NOVEL NEXT Chapter 22 - The Anchor Is Killing People!
Dozens of people were swiftly approaching Richard’s castle from over a thousand meters away.
These people were naturally the bandits.
Among them, there were several riding horses. Generally speaking, the more horses a group of bandits had, the stronger they were.
Groups of bandits with everyone having a horse were genuine horse gangs. Not only were they numerous, but having horses allowed them to come and go like the wind, which was particularly troublesome.
Fortunately, among this group of bandits, only a few had horses, and they were soon spotted by the people Richard had arranged around his territory shortly after they entered.
Richard had arranged several people around the territory in the past few days, and now they had indeed played their role.
“Ben, are you sure you didn’t make a mistake? How much money can someone who buys that old scoundrel Ted’s territory, possibly have?”
Among the bandits, a man with a square face said.
“Boss Hani, it’s here. I saw it with my own eyes. That lord has a beautiful catgirl and a large amount of delicious bread. He also pays people high wages to hire them for work. Definitely, he’s very rich!”
A thin guy said quickly.
If the people from the town were here, they would know that this thin guy was one of the thug leaders who had been hung up several days ago.
These thugs had been hung up for a full three days and were barely alive before they were finally released.
But unexpectedly, these guys not only didn’t learn their lesson, they even attracted bandits!
“A catgirl? That’s top-notch. At least she can be sold for dozens of gold coins!”
As soon as he heard about the catgirl, the bandit leader called Hani’s eyes lit up.
“Haha, boss, before selling her, we should all play with her first. Catgirls aren’t easy to come by.” Another bandit said.
The other bandits also had their eyes shining.
The thug leader named Ben reminded, “However, Boss Hani, a few days ago, I saw that lord training an army.”
Hani didn’t care at all and said, “What army? They’re just some peasants who have never seen blood. Cut off a few heads, and the rest will be too scared to move. The Baron Cole we raided before had gathered more than two hundred people, but they were still obediently killed by us. Even his wife wasn’t spared, haha!”
Upon hearing the words of the bandit leader Hani, Ben suddenly felt that there was no future in being a thug. Instead, it’s better to be a bandit, just grab whatever you fancy and even play with women.
“Hani boss, I want to join you too!” Ben said quickly.
“Me too, me too!”
The other thugs chimed in.
Hani glanced at them and said, “You guys are too skinny. Originally, you didn’t meet our requirements, but since you’ve done well this time, I’ll let you join!”
“Thank you, Boss Hani!”
Ben and the other thugs felt like they had grabbed onto a big opportunity and would ascend to the peak of life from now on!
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“Hurry up, hurry up, keep up!”
On Richard’s territory, a large number of men holding hoes were rushing towards the castle. Most of these people were from Richard’s territory, and a few were workers from nearby towns.
The reason they all came was because Richard promised rewards for active participation in the fight. If they could kill a bandit, they would be directly rewarded with 20 silver coins, which is equivalent to 2000 copper coins, almost a year’s salary for them!
With so many people and their courage, naturally, they all followed.
Of course, if a real fight were to break out… it might really be like what the bandit leader said. As long as a few people had their heads chopped off, the others would definitely be too scared to fight!
In front of these people was the 10-man squad originally responsible for maintaining order on the construction site.
The daily training of this 10-man squad was not in vain. In less than ten days, their speed surpassed that of the workers by a large margin.
However, even faster than them was Richard at the forefront.
Only Richard led the charge, racing towards the castle like the wind, and in a short time, he was hundreds of meters ahead of these people.
【Awesome! If he were to participate in the Olympics, he’d definitely get top three!】
【Truly a man like the wind~】
【A person who can’t be restrained, with the wind in his blood】
[Aunty Wang] rewarded with 10 rockets. Comment: I’m late, what happened? Why run so fast?
【Auntie Wang shows up~!】
【It’s indeed Auntie Wang, asking questions with rockets.】
【Poverty restricts my wallet and imagination.】
【Auntie Wang, do you see that I check in on your homepage every day?】
【There’s actually nothing much, just that there are dozens of bandits attacking the anchor’s castle~】
[Aunty Wang] rewarded with a super rocket. Comment: Young man, defeat them, and I’ll introduce my daughter to you.
