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In the early morning in Huoya Town, the sky was still gray.
When Chen Xi arrived at the Fire Crow Tavern, Qi Yin was already ready to go, still carrying the big bow with a dark luster on his back, looking tall and powerful.
Behind him, there are more than ten evil people from Fire Crow Town. These people will go to the dark forest with Qi Yin to collect materials, either hunting monsters to extract their skins and bones, or collecting spiritual materials and mining spiritual mines.
The team is well underway.
The Dark Forest is located behind Fire Crow Town. It is vast and vast. The trees in the forest are ancient and tall. They are so thick that they need seven or eight people to hug them. The crowns of the trees are more than a hundred feet above the ground.
Every tree here is so huge, but the distance between the trees is very wide. The ground is covered with thick decayed leaves. If you step on it with force, your whole body will be buried in it. It's not because there is a swamp below.
It's because the layer of leaf rot on the ground is too thick.
Because the forest is so vast and lush, sunlight cannot penetrate the thick layer of leaves. When walking in it, it is dark and the shadows of the trees look quite scary.
Qi Yin walked in front and led the team, and Chen Xi followed behind quietly. None of the group said anything, and the atmosphere seemed very dull. They could only hear the roars of monsters coming from far away, which added a fierce and penetrating sound.
the breath.
As it went deeper, everyone's expressions became wary, and they were alert to their surroundings. As a result, the speed of travel was naturally greatly reduced.
According to Chen Xi's knowledge, they had already left the outskirts of the Dark Forest and began to head towards the depths.
There were no accidents along the way. On the contrary, the entire forest was quiet and lifeless. Not even a single insect or ant was found, let alone monsters.
Something a little abnormal!
Chen Xi's cold eyes flashed with light, looking at Ning Yin's majestic back in front of him, and fell into deep thought.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, a strange whistling sound suddenly cut through the dead atmosphere, like it suddenly emerged from a crack in the rock, coming out of the blue and approaching here at an extremely fast speed.
No greeting was needed, everyone stopped and was alert.
"Be careful! It's Qingsuo Yan!" A villain screamed loudly, his voice frightened. The others also changed slightly and immediately released various defensive magic weapons, as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
As soon as he finished speaking, more than a dozen arrow-like sharp green blades shot out from all directions in the forest!
The speed of these green blades is like lightning, cutting through the void and making a sharp whining sound that pierces the eardrums, but the murderous aura coming towards you is as cold as a knife!
Puff!
The defensive magic weapons of the two villains were like paper, easily penetrated by the green blade. In an instant, two fountains of blood burst out from their chests!
"Ah——" The two men's shrill screams echoed in the forest.
The others were horrified, but had no time to care about anything else. Their defensive magic weapons were also under attack, and were fluctuating violently, making deafening banging sounds, and were about to break.
It is not difficult to imagine that if there is another wave of attacks, they will not escape the fate of being pierced by the green blade and dying!
Chen Xi stayed at the back of the team and suffered the least attack. He dodged it after a moment's evasion, appearing extremely relaxed. At this time, he could also see clearly that the green blades turned out to be a group of blue swallows.
The green shuttle swallow has a body as flat as a shuttle, with a light cyan color all over, and its wings are no larger than the size of a hand. It is said that this monster beast has a trace of the blood of the ancient fierce bird Liuying sparrow flowing in its blood. It is as fast as lightning and comes and goes like the wind.
In addition to their shape being like a sharp long shuttle, their attacks are also as sharp as a long shuttle. With their own lightning speed, the attacks they unleash are extremely terrifying.
Due to their extremely fast speed and small size, Green Swallows are also known as natural assassins in the forest. They are very good at surprise attacks and travel in groups. By the time their prey discovers them, they have often been pierced and killed.
Missing a hit, the Green Swallows clearly showed their intention to retreat. They did not expect that these defensive magic weapons were so strong. Their attacks were blocked and their movements could not help but slow down.
