Faced with the sudden flash of a blade bearing down on him, Xiao Wenbin's expression changed drastically.
"That brute is fierce! Junior Brother, run!"
He roared and gritted his teeth, ready to block the blow head-on and buy Chen Mu time to escape.
But Chen Mu was already furious. He swept back, Dragon-Slayer Saber cleaving down through the air.
"Nine-Nether Profound Thunder, strike!"
Dozens of black lightning serpents shot forth, shredding the two arcs of Astral Force from the blade in midair.
Then they raced along the ground, twisting toward the officer who had just closed in.
"You've got nerve! All of you, with me! Seize this scoundrel!"
The officer had not expected such power from Chen Mu's attack and was forced back by the blow.
Black lightning serpents scorched marks across his body. He stumbled several steps before regaining his footing, his saber hand numb.
Stung by the loss of face, he barked an order for the elite cavalry behind him to spread out and attack.
Chen Mu had never intended to get tangled up with him.
While his strike held the enemy back, he reached out and pulled Xiao Wenbin to him.
"Senior Brother, let's go!"
He used Eight-Step Chasing Cicada to skim forward several paces, then sprang into the air and summoned Qishan.
The pursuing cavalry saw a gust of black wind sweep across the sky.
Qishan's shadow flashed past, revealing a powerful leopard nearly twenty feet long.
"Where did that demon beast come from?!"
"Quick! Loose your bolts! Stop them!"
Unable to catch up, the mounted soldiers pulled special military crossbows from their belts and squeezed the triggers!
Sharp whistles tore through the air!
The bolts were specially made from Black Iron. They could channel true qi and be fired in rapid succession.
The riders squeezed