Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 49 Confrontation
"He also has a bow and arrows, be careful!"

One of the bandits shouted, and the other bandits from all directions reacted quickly, hiding behind tree trunks.

Only one bandit tripped over the bushes, delaying him by a second. In that single second, Li Wei swiftly fired an arrow, hitting him in the calf. He howled in pain, but even so, he immediately rolled behind a tree, unable to catch up.

This was perfectly normal, and Li Wei was not surprised. He simply picked up the other two arrows and the iron spear while holding one arrow in his mouth.

With a recurve bow and two pointed arrows in his left hand and an iron spear in his right, he charged toward the two bandits flanking him on the left.

"Tal, he's heading your way."

The bandits flanking on the right immediately shouted, and at the same time, one of the bandits who was originally in front of them also showed his head, taking turns to pounce forward with the two bandits flanking on the right.

An encirclement has basically been formed.

As long as the two bandits flanking on the left can hold Li Wei off for a moment.

"Aah!"

Suddenly, the bandit named Tal on the left jumped out from behind a tree, wielding a short-handled axe and yelling as he rushed toward Li Wei. Another bandit rushed out from behind another tree seven or eight meters away, and the distance between the two sides quickly closed, soon within ten meters.

Li Wei had already seen the ecstasy and brutality in the other person's eyes. He had no doubt that if he fell into the other person's hands, he would be eaten alive.

However, Li Wei did not slow down at all. He still carried the recurve bow in one hand and the iron spear in the other, and ran wildly through the forest. When he was less than five meters away from the bandit Tal, he suddenly threw the iron spear in his right hand upwards. The grip that was originally facing forward was instantly changed to a grip that was facing backwards.

This is a very standard throwing posture.

In particular, the momentum from his continuous running also acted on the iron spear, causing it to be thrown out.

With a single spear thrust, the bandit Tal's head exploded like a watermelon!
What a joke! If he wasn't confident, would he dare to be a melee archer?

Almost the instant he threw the iron spear, he lowered his waist, his left leg moved forward as if braking, and his right leg bent back, shifting his weight to his right leg. This allowed his high-speed running body to stabilize at the fastest speed and assume the most suitable posture for drawing a bow and nocking an arrow.

Then, the recurve bow came into my hand, the arrow was nocked, and I used only 60% of my strength to slightly pull the bow apart.

In reality, it's impossible to widen the gap further, as the opportunity is fleeting.

Moreover, the second robber on the other side was less than ten meters away from him, which was enough.

"call out!"

An arrow flew out, and the bandit tried to dodge in a panic, but he couldn't escape Li Wei's accurate shot. The cone-shaped arrow pierced his neck directly, and he made a strange sound. His hands struggled weakly, and he collapsed to the ground.

At that moment, Li Wei didn't have time to look back. He took off running and ran all the way back to his backpack. He untied a wooden spear, took out five cone-shaped arrows, stuck them in the ground, and panted heavily as he looked back.

In fact, after that fight, he was almost exhausted, but he had shot four of the eight bandits dead and wounded one, leaving three remaining. They must have been terrified.

So although they didn't run away, they didn't dare to come within fifty meters of Li Wei again. The two sides faced each other across the woods until a few minutes later, when the other side noticed Li Wei taking out a water bag to drink water, they finally realized that Li Wei might be running out of energy. They shouted and tried to get closer.

But Li Wei immediately grabbed a wooden spear in his right hand, a recurve bow in his left, and an arrow with a pointed tip in his mouth, and pressed forward. They scattered like birds and beasts, running more than a hundred meters away.

They had clearly witnessed Li Wei's instantaneous killing of the two men in this manner.

Li Wei's stamina had recovered to 40 points, so he immediately shouldered his pack and walked step by step along the road into the valley.

He truly wished Penny were dead.

However, he had to go and see, otherwise turning around and leaving would still be abandoning someone in distress.

Besides, he had to kill those three bandits, otherwise, once night fell and they were in their familiar territory, he would be nothing more than easy prey.

Fortunately, the three bandits were genuinely frightened by him. They tried to pounce on him several times, but Li Wei immediately put down his bundle and said, "Come on, you have no shields, no archers, and not even leather armor. If you dare to charge, you can test how sharp his wooden spear is."

Especially after he pulled out that iron spear, you could feel the despair of the bandits opposite him.

And so, Li Wei walked slowly, recovering his strength while collecting the arrows.

