"Come on, the venue has been set up for you. You will need to carry out the next step of training there."

Louis followed her to the outer circle, and she led everyone into a forest off the main road outside the city of Tino.

Rumi clapped her hands, and a pair of white hands reached out from her shadow and handed her a 20-centimeter-high cage.

Louis looked at the cage and saw a scarlet bird inside.

As Louis read faster and faster these days, he acquired more knowledge.

He recognized the bird at a glance.

"Kupari bird?"

It is rumored that there is a nomadic race on the Eastern Caucasus Plateau.

History books call them pastoral tribes.

As a subspecies of humans, the nomadic people are brave and skilled in fighting and archery, and there have been many sharpshooters in history.

The reason why they have so many sharpshooters is because of this Kupari bird.

Kupari is the homonym of "lightning" in the traditional dialect of the nomadic people.

As the name suggests, this tiny Kupari bird flies at lightning speed.

The herders were originally just ordinary nomadic people.

But there are a large number of Kupari birds living around their habitat.

A true hunter should treat all opponents visible to the naked eye as his prey.

The herdsmen have never lacked such people.

The supreme throne they want to challenge is hunting the Kupari bird.

This bird is really fast.

It's almost to the point where ordinary people's dynamic vision can't keep up.

Moreover, it is extremely sensitive to supernatural energies such as magic.

It is almost impossible to kill them with conventional supernatural traps.

In addition, it is rumored that the ancestor of the Kupari bird once ate the flesh and blood of an ancient dragon king, which gave it a body as tough as that of a dragon.

If these birds were able to cast spells and spell-like objects, they would be able to become one of the top monsters.

The nomadic people regard hunting the Kupari bird as the highest honor, and have hunted the Kupari bird on the Eastern Caucasus Plateau from generation to generation.

Once you successfully hunt the Kupari bird, you will be awarded the title of "Daya" by the nomadic tribe.

It means "strongest shooter".

Yes, every Daya was once a world-famous sharpshooter.

If Daya possesses similar talent for cultivation, he can be trained with a lot of money by various forces.

The reason is simple.

Daya, who can shoot down the Kupari bird, is the modern-day archery god.

In Louis' memory, in the future, the Sword Saint Kulin, relying on his understanding of the sword, once killed a legend alone in the midst of an enemy's siege, but finally died of exhaustion.

If he had not been surrounded, perhaps he would have only had to pay a heavy price to replace an ordinary legend.

Not to mention, under Kulin's training, the quality rate of students in the Nine Swords profession far exceeds that of students at St. Louis College who did not have his help in training.

There is no extravagant expectation to train Daya to legend, just training them to LV20 is also a good business.

Compared with the consumption of breaking through the legend, if you have a little talent, the resources consumed by LV20 are also capped.

Even if we only consider the destructive power, the Dayas have an advantage over the Kulin Sword Saint.

There is no other reason, this group of people have always been using their long arms to fight against their short arms.

Just think about it, you didn't even see Daya, but you were hit by a full-scale blast.

Even if he was a legend, it was reasonable for him to be seriously injured by an arrow.

Even if you are not seriously injured, when you chase Daya, you must still be careful of the arrows he shoots while retreating.

The beating was so painful that one could almost die.

Thinking of this, Louis's face changed.

"Sister Lumi, are you sure this thing is something I can handle at my current level?"

No matter how crazy Louis is, he can't say he can compare to Daya, the battle-hardened man on the plateau.

The Kupari Bird is the symbol of the Dayas! Lumi shook her head and said, "How can I really let you go directly to fight this guy? The place where you will train today is here."

"Um?"

Lumi raised her head and looked at the sky: "Is it raining?"

The sky was covered with dark clouds and rain was falling from the sky, but not a single drop of rain fell on the vast training ground.

Only then did he realize that the sky had been covered by a translucent film without him knowing when.

"Magic barrier?" Louis was stunned.

"I commissioned Sir Gandalf to set up the magic barrier. The Kupari birds are extremely sensitive to magic. As long as the magic barrier is set up, they will not easily fly in that direction."

She pointed at the sky and said, "This training ground is its cage. Here, you can only use bows and arrows as weapons."

"Of course, you can use any non-weapon combat skills under the blood or magic system to squeeze its living space."

"As long as you can successfully shoot it down, it means you have completed the second step."

Louis exclaimed: "This really thinks highly of me."

Lumi shook her head and said, "This is the most basic training to learn my skills. If Your Highness Louis feels that he can't do it, he can choose to give up."

