Lord of the Myriad Worlds

Chapter 157: Two-Star Blood Crow

The wolf pack scattered like retreating tide water. Vaguely, one could see an exceptionally tall and strong wolf running at the very front; that should be the Wolf King.

In this night, in this mountain forest, they were like a school of fish returning to the river, or birds spreading their wings to fly into the sky. They knew they had encountered a tough opponent this time. But it didn't matter. The mountain forest was not far; we'll meet again. If this grudge is not avenged, I swear not to be a wolf!

However, they truly underestimated their opponent, and also did not understand Li Wei's determination and murderous aura for the sake of opening up this trade route.

So what if it's the dark night?

So what if it's complex mountain forest terrain?

Li Wei's running speed had been constantly increasing, leaping and bounds like flying. Within a short period of time, it was fundamentally impossible for the wolf pack to shake him off.

And whenever he caught an opportunity, he would swiftly draw his bow and nock an arrow, shooting and killing one. Or it didn't matter if it was shooting to kill; just shooting to injure was enough.

The wolf pack was constantly decreasing. Fear followed like a shadow. Even if that Wolf King wanted to organize and launch a counterattack, it was useless.

All the wild wolves were bustling aimlessly, running like homeless stray dogs.

And at this time, Li Wei instead only locked onto that Wolf King. He slowed down his speed, pursuing unhurriedly.The endurance of wild wolves is something ordinary people find hard to surpass, let alone that Wolf King which looked extraordinary at a glance.

But Li Wei was similarly not an ordinary person. 220 points of Stamina, 19 points of Agility, coupled with the high Destiny Grid buffs from the Hunter Card and Woodcutter Card—he could see further and hear more clearly in the mountain forest, and even his discrimination of smells was exceptionally keen.

For a time, he was even shaken off by that Wolf King by four or five li. But he stubbornly relied on his familiarity with the terrain to take shortcuts, catching up silently and soundlessly.

One pursuing and one fleeing. The wolf pack already ceased to exist. The other wild wolves had long since scattered like stars. It had merely become a war between Li Wei and this Wolf King.

And this Wolf King was indeed cunning. It could constantly change its escape route, and time and time again attempt to run downwind. This way, it could sniff Li Wei's scent, thereby fleeing or attacking with more targeted focus.

But the result was that Li Wei always circled to the downwind position one step ahead of it. The key was that he could even find it again across four or five li, and could still find time to rest a bit.

This feeling of not being able to see the opponent, yet being firmly locked on by them, was extremely terrible. At one point, this Wolf King even thought it was safe, howling in the mountain forest to summon its subordinates.

As a result, Li Wei was resting at a downwind position three hundred meters away from it.

When that Wolf King successfully called back two wild wolf subordinates, seeing that they were about to reunite, they were directly shot and injured by Li Wei with two arrows from the dark.

He didn't even kill them. He just left them to shriek miserably, utilizing this kind of miserable screaming to torture this Wolf King.

At the same time, Li Wei hit the road again, launching a pursuit with the Wolf King.

But to tell the truth, at this time he conversely had no confidence in shooting and killing this Wolf King anymore. Because he and this Wolf King had already been pursuing each other on and off in the mountain forest for nearly five hours.

Even though his Stamina was as high as 220 points, and he had several opportunities to rest midway, at this time he only had 80 points remaining.

This was a safety line that could not be crossed, in order to avoid accidental risks.

"Whoosh!"

A gust of mountain wind blew over. Day was about to break, and even the wind direction changed.

Li Wei instantly lost his scent-lock on that Wolf King.

Conversely, the scent on his body should have been sniffed by the Wolf King.

"Awoo hoo!"

More than a thousand meters away, that Wolf King's howl carried a trace of excitement and cruelty. It was finally its turn to counterattack.

And in the mountain forest further away, wolf howls also responded one after another.

Good heavens. Even like this, this wolf pack was still not scattered. Is this an ordinary wolf pack?

