Chapter Ten Make Them Infantry

  Grom leveled up to level 4, and in addition to the increase in basic attributes, he once again had a skill point. Xiao Yu still added it to Mortal Strike as usual.

  In this way, Grom's fatal strike rate has reached 30%. A 30% chance of doubling damage is very effective for a sword saint with superb swordsmanship.

  Xiao Yu reached level 3, and again obtained 10 attribute points and 2 skill points.

  Xiao Yu allocated 3 points to attributes or strength, 4 points to agility, and 4 points to endurance.

  Those two skill points, Xiao Yu added to the Gale Step after careful consideration, now his Gale Step had reached level 3, increasing speed by 150%.

  "Hehe, now it's even more convenient to sneak a peek while bathing, that Fourth Aunt definitely won't catch me." Xiao Yu laughed loudly, extremely pleased with himself.

  Apart from being a voyeur, Xiaoyu Jia has this attribute because currently her own strength is relatively weak. If she were to encounter danger and can't win in a fight, she can run away.

  Hurricane Step's highest level is 3, with an increase of 150%. If you want to further boost your speed, you'll have to raise your agility value.

  Xiao Yu decided that after returning, he would practice his swordsmanship well. With the Invincible Slash and Fatal Blow, he could also become a master swordsman of his generation.

  Which young man does not have a heroic dream, dreaming of himself holding a treasured sword, flying over the eaves and walking on the walls. Now this dream is about to come true.

  However, what made Xiao Yu depressed was that although he had obtained 500 merit points, he still lacked more than 200 merit points to build the second town hall which required 1000 merit points.

  Where can I find more than 200 merits?

  "It seems that another wave of bandits needs to be eliminated." Xiao Yu calculated. Anyway, in his territory, what was least lacking were bandits, they were everywhere.

  Xiao Yu ordered the beastman infantry to search for treasure everywhere and see how the harvest was going, and also called Zhao Hu over to help with the search.

  Zhao Hu is useless in other aspects, but he's definitely skilled at searching for things. Just now during the battle, Xiao Yu had a beastman keep an eye on him and put him in the forest without letting him come out.

  At this time, he looked at the exterminated mountain stronghold and immediately went all out to help Xiao Yu search for treasures. This mountain stronghold, he had been here once before, his former boss and this creditor had some dealings with each other.

  So Zhao Hu was very familiar with the layout here, Zhao Hu couldn't fight well, but he had a talent for remembering everything at a glance, and he could remember the layout of every place he had been to.

  Under Zhao Hu's leadership, almost all valuable things in this mountain stronghold have been searched out.

  When a pile of gold coins was placed in front of Xiao Yu, Xiao Yu's face suddenly lit up with joy, and he couldn't help but laugh, it turned out that robbery was indeed very profitable.

  In this mountain stronghold, Xiao Yu searched out nearly 20,000 gold coins and a batch of supplies, including grain, cloth, and other goods. What made Xiao Yu happy was that the leader of the bandits had brought back quite a few cloaks, all of which were very large and would be completely usable even for the Beastmen's physique.

  Nor did they know where they were robbed from, but now they are cheaper than Xiao Yu.

  These cloaks are just right for these beastman soldiers to wear, and can be used as camouflage in normal times.

  "Are there any other bandits around here?" Xiao Yu had just eliminated a den of 500 bandits, and he felt very pleased with himself. He hoped to eliminate a few more, so that he could accumulate enough merit points to reach 1,000.

  "There is one nearby, but that can't be offended." Zhao Hu now faced over a hundred beastman soldiers, without any thought of resistance, and was doing his best for Xiao Yu.

  "Huh? Who are you, I'm not afraid of you? I am the master of this territory. Are there many people?" Xiao Yu had won several victories and was now full of ambition, with a strong desire to conquer the world.

  "There aren't many people, only three or four hundred, but it's said that they have the support of the Yunmeng people behind them. Our ordinary bandits don't dare to provoke them, and they are mostly cavalry, with excellent equipment and very strong combat capabilities." Zhao Hu said.

  "Cavalry?" Xiao Yu sank into thought. These beastmen infantry had an absolute advantage when facing human ordinary infantry, but if they were to face cavalry, it would be a bit more difficult.

  Especially when cavalry charges, relying on the power of horse galloping, beastmen will definitely be at a disadvantage.

  "Go take a look." Xiao Yu finally decided to go take a look, if he could wipe out these people, then he estimated 1000 merit points would be enough, and he could establish the second town hall, summoning the Tyrant MM that he had been YYing for a long time.

  At this time, Xiao Yu left twenty beastman infantry to guard the captured supplies, while others followed him to the mountain stronghold that Zhao Hu said.