Louis asked curiously, "Then how did you develop such skills back then, Sister Lumi?"

Lumi's expression was a little stiff, as if she was recalling something bad.

She whispered:

"Locked up..."

"ah?"

"I was locked up by my family and trained in the training ground for one, two, and three years until I mastered the skill."

Louis gasped.

Holy shit, what a hell of a training session.

Only the immortals and half-elves, a race that cannot compare to the immortals but also has a long lifespan, can do such a thing.

"Can't go out to find food?"

"cannot."

"Can people outside bring things in?"

"cannot."

"hiss……"

Louis felt a sour feeling in his teeth.

This is not training at all, it's clearly survival in the wilderness.

Aren’t you afraid that people will become autistic before the training is even over?

Looking at Lumi's calm expression, he realized.

Lumi's operation is more of a combination of skills than a professional skill.

The effect that this training aims to achieve is essentially the same as the Mad Dog Fist in the previous life.

Mad Dog Fist is more of a philosophy of fighting the enemy than a boxing style.

As long as you can defeat the enemy, even if you kill him directly with a dump truck, it means that your boxing is effective.

Lumi's training is essentially "as long as you can capture the Kupari through pure skill, then you have passed this training."

The key point is not "shooting accurately", but "what method can be used to restrict the opponent and then hit him in the face with one arrow."

"This is really... interesting!"

A happy smile appeared on Louis' face.

He really found this kind of training very interesting.

"Okay, I'll accept the training."

…

Day 1 of training.

Suddenly, a flash of lightning flashed across the shrouded forest.

The whistling sound of the arrow that pierced through the forest and hit the leaves was dodged by another, faster figure.

Louis landed on the branch of a large tree.

He said with some distress: "This kind of training is quite special."

Louis actually wanted to say "It's harder than I thought", but he was too stubborn to admit it.

During this day, he set up traps in many places and continued to spread blood energy in an attempt to reduce the range of the Kupari bird's activities.

He thought that in this way he could confine the Kupari birds to a limited area.

But he soon discovered something was wrong.

Because the blood and energy that seeped into the ground was soon sucked away by a force.

That is the defensive formation in the sky.

Louis sighed.

This directly cuts off the idea of ​​"infinitely reducing the Kupari Bird's movement space and limiting its escape range."

So he chose to activate the Sin Dragon Armor again, and used the speed of sonic flight to reduce the relative movement speed of the Kupari Bird.

You know what, he really did it at the beginning.

For a moment, the Kupari bird was almost hit by his bow and arrow.

Unfortunately, just this little difference makes it so far away.

He frequently made surprise attacks on the Kupari bird that day, trying to bring it down in this way.

However, except for the first time when he got very close, his bow and arrow never got close to the Kupari bird again.

"If I don't hit the target with my first strike, will it alert the Kupari bird?"

Watching the sunset of the first day, Louis, panting, lay on the tree trunk, not wanting to move anymore.

His gaze turned towards the Kupari bird that had disappeared somewhere, and towards Rumi who was outside the magic barrier.

"Sister Lumi, can I eat?"

The head maid smiled as she picked up the meat from the grill, dipped it in sauce, crushed peanuts, sesame seeds, and salted pepper, and ate it slowly while saying:

"Sure, you can collect materials yourself at the training ground."

Louis: ...

Reasonable, too damn reasonable! Without saying anything, Louis ran straight into the forest.

Late at night, there was a loud bang.

With a loud bang, a feather arrow was nailed to the tree trunk.

The huge force of Louis' arrow directly crushed the brain of a small wild boar monster, and even pushed its body backwards.

The terrifying piercing force left a hole directly on its head.

Louis, who had finished hunting late at night, started his barbecue dinner with satisfaction.

But not long after, Lumi's faint voice came:

"Louis, it is very dangerous to kill monsters in the forest without cleaning up the scene."

So that night, Louis couldn't sleep well the whole night.

He had a "friendly exchange" with a dozen small monsters.

It took a long time, but after proving to these brainless monsters that he was not easy to mess with, they finally retreated timidly.

But that doesn't make Louis' situation any better.

On the contrary, the situation has become more serious.

Because he found that since he didn't know when, there would be vague sights coming from the depths of the forest from time to time.

Those were the covetous gazes from the monsters.

Carefully observing this uninvited guest.

This feeling made him feel a little tormented.

The long-activated hunting sense became Louis' first permanent martial art.

