Xia Jin stood a few meters away, watching the group with a strange smile.
Perhaps it was because her strength and perspective had grown, but she felt no anger towards these bandits who had attacked her.
The bandit leader seemed to sense Xia Jin's gaze and tried to lift his head, only to be slapped down by the zergling.
“What do you want to see?”
Xia Jin said with a cold laugh.
She was wearing a sailor uniform and black stockings, and her legs were visible with a single glance. How could she let these scoundrels have their fill?
She stared at each of them, pondered for a moment, and then asked, “Your hideout is nearby, isn't it?”
“Y-yes!”
The leader tried to raise his head again, but the zergling smacked him on the head. "
There was no choice. This fellow had to lie down obediently like the others.
“Take me to your place.”
“Uh…”
The bandit leader was stunned.
But sensing Xia Jin's retreating footsteps, he slowly looked up and saw the girl leaning against a tree in the distance, looking at him with a smile.
At that moment, the bandit leader's heart skipped a beat.
He realized for the first time how beautiful this girl was.
Her features were so captivating that one glance could make anyone lose themselves.
Her figure, accentuated by her uniform and skirt, was almost perfectly displayed.
However, perhaps sensing the presence of the two terrifying insects beside him, and the eerie sounds coming from the still-standing Old Third, who had died, he took a deep breath and nodded heavily. “Understood, please follow us, honored young lady.”
After speaking, he turned and shouted to his subordinates, “Get up and follow!”
Instantly, more than a dozen terrified men followed him up the slope.
Xia Jin hopped onto the zergling's back, sitting sideways, and carefully followed behind the men.
She didn't have a map, but with her perception, she knew they were only about a hundred kilometers from the edge of the mountain range.
A few hundred kilometers further south from here would be the capital.
The population density there was much higher, but there were still relatively remote areas. If she could sneak in unnoticed from here, she might be able to enter the capital without anyone finding out.
...
After crossing the mountain and walking a short distance, the bandits arrived at a camp nestled between two valleys.
It covered an area of about 0.2 square kilometers, mostly wooden structures.
At that moment, Xia Jin's will moved. The infestor beside her didn't hesitate, swinging the spines on its tail and injecting its infectious liquid into several bandits.
Soon, these men all turned into mindless puppets controlled by Xia Jin.
Of course, due to the infestor's abilities, even a low-level one could only control ten people at a time. If its strength was equal or superior, it could control at most one.
The leader was terrified and wished he could turn and run, but the zergling smacked him back.
“Don't worry, I won't kill you. You… just lead me inside.”
Xia Jin kicked him in the back.
“Yes, yes!”
He wouldn't dare refuse.
He had harbored wicked possessive desires for the beautiful young lady, only to provoke a killing god.
Well, thinking about it, such a beautiful killing god was quite thrilling.
It was a pity that he had already angered her.
As the man led the way inside, some people inside immediately shouted excitedly, “Second Brother!”
However, their expressions quickly changed.
It was because of the several figures staggering behind, covered in blood and gore.
And two incredibly terrifying monsters.
Beside one of the monsters, which was relatively more acceptable in appearance, sat a seductive young lady in black stockings.
When the monster reached the wooden building in front, the girl also nimbly jumped down.
Her long hair fluttered in the wind, and her posture made many swallow hard.
“Yo, Second Brother, where did you find such a beautiful woman? She’s too gorgeous, I can’t stand it.”
A bald man with wide eyes excitedly walked over.
But what greeted him was an unceremonious slash from Second Brother.
Pfft—
The sharp blade cut into his abdomen.
“You scoundrel! How dare you treat Big Brother like this? You're asking for death.”
The bald man clutched his stomach and fell to the ground in horror.
In his last moment, he saw the fear in Second Brother's eyes.
He vaguely understood.
This woman was likely not here for a friendly visit.
After personally dispatching the subordinate, Second Brother immediately plastered on a fawning smile and walked up to Xia Jin. “Um, is this okay?”
“Very good.”
Xia Jin praised him casually.
She motioned for him to lead her into the building.
Soon, a man sitting on a chair at the very top, clearly a figure of authority, stood up.
“Second Brother, what’s going on?”
This elder brother had clearly sensed that something was wrong.
“Big Brother, I’d like to introduce you, this is…”
Pfft—
Midway through the introduction, the infestor's needle shot out horizontally.
This elder brother was clearly skilled and immediately drew a dagger from his waist to block it.
But it was too late. The infestor possessed Tier 6 strength, easily turning him into a puppet under its control.
As the infection limit had been reached, the two Tier 3 corpses were abandoned and fell straight to the ground.
“From now on, you are the boss of this territory.”
Xia Jin motioned for Second Brother to take the position that originally belonged to his elder brother.
Faced with this situation, Second Brother broke out in a cold sweat, daring not to resist. He could only force an awkward smile and then sat down.
This was the position he had always dreamed of. If it were in the past, he would have been overjoyed.
But now…
He watched as Xia Jin walked to a painting below and admired it intently.
He didn't dare to speak. After five or six minutes, the girl finally turned around and said, “From now on, you will help me collect intelligence. I will provide you with funds. You must use your connections to quickly learn about the troop movements within the kingdom.”
“This…”
Xia Jin's words left him incredulous.
Why would this young lady want to know such things?
But he didn't dare to refuse and quickly nodded. “No problem. My camp has hundreds of people, and they all obey me.”
“Mm, I will send these insects to monitor you soon. Don't think about escaping. I've already left a mark on you. Even if you go to the ends of the earth, I will find you.”
After speaking, Xia Jin pointed at the stiff puppets behind her and smiled. “You don't want to end up like this, do you?”
“No, no, I will definitely be obedient.” Second Brother immediately raised his hand and swore.
“Alright. From now on, every night when you sleep, I will have your elder brother monitor you.”
...
That night, lying in bed unable to sleep, Second Brother opened his eyes and glanced out the window. He saw his elder brother standing quietly there, staring at him through the window with his pale eyes.
“…”
He almost cried from fright.
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