I am the Arcane Archer, and all my skills are self-created.

The night breeze took four minutes.

Four minutes later, his voice came through the communicator, very softly.

"Found it! There's a drainage outlet on the west side of the south city wall, about fifty centimeters from the ground. The iron fence is sealed off, but it's rusted. However, I can remove it."

"What about the size?"

"It's a bit of a stretch for one person to squeeze in sideways, but it's manageable."

"Where are the guards?"

"There were two archers patrolling the city wall above the drainage outlet, but they weren't looking down; their attention was on the wasteland."

Li Wu thought for a moment.

"Where does the drainage ditch lead?"

"I threw a pebble in to listen to the echo. I estimate the passage is about thirty meters long, and the end should connect to the underground drainage ditch inside the fortress."

"You don't know where the underground drainage ditches lead."

"I don't know, but I can go in first to scout ahead."

"No need," Li Wu said. "I'll go in myself."

Hua Zitong glared at him from the side.

"You're going to climb in through the drain?"

"What's the problem?"

"What about dignity?"

"How much attack power does 'Dignity' represent?"

Hua Zitong choked for a moment.

"Okay," she said, "but the space inside the drain is very narrow, and if you encounter enemies..."

"When encountering enemies, use the Blazing Sun Piercing Arrow. In such a narrow space, one arrow can pierce through an entire row."

Hua Zitong no longer objected.

Li Wu quickly made the final arrangements.

"The army of Sword and Rose is already lined up in the north. From the city wall, the formation of 1,400 people is quite impressive. The Blood Wolf Guild will definitely move its main force to the north to deal with them."

"Hua Zitong, you take Mohen and Zhuifeng and stay in a concealed position outside the south city wall. After I go in through the drainage ditch, you guys observe the movements on the south city wall. If I cause enough chaos inside, the guards on the south city wall will definitely be redeployed. Then the three of you can climb over the wall and go in."

"Only three people climbed over the wall?"

"Plus Night Breeze, four more."

"What can four people do inside?"

"Find their Chaos Banner and pull it down. Once the banner is down, the magical interference will be gone, and my damage will be restored to its original value."

Hua Zitong nodded. The location of the flag had already been marked with Eagle Eye by Zhui Feng, so it wasn't hard to find.

"If the flag is pulled down, how do you plan to clean up the mess?"

"Get up the city wall," Li Wu said. "Get up the city wall from the inside. Stand on their own wall and shoot down."

Hua Zitong thought about the scene.

Standing on the Blood Wolf Guild's own city wall, he used the Burning Star Return to Ruins Arrow to bombard the city.

What's the difference between this and standing on top of the Iron Blood Alliance command post and bombing it from above?

There is no difference.

But the prerequisite is that he must first climb into the drainage ditch, pass through the underground drainage canal to reach the inner city, then kill any guards he might encounter in the passage without being discovered, and finally climb up the city wall before being discovered.

"Are you sure you don't need me to come with you?" Hua Zitong asked.

"The drainage ditch is only wide enough for one person to pass through; two people would just get in the way."

"Then be careful."

Li Wu nodded and prepared to leave.

After taking two steps, he turned back and glanced at Hua Zitong.

"If I encounter any problems inside, you can see them from the outside."

"What do you mean?"

"If you see a sudden large-scale commotion and explosions on the south city wall... that means I failed to steal it and have switched to a direct confrontation."

Hua Zitong took a deep breath.

"Can't you make plans in a way that inspires confidence?"

"Don't worry, can you make a few more?"

Hua Zitong was speechless.

Li Wu stopped talking and quickly moved towards the south side of the city wall.

His figure quickly disappeared behind a pile of rocks.

Hua Zitong, Mohen, and Zhuifeng watched him leave, then found a secluded low slope and squatted down.

Meanwhile, to the north of Starshine Fortress.

The 1,400 men of Sword and Rose had already formed ranks two kilometers outside the city.

The flags fluttered in the wind.

Looking out from the city wall, it was a dense sea of ​​people.

Blood Wolf Warrior was pushed onto the north city wall in a wheelchair. He held up his binoculars and looked around for a long time.

"Fourteen hundred people... swords and roses."

His adjutant was also looking through binoculars.

"President, there's no one among these people who's 'seeing through the fog'."

Are you sure?

"Confirmed, the members of Sword and Rose are all wearing their guild uniforms, making them easy to identify. I scanned the entire formation twice and didn't see anyone wearing different outfits."

