SWDnovel Chapter 76 Ulterior Motives!
Chapter 76 Ulterior Motives!
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Seeing Shen Mo draw his bow and nock an arrow, the vulture let out a short, sharp cry.
It hurriedly flapped its wings, trying to grow taller...
The art of zombie movement!
The magical glow flashed and disappeared in the sky around the eagle.
The vulture's flight suddenly became stiff and jerky, and it began to fall uncontrollably.
The sudden turn of events caused the vulture to open its beak and let out a shriek.
whoosh-
The arrow flashed through the air.
The eagle's cry was stuck in its throat, and its powerful wings quickly lost their strength.
After struggling for a moment, it plummeted rapidly from the sky...
The Tier 1 monster "Tumor Vulture" has been added to the roster, rewarding you with 1 point of Constitution attribute enhancement!
[You have hunted a total of 390 monsters. Reward: 1 point of Battle Skill Enhancement!]
[You have hunted one griffon vulture. You are rewarded with 1 skill enhancement point!]
......
A series of message prompts popped up.
Shen Mo ignored the falling vulture and charged towards the carrion wolf that the vulture had attracted.
He ran while nocking an arrow, aimed, and shot it.
Whoosh!
The arrow shot out and accurately hit the rotting wolf hiding in the grass, killing it.
Ow—
Realizing that the ambush had been exposed, the alpha wolf let out a howl.
Amidst the rustling sounds, the rotting wolves, which had been lying in ambush in the grass, immediately surrounded Shen Mo.
They thought the yellowing but still lush weeds were perfect cover for their stealth.
Little did they know that, with the combination of superhuman senses and keen perception, their every move had already been exposed to Shenmo's perception.
Whoosh!
Another arrow was fired, killing a rotting wolf. Shen Mo heard a notification from the "Demon Hunter's Handbook".
[You have hunted 5 carrion wolves, rewarding you with 1 skill enhancement point!]
The moment the notification sound ended, Shen Mo had already fired his third arrow.
The third rotten wolf then lost its life.
But the other ten rotten wolves also got close to Shen Mo because of this.
Swah——
He discarded his bow, drew his sword, and without even looking, swung it to the right.
Although no combat skills were used, with the boost of 32 points in Constitution from Shenmo, this strike was still as easy as a hot knife through butter, directly decapitating the lunging rotten wolf.
"A new knife is so much better!"
Feeling the longsword in his hand, Shen Mo was filled with excitement.
There's no need to use sprint to "bully" these rotten wolves.
Using only basic movement and swordsmanship techniques, he faced the siege of the rotten wolves.
In an instant, Shen Mo nimbly dodged and weaved among the wolves, his long sword flashing powerfully and sweepingly.
Amidst the flashing blades and bloodshed, wolf heads rolled.
The thirteen rotting wolves, including the alpha wolf, were killed one by one by Shen Mo.
Throughout the entire process, Shen Mo was not injured at all, and not even a drop of blood was spilled on him!
Meanwhile, the hunting notifications from "The Hunter's Handbook" began to sound one after another.
The final number of demon hunters reached 403.
The number of carrion wolves hunted reached 16.
Shen Mo gained a total of 2 points of combat skill enhancement and 3 points of skill enhancement.
After leaving the city, they hunted and killed gnats, serpents, beetles, and previously hunted vultures along the way.
It also gave Shen Mo one point of each of the three enhancements...
Currently, Shen Mo has 3 points of physical enhancement, 9 points of combat skill enhancement, and 6 points of skill enhancement!
After a moment's thought, Shen Mo continued gathering monster materials while adding points to his character.
With 6 skill points enhanced, Shen Mo continued to focus on his swordsmanship.
[Swordsmanship LV48 (Expert)]
New insights and techniques in swordsmanship flooded into my silent memories.
Although his swordsmanship still failed to achieve a breakthrough.
But Shen Mo had a feeling that he was only one step away from the next level of swordsmanship.
As for the 9 points of combat skill enhancement, Shen Mo chose to enhance Charged Arrow over Suggestion.
Suggestion techniques are not very effective in combat.
Nine points of skill enhancement can raise the charged arrow to its maximum level, resulting in a qualitative change...
[Charged Arrow 5/5 (Perfect)]
Everything about the charged arrow was completely understood and thoroughly comprehended in Shen Mo's memory.
A well-mastered charged arrow can determine its power based on the charging time.
Even with only a brief charge-up, its power is no less than that of a normally charged arrow.
As long as the arrows can withstand it.
Shen Mo could even store ten times the magic power of a normal charged arrow in a super-charged arrow, making it even more powerful...
After exhausting the combat tactics enhancement and skill enhancement, only 3 points of constitution enhancement remain in the "Demon Hunter's Handbook".
Silently slaughtering the pack of rotten wolves, without even using combat skills, he didn't need to consume enhancement points to recover stamina.
However, while Shen Mo was collecting the brains and claws of the rotten wolf...
The roar of an engine suddenly came from ahead, getting closer and closer.
Shen Mo heard the sound and looked up.
Then you see an SUV and a pickup truck driving down a hill in the distance, one after the other.
A heavy machine gun was mounted in the bed of the pickup truck.
In the passenger seat of the SUV, someone leaned out halfway and looked around with binoculars.
As Shen Mo observed them, the telescope happened to sweep across his view.
Then, Shen Mo saw the man put down his binoculars, point in their direction, and say something to the car.
A moment later, the SUV and pickup truck turned and rushed towards Shen Mo.
"These guys..."
Shen Mo frowned upon seeing this.
Looking around, he picked up his equipment and ran into the woods not far away.
He was all alone.
Before we understand the strength and purpose of these people, it's best to avoid them as much as possible.
Moreover, these people drove straight over without saying a word... They're probably up to no good!
Boom boom boom—
The vehicle roared down the hillside.
The driver seemed to have floored the accelerator, and the two vehicles sped across the wilderness toward Shen Mo.
Since it was on the edge of the wasteland, the vehicle's movement speed was not greatly affected.
Shen Mo could only maintain a certain distance from him by activating sprint...
"That kid runs really fast!"
"They must have used a combat technique; it won't last long!"
"I told you not to be impulsive...didn't you scare them away?"
"Stop talking nonsense, where could he possibly run off to!"
"Fire! Let's see if that stops the kid!"
"Don't kill him... he's still useful!"
......
Hearing the conversation inside the car, Shen Mo's face darkened, and he turned to look.
Then, amidst the roar of engines, SUVs and pickup trucks rapidly approached him from the left and right.
At the same time, someone with a gun leaned out of the car window and aimed at him.
Da da da—
Gunshots suddenly rang out in the wilderness.
But at a distance of three or four hundred meters, and on a bumpy vehicle, the gun was basically inaccurate.
But while Shen Mo was running with his head down, he still mobilized the holy power within his body and released a holy technique!
Light Screen Technique!
A thin curtain of light unfolded behind Shen Mo.
This scene also caught the attention of the pursuers.
"That's... magic?"
"Light Barrier! I've seen a priest cast it!"
"Holy crap, he's not wearing a grey robe, how can he be a priest!"
"Captain, what do we do now?"
"Maybe we should forget about it. It's said that anyone who kills a clergyman will be hunted down by the Holy Church once they enter the Pure Land!"
"Damn it, how did we run into clergy! Let's get out of here!"
Upon seeing Shen Mo use the light screen technique, the group immediately abandoned their pursuit, turned their car around, and quickly retreated.
Shen Mo stood at the edge of the woods, watching the group disappear into the distance, his gaze growing increasingly cold...