Episode 119
36. Crossbow (1)
Hawk Eye.
The reason players go to Arin, and the archer’s alpha and omega.
No matter how powerful an attack is, if it doesn’t hit, it’s useless.
In that respect, the passive skill that fixed the accuracy to 100% no matter what projectile was shot was nothing more than the essence of Arin.
But just there.
To be honest, the performance was inferior compared to the final level skills of other departments.
One of Arthur’s faculty’s closing skills, ‘The King of Steel’, negates all damage received for a certain period of time.
He himself will be unable to attack in the meantime, but… … .
Considering that it was a legal invincible flag, it was a reasonable penalty.
It can withstand powerful range attacks from boss mobs once.
It is not limited to a simple blow, and no damage is taken from any attack as long as it is ‘applied’.
And what about Ortana?
As soon as Ortana’s terminator is activated with the ‘Alexandra Great Library’, it becomes immobile, but it can pour all kinds of lost ancient magic without any restrictions.
Dropping a meteorite is a medicine. You can pour beams of eight attributes from the sky, or open the ground to bury enemies alive.
It is truly a human tactical weapon.
But what about Hawkeye?
You can either attack or defend.
Free movement is possible even during activation.
First of all, since it is passive, the energy and mana used to activate it is small, so it can be almost always in a standby state.
However, it was clear that the power and impact were inferior to those of the King of Steel and the Great Library.
Anyway, as you go to the second half, the size and strength of the enemies that appear will jump up and down.
In such a situation, compared to other technologies, Hawkeye is inevitably less useful.
I certainly knew that.
“How did you do it?”
I couldn’t understand.
I brought another wooden target and fired it under the same conditions.
Yes, the branches did hit the target.
The crossbow definitely had a higher accuracy than the bow that couldn’t hit it accurately at a shorter distance.
However, the branch that flew away did not break the target, just bounced off without being hit.
“Sometimes I see students who think of Hawkeye as a simple hit correction technique.”
If not, what the hell do you mean?
As I continued to look puzzled, Helen answered slowly.
“It’s not wrong to say it in retrospect. Hawkeye is a skill that predicts the opponent’s movements by raising concentration to the limit.”
I nodded.
Because it was the same as the explanation that could be read once you learned the skill called Hawk Eye.
“By the way, if you have a vision that can capture a moment’s movement, don’t you think you can see through the opponent’s weaknesses?”
“yes?”
“Have you ever dealt with a golem?”
“I’ve done it before… Joe.”
When I attacked Triston’s haven, I remembered the guardian golem I fought with Aidan.
Of course, the guardian golem at that time was much weaker than the normal guardian golem.
In the main story, I’ve dealt with golems countless times, and I’ve also defeated the golem boss mob ‘Tartaros’.
“I don’t know if it’s a swordsman or a wizard, but a normal golem is a monster that archers like us are very difficult to deal with.”
“Yes.”
Golems are basically alchemy creatures based on rock or metal.
In other words, the basic defense is enormous.
So, when nurturing an archer character, it was often considered one of the most difficult monsters.
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Most of them had ‘anti-projectile attack’ as a racial characteristic.
“But even such a golem has its weaknesses. If you destroy the engraving that became the subject of alchemy, or dig through the hinges, you can do a critical hit with a normal arrow.”
Helen’s eyes gleamed.
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My pupils constrict, and my bulging eyes stare at me.
I felt like my whole body was going red in an instant, and I shrugged it off.
‘Hawk Eye… … !’
At that moment, something sharp and sharp pierced his side.
I looked down in surprise.
It was after he had pierced the school uniform with a branch that Helen had been holding since when.
“What are you doing with someone else’s uniform!?”
“Calm down, there was a hole in the beginning.”
there was a hole?
I hurriedly touched the spot Helen had stabbed with a branch.
“Come on, here.”
Helen grabbed my arm as I was wandering around, and brought it to the leather-metal joint on the side of my side.
“her……?”
There was a real hole in it.
‘When was it pierced?’
About half the diameter of your little finger. It was a hole you would never know unless you took off yourself and touched it.
“Maybe it was formed during battle, or it was scratched by a sharp part.”
Helen shrugged and added.
“And now that doesn’t matter, isn’t it? How did I find the hole in the first place?”
“That’s right. How did you find out, Professor?”
“Of course I saw it with these two eyes.”
Helen tapped my eye with her finger.
“Are you a swordsman? Then you will understand what the word supremacy means.”
“Aren’t you talking about a measure of strength? What level has it reached, um… like that.”
Helen smiled faintly as if she was satisfied with my answer.
“Arein’s state means how well it sees through opponents. Gorgeous skills? High-efficiency mana management? There’s no need for that.”
Helen took Keter very naturally and hung the branches as before.
“Only one foot.”
phut! Quad Duck!
This time, the branch fired without fail smashed the target of the tree.
“Silent silence with a single blow. That’s Arin’s true state.”
* * *
The 1:1 special training with Helen was progressing steadily.
Obviously, in real life, let alone a crossbow, I had to start at an almost basic level, since I had never been able to handle a toy bow properly.
‘I think I can see why the crossbow developed in the Middle Ages. One convenience is overwhelming.’
At first, I couldn’t understand Helen’s decision, but now that I’m here, I’m just grateful.
The crossbow’s mastery difficulty was much easier than the bow.
