Chapter 21

As the agile figure flashed by, the corner of his eye also caught a glimpse of Master Dong Xu, the wielder of the twin mysterious knives, walking along the wall.

"Senior Liu Jianfeng, work with me to take care of Master Dong Xu, the wielder of the twin mysterious knives first." Lian Shuang's figure moved, and she had already jumped off the roof, swiftly rushing towards Dong Xu.

Dong Xu stood in place, his hands empty, both knives already sheathed, watching Lian Shuang charge towards him.

The corners of Lian Shuang's mouth curled up slightly, a hint of a cold smile on her face. Her figure flickered, constantly changing direction, like a nimble cat. In a few flickers, she pounced directly at Dong Xu.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh." Dong Xu flicked his wrist, and three streaks of light shot out. Two of the streaks of light missed, and the third was deflected by the Miao knife in Lian Shuang's hand.

"I saw you had hidden weapons early on." Lian Shuang deflected the hidden weapon, and had already reached Dong Xu, gripping the Miao knife with both hands and slashing down in anger!

Dong Xu instantly gripped a knife in each hand and charged forward head-on.

Clang, clang, clang!!!

The Miao knife swung, extremely fierce. The Miao knife was about 1.6 meters long, and when Lian Shuang wielded it, it seemed as if a silver ribbon was circling around her! A single touch would result in broken arms and legs, but Master Dong Xu, with his dual knives, defended flawlessly and tried to close in.

Lian Shuang maintained her distance, keeping about two meters away, which was more suitable for her Miao knife. Master Dong Xu, on the other hand, tried to close the distance.

Both sides changed their footwork, engaging in a fierce battle, with the knives flashing.

In another place, Old Master Liu Jianfeng was quickly heading over, just two alleys away, less than a hundred meters in a straight line.

About two hundred meters away, the marksman Wang Yi, on the roof of a tavern, had only taken a few steps and already saw the battle in the alley.

She sensed the drizzle and the gentle breeze.

Her body was hidden under the roof, only her eyes slightly exposed, watching the distant battle, calculating Lian Shuang's movements, and slowly drawing the bow to full circle, with the arrow already on the string.

Suddenly—

She instantly straightened her body, and the arrow was already out!

The arrow created a high-pressure wave as it flew through the air!

Clang, clang, clang. Dong Xu was frantically closing in, but Lian Shuang kept retreating to maintain the distance, her Miao knife repeatedly slashing, threatening Dong Xu.

"Hmm?"

Lian Shuang suddenly sensed something was wrong and turned her head.

She saw a blurry figure coming from about ten meters away! Lian Shuang instinctively moved, her movements quick and agile, but the blurry figure was terrifyingly fast!

"Boom!" Even with her forced movement, the blurry figure still pierced through her left chest, and then hit the distant stone ground, creating a deep pit. Some arrow fragments in the pit confirmed that it was an arrow!

Lian Shuang looked up at the distance, vaguely seeing a woman with a bow and arrow on the roof, who then disappeared from the roof.

"It's her, the marksman Wang Yi!"

Lian Shuang understood this, and her figure turned into a blur, disappearing in the small town!

Lian Shuang, the female knight with the Miao knife, was the first to be killed! She died from a single arrow from the marksman Wang Yi!

...

In the official live stream room of the Xia Kingdom.

Host Liu Xinlian lightly touched the screen, replaying the process of the arrow killing from a high position in the battle space.

The arrow tore through the air, the air splitting like water, the drizzle pierced by the arrow, the speed of the arrow was terrifying! Under the speed of the arrow, the battle between Lian Shuang and Master Dong Xu seemed incredibly slow.

When the arrow was about ten meters away from Lian Shuang, she finally sensed it, slowly lifting her head to see the arrow.

But it was too late!

At a distance of ten meters, Lian Shuang's body slightly twisted, but the arrow still pierced through the ten meters and through her left chest, killing her.

The arrow then embedded itself in the distant stone ground, piercing through the stone and creating a deep pit, with the arrow shaft shattering! The arrowhead was buried deep in the soil.

This arrow was both beautiful and terrifying!

"This arrow is too beautiful!" Qin Yiwén said excitedly, "The data shows that the maximum speed of this arrow was 432 meters per second, which is supersonic. But from the tavern to the battle site, the distance is about two hundred meters. The arrow still needs to fly for about half a second in the air. In half a second... Lian Shuang was constantly moving! It was also drizzling, with a gentle breeze! Wang Yi completely calculated the influence of the weather, even the position Lian Shuang would move to in the next half second, and then released the arrow with confidence."

