Chapter 117: Chapter 117

Xi Qianxue gave Du You a profound look and then nodded, saying, "Then let’s take separate actions. It seems you’re quite confident in your own abilities." Xi Qianxue’s words held a deeper meaning.

Du You nonchalantly shrugged, "After all, I can fly in the sky, so it’s more convenient for me to move around, isn’t it?"

The other two said nothing, but stuck to Xi Qianxue’s side. Daniu, as the guard, and Lan Xiaodie with her demure temperament, were clearly not meant to split up, so the three of them made one group.

That left Du You to make up the other group. Taking advantage of the yet to rise dawn, Du You set off straightaway.

He had already selected his target: not any other, but the group led by the boarman chieftain.

"A boarman chieftain, plus fifty or more boarman warriors, amounting to more than half their camp’s strongest force. If I can eliminate this force, the rewards will be plentiful." This was the real reason Du You chose to operate solo. If it were Xi Qianxue, she would never dare to provoke this force.

Following Xi Qianxue would definitely mean waiting until a large number of robbers were eliminated, and then waiting again until they split their forces. That would be the opportune time to strike. Moreover, if everyone were together, the benefits would be affected.

The sky was still dark, allowing Du You to approach from high up without any boarman noticing.

"Well then, it’s time for them to taste my tactics. Xiaozi, prepare to dive," he said as he spotted his target. Du You then began to prepare his spell. Following that, Xiaozi swept down from the sky with Du You, as his spell had a range limit and he could not launch an attack directly from high altitudes.

They had to dive until they were within a two-hundred-meter radius before attacking. However, Du You would not be able to maintain accuracy within such a large range, so he reduced it to one hundred meters to achieve optimal precision.

This was why Du You considered it a gamble. Even at a considerable distance, without specific long-range attacks, these boarmen would pose no threat. Like a ghost, Xiaozi silently swooped down from the sky, swiftly passing by. In an instant, three spells were released from Du You’s hand.

"Not very precise, but quite effective." Du You looked back at his work.

The three spells went off in three different directions, initially targeting the densely packed boarmen, but there was a slight deviation. This small deviation prevented the spells from achieving their full potential.

Even so, the Mucus Swamp spread out, enveloping a large number of boarmen within.

"Hehe, these boarmen possess quite high poison resistance. A shame that I have now learned other tactics." Du You observed and found that these boarmen didn’t react too strongly to his poison.

If it were half-beastmen, they would have fallen unconscious by now. These boarmen, however, only appeared slightly weakened, and there were no significant changes.

"Xiaozi, can you dive again?" Xiaozi let out a cry, and Du You understood.

This kind of diving, especially carrying Du You, was a considerable drain on Xiaozi’s energy. Even for the now formidable Xiaozi, it could only manage five or six more dives before it runs out of energy.

It seemed that flying battles required a great deal of time.

"Once more, Xiaozi, prepare." Du You prepared his spell once again, and Xiaozi like a streak of lightning, dove down from the sky.

The boarmen finally noticed the charging Du You. Numerous boarmen armed with spears aimed and hurled them at Du You. However, Xiaozi’s speed was simply too fast, and its moves too agile.

Given their high-altitude position, by the time the spears could reach Du You, they were already devoid of force.

At that moment, three more spells descended from the sky, enveloping a large number of boarman warriors. This formidable team was now helpless against their enemy.

The boarman chieftain incessantly stomped his feet in frustration. "Hadn’t expected even that couldn’t hurt you, what luck."

Du You discovered that the boarman chieftain had managed to escape his Mucus Swamp twice, and this guy was his greatest enemy in this battle.

Without hesitation, Du You prepared his spell as Xiaozi pivoted mid-air and charged towards the boarman warriors once more. This time, his target was solely the boarman chieftain, all three spells aimed at him.

Repeated dives consumed Xiaozi’s energy rapidly. One more and they would likely have to land.

To Du You’s surprise, the boarman chieftain suddenly threw down his mace, grabbed a spear from a fellow boarman warrior, and charged it with Dou Qi.

Suddenly, the boarman chieftain launched the spear at Du You. The spear became a streak of light, hurtling towards him with immense force. "Damn, how is he so strong?" Du You hurriedly commanded Xiaozi to ascend.

The change in direction affected the landing point of the three spells. Only one hit the boarman chieftain, but the Mucus Swamp managed to engulf the chieftain and induce a poisoned state.

That spear, however, barely grazed past Xiaozi’s lower body. The wind it whipped up left Xiaozi’s fur all ruffled, affecting its flight. "Damn, he had that up his sleeve." Du You broke out in a cold sweat. With such height above the ground, if they had been hit even slightly, they would have fallen to their deaths.

Without the ability to fly, it would be better to avoid such aerial battles in the future.

Fortunately, the Mucus Swamp he had cast had turned a sizeable area on the ground into mucus, so there was no need to dive this time. He commanded Xiaozi to descend to a specific altitude and took out a Molotov cocktail.

"Let’s see how well you resist fire." Still in shock, Du You, observing the boarman warriors and the boarman chieftain roaring at him from below, began to smile. "From this height, I’m not sure one Molotov cocktail will be enough; let’s use three." He had ten anyway, throwing three wasn’t a big deal. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵⁂𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮⁂𝓷𝓮𝓽

After igniting all three, Du You threw them down from the high altitude. The boarmen hadn’t realized what was happening yet. They watched, eyes wide open, as three burning balls fell from the sky, landing beside them.

His aim was terrible, prompting a smirk on the boarmen’s faces.