Li Qing's words successfully moved Ban Shi. He stopped complaining and remained silent, carefully considering Li Qing's words. They did not speak for the rest of the journey and began to travel at a moderate pace. Soon, they arrived near an open space. This place was slightly lower than the place where Li Qing had been taken by the Black Wind Tribe, but it was more spacious and less noticeable.
Upon arriving at this point, Li Qing led the group to a halt and instructed them to prepare bows, arrows, and flint, ready to light a fire immediately.
That's right, what Li Qing is going to do is use rockets to burn down the entire Black Crow Forest!
The terrain here is very special. After the forest is burned, as long as there is no particularly strong wind, the flames will not spread to other places and cause more serious forest fires. This is an idea that Li Qing thought about for a long time.
In the primitive era, before the invention of gunpowder, the most terrifying and deadliest weapon was fire. No one could withstand the corrosive power of fire. The Black Crow Forest was densely wooded, and even a small flame would slowly grow stronger and eventually burn down the entire forest. Li Qing was accompanied by only eight people, a small number, but enough to set the Black Crow Forest ablaze.
Li Qing firmly believed that once a fire broke out there, the complex terrain, the dim light, and the thick smoke would definitely cause the people there to lose their way and die in the jungle.
A hand was stretched out into the air, and a gentle breeze was blowing. Li Qing slowly closed his eyes to feel the direction of the wind.
He was pleasantly surprised to find that although the wind was not strong, it happened to be a tailwind!
This is simply divine intervention!
Li Qing became increasingly excited. Although the gust of wind was small, it could accelerate the spread of the flames, which would be of great help to their attack!
What surprised Li Qing even more was that the wind was still very light at the moment, but it was showing signs of getting stronger.
Li Qing clenched his fist secretly. This gust of wind added even more chances of success to the plan!
If the wind were stronger, it would be even better... But we've already waited so long, we can't waste any more time. Li Qing took out two flints from his waist.
"Let's start the fire."
Li Qing turned to the crowd and said.
"Did you carry all the flint with you?"
Yun, along with the others, took out flints and showed them to Li Qing.
The two flints were about to be rubbed together when Yun asked, "Is there anything I should be careful about?"
Li Qing thought for a moment and said, "Just be careful that when we shoot arrows, we try to spread out a little. This will help spread the fire. But we should also be careful not to space the arrows too far apart, otherwise it will have the opposite effect."
The Black Crow Forest is very lush. Although it had just rained, the climate was still very dry. This meant that, combined with the advantage of a tailwind, fires were very easy to ignite. As long as there was a small flame in almost every corner, they could quickly spread and grow larger.
Eight people, each carrying exactly three arrows. Not many, but that makes a total of twenty-four, which is more than enough.
"OK."
Yun nodded.
Shall we begin?
Ever since Li Qing had imagined what a "spectacular" scene it would be like after the Black Crow Forest caught fire, she had been eagerly anticipating this moment.
Of course, not only Yun, but all the warriors were eagerly anticipating this moment.
Black Wind Tribe and White Feather Tribe, the justice that has been owed for so long can finally be reclaimed today!
They looked toward the Black Crow Forest. Although most of them couldn't see what was happening there, everyone already regarded them as fish in a barrel, lambs to the slaughter.
Li Qing took a deep breath. He easily created a flame with flint and looked at the small ball of fire. Overwhelmed with emotion, he reached for the bow and arrow—his hand was trembling. He knew that if this plan succeeded, the benefits would be extremely short-lived; of course, if it failed, the consequences would be extremely severe.
The flame was instantly ignited when it reached the tattered cloth wrapped in lard. Looking at the flickering flame on the arrowhead, Li Qing shuddered. He nocked the bow, aimed the arrow at the Black Crow Forest, closed one eye, and kept the other open for aiming. He said quietly, "Let's begin."
With that, he pulled hard on the bowstring, and the arrowhead, burning with flames, flew at lightning speed towards the Black Crow Forest with the help of the wind.
During the flight, it started as a small ball of flame, but gradually it began to burn brighter and brighter.
The moment it landed in the Black Crow Forest, a spark suddenly appeared throughout the entire forest!
A tree has been set on fire!
Li Qing's arrow was tantamount to issuing the order before the attack.
The warriors behind him had been waiting for this moment, and they all followed Li Qing's example, shooting their still-burning arrows into the Black Crow Forest.
Several flaming arrows flew across the sky, heading straight for the Black Crow Forest.
These arrows were by no means sharp, but at this moment each one was like a dagger, accurately and fatally striking the "enemy's" vital parts.
This will have a terrifying chain reaction.
More "little flames" appeared on every tree in Black Crow Forest.
"Again."
After one arrow, another is shot.
Li Qing took out another bow and arrow from behind his back and used the same trick again.
The soldiers behind him also imitated Li Qing's actions.
In a true sense, they hadn't trained together for very long, but at this moment, they maintained an extraordinary level of coordination, shooting one arrow after another without any pause, their movements perfectly synchronized. Eight more flaming arrows appeared in the sky, like beautiful shooting stars streaking across the heavens.
Following Li Qing's instructions, they shot at different places. Just as they were about to shoot their last arrow, their first arrow finally achieved a gratifying result.
The fire spread rapidly, visible to the naked eye. Initially, only one tree was ignited, but soon the trees around it were also set ablaze. The tailwind made the fire spread even faster. By the time Li Qing and the others' second arrow hit, at least a quarter of the Black Crow Forest was already ablaze. And it wasn't just one area; flames covered all directions, including the center and every corner.
Thick smoke billowed into the azure sky, like a volcanic eruption.
From Li Qing's perspective, an outsider would be amazed to find that the burning flames, combined with the unburnt trees, resembled a beautiful oil painting—however, the painting was destined to be stained with blood and life. Whether they were from the Black Wind Tribe or the White Feather Tribe, they would inevitably suffocate to death in the scorching flames and thick smoke.
"One last arrow, let them taste our might!"
Li Qing shouted loudly.
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