Cornflower Witch

Chapter 50 Mobile Shooting
The wild boars below kept charging, their tusks swaying and occasionally blocking the trajectory of the arrows, making it even more difficult for Hilti to aim.

Mick gradually led the giant boar away from Karen and Ray's direction. He ran nimbly through the mountains, occasionally turning back to throw stones to attract the giant boar's attention.

He stomped heavily on the ground once more, his foot slipped slightly, splashing up some dirt, and then he pushed off again, rushing forward.

Because his attention was completely focused on the giant boar and escaping, he didn't notice that Hilti had already jumped up into the tree on the other side.

Enraged, the giant boar grunted and kept chasing. Despite its enormous size, it was not bloated or sluggish at all. Instead, it moved like a thick spring, rampaging through the forest. Occasionally, its fat body would bump into a tree, but it would only sway slightly and would not cause any harm to the giant boar.

No.

After aiming for a while, Hilti lowered her bow. Under these circumstances, she couldn't aim at all; there were just too many distractions and unpredictable factors. Her arrows had to hit the giant boar's eyes precisely to be effective.

When she realized it wasn't working, she started leaping between the branches again. Thanks to her light body and sharp eyesight, she could always find a branch to land on. However, this kind of leaping was very physically demanding and required breathing techniques to achieve the necessary strength and speed.

Opportunities are limited, and she can't keep putting it off.

After thinking for a few seconds, she decided to go down and aim at the giant pig from the ground, which would give her a better angle to shoot, but it would also be more dangerous.

With that thought, she leaped down from the tree, lightly touched the ground with her toes, took a few steps forward to slow her pace, and then, while running, drew back her bowstring and aimed at the giant boar that was also chasing her from the side.

From this angle, she can not only avoid the interference of the boar's tusks, but also adjust her speed to achieve a state of relative parallelism with the giant boar, reducing the positional changes caused by the giant boar's movement.

At this moment, Mick finally noticed Hilti's actions. He was surprised by how agile the girl was and realized that this was a critical moment. So he stopped dodging around and ran in a straight line, trying to make the giant boar chasing him run in a straight line as well.

Time was ticking away, and Hilti tried to regulate her breathing to keep herself calm and composed before slowly aiming her arrow at the giant boar that was running alongside her.

1 seconds…2 seconds…3 seconds…

At the 5th second, Hiltiah finally found the perfect moment. She leaped into the air, and time seemed to slow down. In the brief two seconds, the arrow gradually aimed at the giant boar's eyes until it was fully locked on.

The bowstring was released, and the white-feathered arrow was launched, weaving through the gaps in the leaves and rushing towards the giant boar running in the opposite forest.

A flower of blood bloomed on the giant boar's face; the arrow had struck the boar's vulnerable eyeball.

(Basic Archery Proficiency +56)

The swaying arrow shaft was quickly broken, but the arrowhead remained in the giant boar's eye. The injured boar became exceptionally ferocious. Almost in a fit of rage, it changed direction and charged towards Hilti. Unfortunately, due to the lack of vision from one eye, the boar could not avoid the trees along the way and could only smash through them one by one. Its thick hide also scraped against the tree trunks, sending flying debris flying.

"Roar—" It exhaled thick, white breaths, followed by a violent roar.

The sound made the two people nearby feel their hearts clench, and they felt extremely depressed and uncomfortable. If it were an ordinary small animal or a rabbit, its heart would probably be broken by the shock.

"Let's go!" Hiltiya put away her bow and quickly left, with Mick quickening his pace to catch up.

Because of an injured eye, the wild boar slowed down even as it chased, and the two gradually pulled away from it.

Ten minutes later, Hilti finally stopped and leaned against a large tree to catch her breath, while Mike simply slumped down against the tree.

Jogging and running at full speed consume completely different amounts of energy, so at this point, the two could only hope that the giant boar wouldn't catch up with them.

Seemingly remembering something, Hilti reached for the small pouch around her waist, took out a bracelet wrapped in black cloth, and put it on.

A warm energy instantly spread from the bracelet, reaching the entire body, dispelling the previous fatigue and soreness, and even the side effects of using the breathing technique were slowly soothed.

In that case, wouldn't that mean she can use the breathing technique for a longer period of time each day? No wonder the 'Blazing Sun' aspect is considered one of the three superior aspects, with such versatile and powerful effects.

About a minute later, Hilti had completely recovered and her heart rate and breathing had returned to normal. If it weren't for the few beads of sweat still on her forehead, you probably wouldn't have been able to tell that she had just fled in a disheveled state.

Meanwhile, Mick was not in such good condition. He could only barely stand up and regain some strength. The aftereffects of using the breathing technique and the soreness in his muscles were still unbearable.

"Let's go." Knowing he couldn't stay any longer, he walked ahead to lead the way for Siltia.

……

Half an hour later, the two met up with the other three, and their thrilling forest adventure finally came to an end.

"Go back, go back! I'll never dare stay here again!" Komia raised her hand.

"Agreed." No one else objected, after all, the situation had been extremely dangerous just now.

