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Chapter 209: Red Leaves Dwarf Tribe

However, the three bullets suddenly changed their routes in midair.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!

Three blood flowers blossomed on the jackal's body, one of them coming from its head. The impact of the shots caused it to fly three meters back. It slammed on the ground and lost its breath.

"This is?" Liu Yan was dumbfounded when she saw this scene.

Before this, she felt that Wang Teng's gun skill was a little weird. At that time, she didn't see it clearly, but she saw everything now since she took special notice of it.

The three bullets didn't change their route. They were supposed to move in that direction.

Wang Teng had used his frightening calculative ability to predict the escape route of the jackal. Thus, when it dodged, the bullets hit its vital points directly.

"Gun Kungfu!"

Liu Yan thought of these two words. She wasn't able to remain calm anymore.

To all the martial warriors who used guns, Gun Kungfu was the most powerful battle technique they could have. Many people would scramble for it.

Liu Yan was no exception.

Once the leader of the jackals died, the other jackals were at a loss. They were routed easily. The remaining three jackals noticed that the situation wasn't right, so they stuck their tails between their legs and escaped in a flurry.

Wang Teng used his spiritual power to pull the attribute bubbles they dropped and picked them up.

He received in total:

Blank Attribute*30

Earth Force*38

…

"Did you use Gun Kungfu just now?" After the battle ended, Liu Yan grabbed Wang Teng's hand excitedly.

"That's right." Wang Teng didn't hide it. He nodded his head in agreement.

"Gun Kungfu!"

Lin Zhan and the others couldn't help but look at him when they heard this.

It was obvious that they had heard of the renowned Gun Kungfu before. They were astounded that Wang Teng had grasped this gun battle technique.

"Where did you learn it from?" Liu Yan was even more excited when she saw him admitting it. She asked him again.

Hence, Wang Teng told them the process of how he learned Gun Kungfu. Of course, he hid the part about him picking up attributes.

What do you mean by picking up attributes? I'm a one-in-a-million genius. I can grasp anything I learned.

After Lin Zhan and his team members heard his story, they remained silent for a long time.

"Your experience is a little…" Lin Zhan and the others realized that they couldn't find any phrases to describe it.

"Hehe!"

"God of Guns? Why hadn't I heard of this person before?" Liu Yan was a little anxious and doubtful.

"I don't know." Wang Teng shook his head. He didn't understand the person either.

"It's a pity that your gun skills are taught by the other party. If not, I wanted to buy it from you." Liu Yan shook her head in pity.

Wang Teng nodded. Although the other party was a mental patient, Wang Teng wouldn't pass his Gun Kungfu knowledge to other people without his consent.

"You can try my method," he said.

"Forget it. I can't be as shameless as you." Liu Yan rolled her eyes.

"How am I shameless? This is called strategy." Wang Teng felt helpless.

"Hmph."

…

At approximately 3 pm, Wang Teng and his teammates finally reached Red Leaves Hill.

Wang Teng looked at the scenery outside the window, and a flash of amazement flashed past his eyes. A small hill entered his vision. It was surrounded by low trees covered in red leaves.

There were patches of fields on the hill too, covered with golden crops. Many short figures were hard at work in the field.

There were tall and huge rocks erected around the hill in a strange style. There were also buildings built on the hill, and they had merged with the hill. The entire scene looked magnificent.

"This is the Red Leaves Hill!"

Lin Zhan parked the vehicle and asked everyone to get down. They then headed to the hill.

"You are?" A small and dainty young female dwarf appeared on a tree. She looked at them with vigilance.

"Hello, we are martial warriors from the Jixin Martial House in Yong City. We came to help you clear the Gale Mantis. This is the proof of our mission." Lin Zhan took out a scroll.

This kind of ancient mission delivering method wasn't popular on Earth anymore. However, the Xingwu Continent continued to use it. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

The lady's figure flashed, and the scroll in Lin Zhan's hand landed in her hands. Then, she appeared on the branch again. She opened the scroll and took a look at it. Her expression softened, and she nodded. "Follow me, martial warriors from the Jixin Martial House."

She leaped down the tree and led the way into the mountain.

Lin Zhan and the others followed her.

This was the first time Wang Teng came in close contact with a dwarf. He couldn't help but observe her secretly from the back. Her hair was tied into numerous pigtails, similar to the dreadlocks hairstyle on Earth. She was wearing leather armor. It was simple and practical. It seemed to have a good defensive ability too. It worked in the same way as the battle uniforms they were wearing.

She was also carrying a bow and arrow on her back with a dagger tied around her thigh. There were no large weapons, so she appeared light and agile as she walked.

Along the way, they met many other dwarves, who all sized up Wang Teng and his teammates curiously. They greeted the dainty female dwarf.

