Chapter 956: Bitter Struggle
At this moment, Xiao Ruo was lying silently on a tree with his upper body exposed, though he didn't have bulging muscles, he appeared very sturdy. Not a single drop of sweat was on his bronze skin. His breathing was extremely stable, so steady that it almost reached a state of tranquility. He lay there silently, his gaze calm as he looked forward, while simultaneously releasing the Qi inside his body, sensing the changes in his surroundings.
The wind rustled the branches, making a rustling sound.
Xiao Ruo suddenly noticed a disturbance in the airflow within his sensing range, and his expression immediately changed. With decisive force in his limbs, his whole body shot up with a whoosh. Just as he jumped up, he heard a whistling sound, and thud, a black pebble struck the place where he had just been lying. Xiao Ruo's movement didn't stop; his entire body twisted in mid-air, his feet kicked off the tree trunk again, and with another whoosh, he shot out rapidly. At the same time, his hand swept his waist, grabbing his dagger, and he directly lunged toward the place where he had previously felt the airflow change.
Before Xiao Ruo even got close, a shadow suddenly jumped out from where he was heading. The shadow was incredibly fast, and upon appearing, it immediately flung several black light bombs in succession. As the black light bomb shot out, the shadow used the force from a tree beside it, and its body bent in a strange way, seemingly disappearing. Xiao Ruo wielded the dagger in his hand, with a series of clanging sounds, he knocked all the black light that shot toward him head-on to the ground, then landed back on the ground. As soon as Xiao Ruo's feet touched the ground, he quickly rolled into a bush, not stopping there. He dodged to the left, and then folded over to hide elsewhere.
Having just concealed himself, Xiao Ruo quietly lay down again, then released his Qi to feel the changes in his surroundings. In this forest, relying solely on eyes wasn't enough, so Xiao Ruo was forced to tap into his potential, only doing this so he could survive better. As soon as Xiao Ruo emitted his Qi, his expression changed drastically. He hastily swiped the dagger behind him, and his body turned along with it. A spray of blood suddenly appeared in front of Xiao Ruo, and then red blood sprayed onto his face. Behind Xiao Ruo was a beast that had been lying in ambush waiting for prey; the beast's eyes were full of disbelief even until death, it could never understand how Xiao Ruo had discovered it.
Having succeeded with a single strike, Xiao Ruo didn't linger but quickly began to run through the forest. He knew that the commotion just now had already alarmed the people ambushing around him. If he didn't quickly evade these people's tracking, there was no doubt he would face a tough battle, and it would be one where the enemy is hidden, and he is exposed.
Xiao Ruo's reaction was fast enough, yet he was ultimately just one person. So as soon as he killed that beast, he was noticed by the people around him. Shoo shoo shoo, countless piercing sounds came from around him, and judging from the size and sharpness of the sounds, it could be determined that the speed and force of those incoming hidden weapons had reached an extreme. Xiao Ruo was greatly alarmed; he didn't know how many people were hiding around, all of them highly skilled at concealing their breath. So, no matter how powerful Xiao Ruo's means were, he couldn't find these people in a short time.
Right now, Xiao Ruo could only charge ahead mindlessly. He didn't run in a straight line but ran around trees, reducing the chances of him being a target and making it harder for the enemy to capture his figure. Eyeing a tree, Xiao Ruo suddenly accelerated, his figure disappeared, then there was the sound of him climbing the tree. As soon as he climbed halfway, he heard piercing sounds from behind again, urgently he spun around, his dagger flickering in his hand, blocking those rapidly shooting black lights. But just as he paused, he heard even more piercing sounds coming from all directions. Cursing inwardly, Xiao Ruo slammed his feet against the tree trunk, sending himself head-over-heels plummeting toward the ground. Since there was no way to hide above, back to the ground he went.
Xiao Ruo's change of move was extremely sudden; by the time he landed on the ground, those people hadn't reacted yet. Taking advantage of this gap, Xiao Ruo flipped his body and slipped into the bush. These were just matters of a few minutes, yet Xiao Ruo felt like he had spent a long time trying to shake off these people. Once hidden, Xiao Ruo quickly evened out his breathing, quietly observing the surroundings. He needed to find Long Feiyun quickly, only by joining forces could they exert maximum power.
Long Feiyun is part of the Dragon Team. Among the four teams, the Dragon Team excels at concealment and is also the best at finding these people hidden in the dark.
Xiao Ruo calculated the situation around, hoping to find an escape route. He wasn't so hot-headed as to fight to the death with those hiding people. Knowing that if Xiao Ruo dared to stand out now, within less than a minute, he would definitely be riddled with holes. The people in the dark were not to be taken lightly; although their direct combat wasn't great, assassination and hiding were definitely their strong suits.
At this moment, Long Feiyun's situation wasn't any better. Also in the mountains, his situation was even worse than Xiao Ruo's; he wasn't skilled at direct combat, even though he had the conditions for it, it depended on who he was fighting. The ones chasing Long Feiyun were five burly men; all of them were two meters tall, no more, no less. The muscles on these men's bodies were bulging; the muscles rising on their arms showed how powerful their strike could be.
A huge explosion sounded behind Long Feiyun. This enormous sound reached the fleeing Long Feiyun's ears, causing his scalp to tingle. He didn't want to have a head-on collision with these men, if it were Xiao Ruo, there might be a fighting chance, but Long Feiyun had no such intention. The training in the Dragon Team didn't include training to have a direct confrontation with the enemy, so as long as Long Feiyun found an opportunity to hide, it was enough. But the ones chasing him were dictators, absolute dictators, destroying all potential hiding places wherever they went, and their speed was quick, closely trailing behind Long Feiyun. Even if Long Feiyun found a place to hide, he didn't dare to slip away. Long Feiyun could only imagine the consequence of his slender body being struck by that monstrous punch.
Long Feiyun casually flicked a few harmless black light bombs at his five pursuers, but those black lights had no effect on them, not even reddening their skin a tiny bit. Long Feiyun really felt his scalp tingle, these guys' bodies were incredibly monstrous. Even if Xiao Ruo were hit head-on by these black lights, it would definitely not be pleasant, but these people didn't feel a thing.
This momentary distraction caused Long Feiyun's speed to slacken a bit; he suddenly sensed the sharp wind behind him, startling himself awake. Seeing that those people were closing in, he was greatly alarmed, hastily speeding up again, gradually widening the gap once more. Only then did Long Feiyun let out a breath, analyzing the current situation while fleeing. He primarily focused on Qi Cultivation, his body wasn't strong to begin with, so he never intended to fight head-on with those men. Now all he could do was hide and launch sneak attacks on them one by one or go and find Xiao Ruo.
While thinking, Long Feiyun looked for a place to hide. He wasn't simply running in a straight line, but detoured now and then. He fled so nimbly, having been on the run for this long, allowing him to gain some experience in escaping. In a way, Long Feiyun and Xiao Ruo had developed a very odd rapport; once together, they could exert maximum power, perhaps this was the result of complementary abilities.
Rounding a tree that required three people to wrap their arms around, Long Feiyun suddenly turned and began climbing. His climbing speed was swift, almost getting to the top by the time those pursuers caught up. Knowing that staying here would soon get him discovered, he unhesitatingly leapt, landing on another tree. The sound startled the five men searching for Long Feiyun beneath, who looked up but couldn't find any trace of him.
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