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Chapter 14 - Chapter Fourteen: Arrogance and Tyranny

The people of Shicun rushed rapidly and quickly reached the deeper part of the forest. Here, towering giant trees were broken, thousand-year-old vines were destroyed, and there was all kinds of beast blood, in a complete mess.

Two strange beasts had fought fiercely here, causing a riot and resulting in the deaths of many running beasts. Coupled with the people from the Village of Jackals' ambush and killing of Shi Feijiao and others here, this place was in chaos.

The pile of beast corpses as big as a small hill had already been moved away by the people of the Village of Jackals, leaving it empty. Shi Linhu and the others gritted their teeth when they arrived here. It was truly bullying too much. The prey that the villagers had worked hard to obtain was just snatched away like this.

"Chase!"

They didn't stop at all and continued along the direction of the Village of Jackals. They guessed that those people wouldn't be able to carry the heavy huge beasts very far. There were obvious traces in the mountains. The hairs, blood, and scales of the fierce beasts indicated the path that the people of the Village of Jackals had taken when they left.

"Be careful!"

Shi Linhu, who was running at the front, waved his hand and asked everyone to stop. He pushed aside a large patch of withered grass and fallen leaves on the road ahead, revealing a dark, large hole filled with iron spikes pointing straight up. If one fell into it, they would surely be pierced like a sieve.

"These people from the Village of Jackals are truly vicious!"

The people of Shicun became even angrier. This was still within their territory. The people from the Village of Jackals acted without any restraint. Such an arrangement would definitely cause a bloody tragedy.

After running for eight or nine miles, suddenly a strong gust of wind rushed towards Shi Linhu's throat. The cold and eerie cold light seemed to come from the underworld, terrifying.

This was a thick and long iron arrow that was one meter and three centimeters long. Faster than lightning, it could kill a person in an instant. With such terrifying power and speed, it could definitely pierce through the scales of a dragon-horned elephant. No wonder it could pierce through the people of Shicun who wore three layers of fine steel thick armor. It was extremely terrifying.

It was too sudden. Such a terrifying cold arrow shot in the deep mountain forest was hard to defend against. Shi Linhu was extremely brave and had a quick reaction. He quickly moved sideways.

It was extremely dangerous. The cold iron arrow grazed his neck, bringing a string of blood flowers as it flew past. A piece of the skin was scraped off by the arrowhead. It was just a little short of piercing through his throat.

It wasn't until this moment that the sharp whistling sound came. That was the sound of the arrow shaft cutting through the sky, much slower than the iron arrow itself, showing how terrifying its speed was.

"Clang!"

The iron arrow plunged into a rock in the distance, directly penetrating it. It made a clang and rubbed out a series of sparks, which was very terrifying. With such strong force and such a heavy arrow, how many people would dare to confront it? If one was really shot, it would be a direct piercing through the heart!

The scene was silent. Shi Linhu touched the piece of skin that was scraped off his neck. Cold light flashed in his eyes. It was just a little short. He was almost killed by an arrow.

In the distant mountain area, a young boy stood holding a bow, his expression cold. Cold light flickered in his eyes as he stared here.

"It's that youngster again!" Shi Feijiao and the others immediately became filled with rage. This cold-looking young boy had repeatedly severely injured several strong men in the village.

This was a fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy. He was tall, with black and shiny hair that was soft. His skin was fair and he was very handsome overall. But his eyes were cold, slightly spoiling the beauty and giving people a sense of wildness and cruelty.

Behind him, seventy or eighty people were dragging one huge beast after another, moving forward on the mountain terrain, leaving some bloodstains. The grass and brambles were all crushed.

"Boy from the Village of Jackals, what else can you do besides shooting cold arrows? Come here if you have the guts. I'll slap your skull off!" Someone roared.

The handsome young boy's eyes flashed with a cold light and he directly bent his bow, aiming at him.

Seeing this, Shi Linhu didn't say a word. He held a black large bow made of dragon horns that was more than half a person tall. He quickly pulled the bowstring, placed an iron arrow, and shot it directly.

"Dang!"

The two thick and long iron arrows collided in mid-air. Sparks flew and the sound was extremely 刺耳. At the same time, they stopped their momentum and fell to the ground.

Everyone gasped. The young boy's archery skills and arm strength were too astonishing. He was only a teenager but could compete with Shi Linhu, the strongest man in Shicun.

"Clang", "Clang"...

Sparks splashed in the forest. One after another, more than ten iron arrows collided with each other in pairs, making clanging sounds like a meteor shower. They all fell to the ground and the sound made people's eardrums ache.

Divine arrows shocked the wild forest!

This young boy was evenly matched with Shi Linhu, the strongest man in Shicun. This surprised a group of people. With one swing of his arms, this young boy could lift at least five or six copper tripods that weighed a thousand jin each.