"Ni Ya, who are they?" some dwarves asked directly.

"They are martial warriors from the Jixin Martial House. They came to help us clear the Gale Mantis," the dainty little dwarf, Ni Ya, explained.

Then, these dwarves started discussing among themselves.

"They are martial warriors from the Jixin Martial House!"

"Did they come from the world behind the dimensional rift? They look the same as the human race on our Xingwu Continent."

"I don't care who they are. I will treat them as friends if they are able to clear those damn Gale Mantis…"

Wang Teng listened to their conversations and noticed that many dwarves didn't ostracize them.

Maybe to the normal people, they wouldn't bother about the Xingwu Continent or the Earth as long as it didn't affect their everyday lives.

However, what made Wang Teng curious was the huge difference in the appearance of these dwarves.

Along the way, they saw many dainty and pretty little dwarves. However, they also saw many extremely muscular ones. They looked like the short version of bodybuilders. Whether it was a male or female, they all looked like this.

Wang Teng asked Lin Zhan about this in a low voice.

Lin Zhan looked at the dainty little dwarf in front of them and moved his lips slightly. His voice entered Wang Teng's ear. "Ethnic difference."

Ethnic difference! This difference is quite huge. Wang Teng wondered to himself. He didn't probe further, though.

Ni Ya brought them to a building on the hill that had actually merged with the hill. An old dwarf with white hair greeted them. "Welcome, my guests who have traveled a long distance. I am the head of the Red Leaves Tribe, Ao Mu."

"Nice to meet you, respected tribe leader of the Red Leaves Tribe." Lin Zhan walked forward and greeted him.

"We know your intention of coming. Thank you for your arrival. Do you need to rest first?" Ao Mu asked.

"No need. We have rested enough along the way. We can go and hunt Gale Mantis right away," Lin Zhan said.

"In that case, I will ask Ni Ya to gather the soldiers in our tribe to go with you. They are quite strong, and they have fought with the Gale Mantis before. They have some understanding of the Gale Mantis," Ao Mu said.

"Okay." Lin Zhan had no reason to object. They did need to have some information about the Gale Mantis first.

Chapter 210: Baffling Hatred

While they were waiting for the dwarf soldiers to gather, Wang Teng took the little crow out of his bag and fed some meat to it.

The lady dwarf, Ni Ya, looked at them curiously for some time. She couldn't help but ask, "Is this your spiritual pet?"

"Yes." Wang Teng nodded.

"Why did you think of raising a crow?" Ni Ya frowned.

To many people, crows were ominous. Thus, people rarely raised crows as their spiritual pets. The ancient tribes in the Xingwu Continent felt the same way, so Ni Ya found it hard to understand.

"I don't have so many taboos. Also, it's the descendant of an advanced-rank star beast. There's potential in grooming it," Wang Teng explained in a few sentences.

"Advanced-rank star beast!" Ni Ya was shocked. The cubs of star beasts were rare, much less the descendants of advanced-rank star beasts.

"You are really lucky."

She threw away her prejudice. Instead, all that was left in her heart was jealousy.

When Lin Zhan and the others saw Ni Ya talking to them voluntarily, they joined in the casual conversation. They received much useful information from her.

Ni Ya told them that she was one of the guardian martial warriors of the Red Leaves Tribe. She was at the 2-star soldier level and was normally in charge of the safety of the tribe.

There weren't many martial warriors in the entire dwarf tribe, only around eight. Their abilities were around the same. They were all 2-star soldier-level martial warriors.

That was why they needed to seek help from martial warriors outside through the form of a mission.

Also, she said that the tribe could only release four dwarf soldiers, inclusive of her, to hunt for the Gale Mantis with them.

The others had to stay in the tribe in case something happened.

…

After some time, the three dwarf martial warriors walked over from afar.

They were all extremely muscular and buff. They used battle axes and maces as their weapons and carried a battle shield behind their backs. They looked like human-size tanks.

Looking at their appearance, Wang Teng couldn't help but remember the martial warrior from the giant race he saw in the past.

Besides the height difference, they were similar in many areas.

However, there was another extreme in the dwarf race. There were small and dainty dwarves like Ni Ya. When placed together, all the giants seemed huge and muscular.

Of course, the giants were all taller than two meters, so they couldn't be dainty even if they wanted to!

The moment they walked closer, one of the dwarves raised his loud voice and said, "Ni Ya, are they the human martial warriors who came to help us with the Gale Mantis?"

"Wa Ke!" Ni Ya turned around and looked at him. She nodded. "That's right, they are martial warriors from the human race."

"Will they really be helpful? The Gale Mantis are difficult to deal with. The others are fine, but this fellow doesn't seem very strong. He just looks a little handsome." Wang Teng pointed at Wang Teng blatantly.

