After a massive volley of Rainstorm Arrows, the battlefield fell silent for a moment.
Then, both sides continued to fight, but this time, the Awakened camp seemed to erupt with long-suppressed emotions, their roars and blades striking down at the Magic Lizards.
Chen Bugu had also completed a small-scale morale boost.
He put down Jade Ripple, shook his sore wrist, and panted slightly.
He felt a sudden influx of energy into his body; although each surge of energy was slightly weak for him at the moment, the sheer quantity made up for the lack of quality.
Chen Bugu named the move he just used “Rainstorm Arrow,” which was essentially using Bullet Time to increase his speed and unleash a large number of consecutive shots in a short period.
As for why he chose water arrows instead of wood arrows, it was because water arrows had stronger penetration and condensed faster.
The advantage of wood arrows lay in their enchantability, but enchanting meant an additional consumption of mental energy, making them unsuitable for such large-scale attacks.
The mental energy consumed by four seconds of Bullet Time just now was more than all his previous combat consumption, but the results were also considerable.
When Chen Bugu looked at the Black Hornet opposite him again, it had already become a lone general.
During the Rainstorm Arrow attack earlier, Chen Bugu had intentionally avoided this Black Iron Seven Stars Magic Lizard, because he knew very well that ordinary water arrows could not inflict significant damage on it.
“Buzz, buzz, buzz!”
After the Black Hornet reacted, its wings flapped even faster, producing increasingly grating noise.
The next second, the Black Hornet vanished from its original spot.
Chen Bugu put away Jade Ripple in advance, took out the Rapid Wind Dagger, and assumed an upward slashing posture on the spot.
Through Inference, he had already seen the Black Hornet pouncing towards him.
“Clang~”
The sound of blades clashing spread.
Everyone felt a blur before their eyes, and the Seven Stars Magic Lizard had already appeared in front of Chen Bugu, its stinger thrusting forward, clashing with the dagger in Chen Bugu’s hand.
After a direct clash, Chen Bugu quickly used the force to retreat, decisively widening the distance.
It wasn't that his strength was inferior to the Black Hornet’s, but he was very wary of the venom secreted from the Magic Lizard’s stinger.
“Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle~”
On the Rapid Wind Dagger, a drop of purple liquid emitted thick smoke, continuously corroding the blade.
Chen Bugu swung his blade, and the purple venom fell onto the stone bricks of the city wall, instantly dissolving a small hole in the ground.
Looking at the marks left by the venom on the Rapid Wind Dagger, he decisively abandoned the idea of close combat with this Magic Lizard.
He raised his left hand, and small Fireballs shot out from his palm, flying accurately towards the Black Hornet.
Unfortunately, the Black Hornet was a Magic Lizard known for its speed, and the Fireballs flew too slowly, only hitting the afterimages left by the Black Hornet's high-speed movement.
The Black Hornet's tail twitched, and then, a fist-sized stinger shot out, attacking Chen Bugu.
Chen Bugu’s eyes flashed with silver light, and the power of time enveloped his entire body, entering Bullet Time once again.
In the Bullet Time state, he could even see the venom on the stinger being flicked onto the ground, dissolving one smoking hole after another.
Without the slightest hesitation, Chen Bugu advanced instead of retreating, closing the distance to the Black Hornet.
At the same time, he decisively took out Jade Ripple, and wood elements gathered towards his right fingertips, followed by the appearance of a spiral-shaped wooden arrow.
As fire elements gathered towards the arrowhead, the arrowhead also ignited with a cluster of purple flames.
Chen Bugu relied on Fireball to mobilize fire elements, and under Bullet Time, the consumption of mental energy increased exponentially.
He aimed at the Black Hornet's tail, from which it had just shot its venomous stinger; a new stinger had not yet grown in that spot.
Weakness Detection allowed Chen Bugu to clearly see that the Black Hornet's weakness was its tail.
It was just that previously, its tail had always been equipped with a long stinger and could secrete venom, making it difficult to know where to attack.
