Archery Genius
On the battlefield, such a dramatic scene unfolds repeatedly, causing the mentality of many adventurers who signed up for the siege to collapse.
"I'll play your mother!"
"These skeleton soldiers, my friends and I teamed up to brush them before, and they weren't so disgusting!"
"Don't step on me, I'm going to puke!"
Countless players were cursing.
If it were just one or two skeleton soldiers stomping on people, they wouldn't have felt much, as almost all the skeleton soldiers were using this skill continuously. However, wave after wave of relentless attacks could still have a probability of knocking even the most resilient players to the ground.
Let's not talk about the damage; their faces were truly disgraced!
As players, they had never experienced such a mentality-breaking situation in real life.
"The damn skeleton soldiers, their attack methods are truly despicable!" Xiazuo, the first wave BOSS, gritted his teeth as he swung his meteor hammer, leading the charge in the front. Due to him riding a horse, he didn't look as embarrassed as the adventurers.
Jiang Han, standing on the city wall, opened the city defense points ranking and could see many adventurers striving for the generous rewards—
1. Unsleeping Heart (Points: 23)
2. My Beloved Lace (Points: 20)
3. Beautiful as Flowers (Points: 19)
...
The battle had just begun, and the Clear Wind Legion's health was not low. It was evident that adventurers from the defending side could also gain points by killing attackers.
Everyone was scrambling for points; Jiang Han couldn't just sit back and wait.
Slightly furrowing his brows, he asked a bowman player frantically shooting arrows beside him, "Brother, do you have a spare weapon?"
"Uh..."
The player hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "I have one, but you're a warrior class, taking a bow won't enhance your attributes..."
"No problem." Jiang Han shook his head, "Just give me an inferior one, plus ten quivers of arrows. I'll pay ten silver coins."
The weapon system in "Eternal" was quite user-friendly. For example, even though warriors didn't gain weapon bonuses and lacked corresponding skills, they could still equip weapons. It was like real life; it didn't make sense for a swordsman not to be able to use a bow and arrow just because they didn't specialize in archery.
"Deal!"
He agreed decisively.
Currently, one gold coin was worth over ten thousand, and ten silver coins were worth more than a thousand. This trade was incredibly profitable.
In just a few seconds, they completed the transaction. Jiang Han successfully obtained a wooden bow and ten quivers of arrows, equivalent to a hundred arrows.
[Wooden Bow] (White-grade)
Attack: 6-8
Required Level: 5
Introduction: A bow made by a carpenter, not bad for general use.
...
With the wooden bow in hand, Jiang Han swapped out his Cold Cloud Sword, and his attack immediately dropped to 842 points. However, it was more than enough to deal with the first wave of NPCs and adventurers.
Taking out the arrows, pulling back the bowstring, he aimed at one of the players and swiftly released.
"Swish!"
The arrow traced a perfect parabola.
Two seconds later, the player Jiang Han targeted fell in a pool of blood, killed by the sudden arrow.
-7758!
The one-shot kill didn't surprise Jiang Han.
Seven thousand damage, even for a knight with a five-star growth in health, it would result in an instant kill. At this stage, very few players could withstand it.
At the same time, the system notification reminded Jiang Han of earning points.
"Ding!~"
System Prompt: Congratulations! You killed an adventurer from the Bright Faction and gained 1 point!
"Continue!"
Seeing that the bow's aiming reticle didn't align with his imagination, Jiang Han wasn't discouraged. He continued to shoot, aiming to accumulate more points.
This time, Jiang Han targeted an NPC riding a horse.
"Swish!"
The arrow shot out, and an adventurer was struck down unexpectedly.
"Ding!~"
System Prompt: Congratulations! You killed an adventurer from the Bright Faction and gained 1 point!
Jiang Han: "..."
Clearly, the aiming of the wooden bow wasn't very reliable. Even with his extraordinary archery talent, he couldn't easily control it.
"Wow, such exaggerated damage!"
However, the bowman standing next to Jiang Han was already amazed.
It was his first time seeing a swordsman wielding a bow causing over seven thousand damage.
Taking a deep breath, Jiang Han took out the third arrow, set it, drew the string, aimed, and released.
At that moment, the arrow and the person became one!
Shot!
Suddenly, the arrow flew out with a piercing sound.
"Ah!"
An adventurer who was shot in the back slowly fell.
"Ding!~"
System Prompt: Please note that due to killing an adventurer from the defending side, 1 point will be deducted from your score!
"???"
Daniel, who occasionally paid attention to his disciple, twitched his mouth, "This unethical guy, even killing his own people?"
"Oh, damn!"
Jiang Han grinned, completely giving up on learning archery. Instead, he tried to shoot arrows towards the distant enemies to avoid unnecessary friendly fire.
As time passed slowly, twenty minutes later, the number of the Clear Wind Legion on the battlefield dwindled. The contender, Xiazuo, was still struggling, but under the constant onslaught of numerous players, his health gradually declined, and he teetered on the brink.
"We must reclaim... the City of Heavenly Light..."
Xiazuo roared weakly, then fell from his horse, completely dead. He dropped several pieces of bronze-grade equipment and more than ten silver coins, which were promptly snatched up by a crowd of players.
"Ding!~"
System Prompt: Congratulations to the adventurer "Unsleeping Heart" for successfully killing the contender Xiazuo, earning an additional 25 points!
"Ding!~"
System Prompt: Please note that in five minutes, the second wave of the siege led by the level 25 bronze-grade BOSS "Thunderous Axe Angus" and his Thunder Legion will commence!
As the first wave of battle ended, Jiang Han checked the points ranking and saw that he had made a name for himself—
1. Unsleeping Heart (Points: 129)
2. Beautiful as Flowers (Points: 68)
3. Dragon Battling in the Wilderness (Points: 57)
4. One River Cold Water (Points: 51)
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Competition was fierce, especially for the first place, which was nearly double the points of the second.
"Only fifty-one points." Jiang Han looked at his ranking somewhat helplessly.
If not for the issue with the wooden bow, he would be at least second. During the archery process, he roughly counted that he had killed over seventy people.
Soon, five minutes passed.
At the end of the wilderness, a large number of shield-wielding infantry, along with adventurers, launched another attack.
However, this time the adventurers were smarter. Instead of directly attacking in front of the NPCs, they chose to hang back, letting the NPCs engage the skeleton soldiers and start the stomping.
"Hehe—"
The battle was triggered again, entering a stalemate.
However, the NPC soldiers
in the second wave were significantly stronger than the first, causing the defending side to retreat gradually, falling back to the position below the city gate.
"Swish, swish, swish..."
Suddenly, a dense rain of arrows and colorful magic intertwined, falling like rain. The life values of the front-line enemies dropped rapidly, leading to their deaths below the city.
At this moment, mages and archers finally proved their worth.
As an excellent archer, Jiang Han was also madly accumulating points.
This time, seeing the overwhelming enemies approaching, he didn't even look, didn't aim. He just shot arrows.
On the battlefield, the situation was complicated, and occasionally accidentally injuring one or two friendly forces was considered normal.
As the third wave BOSS, One River Cold Water, Jiang Han found his disciple's behavior understandable.