Chapter 479

Bang.

The muzzle of the Spider Queen sprayed out a burst of flame and gunpowder smoke, a shockwave spreading along the muzzle, and a bullet full of kinetic energy left the barrel.

The bullet rotated as it flew at high speed, the tip breaking through layers of air, creating circular ripples in the air until it drilled into a Some Qiyuezhe's arm.

With a 'crack', the Some Qiyuezhe's entire shoulder was shattered by the powerful kinetic energy, exploding into a mist of blood, within which one could vaguely see white bone and a severed arm still clutching a staff.

The mage Some Qiyuezhe staggered back a few steps, nearly falling to the ground.

Turning his head to look at his bare shoulder, the mage Some Qiyuezhe's mouth opened slightly, and just as he was about to let out a scream, his head followed in his shoulder's footsteps, exploding into a mist of blood.

Warm blood and brains splattered onto the face of the main tank nearby. The main tank subconsciously shrank his head, and while blocking with his shield, he roared:

"Enemy attack!"

Bang. Bang.

Su Xiao fired two more shots, and another Some Qiyuezhe fell to the ground.

The dozen or so Some Qiyuezhe blocking the bridge had already lost three members before they even discovered Su Xiao.

"Across the bridge! Sniper, counterattack!"

"Kill him!"

"Where's the sniper? Fire!"

The Some Qiyuezhe across the bridge were no pushovers; their first reaction to being attacked was to hide, locate the enemy, and call for their own long-range fire to counterattack.

A tall, thin man holding a bow and arrow hid behind a rock. He knew clearly that besides him, there were no other long-range attackers capable of precise shooting.

The sniper had died near him, shot in the head. If he hadn't reacted quickly, he would be a corpse now too.

Just as the archer wanted to poke his head out, stone chips flew from the rock shielding him, and a 'whoosh-whoosh' sound came from beside him—a sound he was all too familiar with: bullets flying nearby.

"We've been targeted."

Although he knew they were targeted, the archer had no way to deal with it.

"I can help you buy a few seconds. Can you hit the enemy?"

A rough voice came; the archer turned his head to look—it was the leader of the temporary squad.

This squad of Some Qiyuezhe had allied on the plane. They had discovered a 'secret' that put the squad in jeopardy and nearly led to infighting, until they found this bridge; they had been blocking it for three days.

During this time, two groups of Some Qiyuezhe had crossed the bridge; without exception, those Some Qiyuezhe, already starved to the point of collapse, died at their hands, allowing them to gain significant benefits.

"A few seconds... I'll try."

Just as the archer finished speaking, he felt a pair of bloodshot eyes staring at him.

"Not 'try'—you must force the enemy back. Only in close quarters do we have hope; otherwise, we'll be pinned down and killed here."

The squad leader's face was ashen, his triangular eyes full of malice.

What the squad leader didn't know was that someone else had once had the same thought: it's just a sniper, if we get close, they're dead for sure...

"No problem."

Green light flickered on the archer's body; he seemed to have activated some kind of skill.

The squad leader looked the archer up and down, finally nodded, held his head with both hands, and charged out of cover, walking briskly toward the stone bridge.

"Charge with me, or we'll all die here!"

The squad leader roared and charged headlong toward the stone bridge.

Other Some Qiyuezhe rushed out of cover one after another. At this point, escaping was impossible; there was a sniper across the bridge, and running away would make them living targets. They had to charge forward and fight for their lives.

Su Xiao lay on the dirt slope across the stone bridge, the scope filled with figures. If he had indecision issues, he certainly wouldn't know who to aim at right now.

Su Xiao didn't have that problem; he chose to shoot the Some Qiyuezhe charging at the very front.

Bang.

Su Xiao had just fired one shot when a wind-breaking sound came; he subconsciously tilted his head.

An arrow flew past, grazing his cheek. If he hadn't dodged in time, the arrow would have already pierced his head.

Quickly aiming at the archer across the bridge, Su Xiao fired a precise three-shot burst.

A scream came from across the bridge; the archer was silenced, rolling down from the high ground with serious injuries, life or death unknown.

Having eliminated most of the long-range threats, Su Xiao ejected the magazine. The Spider Queen had eight bullets left; these were the last eight bullets.

Inserting the magazine, he tossed the Spider Queen to Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang and stood up from the slope.

The Some Qiyuezhe across the bridge had already reached the middle of the bridge. Su Xiao observed for a moment before charging down from the slope.

"Woof."

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang barked at Old Lao Baer and tilted its head to look at the stone bridge; the meaning was clearly: why aren't you going up?

"I cannot take action for the time being. Your master knows the reason."

Old Lao Baer lay on the slope, not intending to take action.

The fact was indeed so; Old Lao Baer couldn't take action now. The Daughter of the Sun had given Old Lao Baer a one-time ability, and that ability had a huge use within the Black Forest.

Therefore, Su Xiao was responsible for all the fighting along the way, and after delving into the Black Forest, Old Lao Baer would use that ability.

Old Lao Baer's current body temperature was dangerous even above 80 degrees; the ability within him was too unstable.

"Your master is fighting; aren't you going to help?"

Old Lao Baer looked at Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang with some interest; he already knew Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's intelligence exceeded that of a wild beast.

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang crossed its front paws over its chest and gave Old Lao Baer a 'dog's disdain.' That gaze clearly said: 'This dog is a healer, delicate and precious; I cannot engage in close combat.'

Old Lao Baer clearly didn't understand Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's meaning; he could only understand some simple meanings, like the previous 'why aren't you going up.'

Su Xiao walked briskly onto the stone bridge, blocking the front of that squad of Some Qiyuezhe.

The charging Some Qiyuezhe were very confused: wasn't the enemy a sniper? Why did he charge up?

Su Xiao drew the Zhan Long Shan from his waist and performed a phantom slash toward the front. Only then did the Some Qiyuezhe on the stone bridge realize he wasn't a sniper at all.

Zing.

A pale blue blade glow flew out, whistling as it slashed toward the main tank at the front of the squad.

Bang.

The blade glow struck the shield, the main tank's hand gripping the shield went numb, and a deep notch appeared on the shield.

"Sword... sword energy?"

The main tank froze, his charging footsteps stopping.

After the blade glow appeared, all the Some Qiyuezhe slammed on the brakes, their shoe soles scraping against the bridge deck.

"This guy isn't right; he's definitely not a sniper."

"Could he be a lone wolf?"

"Very likely."

A 'lone wolf' was a term for a solo adventurer. These Some Qiyuezhe had no obvious weaknesses and generally possessed one outstanding ability, while their other abilities were not weak either, allowing them to deal with various emergencies.

"Don't care what he is; kill him. We live—there's no possibility of negotiation."

The squad leader gritted his teeth; blocking a stone bridge made people hate you, so negotiation wasn't likely.

Let Su Xiao cross the bridge? The squad leader shook his head. It wasn't that he didn't want to let him pass, but the other party wouldn't believe it at all—not to mention the other party, even he himself didn't believe it.

The squad's position was in the middle of the stone bridge, and Su Xiao was at the bridgehead. Thus, the Some Qiyuezhe squad only had one escape route left.

And Su Xiao's act of slashing out the blade glow just now had clearly intimidated these Some Qiyuezhe.

Su Xiao walked slowly, his steps getting faster and faster, gradually changing from walking to running, and finally, he began a full-speed charge.

The squad was a temporary team, so they had no tactics to speak of, nothing more than the close-combat fighters swarming forward and the long-range fighters staying in the back.

It wasn't that the squad leader was brainless; he had no choice. This was a temporary squad; if he kept bossing others around, the squad would have disbanded long ago.