The First Order

Chapter 847: A game between hunters

The axes were very heavy. If it weren't for the barbarians' great strength, they would probably not be able to wield such a heavy weapon either.

Ren Xiaosu stowed the two axes in the palace and was about to leave. But when he turned around, he suddenly saw a shadowy group of uninvited guests in the forest.

The sound of heavy footsteps on decomposing leaves came from all directions. It sounded like dozens of bears approaching quickly.

The moonlight was dim, but Ren Xiaosu could still see the glinting of the axes in the forest when he looked around.

So it turned out those five people were used as bait. Just like how Ren Xiaosu had to place grains and bread crumbs under the black cauldron to catch the sparrow, a good hunter would first have to know how to use bait. A hunter who was reluctant to use bait was not a good hunter.

Therefore, these barbarians, who were experts at hunting, were even willing to use their companions as bait just so they could finish off Ren Xiaosu. They had really invested a lot into this.

But it was understandable. After all, too many of them had died to Ren Xiaosu's hands over the past two days. Now that they had used just five people to lure him out, even though it sounded a little cruel, it would at least reduce the number of casualties for them.

The barbarians were just 50 meters away and closing in on Ren Xiaosu in the center of the encirclement. They started slowing down and adjusted their formation in an orderly manner to prevent Ren Xiaosu from escaping.

Ren Xiaosu took good measure of his enemies. To be honest, he never faced so many barbarians at the same time before. Their formation was tight and solid, giving him an invisible, huge sense of oppression.

Within the cast net, Ren Xiaosu was a lone wolf that had lost its way and was on the verge of being surrounded by hunters.

As they approached, the barbarians started grunting a tone for some reason. It sounded extremely desolate and ferocious like the battle cries heard in wars. When the prey realized they were getting surrounded by this sound, they would gradually lose their minds and turn anxious.

The barbarians were getting closer and closer. When they got a clear view of the young man in the forest, they were certain that victory was within grasp.

The barbarians were indeed good hunters. If it were anyone else who got surrounded here, they would probably die for real. Even the Pyro Company's T5s could not take on so many barbarians head-on.

Unfortunately, it was Ren Xiaosu they were surrounding.

In that instant, Ren Xiaosu pointed his black saber diagonally at the west. The barbarians were a little taken aback as they could not figure out what this young man was up to.

But the barbarian who was in charge of the encirclement this time felt that something was off. Because he saw the young man smiling!

"Wait! It's a trap!" the barbarian roared furiously.

As soon as he spoke, his chest started bleeding. Then the sound of a sniper rifle rang out in the distance like it was the prelude to a show.

The dark red blood glistened in the moonlight as strong winds gusted through the forest. The tree branches even seemed like they were applauding.

Ren Xiaosu looked at the barbarians around him. The audience for this performance had entered the venue.

A second later, Ren Xiaosu did not retreat but charged into the crowd instead. As he fought calmly among the barbarians by himself, any enemies that posed a threat to him would abruptly die by his side.

Sniper bullets slid through the gaps in the forest and took out the barbarians accurately, ending their lives.

Wherever Ren Xiaosu went, barbarians next to him would end up dead. For a moment, the young man battling under the mottled glow of the moonlight was the Grim Reaper.

As previously mentioned, a hunter who did not know how to use bait could not be called a good hunter.

These barbarians had used the lives of five of their companions as bait to lure Ren Xiaosu out. But wasn't Ren Xiaosu also using himself as bait to perform this massacre?

On ruthlessness, Ren Xiaosu had never lost to anyone before.

From a hunter's point of view, Ren Xiaosu figured something out after the past two days of killing. The barbarians might be skilled at hunting, but that was before they encountered him.

This was a game between hunters. And without a doubt, Ren Xiaosu had won.

The barbarians' eyes turned red from the killing. They could not understand why they could not kill that young man despite having so many people on their side.

Not only could they not kill him, they even found it difficult to just get near him.

At this moment, they realized the young man had not looked behind him once while fighting them. He was like a determined assassin. When the scent of blood filled the forest, nothing in this world was worth turning around for.

Enemies behind him? Someone would help him to finish them off. This was his absolute trust in his partner.

Unknowingly, Ren Xiaosu had already killed his way through the barbarians' encirclement. He suddenly looked ahead and was a little stunned when he saw what lay ahead, because there were no more enemies left in front of him.

He suddenly turned around and said with a laugh, "Sorry, I overdid it."

As he spoke, he actually turned around and fought his way back. The barbarians felt humiliated. Several dozen of them had surrounded the other party in an attempt to kill him, but not only had their encirclement been broken through, their men even ended up getting killed by him too!

However, amid the rhythmic gunshots of the sniper rifle, no one was able to completely surround this young man. In fact, they never did manage to surround him with more than three people at the same time. If more than three of them cooperated and tried to close in on him, they would be torn apart by the lethal sniper bullets in the dark.

"Retreat!" a barbarian roared.

"Retreat?" Ren Xiaosu laughed and said, "Isn't it a little too late to retreat? Don't go. I still have something that I would like to pour my heart out to you about."

With that, Ren Xiaosu stabbed his black saber into the barbarian's chest in front of him. Then, with a flick of his wrist, he ruthlessly shredded the barbarian's strong heart to pieces.

It was only at this moment that Ren Xiaosu finally felt he had truly done something.

When he was at the medical center, he would occasionally see an endless stream of patients being carried in from the entrance and feel a little down.

In this era, even an organization like the Pyro Company was willing to give up the benefits in front of them because foreign enemies had arrived.

If it were anyone else who did this, Ren Xiaosu might not have felt so greatly about it. But this was the organization he had always regarded as the most cold-blooded, yet it stood up for humanity in the Central Plains twice when they needed it.

This made Ren Xiaosu, who had always been hostile towards the Pyro Company, feel a little touched. As such, he wanted to do something about it. That was why he came out here.

"I don't know where this era's problems lie." Ren Xiaosu raised his saber and said slowly, "There's someone who stuck by their principles only to end up having their leg broken. Some people want to help the dying only to realize that they don't have the ability to save them. Someone was content with gardening but got forcefully escorted up Mt. Ginkgo by his detractors. Someone only wanted to be a good person but got treated as a fool instead. Someone was only trying to protect their mother but ended up being pushed into insanity. I don't know what exactly is wrong with this era, but all I can do is kill the people who create problems. And since y'all have come to cause trouble, I'll just have to kill you first."

Ren Xiaosu's killing intent was overflowing. He deplored the Wang Consortium, the Pyro Company, and also the Qing Consortium. On his journey thus far, he had come across so many people who walked different paths. Everyone was chasing after their goals on these different paths, but he still did not feel like there were any like-minded peers among them. That was because he was also unsure of where he wanted to go.

But now, there seemed to be a vague answer to this question of his. Perhaps it would get clearer after killing some people.