Chapter 75: Targeted

"You are truly formidable."

Ji Bingyu's eyes were full of amazement, "When they charged to about 500 meters away from you, you quickly drew your bow and nocked an arrow, firing one almost every second, and every arrow was precise and unerring.

In just over ten seconds, half of that group had fallen under your arrows, and there were even two enemies, one behind the other, who were pierced through by a single arrow of yours."

Hearing this, Lu Yu nodded slightly; this did indeed match his level of strength.

But there was not much joy on his face, because Ji Bingyu had said that half of the opponents were still not dealt with.

"And then what happened?"

"Later, they entered attack range. Under the command of that burly bald man, everyone aimed their targets at you."

"Then what about me?" Lu Yu asked instinctively; running, he certainly could not outrun the speed of a Horned Horse Beast.

If he were truly in such a perilous situation, he would have only two choices: first, to continue firing arrows, but at the same time, he would also become a target for the enemy; second, to pick up his long spear and attempt to block the rain of arrows.

"You..." Admiration flowed in Ji Bingyu's eyes, "I saw you hesitate for a moment, then throw away your bow and arrows, pick up the long spear nearby, and block the incoming arrows one after another."

A flash of pleasant surprise crossed Lu Yu's eyes; it seemed his Basic Spear Technique had played a key role, and with the Divine Skill combined with the Imperial Guard trait, the success rate of his Block was beyond imagination.

But in this way, he would fall into passive defense; even if he could protect himself for a while, Lu Guohao and the others would be in danger.

"After those people fired a few more rounds of arrows at you, the bald man leading them realized he couldn't do anything about you, so he jumped off his Horned Horse Beast, carried a giant axe, and charged at you, while also ordering the others to chase after Uncle Lu and the others." Ji Bingyu paused, then continued, "My dream ends here."

"That is already enough." Lu Yu shook his head with a bitter smile.

Not to mention what his own outcome would be, his father, Uncle Zhao, and Uncle Qin would certainly be in grave danger.

Under the pursuit of the crossbowmen, they would have almost no power to fight back and could only be slaughtered.

As for Qin Hai, he might become the primary target of the enemy before he even had a chance to fire an arrow.

This was undoubtedly an extremely terrible ending.

"Listening to your description, is this something that will happen tomorrow?"

"Mm." Ji Bingyu nodded, and said hesitantly, "I think if you all don't go to Linjiang City tomorrow, perhaps you could avoid this disaster."

"I understand your good intentions, but things are likely not that simple." Lu Yu took a deep breath and said, "You said before that that group of people has been waiting outside the city for us to appear, right?"

"Yes, I saw that bald man holding a Telescope and keeping watch." She replied quickly.

"This means they have had their eyes on us for a long time; it is highly probable that we were targeted from the moment we entered Zhou Family Fort, so even if we don't go tomorrow, we will still be discovered by them if we go the day after."

"Ri, right, that seems to be the case." Ji Bingyu thought for a moment and nodded, looking somewhat naive and cute.

"Outside Zhou Family Fort, there must be their eyes and ears, specifically screening for targets to strike. If your dream really comes true, then we must go tomorrow." Lu Yu's tone was firm, without the slightest hesitation.

"Ah?" Ji Bingyu was full of confusion, unable to understand.

She had risked telling the secret just to warn everyone not to go tomorrow, but after hearing it, Lu Yu had become even more determined to go, which made it hard for her to accept for a moment.

Lu Yu glanced at her and explained patiently: "Because of your precognition ability, I am now clear about their situation. But if we don't go tomorrow, we will still likely run into them if we go the day after, and the situation then might be even worse than tomorrow."

"You, you intend to take the initiative?" Ji Bingyu asked in shock.

"Mm." A flash of determination crossed Lu Yu's eyes, "Although I discovered them immediately in the dream, it was still too late, and I fell into a passive position. But if I strike first, the outcome will be completely different."

Although his range was still around 500 meters, taking the initiative would, firstly, catch the opponent off guard, and secondly, the opponent's riding beasts needed time to accelerate; do not underestimate these two time differences—at a critical moment, they are enough to turn the tide of battle.

Ji Bingyu was stunned for a moment; thinking about it carefully, Lu Yu seemed to really have this strength.

"Then," she said stuttering, "then you must be careful of that bald man leading them; he is very strong, and the two arrows you fired were both blocked by him with his axe."

"What?" Lu Yu was incredulous, "Are you sure he blocked my two arrows?"

"Mm, after he saw you Aiming at him, he immediately raised his Long Axe and blocked the two arrows you fired one by one." Ji Bingyu confirmed in a low voice.

Lu Yu's expression was grave; it seemed this was an expert who used long weapons.

No wonder at the end of the dream, the opponent let the others chase Lu Guohao and the others, while he stayed behind to duel with him.

"When I was Aiming at him, how far away was the distance?"

"About four or five hundred meters." Ji Bingyu recalled, "He was charging at the very front, and the few people at the very front were not carrying crossbows, but holding Shields. You aimed at that bald man first, and after he blocked it, you aimed at the others; those holding Shields were also eventually hit by your arrows."

"I understand." Lu Yu had a plan in mind.

Following the logic of capturing the leader to capture the bandits, it was normal for him to aim at the bald man first, he just hadn't expected the opponent to be so formidable, wasting two attack opportunities for nothing.

If there were another time, he would either take advantage of the opponent's lack of preparation and finish him with the first arrow, or wait until the opponent was within a range of one or two hundred meters, at which point the power of a single arrow would be enough to shatter the Long Axe in his hand, making it impossible for him to block. Which strategy to adopt would have to be decided on the spot.

He thought for a moment, looked at Ji Bingyu and said: "Miss Ji Bingyu, thank you very much for your warning. If it weren't for you, the consequences would be simply unthinkable."

"It's nothing, really nothing." Ji Bingyu's cheeks flushed, and she waved her hands quickly, "It was thanks to you taking me in and giving me food back then, otherwise I wouldn't have survived until now. Besides, if something happened to you, the people in the Zhai would have no way to survive either."

"Mm." Lu Yu nodded slightly. That was correct; if they met with misfortune, the remaining people in the Lu Family Stockade would only be able to wait for death.

He had thought he was cautious enough, but the dangers of this apocalypse were still impossible to guard against.

Of course, there was also the possibility that what Ji Bingyu said was false and such things would not happen in the future. But judging from Ji Bingyu's previous performance, it did not seem like she was fabricating a lie.

"Then let's leave it at that; rest assured, I will not tell anyone about your secret." Lu Yu stood up, walked to the door, and turned back to say, "If your precognition is true, I will never force you to make any predictions in the future."

"Thank you." Ji Bingyu's eyes were slightly red.

Lu Yu nodded, pushed the door open, and walked out; he still needed to further verify this information.