Chapter 19: Great Harvest, Great-Horned Rhino

"Let me try." Lu Yu took a deep breath and drew an arrow from his quiver.

This was a great opportunity to verify the experience value acquisition mechanism and absolutely could not be missed; of course, the prerequisite was hitting the target.

With the experience from last time, Lu Yu's movements were much steadier this time.

The moment the arrow was nocked on the bowstring, he instantly entered a state of absolute focus; the world seemed to go quiet, leaving only the target before him and the bow and arrow in his hands.

"Whoosh!" Accompanied by a sharp whistling sound, the arrow shot out like lightning.

Before the Black-Spined Rat could react, it was pierced through the head by the sharp arrow and pinned directly to the ground. It struggled in vain for a few moments before going still. Another one-shot kill, clean and efficient.

"That's amazing!" The group couldn't help but exclaim in wonder.

At the same time, a message appeared in Lu Yu's mind: "Experience Value +1."

Lu Yu secretly breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed his previous guess was correct—killing a Fierce Beast could indeed grant experience value, though the amount was not high.

He glanced at the proficiency of 【Basic Archery】 again; it had increased from 4% to 6%, a 2% gain.

"Not bad." He nodded silently to himself. The harvest from this hunting trip was quite bountiful; not only had they caught prey, but his proficiency was also increasing much faster.

Someone ran over quickly, picked up the Black-Spined Rat, and said with a smile, "Look at this fur, it's sleek and shiny; the meat must be delicious. Xiao Yu, your archery is simply divine!"

"Isn't it? Another headshot; even the Liu Jia Xiong Di can't compare to Xiao Yu's archery."

"Yeah, yeah." Everyone chimed in.

Lu Yu smiled, knowing everyone was praising him, and didn't take it too much to heart.

"Alright, let's keep moving." Lu Guohao's voice sounded again, his gaze toward Lu Yu full of gratification and relief.

It was fortunate they had brought Xiao Yu out today; in less than an hour, they had already harvested two pieces of prey. If it had been just them, they likely would have struggled to do that.

The Hunting Team continued forward, encountering a few more Low-level Fierce Beasts along the way.

Some Fierce Beasts were very alert and would flee as soon as they heard movement; others were slow to react and were spotted first by members of the team, who would then notify Lu Yu.

Lu Yu's archery was superb, and he almost never missed. In less than an hour, they had three more pieces of prey: two Black-Spined Rats and one Wild Rabbit. Everyone was grinning from ear to ear.

"These add up to almost two hundred pounds, right? I can't even remember the last time we had such a bountiful harvest."

"It seems it was last time we captured a Great-Horned Rhino; it was about three hundred pounds, and the whole Zhai ate for several days."

"If the people from Wang Family Zhai hadn't snatched our prey yesterday, we could have brought back a Great-Horned Rhino yesterday too."

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere instantly became somewhat oppressive.

"Alright." Zhao Shan glanced at the person who spoke. "Don't bring up the past anymore; besides, today's harvest isn't any worse than yesterday's."

"Yeah, yeah, it's really not bad."

"This is all thanks to Xiao Yu." Everyone tacitly skipped over this unpleasant topic.

Lu Yu, however, could see the worry between everyone's brows. He was also thinking: if they happened to run into people from Wang Family Zhai right now, would they come to snatch their prey again? They probably would.

"I still need to become stronger." The joy Lu Yu felt earlier gradually dissipated.

To be honest, if they really did run into them, other than handing over the prey or fighting to the death, he couldn't think of any other way for the time being.

"Alright, let's stop here for today; there's already enough prey. If the smell of blood attracts those Wasteland wolves, it will be troublesome," Lu Guohao said.

"Right, right, those guys are not easy to deal with, and there are so many of them; they are the most headache-inducing."

"Then let's head back. Honestly, I didn't expect to be able to go back so soon; it feels like a dream."

"Hahaha." Everyone laughed again.

Although Lu Yu still felt like he hadn't had enough, he nodded and agreed.

Although his Constitution was stronger than an ordinary person's now, it was still limited; the prerequisite for improving his strength was staying alive.

Moreover, bringing back so much Fierce Beast Meat would allow him to gain quite a few Potential Points; after strengthening his body, he would surely harvest even more on the next hunting trip.

"Let's go." The group shouldered the prey and set off on the return journey.

"Xiao Yu, well done." Zhao Shan gave Lu Yu a thumbs up. "Today was all thanks to you; if it weren't for you, we probably would have returned empty-handed again."

"Zhao Shu, you are too kind." Lu Yu waved his hand. "If it weren't for everyone helping to spot the prey, I wouldn't have been able to shoot them."

This wasn't him being modest; those Fierce Beasts hid very cleverly, and if one wasn't an experienced veteran, one really wouldn't be able to find them.

"You kid, you really know how to talk." Zhao Shan laughed heartily.

The people around them also laughed along. They had been worried earlier that Lu Yu might become arrogant because of his good archery, but now it seemed they had worried for nothing.

The group walked along chatting and laughing, and after about half an hour, a figure appeared not far away.

"It's a Great-Horned Rhino!" someone with sharp eyes shouted.

"That's a Great-Horned Rhino?" Lu Yu looked over and saw a large, single-horned rhinoceros thirty meters away, lifting its head and watching them.

"It saw us," someone said.

"No kidding, can't you see it's staring right at us? This beast is really bold; it knows we can't catch up to it, so it doesn't even run when it sees us."

"Hmph, once we get close, it'll bolt." The people in the team spoke one after another, their tones full of helplessness.

"How about I try shooting it with an arrow?" Lu Yu was somewhat restless and said eagerly. He didn't hold much hope; there was no loss if he missed, and if he hit it, he would make a huge profit.

"Then give it a try."

"Xiao Yu, it's up to you." Everyone suddenly became interested.

Lu Yu took a deep breath, drew an arrow, nocked it on the string, aimed at the Great-Horned Rhino's head, and released his fingers.

"Whoosh!" The arrow tore through the air and flew rapidly. Just as it was about to hit, the Great-Horned Rhino suddenly turned and skillfully dodged it.

"Just missed!"

"This beast's reaction is too fast; it deserves to be the fastest among Low-level Fierce Beasts." Seeing this, even Lu Guohao couldn't help but sigh.

They could all see that if the Great-Horned Rhino had reacted a moment slower, it definitely would have been shot to the ground by the arrow, but it was just that close.

Now that the Great-Horned Rhino had reacted and turned to accelerate, it would likely leave them far behind in the blink of an eye.

However, just at this moment, a sharp whistling sound came from the air again, and a black shadow flashed by.

The Great-Horned Rhino, which was accelerating, suddenly stumbled, took one step forward, and then crashed to the ground, letting out a painful cry.

"Wha—!" Zhao Shan had just shouted a single word when the third arrow flew in right after, piercing the Giant-Horned Rhinoceros's abdomen and pinning it firmly to the ground.

At this moment, the Giant-Horned Rhinoceros finally quieted down.

"Hoo... hoo..." Lu Yu gasped for air, his heart pounding violently in his chest.

In just a few short seconds, he had fired three arrows in succession, which was a massive drain on his Spirit and physical strength.

Fortunately, he had succeeded.