These martial arts allow him to feel the malice in those eyes at all times.

They wanted to kill him.

But Louis couldn't possibly go crazy and kill them all.

Too much is as bad as too little.

He had a feeling that he would be inside the barrier for several days.

Even a month is not impossible.

If he killed them all, he wouldn't have enough food in the future.

So he could only suppress his malice, and fell into a deep sleep as if he was being watched...

Bullshit! First day of training.

Louis did not sleep all night.

…

Second day of training.

Try to use the magic that dragons naturally master to see if you can limit it.

Unexpectedly, it disappeared without a trace before the magic could be activated.

The magic power has reached its bottom.

That night, he was so sleepy that he couldn't sleep properly.

The gaze coming from the darkness made him feel a little sick.

…

The third day of training.

This time he was exhausted before the morning had even begun.

Having not had a good dream for two days, he found a place to take a nap before the afternoon arrived.

After his nap, he woke up a little.

Olivia went to the Meyer Chamber of Commerce and dealt with the lists that had accumulated over the past few days and needed his signature, and began his hunting late at night.

…

Fourth day of training.

Only then did he realize that the wild boar was relatively young.

In other words, there must be a family of wild boars capable of reproducing on their own in this forest.

Wild boars have a good sense of smell. He killed the little wild boar. It is normal for him to be attacked by these wild boars.

That's right.

Anyone who sees his or her own poor child being silenced by an arrow, and seeing the child being ravaged by Louis and finally becoming a meal on the plate, would be heartbroken and shed tears!

So does Louis.

His tears couldn't help but flow from the corners of his mouth.

That night, he smoked the meat all night.

Get the tips for making bacon!

…

Fifth day of training.

night.

Louis was finally able to ignore the malicious looks and fell into a deep sleep.

Suddenly, he heard the sound of heavy footsteps.

A chill ran through his body and he suddenly fell from the tree.

The next moment, the surrounding trees collapsed.

A gigantic boar monster roared at him.

Mountain Boar King, challenge level LV5.

A hint of cruelty flashed in Louis' eyes.

Because of the sudden sense of danger, he almost had the illusion of cardiac arrest.

"The family needs to be neat and tidy, right?"

Louis' voice was a little dull.

This was the first time in such a long time that he was injured by a LV5 monster.

Before, when his strength was not enough, he rarely faced monsters of this level.

When you are strong enough, you can kill a lot with your excellent skills.

His arm was burning with pain, and a hint of cruelty flashed in his eyes.

Ten seconds later.

Louis swung his fists in circles and smashed towards the body of the Mountain Boar King.

One, two, three...

The dull sound continued.

As his strength continued to increase, his punches became heavier and more fierce.

By now, he had just used brute force to pound it into a pulp.

Louis took a deep breath.

Looking at the chaotic scene, he suddenly felt that he seemed to be too violent.

But there are always gains and losses in life.

It’s like now he has gained power but lost his sense of crisis.

He is really too tired.

He hadn't had a good night's sleep for a long time.

The attack by the Mountain Boar King taught him a truth: wandering alone in a forest full of monsters is different from being in a team.

"Been taught a lesson……"

Louis is eating...

…

Day 6 of training.

Waves of frantic dragon howls rang out, accompanied by waves of distorted air, and instantly approached the body of the Kupari bird.

But the next moment, its body suddenly accelerated, and when it was about to be caught, it broke away from him, leaving only a few scattered bird feathers.

Last night, after Louis finished processing the relevant paper reports, he finally couldn't help but fall into a deep sleep.

Unconsciously, he felt as if he was beginning to be able to do two things at once.

Most of the spirit fell into a deep sleep.

Only a small part of the mind is maintaining normal hunting perception.

Suddenly, a monster attacked him.

A black light flashed.

Louis didn't even open his eyes, and he stabbed the monster in the throat with a sharp blade.

Basic blind fighting, get it!

…

On the 7th day of training, Louis' mental state returned to its peak.

On this day, an endless battle broke out in the forest.

Louis spread his wings and opened fire at full power, casting dragon spells and charm spells one after another.

He wanted to see what spells in the current spellcasting could threaten this guy.

The Kupari bird has proven through its actions that there are many kinds of magic that can harm it, so once it encounters powerful magic, it will run away without hesitation.

Louis continues to lower the standards of magic.

Finally, it was determined that the 2nd-ring Dragon Language magic Frost Nova was the weakest of the magics it feared.

