Chapter 26
You Asked For It
"That's right."
Tang Xin continued, "Near here, there is a gate connecting two planes. These Dragonoids came from that gate. But that doesn't mean all Dragonoids can come through, because the passage inside the gate has a capacity limit. If the Dragonoids entering are too powerful, the passage between the two planes will fall into chaos. No one can say for sure what will happen then. That's why the Dragonoid forces haven't been considered powerful all these years."
"Then, Sister Xin, what about the summoning ritual you mentioned?"
"That is the second method to exit the gate." Tang Xin explained, "Through a special ritual and the addition of sacrifices, they forcibly open a passage between planes. You can think of it as a short-term gate. This short-term gate has a stronger load capacity, allowing even more powerful Dragonoids to come from the other plane. These Dragonoids here seem to be performing this ritual."
Hearing this, the other women were stunned.
"Sister Xin, then the companions they are summoning this time... how strong will they be?"
"It's not clear, but they shouldn't be weaker than those three Dragonoids, right?" Tang Xin glanced into the distance at the three Dragonoids who were over five meters tall.
Those three Dragonoids were likely Sixth Rank, comparable to A-rank Awakened among humans or Beast Kings among fierce beasts. Because she was a B-rank Awakened, her attacks couldn't harm them in the slightest. This time, the Dragonoids had deployed such a large force, slaughtering over thirty thousand fierce beasts. With so many sacrifices, what they summoned would be at least a high-level or peak Beast King. It might even be a Seventh Rank Dragonoid!
"No matter what they summon, we have no way to stop it," one woman sighed. These shackles on their hands made even moving difficult, and they couldn't channel their spirit power. They were no different from sheep waiting for the slaughter.
"True. We're like clay Bodhisattvas crossing a river—unable to save ourselves."
"By the way, Sister Xin, why haven't these guys killed us yet?"
"That..." Tang Xin hesitated.
The Dragonoid Race was different from fierce beasts. In the eyes of fierce beasts, whether a human was male or female didn't matter. But in the eyes of the Dragonoid Race, human women had value. In the past, after many human bases were attacked by these Dragonoids, all males were killed, while adult females were taken as slaves to serve them. If those Dragonoids got hungry, they would simply grab one and eat her piece by piece. These Dragonoids were likely keeping them to offer as gifts to the being being summoned.
"Good thing I came." Hearing this, Chen Fan felt lucky. If these Dragonoids succeeded in their summoning, Anshan City would be in even greater danger in the future. These Dragonoids could not be allowed to stay!
Murderous intent flared in his eyes. He immediately took out an arrow and aimed it straight at the head of the nearest Dragonoid wearing red armor. The latter immediately sensed something and turned his head toward Chen Fan's direction.
But it was too late.
*Boom!*
Accompanied by a massive explosion, the arrow struck its head in an instant. Even the armor on its chest was blown to pieces.
"!!!"
The sudden turn of events stunned all the Dragonoids present. Tang Xin and the others were also filled with confusion, not knowing what had happened.
With the first strike successful, Chen Fan immediately aimed his second arrow at the head of the Dragonoid in blue armor. While feeling a bit of regret, he also felt fortunate. The regret was because the hundred-fold *Sun-Shooting Arrow* could only fire one arrow at a time. Otherwise, he could have fired three arrows at once to kill the remaining two Dragonoids together.
The fortune was that he aimed for the head. The power of that arrow was actually more than a hundred-fold because his *Jin Gang Bu Huai Divine Art* had a passive characteristic: Force Amplification. At Level 5, Force Amplification could increase the power of various attacks by 50%, meaning that arrow's power was 150-fold. Even so, the armor on the opponent's body was only half-destroyed. If that arrow had hit the body, whether it could have killed him was truly uncertain.
*Boom!*
Another thunderous explosion rang out as the second *Sun-Shooting Arrow* flew toward the head of the blue-armored Dragonoid.
*Thud, thud!*
The blue-armored Dragonoid watched the incoming arrow, rage spewing from his eyes. But deep in his gaze, a flicker of horror also appeared. He suddenly leaped, jumping dozens of meters into the air, and then, like a meteor, crashed toward Chen Fan's position. As he descended, the air exploded, creating a deafening sound.
*Boom!*
A massive blast followed. The place where Chen Fan had been standing was instantly pulverized. Spider-web-like cracks spread rapidly, and in the next moment, the walls of the entire building exploded, sending dust billowing into the sky.
"Where is he?" The blue-armored Dragonoid looked around. "Where is that guy?" He gnashed his teeth, feeling extremely unwilling. That kick just now had actually failed to hit that lowly human.
