Chapter 221: Sky Full of Arrows! Bombing Zone! Two Choices
"Damn it!!"
"Scared the hell out of me! What the hell is this?"
The sudden snap of the bowstring and the gruesome scene of a head exploding.
It wasn't just the demon followers in the midst of the charge who were startled, but even the elite students were shocked!
However.
Before they could trace the source of the bowstring sound.
Bang!!
A second arrow shot through the air!
Splat!!
Almost no one could sense the approach of this arrow or the disturbance in the air it caused.
In an instant, another priestess of the demon followers had her head burst open, her white brain matter and blood splattering on the ground, signifying the end of her life.
So accurate!
So terrifyingly accurate!
At this moment.
The combatants on both sides finally stopped, instinctively looking up!
And just that glance…
"Holy shit!!"
Both the elite students and the demon followers jumped in fright!
Because above them was a sky full of arrows!!
And that wasn't the worst part!
The worst part was that these arrows were all imbued with extremely terrifying explosive effects!!
Everyone at this moment clearly saw that it was Ling Zhan, standing on the divine bird, drawing his powerful star-studded bow at an incredible speed!
'Multishot'!
'Explosive Arrow'!
'Scorching Arrow'!
'Fiery Dance of Death'!
'Whisper'!
'Tracking Arrow'!
Six basic archer skills activated!
Enhanced by 'Almighty', each skill had been elevated to B-level, significantly improving their effects!
'Multishot' no longer fired just three arrows; upon release, it split into fifteen arrows, all retaining full damage!
'Explosive Arrow's' blast radius now rivaled that of small missiles, with even higher explosive damage!
'Scorching Arrow' inflicted severe burns, causing grievous wounds and burning 2% of maximum health per second, and the burn effect could only be shortened by resistance, not purified!
Of course, an unenhanced 'Scorching Arrow' as a basic skill could still be easily cleansed and purified.
'Fiery Dance of Death' was Ling Zhan's favorite archer skill!
It increased draw speed, attack power, and movement speed!
Now, with the enhanced speed, even without learning the advanced archer skill 'Rain of Destruction (A)', Ling Zhan could still unleash dozens of arrows per second!
As for 'Whisper' and 'Tracking Arrow', they were even more remarkable.
'Whisper' provided a high armor-piercing effect, increasing from 25% to 75%.
'Tracking Arrow' ensured accuracy.
With the chance of triggering the 'Guaranteed Hit' causal effect under 'Tracking Arrow'.
Combined with the armor-piercing effect of the 'Scourge' form.
This was an unstoppable offensive!!
"Run!!"
These two words.
Were shouted simultaneously by both sides!
"Ling Zhan, this guy! I'm convinced!"
"Damn it! This guy doesn't care about friend or foe!"
"I regret coming here. I thought Ling Zhan was weaker than Shou Jingyuan, so I could earn some extra points by taking out demon followers, but this guy plans to take all the points himself!"
"If I had known, I would have suggested going with Shou Jingyuan to Heiyan Town!"
The elite students retreated in fear, cursing all the while.
Fortunately…
All these arrows carried the 'Tracking Arrow' effect and didn't target the retreating students.
This allowed them to retreat to the safety zone beyond the range of the arrow barrage.
The demon followers weren't so lucky!
"Ahh!!"
Horrific screams filled the air.
The elite students clearly saw the lower-level demon followers, under the terrifying rain of arrows, some having their heads pierced, some blown up by 'Explosive Arrows', and others left head intact but their bodies blown to pieces.
Most of the elite members above level 50 used their defensive measures.
But in such a wide-range bombardment, their mana couldn't sustain, defenses broke, and they ultimately couldn't avoid death.
The frontline tank classes barely managed to survive the bombing.
But the fragile classes had no such luck.
As for those above level 60…
They had no time to care for the dying.
And…
Don't think being high level means being strong.
In reality, they were only marginally capable!
Originally, their talent would have capped them at level 50 if following the normal progression.
It was only by joining the demon followers and consuming demon blood that they managed to reach level 60.
Against these elite students who trained daily and fought monsters on the frontline, these demon followers stood no chance.
In a duel, elite students above level 55 could take on two of them at once!
But after Ling Zhan's arrow barrage, they didn't even get the chance to fight.
Of course…
Not all demon followers were trash.
If they were, the Dragon Kingdom wouldn't be so troubled.
But…
The current followers were clearly the organization's throwaways.
They brainwash indiscriminately, taking in all kinds of recruits.
Talented ones are personally taught by high-ranking members.
In the demon organization.
Above level 70 could become high priests.
Level 90 could become leaders.
Of course, the Dark Night Empress Andrea was a special case within the organization, seemingly not brainwashed and having a peculiar cooperative relationship.
As for the less talented…
They were the ones Ling Zhan was mercilessly slaughtering.
The organization's artificial demon blood could boost individual talent and levels.
Which made these followers seem decently strong.
But the side effects were severe, requiring human flesh to mitigate.
Their sanity eroded, turning them into irredeemable, insane demons.
Not even a minute passed.
30 seconds.
The small fishing village looked like a bombed zone, desolate.
The ground littered with the dismembered remains of demon followers, the scent of burned flesh and blood filling the air.
Over a hundred followers' lives taken by Ling Zhan.
As Ling Zhan and his three contracted divine beasts descended upon the village.
Looking at the tattered, grim survivors and the foolish leader given the title 'deputy bishop' by the demon organization.
Ling Zhan said coldly:
"I'll give you two choices."
"One, end yourselves."
"Two, I'll end you."
"Choose."
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