Trap

Chen Feng asked gravely, "Wang Hu, what are you doing here?"

He gripped the bow in his hand tightly and drew an arrow with his other hand.

His heart sank.

The villages near Black Mountain lived off the mountain.

It was perfectly normal to run into other people in the mountains.

But when Wang Hu and the others appeared, anger rose in Chen Feng's heart. These people had clearly been following him.

Wang Hu chuckled. "Heh, what are we doing?"

"Chen Feng, you brat really have a tough life. Even demons and monsters didn't manage to eat you."

"But you dared to ruin Old Master Huang's plans. From now on, you can lie in bed!"

Chen Feng's face darkened. "Old Master Huang sent you."

Wang Hu sneered. "So what if he did?"

"Attack. Capture him."

The brothers Yang Hao and Yang Bao sneered. "Fine."

Then they charged straight at Chen Feng.

Yang Bao even laughed loudly. "Haha, Chen Feng, with your three-legged-cat archery, I advise you to put down that bow and surrender. Then you'll suffer a little less later."

Neither of them took Chen Feng seriously. Seeing him raise his bow, their eyes were full of disdain.

They had long known about Chen Feng's archery. It was utterly novice-level.

They even mocked him inwardly. Even if they stood there and let Chen Feng shoot, he probably still would not hit them.

With that thought, the two moved even faster.

"You!"

Chen Feng was both shocked and enraged.

He had never expected them to come at him with the intent to kill right from the start.

"Get back!"

The longbow in his hands was drawn to its limit in an instant.

Then he fired an arrow.

Yang Hao was at the front, with Chen Feng right before his eyes.

He was still mocking him inwardly.

Yet in the next instant, when Chen Feng's arrow aimed at him, alarm flashed through his heart.

Before he could react at all—

He saw only a streak of black light flash past.

Then a piercing pain shot through his throat.

His entire body staggered before crashing to the ground.

You killed an enemy. Basic Archery proficiency +5.

Chen Feng's eyes lit up. "Killing enemies gives so much proficiency?"

He immediately nocked another arrow and aimed at Yang Bao to the side.

Yang Bao had charged forward with a surging momentum, his face full of excitement. But in that instant, he saw Yang Hao's throat pierced by a single arrow.

Terror instantly filled his heart. "How is that possible?"

Even his steps faltered for a moment.

And in that very moment, he saw Chen Feng raise his hand and shoot at him again.

He still wanted to speak.

The next moment, there was a sharp hiss, followed by a stabbing pain in his neck.

With a bang.

He too crashed to the ground.

You killed an enemy. Basic Archery proficiency +5.

Chen Feng held the longbow and killed two men in succession.

A smile and delight appeared on his face as he let out a breath. "They were this weak?"

Then he looked toward Wang Hu behind them.

At that moment, Wang Hu could not help taking a step forward.

In the blink of an eye, Chen Feng had shot down two of his underlings.

Wang Hu's face was extremely ugly, his voice cold and sinister. "I never expected you to secretly raise your archery to such a level."

"No wonder you managed to come back by luck before."

Wang Hu kept flexing his fists, his expression grim.

Chen Feng held his longbow aimed at Wang Hu and sneered. "So what if I did?"

"Next, it's your turn to die."

A cold smile spread across his face.

Since they had dared to come after him, Chen Feng had no need to show mercy.

With a flick of his hand, the arrow left the string and shot straight toward him.

Yet in the next moment.

Bang!

A muffled impact rang out.

Chen Feng's expression changed slightly.

At the instant Chen Feng's arrow flew toward him, Wang Hu crossed both arms before his throat and directly blocked it.

Only then did Chen Feng notice that a layer of Iron Coil was wrapped around Wang Hu's arms.

Chen Feng's expression darkened, and he did not linger.

He quickly ran toward the forest on the other side.

At that moment, an idea surfaced in his mind.

A martial artist!

Even if Wang Hu was not a martial artist, he had definitely trained before.

With Chen Feng's current methods, in such a cramped area, he probably could not stop Wang Hu.

Wang Hu sneered from behind. "So what if you're good with a bow? You're still just an ordinary man!"

"Chen Feng, I'll skin you and scrape your bones, so I can soothe the hatred in my heart!"

He charged straight after Chen Feng.

Ahead of him, Chen Feng ran while shooting arrows.

Wang Hu was fast, but he had to guard against Chen Feng's shots, so his speed slowed somewhat instead.

"No, Wang Hu's reaction speed is too fast. Even though I can shoot wherever I point, he can still block it."

Chen Feng thought to himself.

Wang Hu behind him was no longer in a hurry. A sneer hung on his face. Chen Feng's archery was not weak, but he only had so many arrows. In these mountains and forests, without his bow and arrows, Chen Feng would be a lamb waiting for the slaughter.

Just then, Chen Feng fired another arrow from ahead.

Still sneering, Wang Hu blocked Chen Feng's attack at his throat.

Hiss!

But then, accompanied by a sharp hiss—

"Aah!"

Wang Hu let out an involuntary scream.

This time, Chen Feng had not attacked his vital throat or heart. Instead, he had shot Wang Hu in the lower leg.

"Damn you!"

The arrow pierced through his lower leg, and the bone-deep pain filled Wang Hu with rage. Roaring, he snapped the arrow in half with one hand.

Then he crazily pursued Chen Feng.

He had never expected that in this dense forest, Chen Feng's arrow could pass through the tangled branches and strike his lower leg.

You hit a Skin Refining Realm enemy. Basic Archery proficiency +6.

Chen Feng's expression was grave.

Though he could use the terrain in the mountains to slow Wang Hu and evade his pursuit, Wang Hu's ferocity still exceeded his expectations.

Moreover, Wang Hu had clearly trained before. His speed and strength were both greater. If this continued, Chen Feng would likely be caught before long.

But just then.

New information refreshed on the panel.

You ran swiftly through the forest and awakened the Running skill.

Skill: Forest Running (Beginner Progress 3%)

In that instant, Chen Feng felt as though certain techniques had flooded into his mind.

His eyes lit up.

A skill could be awakened like this too?

Afterward, as he swiftly darted through the mountains and forests.

As his proficiency increased, Chen Feng could feel himself becoming increasingly skilled at running through the forest, grasping more and more methods.

And throughout the process, he kept using arrows to counterattack.

Because Chen Feng discovered that when using arrows, he did not actually need to kill anyone. As long as he hit Wang Hu, the proficiency he gained was even greater than what he had received from the brothers Yang Hao and Yang Bao.

If Basic Archery improved one more time, he felt he would definitely be able to shoot Wang Hu dead.

A guess arose in his heart. Is it because Wang Hu is a martial artist?

Otherwise, Wang Hu could not possibly block his attacks.

For the time that followed, Chen Feng continuously used arrows to attack Wang Hu.

At the same time, he set up several small traps.

After Wang Hu crushed several of those small traps beneath his feet, new information refreshed again.