Jia Tianlong, the Golden Wolf, was filled with confidence at this moment. His usually pale and dismal face showed a hint of blush due to excitement. And no wonder, the perennial enemy of the Wild Wolf Gang, the Seven Profound Sect, was about to fall under his careful calculations, alive and kicking, right before him. As the leader of the Wild Wolf Gang, how could he not be proud!
He stood now on the slope of Sunset Peak, originally a lookout point for the Seven Profound Sect. Surrounding him were many Red Cloak Iron Guards of the Wild Wolf Gang. These fifty or sixty Iron Guards were carefully trained by him with great effort, not only skilled in martial arts but also loyal to him without a doubt.
These people had always been treasured by him, usually not used in everyday conflicts. But now, he brought them all with him to completely intimidate the restless factions of the smaller gangs. Otherwise, leaders of factions like the Iron Spear Sect and the Broken Water Sect would not have obediently bowed their heads like this. After all, these gangs never wanted the Wild Wolf Gang to dominate alone; they preferred the perpetual struggle or balance between the two major powers so they could survive in between.
If it weren't for Jia Tianlong's lightning-fast move, suddenly controlling all the families and children of these leaders, combined with promising hefty rewards, these smaller gangs would have turned against him long ago.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but glance back at the dozen or so leaders of the smaller gangs standing not far behind him.
These people all looked downcast. Seeing Jia Tianlong looking over, they either glared back in anger or avoided eye contact altogether.
Seeing this situation, Jia Tianlong sneered coldly. After turning his head back, his mind couldn't help but start considering plans to take down the Seven Profound Sect and then how to merge these smaller gangs afterward.
In front of Jia Tianlong, nearly a thousand people wearing various clothes and wielding various weapons were swarming to attack a lookout of the Seven Profound Sect. These people were in disarray, not paying attention to any coordination, resulting in considerable casualties.
But Jia Tianlong didn't care because these attackers were not from his Wild Wolf Gang. They were members of the Iron Spear Sect, the Broken Water Sect, and other factions. He didn't expect these people to take down Sunset Peak, the last and most dangerous checkpoint. He just wanted them to consume the energy of the guards stationed there, so he could send his elite troops to finish the job.
Thinking of those military-grade repeating crossbows, a hint of joy appeared on Jia Tianlong's delicate face.
The fact that the Wild Wolf Gang could easily gain the upper hand this time was largely due to these killing weapons in the army.
Otherwise, not only would it be impossible to annihilate the negotiating team of the opponent, but the Wild Wolf Gang would also suffer a lot of losses in front of Sunset Peak, which would greatly undermine his plan to merge the smaller gangs in the future.
These batches of military crossbows did not cost Jia Tianlong a penny. They fell into his hands as if from the sky.
Every time Jia Tianlong thought of this, he felt relieved.
It was three months ago when he was planning this operation at headquarters. Suddenly, a military officer claiming to be his relative wanted to see him. He was surprised and met the man, who turned out to be his cousin. It turned out that more than ten years ago, when the predecessor of the Wild Wolf Gang was still a bandit, a group of people had been recruited by the government. This cousin of his was among them. After so many years, this cousin of his unexpectedly rose to the position of a deputy general. Now, this deputy general happened to be escorting a batch of supplies to a border town in Jingzhou. He just happened to pass by here and naturally wanted to visit his cousin, the leader of the Wild Wolf Gang.
When the two met, they naturally exchanged greetings and then chatted about their experiences over the years. When Jia Tianlong mentioned the recent conflicts and battles with the Seven Profound Sect, the cousin arrogantly said it was nothing. As long as he had over a hundred repeating crossbows, he could wipe out everyone in the Seven Profound Sect from top to bottom.
The speaker had no intention, but the listener took it seriously. Jia Tianlong was moved and tentatively asked if his cousin could provide him with some repeating crossbows. With a faint smile, the cousin frankly told Jia Tianlong that there were indeed many repeating crossbows in the supplies he was transporting, and he could provide them, but he needed some silver to keep the receiving officer's mouth shut, and he couldn't provide too many.
Jia Tianlong was overjoyed and immediately spent over twenty thousand taels of silver to exchange for more than three hundred repeating crossbows from his cousin. He handed them over to his trusted men for careful use, which led to a series of victories in the past few days.
"Broken through!"
"Broken through!"
...
A deafening roar awakened Jia Tianlong from his contemplation.
He was somewhat surprised and quickly raised his head to look at the mountain peak. He saw that the lookout, originally adorned with the flag of the Seven Profound Sect, was now crowded with people from the smaller gangs. It had indeed been breached.
Jia Tianlong frowned. He felt something was amiss. Judging by the defense intensity of the previous checkpoints, this last one should have been more difficult to attack. How could it have been taken down by these ragtag troops so quickly? Could there be some conspiracy?
His expression darkened. Anyone familiar with Jia Tianlong knew that this was a sign of his displeasure. If anyone dared to offend him at this moment, it would be difficult for that person to survive.
"Hey, since it's broken through, why aren't we leaving?" A voice like a broken gong sounded, lacking any respect for this Jia Gang leader.
Normally, Jia Tianlong should have been furious, but at this moment, he turned to face the speaker, answering respectfully, "Master Zhang, I feel that the breach this time is somewhat suspicious. There may be a trap set up. It's better to be cautious!"
"What are you afraid of? With me by your side, even mortals can hurt you? Hurry up, hurry up! I've been waiting here for almost a whole night. I'm about to fall asleep. Finish off these guys from the Seven Profound Sect quickly, so I can rest sooner." This voice wasn't old, but it carried a tone of an old man, making it very annoying to listen to.
