A clearing in the woods beside a muddy path.

Militia Captain Wilson did not expect things to turn out like this.

They just wanted to capture a witch so that they could go to Lyon Town to exchange for some bounty.

Just when they are about to catch the witch, a group of mysterious masked men suddenly appear out of nowhere and try to kidnap the witch.

There were ferocious beasts roaming the mountains. The village militiamen who were able to survive in the mountains were all very tough. How could they just watch their prey being taken away? So the two sides started fighting.

The witch ran very fast and it was obvious that she was not simple.

To avoid any accidents, almost all the village militiamen, more than 40 in number, were mobilized.

There are also quite a few mysterious masked people, more than thirty in total.

Although their weapons were simple, their martial arts were very strong and they were extremely brave. The moment they suddenly rushed out, they caused considerable casualties to the militia.

As the captain of the militia and the most powerful warrior in the village, Wilson was extremely angry and confused.

His weapon was a hardwood stick with iron wrapped at both ends. He knocked a masked man who rushed towards him to the ground with one stick and roared loudly:

"Who are you? Tell me your identities!"

Among the masked men, there was a tall and strong man with amazing martial arts skills who laughed loudly.

"Have you heard of Rudolph, the Black Wolf of the Jungle?"

Wilson was surprised, but even more puzzled: "Black Wolf, we never provoked you, why did you attack us?"

"For the purple-haired woman over there. Give her to me and we'll leave right away."

Wilson frowned: "The elder said she is an evil witch!"

"I know, the witch is what I want."

Wilson was shocked: "Black Wolf, you actually became the devil's apostle?"

"Ha~ Devil Apostle~ The people in the church are really good at framing people."

"But I'm not a devil's apostle. I robbed her for the bounty, haha!"

As he spoke, the powerful Black Wolf swung his gnarled wooden hammer with force and hit a militiaman's head accurately, killing him instantly.

"You let them go now, or I will kill all of you."

The militiamen are not to be feared. They are not only comrades-in-arms, but also partners who grew up together and even relatives.

Seeing his relatives being killed and the other party trying to intercept them, the militia captain Wilson's eyes turned red and he roared angrily.

"Kill! Kill all these bandits!"

He waved the iron-wrapped wooden stick violently and rushed towards the witch who was panting heavily against a tree not far away.

The goal is clear, to kill the witch and leave Black Wolf with nothing.

The black wolf Rudolph discovered his intention and immediately rushed over to intercept him.

Soon, the two sides started fighting.

In terms of martial arts, Black Wolf Rudolph is stronger, but his weapon is not as handy as Wilson's, so the two sides fought evenly.

Seeing that he couldn't break through Rudolph's entanglement, Wilson swept his stick with all his strength to force his opponent back, and shouted loudly: "Shoot~~Shoot the witch to death!"

I wanted to keep him alive, because the bounty for a live person would be much higher, but since Black Wolf had done this, no one could expect to gain any benefit.

The mountain village militiamen are also the hunters in the village. They usually hunt with bows and arrows, so their archery skills are extremely good.

Wilson shouted and three militiamen responded immediately.

Rudolph immediately shouted, "Protect the witch! Don't let them use arrows!"

The masked warriors immediately engaged in a desperate struggle.

But in the end, a militiaman managed to shoot an arrow.

'collapse!'

With a sound of a bowstring, an iron arrow accurately passed through the battlefield in the forest and shot straight into the heart of the purple-haired witch.

Black Wolf Rudolph saw this and felt a chill in his heart: "It's over."

There might be martial arts masters in the world who could intercept flying arrows, but no one present had such a great ability.

"Dang~"

A crisp metal knocking sound suddenly rang out, and the iron arrow was knocked away.

Immediately afterwards, a slovenly black-haired man appeared next to the purple-haired witch.

The man was holding a dirty metal sword, which was obviously used to knock away the deadly iron arrow.

Wilson and Rudolph were both shocked and paused involuntarily.

Immediately afterwards, the man waved his hands and threw stones continuously.

"Bang, bang, bang~~"

The militia's hunting dogs were unable to dodge and were all shot dead in an instant.

Immediately afterwards, the man bent down and picked up the purple-haired witch with one hand.

The witch was tall and plump, and weighed quite a lot, but in the man's hands, she seemed to have no weight.

As everyone was surprised, the black-haired swordsman turned and ran.

Although he was holding a woman, he ran very fast and disappeared from everyone's sight in the blink of an eye.

The target that both sides were fighting for was gone, and the martial arts displayed by the swordsman were truly terrifying.

Black Wolf Rudolph and Wilson looked at each other and immediately took a step back.

Wilson glared at Rudolph fiercely: "Black Wolf, I will remember this blood debt!"

At least five or six militiamen were killed in the battle and more than a dozen were injured. If he gets the chance, he will definitely take revenge.

Rudolph was determined to snatch the witch away. When he saw the witch running away, he didn't want to continue to tangle with Wilson. He chuckled: "I, Black Wolf, have many enemies. You are not a big deal."

As he spoke, he waved his hand, and his men, along with their dead brothers, quickly retreated back to the dense forest.

