Divine Arrow Squad

"HAHAHA!"

In the martial arts hall's lounge, all the members of the Divine Arrow Squad sat together.

The atmosphere was exceptionally cheerful.

Everyone in the squad except Captain Yan Ying was laughing at Guan Yong without restraint!

"Old Guan, old Guan, who would've thought even you'd have a setback!"

Among them, Xie Hongxin was the worst, slapping Guan Yong on the shoulder and laughing uproariously without a shred of decorum.

"Get lost, get lost! Do you know how freakish that kid is?!" Guan Yong roared, his face dark as he shoved the laughing Xie Hongxin aside.

"What, is that your excuse for suffering a setback?" Song Shengnan glanced at Guan Yong teasingly and chuckled.

"What do you know!" Guan Yong immediately became anxious. "That kid's movement technique was already close to the peak of the Micro-level. His blade technique is also incredibly fast; all he lacks is actual combat experience. But that's easy to learn—fight a few more battles, and the experience will come. This time, both his blade technique and movement technique broke through. Once his movement technique reaches the peak of the Micro-level, it'll be about the same as mine. How long have I trained martial arts? I'm only half a step into the Perfect-level now.

How long has he trained? So what's wrong with calling him a freak?

I'm telling you, once he makes up for his lack of experience, when his movement and blade technique realms match mine, even I won't be able to defeat him head-on. Unless I crush him with absolute strength, it's hard to say who would win!"

Guan Yong curled his lip and looked at Cao Bing, who was pretending to be clueless off to the side. He could not help but sigh inwardly. Damn it, after fighting in the wilderness for so long, I've actually been caught up to by a rookie kid who's never even left the base city!

The moment Guan Yong said that, everyone present fell silent. Their burning gazes fixed on Cao Bing, making him feel uncomfortable all over.

"Uncle Xie, Sister Song!"

"Hahaha, looks like our Divine Arrow Squad has struck gold this time. I never expected Little Cao to be such a monstrous genius!" Song Shengnan suddenly laughed, pulling the still-confused Cao Bing into her arms.

The atmosphere in the Divine Arrow Squad soon became harmonious again.

After some time, Cao Bing chatted with all the Divine Arrow Squad members for more than two hours.

He also gained a rough understanding of the Divine Arrow Squad's lineup.

Xie Hongxin was a burly man and an Advanced Warrior, the squad's shield bearer. He used a heavy shield larger than a door and a one-handed battle axe. He was not fast, but his defensive ability was arguably the best in the squad.

Song Shengnan was an assault fighter with the strength of a Beginner General. She wielded a horse-chopping saber and specialized in frontal attacks. Though Song Shengnan was only of average build, when she fought, she was incredibly violent.

Guan Yong was an assault fighter nicknamed Ghost Leopard, with the strength of an Intermediate Warrior General level. He specialized in movement, speed, and hunting. In dark, complicated terrain, his combat ability was terrifying.

Zheng Ke was a quiet young man and the only member of the squad who used firearms. He wielded a modified large-caliber rapid-fire rifle and a heavy sniper rifle. He had the strength of an Advanced Warrior.

Fang Ye was an Advanced Warrior whose combat abilities were the most well-rounded. He had no particularly outstanding strengths, but as the oldest member, he possessed over twenty years of combat experience in the wilderness. Such wilderness experience was terrifying. Even the Divine Arrow Squad's captain listened to his advice at critical moments. When it came to survival ability, Fang Ye could be considered number one. He was also the squad's observer, able to quickly identify breakthroughs and escape routes based on his extensive combat experience.

Naturally, there was also the core figure of the Divine Arrow Squad—the captain, Yan Ying. Known as the Eagle Shooter, he possessed the strength of an Intermediate Warrior General level. His greatest achievement was killing an Advanced Beast General-level bird-type ferocious beast with a single arrow, which was where his title came from. He used a heavy alloy composite bow taller than a person. His long- and mid-range sniping was terrifying.

The Divine Arrow Squad's members basically revolved around Captain Yan Ying.

To defeat the Divine Arrow Squad, one had to get close to Yan Ying as quickly as possible and kill him. Otherwise, he alone could pick off the War General-level experts of several squads one by one with his arrows. But killing Yan Ying was basically impossible. Leaving aside Yan Ying's speed while firing on the move, Song Shengnan and Xie Hongxin standing in front of him would never let enemies approach him easily.

Not to mention Zheng Ke's sniping support from afar.

As for other squads' snipers, they had to beware of Ghost Leopard Guan Yong's lightning-fast hunting and assassination. Fang Ye would quickly locate those snipers' hiding places based on combat experience.

It could be said that this squad's configuration was nearly perfect. In the wilderness, almost no one dared provoke them.

On the way back, Cao Bing walked alongside Xie Hongxin.

"Little Cao, you did well today! You've made your Uncle Xie proud again!" Xie Hongxin's face was full of delight. The burly man had drunk quite a lot earlier.

"Uncle Xie, I was just lucky. If I hadn't broken through earlier, I wouldn't have been able to threaten Uncle Guan at all." Cao Bing shook his head with a bitter smile.

He was also greatly surprised by his earlier breakthrough. His movement technique was understandable enough; he had been stuck just short of the peak of the Micro-level for quite some time.

As for his blade technique, he could only smile bitterly. Cao Bing had clearly focused on cultivating the Nine Layered Thunder Saber before, yet the technique that broke through during today's battle was the Phantom Blade Technique instead.

The true essence of the Phantom Blade Technique lay in the word "Phantom." When the blade was swung, it was dreamlike and illusory. The technique had seven levels in total. Each time one mastered a level, the blade would produce a phantom long blade. In other words, when facing an enemy, it was as though one person controlled two battle blades to attack at the same time. Each phantom carried an attack with fivefold force of the user's own strength. With every deeper level, the phantom's force increased by another half layer. Once all seven levels of the Phantom Blade Technique were mastered, it would be like an eight-armed arhat, with eight long blades attacking at once. The blade technique would also become unpredictable, while the user's body moved like a phantom or ghost, impossible to fathom.

Now, through his earlier breakthrough, Cao Bing had barely entered the first level. After spending some time mastering it, he would have fully entered the first level of the Phantom Blade Technique.

"Looks like I'm really suited for the Phantom Blade Technique!"

"Cao Bing! Although you've improved greatly this time, don't get carried away." As they walked, the somewhat drunken Xie Hongxin suddenly seemed to sober up as he spoke to Cao Bing.

"I understand, Uncle Xie," Cao Bing answered. Of course he would not grow complacent. This was nothing. He was merely an Intermediate Warrior. Not to mention anything else, there were quite a few people in Mingyue Residential Area alone who could kill him.

"Mm, good. Actually, although Guan Yong looked miserable in the end today, even when using only speed and strength equal to yours, he still didn't go all out. What Guan Yong excels at most is hunting and assassination. He's a terrifying assassin. If he truly wanted to be your enemy, would he release his Killing Intent? No! He would only restrain all of his killing aura, Killing Intent, and even his presence, then easily take your life before you even realized what was happening.

Do you know why that guy is called Ghost Leopard?

Because when he carries out an assassination, he's even more terrifying than a Ghost Moon Leopard, the king of stealth most skilled in hunting!" Xie Hongxin said solemnly, his eyes filled with wariness.