Astral Apostle

   Chapter 9 Return

  Someone attacked!

   Zhou Jing's spirit was instantly highly condensed, the speed of dozens of arrows seemed to slow down, and the flight trajectory of each one became clearly visible.

   Sharp bone arrow clusters, pitch-black shafts, quivering tail feathers…

   Damn, I have injuries on my body, and my actions can't keep up with my thoughts!

   It was too late to escape the coverage of the arrows. Zhou Jing could only drag his wounded and weak body and try his best to hide in the area with the fewest arrows. At the same time, he drew out hunting knives and daggers, trying to block the arrows.

  Clang! clang! puff puff-

  The arrows that were shot at the neck and the base of the legs were blown away in a thrilling manner, but three arrows broke through the perimeter of the knife, and with a sound of flesh, sharp bone arrows penetrated into the body.

   It was a cold first, followed by severe pain, Zhou Jing almost lost his strength.

   Although this body has good physical fitness, it is not enough to support him to instantly block the five arrows shot at the same time, not to mention that he was injured before.

   The weapon mastery of hunting knives and daggers is only at the beginner level. Although the hand feels not unfamiliar, it is not enough to complete more difficult operations.

   With one weapon in one hand, two bone arrows are precisely squared, which is already a highly focused performance.

   At the same time, there were also sounds of arrows hitting the surroundings, mixed with the screams of two or three hunters.

   "Sneak attack! It's the Earth Skeleton!"

   "When did they come?!"

   I saw in the shadowy forest, groups of Earth Skeletons appeared in the night, barely swept away fifty people, holding black short bows in their hands, pouring arrows incessantly.

  This group of Earth Skeletons... It seems that they were the ones who were scared back by them after they failed to attack a few days ago.

   Everyone recognized the origin of this group of Earth Skeletons, and they were shocked and angry.

   Even at such a time!

   It must be because the hunting movement just now was too loud. The fire light went out far away, and the roar resounded through the forest, attracting the nearby Earth Skeletons.

   It’s also possible that these skeletons have been quietly following and looking for opportunities, keeping a distance from being discovered, and when they realize that we are fighting against alien beasts from a distance, they wait for both sides to be hurt, and then launch an attack brazenly, to take advantage of it!

The existence of    White Spider Monsters is also a threat to the Earth Skeletons living in the forest... This group of Earth Skeletons deliberately wait for us to deal with the White Spider Monsters and remove the threat before they choose to do it!

   "A bunch of despicable little beasts!"

  The crowd was burning with anger.

   A few days ago, the hunters were not at all cowardly, but they just hunted the White Spider Monster and sacrificed three companions. And Baron, who was the most seriously injured, said that he was fine, but in fact he was about to lose his strength.

  Swish!

The    arrow rain attack was too sudden, and everyone was caught off guard when handling the spoils. Including Baron, a total of four hunters were hit by arrows, and the most one was hit by seven arrows.

   Only the other three survived because they stood farther away.

   "Escape into the woods!" Baron shouted violently.

   In order to dig crypts and traps, and to facilitate the rain of arrows on the alien beasts, they deliberately chose a relatively open space. The trees are not so dense, but now it has become their disadvantage.

  Only by escaping into the forest, can you use a large number of trees as cover to block the arrow rain of the Earth Skeletons.

  The crowd couldn't even care about the loot and the corpses of their companions, so they ran away.

   The two hunters with the most arrows were too seriously injured to run. They were hit in the back by the next wave of arrows and fell to the ground, drowned by the swarming Earth Skeletons.

  Zhou Jing had three arrows inserted into his body, and every step he ran brought piercing pain.

   He suddenly noticed the arrow whistling behind him, and threw his teeth aside.

   duh duh duh!

Seven or eight arrows were immediately inserted into the ground where    was originally.

  During the dodging process, his back and shoulder blades hurt, and he was hit by two arrows, which made him gasp for breath.

   was blocked by the rain of arrows. When Zhou Jing got up from the ground, the skeleton man who was at the forefront was already approaching, and the bone knife stabbed fiercely, cutting his heart.

   Zhou Jing endured severe pain and loss of strength, fighting with both knives.

  Dang bang!

   Hunting knives and daggers intertwined, jamming the bone knives.

   Then he raised his left hand and waved, and the dagger wiped away the neck of the Earth Skeleton man without any hesitation.

  Blood spurts!

   Even if he is injured, his physical strength is still much stronger than these scrawny people.