It wasn’t a lie, it was okay even if it was the difference between heaven and earth.
There are so many things to be concerned about in archery, how to knock on posture correction… … .
It’s more complicated than a crossbow, where you just insert an arrow and pull the trigger.
I just listened to the explanation as if it was too much, but if this is enough, how much more will my head hurt in practice?
“Yeah, good things are good. Arin is a minor after all…”
I looked at Keter, who had placed it on the desk.
The pure white body is illuminated by the light and dazzles brightly.
‘Because one design was chosen very well.’
The body was as white as silver, and the D-shaped bow was covered with another metal, giving it a vivid red color.
As a deceased person and at the same time as a look-duck master, in my view, it is commonly known as ‘Lire (Real Red)’.
The RGB value was equal to 192.0.0.
In line with the dark Arthur school uniform, a pretty color suitably in an inconspicuous line.
“But it would be quite a headache to carry this around.”
【You will have to give up Aradwa to hear that.】
Lioner, who was quietly chewing on alchemy ingredients next to him, helped.
“Hey, it’s a bit awkward to carry both a spear and a crossbow, isn’t it?”
【It’s getting stuck and I won’t be able to fight properly.】
I stared intently at Aradwa, who had stood in one side of the room.
It was quite long, so I couldn’t sit properly with it on my back.
“For versatility and portability, Keter is definitely better.”
Aradwa was truly outstanding in terms of his destructive power, but he was able to use it 100% of the time in javelin spears.
In the end, it’s a one-time thing.
Compared to Keter, who can continue to attack if only the arrows are not exhausted, the efficiency was at a level that was completely taken away.
【Personally, I like thunder lance more, but I think it can’t be helped.】
“Yes. I agree.”
I nodded and scribbled the letters on the open notebook.
Consider ways to lighten either one. Arsron? Hamel?
As it was a crossbow made with the skill of the land fairy, the land fairy craftsmen might not know how.
I’ll have to stop by Hamel later and ask.
“Zeep… Actually, there is no need to worry about this, as long as the inventory is unlocked, it will be resolved. Status window!”
Then, a screen that I am so tired of not getting used to appears in front of my eyes.
—–
[By the way: °C?
[Arrowed gourd: ������]
[ꞷ귭: undefined]
[Byung: undefined]
Current skills:
The total skill level is 467.
[Skill] ＞＞ Open
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[Paradise patch ver.2.0] ＞＞ Open
—–
I had a glimmer of hope, but the inventory and status windows had not yet been opened.
‘I don’t know what the conditions are.’
Once the mastery was opened, he thought it was a gamdeokji.
“But you’re still 467?”
At the time of the first check last time, the total skill level was 380, so if you look at it, it was still less than 100 degrees.
Of course, the further back you go, the more difficult it is to raise the skill level.
The unlocked skills become stronger, and the damage correction of the related weapons becomes significant.
One-handed sword proficiency, which I’ve been using since I started school, has stopped at 95.
“Still, the growth rate is too slow…”
I went to the detail page and checked the proficiency level of each item.
[Skill Level] ▼
Fireworks: MAX / MAX
One-handed swordsmanship: 95 / 100
Pole Spear: 40 / 100
Swordsmanship: 90 / 100
Potion Alchemy: 32 / 100
Elemental Arts: 88 / 100
Crossbow: 22/100
“Then, first of all, achieving MAX from swordsmanship is the key.”
The skill that can be learned when one-handed swordsmanship is achieved at MAX is probably the common sword.
Gongsom was a technique that formed a kind of realm by emitting mana around it.
The moment you limit your opponent to that area.
You will be able to understand your opponent’s movements and react much easier and faster.
It is not for nothing in the description that it is described as a skill that can only be handled by those who have reached the ultimate in swordsmanship.
‘There’s nothing that can’t be called a first grader. After all, when it comes to sophomore year, all the kids who say they fly a little bit long will use it.’
Suddenly looking back, comparing the time I first held the sword and now, I thought that a lot had changed.
I, who had been unable to avoid a terrible struggle against George, have now reached a point where I am competing on an equal footing with the advanced class Tarkans.
It felt like I was being rewarded for all my hard work.
【Don’t forget that I also played a part.】
“Acknowledgement. Thanks to you, I’ve become a lot stronger.”
I stroked the strange honey badger’s head.
“Then, for the time being, I will only focus on real individual training.”
There are no main scenarios left in the first year.
Besides, Aidan seemed to be growing steadily by digesting the surrounding sub-quests and academic schedules.
I can’t just be resting like I am.
“And there is a school festival scheduled at the end of October, so I’ll have to prepare a booth for the club at that time.”
As I was thinking about this and that, there were quite a lot of things I had to do.
‘If one more thing is added here, the war label will be shattered.’
That was then.
Something flew through the window that was opened to ventilate.
It was an arrow with a blunt tip.
Who played a bad joke?
I quickly ran to the window and looked down, but there was no one on the darkened street.
“what……?”
I opened the note hanging from the arrow and checked it.
A collage letter made by cutting and pasting newspaper articles, making the handwriting untraceable.
But because of that, I knew who the sender of this letter was.
Sanwoo Baek, I heard that you have a special crossbow. Are you thinking of selling related information?
One of the three guilds set up in the back alleys of Nakwon School.
“Are you the information guild?”
