Although Lin Yu possessed the [Blood-Tempered Iron Bow], he didn't plan to use this [Item] with his identity as 'Zhu Ming' at the moment.
After all, in [Nevernight City], 'Zhu Rong' had seen him use this [Item].
So Lin Yu would temporarily avoid using the [Blood-Tempered Iron Bow] in front of 'Li Nian'.
Moreover...
Lin Yu's purpose in shooting arrows now wasn't to harm the Mountain Imp leader with the arrows.
"Snap, snap!"
"Sizzle!"
The Mountain Imp leader's immobilization had just ended.
Of the three arrows, two were blocked by the Mountain Imp leader, and one hit the Mountain Imp leader's shoulder.
Mountain Imps were naturally thick-skinned, and this Mountain Imp leader's hide was even more resilient.
The arrow shot from the powerful bow only penetrated a little into the flesh, barely hanging on.
However...
Whether the arrows were blocked or the two that hit, they were just a 'decoy'!
"Whoosh!"
The black ink on the shafts of the three arrows suddenly exploded, turning into a cloud of thick black mist!
This was because, when drawing the bow and nocking the arrow, Lin Yu had used the [Water-Summoning Necklace] to manipulate the ink stored within, attaching it to the arrow shafts.
After his mental strength improved, his use of the [Water-Summoning Necklace] became more skillful and precise—now, Lin Yu could even precisely control the direction of each drop of water, even with a small amount of water!
This was the new usage of the [Water-Summoning Necklace]—atomization!
With this move, Lin Yu could better...create all kinds of shadows.
Therefore, the reason Lin Yu insisted on shooting arrows, even though he didn't plan to use the [Blood-Tempered Iron Bow], wasn't because he was so confident in his archery skills.
Because he didn't need to hit; he only needed the arrows to land near the Mountain Imp leader.
This was also why he needed the throwing knife to help immobilize the Mountain Imp leader—although Lin Yu had dabbled in archery, he had only played with it a few times as a hobby. Without the [Blood-Tempered Iron Bow], he was afraid that the arrows he shot would be completely dodged by the Mountain Imp leader.
As for why he did this...
It was just part of his "performance"—to attract the audience's attention, create a suitable opportunity, and then...
Make his grand entrance!
"Whoosh!"
Unnoticed by the bodyguards, the two players, or the Mountain Imp leader, Lin Yu, manipulating the [Corner of the Shadowy One], suddenly appeared behind the Mountain Imp, within the scattered ink in mid-air.
Then, an unreserved strike with enough force to split stone tablets was brought down upon the torch, slamming it squarely onto the back of the Mountain Imp's head.
"Bang!"
"Aghhh!!!"
The Mountain Imp leader let out a loud sound that combined both an angry roar and a miserable scream, its body swaying as it nearly fell to the ground!
But the giant baboon reacted extremely quickly. After determining that the attack came from behind, it immediately turned around to counterattack.
But this extremely fast turning speed seemed like slow motion to Lin Yu.
[Those Who Practice Virtue Should Drink Moderately] activated for less than a fraction of a second, enough for Lin Yu to see every detail of the Mountain Imp leader's clumsy turn.
Then, this extremely fast turn only accomplished one thing.
That was to change it from taking a heavy blow to the back of its head to taking a heavy blow to its face.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Three consecutive heavy blows left the giant demon covered in blood and screaming in agony.
The original blow had already made it almost unable to stand, and now with three more blows, it directly felt like its brains were being shaken, and it crashed to the ground!
The Mountain Imps, who had been charging and rampaging, were once again stunned in place after seeing their leader fall.
Then, the Mountain Imps began to scream and scatter in all directions!
The leader had fallen, and the monster who had killed so many of their kind hadn't even attacked. Even with their low intelligence, these Mountain Imps knew they should run!
The bodyguards on the human side also erupted in excitement.
"This female warrior is also very skilled!"
"Zhang Lang of Willow Town actually has such a ruthless person under him?!"
"There are even two of these ruthless people—no wonder there's no second escort agency in Willow Town competing with our Golden Fortune for business!"
"Killing nearly forty Mountain Imps in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, and taking down the Mountain Imp leader in three moves...what kind of skill is this?"
"I even want to ask Escort Chief Zhang how he can still be the escort chief himself?"
Combined with Li Nian's previous actions, the escort team's opinion of the two newly joined female warriors had greatly changed.
Especially the timid man, who seemed to have used some kind of special talisman to briefly immobilize the Mountain Imp leader.
This group of three...wasn't simple!
And Yue Zhenqiao, as the strongest among them, saw it even more clearly.
"There's no way those two are under Zhang Lang's command! Both women are above six strings, at least seven strings of strength!"
"If they were really from our Golden Fortune Escort Agency, they would probably be experts from the main branch in Dali Town!"
However, precisely because the other party was ridiculously strong, even though Yue Zhenqiao was eighty or ninety percent certain that they weren't bodyguards from the Willow Town branch of the Golden Fortune Escort Agency, he could only believe it since the two of them said so.
"My two colleagues are truly skilled," Yue Zhenqiao cupped his fist and said, "Thank you two female warriors for your help. After arriving in Willow Town, Yue will definitely host a banquet..."
"Shh."
Yue Zhenqiao's polite words were interrupted by Lin Yu's gentle voice.
Lin Yu, standing beside the Mountain Imp leader, made a gesture to be quiet, and then explained, "This guy isn't dead yet, don't rush to say nonsense."
Lin Yu said softly, then jumped onto the body of the Mountain Imp leader, who was dazed and trying to struggle.
Then, she slowly began to walk along its body.
Compared to the Mountain Imp leader's mountain-like body, Lin Yu was like a child strolling in a playground slide.
Yue Zhenqiao was stunned as he watched this scene: "What is she going to do?"
Flying Dagger was also puzzled: "This is..."
Li Nian, however, reacted: "No way, Sister Zhu Ming, are you planning to use the [Collar] to deal with the demon?"
Although she subconsciously felt that this was a difficult task to accomplish, after all, demon leaders often had relatively high intelligence.
But Li Nian suddenly thought that even a genuine human had been subdued by Zhu Ming last time, and then she felt that it seemed...not impossible.
And hearing Li Nian's words, Flying Dagger, who knew that this Zhu Ming was a 'veterinarian,' also reacted.
"Are you saying, she wants to subdue this demon?"
Although his tone was incredulous, for some reason, Flying Dagger also vaguely felt that this was not an unbelievable thing.
And Lin Yu, standing in place, felt two portions of 'belief' coming before she had even officially started deceiving, and twitched her lips.
Li Nian was as expected, but Flying Dagger was a bit of a surprise.
"The 'Freedom Alliance' banner is indeed useful..."
However, two portions of 'belief' were not enough to complete 'making it real'.
The [Fake] in Lin Yu's hand transformed into a [Collar], answering Yue Zhenqiao's question.
"Escort Chief Yue, I am going to use this neck ring in my hand to tame this demon."
"Please, you and the bodyguards, protect me."
