"Mmm! Ah!..."
The scattered fragments, like headless flies, darted about wildly in that instant...
It only stopped after hearing all sorts of screams and groans.
Chen Tao, who was closest to the explosion, was the first to be hit, and naturally... his screams were the loudest.
Three fragments of varying sizes were stuck in his right shoulder, arm, and the back of his hand.
The fragment was crescent-shaped, half of it piercing through the sleeve and embedded in the flesh, while the other half was exposed.
He grimaced, looking pained.
Fortunately, his head was protected the whole time, and no fatal injury was caused.
Chen Feng and Zhang Tiannan were hit in the arms and back, with the wounds penetrating to a similar degree to theirs.
The Explosive Box Fruit is the most unstable of the Explosive Fruits; its fragments are uncontrollable.
Therefore, even Qi Xiaojie, the user, was harmed.
However, he was quite far away, so only his calf was grazed.
Fortunately, the ripe Xianghezi fruit slices were not poisonous; otherwise, the group would be on their deathbeds by now.
Cheng Haojun and his group were ruthless, and they were not afraid because of this.
Before the sneak attack, Cheng Haojun told them that this was their only chance, and if they failed to kill the enemy's main force...
Once the opponent has recovered from their injuries, their chances of winning the rest of the game will be greatly reduced.
The gap in weaponry is too large in a direct confrontation, so the opportunity for a sneak attack is probably not as good anymore.
This is a battle where lives are at stake; we absolutely cannot lose.
The group actually ripped the fruit fragments off their bodies and continued their pursuit.
"You little beast! Die!"
Zhang Tiannan was clearly annoyed and took the lead.
When he was still five or six meters away from Qi Xiaojie, he used his left hand to protect his head and suddenly threw the dagger.
Throwing knives is one of his skills, and he has used this technique to kill enemies before.
Qi Xiaojie was equally unwilling to be outdone, but seeing that he couldn't hit the opponent's head and that it was difficult to aim at his running legs.
In a moment of desperation, he grabbed a rock from the bag and quickly threw it out.
The dagger and the stone grazed past each other, striking the two men in the chest one after the other.
"Well!"
The dagger only lingered on Qi Xiaojie's left chest for half a second before being deflected by the fish-scale armor.
Stones are not sharp weapons, and even if the opponent has a defense, the hidden force cannot be neutralized.
After taking a solid hit, Zhang Tiannan's running steps came to a stop.
He felt a sharp pain in his chest and couldn't help but cough, clutching his wound.
Qi Xiaojie didn't even look at it, and casually took out a tree fruit and threw it at the nearest big tree to Li Chenghao.
"careful!"
Upon hearing this, Cheng Haojun and the others had no choice but to stop immediately and squat down.
"Bang!"
Another loud explosion followed by the sound of flying debris.
However, this time, they defended themselves in time, shielding their bags with their sides, so many fragments hit their backpacks instead of causing new injuries.
Meanwhile, taking advantage of the delay, Ye Feng and the others pulled the wounded behind a tree.
Before Ye Feng could speak, Liu Sisi, Qi Xiaoyan, and Zhan Pengfei drew their bows and began firing rapidly.
"Get out of the way!"
Cheng Haojun shouted, and the four people behind him quickly moved aside.
As soon as they left their original spot, several arrows were planted in the place where they had been standing.
After the second round of arrows were set up, the five men had already run behind the tree.
The two sides immediately began exchanging shots.
Ye Feng had no time to care about them. When it came to long-range combat, his side had plenty of bows and arrows, so there was no immediate danger.
So he quickly put his backpack next to the tree trunk and began to check Fu Changxiong's injuries.
"Big Bear! Big Bear! How are you? Tell me immediately if there's anything wrong with your health."
Ye Feng asked anxiously while searching for a first-aid kit in his backpack.
Although he knew that neither the scale armor nor the backpack could stop the arrows from the recurve bow, he might still be able to save his life if he received timely treatment.
At this moment, Fu Changxiong's facial features were contorted, and his body and head were covered in wet mud from being dragged. He looked quite disheveled.
He gritted his teeth, squinted, and weakly pointed to his back, his movements extremely slow, as if even the slightest movement would cause him immense pain.
"I...I feel...it hurts, and...I can't move. It hurts as soon as I move."
Brother...am I...am I going to die?
"Don't fucking talk nonsense!" Ye Feng's eyes were already red.
He didn't know why Cheng Haojun and his group were at the back. He had clearly had Liya confirm it last night. Had they already seen through his carefully laid trap?
But he doesn't have time to think about it right now.
All he knew was that if Nobita died saving him, he would live with guilt for the rest of his life.
Because it was his own scheme that led to his downfall.
"It's alright, Da Xiong, I'll treat you right away. Think of your daughter, you can't die here!..."
Ye Feng's voice was already trembling with tears, and he was trying to comfort Fu Changxiong, but it was more like he was comforting himself.
“Hehe…” Fu Changxiong forced a smile upon hearing this.
"Brother, I've lived long enough to get by. If I hadn't met you, I probably would have died long ago."
If the injury is too serious, don't waste medicine; you still have a long way to go.
But my daughter... you must..."
"Shut up!" Ye Feng snapped, interrupting him.
Ye Feng knew what he wanted to say...
"I don't have time to take care of your daughter. You must live, do you hear me!"
Seeing Ye Feng so anxiously checking his wounds, Fu Changxiong only gave a bleak smile and didn't say anything.
Because he didn't know the extent of his injuries or whether he could survive.
I felt like my lower body was completely immobile; I guess that's what it felt like to die.
Even so, he did not regret taking the arrow for Ye Feng.
But... if she really doesn't survive, she'll have no choice but to entrust her only worry, her daughter, to Ye Feng.
He lay on his side on the muddy ground, letting Ye Feng do as he pleased.
Raindrops lashed against Fu Changxiong's cheek, splashing up droplets.
At that moment, all he could think about was a cute six-year-old girl who liked to wear pigtails.
Whenever he thinks of that face, a loving father's smile always appears on his face.
"Xin Xin, Daddy tried his best. Daddy misses you so much... You must grow up healthy... Daddy can't come back to see you..."
Shut up!
Fu Changxiong's voice, which sounded like a farewell, was once again ruthlessly interrupted by Ye Feng.
This time, however, Ye Feng's expression seemed to show relief, his eyes were no longer red, and he swallowed back his tears.
He said with a sigh of relief:
"Isn't it a bit too early for you to say these things?"
Upon hearing this, Fu Changxiong grasped at a straw.
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