Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 196 Robbers and Thieves

For a time, all five members of the family were caught in a state of fighting their own battles.

At this point, Li Qiao also abandoned his plan. Without anyone's cooperation, even if he were a Rhodok crossbowman, it would be useless.

He jumped down, picked up the siege crossbow, and turned to run after Liang Yuzhi. At this moment, they needed to cooperate, and his siege crossbow was slow to cock, giving them only one chance to fire. They had a basis for cooperation.

In this short period of time, the three mutated vultures had already sprayed out more than a dozen corrosive smoke balls in the vicinity. The dark green smoke did not seem to cover a large area, but once it reached a certain scale, especially after being blown by a gentle breeze, it completely sealed off and covered an area of ​​two hundred meters in radius.

That underground parking lot was precisely the hardest-hit area.

Fortunately, Li Wei had chosen a hiding spot upwind, otherwise he would have had to run away too.

Just then, the three mutated vultures suddenly swooped down and disappeared into the dark green smoke in the blink of an eye. What does this mean?
However, the answer came out very quickly.

Your temporary camp has been overrun by mutated vultures, who have stolen your food!

[Warning! Your food reserves are dwindling!]

[Warning! You have been robbed! Due to your inability to protect the food, you have all had 5 points of family contribution deducted!]

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What the hell!

This is absolutely outrageous!

Who would have thought that this seemingly ferocious mutated vulture was not a mindless, reckless bird that charged upwards recklessly, but rather a thief who was brave and resourceful, able to take down five players with a little trickery?

In less than half a minute, Li Wei and his team suffered heavy losses. Well, mainly because they really lost face!

"They can fly again, Li Wei, Li Yue, get ready to snipe them, this is our chance!"

Li Guilin, Liang Yuzhi, and Li Qiao decisively turned back, each guarding the edge of the dark green smoke, and called Li Wei and Li Yue to join them.

But it's a bit difficult for five people to hold onto this smoke zone that has expanded to a radius of two hundred meters.

Also, be careful of these mutated vultures spewing smoke balls out of the smoke zone...

Just as Li Wei was thinking this, a sudden change occurred. Three smoke balls shot out from the smoke area in succession, catching none of the three, Li Guilin, Liang Yuzhi, and Li Qiao.

That's fucking cunning.

In other words, all three of them were extraordinary. Their Samsung-level strength was no joke. They each displayed their unique abilities and used various extreme evasion techniques to barely avoid the danger. But where would they find a chance to snipe and kill them?

Almost simultaneously, the three mutated vultures, having eaten and drunk their fill and feeling quite satisfied, took flight in the smoky area—no, they were flapping their wings and running further south, gliding at low altitude as they ran, and were not taking off in a straight line at all.

They didn't give Li Yue, who was hiding in the other direction of the smoke zone, any chance to slack off.

It's fair to say that the intelligence displayed by these three mutated vultures far surpasses that of Peppa Pig.

But at that very moment, Li Wei, who had been hiding in the shadows and hadn't moved an inch from beginning to end, made his move!
The Tracker title quickly replaces the Dog Slayer title.

The three-star warbow was instantly drawn to its full length, and at the same time, the two-star blood crow flew into the sky to provide aerial vision.

With a dull, powerful vibration of the bowstring, a three-star sniper armor-piercing arrow soared into the sky, emitting a sharp whistling sound!

Yes, it's projectile launching! But not projectile positioning.

Instead, Li Wei used his +1 perception advantage to achieve better cooperation with the two-star Blood Raven.

Why are archers' projectile shots so inaccurate? Because they are too far away to see clearly, and the angle of a projectile is different from a direct shot.

However, Li Wei now essentially has an extra pair of slightly nearsighted, blurry eyes in the air, which can provide target coordinates from another angle, just like artillery positions need parameter coordinates.

These things sound complicated, but they're actually not that complicated!

The three mutated vultures were huge, with wingspans reaching five meters, and there were three of them, so Li Wei only needed a vague result.

Most importantly, if his three-star war bow is fully drawn and fired using a projectile method, it can even shoot more than four hundred meters!

At this point, Li Wei had mastered all three aspects: accuracy, range, and timing.

There wasn't even a hint of suspense.

He didn't even need to worry about the result; he immediately fired the second three-star sniper armor-piercing arrow, and then the third!
However, at this moment, he activated the projectile positioning and attached the two-star Blood Raven to the third sniper armor-piercing arrow. The third mutated vulture, which was originally difficult to hit, was shot in the head and died instantly.

By the time Li Guilin, Liang Yuzhi, Li Qiao, and Li Yue realized what was happening, it was already over.

Family member Li Wei shot and killed three mutated vultures, which are level 2 mutated creatures with a difficulty level of two stars. He received 150 family contribution points.

[Friendly reminder: Only a three-star Butcher, a three-star Scholar, or a three-star Alchemist can completely collect the acid sacs of these mutated vultures. This is a magical material. Otherwise, you can only obtain their feathers and need to bury their bodies deep underground or burn them with flames.]

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Damn it?

Li Wei immediately thought of the Blood Raven Skull from back then, which was very similar, but who is the Three-Star Butcher?

"Brother, are you okay?"

At this moment, Li Yue rushed over, looking very worried, and gave Li Wei a hug. Well, it's normal for a younger sister to worry about her older brother.

