Chapter 15: Wiping Out the Bandit Camp [Please add to favorites and recommend]

Zong Shen had no intention of showing any mercy to these bandits.

To him, these bandits were nothing more than mobs.

He saw this very clearly.

He gently patted the head of his old traveling horse.

The two of them moved forward once again.

They eventually arrived at the outskirts of the bandit camp.

At that moment, the bandits rose one after another, casting cruel and numb gazes toward them.

Zong Shen focused his gaze to scan them.

[Fallen Bandit Lv.3] [Race: Human] [Slashing Damage: 13–19] [HP: 115] [Armor: 5] [Skill: None]

The attributes of these dozen or so bandits were almost identical.

Among them, there was only one bandit wearing leather armor and wielding a worn-out machete with a small broken tip who was slightly stronger.

[Fallen Bandit Leader Lv.5] [Race: Human] [Slashing Damage: 19–23] [HP: 150] [Armor: 16] [Skill: Wild Slash (Performs 2–3 slashes at a target within a short duration)]

Aside from this leader, who was relatively robust, the strength of the remaining bandits was as weak as it could possibly be.

It was exactly as Luna had said.

Not worth mentioning.

As Zong Shen and Luna approached the edge of the camp, it seemed they had triggered the bandits' alertness.

The bandits rose in unison, remaining silent as they gripped their weapons and marched toward Zong Shen.

"Go, Luna!"

Zong Shen had already drawn his kite shield and one-handed sword.

The tip of his sword pointed directly at the bandits!

Luna received Zong Shen's command.

The black panther beneath her leaped, covering several meters in a single bound to land directly in front of the bandits.

She swung her Triple Crescent Moonblade!

The blade ricocheted three times among the bandits.

Three sprays of bright red blood erupted.

[-52] [-26] [-13]

Three decreasing damage numbers appeared above the heads of three different bandits.

This was the passive effect of the Moonblade!

"Kill!"

The bandits showed absolutely no fear.

It seemed these were indeed true humanoid mobs.

Instead, the bandits charged toward Luna.

"The slaughter has begun!"

The corners of Luna's mouth curled into a cruel yet charming smile.

She was no mere ornament; she was a hunter of the jungle, a peerless warrior, a rose nourished by blood, destined to exist within the carnage of the battlefield.

The black panther leaped continuously, shifting positions.

Every time it landed, the Moonblade danced, sending bursts of blood spraying outward.

It carried a strange, crimson sort of romance.

Thus, after several rounds of engagement, half of the bandits had been wiped out.

Like the prairie wolves Zong Shen had killed before, these bandits turned into bursts of white light. The items they dropped transformed into small cubes that fell to the ground, while their corpses merged into the soil in an instant.

Zong Shen stood with his arms crossed, silently watching the slaughter before him.

He did not intervene.

Nor did he experience any psychological discomfort.

Luna was more than enough to handle these bandits.

The black panther was incredibly agile, leaping and weaving around; the bandits couldn't even touch the hem of her clothes.

Combined with the powerful ricocheting Moonblade, dealing with these bandits was as easy as killing chickens.

The black panther also took occasional bites.

Composed, elegant, and powerful!

To be honest, if the current Zong Shen were to face the female hunter, he would surely suffer a crushing defeat.

To him, these bandits were merely humanoid mobs, carrying no unnecessary sense of guilt or pressure.

From the moment he landed in this world, he had understood that the world had changed.

In the lower right of his field of vision, lines of system messages continuously surfaced.

[Your subordinate, the Night Huntress, has killed a Fallen Bandit Lv.3. You will receive half of the experience points.]

...

[Obtained Experience (50x) = 25]

...

A flash of white light passed, and Zong Shen leveled up!

Not long after, another flash of white light appeared.

It seemed that he could receive half the experience from the mobs killed by his subordinates.

As expected, the guide was right. Once one's subordinate forces were established, one could level up just by lying down, relying on their personal retinue of fighters.

Zong Shen stood in place, lost in thought.

The dozen or so bandits couldn't last even three minutes against the Huntress.

Only the Fallen Bandit Leader lasted a bit longer.

However, under Luna's mobile attacks, he turned into a burst of white light and perished completely in less than ten seconds.

Luna, riding the black panther, checked the surroundings once more to ensure no other bandits were hiding, then returned to Zong Shen's side.

"My Lord, this group of bandits has been completely eliminated!"

Zong Shen nodded.

"Good work, Luna!"

"Let's see what loot these bandits left behind."

Zong Shen rode his old traveling horse into the camp.

As soon as he entered, a foul, pungent stench of excrement hit him.

Additionally, there was a heavy scent of blood.

He approached the campfire.

In the next moment, he saw a scene that made him feel nauseated.

Large patches of soil were soaked in blood, covered in blood clots, debris, and minced flesh.

On a wooden pole nearby, a charred and mutilated corpse hung.

These bandits were actually cannibals!

Zong Shen swallowed hard.

Even with his highly adaptable mindset, the sight caused an immediate sense of extreme discomfort.

"Luna, burn that corpse."

Zong Shen turned his head away from the campfire and walked toward the crude tents.

Mounted on his horse, he used his one-handed sword to slash open a tent.

Inside the first tent, some resources were scattered messily; he couldn't tell if they were gathered by the bandits or looted.

With a wave of his hand, Zong Shen collected them all into his personal storage slots.

[Obtained Wood ×23] [Obtained Stone ×15] [Hemp Rope ×3] [Obtained Hemp ×15] [Obtained Iron ×10] [Obtained Copper ×3] [Money ×380] [Low-grade Elemental Crystal ×1] [Unknown Dried Meat ×23]

A batch of supplies was immediately secured.

A Lord's personal storage slots initially consisted of 20 slots. Zong Shen had previously put a point into [Item Management] to increase it by 6, giving him 26 personal slots.

Combined with the 24 slots from the [Kodo Hide Backpack], Zong Shen could carry a significant amount of resources.

Among these supplies was the [Unknown Dried Meat]. Zong Shen couldn't tell what kind of meat it was yet.

However, it would serve perfectly as rations for the black panther and the giant wolves.

Next, Zong Shen walked toward another tent.

This was the largest tent in the camp.

Just as he was about to swing his sword to slice it open, he suddenly saw the tent move.

"Someone's inside?"

Zong Shen hesitated.

"Mmph! Mmph!"

At that moment, distinct muffled sounds came from inside the tent.

Zong Shen raised his kite shield in front of him, protecting most of his body.

With a flick of his sword, he slashed the top of the tent where it was secured by hemp rope!

The entire white canvas fell away, completely exposing the interior of the tent.

Zong Shen peered over the edge of his kite shield and was instantly stunned.