  After about two hours, everyone arrived at the mountain stronghold. This stronghold was different from the two that Xiao Yu had destroyed earlier, which were all located on mountains and relied on the rugged terrain to set up camp and defend against attacks.

  The bandit camp was just a high slope, relatively flat, with a mountain wall behind it. From a distance, you could see the bustling heads of people in the bandit camp, as well as the occasional neighing of war horses.

  "It's indeed a cavalry unit, they've set up their stronghold here to enable the cavalry to launch a more effective charge. If the beastmen soldiers were to charge from the front, relying on the high terrain to charge down, they could immediately kill many of the beastmen soldiers."

  Xiao Yu measured the strength of his opponent, although the current beastman soldiers were very strong, but after all, they didn't have much armor on their bodies, and their weapons were also relatively poor. If they were to fight against cavalry, it was likely that there would be a lot of casualties.

  This is not what Xiao Yu wanted to see.

  "Let's have me and Grom go take a look first." Xiao Yu and Grom snuck in again, preparing to infiltrate the mountain stronghold for reconnaissance.

  At this time, Xiao Yu and Grom activated Wind Walk, entered stealth mode, and quickly rushed towards the mountain stronghold.

  In the past, when Xiao Yu used Gale Step to chase after Grom, it was still quite strenuous for him. It was all because Grom had accommodated him. Due to Grom's extremely high agility attribute, even with only 50% of Gale Step's bonus, his speed was much faster than Xiao Yu's.

  Now, with a 150% speed increase from Xiao Yu's Gale Step, his speed is much faster than before and he can already catch up to Grom.

  Two people sped through the gate extremely quickly, and the gatekeeper only felt a gust of wind blowing by, without seeing anything.

  Xiao Yu and Grom entered, looked around, and found that the bandits here were indeed different from the previous two groups. They had a strong and fierce spirit, with a hint of ruthlessness, and their military uniforms were neat and tidy. Each person stood upright like a spear, their armor was well-equipped, and their weapons shone brightly, making it clear at first glance that they were real soldiers.

  Xiao Yu nodded silently. Only such people could be considered soldiers. The first two groups of bandits were just ordinary civilians who took up arms to rob.

  "It seems like what Zhao Hu said is true, they might really have the support of Yun Meng people."

  The Yunmeng people were a powerful grassland nation close to the Tianxu Dynasty, establishing a mighty empire, but in between there was this one piece of desolate and cold land in the northwest that blocked them from deeply invading inland.

  Now, this desolate and cold land is Xiao Yu's territory.

  Xiao Yu relied on his level three Gale Step to enhance his already formidable stealth capabilities, scouting out the entire camp. In the end, he felt that a direct assault would make it difficult to take out these people in one swift move.

  "Cavalry is powerful, if they all become infantry, it's nothing to be afraid of." Xiao Yu thought to herself, her gaze shifting towards the horse stable not far away.

  Soon, a sly smile appeared on Xiao Yu's face.

  "Go back, come again at night to rob, on a dark and windy night, it's the perfect time to kill and set fires." Xiao Yu thought to herself with satisfaction.

  At night, Xiao Yu let more than a hundred beastmen infantry quietly approach, but when they reached a distance of five hundred steps, he made them all stop, hold their breath and wait for orders. He and Grom were sneaking in by climbing over the wall.

  The bandits' wooden stockade was not very high, perhaps due to their arrogance, thinking that no one would come to attack them. Such a defensive wall could ward off ordinary thieves, but it couldn't stop Xiao Yu and Jian Sheng.

  Grom directly stretched out his hand and pulled, the three-meter-high protective wall went in with a swoosh, but Xiao Yu stared blankly for half a day, unable to get in. The Wind Step only increased movement speed, but did not increase jumping power.

  In the end, Grom jumped out again, and Xiao Yu stepped on Grom's shoulder before jumping in.

  "Alas, my physical condition is still too poor."

  Xiao Yu and Grom slipped in, relying on stealth, and with the cover of night, they easily made it to the stables. Xiao Yu didn't act rashly, but instead observed the surroundings first, and indeed found several sentries standing guard.

  Although they were elite, Grom was able to sneak up behind them using Wind Walk and kill them one by one with a single slash of his sword, without any of the soldiers even having time to cry out.

  After resolving the sentry posts, Xiao Yuzei sneaked in with a sly smile and arrived at the horse stable. He threw many materials inside and then took out flintstones to ignite fires in several places simultaneously.

  It just so happened that there was a level 5 or 6 wind in the evening, which helped to fuel the flames. In just over a minute, the entire stable had caught fire.

  Xiao Yu set fire to the stables and then went on to set fires elsewhere, while Grom was ordered by Xiao Yu to take care of the sentry at the gate.

  "It's flooding..."