Almost simultaneously, Li Wei also received 50 gold coins from Li Yue in a silent transaction. Got it.

"Xiaoyue, don't be afraid, I'm fine."

Li Wei patted Li Yue's back lightly, then frowned and said, "Xiao Yue, I feel that these vultures are a bit different. There might be something special about their bodies."

"Yeah, bro. I want to cut them open and take a look once the smoke clears up."

"Can you do it? Xiaoyue, this is not as simple as dissecting frogs at school."

"Don't worry, brother, your sister isn't a bad student."

Li Yue smiled sweetly, and the deal was done. Since Li Wei did not donate the mutated vulture's corpse, it belonged to him. Li Yue used 50 gold coins to buy the three acid sacs and also gained the precious opportunity to dissect and decompose them. These could increase one's destiny and, in the long run, were more valuable than the acid sacs themselves.

By the time Li Guilin, Liang Yuzhi, and Li Qiao rushed over, it was too late.

After that, no one had the energy to move building materials anymore, because they needed to see when the acid fumes would dissipate, otherwise they would have to move to a new temporary camp.

Fortunately, in less than half an hour, all the dark green smoke evaporated and dissipated.

Li Yue immediately ran forward and began to professionally and skillfully dissect the parts. Li Wei was not up to the task, so he simply stood guard at a distance.

Li Guilin and his two companions began to assess the damage caused by these acid balls. As expected, these things could cause some corrosion to concrete surfaces. A small number was not a problem, but if hundreds of them rained down, no shelter would be of any use.

[Family member Li Yue completed the disassembly of the three two-star mutated vultures. She perfectly extracted the three dangerous acid sacs, which can be stored in a two-star resource card and taken out of this world, or sold to native survivors.]

[Friendly reminder: Because you did not donate the mutated vulture's corpse to your family, you will not receive any family contribution points for this decomposition.]

You have obtained 60 two-star feathers, which may be used to craft superior feathered arrows.

Three lines of information flashed before Li Wei's eyes.

The mutated vulture's corpse, after being decomposed, quickly turned into a cloud of black mist, which rapidly evaporated and dissipated in the sunlight.

This situation is somewhat similar to the black mist released when the corpse of the great witch Luna was thrown into the flames, but in much smaller quantities.

"It seems this mutated vulture doesn't meet the standard for a magical zombie; it can only be considered a low-level infected?"

Thinking this, Li Wei casually took the sixty two-star feathers that Li Yue handed her, which had already undergone preliminary processing. Her eyes were smiling as she blinked, clearly feeling that she had gained a lot and that they could continue to cooperate in the future, brother!

Li Wei gave Li Yue a 'favorite' look before stepping forward to retrieve his three armor-piercing sniper arrows. Undoubtedly, all of them were damaged; the shafts were discarded, and only the steel arrowheads were removed and taken away.

Once a blacksmith shop is established, the blacksmith can reheat and quench the metal, but this requires at least a three-star blacksmith to perform.

“Xiaowei, Xiaoyue, I think we’ve underestimated the danger here. You saw it just now; those mutated vultures are quite dangerous. If we continue to use the parking lot as our camp, we could easily become trapped. So I suggest we set up our temporary camp on a higher floor, like that five-story building to the north.”

At this moment, Li Guilin initiates a new plot point, which is not abrupt at all, given the groundwork laid earlier.

“That’s right, that’s what I think too,” Liang Yuzhi quickly replied.

Li Qiao nodded in agreement, and the three votes were thus secured. Based on the principle of majority rule, the opinions of Li Wei and Li Yue were no longer important.

In fact, Li Yue agreed.

"Brother, I also think that underground parking lots are not suitable for us as a base, mainly because they lack a way to observe the outside world."

"Okay, I was underthinking it before."

Li Wei obediently surrendered, but what he didn't expect was that a message followed him everywhere.

[Your suggestion this morning caused some losses to your family and wasted half a day of your precious time. You have been forcibly deducted 10 points of family contribution, bringing your current total to 135 points.]

Damn it?

This works too!
So if Li Guilin's suggestion goes wrong, will his family contribution be deducted?
The family of five then cautiously made their way to the five-story building to the north.

Li Guilin took the lead, holding a newly retrieved steel tower shield in his left hand and a heavy ten-pound nail-headed hammer in his right, exuding a murderous aura.

Li Qiao was five meters behind him on the left, but this time he carried the siege crossbow on his back and took out a two-handed greatsword.

To Li Guilin's right was Liang Yuzhi, an archer holding a powerful three-star bow, vigilantly observing her surroundings.

This is a standard triangular formation.

There are ranged units, melee units, and tank units.

Li Weineng could sense that the three of them were getting a little anxious.

Why would they insist on changing camps? They're probably thinking of going out to grind monsters and level up.

Otherwise, it's only a matter of time before Li Wei widens the gap significantly.

They came to compete for the title of expansionist lord, not to be anyone's foil.

Li Wei and Li Yue were at the very back, lagging behind by more than ten meters. This was not a deliberate separation, but rather to avoid being caught in a scattered formation.

At this moment, Li Wei also put away the three-star war bow, held the Bloodthirsty Spear in his left hand and the three-star dagger in his right hand. He had a one-star heavy wooden sword in his resource card, but there was no need to take it out.

Li Yue, on the other hand, was similar, holding a crossbow in her left hand and a dagger in her right, clearly a melee player.

(End of this chapter)