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

Chapter 61 Basic Gun Techniques, Unlocked

On an open space.

Holding the spear, Chen Fan felt an overwhelming sense of heroism, a feeling completely different from when he held a bow and arrow. He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination.

Zhang Ren frowned as he looked at Chen Fan's hands gripping the gun.

However, it's understandable that Chen Fan had never practiced shooting and didn't know how to hold a gun properly.

"Gunslinging is easy to learn but difficult to master," he said slowly, his hands behind his back. "It's easy to learn and understand. Even a novice, when facing an enemy and holding a gun that's over three meters long, won't feel too afraid. They just need to follow their instincts and thrust the gun out."

The difficulty in mastering them is also due to the sheer length of the spears, especially the long spears, which are at least twice the height of a person, sometimes even four or five meters. Do you know what that means?

Chen Fan shook his head subconsciously.

"Leverage".

Zhang Ren uttered two words, "If you consider your left hand as the fulcrum, then your right hand and the spearhead are the two ends of the lever. The spearhead is the lever that requires more effort; the longer the spear, the more pronounced the lever's effect."

In this situation, even if your strength surpasses someone else's, if your skill is inferior, you will still be overwhelmed by someone weaker than you. If you don't believe me, I'll spar with you using the strength of an ordinary person. Of course, if the difference between the two is two minor realms or one major realm, it will be different.

He added a sentence.

I believe you.

Chen Fan said seriously.

He is not stupid.

I haven't even unlocked the basic shooting skills yet, and I'm already comparing my shooting skills with someone, who might even be a skilled gun user... isn't that...?

Thinking of this, he suddenly shuddered!

Wait a minute!

He seems to have found a way to quickly improve his marksmanship.

That's right, it's a sparring match with Zhang Ren!

Zhang Ren doesn't know archery, and it seems there's no way to spar with him anyway. Even if they could spar, it would be him bullying him.

But their marksmanship is different. If we remove the gun barrels and have the two of them fight, it seems feasible, right?

Zhang Ren, of course, had no idea what Chen Fan was thinking. Seeing that Chen Fan's attitude was very honest, he nodded slightly and continued, "It's not just physical fitness, but also comprehension. I know you have a very high talent for martial arts."

"A month with a staff, a year with a knife, a lifetime with a spear—someone can defeat someone who's trained for a year with just a month of staff training, and someone can defeat someone who's trained for ten years with just a year of knife training. Aside from differences in physical ability, it's all about comprehension. But this approach doesn't work with spear techniques."

He stared at Chen Fan, clearly trying to warn him, "No matter how talented a player is, it's impossible to quickly master advanced marksmanship. As long as the method is right, someone who has practiced longer than you is better than you."

Chen Fan nodded obediently.

Perhaps that's the case.

But he doesn't need to worry about that at all...

With repeated practice, your proficiency will increase rapidly, and mastering advanced marksmanship quickly is really not difficult.

"One last point," Zhang Ren emphasized, "is something you need to pay special attention to from now on. Wang Ping and his group are still making this mistake. The way you're holding the gun right now, are you thinking of slashing it straight up and down, or swinging it horizontally in a straight line? These actions can be used, but they can't be used too often."

"what?"

Chen Fan was taken aback. He remembered that Zhang Ren had mentioned earlier that basic spear techniques included chopping and smashing.

"Because the gun is not only long but also very heavy, once it deviates from the center line, it is difficult to quickly return to the center line by brute force. The key to gun technique is to guard the center line. It is better for ferocious beasts. If your opponent is a human, then its width is only a little over 20 centimeters."

In other words, if the gun tip is 10 centimeters off the center line, it will not cause any damage at all; and if the gun tip is 10 centimeters off the center line, your hand may only be off by one or two centimeters.

Chen Fan gasped. Was this what they meant by "a miss is as good as a mile"?

"Therefore, the trajectory of the gun tip in the coronal plane should be arc-shaped, the so-called 'gun circle.' This, along with the heel of the gun touching the waist, is quite counterintuitive and requires a lot of practice to remember. Do you understand?"

