In years of famine and drought, their village even rejected fatty meat.

Chapter 341 Fire-Patterned Chicken

Taiping County, South Gate.

As the sun began to set and the city gates were about to close, three unfamiliar faces arrived outside the city.

The soldiers guarding the city dutifully checked the three men, examining their travel permits.

"From the county seat?"

The city guards glanced at the three men with surprise. It was extremely rare for people from the prefectural city to come to Taiping County, but it wasn't unheard of. So the guards didn't say much. After confirming the three men's identities, they let them into the city.

After entering the city, the three of them booked a room in a restaurant near the south gate and then split up to inquire about news within the city.

As evening fell, the three met again in a hotel room. The tall, thin man in the lead said, "Report what you've found out."

So the other two then shared what they had found out.

After listening, the tall, thin man nodded and said, "The patriarch's information is correct. Chen Dao is indeed from Taiping County. He comes from Chenjia Village and was originally a farmer's son. Now, I don't know what kind of luck he has had, but he has become the number one prominent figure in Taiping County."

"Wang Wu, what's our next step?"

Three people, one short and stocky man asked. They were all martial artists from the Wang family, sent to Taiping County by the Wang family head for two purposes.

First, they inquired about Chen Dao's whereabouts.

Secondly, it was to kill Chen Dao.

Chen Dao killed so many members of the Wang family in the county town, causing the Wang family to lose face, so naturally the Wang family would not let him go.

"Of course, blood must be used to pay for the debt."

Wang Wu sneered, "Chen Dao killed so many members of my Wang family. The patriarch said that Chen Dao and his relatives must pay the price!"

Wang Wu stood up and said, "Let's set off now for Chenjia Village."

As night deepened, the entire Taiping County fell silent. At this moment, on the city wall of the North Gate, Wang Wu and his two companions moved with light steps and agile movements, evading the sight of the guards. They leaped down from the city wall and landed outside the city.

The three of them ran as fast as they could after leaving Taiping County, and in less than half an hour, they appeared outside the entrance of Chenjia Village.

"After entering the village, leave no chickens or dogs alive!"

Wang Wu made a throat-slitting gesture with a fierce expression, and then the three of them silently sneaked into Chenjia Village.

At this moment, all the villagers in Chenjia Village were asleep. If nothing unexpected happened, Wang Wu and his two other peak sixth-rank martial artists could definitely kill all the villagers in their sleep.

However, at that moment, an accident occurred.

"Giggle!"

As soon as Wang Wu and his two companions entered the village, a loud rooster crowed like thunder in their ears.

"not good!"

Wang Wu's expression changed. He knew that he and his men had alerted the enemy, so he quickened his pace, wanting to kill as many people from Chenjia Village as possible before they could react.

However, at that moment, a whooshing sound came, followed by the cry of pain from the short, stocky man, Wang Zhuang.

"what!"

The short, stocky man felt a sharp pain in his buttocks and almost instinctively drew his knife and slashed behind him.

"Giggle!"

The fire-patterned chicken that had pecked a bloody hole in Wangzhuang's rear flapped its wings and retreated rapidly.

"What the hell is this?"

Wang Zhuang broke out in a cold sweat. He could feel blood flowing continuously from his buttocks, and even the bones in his hips were aching.

Clearly, the fire-patterned chicken not only pecked the flesh on his buttocks but also injured his hip bone.

Under the dim moonlight, the tall, thin man Wang Wu and another Wang family martial artist, Wang Nian, finally saw the strange thing that had attacked Wang Village. It turned out to be a chicken about half a person's height with flame-like patterns on its feathers.

At this moment, the chicken's small eyes were staring intently at the three of them, while at the same time, other chickens from other directions slowly gathered around, surrounding the three of them.

"What kind of chicken is this? How can it be so terrifying?"

Wang Nian looked wary. All three of them were peak sixth-rank martial artists, and their perception was extremely sharp.

However, this chicken managed to approach them without any of the three of them noticing, and even pecked Wang Zhuang, which was terrifying.

What's even more terrifying is that there wasn't just one chicken, but... a full 10.

They were now completely surrounded by the strange chickens, unable to move forward or backward.

"Whatever it is, kill it first!"

Wang Wu drew his waist knife and slashed directly at the fire-patterned chicken that had attacked Wangzhuang.

"Giggle!"

A hint of disdain flashed in the fire-patterned chicken's eyes. It stretched its neck and pecked at the blade that Wang Wu was slashing at.

"clang!"

Wang Wu felt a tremendous force coming from the blade. His expression changed drastically, and he felt his tiger's mouth go numb. Even more terrifying, the chicken had actually pecked a hole in his blade!

"How could this be?"

Wang Wu was shocked. This was a blade made of fine iron. How could it be pecked through by a chicken's beak?

"Giggle!"

Just as Wang Wu was in a daze, the Fire-Patterned Chicken made its move first.

It flapped its wings, took off, and with a speed beyond Wang Wu's comprehension, stretched out its beak to peck at Wang Wu's shoulder.

"what!"

Wang Wu clutched his shoulder and retreated repeatedly, his eyes filled with terror as he looked at the Fire-Patterned Chicken. As a peak sixth-rank martial artist, he felt utterly powerless against this chicken.

Meanwhile, Wang Zhuang and Wang Nian, who were surrounded by a flock of Fire-Patterned Chickens, were also having a very difficult time. If Wang Wu was having such a hard time with just one Fire-Patterned Chicken, then they were having a hard time with nine of them.

Fire-patterned chickens are fast and agile, with beaks and claws as hard as steel. Those who had just fought with them instantly felt terrifying pressure.

Their attacks couldn't harm the Firebirds at all, while the Firebirds could easily attack them, and the Firebirds' claws and beaks were extremely sharp.

Their prized physical defenses were utterly useless against the Fire-Patterned Chicken. Whenever the Fire-Patterned Chicken attacked, they would immediately be left with a deep, bone-revealing hole or their skin torn open.

In just a few breaths, the two men had dozens of wounds on their bodies, and their clothes were soaked with blood and sweat.

"Why is Chenjia Village so strange?"

Wang Wu parried the Fire-Patterned Chicken's attack with a single slash, inwardly cursing his fate. Before this, he had never taken Chen Family Village seriously, because there was nothing about this village outside the city that he was afraid of.

But it was only then that he realized that Chenjia Village was full of strange things. It was one thing to have a daring madman like Chen Dao, but the village also had this terrifying chicken that could easily beat the three of them, who were at the peak of the sixth rank martial arts...

"what!"

A sharp pain interrupted Wang Wu's thoughts, but while he was still stunned, the Fire-Patterned Chicken pounced again and slashed at him with its claw.

Like steel claws, three bloody wounds instantly appeared on Wang Wu's thigh.