Archery Genius in the Academy Chapter 7

#Episode 7

Professor Park Ki-chan’s laboratory at Xenics Academy.

Professor Park Ki-chan, who had no lectures because it was the weekend, sat in front of his lab desk in agony.

“Hmm, it’s surprising to see it again.”

Last time, Class D’s archery class was still not easily forgotten in his mind.

That’s right too.

At Xenix Academy, the archery department no longer had any merit.

As the quota became less and less, the existence of archer hunters was only becoming rare.

Because of this, Professor Park’s position was becoming increasingly narrow as the Department of Swordsmanship was recently merged and abolished.

Being that kind of person, I couldn’t help but be interested in Cha Min-jun’s new appearance.

Today, Lean, Mahyeon, and Hyeonwang are called the three major shrines.

Although it is true that Cha Min-jun is still far behind these three hunters.

In Professor Park’s opinion, Cha Min-jun was worthy of being evaluated as a hunter with great potential for development.

Professor Park once again recalled the second test that took place the day before.

‘The last step is still vivid.’

In fact, the second test was not suitable for level D.

No matter how talented you are at using a bow.

It was impossible for a D-class hunter to hit a 100m target in the face of strong winds and rain.

Of course, if you use up your magic power and force yourself to hit the center of the target, you can hit it.

This was not an area that everyone could do just by consuming magical power.

Moreover, Cha Min-jun was particularly different.

When the last arrow was fired.

Of course, it was impressive to see Cha Min-jun gather up his magic power and use his skills.

In addition.

It is bound to be extremely unusual to hit the target near the center of the target purely through one’s own skill and ability.

This includes controlling wind strength, height, and drawing force.

The difficulty of the bow was such that if there was even one error, you couldn’t even reach the target, let alone the target.

In the first place, we are talking about hunters who mainly use bows.

It was the domain of only those who were chosen and had talent rather than effort.

Therefore, the current reality was that the hunters produced had no choice but to be rare, and were treated as special beings.

Above all, Professor Park was curious about Cha Min-jun’s next move, to the point where he had forgotten the existence of Kang Jun-pyo, who grew up in a famous family of archers and hunters.

“I want to find out more, Cha Min-jun.”

Of course, there were some concerns.

The fact that Cha Min-Jun got the Xenics ring was sure to cause some backlash among Xenics students.

Currently, most of the Xenix students who have been given Xenix rings are in upper-level classes.

Starting with class S, A, B.

The lowest Maginot line reached class B.

In such a situation, Cha Min-jun, who was the first student in the lower class to be given a Xenix ring, would definitely be affected by how he behaved in the future.

However, Professor Park had no regrets about giving him the Xenix ring.

“My sharp sense is not wrong. “He’ll prove it, that guy!”

Professor Park continued to watch Cha Min-jun’s test video recorded that day at the outdoor training center.

***

Pak-! Pak-!

Wow! Wow!

The goblin hunt continued.

‘I’m getting used to it.’

‘Knocking’, the action of inserting an arrow into a string, gradually became faster. The release, which felt unnatural at first, gradually became more familiar.

There was a tendency for the elbows to lean forward occasionally during the release process, but this also gradually began to decrease.

Even with his current bow, which was only an entry-level bow, he tried to show everything he could do.

[Currently, the gate clear achievement rate is 88%.]

‘We’re almost there.’

Based on my memories of the original work.

The only monsters the protagonist faced at the time were goblins.

Minjun knew this part.

It wasn’t a difficult opponent, so I got through it well.

Eventually, the road becomes increasingly narrow.

Minjun had to slow down his breathing.

‘From here on, you have to be very careful.’

The narrower the space, the less good it was for Minjun, who tends to be a long-distance dealer.

Especially, due to the nature of goblins moving in groups.

The group was also growing in number.

At first, I met three goblins on the street.

The second, third, and fourth groups of goblins encountered were more than five.

Because of this, during several confrontations, his identity was discovered and he was beaten by goblins and suffered minor bruises.

“I need to drink some potion.”

Gulp- Gulp-

Each time that happened, I healed my wounds with the stamina potion given to me by blacksmith Kim Pan-seo.

Since Minjun’s magical power was still low in distribution, the magical energy consumed by using skills was also replenished with potions.

‘What would I have done if I didn’t have the item?’

Fortunately, I didn’t suffer too much damage, so there was no problem clearing the gate.

So Min-jun shot more than 100 arrows and hunted down numerous goblins.

During my professional days.

His fingers were so full of calluses that it was funny to shoot 100 arrows.

But now, as Cha Min-jun fired arrows continuously with his callus-free fingers, it was inevitable that his fingers would go numb little by little.

‘I understand why half of the content at Dad’s palace was focused on build-up and training.’

Fortunately, since I was a hunter, my fingers started to feel a little numb even after shooting this many arrows.

If it were an ordinary person, all ten fingers would have already been blistered and the flesh on the fingers would have already been cut by the string.

‘I don’t think there’s much time left for clearing.’

[Currently, the pre-gate clear achievement rate is 93%.]

At most, I only hunted about 100 goblins(?).

There are only 7% left to clear the pre-gate.

