"Not good."

Da Li Shen Gao Chong couldn't help but feel anxious seeing another member of his team die. "Now it's five against three, and Wang Qiao and I have to constantly be wary of the archer's arrows. We can't concentrate on fighting at all."

The threat of the archer was too great. During combat, any slight opening could result in an arrow coming their way.

Sun Yuting was a prime example. Without the archer, even if she was sent flying with a mouthful of blood, her teammate Bloodaxe Wang Qiao could have blocked Xu Jingming, giving Sun Yuting time to stand up and rejoin the fight.

But with the archer, Sun Yuting being sent flying while coughing up blood? That was like presenting herself as a target!

"Gao Chong, we can't win if we don't take care of the archer," Bloodaxe Wang Qiao said as he moved closer to Gao Chong, speaking through the team's voice chat.

"I'm wearing heavy armor. There's no way I can keep up with the archer's speed. At most, I can charge and disrupt his teammates, but we still have to rely on you, rely on Old Man Liu Jianfeng, to chase him down," Gao Chong said in the team voice chat. He was frustrated, too. He had to hold back during combat, keeping half his attention on the archer. Otherwise, he would have already taken care of Wu Sai, whose close combat skills were mediocre.

*Bang!*

Suddenly, a sound came from a residential building in the distance.

This startled Xu Jingming, Wu Sai, Zhang Qian, as well as Gao Chong and Wang Qiao.

That was the residential building where the archer was located!

"Old Man has made his move," Gao Chong and Wang Qiao confirmed. Liu Jianfeng must have already reached the inside of that house.

...

Archer Wang Yi was at the window of the residential building, watching and preparing to shoot at any moment. All the other windows were shut tight! The door was also closed, making it impossible for anyone to sneak in without alerting her.

However, the ancient town was almost entirely made of wooden structures, so the ordinary residential buildings were naturally the same.

*Bang.* One of the walls suddenly exploded, and a thin figure instantly rushed in. The moment he entered, he changed direction and lunged at the archer Wang Yi.

The person who came was none other than Liu Jianfeng!

*Swoosh.*

However, a figure suddenly rushed out from behind a cloth screen inside the house, intercepting the thin figure. It was none other than Dual Blade Dong Xu.

Dong Xu had been unable to find Liu Jianfeng's hiding place, but he was very clear: "Old Senior Liu Jianfeng's first target must be the archer. As long as I'm by the archer's side, I can wait for this old senior."

The room wasn't big. Although it was chosen deliberately, it was only five meters long and wide, which was too small for experts like them.

The moment Liu Jianfeng rushed in, Dong Xu immediately intercepted him. But at that moment, Dong Xu felt a tremor in his heart: "He's faster than me!"

From the first direct contact, Dong Xu sensed the gap between them.

*Whoosh.*

Liu Jianfeng's figure was like a ghost.

Both of them practiced the Shadow Leopard Evolution Method, but Liu Jianfeng was visibly faster and more agile.

Dong Xu held his dual blades and charged forward head-on.

The opponent either had to fight him, wasting time, or retreat and evade, which would also delay him.

As Dong Xu charged to intercept, his blades flashing—

*Swoosh.* Liu Jianfeng shrank his body, instantly curling up into a ball, dodging the blades. At the same time, his body bounced up, ready to charge towards the archer. But Dong Xu was also a martial arts master. With a twist of his wrist, the blade in his right hand changed direction and slashed at the ball of a body.

*Clang!* The strike felt as if it had hit metal, causing Dong Xu's expression to change.

After taking the blow, the ball of a figure took advantage of the momentum to move even faster, already pouncing in front of the archer Wang Yi.

The moment the wall was breached and the figure charged in, Wang Yi knew that there was no time to escape because the distance was too short. Therefore, she drew her bow directly.

But the assassin was too fast. Although he changed direction after entering and took a blow, he didn't entangle with Dong Xu from beginning to end. The assassin's attack was less than 0.2 seconds away.

*Swoosh.* Wang Yi didn't have time to prepare. The figure was too ghostly. She could only rely on her instincts to shoot this arrow.

*Poof.*

It hit!

A cloud of blood exploded!

But the assassin still pounced. A flash of sword light, and Wang Yi only felt a pain in her brow before her body began to turn illusory.

"Being rushed by these god-level experts means death in one move," Wang Yi sighed helplessly. Her archery was strong. In terms of archery, she was a god-level expert. But close combat? She was probably about the same as Li Miaomiao. In front of a god-level expert, she would die in one move.

"Kill!" Master Dong Xu's face was somewhat distorted as he lunged forward.

At this moment, he only felt an enormous sense of shame!

He had been guarding this place for a long time, but he hadn't even managed to delay the assassin… leading to the assassination of the archer Wang Yi.

"What a powerful archer," Old Man Liu Jianfeng said with a smile, inwardly praising. His left arm was completely severed. The power of that arrow was too strong, causing his arm to explode.

Fortunately, the pain was fixed at one percent. Old Man Liu Jianfeng looked at Master Dong Xu, who was pouncing over. The opponent wouldn't give him a chance to stop the bleeding.

*Whoosh.* Liu Jianfeng didn't escape. Instead, his figure darted out to meet him. However… losing an arm had a significant impact on his footwork.

The two exchanged blows.

The blade light was dazzling, and a faint sword light flickered.

Old Man Liu Jianfeng's chest was covered in blood. He smiled as he looked at Dong Xu. "Kid, your blade skills aren't bad." Then, his body turned illusory and disappeared.

