Scramble for the head
Long Chen continued to move forward. Every time they left a city, a group of five hundred people would follow them into the city.
At this moment, in the darkness of the mountain stream several thousand meters behind them, five hundred people were hidden. These people were Deng Fan and his five hundred Blade Guards!
These people were all people who had experienced the battlefield. Although they were shocked by the scenes in the cities along the way and broke out in cold sweat, none of them showed any signs of fear.
"Strange Souls Snatching Souls. I didn't expect such a strange thing to happen in the Qilian Ghost Mountain …" Deng Fan stood lightly on a towering tree trunk and looked ahead from afar.
"They seem to be waiting for the cavalry to slowly kill them and then reap the fruits of their labor. It can't be that simple. It seems that all ten of you will die here today!" Deng Fan said and disappeared into the night.
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On the other side, Long Chen and the others were still waiting for the group of cavalrymen to kill each other.
Many of them had the intention to let them continue to fight because they could enjoy the fruits of their labor. In the end, it was very likely that they would be able to obtain the head of the major general without any effort.
There were even some who believed that if they were left alone, the so-called army of ten thousand would soon be wiped out just like that.
However, Long Chen's words made them tremble in fear. If they were allowed to continue killing like this, it would only breed stronger killing machines.
For example, out of the thousands of cavalries, there were only a few hundred left. However, these few hundred people were all at the later stage of the Spirit Martial Realm. If they continued to kill, the three major generals would be the last to survive. At that time, their cultivation would most likely skyrocket!
If they continued to kill each other, as long as one of them reached the sixth level of the Divine Transformation Realm, the ten of them wouldn't be able to kill him.
After a short period of observation, the number of cavalrymen in the night became fewer and fewer, but their qi became more and more condensed. Only then did everybody realize that Long Chen's words were not false.
Therefore, he had been waiting, waiting until there were only thirty or so people left.
Thirty people was not a random number. At this moment, the number of people had decreased sharply. Although the three major generals were powerful, they were only at the third tier of the Semi-God Realm. The others had not become Semi-God Realm warriors, either.
In this way, they only needed to send out a few people to hold back the other thirty people, and the rest of them would have a chance to kill the three Divine Transformation Stage major generals …
Everyone had been following him since night fell, keeping a distance of a thousand meters, not daring to get any closer.
98!
90!
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Everyone seemed to be able to feel their own heartbeats. As time passed, the number of soldiers decreased rapidly, but their palms were covered in sweat.
Finally, the next day, when the sun was high in the sky, there were only thirty cavalrymen and three Divinity Transformation Stage major generals left!
"Go!"
Following Chu Shan's command, everyone rushed out in a single file. Long Chen and the other three women immediately rushed towards the remaining thirty cavalrymen, while the other six people formed groups of two and rushed towards the remaining three Major Generals!
The ten of them were not weak. Six of them were at the Divine Transformation Realm. After a few days of understanding, Long Chen even knew that they were the top ten experts on the Earth Roll. Among them, Chu Shan was an expert on the Heaven Roll.
However, they had only just reached the Soul Formation Stage not long ago. Even so, it shouldn't be a problem for them to fight two against one.
Long Chen, the man who had yet to reach the Deity Transformation Stage, and the three women who had yet to reach the Deity Transformation Stage, naturally became the targets of protection. Thus, their mission was only to stall the thirty cavalrymen.
Although everyone believed in Long Chen's words, they still followed Chu Shan's lead. After all, Chu Shan had the strength of the Heaven Roll and was the strongest among them. Moreover, his wisdom was outstanding.
As for Long Chen's strength, he was too weak in everyone's eyes. After all, there was a fundamental difference between the Spirit Martial Realm and the Soul Formation Stage. However, now that everyone was on the same boat, no one pointed it out and took care of him.
Naturally, Long Chen was well aware of this, but he was also happy and relaxed. He held his long sword and walked leisurely among the cavalrymen.
On the other side, the six people quickly engaged in battle with the three Major Generals.
Only then did everyone realize that the battle was not as difficult as they imagined. Although these Major Generals had the cultivation of the Soul Formation Stage, they had no martial arts skills. When they roared, they were like bloodthirsty monsters without the slightest bit of rationality.
Now, everyone knew that the mission given by the Empire was not without the slightest chance of survival. The difficulty was also not as high as they imagined.
Long Chen waved his long sword and was not in a hurry to kill these cavalrymen. Instead, he paid attention to Chu Shan and the others behind him. At this moment, although they were on the same boat, everyone wanted to be the first to complete the mission.
Once the three Major Generals were killed, it was very likely that there would be a dispute over these three heads.
After all, with the heads, they could report back to the Imperial Capital and receive an extremely generous reward!
Whoosh!
In just a few hundred moves, Chu Shan and the burly man were the first to kill a Major General of the Soul Formation Stage. The two of them looked at each other and actually ignored their previous agreement and rushed straight toward the dead Major General's corpse. They wanted to take the head and complete the mission.
"Scram!"
Chu Shan slashed out with his sword. As his Sea of Qi surged, he forced the burly man to retreat with his cultivation of the second layer of the Soul Formation Stage and took the lead to snatch the head of the Major General.
The burly man's face was ashen, but he did not hesitate to turn around and rush toward the other two Major Generals.
The burly man's strength was not weak. With his participation, the other two Major Generals were quickly killed and he also snatched one of the heads.
As for those who did not snatch the heads, their faces were ashen.
For a moment, the scene was in a stalemate. Among the six people, only three of them obtained the Major General's head. The other three were naturally unwilling to leave the matter at that. After all, they had used up a lot of their strength.
After Long Chen and the three women killed thirty cavalrymen, the three women also joined in the stalemate. After all, seeing that the mission item was taken away and there was no need to take any more risks, their hearts were filled with complex feelings. They were unwilling to leave the matter at that.
Only Long Chen's lips curled into a faint smile as he looked at the crowd.
"You can take these three heads, but I want the identification jade pendants on your waists!" Following Long Chen's cold shout, his body suddenly turned into a phantom.
The identification jade pendants on the waists of the three people who obtained the Major General's head immediately fell into Long Chen's hands.
Their pupils suddenly shrank and they thought to themselves, "So fast!"
But immediately, the eyes of the three people were filled with anger. They never thought that Long Chen would not snatch the Storage Ring and the Major General's head, but suddenly snatch the identification jade pendants. Otherwise, the three of them would not have been defeated by him in one strike.
The burly man was the most hot-tempered. He directly shouted, "We were originally teammates. I don't want to hurt you. Quickly hand over the identification jade pendant!"
Chu Shan and the other Soul Formation Stage youth also narrowed their eyes and stared at Long Chen. In their eyes, Long Chen was only in the Spiritual Martial Realm. Although he played a big role in this trip, now that they had the Major General's head, it was equivalent to directly returning to the imperial capital to hand in the mission. No one was willing to play with their own lives.
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