The night was shrouded in darkness and lead clouds were surging in the sky, making it seem like a moonless night.
In the dense mountain forest near the Mouse Nest stronghold, tall figures were silently gathering towards the stronghold from all directions.
These figures stopped a few miles away from the stronghold. No one spoke, as if they were waiting for something.
Not long after, a dark cloud rolled in from a distance, bared its teeth and claws, and from time to time transformed into the appearance of tigers, leopards and other ferocious beasts, full of evil aura.
The dark clouds fell on a small hill near the stronghold and dissipated, revealing a rather short barbarian man wearing a black animal robe.
This person is wearing a strange black hat, which looks like a black sheep head. His face does not look old, but his arms are very dry, like old tree roots. He is holding a white bone staff with a white skull on one end.
On the head, two black flames flashed in the black eye sockets.
Several tall barbarians were already standing on the hill, bowing respectfully to the short barbarian.
"I've met the Commander-in-Chief!"
"Are you all ready?" the short barbarian called the leader said, his voice low and hoarse.
"The arrangements have been made. The four exits of this base have been assigned to be guarded by tribesmen. This stronghold must be removed today. No human talisman master inside can escape!" A middle-aged barbarian who looked like a brown bear and carried two axes on his back immediately
He took a step forward and said fiercely.
The barbarian leader nodded and looked towards the stronghold from a distance.
"Lord Commander, according to our intelligence, there is a star-level warlock stationed in this stronghold. Although our warriors are brave, I am afraid they are not a match for that man." The middle-aged barbarian hesitated for a moment and then said.
"What are you worried about when I'm here? I came here just to meet these so-called human warlocks." The barbarian leader said proudly.
"Yes, we can rest assured if you, Lord Commander, take action." The middle-aged barbarian said hurriedly and flatteringly.
The Lord Commander waved his hand and hit the bone staff with one wave of his hand. Suddenly a white light shot out and made a sharp and sharp sound.
The barbarians who were ambushing near the stronghold shouted at the same time, and with boundless killing intent, they rushed towards the stronghold.
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Rat's Nest Stronghold, room named Kun.
Shi Mu was sitting cross-legged on the bed, slowly performing the Prajna Celestial Phantasm Technique.
As the true energy circulates in his body, black energy appears faintly on his body, wrapping around his body like a ribbon.
During the period of practicing the Rebirth Art, he did not relax at all in the practice of Prajna Celestial Elephant Skill. Now he is far away from advancing to the sixth level.
At this moment, a huge rumbling sound suddenly came from outside, and the whole stone room faintly trembled.
Shi Mu's heart trembled, and he quickly jumped out of bed, grabbed the meteorite black knife, and was about to walk outside when he suddenly thought of something. He leaned over and took out a box from under the bed, which contained a thick stack of various talismans.
He grabbed all the talismans and put them in his arms, then pushed open the stone door and walked quickly outside.
Once outside, the rumbling sound became even louder, coming from all directions.
"Is there someone attacking the stronghold?"
Shi Mu was surprised. He glanced around and chose a direction.
Not long after he ran out, there was a burst of chaotic footsteps in a passage beside him.
Shi Mu's heart trembled, and he tightened his grip on the meteorite black sword, but then he breathed a sigh of relief. Five or six Talisman Masters came, and Feng Li was among them.
"Senior Brother Shi, do you know what happened?" Those people were shocked at first, but when they saw that Shi Mu was relieved this time, a male Talisman Master in Tianyin Sect costume hurriedly asked.
"I'm not very sure. It seems that we are attacking this stronghold." Shi Mu shook his head and said.
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sound of shouting for death and the collision of mana coming from the passage ahead.
The faces of the group changed drastically, then they looked at each other and rushed forward.
Shi Mu quietly took a step behind, approached Feng Li, and was about to speak.
At this moment, the passage turned in front, and the two Talisman Masters who were at the front turned directly without thinking.
"Be careful..." Seeing this, Shi Mu's expression changed and he quickly warned.
But it's too late!
As a harsh sound pierced the air suddenly sounded, several jet-black arrows struck from the opposite side, piercing through the two unsuspecting Talisman Masters.
The two talisman masters let out pitiful screams, their bodies were lifted up by the crossbows, and they were driven hard into the wall at the corner. The arrow tails, as thick as their thumbs, trembled rapidly up and down, creating a fan-shaped light and shadow.
One Talisman Master was shot in the vital part and died instantly. The other young Talisman Master did not die immediately. He looked at Shi Mu and others for help, and tried hard to raise his arms.
There was a frightening roar of "whoosh"!
Another jet-black bone spear came forward and pierced the young Talisman Master's throat. The spearhead penetrated the wall half a foot, and a circle of cracks appeared on the surrounding wall.
Shi Mu's face was solemn, his figure flashed, and he leaned against the wall in the corner. He flipped his palm and took out four or five talismans, and at the same time he listened attentively.
The other Talisman Masters looked at the two people nailed to the wall, and took a few steps back with fear in their faces.
The air next to Shi Mu moved, and Feng Li leaned over.