A few hundred meters away, Chen Fan exhaled. That guy was fast, actually able to dodge his attack. "The power of the *Sun-Shooting Arrow Art* is sufficient, but the speed is a bit slow. It seems I need to exchange for a Peerless Martial Art archery manual when I return."
"Wait!" Suddenly, a warning sounded in his mind.
*Boom!*
A second later, the high-rise building he was standing on exploded. The entire structure turned to dust.
"That was close!" Chen Fan looked at where he had just stood. Fortunately, his spirit power was far beyond ordinary people, allowing him to sense the danger early. Otherwise, without activating his *Jin Gang Bu Huai Zhi Shen*, he truly might have been injured.
*Caw!* *Caw, caw!*
In the distance, those white-robed Dragonoids also noticed Chen Fan's escape, their eyes flashing with rage. Each of them raised their dragon claws toward Chen Fan's position.
"Again." The sense of unease hit Chen Fan once more. He slammed his feet into the ground and lunged toward the distance.
*Boom!* In an instant, the building turned to dust again.
But at that moment, an explosion rang out in the air. Another *Sun-Shooting Arrow* struck! However, this time, its target wasn't the blue-armored Dragonoid, but the group of white-robed Dragonoids.
"Ula!" The blue-armored Dragonoid was startled, letting out a cry of shock. The dozen or so white-robed Dragonoids clearly hadn't expected the opponent's target to suddenly change to them.
Before they could react, a purple figure quickly stepped forward and threw a punch from the side at the incoming arrow.
*Boom!* In the explosion, the purple figure was sent flying backward, smashing through countless walls along the way. The bracer on his right arm was shattered, and his large dragon claw was dripping with blood. Fortunately, the arrow snapped into two pieces, not only veering off course but also greatly losing its power. Even so, the airflow from the collision knocked over a dozen white-robed Dragonoids.
The blue-armored Dragonoid felt a sense of relief. But what he didn't expect was that in the next moment, that familiar explosion rang out again. Another *Sun-Shooting Arrow* was flying toward those white-robed Dragonoids.
"A-la-la!" His eyes were nearly splitting with rage. The speed of this arrow wasn't fast to him; he could dodge it. But the current distance was too far; he couldn't intercept it in time. And his companions had only just crawled up from the ground! It was too late!
"Ah!" Several screams rang out.
One white-robed Dragonoid was hit in the head by the arrow. The powerful True Qi on the arrow exploded, blowing him and several white-robed Dragonoids beside him into fragments. The surrounding Dragonoids were completely stunned by this scene, standing there blankly.
A cold sneer appeared on Chen Fan's lips. To be honest, he hadn't intended to attack those white-robed Dragonoids at first; his targets were the three guys in armor. Who knew? He didn't go looking for trouble, but they came looking for him. Then they couldn't blame him for being ruthless. Furthermore, in terms of threat, those guys seemed even more dangerous.
In the next moment, he fired another arrow. Several more white-robed Dragonoids were blown apart. In an instant, fewer than three white-robed Dragonoids remained alive.
"A-la-la!" This time, not only the blue-armored Dragonoid but also the purple-armored Dragonoid not far away went completely insane. These white-robed Dragonoids were vital to this summoning ritual! Without them, even with enough sacrifices, they couldn't open the gate to bring the powerhouses from their plane. If one or two had died, they could have found a way, but now only three white-robed Dragonoids were left alive!
In the next moment, the two armored Dragonoids looked at each other and directly ignored the life and death of the remaining three white-robed Dragonoids, charging toward Chen Fan. In their eyes, this tiny human with the bow and arrow could not atone for his sins even if he died a thousand or ten thousand times.
Chen Fan saw this and flew backward. The two armored Dragonoids pursued relentlessly. The distance was actually closing bit by bit.
"These two... their speed is actually faster than mine." Chen Fan was startled.
The two Dragonoids behind him looked ferocious. This lowly human! Once they caught and killed him, they would definitely attack the surrounding human bases and slaughter them all!
But suddenly, they noticed that the tiny human ahead of them suddenly increased his speed several times, instantly widening the gap!
"?" The two Dragonoids' eyes showed shock. Was the opponent hiding his strength just now?
*Boom!* A massive explosion rang out as another arrow struck! This time, it was still aimed at the head of the blue-armored Dragonoid. The latter's face changed, and he quickly flicked his silhouette to dodge the arrow. Then, he looked at Chen Fan with a mocking expression, as if saying that no matter how many arrows he fired, they were useless.
However, what he didn't expect was that the arrow, which should have flown far away, actually turned around in mid-air and charged back again!