, they made many detours and gradually approached the north exit. They had met a few barbarians on the way, but they were killed by Shi Mu’s black blade and the Adepts’ charms, so the group passed through without meeting any real danger.
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After a quarter of an hour, Shi Mu halted for a breath, leaning on a stone wall. They were only a few steps away from the north exit of the stronghold. He stepped back after glancing outside the exit. There were some tall figures walking back and forth, which seemed to be the barbarians on guard.
“They have thirteen men. Except for the two senior Houtian warriors, the others are all just primary or junior stage Practitioners.” Feng Li stood near him and whispered in a low voice. He had just spent some time sensing the barbarians with his eyes shut.
Shi Mu’s face showed a little surprise. Feng Li could, unexpectedly, sense the number of the barbarians, as well as their strength, at a short distance!
“Step back now.” He waved his hand and they retreated back to the secret passage.
Shi Mu pat on the wall and then a crack appeared on it, through which they edged their way inside before closing it again. Inside was a small room, used for storing odds and ends for the stronghold, and it was too remote for the barbarians to find in a short time.
The other Adepts were waiting here, and they gathered around their leaders as soon as they came in.
“Brother Shi, how is the front exit?” A young man in green asked.
Shi Mu told them about the condition of the exit, which made them feel great amounts of fear.
“Now we can only fight for our way out.The noise of fighting is fading and the longer we stay here, the more dangerous it will be.” Feng Li made a quick analysis. The others looked at each other and nodded helplessly.
“Well, the barbarians have the advantage in number, so we must decide our tactic.” Shi Mu said seriously.
Just then, the door of the room cracked with a loud noise and a green figure jumped in. The man was wearing barbarian clothes and a fur mask on his face. He seemed to be surprised when he saw Shi Mu and his companions.
The next moment, a cold light shone, and a sword stabbed mercilessly towards the unexpected visitor. Feng Li had launched an attack. The man was caught off guard, and the distance was so short that he couldn’t dodge the attack. But just as the man was to be killed by Feng Li, a black blade appeared suddenly and warded off the sword in Feng Li’s hand.
“Wait, brother Feng, he is not a barbarian, he is just disguised as one.” Shi Mu grabbed Feng Li’s wrist and spoke rapidly. Hearing the Shi Mu’s resolute voice, the others, who were jumping to their feet and drawing their weapons, also stopped their movements.
“Brothers, it’s me.” The man pulled down his mask, revealing a familiar face. He was none other than Mountain Green.
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