Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 182 God-Level Assassin
After making the arrangements, Li Wei left a distance away and found a large tree about fifty or sixty meters away. He hid his entire body behind the tree trunk, closed his eyes to rest, but hesitated. He wanted to activate the two-star Blood Raven reconnaissance, which was the best and most convenient method.

But eventually he gave up.

It wasn't that I was worried the black-robed witch was nearby, but rather that I was genuinely afraid of alerting her.

He wasn't really sure if there were any ambushes on this rocky mountain.

The main problem is that Hathaway, that bitch, really won't tell you what her plans are.

From this perspective, it's still necessary to cultivate one's own trusted subordinates or truly trustworthy partners with shared interests. As for a bitch like Hathaway, sleeping with her would be pointless!
At this moment, he took out a small piece of three-star venison jerky from his backpack and chewed it slowly.

This is all he has accumulated over the past month.

With everyone else out of the house, and only him and Fila in the camp, it would be easy to get a unanimous vote to change the food rationing plan.

Li Wei hunted back two-star sika deer, and Fila made three-star jerky, which was distributed daily according to the quota. This was a legitimate way to line his own pocket and transfer family assets. After all, whether I ate the food allocated to me or not was not up to the rules.

It was because of this tacit understanding that Fila dared to nag before, but little John didn't tolerate her behavior.

A few minutes later, Li Wei finished eating the venison jerky and drinking some cold water. When the time was right, he first strung the three-star war bow, then drew out three cone-shaped arrows. With the war bow in his left hand and the arrows in his right, he was ready to fight at any moment. Only then did he emerge from behind the tree and leap onto the hillside by the roadside. He planned to detour around the north side of the stone mountain.

He certainly remembered this rocky mountain vividly; it was the most distinctive terrain along the road from Vido town to Kah city, offering panoramic views for dozens of miles to the north and a direct view of Kah city to the south.

As John the Younger said, the mountain ridge divides east and west, and the rocky mountain faces north and south.

This is practically the best terrain guide for beginners; anyone with a brain would try to control this rocky mountain.

Otherwise, that ridge would have divided King's Road into a zigzag shape, making it the perfect ambush location by taking advantage of the terrain.

In short, if there are ambushes above, seize them; if there aren't, seize them nonetheless!
He had no choice but to hope that the gambler Hathaway, hiding in the shadows, would make a move in time.

In the blink of an eye, Li Wei had already dashed more than fifty meters away. Looking back, he saw that Fila and the other two were still sitting under the shade of the tree, while Little John had already left to climb the mountain as planned.

Only after he turned around and looked back did the three of them reluctantly get up and prepare to climb the mountain. Good grief, they were resentful and just going through the motions, weren't they?

Or have you also noticed that something is amiss?

But it's more likely the former.

With a sigh in his heart, Li Wei quickened his pace. Although he had also marched eighty miles at a rapid pace, he still had 180 points of stamina, which was very abundant. According to his judgment, Fila and the other two had at least 120 points of stamina left.

After the venison jerky I ate was digested, my stamina should be fully restored in about half an hour.

A dozen minutes later, Li Wei had crossed two mountain valleys and a hillside, and arrived at the north side of the stone mountain.

This rocky mountain is quite unique. From the south and east, it features steep cliffs that are hundreds of meters high.

But to the west and north, there are huge earthen slopes.

There are many shrubs and some sparse large trees growing on it, and if I'm not mistaken, there should be a platform at the top of the rocky hill.

It was early October, and the leaves and shrubs were just beginning to turn red with the first frost, a vibrant and fiery red, which was also an excellent form of camouflage.

Throughout the journey, Li Wei looked up more than once, but did not see any crows circling in the airspace nearby.

But there were birds flying by from time to time, buzzing as they gathered nectar, and large grasshoppers hopping about in the grass, occasionally rustling as they flew a short distance.

That's perfectly normal, absolutely normal.

As Li Wei observed, he quickly rushed up the rocky hill along the direction of the bushes. When he reached the halfway point, nothing changed.

Looking at Fila, Sherter, and Li Zhengxing, they were still climbing slowly. Their speed wasn't exactly slow either, because the north and west sides of the rocky mountain were covered with dense bushes, and there wasn't a single path to step on. Moreover, the slope was nearly 70 degrees, making the climb very difficult.

Li Wei frowned slightly, but still waited behind a big tree. That's how he did things; he always considered the worst-case scenario first. At worst, it would be a false alarm, which was better than being made a dumpling.

He waited for almost five minutes before Fila, Sherter, and Li Zhengxing finally reached the same height.

The three of them were about two hundred meters away from Li Wei, also hiding behind a large tree, gesturing that they needed to rest.

Li Wei held up three fingers, allowing them to rest for three minutes.

At this point, we were still about 100 meters from the top of the rocky mountain, and we had to make a final push to get there.

However, Fila and her two companions didn't take it seriously. Not only did John patrol this area every day, but they had already climbed halfway up the mountain without any disturbance, so there was definitely nothing to worry about. While Sheldon and Li Zhengxing maintained basic vigilance, Fila plopped down, unfastened her leather armor, took off her helmet, and leisurely enjoyed the cool mountain breeze under the shade of the trees.

