Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World novel Chapter 47

Chapter 47: Chapter 47: The Divine Archer

The scene was utter chaos at this moment.

Screams and shouts of killing filled the air, corpses scattered everywhere—both of the mountain bandits and the manor’s villagers and porters. Gu Sheng looked at the familiar faces on the ground, his heart heavy with sorrow. He occasionally bent his bow and released an arrow to help these ordinary people flee for their lives, but he was far from invincible and had to prioritize his own survival.

Gu Erniu’s eyes blazed with anger; his straightforward temperament made him feel a desperate urge to charge back into the fray.

But Gu Sheng held onto him firmly.

Suddenly, Gu Erniu let out a low cry of alarm, pointing into the distance.

"Asheng, look over there—Gu Renxu, the manager!"

Gu Sheng had just loosed an arrow that pierced through the throat of a mountain bandit when he heard Gu Erniu’s words and immediately turned to look.

His pupils constricted sharply. He saw Gu Renxu being protected by several villagers as they fled toward the forest, but behind them, several mountain bandits with strong physiques were swiftly chasing after them. These bandits weren’t fools; they knew to target individuals who appeared to hold higher status.

One by one, the villagers were cut down—at best, they managed to wound their attackers in their final moments, but the difference in combat skills between the two sides was evident.

Although the disorganized fleeing forces weren’t seasoned warriors, their battle-hardened grit from surviving the battlegrounds far surpassed the average mountain bandit.

Gu Sheng watched as a mountain bandit behind Gu Renxu raised his chopper high with a cruel grin. Gu Sheng’s eyes narrowed, and he hesitated not even for a moment.

Gu Renxu had shown the two of them much care, and since he had the ability to save him, it was his duty to act.

In his vision.

The movements of the mountain bandit suddenly seemed to slow down—the blood dripping from the chopper and the malicious grin on his face crystal clear.

Gu Sheng bent his bow and nocked his arrow. The arrow shot forth like thunder!

Whoosh!!

Accompanied by an ear-piercing whistling sound, the mountain bandit’s savage grin instantly froze as the arrow pierced through his throat. It embedded so deeply that only a fraction of the shaft remained visible.

Gu Renxu, who had been fearing for his life, suddenly found himself saved, and a surge of relief washed over him—a sense of narrowly escaping death.

From afar, he cast a glance toward Gu Sheng, his eyes brimming with gratitude and a deep sense of fortune.

Yet.

Just as he prepared to flee deeper into the forest, his steps abruptly halted, his body stiffening as if rooted in place. The expression of relief on his face froze as he looked down in shock.

Before his astonished eyes, the blade of a longsword emerged from his chest.

Blood dripped from the sword’s tip.

With a dull thud, Gu Renxu collapsed lifelessly to the ground.

Gu Erniu’s eyes widened in rage and disbelief, while any trace of relief in Gu Sheng’s heart vanished instantly. His gaze turned steely and cold as he looked toward the source of the attack.

Not far from Gu Renxu lay a mountain bandit who gazed at them defiantly and viciously.

The longsword—it was the one tossed by this man just now.

Such power and precision were beyond the capabilities of common bandits.

"Let’s go!"

Gu Sheng wasted no time, suppressing the fury and killing intent in his heart as he dragged Gu Erniu and darted into the forest.

Facing a martial artist directly, he had no confidence of prevailing.

The mountain bandit martial artist sneered coldly, glancing in the direction Gu Sheng and Gu Erniu fled before giving up pursuit. Instead, he turned to attack others.

In his eyes, once the larger threats were dealt with, no small fry would be able to escape.

Gu Sheng and Gu Erniu ducked into the forest. Although their safety improved slightly, desperate cries of combat could still be heard sporadically. Even within the forest, mountain bandits were tirelessly hunting the fleeing villagers.

The scene of Gu Renxu being impaled by a sword replayed in Gu Sheng’s mind. He remained silent, his expression icy.

Gu Erniu’s eyes were bloodshot as well.

Although the two of them hadn’t interacted deeply with Gu Renxu, the manager had been kind to them throughout this journey. Witnessing his death before their eyes left them both filled with hatred toward the mountain bandits.

"Asheng, what do we do now?"

It was Gu Erniu’s first time facing such a situation, and panic gripped him. Unable to compose himself, he blurted the question.

Gu Sheng took a deep breath, his mind racing for solutions.

"We can’t place all our hopes on reinforcements. Here in the forest, we can use our archery skills to kill as many mountain bandits as possible, alleviating the pressure on our people and buying time."