The Villain Became the Protagonists’ Nightmare

 Chapter 8:

But he would never forget that his father had spent half of the family’s fortune and all his personal assets to buy the body-tempering elixir that allowed him to start training four years earlier.

This kindness and familial love deeply moved him, so over the years, he operated in secrecy to avoid implicating the Xiao family.

Of course, if it ever came to it, he wouldn’t risk his life for the Xiao family. He appreciated his parents in this life but had no affection for the Xiao family as a whole.

However, now wasn’t the time to dwell on such thoughts.

Xiao Lingfeng took out a Beast King Pill from his system vault and threw it to the Gale Black Wolf King.

The Gale Black Wolf King recognized the pill’s extraordinary nature, and swallowed it in one gulp. Soon, a powerful dark aura rose from its body as it began to absorb the pill’s power and prepare for a breakthrough to the sixth level.

Seeing this, Xiao Lingfeng was satisfied.

Creating the Black Wind Cavalry had cost him over half of his assets, and he had invested a lot of effort in the fierce Black Wolf King.

Years ago, he hired ten Martial Commander Realm assassins and a mercenary group with Martial Commander Realm experts to capture Black Wolves in the Beast Mountain Range.

He chose the Black Wolf because its power was the highest he could manage with his abilities and resources. Additionally, its speed and dark attribute made it perfect for his own dark attribute.

Moreover, the Gale Black Wolf was a pack beast. By controlling the Wolf King, he could control the entire pack, which was much more efficient than subduing them one by one.

After a large-scale capture operation, he finally caught over a hundred Black Wolves and eight Black Wolf Kings. To form his cavalry, he had the eight Wolf Kings fight until only one remained.

The current Black Wolf King, then a fourth-level, fourth-grade beast, defeated the others to become the ultimate ruler.

Once the target was determined, he spent considerable time taming the beast, eventually forming a contract with it, making it his spirit pet.

Afterwards, everything naturally fell into place. With the Wolf King subdued, the rest of the pack followed suit.

The masters of these Black Wolves, the Black Wind Cavalry, were actually powerful assassins and mercenaries. The high benefits of the Black Wind Cavalry attracted many mercenaries.

Joining the Black Wind Cavalry provided a set of fourth-grade armor and weapons, which would take an ordinary Martial General cultivator years to acquire.

Additionally, the Black Wind Cavalry offered abundant training resources, making it an attractive option for mercenaries and assassins without strong ties.

As for their loyalty, Xiao Lingfeng had no concerns. He had spent a fortune buying many Poison Pills.

These pills were made from poison insects, which came in pairs of mother and child. The mother insect could control the child, and both were sold together.

The Poison Pills were almost impossible to neutralize unless one had cultivated Divine Qi.

Upon joining the Black Wind Cavalry, each member was given a Poison Pill. They could refuse, but their benefits would be less than those who took it.

Xiao Lingfeng didn’t trust these killers and mercenaries completely. If someone hadn’t voluntarily taken the Poison Pill after a year, they would mysteriously die.

The reason was simple: the given Poison Pills were actually ordinary pills, identical in appearance and taste.

This was a test of loyalty, with their lives as the gamble. In truth, they unknowingly consumed the real Poison Gu Pills upon joining the Black Wind Cavalry.

The ordinary pills were merely a test. Those who used Xiao Lingfeng’s resources but weren’t willing to be loyal deserved death.

Fortunately, few among the assassins and mercenaries were foolish, so he didn’t waste many Poison Pills.

This enforced loyalty wasn’t unbreakable but was more reliable than abstract loyalty.

Because of this cautious approach, there hadn’t been a single traitor in the Black Wind Cavalry.

This wasn’t due to the Black Wind Cavalry’s fear of death or unwavering loyalty but because each member underwent Xiao Lingfeng’s unique ‘baptism.’