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In the wind and snow, a dozen barbarian cavalrymen, having trampled over the rubble, approached the roadblock in the alley.

Looking at Xu Qingshan's extremely cold eyes, Liu Sandao finally realized that this young man had no intention of leaving any survivors.

"Xu Qingshan! You'll die a horrible death!"

Liu Sandao let out a hysterical curse and struggled to get up.

However, the wind was already blowing behind them.

The barbarian squad leader, carrying a scimitar, leaped over the overturned wrecked vehicle like a bloodthirsty beast, his stinking leather boots slamming heavily onto the snow.

He spotted Liu Sandao lying on the ground at a glance; his Daqian army armor was particularly eye-catching in the firelight.

Without a word, the barbarian squad leader gripped his curved blade, which was covered in bits of flesh, and raised it high, slashing down fiercely at Liu Sandao's nape with a whooshing sound.

"No--"

Liu Sandao let out a piercing, desperate scream.

Click.

A cracking sound rang out, and Liu Sandao's head flew off in a blinding flash of blood, rolling to the side of the broken cart's wheel, his eyes wide open, dying with unresolved grievances.

The military leader who had been bullying everyone in Blackstone Fortress for many years died a miserable death at the hands of the barbarians.

"Whoosh—ha!"

The barbarian squad leader killed a Daqian officer with a single blow, and roared wildly in his barbarian language. He turned to look at Xu Qingshan and the others hiding behind the earthen wall, his eyes full of cruel mockery.

But the savage grin on his face was frozen in time.

Whoosh!

A blur of motion tore through the wind and snow.

Xu Qingshan had already drawn his bow to its full strength the moment he retreated into the shadows.

He was waiting for the moment when the barbarian squad leader would be at his most excited and relaxed after killing Liu Sandao.

The armor-piercing arrow, carrying terrifying kinetic energy, pierced directly through the throat of the barbarian squad leader!

The powerful impact sent his body flying backward, crashing heavily onto the wooden crate behind him.

He clutched his bleeding neck tightly with both hands, a gurgling sound coming from his throat, twitched twice, and then fell completely still.

[A barbarian squad leader has been killed.]

[Military merit +3.]

[A moderate improvement in Qi and blood circulation.]

A system notification sounded in my mind.

A warm current, stronger than ever before, instantly coursed through his limbs and bones. Xu Qingshan felt the strength in his arms surge once again, and even the fingers gripping the bow became lighter.

The commander was instantly killed, and the barbarian scouts in the alley were momentarily stunned.

"Retreat! Form ranks!"

Xu Qingshan gave a cold shout, then pulled out another armor-piercing arrow from his quiver, nocked it, and strung it.

The four veterans behind the earthen wall were already terrified by this sudden turn of events, but upon hearing Xu Qingshan's order, their bodies reacted instinctively.

With a roar, Tie Niu held his thick, long wooden spear at the front, blocking the narrowest gap between the two broken-down vehicles.

Zhou Laoqi and Hou San stood on either side of Tie Niu, closely following behind him.

Xiao Qi hid at the very back, trembling as she held up a torch for illumination.

"Wu-li-wa-la!"

After a brief silence, the barbarian soldiers were completely enraged.

Wielding scimitars and short axes, they charged towards the narrow crevice, trampling over the corpses of their comrades.

However, they were unaware that the narrow alleyway was about to become their deadly meat grinder.

The camphor wood chests scattered in the middle of the road, the overturned carriages, and the caltrops hidden under the snow made it impossible for the barbarian soldiers to charge.

They could only squeeze through one or two at a time.

"kill!"

With his eyes bloodshot, Tie Niu used the cover to thrust his wooden spear forward fiercely.

puff!

One of the barbarian soldiers at the front was unable to dodge in time and was pierced through the abdomen by a sharpened wooden stick.

He screamed and reached for the spear shaft, but Zhou Laoqi, standing to the side, struck him in the corner of the eye with all his might, causing blood to gush out and him to fall backward.

"Well done! Hold on!" Xu Qingshan's voice rang out behind them, like a shot of adrenaline.

Whoosh!

Another arrow was fired, grazing Tie Niu's shoulder before accurately striking a barbarian soldier who was trying to climb over a broken cart in the face.

The barbarian soldier screamed and fell off the cart, knocking down two of his companions behind him.

[Slayed a barbarian scout. Military merit +1. Health slightly increased.]

This cramped terrain completely negated the barbarians' numerical and mobility advantages!

But the elite of the Black Wolf tribe were fearless. When the people in the front fell, the people in the back immediately stepped on the corpses and continued to push forward.

