She obviously ignored Yi's words "Please ask them to stay where they are and protect the safety of the Chi Nian clan", and Yi had to remind her again when he saw this.
"...It's obvious that our chances of winning are greater if we join together, right?" Dixia was a little dumbfounded. If the other clan wanted to take the initiative to attack, it would naturally be within their mission. In order to avoid the other party causing greater harm, it is indeed better to take the initiative to attack together than to passively defend.
"That's true under normal circumstances, but Dixia, you don't understand the leader's way of attacking." Yi explained patiently. She had the longbow on her back, and the quiver at her waist was filled with arrows of different colors.
"Maha, Abdul, and I have all known the leader for a long time. We understand each other better, and Hepiter has the Eye of God."
"Besides, there's no guarantee that they'll actually wait three days before launching an attack as they say. If they've already launched a surprise attack, we'll be in a lot of trouble."
Yi's theory was very reasonable, and Dixia couldn't think of any flaws for a moment, so she had to give up the idea of following Amber and stay here.
If you think about it carefully, it makes sense. Spreading false information and then launching surprise attacks is a common tactic used by this kind of people, and we have to be on guard against it.
"Alright, leave it to us then. I, Dishia, guarantee with my sword that if anyone dares to take advantage of this opportunity to attack the Chi Nian clan, I will make them bleed on the spot."
Yi's lips curled slightly, and she patted Dishiya's shoulder. It was hard to imagine that she could still smile when the battle was about to begin. It seemed that she was really not worried at all that they would face the entire Red Crown Clan with only five people.
Yi took a deep breath and suppressed the indistinguishable emotions in her chest. She subconsciously looked towards Amber's room.
When had they last fought together like this? Yi couldn't quite remember, but she was certain that after this battle, the Chi Nian clan would become famous far and wide.
Chapter 23: The Bloody Wind
Amber led the four people behind her and left the Chi Nian clan in silence.
They slowly crossed the road lined with date palms and tamarisks. Each of them wore a dust cloak. The wind blew up the hem of the cloak, and through the gaps, they could see the fully armed figures underneath the cloak.
Abdul was wearing a leather armor with scorpion shells embedded on it. The scimitar hanging on his right waist was sharpened to a razor-sharp shine. This knife had been with him for more than 20 years and today it would once again drink the blood of the enemy. On his left waist was a crossbow, which was the first gadget Amber gave him. Together with his homemade poison, it had also played a big role in previous battles.
Yi's protection was even lower than Abdul's. Instead, he carried heavy arrows that were more than one meter long on his back. Those arrows could even be used as spears.
The important parts of the armor worn by Maha and Gabriel are covered with metal plates instead of shells. They each carry a similar giant axe on their backs. Both of them are weapons from the ruins.
Amber, contrary to her usual practice, did not carry a spear. She only had a one-handed sword hanging around her waist, and on the other side was a bag filled with an unknown number of elemental flasks.
Just from their attire, you can tell that this is definitely not a joke, but a real battle. The gap of 5 to is huge, but none of the five people has even a trace of fear in their eyes.
The people of the sand believe in strength and blood, and the path Amber is about to take will definitely be filled with blood and fighting. This will be the first battle to spread the name of Chi Nian to the entire desert.
The location of the Red Crown Clan is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is surrounded by rock walls on all sides. There are three watchtowers on the only road, and there are also two watchtowers in the clan.
It is difficult to climb the rock wall to approach the Red Crown Clan. The rock wall is so complicated that it is difficult to find a suitable path. Apart from that, along the only path, one has to try to avoid three watchtowers within 100 meters, which is almost impossible.
Thanks to Amber's extraordinary perception, she managed to find a path through the intricate rock wall. The five of them hid behind a rock on the rock wall and observed the Red Crown Clan below.
Most of the houses of the Red Crown Clan are built of stone, with outer walls covered with mud. The largest house is located at the innermost part of the clan like a moon surrounded by stars. The entire clan is built in a semi-arc shape around the oasis.
The two watchtowers are located on both sides of the oasis, about 6 meters above the ground. The watchtowers are only slightly more beautiful than those built by the Qiuqiu people, and are strictly guarded by several shifts of people.
It can be seen that most of the people in the clan are young and strong. The most important thing for the plunderer clan is military force, and those who can constitute the military force are the absolute core.
The vast majority of these young and strong men are men. They just patrol the clan or gather in groups of three or five to chat and compete. The ones who actually do the work are those who are relatively less strong and incompatible with the Red Crown Clan.
——This is not uncommon. Plunderer clans rarely master the full set of production knowledge. After occupying a clan, they usually choose to kill the rebels and then enslave the remaining people who are willing to obey, and let them engage in production for the plunderer clan to squander.
