Chapter 8: Hold Me Tight

The gloomy man was fortunate enough to have met a Dou Wang before. He could sense that the Dou Wang's wings were different from the wings of the youth in the sky. Furthermore, from the aura of the youth, he was only at the Dou Shi level. There was only one possibility: the youth had a rare flying Dou Technique. Greed flashed across the gloomy man's eyes. If he could obtain this Dou Technique, his strength would multiply.

Swoosh swoosh swoosh!!!

One after another, sharp arrows flew towards Chen Mo and Zi Yu Di.

"Be careful!" Zi Yu Di panicked.

Chen Mo was not proficient in using Kun Peng's wings. Furthermore, he was carrying Zi Yu Di and had no time to attack. The use of Kun Peng's wings also consumed a lot of Dou Qi. Looking at the arrows flying towards him, Chen Mo had a hard time dodging them. A few of them even brushed past his body. Fortunately, he had his Dou Qi cloak and was not injured.

This also confirmed the gloomy man's guess. It was indeed a flying Dou Technique.

"Hurry, don't stop, shoot!"

"Shoot accurately!"

"Whoever shoots him down, I will reward you handsomely."

Swoosh swoosh swoosh!!!

The mercenaries drew their longbows and shot arrows towards Chen Mo and Zi Yu Di, blotting out the sky and covering the earth.

"Damn it!" Chen Mo's face was gloomy. He could only circulate his Dou Qi and flap his Kun Peng's wings with all his might. He forcefully pulled himself up and flew out of the range of the arrows. The result of doing so caused the wound on Chen Mo's back to burst open. Fresh blood dyed the bandage made from his short sleeves red.

"You're injured?" Zi Yu Di asked, hearing Chen Mo suck in a breath of cold air. She immediately looked up at him and discovered his brows were tightly knitted together, as if he was in extreme pain.

"No, the wound should have burst open. Be careful…"

As Chen Mo was speaking, an arrow suddenly shot towards Zi Yu Di's tail. Chen Mo hurriedly flipped his body over and moved down a little.

"Don't…" Zi Yu Di screamed, knowing what Chen Mo wanted to do.

The arrow hit Chen Mo's back and was repelled by the battle qi cloak.

[Ding! Favorability +3. Obtained Marrow Cleansing Pill x1. Intimacy bonus triggered. Obtained High Yellow Rank Battle Skill — Cloud Steps.]

"Motherf*cker, a bunch of trash, bring me a bow!" the gloomy man shouted. Seeing that Chen Mo and Zi Yu Di were about to fly out of the shooting range, he kicked the mercenary next to him and snatched the bow from his hands. He drew the bow to the fullest, infused all his fighting energy into the arrow, aimed at Chen Mo, and released his finger.

Boom!

The arrow that left the bowstring emitted a powerful whistling sound in the air as it whizzed toward Chen Mo.

"You scared me to death!" Zi Yu Di was still worried about that arrow.

Puchi!

Suddenly, a sharp arrow flew at him from behind. Chen Mo sensed it and was about to dodge when he realized that this arrow was different from the others. Its speed and explosive power were several times that of other arrows. Chen Mo tilted his body, but it was too late. The arrow pierced through the Kun Peng Wings behind him. Chen Mo instantly lost his balance. He quickly descended, but not long after, the Kun Peng Wings retracted back into his body, and the two of them fell straight down.

"Boss is mighty, boss is domineering."

"Boss is still the best, shooting them down with one arrow!"

The mercenaries tried to flatter the gloomy man.

The gloomy man smiled but shouted, "Stop flattering, chase after them!"

...

"Hold me tight," Chen Mo said to Zi Yu Di in his arms, then spread out his hands to increase the resistance of the descent. He struggled to open his eyes, looking for a good landing spot. Finally, he saw a tall sand dune and tried his best to land there.

Bang!

Chen Mo landed first. Although there was soft yellow sand below, falling from a height of nearly ten meters still caused his organs to tremble. His wounds split open, and a large amount of blood seeped out. However, Zi Yu Di acted as if nothing had happened. Crying, she checked on Chen Mo and asked if he was okay.

"You go first!" Chen Mo climbed up with difficulty. If it was in his previous life, he would have been seriously injured at this height, but now he realized that he only suffered light injuries. Even his bones weren't broken, he just felt a little uncomfortable. It seemed that this battle qi cloak was quite sturdy.

"No, we have to go together…" Zi Yu Di saw a large amount of blood seeping out from Chen Mo's back and thought he was seriously injured, so she cried out in sadness.

[Ding! Favorability +1. Received one Favorability coin.]

"Go, I want to see where you can go today," the gloomy man's cold voice echoed in the sky. Not long after, the mercenaries surrounded Chen Mo and Zi Yu Di.

"4-star Dou Shi," Chen Mo muttered as he looked at the gloomy man with a serious expression.

"Brat, if you know what's good for you, hand over the snake woman beside you and your flying Dou Technique. Perhaps, I can spare your life," the gloomy man sneered.

"You… Who are you? Why do all of you want to capture me? Why?" Zi Yu Di opened her arms and stood in front of Chen Mo, shouting.

"Why? Because you are a snake-person, and our human race is at odds with you," the gloomy man licked his lips at Zi Yu Di, and a fiery heat flashed in his eyes. He laughed sinisterly, "You are indeed the best, no wonder the employer paid a high price to capture you."

Zi Yu Di's delicate body trembled, but she did not take a step back. She stood in front of Chen Mo and said with a trembling voice, "The one you want is me, let him go!"

"I will definitely let him go. However, he must hand over his flying Dou Technique," the gloomy man said playfully.

"That's right, hand it over…" the surrounding mercenaries echoed.

"This…" Zi Yu Di was suddenly at a loss. Her hands rubbed the pendant on her neck, and after hesitating for a moment, she took it off and said, "Can I use this to exchange with you…"

Hearing these words, the gloomy man was stunned, then laughed out loud. This was the first time he had seen such a naive snake woman. Zi Yu Di was a little stunned, not knowing why he was laughing.

Suddenly, her hand was grabbed. Chen Mo walked to her side and said, "Don't give it to him."

"But…"

"I said before, I will protect you," Chen Mo wiped away the tears on Zi Yu Di's face.

Zi Yu Di's face turned red, and a ripple appeared in her heart. She said worriedly, "But your injury…"

Chen Mo pulled Zi Yu Di behind him, "I can still hold on."

[Ding! Favorability +2. Obtained two favorability coins. Triggered Hand Holding Bonus. Obtained Footwork Mastery.]

Chen Mo's eyes lit up. He let go of Zi Yu Di's hand and gestured to the gloomy man.

"If you want it, come and get it!" The gloomy man's face sank.

"If you want to be the hero to save the beauty, that will depend on whether you have the strength to do so. Go!" The gloomy man waved his hand, and the surrounding mercenaries immediately surrounded Chen Mo.

Chen Mo took a deep breath and took out Cloud Wandering Steps from his backpack. A memory entered his mind. With Footwork Mastery, Chen Mo directly used it.