Chapter 331 - 43: Forceful Suppression of Everyone

Chapter 331: Chapter 43: Forceful Suppression of Everyone

As Mo Ning closed the distance to three hundred meters on his Triangular Wing, he struck without hesitation.

He took out a Magic Pattern Arrow, infused it with a wisp of Spiritual Power to activate the Magic Pattern Group, and then used his Throwing Technique to hurl it.

This palm-long Magic Pattern Arrow was one of the many fruits of his labor in Magic Pattern Study.

Magic Pattern Study was a discipline that required a great deal of repetitive practice. One had to not only analyze and understand Magic Pattern Groups through the principles of Divination, but also practice engraving with a Magic Pattern Carving Knife.

This "engraving" wasn’t what an ordinary person might imagine. It was a special technique using Spiritual Power to inscribe specific Magic Power structures inside or on the surface of Spiritual Materials.

The key point: Spiritual Materials.

Therefore, practicing Magic Pattern engraving was an incredibly expensive endeavor.

He had studied Magic Pattern Study for two months and had, at a minimum, burned through 2,000 Black Tower Points worth of materials, which resulted in a large number of practice pieces.

The helmet he had submitted in his Magic Pattern Study class yesterday was his most complex practice piece to date. The materials alone were worth 220 Black Tower Points.

Apprentices without deep pockets simply couldn’t afford the costs associated with Magic Pattern Study.

Of course, Mo Ning was a man of astonishing wealth, which was why he could afford to squander Spiritual Materials so wantonly.

Other Apprentices studying Magic Pattern Study, even those with some savings, were generally quite stingy with their practice.

Without his Space Bracelet, those thousand-plus practice pieces would have to be piled up in his apartment or cottage.

After all, he couldn’t carry so many trinkets in his gray robe; he wouldn’t even be able to walk.

After getting the bracelet, he had decisively stuffed all these items inside, effectively carrying a personal armory with him.

WHIIINE—

Accompanied by a sharp whistle, the Magic Pattern Arrow shot toward the Gray Falcon at a terrifying speed, exceeding Mach 3.

This speed translated to over a thousand meters per second, leaving the Gray Falcon less than half a second to react.

It seemed to sense the danger, suddenly changing direction in midair.

At the same time, the Gray Falcon agilely twisted its body, its head turning back at an angle to look at the streaking Magic Pattern Arrow.

It instantly made its judgment. ’I dodged it.’

However.

In the next instant.

An incredible scene was reflected in the Gray Falcon’s black pupils. As the Magic Pattern Arrow closed to within fifty meters, it simply dissipated like an Illusion.

The bird was given a terrible fright, its pupils dilating in shock.

Then.

A Magic Pattern Arrow silently materialized just thirty meters away, its sharp tip gleaming coldly as it pointed straight at the Gray Falcon’s belly.

By this point, it was too late to react.

SWOOSH—

The Magic Pattern Arrow precisely struck the Gray Falcon in the chest, effortlessly piercing straight through and tearing its body apart.

The remains, a gruesome mix of blood and feathers, rained down from the sky.

Mo Ning smiled in satisfaction.

The Magic Pattern Arrow he had just thrown was called an "Illusion Magic Pattern Arrow."

Its main feature was exactly what the Gray Falcon had witnessed: what the naked eye perceives is merely an Illusion, while the actual arrow remains hidden.

*****

「Beneath the hill.」

A gray-robed Apprentice stood in a cleared-out crevice, holding a Magic Energy Lantern in his left hand. Utter shock was reflected in his eyes.

He was blind in one eye and had a prominent scar on his left cheek, making his appearance quite striking.

Through a mental link with his avian partner, the man had witnessed the entire process of the Magic Pattern Arrow killing the Gray Falcon. The bird’s immense terror in its final moments still lingered in his own consciousness.

But what shocked the one-eyed Apprentice was not the Magic Pattern Arrow itself, but the terrifying calculative prowess his opponent had displayed.

He understood perfectly well. The moment the Magic Pattern Arrow was thrown, the enemy had already predicted when the Gray Falcon would turn, and at what angle, mentally ’plotting’ out its complete flight path.

The angle and speed of the enemy’s throw had also been meticulously calculated.

It was this terrifying calculative ability that resulted in the frightening precision of a one-shot kill.

If any step had been off by the slightest degree—even a single millimeter—the deviation would have been magnified over the three-hundred-meter distance, causing the Magic Pattern Arrow to veer off course without harming a single one of the Gray Falcon’s feathers.

And yet, his enemy had pulled it off.

This filled the one-eyed Apprentice with a profound sense of dread.

’If I had a choice, I would never want to clash with such a terrifying enemy.’

’This means that even from three hundred meters away, I have to be constantly on guard and never carelessly expose myself to my opponent’s line of sight.’

’Otherwise, an arrow could suddenly fly out of nowhere and take my life.’

’How terrifying!’

’No, it’s probably even worse than that.’

’With the extraordinary calculative power my enemy has shown, there’s another method of attack—an arcing shot.’

’To put it simply, they could use the properties of a parabola: launch a Magic Pattern Arrow into the sky to dive down and attack a hidden enemy, which would also further increase its range.’

The one-eyed Apprentice’s scalp prickled with fear at the thought.

’Damn it!’

’Where did this freak come from?’

He took a deep breath and decided to report to the Adventurer’s Guild. "Captain Peggy, and everyone else in the guild, my partner, the Gray Falcon, has been killed."

He paused, then added with emphasis, "We’ve encountered an enemy with a powerful, ultra-long-range attack."

The Magic Ear on the one-eyed Apprentice’s left ear instantly erupted with anxious voices.

"What?"

"The Gray Falcon is dead?"

"What happened?"

"Who is the enemy?"

Just then.

VMMMMM—

A low Vibration suddenly came from above. A large amount of dirt and debris began trickling down from the tunnel’s ceiling.

The one-eyed Apprentice immediately cast the Trick, Air Shield, to block the falling debris, but his heart sank.