Chapter 44: Detected? Useless

On the other side, Lu Yu, lying in the grass, also dared not act rashly; he didn't even dare to breathe loudly.

In this tranquil environment, even the slightest movement in the grass would be amplified to the extreme.

If one of the Spirit-horned Deer were to notice and discover that it had fallen into a predicament of being attacked from both front and back, they would certainly turn tail and flee without hesitation.

Therefore, one could only pin their hopes on the performance of his father and the others over there.

"Don't panic," Lu Guohao said in a low voice, not bothering to wipe the beads of sweat rolling down his forehead. "They are only on higher alert now; they won't become hostile until we get a few dozen meters closer. Let's back up a little."

The group behind him nodded one after another, trying their best to lighten their footsteps as they moved toward the periphery.

That group of Spirit-horned Deer stared fixedly at the backs of the group; it took about a few minutes before they lowered their heads to continue grazing, as finding a patch of fresh, delicious grass was not easy for them.

The Spirit-horned Deer responsible for keeping watch still stared tightly at the group.

"They seem to have relaxed their vigilance," Sun Gang muttered in a low voice, feeling as if he had just walked through the gates of hell.

"Mm, just maintain this distance and move around them," Lu Guohao said, letting out a sigh of relief. They had done everything they could; the rest was up to Lu Yu.

On the other side, Lu Yu did not let everyone down. Taking advantage of this time, he decisively closed the distance: 300 meters, 280 meters, 260 meters, 240 meters—he had already entered attack range.

"A little closer," Lu Yu thought to himself. The closer the distance, the more ample his timing for the shot would be.

But just at this moment, the Spirit-horned Deer responsible for vigilance suddenly turned 180 degrees and looked in the direction where Lu Yu was.

"!" Lu Yu felt a shock in his heart and hurriedly lowered his head, not daring to move at all.

Had he been discovered? That shouldn't be! Perhaps it had heard a faint sound, or perhaps it had smelled a scent.

What should he do? Should he stand up and shoot immediately, or pretend there was no movement and try to muddle through?

He held his breath and, through the gaps in the grass, stared tightly at the herd of Spirit-horned Deer.

If these guys intended to run, he would act immediately; after all, what is in one's hands is the real harvest.

At the same time, Lu Guohao and the others were also sweating for Lu Yu.

"Has Xiao Yu been discovered?" someone asked nervously in a low voice.

"Probably not. If he had been discovered, that deer would definitely have notified its companions."

"Right, it's likely just a suspicion."

"Let's continue, try to attract its attention over here," Lu Guohao said.

At this moment, for Lu Yu, every second was incomparably long, as if it were as long as an hour.

Fortunately, there was no danger. Perhaps the Spirit-horned Deer hadn't seen Lu Yu, or perhaps it had, but had mistaken him for a piece of dead wood in the grass.

Coupled with the fact that Lu Guohao and the others seemed to be slowly approaching again, its attention shifted back.

Lu Yu let out a long breath and continued to close the distance to the herd bit by bit. 220 meters, 200 meters, all the way to 180 meters.

The Spirit-horned Deer seemed to have sensed something abnormal; its four hooves pawed the ground uneasily, and it let out a low cry.

The other dozen or so Spirit-horned Deer that were grazing all raised their heads, looking blank.

Just at this moment, a figure darted out from the grass like lightning, sprinting toward the herd while drawing his bow and nocking an arrow.

Lu Yu's speed was extremely fast; in just a second or two, he had closed another 10 meters of distance.

The dozen or so Spirit-horned Deer seemed stunned, unable to figure out the situation before them for a moment.

Just for that instant.

"Whoosh!" A sound rang out in the air as a sharp arrow pierced the sky, covering the distance of over a hundred meters in an instant.

The sentinel deer closest to him flipped over onto the ground with a thud, its four hooves twitching a few times before it went still.

Its neck had been pierced through by the arrow, which was as thick as a little finger; blood flowed out in a gurgle, and the arrow even flew dozens of meters further, embedding itself deeply into the soil.

However, Lu Yu did not stop at all. As soon as the first arrow was shot, the second was already nocked on the string. He did not pull the bow to its full draw, as this made the rate of fire faster.

"Swish!" The second Spirit-horned Deer fell to the ground in response.

At this, the remaining dozen or so Spirit-horned Deer finally reacted, letting out terrified cries and running wildly toward the distance in unison.

Lu Yu did not stop his movements. Relying on his Constitution of over 40 points and the bonus from the Continuous Shot trait, he could complete four shots in 5 seconds. Furthermore, the first two times the bowstring hadn't been pulled to full draw, making it even faster!

"Swish!" "Swish!" Two more sounds of arrows piercing the air rang out.

The two Spirit-horned Deer running at the back were both struck by arrows; under the momentum of their running, they rolled forward another dozen meters before stopping.

However, in less than two seconds, this group of Spirit-horned Deer had run nearly a hundred meters. In his past life, a cheetah needed more than 3 seconds to go from a standing start to running 100 meters.

In the distance, Lu Guohao and the others were so shocked they couldn't speak.

At first, when they saw Lu Yu dart out and shoot down two Spirit-horned Deer with two arrows, they all cheered loudly.

That's right, facing such a bountiful prey, no matter how much effort they had put in before, it was worth it. And when it came down to it, their task was only to attract the attention of the Spirit-horned Deer, which was much better than fighting for their lives against those ferocious beasts.

But just as the word "good" left their lips, two more Spirit-horned Deer were shot dead.

Four heads, four whole heads! Since the Zhai was established, there had never been such a big harvest as today.

However, things were not over yet.

The Spirit-horned Deer were fleeing for their lives, and for a time, dust was flying everywhere. Lu Yu aimed his arrowhead at the one running at the very back and pulled the bowstring to its full draw with a jerk.

At this moment, he felt the Qi and blood in his body surging, and a strange feeling welled up in his heart.

"Pop!" A loud sound!

The arrow shot out like a meteor, tearing through the air, and with a whistling sound, it crossed a distance of nearly 300 meters and pierced through the hindquarters of that Spirit-horned Deer.

That Spirit-horned Deer let out a miserable cry and fell to the ground, watching in despair as its companions in front quickly turned into tiny black dots and finally disappeared from sight.

"Hoo..." After shooting this arrow, Lu Yu panted heavily. Strangely, his arms felt fine, but a sense of exhaustion spread throughout his entire body, and he almost failed to stand steady.

"What is going on?" He was full of confusion. By all logic, his arms should have been the first to feel exhausted at this time.

Could it be... He recalled that arrow just now and felt that it was different from his previous Arrow Technique.

At that time, it seemed as if all the Qi and blood in his body had been mobilized and gathered in his arms, allowing him to pull the bowstring to its full draw without any effort.

Not only that, everything around him was like slow motion in a movie, so slow it was hard to believe.

But now, no matter how he recalled it, he couldn't find that strange feeling again.

But regardless, the physical discomfort was real. Fortunately, he was already accustomed to this state, and since there was no immediate danger, he would save that one chance to add points for now; it might come in very useful later.

Just then, Lu Guohao and the others in the distance also ran over quickly, and seeing the several Spirit-horned Deer at varying distances, they were all so shocked that their mouths hung open, standing there dumbstruck.

"Xiao Yu, I'm not dreaming, am I?" Zhao Shan looked left and right, "Five, five pieces of prey?"