High Martial's First Battle

"Compound bow and arrow?"

Luo Wu Shang glanced at the arrow that had pierced the iron plate of the Big Three-Wheeler. Her gaze naturally shifted towards where the arrow had come from, a hint of excitement in her eyes.

"Did we trigger a quest?"

"We should have. A new map unlocked, so naturally, there'll be a new quest. I wonder what kind of quest it is this time."

Zhang Qingwei pulled out the alloy arrow, which was over a meter long, and began to examine it closely. She swung it a few times, her voice filled with admiration.

"We can use these arrows too! The weight and feel are pretty good."

"They really are. If we sharpen them, we can use them as stinger swords."

Luo Wu Shang also took an alloy arrow and swung it a couple of times, her eyes full of joy.

She had been in High Martial Descent for many days now. Not only had she not learned a martial skill she liked, but she didn't even have a practice weapon. She only had an alloy shovel, which she swung occasionally when she had nothing else to do, feeling her swordsmanship becoming rusty.

If she could have a stinger sword, even if it wasn't her usual sword, it would be much better than having nothing.

"137 meters to the southeast, there are six people. Four of them are holding bows and arrows," Fang Zhen said, looking towards where the arrow had come from, stating the situation of the opposing group with precision and calmness. "However, these six people don't seem to be human. They all have wings and are hiding in the abandoned building."

"Everyone, hide behind the car!" Lin Qi, seeing the incredibly calm attitude of Fang Zhen and the other three, was speechless. He quickly gave instructions while grabbing a weapon from the driver's seat.

In the wilderness, monsters were often secondary. The most dangerous threat was usually the scavengers.

Under normal circumstances, unregistered scavengers wouldn't attack others without reason, especially a five-person team driving a Big Three-Wheeler like theirs. Usually, this would signify a gang or faction in the wilderness, and unregistered scavengers would do their best to avoid them, let alone attack them proactively.

Following Lin Qi's orders, the others unhurriedly took cover behind the Big Three-Wheeler, as if the matter had nothing to do with them.

Just as everyone had taken cover behind the Big Three-Wheeler, a loud warning came from a distance.

"Hand over the Crocodile Fang Rhinoceros, and we, the White Feather Gang, will spare your lives and let you leave safely."

"Don't even think about escaping in that broken three-wheeler. Our glide speed is much faster than your vehicle!"

As the warning came from afar, Lin Qi hadn't even reacted, but Fang Zhen, Luo Wu Shang, Twilight of the Gods, and Zhang Qingwei were all filled with excitement and anticipation.

"I knew it, this must be a special quest trigger."

"I think I heard of this White Feather Gang in the last quest. They have some influence in the wilderness."

"Could it be that the game is unlocking new gameplay, like wilderness dungeon encounters?"

"It's very possible. I felt this game was a bit strange. Why create such a large, empty map and make it so exquisitely detailed, with every scene being a work of art? So this is what they were waiting for." The four of them chatted, occasionally peeking out, curiously looking towards the abandoned building in the distance, as if they were looking at a delicacy.

Lin Qi, who had taken out an A5 Composite Longbow and Black Steel Arrows, was speechless.

At a time like this, these four were still adopting a spectator's attitude.

It had to be said that people's joys and sorrows were not the same.

"White Feather Gang?" Lin Qi's expression also turned grim at the mention of the White Feather Gang.

Although the White Feather Gang wasn't a gang in the suburbs, they were a relatively strong gang among the wilderness scavengers, ranking within the top hundred in the wilderness.

In the wilderness, there were millions of unregistered scavengers. To be in the top hundred, a gang would have at least several hundred members.

"Master, what should we do now?" Luo Wu Shang looked at Lin Qi, who was holding his weapon, curious about the next development of the quest.

"What should we do?" Lin Qi also fell silent. The current situation was quite disadvantageous for their side.

The White Feather Gang had six ordinary people, four of whom had compound bows, and they were all in the most advantageous positions, locking onto them. On their side, there were three ordinary people, and two who were not fully developed. How could they fight?

However, the six members of the White Feather Gang seemed to be getting impatient with the silent Lin Qi. Another arrow was shot, piercing the battery of the Big Three-Wheeler.

"Damn it! My car! My fifty thousand Bits!" Lin Qi was furious seeing the Big Three-Wheeler's battery damaged. He ordered, "Go get them!"

Even though they only had three ordinary people and two who were not fully developed on their side.

But all five of them had learned martial skills, and their short-term burst of strength was at the level of an ultimate Quasi-Martial Artist. He personally could reach the Apprentice level. He didn't believe they couldn't defeat six scavengers.

Upon hearing this, the faces of the four lit up with even greater smiles.

Finally, they had unlocked a new gameplay!

"Master, our weapons?" Fang Zhen asked tentatively.

It was indeed exciting to start a new gameplay, or rather, a super large dungeon gameplay, but it would be even better if they had some weapons.

"Weapons?" Lin Qi looked at the four of them.

Among the four, only Luo Wu Shang was holding an alloy arrow. The others were holding alloy shovels. It was indeed a bit much to send them to fight the White Feather Gang.

