Dawn of a New Era

Chapter 53: Shadows


In an instant, arrows rained down.

In just five seconds, Chen Shouyi fired eight arrows in succession.

Unfortunately, only five arrows hit the target.

A distance of seventy to eighty meters is still a bit too far for him. Coupled with the canoe swaying unpredictably in the sea, the hit rate is even lower.

Fortunately, the quantity made up for everything.

Seeing both barbarians fall, he let out a breath, placing the War Bow aside.

Then, he continued to row, slowly approaching the canoe,

The Shell Lady, who had been scared and hidden away, now saw there was no danger. Without waiting for Chen Shouyi to lure her out, she eagerly flew out of the cabin, actively flew to the distant canoe to survey, and quickly flew back in a panic, saying:

"Oh no, oh no, one giant is dead! One giant is still alive."

Can you not be so startled? I was wondering what happened!

Chen Shouyi looked at the Shell Lady, who was anxiously alerting him of the situation ahead, feeling a bit speechless in his heart.

Aside from one being shot in the head and dying on the spot, the other merely had two arrows shot into the chest; there's no way to die so quickly!

He slowly rowed his boat, and a minute later, he finally approached the canoe.

The still alive barbarian was continuously spitting blood from his mouth, his eyes filled with terror.

With one hand holding the rope, and with sword in hand, Chen Shouyi leaped onto the barbarian's canoe.

The barbarian struggled vigorously a few times, but the two barbed arrows in his chest had already drained all his strength.

"How many people are in your tribe?" Chen Shouyi stepped forward, pointing the sword at his throat, and asked coldly.

The barbarian's eyes widened in anger:

"Siklo, Hobigo Subada, will kill you."

He mumbled something, then suddenly spit blood, and fell completely silent.

Chen Shouyi focused intently, only able to understand the last few words.

His expression turned somewhat serious.

Even though he couldn't understand the beginning, from the latter words, he could already tell this Barbarian Tribe undoubtedly had backup, and was sure they could kill him.

He didn't bother with processing the canoe, immediately jumping back.

Taking out the universal dictionary.

Quickly searching based on pronunciation.

Not long after, he found the first sentence.

It's a word meaning soul; hell and evil, contextually, it apparently referred to him, likely meaning evil.

Is this how the barbarians view him?

He fell into a silence inside.

He continued to search for the latter sentence. The barbarian said it quite ambiguously, forcing him to base his search on rough memory.

In the end, only found two syllables, one meaning tree, and the other holy or sacred, but in the rest of the search, he couldn't find the matching one.

"Holy tree?"

"Or sacred tree?"

They seem to mean the same thing.

"In other words, this tribe has a tree that will kill him." Chen Shouyi pondered.

If on Earth someone said a tree would kill you, Chen Shouyi would definitely scoff.

But in this world, some powerful plants possess extraordinary abilities, even capable of roaming the land like animals.

This made him recall the mysterious item he obtained from the barbarian Clan Leader, which resembled a pit.

Dark shadows loomed in his heart.

He looked at the distant island.

Its lush greenery looked like a verdant forest from afar.

But perhaps looking for too long, the forest in his eyes suddenly turned somber, shrouded in a layer of shadow.

He quickly blinked and looked again, only to find everything was back to normal.

"An illusion or psychological factor."

Chen Shouyi was somewhat unsure.

However, today's trip was rushed, and time is insufficient. He only came to scout, not intending to set foot on the island.

He left at noon, and now it's estimated that about three hours have passed, even if it took the same amount of time to return, it would be dark on Earth.

After observing for a while from afar, he decided to head back.

To make plans again in the next couple of days.

He tied the other canoe to his with a rope, then started rowing back.

Dragging a canoe made his speed even slower, taking five hours to return to the island.

Before leaving the island, he took a bath by a nearby pond, washing off the dirt and removing the few blood marks from his clothes.

As he exited the passageway.

Aside from a few independently powered buildings glowing, it was already pitch dark outside.

The power was still out.

The streets were desolate, with only a few sparse cars emitting thick exhaust, passing by. On the entire street, only he was walking.

Of course, there were also a few policemen.

Due to his suspicious behavior, Chen Shouyi was questioned by the police several times along the way.

Fortunately, his slightly youthful face was the best camouflage.

Who would have thought just moments ago, he killed two barbarians without a trace of fear, and handled a human body.

"Don't wander the streets, understand? Where's your home? Go back quickly!"

"Okay, okay, I'm heading home right now!"

...

"Dad! Mom! I'm back, open the door quickly."

"Better die outside, why come back? What time is it now?" With the roller door jerked open, Mrs. Chen scolded with a darkened face.

"Mom, there really was an event today, went a bit far, couldn't make it back in time." Chen Shouyi ducked, hurriedly slipping in through the roller door.

"Then tell me what event?"

"Can't say, it's important!" Chen Shouyi tried to gloss over it.

Mrs. Chen, uncertain where her thoughts wandered, suddenly softened her attitude: "Still, you shouldn't come back so late; it's dangerous outside. Nearby, another person died today."

"Mom, what are you worrying about? If it wasn't for the current inability to take assessments, I would already be a Martial Arts Apprentice!"

Feeling Mrs. Chen's anxiety, Chen Shouyi suddenly found it necessary to show his strength a bit; otherwise, each time he returned late, his parents would be on edge.

He looked left and right, picking up a dish from the dining table, and like snapping a biscuit, he easily broke a piece off, then squeezed it between his fingers, seemingly ready to crush it.

"What are you doing?" Mrs. Chen was startled, calling out urgently:

Before she finished, Chen Shouyi had already rubbed his fingers, and with a creeping crushing sound, countless powder scattered down.

"Show me quickly, isn't your hand cut?" Mrs. Chen worriedly grabbed Chen Shouyi's hand.

Chen Shouyi opened his hand, revealing that apart from being slightly red from exertion, his palm was entirely unharmed.

"See, nothing at all." Chen Shouyi rubbed his fingers, a bit smug.

With a physique of a astounding 13.8, his seemingly infant-like delicate skin was actually extremely tough. An ordinary person wielding an ordinary knife, even if not using full force, would not likely be able to stab through it.

"Bam!" Chen Shouyi felt a pain on the back of his head.

"Who do you think you are, I can't control you now? Do that again next time and watch your skin!"

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