Although    Earth Skeleton Man is a human structure, Zhou Jing has no hesitation.

   When I was hunting alien beasts just now, it was as if a switch in my heart had been turned on, as if the shackles brought by a stable life had been untied, and a bad breath swayed in my chest.

   Zhou Jing's right hunting knife was inserted straight into the eye socket of the skeleton man, and the supplementary knife penetrated the enemy's head.

  Puff!

   He pulled out his sword, brought out a blood line mixed with white pulp, and stared blankly at the ground bone man in front of him and fell down with blood spurting.

  But even if he killed the enemy in an instant, his footsteps stopped for a while.

   In his field of vision, this Earth Skeleton fell, revealing three or four Earth Skeletons behind him, as well as more chasing Earth Skeletons.

  'You can't turn around, if you turn around, you'll be stabbed to death...'

   Zhou Jing understood the situation in an instant, and while retreating, he clenched his knives and prepared to face more skeletons head-on.

   At this moment, a gusty wind whistled past.

  Hoo!

  I saw Baron's giant axe spinning and flying out, smashing into the team of Earth Skeletons with a mighty force.

   bang bang bang —

   The skeletons at the front couldn't dodge in time, and were smashed right in the face.

   For a while, stumps and broken arms danced in the sky!

   It is not obvious when fighting against alien beasts, but when it is shot against mortals, it shows the crushing power of alien blood warriors against mortals.

   "Go!"

   Not far away, Baron shouted at Zhou Jing.

The physical strength of the alien blood warrior is far superior to that of ordinary people. Balon was injured the most, but he was still the fastest. He ran to the front, but when he turned his head and saw that his companion was in danger, he stopped and threw his weapon without hesitation. It is a pity that there is only time to resolve Zhou Jing's danger.

   It was just that Baron threw the weapon with all his strength, which affected his body with injuries. His physical condition deteriorated further, and he almost lost his center of gravity and fell to the ground.

  Fortunately, Griff and another hunter, who happened to run to him, grabbed his arms from left and right, and dragged him to run away.

   The front skeletons were smashed into rotten flesh, and the skeletons behind were frightened.

   Zhou Jing didn't dare to hesitate a little bit, taking advantage of the opportunity created by Baron, turned around and ran.

   A few seconds before the next wave of arrows from the Earth Skeleton Man arrived, he finally rushed into the woods with the surviving hunters.

  Dududuo—a dense array of arrows was pinned to the tree that just ran by.

  With the shelter of trees, the threat of the arrow rain of the Earth Skeletons is greatly reduced.

  Zhou Jing followed Balon and the others to run wildly in the forest. I don't know how long they ran, and the shouting and shouting behind him gradually faded away. It seemed that the Earth Skeletons finally gave up their pursuit and went back to search for the spoils.

   But everyone didn't dare to stop and rest, and after emergency treatment of the wound, they forced their exhausted body and continued to run away with great strides.

   After running for a while, he confirmed that the Earth Skeletons were not chasing after him, and then everyone finally stopped. They were all disgraced and embarrassed.

   "Ann...is it safe?"

   Griff gasped violently.

   Zhou Jing was also panting rapidly, the wounds on his body were painful and itchy, and his physical strength suffered a serious decline.

  Baron thumped and fell to the ground, coughing violently, and spitting out **** droplets.

  His weapon has been thrown out and obviously cannot be retrieved, and his hands are empty at this time.

   "These Earth Skeletons are despicable and shameless! Sooner or later, they will be destroyed and their nests will be burned!"

  Griff thumped the tree trunk bitterly, his face full of grief and indignation.

   Two more companions were lost, and only half of the hunter team remained, which was a heavy loss.

   "Cough cough... Let's talk about this later." Baron couldn't stop coughing and was weak, pointed at Zhou Jing, and said intermittently: "Thanks to you this time, you saved us."

   "Didn't you save me?" Zhou Jing gasped, a little puzzled.

   If it wasn't for Baron throwing his axe to force the skeleton man back, he probably wouldn't be able to escape.

Griff took a deep breath and explained: "We originally wanted to use the delaying method to kill the White Spider Monster, but if the Earth Skeletons attacked and we hadn't eliminated the alien beast, we would be pinched back and forth, then It's dead... Fortunately, you killed the White Spider Monster in advance, otherwise we might not be able to survive alone."

   From the hunter's point of view, they could see the role played by Zhou Jing.

