The gentle breeze rustled the sparse wild grass in the desert.
Lin Yue and Bai were hiding amidst a tall cluster of wild grass, waiting for the tiger-striped shadow deer to approach from a few dozen ters away.
They had been crouching here for almost half an hour, and only now did the tiger-striped shadow deer begin to draw near from several hundred ters away.
The tiger-striped shadow deer seed to have been fixated in the opposite direction pursuing a large grasshopper earlier, paying no attention to Lin Yue’s approach. Moreover, Lin Yue had swiftly wrapped himself in wild grass and reached this spot, lying in ambush for a while now.
It’s worth saying that Lin Yue’s first hunt with a crossbow was focused on being "steady."
Otherwise, he could easily have revealed himself first, lured the tiger-striped shadow deer over, and then dealt with it using the crossbow as it charged.
But he couldn’t guarantee the accuracy of the crossbow before the beast could pounce on him.
If he got hurt, it would all have been for nothing.
He used the automatic stringer to load the crossbow, adjusted his breathing, and then parted the wild grass. Through the gaps, he aid the sighting scope at the prey.
The iron spear was by his side, with a shield and wooden armor naturally equipped as well.
The word "steady," Lin Yue was beginning to grasp its essence.
"Squawk..." Bai had no idea what its master was doing. Seeing Lin Yue take out a strange object, Bai initially thought they were going directly for the hunt.
When Bai saw the shadow of the tiger-striped shadow deer, it wanted to rush forward to show Lin Yue its strength, but was stopped by Lin Yue.
Bai didn’t understand why its master, before setting off, shot nurous arrows at a plank with that strange thing while mumbling to himself.
"About... thirty ters left, the crossbow arrow’s deviation within a twenty-five ter range won’t be too drastic, and with the wind, it will drift downwards to the right..."
Adjusting the sighting scope, Lin Yue awaited the tiger-striped shadow deer’s approach, calculating the wind force, direction, and angle’s effect on the trajectory.
Before heading this way, he had practiced at the shelter about thirty to forty tis to gain a clear comprehension of the steel repeating crossbow’s power.
A nearly ten-centiter thick plank could easily be pierced at twenty ters!
However, he also discovered that the crossbow arrows had a significant deviation, possibly due to the lack of fletching, despite their imnse power.
He constantly tuned and adjusted his raising angle, familiarizing himself with the aiming sensation, using the sighting scope to correct the aim deviation.
Having survived for ten days in this apocalypse, Lin Yue could patiently adapt and resolve issues, even when faced with complications like these.
Moreover, he had a natural fondness for these crossbow arrows, unknowingly developed, but his sense of achievent grew with each shot fired!
Yet, the steel repeating crossbow wasn’t perfect.
Back in the Secret Realm, Korun managed to hit those gray monster insects continuously mainly because he was close enough and the monsters were large enough.
Five crossbow arrows were ready, but this close distance made it impossible to reload the string after the first shot.
If only he could find materials for fletching...
Lin Yue suddenly thought of a source, but to obtain it, he had to complete this task first!
"Alright, only thirty ters left... It seems to have spotted the at, coming over!"
Lin Yue had placed a piece of raw lamb around twenty ters away as bait, attracting so bugs but proving enticing to the tiger-striped shadow deer.
"Woo-woo-woo..." The tiger-striped shadow deer saw the at, growing cautious of its surroundings but drawn to the scent, inching closer.
Twenty-nine ters, twenty-eight ters... twenty-four ters!
It entered the range where the attack wouldn’t deviate much, but still wasn’t close enough.
Lin Yue waited patiently, and Bai quietly held its breath beside him.
The tallic arrowhead of the crossbow, masked by the wild grass, avoided reflecting light, while Lin Yue continuously adjusted the angle through the sighting scope.
Though crossbow arrows were sharp, penetrating the skull of such large animals remained challenging; however, the soft heart area in the abdon or the slender neck could be accessed much more easily.
The tiger-striped shadow deer approached the at step by step, its vigilance seemingly heightened.
Its nose twitched endlessly, and its head swiveled constantly, scanning around...
Did it sll sothing?
Lin Yue realized he might have underestimated the mutated creatures, especially those knocked down several tis by him before.
But even now, the worst case scenario was the inability to attack with the steel repeating crossbow.
He still had the fine iron spear and Bai, who eagerly awaited battle!
"Woo-woo..." The deer’s head stopped finally, its bizarre eyes fixated on the wild grass where Lin Yue was hidden!
It had detected him!
Now!
The crossbow string vibrated violently, a beam of light shot out from the grass with hurricane speed!
Pfft!
"Woo-woo-woo!!"
The crossbow arrow plunged into the tiger-striped shadow deer’s upper abdon, cut through its back, even piercing out from the lower back!
Yet, the second and third crossbow arrows followed swiftly, penetrating the heavily injured fallen deer’s right eye and throat!
Strike while it’s down!
An icy chill engulfed it, coating its hairs in frost!
The tiger-striped shadow deer that seed ready for a desperate struggle stiffened instantly.
Finally, cold light flickering, the iron spear pierced out from its neck like a silver dragon!
Blood splattered wildly!
[You have obtained a Silver Treasure Chest]
Lin Yue caught his breath, surveying the surroundings, found no mutated creatures, and picked up the steel repeating crossbow, lost in thought.
To be honest, the steel repeating crossbow was indeed powerful.
It could even pierce through the tough hide of the tiger-striped shadow deer, through the abdon and to the back.
But the shortcomings were quite apparent.
At close range, it couldn’t kill large mutated animals in one shot!
In the end, he had to use the iron spear to finish off the tiger-striped shadow deer.
Originally thought to be an upgrade in combat capability, at short distances, it didn’t seem to apply.
It seed better suited for long-range attacks, maintaining distance while reloading the string, attacking consistently.
At least, against large tiger-striped shadow deer, that appeared to be the case.
Lin Yue placed the tiger-striped shadow deer’s corpse into the Storage Space.
This wasn’t its ideal burial place.
To lure more scavengers, it was necessary to place it outside the shelter walls, using its residual value to the fullest.
"Squawk!" Suddenly, Bai spotted a charging mutated sheep a hundred ters ahead, alerting Lin Yue.
Lin Yue took a deep breath and decided to give the steel repeating crossbow another shot.
He calmly straightened the crossbow string and set up traps around him at top speed, this ti opting for a semi-crouched shooting position.
Bai stood ready beside, prepared to release ice mist as a precaution.
The mutated sheep barreled within twenty ters, and alongside the thud of the crossbow string, arrows shot out simultaneously!
It was shot in the right eye, emitting an indescribable scream, collapsing into the trap right before Lin Yue, incapable of standing up again.
Lin Yue moved closer and fired an arrow directly into its heart, triggering the system prompt.
[You have obtained a Copper Treasure Chest]
The first arrow was supposed to aim at the abdon.
He looked towards the distance, at the Ancient Secret Realm Gate entwined with vines.
To unleash the steel repeating crossbow’s maximum potential, he needed to find sothing for fletching for the arrows.
...
Sorry, had so matters delayed at noon, updating in the afternoon... shouldn’t be considered late, right?
Reviews
All reviews (0)