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

The departure of five or six commander-level ferocious beasts had already reduced the pressure of this beast tide, but the chaos they caused upon leaving further eased the pressure on the city's defenses.

The city lord of Yufeng City and others also gathered together, looking disheveled. They were exhausted, but they all breathed a sigh of relief.

"I never expected that sir would be so skilled in archery! He's truly remarkable!" one of the awakened beings exclaimed sincerely.

"Yeah, I was worried that those guys were too far away for the sound waves to hit them, but it turns out that he already had a solution and pulled out a bow and arrow."

"That's no ordinary archery. To kill a king-level ferocious beast with a single arrow, honestly, I wouldn't have believed it even if you beat me to death if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes."

"Indeed. At first, I thought it was remarkable that he could kill a commander-level ferocious beast with a single arrow. Now it seems that I was too superficial and underestimated this man's strength."

Everyone nodded in agreement, filled with emotion.

At that moment, a dozen or twenty two-winged black snakes were flying in that direction.

Upon seeing this, the city lord of Yufeng City sighed softly.

It wasn't that he was unwilling to help, but he was already at his limit. Besides, not everyone knows archery, and at such a distance, even if he had plenty of mental strength, he couldn't reach it.

"Let's go back first and deal with the ferocious beasts in the city. We'll leave that place to that sir."

"Yes, Lord City Lord."

Everyone responded in unison.

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In the distance, Chen Fan frowned slightly as he watched the two-winged black snakes approach.

These ferocious beasts weren't truly blinded by rage.

They learned from their previous experience and increased the distance between them from a dozen miles to more than twenty miles.

Poison arrows flew from their mouths, landing on the ground and causing a series of explosions.

"She's quite clever."

Chen Fan muttered to himself.

The effective range of a rocket is 10,000 meters.

A distance of more than 20 miles is beyond the effective range, and even if the arrow hits, it will not exert much power.

Unless he uses the Nine Provinces Arrow, but that would also cause problems with the consumption of true energy, as the remaining true energy in his body would only allow him to fire one arrow.

Fortunately, everything has two sides.

The two-winged black snakes gained safety by increasing the distance between themselves and the other side, but this also greatly reduced the accuracy of their poisoned arrows.

Even if Chen Fan stood still, those poisoned arrows couldn't hit him.

"Then we'll just wait."

Chen Fan chose to remain inactive.

As time passed, the two-winged black snakes also realized this.

So, tentatively, they shortened the distance between them by several hundred meters. When Chen Fan still didn't make a move, they shortened it by several hundred meters again. In this way, the distance between them gradually closed.

The distance had finally reached twenty miles.

Chen Fan narrowed his eyes.

The three-headed, two-winged black serpent had already entered his firing range.

He was confident that he could shoot three arrows in quick succession and kill the three winged black snakes in an instant.

But he didn't do that; instead, he continued to wait.

The distance was reduced by several hundred meters again.

The attacks of the winged black snakes became much more accurate, and several times they almost hit their targets.

This excited them greatly.

It's important to understand that initially, their combined attacks all missed, and there's only one reason for the current situation.

The human below had exhausted too much of his strength, which slowed down his reaction speed and caused him to almost get hit.

As a result, most of the two-winged black snakes also closed the distance to within 10,000 meters, and continued to shorten the distance.

"Sss, ss..."

Two or three winged black snakes, still retaining their senses, hissed and warned their brethren not to be careless, for the human below them could kill even their king.

Upon hearing the warning, the two-winged black snakes hesitated.

But they soon discovered that their attacks were now hitting the enemies below, and they became excited again.

"Oh no!"

On the city wall, some awakened beings noticed that Chen Fan had been hit by a poisoned arrow, and his face instantly turned pale.

"How could this happen? Everything was fine before. Could it be because killing that king-level beast drained too much energy?"

"I'm afraid that's the case. If things continue like this, something terrible will happen!"

"Lord! Let's hurry and go provide support! Otherwise, it will be too late!"

The crowd immediately panicked.

From any perspective, they didn't want anything to happen to Chen Fan.

"Um!"

