Meanwhile, beneath another fir tree.
The Female Hunter squeezed her left eye shut, pain creasing her brow as she slowly lowered the longbow clenched in her hand.
While Linsey risked his life to restrain the treant.
That precise arrow from behind had naturally been fired by the Female Hunter, whom the treant had sent flying only seconds earlier.
And the Stibnite Arrow she used.
Was the one Linsey had deliberately fired into the fir tree beside the Female Hunter after his second shot, when he confirmed that he could not break through the treant's defenses.
That arrow had seemed to be merely a distraction, but in truth, it had been meant to deliver the only effective weapon into the hands of the Female Hunter, the finest archer among them.
They had only needed to wait for the most critical moment, then have Dan launch a surprise attack from behind the treant.
The Female Hunter had not failed Linsey's trust.
As Linsey and the treant remained locked in a standoff, Dan immediately understood the purpose of Linsey's move. Enduring her injuries, she struggled to pull the Stibnite Arrow from the tree and fired it just as the treant launched its deadly sneak attack.
"Phew—"
Seeing the enemy collapse before him, Linsey finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He tried moving his arms—"Hiss!" A sharp pain shot through his shoulders, and he could only raise his arms a little over ten centimeters.
Even though the stalemate had lasted only a few seconds.
To Linsey, the situation just now had truly been a life-or-death crisis.
If the Female Hunter had been any slower, his hands would likely have had to bid farewell to their beloved shoulders.
Fortunately, Life Source Material could prove useful at a moment like this.
Linsey focused his attention and