Jiuhuan Mountain stretched endlessly, ridge after ridge.
Because of the mountain's unique environment,
the bandits hiding here were difficult to eliminate.
Lin Fei moved swiftly,
and with several leaps, arrived at the foot of a stronghold.
The stronghold's gate was tightly closed, hard to enter.
Hearing Lin Fei's voice, the bandits inside grew nervous,
hiding within, refusing to come out.
"Not coming out?"
Lin Fei's eyes turned cold.
Others might be powerless against these strongholds,
but he was not.
He looked around.
At the foot of the stronghold were many huge stones,
leftover from the stronghold's construction.
Some stones were half-buried in the soil.
Lin Fei approached a giant stone.
It weighed at least several hundred pounds.
He took a deep breath,
grasped the stone with both hands, and lifted it fiercely.
"Up!"
His arm veins bulged.
Thanks to Giant Whale Refinement Body Skill and Muscle Tendon Transformation Skill at Level Three,
Lin Fei's vitality and muscles were extremely strong.
His strength rivaled those with innate godlike power.
Thus, he managed to lift the heavy stone.
Then, Lin Fei hurled it violently at the stronghold gate nearby.
Boom!
The stone crashed heavily onto the wooden gate.
The gate was merely wooden fences-
it could not withstand such a massive stone falling from above.
The gate shattered instantly.
Lin Fei laughed loudly,
leaping over the gate and into the stronghold.
"Who are you? How dare you invade my stronghold?"
Lin Fei stormed inside.
Many bandits came out to greet him.
Several bandit chiefs stared seriously at Lin Fei,
especially after seeing him lift and smash the gate.
This was only a small display of power,
enough to make the bandits tremble and fear him deeply.
"Lin Fei of Zhou Shan City!"
"Our Lin Family caravan is passing through Jiuhuan Mountain.
We heard the bandit chiefs here want toll money."
"We don't want to pay, so Lin Fei is here to pass through."
"You can tell all the chiefs of the strongholds,
if anyone wants to charge our caravan tolls,
they can face Lin Fei."
"If Lin Fei loses, kill or mutilate him at will.
If any bandit chief loses, our Lin Family caravan will pass freely!"
"Lin Family..."
The bandits inside the stronghold suddenly understood.
This was the wealthy Lin Family from Zhou Shan City.
And from Lin Fei's words,
he intended to challenge the entire Jiuhuan Mountain alone?
So arrogant!
"Fine, Lin Fei, wait a few hours.
The chiefs will come."
The bandits' voices were grave.
Lin Fei found a cool place inside the stronghold,
sat cross-legged, and closed his eyes to rest.
"Chief, there are so many of us.
Let's rush him all at once and hack him to death!"
Some bandits whispered.
Lin Fei was alone,
while the stronghold had one or two hundred men.
Yet someone dared to attack and block the gate?
"What's that about?"
"If you want to die, go alone. Don't drag the whole stronghold into it."
The bandit chief with only one eye sneered:
"Once a Body Refinement Level Four is reached, stamina is terrifying."
"Numbers don't matter."
"If it came to a fight, he could kill us one by one."
"Besides, Lin Fei is challenging all the strongholds, not just ours.
Why stir up extra trouble?"
"Wait for other stronghold experts to come; they'll handle it."
The bandits were not foolish;
no one wanted to be the first to act.
An hour passed.
Footsteps suddenly came outside the stronghold.
"Whoosh."
A piercing arrow flew almost instantly to Lin Fei's front.
"Clang!"
Lin Fei didn't even open his eyes.
He swung his blade fiercely behind him.
"Crack."
The arrow was cut clean in two.
"Swish."
Lin Fei opened his eyes.
Outside the stronghold were many figures.
They all exuded a fierce aura.
At least Body Refinement Level Four.
And in considerable numbers.
The archer was a tattooed bandit.
"You shot the arrow just now?"
Lin Fei asked coldly.
"Yes, old man here did. Lin Family from Zhou Shan City? Heh, last time I stole quite a bit of silver from you. What can you do?"
The tattooed man grinned arrogantly.
"You want to be the first to act? Then go die!"
Lin Fei's eyes flashed cold.
"Whoosh."
He sprang up like a fierce beast,
charging at the tattooed man.
The tattooed man was surprised Lin Fei dared attack him openly with so many around.
"Brother!"
The tattooed man shouted.
A cloaked man beside him solemnly shouted, "Kill!"
The cloaked man wielded double hammers,
indicating great strength.
The tattooed man nocked an arrow, aiming at Lin Fei.
Two attacks, one near and one far,
together greatly increasing their lethality.
"I say kill, you can't stop it!"
Lin Fei knew these bandits were not united.
These two were from the same stronghold,
so they cooperated.
In this situation, Lin Fei had no room to retreat.
To intimidate the bandits,
he needed overwhelming strength.
So these two had to die.
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