CHAPTER 31: CHAPTER 28: RETURN

"Sister Wu?"

"This is awesome! Is this the power of a Sword Saint?"

In the back, Twilight of the Gods looked at Luo Wushang, who effortlessly blocked four arrows in the distance, and was stunned, almost unable to believe it was real.

Although it was well known that the vice president of the Celestial Might Guild, who holds the Sword Saint title, was extraordinary, seeing the scene just now was undeniably shocking.

"That’s normal." Fang Zhen, standing beside, explained with a calm demeanor. "In Pilgrimage, Luo Wushang is called ’One Sword Severing Water, Wanjiang Reverse Current.’ That’s not a boast, but Luo Wushang literally sliced through the river, making the water flow backward."

"Here in Descent of High Martial, with a virtuality of 100%, physical attributes are far inferior to the Sword Saint in Pilgrimage, and the physics engine is much more realistic, but body control and reaction are even better."

"It’s just four arrows. If she couldn’t block them, that would be a joke."

"True." Twilight of the Gods nodded, realizing they might have been overreacting.

The Sword Saint in Pilgrimage is a top-tier player. If even the initial storyline combat of a game was challenging, it would truly dishonor the name of the Sword Saint.

Yet the conversation between Fang Zhen and Twilight of the Gods left Lin Qi speechless.

Look at this!

Just four arrows?

Joking if you can’t block them?

Are you kidding me with this?

However, Luo Wushang’s stunning performance indeed amazed Lin Qi, even making him feel like he struck gold.

This was like being carried by an expert for easy wins.

But the Feather Race vagabonds facing them weren’t easy to deal with. The four Feather Race members, after a brief shock, immediately fired wildly at Zhang Qingwei and Luo Wushang. Even if all arrows were blocked by Luo Wushang, they could significantly delay the duo’s advance.

"Hao Tuo, use the trump card!"

The Feather Race leader, a young man, shouted with clenched teeth, watching Luo Wushang and Zhang Qingwei approach closer.

"Got it."

A Feather Race youth, over two meters tall and carrying a large metal box, directly set it down and took out two electromagnetic grenades.

These two electromagnetic grenades were the team’s trump card, amassed from half a year’s earnings.

With this trump card, they had the confidence against even prospective martial artists.

Now, everyone understood they faced experts. Without using it, the whole team was in danger.

Having said that, the Feather Race youth held the two electromagnetic grenades and dashed toward the window, ready to coordinate with the four’s arrow attack to blow up the two opponents.

"Damn! Is this NPC being unfair?" Zhang Qingwei exclaimed with a grim face, seeing the Feather Race youth holding two grenades just twenty meters away.

Blocking arrow attacks was no issue for Luo Wushang, but blocking the explosion of grenades was impossible.

"Die!"

The Feather Race youth hurled the two grenades at Luo Wushang, who was poised to block another volley of arrows.

Whoosh!

With a breaking wind sound, a black arrow directly hit one of the grenades, causing it to explode. Everything nearby was swallowed by endless flames and thunder. The heatwave and blast left the six Feather Race vagabonds in the building unable to stand, with many walls destroyed, revealing the six inside.

"Brother Zhen is awesome, hitting that far in the dark." Twilight of the Gods couldn’t help but admire.

"It’s nothing, just over a hundred meters." Fang Zhen said indifferently, "For professional players on Mecha Continent, it doesn’t even meet the assessment standards."

As Twilight of the Gods and Fang Zhen chatted, the six White Feather Gang members in the deserted building were bewildered.

"How is there another expert?"

"What gang is this?"

"Are they a squad of prospective martial artists returning to the city?"

Someone who can block arrows from four people simultaneously, another who can shoot a grenade from over a hundred meters away at night, such skills are unimaginable unless they’re prospective martial artists.

"No way, if they were truly a prospective martial artist squad, why would they drive a three-wheeler?" The White Feather Gang leader shook his head, looking directly at Luo Wushang and Zhang Qingwei charging up from below, coldly saying, "Their team just has two experts. Don’t be intimidated. Remember, we’re also experts of the White Feather Gang. They have just two experts; the victory is undecided."

With the leader’s words, the other five calmed down, reigniting their fighting spirit.

Whether it’s Luo Wushang or Fang Zhen, they indeed amazed the crowd. However, fundamentally, they were vagabonds like them. Judging by speed alone, they were only prospective apprentices like them. In a real fight, the outcome was uncertain, not to mention they had the numbers.

"Hao Tuo! You and I will deal with the arrow-blocking woman later." The Feather Race leader immediately commanded, "The others, take down the one who might shoot in the dark!"

