Two black-clothed individuals engaged Lin Feng in close combat, only to realize that this kid wasn't just skilled with hidden weapons; his blade technique was equally formidable and difficult to handle.
His strikes were fierce and domineering, and his movement technique was unpredictable and elusive.
After just a few exchanges, the two found themselves suppressed by Lin Feng.
"Huang Junior Brother! Zhou Junior Brother! Help us!"
Realizing they had encountered a tough opponent, the black-clothed individuals didn't bother with any notions of martial honor and immediately called for reinforcements.
Soon, two more black-clothed individuals rushed in to support them.
Wang Defa wanted to help, but he was already heavily injured and was being blocked by other black-clothed individuals, leaving him unable to assist.
The other escorts were struggling to take care of themselves and couldn't offer any help either.
"Lin Younger Brother! Hold on, I'm coming to assist you!"
Suddenly facing an attack from four people, the tide of battle quickly turned, and Lin Feng found himself at a disadvantage.
Two fists couldn't fend off four hands, especially when those four hands were wielding long swords, creating a dazzling array of sword shadows.
What troubled him the most was that these four seemed to know some kind of sword formation, occupying four positions with seamless coordination, leaving Lin Feng with no room to counterattack.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
Unable to dodge, Lin Feng's arm and chest were struck by swords, bleeding profusely.
Fortunately, his defense was over 300 points, while the force value of the four opponents was all below 300.
This meant their normal attacks had little effect on him, only causing superficial injuries.
However, their swordsmanship damage didn't care about his basic defense; skill damage still had to be endured, and it was quite painful.
After taking two more sword hits, Lin Feng had lost nearly a quarter of his health bar.
Lin Feng knew he couldn't continue like this; he had to focus on one point and break their encirclement.
"Thunderbolt Blade Technique!"
Lin Feng channeled his internal strength and executed the Thunderbolt Blade, first making a feint to temporarily push back two of them.
He then swiftly turned and struck with a second blade, targeting the weakest of the four.
This sudden change in tactics caught the quasi-third-rate black-clothed martial artist off guard.
The blade cleaved his head open on the spot, and his entire body was split in two!
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In an instant, blood and entrails splattered everywhere, drenching everyone around.
Such a brutal killing method left them momentarily stunned.
The scalding blood soaked everyone, yet they felt a chilling cold.
One black-clothed individual even had his fellow disciple's bloody intestines draped over his shoulder.
Lin Feng was the most extreme, covered in blood like a man of blood.
But he didn't stop; instead, he swung his blade again!
The third strike!
A head flew, and another quasi-third-rate martial artist fell.
Now only two of the four remained.
The two third-rate martial artists were terrified by Lin Feng's brutal methods.
"Retreat! Retreat!"
The two didn't want to fight anymore and turned to flee, but Lin Feng wasn't about to let two experience monsters escape.
In his eyes, the demoralized third-rate martial artists were no longer a threat. He chased them down and, without much effort, successfully killed them both.
Facing four opponents alone and annihilating them, with three of the third-rate martial artists dying by his hand.
Even so, Lin Feng wasn't satisfied and continued charging at the other black-clothed individuals with his blade.
Such ferocious strength scared the last third-rate martial artist into losing the will to fight. After pushing back Wang Defa, he abandoned his comrades and fled without looking back.
Seeing all four elite disciples defeated, the remaining ordinary disciples had no desire to continue fighting and fled for their lives.
Meanwhile, the escort agency's morale soared, and they sounded the horn for a counterattack.
Before long, the battle subsided.
The disciples of the Flying Crane Sect suffered heavy casualties, with only a few managing to escape.
However, more than half of the dozen or so people from the escort agency were also lost, leaving only six survivors, all of whom were injured.
As soon as the battle ended, Wang Defa rushed to the carriage to check if the cargo was intact.
After confirming nothing was lost, he breathed a sigh of relief, unable to hold on any longer, and quickly sat down to regulate his breathing and suppress his injuries.
The other five also hurried to rest, but even while resting, they surrounded the carriage, fearing someone else might come to steal it.
Lin Feng's injuries were relatively light, and after taking two Blood Restoration Pills, he began to clean up the battlefield.
This time, he had killed fifteen enemies, including three third-rate martial artists, three quasi-third-rate, and the rest were unranked.
The loot was plentiful, but this time he wasn't so lucky; they were mostly ordinary items, with only two secret manuals and a pair of boots being of Yellow Grade and somewhat decent.
[Equipment: Antelope Leather Boots]: Yellow Grade, lower tier, Agility +55 points, Evasion +2%, Running Speed +20%
[Swordsmanship: Flying Crane Swordsmanship]: Yellow Grade, lower tier, Basic Force +35 points, increases sword damage by 10% and sword speed by 12% after use, also adds 4% evasion.
Consumption: Consumes 15 internal strength points per second.
Condition: Martial artists with innate talent above 35 points can learn.
[Swordsmanship: Flying Crane Sword Formation]: Yellow Grade, upper tier, Basic Force +50 points, allows cooperation with teammates who know this formation to trap enemies, increasing damage by 5% for each additional person, up to ten people can perform it simultaneously, causing up to 2000 points of skill damage.
Consumption: Consumes 40 internal strength points per second.
Condition: Martial artists with innate talent above 45 points can learn.
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Lin Feng wasn't interested in any of these three items. He didn't need the boots because he had the Suppressing Bandit set, and as for the two sword techniques.
The Flying Crane Swordsmanship was unremarkable, belonging to the agile swordsmanship category, but its level was too low, with minimal effects, making it dispensable.
Moreover, Lin Feng wasn't inclined to use a sword for now; he preferred the feel of a blade, fierce and domineering, which suited his style.
Besides, his Thunderbolt Blade Technique was far superior to the Flying Crane Swordsmanship.
Lastly, the sword formation seemed decent, but it required cooperation with others who knew the formation.
In "The Grand Martial World," NPCs could teach martial arts, and players could too, but the conditions were very stringent.
To teach martial arts to others, two conditions must be met.
First, the martial art must reach Transcendence to qualify for teaching.
Second, a Transmission Box is needed, a special item for players to transmit skills.
Transmission Boxes also have grades, with Yellow Grade boxes only able to transmit Yellow Grade skills, and they are consumable items.
The more powerful the martial art, the rarer the Transmission Box needed, with some boxes being more valuable than the martial art itself.
These two conditions were set to prevent martial arts from becoming rampant in the game, as players could exploit this to take shortcuts.
Therefore, even if one learned this sword formation, to maximize its effectiveness, one would have to find people from the Flying Crane Sect, making it rather impractical.
Lin Feng didn't think much and just tossed these loot items into his backpack, planning to sell them later when he had the chance.
After he finished cleaning the battlefield, Wang Defa, having somewhat recovered, didn't continue healing but instead walked directly to Lin Feng and knelt down with a thud.
The remaining five escorts did the same.
"Wang Brother, what is this for?" Lin Feng asked.
Wang Defa solemnly replied, "Thank you, Young Hero Lin, for saving our lives. We owe you our lives, and in the future, if you need anything, we are willing to go through fire and water for you!"
[Ding! Wang Defa's attitude towards you has upgraded to: Grateful!]
[Ding! Zhou Chaoxian's attitude towards you has upgraded to: Grateful!]
[Ding! Xiao Yongping's attitude towards you...]
Lin Feng hadn't expected that his assistance for the sake of a mission would earn him the gratitude of six people.
According to online sources, once you reach this level of attitude, you can command NPCs to work for you, and as long as it's not too excessive, they'll be willing to do anything for you.
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