Archer's Adventure Manual

"Weaknesses identified!"

"Precision shot!"

With tears welling up in her eyes, Loran used the few skills she had left to draw her bow and nock an arrow—the poisoned arrow laced with 'withered bone pollen'!

In the dusty environment, the ability to pinpoint weaknesses was almost useless, so Loran could only shoot by feel. He chose to shoot for the head, after all, that was how he killed that little wild boar.

"call out!"

The arrow, released from the bow, struck the wild boar precisely in the face, but an unexpected event occurred: the arrow broke apart with a crash the moment it touched the boar's face.

The arrow was blocked by a thick layer of yellow rock...

The arrows carried Loran's anger, but the anger did nothing to help in the battle.

"Steel Slash!" Noah's furious shout rang out.

He leaped up and swung his greatsword at the mountain boar's head. The greatsword was slightly different from before, with a faint gleam on its surface.

"Clang!" The greatsword struck the thick layer of rock on the boar's head, producing a loud clanging sound. Even so, the greatsword's momentum remained undiminished, continuing to spew out crackling sounds!

"Crack!" A crack appeared in the rock formation protecting the mountain boar, and Noah was thrown several meters away by the boar's roar, crashing heavily to the ground.

Loran stared helplessly at the enormous creature. Even Noah, a bronze-level adventurer, couldn't break through its defenses?!

"Woof woof woof!" A chilling bark rang out, and Brian pounced, biting hard into the wild boar's tail. Its teeth were firmly embedded in the surface of the stone, refusing to let go!

"Survival Guide: You have successfully spent 20 Adventure Points to subtly grant your companion 'Brain' the skill 'Bite'!"

"Survival Guide: You have successfully spent 20 Adventure Points to subtly grant your companion 'Noah' the skill 'Strength Boost'!"

The wild boar noticed the unusual movement in Brian's tail, turned its head back, and began to circle, trying to bite him.

However, this was destined to fail to catch Brian. Even though Brian was spinning around until he was dizzy, he showed no signs of letting go.

Loran seized the opportunity. The dust had cleared, and the effect of the Weakness Insight skill allowed him to notice a vulnerable spot on the wild boar—a small area on its abdomen.

Only there is no such despairing rocky skin.

Another poisoned arrow was fired. Loran drew his bow, his palms sweating. He had to hit the target with this arrow!

"call out!"

The arrow, like a venomous snake, precisely bit into the area without rocky skin.

"Thud!" The arrow pierced through successfully.

"Roar!" The mountain boar let out a painful roar and began to become even more ferocious.

Loran shouted to Noah, who had just stood up, "It's been hit by a poisoned arrow! It'll die soon!"

"Roar!" The mountain boar ignored the little reptile on its tail and charged toward Loran.

Noah frowned, then nodded solemnly, "Alright, in that case, I'll hold him off!"

Loran hurriedly dodged the mountain boar's charge, but the creature was too fast. Fortunately, Noah's greatsword struck down, temporarily slowing the boar down.

However, the situation was not optimistic. Noah was thrown out during another attack and crashed into the mountain wall.

Noah's injuries were very severe; he was covered in blood.

"Ah..." Noah gritted his teeth and clutched his arm; his old injury seemed to have flared up again...

Just then, a small bottle of red potion suddenly fell from the sky and landed in Noah's hand.

"Recovery potion! Use it quickly!" A lively voice came from not far away.

Not only Noah, but Loran was also stunned. They all looked in one direction, and it was... Lin Wen!

At this moment, Lin Wen stood unharmed not far away, looking at the two with a wicked grin. "What are you looking at? I'm not that easy to kill. I'm the captain! Leave the rest of the stalling time to me!"

The wild boar went berserk. Didn't it remember killing this little thing by ramming it? How did it suddenly reappear? It charged at Lin Wen again.

This time, Lin Wen neither dodged nor avoided the impact. Just as he was about to be hit, Lin Wen's figure miraculously disappeared.

Half a second later, Lin Wen suddenly appeared on the back of the mountain boar. She gritted her teeth and fiercely plunged the dagger into the boar's back, but missed. The rocky skin prevented the dagger from penetrating any further.

Loran stared blankly at the scene. That was just... a shadow ambush?!

Yes, that's right. After a brief disappearance, Lin Wen suddenly reappeared and mastered the skill the instant it was granted!

Perhaps, this is the potential of human beings...

Hope rekindled in Loran's heart, and he drew his bow and continued firing.

He then took out another arrow, the arrowhead of which was quite special; it was made from a goblin tooth.

Two arrows flew out and hit the wild boar's flesh, but unfortunately, they still didn't have much effect.

Since he couldn't effectively harm the wild boar, Loran focused his attention on the branches not far away. He seized the opportunity and, with a precise arrow, broke off a branch of a large tree.

The broken branch fell from the sky and hit the mountain boar on the head, but the damage was insufficient, only slightly alleviating the current situation.

The mountain boar began to shake its body, causing Lin Wen on its back to lose its balance, and waited for him to land before launching a fatal attack with its thick tusks.

But every time an attack was about to happen, Lin Wen would magically disappear and then magically reappear on its back to carry out a sneak attack.

However, this came at a price; Lin Wen's face gradually paled, and her attacks were barely able to cause any effective damage.

"Zhao Xin! Is your poisoned arrow even working? Why isn't it taking effect yet?!" Lin Wen, pale-faced, yelled. "If this wild boar doesn't come down soon, I'm not going to make it!"

"I'm here to help you!" Noah shouted after using the recovery potion, charging forward again with his enormous iron sword.

He struck the wild boar's head again, and although the movement was slower than before, he still managed to smash a piece of rock skin open, making the wild boar grimace in pain.

This also created a space for Lin Wen to rest, where she could take a short break.

Loran's expression, however, was far from pleasant. He recalled something Mrs. Juno had once said.

"Arrows coated with the pollen of the withered bone flower will gradually cause the enemy to have difficulty breathing after hitting them, eventually leading to death by suffocation. It is a very rare and effective toxin. It is ineffective against certain creatures, but it is very effective against humans."

It's very effective on humans, but ineffective on certain creatures. Could this wild boar be one of those specific creatures?!

"No, Linwen, Noah! Stop this! That poisoned arrow might... might not work..." Loran's eyes were blank. He rushed forward without thinking. No matter what, he had to do something.