Chapter 26

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As Dugu Fu turned to look, several swift horsemen had already swung their sabers and were behind the old man.

With a tiger in front and a wolf behind, and walls on both sides, he had no choice but to charge! Clenching his teeth, Dugu Fu suddenly turned around and drew the steel saber from "Mount and Blade."

The bandits completely ignored Dugu Fu, their sabers flying as they relentlessly attacked the old man.

Dashing to one side of the street, Dugu Fu thrust his steel saber forward, transforming it into a venomous snake, and accurately stabbed a bandit's crotch: In a life-or-death situation, one must be ruthless!

Realizing he was about to be cut, the bandit finally came to his senses and hastily swung his saber to block.

However, this was not an ordinary slash from Dugu Fu, but a piercing thrust. The saber's momentum slightly twisted, allowing him to sidestep the block and strike accurately!

"Ah!" The bandit let out a deafening cry and fell off his horse.

The horse, with a wounded back, also let out a mournful neigh, reared up, and trampled the old man, who fell to the ground as the horse bolted away.

The old man's body made a series of cracking sounds, but he managed to avoid the attacks from the other two bandits.

"Old Three!" "Old Three!" The other two bandits shouted in anger, reining their horses to turn back.

"Thud!" "Thud!" The two horses, stepping on the old man, completed a beautiful turn and charged at Dugu Fu with their masters.

That was a surprise attack just now, but now... it was a real fight! It seemed to be his first serious confrontation in this world.

After a series of crises, Dugu Fu's heart had grown much stronger. He took deep breaths, held his saber horizontally, and focused, forgetting all his private thoughts.

Suddenly, he widened his eyes: This is it!

The five forms of Xingyi, Cannon! His steel saber transformed into a streak of lightning, meeting the long sabers of the two bandits as they slashed down.

"Clang!" A loud sound, almost simultaneous, and the two sabers flew away.

The strength of the steel saber from "Mount and Blade" was indeed far superior to the weapons of the NPCs!

Of course, he had to rely on the steel saber; he couldn't depend on his half-baked skills, which hadn't even reached the third level of Mingjing.

However, cutting the sabers was just the beginning, not the end!

At this moment, the two bandits, with their sabers broken, were uncontrollably leaning forward.

Enduring the exceptionally strong counterforce, Dugu Fu's blood surged, and his arm muscles bulged: "Hah, Collapse!"

With a roar like a thunderclap, feeling as if his blood would spurt from his eyes, he finally stopped retreating and swung his saber forward in anger.

"Thud!" "Thud!" Two muffled sounds, two flashes of saber light, and the two bandits, clutching their bleeding throats, fell off their horses.

Without pausing to catch his breath or calm his racing heart, Dugu Fu took a quick step forward, passing through the middle, and lifted the old man, who was almost trampled into a meat pie.

The bandits were already closing in from behind. Dugu Fu had initially wanted to help the old man onto a horse, but the constant arrows passing by made him reconsider: Even if they got on a horse, if the horse was hit, they would still have to rely on their own legs. Unlike himself, the horse didn't have a shield.

He draped the old man over his back like a cloak and, following the wall, began to run at full speed.

Despite the numerous injuries, the old man, who had been cut like a blood-soaked gourd and trampled by three horses, miraculously did not die. Lying on Dugu Fu's back, he kept muttering: "Save my young lady, save my young lady..."

As he spoke, "Thud!" "Thud!" the sound of arrows piercing flesh echoed, indicating that the enemy had a skilled archer.

However, all the arrows hit the old man, quickly turning him into a pincushion, without even grazing Dugu Fu.

After eating snake gall and practicing martial arts, Dugu Fu's physical condition had far exceeded that of an ordinary person. Combined with the old man's survival and the continuous arrows providing momentum... carrying a person felt almost the same as running alone. It might have been the potential bursting forth in a crisis.

In just a few seconds, he ran back to the tavern.

The owner and his wife were still packing up, and the burly man was guarding the door, having already seen the bandits enter the village and heard the sounds of fighting.

Seeing Dugu Fu approach, the burly man's eyes flared, but seeing that he was carrying someone, he did not attack immediately. He snorted coldly and watched to see what Dugu Fu would do.

Dugu Fu was also nervous, but with no other options, he approached with a stiff upper lip: "I just ran outside and saw this old man being attacked by bandits. Sigh, truly pitiful..."

You still know pity? Are you planning to use him as a shield? Seeing the old man riddled with arrows, the burly man instantly understood Dugu Fu's despicable intentions and was about to react.

Miraculously, the old man spoke: "Quick, quick, go save my young lady."

He's still alive? The burly man was taken aback and reined in his hand: "What did you say? Can you be more specific?"

As he spoke, "Whoosh, whoosh," the bandits drew closer, firing arrows.

"You guys, can't even let someone finish their last words?" Interrupted, the burly man flew into a rage, swinging his large spear and striking the wall with a "Clang."

Sand and stones flew!

When the dust settled, a section of the wall had collapsed, and the ground was covered with fist-sized rocks.

With a casual swipe of his bear-like hands, he scooped up seven or eight rocks and, with a powerful swing, sent them flying with a "Whistling" sound, causing bandits to fall off their horses like dumplings.

"There's an expert ahead! An expert! Everyone be careful!" The bandits' charge collapsed, and they shouted in confusion.

"Old man, what did you want to say?" With the interrupters temporarily cleared, the burly man lowered his head and asked kindly.

Phew, finally got through this!

At the same time, in the tavern's stable, Dugu Fu quietly untied his four horses, quietly opened the back door, quietly mounted, and rode away, leaving the small village in chaos...

However, how did he escape this crisis? Why did he save the old man? And how did he know the old man would survive long enough to reach the burly man and give him a chance to escape?

Actually, it was quite simple: The old man was a plot character.

Aren't plot characters and NPCs the same?

Not exactly.

NPCs now mostly refer to the native inhabitants, born and raised in the world.

Plot characters, on the other hand, are temporary roles created by the system for specific tasks or missions.

NPCs have flesh and blood, with their own emotions and behaviors, just like normal people.

Plot characters, however, are just program-driven.

Of course, Dugu Fu could tell the old man was a plot character not only because of his unreasonable injuries but also because he knew the players in the tavern were there for a mission.

A mission that attracted so many players must be a significant one!

If it's a significant mission, the plot character responsible for it would not die before the mission was announced...

In any case, he managed to escape the killing.

Although he escaped, he was still shaken: As an NPC, the village was too dangerous!

He was now in expert mode, so he should quickly return to the mountain to seclude himself and practice until he reached the seventh or eighth level of Mingjing, and ideally, even break through to Anjing, before venturing into the world again!

As for that significant mission, let it be. He was interested, but losing his life for it wouldn't be worth it.