Li Wei had already somewhat comprehended in his heart. The opening of this trade route, its strategic significance was no less than building a city in a novice village ah! So this wolf pack—those who understand, understand.

The mountain wind gradually grew stronger, as if heaven's timing was leaning toward the wolf pack. The smell of sweat on Li Wei's body spread unscrupulously in the wind. The wolf pack was spreading open an encirclement ring in a very distant place on the periphery.

Now they seemed to occupy all of heaven's timing, favorable terrain, and wolfly harmony.

This bunch of guys. Li Wei even felt that beneath their wild wolf skin bags hid the souls of players who had grasped dirty tactics one by one.

Therefore, this was a war, not a hunting relationship between a hunter and a wolf pack.

If he didn't annihilate this pack of wolves, he could forget about his trade route having peace.

At this moment, Li Wei began to laugh. He didn't leave. He casually pulled out that little chick which had already been dead for a long time from his backpack and threw it away.

This kind of pet had already proved that its spirituality was insufficient; this path was a dead end.

It seemed he could only take a shortcut.

Li Wei felt it was a bit of a pity as he took out that Blood Crow skull from close to his body. This was a Two-Star Quality special item. At this moment, it was vibrating at a very faint frequency, like a tiny bird flapping its wings to fly high.

He hadn't planned to use it at the beginning, because he wanted to utilize this Blood Crow skull to continue eavesdropping on the black-robed Witch's movements. He wanted to butcher her, otherwise his lingering intent wouldn't be appeased.

But at this moment, by comparison, exploring a trade route was still more important.

He had already used a night of pursuit to prove it: even if he brought all five Mercenaries along, he couldn't shoot to kill that cunning Wolf King, nor could he force the wolf pack to disband.

Their condition in the mountain forest couldn't even reach half of Li Wei's.

If he couldn't kill the Wolf King, all things would cease. Once his Stamina was exhausted, what would welcome him was his day of death.

Very good then. Then prepare to accept a strike from a higher dimension!

Li Wei gently stroked the Blood Crow skull. That One-Star Pet Card transformed into specks of soft white light, enveloping the Blood Crow skull. The resonance between the two became even closer.

That's right, the two were compatible, but it had nothing to do with Li Wei's Hunter Card.

It was purely that the quality of this Blood Crow skull was too high, inherently carrying abundant spiritual magic power, and naturally fusing into the Pet Card just like that.

Li Wei didn't contribute anything during the entire process. What could he contribute?

He was just a hunter who could shoot arrows and throw things.

[You have obtained a Two-Star Hunting Pet — Blood Crow!]

[Description: This is a Blood Crow fed and raised by the Three-Star Blood Witch Mixi using her own essence blood. Although it was killed, a portion of Witch Mixi's Spiritual Power is still preserved inside. This resulted in your ability to eavesdrop on Witch Mixi's magic power fluctuations through the Blood Crow skull. If you hadn't activated it, this would be an important method for you to deal with Witch Mixi. But now, as long as your Two-Star Hunting Pet appears within ten kilometers around the Blood Witch, it will easily be subdued and taken back by the Blood Witch, unless... you can kill her.]

[Trait: Perception +1. Because you have not yet reached the conditions to unlock the Perception Attribute, it is replaced with a passive +10 to Hunter Destiny Grid. After you activate and summon this Two-Star Hunting Pet, your vision, hearing, sense of smell, and other senses will be massively enhanced. Note: Restricted to your current status, this trait still awaits enhancement.]

[Trait: Parabolic Positioning. Although you cannot share vision with your Two-Star Hunting Pet, you can still obtain accurate positions of enemies through it. When any enemy enters your two-hundred-meter firing range but you cannot see the opponent, you can summon the Blood Crow to position them, allowing you to calmly unroll parabolic shots. Note: This requires a premise—you have a strong bow of at least Two-Star Quality, and possess a sufficiently precise excellent feathered arrow, as well as outstanding archery skills. Because once the Blood Crow initiates positioning on a target, you usually only have three seconds to win victory.]

