To be honest, Zhang Heng's luck was not very good along the way. As soon as he entered the quest, he had to kill an entire bar of people just to drink some water. After that, he found out that they were related to his main quest. On the way to find Wendy's father, he met the sheriff. However, in order to send Wendy home, the sheriff fought with him. When they arrived at the destination, the sheriff got involved in the conflict between the local miners and farmers. Fortunately, his bad luck seemed to be coming to an end tonight.
As soon as the sun set, a large patch of dark clouds appeared in the sky, blocking the moonlight and reducing the visibility at night. This indirectly increased the success rate of their operation tonight.
However, to be cautious, everyone decided to wait another two hours before taking action.
The battle was about to begin, and everyone in the camp had different expressions on their faces.
Zhang Heng walked up to the sheriff, who was in a daze, holding a wine jug that he carried with him.
"Are you okay?" Zhang Heng asked.
"Of course," the sheriff said. "Why would I be okay?"
"You only talked about the relationship between Cook and Matthew, as well as your relationship with Matthew. You didn't mention much about your relationship with Cook."
"There's nothing to mention between me and Cook," the sheriff said. The sheriff said, "I joined the Lucky Horseshoe because of Matthew. Cook and I are just ordinary friends."
"Is that so? But from your tone, I can tell that you admire Cook." Zhang Heng sat down in front of the sheriff and placed the Winchester on his knees. The sheriff was silent for a moment before he said, "He has always been the person I admire the most.
"He has always been the person I respect the most. No, I should say that he is the person that all the young people in the town admire. Even though … after what happened that night, I know that he didn't tell me the whole plan, but I don't blame him. Really, he knows me and each of us. He knows very well that if the price is to kill everyone in the town, we might not join him in his revenge. So, I can forgive him on this matter. But what happened after that … it's a little hard for me to accept.
"In fact, I lied before. When the Cook Gang was just established, I went to look for them alone. At that time, they had just ransacked a train, killed all the passengers, and looted all the valuables. The rest of the goods were burned by them. At that time, the Cook Gang was not as cunning as they became. I followed the traces they left behind and found them."
"And then?" Zhang Heng took the jug handed to him by the sheriff and took a sip.
"Then I was discovered by them. One of them attacked me from behind and knocked me unconscious. When I opened my eyes again, I found myself tied to a tree."
"Did Cook not recognize you?"
"No, he was looking at me quietly in front of me, and one of his men was pointing a gun at my head. But at that time, I was very angry and didn't think about my own safety. I just loudly asked him why he became like this. "
"How did he answer you?"
"He didn't answer me. He just asked me how many people there were and how I found them. I didn't answer his question. Then, his men began to beat me up. It lasted for about three minutes. They beat me so hard that at least two of my ribs were broken. Just when I thought I was going to die, Cook finally asked them to stop. He then told me that this was the first and last time. If he saw me again, he would beat me to death. After that, they left, leaving me alone under the tree.
"I stayed there for a whole week before I was rescued by a passing caravan," the sheriff said, "So don't worry. Because of our past friendship, I will hold back tonight's operation. In fact, I also have a debt to settle with him. "
…
Two hours passed quickly.
Zhang Heng and his team set off at nine o 'clock in the evening. To avoid being discovered, they rode very slowly, and they even wrapped their horses' hooves with cloth. It was not until a quarter to ten that they arrived at the periphery of the forest.
The sheriff's expression became solemn. Now, this kind of visibility would certainly help them disguise themselves as Major Wade and his men, but it would also increase the difficulty of sneaking into the forest. After the Cook Gang entered the forest, the only person in charge of reconnaissance had run back to report the situation. So now, they knew nothing about the situation in the forest, and they didn't know what kind of security the other party had set up.
"I will lead the way," Zhang Heng said. As he spoke, he took out the Filter Lens and put it on his eyes.
Within the effective range of 300 meters, everything became clear again. Even the water droplets on the tree trunk could not escape Zhang Heng's eyes.
After traveling roughly 200 yards, Zhang Heng suddenly came to a halt.
"What's wrong?" the sheriff asked in a low voice.
"There are people in the tree ahead," Zhang Heng said.
With the help of the Filter Lens, Zhang Heng could clearly see that there was a Cook Gang guard on the tree not far away.
At this distance, it was actually quite troublesome to deal with them. After all, there were nineteen people on Zhang Heng's side. No matter how careful they were, they would still make a sound when they moved. And Zhang Heng couldn't use a gun to kill them from a distance because the sound of gunshots would expose their whereabouts. Bows and arrows wouldn't work either, and the sound of corpses falling would also alert others.
"Let's change direction," Zhang Heng said.
Although there were thirty Cook Gang members, it was impossible for them to cover the entire forest. And the people in charge of guarding had different habits. For example, the guy Zhang Heng met on the east side was squatting under a tree.
Zhang Heng took the bow and arrow from a farmer, then carefully moved forward for a distance. When he was about eighty meters away, the man began to notice him. The forest was full of dead branches and leaves, and it was inevitable that he would make some noise when he walked on them. Fortunately, the man couldn't see him clearly at this distance, and he would probably think that he was some wild animal.
Zhang Heng moved forward for another ten meters, reaching his limit. He then put the Paris Arrow on the bowstring, roughly aiming at the target's position, and released his fingers. The Paris Arrow flew out of the bowstring, drawing an arc in the night, and accurately hitting the target's heart.
The man let out a muffled groan. He wanted to reach out to pull the arrow out of his chest, but when his hand touched the arrow, he could no longer exert any strength.
"We're safe now." Zhang Heng said to the people behind him. He then walked to the man he killed and put away the Paris Arrow.
After quietly removing the hidden sentries in this direction, they didn't encounter any more trouble on the rest of the journey. They soon approached the hunter's hut, which was to be expected. After all, the Cook Gang wasn't in a state of war, and it was impossible for them to spend a lot of manpower on guarding the outer perimeter.
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