Claim skill quests and instantly defeat monsters far above your level! The soul of the archer.

In front of the door was a spacious courtyard.

At the end of the courtyard stood a huge straw target.

Several wooden arrows were stuck in the center of the straw target.

Ye Xingyu recognized it at a glance.

This was the home of the Hunter in the village.

A long string of red beast meat hung on a wooden rack by the window.

A sturdy middle-aged man, looking like a Hunter,

was sitting at a simple wooden table and chair, drinking wine and eating meat.

Ye Xingyu glanced at the top of his head.

The words “Hunter Tu Qing” were written there.

Ye Xingyu walked directly up to the big man.

He bowed respectfully and said:

“Master Tu, I am a new Archer. I came here specifically to find you under the guidance of the Old Village Chief. I request that you teach me an advanced Archer skill.”

“What? The Village Chief sent you to find me?”

Tu Qing put down the meat in his hand and carefully sized him up.

Ye Xingyu did not avert his gaze.

Tu Qing quickly nodded and said:

“Alright then. Since the Old Village Chief ordered it, I’ll give you a chance.”

“To become a qualified Archer, one needs a resilient character and an unyielding spirit.”

“How about this. Bring me 20 bones from the Wild Dogs outside the village. I will then teach you an Archer skill.”

“Understood?”

Ye Xingyu nodded to him: “I understand.”

Then he turned and left the courtyard.

This was considered receiving a professional skill quest.

And it was, in Ye Xingyu’s opinion,

the most important quest in Novice Village.

Deep Space is a highly free-form game.

According to the original quest flow,

one first had to inquire about the professional mentor’s information from the Village Chief.

Then come here to receive this quest.

But a quick-witted person,

could skip the unnecessary parts of the quest flow.

Thus achieving the same completion effect.

Hunter Tu Qing would not verify Ye Xingyu’s information with the Village Chief.

So, not seeking out the Village Chief,

and directly coming to Tu Qing to receive the quest,

would still complete the quest—and yield the same reward.

After Ye Xingyu left Tu Qing’s house,

he soon encountered a player who looked like an Archer.

The Archer player was searching his way towards Hunter Tu Qing’s house.

As the two passed each other,

that player even gave Ye Xingyu a curious look.

Then they each went their separate ways.

Ye Xingyu hurried towards the outskirts of the village.

Novice Village had paths in all directions.

No matter which direction,

one could leave the village to hunt monsters.

So after he accepted the quest,

he walked straight out of the village.

Soon after,

Ye Xingyu arrived at the west side of Novice Village.

Outside the village, on the ground,

tall weeds and bushes, reaching an adult’s calf height, grew everywhere.

Dozens of crooked-necked trees were scattered along both sides of the main road.

In the distance, a few muffled beast roars could be faintly heard.

Ye Xingyu walked straight for a few steps.

A dark brown Wild Dog suddenly sprang out from the woods!

It barked fiercely at him:

“Woof woof!”

“Woof woof woof!!!”

...The sound was sharp and piercing.

The Wild Dog’s front legs splayed.

It bared its fangs at the person.

Its face was ferocious.

After barking twice, it pounced fiercely at Ye Xingyu!

Its murderous intent was exceptionally strong.

Ye Xingyu skillfully took out his bow and arrows.

He drew the bow and shot!

“Whoosh!”

A wooden arrow flew out.

It directly pierced through the Wild Dog’s right eye!

“Awooo!!!!”

The Wild Dog let out an exceptionally mournful shriek from its throat.

“-280!”

A vivid red number flew up from the Wild Dog’s head!

Eyeballs are a common weak point for most creatures.

An attack targeting a weak point immediately triggered the system’s hidden mechanism—100% Critical Hit!

Only then did Ye Xingyu clearly see the Wild Dog’s information:

“Wild Dog”

Level: 3

Monster Type: Normal

Health: 120 / 400

Attack Power: 52 ~ 55

Physical Defense: 24

Skills:

Pounce: Increases its own movement speed by 30% to charge at the enemy, dealing 150% physical damage to the target!

Wild Dogs are standard high-attack, low-defense, low-health type monsters.

Their attacks are fierce, and their desire to attack is strong.

At the same time, they are also extremely fragile.

Ye Xingyu hit the Wild Dog’s right eye.

Instantly causing it to lose more than half of its health.

Of course.

This was mainly due to Ye Xingyu’s extremely high personal attributes.

Otherwise, he, at level 1, really couldn’t deal with a level 3 monster!

Especially the fiercely attacking type.

The Wild Dog’s attack was obstructed.