[Friendly reminder: Because you cannot completely establish effective communication with the Blood Crow, you can only execute Parabolic Positioning once per day.]

——

Not bad at all. Although Li Wei had some regrets, he was still very satisfied. Unless necessary, he naturally wouldn't summon the Blood Crow for no reason. But right now, hunting the Wolf King was imperative and absolutely could not fail; this was exactly the place to use this trump card.

In a single thought, the Blood Crow skull in Li Wei's hands vanished. A few seconds later, with a flap of wings, a pure black large crow drilled out from his cuff and flew into the high sky in the blink of an eye.

At the same time, Li Wei's Hunter Destiny Grid also temporarily increased to 54 points. He felt the entire world was slightly different.

Taking a deep breath, Li Wei took out that One-Star Eagle Feather Arrow that he had treasured and been reluctant to use all along. He even took out a brand-new bowstring from his backpack and changed it over. Only then did he lightly close his eyes, adjust his breathing, and let his status enter an expanse of empty clarity in the blink of an eye.

He couldn't share vision with the Blood Crow, but could still perceive the Blood Crow's fuzzy movements. And indirectly, he grasped the wolf pack flanking from all directions.

This truly was a wonderful, entirely new experience.

"Awoo hoo!"

Wolf howls rose and fell in succession. There were at least fifteen wild wolves left, but that Wolf King did not approach.

It roamed on the periphery, hiding in the shadows of the trees like a cunning poisonous snake, waiting for an opportunity.

After a long while, Li Wei opened his eyes. Wild wolves had already appeared in his field of vision. They seemed to have overcome their fear. Under the urging of the Wolf King, they constantly roamed, constantly approached, and constantly probed.

Their sly gazes fixed on Li Wei, but alone neglected that hundreds of meters high in the sky, a Blood Crow was coldly watching from above.

Gradually, gradually, over a dozen wild wolves progressively approached within a fifty-meter distance of Li Wei. At this moment, the Wolf King hiding in the rear suddenly began to howl. Like an attack signal, the dozen-plus wild wolves immediately pounced fiercely toward Li Wei from all directions without hesitation. It would only take a few seconds to tear him into fragments, or at the very least pin him down.

But it was also exactly at this moment that Li Wei resolutely activated the Blood Crow's Parabolic Positioning trait.

At this instant, the Blood Crow that was hundreds of meters high in the sky suddenly transformed into a ray of blood light and vanished, but in reality, it merged into Li Wei's One-Star Eagle Feather Arrow at this time.

Positioning countdown began.

Within three seconds, this ray of blood light would perform micro-adjustments on the feathered arrow in minute directions.

Note: it is micro-adjustments.

Therefore, this required Li Wei's parabolic shot arrow to at least narrow the precision down to a one-meter diameter.

One can imagine how high the difficulty of this was.

However, at this moment, Li Wei's Hunter Card Destiny Grid indeed exerted an unimaginable effect. His vision and hearing both massively enhanced. He instantly positioned the location of that Wolf King; even its exhaling sounds could be clearly heard.

"Swish!"

The bow was drawn like a full moon, and the arrow pierced startled clouds. Instead, that ray of blood light on it was minimal to the extreme, nearly invisible.

This could almost be considered Li Wei's most paramount, peak arrow since history. No matter the Strength or angle, the potential of this Two-Star Composite Bow was squeezed utterly clean by him.

Especially coupled with that One-Star Eagle Feather Arrow, even the initial arrow speed off the string was increased by a lot. In just a little over two seconds, it flew out one hundred and fifty meters.

And then Li Wei knew he had hit.

Even though he completely couldn't see it, the Blood Crow would micro-adjust. This is a dimensionality-reduction strike!

(End of this chapter)