The wind rustled through the leaves.
An elk warily pricked up its ears, but aside from the rustling leaves, it heard nothing else. It then sniffed hard twice, but caught no other scent either. Only then did it relax and lower its head again, preparing to continue grazing.
But the instant it lowered its head, a gunshot suddenly rang out! Before the poor elk could figure out what had happened, it was dead.
Zhang Heng walked over, crouched beside it, and untied the Black Ribbon from its antlers.
Fortunately, he had happened upon a rabbit with a Red Ribbon and an elk with a Black Ribbon at the same time.
Zhang Heng had not chosen to shoot immediately. No matter which one he shot at, the other would flee at the sound of the gunfire. So he decided to take a risk, drew the dagger at his waist, and used his assassin stealth ability to creep up beside the rabbit.
The reason he had targeted the rabbit first was simple: it was worth more points than the elk. Even if Zhang Heng's plan failed and he could not kill the rabbit with his dagger, he could switch to his gun midway through and at least secure those five points.
But things went far more smoothly than Zhang Heng had expected. He approached from downwind, and the rabbit had no idea danger had arrived. It was still peacefully digging its burrow when a flash of steel cut through the air. The rabbit's head was severed before it even felt any pain.
Around that time, the elk on the other side seemed to sense something and raised its head.
It looked around, but failed to spot Zhang Heng. In the end, it too fell beneath the Hunting Rifle, following in the rabbit's