The city lord of Yufeng City nodded repeatedly, his expression filled with worry.

Just as they were about to lead their men over, the two-winged black snake at the very front suddenly exploded.

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Everyone was taken aback.

Before anyone could react, the second two-winged black snake exploded, followed by a third, a fourth, and a fifth...

In the blink of an eye, the five two-winged black snakes died tragically in mid-air.

The remaining dozen or so two-winged black snakes finally realized what was happening.

They fell for their trap!

The human below deliberately let themselves be hit by them in order to lure them closer.

Cunning humans!

In an instant, more than ten winged black snakes flapped their wings vigorously, trying to leave this place of trouble.

But it was still a little too late.

Chen Fan's hand was so badly injured that it was almost invisible.

Every time an arrow is fired, a two-winged black snake loses its life.

Soon, of the original ten or nearly twenty two-winged black snakes, less than a third remained.

They watched helplessly as their companions exploded one after another. They were completely terrified and could only fly desperately, desperately.

In the blink of an eye, they vanished without a trace.

"You guys are lucky to be alive."

Chen Fan put down his bow and arrow and muttered to himself.

It wasn't that he wasn't fast enough, but that he had run out of internal energy.

They wanted to shoot the remaining few, but lacked the strength.

Fortunately, these few were like frightened birds, lacking any courage to continue fighting.

The people on the city wall, witnessing this scene, all wore expressions of disbelief.

"Could it be that he was deliberately feigning weakness before, pretending to be hit, just to wait for those winged black snakes to get close and unleash a thunderous attack?"

"Brilliant!"

Someone slapped their thigh and exclaimed excitedly, "Those two-winged black snakes really fell for the trap! They were almost wiped out!"

"Yes, it's a pity, a few escaped." someone said regretfully.

"It's already pretty good. There are no more commander-level ferocious beasts on the field now. No matter how many ferocious beasts are left, without a commander, they are just a disorganized mess and won't pose much of a problem for us."

"Yes, as long as we clear out the remaining ferocious beasts, we can consider Yufeng City safe."

"We owe all of this to that lord. If it weren't for him, our Yufeng City would have fallen long ago. How could we have held on until now?"

"Yeah yeah."

Upon hearing this, including the city lord of Yufeng City, everyone nodded vigorously, like chickens pecking at rice.

That person played a crucial role in this battle.

If it weren't for him, they wouldn't even need that beast king-level two-winged black serpent to take action; just twenty-odd two-winged black serpents would have wiped them out completely.

"That esteemed person is coming!" someone exclaimed.

The next moment, Chen Fan appeared in front of everyone.

The city lord of Yufeng City and the others quickly surrounded him, about to say something, when Chen Fan waved his hand and said, "From now on, you don't need me to take any further action, right?"

"No, no need."

"We can handle the next ferocious beast ourselves."

"Yes, yes, sir, we owe you a great debt this time. Otherwise, we might not even be standing here now."

Everyone said this with ingratiating expressions.

"Um."

Chen Fan nodded.

A quick glance around confirmed that the battle was nearing its end. Without the commander-level beasts, the defeat of this wave of beasts was only a matter of time.

Of course, you can dodge the first day of the month, but you can't dodge the fifteenth.

After this beast tide attack, Yufeng City is riddled with holes. There are hardly any survivors left in the city, and the defending forces have also suffered heavy losses.

Even without another beast tide of the same scale, even if it were only half, a third, or a quarter of the size of this one, this place might not be able to hold out.

But what happened next was beyond his control.

After all, defending Anshan City is already an extremely difficult task, let alone taking on another city.

"Sir, are you leaving?"

The city lord of Yufeng City realized something and hurriedly asked.

Upon hearing this, the expressions of those around them became tense.

From a personal perspective, they certainly didn't want Chen Fan to leave so soon. What if those escaped two-winged black snakes returned? They couldn't do anything about those creatures.

But a little thought reveals that this was bound to happen sooner or later, and no matter how unwilling they were, it was futile.

"Um."

Chen Fan glanced at the other person and said, "I have other things to do and don't have much time to stay here. What, is there something else?"

