The Ruined Hilichurl saw Ling Feng's spear thrust and quickly raised its shield to block.
*Puff!*
The "End of the Beginning" deeply pierced the rock shield. Before it could feel fortunate, a great force transmitted from the "End of the Beginning." This force lifted it, shield and all.
Ling Feng flicked his spear, flinging the entire Hilichurl to the side, towards another lurking Ruined Hilichurl. The original Ruined Hilichurl had intended to rush to its teammate's rescue.
This sudden change caught it off guard. Before it could even react, it was knocked flying, and the two Ruined Hilichurls piled on top of each other like a game of Jenga, dazed.
*Bang!*
Ling Feng stomped his foot, leaping into the air. Then, like a meteor, he descended from the heavens, heavily smashing onto the two Ruined Hilichurls.
*Crack!*
*Hiss!*
The rock shield was shattered by this skyward stab. It then continued downwards, directly piercing the chests of the two Hilichurls.
Triple kill!
*Huffs!*
Before Ling Feng could celebrate, the alarm bell in his mind rang loudly, signifying danger. Then, a whistling sound of rushing wind came from behind him, accompanied by a wave of scorching heat that slapped against his back.
In this critical moment, Ling Feng crouched, narrowly dodging the sweeping attack of a Shielded Hilichurl Brute.
After evading the attack, Ling Feng immediately drew the "End of the Beginning" stuck in the Hilichurls' corpses. He leaped onto the roof of a small hut, his gaze fixed on the three-meter-tall Hilichurl Brute.
"Rua! Rua! Rua!" The Axe-wielding Hilichurl Brute, enraged that Ling Feng had dodged its axe, leaped high into the air with its massive body and swung its axe down towards Ling Feng.
Ling Feng dared not meet the attack head-on. From the momentum and whistling wind of the Hilichurl Brute's previous axe swing, he knew its strength surpassed his own.
The moment the Axe-wielding Brute attacked, Ling Feng moved, back-leaping to dodge this powerful axe blow.
*Rumble!*
The great axe missed Ling Feng but cleaved through the roof of the hut Ling Feng had been standing on. The wooden pillars supporting the roof were snapped, and half the hut collapsed.
*Whoosh!*
Just as Ling Feng dodged the Axe-wielding Brute's attack, a sound of breaking air rang out. Ling Feng's sharp senses immediately detected something hurtling towards him at extreme speed. His spear immediately swept horizontally.
*Clang!*
An arrow was deflected by the "End of the Beginning." After landing, Ling Feng turned his head to see the Archer Hilichurl standing on the watchtower.
"Help!!!"
In the center of the camp, several Hilichurls were escorting the captured individuals towards the large iron pot within the camp.
One of them spotted Ling Feng fighting the Axe-wielding Hilichurl Brute on the rooftop and quickly cried out for help.
Ling Feng turned his head, his brow furrowed, his expression grim.
"Are the Hilichurls planning to boil them in that pot and eat them?"
One of Ling Feng's missions here was to rescue people, and he absolutely could not stand by and watch them be thrown into the pot.
"Stop!"
Ling Feng roared. True energy surged in his left hand, coalescing into a fiery red talisman. He then hurled it towards the watchtower, a scorching fireball exploding towards it. Ling Feng himself, spear in hand, flew towards the group.
"Ya! Zido!"
Sweep!
Ling Feng didn't hesitate, his movements instinctive. He unleashed a horizontal sweep, sending the first Hilichurl running ahead flying.
*Hiss!*
The spear thrust forward!
It pierced through a Hilichurl's wooden shield.
"Hoo!"
Ling Feng exerted force, his "End of the Beginning" piercing the Hilichurl hiding behind the wooden shield. Then, using its corpse as a shield, he performed a 360-degree sweep, forcing back the surrounding Hilichurls.
"Zido!"
A Pyro-infused Hilichurl, full of courage, charged at Ling Feng, swinging its flaming club. Seeing this, Ling Feng flicked his spear, hurling the Hilichurl corpse impaled on its tip.
Facing the flying Hilichurl corpse, the Pyro-infused Hilichurl was instantly sent flying, crashing into the Hilichurl crowd and incidentally knocking over several teammates.
Surrounded, Ling Feng did not choose to fight. He slightly bent his knees and then leaped, jumping out of the encirclement and landing beside the group of captives.
A cold glint flashed, and Ling Feng's spear cut through the ropes binding them.
"Are you alright? Can you fight or escape?" Ling Feng asked the group, warily eyeing the Hilichurl horde.
Facing so many Hilichurls, he felt immense pressure. In basic spear techniques, he feared no one in a one-on-one fight; it was easy. But once the numbers reached five, it became troublesome. Facing over a dozen now, the pressure was even greater.
The sheer numbers of the Hilichurls were overwhelming. With his current abilities, if there were no Hilichurl Brutes among them, he could probably break through them one by one given some time.
"We are bodyguards from the Feiyun Commerce Guild. We can fight as long as we have weapons," said the tallest and most burly middle-aged man.
Oh? Feiyun Commerce Guild?
Ling Feng hadn't expected that the people he was rescuing were from the Feiyun Commerce Guild.