Chapter 144

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

The sound of Arrow Rain whizzing through kept ringing.

But after the soldiers had made some preparations.

These arrows did not continue to cause major harm to the soldiers.

At that moment, Gu Han's ear twitched.

Amidst the sound of Arrow Rain, a faint footstep could be heard.

Hiding behind the Yellow Stone Shield, Gu Han furtively poked his head out, looking ahead by the moonlight.

About twenty or more black-clad assassins, weapons in hand, surged forward like a pack of wolves.

"Everyone be careful, the enemy is coming!"

Gu Han, relying on his Fearful Attribute and the foundation of the Threefold Ten Realm, managed to notice that faint sound.

Meanwhile, the others didn't notice those footsteps at all before Gu Han spoke up.

Obviously, this group of black-clad individuals were professionally trained assassins, or perhaps bandits!

Their strength was equally not to be underestimated.

After Gu Han's shout, Gu Chen and the others' hearts tightened instantly, and they all readied themselves for battle.

Liang Fang listened carefully, but detected nothing unusual.

He instinctively wanted to oppose Gu Han, but then recalled the painful consequences of not listening to Gu Han before.

Liang Fang could only call out softly,

"All on guard!"

At the same moment, as the black-clad individuals approached the camp, the Arrow Rain ceased abruptly.

The weapons in the black-clad individuals' hands glinted with a sharp cold light in the moonlight.

With the people ready to respond, as the Arrow Rain stopped, they raised their shields and charged forward.

In the expansive forest, a fierce clash of blades suddenly rang out.

Amidst groans of pain, people kept getting injured and collapsing.

But as long as the wounds weren't fatal, the injured would immediately get back up to continue fighting.

Otherwise, once the battle ended, even if he feigned death, he would be finished off.

Blood kept spraying from both sides' bodies, soon staining the ground a vivid red.

From the very start, the battle headed toward its most brutal outcome.

Yet neither side had anyone choose to retreat or flee.

Both sides knew this was a fight to the death.

The battle would inevitably end with the total annihilation of one side.

When narrow paths meet, the brave prevail.

At such a time, what is compared is not only strength, but also proficiency in martial techniques.

Moreover, it is the will to move forward courageously!

Those who dare to trade wounds for wounds may possibly trade wounds for life!

Gu Han, Liang Fang, and Pei Guang were the three strongest individuals in this operation.

After the battle began, they immediately faced the three most powerful individuals among the black-clad assailants.

Liang Fang, who had originally thought this mission would go smoothly.

In the moment of clashing with the black-clad fighters, he realized how naive his thoughts had been.

This black-clad individual's moves were extremely vicious, yet different from typical battlefield slaughter techniques.

Based on his fighting style, it is highly likely that he is indeed a bandit.

Yet this black-clad individual's strength was actually comparable to his!

He couldn't understand: if this person possessed the strength of a late-stage Great Martial Master, why would he willingly become a bandit?

Liang Fang and Pei Guang found their battle against the bandits reaching a stalemate.

The black-clad opponent facing Gu Han was roughly equal in strength to Liang Fang and the others.

Seeing Gu Han dare to divert his attention and glance at others' fights while engaged with him, he flew into a rage.

His assault grew ever more fierce, and taking advantage of Gu Han's distraction, he slashed a blade at Gu Han's vital point.

Gu Han smirked inwardly, and his Silver Dragon Spear let out a soft hum, deflecting the opponent's long sword.

Immediately after, a puffing sound rang out in the night.

At the moment his long sword was deflected, that black-clad individual's heart tightened.

But soon his body relaxed.

He never even considered, up to his death, the inner armor he had bought at great expense.

Why couldn't he even block a single spear thrust from the opponent...

Thud.

As the black-clad individual's corpse fell to the ground, Gu Han casually touched it and stored his attributes and the treasure chest away.

Next, Gu Han took out a bow and arrow from his storage space, drew the string full, and shot toward the distance.

Whoosh!

A violet-gold feathered arrow shot through the air.

This was precisely the archery skill experience that Gu Han had unlocked from the previous treasure chest.

as well as the Xuan-grade top-quality Fierce Wind Bow!

The spot where the feathered arrow struck.

A black-clad person was tightly suppressing Gu Lin, already raising his knife ready to kill Gu Lin.

However, at that moment, the feathered arrow instantly pierced his temple.

The corpse fell to the ground with a bang.

Gu Lin, who had just walked back from the gates of hell, let out a long breath.

Gu Han's bowstring kept twanging in his hand, and in the night black-clad men fell one after another at the sound, his arrows never missing!

Gu Chen slew an enemy with a single sword strike, then prepared to support the others.

But at that moment, Gu Chen saw Gu Han's terrifying archery skill and was instantly startled.

"When did Gu Han also train in archery?"

Training in archery is much harder compared to regular sword and saber techniques.

Even if a longsword wielder's grasp of swordsmanship is poor, as long as the enemy doesn't move, he can always hit them.

But for archery, even if the enemy stands motionless tens of meters away.

Beginners cannot possibly hit the enemy.

But if the enemy starts to dodge, the difficulty will skyrocket!

Therefore, the time required to train in archery is unimaginable!

Gu Chen can understand that Gu Han possesses extraordinary talent in his cultivation path.

But Gu Han had previously revealed sword intent and spear intent.

At this moment, his archery technique has not yet reached the stage of archery intent.

But merely in terms of proficiency, he is probably not inferior to Zhang Lang, who has been immersed in archery for many years.

Just a moment's effort.

The black-clad men were almost all killed or wounded under Gu Han's archery.

Only the two leaders, the black-clad men fighting Liang Fang and Pei Guang, were not threatened by Gu Han's archery.

Pei Guang didn't think much of it.

They merely thought Gu Han couldn't aim well in the battle between the Great Martial Masters.

But Liang Fang's face turned grim, suspecting that Gu Han wasn't helping them break the siege because he held a grudge.

As soon as that thought crossed his mind, Gu Han ran into the forest.

This only deepened Liang Fang's suspicion.

A hidden spot in the forest.

A black-clad man, using the moonlight and the shouts of battle, judged the situation around the camp.

When he heard the whistling of the feathered arrow cutting through the air, he knew these black-clad men were doomed.

"Fortunately I didn't choose to act myself and instead deceived this band of bandits."

The black-clad man gave a cold, sinister snort.

"We must go back and demand extra pay from whoever surnamed Gu!"

"We were only supposed to assassinate one Great Martial Master, but in the end all three Great Martial Masters who joined forces lost."

As soon as his words fell, an icy-cold voice sounded behind him.

"Which Gu?"

The black-clad man's heart suddenly jolted with great shock.

"Who?"

He abruptly turned around and felt a sudden chill at his throat.

In an instant, his heart sank to the depths of the valley.

By the moonlight, he clearly saw the face of the person aiming a gun at him.

It was exactly his target for this mission: Gu Han!

The bandit archers in the distance were still lying in ambush, and the place he hid, which he had carefully selected, was extremely concealed!

How could this person have silently crept up behind him without anyone noticing?

Gu Han's gaze was like water, and he spoke lightly:

"Now can you tell me which Gu hired you?"