Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 90 Dominating the Battlefield (Fifth Update)

“George, there are ten people on the other side, four in front and three on each flank, trying to outflank us. What should we do?” Penny finally got into the zone, acting as a sort of observer and reporting the situation.

"How many archers are there? Are they wearing armor? Are they carrying shields?"

Li Wei asked calmly.

"Two, no, three, one holding a crossbow, wearing leather armor, who seemed to be of high status, in front of him, and another holding a shield and an axe."

“There is an archer on the south side, one of whom is holding a round shield.”

"There's another one to the north, also with a shield. They're flanking us. Should we continue forward? That would be very disadvantageous. Our raft can only defend the front..."

Penny was also anxious, but she managed to stay calm for the time being.

Meanwhile, Fila was almost in tears, or rather, she was covered in sweat.

“Continue calling out the positions, focusing on the archers in the north and south. Ignore the ones in front. Leon, hold on. When I tell you to stop, you must hold on without the slightest sway. Mom, sister, you must also remember that balance and stability are very important to me. I only have five arrowheads, and I can't waste them.”

Don't worry, brother!

Perhaps it was Li Wei's unusual calmness that influenced Lyon, and he finally seemed somewhat reliable.

But it didn't seem to have much effect on Fila.

Li Wei had no choice but to soften her tone.

"Mom, don't panic. Don't look up. Look at your feet. Don't trip. Leon, don't push the stroller too fast. Make sure to give it enough room to anticipate."

"George, that archer on the south side is picking up speed, he's drawing his bow—ah!"

"Dah!"

An arrow struck the raft, startling Penny, who was peeking out, into a scream. It also startled Fila, who jumped up, nearly overturning the wooden cart and almost throwing Li Wei off.

Li Wei was furious, but she quickly suppressed her anger; this was not the time to be angry.

He could only try to remain calm and said, "Sister, don't scream! I won't let you get hurt. Now listen to me, stabilize the raft, continue to report the positions, tell me the location of that archer to the south, where he's going, what details are around him, and details of his movements!"

"Okay, I understand, don't worry, George!"

Under Li Wei's gentle words, Penny was quite reliable. After calming down, she quickly peeked out again. "He's already reached the pear tree. The two bandits are protecting him. They're holding shields and moving upwards. There are almost no gaps. He's about sixty paces away from us."

While Penny was still calculating the distance between them, Li Wei had already steadily stood up from the wooden cart, drew his bow with lightning speed, and after a slight adjustment, the cone-shaped arrow, with a faint whooshing sound, instantly traversed more than seventy meters. The archer was passing by the pear tree. Although his companion was protecting him with a shield, Li Wei was standing on the wooden cart, and his view was different from Penny's.

Besides that, Li Wei was almost completely familiar with the surrounding environment.

Moreover, this wasn't the kind of understanding that Penny, Fila, and Leon had. Instead, each terrain was reviewed by an archer, modularized and pinpointed. When the target appeared at the current module point, Li Wei could skip the first step of aiming and the sights, and only needed to make a few minor adjustments to shoot the arrow in the shortest time and at the best condition!
A jet of blood shot up, and more than seventy meters away, the archer, who was turning sideways and trying to maneuver upwards, was shot right through the neck!
Accurate hit!

He looked bewildered and fell backward, but Li Wei didn't even bother to glance at him and immediately retreated under the raft.

Three or four seconds passed before Penny finally let out a low growl, as if she had seen a ghost.

"He...he...he...you...you...George, he's dead, he shot you!"

"Sister, calm down. Find the archers to the north and report their positions!"

At this moment, Fila couldn't help but peek northward and exclaimed quickly, "They're going to jump into that fern ditch! There's a big black rock nearby. The archer has already jumped in; I can only see his head. He's going behind the rock..."

As Fila called out the points, the corresponding spatial coordinates quickly appeared in Li Wei's mind. As long as two points were confirmed, the third point would be the archer, assuming Fila was not mistaken.

But there's no time left to verify the truth; the opportunity is fleeting and won't come again.

Li Wei suddenly stood up. At the same time, his bow was drawn to its fullest extent, and his arrow shot out like a swift cloud. He only made a slight adjustment for less than 0.3 seconds. The arrow was already like an assassin's blade, pointing directly at the archer. Even though he was moving quickly, even though his body below the nose was not in the ditch, and even though he was about to rush behind the big rock, he was just one step too late.

The cone-shaped arrow pierced through his temple, though it didn't go all the way through, it certainly meant his death!
Because the timing and speed of this arrow being shot are completed in an instant.

So much so that Fila didn't even see it, and Penny was about to peek out when Li Wei had already gotten back onto the wooden cart.

"Leon, speed up the advance and charge straight ahead. I've already dealt with the archers on both sides."