This can be seen in the difference between the places where the two families live. The plunderer clan lives in the houses built by the clans that originally lived here, while the original clans live in hastily built houses or small houses that the plunderer clan looks down upon.
If the Chi Nian clan had not chosen to migrate, their fate would probably have been similar.
It was almost dusk. In Amber's perception, there were people in the house that looked most like the chief's house, but those people did not seem to have "strong" vitality. In contrast, there was a large number of "strong" people gathered at the exit of the Red Crown Clan leading to the outside world.
Seeing this, Amber signaled the four people accompanying her to hide, and she quietly approached and observed the situation from top to bottom.
"Anyway, follow the plan. In the middle of the night, rush in and kill a few people to intimidate this so-called Red Nian Clan. The manufacturing method of this weapon is very important to the Red Crown Clan. With it, our strength will definitely be even greater. In time, we may even become a large clan."
The person who was speaking was a strong man with a big axe on his back. There was a scar on his face. He was as strong as a bear and looked very fierce. When he mentioned chopping people, he grinned ferociously, like a wolf.
"Don't worry, chief. We brothers have done this kind of work many times. It will be no problem." The one who answered was a man with a slashing knife on his back. His arm was wrapped with a red ribbon with a red crown logo on it. That was the logo of the "Red Crown" of the Dujin Brigade.
Behind this person were 7 or 8 other members of different sizes. This basically meant that half of the troops had been dispatched. Just for harassing a small clan... it was a big deal.
"They're truly arrogant." Amber came to a preliminary conclusion. Based on common experience, sending so many people to harass a small clan was more than enough. Both the leader of the Red Crown Clan and the members of the Red Crown thought so. However, it was precisely these past experiences that would lead to their disastrous defeat.
If these 8 or 9 members of the brigade rushed forward, they would definitely not be a match for the Blazing Beast Hunter Squad, which has a total of more than a dozen people. It would be like a moth flying into a flame.
They are doomed to fail because of their own arrogance.
"Haha, okay! Then I'll wait for your good news." The man with a scar on his face patted the shoulder of the leader of the Red Crown Brigade and watched him slowly leave. At this speed, they should be able to reach the Red Nian Clan around midnight.
After Amber returned to the stone, she slowly sat down against the rock wall. She took out water and dried meat from her backpack and distributed them to several people for replenishment before the battle.
Nearing midnight, it will be time for them to set out.
……
As the night deepened, the members of the Red Crown Clan returned to their houses one after another to rest. The temperature had dropped below zero, and it was far more comfortable to stay outside than inside.
It was hard for those who were still standing guard on the watchtower. It happened to be windy tonight, and the wind blew through the watchtower. The people on top had to tighten their thick cloaks a little and endure it.
There were still two hours left before the next shift was due, so they could endure it. They didn't seem too worried about anyone coming to disturb them. It was so cold... If someone came, they would definitely be crazy, not to mention that the Red Crown Clan was not someone to be trifled with.
The sound of the wind and the cold affected their perception, and they did not notice that several more figures had stood up on the rock wall in the distance.
Amber and the others were still wearing cloaks that were only used to keep out dust. It was not because they were not afraid of the cold, but because the warm stone pendants hanging around their necks would protect them from the low temperature for a few hours.
Amber embedded a diamond-shaped light blue crystal into the groove on his right arm. The others except Yi followed suit. With a burst of waves, their bodies quickly became transparent until they "disappeared."
This is the result of Amber's long-term research. It is similar to the principle of energy constructs, but somewhat different from "invisibility". I heard that the debt handlers among the Fatui in the winter also have similar abilities.
"Act according to the plan." As Amber's voice fell, several people took steps and rushed to the edge of the rock wall. As they moved, some "distortion" phenomena could be seen in the air, but this was negligible under the cover of night.
One after another, they leaped off the rock face and landed on the ground unscathed on the wings of the wind. Even the sound of their wings being spread out was muffled by the wind.
Abdul, Maha and Yi are also very accomplished in the Wings of Wind. They have fought side by side with Amber for a long time, and after expedited training, Gabriel can also skillfully use the Wings of Wind to slow down descent and avoid falls.
They had previously analyzed the layout of the Red Crown Clan clearly through observation, and the effective time of a crystal was 10 minutes. Each of them had two spares, so there was more than enough time.
Amber and Maha were in one group, and Abdul and Gabriel were in another group. The two teams headed towards the largest house in different directions.
The man on the watchtower yawned and shivered because of the cold wind. He wrapped his cloak tightly, but suddenly found that there was an area in his vision that was a little "blurred".
