He happened to come face-to-face with Russell, who was about to exit the cave.
Upon seeing Russell's violent and greedy face and the woman he was dragging, Henry immediately understood what was happening.
"Pfft!" Henry's right-hand dagger swiftly sliced across Russell's throat, severing his windpipe with one cut, then he threw it at the bandit three meters away, instantly embedding it in his throat.
Then Henry drew skill Flying Dagger from his flying dagger holster with both hands.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh" three skill Flying Daggers flew past at high speed, like lightning, piercing into the throats of the other three bandits in the cave.
Henry didn't even need to activate his Super Reaction Talent; at such a short distance, he could accurately throw skill Flying Dagger straight at the target even with his eyes closed.
His agility was now an extra +20%, and his drawing speed was estimated to be no more than 0.2 seconds. Three skill Flying Daggers took about half a second to a second, and the three bandits had no time to react before all of them had skill Flying Dagger embedded in their throats.
At this moment, Russell's originally violent gaze instantly turned into overflowing despair!
He released Madeline's tightly clasped hand, instinctively clutching his throat with both hands as he fell with a gurgling sound.
Henry charged at high speed like a pouncing tiger towards the two young bandits five meters behind.
The sudden turn of events stunned Bick and another young bandit who was also watching the show. In less than a second, the enemy was upon them!
Both of them were flustered for a moment, unsure whether to draw a gun or a knife, and were immediately struck by two consecutive lightning-fast left and right hooks from Henry to their jaws, causing them to fall backward and into unconsciousness.
Henry took out two wads of towels from his pocket—actually from his spatial storage—and stuffed them into their mouths, then cuffed their hands behind their backs with handcuffs—it was perfectly reasonable for him to carry two pairs of handcuffs as a Sheriff, right?
Edith just happened to scream and rush to Madeline's side at this moment, finding that the scoundrel had fallen to the ground, her cousin Madeline standing there blankly, and Richard had stopped writhing and stood close to Madeline to prevent her from falling.
The drastic change made her blank for a moment, and her mouth continued to emit unconscious screams.
Then she saw a tall, handsome young man, as radiant as a statue of a Greek god of war, walk up to her.
Henry quietly reminded her, "It's alright, don't scream loudly anymore."
At this moment, Madeline finally regained a bit of consciousness. Seeing her selfless husband beside her, she immediately buried herself in his arms, sobbing softly.
Henry nodded to Richard as a signal, and then made a "shush" gesture to Edith by placing his right index finger in the middle of his lips.
This indeed worked, causing Edith, whose mouth was still unconsciously screaming, to cover her mouth with both hands, finally stopping the screams.
Henry quickly walked to the bandit whose throat had been pierced by the dagger, holding the dagger and making a circular cut to quickly finish him off, then repeated the circular cut for each of the others.
At this moment, sounds were still coming from more than ten meters below the cave.
"Russell, hurry up, we all still want to have fun."
Henry followed the sound down and found eighteen bandits guarding over a hundred horses at the entrance of a circular basin, about thirty meters in diameter, recessed within the mountain.
They were about twenty meters away from him.
To prevent them from raising an alarm, Henry activated his Super Reaction Talent this time, waving his hands repeatedly, creating afterimages, as if a celestial maiden were scattering flowers.
With the instant retrieval function of his storage space combined with his Super Reaction Talent and Speed Talent, Henry didn't even know how fast he could be.
Anyway, after one second, when his Super Reaction Talent stopped, all eighteen bandits had a skill Flying Dagger embedded in their necks, and two of them even had two.
Henry felt as if he had turned into a robot launching skill Flying Dagger, his forearms transforming into high-speed catapults. Small, rapid movements combined with powerful wrist strength made skill Flying Dagger fly out as dense as torrential rain.
Continue!
Only after ensuring that every person still standing had another skill Flying Dagger embedded in their heart did Henry stop.
Below the release life progress bar, 7 white beads and 16 gray beads were added, indicating that these people had successfully gone to where they belonged.
Henry quickly walked over, collected all their weapons and wallets into his spatial storage, and then threw all the bodies into a concave pit at the edge of the basin, stacking them up so they wouldn't be immediately discovered.
Henry acting alone was the complete Henry; Henry cooperating with others had at least 60% of his strength sealed.
Henry walked back into the cave and used his dagger to cut the ropes binding Richard's hands.
As soon as Richard's hands were free, he immediately pulled Madeline into a tight embrace.
Henry quietly said, "I am Henry, the Sheriff of Fresco Town. Who are you people?"
Richard and Edith looked at Henry with great excitement. It really was him!
The miracle they had hoped for truly occurred!
Thank the Lord!
Thank the Almighty God!
Richard, having seen many situations, was the first to calm down slightly and said, "I know you, Sheriff Henry, thank you for saving us! These bandits were ambushing you here. I am Richard of the Mellon Family from Pittsburgh, and I am very grateful."
Henry said, "You are safe now. Go sit on the rocks over there. I need to interrogate these two bandits."
"Alright." Richard walked towards the inner rocks, holding his now slightly calmer beloved wife, and Edith quickly followed, though her beautiful eyes remained fixed on Henry.
The maid Ruth also quickly came up to help support Madeline.
Henry first walked up to Bick and stepped on the end joint of his left pinky finger, the intense pain instantly bringing him to consciousness.
Henry was not in a hurry; he released his foot, allowing him to slowly regain consciousness for a while.
After all, he probably had a concussion, so he needed to recover a bit, lest he give the wrong answers later.
A few minutes later, Henry saw that Bick's eyes were clearer, so he stepped on the wound of his left pinky finger again.
Bick wanted to scream in pain, but he couldn't make a sound. Being unable to release it made him feel even more agony.
Henry's cold voice seemed to come from beyond the heavens.
"Who are you? How many people came to ambush me?"
"Remarkable, not making a sound. You're tough, I admire you."
After speaking, Henry continued to apply more pressure, this time even stepping on the first two joints of his left ring finger.
"Still not saying anything? Impressive." Henry seemed about to exert more force.
Bick was anxious and in pain, shaking his head desperately, whimpering from his mouth.
Henry looked as if he had just realized something and said, "Oh, I forgot to take the towel out of your mouth. So, do you want to confess? If yes, nod. If not, I'll send you to hell. Anyway, there's still another one alive over there."
After speaking, Henry drew the double-action revolver from his waist and pointed it at Bick's head.
Bick quickly nodded desperately—the other party was a devil, and he was only 18 years old; he didn't want to die yet!
He had been out on his own since he was very young and could clearly see that if he said no, Henry would truly shoot.
Henry specifically left the two youngest ones because they were easier to break.
They weren't soldiers with strong faith defending their homes and country; they were just out to make a living. How could they have so much unyielding toughness?
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