Shi Mu glanced at him, then at a few people in the distance, and said in an unintelligible voice: "The people who came are probably barbarians. Could it be you..."
"Brother Shi, I have deep hatred against the barbarians, and I will never do anything detrimental to the human race. Besides, I have entrusted my life and property to you." Feng Li said in a low voice with a wry smile on his face.
Shi Mu nodded, said nothing more, and turned his head again.
The top priority is to understand the current situation of the stronghold. Unfortunately, the curve in front is the only passage connecting other places. There is no way to leave here unless the barbarians blocking the place are dealt with.
It's just that in this situation, without knowing how many barbarians are ahead, even with his strength, he is not willing to rush in.
Just when Shi Mu hesitated, Feng Li suddenly said in a low voice after his eyes flickered for a few times:
"Brother Shi, if my perception is correct, there should be four barbarians in front of us."
"How did you know that?" Shi Mu was surprised when he heard this...
"Since the totem on my body mutated, I have been able to sense other people with the power of the totem. However, this sensing ability is limited by distance. The effective range is only about fifty feet. Any further away can only sense an approximate amount." Feng
Li said without any secret.
"If there are really only four acquired totem warriors, he doesn't need to be too afraid." After hearing this, Shi Mu's mind started to spin quickly, but he didn't doubt the truth of what the other party said.
At this moment, another loud "boom" sound came!
It seemed as if something huge had hit the mountain top of the stronghold, the underground passage shook violently, and cracks even opened in the surrounding walls.
Feng Li was unsteady on his feet and fell towards the ground, while several other Talisman Masters staggered even more.
Shi Mu's pupils shrank, and before the vibration stopped, his body suddenly ejected and jumped into the corner passage in a flash.
In the front passage, there are four barbarians just as Feng Li said.
Two of them were holding bows and arrows, but due to the vibrations on the ground, their bodies were swaying and they could no longer aim at anything.
Shi Mu was overjoyed. He raised his hand without thinking, and several talismans came out.
With a flash of light, seven or eight white ice cones emerged and headed towards the four barbarians.
The faces of the four barbarians changed drastically, and they hurriedly dodged to the side, narrowly avoiding several ice picks.
But at this moment, the silhouette of the figure faded, and Shi Mu had already rushed forward. With a move of his arm, a bright flaming sword light struck the head of the barbarian holding a green longbow at the front.
The barbarian archer roared and blocked his head with his long bow.
When he thought about it, the body of this long bow was made of green crystal, a specialty of the barbarian wilderness. It was harder than iron. As long as he blocked the knife, several companions nearby could come to the rescue.
There was a "click" sound.
The green long bow was as fragile as tofu under the light of the flaming sword, and was easily cut into two pieces.
The sword's light did not stop at all, and with a "chi" sound, it cut the barbarian archer in half. Blood spattered everywhere.
Shi Mu's expression was as steely, and he did not move at all in the rain of blood. With a wave of his arm, the sword slashed out and struck another barbarian with a bow who had just pulled out the bow and arrow in his hand and was aiming at him.
With a flash of blood, the man was neatly cut into two pieces, and blood rained down again in an instant.
The other two barbarians finally came to their senses, roared angrily, and rushed forward waving their weapons.
The arms of the two men swelled up, obviously the power of the totem had been activated. One of them was holding a black ghost-headed sword, and the other was slashing with a giant axe.
Shi Mu turned around and slashed with the black meteorite sword.
Kaka!
The two barbarians made a light move in their hands, and the ghost-headed sword and giant ax were broken into two pieces.
After the dazzling fire flashed in front of the two of them, Shi Mu put away his knife and backed away expressionlessly.
The eyes of the two barbarians were full of fear, a red mark appeared on their necks, and then it expanded rapidly, their heads rolled down, and the two headless corpses fell limply to the ground.
From the time Shi Mu took action to killing the four barbarians, it took just a few breaths for the tremors on the ground to stop.
After looking forward along the passage, he frowned slightly.
Behind the corpses of the four barbarians, there were also the corpses of three talisman masters lying there. They should have been killed by the four barbarians who heard the fighting sound before.
One of the corpses was Qiu Ming, a bald man from the Tianyin Sect who had a conflict with him. There was a big hole in his chest and he was no longer breathing.
There was a sound of footsteps, and Feng Li ran over. Looking at the four barbarian corpses on the ground, a look of horror flashed across his face.
Although he knew that Shi Mu could easily suppress the mutated version of himself and was definitely not weak in strength, he never expected that he could kill four totem warriors in a single encounter.
"Brother Shi, what should we do next?" Feng Li asked carefully after taking a long breath.
"Now that the barbarians have invaded here, it seems that the entire stronghold has almost fallen. Although there are many talisman masters here, most of them have low actual combat power. As for the slaves who refine the talisman paper, they cannot be counted on. If you want to survive, you can only
I can rush out." Shi Mu said without hesitation.
"There is also Master Fang in the stronghold. He is a star-level warlock. Isn't he a match for these barbarians?" Feng Li hesitated for a moment and couldn't help asking. (To be continued.)