Coordination

For a moment, everyone in Phantom Squad waited for Lu Qing, the Shadowless Arrow, to make her move.

Lu Qing drew her bow until it formed a full moon, a long silver arrow—far longer than an ordinary arrow—nocked against the string.

Generally speaking, martial artists who used firearms improved quickly in the early stages. With a little training, they could effectively damage Elementary Beast General Level monsters.

But firearms had their limits. Aside from a few restricted weapons like laser cannons, ordinary firearms dealt much less damage to Intermediate Beast Generals. High-ranking Beast Generals were even harder to injure.

So ordinary martial artists who relied on firearms could only reach the Elementary War General Level at most.

But Lu Qing was clearly more than an ordinary martial artist who used firearms. Her physical abilities had long since reached the Intermediate War General Level, and the power of her bow was clearly greater than that of her guns.

Whoosh!

The moment Lu Qing spotted an opening in the target monster's defenses, she made her move.

A flash of lightning!

A spinning bolt of silver lightning!

The long arrow Lu Qing fired instantly broke the sound barrier. Like a shooting star chasing the moon, it hurtled toward the only Intermediate Beast General Level Iron-Armored Wild Bull inside the large warehouse.

When Chu Tian saw Lu Qing make her move, he acted too.

His Spiritual Force, already at the Advanced War General Level, instantly surged forth, winding around Lu Qing's arrow like fine threads and giving it a powerful extra push.

Under ordinary circumstances, a Spiritual Master and a martial artist could rarely coordinate with such precision unless both disciplines were practiced by the same person.

But Chu Tian and Lu Qing managed it without a single mistake. Chu Tian's Spiritual Force wrapped around the arrow Lu Qing had fired, yet its trajectory did not shift in the slightest.

Such coordination was rare!

Lu Qing's strength, the tension of her bow, and Chu Tian's Spiritual Force combined, driving the silver arrow to an unimaginable speed.

Nearly three times the speed of sound! Only a War God-level expert could normally reach such a speed with an attack.

At that moment, Phantom Squad was barely a hundred meters from the large warehouse where the Iron-Armored Wild Bull stood. Lu Qing's arrow arrived in the blink of an eye!

Thwack!

Like a steel needle piercing tofu, the arrow met no resistance. It pierced the Intermediate Beast General Level Iron-Armored Wild Bull's left eye and passed through its entire skull with ease.

Crash!

The arrow's shaft exploded inside the monster's head. Brain matter sprayed everywhere, and the Intermediate Beast General Level Iron-Armored Wild Bull died instantly!

"Charge!"

At Chu Tian's command—

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The four of them surged toward the herd of Iron-Armored Wild Bulls inside the large warehouse like four bolts of lightning. They moved so fast that, in the blink of an eye, they were less than ten meters from the monsters!

By then, the herd had been alerted by the explosion and finally spotted Phantom Squad.

"Rumble..."

The frenzied herd charged forward. Cracks appeared in the warehouse's hard concrete floor, and even the ruined buildings nearby shook slightly.

"Kill!"

Chu Tian charged into the herd, and the eight flying knives he carried sprang into action.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The eight knives instantly became eight blurs, viciously slaughtering every monster around him.

For a moment, a small patch of empty space even appeared around Chu Tian!

Seeing Chu Tian slaughter the monsters under its command, the Advanced Beast General Level Iron-Armored Wild Bull flew into a rage.

"Roar!!"

With a mighty roar, the monster leader charged straight at Chu Tian.

"Just what I wanted!"

A flash of swordlight gleamed as Chu Tian drew his sword. It was the first time he had drawn it since entering the Wilderness Area.

At the same time.

Zhou Zheng and the others were also fighting their respective targets. Even with the herd protecting them, the three Elementary Beast General Level Iron-Armored Wild Bulls were no match for Zhou Zheng and his teammates.

But the monsters weren't stupid. When they spotted Chu Tian and the others, they also noticed Yang Wu and Lu Qing nearby.

"Awooo!!"

Several monster leaders roared, and dozens of Iron-Armored Wild Bulls broke away from the herd and charged furiously toward Yang Wu and Lu Qing.

Dozens of enormous Iron-Armored Wild Bulls barreled toward them like heavy tanks speeding down the road!

"Yang Wu, protect Xiao Qing!" Flying knives circled Chu Tian as swordlight flashed around him.

Lu Qing had already stowed her bow. In her hands was now a menacing machine gun.

"Get lost!"

Facing the charging herd, Yang Wu didn't panic in the slightest. He drove his right leg forward and kicked a boulder at the monsters.

Bang!

The boulder slammed into the joint of the left foreleg of the Advanced Beast Soldier Level Iron-Armored Wild Bull at the very front of the charge.

Crack!

The Iron-Armored Wild Bull's left foreleg broke instantly. Unable to stop in time, it toppled to the ground, blocking the Iron-Armored Wild Bulls charging behind it.

Of course, there were too many Iron-Armored Wild Bulls for one monster's corpse to stop them. It could only slow the monsters behind it a little.

But that was enough!

In that instant, Yang Wu pushed off with his toes and charged into the herd with the Pojun Spear in hand.

If the herd had still been moving at full speed, Yang Wu would never have dared to charge in. But now that they had been slowed down, the danger was manageable.

"Roar! Roar, roar!"

When the herd saw Yang Wu charge into its midst, it grew even more frenzied. The bulls turned around one after another and rammed him with all their might.

But the Iron-Armored Wild Bulls were simply too large, and the herd couldn't coordinate an effective attack. At any given moment, Yang Wu only had to face three or four Beast Soldier Level Iron-Armored Wild Bulls.

Yang Wu moved through the herd with ease. Before long, he drew even more Iron-Armored Wild Bulls toward him, while a large number also charged at Lu Qing, who was clutching the machine gun.

"Not good!"

Yang Wu realized something was wrong. He pushed off hard with his feet and leaped straight up out of the herd, heading to rescue Lu Qing.

Although Lu Qing's physical abilities were slightly better than Yang Wu's, she had no suitable weapon on hand. With only a machine gun—and unable to fire it—she probably wouldn't last long.

Just then, Chu Tian's shout finally came from the warehouse nearby.

"Xiao Qing, open fire!"

The stern look on Lu Qing's face softened into a smile as she held the menacing machine gun.

"Rat-a-tat—rat-a-tat-tat—"

Golden Flowing Light sprayed from the muzzle. Every bullet was a specially made armor-piercing round, with astonishing stopping power.

As the monsters cried out in pain, dozens of the monsters that had just been attacking Yang Wu fell one after another. At the same time, the loud gunfire sent the Iron-Armored Wild Bulls in the warehouse into a frenzy, and they charged madly toward Yang Wu and Lu Qing.

But at the very front of the herd stood Chu Tian and his three teammates, who had already finished collecting the monsters' materials.

"Retreat!"

At Chu Tian's command, Yang Wu and Lu Qing turned and ran.

The fastest among the Iron-Armored Wild Bulls was only at the Advanced Beast Soldier Level. How could they possibly catch Phantom Squad, every member of which was at the War General Level? Besides, Chu Tian, a Spiritual Master, was covering their retreat from behind!

Before long, the six members of Phantom Squad had left the herd far behind.