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The arrow was very fast, but Ling Dengxian could still see it clearly. The blue and white light bit off the arrow shaft as he moved, and the sharp edge emanating from the spear tip made the mercenaries look alert.

"A city-breaking spear? This style is quite novel. From what you said just now, you are not a local?" Before he finished speaking, the mercenary leaped forward to close the distance, and a flash of sword slashed towards the young man who was unable to dodge.

"Clang!" Ling Dengxian's whole body shook, but he reacted quickly and swept the spear out to push the enemy away. The protective gear of the city-breaking spear that had just been used for a sneak attack saved his forearm. When he blocked it urgently, he didn't see the direction of the blade clearly, and his force was somewhat misplaced.

"But... the strength is not as great as I expected." Ling Dengxian held his weapon horizontally to block the incoming crossbow arrow again, then turned around and stabbed the enemy in front of him.

What surprised Ling Dengxian was that the other party did not confront him head-on. After avoiding the attack, he immediately retreated and kept his distance: "Deputy Commander, this guy is quite tough!"

Ling Dengxian admitted that he was stunned for a moment, but fortunately the opponent did not seize the opportunity.

However, Hapil noticed that the troublemaker in front of him was a little overwhelmed just now. He must be a rookie. It was just that the huge weapon was very intimidating. If he was not careful, he would be easily defeated... But he had already lost four mercenaries for this private job. If he gave up, it would be like having a piece of meat dug out for no reward. Moreover, the leader would not be able to justify the loss of manpower for no reason. If he did not give some compensation, he would definitely not have a good ending.

And indeed, too much time had already been wasted... Harpil once again looked up at the dark clouds in the sky. The pressure of the natural disaster made him increasingly anxious:

"You can't even handle a rookie! Keep that Safra here for me. I'm going to deal with this rookie myself."

Ling Dengxian was very confused as to why he was mistaken for a military man, but he obviously had no chance to ask the enemy questions at the moment, as his opponent's fist was already in front of him when the wind started.

Leaning back to strike back, Ling Dengxian's reaction was already quite fast, but he was powerless and fell into the opponent's rhythm. Harpil dodged the tip of the counterattacking spear by simply turning sideways, and then hit the boy's shoulder as he dodged. Ling Dengxian retreated in pain, but his opponent followed him like a leech. Ling Dengxian dodged a fierce left fist to the right, but after seeing the enemy's next move clearly, he hurriedly turned his spear around and barely blocked the slash from Harpil's right hand.

"Wait, a fist blade weapon?!" Ling Dengxian's pupils shrank.

Harpil showed a cruel smile, and the sharp blade on his fist popped out and swung down to suppress the city-breaking spear, and the other fist with a blade went straight to Ling Dengxian's face.

At the critical moment, the sound of breaking wind rang out, breaking the crisis. Hapil reflexively withdrew and dodged. An arrow flew past his forehead, cut a leaf and finally nailed it to the trunk of a tree. Ling Dengxian did not miss this opportunity and immediately distanced himself.

Harpil roared like an angry beast: "You are tired of living, right?"

Ye Ban calmly drew the bowstring, and almost at the same time as she shot the first arrow, she forced herself to move again. The long-beaked beasts, who had received her signal in advance, jumped up from the grass and ran towards the mercenaries who surrounded them.

She seized the moment when the mercenaries were distracted watching the fight between the two and shot. The second arrow lost its accuracy due to injury and only hit Hapier's left arm. The mercenaries who realized their negligence hurried to make amends and pulled the trigger of the crossbow at Yeban. Yeban's pretty face tightened, and she pulled the rope that had been tied around her waist. The sleeping beast that had been ready to respond pulled it hard and dragged Yeban out of the fire circle. At a distance of less than fifteen meters, the Safra girl had a very high hit rate when she shot arrows. Under long-term suppression, Yeban performed at a higher level than usual. Within ten breaths, five mercenaries were hit by several arrows, and three of them died on the spot.

“Asshole!” Harpier was furious, but Ling Dengxian knew he couldn’t let go of the opportunity and raised his city-breaking spear to attack. Harpier had to come back to his senses to deal with the attack, but he hadn’t lost his mind yet: “Maintain the siege while ensuring your own safety. I’ll deal with this as soon as I finish dealing with it!”

In fact, she was already at the end of her strength without his reminder. The series of activities just now were already her limit. She had no idea what kind of sequelae she would have. The young man she had met once was the real key to whether she could escape.

"Don't worry, you have the advantage in weapons. Judging from your performance just now, he will not be your opponent." Ye Ban reminded Ling Dengxian and hid behind a tree with the help of the beast trainer to avoid the mercenaries' arrows.

This made Ling Dengxian feel relieved, but it only added fuel to the fire for Hapil, who threw the first punch without hesitation, with much more force. But Ling Dengxian had already controlled the distance, and although it was a little difficult to resist, at least he was able to block it completely compared to before.

If it weren't for the arrow that hit Harpier's left arm in the middle of the night, Ling Dengxian would not have been able to gain the upper hand in a fight with a battle-hardened mercenary. And now it was indeed the case. After gradually withstanding the attack, he had figured out some tricks, and the advantage of the city-breaking spear gradually emerged. He could see that his opponent's face was getting worse and worse.

But Ling Dengxian was not in a hurry to launch the first counterattack, because he didn't know whether this expression was performed for him, and he didn't know whether his opponent's upper hand was intentional.

He now understood why Bagpipe and Midnight had said that fighting humans was very different from fighting beasts, especially when it was like now - when his life was at stake!

He suddenly retreated to avoid the punch, put away the spear and took another step back to the right. The enemy followed with a look of joy. Ling Dengxian stopped, then lowered his body and burst forward, and a backhand strike decided the outcome!

Half of his palm flew up to the sky above the clearing in the forest with the fiery red liquid. With the pig-killing-like roar behind him, Ling Dengxian exhaled the air that had been lingering in his chest for a long time, and with a shake, the blue-white spear drew a light and shadow: "This time..."

"Finish the job!" Ye Ban was also surprised by his attack, but the crisis before him did not decrease much!

"Ahhh! Kill him...for me! Flame Bomb!" Happy roared, but he did not continue to wait for death on the spot. For the first time, he distanced himself from Ling Dengxian.

Before Ling Dengxian could do anything, he was immediately greeted by a scorching heat wave.

"careful!"

Two fireball-shaped shells fired from the standard Originium cannons in the hands of the mercenaries came straight towards him. Ling Dengxian was horrified and rolled on the ground to avoid the explosion before he could even catch his breath. The burning sensation all over his skin was accompanied by a stinging sensation as if it were cutting into his skin.

He rolled several times on the ground to avoid the frontal explosion. What was worse was that before he could get up, the second attack came again. In the firelight, he dragged his body as hard as he could to avoid losing his left hand. But Ling Dengxian's condition was very bad now. He felt that his back should have been burned but he didn't know how serious it was. His left arm also hurt terribly, but the most serious injury was caused by the shrapnel embedded in his ribs.

"It hurts so much..." Ling Dengxian's expression was distorted by the pain coming from his ribs. He shouldn't have been stunned for a moment, otherwise he could have avoided it if he was standing.

"Go on! Kill him!"

"We can forget about that Zafra for now! She can't get far anyway, let's kill this *Victoria swear* bastard right now!!"

Ling Dengxian had just stood up when Yanlang bit him again.