Chapter 1781

Extremely massive...

This word...

Does indeed make one hesitate a little.

Zhao Chi 【Su Qin, how many times can you use your Gathering Arrow per battle now? I remember you said 8 times, right?】

Su Qin 【Right, but also not. The 8 times you mentioned is the number when I do nothing else and only use the Gathering Arrow to the limit. But after firing 8 arrows I need a long time to recover and absolutely can't keep fighting. So that's only a theoretical number, impossible to use in actual combat】

Zhao Chi 【In actual combat?】

Su Qin 【In actual combat, I've set it at 4 uses per battle. After all, elves have weak constitutions, it's hard to do more. And using the Gathering Arrow multiple times makes my arms go numb, accuracy drops badly, and I might even accidentally hit the melee teammates in front of me. Feels like the loss outweighs the gain】

Zhao Chi 【If that's the case, you can use the Piercing Cloud Arrow at most 1-2 times per battle】

Su Qin 【I think 2 times should be doable. After all, with finger sleeves like the ones you made, it'd be a waste not to use them twice】

Zhao Chi 【If it feels too strenuous, you can appropriately reduce the charging time, and the burden won't be as heavy】

Su Qin 【Mm, I know】

Zhao Chi 【Your archery is at 30 points now? That's fast progress】

Su Qin 【Don't mention that part, isn't it all thanks to your pajamas and the Phantom Armory? Of course, plus my own ef-FORT!】

Zhao Chi 【Your effort is still the most important】

Su Qin 【Actually it's your fashion outfit and the Phantom Armory that matter most. Without them, no matter how hard I tried, it would still be hard】

Finally, there's the combat style.

The bow-type combat styles are Rapid Fire and Swift Fire.

Swift Fire is the advanced combat style of Rapid Fire.

Similar to the blade-type combat style Continuous Dance, both are rapid multi-hit attacks.

But this kind of rapid multi-hit attack, while its power can't compare at all to the Gathering Arrow's power boost, can fire a large volume of arrows in a short time to blanket the enemy.

Especially effective against light-armored enemies.

In such situations, the effect is actually better than the Gathering Arrow.

You could say shooting fast and shooting strong each have their own use cases.

And Su Qin's enhancements...

Are really well-balanced.

Level 38, plus the enhancement points from the Hero Advancement, comes out to exactly 68 points.

Su Qin distributed 17 points to each of the four Agility sub-attributes.

With this setup... it's not like it doesn't work.

She's an all-rounder.

High movement speed, can shoot while running, boosting mobile shooting capability.

Also able to quickly relocate firing positions and move fast.

Safer, and easier to arrange multiple tactics.

High attack speed naturally means high attack speed.

It can even affect the Gathering Arrow's charge speed.

A very crucial enhancement.

High accuracy is also very useful.

For Rapid Fire and Swift Fire it might be of limited use, but for the Gathering Arrow and Piercing Cloud Arrow, accuracy must be high.

Otherwise, after finally gathering such powerful force, you fire an arrow and miss — that would be too embarrassing, and would waste a huge amount of physical condition for nothing.

Accuracy must be higher.

High dodge gives a big advantage when exchanging shots with the enemy.

If the enemy charging in is melee, the ranged unit must relocate.

If the enemy is also a ranged unit, generally they won't relocate immediately, but will exchange shots with the enemy.

In this situation, dodge is crucial.

Whoever has higher dodge has the advantage and can be the last one standing.

Having a ranged firing formation that can stand to the end is a powerful support for any battle.

Su Qin is really not bad now.

Far beyond Zhao Chi's expectations.

Looks like Su Qin really isn't as delicate as she is in bed.

She's fully capable of holding her own.

No wonder she could become the Clear Bamboo Squad leader, and also the combat captain of all 4 squads.

All of it relying on her strength.

Not bad.

Zhao Chi 【Su Qin, I really didn't expect you to be this strong now. I feel your true level is definitely not just 3500 points, at least over 5000, and saying 6000 I think should be about right】

Su Qin 【Huh? Am I really that strong?】

Zhao Chi 【Absolutely. I'll reward you tonight】

Su Qin 【Reward me with what? And it's tonight, definitely nothing good】

Zhao Chi 【Don't you like my mouth? Today I'll use my mouth to add 5 energy to you】

Su Qin 【Really? Hehe, but you can't only use your mouth】

Zhao Chi 【Don't worry, in any case, don't expect to survive tonight】

Su Qin 【Alright, let's see if you've got what it takes】

Her tone was very cheerful.

She seemed to really enjoy saying these flirtatious things to Zhao Chi.

Zhao Chi didn't mind trading quips either.

After all, if it were real cannon fire, she couldn't run from it either.

While flirting with Su Qin, a notification from Li Ruanyu came through:

【Everyone, an unexpected situation has just arisen, but it's not a bad thing】

【A little over ten minutes ago, we discovered that all the Celestial King Army lords of North Flow Village have withdrawn】

【And we can confirm this is not a trap】

【After analysis and speculation, the Celestial King Army of North Flow Village likely learned that South Valley Village and Stream Village have already been taken, and Binghe County was also breached not long ago, so they withdrew urgently】

【I have already discussed and confirmed with each squad leader, and everyone unanimously agrees to pursue】

【And now, the enemy has been caught up to, we are establishing a teleportation point, the battle is about to begin】

【North Flow Village has over 800 lords in total; although the number is not small, their combat power is not strong, comparable to those lords of Stream Village, so everyone don't worry, our advantage is still enormous】

【This is the final battle of this month's mission, I hope every lord seizes the opportunity well and reaps plenty】

【Once the battle starts, every lord should actively match as soon as possible】

【And everyone try to call in as much reinforcements as possible to reduce losses】

【Alright】

【3-minute countdown, prepare】

This is good news.

If the enemy fled, that means they've abandoned the formation's power.

Fighting the enemy now would be an encounter battle.

Both sides can connect freely, completely free, without the formation's interference.

This time I must quickly screen out enemy lords with 50,000 combat power.

It shouldn't be too risky, right?

After all, Zhao Chi estimated his own combat power at 70,000; even with some racial counters, or hidden enemy combat power, it probably wouldn't matter much.

But just in case, he still had to confirm.

Thinking of this, Zhao Chi left a message for Li Ruanyu.

Zhao Chi 【Ruanyu, how's your status over there?】

Zhao Chi left a message, afraid of disturbing her.

But just like last time, Li Ruanyu still replied instantly.

Li Ruanyu 【Status is great, just a bit tired, but overall strength is still maintained above 85%】