"See if you can use anything," Lin Qi no longer hesitated and pointed to the two remaining Compound Bows and Black Steel Arrows in the car. "I'll lend you these for now."

Previously, he had specifically asked Luo Qi to craft three A5 Composite Longbows to ensure a certain level of security when traveling in the wilderness. These were used by Quasi-Martial Artists for practice. For Martial Apprentice, they would be a bit strenuous to use, but their power was definitely greater than the White Feather Gang's compound bows.

"That's great! They even opened a weapon trial function."

"But why are there only compound bows and arrows?"

"It's good that there's anything. Don't you see it's a long-range sniping battle right now? Of course, we'll use bows."

Fang Zhen looked at the three people, including Luo Wu Shang, who were slightly complaining, and was incredibly excited. Without a second word, he picked up an A5 Composite Longbow and Black Steel Arrows.

"Finally! Finally, it's my turn to shine!" Fang Zhen exclaimed with joy as he picked up the compound bow, which weighed over thirty kilograms. "This feels really good, even better than practicing archery in reality. Is this the technological prowess of 100% virtual reality?"

"I don't know how to use this bow either," Twilight of the Gods said, looking at the composite longbow with some confusion.

"If you don't know how to use it, then just use the arrows as weapons. This weight is much better than the alloy shovel, and it's very suitable for our current strength," Luo Wu Shang put away the White Feather Gang's arrows, picked up the black steel arrows, and was quite satisfied. "It can barely be used as a longsword."

"Then I'll use this bow," Zhang Qingwei picked up the composite longbow, weighing over thirty kilograms and measuring 1.5 meters, and swung it a couple of times. "Although it's not as good as a saber, it's better than nothing."

Lin Qi watched the four of them finish selecting their weapons and immediately felt a pang of regret.

Among the four, only Fang Zhen was using his weapon correctly. The others had no intention of using the composite longbow as a bow.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Three arrows were shot directly at Lin Qi and the others. However, due to the dim night, their aim was significantly worse, and all of them hit the body of the Big Three-Wheeler.

"It looks like they're getting serious," Lin Qi said, watching the arrows that were now aimed at them. He commanded, "Fang Zhen and I will provide long-range cover. The three of you find an opportunity to get closer."

Lin Qi was still quite confident in his archery skills. After all, in this virtual era, he had played countless virtual games, and archery games were particularly numerous.

Considering his own physical condition, a longbow was the best choice, which was why he had asked Luo Qi to craft three composite longbows at the beginning.

However, before Lin Qi and Fang Zhen could make their covering attack, Luo Wu Shang and Zhang Qingwei exchanged a glance. One holding a black steel arrow and the other holding a composite longbow, they charged directly at the White Feather Gang.

"Are they crazy?" Lin Qi's head was about to explode when he saw this.

Did these two understand cooperation at all?

As Luo Wu Shang and Zhang Qingwei charged from the front, the six members of the White Feather Gang on a building a hundred meters away were also stunned.

"Who are these people from? Are they all this brave?"

"Deep gray long-sleeved t-shirts, and they were holding shovels before. I haven't heard of this gang, but judging by their appearance, it seems this gang has very high treatment."

"Who cares if their gang's treatment is high or not? We'll take down these two, the four of us!"

The four winged youths, with wings on their backs, looked at the rapidly approaching Luo Wu Shang and Zhang Qingwei with disdain in their eyes, their bows fully drawn.

"Those previous few arrows missed because it was dark and the distance was too far. Do they really think we're rookies who don't know anything?"

"Fire simultaneously within fifty meters, take down the one with the composite bow first!"

A winged youth with a double-wing emblem on his collar looked at the approaching duo and started giving orders.

Fifty meters!

At this distance, even in the dark, they were fully confident in hitting their target every time. Moreover, in his opinion, Zhang Qingwei on the opposite side should be the same, which was why she was approaching.

In an instant, Luo Wu Shang and Zhang Qingwei got closer and closer.

One hundred meters... eighty meters... sixty meters...

"Now!" the winged tribe's leader youth commanded.

Four steel arrows, carrying the sound of breaking wind, accurately shot towards Zhang Qingwei, who was holding the composite longbow. Their speed was so fast that they were impossible to track in the dark night.

Just as the arrows were about to hit Zhang Qingwei, she didn't dodge at all and continued to charge towards the building.

"Is she crazy?" The winged tribe's leader youth watched Zhang Qingwei, who didn't even try to dodge, and thought she must be foolish.

Although it was impossible to dodge their four arrows, as a person, she should at least struggle a bit.

Just as the four arrows were less than ten meters away from Zhang Qingwei, Luo Wu Shang, who was by her side, stepped in front of Zhang Qingwei first and swung the black steel arrow in her hand.

She drew out one, two, three, four black lights. The black lights flashed, like scattered stars.

Clang!

Clang!

Clang!

Clang!

All four steel arrows were deflected to the side, embedding deeply into the ground. Luo Wu Shang took two steps back, stabilized herself, and then followed closely.

"Holy crap!"

"Is she human or a ghost!"

The winged tribe's young leader watched this scene, his jaw dropping in disbelief.