Chapter 15

The thief on the mammoth saw the situation and tried to escape, just turning the mammoth's head toward the north when Bu Ye already rushed to the mammoth's rear with his saber raised!

The thief turned his body and swung his saber backward, chopping down at Bu Ye, while the mammoth suddenly raised its two hind legs, the hooves as large as bowls, capable of crushing a fierce beast's head, smashing toward Bu Ye's chest like two heavy hammers.

However, Bu Ye ignored everything.

He held the saber with both hands, using the fastest speed and the greatest strength, swinging it horizontally from right to left!

In the sunlight, the saber glow he swung, with six times his physical strength, was like a curtain of light.

Without even making a sound, the saber curtain slashed through the mammoth's rear, slicing the mammoth's back half into two pieces!

The mammoth's back half seemed to suddenly sprout a red fountain, and the two raised hind legs lost all their strength.

Bu Ye let the mammoth's blood spray on him, sidestepped to avoid the thief's curved saber, then switched the saber to his left hand, and with his right hand, quickly grabbed the thief's wrist.

With a low growl, Bu Ye suddenly exerted force outward, and with a "whoosh," he actually swung the thief off the mammoth's back, drawing a large semicircle in the air before crashing to the ground. As he fell, Bu Ye clearly added more force!

"Pia ji!"

When the thief landed, he was like a pile of mud, his body bursting in several places upon impact, blood splattering far and wide.

Bu Ye did not stop, straightening up and rushing north.

There was another thief from Mount Mang, who had come to slaughter the newly appeared villagers. He was now terrified and had turned the mammoth north to escape. Although they were used to living a life of blood and death and were not afraid to die, such a death was still too terrifying. The thief urged the mammoth to flee north, still looking back, fearing that Bu Ye would catch up.

Bu Ye took two steps to the side of the villagers, about to pass them, and then everyone saw a scene that they could not believe, including the one-eyed giant who was chasing Bu Ye from the south of the village.

Bu Ye casually twirled his curved saber, then slashed it toward the crowd, and a villager's head flew up!

Yang Zhaocai!

Yang Zhaocai's head flew into the air, his thoughts still racing, thinking, "I never expected Bu Ye to awaken Heart Cloud! Now that the whole village is fleeing, it's a time when we need people, so he can't be killed. However, he can be spared the death penalty but not the living one. He is still a sinner, and if he wants to continue living with the villagers, he must pay a price! Once we settle down, we'll deal with him. Hmph, at least he has some conscience, knowing to save people. Hmm? His saber..."

Bu Ye didn't have so many thoughts. His reason for killing Yang Zhaocai was simple: he wanted to kill.

The old man's endless accusations under the scorching sun completely changed Bu Ye's attitude toward him: he couldn't just let such a black-hearted old man live; he had to crush him!

After killing Yang Zhaocai, Bu Ye felt much more relieved, accelerated again, and chased the fleeing thief from Mount Mang, leaving a group of stunned people behind.

...

Ten minutes later, Bu Ye appeared at the eastern gate of Dongmang Village.

Most of the surviving villagers had already entered Dongmang Mountain through this gate, and the remaining few had also come nearby, being escorted up the mountain by the village defense team and the young men of the village.

Since the moment he made eye contact with the dying Aunt Yubing, his thoughts became clear, and he no longer made any plans, only wanting to act as he pleased.

Before he crossed over, there was one thing he couldn't understand: how could those who commit evil, especially those who kill innocents, like terrorists or robbers, bring themselves to do it?

Chinese mountaineering enthusiasts were killed by terrorists in Pakistan, and Zhou Kehua killed more than one person for a few ten thousand yuan. These were the two most recent and memorable incidents that Bu Ye knew of.

Did those killers not know that life is the most precious thing in the world, that every life belongs to the individual, and no one has the right to take it? What bad deeds did those innocent victims do? They were living well, why did they suffer such an unjust fate? When they died, their lives were cut off, and many relatives and friends would mourn their deaths.

In his previous life, he didn't have the chance, and even if he did, he might not have dared to do anything. But this life was a bonus, so why should he live like that? Why wait until he was in a desperate situation to take action?

Those who kill, will be killed by others!

From that moment on, Bu Ye only wanted to kill them quickly!

So, after killing Yang Zhaocai, he directly rushed toward the nearest thief from Mount Mang.

When the one-eyed giant caught up, he jumped onto the roof and jumped down from another direction, killing another thief!

In ten minutes, although he was kicked by the one-eyed giant, he killed a total of eleven thieves!

When the village defense team, the villagers, and the thieves from Mount Mang all moved to the eastern gate of the village, he naturally came here and saw the small group of villagers separated from the crowd by the thieves, including Luo Xiu and the old cripple.

Hong Zhongwei and Liang Xiong were both held back, and the only one capable of rescuing these people was him.

Bu Ye didn't care about the idea that greater ability brings greater responsibility; he just wanted to act, so he did.