"Once the arrow is released, by the time Lian Shuang sees it, it's already too late," Qin Yiwén exclaimed.

"From the moment she saw it to the moment it hit her, the time was too short, even more terrifying than Senior Liu Jianfeng's assassination. Lian Shuang's reaction was already very quick to move a bit," Huang Yong shook his head, "There's an ancient saying, 'It's easy to dodge a visible spear, but hard to avoid a hidden arrow.' The hardest to avoid is a hidden arrow... If it were a direct arrow from two hundred meters away, with a 0.5-second flight time, for experts like Lian Shuang, there would be ample time to dodge. Even at fifty meters, she could still dodge! But at just ten meters, it's too close."

"A hidden arrow is hard to avoid because by the time you see it, your body can't react in time," Qin Yiwén nodded, "In ancient times, many famous generals died from hidden arrows or cold arrows. Being killed by a direct arrow was rare."

"This arrow succeeded for two reasons: one, Wang Yi's divine shooting. Two, Lian Shuang was wearing a soft leather armor with weak protection, weighing only three to five kilograms. If she had worn a fifty-kilogram light armor or a two-hundred-kilogram heavy armor, it would be impossible for an arrow to penetrate and kill her."

"Light armor can protect against arrows and sword slashes. Heavy armor can protect against axe slashes and spear thrusts. Only heavy weapons might have some effect," Huang Yong smiled, "Of course, in the game, all players have a common vital point—the head."

Qin Yiwén also said, "For a marksman, shooting at the head while moving at high speed is also very difficult."

...

The live stream room was providing commentary.

In the small town, the battle between the experts was becoming even more intense.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh.

The mighty Gao Chong, Blood Axe Wang Qiao, and the female warrior Sun Yuting were advancing together.

"Lian Shuang has been killed," Sun Yuting said solemnly, "She died from a single arrow from the marksman!"

"The biggest threat to us from the opposing team is the archer," Gao Chong's eyes also showed a fighting spirit. He was over two meters tall, with incredibly thick arms, like a standing bear. Of course, this was after he practiced the "Giant Bear Evolution Technique"; in reality, he was only 1.98 meters tall, and the pressure he exuded wasn't as terrifying as it was now.

Wearing heavy armor, Gao Chong held a large spear and looked at his teammates, Blood Axe Wang Qiao and Sun Yuting: "The archer was previously in that tavern. We just need to charge over there. We three will pay attention to all directions and be careful of her hidden arrows."

Wang Qiao nodded.

Sun Yuting also trusted her teammates.

Teammate Gao Chong had won the first place in the World Martial Arts Competition! Wang Qiao had won second place. She herself had won the first place in the Women's World Martial Arts Competition twice.

All three of them were experienced and skilled in direct combat!

"They haven't moved far and should still be in the area around the tavern. I'll keep an eye on that area," Old Master Liu Jianfeng said over the team voice chat.

"Old Master, help us keep an eye out, and we'll charge through them head-on," Gao Chong said.

The three of them, with Wang Qiao holding a large shield in one hand and a large axe in the other, walked on the left side of the team.

The female warrior Sun Yuting, holding a shield in one hand and a sword in the other, walked on the right side of the team.

Gao Chong walked in the center of the team, holding a large spear.

The three of them quickly charged towards the tavern.

...

Not far from the tavern, the marksman Wang Yi was on the upper floor of a guesthouse, with Xu Jingming and Panda Zhang Qian also on the upper floor, while Wu Sai was downstairs keeping watch. Master Dong Xu was carefully squatting at a street intersection.

"Gao Chong and the other two are charging over head-on," Wang Yi said, frowning, "They are very fast! Each of them is wearing heavy armor, and Sun Yuting and Wang Qiao are carrying shields."

"Girl, are you confident?" Panda Zhang Qian asked, looking out the window.

"With heavy armor and shields, and their rich experience, they must be close, preferably within fifty meters... Only by finding an opportunity at close range is there a chance to hit their vital points on their heads," Wang Yi shook her head.

"We can't let them enter the guesthouse. We should fight them in an open area to give Wang Yi a chance to shoot," Panda Zhang Qian said, "Among the three of them, the most difficult to deal with is the mighty Gao Chong. Who will stop him?"

"I'm good at strength and have dual shields. I'll block him," Wu Sai said over the team voice chat.

"I'll face them head-on, and Panda, you act according to the situation," Xu Jingming said.

"Alright, let's do it," Panda Zhang Qian nodded.

At this moment, the three enemies had already entered the street in front of the guesthouse.