Rocky Hills Hunt

Early morning sunlight filtered through sparse clouds and spilled across the grassy slopes outside Andom Town, gilding the earth after a night of light rain with a faint golden sheen. The air was thick with the fragrance of damp soil and fresh grass, while the occasional cries of wild birds drifted over.

Ryan strode steadily through the stone gate on the eastern side of Andom Town. The town behind him gradually receded, its low gray-stone walls fading in and out of the morning mist. Players and NPCs along the road occasionally glanced his way, most of them intrigued by the floating spherical Nen beast—Eye—at his side.

Ryan's expression was as calm as still water. Nen aura flowed slowly through his body, maintaining the state of Ten. A simple map wrapped in waterproof cloth hung from his shoulder, with his destination circled in charcoal: the Rocky Hills three kilometers southeast.

The commission he had accepted was simple and straightforward: clear out the Stoneclaw Lizards roaming the Rocky Hills. These lizard-like monsters were common targets for early training quests on Greed Island. Their bodies were covered in a layer of naturally Nen-infused hard armor, and they moved at moderate speed. They primarily attacked by pouncing, biting, and lashing with their tails. Highly territorial by nature, they would launch a group attack the moment anyone intruded on their domain.

Yet Ryan's gaze was unusually focused.

This was not merely a quest. It was also the testing ground for his first practical deployment of the Sniper Cannon system he had just developed.

Eye slowly rotated beside him, faint blue pulses flowing through its translucent shell. It was scanning the surrounding environment at a low frequency and feeding data on wind direction, temperature, humidity, and terrain elevation changes directly into Ryan's perception. The morning breeze