Chapter 81: Host, Your Father Has Woken Up
After explaining everything, Yu Luo and Ye Jiamei, armed with crossbows, cautiously approached the cave entrance.
Peering outside, Yu Luo realized why the bandits’ voices had echoed so loudly — beyond the cave was another cavern of about a thousand square meters.
Inside, the bandits had flattened parts of the ground. Many were already asleep on the grassy and rag-covered ground.
Despite the large size of the cavern, only two bonfires were lit, casting dim light around.
Five bandits who were still drinking were seated around a rough stone table, just ten meters away.
Perhaps because they thought their captives were securely tied, the bandits were relaxed and careless.
Those five bandits sitting down would be easy to deal with. The real problem was if their fall made enough noise to awaken the two hundred or so sleeping bandits.
But Yu Luo couldn’t worry about that now. They had no knockout smoke, no poison, and no way to silently take down all the enemies.
The only chance was to wait until the men in the next cave woke up and then coordinate with them to clear the bandits before they could react.
If it came down to close combat, their group would be at a severe disadvantage.
[Ding! Host, your father has woken up.]
“System, can you send a message to my father’s mind like you did for my mother?”
[Understood.]
Meanwhile, Yu Haojie, who had just woken up groggily, found himself bound tightly. But with a bit of force, the ropes gave way surprisingly easily.
Before he could take in his surroundings or figure out what was going on, a mechanical voice suddenly echoed in his mind, making him freeze in shock.
[Ding! Yu Haojie, I am Yu Luo’s system! Listen closely. The Armor-Claw Beast is currently helping untie the others. Due to your unique physique, you woke up first. The two crossbows on you were brought over by the Armor-Claw Beast.
Right now, all of you have been captured and taken to a bandits’ cave. The men are in the next cave over. Do not speak loudly, or you’ll alert the bandits outside.
There are 300 bandits inside this cave and over 500 outside. You must kill them all to escape. This is also a mission assigned to Yu Luo by this system. You and Yu Zhengqing must coordinate well.
Have the untrained men stay put once they wake up to avoid messing up the plan or becoming hostages for the bandits.]
As the system’s voice finished its long explanation, Yu Haojie, who had been confused and groggy, was suddenly wide awake and alarmed!
Eight hundred bandits in total — this was indeed the notorious Jiuzhong Mountain!
And this system — did it seriously expect them to kill all 800 bandits with just a few crossbows?
Haha, ten times as many would be impossible!
But what choice did they have? If they didn’t fight, they’d be slaughtered.
[Yu Haojie, did you understand the system’s instructions?]
Seeing that Yu Haojie hadn’t moved for a long time, seemingly stunned into silence, the system’s voice sounded again in his mind, slightly impatient.
“Yes, I understand.”
Reaching out, Yu Haojie indeed found two crossbows by his side.
Then he remembered — he should still have a crossbow hidden in his coat…
Thinking of this, Yu Haojie quickly felt behind him and indeed found the crossbow Yu Luo had given him for protection!
Perhaps the bandits hadn’t bothered searching them in detail due to time constraints, which was lucky. This way, they’d have one more weapon.
At a time like this, who cared about keeping the crossbows a secret? Survival was the only thing that mattered.
As Yu Haojie was deciding who to give the extra crossbow to, a voice suddenly sounded nearby.
“Yu Haojie!”
Hearing the voice, Yu Haojie looked over and saw a dark figure approaching him in the dimly lit cave.
“You’re awake? Is that you, Zhang Yuan?”
Recognizing the voice, Yu Haojie was both surprised and relieved.
Zhang Yuan was a military officer. Though not as skilled as Yu Zhengqing, he was still a powerful fighter.
“Yes, it seems we fell for the bandits’ trap. Yu Haojie, do you still have that weapon?”
During the ambush, Zhang Yuan had seen Yu Haojie use the crossbow to take down several bandits with ease.
Now, without weapons, even a seasoned fighter could barely take on ten enemies barehanded, let alone hundreds.
At a time like this, the only viable option was a sneak attack.
“Yes, I actually have three of them. I’ll give you one. These crossbows can hold hundreds of bolts. I just took a look — there are at least 300 bandits in this cave, and probably more outside.”
“Second Brother, are you sure?”
As Yu Haojie was briefing Zhang Yuan, a familiar voice suddenly spoke up from behind.
Startled, Yu Haojie whipped around and saw Yu Zhengqing, who had just sat up after shaking off his bindings.
“You’re awake? Good. I just checked, and it seems like there are far more bandits than just the ones in this cave. They even dared to capture us men — they must have something up their sleeves. We can’t let our guard down.”
“Right. Wait, I’ll wake the others.”
Yu Zhengqing nodded seriously and moved to rouse the other men, understanding the dire situation they were in.
