Monsters Are Coming-Chapter 1103 - 296: Lone Wolf Mode, Hunter Form

But in terms of moving speed, he was clearly one step behind.

Just as one of the Buried Snow suddenly leaped up.

Ning Shu jumped back into the air at that moment, holding the bow horizontally with both hands, his fingers tightly gripping the bowstring, and two burning Qi Blood Arrows quickly formed, dropping his health bar to 15%.

With this strike, he chose to go all out.

Without the "Mark" Life Soul blessing, the twin arrows shot could only rely on instinct to hit.

After taking a deep breath, his eyes became resolute, and he suddenly released the string.

"Hit!"

The arrows left the string, like a rainbow piercing the sun, precisely penetrating the two Burial Snow Foxes' bodies.

The exploding Qi Blood Flames completely consumed their bodies, the snow-white fur turning to ashes in the fiery flames, leaving only two ice-blue cores falling to the ground, emanating a cold, dim light.

Ning Shu suddenly fell onto the ice surface, face covered in sweat, but couldn't hide his smile. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

He succeeded.

He reached out to wipe away the beads of blood rolling down his neck.

The battle ended quickly yet was extremely dangerous. If he had been half a second slower, he might be the one lying on the ground now.

He bent down to pick up the Ice Core dropped by the Burial Snow Fox, feeling a piercing coldness on his fingertips, he decisively stored it in the Space Bag and continued on his way.

The cold wind kept howling across the snowfield.

And Ning Shu's figure was soon engulfed by the wind and snow, leaving only two patches of Qi Blood Flames still flickering on the ice surface, gradually withering in the cold wind.

6 hours later.

While gulping down a Physical Repair Potion, Ning Shu's mind was filled with a game notification:

[Challenger Tips: Congratulations on achieving 98th place in the "Leveling Frenzy" special event leaderboard, earning a sacrificial power reward: 30,000 points.]

30,000 sacrificial power points have been secured.

But it's far from enough.

The cost to pre-book a channel to visit the Moon Eclipse Clan starts at tens of millions of credit points, and after selecting medical service projects, extra charges apply.

He checked the medical projects needed for mom, taking into account the sacrificial power discount, it would cost 90,000 sacrificial power.

There are 12 days left, he must hurry.

The only hesitation is whether to use these 30,000 sacrificial power points to enhance his strength.

The stronger he is, the higher his hunting efficiency.

But with only 12 days left, earning 90,000 sacrificial power within this period means he'd need 7,500 points per day; the pressure is immense.

He even feels it's nearly impossible.

So he decides to temporarily save this portion of sacrificial power and judge based on subsequent hunting efficiency.

3 hours later.

The icy plains roared with chilling wind, Ning Shu's boots crushing the frost layer, while Qi Blood Flames entwined the arrowhead on the Scatter Arrow Bow.

Thirty strides away, a group of Ice Crystal Scorpions with Hunting Levels between 19-25 trembled slightly as their icy stingers suddenly broke through the air.

As arrows were shot, dense icy spikes already covered the sight.

Hiss!

His calf was pierced, the intense pain made him muffle and kneel, then he rolled, and the spot where he knelt became instantly filled with icy spikes.

Before he could raise his bow, the second wave of attacks launched.

With no way to avoid, he let out a low growl, infusing Qi Blood into the bowstring, and suddenly shooting an arrow.

The Scatter Arrow Bow roared, the arrow instantly pierced through the ice crystal scorpion locked by his gaze.

But Ning Shu couldn't escape the dense icy spikes' assault, getting instantly pinned to the ground, dissipating into mist.

This was his first death in eight days, and Ning Shu's mood plummeted instantly.

A resurrection cooldown of an hour, plus travel time, wasted hours of hunting time.

"There's still time."

Encouraging himself, he entered the forum to review his combat footage at multiple speeds.

The footage showed a high density of monsters throughout the Eternal Silence Ice Lake Region, where he always skirted concentrated monster groups while traveling.

But occasionally, still couldn't escape getting surrounded by monster hordes.

This time he couldn't get away, returning only through death.

The ice lake region's open terrain has its pros and cons.

Playing a remote shooter, he had no sight-blind spots in the Eternal Silence Ice Lake Region, unlike the Senluo Forest Realm with complex terrain full of greenery.

But this environment also has a shortcoming.

Lack of cover, he easily falls into concentrated attacks.

Those monsters with ranged attack capabilities release attacks that are difficult to dodge without cover, especially area attack capabilities.

Teams and squad players have Damage Tank's Blood Shields and Support players' Light Shields to cope with such circumstances; a Lone Wolf player like him has no solution.

The hunting error rate significantly decreases.

To resolve this problem, the best option seems to be teaming up with Damage-bearing Stream players.

Making up for his output shortcomings.

Yet there's a tacit rule in the Monster World game circle: teaming with Damage-bearing Stream Players means the majority share of earnings goes to the tank.

Furthermore, medicine costs must be divided.

Only squads of five or more can sustain a Damage-bearing Stream Player.

Teaming up with Stone Statue Stream players elevates error tolerance but substantially reduces personal gains.

And his skills aren't powerful enough to maneuver freely among monster groups, so solo issues persist.

How to ensure his safety in open terrain makes Ning Shu ponder deeply.

This seems like an unsolvable puzzle.

While browsing forum materials, ten minutes remain on the resurrection cooldown.

As Ning Shu skimmed through the forum's Life Soul database, one Life Soul suddenly inspired him with an idea.

[Control (Second Generation Life Soul)]:

Characteristics Introduction: Utilizes spiritual shock to control creatures weaker in spiritual power than self; control quantity influenced by own spiritual strength, target spiritual strength, and Life Soul level.

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Reading through the Control Life Soul description, Ning Shu suddenly came up with a potentially feasible gameplay strategy.