A sickly fellow ridiculed by the entire army? I'll be the most beautiful woman in the barracks!

Soon, a man with a bandit-like air appeared above the checkpoint. He was the second-in-command who had met with Deng Rong the night before.

The second-in-command climbed to the top of the checkpoint and happened to see Zhao Daxuan standing next to the corpse on the ground, pulling the arrow out of the body and wiping the blood off the arrow onto the corpse's clothes.

When the second-in-command saw Zhao Daxuan's face clearly, his eyes immediately turned fierce.

It's him! The person in the portrait last night!

Shouldn't this guy have been killed by the men he sent out? How come he's still alive and well, and even killed his men on his own turf!

A sense of foreboding washed over the second-in-command, and he coldly demanded of Zhao Daxuan below, "Where are my men?"

Hearing a question coming from above the checkpoint, Zhao Daxuan looked up and saw that it was the second-in-command.

Zhao Daxuan smiled slightly, his face completely innocent, and said, "I killed him!"

The second-in-command was stunned for a moment, then his face turned ashen as he said, "Nonsense, that's impossible! Did your main force intervene?"

Zhao Daxuan shook his head and said, "I killed them all by myself. If you don't believe me, let's go ask them together later!"

The second-in-command roared, "Since you refuse to tell the truth, then you can die!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the second-in-command retreated and disappeared from the spot.

The next moment, two military crossbows appeared above the checkpoint, heading in Zhao Daxuan's direction.

Zhao Daxuan narrowed his eyes, and his expression turned serious after he saw the crossbow bolts that had appeared on the checkpoint.

These are military crossbows, exactly the same as the ones he saw in the core military camp of Zhenbei Town.

Military crossbows are unlike ordinary arrows; they are not only faster and have a longer range, but they are also extremely lethal, making them a deadly weapon on the battlefield.

Just then, Deng Rong and his group, who had been rushing to catch up, finally caught up.

When they saw the crossbow bolts on the checkpoint, their expressions changed instantly. They all stopped in their tracks, standing far out of range, holding their breath as they looked at Zhao Daxuan ahead.

Unexpectedly, these bandits even have this kind of thing. It seems that Zhao Daxuan's path of slaughter will have to stop here.

Just as the crossbow bolts were aimed at Zhao Daxuan, Zhao Daxuan quickly ran forward, his figure flashing so fast that the crossbow bolts above could not catch him at all.

As Zhao Daxuan drew closer, the person controlling the crossbow above the checkpoint no longer hesitated and pulled the trigger.

Two loud bangs rang out almost simultaneously, and two black streaks of light shot out, hitting Zhao Daxuan less than two feet away. The ground exploded and debris flew everywhere.

The rubble, still carrying its force, splashed onto Zhao Daxuan's face, causing him a sharp pain, but he paid no attention and continued charging forward.

Upon seeing this, the people operating the crossbows above the checkpoint hurriedly reloaded their crossbows, preparing to fire again. However, before they could finish reloading, Zhao Daxuan had already rushed to the front of the checkpoint.

With a light touch of the toes on the wall, the skill of "Wall Climbing" is activated, and the whole person leaps into the air, reaching the level in the blink of an eye.

The space on the checkpoint was cramped, and there was no time to draw a bow and nock an arrow. Zhao Daxuan simply raised his hands towards the two bandits who were loading crossbows, and with a slight movement of his fingers, a silent dart was shot out instantly.

Before the two bandits could react, two hidden arrows pierced their throats. Their eyes widened, blood gushed from their mouths, and they collapsed to the ground dead on the spot.

With the biggest threat eliminated, Zhao Daxuan let out a soft breath, raised his bow and arrow again, and looked at the location of the second-in-command behind the checkpoint, his eyes becoming sharp.

The second-in-command's face turned ashen. He hadn't expected his opponent to be so powerful, to have climbed the checkpoint so easily and even kill two people.

He immediately led the charge towards Zhao Daxuan, roaring, "Brothers, kill him!"

At this moment, hundreds of bandits gathered behind the checkpoint. As soon as the second-in-command finished speaking, the bandits responded and rushed forward.

Zhao Daxuan sneered, nocked three arrows in his right hand, drew the bowstring taut, and shot them out, three streaks of cold light shooting out.

swoosh swish...

The second-in-command and two bandits who were running at the front fell to the ground with disbelief in their eyes. All of them had died from arrows in their throats.

Next came Zhao Daxuan's performance. His right hand moved like a phantom, swiftly unleashing a continuous stream of arrows, accompanied by screams of agony. The bandits fell in droves, like rice paddies battered by the wind.

Although the bandits were numerous and close to Zhao Daxuan, the narrow pass could only barely accommodate three people walking side by side. Before they could even get close to Zhao Daxuan, the bandits were shot dead, making it impossible for them to take advantage of their numbers.

After several rounds of shooting, the bandits suffered heavy losses, and the ground was littered with the corpses of their comrades.

The bandits' eyes gradually changed from anger to terror, and they looked at Zhao Daxuan as if he were a demon.

Some people stopped in their tracks, turned and ran, shouting, "He's not human! He's a demon!"

Seeing this, the other bandits also turned and fled, fearing that if they were a step too slow, they would become victims of Zhao Daxuan's arrows.

Zhao Daxuan did not pursue. He had very few arrows left and needed to collect more from the corpses. At this moment, the arrows were his only guarantee of strength.

His archery skills are now his strongest attack method, bar none.

But instead of collecting the arrows from the corpses himself, he turned and walked to the edge of the checkpoint, looked at Deng Rong and the others in the distance, pointed at them, and shouted, "Come here!"

When Deng Rong and the others saw Zhao Daxuan reappear at the edge of the checkpoint, they were not surprised. From the moment he dodged the first wave of crossbow bolts and easily climbed the checkpoint, they knew that the outcome was already decided.

The constant sounds of arrows piercing the air and screams that came after Zhao Daxuan climbed the checkpoint proved that their guess was correct.

The person who least wanted to see this scene was Deng Rong. He pursed his lips, clenched his fists, and a voice in his heart kept urging him to escape this place as soon as possible. But in the end, he still took a step and walked towards the checkpoint.

When Zhao Daxuan saw Deng Rong and the others approaching, he opened the gate.

Upon entering the checkpoint, Deng Rong and his group were shocked by the sight of corpses piled up before them. Although they were somewhat prepared, they still gasped in horror. It was hard to imagine that one person could have accomplished this in such a short time.

When Deng Rong and his group arrived at his side, Zhao Daxuan immediately ordered, "Collect the arrows from the corpse; I still need them."

He paused, then chuckled lightly, "Also, Sergeant Deng, why don't you take a look at the headcount and see how much of the mission I pledged has been accomplished!"

The city guards all obeyed the order and turned to pull out the arrows, but Deng Rong stood still, his face ashen.

He opened his mouth as if to say something, but in the end he swallowed back the words that were on the tip of his tongue and turned to count the bodies.

Soon, the city guards finished collecting the arrows, and one of them, holding a bunch of arrows, came to Zhao Daxuan and said respectfully, "Lord Zhao... these are the arrows you requested."

Zhao Daxuan remembered this person; he was one of the squad leaders from the other squads, named Li Erhu.

Zhao Daxuan took the arrow, examined it, and nodded in satisfaction.

He controlled his strength, avoiding most of the bones and hitting vital points, so the arrows can be recovered and reused.

Just then, an excited voice suddenly rang out from behind the crowd.

"Lord Zhao, there are many arrows here!"