The arduous training continued.
In the blink of an eye, another seven days passed.
It seemed that the young instructor took seven days as a stage. During the archery training on the eighth day, he set a new task index for Dudian again. The number of arrows shot per day increased by another hundred. Dudian needed to complete one thousand six hundred arrows, and four hundred of them must hit the target!
This time, the increase wasn't directly five hundred. Perhaps it was considered that there was a limit to physical constitution. In the young instructor's assessment, with Dudian's constitution as a junior Hunter, it was already very strenuous to complete one thousand five hundred arrows. Every increase of a hundred arrows in the future would be an extremely difficult task. Two thousand arrows was basically the limit of Dudian's physical ability!
His assessment was derived from various data and was very accurate. However, he didn't know that when he set this task index, Dudian had already increased the number of arrows shot to two thousand and eighty!
And this record was immediately broken the next day, reaching two thousand one hundred and twenty arrows!
The further he went, the slower the growth rate of the number of arrows Dudian shot became. His physical ability had already reached its limit, and he had even broken through that limit. And his hit rate had also reached seven hundred arrows! That is to say, he could continuously and stably shoot seven hundred arrows!
This was definitely a terrifying level, and it also meant that he had truly entered the door of archery!
However, it was just the beginning. After all, the shooting target was stationary, and the area of the target was relatively large. To be accurate to the smaller bullseye area, the difficulty was much greater!
Half a month passed in a flash.
On the hunter training ground.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
The arrows shot out continuously, and each arrow hit the target. One out of every three arrows hit the bullseye.
Dudian's movements were steady. His arms, which had been sore from fatigue yesterday, had recovered almost completely after a night's rest. His body had fully adapted to such high-intensity training.
When he had shot two hundred arrows, the other five people gradually came to the training ground.
During this month's archery training, Dudian's rapid progress had already made the five people look at him with new eyes. However, thinking that Dudian was a Hunter with the Marks of the Demon, the five people felt both envious and a bit jealous.
Shortly after the five people arrived, the young instructor also came. Except when issuing task indexes, his expression was always very amiable. He smiled at Dudian and said, "Today is the first month since you came here for training. The number of arrows you shoot every day has also reached two thousand, which is considered the limit. And you have also completed the indexes I gave you on time. I believe that your arm strength can now be controlled very stably."
Dudian stopped and looked at him.
"Next, it's time to teach you the first archery skill of a junior hunter. Once you master it, you can truly be regarded as a qualified archer." The young instructor smiled slightly, picked up another black bow and a quiver from the rack beside him, drew out a pitch-black arrow and nocked it, and said to Dudian, "Watch carefully. This move is called the 'Continuous Bead Arrows'!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he released his fingers, and the bowstring suddenly catapulted out.
With a whoosh, the arrow shot out through the air and with a thud, it was nailed to the archery target, hitting the bullseye right in the center.
Just as Dudian turned his head to look at the young instructor, he heard another thud from the archery target. He couldn't help but look over in surprise and saw that there were two arrows nailed to the bullseye!
"You didn't see it clearly." The young instructor smiled and said, "The so-called 'Continuous Bead Arrows' is to shoot arrows continuously and rapidly without pause. The arrows are like a string of beads. The difficulty of this move lies in stability and speed. The positions of the two arrows shot should be in a straight line, so as to cause the greatest lethality. When encountering a monster with strong defense, the first arrow tears through the scales, the second arrow pierces through the flesh and bones, and the third arrow can take its life!"
Dudian took a look and nodded, saying, "I understand."
"You've just started learning. I'll give you half a month to master the double 'Continuous Bead Arrows'." The young instructor's face turned cold and serious, and he said, "If you don't master it by then, you'll receive hellish training."
Dudian nodded slightly to show that he understood.
"Remember, the key to this move is stability. At the same time, the speed of drawing and nocking the arrow should be fast, accurate, and stable!" The young instructor instructed. As he spoke, he quickly nocked the arrow and shot two consecutive arrows, both of which hit the bullseye of the archery target.
Dudian saw it clearly this time. His speed of nocking the arrow was as fast as a ghostly shadow. Almost as soon as the previous arrow was shot out, the next one was already nocked. His hand speed was astonishing!
Under the gaze of the young instructor, Dudian also started to practice.
Soon, he felt the difficulty. First of all, when drawing the arrow, when he reached for the arrow quiver on his back, he might not be able to grab the arrow precisely at the first moment. Occasionally, when he did grab it, it was because of the wrong grip or position. By the time he adjusted it, the speed would slow down, and he couldn't achieve continuous shooting.
The young instructor watched him practice for a while, gave an instruction of "Practice well", and then turned and left.
Dudian practiced repeatedly.
Another day passed.
He spent the day in the process of quickly nocking the arrow and shooting rapidly, completely immersed in it. It was only when the servant reminded him at a little past eight o'clock in the evening that he came to his senses and subconsciously asked, "How many arrows did I shoot today?"
"Two thousand five hundred and thirty arrows." The servant said immediately.
Dudian was a bit surprised. Since three days ago, the number of arrows he shot had been stable at around two thousand three hundred and fifty arrows. Today, it actually increased by one hundred and eighty arrows at once? You know, his physical ability had already reached its limit.
"I was so focused that I didn't even feel the fatigue of my body." Dudian realized this and immediately saw the blisters on his fingers, with water and blood oozing out. He immediately wrapped his fingers with his clothes and went back to have a meal.
The next day.
Dudian came early as usual and continued to practice the "Continuous Bead Arrows".
With more and more practice, Dudian became more and more familiar with the "Continuous Bead Arrows". However, with this understanding, he gradually began to reject this archery move.
"The 'Continuous Bead Arrows' with rapid shooting, although the lethality of two consecutive arrows, or even three arrows, is very strong, its disadvantages are also obvious. Rapid shooting will lead to the weakening of the strength of each arrow. The actual damage caused by three arrows is at most equivalent to one and a half arrows!" Dudian thought to himself, "If I can kill with one arrow, why do I need three arrows? Instead of practicing this, it's better to practice the previous arrow shot with accumulated strength. Although it's slower, the hunter's battle method is originally to lie in wait and shoot to kill. As long as I can solve it with one arrow, that's enough."
"Moreover, a person's energy is limited. It takes too much time to practice the 'Continuous Bead Arrows'. It's better to focus on learning one thing."
He decided to pursue perfection!
When anything reaches the extreme, it is terrifying.
Whether it is "Only speed can't be broken" or "Overpowering ten skills with one force" is a kind of perfection!
Although the "Continuous Bead Arrows" looks good, flashy, and seems to have great power, Dudian thinks that it's not worth wasting energy learning it. He wants to master the archery technique with the greatest destructive power, preferably an archery technique that can kill with one arrow!
Thinking of this, Dudian gave up practicing the "Continuous Bead Arrows" and continued to repeat the previous basic archery practice!
However, this time he didn't blindly pursue the quantity. Instead, he thought while shooting arrows about how to make the destructive power greater.