"Huh? Oh, okay!"

Lyon was completely bewildered at that moment, but fortunately he didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he immediately increased the force, and the wooden cart rattled downhill. Since it was going downhill from uphill, it didn't require much strength; the only thing needed to do was to maintain stability.

However, at this moment, the two groups of bandits from the north and south also recovered from their shock. After some hesitation and struggle, whether out of fear or anger, they each grabbed sharp blades and charged forward, no longer bothering to maneuver.

"They're charging! What do we do? We're going to be surrounded! George, George, shoot them!"

Fila is screaming on the left.

Penny on the right is also asking what to do.
"Don't panic, keep charging forward and break through those four bandits!"

"But they have crossbows!"

"Crossbows aren't foolproof, charge! Don't stop!" Li Wei roared. His words had barely left his lips when the wooden cart lurched violently. Fila tripped over a patch of grass, nearly overturning the cart again. Luckily, Leon was reliable, and Penny did well too, holding onto the raft tightly.

"I'm sorry, it's all my fault!"

Fila chipped her nose, lost a front tooth, and had blood all over her mouth. She stumbled to her feet, trying to hold onto the raft, but she couldn't keep up and ended up rolling on the ground like a gourd.

Lyon, on the other hand, was accelerating. He had also traveled this route for five months. He wouldn't say he could push it with his eyes closed, but he could do it almost perfectly.

"Dah!"

A crossbow bolt flew over and hit the raft, startling Penny, who was about to peek out and report the location, so much that her face turned pale.

Fortunately, nothing went wrong.

The moment the crossbow bolt was fired, Li Wei suddenly stood up, drew his bow, and shot an arrow that blew the crossbowman's head off!

Li Wei felt like he was stomping a noob with the opponent's skill level!
Really.

At this point, the other side was already panicking.

Even if they have three men left in front and four men left on the flanks.

There were seven people in total, but they were divided into three groups.

They held small round shields, but were facing a wooden cart that had taken advantage of the terrain and was charging down from a high position.

And, a seemingly unerring archer.

Damn it, how can we fight this?
Instead of continuing to draw his bow and fire, Li Wei put away his recurve bow, grabbed a wooden spear from the wooden cart, and jumped down as nimbly as a cat.

the reason is simple.

The wooden cart was already going too fast, and Leon and Penny couldn't control the inertia. Although the road was flat, even a small bump could cause them to make a mistake and lead to a collapse.

He cannot rely on miracles and luck; everything must be under his control.

"Don't stop, keep going!"

Li Wei continued shouting.

Only by defeating and frightening the bandits in front can we deal with the four bandits on the two flanks behind.

"George! Penny, help me!"

Fila screamed. She tried to keep up with the pace, but the more panicked she became, the more chaotic she became. She had only run a dozen steps when she had already tripped and fallen seven or eight times. Her head and face were covered in blood, and she screamed in panic.

There's nothing we can do about it. Fila is great in every other way, but her mental fortitude is just as bad as ever!

But at this time, no one paid attention to her, and there was no information that she needed to be rescued. This information system was not stupid and would not trigger a rescue mission.

So when she saw four bandits rushing towards her from the north and south, yelling and screaming, Fila was terrified. She screamed like a pig being slaughtered and tumbled down the hill, surprisingly fast.

"Hold on! Morpheus, stop them!"

At this moment, the bandits were also shouting at each other, although the distance between them was not very far.

Lyon was pushing his wooden cart less than fifty meters away from the three robbers directly in front of him.

The bandits to the north were less than 30 meters away from Fila, and the bandits to the south were less than 40 meters away from Li Wei.

This is a situation where we could easily find ourselves surrounded and attacked if we're not careful.

But Li Wei stopped shooting arrows and kept telling Leon to stay steady, not to stop, and to keep charging forward.

"George, do I need to call out the numbers again?"

"No need, just charge forward!"

Li Wei had a reason for saying that.

The three bandits below each carried small round shields, and he was not on the wooden cart, so he lacked the height advantage. Therefore, it would be better for him to charge over and use the impact of the wooden cart to make further plans.

At this moment, he held a recurve bow and two cone-shaped arrows in his left hand and a wooden spear in his right. He was two or three meters behind the wooden cart and intentionally shifted to one side, which was actually equivalent to a slow detour. He could adjust his movements and advance and retreat with ease. He could not say that he had everything under control, but he was really calm.

At this moment, Leon and Penny are truly performing exceptionally well.

Lyon maneuvered the wooden cart at ever-increasing speed. Even though he couldn't see ahead, his familiarity with the terrain allowed him to avoid hitting even a low embankment. Considering the failure rate of wooden carts, this was truly an impressive feat.

In the blink of an eye, the wooden cart had already rushed to within a dozen meters of the three robbers.

(End of this chapter)