Chapter 98: Since Ancient Times, Archers Have Always Gotten Screwed
"Take action!"
"All quasi-martial artists, take out those four first!"
"Everyone else, stop reinforcements from the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall!"
Yakro watched the gluttonous villain charge ahead, not caring about this guy focused on grabbing the spotlight, and instead gave orders to the other wanderers.
Currently, their group of wanderers suffered heavy losses, having not even harmed members of the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, nearly half of them were already dead. Fortunately, the Black Obsidian folks were surrounded, and the next step was the harvest.
But to prevent unforeseen developments, Yakro decided to have the four quasi-martial artists first deal with Fang Zhen and the four advanced apprentices, to avoid any unexpected turns of events.
The other two quasi-martial artists present nodded in agreement and charged alongside Yakro towards Fang Zhen and the other three, leaving others to handle the remaining members of the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall.
Just as Yakro's group was about to reach Fang Zhen's group, on the other side, the towering-like-a-giant gluttonous villain, standing two meters seven tall, thrust his heavy gun repeatedly at the divine archer Li Ranxing, thinking he could take him down.
Li Ranxing tossed his longbow aside, quickly grabbing the two long sticks strapped to his back, twisting and combining them into an A5-level long spear, thrusting upwards, a dazzling gun shadow suddenly appeared, bombarding the gluttonous villain's long spear from four meters away like a cannonball.
Boom!
The moment they touched, the gluttonous villain's long spear nearly flew out of his hand, forcing him back several steps before he could steady himself, looking at Li Ranxing in astonishment.
"Gun glow! You've actually mastered gun glow!"
The gluttonous villain looked at the less than two-meter-tall Li Ranxing as if he had seen a monster, full of disbelief.
Gun glow is something all spear practitioners aspire to achieve, akin to sword qi, but with much stronger penetration and greatly extended attack range.
Generally, only expert martial artists at the Martial Artist Level can develop gun glow. For an advanced apprentice to master it was unheard of, let alone the undeniably divine archery skills Li Ranxing displayed earlier; now suddenly he's a gunman! Who would believe it?
"That's right, you're quite strong, actually able to block my surprise attack." Li Ranxing nodded slightly, looking at the gluttonous villain who wasn't severely injured and showing surprise.
His earlier thrust was his self-created Martial Artist-level martial arts Thousand Kills Spear, merging all power into a single point for a thrust, with a maximum attack range of six meters and strength doubled, normally unbeatable.
However, in the recent exchange, the gluttonous villain managed to block it with his long spear, genuinely surprising Li Ranxing.
"Was the BOSS strengthened alongside the powerful force display from the previous deadly battle in the game market?" Li Ranxing speculated, considering the gluttonous villain might also have mastered the power, at least enough to attach it to his weapon, considerably reducing his Thousand Kills Spear's effect.
Li Ranxing's guess was correct; the gluttonous villain wasn't an ordinary extreme quasi-martial artist but a master of a Martial Artist-level power spear technique, always invincible in enemy encounters thanks to his power.
Although the gluttonous villain didn't use a Martial Artist-level spear technique just now, he instinctively attached power to his long spear, blocking the Thousand Kills Spear, avoiding being taken down in one shot.
"You are indeed remarkable, but unfortunately you are alone. Once my companions deal with the others, you have no way out!" The gluttonous villain kept thrusting frantically, attempting to distract Li Ranxing with words.
Facing a master of gun glow, a sudden attack is almost impossible to guard against, winning only through speed, leaving Li Ranxing no time to deploy gun glow.
The gluttonous villain confidently trusted his enhanced five internal organs, believing his brain responses would surely outpace Li Ranxing.
However, after exchanging blows for over ten seconds, the gluttonous villain quickly realized Li Ranxing could block all his attacks, his reaction speed matching up to his own, even sometimes returning a mid-air Thousand Kills Spear, seemingly inhuman.
"Yakro! Come help me quickly! There's a little monster here!" The gluttonous villain became anxious, unable to take down Li Ranxing after a prolonged attack, calling for aid from Yakro.
Normally, the gluttonous villain wouldn't call for help from Yakro, considering his strength surpassed hers. But now, in the battle with Li Ranxing, on the surface, it might seem evenly matched, but he was on defense. Over time, he'd surely falter, needing outside assistance to break the balance.
"I can't help on my end, hang in there for a bit."
The gluttonous villain quickly heard Yakro's reply, almost losing his temper, feeling Yakro was toying with him, unwilling to help to see him make a fool of himself.
But before he could curse, out of the corner of his eye, he saw Yakro, clad in A6 armor, suddenly fly back over ten steps, nearly crashing into a tree, her two long sabers trembling.