Ah, what magnificent scenery! The mountains are beautiful, the water is beautiful, and the people are even more beautiful!
She closed her eyes, greedily inhaling the autumn mountain breeze, almost intoxicated by it.

But at that very moment, Li Wei, who was 200 meters away, suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. He sensed danger, but before he could even shout for attention, more than a dozen arrows were launched from directly above the rocky mountain, their target being Fila, Sherter, and Li Zhengxing.

They were originally behind the big tree, but apart from Sherter, who knew they were hiding behind the tree, Fila simply sought the shade and sat down in the shade. Although in a sense she was also hiding behind the tree, in reality, she was no different from that guy who was blinded by a leaf.

In an instant, Fila was struck in the throat by an arrow, and in addition, she was hit by at least seven or eight arrows all over her body, turning her into a pincushion.

Li Zhengxing fared somewhat better, reacting even faster, but he too was pierced through the leg bone by a sharp, armor-piercing arrow.

He screamed in pain.

what happened?

There are at least a dozen archers lying in ambush on this rocky mountain. Has Little John, this four-star hunter, betrayed us?
The moment the thought flashed through Li Wei's mind, he was about to draw his bow and shoot back when an arrow grazed the tip of his nose and flew past him!
Excellent archery!
If he hadn't reacted quickly enough, he would have been shot in the head by now.

Is there a master archer on the mountain?

This is not right, this is very wrong!
Li Wei remained calm. He roughly analyzed the archer's location in his mind and was about to summon his two-star Blood Raven and use the projectile guidance skill when suddenly his heart skipped a beat. He felt a gentle voice in his ear, as if what lay ahead was no longer a mountain of knives and a sea of ​​fire, but a gentle haven, as if his beloved was calling him, hoping that he would come out from behind the tree.

The feeling was so intense that Li Wei couldn't control herself.

Just as things were about to spiral out of control, he bit his tongue at the last moment and, taking advantage of the last glimmer of clarity, switched to the Tracker title!
Perception +1!

hum!
In that instant, Li Wei bled from all seven orifices, saw stars, and his mind went completely blank, as if a Buddhist ritual had been performed. But the good news was that the alluring enchanting voice of the Great Witch Luna could no longer seduce him.

But when his vision returned, he was horrified to see that two hundred meters away, Shelt, who had been hiding behind a big tree, had emerged like a zombie, having dropped his shield and taken off his helmet, and was now facing the top of the rocky mountain.

The next second, an arrow shot out and killed him instantly without him even lifting a finger.

Following closely behind, the injured Li Zhengxing also crawled out, struggled to sit up, stretched his neck, and faced his bizarre death.

Li Wei was shocked and broke out in a cold sweat. The great witch Luna was on the mountaintop. What about Hathaway? What exactly is your plan?
Little John, what are you doing?
But right now.

Lines of blood-red information began to appear.

[Friendly troops in Fila were ambushed and killed by a hail of arrows!]

[Friendly soldier Shelter, Li Zhengxing was controlled by the allure magic of the Great Witch Luna and then shot dead by the enemy.]

[Friendly soldier John was targeted by an enemy archer while climbing a cliff. He dodged but fell, breaking his right leg, and was then killed by the black-robed witch who had been lying in ambush below! Please retrieve his body within thirty minutes!]

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I rub!

You're giving away a four-star hunter right at the start? What are you even doing?
No, John deliberately went to his death. He must have done something in the past seven days to lure the Great Witch Luna and the Black-Robed Witch Missy here to ambush them.

This is definitely related to Hathaway's plans!

Because without her instruction, Little John, as a four-star hunter, would never have willingly died. That bastard was too loyal; his actions almost perfectly aligned with that of a certain advisor who had personally entered the game and won by a hair's breadth.

“George! Why struggle? We are the masters of this world. Submit to me, give up the resistance, stand up, and your aunt will give you freedom! Aunt—”

The great witch Luna's enchanting voice rang out from the mountaintop, but was then interrupted. Almost simultaneously, the great witch's mournful howl echoed from the mountaintop, followed by a violent earthquake, as if the earth itself had collapsed. Hathaway had made her move!

Is she also on the mountaintop?
What did she use?
How did she do it?
There was no time to think. Taking advantage of the sudden change on the mountaintop, Li Wei dashed out, his bowstring vibrated slightly, and two cone-shaped arrows shot out one after the other, instantly blowing the heads off two enemy archers!
Almost simultaneously, four arrows came flying at us, accurate and deadly. These were definitely well-trained archers. Where did they come from?
Li Wei dodged three arrows, and the remaining arrow struck his thigh, but it only penetrated one centimeter deep into his flesh. His noble crest armor had 15 points of defense, which, combined with his own 14 points of defense, was already comparable to that of ordinary chainmail.

He casually pulled out the arrow, but smelled a strange, putrid stench emanating from the arrowhead.

Holy crap, this actually works?

Li Wei wasn't flustered. He took out a one-star anti-blood plague potion from his backpack and swallowed it, which should have some effect.

He then switched back to the Dog Slayer title. While the +1 Perception from the Tracker title was good, it consumed too much stamina.

At this point, Li Wei already had 25 points of agility. Without the Great Witch's strange methods, he wanted to test his skills against the archer on the other side.

(End of this chapter)