High-level martial arts: Invincibility starts with basic archery.

Chapter 17 Hush, that's an armored rhinoceros.

A gentle breeze stirred, carrying the scent of earth in the air. Looking around, he saw a desolate wasteland, overgrown with wild grasses as tall as his calves, interspersed with colorful wildflowers and unidentified wild fruits. This stirred up some unpleasant memories in Chen Fan's mind.

Besides weeds, there were also shrubs, forming a continuous patch. Not far away, there were some scattered trees, and there seemed to be some tree stumps nearby. This is easy to understand; being close to human settlements, they must have been cut down to build houses or be used as fuel.

Further away, the outline of the mountains can be vaguely seen.

"That's the direction of Anshan City."

The bald man spoke up.

"Anshan Castle?"

Chen Fan cast a curious glance at him.

"A small city, built against the mountain, as solid as a rock. I heard that there are awakened beings stationed there. It's a place that many people dream of."

A look of longing also appeared in the bald man's eyes.

"An Awakened One?"

Chen Fan nodded. That explains it. But it's easy to imagine that getting in won't be easy.

"Yeah, if you become an Awakened One that day, you can go in. Not only can you go in yourself, but you can also bring your dad and the others in with you, hahaha."

"That's what the bald man joked."

Chen Fan rolled his eyes at him. Although he had only been in this world for a short time, he was still aware of some common sense.

The earlier an Awakened One's superpowers awaken, the better. The older one gets, the less likely it is to happen, though. Another very important point is that these people all have extremely high mental attributes.

He glanced at his own mental attributes; he was still aware of that much.

And so, the group continued forward, keeping a watchful eye on their surroundings.

The originally cheerful atmosphere gradually faded away as time and energy passed.

Just then, a figure dressed entirely in black appeared not far away.

Chen Guodong, who was walking in front, suddenly changed his expression and stretched out his hand, signaling everyone to stop.

"That's... an armored rhinoceros?"

A gasp of surprise rang out from the crowd.

Chen Fan stared intently, shocked. That size was almost the size of a large truck!

"Go around it, and try not to attract its attention."

Chen Guodong said in a low voice, while looking at Chen Fan, and explained: "This armored rhinoceros is covered with a layer of armor plates all over its body, and its defense is amazing. Even among intermediate-level ferocious beasts, it is one of the most difficult to deal with. So if we encounter it, we'd better go around it."

Chen Fan nodded, glancing at the bow and arrow in his hand. He also felt that with this, he probably wouldn't be able to break through the opponent's defense. On the contrary, if that big guy charged over, it would be like being hit by a truck; he would be lucky to survive.

The group walked in a big circle until they could no longer see each other, and then they breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's not just the armored rhinoceros," Chen Guodong added, "but whenever we encounter a mid-level ferocious beast, it's best not to disturb them and to take a detour. Otherwise, even if we kill it, we'll pay a considerable price."

"Um."

Chen Fan responded.

The so-called intermediate-level ferocious beasts are just a general classification, referring to ferocious beasts that require the combined efforts of several adult men to kill.

It's possible to kill someone, but it's also impossible to do so without paying a price.

It's like hunting that armored rhinoceros; someone has to step up. Otherwise, the others won't even have a chance to attack, let alone outrun the enemy. And the person who steps up, even with a shield, is probably in grave danger.

Low-level ferocious beasts refer to a type of ferocious beast that an adult male can defeat while armed. The range is also very wide. Some may not be very aggressive and will only run away when they encounter danger, while others may injure people or even perish together with them.

"It's nothing really, you'll get used to it after you see it more often."

The bald man smiled.

The others also seemed unsurprised.

Chen Fan smiled at them and admitted that he had been quite nervous just now.

"Let's go check out the first trap first, hopefully we'll find something."

As Chen Guodong spoke, he walked forward.

The others followed one after another, while Chen Fan was protected in the center.

After walking for about two or three minutes, Chen Guodong, who was walking in front, paused again and pointed ahead.

Everyone looked closely and saw a wild rabbit nibbling on grass seeds in the lush grass, seemingly unaware of their arrival.

"That's a wasteland hare."

The bald man lowered his voice and said, "This guy has poor eyesight. He can only see things clearly within ten or twenty meters. Anything further away is blurry. But his hearing is excellent. He can be alerted by any noise from thirty or forty meters away."

As if to prove his words, the wasteland rabbit suddenly stood up, seemingly sensing that the surrounding situation had changed.

"This rabbit is way too big."

Chen Fan couldn't help but complain that it was as big as the mongrel dog from his previous life, no, even bigger, because it was very fat and looked chubby.

Give me the arrow.

The bald man said in a low voice.

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Chen Fan was taken aback and asked in surprise, "Uncle Liu, you can shoot arrows too?"

"No, but we've come this far, so what can we do? We might as well try anything."

The bald man said nonchalantly, "What if I hit it? Otherwise, once everyone takes a few more steps forward, the rabbit will disappear in a flash."

Chen Guodong also looked at Chen Fan, feeling a little expectant, but not daring to expect too much.

"Uncle Liu, let me give it a try."

Chen Fan couldn't help but say.

"Alright."

The bald man paused for a moment, then nodded.

Chen Fan held the bow in his left hand in front of him and carefully took an arrow from the quiver. At the same time, his heart began to beat faster than usual.

After all, it was his first time hunting in the wild and he had even encountered prey. If he could hit the target, the village would have food, and he would also gain a lot of potential points. But if he missed, he would miss the opportunity and disappoint his father.

He tried to control himself, but random thoughts kept popping into his mind, to the point that even his right arm holding the arrow trembled with tension.

This scene, witnessed by others, couldn't help but make them secretly shake their heads.

However, this is understandable. Who doesn't tremble with nervousness the first time they go into the wild?

Chen Guodong sighed inwardly. Oh well, let's just treat it as practice for Xiao Fan. He'll get better after a few more tries.

However, the moment Chen Fan nocked the arrow, all the distracting thoughts in his mind vanished. He aimed the arrow at the prey and slowly pulled back the bowstring. This set of actions seemed to have been practiced thousands of times, so much so that he was simply acting on muscle memory.

It sounds long, but it actually happens in the blink of an eye. Once the bowstring is fully drawn, making a creaking sound, the arrow whistles away with a "whoosh."

The wasteland hare seemed to sense danger; its ears twitched, and it tried to push off the ground with its hind legs.

The good news is that it jumped up; the bad news is that it was pierced through the rabbit's head by an arrow and, due to its powerful inertia, was carried away into the air.

After flying about three or four meters, it landed on the ground, kicked its hind legs twice, and then stopped moving.

At this moment, Chen Guodong and the others were completely silent, their mouths agape, as if petrified.

(End of this chapter)