“Not good.”

The Herculean Gao Chong felt a pang of anxiety as he saw another teammate fall. “Now it’s five against three, and Wang Qiao and I have to constantly watch out for the archer's arrows. We can’t focus on fighting at all.”

The archer was too big of a threat. In a fight, even a slight opening could mean an arrow coming your way.

Sun Yuting was a prime example. Without the archer, even if she was sent flying while spitting blood, her teammate, Blood Axe Wang Qiao, could have blocked Xu Jingming, giving Sun Yuting time to get back on her feet and rejoin the fight.

But with the archer present, Sun Yuting being sent flying while spitting blood? That was like offering herself up as a target!

“Gao Chong, we can’t win if we don’t take care of the archer,” Blood Axe Wang Qiao said, moving closer to Gao Chong.

“I’m wearing heavy armor. There’s no way I can keep up with the archer’s speed. At best, I can charge and disrupt their teammates, but we still have to rely on you and Old Man Liu Jianfeng to chase him down,” Gao Chong said. He was also frustrated. He had to hold back during the fight, keeping half his attention on the archer, or he would have already taken care of Wu Sai, whose close combat skills were only so-so.

"Bang!"

Suddenly, a sound came from a distance, from a residential building.

Xu Jingming, Wu Sai, Zhang Qian, Gao Chong, and Wang Qiao were all startled.

That was the building where the archer was located!

“Old Man is moving,” Gao Chong and Wang Qiao confirmed. Liu Jianfeng was already inside that house.

…

Archer Wang Yi was at the window of the house, watching and ready to shoot at any moment. All the other windows were shut tight! The door was also closed, and no one could sneak in without alerting her.

However, the ancient town was full of wooden buildings, and this ordinary house was no exception.

"Bang." One of the walls suddenly exploded, and a small, thin figure rushed in. As soon as he entered, he changed direction, lunging towards the archer Wang Yi.

It was Liu Jianfeng!

"Whoosh."

However, a figure suddenly rushed out from behind a cloth screen in the house, intercepting the thin figure. It was none other than Twin Blades Dong Xu.

Dong Xu hadn't been able to find the hiding Liu Jianfeng, but he was very clear, "Old senior Liu Jianfeng’s first target must be the archer. As long as I stay by the archer’s side, I can wait for this old senior."

The room wasn't big. Although it was deliberately chosen, it was only five meters long and wide, which was too small for experts like them.

As soon as Liu Jianfeng rushed in, Dong Xu immediately intercepted him. But the moment he intercepted, Dong Xu felt a tremor in his heart: "He's faster than me!"

In their first face-to-face encounter, Dong Xu noticed the gap between them.

"Swoosh."

Liu Jianfeng’s figure was like a ghost.

Both of them practiced the Shadow Leopard Evolution Method, but Liu Jianfeng was visibly faster and more agile.

Dong Xu held his twin blades and lunged forward.

The other party would either have to fight him, wasting time, or retreat to avoid him, which would also delay him.

Dong Xu rushed to intercept, and as the blade light swept past—

"Swoosh." Liu Jianfeng shrunk his body, instantly curling up into a ball, avoiding the blade light. At the same time, he bounced up, ready to rush towards the archer. But Dong Xu was also a martial arts master. With a twist of his wrist, the light of his right blade turned and slashed at the ball-shaped figure.

"Clang!" The slash felt as if it had struck metal, and Dong Xu's face changed.

After taking the blow, the ball-shaped figure became even faster, already pouncing in front of the archer Wang Yi.

The moment the wall was broken and the assassin rushed in, Wang Yi knew that there was no time to escape, because the distance was too short. So, she drew her bow directly.

But the assassin was too fast. Although he changed direction after entering and took a blow, he still didn't get entangled with Dong Xu from beginning to end. It took less than 0.2 seconds for the assassin to attack.

"Swish." Wang Yi didn't have time to prepare. The other party’s figure was too ghostly, and she could only rely on her senses to shoot this arrow.

"Puff."

It hit!

Blood mist exploded!

But the assassin still lunged forward, a sword light flashed, and Wang Yi only felt a pain between her eyebrows as her body began to turn illusory.

"Being rushed by these God-level experts, you’re gone in one move," Wang Yi sighed helplessly. Her archery was strong, and in terms of archery, she was a God-level expert. But close combat? She was probably only as good as Li Miaomiao. Against a God-level expert, she would die in one move.

"Kill!" Master Dong Xu's face was somewhat distorted as he lunged forward.

At this moment, he only felt immense humiliation!

He had been guarding here, but he hadn't even been able to buy time… causing the archer Wang Yi to be assassinated.

"What a powerful archer," Old Man Liu Jianfeng said with a smile, admiring her. His left arm was completely severed. The power of that arrow was too strong, causing his arm to explode.

Fortunately, the pain was fixed at one percent. Old Man Liu Jianfeng looked at Master Dong Xu, who was pouncing at him. The other party wouldn't give him a chance to stop the bleeding.

"Swoosh." Liu Jianfeng didn't escape. Instead, he darted forward and actively met the attack. However… losing an arm had a great impact on his footwork.

The two passed each other.

The blade light was dazzling, and the sword light flickered faintly.

Old Man Liu Jianfeng's chest was covered in blood, and he smiled at Dong Xu: "Kid, your saber technique is not bad." Then his body turned illusory and disappeared.

