Chapter 117: The Fusion of the Three Bows
As Dr. Ye said, although the poison flies are of a higher level than the snow deer, their physical resistance is far too weak! When facing a highly agile and well-equipped archer warrior, there is only one path—to endure the beating!
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With ease, a single long-range shot attracted the nearest poison fly. At that moment, I swiftly drew three arrows and nocked them onto the "Black Feather" bow!
Triple Bow Fusion!
This skill allows the simultaneous release of three arrows, each with a 10% attack boost! It’s a one-time skill that can deal the maximum possible damage to the poison fly…
I had actually learned this multi-shot archery skill from the academy instructor, but this was my first attempt to use it in the game...
Multi-shot requires extremely precise technique.
Because the alignment from the arrow’s tail to its tip must be exact, even the slightest deviation can cause the trajectory to stray far from the calculated path.
I remember the first time I practiced at the academy—three arrows released simultaneously, and all three missed the target!
In the game, attempting the Triple Bow Fusion was no different! But since it was my first try and the poison flies were fast, I couldn’t help but feel a flutter of nerves, and I failed to arrange the three arrows perfectly…
“!!!”
The moment I released the three arrows, a sharp pang struck my heart—I knew without looking that one arrow had veered off... Without hesitation, I immediately retreated!
“Hit target, dealt 62 damage to poison fly!”
“Hit target, dealt 66 damage to poison fly!”
As soon as the system’s feedback arrived, I quickly drew more arrows from my quiver and pulled the bowstring again…
This time, while running, I stabilized the positions of the three arrows—after all, they were aimed at the same target, which made the difficulty much less than shooting three separate targets at the academy!
Turning sharply, I released...
The three swift arrows streaked like meteors, forming a dense "品" pattern, striking the huge fly’s head just ten meters ahead, causing three bursts of green blood to splatter!
The poison fly’s two pairs of wings trembled wildly, thrown into chaos by the three arrows, emitting a faint, inaudible sound. It vibrated its wings rapidly to regain balance and charged forward again.
At this point, my mind was calm. Quickly assessing the damage dealt by the triple shot, I didn’t dodge but rapidly nocked another arrow, releasing it straightforwardly without any flourish…
“Hit target, dealt 54 damage to poison fly!”
“Hit target, dealt 21 damage to poison fly!”
“Poison fly defeated, gained 249 experience points!”
It was too easy.
Walking up to the corpse, I saw over twenty silver coins scattered on the ground, finally understanding Dr. Ye’s words: “By level 25, you’ll definitely earn 500 gold coins…”
It was indeed true—if you grind here all day at this rate.
After killing several more poison flies, I heard Dr. Ye’s voice behind me: “You keep training here on your own. I have to return to town to do other quests! Call me when you reach level 25 tomorrow… then I’ll help you scout that tomb. You can level up here as long as you want…”
Surprised, I glanced at him:
“Aren’t you leveling up?”
“No, I’m not interested in rushing levels! Even if I do, I’ll wait until I pick a profession I like first…” Dr. Ye wiped his nose, and under my bewildered gaze, he continued instructing:
“…Anyway, you know the route now. Buy arrows in town if you run out, but be careful not to let anyone discover this place… I don’t want such a quiet leveling spot to get overcrowded. Of course! If you bring your girlfriend here, it’s no problem, haha…”
With that, Dr. Ye turned and disappeared into the “Fly Valley” passage.
Watching his back vanish into the tunnel, I pondered silently: Girlfriend, hmm, this place is indeed perfect for a rendezvous. But unfortunately, I don’t have a suitable candidate yet.
The gentle beauty probably doesn’t even notice a newbie like me with my small nose and eyes, and this place isn’t suitable for high-tier players like her to level up.
As for Xiao Ai…
The Poet Sage and Big Bear have been pursuing her all the way from reality to the game—I wouldn’t want to get involved!
“Ahem, what am I thinking about? I need to focus on leveling up!” Snapping back to reality, I shook my head vigorously, clearing away the two fleeting images in my mind, and edged closer to the nearest poison fly.
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For more than thirty hours afterward, besides regular meals and exercise, I practically immersed myself in the game.
During the day, my backpack was always full of quivers, and I stayed in Fly Valley grinding poison flies to level up, returning to town to replenish arrows as soon as they ran out. At night, I continued with Dr. Ye, luring weaker ghost frogs to improve my proficiency with the Slow Arrow skill.
After more than a day, the gains were nothing short of miraculous!
Even Dr. Ye, who always made the most conservative estimates, couldn’t believe that the Scavenger Kirin had reached level 26 in just over a day…
Additionally, “Slow Arrow” had advanced from beginner to intermediate; “Triple Bow Fusion” from beginner to intermediate; “Quick Step” from intermediate to advanced; “Long Shot” from intermediate to advanced (with an effective attack range of 24 meters, which is already equivalent to the top-level “Long Shot” range for ordinary archers)!
The power of this “top-tier long shot” skill was something Dr. Ye witnessed firsthand when visiting Fly Valley.
While retreating, the Scavenger Kirin fired a long shot—remarkably releasing the skill twice consecutively before the poison fly entered the 20-meter attack range.
Although just a basic first-level skill, once it reached its top effect, it gained an additional round of attacks out of thin air… If this were used against an unprepared mage, they might not even know how they died.
At this moment, Dr. Ye finally believed what the Scavenger Kirin had said earlier—about facing the level-three archer “War Wolf” from the Supreme Mercenary Corps.
At the same time, Dr. Ye became even more certain that, with the Kirin’s help, the last step of his plan would definitely be completed in these next two days!