Chapter 16: The New Recruits' Big Comparison (Part 2)

  "What's with the deserter?" a squad leader said in puzzlement.

  Shangguan Bing'er and Xiao Xi naturally recognized Zhou Weiqing at a glance, Xiao Xi suddenly smiled, "Hey, isn't this the Camp Commander's personal soldier Zhou Xiaopang? What happened to him? How..."

  Before Xiao Se finished speaking, the faces of all the squadron leaders changed, because just as Zhou Weiqing started to escape, behind him, at least thirty or forty feather arrows shot towards him like a storm.

  Only to see Zhou Weiqing, as if he had grown eyes in the back of his head, suddenly sprinted forward about 7 or 8 meters before making a fish-like leap, his body barely touching the ground before rolling sideways with swift and coordinated movements, as if he had undergone rigorous training. The three to four dozen feather arrows were originally aimed at the area where he was previously standing, but this run of his had already dodged most of them, and with this additional flip and roll, only a series of thudding sounds could be heard from behind him, yet not a single arrow hit its mark.

  Xiao Se was shocked and asked: "What kind of thing did he do that made everyone angry? How could he be shot by the other side?"

  The first and second camps on this side, all the best archers among the new recruits, concentrated their targets, instantly giving the remaining 70 or so new recruits on the third and fourth camps a chance to breathe. This round of shooting came down, and for the first time, the losses of the third and fourth camps were less than those of their opponents.

  Zhou Weiqing rolled out about three or four meters away, his body quickly bouncing off the ground. He saw this guy's toes touch the ground, and he suddenly jumped up more than a meter off the ground. Zi Chen's bowstring snapped again, releasing another arrow.

  Because of his previous swift dodging movement, all the observing military officers were already paying attention to him, and now they also wanted to see how accurate he was. To be sure, the difficulty of shooting an arrow at the moment of jumping up is not small, and the time given to aim is very short. He jumped up in order to dodge the soldiers from his own side who were in front of him.

  With a whoosh, almost as soon as Zhou Weiqing's Purple Bow moved, another person on the opposing side fell down. The crowd of team captains were instantly stunned, they were all experienced old archers, and even if it was themselves, they might not have done better than Zhou Weiqing.

  The squadron leaders in charge of commanding the first and second battalions had extremely rich combat experience. As soon as they found that Zhou Weiqing was not easy to deal with, they immediately shifted their target. In the next round of shooting, they attacked the main force on the side of the third and fourth battalions again. Their idea was simple: you have someone who shoots accurately, right? Well, I'll solve the others first, and then concentrate on him later, it's not too late.

  At that moment, the new recruits of the third and fourth battalions were in a desperate situation. It seemed as if they had been stimulated by Zhou Weiqing's words. In this round of simultaneous shooting, the first and second battalions' marksmanship was exceptionally strong. Originally, there were only over 70 people on the side of the third and fourth battalions. After one round of simultaneous shooting, nearly 40 people were shot down. On the other hand, there were still over 80 people left in the first and second battalions. The contrast between the two sides was already very obvious.

  Zhou Weiqing saw that the opponent had shifted their target, and he hurriedly seized the opportunity to shoot arrows. However, just as the officers of the first and second battalions on the opposite side had judged, although he was accurate, he was after all only one person. When the third and fourth battalions were completely annihilated except for Zhou Weiqing, there were still more than 50 archers left from the first and second battalions on the opposite side.

  "Damn it." Watching the hail of arrows shooting towards him, Zhou Weiqing turned around and ran. He was frustrated! The gap in quality between the new recruits of the two sides was too big. He had taken out at least sixteen or seventeen, but the other side still had more than fifty left. How was this possible?

  "Get after him, shoot him down! Whoever shoots him down, I'll make that man the best of today's new recruits!"

  At this time, Zhou Weiqing no longer had other new recruits as cover, the situation was much more dangerous than before. Those feather arrows completely presented a covering-style barrage attack, instantly covering a large area, making it extremely difficult to dodge completely.

  At this time, Zhou Weiqing's physical quality advantage after the awakening of the Heaven's Expanse Palace was revealed. Without using the Heaven's Expanse Palace, his speed and strength were far superior to those of ordinary people. While turning around to escape, he constantly changed direction, trying not to let the enemy find a pattern in his movements. The soldiers from the first and second camps had to chase him while stopping to shoot arrows. After Zhou Weiqing narrowly dodged two waves of arrow fire, the distance between them had already increased to over 300 meters. At this distance, even those excellent new recruits couldn't take aim accurately, so they could only use a scattering method to cover Zhou Weiqing's direction as much as possible.

  After letting out a breath of relief, Zhou Weiqing ran while turning back to shoot arrows, and in the blink of an eye, he shot down another seven or eight.

  "Is this the Kite Shooting Technique? This new recruit is too strong, Commander Xiao, didn't you say he was the Regimental Commander's personal soldier earlier? This kid is really something!" A battalion commander standing beside Shangguan Yuer couldn't help but exclaim.

  What is known as the Kite Shooting Method is the most effective way for an archer to attack in a pursuit battle. Generally, it's used to deal with enemies at close range, relying on the bow and arrow's range to continuously attack from a distance without allowing the opponent to counterattack. But Zhou Weiqing relied on his exceptional strength and the advantages of the Purple Star Bow to use this shooting method during an archery duel, how could he not win the admiration of these veteran soldiers?

  A company commander of the archer battalion couldn't help but say, "Commander, why don't you let this little brother join our battalion? And not just as a squad leader, with his abilities, he can be my deputy."

  Shangguan Bing'er smiled slightly, thinking to herself: Zhou Xiaopang is a Tianzhu master, let alone being his deputy, even if I report it, it's enough for me to be his deputy.

  "A gentleman does not take away what others love, Captain Li, I'm afraid I cannot agree with you."

  Xiao Se smiled slyly and said, "So, the camp commander has fallen in love with him?"

  Shangguan Bing'er's face turned cold, "Xiao Captain, please restrain yourself."

  As for the grudge between Shangguan Bing'er and Xiao Se, most of the other squadron leaders also understood, but they didn't make a sound. Just then, Li Duijang from the first battalion asked in confusion: "What is Zhou Xiaopang doing? The forest is not far ahead, why has he come back?"

  As Captain Li had said, Zhou Weiqing, who had originally pulled away, actually came back and charged forward to meet the remaining 40 or so men from the first and second battalions.

  Others had not yet realized it, but Xiao Se woke up and said: "He has no more arrows."

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