Chapter 35: Ferris Wheel

Amidst the splashing blood, the three-edged arrowhead drove deep into Teng Feiyu's shoulder socket, stopping only after piercing through most of the arrow shaft.

Fortunately, it did not strike a vital point.

Lin Qing glanced from the corner of his eye; judging by the trajectory of that arrow, he had thought it might have pierced Teng Feiyu's chest.

There was no time to think about such things now; Lin Qing immediately spoke in a cold voice: "You two hide behind me, crouch down, and stay close to me! Hand me another stun baton!"

"You get in front of me quickly."

Zhao Jiayi immediately pushed Teng Feiyu to hide behind Lin Qing, while she quickly crouched down to hide behind Teng Feiyu, simultaneously handing her stun baton to Lin Qing.

Teng Feiyu's face was pale; he gritted his teeth, ignoring the excruciating pain and the fresh blood seeping from his shoulder. Pressing a hand against the wound, he stumbled into a half-crouch, bending his waist to hide behind Lin Qing.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Three more black arrow shadows, blurred into afterimages, came tearing through the air, flying from three different directions!

These three arrows were not only astonishingly fast but also struck at extremely tricky angles.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

After Lin Qing activated his combat technique, he swung both stun batons simultaneously; with just two slightly deflected arcs, he knocked all three incoming arrows away! After this volley of arrows fell, no one was injured.

Lin Qing immediately shouted in a low voice: "Follow me!"

Without hesitation, he immediately walked briskly toward the Ferris wheel.

Teng Feiyu was momentarily stunned; he had not expected Lin Qing to possess such strength. Hope for life surged in his heart, and unable to ponder further, he hurriedly followed at a fast pace.

Zhao Jiayi also crouched low, trying to hide herself behind the two of them, while following along.

【Current Order Level decreased by 0.3 levels】

【Current Order Level decreased by 0.3 levels】

Two more crimson red prompts appeared before Lin Qing's eyes.

This made him understand that the archers attacking them must be three people; initially, only one archer had shot at him, so he had received only one prompt.

Now, those three archers had likely discovered that he was completely shielding the two people behind him and were planning to concentrate their attack on him!

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

The three had not walked far when three more arrows flew in, once again blocked by Lin Qing.

With his abilities, if the three arrows were targeting only him, he wouldn't even need to block; relying solely on his astonishing neural reaction speed and agile dodging speed, he could easily evade them.

But if he also wanted to protect Zhao Jiayi and Teng Feiyu behind him, he would have to knock away every single incoming arrow.

Self-preservation was no difficulty at all, but saving others was a bit troublesome.

With three arrows flying simultaneously, even if he could predict accurately and intercept the incoming arrows a meter away in advance, the speed at which his arms swung the stun baton was far slower than the arrows.

Moreover, for an arrow speed exceeding two hundred meters per second, how long does it take to cross a one-meter distance? The time left for him to knock the arrows away was merely a few hundredths of a second; an ordinary person simply could not react in time.

Fortunately, he could push the combat technique "Agility" to its limit.

Fortunately, he had already cultivated the 77th Edition Morning Sun Cultivation Method to its limit.

As long as those two stood behind him, close enough, then intercepting the arrows would be much easier for him.

If they had maintained their initial dispersed formation, with the three arrows spaced far apart, he naturally would not have had time to knock all the arrows away in an instant.

He would naturally have to prioritize saving Zhao Jiayi.

"Hurry up!"

Lin Qing urged once, swung his arms to wield the stun baton again, knocking away all three incoming arrows, and then continued walking toward the Ferris wheel.

This was an open square with almost no obstacles; staying in place meant no chance of survival.

Activating his combat technique also consumed energy; he could not sustain it for long.

Retreating was indeed a good choice, but that would give the enemies attacking him a chance to escape, and perhaps the enemies had anticipated he would retreat and made other arrangements along the retreat path?

So—

The best choice was to advance!

Once they reached the area below the Ferris wheel platform, not only would the enemies be unable to rain down arrows to kill, but he could also deal with those three archers!