Suddenly, a battle axe was thrown from behind, hitting Tie Niu's wooden spear. With a "crack," the spear broke in two.

Iron Bull's tiger's mouth cracked from the shock, and he staggered back a step.

The defense line was instantly exposed as a breach.

A tall, burly barbarian soldier seized the opportunity, howling as he squeezed through the narrow gap, his blood-stained scimitar aimed straight at Tie Niu's face.

"Corporal, help me!" Hou San screamed in terror.

At the critical moment, a dark figure emerged like a ghost from behind half of the earthen wall.

It's Xu Qingshan!

Xu Qingshan suddenly lowered his body in an uncanny way, sliding into the barbarian soldier's arms like a fish, brushing against the blade.

A flash of light.

The machete in his hand drew a ruthless crescent arc from bottom to top.

Pfft—!

The sharp blade sliced ​​through the weakest gap in the barbarian soldier's lower jaw armor and went straight into his throat.

The roar of the tall, burly barbarian soldier abruptly ceased, and blood splattered onto the earthen wall like a fountain.

Xu Qingshan kicked him in the chest, using the momentum to pull out his sword and retreat, while simultaneously blocking the narrow gap with the barbarian soldier's corpse.

[Slayed one elite barbarian. Military merit +2. Health increased.]

This set of movements is fluid and fast, like lightning.

Not only were the barbarians outside stunned, but even Tie Niu and Zhou Laoqi gasped in shock.

This is no longer the pathetic soldier who can't even get enough to eat! His skills are probably even more formidable than those of a great general!

"Don't stand there! Pick up the knife from the ground and finish him off!"

Xu Qingshan's stern shout instantly snapped the veterans out of their shock.

Tie Niu threw away the broken wooden spear, grabbed the barbarian battle axe on the ground, and roared as he chopped it down on the shoulder of another barbarian soldier who was trying to squeeze in.

Zhou Laoqi and Hou San also picked up the curved knives left by the dead men and hid behind cover, frantically stabbing and slashing at the narrow gap.

Fresh blood, bits of flesh, and severed limbs.

At the narrow alleyway entrance, seven or eight barbarian soldiers' corpses were piled up in the blink of an eye, and the heavy smell of blood permeated the wind and snow.

Xu Qingshan was like a lurking venomous snake, lurking on the edge of the defensive line. Every strike he made took a life.

The system's prompts formed a series in his mind.

[Slayed a barbarian scout. Military merit +1.]

[Slayed one barbarian cavalryman. Military merit +1.]

The continuous flow of vital energy and blood nourished him, making him feel not only not tired, but also full of inexhaustible power, with his vital energy surging and his eyes bright as stars.

In contrast, the remaining seven or eight barbarian soldiers outside the alley finally felt fear.

Their prized scimitars couldn't even touch the enemy, while the ghost lurking in the shadows reaped the lives of its comrades with every strike.

Someone shouted, and the remaining barbarian soldiers finally collapsed. They didn't even bother to pick up the gold and silver on the ground, leaving behind the corpses of their comrades, and scrambled away towards the alleyway.

"You...you won?"

Hou San collapsed onto the blood-stained snow, panting heavily, his hand gripping the knife trembling like a leaf.

Tie Niu, his face covered in blood, grinned foolishly, "Sergeant, we really killed those barbarians!"

Looking at the corpses scattered on the ground, Zhou Laoqi swallowed hard, his gaze towards Xu Qingshan now filled with utter awe.

Xu Qingshan flicked the blood off his wood-chopping knife, sheathed it, but there was no sign of relief on his face.

He stepped over the pile of corpses on the ground, his gaze passing over the alley entrance and looking towards the main road of Blackstone Fortress.

Waaah—!

Just then, the fleeing barbarian soldiers outside the alleyway blew out a sharp and mournful bone whistle.

That's a call for the main force.

"You're celebrating too soon," Xu Qingshan said in a deep voice, his tone as cold as ice. "These are just a dozen or so scouts. The main force of the Black Wolf Tribe will soon surround us following the sound of the whistle."

He turned to look at the gold and silver scattered on the ground and the two carriages.

"Tie Niu, carry the remaining fine grains from the cart on your shoulders. Hou San, pick up as much money as you can from the ground and put it in sacks."

"Squad leader, are we giving up?" Old Zhou asked anxiously.

"We can't hold this position anymore. There are too many corpses in this alley; it will be cleared away soon. Once the barbarian hundred-man squad pushes in with their heavy armor, this roadblock will shatter with a single impact."

Xu Qingshan gave the order decisively.

"Grab your things, retreat back to the courtyard, and hold out against the high walls!"