Blood was dripping from the blades, but it was only the old man's and Xia Xiao's knives. The bandits' knives were shiny and you could tell they had been sharpened in advance. They needed to use these knives to cut the necks of those who blocked them, to cut the ropes, and to cut the locks of the brocade boxes in order to take out the money inside. But no matter how sharp they were, they couldn't touch Xia Xiao.
Compared to the tall and strong horse thieves, Xia Xiao was only of average height. But he twisted under the sword, and every time his feet turned, the machete in his hand would leave a clear mark in the air. The knife mark quickly tore through his clothes, injured the skin underneath, and made blood flow.
No matter how small the wound was, the blood would flow out in a rush, scrambling to get out, afraid of falling. Xia Xiao's broadsword sucked the blood, causing it to dance in the air, gathering in streams. When it reached a certain area, the broadsword would swallow it all in one gulp, without hesitation.
Pu Dao hadn't eaten for a long time, and although he didn't urge Xia Xiao as much as before, he became more excited after tasting the blood, and the blood floating in the air became more and more.
The air was dyed blood red, and Xia Xiao was unpredictable. No matter where these experienced horse thieves attacked, he could stop them. This seemingly insignificant height and physique suddenly blocked the warhammer. But in the air wave, the sturdy man holding the warhammer retreated.
Xia Xiao pushed the side of the broadsword, not using much strength, because the real strength was left to the cockscomb. And how much strength could these guys use? Not to mention them, even the cockscomb was not taken seriously by Xia Xiao. He just gave basic respect. It was a bit of an exaggeration to say respect, he just didn't like to underestimate the enemy.
The blood around his body and behind him gradually merged into the sword. When the entire sword emitted a scarlet light, Xia Xiao took a step forward and slashed through the air with the sword in his hand.
A flash of red light appeared before their eyes, and dozens of people were cut in half. Before falling, these guys, with their mouths wide open in shock, all did one thing in common: they lowered their heads and looked at their separated lower bodies with their nearly protruding eyes. They were filled with disbelief, and instantly lost consciousness and life.
Xia Xiao took a few more steps and moved forward, stirring up a gust of wind. In the wind, there was an extremely strong smell of blood and a disgusting stench of decay. The two strong smells mixed together, instantly making the bandits lose their fighting spirit.
When drowning, it is not the breath-holding time that is tested, but one's own fear. The more anxious you are, the sooner you may die. In a battle, as long as the opponent's strength is not overwhelming, it will test your mentality. And now, many of the bandits have lost the idea of continuing the fight. Facing Xia Xiao's knife, they had no time to dodge.
Xia Xiao had the habit of swinging his knife with brute force, as if he wanted to kill the opponent with one blow, leaving no chance for survival. Now the knife was full, and these people should die if they deserved to.
Clang——
The crisp collision sound resounded throughout the grassland, and the scarlet broadsword was broken. Xia Xiao looked at the cockscomb-haired man who blocked his attack and asked in a very cold voice:
"Are you ready?"
"What's the meaning?"
The cockscomb-haired man felt the power of the knife and did not dare to underestimate this opponent, his brows knitted tightly together. The man in front of him was not someone the young man in white could defeat. If he wanted to defeat him, he would probably have to pay a price.
"People who have lost all conscience will definitely go to hell."
With a shake of his arm, the broadsword under the Pudao immediately broke into pieces, and with a sound of breaking wind, he stabbed the person Xia Xiao originally wanted to attack. This action made the cockscomb-haired man take a step forward, raised his leg and kicked Xia Xiao in the chest. This kick was so heavy that Xia Xiao retreated dozens of meters, and only stopped retreating when the Pudao in his hand pierced into the ground.
"You are not from this team, why do you have to meddle in other people's business?"
The appearance of the man with cockscomb hair boosted the morale of the horse thieves, and all the horse thieves gathered together.
"If you want to manage it, then manage it."
Xia Xiao answered casually, and he really had no other reason, just because Ah Zhu wanted to intervene. But this reason made the horse thieves angry, and they were about to move forward with knives in hand, but were blocked by the cockscomb-haired man.
"Don't go and die, retreat!"
The bandits looked at each other, and finally listened to their boss and retreated a hundred meters away, but they were not idle. They set up their crossbows and aimed at Xia Xiao. Sensing the movement behind him, the cockscomb-haired man smiled ghostly and said:
"Even if you are strong, you can't defeat us."
Xia Xiao shook his head disapprovingly, looking at the thirty or so people on the ground, his voice flat as if he was explaining something that was about to happen.
"You'll be like them."
"Shoot!"
More than seventy people behind him shot all their arrows, which drew arcs in the air, blocking all of Xia Xiao's escape routes. But he stood still and waited for the arrows to get closer. He was good at seizing opportunities and could calm down and wait for the opportunity. His action made the cockscomb-haired man a little scared. This kid looked young, but he didn't seem to be playing tricks.
Arrows are as dangerous as swords. He dares to be so relaxed. It can be seen that this guy is just an ordinary person.
A horse thief is most afraid of encountering a knight-errant. One is ambitious and greedy for money and beauty, while the other is chivalrous and righteous. Whenever the two types of people meet, they will fight without saying a word. Now the cock-comb-headed man feels that the boy in front of him belongs to the latter, otherwise he would not meddle in other people's business.
