Love and passion, cutting up the wasteland

"This..." The guards in Rotten Town looked at each other.

They had just expressed their allegiance to the Red King, who had only stayed in the city for less than a day, and now he actually left like this, as if he didn't want to stay for a moment.

Only Ah Chi put down the sword he held in front of his chest, put it on the ground with its sheath, and remained silent.

"Boss," a soldier who usually had a good relationship with him stepped forward and whispered, "I have a question, I don't know if I should talk about it..."

"explain."

"Even if he is Lu Beiyou..." The soldier looked at the retreating figure below, "There is no need for us to just... right? There are many brothers down there, and maybe they won't be convinced."

He did not say the word "surrender".

"Besides, if this matter spreads, I'm afraid our Rotten Town will be ridiculed."

If Lu Beiyou captured the city alone, it would certainly make him famous if word spread... But in contrast, Rotten Town became the background. Even in the history of the swamp, this was the first time.

"That's because you don't know," Achi glanced at him, "no one will laugh at us."

"Why?" the soldier asked curiously.

"Because this has nothing to do with us in the first place - it's not that we surrender to him, but that the moment His Royal Highness the Red King enters the city, Rotten Town belongs to him, but we didn't know it at that time."

"What do you mean..." The soldier became increasingly confused.

Seeing the still incomprehensible expressions of the soldiers, and even others approaching him, Achi suddenly remembered something that the high-spirited leader in the past accidentally mentioned to him after drinking.

So, he slowly spoke——

many years ago.

Just when Big Harsh had just become the king of the swamp through the alliance, established the Stoke tribe, and was in the limelight for a while, a news suddenly came from the swamp.

A large gang loyal to Daharsh was suddenly wiped out.

The guards of their town were all beheaded overnight, and their heads were piled at the city gate and built into a hill. Strangely, the residents in the city did not notice it at all.

It was like, from the beginning to the end of the battle.

They didn't even have time to sound the alarm.

Daharsh was furious.

This is undoubtedly a provocation to his new king of the swamp.

At that time, as a general under Stoker and good at search and reconnaissance, Big Green was sent to investigate, along with the newly established hound unit.

Da Gelin is worthy of her abilities.

The clues were quickly found.

It is said that just the morning before the tragedy, the city received a group of bounty hunters who claimed to be here to explore and investigate the remains of the secret swamp. Because they subconsciously spent a lot of money, they were targeted by the leader of a gang. The leader found an excuse to kill them. Take action and detain everyone.

However, to the boss's dismay.

The money recovered was much less than expected. These bounty hunters did not have many treasures at all. Instead, they had many drawings with incomprehensible characters.

The leader got angry and did it in front of those people.

Burn the drawings.

As for these bounty hunters, the gang leaders are preparing to secretly execute them - they are outsiders anyway, and in their territory, such things have been done frequently in the past.

Then, the next day.

A tragedy occurred.

The entire gang was wiped out from the power structure of the swamp.

The imprisoned bounty hunters walked out of the town intact. At first, some residents thought that these people had paid the ransom for their lives, but when they came out, there seemed to be an additional leader——

A man dressed in black, with an unimpressive appearance, who looked a bit like a homeless man.

then.

Big Green led the hounds and took a shortcut to intercept them.

Having said this, Achi paused.

"Then what?" The soldier couldn't help but ask, "Big boss...Did Big Green catch these bounty hunters?"

And the leader.

This sounds inseparable from the previous massacre... Although it is a bit unbelievable to massacre the guards of a town overnight, it seems that the incident happened too long ago, and it is a bit exaggerated.

Although Da Gelin is now defeated and dead.

But since the story takes place in the past, before the Red King appeared. Then she is still the invincible existence in the hearts of these old members of the Hound Gang.

"No." Achi shook his head, "She came back alone."

Even the hound troops that went with her, the newly formed elites, disappeared without a trace.

Da Gelin secretly reported her experience to Da Harsh.

No one heard exactly what she said.

All he knew was that the furious King of the Swamp suddenly fell silent.

Then, he never mentioned the fact that one of his subordinate gangs was completely wiped out.

Even if this will seriously weaken the strength of the new tribe and damage his personal prestige.

And Da Gelin's weapons.

Since then, it has suddenly been replaced by a nine-ring knife.

It is said that the bounty hunter leader also used such a weapon.

This matter was about to be forgotten.

