Xu Du finally caught his breath, preparing to adjust his stance and launch an offensive against Shang Qi.
Unexpectedly, Shang Qi gave him no chance, immediately nocking a second arrow.
Xu Du, wary of Shang Qi’s lightning arrows, kept his eyes fixed on Shang Qi’s every move.
The moment the lightning arrow was loosed, he threw himself backward, using his lightning sword to prop himself up.
"Ah..."
A scream echoed from behind. Xu Du straightened himself with his phantom lightning sword and looked back.
He had successfully dodged Shang Qi’s lightning arrow, but his subordinate had not been so lucky, directly hit in the heart.
The lightning arrow pierced through the heart and the entire body. Where it touched, crackling arcs of lightning sparked.
The man struck by the lightning arrow immediately knelt on the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood. Before he could even close his eyes, he toppled forward, falling onto the concrete floor. Soon, the smell of burnt flesh filled the air.
Shang Qi's lightning arrows were too potent. Once struck, the ball of lightning would coil around the victim like a viper, consuming their life and body, burning them black and to ashes.
This burning was different from ordinary fire; it burned from the inside out. Once hit, survival was impossible.
Watching the scene behind him, Xu Du felt his hands go numb, losing all sensation and control.
He had endured the last attack purely through willpower, and he could still feel the lingering power of Shang Qi’s lightning arrow raging within his body.
Wherever it traveled, his body endured unbearable burning pain.
Xu Du didn't know if others felt the same when he used his lightning abilities to harm them.
He only knew one thing: he was in immense pain.
If he allowed the lightning within him to continue its rampage, he felt death was not far off.
But if he surrendered now, it was also a dead end!
No matter which choice he made, his fate seemed sealed.
With this thought, Xu Du looked at Shang Qi, seeing him nock a third arrow. The sight of the arrow sent a tremor through his entire body. He instinctively recoiled, only realizing he had become afraid.
He was truly scared. The power of the lightning arrows was immense; he couldn't withstand it.
"Wait!"
Afraid of being hit by Shang Qi’s third arrow, Xu Du cried out.
However, Shang Qi paid no heed to Xu Du’s plea. While Xu Du was speaking, the third arrow was already in flight.
Then came the fourth, the fifth...
Soon, the wails and screams of the dying erupted one after another.
Each lightning arrow Shang Qi loosed found its target with unerring accuracy. One arrow, one ability user, struck in a vital spot, leaving no survivors.
Xu Du narrowly dodged the incoming arrows and looked back to see his forces in utter disarray.
His men, attacked indiscriminately by Shang Qi's lightning arrows, fell one by one, their bodies smoking, emitting the scent of burnt flesh.
*Sizzle*. Before Xu Du could react, he heard the crisp sound of an arrow piercing flesh near his ear.
Then, a searing, heart-rending pain spread from the wound.
Xu Du looked down. His left hand had been struck by a lightning arrow.
At that moment, Xu Du was completely enraged, unleashing a desperate outburst.
Xu Du gritted his teeth fiercely, using his numb hand to yank the lightning arrow from his arm. He clutched the arrow tightly and turned to face Shang Qi, his eyes filled with ferocity, "You're not the only one who can. I can too."