Everyone looked at Bai Yuxiu, waiting for his next words.
"The number of people infiltrating should not be too large, otherwise the target will be too big and the surprise attack effect will not be achieved. I thought about it and thought that four people would be enough, so I tentatively named them as myself, Junior Brother Qin Jing of Tianjian Sect, and Junior Brother of Fenghuo Sect.
Junior Brother Di Tong and Brother Shi Shi from the Black Demon Sect are ready, and the others are outside to cooperate with the feint attack to draw the attention of the barbarians." Bai Yuxiu said calmly.
Shi Mu's expression changed slightly, and he regained his composure in the blink of an eye.
Among the crowd, the young Taoist priest carrying a sword who had just greeted Shi Mu and another tall dark-skinned young man were slightly shaken, but neither of them spoke.
Most of the people who were not selected secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Although sneaking into the stronghold was the most successful, it was much more dangerous than feigning an attack outside. After all, the enemy was strong and we were weak. Once discovered, there was only a dead end. Naturally, no one wanted to go.
While many people were happy, they looked at Shi Mu with some doubts.
"Senior Brother Bai, the three of you can be regarded as some of the most powerful martial arts experts here. Brother Shi is a warlock and is not strong in martial arts. It seems a little inappropriate to infiltrate with the three of you." Ke'er suddenly became confused at this moment.
He spoke.
"Junior Sister Ke, I chose Junior Brother Shi to join because of his status as a warlock." Bai Yuxiu looked at Ke'er with a smile on his face.
"I have an intermediate fire talisman, the Fire Cloud Talisman, on me. As long as the four of us sneak into the stronghold, release this talisman, and burn the food and grass inside, it will not take much effort. However, this talisman requires the pure mana of a warlock.
We can activate it, so we can only let Junior Brother Shi sneak in with us." Bai Yuxiu took out a fiery red talisman from his arms, and the fiery red runes on it emitted strong mana fluctuations.
Shi Mu's face flashed with surprise and he looked at the red talisman.
This was the first time he had seen an intermediate-level talisman, but he had heard of its power. With this talisman, it would be much easier to burn the food and grass in the stronghold.
Ke'er frowned and wanted to say something else.
"Since Senior Brother Bai has thought so carefully, let's go together." Shi Mu waved his hand to Ke'er and said with a chuckle.
"Junior brother Shi really understands the righteousness. Once this matter is successful, you will be considered the first to succeed. Okay, the matter has been settled. Everyone will go back and make preparations. We will prepare to set off in the afternoon and strive to arrive near Yingchou Stream in the evening.
Act at night." Bai Yuxiu took a deep look at Shi Mu and said with a smile on his face.
The others naturally had no objections and dispersed in a hurry. They went to prepare themselves.
After Shi Mu returned to his residence, he walked back and forth in the house for a while, with a sneer flashing on his face.
Bai Yuxiu asked him to join the four people who had infiltrated. The purpose was self-evident. However, with his current strength, as long as he did not encounter an innate strong person, he still had a lot of confidence in saving his life.
Since Bai Yuxiu had already attacked him this time, he didn't intend to be polite to him anymore.
"Knock knock knock..." A knock on the door came.
Shi Mu opened the door, and outside was Pingting, who was wearing a green shirt, but it was Ke'er.
"Junior Sister Ke, are you okay?" Shi Mu asked her after letting her into the room.
"Brother Shi, it's all because... because of my relationship, you have a bad relationship with Senior Brother Bai. If it weren't for the misunderstanding two days ago, he wouldn't have let you join the infiltration team." Ke'er walked in, her face filled with guilt.
said.
"Haha, junior sister, there is no need to blame yourself. The Xuanwu Sect and our Black Demon Sect already have a grudge, and it has nothing to do with you." Shi Mu's eyes flashed and he said with a faint smile.
"But……"
"Junior sister Ke'er doesn't have to worry about me. Even if I sneak into Yingchou Stream, I have the means to protect myself. But although junior sister is feigning an attack outside, I need to be more careful."
Shi Keer wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Shi Mu.
"Okay, since Brother Shi said so, then..."
Ke'er's beautiful eyes darkened, and she took out a green talisman from her arms. The runes on it emitted bursts of green light and squirmed like living creatures.
"This is a rejuvenation talisman. Senior brother, you should be able to use it if you bring it with you." Ke'er handed the talisman to Shi Mu.
Shi Mu looked a little moved. Although the Rejuvenation Talisman was only a low-level wood-type talisman, it was very difficult to refine and the price was much higher than ordinary low-level talismans. Even he had not been able to successfully draw it.
And talismans that can recover injuries in a short time are rare items everywhere, not to mention that it coincides with the war now.
"How can I accept such a life-saving thing? Junior sister should keep it for herself." Shi Mu immediately shook his head and refused.
"Brother Shi, don't worry, I have more than one rejuvenation talisman on me." Ke'er smiled brightly and put the rejuvenation talisman into Shi Mu's hand.
"Then... Okay, take these attack talismans with you for self-defense." Shi Mu felt the warmth of Ke'er's fingertips in his palm, and his heart couldn't help but feel slightly warm. After nodding, he took out a few fireballs from his arms.
The talisman and the water sword talisman were handed to Ke'er.
