Watching Li Shuyi's clumsy shooting slowly improve, Bai Xiaowen increasingly realized just how precious the "Advanced Specialty: Shooting" scroll he had obtained by killing an Imperial Army archer in Aaron World was.
That scroll had directly given Bai Xiaowen, a complete novice at ranged combat, Shooting Specialty at Advanced Level 1, sparing him the tempering of countless battles.
Look at Li Shuyi now: out of ten shots, half missed, and at most three arrows hit the enemy.
As for where the remaining two arrows went... one only had to look at the porcupine-like Skeleton No. 1 and Skeleton No. 2 for the answer.
Fortunately, Li Shuyi's Agility was as high as 7.7, so she gained plenty of proficiency each time. Basic Shooting soon rose to Level 2. While she still could not guarantee a hit every time, at least she would no longer frequently injure her allies when shooting stationary targets.
As they moved along and reached the entrance of an alley in the abandoned village, Bai Xiaowen suddenly felt something and raised a hand to signal Li Shuyi to stop.
"There are monsters. Strong ones." Bai Xiaowen could vaguely sense more than one monster's life aura behind the alley entrance. After thinking for a moment, he controlled Skeleton No. 1 to scout ahead.
Suddenly, a black shadow shot out of the alley and knocked Skeleton No. 1 to the ground with incredible speed!
The shadow was a Mutant Dog twice the normal size, its entire body black. Its pair of fangs were as long and sharp as those of a sabertooth tiger. Around its neck was a spiked collar made of steel.
Taking advantage of Skeleton No. 1 being downed, the Mutant Dog lunged down with a crunching bite.
That single bite took a full 15 Life Value from