Ye Xingyu didn’t go easy on it.

He raised his hand and another arrow flew out!

“Thwack!”

The second arrow, following the previous trajectory, once again pierced into the Wild Dog’s right eye socket.

“-280!”

The Wild Dog stiffly lay down.

It could no longer move at all.

Ye Xingyu approached the Wild Dog’s corpse.

From under its belly, he only found a pathetic 2 copper coins.

1 Gold Coin = 100 Silver Coins

1 Silver Coin = 100 Copper Coins

For Ye Xingyu,

picking up these 2 copper coins was purely a continuation of his old habits.

The equipment drop rate in Deep Space

has always been extremely low.

The scent of blood flowing from the dead dog drifted away with the breeze.

Just as Ye Xingyu was bending down and standing up,

two new Wild Dogs immediately sprang out from the nearby woods!

Without a word, they charged fiercely at Ye Xingyu.

“Woof woof!!”

A large patch of grass was swayed violently by the wind they stirred up during their charge.

“Hmm! Did I provoke a pack of Wild Dogs?”

Ye Xingyu remained silent.

As this thought appeared in his mind,

his hand had already reflexively gone to his bow and arrows.

“Whoosh!”

“Whoosh!”

“Whoosh!”

“Whoosh!”

Ye Xingyu rapidly shot his arrows.

No more, no less, exactly 4 arrows in total.

His entire movement was fluid and smooth.

His expression was as calm as still water.

“Pffft!”

...Then the 4 flying arrows were seen

piercing precisely into the eye sockets of the two Wild Dogs, one after another.

“Awoo!!!!” x 2

The two Wild Dogs let out mournful shrieks almost simultaneously.

“-280!” x 4

Several bright red critical hit numbers flew up from the Wild Dogs’ heads.

Before the two Wild Dogs could even get close to Ye Xingyu,

they tumbled to the ground with great inertia,

kicking up a large clump of mud with grass attached.

“Hint: You killed a Wild Dog, gaining 44 experience points.”

“Hint: You killed a Wild Dog, gaining 44 experience points.”

After Ye Xingyu picked up their drops,

he continued to hunt in the vicinity.

Wild Dogs had high attack and low health.

After encountering them,

they were very much to Ye Xingyu’s liking.

Killing monsters 2 levels higher grants a 20% extra experience bonus.

The leveling efficiency was good.

Most importantly,

two arrows could kill a Wild Dog.

It was incredibly convenient.

“Whoosh!”

“Whoosh!”

Another pack of Wild Dogs appeared in Ye Xingyu’s sight.

This time he took the initiative.

Two consecutive arrows instantly killed the closest one.

“Woof woof woof!”

“Woof woof woof woof!!!”

...Ye Xingyu’s actions instantly enraged the entire pack of dogs.

In the blink of an eye, seven or eight Wild Dogs charged simultaneously.

Driven by anger, they wanted to tear Ye Xingyu to shreds!

Ye Xingyu controlled the distance between himself and the dog pack.

While retreating quickly,

he shot and killed the dog pack over his shoulder.

“Whoosh!”

“Whoosh!”

“Whoosh!”

...The sound of Rapid Fire arrows was continuous.

Ye Xingyu focused on the fastest-charging Wild Dog.

The wooden arrows, as if equipped with a scope—

pierced straight into the Wild Dogs’ eye sockets one after another!

Occasionally, they would embed themselves in their gaping, bloody mouths.

“-280!”

“-280!”

...Under Ye Xingyu’s superb skill,

the arrow hit rate was 100%

and the weak point hit rate was 100%!

The fastest, leading Wild Dogs fell one after another.

In a short while, half of the dog pack was dead.

In reality,

Ye Xingyu was also aware that,

with his current physical defense of 93,

even if he stood still,

the Wild Dogs’ attack power

would not be able to break through his defense.

He could easily eliminate the Wild Dogs with even less effort.

And also ensure he took no damage.

There was no need to use the kiting technique at all.

But a long-standing professional habit

made Ye Xingyu choose without hesitation—kiting!

Controlling the distance from enemies—is the soul of an Archer.

If he were to stand still and eliminate this pack of Wild Dogs today,

then it’s possible that one day this skill of his would deteriorate.

This was something he could not accept.

Therefore,

even though he knew he could eliminate this pack of Wild Dogs more easily,

Ye Xingyu still chose the safer kiting method.

Constantly adjusting his position relative to the enemies.

Keeping opponents within his effective firing range.

While keeping himself outside of the opponents’ attack range.

This is the soul of an Archer!