Twang... The bowstring sounded, and a streak of Jin light pierced the Mage's chest. The Golden-Armored Automaton had struck again. The arrow's tremendous force hurled the Mage more than three meters. He was dead before he hit the ground. An ordinary person might have been distracted by the warrior in front, but the Golden-Armored Automaton was a true war machine. It swiftly identified the key to the battle, ignored the warrior's bluff, and killed the Mage with a single arrow.
Futis's heart trembled. Once again, he saw how terrifying this magic construct was. The warrior could never have broken through; the mage had been the real threat. Even a veteran of countless battles like him had fallen into a fixed way of thinking and wanted to deal with the warrior first. Yet the construct had found the crucial target swiftly and precisely!
The Mage fell. The warrior let out a long howl, then fled without looking back, kicking up dust behind him. All three of his companions were dead, and he had not even seen his enemy's shadow. His nerve had broken completely.
The Golden-Armored Automaton drew the Moon-Chasing Bow again. Futis hurriedly said, "Luo, leave it. Spare his life!" Luo Qian shook his head slightly. Whoosh! Jin light shot out. The warrior had not made it a hundred meters before an arrow struck his leg and sent him sprawling onto the beach. Luo Qian mounted the Thundercloud Fire Leopard and gave chase, the Golden-Armored Automaton guarding his flank.
Futis could only shake his head. "It seems I really am getting old..." Tonight, he had misjudged things twice. First, the Golden-Armored Automaton had surpassed him in reading the battlefield. Then, without learning who had sent the intruders, he had nearly let the last one go. Old Futis seemed to have