It wasn't until the Hound Gang was established and Da Gelin became the new overlord of the swamp that Achi overheard the follow-up from her mouth.

"That's war grade...I saw war grade." The woman said.

"A war-level weapon that can form an army by one person and destroy a city by one person..."

At this point, Achi's calm voice finally showed a trace of emotion, with trembling - because in his memory, it was the first time he saw Da Gelin with such a fearful and fanatical expression. Thinking about it now still makes me shudder.

I'm afraid, it started when the hound met the man.

Becoming the king of the swamp and becoming a war-level warrior has become her lifelong pursuit.

"War level..." The guards were stunned.

Of course they are familiar with this title, but it sounds too far away.

Not to mention the swamps, even in the entire continent, the number of war-level ones is very rare, and each one is famous.

Just didn't expect it.

Da Gelin once had a chance encounter with such a person.

But who is that?

"Those bounty hunters..." Someone whispered, but they were already aware of it in their hearts.

"You should be familiar with it." Achi looked around, "During the rule of the big boss, the only foreign force allowed to enter the swamp was the new rule after that incident."

"Tech Hunter."

Everyone was speechless.

"The leader who led them at that time is actually no longer known to the outside world. He even won the title of warrior in the Shark Kingdom. It is said that he was the first one in history -" he said slowly, "Sword Master, Alke. "

Achi couldn't help but sigh after saying this name.

If the swamp had been better informed, the tragedy might not have happened.

The most unlucky person was the leader of the gang that was wiped out.

Because of a momentary mistake by one of his subordinates.

He also lost his wealth, life, and all his inheritance——

Of course, if it weren't for the fact that the gang he ruled was inherently virtuous, it wouldn't be called innocent. It just happened to mess with the wrong person.

"Da Gelin said that if it weren't for the fact that technology hunters have never participated in local hegemony, Alke also likes to travel around...otherwise, Da Harsh would not be able to secure his position as the king of the swamp."

Although I didn’t feel safe in the end.

"War grade... Alke..." the soldier murmured.

If we say that the legion level means that they have the ability to command a legion or establish a small force on their own, this still needs to rely on collective strength, or can be replaced.

Then, the war level is another qualitative change on another level.

One man becomes an army.

This is not due to their status, but from pure strength.

There is an equivalence between the war level and the army.

Even in the struggle for hegemony between the three major countries on the continent, the number of war-level warriors could once affect the balance of combat power between them.

Each additional war level.

Even if it is just one person, the country is equivalent to having an extra full force and a front army.

Such an advantage cannot be easily erased.

The poet Bard said that wherever the war class goes, war will be ignited - this is of course an exaggeration and a romantic statement, but it is somewhat distorted.

The actual situation is.

The battle between war levels is already equivalent to a war!

The outcome of victory or defeat can even be used as a bargaining chip on the negotiation table between the two countries.

The reason why technology hunters have risen so rapidly in recent years is not only because they are backed by mechanics and supported by advanced equipment - this was also the case in the past.

The most direct factor is.

They finally have a war-level technology hunter.

From this, we have the confidence to expand frontally and establish strongholds at will - at least we don't have to worry about blackmail attacks by other wild monster forces with war-level powerhouses. After all, if you can attack me, I can also attack you.

When it comes to knowledge, technology hunters are always good at it.

"But, this and..." The soldier was fascinated, and suddenly realized what they were talking about at the beginning.

He wanted to say, what does this have to do with Lu Beiyou.

However, after listening to Achi's words and seeing the understanding expressions of those around him, the soldier finally understood——

"Boss, you mean..." His voice trembled, "The Red King is also a war-level warrior."

Achi sighed:

"It's not that we surrendered to him, but he conquered this place."

Perhaps, if the gates of Rotten Town were closed from the beginning, relying on strong city crossbows to resist Lu Beiyou as if facing an army, there would still be a possibility of fighting him - the guards should also be prepared to fight to the death. Preparation for casualties.

And this is still dealing with one person.

However, when Lu Beiyou walked into Rotten Town...

With the strength of the defenders here, even if they have really accepted the terms of the Black Dragon Ninja and surrendered to the border area, they will have no room to resist in the face of a war-level force at full strength, otherwise they will just die in vain.

"So," a smile appeared on Achi's lips, and he patted his own soldier on the shoulder, "Kaicheng... there is no shame in losing to a war-level warrior."

Who dares to laugh at them.

If you have the ability, try it yourself first.