"Damn! What's going on?" The gluttonous villain saw this scene, utterly shocked, "Does the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall have hidden close combat quasi-martial artists?"
As an extreme quasi-martial artist, Yakro's strength was not much inferior to his, only differing in the aspect of power, otherwise quite evenly matched.
Yet, Yakro, an extreme quasi-martial artist, was sent flying – who would dare to believe it?
Soon, the gluttonous villain spotted the person who had knocked Yakro away. The person wielded an A5-level long spear, swinging it with a faint fiery glow, sending Yakro, who had just used a Martial Artist-level martial technique, flying back over ten steps with a single strike.
It was none other than one of the divine archers, Fang Zhen…
Before the gluttonous villain could recover from the shock, a voice that shook him to his core sounded by his ear.
"Hurry up and help me. This BOSS is strong, and I can't take him down quickly!"
The voice belonged to none other than Li Ranxing, who fought against him.
Then the gluttonous fiend heard two responses.
"Okay!"
"No problem, I'm coming now!"
Upon hearing these two voices, the gluttonous fiend felt like losing his mind. Although it was just a glimpse from his peripheral vision, what he saw was an unforgettable scene for him.
Two quasi-martial artists among the Wanderers were smashed to a pulp by A5-level long spears, and even their A6-level armor was dented.
The ones responsible for this deed were none other than the two Divine Archers.
"Run! These people are not human at all!"
The gluttonous fiend was truly desperate. He originally thought the battle was decided when he surrounded the four Divine Archers, but did not expect that the archers were actually disguised as melee experts, even stronger than average quasi-martial artists.
But as the gluttonous fiend turned to flee, it was already too late.
The Outer Gunman and One Shot Domination used Leopard Shadow Step to appear behind the gluttonous fiend, then simultaneously unleashed the first move of the Liaoyuan Spear Technique, Starfire.
With original strength over 750 kilograms, and three times the power added, more than 3000 kilograms of force smashed down. Even the Single-Horned Gold-devouring Rat would be repelled, let alone an extreme quasi-martial artist with less than 1000 kilograms of strength, unable to resist with martial arts.
Boom!
Just one hit, the gluttonous fiend was shattered, beyond dead.
"How is this possible!"
Yakro was incredibly shocked as he watched the gluttonous fiend smashed by two spears, realizing the situation was lost.
After Li Ranxing and the other two took down the gluttonous fiend, they instantly charged at Yakro. When Yakro used martial arts to block Fang Zhen's attack with a saber, the Outer Gunman followed closely with a side strike using Starfire.
Yakro managed to twist his body mid-air, using two long sabers to block the incoming long spear.
Boom!
Over 3000 kilograms of force sent the two sabers flying, causing Yakro's hands to twist and deform, and smashing him into a tree behind, spitting out blood.
Seeing Fang Zhen about to finish him, Yakro suddenly shouted in human language.
"You can't kill me!"
"I have important intelligence on the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall!"
For these members of the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, Yakro could only hope these disguised creatures would recognize her value and spare her life.
With Yakro's words, Fang Zhen's spear halted just above her head.
"What did this boss just say? I think I heard some important intelligence." Fang Zhen turned to ask the others.
"She did mention important intelligence on our Martial Arts Hall," Li Ranxing nodded, indicating he heard it too.
"Should we still kill her?" Fang Zhen hesitated, looking at Yakro from the Three-Eyed Race, "This boss's head should be worth quite a few points!"
A boss's reward is tempting, no matter how they see it.
Yakro watched Fang Zhen's hesitation, speechless, not understanding these people who preferred a head over a captive, thinking they were mad. Lucky for her, she knew some human language to struggle. She then explained, "I really have crucial intelligence for the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall. I need to see your leader, as this concerns the survival of your Martial Arts Hall!"
Just as Fang Zhen and the others were undecided, the Outer Gunman suddenly spoke.
"Brother Zhen, do you think this might be us triggering a special plot?" The Outer Gunman pulled Fang Zhen aside and whispered, "We couldn't understand what those people said just now, but the boss spoke human words, and we coincidentally encountered a robbery today, which isn't normal."
"A special plot perhaps? Quite possible." Fang Zhen nodded in agreement, thinking of this fortunate encounter and said, "Then let's capture her and deliver her to the Hall Master."
The other three agreed, the boss's head was valuable, but the special plot was more important. Missing it would make it hard to come across such an opportunity again.
Then, Fang Zhen and the group started clearing the battlefield, helping other members deal with the Wanderers.
In less than three minutes, the Wanderers were completely cleared out, then they spent over twenty minutes collecting everything of value from the battlefield before driving two large tricycles and the Wanderers' own two medium transportation vehicles back to the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall.