Chapter 931, No Respect for Martial Ethics
The dim light, filtering through the canopy, cast down a shower of golden rays.
The four-armed skeletons and the Valkyrie constructs emerged from the Gate of the Worlds and quickly filled the entire forest.
Fang Hao did not come himself, but rather descended divinely, possessing the body of a Gray Bear.
Clad in silver-white armor, with a saber hanging at his waist, he also brought some items to enhance recovery and various resistances.
By his side stood the golden-armored Dragon Queen, along with dozens of 'Nisbits' responsible for commanding the troops.
The enemy was a deity, and in truth, bringing too many heroes wouldn't be very useful.
Even Dark Gold ones would likely be killed instantly.
Not only would they be sent to their deaths in vain, but they might also leave behind their equipment.
Fang Hao and the Dragon Queen had just caught sight of the palace outside the forest.
When they heard a voice coming from afar.
Deep, yet exceptionally clear.
"Oh? I didn't expect you to find this place."
There was surprise and astonishment in the tone.
It seemed totally unexpected that Fang Hao and his group would find the coordinates to his realm.
As his voice faded away.
From all directions apart from below them, the forests began to shake intensively.
Squadrons of Cavalry, along with numerous archers, walked out directly.
In front of the palace, they formed a square formation, standing by in strict order, ready for battle.
[Tracking Cavalry (Tier 10 Troops)]
[Eagle Eye Archers (Mythical Troops)]
The Cavalry's attire was rather traditional.
Maned warhorses, carrying lances and armors, with shortbows hanging on one side of the saddle, a light cavalry's garb.
Looking at the attributes, they were Tier 10 Troops, not reaching the level of Mythical Troops.
The second kind, the Eagle Eye Archers, wore dark leather armors and handled longbows.
Their arms were unusually long, and the wooden bows they carried were even longer than ordinary longbows.
Being Mythical Troops, they must also have some special Skills.
"Cavalry are Tier 10 Troops, the archers are Mythical Troops," Fang Hao murmured as he introduced them.
"Hmm!" The Dragon Queen nodded, signaling her understanding.
At this moment…
The great doors of the distant palace slowly opened.
Two figures, one tall and one short, emerged from behind the door.
Fang Hao and his companion immediately perked up and looked closely.
One was a female warrior dressed in dark red armor, holding a longspear and a shield, and the other was a nimble, black panther with three tails moving like snakes.
[Heart of Valor-Gloriya (Demigod)]
[Tooth Robbing Hunter-Ralf (Orange)]
Unlike the lonely God of Deception.
This God of Hunting had two followers, a Demigod and a panther hero.
The panther, even as an animal, surely possessed intelligence and was likely smarter than an ordinary person, thus counted as a follower too.
This was within Fang Hao's expectations.
He never considered himself to be highly combative and was always cautious when facing enemies.
The reason he dared to seek out the 'God of Hunting' was that he had made some preparations.
The first point was that both he and the Dragon Queen were lower divinities. One from the Dragon Clan with formidable Attack Power, while Fang Hao, with his smooth talking, would create disturbances from behind.
In fact, their cooperation was quite good.
If the opponent was also a lower divinity, then victory in this battle wouldn't be difficult for them.
But if the opponent was of a higher rank, and the two of them could not overcome, they would have to use their trump card, the 'Hundred-armed Giant'.
The Hundred-armed Giant was a monstrous god personally sealed by the Giant's chief god, far more powerful than any deity they could currently encounter.
He would surely crush him.
The reason he didn't release the Hundred-armed Giant right from the start.
Was because the mental state of the Hundred-armed Giant was not stable.
He would attack any target nearby, easily getting lost in his own battle.
Moreover, he could only appear for five minutes.
In other words, he could easily waste those five minutes killing the surrounding soldiers instead of the real God of Hunting.
If in the first appearance, the Hundred-armed Giant didn't kill him, and the God of Hunting became prepared, relying on the Hundred-armed Giant to kill him afterward would be difficult.
So, Fang Hao's plan was to clear the battlefield a bit to narrow down the target.
The moment the Hundred-armed Giant appeared, he would know who to kill.
"That woman is a Demigod, the black panther is an orange hero," Fang Hao added as he reported.
The Dragon Queen glanced at him with her beautiful eyes and said, "I could see that."
...
"Leader of the Dragon Clan, you've achieved divinity? No wonder you dare to appear here," came the deep voice again.
The palace doors were wide open, the inside dark as if the light from a sealed basement.
But at the end of the darkness.
A shadowy figure could be seen seated on a grand throne.
Radiating a divine light that soared to the heavens.
Bright and dazzling.
Needless to say, the deity inside the temple was the God of Hunting.
Facing the words of the God of Hunting, the Dragon Queen didn't reply, standing guard in her spot.
It was evident from her tense body that she was nervous.
"Would you like to join my ranks? I can offer you better protection and growth," the God of Hunting spoke again.
Fang Hao's eyelids twitched in response; why does everyone try to poach in front of him?
It was making him very uncomfortable.
Not to counter would seem cowardly, yet to do so felt ungracious.
After some thought, Fang Hao decided to say something.
Looking at the opposing Demigod, he said, "That female warrior, would you like to join my ranks? I promise you to achieve lower Divinity within half a year."
Upon hearing Fang Hao's words, the people across from him were slightly taken aback.
Achieving lower Divinity within half a year.
That was a pace at which not even ordinary heroes advanced.
He was really daring with his words.
The opposing Demigod did not speak either; the eyes visible below the full-face helmet still revealed determination and a will to fight.
It seemed that both parties' attempts to poach were fruitless.
Hearing what Fang Hao said, the God of Hunting turned his gaze toward him and asked, "Are you a newly risen deity? What is your name?"
Both were divine beings, emitting exceptionally bright divine light.
"There's no need to name names, after all, we're only going to meet this once," he replied.
He really didn't dare to say too much.
After all, the enemy's tracking arrows skills are pretty impressive.
If they know my name and shoot a couple of arrows at me, going after my true body in the main city could be dangerous.
The God of Hunting is not angry either, and continues to speak calmly: "Are you that confident? Just the two of you lesser gods, you can't kill me."
"I dared to come and find you because I'm sure I can kill you," Fang Hao confidently said.
The situation before him was within his control.
"Arrogant!" The God of Hunting scoffs, and then issues the order: "Kill them."
No sooner had the words fallen than the demigoddess beside him snorted coldly, and a fast horse came galloping swiftly from behind the palace.
The demigoddess lightly pulled the reins, and smoothly mounted the horse.
Leading all the tracking cavalry, she began to charge forward.
The black panther also ran swiftly forward, its shape quick as lightning.
...
Seeing the enemy's movement, Fang Hao immediately gave the order, "Attack, annihilate the enemy."
Boom boom boom!!
The war drums were struck, their beats echoing through the heavens, and a series of gray-white halos enveloped all the troops.
"Forward~!" Nisbit, who was interspersed among the ranks, shouted the command loudly.
The four-armed skeletons raised their shields and began to advance forward.
The Valkyrie constructs, wielding longswords, hidden behind the shields, also moved forward together.
Behind them, hundreds of Double-Headed Corpse Dragons took to the sky, instantly overtaking the troops in front, and flew towards the enemy's direction.
Meanwhile, the demigoddess still led the cavalry charging forward.
The Eagle Eye longbowmen, who hadn't moved an inch, had already begun drawing their bows and gathering strength.
The slender longbows were drawn into full moons, pointing far into the sky.
Fang Hao and the Dragon Queen were both startled.
Are they drawing bows from this far away?
They could only see each other at this distance, but it was also over two or three thousand meters apart.
Even though the combat power and the strength of the bows and crossbows are high in this world, this distance still exceeds the norm.
Just as this thought arose in their minds, the longbowmen already let go of the bowstrings.
Pop pop pop!!
The dense sound of the bowstrings melded into one.
The arrows that were shot out took an exaggerated trajectory, soaring into the sky.
And then!
A whistling sound came from overhead.
Looking up, they saw dense arrows raining down like droplets, falling directly overhead.
Crack crack crack!!
Arrows rained down in droves, striking the troops.
The four-armed skeletons quickly raised their shields, and a barrage of impacts sounded.
And the shield-less Valkyrie constructs, in an instant, many struck by arrows in their vital parts, started to fall and litter the ground.
They can actually shoot this far.
Fang Hao took a deep breath and his eyes grew sharp.
Whoosh~!
In an instant, the clear sky became overcast with clouds, covering the entire battlefield.
Just as he thought about releasing more skills.
Swish~whoosh!
A silvery arrow stirred up the air, breaking through all obstacles in its path and shot straight at him.
The God of Hunting made his move.
Fang Hao's heart tightened, and his body immediately lunged to the right side, simultaneously uttering rapidly: "Marl, your target is on the left."
As expected, the arrow deviated slightly, and along with his lunge, he evaded the strike.
The arrow, with a thump, penetrated the ground.
Leaving behind a bottomless hollow.
This is indeed different from a game.
In the game, one would at least need to clear out the minions before the boss moves, but now, it's a chaotic mix.
No martial decency at all.
Fang Hao flipped up and had just stood up.
In the dim palace hall, whoosh whoosh~ two more arrows flew, incredibly fast, already in front of him before you could blink.
They are trying to kill him first.
Fang Hao quickly dodged, while continuing to speak, "Marl, your target is on the right."
"Marl, you cannot control your arms."
"Marl, your heart cannot beat."
"Marl, you cannot breathe..."
"Marl, damn it..."
He darted right and ducked left, avoiding the arrows.
His words were effective, but they only caused the attacks to stray slightly from their position; the subsequent lies about organs and limbs had no effect.
This proved that the God of Hunting's divinity was higher than his, possibly a mid-tier or higher-tier god.
After a round of evading, although awkward and unlordly, he was not injured.
At this point, the Double-Headed Corpse Dragons had already reached above the enemy's formation, pouring down Dragon Breath, and a large number of running cavalry, along with the archers, turned to ashes in the wake of the Dragon Breath.
Swish swish swish!!
The Eagle Eye longbowmen began attacking the Double-Headed Corpse Dragons.
But while the longbowmen had a great range, it took longer to gather strength for their shots.
The hundreds of Double-Headed Corpse Dragons circling overhead brought death and injury to those below.
Inside the palace, silvery arrows were fired, piercing through the skulls of the Double-Headed Corpse Dragons.
Corpse Dragons began to fall from the sky, crashing into the crowd.
"I'll hold him back..." The Dragon Queen rose from the ground, intending to kill towards the God of Hunting.
Fang Hao immediately stopped her, "Kill that demigoddess and the rest of the soldiers."
The Golden Dragon frowned slightly but changed direction, charging towards the demigoddess's area.
At that moment, a black shadow suddenly sprang from the ground.
Stretching out its claws, opening its foul mouth, it pounced towards Fang Hao.
The black panther, its speed was so fast.
Fang Hao's gaze turned towards it, 'Ralph, your eyes cannot see.'
The next second, the panther's pupils dilated instantaneously, overrun by the whites.
Fang Hao easily sidestepped, continuing to say, "Ralph, your heart cannot beat, you cannot feel your four legs."
The panther crashed to the ground, lying on its side, struggling frantically.
"Ralph, your blood begins to self-ignite."
Whoosh!
The struggling panther burst into flames.
In the fire, its struggles grew weaker and eventually turned into a charred corpse.