novelraw Chapter 146: At Night, You Are Not Our Opponents
Chapter 146: At Night, You Are Not Our Opponents
TWANG!
TWANG, TWANG!
On the rooftops, some whose 《Archery》 accuracy was lacking had already switched to sabers and swords, hacking down the venomous snakes climbing up along beams and pillars.
A single slash cut a snake in two, its body falling to the ground below.
Everyone held their own position.
Su Wangchuan gradually found the trick. Standing at the highest point, he specifically aimed at places where the snakes were tangled together.
At the very least, one arrow would skewer two. When luck favored him, a single shot would pierce through three or four snakes, often harvesting several points of Experience Value at once.
The snakes writhed and thrashed in agony.
Su Wangchuan drew his bow again and again.
Back when he had cleared out the Snake Den at Blackwind Stronghold, he had needed to aim at venomous snakes forty meters away. The targets were small, and aiming required time.Now, there was no need for painstaking precision.
With 《Archery》 and 《Hundred Paces Piercing the Poplar》 at the Entry-Level Mastery realm, he could effortlessly reap large numbers of snakes.
TWANG!
TWANG!
In just three minutes, Su Wangchuan had drawn his bow more than a hundred times, harvesting over three hundred points of Experience Value.
A Weapon Room attendant stood beside him, handing over arrows. Watching the shafts cleanly pierce through snakes filled him with excitement and a sense of achievement.
There were still countless snakes within the hall.
It seemed as though every corner was crawling with them.
Someone suggested simply setting a fire—
He was nearly struck over the head by Qian Sihai.
“You want to burn the hall down with one blaze?”
“What kind of rotten idea is that?”
“It’s a pity we don’t have enough realgar. Otherwise, we could just scatter it everywhere like sprinkling cumin,” another voice chimed in. That was definitely a player—and not a very clever one.
Su Wangchuan had Wang Yuehui take charge of security while he focused completely on cultivation.
Before long, another several hundred points of Experience Value rolled in.
“Snake Elder.”
“You truly are a good man.”
As time passed, Su Wangchuan watched his 《Archery》 Experience Value surpass one thousand and surge toward the 2000 cap. The excitement in his heart was beyond words.
He had never imagined that the first basic martial art he mastered would be the first to reach the Integration realm.
TWANG!
TWANG!
He could not let the opportunity slip.
He no longer cared that the hall had turned into a snake pit. He drew his bow relentlessly, racing against time.
He feared the yamen might intervene and drive off the snakes.
He feared reinforcements from the water stronghold.
He feared most of all that the Snake Elder might recall the entire swarm.
TWANG!
TWANG!
At this moment, Su Wangchuan resembled a machine of slaughter without emotion, repeatedly drawing and releasing, cutting down venomous snakes at the fastest possible pace.
Even though more than three thousand snakes were already nailed down below.
Even though the stench of blood and venom polluted the hall until it reeked unbearably.
He did not care.
All he cared about was harvesting Experience Value.
TWANG!
TWANG!!
The bowstring sang.
His movements grew smoother and smoother.
Many others were already exhausted.
A Quasi-Martial Artist’s stamina was average at best. They were drained and could barely draw a bow, switching to sabers and swords to hold the line in close combat.
Back in Blackstone Village, Su Wangchuan had practiced shooting with both hands. Under the stunned gazes of the others, he maintained a high-frequency draw, killing again and again.
When the Weapon Room attendant ran out of arrows, Wang Yuehui sent men to fetch more.
After all, they had stockpiled vast quantities during this time.
TWANG!
TWANG!
Su Wangchuan found himself increasingly impressed with his own foresight.
The Weapon Room’s no-cost production had allowed him to choose to stockpile arrows and Armor-Piercing Arrows, ensuring at least fifty thousand arrows in reserve and no fewer than one thousand Armor-Piercing Arrows at all times.
Now, with the snake swarm attacking, that advantage was immediately apparent.
Wang Yuehui had basket after basket of arrows hoisted up from the Weapon Room.
Yet only Su Wangchuan could still wield the bow.
《Archery》: 1500/2000.
《Hundred Paces Piercing the Poplar》: 1369/2000.
“Hall Master.”
“More snakes are still pouring in from the docks.”
“The Five Poison Sect lunatics truly mean to wipe out our hall with venomous snakes.”
Chen Ergou came to report.
Su Wangchuan’s heart tightened slightly.
They were still attacking?
The Five Poison Sect was truly ruthless.
“Have the brothers remain vigilant. Hold the rooftops!”
“Do not let them climb up!”
“Be careful not to get bitten!”
Then he continued drawing his bow.
TWANG!
TWANG!!
Several minutes later—
《Archery》: 1800/2000!
The hall’s ground, walls, outer walls, beams, and pillars were covered with arrows and pinned snakes.
On the ground, numerous snakes still slithered among the corpses.
Many pierced snakes writhed grotesquely in their death throes. The sight was chilling.
“Ding!”
System notification:
“《Archery》 has advanced from ‘Entry-Level Mastery’ to ‘Integration.’ Reward: +1 Strength, +1 Agility, +1 Stamina, +1 Spirit!”
“Next realm: ‘Perfect Mastery.’”
After his initial surge of joy, Su Wangchuan showed a trace of confusion.
One point of Spirit?
What was that for?
Never mind.
There was no time to think.
Continue!
《Hundred Paces Piercing the Poplar》 was about to break through as well.
He drew again.
He could feel it—the speed of his draw was faster, smoother.
Arrows came naturally to his hand, flying as if borne by the wind—swift, precise, and far less taxing.
A realm breakthrough truly changed everything.
“I wonder what realm Captain Bai’s archery has reached. Is it the fourth realm, Integration, or even the more profound fifth realm, Perfect Mastery?”
Su Wangchuan pondered briefly.
He shook his head and continued firing.
More than a hundred men occupied the rooftops, holding the high ground. It was difficult for the snakes to breach.
For the moment, the swarm could do nothing against those above.
Inside the interrogation chamber, the three inner disciples responsible for torturing Xu Zhen had already been bitten to death by snakes that slithered in through the windows…
Xu Zhen, his body covered in wounds, was freed with the help of the many venomous snakes. He slowly rose to his feet, a faint cold smile curling at his lips as he murmured to himself:
“These past years, I have raised quite a number of venomous snakes around Huishui County.”
“In the daytime, I cannot defeat you.”
“But at night… you are not my opponents.”
Amid the rustling sounds, the snakes slithered and gathered around Xu Zhen as he left the interrogation chamber.
The moment he stepped into the moonlight, a sharp force pierced through his body. He trembled slightly.
THUD!!
Xu Zhen swayed and instinctively looked down.
At his chest, bright red blood spread rapidly.
Behind him, embedded deep in the wall, an Armor-Piercing Arrow quivered, its shaft humming.
“Cough!!”
Xu Zhen coughed violently, his hands covered in blood.
He raised his head in disbelief, looking into the distance.
Under the moonlight, atop the rooftop, stood a group of figures.
The most striking among them held an Iron-Reinforced Bow, drawn to a full moon.
Under the pale light, his eyes were cold and merciless.
TWANG!
A second Armor-Piercing Arrow pierced through Xu Zhen’s body, simultaneously killing a venomous snake behind him.
“Fool.”
Watching Xu Zhen’s corpse collapse into the mass of snakes, and seeing the now-uncontrolled swarm submerge his body, Su Wangchuan let out a cold snort.
“You thought you truly had a chance to turn the tables?”
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