Divine Hunter - Chapter 18

Chapter 18: Kallon’s Trial

Translator: Exodus Tales

Editor: Exodus Tales

Translated by XephiZ

Edited by SnowPeaches

“Phew, a pretty lady!”

Chen Dong immediately attracted the attention of a few male Players when she appeared on the plaza of Aiur Town.

Chen Dong did not alter her looks. If she could really see her brother here, she wanted him to see her actual looks.

She could not care less about what others feel or think.

“Humph, she clearly modified her looks. I would have made myself prettier if I knew earlier!”

A few female Players that were enjoying the attention they were getting from the male Players were displeased when Chen Dong took the attention away.

“You might be able to modify your looks, but can you modify your temperament?”

Someone told the female Player that commented previously. The female Player immediately fell silent.

They were able to modify their looks, but every person’s temperament was still unique. One had to admit how impressive the VR Helmet was. Chen Dong’s unique temperament stood out even more in the game than in real life. The female Player only gave her comment because she knew she was no match against Chen Dong.

Chen Dong ignored the fuss around her. She had spent some time learning about the game beforehand. She found an NPC old man and collected an Old Wooden Bow, a quiver of wooden arrows, and a skill book of “Basic Arrow”. She followed the guide she found on the Internet and proceeded to accept the quests from the NPCs in the town.

Half an hour later, she had successfully reached Level 3. She opened a letter in her backpack.

She had received the letter from taking part in the optional survey after creating her character. It would grant her a random quest.

System Notification: You have accepted the quest “Kallon’s Trial”.

Quest: Kallon’s Trial

Quest Difficulty: Rank D and above

Quest Description: Head to the west of Aiur Town (3385, 1309) and look for Kallon, an archery expert. Complete Kallon’s Trial, and you will receive great rewards.

Reward: Unknown

Kallon’s Trial, Chen Dong recalled reading about it before. Many Players that had chosen the class Archer had accepted it. Players that completed the quests would be rewarded a skill book for “Accurate Shooting”. Learning it would permanently increase the character’s Accuracy.

Chen Dong followed the given coordinates. People on the forum advised Players who had received the quest to complete it as soon as possible. Even though “Accurate Shooting” was not a rare ability, it was extremely useful for Archers in the early game. After learning the skill, the Players would be assisted by the “Auto-Aim System” when fighting monsters, thus greatly increasing the Accuracy of Players when firing projectiles.

Chen Dong could not care less about how strong her character was. However, she believed she had to be strong enough to roam around freely. Otherwise, she would regret it if she found where her brother was but was not strong enough to visit the place where he was.

“Very well, fellow humble adventures, if you are able to pass the trial I’ve given, I’ll teach you the ultimate of archery!”

Outside Aiur Town, there was a wooden hut in a sparse forest. An NPC middle-aged man called Kallon stood beside the hut.

When Chen Dong found Kallon, there were a few Archers around too. These Players had most likely accepted the quest “Kallon’s Trial” similar to her.

“What ultimate of archery? Isn’t it just a skill book for “Accurate Shooting”?” A Player grumbled after hearing Kallon’s words.

The people who were clueless about the details might think they were getting some rare skill books from Kallon. However, it turned out to be a skill book for the very common skill “Accurate Shooting”.

That being said, the skill “Accurate Shooting” was very important for Archers, thus the man was not necessarily exaggerating it by calling it the ultimate of archery.

Kallon ignored the Player that was grumbling. He waved his hand after finishing the sentence. The six Players around him vanished and appeared in a small instance.

The six Players found themselves in a field of grass that the sun was shining brightly on. Colorful balloons were floating in the air above the field.

Apart from Chen Dong, the rest of the Players were all males. The five male Players were startled when they saw how gorgeous Chen Dong was.

“Crap, the trial is about to begin!”

The Players immediately collected their thoughts. It was clearly not the time to be admiring a beautiful lady.

However, the trial was a great chance for them too. If they performed brilliantly during the trial, they might win over the pretty girl’s attention.

Even being friends with such a pretty lady was something to boast about with their friends. They did not really have to make her their girlfriend.

System Notification: The first trial has begun. Use the bow in your hands to shoot the balloons in the sky. Every balloon you hit is a point. Obtain sixty points within three minutes to pass the trial!

Kallon’s Trial begins now!

“The bow is swaying too much!” the five male Players raised the bow and aimed at the balloons in the sky right away.

They already knew about the details of the trial. They had three attempts at the trial. They just needed to get sixty points in any of the attempts to complete the quest.

However, they finally realized they had underestimated the difficulty of the trial when they were doing it. It felt as if the bow in their hand was not even under their control.

“Let’s try shooting a few arrows!”

It was useless to just aim at the balloons without firing. The Players shot their first arrow. Since there were so many balloons in the sky, they might be lucky enough to hit one with their first arrow.

However, the outcome proved that the Players were too naive. They had all missed their first arrow.

“Damn it, no wonder many Players have failed the trial,” the Players missed several times in a row. They now realized the other Players did not fail the quest because they were incompetent, but the quest was just too difficult.

The Players kept trying to aim their bow at the balloons to finish the quest to get the skill book of “Accurate Shooting”. They had totally forgotten about trying to have a brilliant performance in front of Chen Dong.

How could they possibly get the girl’s attention if they could not even hit a single balloon?

On the other hand, Chen Dong was trying to aim with the bow too. She was struggling to control her arms just like the others.

However, she was not in a rush to fire the arrows.

She felt uncomfortable the way her hands and arms were trembling. As a pianist, she was able to control the movement of her hands accurately. It felt weird seeing how she was struggling to control her hands.

However, Chen Dong felt a pattern when she observed how her arms and hands were trembling.

She closed her eyes to feel it better.

She was right!

After taking some time to feel it, the trembling bow was like a few staccato notes, but the notes were extremely vigorous.

However, she would have no trouble controlling even the most vigorous notes!

She opened her eyes. Her hands were still trembling, yet she loosened her the grip between her fingers while they were trembling.

Whoosh!

Bang!

The wooden arrow lunged forward and landed accurately on a green balloon. The balloon exploded after a loud blast!