"Uh-huh."

Chen Fan nodded repeatedly.

"It's no use just saying it; you have to remember it in your heart."

Zhang Ren snorted coldly, "Then let's officially begin."

First and foremost is the basic preparation posture.

Chen Fan stood with his feet shoulder-width apart, his body naturally upright, his eyes fixed ahead, and his spear firmly in his hand.

So-so.

Zhang Ren nodded, walked to the front, and pulled out a gun. He began to demonstrate the basic movements.

To stab.

Engage them.

Intercept.

Slash.

Stabbing.

Strike.

And finally, putting away the gun.

Wang Ping and the others, who were not far away, felt a pang of sadness watching this.

Because when Zhang Ren demonstrated for them, he didn't show them that many movements at all.

All they could do was thrust forward.

After finally putting away the gun, a new line of small text appeared on the skill bar.

Basic Gun Skills: lv0 (0.1%)

Chen Fan let out a breath.

It's not easy to wield that 20-pound gun. Just one set of movements made him break out in a light sweat, but he's still far from his limit.

In addition, the weight of the gun should also be a factor. After a set of movements, the proficiency increased by 0.1%. If it were the previous ten-pound gun, it would probably only be about half.

"It seems I need to practice 1000 times to advance one level."

Chen Fan felt full of motivation as he thought about it.

"continue."

Just then, Zhang Ren's voice rang out again from ahead.

Once, twice, three times...

Zhang Ren put away his gun, turned around and looked at Chen Fan, "Yeah, just keep practicing like this, practice thousands and thousands of times, and you'll develop muscle memory. That'll be considered the beginning."

"Then, the Eight Extremes Spear Technique?"

Chen Fan whispered.

"It's still a long way off."

Zhang Ren glanced at him, then looked into the distance. "You practice here first, I'll go check over there."

"Yes, Uncle Zhang."

Chen Fan withdrew his gaze, took a deep breath, and thought, "It seems that the prerequisites for the [Eight Extremes Spear Technique] are quite high."

Despite this, he had no intention of using the experience points on [Basic Gun Skills].

It's just hundreds or thousands of times, right?

Even if it's thousands, tens of thousands, or millions of times, he's motivated to keep going.

Prepare, thrust, counterattack...strike, sheath your weapon.

Every movement requires complete concentration; every movement must be executed flawlessly, without the slightest relaxation or slackness, otherwise, proficiency will not be improved.

This whole sequence of movements takes about half a minute to complete.

Ten minutes passed, and he began to feel a bit strained.

Half an hour later, he was soaked in sweat.

An hour later, he was soaked to the bone, as if he had taken a bath.

Wang Ping and the others were already dumbfounded.

Although their shooting practice could last for an hour, the movements weren't that difficult at all, and the guns they used only weighed six or seven kilograms.

After finishing their stance training, Chen Guodong and Liu Yong, who were also practicing shooting, were stunned.

Gao Yang wiped the sweat from his eyes, glanced at Chen Fan who was still practicing repeatedly, then at Zhang Ren, and subconsciously asked, "Has Xiao Fan been working this hard all this time? It's been over an hour, hasn't it?"

Zhang Ren glanced at it and slowly said, "That's right, he's always been like this."

Instantly, everyone fell silent.

The aches and pains in my body seemed to disappear at that moment.

Two hours later, Chen Fan was panting heavily, his arms feeling as if they weighed a ton. Because of his distorted movements, he failed to improve his skills several times.

The good news is that, during this period, as he became more and more familiar with the movements, his proficiency level gradually increased from 0.1% to 0.15%, and then to 0.2%.

He looked at the skill bar:

Basic Gun Skills: lv0 (35.6%)

"Still more than halfway done?"

Chen Fan sighed inwardly. Based on his current rate of 0.2% per session, he would need to practice 322 more times, which would take nearly three hours.

Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind: something was wrong; he seemed to be getting a little blinded by his own involvement.

Clearly, it could be done faster.

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(End of this chapter)