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Chapter 72: Chapter 72 Fierce Battle
Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Yang Xiao’s eyesight was sharper than anyone else’s. He kept a close eye on the Crow King and saw it spread its wings and shoot out hundreds of Feathered Arrows, immediately shouting,
"Run!"
This was something Yang Xiao had discussed with everyone before heading up the mountain; if he shouted "Run," everyone should immediately retreat to avoid danger.
Upon hearing this, everyone scattered and fled.
Yang Xiao didn’t retreat but advanced instead, evading the core attack area of the Feathered Arrows, took a quick step to the side, notched an arrow on his sparrow bow, and fiercely shot at the sparrow king only a dozen meters away.
Yang Xiao’s original Defense was 5 points, plus 2 points from his cloth armor. He calculated that he wouldn’t die from taking a few arrows. With the idea of enduring a few arrows, he seized the sparrow king’s vulnerable moment after launching its Feathered Arrows to attack.
Huang Wen, Qin Yu, and Deng Xiao were spreading their wings and soaring into the sky, preparing to dodge the Crow King’s Feathered Arrows. For them, as long as they ascended quickly, they could evade because the Crow King’s primary targets were Yang Xiao and others on the ground, with the Feathered Arrows shooting down diagonally from mid-air.
At the moment of flying away, Huang Wen glanced at Yang Xiao and saw him recklessly charging forward to attack the Crow King. Her heart jumped, blood rushing, and she ignored any dangers, charging directly at the Crow King.
Feifei stood at the front of the group. Her long hair had special functions, able to entangle dozens of Feathered Arrows, making her the meat shield in this battle.
Hearing Yang Xiao shout "Run," Feifei also intended to retreat, but seeing Yang Xiao up front dueling with the Crow King, she shouted,
"Boss, it’s dangerous!"
Her Magic Hair instantly rose into the sky, forming a massive umbrella.
Feifei yelled and urgently rushed to Yang Xiao’s front, using her Magic Hair Umbrella to shield him.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh...
The Crow King’s Feathered Arrows fell one after another. Five or six girls couldn’t dodge in time and got hit by the arrows; one was shot in the heart and died instantly, while the others cried out in pain.
Although Feifei’s Magic Hair spread into a giant umbrella, its large area left gaps between strands of hair.
Feifei’s Magic Hair caught a dozen Feathered Arrows, but a few arrows still penetrated her Magic Hair Umbrella, hitting her body; fortunately, not fatally.
Feifei grunted a few times, clenching her teeth, and swung her Magic Hair to cover Yang Xiao’s head, blocking several Feathered Arrows aimed at him.
Meanwhile, Yang Xiao’s sparrow bow had fired, with an Arrow Shadow shooting towards the Crow King ahead.
After launching the Feathered Arrows, the sparrow king became exhausted, severely reducing its Defense, attack capability, and reaction speed in a short period. It couldn’t fully avoid Yang Xiao’s incoming arrow.
Worse still, the Blue Peacock form of Huang Wen had already attacked, with sharp claws reaching for the Crow King’s eyes.
The Crow King had no time to dodge both Yang Xiao’s arrow and Huang Wen’s attack at the same time, instinctively twisting its head to avoid Huang Wen’s attack, while using its last strength to shoot a Feathered Arrow at Huang Wen.
Thump!
Yang Xiao’s sharp arrow hit the Crow King’s neck, piercing it through.
The Crow King let out a groan, its massive body falling immediately.
As the Crow King fell, Huang Wen’s Blue Peacock also wobbled and plummeted from the sky.
With a dull thud, the Crow King crashed onto the concrete road.
Seeing Huang Wen’s Blue Peacock fall, Yang Xiao, heart in angst, quickly rushed over to catch the falling Huang Wen in his arms. In the moment of landing, Huang Wen couldn’t sustain her Beast Soul operation and reverted to human form.
Holding Huang Wen, Yang Xiao noticed a Feathered Arrow had pierced her chest.
"Huang Wen, are you alright?"
Yang Xiao shouted.
Blood seeped from the corner of Huang Wen’s mouth, and she replied with a wry smile,
"I probably won’t die, right?"
Yang Xiao quickly dug out a Small Blood Pill from his pocket, saying,
"Didn’t I tell you to run? Why did you come over? Why do you never follow orders? Do you want to force me to fire you?"
Huang Wen looked at Yang Xiao and said softly,
"I told you last time that if you’re in danger, I would risk my life to save you."
Huang Wen had previously risked her life to save her friends Qin Yu and Deng Xiao and now did the same for Yang Xiao. Had she not rushed at the Crow King, either Yang Xiao couldn’t have shot the Crow King down with one arrow, or Yang Xiao would have also been hit by the Crow King’s Feathered Arrows.
Looking at Huang Wen’s injured state, Yang Xiao felt a pang of heartache and swiftly pulled out a Small Blood Pill, saying,
"I’ll pull out the arrow now, bear with me."
With that, one hand pressed on Huang Wen’s right chest.
Gripping the Feathered Arrow with his right hand, he yanked it out with force.
Huang Wen screamed "Ah" in pain.
Yang Xiao quickly stuffed the Small Blood Pill into Huang Wen’s mouth.
At this moment, with the Crow King shot down by Yang Xiao, the more than twenty crows in the sky lost their will to fight, flapping their wings without confidence, hovering and shrieking in mid-air.
Qin Yu and Deng Xiao immediately flew over, guarding above Yang Xiao, continuously shooting Feathered Arrows at the distant crows.
The rest of the girls quickly rushed over, encircling Yang Xiao and Huang Wen to protect them, with various attacks targeting the crows in mid-air.
Feifei leaped a good two to three meters high, her Magic Hair growing long, grabbing a crow’s legs. With a flick of her hair, she slammed the crow onto the rocks, killing it instantly.
As she slammed, she fiercely shouted,
"I’ll make you shoot at our boss, make you shoot my sister Wen..."
Feifei slammed several times, leaving the crow almost completely shattered.
The remaining crows, not willing to engage further, took flight with a loud flapping sound, disappearing into the thick fog.
The intense battle had already alerted other birds above the distant pool, who circled and screamed but didn’t swoop down.
Each bird species has its own group and won’t easily interfere in other bird groups’ fights unless competing for food, like the fish in the pool.
Yang Xiao’s spot had no fish, so the birds only watched from afar without attacking.
The effects of the Small Blood Pill were indeed miraculous; the bleeding from Huang Wen’s chest began to slowly stop. Yang Xiao initially wanted to check if Huang Wen’s chest injury had healed, and was about to reach out to move her clothing, but suddenly paused, remembering he was a man and she was a girl.
