110: An arrow that can curve!

As the figures of Chen Du and the other two disappeared into the depths of the thick fog, the wind direction on the grassland seemed to change.

That cold sensation of being watched was like a snake's tongue licking the back of one's neck, making one's hair stand on end.

Xia Xin crouched behind a half-man-high gray rock.

Her fingers gripped the bowstring tightly.

Sweat flowed down her eyelashes and into her eyes, stinging painfully.

Yet, she didn't even dare to blink once.

Behind her, Xiao Ai, Zhou Qian, and the others were scattered in the grass.

Even with knives in their hands, their bodies couldn't stop shaking.

Without the presence of a powerhouse like Chen Du to hold down the fort, they had to keep their nerves strained to the limit.

After all, the bloody smell emanating from the sheep carcasses they had just hunted behind them would likely attract other players.

Thwip!

Xia Xin released her fingers.

A sharp arrow pierced through the air!

Fifty meters away, a black-and-white spotted cow that was ruminating fell to the ground at the sound.

The arrow pierced through the cow's eye, killing it in one hit.

"A hit!"

Zhou Qian was so excited she almost rushed out to drag back the loot.

Xia Xin's ears suddenly twitched, and her expression changed.

A slight tremor came from the ground, as if some massive object was rampaging through the mist.

"Don't move! There's the sound of an engine!"

Before her voice even faded...

Two beams of deathly white headlight glare arrogantly pierced through the mist.

Rumble—!

A bus, modified beyond recognition, burst through the turf!

With dirt flying everywhere, it made an arrogant drift and tail-flick!

It skidded to a stop right next to the dead cow!

That's... a bus?

No.

It looked more like a mobile steel coffin.

The original blue and white body of the vehicle was no longer discernable.

The body was welded with rusty barbed wire and steel plates, and the windows were all dark, hollow firing ports.

A few pieces of dried, blackened meat hung from the plow on the front, and dark red bloodstains had long since dried and turned black.

This was a war machine that had experienced countless slaughters, and its entire body exuded an ominous aura.

Hiss—

The pneumatic door opened, puffing out a cloud of turbid white gas.

"Yo? There are still people who dare to snatch food from your grandpa these days?"

An extremely flippant voice with a hint of banditry came through.

Seven or eight burly men jumped off the bus, carrying machetes, crossbows, and shields.

They were covered in grease and bloodstains.

The leader was a Bearded Man with a centipede-like scar over his right eye.

His gaze swept over Xia Xin and the group of hot girls before finally fixing onto the dead cow on the ground.

His Adam's apple bobbed.

That look in his eyes held a sickly green light, and drool even trailed from the corner of his mouth.

"Meat... fresh meat..."

The Bearded Man suddenly looked up, his eyes bloodshot: "Leave the meat! Strip your clothes! Or else I'll chop you all up for reserve rations!"

Vague sounds of women's whimpering and gasping came from inside the bus.

Through the windows, one could see several pale white legs sticking up and shaking wildly.

Zhou Qian's face turned pale; she was all too familiar with this scenario.

Xiao Ai spat fiercely: "You want to snatch our meat? Ask the blade in my hand if it agrees!"

The Bearded Man burst out laughing, banging the fire axe in his hand against the bus door with a 'clang-clang': "Little sister, in this place, whoever has the bigger fist is the law."

"If you're smart, leave the meat. As for the people... give us brothers some relief, and I guarantee you'll be in ecstasy!"

The men behind him also joined in the jeering.

Their naked gazes scraped over the girls, wishing they could strip them bare on the spot.

"Do it!"

Xia Xin didn't waste any words at all.

With this kind of scum, saying even one more word was a waste of breath.

The bowstring vibrated!

Three sharp arrows were fired in a triangular formation, heading straight for vital points!

At the same time, Li Yaozhi, hiding in the rear flank, moved her lips slightly, and the crystal pendant in her hand spun counter-clockwise.

[Word Spirit: Trip]!

The lackey charging at the very front inexplicably slipped and fell face-first into the dirt.

Puff!

An arrow accurately pierced through the back of his neck, the arrowhead emerging from his Adam's apple along with blood foam.

The man didn't even let out a scream before he went to meet his maker.

"Damn it! They're tough! Shields!"

The Bearded Man roared, reacting extremely quickly by ripping off a bus door panel to use as a shield in front of him.

