When Crossbow Meets Blade

Chapter 34

"Wanwan, please! We dont want to hurt you!" Zilong protested, anxiously tightening his grip on his spear. The thought of fighting his dear comrade made his shudder in fear.

Wanwan's face grew from excited to serious in a split second. She stared into Zilong's eyes, many emotions in her own.

"Why not? You've already hurt me in so many ways like lying to me about everything. So I guess now..." her voice drifted off. Silence filled the air, the suspense rising.

With a click of her crossbow, she lunged towards Zilong without any warning, making him lose his footing and falling backwards. Her face was like a psychopath. Her eyes full of greed, an eerie smile on her face.

"I'll just hurt you 10 times more!!"

Yu Zhong, in his Dragon Form, flew at high speed towards Baxia, separating him from Chang'e. Due to the swiftness in his movement, Chang'e stumbled backwards a little bit, slightly dizzy. When she got back to her senses, she turned around and was face-to-face with the Yin-Yang Geomancer, who attacked without hesitation.

In a deep voice, Yu Zhong said to Baxia, "The betrayal I felt that day... All those years thinking you were my closest friend.."

Baxia dodged his attacks and blocked them with his two huge shields. However, Yu Zhong was merely stronger, so the impacts left his shields cracking.

"You.. know... I had to do it..!" Baxia grunted.

"Suffer!!"

Yu Zhong thumped the ground hard, knocking Baxia airbone. Stunned,  Baxia got on one knee to regain his balance. Yu Zhong took this chance to try push Baxia off the floating platform, where he would meet his death is successful.

With his strong willed personality, Baxia refused to give up. He quickly got back up and shielded an incoming attack from Yu Zhong. The attack pushed back Baxia a distance, his feet just inches from the platform.

"Now... prepare to meet your fate!" Yu Zhong announced.

Chang'e activated her shield and sped up, dodging Luo Yi's magic. She managed to slow the geomancer down, taking the chance to activate her ulti.

"This is kinda easy... right..?" Chang'e thought to herself. Oh, she was wrong. Very wrong.

Chang'e unleashed her Meteor Shower straight at Luo Yi, who seemed like she was catching her breath. Chang'e watched intently for the first star to reach her. However, right before the very first star of the attack could even come close to Luo Yi, she disappeared in sight.

Chang'e was shocked as she looked around, looking for where the mage went to. Luo Yi reappeared right behind her, but before Chang'e could fully turn around, Luo Yi marked her with the Yin symbol. She then casted her second skill in front of Chang'e with the Yang symbol, violently pulling Chang'e to the centre and thus, interrupting her ultimare.

The force of the pull was enough to stun Chang'e and make her fall from her crescent moon, laying unconsious on the ground.

Luo Yi walked up to the injured mage, looking down at her.

"Worthless..."

Wanwan attacked Zilong, her attacks getting faster and faster. She leaped from side to side, shooting her darts at the highest speed she could. From throwing one Fire Swallow like in the past, she managed to throw 3 at once. Zilong only dodged and blocked her Fire Swallows, stepping backwards and refusing to hit her.

Letting out a laugh, Wanwan exclaimed, "Come on, Zi! Why wont you attack me?! Lets have some fun!!" her laugh turned into a psychotic laugh as she clutched her stomach. Gosh, she found this amusing.

"She's turning into a maniac..!" Zilong thought to himself. He tightened  his grip on his weapon, debating whether he should attack her.

"Hahahah! Just attack me, Zi! I might go insane if you dont!!" Wanwan said, still in her laughing state.

Zilong creased his eyebrows as his body trembled. He stood rooted to the ground, frozen in place. He hesitated to even lift his spear to Wanwan.

"Wanwan, this isnt you!" Zilong shouted. Wanwan stopped laughing.

"Hm? This isnt me? Hah, your lame jokes are coming back again. Of course this is me! I was living a life full of lies!" Wanwan said, opening her arms wide.

"No! This isnt you! The Wanwan I know is the daughter of the Tangmen leader, a skilled marksman, the Agile Tiger, a member of our squad!"

"A squad, you say?" Wanwan asked in curiousity, tilting her head to the side. She looked over to Baxia and Chang'e and saw how they were fighting.

Baxia and Yu Zhong were engaged in a battle, though Baxia was on the losing side. Both his shields were broken, the pieces all scattered around the ground. He had scratches all over his body, blood coming out  from his forehead. He panted, trying to get his breath back. Yu Zhong, however, fought like it was nothing.

Chang'e, being the tiny and fragile girl she is, was terribly injured. A big bruise formed on her right shoulder, and she had to limp to get where she wanted. But  Luo Yi wouldnt.

Luo Yi contstantly put Yin-Yang marks on the little mage, often pulling her to the middle of the Yin-Yang circle and stunning her everytime. She did all these with no emotion, no mercy. Chang'e huffed and puffed. Without her crescent moon, mobility was hard for her. No crescent moon basically meant no power. Tears started to well up in her eyes. She began to cry due to all the pain all over her body.

Wanwan looked back at Zilong, disappointed. She scoffed in disgust. "You call this a squad? Wow, I cant believe I actually joined this, pathetic, weak and useless squad." Wanwan laughed a disappointed laugh, covering her face with her  hand.

Zilong wouldnt stop convincing her, though. 

"No, its true. You joined our squad because each of us represent a creature! Creatures, gods, mythical beings in the sky! In the entire of the Land of Dawn! You are one of them!" Zilong said, pointing his finger straight at Wanwan.

All fighting on the platform stopped. Everyone stared at Zilong, silence taking over. Wanwan grew confused at his statement.

"H-huh..?" She muttered out.

With a serious and stern face, Zilong continued. He placed his hand on his chest with determination.

"I am the Azure Dragon of the East!"

Wanwan stepped back.

"Baxia is the Black Tortoise of the North!"

Her body trembled.

"Ling is the Vermilion Bird of the South!"

She shut her eyes tightly.

"And you... you are the White Tiger of the West!" Zilong shouted at the top of his voice. Everyone stared at him in awe.

Wanwan's body trembled as she gasped for air. When she looked back up at Zilong, he spotted something different. Just for a split second.

Her eyes gave off a different aura. Rather than the evil and intimidating aura she gave off earlier, her eyes were now full of regret. Guilt. Confusion.  Sadness. As if they were asking him,

"Who am I?"

Wanwan shook her head and headed straight for Zilong, faster than ever. Too fast for him to react. She leaped up in the air, prepared to cast her ultimate on him. He stared at her, knowing this was the end for him. He stared, knowing there was no way to escape it.

"Tell me!! What kind of squad is that?!" Wanwa asked loudly, aiming her crossbow at Zilong.

The sounds of swords gathering in the sky could be heard. Suddenly, all 4 swords penetrated the ground, the impact cracking it. It was so powerful everyone on the platform was knocked airbone.

Before Wanwan knew it, she came face-to-face with the last person she wanted to see.

Ling.

He answered back her question, with a loud, booming voice. A voice everyone could hear. A voice that told them he was dead serious.

"We are the Oriental Fighters!"

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