Chapter 593

Chapter 593

Matans Shooter 593

Leeha had been watching Blaugrunn bouncing from room to room far beyond his Eagles Eye sight.

Despite being 440 meters away, his swollen expression was vividly etched in his eyes.

Eagles Eye skill has improved, but arent I seeing this far because of my synchronization rate at 100%? Leeha mused, quickly reloading his Kentucky musket while maintaining his kneeled position.

He had been worried about adjusting to the new weapon, given its different length and weight from Black Bass, but there was no issue at all.

Hand-eye Coordination,

This minute stat increase had provided enough support for him to skillfully handle the newly introduced musket.

-Anyway, its a test, right? Ah, there. Great- okay! Test starting. Distance 450m, please check the sound.

-Dont worry.

Failure opportunities for the frozen ostrich quest were allowed up to four times.

Leeha could have immediately tried it in practice, but decided to proceed with utmost caution.

The size is huge, so we wont fail that easily

The size of the frozen ostrich was much larger than that of an ostrich in reality.

Although a real ostrich is considerably big, this one was easily twice the size, rendering the perceived difficulty of hitting it rather low.

However, considering its size, the frozen ostrich, a chicken-hearted coward, would dissolve into ice particles and disappear into ambient snow at the slightest threat, wouldnt it?

I just need to aim without getting caught. If I succeed in this test, the quest will be a piece of cake.

Click, Leeha pulled the trigger.

Bang! As soon as the duller, more muted sound of gunpowder exploding compared to that of Black Bass, he saw Blaugrunns barrier shattering into pieces.

Blaugrunn: The sound almost arrived with the image. If I move any further, the sound will arrive faster, wouldnt it?

Leeha: Okay, at full skill level the distance is 440m, and without skill its 210m! Lets hunt some frozen ostriches!

The test was completely finished now.

Leeha began to hunt for ostriches with Blaugrunn, releasing his locked joint skill.

Hed already been informed about the ostrichs habitat by Odowbe and the Ice Walrus paleos.

If finding the monster was easy and killing it was easy too, wouldnt time be the only issue in collecting a hundred?

It moves fast but its large so it wont be hard to hit. Perhaps I could attend the third wave in three days.

Leeha started charting out a strict schedule for the next three days, combining plans for after the quest clearance.

After clearing the frozen ostrich quest in about half a day, it would take a day more to acquire the lens and get Bottleneck to make a scope out of it.

That takes about two and a half days in total.

Is the variable the Black Bass? Its been nearly 3 weeks, would they be able to find it in time?

Thinking of the Black Bass gave him a headache.

Hadnt he left Black Bass with the bonobo paleos to get it enhanced? The problem was, the chances of it getting damaged or even destroyed and exactly when it would be ready, right now it was just in the analysis stage.

Unless all enhancements were completed swiftly, Leeha didnt expect any significant changes in Black Bass itself.

Well, at least if they can locate Black Bass right after the analysis, we should be okay. If theres no Black Bass, even with a finished scope wont mean anything

But what if he could utilize Black Bass in the third wave?

Even if the enhancement happened to fail, he could still test with the scope and then hand it back to be re-enhanced later, right?

Hmm, that seems to be the best scenario.

While he was not counting his chickens before they were hatched, Leeha was ready to take a shot at drinking up a bowl of soup!

Great! Now, lets start with ostriches!

Leeha and Blaugrunn marched towards the frozen ostrichs habitat with a satisfying smile spread across his face.

Until now, he hadnt realized.

The most important aspect when dealing with frozen ostriches wasnt the ice property, but rather the ostrichs property.

Mr. Ha, to that side, please.

Sure, Ive got it. Lower your body.

Despite everything covered in glistening white snow and ice, both Leeha and Blaugrunn were capable of spotting the frozen ostriches.

Because of the snowstorm that whirled up at their feet as they raced fast across the ground.

Do you think you can get it from this distance?He cant run forever. We need to observe first. How long and where he stops. If he is looking for food, there will be a definite pattern.

You really seem like a sniper at times.

A sniper, at times? I always am one!

As Leeha and Blaugrunn sparred down low, an Arctic Ostrich came to a halt. The pair, who had been closely watching, followed suit.

Its not coming out? Did it move somewhere?

Hmm, Ill run another scan. It should be easier to trace with mana previously detected.

Blaugrunn cast the detection magic again, then he looked puzzled.

Well, the direction is right.

But what about the distance?

About 1.3 kilometers

What? The distance is still the same!

It seems to have stopped now. We need to move quickly.

Blaugrunn, looking bemused, flew ahead of Leeha.

Shwapapa-papapapa-!

In the wake of his flight, the snow on the ground wafted back into the air. Leeha felt an odd sense of unease watching the hurried Blaugrunn.

Moreover, I am running while youre just flying!

Pak! Pak! Pak! Pak!

After a strenuous journey through the snow, Leeha finally caught up with Blaugrunn who was standing still, his face distorted in bewilderment.

Whats wrong? What happened?

Its again 1.3 kilometers.

Huh? What? You mean its still 1.3 kilometers from here?

Yes.

Leeha peered in the direction Blaugrunn pointed to but didnt see anything.

The cooldown of the Eagles Eye skill wasnt over yet, moreover, due to the Frosty Ostrichs color matching with the snow, they could barely notice it at long distances.

At least running shows the snowstorm

For some reason, Leeha felt a sense of dread.

Lets teleport. Not too close, just about 500-600 meters.

Understood.

Blaugrunn looked slightly annoyed, but he complied with Leeha by promptly casting Mass Teleport.

Shwoooosh o]-!

The teleport distance was about 500 meters.

The moment the distance of 1.3 kilometers shrunk to 800 meters, a peculiar shriek, intertwined with the wind, came hurtling towards them.

Mixed in the choking cry of the ostrich was the sound of something fracturing, which traveled eerily into their ears.

Blaugrunn cocked his head.

Hmm? Its mana has disappeared. However, Leeha couldnt even respond.

The dragon wouldnt know without a system alert, but Leehas quest log clearly stated why.

Damn! I was afraid this might happen!

What?

Leeha looked as if he had been struck with a hammer. His foreboding premonition had come true.

[One Frosty Ostrich has self-destructed.]

They noticed us! At a distance exceeding 1.3 kilometers!

There was no other explanation for this.

Either they had been watched or noticed!

The ostrich had set their detection radius as a boundary; whenever they approached, it moved further away, and this repeated. This could only be possible due to its unusually keen senses.

Once the border it had set suddenly narrowed, the creature must have felt threatened and self-destructed.

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