Clang, clang, clang!

Sparks flew everywhere!

"Earth Monkey! Raise a wall!"

Upon hearing this...

Another man, thin as a monkey, jumped off the bus.

He gave a strange cry and thrust both hands into the ground!

Veins bulged on his arms like countless earthworms crawling under his skin.

Rumble!

The ground cracked!

Several chunks of turf mixed with soil were forcibly lifted, forming a thick cover.

"An Earth-element Talent user?"

Xia Xin's heart sank.

Not only did this group have good equipment, but their team composition was also quite complete!

"Sisters! Don't let them look down on us!"

"Fire!"

Following her command...

Zhou Qian, Xiao Ai, and the others hiding in the grass pulled their triggers in unison.

This was the change Chen Du had brought to them.

After experiencing the zombie siege and the baptism of sea monsters,

these once delicate girls were now holding mechanical crossbows that Xia Lai had stayed up night after night to manufacture.

Twang, twang, twang!

The sounds of vibrating crossbow strings joined together.

Although their aim couldn't compare to Xia Xin's, they made up for it with volume.

Over a dozen crossbow bolts pounced toward the earth wall like a swarm of locusts.

"Ouch! Damn it!"

A lackey who stuck his head out to throw a Molotov cocktail screamed as a crossbow bolt pierced the back of his hand.

The Molotov cocktail dropped by his feet, nearly setting himself on fire!

Another burly man holding a shield was also forced back repeatedly by the fire.

The shield was peppered with arrows, clanging incessantly!

"Shit! These broads have such fierce firepower?!"

The Bearded Man hid behind the earth wall, suppressed so much he couldn't even raise his head.

He had originally thought they were just a bunch of little sheep waiting to be slaughtered, but he didn't expect to encounter a bunch of wild roses!

He was completely enraged!

"A bunch of useless trash! What are you afraid of!"

The Bearded Man roared, spit flying everywhere: "Old Third, drive! Run them over! Crush them into meat paste!"

The engine roared again!

Black smoke billowed!

That steel beast began to adjust its direction, its plow aimed right at the rock where Xia Xin and the others were hiding.

It was going to crush them directly!

"Scatter! Quickly scatter!" Xia Xin shouted, while her hand reached for the deepest part of her quiver.

Lying there was a special arrow, entirely crimson, with an explosive tube tied to the arrowhead.

This was specially made for her by her second sister, Xia Lai, using scavenged chemical reagents and iron pipes.

She hadn't expected to use it so soon!

Draw bow, notch arrow!

"Go to hell!" Xia Xin's beautiful eyes widened as she released the bowstring.

The red arrow shot through the air!

However, this arrow, which carried their hopes, did not shoot toward the bus.

Instead, it shot crookedly toward the empty space on the right side of the earth wall.

It was off by a mile!

"Pfft, hahahaha!"

Hiding behind the earth wall, Earth Monkey saw this and laughed so hard tears came out. "Beauty! Are you trying to shoot the air? With that aim, you should just go home and do embroidery!"

The Bearded Man also grinned, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth: "Looks like she's so scared she's peeing herself, her hands aren't even steady! Brothers, get ready to take them alive!"

However, in the next second...

Xia Xin's red lips parted slightly as she spat out a single word.

"Curve!"

The miniature fuse on the arrowhead ignited!

That red arrow actually drew an arc in mid-air!

It bypassed the thick earth wall!

And went straight for the laughing crowd!

"Wh—"

The laughter stopped abruptly.

Earth Monkey's eyes widened, his pupils shrinking violently.

Boom—!!!

An orange-red fireball exploded behind the earth wall!

Earth Monkey, who possessed the Earth-element ability, bore the brunt of it, his chest blown into a bloody mess!

The lackey beside him whose hand had been pierced was even unluckier, flipped over directly by the blast wave!

His head slammed into the steel rim of the bus tire, and his brains burst out on the spot!

The rest of the men were also left covered in soot and dirt from the blast.

Their ears rang, and they screamed in pain.

The driver in the driver's seat was splattered with warm red and white matter.

His whole body was stiff, his eyes almost bulging out of their sockets.

Looking at the ground full of shredded meat in the rearview mirror, he even forgot his foot was still on the gas pedal.

"It... it curved..."

A minion clutched his head where an ear had been sliced off by shrapnel, wailing on the ground: "She... this broad is also a Talent user!"