Chapter 101: A Stunning Shot

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  It's not just Xia Ya who thinks so, Tian Gong seems to have a premonition too.

  After he carried Xia Ya into the wilderness, even the horse was not wanted. Tian Gong had been injured from the beginning and had not rested for a day and night. Carrying Xia Ya for half a day, his bald head had already sweated profusely.

  The pace of the march slowed down, and Tian Ge panted heavily. The dwarves were not good at running to begin with, and their legs were naturally short and small. Although Tian Ge had a sturdy physique that was rare among the dwarves, he was also injured and carrying Xia Ya on his back, which made him somewhat exhausted.

  At last, after walking for half a day, I sat down to rest for a moment, and Hastings appeared!

  This time, Hastings didn't even ride a horse and no one knew where he had hidden that black warhorse. He came alone from afar, holding in his hand an old, rusty knife - which was actually picked up from the hands of those goblins he had killed!!

  Hastings still had a knife in his hand, approaching slowly with a cold smile on his face.

  Tian Gong suddenly let out a loud shout, dropped Xia Ya, picked up the iron rod and roared towards the distance.

  Hei Ting walked with one hand, and with the other, he lifted the hem of his clothes to gently wipe the blade. His footsteps quickened, and when he was less than twenty steps away from Tian Gong, he suddenly broke into a sprint!

  With both hands grasping the hilt, Hastings suddenly let out a loud shout. His body rose into the air like a large goose. The blade emitted a dazzling flash of light under the sunlight. Before the blade had even fallen, a transparent black light blade seemed to split off from it!

  The heavens roared in anger, and a iron rod was raised. A loud crash was heard! The black blade of Hastings slashed onto the iron rod. The heavens roared with a hint of pain. Its two feet sank deeply into the muddy ground, all the way to the ankles! The blade's edge cut onto the iron rod, and flames burst out, attacking the body once again, revealing that one cluster of light that seemed like a fierce aura. Although weak, it stubbornly resisted the invasion of the black flames! Hastings' wrist shook, and the blade scraped down along the iron rod. A piercing scraping sound came, as the blade sliced sideways towards Tian Gong's fingers grasping the iron rod! Tian Gong let out a loud roar, immediately releasing one hand to swing the rod horizontally. Hastings countered with a backhand slash, and another fierce collision occurred!

  Tian Gong let out a loud roar. His voice was sonorous and powerful. He swung his iron rod horizontally and vertically, sweeping and smashing everything in his path. It seemed as if he had no technique or skill, but his blade-like rod easily pierced through the opponent's defenses, creating a flurry of rod shadows. Tian Gong let out a few pained cries as several parts of his armor were sliced open, and green blood flowed out instantly.

  A few knives down, the attack was suddenly at a disadvantage. It stumbled back several steps, frantically waving an iron rod to force Hastings back. Half of its body was stained with green blood. Its feet were unstable. It could only use the iron rod to prop up its body and pant heavily.

  Hastings didn't rush to kill. He coldly stared at Tian Gong, his knife gleaming with a faint black flame flowing slowly along the blade. This knife was originally picked up from the hands of a dead Jīn master, tattered and worn out. After the previous intense slashing, the blade was already densely covered in cracks and gaps. Yet, as the flame flashed by, this seemingly useless broken knife appeared to be an extraordinary divine sword!

  "You're also considered a strong one among the Earth Essence." Hastings lightly wiped off the green bloodstains on his blade. His gentle eyes gazed at Tian Gong: "However, if I wasn't afraid of hurting my Black Flame horse, why would I waste time on you? With just your skills, you're not even qualified to be my opponent."

  Xia Ya shouted loudly behind him: "Tian Gong! Let me go! You can't beat him alone!!"

  Tian Gao stared with his small eyes, gasped for a while, spat out a mouthful of blood, suddenly turned his head and ran, rushing to Xia Ya's side in one breath. He grabbed a dagger from his boot and cut off the cowhide straps binding Xia Ya's legs and hands!

  Hastings didn't stop him, just looked at him coldly.

  As soon as Xia Ya broke free, he immediately jumped up and vigorously moved his hands and feet. Tian Mu silently handed the dagger in his hand to Xia Ya's palm.

  Xia Ya gripped the dagger, also feeling helpless... His own sharp and unmatched fire fork had been snatched away by the earth spirit, and after the earth spirit was killed, it was lost on the road. Fortunately, the pendant was still hanging around his neck, probably because the pendant looked dull and uninteresting, like a rotten stone, so the earth spirit wasn't interested in it either.

