Divine Arrow Squad

"Ha ha ha!"

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

The atmosphere was especially cheerful.

Everyone in the squad except Captain Yan Ying was laughing mercilessly at Guan Yong!

"Old Guan, Old Guan, I never thought even you'd have a day when you got tripped up in the gutter!"

Among them, Xie Hongxin was the worst, slapping Guan Yong's shoulder without any regard for his image as he roared with laughter.

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

"What, so that's your excuse for getting tripped up in the gutter?" Song Shengnan shot Guan Yong an amused glance and said with a smile.

"What do you know?!" Guan Yong immediately grew anxious. "This 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 he'll have it. This time, both his blade technique and movement technique broke through. Once his movement technique reaches the peak of the Micro-level, he'll be about on par with me. How long have I trained? I'm only half a step into the Perfect-level even now.

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

I'm telling you, once this kid makes up for his lack of experience, and his movement and blade technique reach the same level as 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'll win!"

Guan Yong curled his lips and looked at Cao Bing, who was pretending to be clueless nearby. He sighed inwardly. Damn it, I've fought and killed in the wilderness for so long, yet a rookie brat who's never even left the Base City has caught up to me!

As soon as Guan Yong said that, everyone present fell silent. They stared intently at Cao Bing, making him feel uncomfortable all over.

"Uncle Xie, Sister Song!"

"Ha ha ha, it looks like our Divine Arrow Squad has found a treasure this time. Who would've thought you, Little Cao, were such a monstrous genius!" Song Shengnan suddenly laughed, throwing an arm around the still-bewildered Cao Bing.

The Divine Arrow Squad's atmosphere became harmonious again.

After that, 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 roles.

Xie Hongxin was a big 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. Though he was not good at speed, his defensive ability was among the best in the team.

Song Shengnan was an assault fighter with the strength of a Beginner General. She used a horse-chopping saber and excelled at frontal assaults. Although Song Shengnan was only of average build, she was brutally violent in battle.

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

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

Fang Ye was an Advanced Warrior whose combat abilities were the most balanced. He had no outstanding advantages, but as the oldest member, he possessed more than twenty years of combat experience in the Wilderness Area. Such wilderness experience was terrifying; even the Divine Arrow Squad's captain would listen to his advice at critical moments. When it came to survival, Fang Ye could be considered the best. He was also the squad's observer, using his rich combat experience to quickly identify breakthroughs and escape routes for the team.

Of course, the Divine Arrow Squad's core figure could not be left out: 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 avian monster with a single arrow, which was how he earned his title. He used a heavy alloy compound bow taller than a person. His mid-to-long-range sniping was terrifying.

The members of the Divine Arrow Squad basically operated 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 several War General-level experts from different squads one by one with his arrows. But killing Yan Ying was basically impossible. Setting aside Yan Ying's mobile shooting speed, Song Shengnan and Xie Hongxin, positioned at the front, would never allow enemies to approach Yan Ying easily.

What was more, Zheng Ke provided sniper support from afar.

As for enemy snipers, they had to watch out for Ghost Leopard Guan Yong's lightning-fast hunting and assassination. Fang Ye would quickly use his combat experience to locate those snipers' hiding places.

It could be said that this squad's composition 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 look good again!" Xie Hongxin's face was full of delight. The big man had drunk quite a bit 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 had also been quite surprised by his earlier breakthrough. His movement technique was one thing; he had been stuck at the threshold just short of the peak of the Micro-level for some time.

As for his blade technique, Cao Bing could only smile bitterly. He had clearly focused on practicing the Nine Layered Thunder Saber before, yet the technique that broke through in 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 technique was unleashed, it was dreamlike and illusory. The technique had seven layers in total. Whenever one layer was mastered, the blade technique would produce a Phantom Longblade. In other words, when facing an enemy, it was as if one person controlled two combat blades to attack simultaneously. Each phantom possessed an attack with five levels of the user's own strength. With every deeper layer, the phantom's force increased by another 0.5 level. Once all seven layers of the Phantom Blade Technique were mastered, it would be like an eight-armed arhat—eight longblades attacking at once. The blade techniques would be unpredictable, and the user's body would seem phantom-like and ghostly, impossible to read.

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

Looks like I really am suited for the Phantom Blade Technique!

"Cao Bing! Although you've gained a tremendous improvement this time, don't get carried away." As they walked, Xie Hongxin, who had seemed drunk before, suddenly appeared to sober up as he spoke to Cao Bing.

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

"Good. Actually, don't be fooled by how pathetic Guan Yong looked in the end today. Even when he used only speed and strength equal to yours, he still hadn't gone 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 conceal all his killing intent, murderous aura, 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 assassinates someone, he's even more terrifying than a Ghost Moon Leopard, the king of stealth and hunting!" Xie Hongxin said solemnly, his eyes filled with apprehension.