SWDnovel Chapter 58 Crushing
Chapter 58 Crushing
Soon, Chen Ran brought all the dried meat to the corner.
Wu Heng stood guard at the cave entrance, observing the surroundings.
The bandits carrying armor-piercing arrows did not advance.
But the chilling atmosphere emanating from outside told Wu Heng that the group was still guarding the area.
In the corner, Chen Ran looked at the panel.
【Skill: Iron Armor Technique (Minor Success) △】
I originally wanted to keep the red seals and accumulate more to see if I could break through the limits of a martial arts technique.
In hindsight, it was all just overthinking.
As a blue light flashed in his eyes, the Iron Armor Technique began to blur.
"Knock knock knock!!!!"
His heart was pounding, and memories of the Iron Armor Technique surfaced in Chen Ran's mind.
At the same time, his originally grayish-white skin began to gradually turn bronze, and Chen Ran himself became a shade darker.
Fresh blood kept surging from his beating heart, and terrifying blood energy continuously tempered Chen Ran's body, but only in his front and back chest.
Each martial art has its own focus.
The focus of Iron Armor Kung Fu is on the front and back of the chest.
His body energy was being rapidly depleted, and a sense of hunger began to emerge from Chen Ran's body.
Feeling around, Chen Ran swallowed all the food in front of him. As his hunger dissipated, his blood and qi continuously tempered his body.
Time passed slowly.
When Chen Ran opened his eyes again, it was already late at night.
Beside him, Wu Nianchu was on edge, holding a packet of poison powder in her hand, closely protecting Chen Ran.
Wu Heng stood at the entrance, motionless.
After confirming that there was nothing unusual around him, Chen Ran turned his attention to his control panel.
[Skill: Iron Armor Technique (Mastery)]
After consuming two points of red seal, the Iron Armor Skill reached the Bronze Armor level.
The power of Qi and blood surged, and a layer of pale yellow light appeared on the body surface.
Chen Ran slowly stood up, making a slight noise.
"Brother Chen, you're awake."
Hearing the voice behind her, Wu Nianchu was startled at first, and then, seeing Chen Ran get up, her face showed a hint of excitement.
"Do you have any sharp weapons?"
Wu Nianchu quickly took out a dagger from the package.
Having obtained the dagger, Chen Ran stabbed it into his own arm.
With a somewhat shocked expression on Wu Nianchu's face, the dagger snapped in two.
"With the addition of barbarian hide, it should be able to completely defend against so-called armor-piercing arrows."
With a firm resolve, Chen Ran strode towards the cave entrance.
"How is it?"
"Brother Chen, those people haven't come over, but the murderous aura outside is still there. They're obviously planning to trap us here."
If things get bad, they might send people to find someone stronger.
Wu Heng's face was gloomy, but he did not show the same out-of-control state as when he killed the blood bear.
"Now is the time to fight back."
"Brother Chen, you..."
Before Wu Heng could finish speaking, Chen Ran took a step forward.
"Whoosh~"
Just as they emerged from the cave, an armor-piercing arrow hurtled towards them.
As the Iron Armor Technique was activated, the barbarian skin directly covered the area.
"Ding~"
"Bang!!!"
The sound of metal clashing echoed in the air.
The armor-piercing arrow emitted a burst of fire the moment it struck Chen Ran's body, then hit the rocks behind him with a loud bang.
A white mark appeared on Chen Ran's chest.
Divine Form Step activated.
"Whoosh whoosh~"
Several more arrows flew past. Chen Ran dodged two, and when he couldn't dodge the last one, he used his body to block it.
"Bang bang bang bang!!!"
"Damn it!! There are only five puppets left, kill them quickly!!!"
Perched atop the giant tree branch, the bandit felt a chill run down his spine as he watched Chen Ran approach.
Just as he gave the order, Chen Ran, like a ghost and exuding an aura of deathly oppression, arrived atop the giant tree.
"Boom boom boom boom boom!!!"
Five consecutive punches completely shattered the five men.
"Bang bang!!!"
"Sizzle sizzle~"
Just as he blasted the five men apart, two arrows struck Chen Ran in the waist, emitting a piercing whistling sound.
Chen Ran's body sank, and his Ghost Eyes instantly caught sight of the archer who was moving.
With a powerful stomp on the bandit's body, Chen Ran used the force of crushing the opponent to propel himself forward at incredible speed.
"Bang!!!"
He leaped over two trees and unleashed a powerful, silvery-white punch.
"Bang!!!"
"Um?"
With a single blow, the opponent was shattered to pieces.
The expected carnage did not materialize.
Instead, there was a pile of parts and flesh?!
What's going on here?!
"Whoosh~"
Another armor-piercing arrow flew past Chen Ran.
Without thinking too much, he activated his Divine Form Steps and sped towards the orbital position.
"Bang bang bang bang!!!"
The one-sided massacre lasted for about fifteen minutes.
Looking at the several corpses on the ground and the dozens of puppets with unknown materials inside, Chen Ran fell into deep thought.
"Da da da~"
Soon, Wu Heng brought Wu Nianchu over.
"Brother Chen, are you alright?"
"It's alright. Do you recognize these things?"
Pointing to the things on the ground, Chen Ran asked.
"These?"
"I've never seen it before, but this method of making puppets is somewhat similar to the techniques of the Gongshu clan in the North."
After observing for a while, Wu Heng said with some uncertainty.
"The Gongshu clan?"
"Yes, the Gongshu clan of the North, some members of their family have proposed adding some strange things to the bodies of martial artists."
However, this decision was met with strong opposition from the then-patriarch of the Gongshu family.
They also expelled the person who proposed the idea, along with all his clansmen, from the family.
As for where these people went afterward, no one knows.
The armor-piercing bow cannot be drawn by anyone other than a martial artist. Even for an ordinary martial artist, the bow would be rendered useless after being drawn three times.
No wonder these people could fire armor-piercing arrows continuously.
Wu Heng told everything he knew in one go.
This also indirectly explains the power of the armor-piercing bow.
However, all the armor-piercing bows on the ground were ruined, and there were hardly any valuables left.
This disappointed Chen Ran, who was hoping to make a quick buck.
It's such a loss to have no loot from a battle.
"Let's go, let's get the Silver Star Grass as soon as possible and leave this place."
Several of the bandits had already escaped.
After you get the item, find a place to hide it.
Chen Ran felt somewhat helpless; plans can never keep up with changes.
He had planned to stay hidden outside the city, accumulate enough blue and red seals, and upgrade himself to level three blood, thus becoming virtually invincible in Qinghe County.
When the time comes, kill those who should be killed and annihilate those who should be annihilated.
There's nothing to be ambiguous about.
But now that this has happened, things are about to get chaotic again.
Moreover, these bandits actually possessed this kind of technology.
They remembered how desperately they needed a large population before.
In a short time, Chen Ran also understood many things.
"Okay, Brother Chen."
Wu Heng nodded.
As the sun slowly rose at dawn, the long night finally came to an end.
After a quick tidying up, the group continued towards the Silverback Serpent's Lair.
We walked for most of the day.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh~"
The sound of water crashing against the rocks echoed through the empty valley.