  If they didn't bring this Will Wood along the way, according to their original plan, they would fight with alien beasts for a long time, and they would have their **** stolen by the Earth Skeletons without being aware of it. That would be a situation of total annihilation.

   Just thinking about the scene of being attacked by two groups of enemies, everyone was terrified.

   It can be said that Zhou Jing saved their lives indirectly, although people may not realize how much help he has helped, but the hunters can't be regarded as not happening.

   "You saved us, this kindness, we will keep in mind."

  Griff looked serious.

   It turned out to be this... Zhou Jing let out a sigh of relief.

   Thinking about it carefully, it seems to be the case. If they hadn’t met themselves in the middle, the original trajectory of this hunter team might have been wiped out in the forest.

   Zhou Jing gasped for a while, then shook his head and said:

   "Don't do this, we are helping each other..."

   After only half a sentence, his eyes turned around, top-heavy, and he fell to the ground.

   Everyone was startled.

  Griff hurriedly squatted down, checked Zhou Jing's body, and soon found clues, shocked and angry.

   "The group of Earth Skeletons smeared poison on their arrows, and the poison erupted!"

   The other two who were not hit by the arrow were shocked and hurried to check the situation of Baron and the hit arrow hunter.

  I saw the Arrow Hunter leaning against the tree without making a sound. He had passed out, his whole body was hot, and his head was covered in cold sweat.

  Balon waved his hand, his face was pale, and he tried to cheer up: "Take care of them first, don't worry about me, my body is different from yours, I can stand it."

   The Venus was swarming in front of Zhou Jing's eyes, and everything in his field of vision became blurred. He only felt that the pain in his body had intensified, and a wet, scalding heat filled his chest, as if the lungs were bleeding, making it extremely difficult to breathe.

   Originally, the toxin didn't strike so quickly, but running all the way to promote blood flow, the poisonous arrow of the arrow erupted like a volcano, which not only deepened the poisoning, but also caused the injury to deteriorate rapidly.

   "Brother, hold on, don't fall asleep!"

  Griff shouted anxiously, and kept patting Zhou Jing's cheek.

   Zhou Jing tried to keep his eyes open, trying to stay awake, but after holding on for a while, his consciousness gradually became dizzy and fell into a coma.

  …

   In the hazy consciousness, Zhou Jing vaguely felt as if he was being carried on his back, and he stopped and walked, ups and downs.

  Someone seemed to be anxiously shouting the name of "Will Wood", again and again, sometimes saying "we're almost there" and sometimes "hold on".

  Everything is inaudible, as if there is a layer of medium, as if hiding under the water, listening to the sound coming from the water.

   Zhou Jing woke up intermittently, each time he quickly fell back into a coma. He didn't know what happened outside and how much time had passed.

   Until a certain moment, he suddenly became conscious and became sober again.

   Bass!

The    angle of view suddenly detached from the body, as if consciousness were lifted into the air.

   He overlooked that the body of "Will Wood" was being carried by Griff, while Baron, who claimed to be able to withstand it, and another hit arrow hunter were carried by two other hunters who were not injured.

  The three of them carried one person on their backs, staggered, and marched through the forest.

   In the next second, the figures of these people quickly became smaller in the field of vision. Zhou Jing's angle of view gradually increased. He crossed the canopy and overlooked the forest from a high altitude. The scene he saw suddenly turned into an endless dark green forest.

  This is the edge of the forest, and outside the forest, a village with smoke billowing into the eye, too far away, can't see the real, it is the direction Griff and others are heading...

   Without waiting for Zhou Jing to think about it, a familiar attraction came from above his head.

   He looked up and saw an ambiguous crack quietly opening above.

   was the fissure that sucked him in when he came, appeared on the bottom of his feet when he came, and appeared on the top of his head when he returned.

   Zhou Jing's body lightened, and with a swish, he was sucked in by the crack.

   is the familiar streamer channel, the familiar colorful... The difference is that when you come, you fall, but when you return, it rises.

   And at the end of the ascending passage, the starry space loomed and gradually became clear.

   At the same time, a wave of information flooded into my mind.

  [This campaign has ended! ]

  [The actual length of stay: 6 days]

  [This resource collection situation: 163 astral points (statistical details expand/retract)]

  [The experience log has been recorded, and the relevant exploration results have been entered in the illustrated book]

  [The next shuttle cooling time: the main body 12 hours]

  [Please make a placement action plan for the astral apostles]

   (end of this chapter)