He was wondering if there was something wrong with his eyes when an arrow pierced his chest. The sound of the wind was the last sound he heard.
Like a vigilant eagle, Yi calmly drew her bow and shot arrows, cutting down the guards on the two watchtowers of the Red Crown Clan. She took out a spherical arrow with a spear-like length from the quiver placed against the stone beside her, and waited for the agreed signal to sound before shooting it at the designated location.
The Red Crown Clan was extremely quiet at this time. Amber and Maha quietly went into a house separately. The Red Crown Clan had two people in a house, and it was almost midnight and they were often asleep. Amber pulled out a dagger from her waist, pinched the throat of the guy lying on the bed, and stabbed him upwards from the jaw. The blade went straight into the brain from bottom to top, and the unlucky guy lost his voice before he could react at all.
Amber quickly dealt with another one, tiptoed out of the house, and sneaked into another house with Maha in tacit understanding.
Facing the Red Crown Clan who were completely unaware of the precautions, this was a one-sided massacre. In just a moment, the smell of blood spread among the Red Crown Clan and then drifted away with the cold wind.
Tonight is a dark night with strong winds, a perfect day for bloodshed. Four figures shuttled through the entire camp extremely swiftly, bringing blood and death with their sharp blades.
There were almost no houses with lights on. Except for two relatively spacious houses and the leader's house, all the targets in the other houses had been cleared out. Amber and the other three people simultaneously lifted the invisibility function. They had already used up one stone and were now using the third one. It took no more than 30 minutes in total.
There were noises coming from the chief's house from time to time, and the remaining two houses were also filled with watchtower shift workers, who played cards together to spend this boring night.
No one realized that they were in great danger. Seeing this, Amber drew his sword, and as the elemental power in it was activated, flames rose from the blade, dancing in the night like a dazzling torch.
Yi in the distance saw Amber's signal. She put the arrow on the huge bow and slowly pulled it until it reached the limit without damaging the bow. The huge force accumulated in the bow arm pushed the arrow out. The arrow with a spherical tip experienced a noticeable drop in the air and hit one of the houses with lights on.
"Boom!" Like a loud thunder, accompanied by the violent reaction of the high concentration of thunder elemental force and fire elemental force in the sphere, the huge force generated by the "overload" blew the house into pieces in just an instant. The unlucky guy who was playing cards in the house the moment before was crushed in the ruins the next moment, and his life or death was unknown.
The entire Red Crown Clan was awakened in an instant, but in the end, only the enslaved former clan members rushed out of the house, and there was also the sound of commotion in the leader's house.
"Boom!" Another explosion was heard, and another house with lights on followed the same fate as the previous one. Most people were buried under the rubble and became dead bodies. Only one lucky person managed to escape.
——Even so, his two legs were almost blown off and twisted to a strange angle.
He wailed, and his shrill screams intimidated the enslaved former clan members who were looking over here, and also intimidated the leader of the Red Crown Clan who only had time to grab his weapon and rush out of the house.
The smell of blood in the air was heavier than ever before. Before his eyes were four fully armed attackers, the daggers in their hands still stained with blood.
Abdul killed the unfortunate fellow who was wailing in pain with one sword, and Amber swung the one-handed sword that was still burning with flames, making a sword flower and pointing it at the leader of the Red Crown Clan.
Those amber eyes were captivating, without any emotion in them, as cold as two pieces of ice, and he didn't seem to feel any discomfort at all for slaughtering half of the clan with his own hands.
Only foolish people hesitate before taking action. "Decisions" are always made before actions, and actions should be the implementation of "decisions".
"It seems that the Red Crown Clan is the first to go to destruction."
Chapter 24: Extinction and Rebirth after a Century
The leader of the Red Crown Clan was named "Di Baier". He became the leader of the clan at the age of twenty-four. At that time, there were many people vying for the leadership, but his strength was strong enough, stronger than anyone else, and in the end he naturally became the leader.
He had led the Red Crown Clan to defeat two clans. The pleasure of plundering through power made him intoxicated and deeply addicted. In the past, many caravans in the desert had their goods plundered by him.
He had accumulated a lot of experience from these experiences, which made him invincible, but today... facing the unknown little Chi Nian clan, his experience failed for the first time.
How could a mere five people, according to common sense, dare to attack a clan of a hundred? How could such a treasured place surrounded by rock walls, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack, be breached so easily?
They even attacked in the middle of the night, in sub-zero temperatures, and they didn't even appear to have any warm clothing!
De Baier has been overly indulged in the self-righteous glory of the past. Those experiences have blinded his eyes and made him think that his experiences can be applied to any situation, without realizing his own narrow-mindedness.
