Chapter 252: The Six-Armed Giant

Relying on Qianye's sudden attack, the group of the empire managed to break through the encirclement and flee at full speed.

The camp was surrounded on all sides, with hundreds of four-armed warriors gathering just for the breakthrough. The numbers on the other three sides would only be greater. How did they manage to remain completely undetected despite such a large number of four-armed warriors?

At this moment, no one had the heart to ponder over this question. All they could do was run as fast as they could, for if they were even a bit slow, they would be surrounded by so many four-armed warriors, leaving no chance of survival.

Qianye slightly slowed down his pace, trailing at the back of the group to serve as a rearguard. Wei Potian, on the other hand, led the charge, focusing solely on escaping. No one had the strength to help him, so he, being the slowest, could only run at full speed, unable to spare any attention to observe anything, lest he drag the entire team down.

Song Zining ran alongside Qianye, with leaves falling behind them serving as scouts.

Qianye turned back and saw the four-armed warriors gradually being left behind, but the sense of danger in his heart only increased. He asked in a low voice, "To bring so many people here, it’s impossible they would just let us run like this, right?"

Song Zining gave a wry smile and pointed ahead, saying, "Of course not."

In front of everyone, a massive figure awoke from its slumber, slowly rising from the ground. Even from a distance, the giant body, towering dozens of meters high, was clearly visible. Six arms stretched out, looking like some deity or demon. What was even worse, one of the pairs of hands held an enormous bow and arrow!

"Be careful!"

Before Qianye's warning faded, the six-armed giant had already drawn the bow and released an arrow!

Though his body was enormous, his movements were swift as lightning, the entire process seamless, leaving no time for reaction. Although they were the top young powerhouses of the empire, their reactions only came when the heavy arrow was about to hit them.

This arrow, several meters long and as thick as a thigh, was comparable to the main cannon of an imperial warship. The arrow body flashed with fire, not because it was imbued with flame origin power, but due to its incredible speed.

Qianye's heart sank. In the high-gravity zone, everything was extremely hard, and this arrow, so heavy and fast, how could it be stopped?

Wei Potian, leading the way, was poor at dodging, so he couldn’t avoid the arrow. Instead of dodging, he stood firm, roaring loudly, and a shadow of a strange peak appeared above his head. The peak then split into two, then four, and finally into countless layers, instantly protecting the entire group.

In this life-or-death moment, Wei Potian was pushed to his limits, and Thousand Layered Mountain entered a state of minor accomplishment, imbuing him with the aura of a thousand peaks standing firm and unyielding.

However, relying solely on his own strength, it was far from enough to resist the heavy arrow of the six-armed giant.

The heavy arrow struck the shadow of the mountain, shattering countless peaks instantly. As the mountains crumbled, Wei Potian spat out a mouthful of blood, but he remained standing, continuing to channel his origin power. The shattered mountains in the air suddenly became finer, turning from floating rocks into layers of yellow sand, and then, by rolling over the arrow, managed to deflect its trajectory!

This transformation from rigid to flexible was extremely clever. If it weren’t for the life-or-death situation, Qianye would have shouted in admiration.

With the arrow's trajectory deflected, it started to fly more horizontally. In an instant, Ji Tianqing and Li Kuanglan appeared on either side of the arrow. They reached out and lifted the arrow together, finally redirecting it upwards, soaring diagonally into the night sky, disappearing in the depths.

Ji Tianqing and Li Kuanglan, recoiling from the arrow's force, were buried halfway in the ground, both spitting out blood.

Zhao Yuying, pale-faced, was paralyzed by the arrow's oppressive force, unable to even lift her hand.

The arrow was aimed at Zhao Yuying. With its might, not only would it shatter her, but upon landing, the explosion would also seriously injure everyone in the group. Fortunately, Wei Potian's sudden insight in the critical moment cleverly defused the most lethal initial strike, and Ji Tianqing and Li Kuanglan, with their superb combat skills, jointly diverted the arrow.

Just one arrow had already gravely injured three people. The six-armed giant, seeing his arrow fail, seemed extremely angry, roared, drew another arrow, and prepared to shoot again.

Wei Potian's face turned pale; he had no strength left to use Thousand Layered Mountain again. Even a small hill was beyond his capability now. Ji Tianqing and Li Kuanglan were still half-buried in the ground, struggling to get out. If another heavy arrow came, all three would be doomed.

At that moment, a blinding light suddenly appeared near the six-armed giant, making it difficult to look directly. Then, a burst of blood erupted from the giant's head, followed by a gushing fountain of blood. The giant staggered, nearly falling. This stumble caused the arrow he was preparing to shoot to miss, flying over the heads of the group and hitting the four-armed warriors chasing from behind.

