Alone and Infinite

The bandits below were startled, instinctively jumped up, grabbed their weapons, and looked toward the source of the gunshot with blank expressions.

At the same time the gunshot rang out, two arrows silently pierced the night sky, striking the two men patrolling high above. Spider venom was extremely effective against these ordinary people.

In the blink of an eye, the two of them were foaming at the mouth and collapsed limply to the ground.

Meanwhile, the bandits in the camp below were drawn by the gunfire and completely failed to notice that the two guards on guard had disappeared.

Good start!

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Chapter 41 Combat Power 20

The bandits reacted exceptionally quickly, determining the approximate direction of the attack based on the location where their companions were hit.

Shouting and brandishing their weapons, they raised their shields and scattered, charging toward the giant rock where Li Xia was.

Those bandits skilled with bows drew their bows taut and fired straight at Li Xia.

"Ding"

The arrowhead struck the rock, leaving a white mark, and then bounced away from Li Xia's ear.

Li Xia took a breath. After all, they were bandits from Lord of the Rings; their accuracy and power were astonishing.

The origin of the bow and arrow was clearly marked in the monocle. Li Xia immediately turned the gun slightly and aimed the baseline in the monocle at the archer.

"Oh!"

The recoil was transmitted through the support to the ground, raising clouds of dust, and the archer's head exploded like a watermelon.

These bandits, whose physical strength was only at the first level, were completely unable to withstand a sniper rifle's headshot; they were practically one shot, one kill.

[Kill the river bandits. Current mission objective: 17]

Not only that, two more bandits who lagged behind were silently shot down by Number 1 and Number 2, collapsing to the ground foaming at the mouth.

He quickly pulled back the bolt, and the bright yellow, still-steaming bullet casings flew up.

Another bandit screamed and fell to the ground, convulsing for a while before losing consciousness.

[Kill the river bandits. Current mission objective: 16]

"There are more people behind!"

Finally, some of the bandits discovered Number 1 and Number 2, who had been shooting arrows from behind, and shouted angrily.

However, by this time, six people had already been paralyzed by the spider venom and collapsed to the ground.

The remaining ten people were briefly thrown into a panic, unsure of who to attack.

Just then, loud shouts came from inside the tent. The bandits immediately seemed to have found their backbone, and they pounded their shields and charged towards positions 1 and 2 in two groups.

I will skin you alive and drink all your blood!

With a roar, a tall man fully armored rushed out of the tent.

The bandit leader, Pofis, has appeared.

The notification from the Hall of Light was tinged with a faint red, and the monocle was also beeping.

[Combat power: 20]

With 20 combat points, this is the highest combat power Li Xia has ever seen so far. Even taking equipment into account, the bandit leader's strength is definitely not low.

When the values ​​are low, the Scott Combat Performance Tester is relatively reliable.

However, his inability to view the panel once again exposed his weakness. If he could, Li Xia would prefer to know the enemy's panel.

He took a deep breath and aimed the crosshair at the bandit leader.

'Bang!' Another crisp gunshot rang out. Just as he was being targeted, Porphys suddenly raised a small shield to block in front of his head.

A flash of light appeared on the small shield, and a bullet that was powerful enough to penetrate 22mm of armor steel plate was deflected directly.

Li Xia's pupils contracted. A magic shield?

Through his monocle, Porphyry grinned maliciously as he slammed his gleaming dagger against his shield and charged straight at me.

One hundred meters isn't a long distance. Li Xia put away his TAC-50. Bullets are expensive, and he only had enough points to replenish his Void Magazine once more.

The pitch-black night slowly emerged from the outstretched palm, and the moment the palm touched the gun barrel, the surface with its engraved anti-slip texture felt exceptionally comfortable.

At this moment, it was as if the spear had truly become an extension of his limbs.

"laugh----"

A whistling sound came from his mouth as the air surged rapidly, his heart pounded like a drum, and the blood in his body began to accelerate at that moment.

Full Breathing, Focus!

Two small, shallow craters appeared in the ground, and Li Xia leaned forward, using gravity to plunge down.

The 100-meter distance was covered in an instant as the two charged at each other.

He deftly twirled the spear in his hand and held it horizontally at his waist.

A flash of cold light appeared, and all the muscles in the body relaxed at first, then tensed up to the extreme the moment the stab was thrust out.

Porphys's sinister grin turned to astonishment. In that instant, he twisted his body with all his might, holding his shield in front of him.

"Clang—!"

A tremendous roar, like the striking of a bell, resounded, and dust billowed up. The shaft of the spear bent upwards into a not-so-large arch.

Time seemed to freeze at that moment. Then, with a 'whoosh', the spear suddenly rebounded, and Li Xia staggered back a few steps. He felt his arms were weak and trembling so much that he could barely hold the spear, and blood was gushing from the mouth of his hand.

Numerous notifications appeared like water.

[You have taken recoil damage from the Shield of Argos, reducing your health by 21%]

[You have suffered a minor muscle tear in your left arm, reducing your strength by 5% and your health by 3%]

Your right hand has suffered a minor fracture, reducing your strength by 6% and your health by 2%.

Your thrust dealt 44.3% shock damage to Popis.

[Porphyry has entered an abnormal state—oscillation]

Li Xia's lips twitched as he exhaled the stale air from his body. This shield is powerful!

However, Porphys on the other side was not in good shape either. He sat down on the ground with a blank look on his face. His left hand hung limply at his sides, and the shield was draped over his arm and hung down as well.

"Ugh!" Pofius vomited blood and struggled to his feet, staggering as if he were drunk.