The cockscomb-headed man formed seals with his hands, making the rocks and mud on the ground seem to have grown hands, climbing up his calves and onto his body, turning into a set of armor that fits tightly against his body. The opponent's knife is very sharp, so he must use his earth element to the limit, and keep his footsteps as fast as the opponent's while ensuring that he is strong.
The cockscomb-headed man initially thought that the boy's vitality was wood, but he was not sure. However, when he swung his sword, he would definitely activate it. If it was wood, he would be at a disadvantage, after all, wood was the only element that could overcome earth. But this terrain was still useful to him.
As the arrows approached, Xia Xiao swept his arm in an extremely exaggerated arc, causing the rain of arrows to fall to the ground. Then, Xia Xiao stuck the machete in his hand into the ground and slapped the ground with his hands.
The ground was churning, and vines were about to break out from the ground. They all had extremely sharp thorns, and some sharp stakes would also pierce out with them.
The raised ground was like waves. When Cockscomb was ready to resist, they quickly bypassed him and went behind him.
"As a knight, are you so sinister?"
The Cockscomb-Headed Man roared, quickly formed seals, and slapped the ground with his hands.
boom!
The rising ground was about to break open when it was blocked by the hardened soil. However, the sharp vines still broke some small holes, leaving the ground full of cracks, like a spider web in an old house that had been left unoccupied for a long time. The more than 70 people on it felt a palpitation and jumped up in shock. When they landed, they began to retreat again, leaving the surrounding kilometers to the boss and the kid, not daring to cause trouble.
While they were running with their gold, silver and treasures, the people in the previous caravan were still tied up with their hands and feet, and had sacks on their heads. They could only sit there and wait to die, just like those maids, holding a handful of soil in their hands, waiting to die.
The scarlet light raged across the grassland, bringing with it a mad wind that caused the rock armor on Cockscomb to fall to pieces. Xia Xiao's figure was ghostly, and he flashed behind Cockscomb in the blink of an eye, his voice as cold as winter water.
"Who said I was a knight?"
Xia Xiao cherished his knife and would not use it to directly scratch the rock. But the sharp force on it was enough to achieve the effect Xia Xiao wanted. The armor on his back fell off, and when the cockscomb head turned around, although his arms blew an extremely exaggerated wind, Xia Xiao had already moved with his back.
Feeling a chill on his back, Cockscomb stamped his feet, and a stone pillar immediately rushed out from behind him. The stone pillar lifted Xia Xiao up, forcing him to retreat. Then, while the rock armor behind Cockscomb was repairing, his arms swung violently.
The rock and mud on the ground were still climbing up his body at a very fast speed, turning him from a man in armor into a larger stone man. When his arms landed on the ground, the ground shook, and countless sharp stone spikes pierced out from underneath. The tops of the stone spikes were sharp, pointing in all directions.
The stone spike pierced through the dead old man, Yun'er, and killed everyone in the previous caravan. Although it didn't hit the target every time, the stone spike rose very quickly, and ordinary people would have their bones broken or even die if it touched them.
Xia Xiao's body was light, and after he jumped up and landed, his toes touched the tip of the stone cone, and he became interested. He hadn't fought like this for a long time. In his daily battles, he was either crushed or crushed others. It was rare for him to encounter an opponent of equal strength. Therefore, he was ready to fight a good fight, and he used the wood element vitality that was exposed first.
With a shake of his arms, the wings on his scapula spread out. When Xia Xiao flew into the sky, the cockscomb with only his eyes left frowned. Since this guy can fly, the advantage he gained from the grassland is equalized by the five elements restraint and the ability to fly. In this way, he can only take steady steps and fight a war of attrition. Although there is grass on the grassland, it is not like a forest, but there is a lot of mud. If it drags on, he may not lose!
"With your strength, why don't you do anything else? Why do you have to be a bandit here?"
Xia Xiao swooped down from mid-air, and many crystal objects flew out from his wings. They fell on the mud and rocks on the cockscomb's body. Then Xia Xiao twisted his body and did not continue the attack.
"broken!"
A punch smashed the rocks on his arm, and they did not fall to the ground, but were shot towards Xia Xiao under the call of the cockscomb head's vitality. His arm was like a gun muzzle, shooting out extremely exaggerated rock fragments in the dust. They were incredibly sharp, but Xia Xiao dodged them quickly. Compared to the speed on land, only fire could barely compare with wind. But the cockscomb head suddenly turned in a direction and predicted Xia Xiao's position.
"With this strength, why can't I be a horse thief? Being an official means obeying orders, and knights are too hypocritical. They can only do good things, otherwise they would be hypocritical. Then I will be a horse thief, and I will have sex with any woman I like, and I will kill anyone I want. Even if the princess of Gou Longbang is here, I dare to fuck her! Isn't it fun?"
Xia Xiao raised his eyebrows. It was indeed refreshing, but unfortunately, he didn't like it. Killing innocent people indiscriminately was not an excuse to escape reality or a way to vent anger!
The wings were folded, and the rock was blocked outside. But when Xia Xiao spread his wings again, a very strange sound was heard.