Chapter 101: Chapter 101: Top Hunter (Purple)
The ink-black night enveloped the world, with the full moon hanging high, casting a cold ghostly light.
Under the moonlight, a figure swiftly darted by, black wings sprouted from his back, with each flap stirring up gusts, moving so fast that he appeared as a fleeting black line across the night.
Behind him, a mantis chased relentlessly, its wings, thin as a cicada’s, appeared semi-translucent in the moonlight, yet possessed astonishing power with rapid vibrations, persisting in pursuit.
Whoosh~
A bullet shot backward, silent as a whisper.
The mantis twisted its body, executing a nimble roll, letting the bullet brush past.
Qin Tian turned to look back, confirming his tactics were correct.
Activating the Night Demon Wings increased his speed by 200%, while the mantis lost its terrifying ground-based explosive power, unable to catch up with just its pairs of translucent wings.
If he hadn’t purposely held back, slowing down, he would have long since left the mantis far behind.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh~~
Three bullets formed a pin-shaped path, blocking the mantis’s escape route.
The mantis decided against dodging, vibrating its wings, using its hard shell to tank the Shadowstrike sniper shots.
Clink clink clink~~
The Spiritual Energy bullets hit the carapace, unable to penetrate, only leaving shallow white marks.
Qin Tian frowned, aiming at one of the mantis’s compound eyes, draining his Spiritual Energy, Physical Ability, and Spiritual Power, pulling the trigger twice in quick succession.
Clink!
The first bullet was sliced apart by the mantis, the smooth cut showcasing its incredibly precise and swift sword technique, not expecting a follow-up bullet.
Moreover, this bullet was augmented by the Burning Embers Critical Strike.
Bam!
The bullet hit the compound eye precisely, and with a bang, the eye exploded, causing the mantis, so calm and assassin-like until now, to finally let out a sharp screech.
"Now, the hunter and the prey have swapped places."
Qin Tian smirked slightly; on the ground, he wasn’t a match for the mantis, but the sky was the Night Demon’s playground.
The hunt began.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh~~
Bullet after bullet shot towards the mantis; under the intense pain, the mantis’s response lagged, one bullet hitting another compound eye, while two more perforated the translucent wings.
The wings lacked the hardness of the carapace and shattered directly into pieces.
Without the support of its wings, the mantis screamed as it plummeted to the ground.
Swish!
A black figure flashed; Qin Tian appeared above the mantis, gun pointed, pulling the trigger continuously.
The first bullet was sliced by the mantis, the second as well.
With Black Wings flapping, Qin Tian, like a ghostly apparition, appeared around the mantis, sending bullet showers to vital points, eyes, head, joints...
In the air, the wingless mantis couldn’t dodge, no matter how fast it swung its blades, unable to fend off bullets from all directions.
Bam!
A bullet slipped through an eye wound, exploding inside its head.
The mantis’s head instantly burst open, its body plummeting even heavier to the ground.
Bam!
The headless mantis landed on a mound amidst a cloud of dust.
Evolution Points surged by 21,000, a purple orb drilling into Qin Tian’s body.
Name: Top Hunter (Purple)
Type: Passive Talent
Introduction: As a Top Hunter, you possess an extremely keen sense of aura. When prey approaches, you can sense and lock onto its presence immediately, tagging it as prey. During a chase, your hunter’s bloodline activates; your aura dramatically withdraws, speed increases by 70%, and attack power increases by 50%. If prey is isolated, each attack will definitely deal 120% critical damage. When pursuing multiple prey, each kill increases all attributes by 5%, stacking up to 10 times. In stealth, your first attack increases damage by 100%, with a chance to ignore defenses, inflicting real damage directly.
The mysterious power flowed within, Qin Tian’s eyes flashing, a wild and cold aura spreading from within him.
It was the aura of a Top Hunter.
Soon, the body modification completed.
"This talent suits me perfectly."
Qin Tian’s mouth slightly curved; the Top Hunter talent, though not enhancing his physical attributes as much as the Night Demon or Barbaric Dominator Body, provided sharper perception and significant buffs when facing single or multiple enemies.
In future encounters, the first thing to do is tag enemies, drastically receding aura, increasing speed by 70%, attack power by 50%.
In one-on-one fights, each attack will also deal 120% critical damage.
This series of chained buffs skyrocketed combat power instantly.
Furthermore, he was inherently skilled at Stealth, and the first attack post-Stealth could deal an additional 100% damage, with a chance of true damage.
Immensely powerful.
Thank you, little mantis.
Qin Tian glanced downward at the headless corpse.
This mantis was formidable on the ground, possessing terrifying explosive power and a hard carapace, making it a tough opponent.
Fortunately, the mantis underestimated him and chased him into the sky.
In the sky, although the mantis was fast, its translucent wings couldn’t match his Night Demon Wings.
The crucial point was, despite its explosive physical traits, the mantis lacked Spiritual Energy abilities like other Spirit Beasts, leaving its unprotected compound eyes as a fatal flaw.
Qin Tian tossed the mantis’s body into the Spatial Bag, then with a flap of Black Wings, flew towards the Mist Plain.
Whoosh
The fierce wind hit his face.
Quickly, Qin Tian saw the spider army.
In the white mist, hundreds of spiders carried unconscious people, marching in rows. Ahead of them, five yellow insects, over ten meters long with drill-like heads, wriggled, clearing paths leading underground.
In the high sky, Qin Tian gripped the Shadowstrike tightly, the Thermal Perception revealing the yellow insects’ forms clearly. Locking onto one insect’s head, he marked it as prey, activated the Burning Embers Critical Strike, and forcefully pulled the trigger.
The bullet spun rapidly towards its target, hitting with precision.
Bam!
The insect’s head exploded, viscous liquid raining down like a torrential storm, with a green light orb flying up, entering Qin Tian’s body.
At that moment, all insects and spiders turned their heads upward.
Under their watchful eyes, Qin Tian remained unfazed, repeatedly pulling the trigger.
Headshot, headshot, and more headshots.
All yellow insects died, and spiders were picked off one by one.
Despite the spiders’ fury, spewing spider silk above, the silk couldn’t reach Qin Tian high in the sky.
Green light balls, like fireworks, rose into Qin Tian’s body, Evolution Points continuously refreshed.
Just when Qin Tian thought he could annihilate the spider army this way, a will filled with wrath descended, striking his soul like a heavy hammer.
Puh!!
Qin Tian spat a large mouthful of blood, with blood seeping from his eyes and ears, his head feeling like it was splitting, causing him to cry out in pain.