bestfiction Chapter 209 The Incredibly Powerful Crossbow!
Chapter 209 The Incredibly Powerful Crossbow!
"Call June and the others over here. Let's test how this crossbow compares to a Tier 5 divine bow, and while we're at it... let's also check their archery skills."
After trying it out, Xiao Yu was certain that this new crossbow was much more powerful than the 5th-tier top-grade divine bow of June and the other women, but he still needed to test the exact difference.
Upon learning that Xiao Yu had a new weapon on the market, the women rushed back to the city lord's mansion.
Then, the pangolin was once again used as a live target and was shot at relentlessly.
"Hahaha... My archery skills have improved again!" Xinglan shouted excitedly after shooting an arrow and seeing an arrow stuck in the pangolin's body two hundred meters away.
"Me too! I've finally reached the beginner level of archery!" Chu Ling Shuang said proudly.
Basic archery skills have an effective range of 100-200 meters.
This effective range has a 50% hit rate, even against a high-speed moving target.
"I'm still just average. Within a 200-meter range, I can only manage to fire single shots!" The rabbit-eared girl shrugged, seemingly nonchalant.
"Tch!" Upon hearing this, all the women turned their faces away and rolled their eyes.
Because bows and arrows are extremely powerful and are also ranged weapons.
So during this time, everyone practiced archery diligently.
After all, they are all Awakened Ones, and their talent and comprehension are top-notch.
Even among the women, Chu Ling Shuang, whose archery talent was relatively average, had already reached the beginner level of archery.
Within a 100-meter range, accurately hitting the enemy is a very simple matter.
Honglian and Xinglan are elemental mages and have some understanding of ranged attacks.
Their archery skills were slightly better; they had a very high accuracy rate within a 150-meter range.
The best performer was naturally Si Xi, Liu Yue, Qi Sha, and San Nu.
Because orcs have very strong senses, their archery talent is naturally the strongest.
During this period, the three girls also trained very hard.
Now, the range of June 7th is approaching 200 meters.
Of the three, Sixi has already advanced to the fifth rank, making him the strongest in terms of both strength and senses.
Now, her effective range exceeds two hundred meters!
And yet, she said it so nonchalantly, what a pretentious act!
"Alright, now let's test the power of this crossbow." Xiao Yu was very satisfied with the women's performance. Crossbows are ranged weapons, and every warrior in Dragon City will have to be proficient in them in the future.
After all... if you learn to use a bow and arrow, you can shoot your enemy before they even get close!
"Let me go first!" Chu Ling Shuang stepped forward first.
The moment she gripped the crossbow, her eyes lit up.
Because the difference between a crossbow and a bow is really significant.
In terms of arm strength alone, Chu Ling Shuang is undoubtedly the strongest among the women, far surpassing them.
However, the accuracy and hit rate are far inferior.
But now...
Nocking the arrow, drawing the bow, and releasing the arrow—all done skillfully and in one smooth motion.
Whoosh!
An arrow instantly hit a pangolin 150 meters away.
"Wow, that's amazing! The accuracy has improved by at least several tens of percent compared to before!"
Upon seeing this, all the women widened their eyes, their faces filled with surprise and delight.
"Yeah! I feel really strong right now! I'll kill any god I encounter, and Buddha I'll kill any Buddha I encounter!" Chu Ling Shuang held a level 5 crossbow in her hand, a smug smile on her lips. She finally got to show off for once.
As he spoke, he went up and pulled the arrow out of the pangolin's body.
"Hiss~ Not only is the accuracy several times higher, but the power is also so strong? It can even penetrate the pangolin's scales and injure a bit of flesh?" When Chu Ling Shuang pulled out the arrow, all the women were surprised.
They knew very well just how terrifying a pangolin's defenses were.
You should know that the pangolin nowadays is a peak sixth-tier steel monster.
Unless Xiao Yu uses a level 6 top-grade divine weapon to strike it, not a single scale will be damaged.
Yet the arrows from this powerful crossbow can pierce its scales, which shows how powerful it is.
Of course... at most it can only penetrate the pangolin's scales, but killing it is still impossible.
“This crossbow is much more powerful than a Tier 5 divine bow... You guys should try it too…” After trying it out once more, Chu Ling Shuang handed the crossbow to Xing Lan, who was eager to try it out.
Next, the women tried it one by one, and were all pleasantly surprised.
A bow relies entirely on human power to draw the string, storing elastic potential energy and converting it into kinetic energy for firing.
Crossbows can launch projectiles, bolts, etc. mechanically, and their effective range can be several times that of a bow.
Most importantly, the crossbow is relatively very easy to operate.
To give a simple example, a weak woman holding a bow can only shoot a maximum of 30 meters.
But with a crossbow in hand, if she aims accurately, it's practically no different from a gun.
Therefore, in the past, China banned crossbows, but not bows!
A bow is only a deadly weapon in the hands of a master archer!
In the hands of ordinary people, it's just a toy!
Moreover, in terms of accuracy, crossbows are generally more accurate than bows because... bows require the user to draw the string and cannot maintain a shooting motion for an extended period.
Crossbows, however, do not have this limitation, therefore... crossbows are easier to aim accurately.
"Great! With this powerful crossbow, our archery skills will be at least two or three times stronger!" After personally experiencing the power of the crossbow, all the women were overjoyed.
With such a powerful crossbow in hand, it's enough to easily kill ferocious beasts or humans even if they are of a higher level!
Of course, the biggest surprise was from Chu Ling Shuang, as well as Hong Lian and Xing Lan.
Not only were the three of them not particularly talented in archery, but they were also very busy with other commitments and didn't have much time to practice.
Now, with this powerful crossbow, the power of their arrows has nearly doubled, and their accuracy has increased by about 30% to 40%! Doesn't that mean they've directly increased their accuracy by two or three times?!
"This crossbow requires much less archery skill than a bow, so all the warriors should be able to use it! However..." Everyone was excited, except for the rabbit-eared girl, who seemed uninterested. "It doesn't seem to be very useful to me?"
"Hehe! As expected of Sixi, you figured it out so quickly." Hearing the rabbit-eared girl's words, Xiao Yu nodded appreciatively and gave her a thumbs up.
Since the crossbow has a much better range and accuracy than the bow.
Why didn't the crossbow replace the bow on ancient battlefields?
It's because they each have their own merits!
“Indeed limited!” June and Seven Kills nodded in agreement.
They all realized it too.
A person with average archery skills would definitely have a more powerful crossbow.
However... their superior archery skills had very limited use.
Even... when it comes to long-range attacks, the crossbow is simply no match for the bow.
Because the bow's firing speed is two to three times faster than that of the crossbow, its power is naturally much greater!
When shooting down low-level experts, a crossbow is definitely more effective, but when facing high-level experts, you can only use a bow, because the crossbow's rate of fire is too slow. Given the reaction speed and agility of high-level experts, it is impossible for crossbow bolts to hit them!
"How about this..."
Finally, after careful consideration, Xiao Yu spoke.
"From now on, Si Xi, Liu Yue, and Qi Sha will still use the original divine bow, because with your archery talent, you will soon reach intermediate or even advanced archery skills. Using a crossbow would limit your growth."
As for Ling Shuang, Hong Lian, and Xing Lan, the three of you should switch to using this crossbow.
However, archery training should not be forgotten.
Once your archery skills reach intermediate or advanced levels, you should still focus on using a bow...
"Ok!"
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