The moment the Black Hornet shot out its tail stinger, Chen Bugu knew that the opportunity had arrived.
The wooden arrow, blazing with fire, accurately shot into the Black Hornet's tail, and then pierced through its entire lower abdomen.
Immediately after, the entire Black Hornet ignited with purple flames, instantly burning its wings.
It fell to the ground, the purple flames still burning fiercely, devouring all its vitality.
Chen Bugu felt a surge of immense energy into his body, an energy stronger than the combined energy of nearly a hundred four-star companion young bees from before.
The energy within Chen Bugu's body had now almost reached the level of Seven Stars mid-stage; this speed was undeniably fast.
This was war, a cruel meat grinder, but for Awakeneds undergoing evolution, it also represented a massive amount of energy.
Of course, the prerequisite was to survive.
Chen Bugu's act of killing the Seven Stars Magic Lizard naturally attracted the attention of many people.
While everyone was delighted that their side had such a strong person, they were also somewhat puzzled, as such a strong person had never been heard of in Obsidian Town before.
Elder Zhou was secretly shocked at this moment; Chen Bugu's displayed strength exceeded his expectations.
He had observed Chen Bugu's battle from a close distance and concluded:
This person's strength, even among Seven Stars Awakeneds, was absolutely among the top tier.
Not only was the covetable fine bow impressive, but Chen Bugu's bizarre speed was almost comparable to that of an ordinary Eight Stars Awakened.
Elder Zhou finally confirmed that Chen Bugu and his group were indeed newcomers to Obsidian Town; otherwise, with the Unyielding Hall's intelligence, it would be impossible to have no information about this person whatsoever.
However, since when did newcomers to Obsidian Town possess such strength?
Fortunately, these few people all intended to join the Unyielding Hall.
Oh right, they seemed to have friends who had already joined the Hall, likely in the main forces on the East City Wall; he should inquire about them later.
At this moment, Chen Bugu had also slowly retreated into Han Badou's sound transmission range, becoming part of the protective circle.
The battle with the Black Hornet had consumed nearly half of his mental energy, and without knowing what opponents might appear next, he chose to retreat and defend.
He knew very well that in this type of large-scale war, unless it was a decapitation strike, individual strength was not enough to change the overall battle situation.
And for individuals in war, the most taboo thing was to get carried away!
“Those who wish to appear formidable to the enemy are called arrogant soldiers; arrogant soldiers are destroyed.”
The principle that arrogant soldiers are bound to lose had long been proven in China's five-thousand-year history.
Fortunately, in the time that followed, no high-level Magic Lizards appeared on this section of the city wall.
It had been an hour since the close-quarters combat erupted, and even though the protective circle was constantly shrinking, casualties were still increasing.
At this stage, most human Awakeneds, due to limitations in mental energy, saw their combat effectiveness decline sharply.
Especially after Yan Kuan's mental energy ran low, without his assistance, combat became even more difficult.
Lin Lin also could not provide healing to every injured person; with her remaining mental energy, she would only choose Holy Light healing for truly life-threatening injuries.
Awakeneds whose injuries had been healed earlier re-entered the battle; their physical injuries recovered, but the mental pressure was not relieved in the slightest.
Whether human, Magic Lizard, or Dwarf, all warriors wearily and numbly swung their weapons, blood gradually soaking their clothes.
Just as Chen Bugu was deliberating whether to unleash another “Rainstorm Arrow,” the Magic Lizards in front of him strangely stopped.
Then, they all turned around and swiftly retreated from the city wall like a tide.
The Magic Lizard army had temporarily retreated.
Many seized the opportunity, gritting their teeth to attack, taking advantage to kill several more Magic Lizards.
However, more people, seeing this scene, relaxed their minds and collapsed to the ground as their legs gave out.
They were extremely exhausted, yet incredibly fortunate.
Because, on this city wall, stained red with blood, they were still alive.
