Chapter 105: Specialty: Twin Arrow Release |
His body had already adapted for a day.
Before meeting up with Cecilia today, he had gone to find Flora and asked her to check if there were any suitable potions.
She was already helping him look into it.
Lance planned to return to Graystone Town tonight, stock up on a large amount of high-nutrition food at the tavern or market, buy the potion, and then go home to safely obtain this powerful specialty.
For now, his choice was to upgrade the archery he had been putting off.
Based on his previous experience with Castro Swordsmanship, this kind of relatively ordinary skill wouldn’t produce those intensely body-enhancing specialties.
As long as he could roll a useful ranged specialty, dealing with these Goblin fodder would become much easier.
Moreover, just by completing the kill quota for this large-scale extermination mission, he would still earn around three hundred experience points, fully making up for the experience he invested.
No matter how he calculated it, this was a profitable trade.
The panel flickered faintly.
A massive and chaotic stream of memories surged into his mind.
It was the monotonous scene of repeatedly drawing the bow and releasing arrows over and over again.
The muscles in his arms began to tremble slightly, a swelling soreness traveling through his fascia, as if he had truly trained under the scorching sun for countless days and nights.
【Levin Archery LV3 (0/375)】
The physical burden from advancing to the mastery level was still within what he could tolerate.
A fervent light ignited in Lance’s eyes.
Continue!
He had saved up experience points for so long—this was exactly the moment to spend them freely and indulge in this ultimate sense of exhilaration!
Without any hesitation, he poured another 375 points of experience in one go.
【Levin Archery Proficiency +375, LV3 → LV4 (Mastery)】
【Perception +1】
This time, what flooded into his mind was no longer target practice.
Countless complex and ever-changing real combat shooting scenarios were forcefully stuffed into his nerves.
Various moving beasts and monsters appeared.
And he himself began moving as well—no longer standing still while shooting.
Lance closed his eyes and silently digested these newly acquired combat instincts.
With the forced increase in his Perception attribute, he felt his senses become extraordinarily sharp.
Any moving object within fifty meters could instantly form a trajectory in his mind, allowing him to make predictive aiming judgments.
Not only that—
Previously, he had to stand firmly with both feet planted to maintain accuracy. The moment his body moved, his shooting posture would deform severely, and his accuracy against moving targets would plummet.
But now, various high-difficulty angled bow techniques and dynamic balance control during shooting were deeply engraved into his very bones.
He could now truly be called a professional archer.
This qualitative leap was worlds apart from the previous LV2 level.
The moment he reopened his eyes, the notification he had been anticipating arrived as expected.
【Through hundreds and thousands of monotonous string draws and mechanical repetitions, your muscle memory has completely mastered the essence of controlling multiple arrows simultaneously.】
【You have obtained the Specialty: Twin Arrow Release】
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Twin Arrow Release
Specialty Rank: Common
Prerequisite: 【Levin Archery】 reached LV4 (Mastery)
Specialty Effect: You have mastered the ability to nock and fire two arrows simultaneously. When shooting while standing still, both arrows suffer no accuracy penalty.
When shooting while moving, the accuracy of both arrows is reduced by only 10%.
Due to the division of bowstring tension, each arrow deals 85% of the damage compared to a single-shot state.
——
Lance quickly calculated the practical benefits of this specialty in his mind.
Under normal circumstances, firing two arrows at once would severely affect posture and result in terrible accuracy, let alone using it while moving.
But this specialty ensured that even in motion, there was only a 10% reduction in accuracy.
That meant he could exert stronger ranged suppression and wider damage coverage against groups of monsters.
Although Twin Arrow Release reduced individual arrow damage, it was originally meant for clearing minor enemies.
Especially for Goblins—even at 85% damage, with his attributes, it would still be one arrow per kill.
In effect, it greatly increased his clearing efficiency.
Not bad—a high-quality specialty.
Lance dismissed the system panel and turned to look at the girl crouching behind him.
“I’m ready.”
As he spoke, he took the sturdy Hazel Short Bow off his back.
“I’ll go clear out the fodder.”
“You use your spells to conceal yourself and follow our plan. Don’t reveal yourself prematurely.”
Cecilia nodded firmly, her expression focused.
She immediately closed her eyes, mana flowing through her fingertips.
Zero-ring spell 【Woodland Camouflage】.
This was a practical spell improved by high-level instructors at the Violet Academy after extensive real combat experience.
It was said to have been inspired by professional Druids who lived deep within forests year-round.
As the magic took effect, the dry leaves on the ground and the fine green vines on nearby tree trunks seemed to come alive.
They began to climb upward along Cecilia’s boots, quickly attaching to her shoulders and back, weaving together and spreading.
In just a few breaths—
a camouflage net woven from real plants perfectly covered most of her body.
This was far more practical than illusion-type spells that merely distorted light.
Illusion spells not only required continuous mana consumption to maintain, but once the caster moved, flaws in light refraction could easily expose their position.
But this camouflage, built from real environmental materials, not only blended perfectly into the dark forest background—
most importantly, it allowed the caster to make small, safe movements.
Cecilia gently shifted her steps, completely merging into the surrounding bushes, leaving only her eyes fixed intently on the figure below advancing with a bow.
At this moment, a scorching current surged through Lance’s chest, flowing through his blood to every corner of his body.
As the faint blue screen flickered across his retina, the peak-state attributes of his body were clearly displayed.
Strength: 13.5 (7.5 + 6)
Agility: 13.6 (8 + 5.6)
Perception: 11.2 (7 + 4.2)
……
Lance hid behind the bushes, calmly observing the Goblin camp ahead.
The scene before him was completely different from the previous three outposts.
This camp already had the rudimentary structure of a complete defense system.
At the entrance stood two three-meter-tall watchtowers built from logs.
Two Goblin archers stood atop them, scanning their surroundings as they handled perimeter reconnaissance.
Lance slowly raised the Hazel Short Bow, his fingers skillfully holding two arrows as he steadily nocked them onto the string at the same time.
He didn’t even bother aiming—relying on his enhanced perception, he quickly locked onto the two green figures on the watchtowers.
Thrum!
The bowstring released with a dull vibration.
The Goblin on the left watchtower instinctively sensed danger and tried to turn its head—
But the arrow was too fast. Before it could even scream, its head was instantly pierced through.
Almost at the same moment, the Goblin on the right met the same fate.
The other arrow shot straight through its chest.
The immense force sent the frail body flying off the three-meter-high tower, slamming heavily onto the muddy ground below.