"What's more, haven't you realized something?" He relaxed and stretched his waist, "He is now the king of our swamp."

Swampland's own war class.

Even if Sword Master Arke enters the swamp again, he will not be able to force all the big bosses to remain silent or even frightened like in the past.

The power of the entire swamp seemed to be declining.

But as long as he is there, another army will appear out of thin air.

This is where Achi is really relieved.

They are perfectly capable of getting through this period of relative weakness.

"So, we are safe?" The guards in Rotten Town also realized this and were overjoyed.

As a city sandwiched between the swamps and the frontier.

No matter which side you fall to, it means that a war will break out in Rotten Town - the only difference is that the attackers are different.

The city lords of their own city chose the Red King, and what they were worried about was when the support from the coalition forces would arrive. After all, the road conditions in the swamp are indeed complicated, and both the movement of troops and the transportation of supplies are very slow. However, the Sand King's troops marching in the wasteland may approach the city at any time.

But now, if the other party learns about the Red King's strength.

No matter what, I dare not launch an attack easily.

Everyone in Rotten Town is not afraid of fighting.

But who doesn’t like stability and peace?

"That's possible." Although Achi said this, there was a smile on his face, obviously very relaxed, "After all, I don't know this information yet."

Others nodded.

Rotten Town, which is located in the swamp, only had a partial understanding of the Red King before today. After all, they knew that Lu Beiyou defeated Da Gelin, but they didn't know how strong it was. They could only guess from rumors. ——And this is the most unreliable.

Until you see it with your own eyes.

Achi's knowledge was much higher than that of ordinary people, which gave them reassurance.

Having followed Da Gelin before and knowing her aspirations, he could naturally tell the difference between a war-level person and a top legion-level person - at least, Lu Beiyou's performance was something that the previous hound could not do.

As for the sand bandits.

The corner of Achi's mouth raised, but it was a joke.

If it is true that the King of Sand intends to get involved in the swamp, as Bozan revealed, then his vanguard should have already rushed here in order to respond to the Black Dragon Ninja's attempt to persuade them to surrender or seize the city - there is no way to retreat now.

Even if there is a mole in Rotten Town.

It was too late to report the news.

He saw with his own eyes that His Highness the Red King came out of the north gate - from there, as long as he passed through the gradually sparse jungle, he could go straight to the wilderness of the border land outside.

What to do is self-evident.

After hearing what he meant, chatter and laughter spread throughout the city. For the first time, the guards in Rotten Town relaxed from the bottom of their hearts, relieved of the fatigue of many days of training and vigilance.

This is a sense of security that cannot be faked.

"But, boss..." The only one who is still a little worried is still the soldier - but this time, he is worried about something else, "Our Red King, will everything be okay?"

As he spoke, he changed his mind.

He has also seen a lot of corpses of Black Dragon Ninjas killed by Lu Beiyou, which is shocking... However, from his understanding, people are still mortal bodies after all, and the large army of sand bandits are not as different as Black Dragon Ninjas. They are good at frontal combat and have more people.

With more weapons and more lives, can you kill faster than I can?

There are always people who slip through the net to make up for the damage.

Even though he had heard Achi's war-level deeds, he still couldn't believe it.

The other guards nodded.

"You forgot one thing," Achi showed a playful smile, but he was actually surprised in his heart. He couldn't hold it back when he said this, "His Royal Highness, the Red King, when dealing with those Black Dragon Ninjas, He didn't touch his long knife."

And after the Iron Dome battle.

No matter how false the rumors are, everyone knows:

This king of the swamp is actually best at swordsmanship.

Hearing this, the guards realized it and took a breath of cold air.

Even his best martial arts hadn't been used yet... Only then did they truly realize what had happened before, and who they would be enemies with if Rotten Town fell to the Black Dragon Ninja in advance.

At that time, the envoy who entered the city might not be a pleasant person. He even delivered supplies to the residents.

Thinking of that heavy and slender sword——

They all felt their necks were heavy and a little chilly.

Why did the temperature in the swamp suddenly drop a few degrees...

Seeing the reaction of his men, Achi was very satisfied.

Just, inside.

He couldn't help but think...

Just using his bare hands, he showed war-level characteristics...

Their Red King.

I'm afraid it's not comparable to an ordinary war-level one.

But further up, at his own level, it is completely impossible to accurately judge or even make some guesses.

Ignorance is bliss.

It's better not to say this.