After the black wolf left, a militiaman asked, "Captain, should we continue to chase him?"

"What the hell are you chasing? Are you going to chase me to my death?"

"If the swordsman could stone our dog to death, can't he stone us to death?"

After hearing this, all the militiamen present shrank their heads and kept silent.

Wilson added, "Allen, Lathan, Corey, and Ade, the four of you go to the Lyon Town Church and deliver a letter to Bishop Rebatti, telling him everything that happened."

"Yes, Captain."

"We lost six brothers in battle. Don't forget to ask the bishop for compensation."

"Yes, Captain."

The four militias immediately set out northward toward the town of Lyons.

"The rest of you, take your dead and wounded brothers and follow me back to the village."

On the other side, the black wolf Adolf and his brothers were walking in the dense forest.

After walking about a mile, Rudolph said, "Let's dig a hole and bury our fallen brothers."

One of them was killed and the rest were wounded.

The masked warrior did as he was told.

Before burying the person, the masked warrior made a strange move.

They specially found stones and smashed the dead man's face hard until there was no trace of his pre-birth appearance, and then they buried the body carefully.

During the whole process, no one objected, and no one cried because of it. Everyone was used to it, and their expressions were even very indifferent.

After the people were buried, Rudolph waved his hand and said, "Keep going."

The team walked in silence in the forest for a while and soon arrived at a clear mountain stream deep in the forest.

Rudolph raised his hand and said, "Rest here."

So, nearly 30 people took off their masks, some washed their faces, some drank water, and some treated their wounds.

The whole process was very quiet. No one spoke, and no one cried out in pain. It was like an army that had undergone rigorous training.

Rudolph took out a piece of dried meat and some potatoes and ate them with the clear water from the stream.

After eating for a while, he suddenly felt something was wrong. Turning around, he found two people upstream of the mountain stream.

They were the black-haired swordsman and purple-haired witch who had left earlier.

The purple-haired witch was sitting on the rocks in the mountain stream, washing herself, while the black-haired swordsman was standing next to her, looking at her with a strange look.

Rudolf was shocked and immediately gripped the gnarled warhammer tightly: "Beware!"

The soldiers instantly assumed combat readiness stances, and the whole process took less than 2 seconds.

Rudolph then spoke: "Young man, who are you?"

The martial arts displayed by the black-haired swordsman before were so amazing that even if the opponent was only one person, Rudolf did not dare to act rashly.

The black-haired swordsman was naturally Rosen. He looked at the thirty or so soldiers downstream and said calmly, "You don't look like bandits, but more like soldiers."

Rudolph remained silent.

"You are definitely not robbing people for the bounty, but have other purposes."

"I'm curious about your purpose."

Rudolph said in a deep voice: "Young man, this has nothing to do with you."

Rosen smiled faintly: "The so-called witch you covet is my wife. So this matter has a lot to do with not only me."

Rudolph was slightly surprised: "You are also a devil's apostle?!"

Rosen smiled faintly: "We haven't done anything evil, how come we have become demons?"

Rudolf said in a deep voice: "The teachings of the Eternal Sun say that all beings with extraordinary powers have been bewitched by the devil and are the devil's apostles in the world!"

Rosen asked back: "Do you believe this?"

“Everyone believes it.”

As they spoke, Rudolph and the 30 or so soldiers around him all looked nervous.

But they did not show too much hostility, but instead showed a hint of unconcealed curiosity.

This state made Rosen's heart move slightly, and he smiled faintly: "You want extraordinary power, right?"

In the mountains and forests, Rudolph did not hide it: "Yes, we are from the Faceless Brotherhood."

"In our view, the devil is a term used by the church, and most devils are slandered by the church, but supernatural powers do exist."

"We are not the running dogs of the church, and we are tired of this boring mortal world. We want to pursue powerful power to transcend life and death, and transcend the mortal world."

Rosen smiled and said, "Are you the only ones pursuing them? Or are there some other guys hiding deeper behind the scenes?"

Rudolf was silent for a few seconds, then spoke: "Of course we have a protector behind us, but the identity of the protector needs to be kept secret. After all, this world belongs to the church."

Rosen nodded to show that he understood, and then said: "We need mortals to serve us. If your service satisfies us, we will grant you extraordinary powers."

As he spoke, he leaned down, picked up a nearly 200-kilogram rock with one hand, and threw it upward with force, straight up more than five meters high.

Immediately afterwards, the sword in his right hand flashed, and the rock instantly split into two halves, one half of which rolled to Rudolph's feet.

Rudolf looked at the cracked rock and saw that the crack was as smooth as a mirror, obviously cut by the sword.

Any warrior knows the horror of this move, which far exceeds the power that a mortal should have.

Rudolf's eyebrows twitched as he watched, and all the soldiers present couldn't help but cry out in low voices, greatly shocked by the extraordinary power displayed by Rosen.

A hint of enthusiasm appeared on Rudolf's face. He immediately stood up and bowed humbly to Rosen.

"Extraordinary Ones, we are willing to serve you!"

Second update in the afternoon.

(End of this chapter)