Chapter 262 - 245: Rookie Competition (24)
Chapter 262: Chapter 245: Rookie Competition (24)
Zhao Chi was swiftly escorted back.
There was no pursuit along the way.
Although Zhao Chi’s Movement Speed was merely Ordinary, the four Female Spearmen surrounded him, one on each side, one in front, and one behind, half-pulling, half-carrying him to speed him up.
With their help, Zhao Chi soon arrived before his Territory Stone.
"My Lord, you should go hide,"
One of the Female Soldiers pointed farther back.
"A tree would work too." Another Female Soldier pointed to the treetops. "If you can’t climb up, we can haul you up."
The third Female Soldier pointed to the ground. "Or how about we dig a pit for you to hide in, my Lord?"
Zhao Chi had heard enough.
He quickly stopped them before the fourth Female Soldier could speak.
"There’s no need. I’ll be fine right here. Even if I hide, we’ll still lose if the enemy shatters the World Stone."
"But at least it wouldn’t hurt you," the fourth Female Soldier blurted out.
Zhao Chi was left speechless.
’So considerate, just like Gu Qing and the others.’
But he shook his head. "No, I’m at least some semblance of Combat Power. I can hold out for a little while. Physical pain is nothing; defeat is what truly hurts."
The Female Soldiers’ eyes lit up. "Wow~ My Lord, you sound so philosophical."
Zhao Chi felt a little awkward.
’These Female Soldiers are certainly loyal and sincere.’
’It’s just that they haven’t had any formal Learning. Their cultural education seems a bit... average?’
’After the battle, I’ll go to the Exchange and buy a Blueprint for a private school so they can attend some classes.’
’However, the current phase is still focused on construction. I can think about this again once things are more developed.’
’After all, this kind of cultural knowledge is a soft power; its contribution to battle isn’t immediately obvious.’
’Besides, there are no good candidates for teachers right now.’
’I could do it myself, but I don’t have much time.’
’Besides me, Gu Qing could also do it.’
’Gu Qing is a natural-born Female Hero with a vast amount of innate knowledge. Teaching these clueless female villagers would be no problem for her at all.’
’However, Gu Qing’s personality is a bit... unsuitable.’
’I’m just afraid she’d be in the middle of a lesson and suddenly start lecturing on the Bedroom Technique.’
’Knowing her personality and her ways, the probability is extremely high.’
’If she were to give private lessons to Tang Ruan and Qi Yue, on the other hand, that wouldn’t be bad at all.’
’In fact, everything those two girls know on the subject was taught by Gu Qing.’
’Of course, Gu Qing was only responsible for the theoretical instruction.’
’As for the practical application... that was personally handled by me.’
’I’m not shy about these things.’
’But teaching it in a public school setting is a bit inappropriate.’
’After all, the other female villagers are destined to never have a use for it.’
’It’s more practical for them to learn things they can actually use.’
Hearing Zhao Chi’s words, the four Female Spearmen stopped trying to persuade him.
One of the Female Spearmen gestured to another and suggested, "My Lord, let the two of us scout from the trees up ahead, while the other two remain here as your personal guard. That way, we’ll spot any approaching enemies sooner."
Zhao Chi agreed. "Yes, that’s a good suggestion. You two, be careful."
"Don’t worry, my Lord. We’ll be so focused we won’t even blink."
The two Female Spearmen dashed into the woods.
The other two stood guard before Zhao Chi, their focus absolute.
Tang Ruan was also completely focused.
Tang Ruan was no Qi Yue. She was supremely confident in her own survivability and dared to charge deep into the woods alone.
She was relentlessly searching for the enemy.
Tang Ruan wasn’t afraid of being surrounded. What she feared was not finding the enemy, or worse, the enemy refusing to attack her.
Just as she was searching aimlessly, a sharp female voice suddenly rang out.
"Quick, take her out! She’s an enemy Hero!"
The one who shouted was Jiang Die’s other Hero, Xia Zhi.
Xia Zhi stood on a treetop diagonally ahead, her Longbow already drawn taut.
Immediately after, the creaking of drawn bowstrings echoed from all directions.
Tang Ruan stared at the surrounding trees in astonishment.
Sometime, somehow, Female Elves had appeared in the trees in front of her and to her sides.
There were more than ten of them.
She had clearly searched with great care; it was impossible that she hadn’t seen them.
She was certain there had been nothing but trees and branches around her—absolutely no Female Elves.
Where did they come from?
But there was no time to think.
The Female Elves all had grim expressions. They drew their bows with incredible speed, reaching full draw in under half a second.
Without a moment’s hesitation, they loosed their Arrows.
WHIZ WHIZ WHIZ WHIZ WHIZ WHIZ WHIZ WHIZ WHIZ!
More than ten arrows flew at her with incredible speed.
The distance was too short.
The Arrows were too fast.
Tang Ruan truly couldn’t react in time.
There was no way to dodge; she could only take the hits.
Her Shield had already been shattered back on the central plains.
All she could do now was lower her head and use her Helmet to protect her face.
She used her Long Spear to cover her Body.
This was a very inefficient way to defend.
But she didn’t care in the slightest.
Her original plan was to use her Body as bait and attract the Elves with her Taunt Skill.
Now that the Elves had shown themselves, it fit her plan perfectly.
Tang Ruan was even smiling.
"Hee hee~ Found Elves! Twelve in total! Including one Hero!!!"
Her excited voice traveled far, echoing through the woods.
The next moment, the Arrows struck.
THUNK THUNK THUNK THUNK!
THUMP THUMP THUMP THUMP THUMP!
WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH!
The Female Elves’ Accuracy was very high.
At this range, it was impossible for them to miss.
And yet, three Arrows still hit the ground.
"Damn it! That woman’s Evasion is too high! It’s not that I missed!"
One of the Female Elves said, annoyed.
Xia Zhi comforted her, "It’s fine, don’t feel bad. We could tell when we fired. This group of Female Soldiers has high Defense and Evasion. This is the semi-finals, after all. It’s normal for the enemy to be strong."
"Thank you for your words, Lady Xia Zhi."
The three Female Elves whose Arrows had hit the ground thanked her.
Xia Zhi shook her head. "No need for thanks. Use Nature’s Shelter, now! That woman called for reinforcements before she died, which is perfect. We’ll lure them right into our encirclement. We don’t need to move. We’ll stand our ground, wait for their backup to arrive, and kill them all!"