This scene made the twin sisters gasp in shock.

Mark Benson was right—the opponent really could shoot through a large tree; even hiding behind it might not be safe.

This kind of penetrating power was almost comparable to the armor-piercing rounds of a sniper rifle. It was terrifying—was this really the power of a bow and arrow?

Little did they know, the large bow in the opponent’s hand, when fully drawn, could store power equivalent to the ancient five-stone bow.

If it was further infused with fierce and unmatched battle energy, not to mention a tree that required two people to encircle, perhaps even stone could be pierced.

“Fall back!”

Emily Thompson made a tactical gesture to her sister. Dragging her discarded crutch, her one-legged sister decisively retreated behind Mark Benson, and together they hid within the protective range of the light element shield.

The opponent’s archery was simply too sharp. If they so much as showed themselves at the edge of the light shield, they would surely be targeted. The two of them didn’t even have a chance to fire their guns.

To some extent, the bow and arrow in the opponent’s hand was almost as lethal as a Type 95 automatic rifle. If they were hit by an arrow, the consequences would be unimaginable.

As a martial artist with an innate light element attribute, Mark Benson made full use of his four-star elite low-level light element affinity. In addition to practicing martial skills, he also worked hard to master some low-level light spells.

Besides the first-level Light Mirror spell he had once mastered to perfection on Earth, the Light Shield spell was almost one of the second-level spells he was most proficient in.

Of course, the abundance of active elemental energy in the atmosphere of this world also played a certain amplifying role.

Erica’s wind-element dragon mount, Greg, suddenly let out a roar, and a visible swirl of chaotic airflow howled forth.

Boom! After a muffled sound filled with immense power, the sudden burst of fine wind blades shredded the bare tree where the sisters had just been hiding into countless fragments.

Fortunately, Mark Benson held up the light shield and led the twin sisters into the surrounding woods, where the dense forest became their natural cover.

“Greg, take off!”

Seeing that neither his archery nor his mount’s “Furious Gale Burst” had any effect, Erica immediately patted his wind-element dragon and left the treetops.

In his heart, he couldn’t help but sigh—worthy of being a true dragon knight of the Sylan Empire. Their survival skills were unexpected; even without a handy weapon or a dragon by their side, they weren’t so easy to kill.

Flapping its wings and sweeping a gust of wind below, the wind-element dragon carried its rider into the sky, circling above Mark Benson and the twin sisters.

Although the dense vegetation blocked the view, the scent of the three could not escape the wind dragon’s keen sense of smell, and the heavy trident armor-piercing arrows raining down from above lost none of their power.

“No matter where you hide, you can’t escape from the palm of Dragon Knight Erica’s hand. Maureen, your head is mine!”

Erica stared intently at the forest below, his sharp gaze scanning the woods, and fired another intimidating arrow.

Although he couldn’t use magic, at this altitude, the strong bow and powerful arrows gave him a complete advantage, enough to suppress the enemy. Not to mention, the wind-element dragon Greg was ready to unleash its innate attack spell as support.

The young dragon knight was quite confident that he would achieve an important military merit on this reconnaissance mission.

“Southeast wind, level 3. Clear visibility. Prepare to activate laser-guided beam. 3, 2, 1, fire!”

Swoosh, swoosh—

Two thin, ghostly green beams flashed from the forest below.

After two crisp explosions, a dark figure suddenly fell from the sky, crashing heavily into the forest.

The wind-element dragon Greg, still in shock, suddenly felt its back lighten. Turning its head, it found that its rider had disappeared without a trace.

“Awwooo!”

Where was Erica? Greg let out a panicked cry, its flapping wings suddenly in disarray, flying chaotically in the sky, looking everywhere. It quickly spotted Erica’s figure.

The young dragon knight had actually fallen into the woods, lying face up and motionless. Strangely, there were bloody holes in both his forehead and chest. His eyes were wide open, as if still filled with disbelief and unwillingness.

Two Type 95 automatic rifles had suddenly opened fire from the forest below. Two 5.8mm standard rounds instantly killed the dragon knight, who was completely unprepared for automatic weapons.

The enemy’s counterattack was so sudden, without any warning.

Whoosh, whoosh!~

Suddenly, two sharp arrows shot up from the forest below, striking the wind-element dragon Greg precisely in the chest and abdomen.

These two arrows were exactly the trident armor-piercing heavy arrows that dragon knight Erica had just fired.

Mark Benson fought fire with fire, picking up the two finely crafted trident armor-piercing arrows and throwing them back by hand.

After the twin sisters simultaneously shot and killed the young dragon knight, he seized the opportunity to seriously wound the wind-element dragon.

With the boost of ninth-level light battle energy, the power was in no way inferior to the opponent’s great bow, and the strike was a complete success.

The heavily wounded Greg let out a mournful cry, lost control of its body, and fell like a kite with a broken string.