The five of them packed their things and started their journey down the mountain. However, going down the mountain was not as easy as going up, and they were much slower.

The journey was relatively smooth until the five of them were halfway there when several orange-red fur-bearing wolves came running out of the forest and appeared in front of them.

"How come we didn't encounter a single one before we came, but now five have suddenly appeared?" Komia couldn't help but complain.

"They probably smelled our sweat," Karen analyzed. They had plenty of energy when they arrived and weren't in a hurry, so they hadn't sweated much.

"Uh, is that even possible?"

"It's time to fight, my companions." Karen drew her short sword first; there was no time to shoot arrows at this distance. The five orange-red tigresses didn't sit still. As Karen drew her sword, they swarmed at her. Karen kicked one away and blocked another's bite with her sword, but there was still one she couldn't dodge. She could only let the wolf bite her wrist guard and barely hold on.

The situation was urgent. Mick rushed forward, drew his sword, and blocked a wolf behind him. At this moment, Ray, who should have been protecting Karen's other side, could only watch as the wolf bypassed him and rushed towards Karen's back because he couldn't keep up with the speed.

However, the wolf did not succeed in the end. Another sharp dagger pierced through its neck, causing it to whimper in struggle.

With her sword drawn, Hilti stepped on the wolf and plunged her sword into its head, killing it instantly. She then went forward to help Karen deal with the remaining ti wolves.

Soon, through the combined efforts of the group, the five tigresses were killed one after another, without even a chance to escape. The price was that Karen had a shallow cut on her wrist.

After cleaning the wound, Hilti carefully bandaged Karen's wound, and the group finally calmed down.

“That giant boar shouldn’t be chasing us anymore.” Karen turned around and looked at the endless mountain forest.

“And we have five more prey.” Mick counted the tigresses on the ground and nodded with satisfaction.

After the group settled down, they began to take stock of their spoils. Because they had been in a hurry to escape, they had thrown away many unimportant prey and spoils. All they had left was a small bag of herbs and the five wolf carcasses in front of them.

While Karen and Mick were skinning the wolf, Komia finally realized some things were going on.

"Tiya, you ran so fast just now, your speed was amazing, and your swordsmanship was also very impressive!" she said, launching into a series of questions.

"Yes, yes." The girl sat on the rock, with a short sword and a longbow on her knees.

"Actually, I know breathing techniques and have some fighting ability," she explained, twirling a strand of hair behind her ear.

"Do you remember that day's assessment? I was originally going to go on stage."

"I didn't expect that Professor Hyde would tell me I didn't have to go, which made me give up the idea."

"Although I had the opportunity to explain later, I thought it would be better to keep a low profile to avoid a lot of trouble, so I never told anyone."

"Wow, does that mean Tia is an all-around genius?!" Komia exclaimed in shock, echoing the thoughts of the others present.

No wonder she could instruct me and Ray on combat techniques, Mick realized.

That's probably why Tia learned archery so quickly, Karen thought of that too.

"I wouldn't call myself an all-rounder, it's just that I'm relatively good at what we're currently learning." The girl shook her head slightly, understanding the principle that there are always people better than you.

"And Tia is also very beautiful!" Komia added another point that everyone had overlooked.

Because of the constant running and fighting, her annoying glasses were nowhere to be found, and now Hilti could no longer hide her already outstanding appearance.

"Yay, the most beautiful Tia, the most talented Tia, the cutest Tia~" Komia circled around the girl, looking her over happily.

Therefore, Hilti could only show a helpless and shy expression, wave her hand, and tell Komia to stop talking.

"Okay, okay, I know Tia is embarrassed, hehe." Komia stopped.

After packing up the wolf pelts, the five set off again. Their conversation along the way revolved almost entirely around Siltia, her origins, why she had concealed her appearance, and where she learned swordsmanship, among other things.

“Now that everyone knows, let’s set aside time to train outside the city. This will not only help us improve our combat skills but also help Tia avoid the attention of other classmates,” Mick and Karen suggested.

"Outside the city? Wouldn't that mean we'd have to travel such a long way every time?" Komia seemed a bit hesitant.

"Komia, don't you want to train your eye technique, like trying to mesmerize small animals in the grass with your eyes?"

"Sigh, that makes sense. There's never a suitable candidate in the city." Komia thought to herself and stopped objecting.

As the three talked, they slowly arrived at Jiaoshi City.

"It's finally here. This day has been incredibly nerve-wracking."

“I need to report to the Hunters’ Guild in the city; that giant boar is quite dangerous,” Karen said.

"Hmm, I'll also go back to the Adventurers' Guild to see if there are any short quests available recently, so I can practice and earn some money." Mick thought for a moment.

There are many wild beasts in the mountains, among which those that have formed a complete form are even stronger than humans of the same level. This is because the individuals that survived the elimination process in that environment are the strongest in their groups.

These ignorant beasts were once the overlords of the Fourth Age, the powerful rulers of the land, but unfortunately, time has passed and their era is long gone.

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Sexual Appearance [Beast Fangs]: A defeated, star-gazing beast, a depraved struggle and slaughter.

(End of this chapter)