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

"Boss Ba Dao, are those two guys really here? This place is stinky and rotten, they didn't run off somewhere else, did they?" the warrior complained in a low voice.

"Shut up!" The leading knight, "Dragon Walker, Overlord Blade," shouted coldly.

"After robbing the boss, they only had two paths to take. We had them spotted in the starting village, and since they didn't go back, they must have headed deeper this way. Those two little bastards couldn't have gone far!"

"How powerful can a trashy arcane archer and a warrior wielding a woodcutter be? If you ask me, they were just lucky to steal our boss." The thief's sinister voice rang out.

"Once we find him, boss, you charge in and stun the one with the machete. Warriors, follow me and focus fire on the arcane archer. We'll finish the fight in five seconds."

"Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and find them! Those five ordinary pieces of equipment must be retrieved! And all the loot from their first kill, not a single one can be missing!"

Up in the tree, Li Wu and Hua Zitong exchanged a glance, both seeing the coldness in each other's eyes.

It really is a persistent ghost.

In the shade of the tree canopy, Li Wu and Hua Zitong exchanged a glance, their silent communication completed in an instant.

A barely perceptible smile curved the corners of Li Wu's lips.

Trash Pro Arcane Archer?

Good luck?

Five seconds to end the battle?

Okay, today he'll show these people what it means to "finish a fight in five seconds".

He didn't say anything, but gently tapped the branch beneath him with his fingers, then made a "three" gesture and pointed at the thief lurking in the shadows.

Three seconds later, make your move!

Target: Thief!

Hua Zitong understood, nodded slightly, and her body was already like a taut bow, ready to be released.

Under the tree, the knight named Ba Dao was still impatiently urging them on.

"Cheer up, all of you! Don't look like you've just woken up and are all dead fish! There'll be a big reward for finding the person!"

"Got it, boss," the soldier replied listlessly, his gaze sweeping lazily over the surrounding bushes.

The thief had already activated stealth, his figure becoming semi-transparent in the moonlight, and was making his way step by step toward the center of the clearing where Li Wu and the others had rested and left some traces.

He wanted to find the footprints the two men left behind to determine the direction they had fled.

Li Wu's eyes were calm and expressionless as she silently counted down in her mind.

three!

two!

One!

It's now!

Without the slightest hesitation, he instantly drew the bowstring to its fullest extent!

[Mud Arrow]!

"Whoosh—!"

The arrow pierced the air without making a sound, like a ghostly shadow blending into the night, heading straight for the open space below!

"Um?"

The thief, who was in stealth mode, seemed to sense something and suddenly looked up.

However, it was too late.

The mud arrows didn't attack him directly, but instead struck the ground beneath his feet!

"puff!"

A soft sound.

Centered on the point where the arrow landed, the solid ground within a five-meter radius seemed to have had all its skeletons removed in an instant, turning into a sticky, churning dark green mud pit!

"What the hell is that?!"

The thief was terrified. His feet sank suddenly, and he was instantly stuck in place, his movement speed dropping by at least 30%! His stealth mode was also forced to disengage due to this sudden attack!

He was like a stone stuck in glue, unable to move!

"Enemy attack!"

The knight, Ba Dao, and the warrior reacted quickly. Almost at the same time the thief cried out, they turned around abruptly, raising their shields and longswords to face the direction from which the arrows were coming.

But all they saw was an empty canopy.

What about people?

In that instant of surprise and uncertainty, a dark figure leaped down from the treetops above them!

It's Hua Zitong!

Her slender body drew a sharp arc in the air, her target clear, heading straight for the panicked thief trapped in the mud!

"court death!"

The warrior roared and immediately abandoned the search. He turned around and swept his arm horizontally, trying to intercept Hua Zitong in mid-air.

However, Hua Zitong completely ignored him!

Another arrow!

A dark purple arrow, launched later but arriving first, accurately struck the warrior's face!

Siphon Arrow!

-16!

The damage wasn't high, but the direct hit to his face startled him.

It was his momentary hesitation and avoidance that determined the fate of another person.

Hua Zitong's figure moved as fast as a ghost in the moonlight. The woodcutter's knife in her hand drew a cold arc, without any fancy moves, and slashed straight at the thief who was trapped in the swamp and struggling desperately!

"Help me!"

The thief was terrified. He watched helplessly as the simple, unadorned woodcutter's knife rapidly magnified in his pupils. He could only raise the dagger in an attempt to parry.

"clang!"

A crisp sound!

The machete and dagger clashed, sparks flying!

The thief felt an irresistible force coming from his arm, and the dagger flew out of his hand!

Immediately afterwards, the machete continued its downward momentum and struck him hard on the shoulder!

-90! (Critical Hit!)

A terrifying damage number appeared!

The thief's health bar was instantly reduced by half!

"Damn it!"

Knight Overlord finally reacted. He roared and slammed his shield into the ground. He charged forward like a cannonball, unleashing the knight's signature move—Charge!

The target is none other than Hua Zitong!

He was going to knock the woman unconscious to save his teammate!

Li Wu's pupils reflected everything below. The moment his fingers loosened, his target was an open space three meters ahead of the path of the Overlord Blade's charge!

The [Mud Arrow] silently pierced the night sky, carrying a strange rhythm, and precisely pierced the mud just before the heavy-armored boots of the Overlord Blade were about to step down!

Knight Overlord leaned forward, all his strength gathered in his legs, and his unstoppable momentum had reached its peak. The charge skill was about to be completed in a fraction of a second!

However, just as he was about to push off the ground with his right foot, the solid feeling under his feet suddenly disappeared!

Instead, there is a sticky substance that is impossible to apply pressure to!

He looked down and his pupils suddenly contracted!

Centered on the point where the strange arrow landed, the ground within a five-meter radius was softening and collapsing at a visible speed, churning with dark green bubbles, turning into a genuine mud pit!

His charge, his signature skill, just like that, abruptly and incredibly frustratingly... fell silent!

"What the hell is this thing?!"

The charge skill was interrupted?

No, it wasn't interrupted! It was that it couldn't even be used in the first place!

He didn't even receive any system notification that his skill had been interrupted!

In that instant of shock and rage, the battle situation had already undergone a dramatic change.

Hua Zitong didn't even glance at him.

Her petite body nimbly turned at the edge of the swamp, dodging the warrior's swinging sword, and then she flicked her machete in the backhand!

"Pfft!"

The thief, who had just lost half his blood with a single blow and was frantically trying to pull his leg out of the swamp, now had a thin line of blood on his throat.

-88! (Weakness Critical Hit!)

Another alarming damage number has appeared!

The thief's eyes widened, his face frozen in terror and resentment. His body went limp and he fell to the ground, turning into a streak of white light, leaving behind a piece of leather armor that shimmered faintly in the spot.

Sold out instantly!

From the moment Hua Zitong leaped from the treetop to the moment the thief was killed, the entire process took less than ten seconds!