  Soon, the robbers' shouts were earth-shaking and reverberated through the night sky, but because all the sentries had been taken out beforehand, they discovered it too late. By this time, the fire had spread to many places, the war horses had begun to scatter and run wildly, and the situation was extremely chaotic.

  The leader of the bandits was suddenly in a state of confusion, the neighing of war horses covered up the cries for help from people, and many people did not know what to do for a while.

  Although they looked like trained soldiers, even professional soldiers would be caught off guard by such a sudden attack.

  "Hold steady, put out the fire immediately, and stop the horses. Kill anyone who disobeys." At this moment, a bald-headed man with his upper body exposed, holding an axe, appeared and gave orders to the crowd in a cold tone.

  These people received the order and immediately executed it, first stabilizing the horses that were running wildly in all directions. If they didn't listen, they would all be killed. At this time, the chaos of the warhorses would greatly affect the rescue efforts to put out the fire.

  But they had just killed a few horses when a loud roar, like that of wild beasts, came from the direction of the mountain pass, causing the warhorses to become even more frantic after momentarily stopping in confusion.

  And the bandits relied on their years of experience and keen sense of smell to detect a chilling murderous aura.

  "Bodies, there are bodies everywhere, they were murdered, and this fire was intentionally set. Who did it?" The bandits immediately realized what was happening, but soon they found out who the enemy was, as the beastman soldiers charged in, and in the chaos, their large axes mercilessly chopped at the bandits trying to put out the fire.

  They were no match for the orc soldiers one-on-one on the ground because they had no combat preparation, and it was difficult to defeat an orc even with two people.

  In just a few minutes, these bandits were killed in the chaos. In one-on-one combat on the ground, unless they were warriors who had practiced martial arts, ordinary soldiers were absolutely no match for the beastmen soldiers.

  At this time, the fires Xiao Yu had set in various places also took effect, adding to the chaos. They didn't know whether they should go put out the fires or resist the beastmen.

  "What's the panic? It's just a beastman, isn't it? Kill him." The bald bandit pushed through the crowd and walked to the front, swinging his axe down at one of the beastman soldiers.

  The beastman soldier roared and swung his axe, but the bald man dodged it with a swift turn. At the same time, he swung his own axe, which emitted a dark yellow aura, and struck the beastman's sturdy body, cutting him in half at the waist.

  Roar...

  Grom saw this scene, his eyes turned red, and he quickly rushed over with a swift step. His Invincible Slash struck the bald man's head.

  The bald man faced Grom's attack with a calm and composed demeanor, swinging his axe and emitting a layer of yellowish-brown aura as he clashed with Grom.

  "This guy is too powerful, if Grom wasn't at level 4, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to block him." Xiao Yu was shocked by this person's strength, and he knew that relying on Grom alone would probably not be enough to take down this guy.

  At this time, Xiao Yu once again sneaked up behind the man, raised his sword and struck another blow at the guy's butt.

  Pfft...

  The long sword was inserted into the buttocks of the bald big man, and this guy also jumped up high in an instant. If he was ambushed by someone, even if his neck was cut, the bald big man would not be so flustered.

  But I don't know which despicable guy actually stabbed him in the ass, this...this is really too shameless.

  Grom naturally wouldn't let go of this fleeting opportunity, and the Invincible Slash burst out immediately, chopping down on the bald big man's shoulder.

  Ah...

  The bald man let out a mournful cry as his arm was severed at the shoulder.

  At this time, the bandits in the mountain village have been decreasing under the cleaning of the beastman soldiers, and the remaining people have already lost their confidence in fighting.

  However, they still persisted in their resistance against the beastmen infantry, and did not immediately disperse like the previous two groups of bandits.

  It can be seen that their discipline and military training are much stronger.

  However, even with their stronger combat power, without the help of war horses, their fate was no different from that of the two groups of bandits before.

  On land, it is difficult for any branch of service to withstand the infantry of the Beastmen.

  "What kind of people are you?" The bald-headed man held an axe in one hand, his eyes filled with angry light.

  At this time, Xiao Yu came before him with a treacherous smile on his face and said: "Who are you? You still dare to ask me who I am, it should be me asking you instead. Here, all of this is my territory, yet you dare to cause chaos in my territory, sparing your lives is already my mercy."

  "Your territory? The lord of the Lion King's domain?" This bald-headed man was not as foolish as the leaders of the previous two groups of bandits, and although he found it unbelievable, he immediately guessed.

  "Heh heh, not bad, I'm the lord of Lion King Territory, Xiao Yu." Xiao Yu raised his chin and struck a pose that he thought was very cool.