Blood Wolf War Soul frowned.

"Fourteen hundred people, none of them are seeing things clearly through the fog. Where are the others?"

"Could they still be at the Sunrise Fortress?"

"Impossible! He set off just over ten minutes after finishing his mission. Do you think he would rest there? That guy doesn't stop."

Blood Wolf War Soul put down his binoculars and began to think quickly.

Li Wu is not in the Sword and Rose team.

He's either somewhere else or he's thinking of another way.

"Strengthen patrols on the other three sides of the city walls," Blood Wolf War Soul immediately ordered. "Especially the east and south sides; he might be taking a detour. The secret passage is blocked, but that doesn't mean he has no other means."

"yes!"

After the order was issued, about two hundred men were transferred from the north side to the other three sides of the city wall.

But it takes time.

Relocation takes time, arrival takes time, and entering patrol mode takes time.

Blood Wolf Warrior estimates that it will take at least five minutes to complete the redeployment.

And it was during this five-minute window of opportunity.

Beneath the southern wall of Starshine Fortress, the iron railing of a drainage ditch was silently dismantled.

Night Wind crouched beside the drain, glanced inside, and then darted to the side.

A figure squeezed silently into the drain opening, which was just big enough for one person.

The drainage ditch was narrow and dark.

The water level wasn't high; it only reached above the ankles.

Li Wu bent over and half-squatted as he walked inside.

The air was filled with the smell of rust and mildew.

His footsteps were very light, almost silent.

He walked the 30-meter passage in about a minute.

At the end of the passageway, a wider underground drainage ditch was formed. The ditch was about two meters high, allowing a person to walk through it upright.

Li Wu straightened up and let out a long breath.

Finally, I don't have to bend over anymore.

The drainage ditch was dark, but his attributes allowed him to see his surroundings even in the dim light.

To the left leads to the east, to the right to the west, and directly ahead there is a stone staircase leading upwards.

A faint light shone through at the end of the stone steps.

Li Wu chose the stone steps.

He walked uphill step by step, pressing his feet as lightly as possible.

At the top of the stone steps is a slab that can be pushed open, and light shines through the gaps in the slab.

Li Wu listened intently.

Footsteps could be heard above the stone slab.

There was more than one person; at least three.

He waited for ten seconds, and then the footsteps faded into the distance.

Li Wu held the stone slab with one hand and slowly pushed it open a crack.

Looking out through the crack, one sees a narrow alley. On both sides are stone walls, and the ground is paved with bluestone slabs.

There was no one in the alley.

But not far away came voices and the sound of metal clashing; it was members of the Blood Wolf Guild redeploying their defenses.

Li Wu pushed the stone slab open further and then silently flipped it over.

He squatted in the alley, his back against the wall.

This is already the inner city of Starshine Fortress.

The communicator vibrated; it was a message from Hua Zitong.

"You went in?"

"We're inside, in the southern part of the inner city."

"The patrol teams on the city wall are changing shifts. Some of the guards on the south wall have been withdrawn, and there are only about forty people left."

That's enough.

"Enough of what?"

"That's enough for me to get onto the city wall."

Li Wu put away the communicator.

He moved quickly through the alley, using the shadows of the buildings to avoid the two patrolling groups of Blood Wolf Guild members.

He did not choose to go directly to the command post.

Blood Wolf War Soul is not Iron Blood Banner. This person has been beaten by him twice, and his vigilance has reached its limit. There must be heavy troops guarding the command post.

His first target was not the command post.

It's a city wall.

It was those two chaotic flags on the south city wall.

Li Wu pressed himself against the wall and quickly approached the steps leading up to the south city wall.

There were two Bloodwolf guild rogues on guard on the steps.

Li Wu raised the Arcane Bow.

Fingers on the bowstring.

Gathering strength.

It is not the "Burning Star Returns to Ruins" arrow.

Too noisy.

Chain Lightning Arrow.

With a soft twang of the bowstring, two streaks of blue-white lightning struck the two thieves almost simultaneously.

Their health was depleted in an instant.

White light.

He didn't even manage to call out.

Li Wu quickly climbed the city wall.

There were only about thirty people on the south side of the city wall at this time, scattered along a section of the wall about 600 meters long.

They were looking out of the city walls, their attention focused on the wasteland, because Blood Wolf War Soul had just given the order to watch out for enemies to the south, and they were vigilantly searching for any enemies that might appear outside the city walls.

No one looked behind them.

Because no one expected that the enemy was already on the city walls.