【?? So Aunty Wang is looking for a son-in-law?】
【666, Auny is so sly~】
【Excuse me, does Aunty Wang still have a daughter?】
The appearance of Aunty Wang in the broadcast room caused another uproar.
Meanwhile, on the territory, Richard finally rushed past the small town and was only a few hundred meters away from his castle!
At this moment, he could already see the bandits charging towards the castle from another direction!
Those bandits were only a few hundred meters away from the castle as well. However, several of them were riding horses and were already close to the castle!
Richard took a deep breath and once again accelerated.
The troops from the territory would take a while to arrive, and he needed to rush into the castle before these bandits did!
He couldn’t let these bandits enter the castle. He had to hold until reinforcements arrived!
Richard’s actions were quickly noticed by those bandits.
“Hani boss, look, that’s the lord here, he’s so fast!” The thug named Ben pointed at Richard and exclaimed.
“How fast can he be without a horse? Judd, go kill him!” The bandit leader ordered one of the men riding the horses.
“On it!”
The man named Judd rode his horse towards Richard.
【Anchor, a bandit is charging towards you!】
【Anchor, be careful!】
【…】
The horse’s speed was fast, and since Richard was also heading towards the castle, in less than a minute, the bandit had already charged over.
【He’s coming.】
【Anchor, watch out!】
In the broadcast room, everyone held their breath, and no one was chatting or sending barrage messages anymore!
In the blink of an eye, the distance between the bandit and Richard was only twenty meters. The bandit grabbed a wooden spear from the side and forcefully threw it towards Richard!
Swoosh!
The sound of the spear breaking through the air followed.
The viewers in the broadcast room were all on edge.
In everyone’s eyes, they saw Richard’s body suddenly dodge to the side, avoiding the spear, and then a small crossbow appeared in his hand, which he aimed at the bandit and pulled the trigger.
Swoosh~
Immediately, they saw the arrow hit the bandit’s throat directly, causing him to fly off the horse.
Richard dodged aside, letting the charging horse pass by. Then, he rushed past the fallen bandit.
And at this moment, the automatically recording phone captured the scene of the fallen bandit. They saw the bandit lying on the ground, the arrow piercing through his neck, blood spurting out.
His mouth was still opening and closing, but he seemed beyond saving!
Immediately after, Richard shook him off completely and the camera turned to the front!
【The anchor killed someone!!!】
【F***!!! So bloody!!! So thrilling!!!】
【My blood is boiling!!!】
【Why do I feel it’s so real? Can someone tell me if editing is possible during a live broadcast?】
【I also feel it’s so real, that person looks like he really died!】
【Don’t dwell on that. Don’t you think the anchor’s actions just now were seamless, especially dodging the spear and counter-killing? It’s just awesome, isn’t it?】
【He’s really cool, but did that guy really die?】
【It’s impossible. The anchor must have some technology you don’t know about.】
【In movies, killing scenes are edited with multiple shots, but the anchor’s broadcast is live, impossible to edit. Moreover, the anchor only has one phone recording, although we don’t know who’s holding it, it’s obvious there’s only one lens, and there’s no sense of editing at all. However, if it’s really a murder, it’s inexplicable, after all, it’s highly unlikely for someone to cross over to another world, let alone still be able to live broadcast after traveling through.】
Someone analyzed.
In the broadcast room, Richard’s splendid counter-kill instantly triggered countless comments and barrage messages.
And… donations.
Meanwhile, on the territory, Richard naturally didn’t have any time to look at his phone.
After killing the bandit, he didn’t stop at all, quickly rushing towards the castle.
“He has a crossbow!”
There were still three bandits riding horses on the edge of the castle, but seeing Richard so decisively kill Judd with a crossbow, the three of them hesitated for a moment and were then rushed past by Richard’s momentum.
“The lord is here, open the gates!”
At this moment, inside the castle, the patrolling team of five had already entered and started defending upon noticing the bandits. When they saw Richard approaching, they quickly opened the gates, and Richard rushed in directly.