After rushing into the battle, he joined the young men of the village in defending against the attacks of the thieves from Mount Mang.

Bu Ye's opponent was a young thief with a large halberd. He looked to be in his early twenties, quite handsome, and well-dressed. Most importantly, this thief was also a Heart Cloud Awakened, and he was one level higher than Bu Ye, at Heart Cloud Level 8! This was already the third Heart Cloud Awakened among the thieves from Mount Mang!

The halberd-wielding thief was clearly a bit better than Bu Ye, but he had to divide his attention to prevent the separated group of villagers from being rescued, so they were temporarily evenly matched. In fact, if it were just Bu Ye's skills from his previous life, he would have been defeated long ago, but fortunately, this world's Bu Ye had practiced martial arts from a young age and had some foundation in boxing, kicking, and saber skills.

While fighting, Bu Ye noticed that the young general would occasionally glance at the crowd, his eyes full of greed and desire. After several times, Bu Ye finally realized that the young general was looking at Luo Xiu.

It seemed that the young general had surrounded this group of people because of Luo Xiu!

Beauty can be a curse, and although Luo Xiu's skin was not particularly fair, her beauty was indeed stunning in this remote mountain area.

At that moment, a bowstring sound suddenly rang out in the crowd, and an iron arrow shot straight at the young general's face!

The old cripple finally shot his last arrow!

The young general, caught off guard, quickly raised his halberd to block!

True to his status as a Heart Cloud Awakened, with a "clang," he deflected the arrow with the iron shaft of his halberd.

However, at the same time, Bu Ye swung his saber, even faster than the arrow!

The young general roared and leaned back, desperately trying to block the saber with his halberd.

"Clang!!!"

A loud sound, the block was successful, but the young general, along with his halberd, was thrown back. Bu Ye's strength was truly immense.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Bu Ye stepped forward and easily slashed another thief from Mount Mang, finally creating a gap.

The village defense team and the young men of the village immediately cooperated, escorting the villagers out.

At the same time, not far away, Hong Zhongwei and Liang Xiong also charged over, and the two sides finally successfully joined forces.

After joining forces, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and the villagers quickly left through the eastern gate and climbed the mountain, while the village defense team and the young men of the village provided the final cover.

When the halberd-wielding young general charged back, he could only watch helplessly as Luo Xiu climbed the mountain.

By this point, nearly sixty thieves from Mount Mang had already been killed, and more members of the village defense team had died, as well as nearly half of the young men of the village. However, none of the six Heart Cloud Awakened had died. These people, with their starlight shining within them, were the true deciders of the battle's outcome, so the fighting was still intense.

Hong Zhongwei, with Heart Cloud Level 11, had his palms split and was covered in blood, with a bloody and mangled wound on his left rib, likely from a blunt weapon. Despite the pain, he continued to fight. Liang Xiong, with Heart Cloud Level 8, had no major injuries but was pale, likely from blood loss or exhaustion, yet his battle cries still echoed throughout the field. Bu Ye, though covered in blood, had no actual wounds. It wasn't that his skills were better than Hong and Liang's, but that he had mostly been fighting a guerrilla-style battle. However, he had been kicked by the one-eyed giant, and his chest was now feeling a dull ache...

On the side of the thieves from Mount Mang, their leader was clearly the one with a bare upper body, face painted, and feathers in his hair. He had Heart Cloud Level 12, one level higher than Hong Zhongwei, and looked like a savage tribe's chief. His black iron wolf-tooth club was a terrifying weapon, and only Hong Zhongwei could barely withstand it. However, the leader's condition had clearly declined, and his club was not swinging as fast as before. He had two wounds nearly half a foot long on his chest, but on his robust body, they didn't seem to matter much. The one-eyed giant and the halberd-wielding young general were also injured, looking quite disheveled, but their combat ability had not declined as much.

If the Dongmang Village side chose to hold their ground, they would be annihilated. However, with Dongmang Mountain behind them, they were not yet in a desperate situation.

Thus, the battle continued, and gradually, all the villagers retreated to Dongmang Mountain. The village defense team and the young men of the village also gradually retreated to the gate and slowly climbed the mountain.

The earliest villagers to climb the mountain had already gone a mile in, but they did not go further. Instead, they picked up stones from a high place and waited.

The thieves from Mount Mang, led by their three leaders, also charged up the mountain but soon entered a dangerous range. The villagers on the mountain picked up stones the size of human heads and threw them down.

Finally, the leader of the thieves whistled, and the thieves immediately stopped pursuing and slowly retreated to the foot of the mountain.

As the thieves retreated, many of the Dongmang Village defense team and the young men of the village collapsed to the ground, their hands and legs trembling, and cries of grief rose from the villagers, growing louder and louder...

Only when the cries of grief startled them did the exhausted defense team and young men of the village hurriedly stand up, shouting the names of their wives, children, and relatives.