Chapter 106: Chapter 106
After arranging everything, Yu Su delegated village matters to the village chief. He then soared into the sky on his sword, standing at a high vantage point, gazing in the direction of the barbarian tribe.
[Master, are you worried about the barbarian tribe?]
"Not really. I'm just wondering why they are so determined to snatch our food."
The barbarian tribe occupied the southern forest, and according to Shan Yang, they were self-sufficient and shouldn't be lacking in food.
Plus, after the last sword strike, it should have been enough to deter them. Why would they risk another attack?
[Maybe they are running out of food.] The all-knowing elf remarked casually.
Yu Su fell into contemplation.
...
A group of four to five hundred barbarians approached, led by a dark-skinned, muscular man wielding a hammer, seated on the back of a barbarian tiger.
This food raid was a joint effort of four tribes.
Facing a shortage of food due to frequent disturbances by monsters in the southern forest this year, they couldn't leave the forest to search for food to the south. The tribal warriors were too busy with battles to look for food, leading to a scarcity.
Upon hearing about Yu Village's abundant food, they organized a group to raid. Unfortunately, their attempt failed, and they lost quite a few people.
They were unaware of the formidable village to the north.
Returning individuals claimed that the people in this village possessed terrifying strength. With one sword strike, they could cleave the earth, even splitting a person in half.
Those tales frightened many, but some in the tribe believed it might be exaggerated.
In the face of a food shortage, regardless of the village's strength, they had to raid for food. This time, nearly five hundred warriors came out, all brave and skilled from the tribe. The leader, seated on the tiger, exuded confidence.
"Leader Li, we're almost there." Someone reported.
Li, the leader on the tiger, felt sure of their success.
"Leader, after passing through that gap, we'll launch a full-on attack!"
"We must take all their food back to the tribe!"
"Anyone who dares to retreat, I'll personally deal with him!"
Li's words instilled fear in the anxious warriors. They didn't want to go to their deaths, but they also feared Li's brutal methods, forcing them to grit their teeth and move forward.
...
At the gap in the valley.
Warriors of Yu Village held their breath, eyes fixed on the approaching barbarian tribe.
Jian Yunchuan didn't set traps in advance, unlike when dealing with the previous Ah Man tribe. Those traps would be detected by the vigilant barbarian tigers and leopards accompanying them. Rather than revealing their position prematurely, it was better to do nothing.
"They're here. All squads, get ready." Jian Yunchuan ordered.
Each squad tightened their grip on their weapons, standing in formation.
Led by Lu Yan, Yu Feng, and others, the ambush was set at higher ground.
Their contracted beasts, like their counterparts, silently awaited, ready to pounce when prey entered their hunting range.
At that moment, the barbarian tiger beneath the tribal leader's seat suddenly showed signs of alertness, stopping at the gap and refusing to move forward.On the barbarian leader's face atop the barbarian tiger, a gloominess appeared as he stared fiercely at the gap.
"Is there an ambush?" He raised his hand, signaling the team behind him to halt. "Stop."
Jian Yunchuan and Lu Yan both frowned.
At this moment, Jian Yunchuan decisively led a small team outside, disguised as a patrol, and walked out of the gap.
Upon seeing the barbarian tribe, they pretended to be startled and shouted,
"Enemy attack!"
"Hurry back and report!"
Barbarian leader Li, observing the seemingly panicked group ahead, revealed a sinister smile.
"So, it's just a patrol. Don't let them go back to alert others. Charge!"
Commanding with a sinister smile, Leader Li ordered the barbarian warriors behind him to rush out.
Jian Yunchuan had the patrol pretend to flee back, returned to the gap, and led the barbarian warriors into the gap.
When a third of the barbarian warriors rushed in, Lu Yan shouted, "Cut the ropes!"
Facing him, Yu Yong and Yu Wu heard Lu Yan's command and immediately cut the tied ropes.
The mechanisms on both sides of the gap activated, countless rocks rolled down, splitting the barbarian tribe into two halves.
"Go out and kill the external barbarian warriors."
Lu Yan led all the Five Elements warriors out, and their contracted beasts rushed out thunderously.
They pursued the injured barbarian warriors, swiftly severing their throats.
Controlling their contracted beasts, battling the barbarian tigers and leopards, and wielding weapons, they advanced into the barbarian warrior ranks, with each warrior facing ten.
Lu Yan held a knife embedded with a fire spirit stone, inscribed with fire spirit runes. With a forceful swing, he beheaded the barbarian tiger under the leader's seat.
Leader Li tumbled from the barbarian tiger, looking terrified at the large knife in Lu Yan's hand.
What kind of knife was that, capable of burning with flames!
Capture the ringleader first.
