High-level martial arts: Invincibility starts with basic archery.

Chapter 176 When did he arrive? (Please subscribe)

Amidst the weeds, a gray figure darted swiftly across the ground, its gait strangely erratic—a straight line turned into an S-shape.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a large snake!

It is nearly five meters long and almost one meter in diameter. Its tough skin is covered with dense, gray spots the size of a washbasin.

The snake's head, nearly two meters long, resembled the front of a medium-sized truck. Its two eyes alone were the size of lanterns, emitting an eerie red glow. Its forked tongue flickered, and two enormous venomous fangs could be vaguely seen within.

A high-level ferocious beast, the gray-spotted snake.

This thing is one of the enemies that martial artists at the Enlightenment level least want to encounter when hunting in the wild. In fact, they would rather encounter a raging bear than this kind of creature.

Although this guy's defenses are weak, he could be killed even with a 20mm cannon.

However, firstly, this guy is fast, and secondly, by moving close to the ground, his movement is unpredictable.

Secondly, it can also spray venom from its mouth!

That's right.

It doesn't need to bite its prey to release the venom; it can spray it directly from its fangs at a speed comparable to a pistol bullet!

If this venom gets on your skin, it will corrode your flesh completely in the blink of an eye, exposing your bones. Then it will seep into your bloodstream, and you will surely die.

Therefore, if you get sprayed with the venom, you will most likely need to have your limbs amputated.

This is still good.

If it gets into the eyes, nose, ears, or mouth, it will cause death from poisoning within seconds.

At this moment, the distance between the gray-spotted snake and the figure in front of it was less than a kilometer. At its speed, it could reach the figure in just over three seconds.

But just then, a loud bang came from the sky.

An arrow, as if teleported, traversed a distance of a thousand meters, piercing the head of the gray-spotted snake and pinning it firmly to the ground!

The gray-spotted snake first curled up its hindquarters, then relaxed.

Clearly, he's dead.

"That's really insidious."

Chen Fan muttered to himself.

This thing actually intended to attack from behind.

Fortunately, although the other party's movements were subtle, they still couldn't escape his ears, nor could they escape his intuition.

He walked over, looked at the giant snake in front of him, and got goosebumps all over his body.

"Never mind, it's only a few million."

Chen Fan gritted his teeth and decided to take the guy back with him; otherwise, leaving him here would be a waste.

He took the rope and walked to the snake's tail. Fortunately, it wasn't as slippery as he had imagined.

"Another few million in hand."

A smile appeared on Chen Fan's lips. It was getting late. He would have lunch later and then continue hunting.

And somewhere in the wilderness.

Both old men looked horrified.

These two men were Feng Wen and Guo Liang, who had just come out of the trading company and were tracking Chen Fan.

They came out a little late and didn't see Chen Fan's whereabouts, so they began to search the wasteland. After all, once Anshan City entered the depths of the wasteland, there was only one direction, so they could still find him if they wanted to.

To their surprise, the first bodies they found were not Chen Fan's, but those of Huang Hanquan, Jiang Xiong, and the others.

There were seven people in total, no more and no less.

"How...how is this possible?"

Feng Wen stared wide-eyed at the row of corpses on the ground in disbelief.

Without exception, all seven bodies had a large hole in their chests, some of which were smooth and did not appear to have been blown open by bullets.

Elsewhere, there were traces of being gnawed by ferocious beasts, and two people were even unrecognizable. This was obvious without even looking, because they were the ones who drove away those low- to mid-level ferocious beasts.

"It's a bow and arrow."

Guo Liang on the right said with a grim expression, "All seven of them were shot by arrows. You see, apart from this bloody hole in their chests, there are no other wounds, which means they died on the spot."

"!"

Upon hearing his companion's speculation, Feng Wen's mouth gaped open, and he muttered, "That shouldn't be happening. Weren't they supposed to be tracking that guy? How could they be dead here? And... and where are their weapons?"

"If nothing unexpected happens, it should have been taken by the people who killed them."

"Who killed them?"

Feng Wen suddenly turned his head to look at his companion.

There are seven of them! Seven martial artists who have reached the Energizing Realm! Among them, Jiang Xiong and Huang Hanquan are even true Transcendent Realm martial artists.

They believed that they were slightly stronger than these two, but not by much.

The only problem is that the two of them have a very high level of teamwork, so if it were a two-on-two close combat situation, it would be relatively easy for them to win.

But if there are seven people, and each of them is carrying a machine gun, they can go as far as they can.

But this kind of firepower was completely wiped out?

Guo Liang swallowed hard and said with difficulty, "If I'm not mistaken, it was probably the person wearing a mask and holding a bow and arrow who did it."

Upon hearing this,

Feng Wen felt his head buzzing. He looked at Guo Liang as if to say, "Are you kidding me?"

He was all alone, holding a bow and arrow, yet he could wipe out an entire squad of fully armed martial arts experts.

Guo Liang licked his lips and said, "I know you don't believe it, and I don't want to believe it myself, but as things stand, this is the most reasonable explanation."