  Finally... I can still manage to unleash a fierce and powerful aura, otherwise my skills would probably not even be able to withstand a single blow from Blackstein.

  At this time, there was no need for more words. Xia Ya stood up with his dagger and stood shoulder to shoulder with Tian Gong. Hei Xing only smiled, holding his knife and slowly approaching step by step.

  Tian Gao let out a loud roar and charged forward, the iron rod bringing with it a fierce gust of wind as it came crashing down. Hei Si Ting casually swung his knife to deflect the rod, and Xia Ya took advantage of the opening to dash forward, dagger in hand!

  Two men, one with an iron rod and the other with a dagger, one long and one short, duel Blackstain!

  Tian Gong exerted his strength and shouted, swinging the iron rod as if it were flying. The mixed strong winds blew up Hei Stin's clothes, but Hei Stin didn't care at all. His movements were extremely fast, occasionally turning back with a knife edge, easily blocking the iron rod. On the other hand, Xia Ya was even more vicious, holding a dagger and hiding beside Tian Gong, his eyes red as he moved swiftly and nimbly, suddenly stabbing forward and retreating quickly. However, without the protection of dragon scales, Xia Ya's body couldn't withstand Hei Stin's black flames. He dared to use his body to block again, but kept running back and forth, jumping and ambushing.

  At one point, the three of them fought together in a mess. However, Hastings was very leisurely, and with a casual turn of his blade, he cut out wound after wound on Tian Gong's body. Xia Ya dodged slightly faster, but before long, she took a hit on her arm as well. In an instant, Hastings swung his sword again, and Xia Ya couldn't dodge in time, so she could only use her dagger to block it. With a clear sound, the dagger shattered instantly, and Xia Ya's wrist also took a hit. If she hadn't dodged quickly, she might not have been able to keep even one hand intact.

  Tian Gong actively blocked Hasting's second knife for Xia Ya, but this knife directly cut his iron rod into two pieces! The iron rod was already full of gaps, and suddenly broke, Tian Gong's chest door opened, and Hasting sneered, with one knife, he chopped Tian Gong down. The blade directly cut through Tian Gong's chest armor, the wound was deep enough to see bone! Tian Gong let out a miserable cry and fell backwards. Xia Ya was anxious in her heart, fearing that she wouldn't be able to withstand Hasting's two knives. Just as Hasting was about to add another knife, Xia Ya disregarded everything else, went forward, and hugged Tian Gong, rolling him away from the ground. The blade seemed to fall on Xia Ya's back...

  Hastings suddenly hummed and a strange gleam flashed in his eyes, the knife blade retracted instantly. He flipped over and used the hilt to tap on Xia Ya's back, Xia Ya spat out blood, and fresh blood splattered onto Tian Gong's head.

  Two guys rolled on the ground, Xia Ya only felt a severe pain in her back, and her body seemed to be falling apart.

  Get up? The chest is full of a miserable green blood stain, and there are no longer loud cries like "Ao Ke Ao Ke", occasionally mixed with words like "wife".

  The two men's skills were not bad, and Akatsuki had already demonstrated his Crimson Killing Intent. With his current skills, the Crimson Killing Intent could rival that of a mid-tier warrior. Tian Gong's strength seemed to be even stronger than Xia Ya's, but when the two fought against Hei Xin Ting together, they suffered heavy injuries and defeat, without even scratching Hei Xin Ting's skin.

  Hastings put down his knife and gave a cold glance at his two opponents, just about to say something...

  Suddenly, a sharp and piercing "whooshing" sound was heard!

  Hastings' eyes suddenly burst forth with spirit, and he flipped over, slashing out with a knife!

  With a clang, the arrow was cut off by his knife and split into two pieces in mid-air! Half of the arrowhead was stuck in the ground, still slightly trembling!!

  Hastin's eyes narrowed into a line, and Huo turned his head to look back! In the distance, a figure had already stood 100 meters away without knowing when!

  In the distance, a figure was shrouded in black clothing, with an extremely long black cloak wrapped around his head and body. Behind him, he carried a quiver of arrows, with dozens of long arrows slanted inside, and both arms were stretched out holding a longbow!!

  As soon as Hastings saw this man, his eyes burst out with an unusual sparkle, and he swung his knife fiercely, shouting loudly: "So it's you!!"