Minjun, who safely passed the second basement level, reached the third basement level of the gate, the final gateway.

‘I’m already feeling something eerie. It definitely feels different than before.’

As I stepped into the 3rd basement floor, I felt a humid atmosphere everywhere.

Min-Jun was also alert as it felt quite different from the 1st and 2nd floors.

How long did you walk?

A long swing bridge was visible between the rocks.

At the end of the swing bridge, there was a large gate that appeared to be approximately 50 meters high.

‘If you can see the main gate from the pre-gate, it means there is a boss mob, so brace yourself.’

In the original work, the main gate that appears before most boss mob scenes was a rite of passage(?).

Minjun quickly crossed the swing bridge.

Even though he prided himself on not having a fear of heights, he felt a slight tingle in his stomach when he stood in front of this swing bridge.

Kuwaaaa—

I pushed the large gate with my whole body.

The sound of the gate opening was as grand as its height.

Minjun went straight inside through the narrow gap in the door.

“!!”

As soon as I squeezed through the gate, I raised my head.

“… “It’s just as expected!”

The first boss mob Minjun encountered.

It was a ‘giant vampire bat.’

It wasn’t unexpected, though.

When I actually saw him in front of me, the feeling was different.

When Minjun pointed to the giant vampire bat, he was able to see detailed information about it through the status window.

[Special] Giant vampire bat.

Description: This is an omnivore-type boss monster and is also the only bat-type monster.

It is sensitive and has a very fierce temper, and it bites its opponents with its sharp teeth. There is a high chance that the bitten area will be poisoned, so be especially careful.

Skills: Bite, scratch.

Cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo .

The giant vampire bat was sleeping soundly, hanging from the ceiling.

That’s right too.

Because it is nocturnal, it generally sleeps during the day.

‘Anyway, we’ll have to defeat him before the elixir’s effect ends.’

It was difficult to save two elixirs of hiding.

The ideal thing for Minjun was to kill the boss mob while hiding for 10 minutes if possible.

However, unlike ordinary goblins, there was no way for them to know the weaknesses of giant vampire bats.

In the original work, the main character was also a conqueror, but up until this point, the main character, Do Jin-gwang, was a party hunter.

Moreover, there were extras who had quick feet and were good at close combat.

I took out the boss mob in an instant and cleared the gate.

However, unlike the original, Minjun found the gate alone, and the only thing he could trust was his own skills.

This is a situation where you have to deal damage to the guy while maintaining as much distance as possible.

Although there are currently two skill ups, it is unknown how much damage will be inflicted against the boss.

In any case, Minjun had to give everything he had in 10 minutes.

Gulp- Gulp-

[Elixir of Stealth was used.]

[It becomes temporarily transparent.]

[There are 4 minutes and 59 seconds left in the effect of Elixir of Stealth.]

‘let’s go!’

There was no time to delay.

Minjun, who went into hiding again, aimed an arrow at the boss.

Paaa-! Paaa-!

I fired two or three arrows at the guy’s head in succession.

Ting- Ting-

however.

The arrows he shot began to bounce in all directions instead of sticking in the head.

‘Oh!’

The giant vampire bat, which was sleeping soundly, opened its single eye wide.

Oh my gosh-!!!

A cry of anger for disturbing his sleep.

At the same time, both black and gigantic wings began to unfold.

‘It’s bloody.’

Even at the moment when I was trembling, the elixir of stealth’s duration was running out, so I had no time to hesitate.

‘hurry! ‘Faster!’

He fired as many arrows as he could find in his hand.

Ting-! Ting-! Ting-!

However, is it made of iron armor?

Instead of hitting the giant vampire bat deeply, the arrow just kept bouncing off.

‘X done.’

It was not easy to hit one that was flying around with its strong wings.

Although I continued shooting arrows while using the two skills [Hail Shot] and [Concentrated Fire].

Among them, arrows often flew far away, and even if they hit, they were far from piercing the hard skin of the animal.

[There are 30 seconds left in the effect of Elixir of Stealth.]

‘Ugh, it looks like I just wasted 5 minutes without being able to do anything.’

It seemed like the state of hiding would soon be lifted.

Moreover, was there a great dependence on skill?

Although I drank magic potions to replenish it, I had been using the skill the whole time, so there was a limit to the amount of magic I could draw out.

If the effect of the Elixir of Stealth ends like this.

It was clear that the guy was going to rush at Minjun.

Where is that?

Looking at its sharp fangs, I could see that it could chew through rocks.

Of course, if you get bitten by its teeth, your whole body will start to tremble.

It was clear that he would become prey.

‘Is it best to drink the elixir beforehand?’

[Elixir of Stealth has 3 seconds remaining in effect.]

Minjun had to make a decision.

I had no choice but to take the last remaining elixir of stealth out of my pocket.

But suddenly.

Blue light began to emanate from Minjun’s Xenix ring, which he was wearing on his left ring finger.

Soon, a new status window text appeared.

[You have encountered your first pre-gate boss monster!]

[The conditions for unlocking the hidden skill of the Xenics Ring have been completed.]

[Do you want to unlock hidden skills?]

‘Hidden skill?!’