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

These three archers coordinated extremely well and shot with incredible frequency; they were clearly professional killers.

Even two of the killers knew how to fire two arrows simultaneously; the five arrows slightly adjusted their sequence and were shot toward five parts of Lin Qing's body. But for Lin Qing, as long as these arrows were within a certain range, with his astonishing dynamic vision and reaction speed, after predicting in advance, he could intercept them in time.

If there were even more arrows, he would have no choice but to flee with Zhao Jiayi.

"Huff... huff..."

Teng Feiyu's face was deathly pale, breathing rapidly and continuously; his arm was already stained red by the blood flowing from his shoulder, leaving a trail of blood spots behind him.

But since he had cultivated the 46th Edition Morning Sun Cultivation Method, his physical constitution was significantly stronger than that of ordinary people.

Coupled with his desire for life, he followed without missing a single step.

"Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!"

Another volley of arrows fell from the sky, once again knocked away by the stun batons swung in both of Lin Qing's hands.

Even after approaching the Ferris wheel, where the distance was shorter and the reaction time left for him was reduced, it was still within his tolerance.

Having undergone transformation through two versions of the Morning Sun Cultivation Method, and with the combat technique "Agility" boosting his reaction speed the most, plus his proficiency in spear techniques and naturally excellent eyesight...

Therefore, his neural reaction speed exceeded that of ordinary people by countless times! "It's safe."

After the three reached the area below the Ferris wheel platform, the three killers stopped shooting, as this area was completely a blind spot for shooting arrows from the Ferris wheel.

"You two hide here and wait for support; I will go deal with those three killers."

Lin Qing glanced at the two, said no more, stepped back a few paces, easily leaped more than three meters high, and jumped onto the platform where the Ferris wheel stood.

Just then—

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Five arrows in succession pierced the air and fell, covering all the space around him.

But Lin Qing simply accelerated forward with casual ease; the five arrows missed entirely, bouncing off the ground in all directions.

With his reaction speed and agility, given just a little time, he could easily dodge!

"Where are they?"

Lin Qing hid beneath the Ferris wheel's support frame, drawing his sidearm with one hand.

He could only determine the approximate positions of the three assassins by the direction of the arrows, but finding their exact location on the Ferris wheel would require a search.

The sky was so dim; searching on this massive Ferris wheel, eighty meters high, would be quite troublesome. Moreover, these professional assassins might have prepared other hidden methods.

"I can only go up..."

Lin Qing glanced once, hesitated not, immediately activated the Combat Technique, and effortlessly leaped onto the Ferris wheel's rim steel bars, where the waterproof paint had already peeled off.

Immediately, he moved along the woven mesh on the rim, jumping with incredible agility between the steel bars of the inner chord, constantly ascending toward the top of the Ferris wheel.

With his physical constitution, plus the massive improvements in flexibility, balance, and other aspects brought by the Combat Technique "Agility," scaling walls and walking on eaves would not be difficult, let alone a Ferris wheel full of footholds.

For him, being here was like walking on flat ground.

"Where are they hiding?"

While continuously leaping toward the heights of the Ferris wheel, Lin Qing used the distant glow of the urban area to observe every part of the Ferris wheel.

The sky was simply too dim; even with his sharp eyesight, he could not see clearly.

Moreover, there were too many cover points on the Ferris wheel. If these assassins were also wearing dark clothing, searching would be even harder.

Just then—

"There seems to be someone there?"

Lin Qing suddenly looked toward a spot behind a crisscrossed protective railing inside the Ferris wheel.

Even though that area was pitch black and nothing could be seen clearly, somehow, a intuition arose in his heart, as if his subconscious was telling him—

The enemy is there!

"Bang!"

Without hesitation, Lin Qing raised his revolver and fired a shot.

Flames erupted.

In an instant, the bullet had precisely pierced through the crisscrossed railings and plunged straight into that dark shadow!

"Ugh!"

Immediately, an uncontrollable, muffled groan of pain came from the darkness.

"They really are there!" Lin Qing's eyes lit up.

(End of this chapter)