Astral Apostle
chapter-77

Hearing this, no one had any objections. They only instructed Zhou Jing not to go too far. No one was worried that something would happen to Zhou Jing if he got separated.

Zhou Jing left the team and walked in the forest for a while before stopping in a seemingly empty forest. He glanced around before saying, “Come out.”

As soon as he finished speaking, a figure quietly turned out from behind the tree. It was Ross, who was trailing silently behind him.

Zhou Jing walked up and pressed on his shoulder. He read his follower’s experience log and quickly received a large number of images.

In the past three months, Ross had finally mastered some combat skills and obtained the Weapon Mastery of daggers, short knives, and other weapons. He had also learned how to forge iron.

Although he was still at the Apprentice level, with Ross’ enhanced physical fitness, he could still be put to good use.

However, Zhou Jing had never told anyone that Ross had been enhanced by the mutant blood. Without revealing his strength, Ross remained the “man in the background” in the eyes of all the other villagers.

Because Ross’ enhancement direction leaned towards stealth, he could move silently in the forest without being detected. Zhou Jing had Ross move around the periphery of the crusade team and secretly search for targets without anyone knowing. At this moment, he had gained some information.

Ross had discovered the Subterraneans plundering the forest, but the other party did not sense him, so he quietly retreated and returned to report.

Zhou Jing looked at Ross, speechless.

“You’ve already found their raiding party. Why didn’t you follow them and find out where their lair is instead of coming back and reporting? By the time we go over, their raiding party will have long left that position, right?”

Ross: (o _ O)

“… Alright, blame me for not making things clear to you.”

Zhou Jing held his forehead.

Although Ross had some combat strength, his follower was still as stupid as ever. He would not be able to handle orders that were slightly more complicated, nor would he be able to adapt to the situation. He was the very definition of a rigid character.

Zhou Jing shook his head and gave a new order.

“Find the Subterraneans. Squat down and don’t let them find you. Wait for me to go over.”

With his ability to sense the positioning of Ross in his mind, his follower was very suitable to be a marker for finding the way. It was because of this ability that he felt that Ross could be used as a scout or guide to bring along to suppress the Subterraneans.

Hearing this, Ross turned around and left without another word, quickly disappearing into the forest.

Zhou Jing walked around before returning to the team.

“What have you got?” Barong looked over.

“Nothing at the moment.” Zhou Jing shook his head.

Everyone did not think much of it. After investigating the vicinity, they continued on their way.

Although Zhou Jing did not say it directly, he secretly led the way. He repeatedly suggested that the team change their direction and secretly move towards Ross’s location.

No one had any objections to Zhou Jing’s suggestion. After all, there were no clues at the moment, so they could go anywhere.

Not long after, everyone arrived near Ross’s location. They finally found the traces left behind by the Subterraneans in the forest and were overjoyed.

In front of him was a mess of footprints. It could be seen that there were many people leading all the way into the deep forest.

Barong squatted down and pinched a handful of soil from the footprint with his finger.

“The footprints are still relatively new. The Subterraneans’ raid team passed by here not long ago.”

Weiss perked up. “So, should we tail them or go up and capture a few alive to lead the way?”

Barong pondered for a moment before turning to look at Zhou Jing. “What do you think?”

“Let’s go up and capture them.”

Zhou Jing did not hesitate.

There were a lot of Hunters in their group. Without Ross’s enhancement, they would be easily discovered if they tried to trail behind.

Moreover, he had limited time during each projection. He would save as much as he could.

Hearing this, Barong did not object. He waved his hand and led the team to chase after the tracks.

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As everyone ran forward, the footprints left behind by the Subterraneans grew increasingly fresher.

Soon, the figures of the Subterraneans appeared in the forest ahead. At a glance, dozens of them could already be seen.

At this moment, the Subterraneans also heard the commotion behind them. They let out an urgent whistle the moment they looked back. As soon as they saw the hunting team, they started shouting and took out their bows to shoot.

A rain of arrows flew over!

“Kill!”

When enemies encounter each other, their eyes would naturally turn red. Barong roared angrily and raised his battle-ax to block his front. He rushed out like a bull.

The arrow hit the surface of the ax, deflecting in all directions and adding to the general chaos.

Zhou Jing kicked his legs and rushed out like a cheetah. He suddenly pulled out the two blades at his waist, and his eyes quickly moved to lock onto the arrows that were a threat to him. He easily slashed them down in midair, and not a single arrow hit his body.

His current physical fitness and saber techniques were enough to match his combat instincts and block all the arrows.

Tang! Tang! Tang!

The lights produced by his blades were like a barrier, preventing the arrow rain from entering.

He rushed forward and quickly closed the distance. The terrified expression of the Subterraneans magnified rapidly in his vision.

Zhou Jing dragged his two blades and plunged into the group of Subterraneans.

Shuashuashua—

The blade scattered like a tornado.

In an instant, broken limbs filled the sky!

Zhou Jing’s movements were swift, shuttling through the crowd like a phantom. The hasty attacks of the Subterraneans posed no threat to him. In his eyes, they were as slow as snails.

The two blades were precise and cold. There was almost no need to block. He directly attacked before the Subterraneans could. Just as the other party was about to attack, he cut open the other party’s neck, arms, or waist.

Shuashuashua—

Wherever his blade passed, the Subterraneans fell to the ground as if they were culled grass.

Occasionally, their weapons would collide. However, Zhou Jing’s dual blades—with their immense strength—shattered the Subterraneans’ weapons.

After three months, Hunter’s Workshop had finally finished making his equipment. The double blades that Zhou Jing was using now were made of an alloy that was formed from the Claw Rending Bears’ claws. They were tougher than ordinary standard weapons, not to mention the Subterraneans’ crudely made equipment.