The group of bandits could not see anything in the darkness. They heard Xu Ma Bang's shout in panic and immediately looked for the sound and gathered around him.
Xu Ma Bang, Wang Mazi, Yang Dan and Liu Huaying stood side by side, staring closely at the figures running towards them.
With their eyesight, they could barely make out the figure, but their facial features were unclear.
"Stop and don't move. What's your name?"
Xu Ma Bang raised his iron rod, pointed at a tall bandit and shouted.
"Sun Erlong." The bandit said quickly.
"Go to the back!" Xu Ma stick waved the iron rod and said.
The bandit named Sun Erlong breathed a sigh of relief. He had just taken two steps when he suddenly felt a sharp pain in the back of his head. Then his body went limp and he fell to the ground.
Behind him, another black shadow appeared.
Xu Ma Bang and others were startled at first, then became furious, and all rushed towards the black shadow.
Zhao Lin snorted lightly, shook his shoulders, turned around with a sliding step, and stopped in front of the two bandits. He stabbed straight through the chest of one with an iron ruler, and then punched the other, making the other's face red.
His figure was erratic, chasing the wind like lightning, and he killed the bandits until they cried for their fathers and mothers.
Xu Ma Bang and others chased after him fiercely, but in the end they didn't even catch a piece of clothing. They were so angry that they shouted, "The boy named Zhao has the guts to fight with this man openly."
"Upright? You... are worthy of it!"
Every word Zhao Lin said was accompanied by the screams of bandits. When he finished the last word, people had already circled behind several people and continued to hunt the living bandits.
Xu Ma Bang heard his men fall to the ground one by one, and he was extremely angry. He drew out his sword and threw it towards the place where the sound came from, but he heard a scream of "ah", which was clearly the voice of his men.
He finally understood that Zhao Lin was the one with the advantage in the dark night.
At this moment, the situation suddenly changed.
The dark clouds that blocked the moon passed by, and the moonlight reappeared, casting a clear glow.
The four of them were overjoyed and hurriedly looked around, only to find nearly twenty corpses lying on the ground. There were still a dozen men left, forming small circles back to back and waving their knives out randomly.
Zhao Lin stood not far away and looked over coldly.
Xu Ma Bang looked up at the sky and saw another dark cloud drifting toward the moon. He made a quick decision and said, "Quickly!"
While the moonlight was still there, he led everyone to escape to the old elm forest behind the hill.
Zhao Lin had already inspected the nearby terrain and guessed their thoughts. He was not in a hurry and was waiting around to look for opportunities.
Whenever a bandit shows his weakness, he takes action suddenly.
He deliberately did not kill the bandit at once, but instead made the other party scream and create a tense atmosphere.
When the bandits heard the cry, they were all frightened. Some even slipped and fell to the ground, adding another dead soul to Zhao Lin's men.
After a while, the surviving bandits fled into the woods.
Xu Ma Bang and others did not dare to stop for a moment, and quickly shuttled through the forest in the dark, turning a deaf ear to the screams coming from behind.
He has no time to care about the lives of his men now. What he worries about is not whether he can save his men, but his own life.
Wang Mazi, Liu Huaying and Yang Dan also had the same thoughts as him and followed him silently.
After running for who knows how long, the four of them ran to the edge of the woods.
"What kind of bird place is this?"
Wang Mazi glanced outside the forest and saw the pale moonlight shining on a hillside that he had never seen before.
They deliberately did not run in a straight line just now to avoid being blocked by Zhao Lin. Moreover, Lin Zhong couldn't tell the direction, and he didn't know where he ran.
Liu Huaying lay on the ground and listened for a while, but didn't hear any movement. Then he stood up and said, "I've been here before, in the east of Fuli Valley. I went back less than two hours ago."
After Yang Dan heard this, he asked Xu Ma Bang, "Second Master, can we get out?"
Xu Ma Bang pondered for a while, and finally shook it slowly, "As you have seen just now, this kid is very evil. He can see at night without affecting his movements at all."
"If he blocks us in front of us, wouldn't we fall into a trap? Why don't we wait until dawn? With our skills, we don't have to be afraid of him during the day!"
Wang Mazi was dubious and said, "Second brother, do you suspect that boy is waiting for us outside? Isn't that too weird?"
Xu Ma Bang spat, "Damn it, he can fly, isn't that evil?"
The expressions of the three people changed when they heard this. When they were at the lake before, Zhao Lin flew over their heads and circled in the air. Several of them had witnessed it with their own eyes.
Although it seems incredible, it happened.
Is this kid a human or a ghost?
"who!"
Xu Ma Bang suddenly raised the iron rod, pointed at a certain place in the forest and shouted loudly.
"The second master has really good ears!"
As the sound rang out, Zhao Lin strolled out from behind a big tree.
He had just cleared away the bandits along the way and followed the four of them from a distance.
The reason why he didn't rush to take action was because he found that there were many plants and trees in the woods, and the echolocation was greatly interfered with.
In addition to the lush elm trees, there are many low shrubs and weeds half as tall as a man in the old elm forest.
If only a small area is located, he can accurately outline the shape of the object.
However, the forest environment is complex, and bandits may ambush anywhere, so ultrasonic waves must be emitted from all directions without blind spots.
After the first ultrasonic wave returned, he was able to determine that there was an object there, but he could not determine whether it was a person or a tree.
Only after receiving the second ultrasonic wave, if the position of the object changes, can it be determined that the person is moving.
If the position remains the same, it might be a tree or a person standing still.
As a result, the judgment is delayed and is far less clear and accurate than in an open area, which is not conducive to giving full play to one's own advantages.
It was out of this consideration that Zhao Lin decided to wait until the four people came out of the woods before taking action.
But what he didn't expect was that Xu Ma Bang accidentally hit him, saw through his intention, and prepared to stay in the woods until dawn.
He could only change his strategy and get closer for a sneak attack.
After all, Xu Ma Bang was two levels higher in realm and noticed Zhao Lin's actions, so he simply showed up.
Zhao Lin's voice was calm and gentle, but it was like a thunder in the ears of Wang Mazi and others. They were shocked and moved closer to Xu Ma Bang.
Wang Mazi looked at the dark woods, took a deep breath, and felt the hand holding the knife tremble slightly.
"Second brother, it seems that this kid bit us to death. Should we fight him here, or go out?"
Xu Ma Bang stared in the direction of Zhao Lin, thinking quickly in his mind.
Zhao Lin has been following them, but he is not in a hurry to take action, which seems to indicate that the woods are not a suitable fighting place for him.
Why, can't he see at night?
Not in the woods?
Although Xu Ma Bang couldn't understand the reason, he knew one thing: he couldn't let his enemies get what they wanted!
Since Zhao Lin didn't choose to do anything in the woods, he couldn't go out. The moonlight outside was dim, and it might be blocked by dark clouds...
Thinking of this, Xu Ma Bang said in a deep voice: "Fight him here! This fight will determine life and death, I don't believe it, the four of us can't deal with him!"
(End of chapter)
