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Published at 20th of December 2023 05:47:56 AM


Chapter 23: 5.3 - Following Day

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Chapter 23: Chapter 5.3 - Following Day

Entering the shooting range's dome-shaped building, I was greeted by the familiar robotic voice that confirmed my identity as Astron Natusalune. With my smartwatch in hand, I proceeded to one of the ten doors that led to the training rooms.

As I entered the training room, I found myself standing at the center of a circular space with scaffolding for the shooter. The room was simple, yet its magic-infused targets added an intriguing twist to the usual shooting range experience.

I held up my smartwatch once more to initialize the targets. "Five," I said firmly. In an instant, insect-like blue objects emerged from the ground, forming a ring of mole crickets around me. They were larger than normal mole crickets, resembling monsters more than mere insects.

"Now, let's see how these mole crickets fare against me," I muttered to myself, a hint of excitement in my voice.





Considering my current strength and the potential of my trait, I decided to challenge myself and selected stage 1. No matter how I was or how my trait helped me, it didn't matter. After all, I was just a beginner at bows. A

"Stage 1," I mumbled.

In an instant, insect-like blue objects emerged from the ground, forming a ring of mole crickets around me. They were larger than normal mole crickets, resembling monsters more than mere insects.

I readied my bow and nocked an arrow, focusing on the moles. Tensing my muscles and repeating the posture she had shown me, I aimed at the mole.

/SWOOSH/

With a fast speed, the mole moved; however, to my eyes, it was rather slow. Thanks to my trait [Perceptive Insight], it was easy for me to see his movements, as I was able to read where he was going to move from his body movements alone.

'Let me test the strength of my normal arrows first.'

I thought and fired a normal arrow without any type of enhancement.

/SWSIH/ /THUD/

The arrow found its target without much difficulty since this was the first stage. However, it didn't kill it since my skills needed time to improve. The arrow hit the mole from his legs.

/SWOOSH/

Firing another, this time, I managed to hit him from his chest, making it disappear.

'I feel like I am getting a grasp of this.' I thought to myself. The first arrow was missed since I felt like I was not properly holding the bow, but the second time, I felt like I was able to hit it.

/SWOOSH/

The moles approached me at a rapid speed as they didn't stop by their kin's death. Even though they were just made from pure mana, it still felt a bit disgusting.

Just like that, I kept firing arrows until no moles were left on the ground.

"Huff... That was not bad.." I thought to myself. Even though it was my first time using a bow and my posture was as bad as possible, thanks to my unique eyesight, it was not that hard for me to destroy the first stage.



Seeing the panel before me, I looked at the bow. 'Then let's try the second stage.' I thought to myself as I raised the difficulty.



"Stage 2."

This time in an instant, another five moles appeared before me, but this time they had a rather stronger aura surrounding them.

I focused my energy and infused the arrow with moon energy through my trait [Lunar Enigma]. As I released the arrow, it glowed with a silvery-blue aura, streaking through the air with increased speed and accuracy.

/SWOOSH/ /THWACK/

The enhanced arrow pierced through one of the charging moles, causing it to vanish in a flash of silvery-blue light.

The remaining moles kept coming, and I continued firing, each shot precise and powerful thanks to the lunar energy imbued in the arrows. As I hit each target, I could feel the moon's energy coursing through me, guiding my aim and enhancing my abilities.

It was a weird feeling that I didn't get while using the dagger, like the moonlight energy itself was guiding me on how to enhance my arrows and how to apply my mana around them.

/SWOOSH/ /THWACK/

The enhanced arrow pierced through one of the charging moles, causing it to vanish in a flash of silvery-blue light.

The remaining moles kept coming, and I continued firing, each shot precise and powerful thanks to the lunar energy imbued in the arrows. As I hit each target, I could feel the moon's energy coursing through me, guiding my aim and enhancing my abilities.

Despite their increased strength, the moles couldn't match my newfound sharpshooting skills and the empowering effects of my trait. Soon, the last mole disappeared, and the training room fell silent.



I looked at the panel, satisfied with my progress. My time had improved significantly from the first stage, and it was all thanks to [Lunar Enigma].









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