Ke'er was not polite. After accepting the talisman, she chatted casually with Shi Mu for a few words before saying goodbye and leaving.
…
A secret place on the other side of the mine.
Bai Yuxiu and a fat disciple of the Xuanwu Sect stood side by side, discussing something.
"Senior Brother Bai, I'm a little strange, why did the alliance suddenly issue this mission? Although our stronghold is not big, it can be regarded as an eye liner in the area behind enemy lines. If it is pulled out, it will be a big loss to the alliance." The fat disciple frowned.
said.
"Hehe, it's up to junior brother to realize this." Bai Yuxiu said hey, without answering directly.
"Could it be that...the alliance will take some big action next?" The fat disciple suddenly thought of something and his eyes lit up.
"There is something I haven't told anyone else yet. The alliance has received definite news. Because we have been moving frequently before, the barbarians have decided to conduct a large-scale clearing of our area. This stronghold is no longer safe and needs to be evacuated immediately. For this mission,
It's just the last action before evacuation." Bai Yuxiu said with a sneer.
"That's it." The fat disciple suddenly realized.
"I have been worrying about how to deal with that Shi Mu these past two days. This task comes at the right time..." Bai Yuxiu licked his upper lip and said sinisterly.
"Hehe, senior brother, this is a wonderful move!" The fat disciple chuckled and agreed in a playful manner.
…
The night gets darker and the bright moon rises.
The cold moonlight poured down from the dark night and shrouded a valley.
In the valley, there is a large area of wooden buildings, some high and some short, built against the mountain.
There is also a checkpoint about two feet high on the outside of the valley, which is made of long logs as thick as a bowl, with the top cut into a sharp arrow shape.
There is an arrow tower on each side of the level, and two tall barbarians are walking back and forth on it, monitoring the movements nearby.
This is the Yingchou Valley, a stronghold of the barbarians in Fuzhou.
Perhaps it was to keep the stronghold secret. Although it was night, there were almost no lights in the valley, and the entire valley looked pitch black. However, footsteps could be heard faintly behind the huge wooden door. Obviously, it was not as peaceful inside as it appeared.
In the dense forest outside the valley, a dozen figures quietly approached the entrance of the valley.
The tall and thin figure in the lead waved his hand gently, and the figures next to him immediately dispersed and quietly approached the entrance of the valley from all directions.
The tall and thin figure turned his hand and took something from his back, which reflected a ray of moonlight from the sky.
On top of the arrow tower, a large barbarian man suddenly stopped, looking towards the direction of the dense forest, and was about to shout.
There was a soft "whoosh" sound, and a black shadow shot out from the dense forest very quickly. It penetrated the throat of the barbarian man with incomparable accuracy, but it was a long arrow with feathers.
The big barbarian man's eyes widened and he wanted to shout, but only a few low and weird sounds came out of his throat. His tall body fell back, and a rain of blood spurted out from his throat, and he fell off the arrow tower.
When the barbarians on the arrow tower on the other side of the gate saw this scene, their expressions suddenly changed.
But the next moment, a black shadow flashed in mid-air, and another long arrow seemed to be shot out of the dark abyss. With a "pop" sound, it penetrated his heart and nailed him to the wooden pillar of the arrow tower.
"ah……"
The screams rang out and spread far under the night sky.
A figure emerged from the dense forest and landed in front of the wooden gate of the valley pass. It was a tall young man in purple robe.
When he moved his hand, there was already a long-handled knife in his hand, which was as long as a person.
The dropped knife suddenly drew a bright green light in the shape of a half-moon in mid-air, and with a roar, it landed heavily on the wooden door of the checkpoint.
There was a loud "click"!
The huge wooden door was suddenly split into two halves with a knife.
The loud sound of the wooden door falling instantly spread throughout the valley.
Near the wooden gate, a barbarian team of seventeen or eighteen people patrolling inside was stunned by a series of screams and loud noises. After seeing clearly the enemies outside, these barbarians immediately drew their weapons and rushed out with shouts.
The man in purple robe shouted loudly, but he was not afraid at all. He waved the long-handled sword in his hand and faced him.
The sound of fighting suddenly became louder!
Following the chaotic dance of countless terrifying green sword lights, there were three or four barbarian soldiers whose heads were missing, and blood flowed all over the ground.
"kill!"
In the dense forest outside the valley, there was a sudden cry of killing, and it sounded like there were quite a lot of people there.
Immediately afterwards, figures one after another sprang out from the forest and rushed toward the valley. At the same time, arrows were shot out one after another from the dense forest. Each arrow was fired without fail, taking away the lives of each barbarian.
The barbarian patrol team that rushed over earlier were just ordinary barbarians, and they were quickly killed by several human warriors who swarmed forward.
However, more barbarians immediately poured out of the wooden buildings closest to the door and fought with the human warriors.
At this moment, farther away in the dense forest, groups of fires appeared and disappeared one after another. There were dozens in number, and it seemed that many people were rushing towards the gate of the checkpoint.
When the barbarians who were fighting fiercely saw this scene, their expressions changed greatly.
"No, the human race has launched a massive attack!"
A barbarian who looked like a captain shouted loudly, then took out a black horn from his arms, raised his head to the sky and blew it hard.