Transmigrated as a Stepmother: Time to Bring the Family to Prosper!-Chapter 155 - 154: Ultimate Realm

"The enemy troops are here!"

A soldier shouted, and Liu Ji felt a buzzing sound in his head, staring blankly at the shadows approaching closer, completely unsure of how to react.

The neighing of horses sounded, the end of another supply convoy had encountered an enemy attack just that morning, and now it happened again in the evening. The civilians who had just escaped death had their mental defenses completely collapse, instinctively running away.

With this escape, everything instantly became chaotic, with the shouts of killing and screams mixed together. Even the wounded leader pointed his long knife at his own men.

Anyone who ran away was pursued on horseback and killed with a raised knife.

The rushing enemies numbered about thirty to forty, each very tall, dressed and styled completely differently from Sheng Country people, riding tall horses, charging back and forth in waves.

Liu Ji suddenly felt a silver light reflect into his eyes, instinctively raising his hand to block it. With a "puff" sound, the sound of a knife cutting through flesh echoed, and his companion beside him roared and fell to the ground, blood splattering onto Liu Ji’s face with a scalding iron rust smell.

Amidst the shock, Shangguan Lie’s furious shout rang out:

"Draw your weapons, defend in front of the supply carts! No one moves!"

"It’s only thirty or forty mere barbarians, you are hundreds, with numbers six to one, what need is there to fear these small fries?!"

Upon hearing this, the fear brought by the enemy’s initial assault suddenly faded a few degrees. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

Among them, some strong young men immediately echoed loudly, "Let’s fight these barbarians!"

The masculine spirit of the men was stirred, and one by one, they raised their broadswords, shouting loudly, "Let’s fight!"

Liu Ji couldn’t shout any slogans, because he realized the enemy’s cavalry unit was coming back again, and this time, they weren’t targeting the end supply convoy but were directly charging towards them.

The cavalry came fast, and without thinking, Liu Ji raised his broadsword and crouched under the carriage.

The rumbling sound of hooves roared overhead, followed by angry curses and cries of pain as people and horses tumbled.

It turned out that the enemy cavalry had been injured by broadswords suddenly thrust out from the supply carts, causing the unexpected assault to topple man and horse.

Before the enemy could stand up, Shangguan Lie’s long spear thrust mercilessly, taking their lives.

Liu Ji wiped the blood from his face and looked up, meeting a pair of mocking eyes. Damn, the leader’s mocking expression was exactly the same as that of his wife at home.

Even a clay figure has some temper, and Liu Ji, stimulated by that look, quickly crawled out from under the cart, dragging along a companion who had just fallen beside him.

He thought his companion had been killed by the enemy’s knife, but unexpectedly, he was still alive, just had an arm slashed.

It was just that the blood flew out excessively, smearing Liu Ji’s face.

Liu Ji didn’t have time to think more, observing the enemy’s movements, he quickly tore off a piece of his shirt and messily bandaged the arm wound during the gap when the enemy launched a third assault.

Wang Wu winced in pain, but this pain made him forget his fear, spitting blood on the ground and immediately drawing the broadsword from the cart, giving Liu Ji an angry look that said, "Bro, let’s fight them!"

Who didn’t fight when they were young? Who’s afraid of who!

Liu Ji took a glance at the opponent’s shiny big knife and reminded with a black face, "Xiao Wu, let’s take it easy, just protect the supply carts."

Wang Wu frowned; no one knew if another wave would come after this one, always defending wasn’t a solution, right?

Liu Ji saw his worry and felt uneasy in his heart.

If the enemy used arrows, these ordinary people without armor would be doomed.

But what use was thinking about it?

He wasn’t Qin Yao, there’s no way he could defeat these tall and strong barbarians!

Wait, if Qin Yao encountered this group of enemies, what would she do?

Liu Ji let out a bitter smile; if it were her, she wouldn’t even need to think about it, she’d just rush in recklessly, those enemies wouldn’t even be enough to tease her appetite.

Wait a moment!

There is a method to her madness; she wasn’t just a brainless brute.

Last year, when the bandits attacked on New Year’s Eve, how did she drive them away?

"Capture the ringleader first!" Liu Ji suddenly shouted, then excitedly searched for Shangguan Lie’s figure, yelling loudly, "Sir! Capture the ringleader first!"

Everyone was on high alert, tensely defending against the Desert Northern Cavalry’s impending attack.

Liu Ji’s sudden shout was heard by Shangguan Lie, who frowned slightly but didn’t look back at him.

So Liu Ji didn’t know if he heard it or not, and could only keep shouting to capture the ringleader first, drawing side glances from Wang Wu and others. Bro, could you please not go crazy?

What if you anger the officer?

A dignified Centurion doesn’t need to be reminded of such things by you, right?

Liu Ji didn’t care; he just wanted to live. If they didn’t quickly repel this Desert Northern Cavalry, they as civilians would inevitably be used as cannon fodder and die on this vast grassland.

It was already dark, and neither side could see the other, only vague shadows were visible.

This situation offered no advantage to either side. However, if their objective was to burn the supply, they wouldn’t need any light to achieve it.

Liu Ji cursed internally, hating himself for being so clever, having already guessed what the enemy intended.

As expected, just after he thought of this, clusters of orange flames suddenly appeared in the night, a sight that made Liu Ji’s scalp tingle.

Heavens! Is there no mercy for the living!

Once the supplies were burnt, they as civilians would have no way out but death!

Thus, cries of "Sir, capture the ringleader first!" echoed long in the night sky.

Until a voice shouted back, vexed and ashamed—"You damned fool, shut up! Do I need your advice?!"

Had he spotted the leader, he would have acted already!

Plus, he didn’t have a bow and arrow; how could he kill the enemy leader easily?

The best he could do now was extinguish the flames.

Seeing the fire rapidly approaching, Shangguan Lie immediately ordered everyone to remove their outer garments, wet them with water, and cover the supply carts.

Liu Ji silently followed the orders, sighing internally, Shangguan Lie, you’re not up to the task.

If you can’t kill an enemy leader, you fall far short compared to his fierce wife at home.

A chaotic battle began.

Shangguan Lie led his soldiers to charge, but they were only eleven, and the leader of another team was nowhere to be seen behind fortifications, quite infuriating.

While Liu Ji silently cursed, a Desert North Person raised his long knife, sweeping toward them as if mowing down wheat.

The unextinguished flames served as illumination, allowing the enemy to see them clearly, while they couldn’t see the enemy.

A bloodied knife swept towards them, and under Wang Wu and others’ shocked gazes, Liu Ji dodged left and right, avoiding it five times without being touched by the long knife.

Liu Ji might not be confident about anything else, but he’s practiced dodging to the Ultimate Realm.

If even a mere Desert Barbarian’s long knife could touch a strand of his hair, then count him defeated!