21: I have a glass of energy water!

With Thunder Breathing in operation, Xia Qi easily dodged the arrows and was not injured.

"Friend, play is play, mischief is mischief, but accidental injury is not good."

His deep eyes looked towards a nearby bush, and an Archer emerged from it, followed by a Mage.

The reason for this judgment was entirely based on their attire.

"An Element-type Awakener?"

Looking at the faint electric arcs surrounding Xia Qi, the Archer was slightly surprised.

Xia Qi's eyes flickered, and he spoke unhurriedly.

"Your arrow shot at me. What, no explanation?"

Looking at the arrow on the ground, the Archer finally understood. "Sorry, we were just hunting monsters. It might be a misunderstanding. You weren't hurt, were you?"

The Archer's expression was innocent, and the Mage behind him remained silent, only clutching his staff tightly.

"Misunderstanding?"

Xia Qi smiled faintly.

To shoot an arrow so precisely at his location and then claim it was a misunderstanding.

Although many of the Archer's previous arrows were indeed not aimed at him, Xia Qi had seen the monster's corpse through the bushes.

But if he truly believed it was a misunderstanding, Xia Qi wouldn't know how he died in the future.

In the wilderness, the most dangerous things are often not monsters, but fellow humans hidden in the shadows.

The Law of the jungle is the Dao of survival in the wild.

Robbing and killing are not uncommon in any world.

"Don't let it happen again!"

Xia Qi exhaled a puff of white Qi, his tone filled with coldness.

Without knowing the Archer and Mage's background, Xia Qi only gave a verbal warning and did not engage in conflict with them.

The Archer had a misconception, as if Xia Qi was looking down at him from above.

The Mage's expression was gloomy, and he also seemed somewhat displeased with Xia Qi's attitude.

Although he was not an Element-type talent, he could use elemental skills after becoming a professional.

"Forget it, it was just a misunderstanding. Let's not cause trouble."

The Archer seemed a bit timid and pulled the Mage, whispering.

Xia Qi's movements were agile; he didn't look like a rookie. Although he didn't have a professional badge, he was clearly an Element Awakener, which made him a bit troublesome to deal with, and it wasn't worth it.

At the Archer's persuasion, the Mage also considered this point and finally put down his staff, following the Archer away.

Watching the two retreat after realizing the difficulty, Xia Qi withdrew his lightning. "Consider yourselves lucky."

The arrow that had just been shot at him was not very powerful; he easily dodged it. He estimated that this Archer's Rank would at most not exceed Rank twenty.

As for the Mage, the feeling he gave Xia Qi was similar to the Archer; their talent Rank was probably only B-Rank.

If they had intended to attack, Xia Qi wouldn't mind killing them to silence them.

After all, he wasn't some kind of bleeding heart.

If it came to a fight, just a few bolts of Frenzy Lightning, and they would absolutely not be able to withstand the violent power of the lightning.

With Thunder Breathing activated, there was still some distance to the city gate. Xia Qi did not linger. Night had completely fallen, and it was very unsafe here.

He ran quickly all the way, and after about five minutes, he could already see the brightly lit city walls in the distance.

Here, the distance to the city gate was less than one kilometer. Feeling his internal energy nearing exhaustion, Xia Qi dispersed the power of Thunder, knowing that once he walked out of this thicket, he would be safe.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

In the quiet environment, such whooshing sounds could be heard very clearly.

Xia Qi had not yet left the forest when he heard the sound of arrows being shot from not far away again, and his gaze was subconsciously drawn to it.

Rustle!

A well-built girl, wearing exquisite leather armor, burst out of the bushes in a panic, right where Xia Qi was.

"Saved!"

Her eyes lit up, and the girl used all her strength to run towards Xia Qi, stumbling and staggering until she reached him.

"Little brother, there are bad guys. Let's quickly return to the city gate."

The soft girl was panting heavily, her chest heaving, looking quite disheveled.

"Who is chasing you?"

Xia Qi's expression was calm, and he already had some guesses.

"A B-Rank professional team. Little brother, don't ask, there's no time."

The girl's brows furrowed. She thought she had found a savior, but seeing Xia Qi's appearance, he seemed like a newcomer, without even a professional badge. So she quickly urged him to leave to avoid being caught in the crossfire.

It was not far from the city gate here; as long as they escaped into the city gate, they would be out of danger.

Within a few words, the bushes moved again; the pursuers had arrived.

Xia Qi's eyes narrowed slightly as he watched the people chasing from the bushes. As expected, it was the Archer and Mage he had encountered a few minutes ago.

This time, it wasn't just the two of them; they had an additional person, a tall, burly man holding a great axe, who looked like a Warrior.

"It's over, it's over, can't run away."

The girl's face was filled with despair, regretting why she hadn't continued running just now. Perhaps she could have reached the city gate, but now it was too late to say anything.

If only she had known, she shouldn't have separated from her captain and the others. She was a terrible navigator and had been wandering in the wilderness all day, only to end up back where she started and be targeted by a professional team.

"You run, I'll help you stall for time."

As if having made a decision, the girl gritted her teeth and told Xia Qi to run first. She was at least a Rank thirty professional and could still contend with these people for a while.

An Awakener like Xia Qi, who wasn't even a professional, would probably be killed by the enemy on sight.

She couldn't bear to harm such a young and handsome young man.

"Let's go, I'm afraid we can't escape."

Xia Qi calmly watched the three slowly approaching figures, showing no signs of panic.

"Hehe, that's right, you can't escape."

The great axe-wielding strongman grinned, and the three had already surrounded Xia Qi and the girl.

"We meet again, kid."

The Mage's face was gloomy, clutching his staff tightly, his gaze coldly fixed on Xia Qi.

"I spared your life earlier, but I didn't expect you to be with this woman. Just stay here together, so you can have company underground."

The Archer also started to laugh. "Captain, this kid is an Element-type Awakener. Let's take him down first, then slowly deal with this woman."

Earlier, the two of them didn't want to fight Xia Qi, but now that their captain was here, their arrogance immediately soared.

"Don't worry, they won't escape."

The captain, holding his great axe, had already blocked Xia Qi and the girl's escape route to prevent anyone from fleeing.

"You're an Element Awakener?"

The girl looked at the handsome Xia Qi with some surprise. For some reason, she felt a glimmer of hope.

Xia Qi nodded. "But I'm out of energy."

"Ah?"

The girl was stunned. She had energy!

"Take this. My talent allows me to produce energy water. Drink it quickly."

When a cup of energy water was thrust into Xia Qi's hand, his eyes instantly brightened considerably.

By sheer coincidence, he had encountered the possessor of the talent he most needed at that moment.