After about a dozen breaths, the three heads Horned Demon walked to a relatively open area, and the distance between them shortened - the nearest one was only three steps away from the other. It was about eighty steps away from Qin Tiexin's position.
Qin Tiexin moved.
He held Parent-Child Spear in his right hand, stood up, twisted his waist, and threw. The entire action was completed in less than one breath. The javelin turned into a gray shadow, tearing the air in the forest, and shooting directly at the three Horned Demon. Almost at the same time as Parent-Child Spear shot, he had already held the next Armor-Piercing Spear and threw it. Then the third and fourth.
Four shots.
The time interval was extremely short. When the latter gun was launched, the previous one was still flying in the air. His force was heavier each time, allowing the javelin fired from behind to catch up with the speed of the front. Although it was not possible to fire both guns at once, the continuous rapid throwing could compress the time difference between the four guns to reach the target to an almost negligible level.
The first one to arrive was the Parent-Child Spear. When it flew about ten steps away from Horned Demon - the Splitting Spirit Rune inside the gun body was activated. There was a soft "click" sound, and the entire javelin suddenly split in the air and was divided into five. The five smaller sub-guns spread out in a fan shape, covering an area of several feet in radius.
The three Horned Demon had just reacted, and before they had time to disperse and dodge, the five sub-guns had already fallen.
Puff puff puff--
Three hit the thigh, one grazed the shoulder blade, and one missed. The javelin that hit the thigh penetrated deeply into the muscles. Although it did not hurt any vital parts, it was enough to severely limit their movement.
Horned Demon let out a dull roar and was about to turn around--
But it's too late.
Qin Tiexin Divine Sense moved slightly, making very slight adjustments to the direction of the subsequent three Armor-Piercing Spear. He did not seek to hit the eyes or mouth - those targets were too small, and he was not sure. What he wanted was a position with a higher hit rate.
Poof--
The first Armor-Piercing Spear penetrated from the center of the chest of one Horned Demon, and the thick gray-brown skin of the gun tip Penetration sank into the chest.
Poof - the second one arrived almost at the same time and penetrated into the left chest of the second head Horned Demon.
Poof - the third one penetrated deeply into the neck of the third head, Horned Demon, and came out through the bones.
The three heads Horned Demon shook their bodies at the same time.
Horned Demon, who was shot in the neck, staggered a step and wanted to open his mouth to scream, but only a mouthful of dark red blood foam came out of his throat. His body swayed and he fell to the ground.
The other two ends also fell down almost at the same time, smashing into the snow and splashing large amounts of dark snow mist.
The gun had been fired, but the Qin Tiexin people did not stop.
The moment the fourth javelin was released, he had already grasped Edgeless standing next to the rock, stepped hard, jumped down from the rock, stepped on Wood Phase Steps, and rushed towards the direction where Horned Demon fell.
His speed is extremely fast, and the distance of eighty steps only takes a few breaths.
When he arrived, all three Horned Demons were dead. No last hit was needed.
Qin Tiexin stood next to Horned Demon's body. Edgeless approached the wound of one Horned Demon. The blade trembled slightly, and there was a familiar sound. The desire - it began to absorb the Sha Qi that had not yet dispersed from Horned Demon's corpse. Wisps of gray-black breath floated out from the wound and were sucked into the blade by Edgeless.
After a while, Sha Qi was completely absorbed.
But the red and black Blood Bead that Qin Tiexin was waiting for did not appear.
He held the handle of the knife and felt the emotion conveyed by the blade - there was satisfaction, but the level of satisfaction was completely different from when he killed Blood Devil. It was like eating a full meal instead of tasting delicious food.
He didn't hesitate much. Since it didn't appear, it meant that this ability might not be effective for every kind of Devil Race, or it might require more special conditions to be triggered. He kept this discovery in mind, then squatted down and started to deal with the corpse.
According to the method recorded in Jade Slip, Devil Core is located inside Devil Race's skull, usually at the junction of the brain and medulla oblongata. He used a short knife to pry open Horned Demon's hard skull - the tip of the knife cut into the gap between the bones, and when he pried hard, a muffled "click" sound was heard.
Inside the skull, between the gray and white brain tissue, there is a dark red crystal embedded.
It was about the size of a thumb, irregular in shape, rough on the surface, and warm to the touch. This was Devil Core from Horned Demon. He then pried open the skulls of the other two heads and took out the same Devil Core, three in total.
Nangong Yao and Li Yun had also arrived at this time. They came closer after confirming that there were no other threats from a distance.
Li Yun glanced at the corpse on the ground, then looked at Devil Core in Qin Tiexin's hand, and nodded. "It was processed very quickly."
Qin Tiexin held three Devil Core and looked at the two of them: "This--"
Nangong Yao waved his hand directly. "You hunted it yourself and kept it yourself." The tone was straightforward and there was no room for rejection.
Li Yun also nodded in agreement.
Qin Tiexin said nothing more and put the three Devil Core into the storage ring.
The three people quickly dealt with the scene. Qin Tiexin pulled out the javelin inserted into Horned Demon's body - all four guns were deformed, Parent-Child Spear completely fell apart, and the tip of Armor-Piercing Spear also had cracks and could no longer be used. He also recovered the damaged javelin and stuffed it back into the storage ring, preparing to smelt and reforge it after returning to customs.
After the scene was basically cleared, the three of them left the area immediately without stopping. The smell of blood from Horned Demon will spread quickly, so it is not a wise choice to stay here.
After walking a certain distance, Nangong Yao relaxed a little and looked back at Qin Tiexin, with obvious surprise and satisfaction in his tone. "Junior brother, the power of your long-range javelin is indeed good."
She paused, seeming to be calculating something, and then continued, "When your cultivation is higher, the range of Divine Sense can cover further, and the throwing speed and accuracy are also improved - we can consider adding you to our team as a long-range attacker."
Li Yun walked beside, nodded slightly, and added, "The remote suppression is strong enough, the shots are decisive, and the reaction is quick."
Qin Tiexin didn't answer. He didn't know how to respond to the compliment. He was silent for a while and only said, "I still need to practice."
This is not a courtesy. In fact, the last gun was a bit off. According to Qin Tiexin's requirements for himself, the three guns should be fired into Horned Demon's eyes or mouth without any deviation to be considered qualified.
The three continued to travel north along the planned route.
Qin Tiexin walked at the end of the team, maintaining a vigilant posture while silently activating [Spirit Material Sense].
The light blue halo spread out again, covering the surrounding woodland. As he walked, he paid attention to the light and dark changes in the metallic auras in his field of vision. Most of them were ordinary mineral veins underground, and the auras were weak and dim, of little value.
But just as they rounded an area blocked by boulders, Qin Tiexin stopped.
In his induction, about twenty feet to the left and about three feet deep underground, there was a faint metallic aura. The characteristics of that aura were completely different from the surrounding natural ores - it was not a naturally formed wave of spiritual materials, nor was it an arrow scattered by a long-range attack.
Those are artificially refined Law Artifact fragments, only Spirit Material Sense.