Chapter 57: The Birth Of An Explosive Arrow
“What? Increase an arrow’s might by ten tis!” Jiang Chengwei’s eyes glowed as he exclaid, “Squad Leader Yan, you’re not lying?”
“Yes.” Yan Haobo nodded. He felt chills down his spine again when he recalled the damage caused by the explosive dagger. “It’s at least... Ten tis or above.”
Although a huge increase in might would cause the equipnt to be destroyed, an explosive piece of equipnt was unquestionably more attractive to archers that faced powerful enemies.
Yu Hailiang and Jiang Chengwei looked at each other, and the surprised look on their faces was unimaginable.
Yan Haobo laughed. “Captain Yu, can you tell us now what half-spirit beast you encountered?”
“Okay, we t a brown bear this ti. We’re not sure what opportunity it chanced upon in the forest, but it’s gained Mother Earth’s power.”
“Defensive power?” Yan Haobo was stunned.
He finally understood why Yu Hailiang and the others reacted the way they did earlier.
There were two kinds of Mother Earth’s power, one was an astounding defensive power, whereas the other one was a mighty power. Of course, one would have to witness the powers before evaluating the extent of those abilities.
“Yes. The Brown Earth Bear’s defensive power is extrely shocking. We went all-out when we hunted it previously, but there were only roughly four n who could really hurt it,” Yu Hailiang said seriously and shook his head with a mournful look, “We lost three of our brothers, and one of them was even a squad leader. Other than that, another squad leader is heavily injured, but I asked so n to send him away since it’s inconvenient to treat him here.”
Jiang Chengwei sighed. “Three squads from our side joined hands, yet we were defeated. Out of all the squad leaders, one died, one’s injured, and we even lost a few brothers.”
Ou Yangming looked at him strangely.
Jiang Chengwei quickly explained, “Master Ou, I didn’t escape before the fight, but I was in charge of long-range backup during the fight against the Brown Earth Bear, so I wasn’t directly involved.”
Ou Yangming was surprised. “Squad Leader Jiang, you’re an archer?”
“Yes.” Jiang Chengwei smiled bitterly. “If I had joined the encirclent, I probably wouldn’t be alive.”
Yan Haobo nodded and frowned. “Captain Yu, you returned without accomplishing anything, and even lost so n. Even if my squad joins, we might not succeed.”
He had been rather excited before coming here, but had now beco anxious after knowing the details of the situation.
If one of the squad leaders had been killed, and another was injured, how could he contribute by getting involved? Perhaps their overall strength might even be lower than before.
“Squad Leader Yan, don’t worry. We wouldn’t have decided on this if we haven’t found a way,” Yu Hailiang said, then nodded at soone beside him, who quickly turned around to retrieve a small earthen jar.
“After the encirclent failed, we wanted to return to seek help from the general.” Yu Hailiang took the earthen jar then opened it, revealing a layer of a black, sludge-like item. “But we ca across so Bewitching Grass on our way back, so we collected and crushed it.”
“Bewitching Grass!” Yan Haobo’s eyes glowed. “That’s a great item. If it’s used appropriately, we’ll stand a chance!”
Ou Yangming craned his neck to look into the earthen jar.
He had heard of the Bewitching Grass. It was a rare herb that if crushed and smudged on arrows could produce mighty poisonous arrows.
Needless to say, the poisonous arrows could not kill soone, but if they cut soone’s body, the poison would flow into one’s blood to reach one’s brain, causing one to fall unconscious.
Nevertheless, if there was too much poison, the victim might not wake up anymore.
Jiang Chengwei smiled bitterly. “If you didn’t join us, it’ll be a fifty-fifty chance for us, but if Master Ou can really increase the arrows’ might by ten tis, our success rate will increase.”
Yan Haobo was stunned. “Is that Brown Earth Bear’s defensive power that great?”
“Yes. Although the brown bear didn’t completely transform into a spirit beast, its defensive power makes it invulnerable,” Jiang Chengwei replied seriously and sighed, “Other than Captain Yu’s sword that managed to hurt it, the others can only contain it. Ah, our archers were the most useless, we couldn’t even damage the outermost layer of its skin.”
Yu Hailiang quickly comforted him, “Squad Leader Jiang, you shouldn’t bla yourself. If it didn’t fear your godly arrows, we wouldn’t have made it back.”
