Chapter 1 The Beginning

Xu Jingming held his spear and sprinted at full speed, staring intently at the five-man group of enemies, especially the archer, Teng Ya.

"Although the archer's arrows can exceed the speed of sound, I can completely dodge the arrows he shoots from beyond twenty meters," Xu Jingming was confident in his footwork and reactions. In fact, the biggest threat from an archer was a hidden arrow or cooperation with teammates.

Openly shooting arrows reduced the threat significantly.

Unless it was Zhou Yi, the number one archer in Xia country, who could rapidly fire arrows and kill five members of the opposing team head-on.

But clearly, this Teng Ya... was still far from being the number one archer in Xia country.

"Senior Brother, as long as we get close, I'm confident I can assassinate the archer," Dai Xiaoqing held her twin blades and wore soft leather armor. She was even faster than Xu Jingming! However, her overall protection was weaker, so Xu Jingming had to charge ahead, with her following behind.

"I'll create an opportunity," Xu Jingming watched as he charged closer.

Suddenly—

The two experts, Zheng Bailong and Lei Wenqing, remained in place, while the archer Teng Ya began to retreat with Cheng Zihao and the bodyguard, A Yong, increasing the distance.

"Swish." While retreating, the archer Teng Ya suddenly and unexpectedly fired an arrow.

The arrow tore through the air, as fast as a phantom, intending to fly past Xu Jingming and shoot Dai Xiaoqing.

Xu Jingming blocked with his spear, deflecting the arrow.

"This archer is maintaining his distance from us, trying to kite us," Dai Xiaoqing said in the team voice chat.

"Stick to the original plan," Xu Jingming sprinted at full speed.

"Xu Jingming, it's been a while since we've fought," Zheng Bailong laughed, wielding a pair of large axes and wearing light armor. He usually wore heavy armor, but considering that Xu Jingming and Dai Xiaoqing were both very fast, he found light armor more suitable for this battle.

"Zheng Bailong!" Xu Jingming stared at his opponent, his spear transforming into a blur as he charged forward.

Although the opponent was a martial arts master, Xu Jingming had no respect for him; he greatly disliked his character.

During the World Martial Arts Competition, this man had used any means necessary to win and employed underhanded tactics! Another martial arts master, Chang Qingpeng, had been kicked in the groin by him during the semi-finals. Even with groin protection, he had fainted on the spot and later retired.

Martial arts competitions were indeed brutal, but martial arts masters with a conscience generally wouldn't intentionally 'ruin someone's future' or deliberately 'cause disability.' However, some people were still ruthless. Xu Jingming had been hit by a shield, smashing into his knee, breaking and twisting his leg, destroying his future.

Zheng Bailong had been so ruthless to Chang Qingpeng, a fellow countryman from Xia, causing a wave of criticism domestically. However, Zheng Bailong publicly explained that the kick was aimed at the abdomen, but during the fight, with both sides moving, the kick had landed on the other's groin by accident. It was purely an accident.

Without solid evidence, the matter was dropped.

But as an insider, Xu Jingming knew long ago that this senior was 'black-hearted.'

"Boom."

Zheng Bailong took the initiative to meet him, swinging his large axes, which seemed like two doors pressing down.

Xu Jingming immediately felt immense pressure.

"Swish, swish, swish."

In the distance, the archer Teng Ya suddenly fired arrows in succession, instantly releasing five arrows, each as fast as a phantom, falling towards Li Miaomiao near the ancient city wall in the distance.

"What?" Li Miaomiao panicked. Although she was nearly one hundred and fifty meters away from the archer, and she practiced the most agile *Huanmao* Evolution Method (Phantom Cat Evolution Method), she had ample time to dodge.

However, the five arrows breaking the sound barrier, one after another, made Li Miaomiao feel that the second arrow was very close to her after she avoided the first.

She dodged continuously, managing to evade five arrows in a row.

"Fortunately, I've been diligently practicing footwork this past month. I'm Li Catcat, after all." Li Miaomiao had just rejoiced when she discovered that a terrifying arrow had arrived nearby.

"There's a sixth arrow?" Li Miaomiao didn't have time at all, because this last, strangely appearing sixth arrow was less than ten meters away from her when she discovered it. The thought had barely surfaced in her mind when the arrow had already pierced her thigh. Due to the impact, she staggered backward and fell to the ground. A large, bloody hole had appeared in her thigh.