Li Xia gathered his strength again, barely managing to steady his trembling hands, and thrust the spear again, but with much less force than before.

The Night Silence Spear's third-tier attack power finally showed its true strength. The spear tip barely pierced through Popis's armor, but was stopped by the chainmail inside, only penetrating half a inch into the flesh.

Popis let out a cry of pain, clearly having broken free from the shock.

He stared grimly at his severed left hand, wiped the blood from his mouth, and without a word raised the longsword in his hand to slash horizontally.

Not only that, the water bandits who had been held back by Number 1 and Number 2 also charged forward, brandishing their weapons and shouting. The two archers were following Li Xia's previous orders to maneuver around and join him.

Dodging Porphys's longsword, Li Xia swept his spear horizontally, the heavy shaft whistling through the air as it struck Porphys in the abdomen.

Before he could recover from the shock, Poffis turned pale and vomited blood again.

Before he could deliver a follow-up blow, the other bandits arrived. Li Xia withdrew his spear, flipped over, and swung it again. The bandits hurriedly dodged with their swords, but just as the spear was about to strike, it was strangely pulled back, deftly bypassing the swords, and then lightly pierced their faces.

The axe, accompanied by a fierce gust of wind, came whistling in and cleaved towards the arms holding the gun.

Li Xia released his spear, and the bandit's face lit up with joy. Just as he was about to shout, he saw the person in front of him rush forward a few steps, close to him, and then grab the bandit's right arm with his left hand while taking a step to the right.

He punched the bandit in the face, then released his arm and bent his elbow to strike the bandit's Adam's apple, a move from the close-quarters combat technique of Bajiquan, known as the "Three Points of the King of Hell."

With a sharp crack, the bandit's eyes bulged, he clutched his Adam's apple and gurgled as he fell backward.

Li Xia reached out and grabbed the spear stuck in another bandit's face, pulled it out forcefully, and then brandished the spear, shaking off the bloodstains on the tip.

He lightly kicked the end of the spear with his left foot, then stomped heavily on the ground, kicking up dust. The spear trembled twice as if it had come to life.

Central-level spear!

"Come!"

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Fighting scenes are still difficult to write.

Chapter 42 Foolish! Killing you would make you mine!

The spearheads, reflecting the sunlight, swirled and danced in the air with a dazzling brilliance, blooming into flowers of blood.

Ordinary bandits were almost always stabbed down with just a flash of the gun tip.

Even if someone is holding a round shield to cover their upper body's vitals, the spear tip can still pierce their exposed lower body with the slightest tremor.

Using the motion of drawing his gun, he struck the bandit behind him in the abdomen with the butt of the gun.

Just as he was about to vomit a mouthful of sour water, the butt of the gun slammed upwards again, hitting his jaw, and he fell straight backwards.

Seeing that more people were rushing over from the side, he used his gun as a pivot, turned sideways and kicked, tapping his feet repeatedly, and several people staggered backward again.

In the heat of the battle, Li Xia roared and thrust forward with his spear. Ye Ji, whose attack strength was 3, was so powerful that he pierced through Ye Ji's shield and body, leaving him a bloody mess.

In a mere instant, the remaining ordinary bandits were all lying on the ground.

Only the bandit leader, Bofis, remained standing at a distance with a grim expression, holding his weapon. He glanced around at the corpses of his men scattered on the ground, and his eyes twitched twice.

He said in a hoarse voice, "When did the Changhu Town Guard ever have someone like you?"

"yesterday"

The spear danced nimbly in his hands, its movements fluid and graceful. The previous battles had left him breathless, and Li Xia was glad to have a moment to catch his breath.

"How much do the guards in Changhu Town get paid? The town mayor there is greedy and incompetent. Is it worth risking your life for them?"

Porphys, panting, moved slowly.

"You're so capable, why don't you come and work with me? Changhu Town is like a naked woman in front of us, we can do whatever we want with it!"

See that tent behind you? It's hiding the treasure I stole. Half of it is yours if you want!

[Bandit leader Porfis has recruited you. If you agree, you will switch sides to the bandits, your reputation with the elves will drop to enemy, and your reputation with Laketown will drop to mortal enemy. Bard, captain of the Laketown archer guard, will launch a full-scale manhunt for you.]

Li Xia remained silent for a while, her eyes looking somewhat strange.

"If I kill you, everything will be mine, right?"

Poffis was taken aback, seemingly never having considered such an answer. He glared at Li Xia resentfully and suddenly raised his hand.

Unfortunately, Li Xia had seen through his little tricks the whole time. He turned his head to dodge Pofis's crossbow bolt, and leaned forward to draw his gun.

With a slight flick of his wrist, the spear smoothly turned around. He gripped the shaft with both hands and used the Breath of the Sun once more.

The spear thrust out suddenly, and Porphys, his face grim, gritted his teeth and raised his left arm to shield his eyes with his shield.

Just as the spear tip was about to reach Poffis, the shaft suddenly trembled and emitted a low hum.

The spear tip, as if it had a life of its own, suddenly plunged downwards, just managing to bypass the shield.

"puff"

The spear pierced through Porphys's armor without hesitation, then through his chainmail, and finally embedded itself deep into his flesh.

He gripped the spear with one hand, his eyes filled with resentment, and fell backward, crashing heavily to the ground.

A shimmering light condensed from the corpse, and a treasure chest materialized from the light.

You have killed the bandit leader, Pofis.

You have gained a 4.4% chance of transcendence.

You have obtained the Magnificent Green Treasure Chest.

[Faction Mission: Suppress River Bandits (Completed)]

[You have gained 400 faction contribution points]