It was his arrogance that brought him down. It was his own arrogance that brought him down.
Dibaier's house was located at a relatively high position. He stood on the gentle slope, looking down at Amber, his eyes burning with fiery anger.
The people in front of him openly wore ribbons with the emblem of the Chi Nian clan, without any intention of hiding it.
The two houses that had become ruins not far away on both sides were still emitting smoke and dust. The miserable screams of the corpse at Abdul's feet seemed to still be echoing. No one could have expected such a situation. A clan of considerable size would be destroyed in just half an hour, and the attackers' blades were even dripping with blood!
"The Chi Nian Clan—!" Di Baier was filled with rage. In just a few moments, his years of hard work were destroyed, and his powerful clan was doomed. For a moment, he even forgot the cold, and his roar echoed over the Chiguan Clan.
It's irreversible. Di Baier knows that his failure is irreversible, and no matter how much hatred and anger he has, it will be of no use.
Beg for mercy? No, never! That's a coward's act, and I'm not a coward!
Di Baier's eyes were stained with a hint of blood red. He rushed towards Amber with the axe in his hand. Amber only slightly stimulated the power of the Eye of God. Threads of lightning wrapped around the blade and reacted violently with the flames.
"Boom!" As Amber swung the sword at the right time, the huge air wave generated by the overload reaction stopped Di Baier's charge abruptly. Even though Di Baier tried his best to resist, he was knocked to the ground by the violent air wave.
"This is a response to your disrespect." Amber's calm voice was accompanied by surging thunder and lightning.
A bolt of lightning as thick as a bucket fell from the sky and struck Dibaier like an angry dragon.
Di Baier's shrill scream echoed in the sky above the Red Crown Clan. His exposed skin was scorched black by the surging lightning, and even emitted a slight burnt smell that made people feel physically uncomfortable.
Thunder and lightning seemed to represent absolute power. No one could tell where it would end. It seemed to come from the sky, like the legendary "divine punishment."
Apart from Dibaier's screams, no one dared to utter even a word. Such a terrifying attack made people feel terrified. It lasted for a long time until Dibaier was completely unrecognizable, with only the shape of a human being left.
The charred human figure fell on the gentle slope. Amber stepped past it without any pause, as if she was just crossing an insignificant hill.
Amber walked step by step to the end of the gentle slope. She turned around, and her amber eyes were breathtaking, like the most dazzling gold.
Amber looked around at the enslaved former clan members who were hiding outside and dared not approach. Their eyes were full of fear.
"The Red Crown Clan is destroyed." Amber announced a shocking fact in a calm voice, but none of the original clan members present dared to say a word.
"I will give you 20 minutes to assemble. After that, select a representative and have him come to see me."
Yi also slowly came over from a distance. Under the gaze of several people, the members of the original clan quickly began to gather after a commotion.
But all this has nothing to do with Amber for the time being. She opened the door of Dibaier's room, and the scene inside the room appeared in front of Amber.
The beak of the sacred ibis, the hanging skeleton of a red eagle, the shell of a poisonous scorpion, various hunting trophies made into ornaments, and even many gems.
Dibaier obviously liked to show off. His walls and shelves were filled with various items obtained from hunting and plundering. Among them, Amber also saw some small objects that seemed to come from the ruins.
There was a large animal hide on the floor, which was very comfortable to step on. There were also animal hides on his bed and chair. Under the hides were cushioned chairs commonly seen in the forest, and there was a box deep inside.
Amber opened the box. Now was the time to check the spoils. Inside the box were various gems and piles of Mora. The preliminary estimate was that there were 30 of them, which was a big harvest.
Amber was attracted by one of the items, which was a gorgeous golden bottle half-sunken in the Mora pile. Small murals were vividly engraved on the bottle. However, it was somewhat shocking that 20 murals were compactly engraved on a palm-sized golden bottle.
Amber picked it up and looked at it carefully. She could feel an extremely strong "breath of history" on the golden bottle, and after exploring it more carefully... there seemed to be an unknown energy reaction inside the golden bottle.
Amber was about to put it away for later study when the mouth of the golden bottle suddenly opened. A purple mist condensed in the air until it formed a ball of light.
Amber took a few steps back and observed the ball of light warily, but a hazy voice came from the ball of light, as if it had just woken up.
"Haa——" The ball of light yawned in a very human way. It turned several circles in the air and finally looked at the only person at the scene.
"Oh... what a beautiful lady! Your appearance is just like the spirit mistress of the Gul City. Both men and women will be fascinated by you—"
A female voice as light as flowing water came from the light ball. The first thing it did when it saw Amber was to give her a series of compliments and quickly approach Amber.
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