"No, nothing's wrong."

The city lord of Yufeng City said with an awkward smile, "I would like to invite you to a meal, sir, to thank you for your help this time. By the way, may I ask your name, sir, so that I may have the opportunity to repay you in the future."

"Let's have a meal..."

Chen Fan was speechless.

What time is it? Still eating?

"We don't need to eat, sir. Please tell us your name," the city lord of Yufeng City said hurriedly.

"Yes, yes, sir, please, tell us your identity!" the crowd pleaded.

"No need for that. Helping you is just a small favor."

Chen Fan paused for a moment, then said, "However, if you have nowhere to go later, you can come to Anshan City to find me."

Today's battle made him realize that his strength alone was not enough.

Although his true essence far surpasses that of other martial artists of the same level, he cannot be allowed to continue fighting indefinitely.

If there were more B-level Awakened in the city, it could buy him some time when the beast tide arrives two nights later.

However, he didn't say it explicitly to avoid being suspected of seeking favors. It would be better if these people came, as there is strength in numbers. If they didn't come, it wouldn't have much of an impact.

"Going to Anshan City to find you? You're going to Anshan City?" The eyes of the city lord of Yufeng City and the others lit up.

It turns out this person was going to Anshan City.

That's true. This guy must have been sent by headquarters to support various places. Wherever there are ferocious beasts, he will go.

Chen Fan didn't explain anything and turned to leave.

As for the valuable materials from the ferocious beasts, they have basically all been destroyed by arrows. It's a pity, but there's nothing that can be done about it.

"Anshan Castle..."

The city lord of Yufeng City and the others gazed in the direction Chen Fan had left, lost in thought.

This name seems a little unfamiliar?

It doesn't sound like the name of a big city, nor does it seem like a medium-sized city. Of course, they might not have heard of it; there are so many medium-sized cities with all sorts of names.

As for a way out...

Many of them actually had places to go afterward. After all, they were B-level Awakened Ones, and with a little effort, they could still enter those big cities and obtain protection.

Of course, these "outsiders" might not be well received there either, as the competition among awakened individuals is extremely fierce.

As for Anshan City, let's just say it's a medium-sized city.

What would happen to a medium-sized city facing a beast tide? They've already learned that today—utterly vulnerable.

To put it bluntly, today's Yufeng City will be tomorrow's Anshan City.

Unless that lord can be stationed in Anshan City, perhaps the outcome can be changed, but it will be difficult. After all, that two-winged black snake king is just the most common type of beast king-level ferocious beast, with a body length of only thirty meters.

The more powerful beast king-level ferocious beasts are around fifty meters long, and some are even eighty or ninety meters long, approaching the threshold of beast emperor-level ferocious beasts.

The destructive power is naturally incomparable.

It's going to be difficult to stop their attacks.

"I've made up my mind."

Suddenly, the city lord of Yufeng City said firmly, "After dealing with the ferocious beasts here and arranging for the remaining people, I will go to Anshan City to take a look. I don't expect to repay his kindness, but I will do my best to help."

"The city lord is right. We owe someone a favor, and we can't pretend nothing happened. I'm willing to go with you."

"I'll go too. Anyway, we'll still have to fight ferocious beasts in those big cities."

"And me too."

"And me too."

The sounds rang out one after another.

They were full of fighting spirit in everyone's eyes.

"it is good."

The city lord of Yufeng City nodded emphatically and said, "Then we'll all go together!"

……

After leaving Yufeng City, Chen Fan did not immediately return to Anshan City. Instead, he found a secluded place and took out his phone.

In the short period of time just now, Hua Jun sent dozens of intelligence messages.

Some cities have already fallen.

Some cities are under attack.

His gaze swept quickly across the screen, finally settling on a line of information.

A medium-sized city called Huatai City has fallen. A large number of ferocious beasts have poured into the city and wreaked havoc, including many burrowing beasts.

"Let's go take a look here first."

Chen Fan pulled up a map, checked the direction, then put away his phone and headed towards Huatai City.

(End of this chapter)