Chapter 7 Third-Order Samurai
Meng Su stared angrily at the dark night outside the back door, his mind changed rapidly, and he immediately understood that he had made a mistake.
He stationed troops at every intersection and used torches to illuminate the area. This was actually a strategy of waiting for the enemy.
As long as they wait for the other party to show signs, it is impossible for all ten soldiers at an intersection to be assassinated at the same time. There will definitely be time to blow the whistle to warn them.
At that time, he will mobilize his troops to encircle, and he will always be able to seize the target.
But the target was not a small group of Tang soldiers, but an assassin who was good at sneaking.
With these first and second level soldiers, it is almost impossible to detect a cunning and sophisticated assassin, no matter how bright the torch is.
Meng Su's face was as dark as water. Although he was a little reluctant, he still gritted his teeth and said:
"We don't have enough manpower, so we sent a message to the two remaining battalion commanders in the north of the city, saying that there are assassins from the Tang Army in the city, and asking them to cooperate in the search!"
The battalion deputy of the Jiazi Infantry Battalion hurried over. Hearing the order from the battalion Zheng Mengsu, he said with some confusion:
"It's already dark. The north of the city is so big. Catching an assassin is like finding a needle in a haystack. Two more battalions may not be enough."
"And the other party can hide in other urban areas. How can we find him?"
Meng Su shook his head, "This expert assassin is bold and has a strong murderous intention. He deliberately stayed to assassinate us. He won't leave until he kills enough. He must still be near us."
"Of course, the news must be notified in place. You send people to summon various urban areas, including the battlefield in the south of the city, explain what is happening here, and ask them to be careful and alert. Those who do not have combat missions should rest together and not run around."
"No." The battalion deputy nodded, turned around and went out to make arrangements.
Meng Su stood by the window, stroking the scratches on the window frame with his right hand, sneered a few times, and whispered to himself:
"Anyway, the military exploits in the south cannot be attributed to me. I have nothing to do but catch an assassin of the Tang Army. Maybe there will be an unexpected surprise."
"If you want to play, then I will play with you slowly."
"I want to see how long you can kill with one person and one sword!"
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After Song Yun succeeded with one blow, he did not run too far, nor did he attack the Jing soldiers at other intersections.
Instead, he hid in a deserted house and prepared to advance to the great realm.
The previous martial arts cultivation level has reached 95/100.
I just assassinated a second-level commander and got another 5 points. I saved them all to help him advance from the peak of the second level to the early stage of the third level.
[Song Yun, the warrior in the town, killed 1 second-level enemy, and his martial arts cultivation value +5]
[Current state: third-level warrior, early stage]
[The required cultivation level to advance to the middle stage of third level: 0/100]
The improvement of the great realm caused Song Yun's body to undergo significant changes again.
The skin all over the body, including the membrane under the epidermis, becomes more elastic and firmer.
When you move your arms a little bit, the skin of your arms immediately tightens, and the muscles under the skin become as hard as iron. At the same time, the hairs shrink inward, forming tiny goosebumps.
Once you relax again, your skin will relax and even tremble slightly, and your hairs will also lift up and spread out, causing you to sweat slightly.
Third-level warrior training will have three benefits.
The first is that the skin membrane is strong and the defense becomes stronger.
The epidermis drives the subcutaneous tissue and muscles to shrink together, making human skin as tough as cowhide. Ordinary people may not even be able to cut it open with a knife.
The second is to improve perception and speed up reaction speed in battle.
Skin is one of the major sense organs of human beings, especially for warriors. The surge of air in battle, the touch during hand-to-hand combat, the slight vibration of the weapon in the palm... these are all felt through the skin.
After practicing the skin membrane to a small degree, you can even fight the enemy with your eyes closed, mainly relying on the perception of the skin.
The third is to open and close pores and control physical strength.
Under conscious control, the pores all over the body are tightened and closed, preventing sweat from coming out.
This will cause the body temperature to continue to rise, but it can also effectively prevent the loss of physical strength and maintain combat status.
If you have more strength than others at the critical moment, you can often defeat the enemy.
After becoming a third-level warrior, his defense, reaction and physical strength have been significantly improved, which gave Song Yun more confidence in the next battle.
At the same time, the system’s promotion rewards are also available:
[Level promotion rewards:]
[The top yellow level movement skill "Ghost Shadow" (comes with 10% proficiency)]
[The best breath-condensing technique of the Yellow Class "Dead Tree Hidden Spring" (comes with 10% proficiency)]
[Yellow grade top hidden weapon "Black Smoke Stone" (50 pieces)]
In addition, a second auxiliary function is also unlocked:
[Auxiliary function unlocked (2/2) - Void storage box]
[Void storage box: one foot long, one foot wide, and one foot high each]
[Living objects cannot be stored, can only be used in Anxi City, and cannot be taken out]
"Both auxiliary functions of the system have been unlocked, and now I have many more methods at my disposal." Song Yun was overjoyed, and with a thought, the black smoke stone in his hand was automatically stored in the [Void Storage Box].
At this time, the [Anxi real-time map] changed.
At the position where the commander was assassinated, a group of soldiers had already gathered, led by two fourth-level martial artists, who were probably the commander and deputy of a battalion.
After these people gathered together, they separated into more than ten people, working in groups and heading towards different locations.
"This is..." Song Yun studied the direction of these people's advance and had a vague guess.
"Do you want to go to other military camps to report the news? Call people to arrest me?"
Now Song Yun finds it troublesome to deal with these more than 900 people, so naturally he doesn't want to increase the pressure.
"Kill the messenger first."
Among them, there were three people who went to the military camp in the north of the city to report the news. The road was the closest, and there were more than 900 soldiers separated by them. They must have been too late to intercept them.
However, the couriers bound for several other urban areas have just set off, so they can be chased.
Song Yun put away the black smoke stone, cast "Ghost Shadow", quietly left the house, and rushed towards the south.
"Ghost Walking" is good at moving around in a small area. When the speed reaches the extreme, it leaves behind shadows silently, just like a ghost.
It's also possible to run long distances. Although it's not that powerful, it's still much faster than before Song Yun.
These messengers were not very fast, maybe because it was dark and they had to identify their location, or maybe they were guarding against themselves as an "assassin", but Song Yun easily caught up with them.
There are three messengers in each batch, and one commander leads two soldiers, so they are not very powerful.
The only trouble is that the three of them are working together and there is no chance to attack alone.
The speed and explosive power of a third-level warrior practicing skin membrane are not much higher than that of a second-level warrior practicing muscle, so Song Yun was not sure he could kill three people in one go.
However, the system has just given you "Black Smoke Stone", so if you don't use it, it will be in vain.
In a dark and long street, three messengers held torches high, looked around cautiously, and slowly headed towards the military camp in the west of the city.
Song Yun raised his head from the roof next to him, looked at the right moment, and threw out a stone that looked like black charcoal.
"Black charcoal" rolled in the air, instantly releasing a large amount of pungent black smoke, which rolled down and enveloped pedestrians below.
The three messengers were choked and coughed repeatedly.
The chief in the middle wanted to blow the whistle, but after taking a breath, his head became so dizzy that he couldn't even hold the whistle steady.
Chapter completed!