Holy Alliance (10)

Chapter 10: Murder Word Count 1419

At night, Bingmeng (Nan changed to Bingmeng) returned to the checkpoint.

"Good evening, sir." The guard had been replaced by a group of close associates at the gate.

"Sir?" The people at the checkpoint did not know Bingmeng's identity, and looking at them felt unfamiliar, but Bingmeng didn't think too much about it, which also led to her tragedy.

Bingmeng then went to the troublesome tent. At this moment, Danteng was having fun as usual.

"A tree that is already decayed cannot be carved." If it weren't for the extra's order, Bingmeng would have chased Danteng out long ago.

"You're back. Come, have a drink!" Danteng tried hard to act as usual, but Bingmeng still noticed something off; Danteng wouldn't be this kind-hearted.

"Danteng, is there something wrong?" Bingmeng asked.

"N-no, nothing…"

"You're suddenly this kind? Tell me, what's going on? Did Da Men come?"

"Th-this…" Danteng hesitated, making Bingmeng even more suspicious.

"Tell me quickly!" Bingmeng said coldly.

"Sigh! I'll tell you the truth! When you left, I got an impulse and bet money with my subordinates. I ended up losing tens of thousands, but I don't have that much on hand, so…" This group of people followed Da Men. Besides other things, honesty and keeping one's word were always their principle, so if a commander gambled with their subordinates and lost, the commander had to pay.

"You should have told me earlier! How much did you lose?" Danteng always had this gambling habit, so losing wasn't surprising. Her borrowing money made Bingmeng completely relax.

"Not much… a hundred thousand…" Danteng said hesitantly.

"What? A hundred thousand? Do you think I have a money printing machine?" Anyone would get angry at such a demand.

"Big sister, have a drink first, calm down…" Danteng said weakly.

"Drink your sister's drink!" Bingmeng swiped the glass out of Danteng's hand. The glass fell to the ground, spilling the wine, which made a 'shhh' sound.

"What did you put in the wine!" Bingmeng grabbed Danteng's hand and wouldn't let go.

"Ouch~~" The untransformed Danteng could not withstand the strength of the already transformed Bingmeng.

"Nothing, just poison." Da Men came out from behind the screen. Earlier, Bingmeng noticed something off. Da Men was very worried that the plan would fail, but Danteng used the excuse of borrowing money to dispel Bingmeng's suspicion, which made Da Men reassess her. Da Men had previously decided to eliminate Bingmeng first, then get rid of Danteng, but quietly changed the plan.

"Da Men? Why are you here?" Bingmeng was clearly surprised but still kept her composure.

"Nothing, just wanted to have a drink with you." Da Men said slowly.

"Do hosts invite people just to serve poisoned wine?"“No one said it was not allowed either,” Da Men said with a smile. Facing Da Men, Bing Meng still felt a little scared. No one knew Da Men's true strength; generally, his power was far above hers. If she fought Da Men head-on, the odds of survival were slim. Therefore, Bing Meng decided to run—better to preserve oneself for the future. Thinking this, Bing Meng immediately ran outward.

Da Men did not give her the chance to escape. A lightsaber appeared in his hand, and he swung it, cutting a large gash across Bing Meng's back.

Bing Meng ignored the wound and turned to throw a Sword of Punishment at Da Men. At such a close distance, dodging would have been almost impossible—but Da Men managed to do it.

No one saw how Da Men dodged. When he reappeared, he was behind Bing Meng, and at that moment, the lightsaber in his hand radiated multicolored light as he unleashed the Holy Light Slash!

“Ah~~” Several new wounds appeared on Bing Meng's back. Reaching this point, Bing Meng knew she was no match for Da Men, so she hurriedly used Magic Shield. However, she had underestimated Da Men's power. Da Men found Magic Shield ineffective, but there was still someone inside the tent—he was the undead priest Asa. Asa rushed forward and immediately dispelled Bing Meng's Magic Shield.

“Traitor, die!” Da Men charged, swinging his sword again. This time Bing Meng did not have the luck she had before. After being struck by Da Men, she fell and did not get up again. For someone loyal like Bing Meng, Da Men would never show mercy.

“Bing Meng… is dead… can… you let me… go?” Egg Pain weakly said.

“No need to rush; we still have things to ask of you,” Da Men still said with a smile.

Having witnessed Da Men deal with Bing Meng, Egg Pain became increasingly afraid of Da Men. The sooner he could leave, the better.

After taking the checkpoint, Da Men did not pause and continued to attack and occupy Pingyuan City. But at this moment, an unexpected event occurred.

(To be continued) ~ What could the unexpected event be?