Chapter 656 - Killing from Afar (1/2)
In a battle between two equally fast ranged players, a 20-meter advantage in attack range was an insurmountable difference. No matter how powerful the side with the shorter range was, it would all be useless if their attacks couldn’t land. To say nothing of the fact that Nie Yan was vastly superior to Qin Han in speed.
A 20-meter difference in range could allow him to thoroughly suppress the other side. Nie Yan cracked a faint smile. “Watch how I toy with you to death.”
Nie Yan sped across the battlefield. He was as agile as a hare. He skillfully pulled out several bolts from his bag and loaded them into his crossbow within a 3-second time frame. He took aim at Qin Han and pulled the trigger.
Crossbows had a great advantage over regular bows, and that was their stability while moving. As long as you properly calculated the distance, his movements wouldn’t influence his aim.
Five bolts flew out in a straight line, streaking through the air and heading straight for Qin Han.
Anywhere Door!
Qin Han blinked away and evaded the attack. But before he even got a chance to catch his breath, another five bolts came flying towards him.
Qin Han’s powerful arsenal of skills became completely useless in front of Nie Yan’s superior range.
In the beginning, Qin Han could keep up with the stream of bolts. But as he started running out of blink skills, he found it more and more difficult to evade. Seeing five bolts flying over and left with no other choice, he could only helplessly roll out of the way.
Put put put! Five bolts struck the ground several meters away from Qin Han.
Before Qin Han could crawl back to his feet, yet another five bolts came flying over. He hurriedly rolled out of the way again.
“Fuck, what kind of fire rate is this!?” Qin Han cursed.
Nie Yan’s Dexterity and Attack Speed were quite high, not to mention his recent work on his Reinforced Dullahan Cavalry Crossbow. So, his reload speed and fire rate were unmatched.
The Cavalry Crossbow could theoretically fire five bolts every 0.37 seconds. Nie Yan’s stats weren’t high enough to reach this limit. At best, he could currently achieve five bolts every 1.87 seconds, consistently maintaining a fire rate of 2.5–2.9 seconds. Even so, it was more than enough to wipe the floor with Qin Han. The more bolts Nie Yan shot out, the more accustomed he got to reloading. So, the delay between attacks became even shorter.
Qin Han had to evade bolts every two to three seconds. The fact that he held out for this long was already quite impressive.
Qin Han frantically hid behind a boulder for safety.
The boulder blocked Nie Yan’s view, giving Qin Han a brief moment of respite.
Qin Han flipped open his grimoire and waved his staff. A group of 10 skeleton soldiers appeared before him. Hiding behind his troops, he finally felt a sense of safety.
“Now it’s my turn!” Qin Han gritted his teeth. He had never felt so humiliated before in his life!
Seeing Qin Han’s sorry figure hiding behind the boulder, Nie Yan coldly smiled. Their fight had barely started. So far, he’d only used ordinary bolts. Even if his attacks landed, the damage wouldn’t be that high. The real fun would start now!
As Nie Yan circled around the boulder with his crossbow raised, he only found 10 skeletons standing there and nothing else. Qin Han was nowhere to be found.
Nie Yan knitted his brows. He suddenly thought of something. Invisibility Potion!
Eyes of Truth!
Nie Yan’s eyes blossomed out with a crimson red light. As he looked around, he spotted a faint silhouette hiding among the skeletons.
Nie Yan raised his Cavalry Crossbow and locked onto Qin Han. Pulling the trigger, five bolts shot out. He then skillfully pulled out five more bolts—three Bleed Bolts and two Flesh Biter Bolts—and reloaded the crossbow in a record time of 1.65 seconds. Another five five bolts came flying out.
Seeing Nie Yan’s ominous gaze locking onto him, Qin Han’s heart trembled. “God dammit! What kind of ocular skill is that!? He can actually see me from so far away!?”
The effects of an Invisibility Potion were far inferior to that of a Thief’s stealth. Add this to the fact that the already enhanced Eyes of Truth had been upgraded even further after Nie Yan became a Luminous Dancer, and it became obvious Qin Han had no hope of escaping Nie Yan’s sight.
“Nirvana Flame, I admit you’ve got some skill. But if you think you can kill me just like that, you’ve got another thing coming!” Qin Han coldly snorted. He waved his staff. A skeleton with a bone shield immediately stepped out in front of him to block while five skeletons archers rushed forward to flank Nie Yan. Their ranges were about 80 meters. So, they had to move closer to hit him.
Put put put! Five bolts struck the skeleton’s bone shield.
−7,555
−8,392
−7,912
−8,222
−8,033
Nie Yan wasn’t a ranged class, so the damage he dealt was limited.
Nie Yan knitted his brow. The skeleton with the bone shield had 300,000 health. Taking it down with only his crossbow would take forever!
“Let’s see what kind of other tricks you have! Come at me!” Qin Han said in a gloating tone.
Put put put! Another five bolts struck the skeleton. Even though its health was falling bit by bit, it didn’t move, standing firmly in place to protect its boss.