The dazzling sun that had just risen in the eastern sky in the early morning had now turned into a setting sun, slowly outlining the horizon inch by inch.
Soon, the night would fall, and it would be the time when the night ruled over all things on earth.
At this moment when day and night were alternating, a dragon galloped across the desert with hot wind blowing.
The soles of his feet were not stained with any sand. He was sometimes elegant and sometimes powerful, galloping forward like the wind.
Qing Yang, who clearly did not know how to ride a horse, was sitting on the dragon's back. Although his experience in controlling the Doomsday Black Dragon was still shallow, for some reason, he was not thrown off and was able to smoothly control the Doomsday Black Dragon.
Although there was still a short distance to their destination…they were worried that the Doomsday Black Dragon would be tired, so it was necessary for them to take a break.
"There should be a village in this area.”
Qing Yang slowed down the Doomsday Black Dragon and took out a map of the Liao Duchy from his chest pocket. He looked into the distance and found a tiny shadow on the horizon.
"Please…can you give me more strength?”
The Doomsday Black Dragon lowered its head as if it was nodding in agreement, and then it galloped again.
The shadow that he had just discovered slowly expanded. Soon, when the distance was even closer, he could already recognize the earthen houses that were built side by side with the naked eye. As soon as he approached, Qing Yang immediately sensed something strange. No, even if it wasn't Qing Yang, anyone would have noticed the peculiarity of this small village. Qing Yang jumped off the Doomsday Black Dragon and walked into the village. At the same time, he carefully scouted the surroundings. An unusual silence pervaded the entire village, and everyone's expression revealed unease.
Qing Yang requested that Dark Night Curtain make a hood and pull the brim down to the height of his eyes.
"Hello! Excuse me, may I ask? Did something happen here?"
Qing Yang asked a nearby farmer.
When the farmer saw Qing Yang's attire, he was stunned for a moment before speaking with a vigilant expression,"
"Traveler?"
If he said that he had entered the country from the Atlantis Empire, it was not difficult to imagine how the other party would react.
Thus, Qing Yang claimed to be a traveler from the Republic of Light, the neighboring country of the Great Liao Duchy.
The Great Liao Duchy was originally a part of the glory of the neighboring country until two hundred years ago.
Perhaps it was thanks to this that the alertness in the farmer's expression faded a little.
"Coming here from such a far place is really admirable. It's just that your timing is too bad.”
He should be referring to the attack of the Atlantis Empire.
However, there were other possibilities…Qing Yang hoped to obtain other information, so he continued to probe.
"The Atlantis Empire seems to be attacking.”
"That's not all. There were even slave riots in the south. The army led by His Excellency the Duke had been defeated in the end, and it was unknown whether the country would continue to exist. The situation could be said to be precarious.”
"Has the duke's army been defeated?"
"That's right, that's why Lord Karu of the Duke's family will take over. In order to suppress the rebel army, he began to gather soldiers again. Thanks to this, the security in this area was severely lacking, and thieves were rampant everywhere. Not only that, the monsters also started to gather. The imperial army chose this time to attack. It was said that they were marching south with unstoppable momentum and were approaching the capital.”
"Close to the capital…"
The emperor's edict should have ordered them to take down the northern region first, then use this opportunity to request the Liao Duchy to negotiate. Why did he change his decision to go straight to the capital?
"Are you blinded by victory…"
The mission of the Fourth Royal Army was to take down the oasis city in the north. After that, they would observe the movements of the other neighboring countries in the south. The current Atlantis Empire did not have the time to care about the Liao Duchy.
The emperor's current thoughts were all on the state of Amelia, and the nobles in the center were scheming for all kinds of interests and power. At this time, even if they received the news of the annihilation of the Liao Duchy, they might feel pity, but they would not be happy about it.
"Moreover, what if I lose…"
No matter how strong the Fourth Royal Army was, it would not be easy to take down the capital. In order to protect the country, the enemy's resistance would inevitably become even more intense. At that time, it would probably enter a long war. This also meant that the South would become increasingly depressed. If it was serious, it might even drag down the country's strength. In addition, military supplies were not free. Even if he wanted to gather troops in the enemy country, there was still a bottleneck.
"Once there is insufficient food, there is only one choice left. He hoped Allie wouldn't get into a conflict with the general.”
The farmer said to Qing Yang, who was deep in thought,"
"I advise you to escape before you get involved in the flames of war.”
"Aren't you going to run?"
Even though he knew that he was asking this question, Qing Yang could not help but ask.
"How can you abandon the land and escape? And we don't have any savings. Even if they escaped, they would only starve to death. Besides, as long as the war was over, the soldiers would return.”
The farmer picked up the rusty sword at his feet and shrugged.
"Although it is often ridiculed by other countries as a slave country and a barren land, no matter what, it is still the land where you grew up. No matter how difficult the situation is, I will definitely hold on until the soldiers return.”
His attitude was very resolute, but if one looked at his feet, one would find that he was so afraid that even his knees were trembling.
Those nobles who took the wealth of the people to fill their own pockets could escape to other countries. However, it was impossible for the people to have extra travel expenses. Moreover, only a few people could survive after leaving the land where they grew up.
Just as Qing Yang was about to give the optimistic farmer some advice,
A villager shouted from the entrance of the village,"
"Not good! Bandits are coming in groups!"
The man's finger was pointing at a cloud of sand and dust.
Seeing that the bandits were gradually approaching, the villagers were in a commotion.
"Are they the ones who attacked us before?”
"Damn it, are you looking down on me…Let's settle old scores!”
"That's right! This time, we are ready to fight! He would take this opportunity to get back the children who had been kidnapped!”