  Far away, he silently took two slow steps forward, quickly drawing an arrow from behind his back and placing it on the bowstring. Instantly, a glint of light flashed out from the tip of the arrowhead.

  Hastings' face suddenly turned solemn, he took a deep breath, and held his knife horizontally in front of him.

  The bowstring of the distant man vibrated again, and a cold light shot out, arriving in front of Hastings in an instant. Hastings' eyes widened, and with a loud shout, he swung his knife to cut down the incoming arrow. Suddenly, a deafening explosion was heard! A dazzling flash of light burst forth, and Hastings' entire body shone with intense black light as he rapidly retreated backwards...

  When he retreated seven or eight steps in one breath, the blade in his hand was only left with half a length!

  Hastin took a deep breath, gazing intently at the person in the distance, then looked down at the half-blade in his hand. Suddenly, a strange smile appeared on his face as he raised his voice and shouted: "Are you going to protect those two guys?"

  The person in the distance did not respond, and again drew out an arrow, placing it on the bowstring.

  "Hastings grunted, suddenly threw the half knife in his hand to the ground, and said loudly: 'Alright! I'll owe you a favor! Remember! This is the last time! The favor I owed you, I've returned!!'"

  After finishing speaking, Hastings looked at Xia Ya on the ground deeply, turned around and walked away with his head held high. It wasn't until he had taken dozens of steps that the person in the distance slowly put down their bow. After walking dozens of meters, Hastings burst out laughing, and amidst a string of laughter, his figure suddenly accelerated, quickly disappearing into the wilderness.

  Xia Ya finally let out a breath of relief, but her mind was even more confused. She stared blankly at the archer who had suddenly appeared in the distance.

  That man waited until Hastings was truly gone from sight before slinging his longbow over his shoulder and walking slowly towards here.

  This person didn't walk quickly, and what surprised Xia Ya was that this person's gait was slow, and their footsteps were staggering, as if they had some kind of disability.

  The mysterious person who shot out such a brilliant arrow was actually a... child?!

  As they drew closer, Xia Ya finally got a clear look at the person's appearance.

  This person wore a black cloak, the length of which was astonishing, directly hanging to the ground. Underneath the cloak was a tight-fitting leather armor, with a bulging chest and a slender waist like a bee's, long and straight legs. As I walked closer, it turned out to be a woman!!

  The woman had a black scarf wrapped around her head, with a few strands of disheveled hair peeking out from the edges of the scarf, which was a pale purple color. What's even stranger was that she wore an iron mask on her face, which covered half of it, dividing her original face into two halves and completely covering up her left cheek.

  On the outside, on her right cheek, one eye shone brightly like a cold star, with skin as white as beautiful jade, and facial features that were soft and full. Her nose was straight, and her chin slightly pointed. Such a face, even if only half of it was revealed, would be stunningly beautiful by ordinary standards. If she would remove the mask, who knows what kind of breathtaking beauty would be revealed!

  Is this... just according to Xia Ya's aesthetic standards? Hehe...

  However, it was only a hundred meters away, and she walked slowly and cautiously all the way, but it took her a while to finally stand in front of Xia Ya. The woman looked down at Xia Ya with her head bowed, and Xia Ya saw that the eye on the right side of her face had an iris that was also a light purple color, only the pupil was a little black, and the corner of her eye was slightly raised, making her look extremely cold.

  The woman walked closer, her hands both wearing half-fingered leather gloves. She took a leather bag from her waist and threw it in front of Xia Ya. Xia Ya looked into her eyes, reached out to grab the bag, twisted open the lid, and immediately smelled a strong medicinal ointment.

  "Medicine for injuries?" Xia Ya ventured to ask.

  The woman nodded slightly, her half-exposed lips pursed tightly, her purple eyes staring at Xia Ya's face, then suddenly shook her head and sighed.

  Xia Ya struggled to sit up, squeezed out a lump of ointment from the bag, smelled it, and applied it to the place where she was cut by the knife. After thinking for a moment, she threw the bag to Tian Gong who was lying on the ground beside her.

  Tian Gou groggily sat up, panting weakly. Xia Ya promptly went over to help him apply the medicinal paste to his chest.

  At this time, the woman suddenly took a cloth bag from behind her back and threw it in front of Xia Ya. The bag opened, and when Xia Ya saw what was inside, his face lit up with joy!

  In the sack, it was his own fire fork and two dragon scales that had been swept away by the earth spirit!

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