This made people gasp. What a strong talent. Such a young fellow. At such a young age, he could have such astonishing divine strength, making people afraid.

"Friends of Shicun, please forgive us. We need a large number of fierce beasts now. Let us have this prey this time. There will be a generous repayment in the future." A middle-aged man from the Village of Jackals came forward and shouted. His voice was very loud.

"To snatch our prey, you ambushed my villagers halfway and were ruthless. The arrows pierced through their internal organs, causing several people to be severely injured and on the verge of death. And you still ask us to forgive you? After doing all these evil deeds and being so calm, what kind of reasoning is this?!" Shi Linhu scolded angrily.

"Once there is a dispute and a conflict occurs, there will naturally be bloodshed. This is a rule that all men in the wild know." The leader of the hunting team from the Village of Jackals said.

"If you are not convinced, just come at us!" Another strong man from the Village of Jackals with a not-low status was even tougher.

The people of Shicun were so angry that their lungs were about to explode. They were ambushed and had their prey taken away. The other side was still so strong and unreasonable. There was really nothing more to say.

"Then let's fight!" Shi Feijiao roared.

"Are we afraid of you?" The leader of the hunting team from the Village of Jackals responded. He was very strong, over two meters and thirty or forty centimeters tall, giving off a oppressive aura.

"Clang", "Clang"...

The sounds of weapons being unsheathed were endless. Many people raised broad swords that were more than half a person tall. The cold light flickered and the killing intent filled the air, causing the leaves in the forest to fall one after another.

"I advise you to go back where you came from. If you dare to take one more step forward, I will shoot and kill all of you one by one with arrows. This time, I will show no mercy!" The handsome young boy from the Village of Jackals suddenly spoke. His tone was so aggressive that it made people's liver fire rage and they wished to shoot him through with an arrow first.

Shi Linhu was furious and said, "Boy, you have such great skills before you even reach adulthood. You are indeed strong. But being so domineering and acting so viciously, you will not have a good ending."

At the same time, he bent his bow and shot an arrow directly forward. The words had already been said to this extent. What else could be done? Only one battle!

"Dang!"

The iron arrows collided again, shaking the forest with a buzzing tremor.

"Kill!"

The people of Shicun either opened their huge bows, or held broad swords, or swung wolf tooth clubs. Like fierce beasts breaking out of a cage, they brought along a strong gust of wind and charged forward, causing the fallen leaves to fly.

As for the people of the Village of Jackals, one by one, they were tall and big, extremely tough, and also charged forward. A chaotic battle was about to unfold.

Just at this moment, a small figure rushed to the front like a spirit sparrow and shouted loudly, "You snatched the food we rely on for survival and even wanted to kill Uncle and the others. Uncle Fu is such a kind and good person. He was almost shot to death. You are all big villains!"

Shi Hao's small face turned red because of excitement. His small hands were clenched tightly and his eyes were filled with anger. He grew up in Shicun since childhood and experienced warmth and kindness. He had never encountered such arrogant people.

The people of the Village of Jackals were surprised and then laughed. They didn't expect that besides some half-grown children, there was such a young child from Shicun following. Wasn't this adding to the trouble for his villagers?

"Whoosh!"

The iron arrow pierced through the air. The fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy from the Village of Jackals had a cold expression. He opened that terrifying large bow and directly wanted to shoot the little one.

The people of Shicun's eyes were filled with flames of anger to the extreme. That was still a child. The little one was usually cute and well-behaved. The other side was actually going to harm even a young child. It was outrageous.

Shi Linhu bent his bow and shot an arrow, wanting to rescue and break the young boy's iron arrow. But his expression changed in an instant.

Because this time, the young boy shot four arrows with one bow. Four cold lights flew like lightning. And Shi Linhu only managed to shoot three arrows. The other side was extremely strong.

"Dang", "Dang"...

Three pairs of arrows collided and fell to the ground. There was also a thick and long iron arrow over one meter long rushing towards the little one's throat. It was cold and terrifying!

The little one reached out to catch the iron arrow. The villagers shouted in shock, "Quickly dodge!"

They knew that Shi Hao was talented. But after all, he was not yet four years old. Although he had lifted a copper tripod that weighed a thousand jin, the other side was older and had more astonishing divine strength. He could lift five or six tripods and compete with Shi Linhu.

"How could you even lay your hands on a child?!" The people of Shicun's eyes were wide open with rage.

"Dang"

However, surprisingly, the little one's left hand chopped on the arrow shaft and deflected it to fly sideways. It made a group of people speechless.

Only a few people saw that a symbol flashed in his palm and quickly extinguished.

"Swoosh"

The little one jumped up and directly pounced towards the young boy from the Village of Jackals!