  "I didn't expect you to collude with the beastmen. Fine, fine, Xiao Yu, I'll remember this. Today's grudge, I will definitely avenge it. Another day, I'll come back and bloodbath the Lion King's territory." As he spoke, the bald-headed man gritted his teeth and suddenly swiftly mounted a horse that had been startled into running over. With a squeeze of his legs, the startled horse immediately became docile like a well-behaved child, no longer causing trouble. The bald-headed man squeezed his legs again, and the horse galloped away.

  Xiao Yu let out a cold hum and said: "Blood will wash the Lion King's territory, dream on, do you think you can escape today?"

  Xiao Yu and Grom charged forward with Wind Step at the first moment, although the war horse's speed was very fast, but Xiao Yu and Grom's speed were not slow either. At the beginning, the war horse couldn't accelerate to that speed in an instant, and now there were people running back and forth around them, so they couldn't rush over directly, which also greatly reduced their speed.

  "Shoot the man before shooting the horse." Xiao Yu shouted, and swung out the treasured sword in his hand. The sword flew out like a flying wheel, brushing against the air. The bald big Han saw this, and with one swift motion, he pulled on the reins of his warhorse, which suddenly shifted half a meter to the side, dodging the attack.

  "Damn, this is awesome!" Xiao Yu said in surprise. He didn't expect that this guy would have such skills.

  Roar...

  However, during this brief delay, Grom had already charged up and with a sword aura slashing through the air, he directly cleaved the warhorse in two.

  The bald man had already jumped down and fled to the distance, but Xiao Yu and Grom caught up quickly with their Wind Step skill. The bald man was injured again, his speed greatly reduced, and he was soon overtaken.

  "A tiny king of the lion's domain, you will regret it." The bald big man was left with only one arm, facing Grom's attack, very struggling.

  Xiao Yu kept poking his anus from behind through stealth, making his combat effectiveness unable to be fully exerted at all, only fifty percent.

  "Regret, regret your mother! Today I'll make you regret coming to my territory as a bandit." Xiao Yu thrust his sword fiercely into the bald big man's buttocks.

  Ah...

  The bald big man let out a miserable cry, his body paused for a moment, and Grom swung his sword down, directly cutting off the bald big man's head.

  After defeating the Great Han, a golden glow enveloped Grom's body, reaching level 5, while Xiao Yu had not yet leveled up. As time went on, the experience and merit points required for Xiao Yu to level up became increasingly more numerous and difficult.

  "Mother's milk, you dare to threaten me? I'll bathe the Lion King's territory in blood. One of these days, I'll lead the Wolf Riders and sweep across your Cloudy Grasslands, bathing your royal tent in blood."

  Xiao Yu spat on the bald man's body and turned around to leave with Grom.

  After several killings with cold weapons, Xiao Yu had some immunity to blood, flesh and corpses.

  When they returned to the camp, the beastman infantry had also finished their battle, and almost all of the bandits were annihilated, with only a few escaping.

  However, this time the beastman soldier was injured for the first time.

  In the previous two battles, not a single beastman infantry died, and at most only a few were lightly injured. Because those bandits saw the beastmen, they collapsed early on and ran away in all directions, and the beastman infantry simply pursued and killed them.

  However, this time the bandits were a group of people who formed an array to counterattack. With their exquisite swordsmanship, they killed three beastman infantrymen, which made Xiao Yu feel a pang of heartache.

  Although they were all summoned beastmen and robots, but in Xiao Yu's heart, she still treated them as real people and did not want them to die.

  However, some heroes' skills in the game can revive soldiers. I don't know if it's possible in this real world too.

  Xiao Yu inquired about the system, and the system's response was that it is not possible to revive deceased soldiers here, nor can any revival skills be used. Because this is the real world, the normal passing of life is the greatest natural law, so it cannot be violated.

  This means that heroes with resurrection skills cannot be used here either. Xiao Yu asked if the Storm Altar could revive heroes, and the answer was also no.

  If the hero dies, he will return to the Storm Altar and be sealed forever.

  This made Xiao Yu feel somewhat depressed; if any of Grom's group were to die, that would be a permanent death.

  "In the future, we need to be more careful about how to use them. We absolutely cannot let these soldiers and heroes die easily. If a hero dies, I'll lose big time."

  The bandits were annihilated, and the big fire had no way to be rescued at this time, it could only wait until it was burned out. It wasn't until the next morning that the big fire was finally extinguished.

  Xiao Yu ordered Zhao Hu to lead the beastman infantry to clear away the rubble, continuing to search for various treasures. Meanwhile, Xiao Yu himself was staring at the game interface, daydreaming about the appearance of Tyrande's MM.

  He killed this bandit and got 530 points of merit value. Now he has more than 1,300 points of total merit value.

  In this way, Xiao Yu's military rank was promoted from private to corporal, so he could build a second town hall and also bring 500 soldiers.