Chapter 416 201: Swift Dragon Rider (Part 2)

Both Liu Xingxing and Zhang Peng had high hopes for the Skeleton Shooters. This was a new unit that Li Ziyu had spent a great deal of time creating, and one that could even use firearms. They had thought that with the Skeleton Shooters in hand, these Dragon Riders would be easy to deal with.

The reality was the complete opposite. The Dragon Riders seemed to have found some moving targets, and they were having a blast. The Skeleton Shooters, on the other hand, couldn't keep up with their enemy's Speed at all. They were sluggish and hadn't fired a single shot. Instead, they had been peppered with countless arrows. It was a good thing they were Undead; any other Race would have died several times over by now.

'Can't count on the Skeleton Shooters. Looks like I have to rely on myself!'

Frustrated, Liu Xingxing ordered the Treasure Hunting Catman to activate full combat mode. The fortress accelerated, and at the same time, the Treasure Hunting Catman Warriors began to deploy.

The Swift Dragon Riders were proud, but not stupid. With only a hundred men, they had no intention of launching a frontal assault on such a massive fortress. They were merely probing to gauge their opponent's true combat strength before deciding on their next move.

If their opponents were all for show, they wouldn't mind pressing the attack. If their opponents proved stronger, they could rely on the Speed of their Velociraptors to escape.

As it turned out, one hundred men could not besiege a fortress, not even a troop of Swift Dragon Riders. The Treasure Hunting Catman's tactical squads, in particular, were causing them considerable trouble. An individual Treasure Hunting Catman might not be much of a threat, but their tactical squads were quite formidable. Working in coordination, they were able to give the Swift Dragon Riders a hard time.

Although Liu Xingxing wasn't as overwhelmingly powerful as Li Ziyu, he was a Lord, after all. Having developed his domain for so long, he had a sizable number of Treasure Hunting Catman under his command. The thought that a mere one hundred Dragon Riders could defeat him was pure wishful thinking.

The battle was a stalemate. After fighting for a long time, several of the Treasure Hunting Catman's tactical squads had been wiped out, while the Dragon Riders had lost more than a dozen of their own. Given their already small numbers, and having now witnessed their opponent's strength, the Swift Dragon Riders decided to retreat.

Before retreating, they set their sights on the slow-moving Skeleton Shooters. 'These things look interesting,' they thought. 'At the very least, the metal on their chests could be repurposed. Let's take them back with us!'

The Dragon Riders changed their strategy. They abandoned their attack on the Treasure-Hunting Catman Fortress and turned their attention to the Skeleton Shooters, intending to carry them off.

Dozens of Swift Dragon Riders rapidly closed in on the Skeleton Shooters, firing arrows as they advanced. They had been shooting for so long, and those mindless things hadn't even tried to attack. It made the Swift Dragon Riders subconsciously feel they were dealing with nothing more than a group of mobile scarecrows.

But as they drew near, the situation changed. The Skeleton Shooters raised the shotguns in their hands, aimed at the onrushing Dragon Riders, and calmly pulled the Trigger.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM—

With a continuous series of blasts, the unsuspecting Dragon Riders caught the full brunt of the volley!

The Swift Dragon Riders were not Heavy Cavalry. Their Armor was light, and their combat style favored harassment and guerrilla tactics. Against the Skeleton Shooters' shotguns, they had no defense whatsoever. Forget the Dragon Lizard Knights—not even their Velociraptors could withstand the blow!

In an instant, blossoms of blood erupted across the battlefield. It was a gruesome sight. Any Dragon Rider caught in the blast died on the spot—one shot, one kill, sending blood flying everywhere.

This sudden turn of events startled the Swift Dragon Riders. 'What just happened? How did so many die all of a sudden?!'

'We didn't even lose this many comrades fighting those Catman! And what is that thundering Weapon?'

The Dragon Riders' minds went blank for a moment, then realization dawned. 'That's an incredible Weapon! If we could just get our hands on it...' A glimmer of excitement flashed in their eyes. 'Those slow-moving things are a huge prize!'

They had been sent out on a mission of Plundering in the first place. Now that they had witnessed the power of the Jet Shooter-1, how could they possibly pass it up? 'We have to seize them!'

Now that they were prepared, the Swift Knights used the Speed of their Velociraptors and their agile movements to their advantage. Once again, the Skeleton Shooters couldn't land a hit. Aiming was too difficult. The moment they locked on, their target had already moved. After a few attempts, the enemy was right beside them.

One Swift Knight reached the side of a Skeleton Shooter, grabbed hold of it, and yelled, "You're coming with me!"

Using the momentum of his Velociraptor, he yanked with all his might, trying to pull the Skeleton Shooter onto its back to carry it away. The result... was that he fell off the Velociraptor's back himself.

To counteract the recoil from the Jet Shooter-1, the Skeleton Shooters had been deliberately weighted down at the cost of their movement Speed. How could a mere Dragon Lizard Knight possibly drag one? The Skeleton Shooter hadn't moved so much as a foot, standing firmly rooted to the spot.

"What?!" the astonished Dragon Lizard Knight cried out as he fell from his mount. His hand was still clutching the Skeleton Shooter's shoulder.

The Skeleton Shooter looked blankly at the hand on its own shoulder, then turned its head to look at the Dragon Lizard Knight before swiveling its gun barrel.

The Dragon Lizard Knight looked up at the Skeleton Shooter to see the dark, gaping muzzle of the gun pressed against his head.

BOOM!

The hand released its grip, and the headless corpse slumped to the ground.

The death of this Dragon Lizard Knight made the others realize that they probably couldn't carry off the Skeleton Shooters. They would have to settle for the next best thing: snatching the Weapons from their hands!

However, they had miscalculated again. The Jet Shooter-1 was fused to the arm of the Skeleton Shooter-1 Type. They would grab a Jet Shooter-1 and pull with all their might, but it wouldn't budge. A moment later, a deafening roar would sound in their ears.

The Dragon Lizard Knights paid the price for their foolishness. Not only did they fail to capture the Skeleton Shooters, they couldn't even steal their Jet Shooter-1s. Instead, many Swift Knights lost their lives.