"Such a fast sword, how could it be so fast?" A trace of blood slowly seeped out of Dong Xu's chest, and his body also turned illusory and disappeared.

…

Summer Country Official Livestream.

"Old Man is too awesome!"

"666!"

"First, he killed the archer, and then he exchanged blows with Twin Blades Master Dong Xu despite his serious injuries."

The stands were boiling, and countless comments were scrolling in the comment section.

The host, Liu Xin, even displayed the assassination in slow motion above the combat space.

"After rushing into the house, Old Man Liu Jianfeng only had one goal: to kill the archer," Coach Huang Yong said, pointing at the screen. "After entering, he first encountered Master Dong Xu's interception! Master Dong Xu’s strategy was correct, and he indeed guarded against Old Man Liu Jianfeng’s assassination."

"Master Dong Xu is also very smart. He intercepts and blocks, not seeking merit, but seeking to avoid mistakes! These two slashes are to buy time. If Old Man Liu Jianfeng resists, it will delay him. If he retreats to avoid… it will still waste time. But Old Man Liu Jianfeng shrunk his body, reducing his height of over 1.6 meters to only a few tens of centimeters, directly avoiding the two blade lights. I’m sure that Old Man is practicing Xingyi, and it’s the Xingyi Monkey Form." Coach Huang Yong said with certainty.

"He must have practiced the Xingyi Monkey Form for a lifetime. This footwork is too unbelievable," Qin Yiwen also said.

"Master Dong Xu is also very powerful. Even though his move was old, he noticed the other party shrinking his body, and his right blade light turned and slashed at Old Man Liu Jianfeng," Coach Huang Yong said, pointing at the screen.

With that slash, Old Man Liu Jianfeng didn't dodge. He only used his left arm to block, and the cloth of his clothes was torn apart, revealing a black metal arm guard on his left arm.

"Old Man is wearing a metal arm guard. Although he chose close-fitting soft leather armor, the forearm area here is metal," Coach Huang Yong said. "Relying on this arm guard to withstand the blow, he continued to charge towards the archer."

"At this time, the archer Wang Yi was forced to shoot that arrow. Old Man Liu Jianfeng was moving at high speed, and the assassination came too fast. The archer wasn't completely sure, but she wouldn't have another chance to shoot. This arrow was actually quite accurate, aimed at the Old Man’s left chest area."

The slow motion clearly showed that the arrow was indeed very accurate. At close range, it should have hit the left chest.

But the Old Man twisted his body, and the arrow only pierced his left arm, severing it.

"It was this twist of his body. He should have instinctively twisted his body when he saw Wang Yi firing the arrow, only losing an arm, but surviving. With him surviving, Wang Yi was doomed," Coach Huang Yong shook his head and praised, "Impressive, impressive."

Qin Yiwen said, "After losing his arm, the bleeding was too fast, and his strength was also affected. Master Dong Xu couldn't waste this opportunity, so Old Man Liu Jianfeng couldn't escape. That's why he didn't hesitate to meet Master Dong Xu’s pursuit head-on."

"Master Dong Xu has dual blades in hand, combining offense and defense," Qin Yiwen said. "But Old Man only used one sword! The moment Master Dong Xu's right blade slashed out, he struck with his sword! Although Master Dong Xu's left blade tried to block, it blocked empty air. He pierced Master Dong Xu's heart with one sword."

The screen was very clear.

Master Dong Xu's right blade slashed across half of the Old Man's chest, guaranteeing death.

The Old Man’s sword was like a poisonous snake biting! It was too fast! Master Dong Xu's heart had been pierced.

The two turned into nothingness and disappeared one after another.

"Swords are light and agile, known for their speed," Huang Yong praised. "Old Man Liu Jianfeng's Shadow Leopard Evolution Method is also highly skilled, and his footwork speed is faster than Dong Xu and Lian Shuang. But what's even more amazing is his sword! The sword speed is too fast! He previously ambushed Xu Jingming, who is famous for his 'Shadowless Thrust,' and barely managed to block it. But Master Dong Xu couldn't block it, and it was also because of this that Old Man Liu Jianfeng was determined to die, risking everything to thrust out this sword. That's why it was even more terrifying."

"I never thought that on the first day of the virtual world's opening, a ninety-seven-year-old man could show such terrifying footwork and such terrifying swordsmanship. Amazing!" Huang Yong praised.

…

In the Summer Country's official livestream, the audience had reached 630 million, and the number was still constantly rising.

In the stands, a burly middle-aged man sat there. He was none other than Liu Hai! Most of the top professional players in the country were his disciples.

"My second uncle's Xingyi Monkey Form is really ingrained in his bones," the burly middle-aged man said with a happy smile. "Being able to see my second uncle display his swordsmanship again is really heartwarming."

When Liu Hai was a child, he was taught by his second uncle. Later, he showed great talent, and his grandmaster personally took him by his side to teach him.

The grandmaster had passed away long ago, and the one who had taught him the most in this world was his second uncle! His second uncle was ninety-seven years old and had long been enjoying his old age, hunching his back, practicing his sword, and maintaining his health. Who would have thought that the times would change, and his second uncle would return to his peak, and his body would evolve, completely and perfectly displaying all his skills.

"Second uncle himself must be very happy too," Liu Hai was full of joy, even more so than if he had won first place in the world.