"From a distance of one hundred and fifty meters, openly shooting arrows, he can hit someone who practices the *Huanmao* Evolution Method (Phantom Cat Evolution Method)?" Li Miaomiao still had the energy to switch the voice chat to audience-only, "He truly deserves to be one of the top ten archers in Xia country, Teng Ya. Did everyone see it just now? What happened with the sixth arrow just now? I clearly only saw five arrows, so how did a sixth arrow appear in front of me?"

On the other side.

The archer Teng Ya smiled smugly and said to Cheng Zihao, who was beside him, "Boss, the first target has been taken care of. She's already seriously injured and can't run away. Boss, go reap the kill."

"As expected of an archer, amazing!" Cheng Zihao was excited. "Leave it to me."

"A Yong, let's go."

Cheng Zihao rushed towards Li Miaomiao with his bodyguard, A Yong.

…

Xu Jingming was also in a difficult situation. Zheng Bailong's pair of large axes were like surging undercurrents, bearing down on him, making it difficult for Xu Jingming to break free.

Lei Wenqing, also wielding twin blades and practicing the Shadow Leopard Evolution Method, was no slower than Dai Xiaoqing. He was also fighting with Dai Xiaoqing, but he sought only to avoid mistakes, focusing on defense and entanglement.

The archer Teng Ya was also watching intently, ready to shoot arrows at any moment.

"Miaomiao." Xu Jingming's eyes turned red when he saw Cheng Zihao leading people straight to the fallen Li Miaomiao in the distance.

"I can't worry about anything else."

Xu Jingming's speed exploded, accelerating in just two steps.

Zheng Bailong was actually a step slower for a moment. After all, he practiced the Giant Bear Evolution Method, and even with light armor, he couldn't keep up with Xu Jingming's speed.

"He dares to turn his back on me!" Zheng Bailong instantly put down the two large axes in his hands, and with hands like phantoms, he grabbed two flying axes from his waist, which flew through the air, striking at Xu Jingming at close range.

"Pfft."

Xu Jingming had been prepared when he turned his back to Zheng Bailong, instantly changing direction as he sprinted.

One of the two flying axes thrown by Zheng Bailong grazed past Xu Jingming, while the other flew past his waist, tearing a crack, and blood flowed out from the gaps in his waist armor.

"Get out of my way." Xu Jingming endured the sharp pain in his waist and thrust his spear straight at Lei Wenqing.

"Not good." Lei Wenqing was frightened and retreated to avoid it. He didn't dare face Xu Jingming and Dai Xiaoqing at the same time.

As he retreated, Xu Jingming continued to charge towards him.

Swish.

Dai Xiaoqing immediately charged towards the archer Teng Ya.

"Clang, clang, clang." Xu Jingming's spear thrust continuously, and Lei Wenqing struggled to support himself with his twin blades, unable to stop Dai Xiaoqing from leaving.

"Teng Ya, you deal with that Dai Xiaoqing one-on-one," Zheng Bailong instructed in the team voice chat. "Lei and I will join forces and seriously injure Xu Jingming first, then come and help you."

Zheng Bailong was very clear.

With Dai Xiaoqing's speed, after Lei Wenqing was delayed for a moment, no one present could catch up to Dai Xiaoqing.

"This is bad."

Li Miaomiao sat on the ground, watching the situation on the battlefield. Xu Jingming was injured in the waist and had to face the siege of two enemy experts at the same time.

"Boss, I'll protect you." Xiao Zeng had already rushed to Li Miaomiao's side, while Sister Kong was farther away and still rushing over.

"You're the weakest one here," Li Miaomiao said helplessly. "Help me up."

"Oh." Xiao Zeng immediately obediently helped Li Miaomiao up.

Li Miaomiao grabbed Xiao Zeng's shoulder with one hand, held her sword in the other, stood on one leg, and glared coldly at Cheng Zihao and his bodyguard, who were already charging over.

"Li Miaomiao, long time no see." Cheng Zihao smiled as he rushed over.

Li Miaomiao's eyes were cold.

Jingming couldn't come in time, so she had to rely on herself! Rely on the sword in her hand!