Chapter 29: Courage and Thinking
"It's an ice badger when you just came to the hidden border!"
"It's rare to go out and learn from the Awakened, only to encounter these things again."
"What kind of evil is this?"
On the frozen surface of the river, Lindsay ran wildly.
He didn't choose to step on the log, after all, how much time can be saved on the wooden bridge, but the smooth surface of the tree will most likely cause him to fall off it.
At this time, it is necessary to conserve as much physical strength as possible, and not to bet on this kind of hope.
Coming to the frozen river, Lindsay suddenly slipped under his feet.
But he's ready for the race to the death, steadying himself with a sprint and using the slippery ice to accelerate and slip a long distance ahead.
At the same time, three ice badgers emerged from the woods.
The one provoked by Lindsay's arrow rushed the most, and had no time to observe his surroundings at all, and went straight after the only target in front of him, and also jumped onto the ice.
So it stepped right on where Lindsey had slid down.
The ice here has a layer of snow that has just been compacted by Lindsay, which is smoother than elsewhere.
The ice badger was defenseless and immediately slipped and fell to the ground.
"Whew!"
Lindsay, who was in front of her, heard the commotion.
Here's your chance!
Without waiting for his inertia to weaken, he boldly stretched out his left hand, directly supported the ground with a short bow, stabilized his balance with three support points, and turned his body.
The figure of the ice badger came into the eyes, but Lindsay looked at his hand for the first time.
"It's okay, no problem."
He breathed a sigh of relief.
Although the weapon Dan gave him looked unremarkable, it was good and there were no accidents.
"...... Now"
I recall the shooting skills I learned yesterday and follow the guidance of my own skills.
Lindsay holds the middle of the bow with her left hand and holds the bow around the bow with four fingers and thumb while her arm is fully extended.
Then, the right hand is perpendicular to the bow.
The tail of the arrow is roughly in the center of the bowstring, pulling it all the way to the lip.
At this time, the eyes, the arrow, and the tail of the arrow form a straight line.
Lindsey aimed at the ice badger that had fallen to the ground and shot an arrow!
Smack-
Beginner-level archery has undoubtedly missed again.
But Lindsay's face did not change, he kept his breathing rhythm as much as he could, and took out an arrow from his back.
In breathing where you can almost hear your own heartbeat.
He pulls the string as he inhales and releases his hand as he exhales.
Collapse –
The bowstring sounded, and the arrows flew out.
With the trial and error of the previous arrow, Lindsay's second arrow hit the target.
The ice badger, which had just struggled, was suddenly plunged into the stomach by this arrow, and then struggled on the ice with a scream, and the blood stained the surrounding ice and snow a touch of red.
"Whoa!"
Almost at the same time, Lindsay jumped backwards.
The moment he made the leap, the other two ice badgers shot an ice pick at his chest.
The chance to hit an enemy is only for a few seconds.
And life and death are also on the line.
The icicle failed to hit the vital point, but it also made two blood streaks on Lindsay's chest that froze instantly.
"Shhhh
Sharp pain came, but Lindsay didn't dare to delay for a minute.
He used his hands and feet together, got up from the ice in embarrassment, and rushed out as if he had fallen forward with another slippery step.
It looks like a one-hit hit.
But Lindsay was so flustered that she even felt like time was a beat slower.
The pain in the wound on the chest kept coming.
There was even a trace of cold essentia invading his body, but it was immediately blocked by Lindsay's own life essence.
"Fifteen seconds."
"Two more."
Lindsay repeated the experience of the first encounter with the Ice Badger in the forest, counting the number of the remaining two.
Then, his heart began to clear.
At this time, the most important thing is to be calm!
If he dealt with one first in a three-on-one situation, then in a two-on-one situation, he had a better chance of defeating these two ice badgers.
And although these two beasts are magical beasts that can unleash spells.
But the essence of it is nothing more than a wild animal that has just acquired essentia this year, and it is impossible to become very smart in a short period of time!
He was already injured, and his physical strength could not support him for too long.
Lindsay's eyes must have been.