At this moment, Luo Wushang and Zhang Qingwei had reached the building, and an intense battle was inevitable.

As for escaping, it’s impossible. We’ve already reached this stage, and it’s definitely a fight to the death. If we run, we’ll just become targets for the opposite side. It’s better to use the geographical advantage of the abandoned building to deal with the two of them first.

"Yes!"

After hearing this, the group began to act.

The captain and Hao Tuo are already peak semi-apprentices, just a step away from becoming apprentices.

Such strength can be considered top-tier within the White Feather Gang. The two of them teaming up to suppress the opposite semi-apprentice using a sword is an easy task, even though the four of them are just regular semi-apprentices, they can easily deal with a bowman who is close at hand.

Isn’t that a piece of cake?

In no time, the leading youth of White Feather Gang and the Feather Race youth named Hao Tuo charged to the first floor, directly clashing with Luo Wushang who was rushing up, while the other four of White Feather Gang jumped down from the building, surrounding Zhang Qingwei from the back as she just entered the building.

"You two dare charge directly, I commend your courage, but everything ends here. In close combat, Hao Tuo and I won’t lose to you, a sword user, and your bow-wielding companion won’t stand a chance against my four companions."

The leading Feather Race youth looked at Luo Wushang charging up and spoke bluntly, intending to distract Luo Wushang and create an opportunity for a sneak attack.

But when Luo Wushang drew her sword, the leading Feather Race youth was dumbfounded.

Sword?

What sword was Luo Wushang using?

Hell, she’s using an arrow!

Just now, Luo Wushang used an arrow to fend off all the arrow attacks!

This made the leading Feather Race youth deeply question which kind of Human Race guild this woman belonged to, carrying an alloy shovel one moment and using arrows as weapons the next.

Is this a proper guild?

Before the Feather Race youth could think further, Luo Wushang thrust the Black Steel Arrow in her hand forward.

Five consecutive thrusts, resembling a cross seal, with black light flashing, directly imprinting onto the leading Feather Race youth.

This is also Luo Wushang’s signature move during Pilgrimage.

Star Point!

Now, with the explosive force of Shattering Stone Fist combined with this move, each thrust doubles her strength. Given Luo Wushang’s original strength is already 112 kilograms, each thrust is at 224 kilograms, reaching the level of an Official Martial Artist Apprentice.

No matter how hard the leading Feather Race youth used his long spear to resist.

With just the first thrust, his hands ached from the vibration, the second and third thrusts made him lose grip on the long spear, the fourth thrust directly hit the leading Feather Race youth’s heart, taking away his vitality.

Even until the leading Feather Race youth died, he couldn’t understand how he was killed by an arrow expert.

Just as the leading Feather Race youth closed his eyes, the corner of his eye caught an unbelievable scene.

Zhang Qingwei, holding a composite longbow, was chopping at the squad of four, forcing them to retreat with each blow, the four were completely suppressed by a single longbow...

What kind of Human Race squad is this?

Is there no normal person among them?

In less than three minutes, all six members of the White Feather Gang were lying at the feet of Luo Wushang and Zhang Qingwei.

"Brutal."

Lin Qi looked at the members of White Feather Gang in the abandoned building and couldn’t help but feel sympathetic, especially the four who fought Zhang Qingwei, they were literally chopped to death by the longbow.

Of course, sympathy aside, scavenging the bodies was a must.

"No wonder it’s the White Feather Gang, they’re really wealthy." Lin Qi looked at the looted items from the six and sighed inwardly.

A normal blacklisted vagabond’s total assets likely wouldn’t exceed five hundred bits, but these members from White Feather Gang, not to mention each has an A3-grade composite bow, and everyone owns an A3-grade long spear, already surpassing fifteen hundred bits.

But more valuable are the smart watches on their wrists and a large box of blood essence rice.

Even though the six are using second-hand smart watches, their combined value is six thousand bits, and the large box of blood essence rice weighs about a hundred kilograms, likely collected recently by the White Feather Gang, ready to be transported back to the city for sale.

However, compared to these items.

Lin Qi felt the biggest gain from this battle was the performance of the players. With just three of them, they wiped out the six-member squad of the White Feather Gang unscathed, such strength ranking among the outdoor vagabonds.

And as Luo Wushang and others grow into apprentices, grow into semi-martial artists, by then, who in the abandoned area would dare provoke the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall?

Until all the spoils were sorted, Lin Qi also rewarded each person with 200 Martial Arts Hall Points.

This made the four quite happy, they hadn’t expected such gains from a simple storyline mission.

"Let’s go back to the Hall!"

Lin Qi looked at the sorted loot, also instructing everyone to push the large tricycle back to Chasing Light City.