When they reached the body of the burly bandit, they stepped on his head and pulled out the cone-shaped arrow.

The three robbers started cursing viciously, but so what? If they weren't happy, they could fight back.

He sneered.
Li Wei threw away the package, put the recurve bow aside, and went to take off the big bandit's boots. They were made of cowhide and of very high quality. He was also wearing a dirty set of leather armor.

Seeing Li Wei do this, the three bandits looked around in the distance, wanting to rush over, but none of them dared to, and could only curse helplessly. In the end, they had no choice but to take a roundabout way and take the injured bandit away.

By this time, Li Wei had already removed the leather armor from the burly bandit and even found a small money pouch on the man's body.

However, there was no information or clues whatsoever, including information about his killing of the bandits. This was clearly because the battle was not yet over, so nothing could be confirmed.

Li Wei didn't wear leather armor; it was too big and would restrict his movements. He simply tied it up, carried it on his back, and then, holding a recurve bow, retreated. He prioritized pulling out and retrieving the pointed arrows from the corpses, then searched them and stripped off the leather armor.

To be honest, this gang of bandits only had two men wearing leather armor, who were probably the leader and deputy leader, but he killed them both in the first instance.

Otherwise, with this big leader around right now, they really would dare to launch an attack.

Next, Li Weiyi found two money bags and then retreated towards the trap where Penny was.

Meanwhile, the three bandits on the other side were trailing behind at a distance of more than a hundred meters, clearly showing their dissatisfaction.

A moment later, Li Wei approached the pit with extreme caution, not rushing to rescue Penny.

I even somewhat hoped that Penny would die from her injuries.

Indeed, he wasn't abandoning those in need; rather, human strength has its limits, and considering he killed so many bandits, his reputation wouldn't be low.

But if Penny hadn't died, he would have gained a burden, which would be very bad.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he got close, he heard Penny's weak voice coming from the bottom of the pit.

"George! George, is that you?"

"It's me, sister. How are you? Can you crawl out now? I killed four bandits and wounded one, but there are still three alive and kicking. They're watching me from beyond the range of arrows. I can't come to save you."

Li Wei gave a brief and concise explanation.

"I can't climb out. This pit is very deep. I think I twisted my ankle, or maybe it's broken, but I won't die. Missy is dead. I'm so sorry..."

“George, don’t stay here. Go to the cliff. That’s the bandits’ lair. From your vantage point, you can shoot farther and have a wider field of vision. We’ll be safe until dark.”

"it is good!"

Li Wei discarded two sets of leather armor, put on cowhide boots, picked up a bow and arrow, and climbed up the rocky cliff along the path carved out by the bandits. This was a good position; as long as he held this spot, the bandits would have to cross a mountain to attack.

While Li Wei was climbing up the cliff, the three uninjured bandits rushed forward for more than 30 meters. However, as soon as Li Wei climbed up, they immediately retreated. They were very clever!

However, they seemed to be thinking of a solution. As long as there was a shield, or even just a door, Li Wei would have to flee in panic.

And at night, he would have to consider whether to give up on Penny.

Li Weiyi ate his food while pondering.

The three robbers were loitering about sixty meters away, while the wounded robber was left on the opposite bank of the valley, whimpering intermittently.

At this moment, he glanced back at the cave where the bandits lived. It was dark and quiet inside, and he couldn't see anything.

If the bandits had left even one bandit here before, this would have been Li Wei's doom.

Outside the cave, on the flat ground, there was a extinguished campfire, a dirty pot, and a mess of wooden bowls and spoons.

There was a pile of food nearby, along with bloodstains and fish entrails and scales. Swarms of flies buzzed around, and a foul stench permeated the air.

But Li Wei soon discovered a rope among them, which he estimated to be seven or eight meters long.

These were good finds. In addition, he found two sticks, each about five or six centimeters in diameter and three meters long, which seemed to be used by the bandits to carry heavy objects.

Li Weiyi dragged these things over and first tied the two sticks together with a rope, turning them into a simple ladder about ten centimeters wide.

He then carried the thing down the cliff and threw it into the pit. He couldn't help with the rest, because in just a short while, the three bandits had already rushed another thirty meters away. When Li Wei threw down the ladder, grabbed the recurve bow, and nocked an arrow, they turned back in a panic.

It's ridiculous and funny, but not fun at all.

Li Wei felt that if he couldn't come up with a solution soon, things might get complicated this time.

(End of this chapter)