bestfiction Chapter 253 Mermaid Sneak Attack
Chapter 253 Mermaid Sneak Attack
Zhong Ming smelled a faint scent of grass and trees, the smell emanating from the wounds of broken branches and torn leaves, which made his nose feel uncomfortable.
Compared to humans, the sense of smell of the merfolk is truly woeful. Underwater, their sense of smell is very strong, but their ability to distinguish smells in the air... is very poor, except for the smell of blood.
The merfolk thought they were hiding well, quietly lying prone in the bushes.
Matt immediately realized what was happening, placed one hand on the storage bag, leaned half his body behind Zhong Ming, and whispered, "Fresh."
The alertness of the two left Yue Kaishan, who was behind them, completely bewildered. But given the atmosphere, he also tensed up, adopting a boxing stance and looking around, though he couldn't tell what they were guarding against.
"Could he be a survivor?"
“We’re on a mission to search for survivors, but that doesn’t mean there are only survivors here.” Matt took out his hatchet, slowed his breathing to a minimum, and subconsciously searched for the upwind and downwind sides. Then he gently tugged at Zhong Ming’s sleeve.
Go downwind first. If this is a premeditated ambush, there is a high probability that the enemy is hiding downwind.
The entire squad began to move in an eerie manner.
The merman leader pressed his ear to the ground, and the enemy's movements became extremely faint.
'Is it flying through the air? No, that's not right. Flying through the air makes quite a commotion; the surrounding trees aren't shaking.' He thought to himself, realizing that the other party might have noticed something was wrong.
If he were a cultivator from the mainland, he would have many methods such as setting up formations, restrictions, seals, and talismans. But he was poor. As a mermaid, he only had enough bones and demon fish skin.
He suddenly had a plan: to launch a feint attack.
He raised his hands slightly, and his spiritual energy flowed secretly along the transparent threads, transmitting to a mountain hollow not far away.
Suddenly, a series of loud hoofbeats echoed through the forest, and a magnificent horse leaped out of the ravine. With that single leap, countless branches were broken and countless blades of grass were trampled, drawing everyone's attention.
Only Matt remained calm. He glanced at the horses, lowered his body even further, like a leopard ready to pounce at any moment.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the powerful merman suddenly leaped up. In an instant, four enemies appeared simultaneously, attacking Zhong Ming from different directions, trying to kill the one who had first noticed them.
The bone blade emanated a terrifying aura. He was skilled at using fluctuations to enhance his blade's power and borrowing water's momentum to amplify his attack. Although they were on land, the power of this strike was still not to be underestimated.
Matt slammed his shoulder into Zhong Ming, forcefully shoving his body towards the direction from which the other two merfolk were attacking.
With a sudden burst of power from his taut thigh muscles, Matt took flight and charged at the enemy, rather than charging towards them.
A fierce downward slash collided with the bone blade, sending sparks flying.
Both of them were shocked so badly that their arms went numb. The merman reacted even faster, quickly regaining his balance and kicking out with his foot.
Although Matt was slightly inferior in physical ability, the jungle was his home ground. With the help of his opponent's kick, he flew backward and crashed into a thicket.
At this point, the two lurking merfolk stopped pretending. If they didn't act now, when would they?
Two bone spears whizzed through the trees, almost the instant Matt fell into the bushes, and followed him.
"Matt!"
Zhong Ming blocked the sneak attacks of two enemies with all his might, but then he heard a worried call from the second captain behind him. His heart tightened immediately, his killing intent surged, and he attacked with all his might, holding nothing back.
The hook-and-sickle spear whirled through the forest, creating gusts of wind that stirred up a large swath of leaves, which danced in the air, partially obscuring Zhong Ming's figure.
After being knocked back a few steps by Zhong Ming, the two merfolk who had launched the sneak attack were about to fight again when suddenly countless leaves flew towards their faces.
A single leaf blocks the view.
A flying spear pierces through a leaf.
Just as a flying leaf drifted in front of a mermaid's eye, Dao Chunhan's spear, brimming with murderous intent, instantly pierced its left eye. The spear tip burst forth with spiritual energy, blasting the mermaid's head open in an instant.
Another mermaid used some kind of magic to create a large spray of fine water droplets, which mixed with countless flying leaves.
If I can't see it clearly, neither can you.
At this point in the game, it all comes down to perception and awareness.
With the spear tip still above the enemy's head, Zhong Ming swiftly swung it horizontally. Without moving the spear, he executed a massive spin, "throwing" himself behind the corpse and using it as a shield to retreat several steps.
In the blink of an eye, a long arrow pierced the air, grazing Zhong Ming's ear. A scream rang out, and Zhong Ming kicked the corpse aside. The corpse crashed heavily into the wounded enemy, where it was stabbed through the skin by a spear.
"Well done, Ocean... Crimson-Eyed Fairy."
Zhong Ming blurted out the name, feeling a little embarrassed. He pulled out the arrow with one hand and bit down hard with his mouth.
He detonated a smoke bomb he had taken from his storage stone dentures, spewing thick smoke that instantly obscured a large area in front of him. He then turned around to see what was going on with Matt and Akame.
With crimson eyes and an eerie beauty, Chi Tong took several steps back, dragging one foot in mid-air, drawing his bow and nocking an arrow in one fluid motion, displaying an indescribable heroic spirit.
Another arrow was fired, and the two whooshing sounds collided, scattering into countless turbulent currents that stirred the three thousand strands of black hair.
A bone arrow collided with a long arrow.
The longer arrow was of significantly better quality; it just veered off course and flew forward a short distance before embedding itself in a thick tree trunk.
Sometimes, being too high quality isn't a good thing.
The shattered bone arrows continued their momentum, flying everywhere. Zhong Ming felt a chill on his face as a large gash appeared on the corner of his mouth.
An enemy on the flank seized the opportunity, taking advantage of his comrades holding back Yue Kaishan and the second captain, and leaped high into the air. Taking advantage of Zhong Ming's unsteady footing, he launched a powerful and heavy jumping strike.
Zhong Ming was extremely excited, just waiting for you to get closer.
Silently channeling his spiritual energy, he focused it on his dentures, waiting for his opponent to approach before unleashing the Mother-Child Sword to catch him off guard.
However, there was some movement in the bushes above him.
A small shadow fell over him.
The mantis catches the cicada, and the oriole is behind.
Sometime later, Matt climbed up a tree, gripped a machete in both hands, and leaped behind the enemy. His eyes were bright and piercing, as if he had seen through the countless branches and weeds that concealed the merman's vital points on his back.
With a single stab, a crisp, cracking sound rang out...