Think about it, there's only one direction from Anshan City to here. How could Jiang Xiong and his group, with so many people searching, not find them? And that guy came back before, but Jiang Xiong and his group have been nowhere to be seen. Considering this, isn't the answer obvious?

They found him, and a battle ensued; the spent shell casings scattered everywhere were evidence. However, to their surprise, the man's strength far exceeded their expectations. Ultimately, they were all killed, and their weapons and belongings were stolen.

Feng Wen looked at the corpses and indeed, the clothes on each corpse showed signs of having been rummaged through.

His mind went blank.

So, were Jiang Xiong and his group really killed by that guy?

How is this possible?

"Old Feng, let's go back. This mission is probably not as simple as we think."

Guo Liang's expression was grave, and his voice was hoarse as he said, "Jiang Xiong and his men, equipped with this kind of firepower, were easily killed by the enemy. If it were us, the outcome would probably be no better. Also, someone said at the Chamber of Commerce that that guy dragged a ferocious bear back."

At the time, I didn't think much of it, but now I understand—that guy probably really did kill a bear all by himself.

"Gulp."

Upon hearing this, Feng Wen swallowed hard.

Honestly, if you were alone, would you be confident in killing a wild bear?

No, right?

"But,"

He couldn't help but say, "We already promised Lu Yang while we were at the trading company that we'd kill that guy for him. But if we go back now, won't we be unable to explain ourselves?"

"Old Feng,"

Guo Liang stared intently at him. "What time is it already? Can't you tell what's important? We should be thanking God that he's not causing us any trouble. Are you tired of living if we're going to go after him? Which is more important, our lives or our pride?"

Feng Wen was jolted awake by the scolding, suddenly realizing his mistake, and hurriedly said, "Life is more important, of course life is more important!"

When I get back, at worst I'll get a few words of criticism.

But if we go any further and encounter that guy, our lives might be in danger.

When a person dies, they lose everything.

"It's good that you understand."

Guo Liang let out a long sigh of relief. "This mission is too difficult for us to complete on our own. The best course of action right now is to take these corpses back and have Lu Yang report this to the higher-ups, asking that person or one of the awakened ones to take action."

"what?"

Feng Wen's mouth gaped open.

Does dealing with a mere beginner martial artist require the intervention of a cultivator at the Meridian Refining Realm? And even alarmed the Awakened One?

"In short, this matter has nothing to do with us anymore."

Guo Liang shook his head.

"We'll take these bodies back and tell Lu Yang what happened, that'll be enough."

"Alright."

Feng Wen didn't bother to think about it anymore. He looked into the distance and his body suddenly trembled.

"Old Guo, look over there."

He was drenched in cold sweat and trembling as he spoke, as if he had witnessed something extremely terrifying.

"where?"

Guo Liang asked instinctively, and following his gaze to the north, he was so frightened by what he saw that he almost lost his soul.

Three or four hundred meters away, a figure was standing there, looking at them.

The man was wearing a mask, holding a bow in his left hand and an arrow in his right.

Isn't this the person they've been looking for?

At that moment, Guo Liang's heart skipped a beat. When? When did this guy get close?

Neither of them noticed anything.

No, that's not right, now is not the time to think about these things.

"Run!"

He mustered all his strength, shouted loudly, and turned to run!

Upon hearing this sound, Feng Wen's previously immobilized body suddenly regained control. He turned around, pushed off the ground, and ran away into the distance.

That's terrifying, absolutely terrifying!

Old Guo was right. This guy was able to get close without anyone noticing. With just the two of us, we were no match for him.

The only way now is to send the message back and let a Refining Meridian Realm expert, or even an Awakened One, personally deal with him!

Suddenly, a sonic boom came from behind!

Feng Wen felt his speed suddenly double, even as if he were flying, with the wind whistling in his ears.

He looked down and was astonished to find that he had actually flown!

But a sharp pain immediately pulled him back from his ecstasy.

"I...I've been shot with an arrow?"

He looked down at his chest, where a familiar blood hole was clearly visible.

"No! No!"

He roared inwardly, filled with resentment, and as his body crashed heavily to the ground, he quickly lost his breath.

Just over a hundred meters ahead of him lay another corpse, none other than Guo Liang.

The latter's eyes were also filled with regret.

So close, so close!

If he hadn't explained anything to Feng Wen at the time, but instead carried the body back first, would he have been able to escape this calamity and successfully bring the message back?

On the wasteland, a gentle breeze blows, and wild grasses sway in the wind, just as always.

From the moment the two fled to the moment they were shot by arrows, it was only a blink of an eye.

Chen Fan walked slowly over, silently looking at the two corpses on the ground, and suddenly felt like he was a villain.

In fact, he had already spotted the two people and the corpses they had gathered together, but he wasn't sure if they were from the merchant guild or just passing by. So he didn't act immediately, but instead approached silently.

Hearing their words, he suddenly understood.

So, they were from the trading company.

Then there's nothing to hesitate about.

(End of this chapter)