Chapter 50: Archery Range

Seeing Lu Guohao and the others ahead fleeing desperately like a herd of panicked little deer, the group from Wang Family Stockade laughed even more wantonly and arrogantly.

"Hahaha, it seems they've noticed us too."

"So what? Do they really think they can escape from our clutches?" the spearman running at the very front said, his tone full of mockery.

"Hahaha, you have to let people struggle a bit, right? It's just like someone who is drowning; even though they know the more they struggle, the faster they sink, they will still instinctively put up a deathbed struggle."

"Exactly, exactly."

The group chased relentlessly while laughing, looking as if they already had victory firmly in their grasp.

Watching as the distance between the two sides closed to 300 meters.

"Run, run, I want to see just where they can run to." Listening to the chatter around him, Wang Ba licked his lips, a trace of twisted excitement appearing on his face.

Many people had fled before him like this in the past, but unfortunately, none had ever escaped, and the people from Lu Family Stockade would absolutely not be an exception, unless they threw away all their prey.

"Big Brother! There's someone behind us!"

Suddenly, a cry of surprise came from the back of the team.

"What!"

Everyone paused their steps, turning around one after another to look back, and immediately, expressions of disbelief appeared on their faces.

"It's Qin Lianjun and his men?!!"

"Damn it, they actually dare to follow us? Isn't this just asking for death?"

The group was instantly furious. Even if they were slow-witted, they understood that having someone following behind was definitely not a good thing, especially since they had previously snatched away most of the other party's prey.

"Brother Ba, the situation seems a bit bad."

The man with triangular eyes looked solemn; previously, when Wang Ba wanted to snatch all of Qin Lianjun's prey, it was he who reminded Wang Ba to leave some leeway to avoid retaliation.

In his view, since Lu Guohao and the others chose to stand by and watch, Qin Lianjun and his men must be full of resentment; let alone helping, they were probably hoping they would get robbed.

But now it seemed things were not right.

"Ignore them."

Wang Ba's face sank, "Go after Lu Guohao and the others in front first; they are the main target. As for Qin Lianjun and his men, hmph, there will be plenty of time to deal with them."

As he spoke, he looked at the two archers running in front, "Lao Liu, Lao Zhao, once they are in range, shoot two or three of them dead first to give them a taste of trouble, so we can save ourselves the hassle."

"No problem, Big Brother."

"200 meters."

The other archer made a victory gesture, "As long as the distance closes to about 200 meters, that bunch from Lu Family Stockade will all become living targets, and not a single one will get away."

"Good! Keep chasing!"

Wang Ba glared fiercely behind him, then charged forward without looking back. His glare made the few from Qin Family Stronghold stiffen, as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.

"Dahai, they've discovered us."

"That guy Wang Ba is warning us. If we keep chasing, I'm afraid..." someone said with a trembling voice.

Qin Lianjun gritted his teeth and said, "It was only a matter of time before they discovered us. Besides, do you think if we turn back now, Wang Ba will act like nothing happened? Things have reached this point; there is no way back."

Hearing him say this, the few finally made up their minds.

"Dad," Qin Hai frowned, his face full of dissatisfaction, "That group from Lu Family Stockade is still running away; don't they understand they can't run away at all?"

He really doubted whether such a cowardly group, once caught, would even have the courage to resist, or if they would even grovel and take the initiative to hand over their prey. If that were the case, they would be screwed.

"This..."

Qin Lianjun's heart also skipped a beat.

"It should just be an instinctive reaction, right?" he explained, "Perhaps they want to see if they can shake off the people from Wang Family Stockade. Once they come to their senses, they should stop and pick up their weapons to prepare for resistance."

The few behind him looked at each other, their eyes full of worry.

Hopefully that was the case; otherwise, the next time they ran into the people from Wang Family Stockade, it probably wouldn't be as simple as just handing over the prey.

"Three hundred meters."

Lu Yu glanced back, then turned and continued to feign flight.

He had already seen the two archers running at the front take out arrows, ready to nock them on their strings at any moment.

"Hoo, hoo..."

Lu Guohao and the others, running for their lives, felt like their lungs were burning, aching severely.

But Lu Yu hadn't called for a stop, so they didn't dare to stop, because the hope of turning the tables was all tied to Lu Yu's Archery.

If Lu Yu weren't there, they would be no match for Wang Ba and his men no matter what.

In the blink of an eye, the distance closed by another thirty or forty meters.

"The distance is about right."

Lao Liu said, nocking an arrow on the string, his left hand holding the Long Bow slowly raising.

"Don't rush."

The other person said with a smile, "About 200 meters is the optimal distance; if it's too far, the power of the arrow will be lacking after all."

Lao Liu nodded, and his left hand slowly lowered again.

The smiles on the others' faces grew wider, and they had already begun to imagine the scene after snatching the prey.

This scene made Qin Lianjun and his men, who were at the very back, as anxious as ants on a hot pan.

"They are about to enter archery range; what on earth is that bunch from Lu Family Stockade thinking? No matter how fast a person's two legs are, can they be faster than a flying arrow?"

"Hurry up and stop, hide behind a Shield, or fight back!"

"Yeah, isn't there an archer among them? Why aren't they fighting back yet?"

"You mean that kid who is about the same age as Xiaohai? If it's him, I'm afraid we were mistaken; he's holding that bow, and it's likely just for show."

Qin Lianjun's lips moved; hearing this, he didn't know what to say for a moment.

That's right, that kid looked too young; not every young person could draw a stiff bow like his own son.

Could it be that he was overthinking? A trace of despair flashed in his eyes, as if he could already see the miserable scene of the people from Wang Family Stockade being shot one by one by arrows.

However, the next moment, a bizarre thing happened.

The few people from Lu Family Stockade who had been fleeing actually stopped, turned around, and faced the rear.

"?"

Wang Ba and the others, who were chasing madly, as well as Qin Lianjun and the others who were following behind at a safe distance, were all stunned in unison.

"Hahaha, they can't run anymore, this bunch of guys!"

The crowd from Wang Family Stockade was suddenly ecstatic and rushed forward even more desperately, completely failing to notice the young man at the very back of the group, who drew his bow to its full length in the blink of an eye, the bow body emitting a teeth-aching sound.

Immediately after.

"Snap!"

A loud noise suddenly rang out across the silent Wasteland, and the nearly one-meter-long arrow shot out with a whistle like a black bolt of lightning.

"Watch out!"

The triangular-eyed man shouted; the moment Lu Yu turned around to nock an arrow, he felt that something was terribly wrong.

But it was all too late; the word "out" had not yet had time to be shouted.

The smiles on the others' faces had not yet had time to vanish when they heard a shrill whistling sound of air being torn apart coming from the front, as if something was approaching at a terrifying speed.

Lao Liu in the front widened his eyes, watching helplessly as a small black dot in front grew larger and larger, and then...

"Puchi!"

With a crisp, muffled sound, the arrow pierced through his chest; the powerful impact made him feel as if he had been hit head-on by a speeding car, his limbs stretched forward, his body tilted backward, and his entire person flew backward.