These villains from Fire Crow Town were all experienced in actual combat. Seeing their companions die tragically in front of them, they were shocked and angry. When they saw Qingsuo Yan showing signs of exhaustion, they immediately took action without hesitation.
They knew very well that if they did not take advantage of the Qingsuo Yan's exhaustion and wait for them to resume their speed like a fleeting shadow, their winning rate would be extremely low, and the entire army might even be destroyed.
Sword light, sword aura, spear shadow... all kinds of fierce attacks were splashed out like a storm.
In this dangerous forest, no matter who it is, they hate beasts like the Green Swallow that are small in size and dominate with their speed, because in this environment, you will never be able to move forward and retreat as freely as the Green Swallow.
, and if they miss a hit, they will immediately run away, and will wait for opportunities to attack again, which is extremely difficult and annoying.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Five Green Swallow Swallows were hit, and several clouds of blood mist exploded in mid-air. Compared to the attack, the Green Swallow Swallow's defense ability was extremely poor. Once hit, there was basically no chance of survival.
In order to avoid being harassed and attacked by the Green Swallow Group during the next trip, these villains were determined to annihilate all the Green Swallow Swallows, and they did so without mercy. Various attacks were fired out, attacking the nearby thick trees within a hundred feet.
Everything was broken, sawdust flew everywhere, and the scene looked extremely chaotic.
In this chaos, Chen Xi kept his eyes fixed on Qi Yin, like an outsider, indifferent and never took any action.
At this moment, Qi Yin had taken off the big bow on his back, stretched out his muscular arms, and drew the bow like a full moon. When the bowstring vibrated, an invisible arrow burst out. Each arrow was precise and ruthless, killing one.
Qingsuo Yan showed extremely powerful archery skills.
Qi Yin's body also moved around during the process of shooting, seeming to move towards the distance intentionally or unintentionally.
Seeing that he was about to completely break away from the team, a figure suddenly rushed out, like a ghost, and rushed towards him. He raised his hand to grab him by the back and brought him back to the team.
"What are you going to do? This is a fight! This is not the time to fool around!" Qi Yin was caught off guard and was shocked and horrified. However, when he saw the person who caught him clearly, his expression instantly became calm.
This person is Chen Xi. There was a hint of coldness on his lips and his eyes were cold: "This is indeed a battle, but compared to Qingsuo Yan, you disgust me more."
Qi Yin's face darkened: "What are you talking about?"
"Actually, I discovered that you were lying last night. With Hei Rilou's wisdom, he would never let an outsider know his plan and still survive. This is very abnormal. The fact that you can survive undoubtedly proves one thing.
.Your identity should not only be one of the Five Great Evils, but also an assassin planted by Black Sun Tower in Fire Crow Town. Am I right?" Chen Xi said calmly.
His hands were tightly locked on Qi Yin's throat, but his eyes were scanning the surroundings. His eyes did not stop at the people who were fighting Qingsuo Yan freely, but looked into the depths of the forest, as if he saw something.
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There was a moment of panic in Qi Yin's eyes, and then he became extremely quiet and said indifferently: "You guessed it right, but now you are trapped in a tight siege. Even if you kill me now, you will definitely die."
There was a hint of cold ridicule on Chen Xi's lips: "Whether I can survive or not will be known later, but I said you will definitely die now, do you believe it?"
Qi Yin was silent, looking resigned to his fate.
"Before you die, can you tell me something?" Chen Xi asked. He didn't seem to be in a hurry to kill Qi Yin, but instead seemed to be waiting for something.
"you say."
"Is there a reward for killing your assassin in Black Sun Tower?"
"No."
"Your Hei Rilou life is really worthless at the moment, but this bow is pretty good. This should be a witch treasure that has been with you for many years, right?"
Chen Xi raised his hand and grabbed the big black bow. The tentacles were cold and extremely heavy, weighing no less than ten thousand kilograms. There was also a trace of desolate and ancient witchcraft faintly lingering on it, which was mysterious and powerful.