After killing the barbarian leader's tiger, Lu Yan swung the knife towards the leader.
The barbarian leader dodged in a hurry, raising his iron hammer, counterattacking with a loud shout.
He was an extraordinary warrior among the barbarians, much stronger than others, tearing people apart with his bare hands, and smashing the head of a barbarian woolly elephant with one blow.
People in the tribe didn't know how many were afraid of him.
But now, Leader Li felt fear in his own heart.
This man before him, with eyes fiercer than a beast, seemed to pierce through his pupils when they locked gazes.
A powerful, terrifying pressure erupted from this man, and even the powerful iron hammer couldn't touch the corner of this man's clothes.
What was more frightening was that this man could control fire!
This was even scarier than the monsters in the southern forest!
Leader Li suddenly understood why those who escaped back were so terrified.
But it was too late now.
When he was pierced through the chest by Lu Yan, he stiffened in place, lowered his head to look at his chest, then slowly turned to look towards the direction of the barbarian forest, and collapsed with a bang.
His eyes were filled with horror, wanting to convey something to his companions in the barbarian forest, but in the end, he weakly closed his eyes.
With the death of the barbarian leader, the barbarian tribe's formation fell into complete chaos.
While Lu Yan led the Five Elements warriors to scatter two-thirds of the barbarian warriors outside the gap, the internal battle at the gap was also intense.
Jian Yunchuan's subordinates were ordinary warriors, lacking the mystical techniques of the Five Elements warriors. Moreover, the barbarians were different from those encountered before, like the Great Tree Village and Ah Man tribe. Most of them were extremely strong, with rich combat experience, fearless in the face of death, making them challenging opponents.
Fortunately, Jian Yunchuan had prior knowledge of these barbarian warriors. He commanded his warriors, utilizing various formations to deal with the barbarian warriors.
Yu Su sat on the flying sword, watching the battle below. Seeing both sides progressing smoothly, he nodded approvingly, "The training wasn't in vain."
[I provided several military strategy texts. If the training had no results, that would be a loss.] The all-knowing elf observed with interest.
"However, these barbarian warriors are indeed very strong. They almost rival the Gu slave warriors created by the Lion Tribe." Yu Su commented.
[It might be related to them undergoing blood baptism from birth with beast blood. The fierce nature of barbaric beasts has a tempering effect on the body. Although it's not as effective as when combined with precious medicinal herbs, their simple blood baptism still makes them stronger than those who haven't undergone it.]
The all-knowing elf brought up the matter of tempering the physique again. Yu Su recalled that back in Black Bear Valley, it suggested using the blood of the Black Bear King combined with medicinal herbs to temper the body. However, unexpected events occurred later, with the Black Bear King being contracted and staying to guard the Salt Spring Valley.
Later, there were other matters, and Yu Su never had the time to try bathing in medicinal herbs.
Seeing the enhanced strength of ordinary barbarians through simple blood baptism, he couldn't help but be intrigued.
"What medicinal herb bath recipes do we have? Show me."
[There are quite a few. This choice is relatively free, but there's a common point—the better the effect, the more precious the medicinal herbs used, and it tends to be more painful during the bath.]
The all-knowing elf searched and retrieved a pile of medicinal herb bath recipes. Yu Su gave them a cursory glance, deciding to examine them more closely when he returned.
At this moment, the battle inside and outside the gap was approaching its conclusion.
Lu Yan and his warriors easily handled the external barbarian warriors, with Lu Yan capable of handling dozens on his own, making their victory quicker than the battle inside the gap.
Finally, they all returned to the gap, dealing with the remaining wounded barbarian warriors along the way.
When the last barbarian warrior fell, cheers erupted.
"We won!"
"Damn, finally killed these barbarians. I got slashed, and now... cough, even breathing hurts..."
Bang.
The speaker fell to the ground.
Jian Yunchuan frowned and immediately directed people to carry the injured away.
At this time, the personnel in the rear came into play.
Xin Dong quickly had people carry the wounded warriors away.
For those with minor injuries, they were brought in front of Shan Yang and the others for bandaging and treatment.
For those with severe injuries, they were first given a bowl of Purple Cloud Grass and Gan Wu Soup, then sent to the medical hall inside the guard camp, where Yu Su would handle them.
Yu Su also appeared in a timely manner, using a rejuvenation spell on all the injured warriors, and for those with critical conditions, he would insert a self-crafted Return to Yuan Pill before treating their wounds.
"Lord Yu Su."
"Lord Yu Su saved us."
Many warriors who thought they were on the brink of death, after being pulled back from the edge by Yu Su, were tearfully excited.
"Don't make a sound for now. Rest well and take care of your bodies." Yu Su didn't want the
wounds he had just treated to be torn open again due to their excitement.
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