Divine Archer

The scene was extremely chaotic at this moment.

Shouts of killing echoed everywhere, and corpses lay scattered everywhere – some were bandits, others were villagers and porters. Gu Sheng looked at the familiar faces, his heart filled with unease. He occasionally drew his bow and shot arrows, helping these ordinary people escape, but he wasn't invincible and had to prioritize his own safety.

Gu Erniu's eyes blazed with fury. With his straightforward nature, he wished he could charge back and fight.

But Gu Sheng held him back tightly.

Suddenly, Gu Erniu gasped in a low voice and pointed into the distance.

"Ah Sheng, look over there, Steward Gu Renxu!"

Gu Sheng had just shot an arrow through a bandit's throat. Hearing Gu Erniu's words, he immediately turned his head to look.

His pupils contracted sharply as he saw Gu Renxu being covered by several villagers as they fled towards the forest. However, several strong and burly bandits were still pursuing them. The bandits weren't foolish; they knew to target those who appeared to be of higher status.

Villagers were being cut down one by one. At best, they might injure an attacker before dying. The combat capabilities of the two sides were simply not on the same level.

Although these fleeing, disorganized troops were not battle-hardened elites, they had been tempered on the battlefield, making them completely incomparable to ordinary people. Their fierce demeanor even surpassed that of many regular bandits.

Seeing that the bandits behind Gu Renxu were already grinning and raising their crude swords, Gu Sheng's eyes sharpened, and he didn't hesitate.

Gu Renxu had taken good care of the two of them. Since he had the ability to save him, he naturally had to.

In his eyes.

The bandit's movements suddenly seemed to slow down. The blood dripping from the crude sword and the sinister smiles in the bandits' eyes were clearly visible.

Gu Sheng drew his bow and nocked an arrow. The arrow flew like thunder!

Whoosh!!

Accompanied by an incredibly sharp whistling sound as it cut through the air, the bandit's ferocious smile froze. An arrow pierced through his throat, almost entirely embedding itself.

Gu Renxu had been terrified, but being suddenly saved, he couldn't help but feel a sense of surviving a disaster.

He glanced towards Gu Sheng from afar, his eyes filled with gratitude and relief.

However.

Just as he was about to flee into the forest, his steps immediately halted. He froze in place, the relieved expression on his face solidifying. He looked down in shock and saw a long sword piercing through his chest.

Blood flowed from the tip of the sword.

He then collapsed to the ground with a thud.

Gu Erniu's eyes were about to split open. The sense of relief that had just arisen in Gu Sheng's heart vanished instantly. His eyes turned as cold as iron as he saw, not far from Gu Renxu, a bandit provocatively and fiercely looking in their direction.

That long sword was the one this person had just thrown.

Such power and precision indicated this was no ordinary bandit.

"Let's go!"

Gu Sheng didn't hesitate at all. He suppressed the anger and killing intent in his heart, grabbed Gu Erniu, and turned to dash into the forest.

He wasn't confident in facing a martial artist head-on.

The bandit martial artist let out a cold laugh. He glanced in the direction Gu Sheng and Gu Erniu had gone, gave up the pursuit, and turned to attack others.

In his opinion, once these big fish were dealt with, the small fry wouldn't escape.

Gu Sheng and Gu Erniu plunged into the forest. Although they were slightly safer, the sounds of fighting could still be heard from time to time. There were also many bandits in the forest chasing villagers.

The image of Gu Renxu being pierced through the chest replayed in Gu Sheng's mind. He remained silent, his expression icy.

Gu Erniu's eyes were even bloodshot.

Although the two hadn't interacted much with Gu Renxu, he had taken good care of them during this trip. Seeing him die before their eyes filled them both with hatred for the bandits.

"Ah Sheng, what do we do now?"

This was the first time Gu Erniu had experienced something like this, and he was at a loss, asking involuntarily.

Gu Sheng took a deep breath, his thoughts racing.

"We can't place all our hopes on reinforcements. We'll use our archery skills in the forest to kill as many bandits as possible to relieve their pressure and buy time."

"These bandits are familiar with the mountain terrain. If they finish off the martial artists in the village, we won't be able to escape either."

Gu Sheng had no intention of running.

Entering the forest was merely to increase their chances of survival and better utilize his archery skills.

There was one thing he didn't say.

If they fled in the face of danger now, even if they safely returned to Gu Family Village, the outcome wouldn't be good, unless they found another path, which was not an easy task.

The village's procurement team waived the entry fees for hunters because they valued their archery skills. In a way, they also bore some responsibility as guards.

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

Hearing Gu Sheng speak calmly and logically, Gu Erniu quickly agreed.

"You watch our surroundings to prevent surprise attacks, and I'll shoot the bandits!"

After saying this, Gu Sheng immediately began observing the battlefield below. The two groups were still engaged in combat. More and more bodies lay on the ground, with severed limbs and the stench of blood filling the air.

His eyes were as sharp as a hawk's, focused as never before.

Soon.

He locked onto a target.

Although the bandit wasn't a martial artist, he was agile and had a ferocious expression. Wielding a long saber, he continuously slashed, forcing another young man from Gu Family Village to retreat.

Gu Sheng's gaze was like a blade. The bowstring vibrated, and the arrow flew like a meteor!

The two-stone strong bow increased the power of his archery by a notch. Now, without any reservations, the full power of his perfected archery could be unleashed.

In Gu Erniu's shocked gaze, the two-hundred-meter distance was covered in an instant. The arrow precisely pierced the bandit's throat.

"Let's go, change positions!"

After shooting, Gu Sheng quickly bent low and shouted, not even looking at the situation over there, utterly confident in his archery.

Gu Erniu quickly responded.

A fiery passion rose in his eyes.

"Ah Sheng's archery... it seems to have gotten even stronger!"

To pierce a throat from two hundred meters away, and not even at his limit, what terrifying archery this was.

The rescued young man from Gu Family Village glanced into the forest with gratitude and confusion. The figure that shot the arrow flickered and vanished; he couldn't see clearly at all.

"When did our village gain such a powerful divine archer?"

However, this was not the time to ponder such things. He picked up his weapon and quickly charged towards the other battlefield.

Gu Sheng's eyes were cold as he continuously searched for suitable targets.

He avoided martial artists entirely, only shooting enemies he was confident he could kill with a single shot.

Arrow after arrow shot out from the forest like deadly scythes, reaping the lives of the bandits. One bandit after another fell, their throats pierced, their deaths gruesome.

The pressure on the Gu Family Village side was greatly relieved.

Gu Erniu was already numb with shock, even feeling a sliver of admiration in his heart.

This level of archery was truly formidable!

With Gu Sheng's assistance.

The Gu Family Village side fought with increasing bravery, while the bandit side was a mixture of shock and fury.

Gu Sheng was like a slippery loach, changing positions after each shot, impossible to pin down and making them unable to guard against him.

This hidden divine archer cast a shadow over all the bandits, making them hesitant.

The bandits gritted their teeth. Wang Chong's eyes were filled with fierce malice. He had carelessly let such a valuable asset slip into the forest, and now it was too late to regret it.

Unless they dispatched martial artists into the forest to hunt this divine archer, the other bandits would be shot before they could even get close.

Gu Sheng reached back and found that the arrows on his left side were all gone, leaving only the three arrows coated with Black Blood Powder stored separately on his right.

Gu Erniu's arrows had also been given to him.

Gu Sheng took a deep breath and decided to temporarily stop shooting.

"I've done what I could. Now we can only wait for reinforcements."

His silence now made him even more formidable.

The bandits' numerical advantage had vanished, and the Gu Family Village side had no major issues holding their ground.