Routine

Magic beasts—a vast population spanning the entire Reizel, countless species evolved over billions of years. Every surviving magic beast has its own reason and characteristics for existence!

Azure Wolves, though lacking innate spell models like Wraiths and incapable of spellcasting, possess their own unique capital!

With fur naturally attuned to the wind plane, they ignore most air resistance when running. Their slender bodies and powerful limbs grant them this terrifying speed!

Clearly split into three waves, clearly still on distant sand dunes facing each other from afar, yet in an instant they had formed a three-sided encirclement!

Even with the Strength Blessing's boost, Xuan Ye's maximum shooting range was only about a hundred meters. To break through even a single Azure Wolf's defense and pose a threat, he had to close within fifty meters!

Though Azure Wolves, unlike Wraiths, lack a shadowy void physique and are not too hard to lock onto with the naked eye, their speed is something Wraiths cannot match!

Not to mention fifty meters—even a hundred meters is crossed in an instant!

This put immense pressure on Xuan Ye, unprecedented in scale. If not for his prior experience fighting Wraiths, which had honed his mental state, sheer fear and pressure alone might have halved his combat effectiveness.

People fear the unknown, and many 'first times' bring all sorts of problems and complications. But once you've done something once, you often find it simpler than imagined.

Xuan Ye now maintained a barely qualified Ranger's mindset, standing still and aiming at the wolf pack on the right flank, ignoring the other two entirely. Even when locked onto his target, he disregarded the leading Wolf Guard, constantly scanning the three Subordinate Wolves behind for opportunities and openings!

Pressure forges people. Under such harsh conditions, with Xuan Ye's near-bottom strength, he had neither the mind nor the ability to consider the bigger picture or the other two waves. He could only focus entirely on one spot.

Though sometimes a bit scatterbrained, he had self-awareness. With insufficient strength, if he didn't concentrate, he'd be throwing away his remaining chance to survive!

At the same level and time, Rangers have the longest range and highest reaction efficiency among professions. Archery requires no chanting, and range exceeds many instant-cast or buff spells!

Just as Dean was chanting that arcane incantation, six gems burning in the scroll's flame before him had formed a formation model, which he was completing with hands and chant, Xuan Ye's target had already entered his predicted attack range!

Though the Azure Wolf hadn't yet entered his optimal range, given its speed, waiting until it did would be too late!

He had to factor in the Azure Wolf's extraordinary speed and use its own momentum to break through its defense and maximize damage!

The window of opportunity was fleeting. Miss it, and against such speed, he'd have no chance to strike again!

The parameters from normal dynamic vision left no time for analysis.

Decisive action!

All Spiritual Power focused on his eyes!

Eyes of Lawbreaking~

Open!

His pure black pupils instantly turned blood-red, intricate runes spinning and flashing at their core!

Deep and eerie, as if they could suck souls inside!

His entire field of vision was modeled into a world of data symbols, filled with basic parameters!

Wolf Guard peak speed 107.4 m/s, trough speed 60.1 m/s, angle deviation 30.3 degrees, optimal hit required arrow kinetic energy..., pressure prediction..., armor break assessment probability 17.41%...

Subordinate Wolves...

All basic parameters converged, and under the influence of his Soul Database, various possibilities and outcomes were instantly derived. The efficiency gap between this and Xuan Ye's normal parameter analysis was like an abacus versus a supercomputer!

Every millimeter change in airflow, every muscle force in the Azure Wolf's running body, was broken down into vectors!

Wolf Guard armor break probability too low—excluded!

Target Subordinate Wolf—locked!

Draw bow!

Shoot!

'Swoosh~'

An arrow flew out. Without even checking the result or hesitating, a second arrow followed immediately!

The whistling arrow spun with a sharp buzz, easily drawing the Azure Wolves' attention in the night, letting them gauge its position and approximate lethality.

The leading two-star Wolf Guard made no change, charging ahead alone, completely ignoring this attack that posed almost no threat to it. It didn't believe such arrows could harm the Subordinate Wolves behind.

The power and speed were barely passable. At this range, a hit might pose some danger, but the Azure Wolves' proud speed could easily dodge it.

Yet, as the Wolf Guard ran forward, it didn't notice the three Subordinate Wolves behind it all experiencing an awkward stiffness at the same time!

That whistling arrow had perfectly caught them mid-breath exchange!

For Azure Wolves to reach full speed, they must maintain a leaping state with paws touching the ground. At that moment, all three wolves were about to land or had just landed, their evasive ability at its lowest!

'Shing~'

The targeted Azure Wolf, after its front paws hit the ground, could only forcibly extend claws into the sand, burying half its forelegs to use sand resistance to brake, while jerking its head up. The arrow grazed its throat, leaving a white trail through its neck fur, narrowly dodging!

Just as this Azure Wolf dodged, another companion beside it was exposed to the arrow's lethal path. By twisting its waist, the arrow passed under its belly and buried into the sand. Both wolves displayed the Azure Wolf's agility to the fullest!

Yet, just as this arrow startled two wolves and missed, a second arrow—faster, more powerful, but without the spinning buzz—arrived at the first Subordinate Wolf's head!

Because the second arrow was faster, despite the firing interval, both arrows arrived nearly simultaneously. Under the cover of the first buzzing arrow, the second cold arrow revealed its deadly intent!

If this were a true professional Ranger's attack, the Azure Wolf would have been killed without question. But the archer's strength was limited. Even pushing his potential to the limit with the blessing, he could only match an ordinary Ranger's strike.

The final straw was just a hair's breadth of speed short. The Azure Wolf, with its front paws stuck in the sand, panicked and kicked its hind legs to pull free.

Normally, this arrow would still only graze it, maybe cutting some fur.

But at that moment, the third Azure Wolf seemed to throw itself into the arrow's path, leaping right into its trajectory. The arrow pierced straight through its eye into its skull, killing it instantly without any suspense!

The immense impact of the collision dragged Azure Wolf's corpse several meters across the sand, blood splattering through the air and dotting the ground!

Rewinding the footage, it's easy to see that after the first arrow pinned the lead wolf, the sudden halt and dodge of the first Azure Wolf blocked most of the path for the third Azure Wolf behind it. Running at full speed, the third wolf instinctively chose the gap left by its companion to charge forward, unable to stop at all.

Then the second wolf flaunted its agility right in front of it, and as it dodged the attack, its hind leg kicked against the third wolf's body. This made the already forced change of direction for the third wolf throw its balance off even more.

If it had ended there, it might have been fine—the Azure Wolf's agility was no joke. As long as its paws touched the ground, it could instantly adjust its center of gravity and regain balance.

But at that moment, the second arrow arrived. The first wolf, which had already blocked it once, happened to sweep against the front leg of the third wolf just as it was about to land. Losing its front paw, the wolf tumbled, and before it could even register what was happening, its vision went black.

Carrying its already high speed, it collided head-on with the speeding arrow at a slight angle. The point of impact was the eye, and nearly the entire arrow pierced straight through!

The powerful shockwave of the arrow churned its brain like a blender, turning it into paste. Without a shred of doubt, it died instantly!