Qing Yang silently listened to the villagers 'conversation. Then, he said to the farmer in front of him,"
"Has the village been attacked before?”
"Yes, I am. Didn't His Excellency the Duke send troops to invade the Atlantis Empire? The Thief was waiting for that moment. To the bandits, villages that lacked reinforcements were the best targets. The fate of each village was similar. Women and children were kidnapped.”
My child too! The farmer's face was full of annoyance when he said this. Then, he slapped his cheeks with both palms and regained his expression.
"Tell the women and children to take refuge in my house! The man held his weapon! He definitely could not let them continue to do whatever they wanted!”
After the farmer finished speaking loudly, he turned to face Qing Yang.
"You should also quickly escape."
Qing Yang shook his head repeatedly. Although the biggest culprit was the Liao Duchy, the Atlantis Empire, which had sent troops to take revenge, could not completely stay out of it. They could not hurt the citizens of other countries for no reason! Even if his own faction was not the main cause, it was still one of the indirect causes, so Qing Yang had to fight.
"Please leave it to me."
"Hey, hey! What are you talking about?"
Under the astonished farmer's gaze, Qing Yang was instantly surrounded by bandits the moment he walked out of the village.
"Are you a representative sent by the village?”
Three bandits were riding on camels. Behind them were seventeen shabbily dressed bandits.
"Hey, I'm asking you a question!"
The man in the middle should be the leader of the bandits. Unlike the bandits beside him, the silver armor he wore was more eye-catching than the others, shining under the setting sun. Although the two men on the left and right were not as well-equipped as the leader, they still looked a little sturdier than the subordinates around them. Qing Yang put on an act and pretended to be afraid. He said in a trembling voice,
"Excuse me…can we discuss this? I can pay you some money."
"There's no room for discussion! Anything valuable in the village, we will take it all!”
"Is that so? Then there's no other way."
Qing Yang summoned the Divine Emperor Savior and placed him on the ground before spreading his arms.
Suddenly, a strong gust of wind blew, flipping the hem of Qing Yang's black clothes. The hood that originally covered Qing Yang's face was lifted by the wind, revealing his entire face.
"Come, come, let me see who will die first?”
Hearing this, the surrounding Thieves burst into laughter.
"This brat sure knows how to joke!"
"That's the funniest thing I've heard this year.”
"Wait, maybe it's the latest negotiation method. Hey, little brat! I'll die first!"
A man holding his stomach and laughing until he was in tears stepped forward.
"Starting with you?"
In the eyes of these men, Qing Yang was just standing there motionlessly. There was no sound of wind, and the silver sword was still stuck in the ground. However, the man's head that was walking towards Qing Yang disappeared into thin air. The blood that splattered was even redder than the setting sun, dyeing the sky red.
"Ah?"
"What's going on…"
Even though they were drenched in the blood of their companions, the men still could not understand the strange situation in front of them.
A large amount of blood splattered and dyed the desert red. The headless man lay on the ground.
After that, Qing Yang maintained the same posture as before and opened his arms. He coldly said again,
"Who else wants to die next?"
Her hair was as deep as the seeds of the Belamcanda Belamcanda, as if the darkness had materialized. Her eyes of the same color were as black as obsidian. The glint in his eyes made people feel the bone-chilling coldness of the Albis Mountains despite being in the desert.
"Yi…"
The timid thief let out a sob from the depths of his throat.
He took a few steps back and turned to escape, but his head rolled to the ground unknowingly.
Hearing the sound of the corpse falling to the ground, everyone turned their eyes to the source of the sound.
"Alright, do you still want to continue?"
After Qing Yang finished speaking in a chilling voice, all the bandits were stunned.
The thief riding on the camel let out a dissonant cry and raised his sword.
However, before he could swing his sword down, the thief's neck and above also disappeared on the spot.
However, the young man did nothing. In the eyes of the bandits, this was indeed the case.
"I will leave a few alive. After all, I still want to know the whereabouts of the people you kidnapped.”
Qing Yang grabbed the hilt of the 'God Emperor Savior' and turned around. The black clothes unfolded in front of the bandits.
Darkness was the symbol of darkness, but it was also evidence of fear.
Seeing this scene, everyone was stunned and their bodies stiffened.
A Thief was killed and fell to the ground. The other Thief standing beside him was suddenly pierced through and sent flying.
After that, Qingyang, who was originally in the middle of the bandits, suddenly disappeared. Then, several white silver threads easily passed through the bandits 'bodies.
Its defense was as fragile as if it was not wearing armor. As if he was cutting through silk, he effortlessly killed the bandits one by one.
Everyone's life flame was extinguished in a flash of silver light, and their blood seeped into the dry desert.
"Waaah!"
Seeing their comrades die one by one, the bandit gang fell into extreme panic. However, this was understandable. After all, they were still confused about what kind of attack they were facing.
The Thieves had different reactions. Some ran away, some fought bravely, and some fought back. Some people were so scared that they went limp on the spot. However, the body of the person who turned around was cut in half at the waist. The head of the person who stood up to fight fell to the ground, and the person who collapsed to the ground was killed by a sword.
"What's going on?"
Other than that, he couldn't imagine the expressions of the other leaders of the conversation.
"Am…Am I dreaming…"
The leader was dumbfounded as he looked at the corpses that were still alive and kicking not long ago.
At this moment, a pale subordinate came to the leader's side.
"Leader! Run! Isn't this guy a monster?"
Before he could finish the last word, the subordinate fell into the sand as if he had died in the line of duty.
The sorrowful cries of the bandits spread throughout the quiet space. Fear controlled the battlefield.
"Damn it! Everyone, run!"
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