During that battle, Yu Hailiang and the others miscalculated the Brown Earth Bear’s strength, so on top of the failed attacks, they lost so n. Nonetheless, when the brown bear was going to chase after them, Jiang Chengwei led the archer team to shoot its eyes and the vital points below its groins. They complented Yu Hailiang’s confrontation very well, which allowed them to carry on the fight while retreating, and they finally managed to escape.
Even after witnessing the Brown Earth Bear’s strength, Yu Hailiang and the others kept thinking about it, which ant that they were quite confident about defeating it this ti.
Once the n discussed for a brief mont, they looked at Ou Yangming at the sa ti.
Normal arrows could definitely not hurt the Brown Earth Bear, but if the arrows’ might was increased by ten tis, the effects would be completely different. Additionally, if the arrows were smudged with the Bewitching Grass, the brown bear would be in serious trouble.
Ou Yangming grinned. “Give an arrow.”
He was given an arrow right after he asked for one. When Ou Yangming and Yan Haobo noticed Jiang Chengwei, who was smiling at Ou Yangming earnestly, they did not know whether to laugh or to cry.
If Jiang Chengwei knew that it would co to this, he would not have acted the way he did before.
After receiving the arrow, Ou Yangming released his Military Fire without shying away from the others.
Regardless of how his Military Fire changed, even Old Craftsman would not figure out anything, let alone the soldiers who were present. Hence, he was not afraid of showing it to them.
As Ou Yangming’s Military Fire burned, a hint of ntal power was also released slowly.
When he first ford and used his ntal power, he was unusually exhausted, but after grasping the power, he was able to use it easily.
Ou Yangming controlled his ntal power to transfer it into the arrow through his Military Fire.
Next, the Military Fire that rged with his ntal fire disappeared as they had been incorporated into the arrow.
If Old Craftsman and the other experienced Military Fire Blacksmiths witnessed this process, they would surely find it odd. This was because the Military Fire disappeared so strangely that it seed to have entered the piece of equipnt instead of being withdrawn by Ou Yangming.
Despite that, the ones who were watching at the mont could not tell the difference.
Ou Yangming handed the arrow back. “Try it, but make sure that everyone stays three steps clear of the arrow.”
Jiang Chengwei’s face changed a little. “Thank you for the reminder, Master Ou.”
Subsequently, he gave an order to the soldiers to clear a huge area. Since it was a warning given by the refinent master, everybody obeyed it.
Jiang Chengwei then placed the arrow on his bow. Instead of aiming properly, he simply pulled and released the arrow. However, Ou Yangming’s eyes glowed upon seeing the movent.
The seemingly simple move sohow had a lingering charm to it.
Similar to the skills used by the fop, who had appeared out of nowhere during the night battle, it was a feeling that resembled nature itself.
Ou Yangming exclaid to himself. It made sense that Jiang Chengwei, who was an archer, was given the squad leader role because his arrow technique was astonishing.
Yu Hailiang did not lie at all as only an arrow technique like this could frighten the half-spirit beast.
The arrow shot a rock in a flash.
“Pow...”
It exploded right away, and turned into countless chips that shot out. Of course, around seventy percent of the chips shot in the forward direction.
A deafening sound pierced the air, and everyone was appalled when the sound was finally gone.
The stone was covered in densely packed tiny holes. Based on its hardness, it was impossible for flying iron shards to damage it, but the explosive arrow’s might was far beyond everyone’s imagination.
In fact, even Yan Haobo, who had seen this before, could not help but feel a chill down his spine.
Upon seeing the exceptional arrow, Yan Haobo figured that he would not resist it if he faced it. Moreover, a strange thought crossed his mind at that mont. If arrows like that could be mass-produced, what was the point of practicing martial arts? If they were shot by the arrow, they would be killed right away if they could not avoid it.
Fortunately, only one person could smith a divine weapon like that.
Yu Hailiang and Jiang Chengwei walked closer to the rock to look at it, and were clearly taken aback. Yu Hailiang sighed after a long ti. “Master Ou, if we succeed this ti, you’ll be credited the most.”
Jiang Chengwei hesitated for a while, but soon nodded in agreent.
They would not have believed the arrow’s might if they had not seen it, but after witnessing it, they quickly understood how weighty it was.
“Master Ou, please reform the arrows, and incorporate them with the Bewitching Grass. We’ll definitely kill the Brown Earth Bear this ti,” Yu Hailiang ntioned seriously.
Ou Yangming pondered for a while before answering, “Captain Yu, based on my current power, I can only refine five arrows. Will that be enough?”
Jiang Chengwei laughed. “Three arrows will be enough.”
Following that, everyone looked at each other with passion and excitent.
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