Chapter 357 Taking advantage of the situation
Chapter 357 Taking advantage of the situation
A dozen or so mortals rushed to the pond and drank from it, without any suspicion that the water was poisonous.
Logically speaking, it should be a happy thing that the other party is so unprepared.
But what really threatened Tian Lin and others were not these mortals, but the six cultivators.
The poisonous water was prepared for the six cultivators. If it can only knock out these mortals, what use will it be?
"Don't bother grabbing. Isn't this enough water for you to drink?"
Behind those mortals, there was a man wearing a red scarf.
This man was obviously a monk and held a high status in the Huahualang team.
He was dressed fairly decently, with a long sword on his waist and a whip in his hand. He lashed at the mortals by the pond with two 'cracks':
"I asked you to come here to fetch water, not to take care of yourselves!"
The mortals who were whipped endured the pain and drank a few more gulps. Then they took the kettle, jar and iron pot to start filling them with water.
As many people filled the water, the bottom of the pond was visible in an instant.
The group of people stumbled back and began to transport the lake water to the northern hillside.
In the first half quarter of an hour, the drug had not yet fully taken effect, and only one or two frail people felt stomach discomfort and had to fall behind.
But after half a minute, one after another, people began to feel sore in their hands and feet, and then fell to the ground.
The pond water that was originally being transported was spilled onto the ground in an instant as the pots, pans, and bowls fell to the ground.
The red-turbaned monk who was supervising this group of people was so angry that he danced with his long whip, crackling and lashing at these mortals, cursing: "Don't fucking lie there, get up!"
But no matter how hard he swung his whip, he couldn't wake up the mortal on the ground. At this time, he finally realized that something was wrong.
Just as he reached for the sword at his waist, four or five arrows flew at him from a distance.
One of the arrows flew by his shoulder, and two others hit his leg and waist. The last two arrows were the most brutal, one hit his forehead, and the other pierced his left eye.
The arrow that hit his forehead hit him right between his eyebrows. Unfortunately, the arrow was made from a branch, not an iron arrowhead, so its penetrating power was not strong.
What’s even more tragic is that although the archer has excellent accuracy, his bow power is very poor.
It would have been fine if this arrow was shot at an ordinary person, but it happened to be shot at a cultivator who was practicing body cultivation, so even though it hit the red-scarf cultivator between the eyebrows, it had no significant killing power at all.
"Seventh Brother, you don't have enough strength!"
The fourth in command was joking but in a good mood.
Because Tian Lin's arrow was not only accurate but also powerful.
The arrow that hit the red-turbaned monk's eye was shot by Tian Lin.
The red-scarf monk fell to the ground, and the people on Tian Lin's side rushed out.
Several people rushed out with swords and daggers in their hands, pinning the monk who wanted to escape to the ground and cutting off his head without any explanation.
"One of the six monks has already gone, so the remaining five are not a big concern."
The Third In Command was inevitably happy after his victory, but just as he finished laughing, several sounds of breaking through the air were heard.
Tian Lin and Master Tingyu reacted the fastest, especially Tian Lin, who retreated almost as soon as the sound of breaking air was heard.
Master Tingyu was a step behind. His reaction was not slow, but his old body held him back, so that he was hit by an arrow in the shoulder.
The second in command and the first in command were still on guard. As soon as they heard footsteps in the jungle, they had already hidden behind a big tree nearby.
There were only the fourth and third in command. One of them reacted slowly, while the other was completely carried away by his success.
The fourth boss was shot in the back by an arrow, while the third boss was shot in the chest and waist. "Damn it! Run!"
As the official spoke, he raised his hand and shot an arrow at a figure in the dense forest.
The bow and arrow in his hand were the same as those used by Tian Lin and others, all of which were made by carving wood into arrows and bending wood into bows.
This hastily made earthen bow has very limited killing power.
It turned out that he drew his bow and shot the arrow not to kill the enemy, but to disrupt the enemy's deployment, aiming to give the third and fourth in command time to retreat.
The second in command and Tian Lin also shared the same idea as Langguan.
It’s a pity that their bows and arrows are not good, but the opponent’s bows and arrows are all really good bows and good arrows.
Not only did they fail to contain their opponent, but the second in command was hit by an arrow in the instep.
"Langguan, Erdangjia, you guys run quickly, I'll cover you!"
While the third in command was running away, he was shot in the back by two arrows again.
He knew there was no chance of him surviving, and if he continued like this, all six brothers would be left here.
Behind the tree, Langguan was so angry that his face turned red. He shouted into the forest: "What kind of hero is it to attack someone from behind? Come out and fight openly if you have the guts!"
In the forest, a woman's laughter rang out, saying, "How dare you say such things! You were the first to poison the water and hurt people behind their backs, right?
Fortunately, our boss was alert and saw through your trick."
As soon as these words came out, the second in command said, "You and your people, in order to take advantage of the enemy's strategy, actually disregarded the lives of twenty mortals, and even the life and death of a cultivator!"
"They are only twenty mortals. It would be a waste of food to keep them. As for that monk, exchanging the life of one brother for the lives of your six brothers, it is not a loss no matter how you calculate it."
The Second Master was about to say something, but Tian Lin whispered, "The Fourth Master is here, we can take our people and leave now!"
It turned out that the second in command was chatting with the other party in order to delay time and give the injured fourth in command a chance to escape.
Similarly, the other party was chatting in order to paralyze Tian Lin and others, but he was actually approaching them secretly.
"withdraw!"
There was a loud shout from the official, and he immediately grabbed the Fourth In Command who was coming over, carried him on his back, and turned around and ran away.
Tian Lin also grabbed Master Tingyu and almost dragged him away like a toy.
Only the third in command did not run away. Instead, he turned around and drew his bow to shoot at a man who was coming towards him.
The man had a bow on his back and didn't care about the third in command's actions at all.
Just as he passed by the Third Boss, the man slashed the Third Boss's throat with a knife and chopped off the Third Boss's head like a chicken.
The pursuit continued, and the one who escaped the fastest was Tian Lin.
He was running in the front and could no longer hear the footsteps of the official and the second in command behind him, let alone the footsteps of the pursuers.
At this time, Tian Lin stopped walking, and Master Tingyu on his back said anxiously, "What are you still standing there for, you little brat? Are you waiting to die here?"
Tian Lin said: "If we don't kill those cultivators, how can we survive?"
Upon hearing this, Master Tingyu asked, "How much of your true energy have you recovered? How many people can you kill?"
Without the jade liquid, Tian Lin couldn't recover his true energy quickly.
He didn't know the other party's specific cultivation level, and vaguely felt that he could kill the five people on the opposite side, but he was not completely sure.
"I'm here now, so I can hastily set up a trap. As long as I use your blood and my true energy to set up the formation, I think I'll have a 70% chance of killing someone!"
(End of this chapter)