Where the arrow landed, the earth suddenly bulged, forming a small hill, which then exploded, shooting endless gray light into the sky!

Hundreds of four-armed warriors were flung into the air, and the gray light beams tore them apart, limbs and flesh flying everywhere.

Until this moment, the thunderous sounds finally reached them. From behind, it was the heavy arrow's impact, and from the front, it was the roar of an origin gun. Hearing the thunder-like sound, they knew the gun was incredibly powerful. The residual wave of origin power came a little later, like an endless sea tide.

The six-armed giant, staggering, dropped his weapon, grabbed his head, and roared in pain and fury.

Everyone saw clearly that Qianye, using void flash, appeared beside the giant and then took out an origin gun, firing from less than a hundred meters away, hitting the giant's head.

The power of this shot was earth-shaking, and upon closer inspection, it was indeed the Heart Burier.

The six-armed giant lowered his hand, baring his head, and roared at Qianye. A visible wave of energy shot from his mouth, slamming towards Qianye.

Qianye dared not block it, and with a thought, he dragged his exhausted body and quickly flashed a thousand meters away, avoiding the attack.

The wave missed, plowing a ten-meter-wide, hundred-meter-long trench in the ground. Such power made Qianye shudder.

The six-armed giant's head now had a deep pit, showing the brain inside. The skull, which was over half a meter thick, was blown away by Qianye's shot. These creatures living in the high-gravity zone had bones almost as hard as the highest-grade alloys of the empire, and the half-meter-thick skull was nearly as protective as an imperial battleship.

The giant, having missed his target, raged, turned to find Qianye, and began swinging his six arms, throwing weapons at him. By his feet, there were dozens of four-armed warriors. But in his rage, the giant didn't distinguish friend from foe, and in a flurry of swings, cleared the area, charging towards Qianye.

Even though the four-armed warriors were strong, a single hit from the giant's weapon would result in broken bones and flying limbs, making Qianye and the others inwardly terrified. Even Qianye, with his ancient bloodline, could only barely match the four-armed warriors, and would certainly not survive a hit from the six-armed giant.

He put away the Heart Burier and used void flash to move a thousand meters away again.

The six-armed giant fixated on Qianye, roaring as he chased. With each step, he covered dozens of meters, and in a blink, he closed the thousand-meter gap. Strange runes appeared in his eyes, easily locking onto Qianye, even after the void flash.

Fortunately, the giant was in a state of rage and pain, not thinking clearly, and only focused on chasing Qianye. Otherwise, if he stood still and shot arrows from afar, Qianye would have been forced to flee even further.

Now that the giant's attention was on Qianye, it was a good opportunity for Ji Tianqing, Song Zining, and the others to escape. Qianye called out, "I'll lead him away, you go first!"

Zhao Yuying, who had just pulled Ji Tianqing and Li Kuanglan out of the ground, immediately shouted, "No! We leave together!"

"We should go, Qianye can handle it," Song Zining said.

Zhao Yuying, turning to see Song Zining, was furious, "I never thought you were the kind to save your own skin at the cost of others. To abandon Qianye for your escape?"

Song Zining, also angry, retorted, "Qianye has a way to escape! If we don't go, he won't leave, are you trying to get us all killed? Idiot..."

He managed to stop himself before completing the word.

Zhao Yuying snorted, glaring at Song Zining, "Fine, I’ll remember your words."

She looked around and said, "Split up and escape!"

This suited Song Zining's plan. If they stayed together, another six-armed giant intercepting them could mean their total annihilation.

Everyone, being decisive, didn't waste time and chose different directions, running without looking back.

Wei Potian instinctively chose a direction near Zhao Yuying. Just a few steps in, he heard Zhao Yuying call, "Follow me!"

"Okay." Wei Potian immediately changed direction and, once he met Zhao Yuying, asked, "Aren't we splitting up?"

"Fool! You can't fight, you can't run, and you think you can stay away from me and survive?" Zhao Yuying, cursing, supported Wei Potian's waist, and the two quickly left.

Qianye continued to draw the six-armed giant's attention, narrowly avoiding several attacks, until everyone was out of sight.

The six-armed giant's vitality was astonishing. Despite losing a chunk of his skull, he was still alive and fighting. Qianye, glancing at his head, saw a thick layer of film growing over the wound, protecting the brain. The wound showed no further risk.

The Heart Burier's full-power shot had only shattered a part of the six-armed giant's skull. This single shot almost drained Qianye's origin power, leaving him only able to dodge, with no power to counterattack. If the Heart Burier had one more shot, he would aim to burn the giant's brain to see if the creature could still stand.

Seeing everyone out of sight, Qianye didn't linger, using void flash to move thousands of meters away, and then disappeared like a streak of light.