Wang Teng: …

He felt that he got targeted for no reason!

Is it any of your business whether I'm handsome or not?

Ni Ya frowned. She glared at him and said, "This is too much. Is this how you treat a guest?"

Wa Ke's aura weakened immediately under Ni Ya's sharp glare. However, he continued muttering, "He does look a little weak!"

"Shut up!" Ni Ya scolded.

Wa Ke noticed that she was really angry, so he shut his mouth unwillingly.

"I'm sorry. I don't know what's wrong with Wa Ke today. Please don't take it to heart," Ni Ya apologized to Wang Teng.

Lin Zhan and his teammates were furious. They wanted to open their mouths, but they saw Wang Teng shaking his head at them. Then, Wang Teng said calmly, "It's okay."

Lin Zhan and the others didn't say anything. However, their attitude turned colder. They said, "Let's not waste time. Since everyone is here, hurry up and lead the way."

Ni Ya glared at Wa Ke again when she felt the atmosphere turning awkward. Then, she led everyone to the field with an overflowing number of Gale Mantis.

"In the past, only a few Gale Mantis would appear. Our tribe could get rid of them easily. However, this year, for some unknown reason, a large number of Gale Mantis have appeared." Along the way, Ni Ya still fulfilled her responsibility and introduced the situation to them.

"There is a 3-star Gale Mantis King among them too. One of our warriors almost died while fighting. Fortunately, he was saved by our tribesman."

"Gale Mantis are wind-element star beasts. They move quickly, and their front limbs are in the shape of a sickle. It's extremely sharp. There's a row of hard sawtooth on it and a hook at the edge. When you're fighting, be careful not to get hooked by it…"

Lin Zhan's team's expressions became a little stern when they heard Ni Ya's introduction.

Wang Teng silently memorized the special features of the Gale Mantis.

The field that was dominated by the Gale Mantis was some distance away from the residential area of the dwarves. The martial warriors ran at normal speed and arrived at their destination in around ten minutes.

They stood at the edge of a desolated field. Weeds were covering the field, and they were almost half the height of a human. When they looked ahead, everything was green. They couldn't see any signs of the Gale Mantis.

"The Gale Mantis are green all over, so it's hard to notice them when they hide among the grass. Everyone, be careful." Ni Ya reminded.

But, the moment she finished speaking, Wang Teng pointed to a certain spot in the grasses and said, "There's one there."

Everyone was shocked. They immediately looked in the direction he was pointing.

As expected, when they looked carefully, they could see a long and narrow Gale Mantis hiding in the middle of the grass. It was approximately one inch in length and was emerald green in color. Its color was similar to the leaves beside it, so it was hard to see it.

Everyone was shocked by Wang Teng's eyesight.

Wa Ke had a similar feeling. But, he still snorted in disdain and muttered, "He just has better eyesight."

Ni Ya kicked him this time. She couldn't help but ask Wang Teng, "Can you see more Gale Mantis?"

"At 6 o'clock, eight meters away, there's one. The third one is in the 8 o'clock direction, ten meters away…" Wang Teng activated his Spiritual Sight and pointed out all the Gale Mantis near them. In the end, he said, "That's all I can see. I can't see the farther ones."

Actually, with his Spiritual Sight, he could see all the Gale Mantis in his surroundings. However, he didn't want to perform too well, so he held back a little.

Also, he didn't know where the Gale Mantis King was hiding. He didn't see it.

"Let's take care of these Gale Mantis first," Lin Zhan said.

"Liu Yan, you will stay outside and cover us. The others can choose one to kill. I choose the one in the 8 o'clock direction. You can take one at random."

After he finished speaking, he dashed into the bushes.

The dwarves were obviously stunned by how decisive and fast Lin Zhan was.

Liu Yan and the two siblings were used to his method of doing things. Although they felt a little speechless, they also acted swiftly.

Lin Zhan raised her heavy machine gun and aimed it around Lin Zhan.

Yan Jinming and his sister chose a Gale Mantis each that was nearer to them and charged over.

Ni Ya and the other dwarves didn't want to lag behind. They also selected one each and ran into the field.

Before the Gale Mantis knew what was happening, they suffered from all kinds of attacks.

However, the speed and reaction speed of Gale Mantis were indeed impressive. When they spread their wings and flapped them, they were able to fly three to four meters in the air. A gale seemed to have appeared in mid-air. Then, they appeared in front of Lin Zhan and the others and slashed their sickle-shaped limbs at their heads.

"Die!" Lin Zhan was the first to bear the brunt. When the sickle arms fell towards him from above his head, he got a fright. He raised his battle axes with his hands and flung them upwards.