The so-called witch treasure is the weapon used by the body refiner. Unlike the magic weapon used to refine the air flow, the refining of the witch treasure is extremely difficult and can only be refined by the body refiner himself.
Because there is only one kind of material for refining witch treasures, and that is the corpses of ancient gods and demons. Their bones, teeth, meridians, nails, and even hair and eyes can be refined into witch treasures. There are only the corpses and bones of ancient gods and demons.
Only by integrating the power of witchcraft can it exert its power like a magic weapon.
Furthermore, each piece of witchcraft must be fed and nourished by the body refiner's own essence and blood, and the impurities in it need to be continuously tempered by witchcraft power, so that the blood can be dissolved in water and can be used like an arm and fingers.
However, in the Great Chu Dynasty, the corpses of ancient gods and demons are extremely rare, even harder to see than immortal weapons. Because of this, 99% of the body refiners in the world have no witchcraft treasures to use at all.
Now we know how precious the witch treasure is.
Of course, even without the witchcraft treasure, the body refiner can still completely crush the Qi refiner at the same level by virtue of his physical body which is comparable to the magic weapon.
Qi Yin's expression finally changed. It was not that he felt sorry for his witch treasure, but Chen Xi's words completely shattered the last trace of luck in his heart.
He had been using true energy to cast the big bow just now, and the power exerted was less than 1%, in order to conceal his identity as a body refiner. Therefore, after he was caught by Chen Xi, he did not worry about anything.
The body can be reborn after a broken arm. As long as the head and heart are not injured, the body can be restored to its original state in the next moment.
However, now, he realized that he was wrong. Chen Xi could recognize the witch treasure and naturally knew that he was a body refiner. How could he not know his weakness when he killed him?
"Can you spare my life? In exchange for my magical power of archery, this star-destroying bow will also be yours. How about that?" Qi Yin said in a deep voice.
"Wouldn't you all commit suicide after your Heirlou assassination mission failed? Why are you so afraid of death?" Chen Xi asked rhetorically.
"Everyone is afraid of death. It is precisely because of fear of death that we have to work hard to live, right?" Qi Yin stared at Chen Xi with a magnanimous expression. He did not feel that fear of death was a shameful thing.
Chen Xi was noncommittal and was about to speak, but suddenly he seemed to notice something. His eyes were filled with cold light. In Qi Yin's shocked and horrified gaze, a palm shattered his heart.
"You... are so cruel!" Qi Yin's mouth was bleeding, and his eyes showed deep hatred, which soon became dim, and his body collapsed to the ground, whereupon he died.
"I also want to live, so you must die."
Chen Xi shook his head, and casually took the stored magic weapon from Qi Yin's body. Without looking at it, he suddenly stood on his tiptoes, and like a wisp of smoke, he immediately slipped into the forest and disappeared.
At this time, other villains also completely killed the Qingsuo Yan. Before they could take a long breath of relief, they were shocked to find that Qi Yin had fallen to the ground and died at some unknown time!
This is no wonder for them. Qing Suoyan's attack was too fierce. With their strength, they didn't dare to be distracted at all. Chen Xi and Ning Yin were standing at the back of the team. It was difficult for them to detect it early.
"No! The evil star is gone. Could it be that he killed Qi Yin?" Someone noticed that Chen Xi was missing and shouted in surprise. Others also reacted immediately, and their expressions suddenly became extremely different.
In this dangerous forest like a maze, without Qi Yin to lead the way, how can they get out?
swish swish...
A slight sound of wind sounded, blowing the rotten leaves on the ground.
Immediately afterwards, in the field of vision of many villains, more than ten figures masked in black cloth suddenly appeared, each one appearing like a ghost, silently!
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ps: A brother told me that these chapters have the color of suspense, thriller, detective and other types of novels, but they are not like the hot-blooded upgraded fairy novels. Uh, I want to ask, do you think so?