AWB Chapter 94 : Got It
Chapter 94 : Got It
Got ItThe taut bowstring snapped back sharply, and the fast, almost blurred black arrow shot out with a piercing whistling sound, penetrating the forehead of the first alley dog and then breaking through the back of the second one. With a single arrow, she pierced through both monsters, and the remaining force didn't diminish at all—it thudded into the trunk over a dozen meters away, sinking deeply into the wood.
In just a few seconds, chihori Jinguuji had fired five consecutive arrows. After that, except for the elite monster that had been hit at the beginning, now left with only a sliver of health, all five ordinary monsters had been killed by her longbow.
She reached to her quiver at her waist for another arrow, slowly nocked it to the bowstring, and just as Chihori was preparing to finish off the last, nearly dead monster in one go, a sudden gust swept through the trees around her, rustling the leaves with a strong, whistling wind.
The elite alley dog also seemed to sense that something terrifying was approaching. It immediately cowered into a ball, hugging its head with its front paws, ignoring the arrow wound in its throat, and kept letting out terrified howls.
What's happening? Is that Boss coming?
Chihori furrowed her brows, holding her position while her gaze vigilantly searched the area.
Except for that strange wind, the forest remained silent—no monsters, not even the shadow of a player could be seen.
The morning sunlight was blocked outside by the overlapping leaves, making the woods gloomy and dim—even in the daytime, visibility was less than fifty meters.
Further away, there were only some faint, swaying shadows in the wind, as if countless monsters were hiding there.
Not spotting anything unusual at first, chihori slowly relaxed, then raised her longbow again and aimed at the cowering alley dog over a dozen meters away.
Regardless of what might be nearby, that elite alley dog was her trophy, and she absolutely would not allow anyone else to claim it.
However, just as Chihori Jinguuji finished aiming and was about to release her arrow, a sudden whirlwind kicked up behind her. Dead leaves from the ground spiraled up and flew everywhere, and she could vaguely make out a blue-gray shadow hidden within, lunging at her back at a speed almost impossible to track with the naked eye—like a cannonball!
At the same time, the heroic music that only plays during a Boss fight suddenly rang out in her mind!
The ambush was far too close and too fast—it gave Chihori no time to react. She could only let go of the bowstring, abandoning her imminent prey, and threw herself to the side on instinct, narrowly dodging the sudden violent gust.
Dead leaves swirling in the wind grazed her cheek, causing a faint, knife-sharp sting.
After regaining her footing, chihori didn't hesitate for a moment—she immediately drew and nocked an arrow, aiming at the open space in front of her.
If she had only suspected before, now she was certain: the creature she was about to face was the E-ranked world-class boss that made every player on the server complain bitterly about their deaths.
Although Chihori Jinguuji dodged that blow, the elite alley dog with sliver of health a dozen meters away was not so lucky.
In fact, the ambusher's real target had never been Chihori Jinguuji—the attack from behind was merely meant to force her to let go of her longbow.
In the space of a second, the dog's health dropped to zero. It was as if an invisible blade had sliced through it; its skull was neatly cut open, scattering mosaic-covered white matter over the ground.
Next to the corpse crouched a blue-gray tanuki, pressing close to lick the still-warm brains of the alley dog.
The tanuki was not large—even smaller than a normal alley dog. It wore a thin hemp rope around its neck, with a green stone hanging from it. It would have been easy to mistake it for a house pet, and such a body seemed far too unimposing for a world-class boss.
However, the bold red characters above its head clearly indicated the tanuki's identity.
[Lv.22, E-Rank World Boss, the Sound of the Wind]
Level 22—if seen from Cecilia's perspective, that was nothing special.
She herself was only Level 17, but she had even killed a Level 28 D-rank world-class boss before.
But for Chihori Jinguuji, only Level 14 now, trying to solo this agility-based boss with the Sharpshooter class was undeniably a huge challenge.
Not to mention killing it—stepping back, even whether her arrows could reach the target was a serious question.
With such a huge disadvantage, most other players might have simply given up. Yet at this point, chihori Jinguuji had no other choice.
Her gaze grew sharp, locking on the tanuki over a dozen meters away. In a flash, the girl raised her bow, finished aiming almost in the blink of an eye, and with a whoosh released a sharp arrow!
"Woo meow!"
The Sound of the Wind's fur bristled as the green gem on its neck suddenly burst with strong light. Empowered by this green glow, its agility instantly shot up to 2000, and with its small body churning up a violent wind, it rushed straight at Chihori Jinguuji.
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On another side, in the national server, Cecilia and Gu Yanxi had already left the three-story building and arrived at the Hillside Prairie outside the city.
The NPC inside, by real-world terms, would be called a contractor.
After paying the renovation fees, the contractor explained the current state of the house to them.
Aside from the most dilapidated first-floor lobby that needed a complete rebuild, both the second and third floors had been fully renovated. The lobby wouldn't take much longer; the contractor was sure it would be done before the auction started.
With that personal assurance, Cecilia was finally at ease and started a new day of leveling with Gu Yanxi.
Just like usual, time in the game passed quickly. After a few hours, Cecilia had already killed a large number of monsters.
The only regret was probably her experience bar.
Because so much experience was required to level up now, no matter how many monsters she killed, her bar barely filled—by noon, it had only increased by about 5%. Even Gu Yanxi, who was two levels below her, gained about 20%.
Cecilia wasn't in a hurry. After all, it wasn't just her leveling slowly.
Besides, the reason her leveling had slowed these days was merely because she had already killed all the world-class bosses in the national server.
After tonight's update, the bosses from other servers would eventually share the same fate.
After logging off for lunch and resting for half an hour, Cecilia and Gu Yanxi logged back in to keep grinding levels in their routine, mundane way.
Finally, around five o'clock, as the blazing sun sank in the sky, Cecilia received a private message from Little Persimmon Puppy.
[Little Persimmon Puppy: I've got what you need. I've already delivered it to Liulin Reng (2) IIIIV Scar Dam (4) Ling Meng.]