After calming down, he gradually had a plan in mind.
After crossing the frozen river, Lindsay headed north with a clear goal.
Two ice badgers chased after him.
Lindsay's stamina bar is also shortening a little bit.
But he was completely unsparing and ran extremely fast, repeating the experience of the first chase, his figure constantly swaying from tree to tree, using the lush terrain around him as a cover.
Seeing this, the two ice badgers in the back also chased more and more urgently.
A few minutes later, Lindsay suddenly stood still.
"This is it."
He looked at what little strength he had left, took a deep breath, took the last two arrows from his quiver, and shot them with his bow.
Two 'whoosks' slashed through the air, and this attack also missed.
But the ice badger was also enraged, and its speed was a little faster, and at the same time, two icicles also shot out at this moment in response to Lindsay's attack.
Lindsay jumped forward at this time.
Got out between the two birch trees and continued to run.
The next second-
"Whew!"
An ice badger screams.
It was strangled by the noose trap set here, and in an instant it was lifted into the air, and its four legs kicked in the air in a panic.
Between these two birch trees is where Lindsay gambles on the winner.
It's also where Dan set the trap before!
Hunters often rearrange the trap after confirming the condition of the trap.
And the noose here was laid out by Lindsay with her own eyes as the huntress.
Between the two trees is an animal path, which is easy for animals to take the bait, and naturally it is the best place for hunters to set traps.
And under Lindsay's deliberate anger, the two ice badgers really didn't want to think about it and continued to chase fiercely.
So he ran on the other side in front.
Immediately caught in the noose, hanging in the air and struggling in pain.
"Now, it's one-on-one!"
The three ice badgers minus one another, and Lindsay did not hesitate to turn around and pounce on the last enemy.
That's when courage is the most important thing!
Besides, these two ice badgers had just attacked themselves with icicles, and the 15-second interval between use was far less, and they were beasts with some physical strength at the moment, and it was difficult to find such an opportunity.
Victory or defeat in one fell swoop!
Lindsay threw away the short bow with his left hand and pulled out the short knife with his right hand.
At the moment of collision with the flying ice badger, he used his suckling strength to grab the ice badger's body, and stabbed it with a knife in his right hand.
The staggering of the short knife and the ice badger was only for a moment.
Lindsay saw the ice badger fluttering on the ground, the soft belly that the monster was pressing, and the sharp extension of his short knife.
So, swing the knife from the bottom up.
Stab flesh and blood from the most vulnerable places and destroy the most critical and fragile organs.
Poof-
The knife hit the nail on the head, and the ice badger didn't even struggle a few times before losing strength in Lindsay's arms.
Both Lindsay's hand and knife were stained with blood.
He quickly got up and stabbed the ice badger a few more times in its head.
Immediately turned his head again, and wiped the ice badger on the noose.
Seeing that all the ice badgers in front of her were dead, Lindsay sat on the snow and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Ah......h
At this time, Lindsay felt an indescribable sense of accomplishment in her heart.
At first, when he came to the hidden border, he was chased by an ice badger and had to flee in embarrassment. In the end, with good luck, I found the right place and killed the opponent.
But now—
After only three days of training, combined with a variety of skills and information, he was able to win with one enemy and three victories.
The sense of accomplishment is indescribable.
Lindsay gasped violently, then suddenly realized something, and looked at his personal attributes.
Danger comes with unexpected gains.
After this life-and-death struggle, the experience value of his [Basic Archery Technique] directly increased, from (beginner) to (mastery), and the [Sword Technique], which was only used once in the end, also increased by 1/3.
In the basic attributes, the increase in agility and strength, although not as obvious as skill, still fills up a quarter of the degree.
The struggle between life and death can indeed gain more experience than simple practice.
Lindsay shook her head happily and helplessly:
"The harvest is not small."
"But I'd rather take my time than face this danger."
Regaining her strength, Lindsay picked up her bow and arrows, endured the pain in her chest, and staggered towards her original position.
I am afraid that the sudden encounter with a dangerous torch will also be very frightening.
He couldn't go back too late.