This would expose his exact location.

Yanran crouched down, quietly approaching the spot where the Little Flaming Crow made a sound.

Suddenly, a sign flashed in her mind.

––She rolled away just in time, a series of beams hit where she had just been.

The enemy had finally revealed themselves.

Yanran quietly observed from behind a rock.

Not far away in front, more than ten figures flickered in the shadows.

Yanran picked up a small stone and gently threw it to a spot nearby.

The faint sound indeed caught the enemy's attention, and a barrage of lasers shattered the stone into fragments.

Then she notched an arrow and shot it out; as soon as the arrow left the bowstring, she jumped to a squat,

disappearing behind a patch of grass.

––A scream came from the enemy's direction, echoing shockingly in the quiet wilderness.

Jiang Cheng also heard the scream.

Guo Ran went out to shop. He had been gone too long, and Jiang Cheng sharply sensed something was wrong, so he went out to search.

When he heard from the supermarket owner that half an hour ago, the alien girl ran hastily to the town square without even taking the water she bought, Jiang Cheng knew something must have happened with the Little Flaming Crow.

Sure enough, when he got there and learned the whole story, he felt this matter was not simple.

Someone was secretly targeting them.

As for who? Jiang Cheng pretty much guessed it in his heart. Besides that smuggler on the gunboat who fled nimbly that day, there shouldn't be anyone else.

He had killed their partners and destroyed their gunboat. How could these ruthless people let it go?

Jiang Cheng continued to analyze. Clearly, these smugglers couldn't do anything to him, so they targeted Yanran, for compared to land, Yanran was easier to deal with.

Qiu Su sneered; since they had escaped, why come back? They even dared strike against their companions. Were they tired of living?

Qiu Su made up his mind, this time he would absolutely not let these smugglers escape his grasp again! Since they disliked living, he might as well fulfill their wish.

Jiang Cheng didn't need others to point the direction for him. At his level of superpower, his senses were particularly sharp. Now, with Yanran's scent still lingering in the air, he followed the trail of this scent.

Sure enough, after a short while, he found Yanran's trail outside the town.

Jiang Cheng judged that the reason to go through such trouble to draw Yanran out of town must be because it was hard to attack with so many people in town.

Besides that, he couldn't think of any other reason.

After hearing that scream, he identified the enemy's position and also saw Yanran could only occasionally counterattack under the enemy's firepower.

Using the cover of night, Qiu Su stealthily approached the enemy.

A smuggler carrying a laser gun and wearing night-vision goggles cautiously walked past him without noticing Jiang Cheng hiding beside him.

Qiu Su stood up silently behind him, covered his mouth, and with a crack, twisted his neck.

He gently laid him down without making a sound.

He continued to stealthily advance.

Just ahead, another smuggler let out a cry, as if another person became a victim of Yanran's surprise attack.

Qiu Su felt deeply proud of his disciple.

What could he be dissatisfied with?

His disciple was affectionate, risking herself for a little bird, skillfully using the most primitive bow against the enemy's advanced laser weapons, even managing to hunt their enemy, brave yet careful, facing a dozen enemies, staying calm and collected with a clear mind and methodical movements.

While thinking, Jiang Cheng's hands were not idle, and two more smugglers met their end at his hands.

The enemies hoped to use the night cover to take down Yanran, but didn't expect Jiang Cheng and Yanran to eliminate them using the same night cover.

Enemies quickly realized something was off. Their comrades were falling silent without any response.

Clearly, their enemies were not just the alien girl. Could it be her terrifying companion had come?

This thought made the smugglers panic; they lost their composure, began to retreat, and fired their weapons wildly.

The enemies were in disarray, but Jiang Cheng and Xuran were not.

Two more cries rang out, and two smugglers died under Yanran's bow.

You'd have to admit, the mentor and apprentice coordinated quite well, one in the open distracting the enemy, the other in the shadows stealthily taking them out.

After Yanran took down two more of their comrades, the smugglers couldn't bear the panic any longer, they stood up and began to flee quickly.

Even under the deep night, Jiang Cheng could see a graceful silhouette behind their fleeing figures. With a nearly inaudible sound of bowstring twang that even Jiang Cheng couldn't hear, another smuggler fell to the ground with a thud. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Jiang Cheng felt a tinge of surprise. His student, when killing, showed no mercy, quite impressive, better than on the Nameless Planet.

As long as someone dared to harm the Little Flaming Firebird, Yanran would dare to take them on, stopping at nothing! If she weren't worried those bastards might kill the Little Flaming Firebird out of desperation, she would have killed even more.

Panic-stricken, the smugglers all retreated into a small cave, and the gunfire subsided.

Yanran really had no good way to deal with this turtle defense. She found a position from where she could watch the cave entrance and pondered how to slip into the cave.

Suddenly, there was a faint rustle in the grass behind, and she alertly drew her bow.

Jiang Cheng and Yanran followed the marks the smugglers deliberately left behind, chasing all the way into the ambush they had set. However, those smugglers didn't anticipate that the mentor and apprentice were so skillful. What was originally an ambush set by the smugglers now seemed like it was set for them by their enemies.

Truly, they had brought this upon themselves.

Hearing a slight noise behind her, Yanran instinctively drew her bowstring.

"Jiang Cheng revealed himself.

Yanran exclaimed softly with joy, "Teacher!" Why are you here?

Jiang Cheng said, "Let's not talk about this for now. All these enemies have entered the small cave. You guard the entrance well, and I'll go in and kill these annoying guys.

Yanran said, "Teacher, be careful. Moreover, I just heard that the Little Flaming Firebird's cry came from inside this cave.

Jiang Cheng nodded, gave Yanran a few instructions, and then cautiously made his way into the cave.

At the cave entrance on both sides stood several thugs. By now, they had lost their previous arrogance. They thought they had advanced weapons in hand and were used to such skirmishes, having excellent psychological resilience. Dealing with an alien girl was a sure thing, wasn't it?