"Such a fast sword. How is it so fast?" Only then did a trace of blood slowly seep out from Dong Xu's chest. His body also turned illusory and vanished.

...

In the Xia Nation's official livestream.

"Old Man is awesome!"

"666!" (Internet slang for awesome)

"He killed the archer first, seriously injured, and still traded with Dual Blade Master Dong Xu."

The stands were in an uproar, and countless comments flooded the comment section.

Host Liu Xin even put the assassination segment above the battle space, playing it back in slow motion.

"After rushing into the house, Old Man Liu Jianfeng only had one goal: to kill the archer," Head Coach Huang Yong said, pointing to the screen. "After entering, he first encountered Master Dong Xu's interception! Master Dong Xu's strategy was correct. He indeed waited for Old Man Liu Jianfeng's assassination."

"Master Dong Xu is also very smart. He intercepted to stall, not seeking merit, but seeking to avoid mistakes! These two strikes were to buy time. If Old Man Liu Jianfeng resisted, it would delay him. If he retreated to avoid it… it would still waste time. But Old Man's body shrunk, and his height of one meter sixty became only tens of centimeters, directly avoiding the two blade lights. I'm sure that Old Man must have practiced Xingyi, and it must be the Monkey Form of Xingyi." Head Coach Huang Yong said with certainty.

"He must have practiced Xingyi Monkey Form for a lifetime. This footwork is incredible," Qin Yiwen also said.

"Master Dong Xu is also very powerful. Even though his move was old, he saw the opponent's body shrink, and the blade in his right hand turned to strike Liu Jianfeng," Head Coach Huang Yong said, pointing to the screen.

As the blade struck down, Liu Jianfeng didn't dodge. He merely used his left arm to block, causing his cloth clothing to explode and revealing a black metal arm guard on his left arm.

"Old Man is wearing a metal arm guard. Although he chose a soft leather armor for close combat, the forearm here is metal," Head Coach Huang Yong said. "Just relying on this arm guard to withstand the blow, he took advantage of the momentum to continue charging towards the archer."

"At this time, the archer Wang Yi was forced to shoot that arrow. Old Man Liu Jianfeng had been moving at high speed, and the assassination came too quickly. The archer didn't have absolute certainty, but there would be no chance to shoot this arrow again if she hesitated. This arrow was actually quite accurate. It was aimed at Old Man's left chest."

The slow motion clearly showed that the arrow was indeed very accurate. At close range, it should have hit the left chest with one shot.

But Old Man twisted his body, and the arrow only pierced his left arm, causing his left arm to explode.

"It was this twist of the body. It should have been the moment he saw Wang Yi release the arrow, Old Man instinctively twisted his body, merely severing one arm, but he survived. Because he survived, Wang Yi's life was over," Head Coach Huang Yong shook his head and praised. "Amazing, amazing."

Qin Yiwen said, "After losing his arm, the bleeding was too fast, and his strength was also affected. Master Dong Xu couldn't possibly waste this good opportunity, so Old Man Liu Jianfeng couldn't escape. Therefore, he unhesitatingly faced Master Dong Xu's pursuit."

"Master Dong Xu has dual blades in hand, combining offense and defense," Qin Yiwen said. "But Old Man only used one sword! At the moment Master Dong Xu's right blade was about to strike, he struck with his sword! Although Master Dong Xu's left blade wanted to block, it blocked nothing. His sword pierced Master Dong Xu's heart with one strike."

The screen was very clear.

Master Dong Xu's right blade had brushed past Old Man's half chest, guaranteeing death.

Old Man's sword was like a poisonous snake biting! It was too fast! Master Dong Xu's heart had already been pierced.

The two turned to nothingness and disappeared one after another.

"The sword takes a light and agile path, originally known for its speed," Huang Yong praised. "Old Man Liu Jianfeng's Shadow Leopard Evolution Method is also practiced deeply enough, and his footwork speed is faster than Dong Xu and Lian Shuang. But even more amazing is his sword! The sword speed is too fast! He previously ambushed Xu Jingming, who is famous for his 'Shadowless Thrust', and barely managed to block it. But Master Dong Xu couldn't block it. Also, because of this, Old Man Liu Jianfeng had a death wish, determined to strike out this sword at the cost of his life. That's why it's even more terrifying."

"I never expected that on the first day of the virtual world's opening, a ninety-seven-year-old man could display such terrifying footwork and such terrifying swordsmanship. Amazing!" Huang Yong praised.

...

The Xia Nation's official livestream had reached 630 million viewers, and the number was still constantly increasing.

In the stands, a burly middle-aged man was sitting there. He was none other than Liu Hai! Most of the top professional players in the country were his disciples.

"My second uncle's Xingyi Monkey Form is truly practiced into his bones," the burly middle-aged man said with a happy smile. "Being able to see my second uncle display his swordsmanship again is truly heartwarming."

When Liu Hai was a child, his second uncle taught him. Later, because he had high talent, the grandmaster personally took him by his side to teach him.

The grandmaster had passed away long ago, and the one in the world who had taught him was his second uncle! His second uncle was ninety-seven years old and had long been enjoying his twilight years, hunching his back every day, practicing swordsmanship and maintaining his health. Who would have thought that the times had changed, and his second uncle had also returned to his peak, and his body had also evolved, completely and perfectly displaying his skills.

"My second uncle must also be very happy," Liu Hai felt delighted, more so than if he had obtained first place in the world.