Based on this spell, Louis completed the calculation of the Kupari bird's resistance to magic.

…

Training day 8.

Louis entered a rather magical state.

The turmoil outside seemed to have little to do with him.

No matter if it was that glaring malicious look.

Or the sounds of monsters.

Or maybe something else, it seemed to have nothing to do with him.

He just sat there quietly, and his expression became more and more peaceful.

Gradually, the dangerous aura around him began to subside.

At first he could only restrain a portion of it, but after repeated practice, by that evening his breath was suppressed to less than half.

That night, the number of monsters targeting him decreased significantly.

…

Training day 9.

He successfully suppressed 80% of his aura.

From an outsider's perspective, he was still standing there.

But from the perspective of the monster, this human was almost like a candle in the wind and posed little threat.

That night, Louis reached out and broke the neck of a monster that suddenly landed next to him.

[Hide] ability, activated.

…

Day 10, day 11, day 12 of training...

Time passed day by day.

Louis maintained this state and became more and more adept at it.

Finally, on the 15th day, his body underwent a transformation and he completely hid his aura.

This is when Louis knew he needed to take action.

That night, he sensed the scent of the prey he was pursuing.

The feather he left behind that time became the basis for him to track it.

Louis closed his eyes.

Blind fight, on.

Hide, open.

Hunting sense, full firepower!

In Louis' world, the forest seemed to have taken on a different look.

The auras of various monsters and ordinary creatures are intertwined together.

Entangled and separated under his ever-expanding perception.

Soon, he finally found the scent of the Kupari bird in the darkness.

“I found you!”

Louis suddenly jumped up.

A beam of magic shot directly at the Kupari bird.

In an instant, the Kupari bird disappeared from the spot.

Although it was clearly a failed move, Louis showed a happy smile on his face.

He knew the fish was hooked.

15 minutes later.

Louis once again turned on the stealth, blind fight, and full firepower modes and followed its smell to find its trail.

A second-ring magic flew out again.

The panicked Kupari bird fled again.

Louis did not chase after him, but quickly fell into a deep sleep.

【Deep Sleep】, get it!

[Split Thinking] is turned on.

The main thinking is used to enter a deep sleep, and the auxiliary thinking is used to activate concealment and hunting perception.

The motionless Louis seemed to blend into the surrounding environment.

The crazy gazes of the monsters around him gradually dissipated, and as he fell into a deep sleep, he couldn't help but smile in relief.

15 minutes later.

After recovering, he exploded again.

Releases Frost Nova.

The Kupari bird fled.

Louis fell into a deep sleep again.

Another 15 minutes passed.

He took action again.

Time and time again, time and time again...

He seemed to be dragging the other party into the abyss, constantly dragging the Kupari bird into the water through his actions.

This forest has become a natural aviary for the Kupari bird.

It didn't dare to fly out.

And in the forest, there is a hidden hunter who has been constantly tracking its trail.

It didn't sleep well that day.

Louis slept peacefully.

Day 16, Day 17…

Time passed by little by little.

Louis even found time to have a barbecue on Day 16, which he flipped while he slept.

By the 17th day, his physical condition was getting better and better.

Although he seemed to have become thinner, if someone stood next to him, they would find that his eyes were as bright as tomorrow.

That is a manifestation of highly activated mental power.

Meanwhile, the Kupari bird was growing increasingly exhausted.

Especially at night.

The dark night that made it difficult to see clearly became its nightmare.

It couldn't even sleep.

The hunter in the dark night would never give him any time to rest.

On the contrary, during the day, his movements would be slightly smaller.

That's when it gets a good rest.

As the night gradually turned to dawn, watching the sun rise, the Kupari Bird, having escaped the attack once again, felt that it could finally have a good rest for a few minutes.

Suddenly, an indescribable chill spread throughout my body.

A dozen more magic spells than it had previously imagined instantly covered the surroundings.

That is a magical force that its body absolutely cannot withstand.

It flapped its wings without hesitation and flew high, dodging towards the only exit.

However, the moment it rushed towards the exit...

There was no trace of any breath, and suddenly an arrow came flying from the exposed corner.

Just as it was about to change direction, another arrow came at it at a faster speed.

In a panic, the bird that had been entangled with Louis for more than ten days was shot down.

Louis' slender hand directly grasped the Kupari bird in his palm.

A beam of magical light healed its body.

He released her hand and said, "Fly, from today on you are free."

(End of this chapter)