Chapter 372 Adding Insult to Injury
The bow is drawn like the full moon, and the arrow is shot like a shooting star!
Except for the stunned middle-aged instructor, everyone's eyes and heads were subconsciously chasing the arrow. The reason why the middle-aged instructor did not turn around was because Luke's arrow just now was clearly aimed at his head.
Even at that moment, the middle-aged instructor smelled the smell of death, and his hands and feet were cold. A moment later, he felt a sharp wind blowing over his head, and his scalp felt numb.
Leaving the long bow, the arrows were like birds of prey emerging from the cage, whistling and piercing the sky quickly, drawing a wonderful parabola.
At this time, no matter whether the arrow hits the target or not, everyone knows that the range of this arrow is definitely more than two hundred meters. This is not a lie, because now the arrow has reached half the distance, but the upward momentum has not stopped.
With... This was an idea that instantly popped up in the minds of Frey and others, and it was also a sensitive prediction of the trend of arrow branches by veterans who had fought a hundred battles. This kind of prediction could allow them to save their lives in the battlefield where arrows were flying everywhere. Of course, this "has" is only their confidence that the arrow will hit the target. As for the red heart, it is hard to say. After all, in their sight, the red heart is indeed too small...
The arrow passed more than half the distance, fell diagonally, accelerated, and dived toward the target area with overwhelming force.
There are many archery targets in this area. If you shoot from the front, they are divided into fifty meters, eighty meters, one hundred meters, and one hundred and fifty meters. The farther away is a piece of fine sand. This is not for accurate shooting, but In order to train the archers' projectile skills.
In the sight of everyone, the arrows flew steadily across the front area, heading straight for the only 150-meter target.
boom……
From Tang En's point of view, it was impossible to see the position of the bull's-eye clearly in an instant, so everyone saw that after the arrow hit directly, the wooden target fell down, and then a clear impact sound was heard in the distance.
Wow...
"Good!" "Beautiful!" "Domineering..."
After seeing the arrow hit the target, the soldiers in gray clothes immediately dropped their hearts in their throats. Then a strong sense of excitement and dizziness came over them, and they couldn't help but raise their weapons and cheer loudly. The morale was greatly boosted, and its momentum was like a rainbow, sweeping away the previous depression.
It's okay for Tang En and others. After all, they know Luke's level, and the shot just means that Luke didn't make a mistake. Although Frey and others had heard about it, when they saw this with their own eyes, they couldn't help but crowd over in ecstasy, slapping Luke on the back crazily, bang bang...
"Haha, good job, Luke!"
"Well done, you have such a damn long face!"
"This archery skill is simply amazing. On the battlefield, you will definitely be a killer."
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These compliments are not without purpose. If there is a sharp archer in the team, one's side will have a greater chance of winning on the battlefield. The reason is also very simple. With such miraculous archery skills, the enemy's officers and generals are no longer alive than ordinary soldiers.
"What's the point of being arrogant? It's just hitting the target, not necessarily the red heart."
"Yes, it just depends on having a bow. The target is so big, of course it is easier..."
Seeing the high morale here, the few soldiers behind the middle-aged instructor were a little guilty, but they still struggled hard.
Facing this tough-tongued performance, David and the others naturally would not let go of this opportunity to beat the drowned dog. They curled their lips and said, "Hey, now you know how to talk about red hearts. First of all, it's not like you can't even touch the archery target." Did you arrive?"
"Easy?" Mi Xiu pointed at the Flying Eagle Bow in Luke's hand, raising the corners of his mouth slightly with a cold, mocking smile, "I can lend you this bow, and I'm not talking about the red heart. There's an arrow target there, and you just need to If you win, I will give you my name and life, and if not, you will give it to me. Do you dare to take a gamble?"
After several words, the soldiers suddenly became speechless, their faces turned red but they couldn't hold back a word. Bet on your life? Are you kidding me? Even if they were given the Flying Eagle Bow, they wouldn't be able to pull it open, let alone hit the target... It was best to argue forcefully, "Anyway, the result hasn't come out yet, so it may not be a red heart." …”
"Haha." Mi Xiu sneered again, pointing at the soldiers running quickly towards the target in the training area in the distance, and said casually, "Well, let's change the bet. If the arrow doesn't hit the red heart, I will still give you my life. .If I get hit, how about you give me your life?"
"Tsk, that sounds pretty fun, count me in." David walked out and pointed at a soldier casually, "I won't bully you, I just bet my life against my life."
"Oh, you guys are putting me under a lot of pressure!" After scratching his head, Luke took a step forward and pointed at the remaining soldiers, "I'll make a bet with you."
Touching his nose, Tang En looked at the somewhat dazed middle-aged instructor: "You're the only one left, uh, how about you come too?"
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The soldiers in the distance were still cheering loudly, but there was a sudden silence here. The soldiers looked at Tang En and others who stood up with shock on their faces.
I have to say that Tang En and others' wild attitude of casually gambling their lives scared them a bit. This was too damn bold... and because of this, everyone didn't know whether to cheer or not. alright.
If you don't cheer, you won't be able to keep up your morale. Cheer, if something goes wrong, wouldn't they become accomplices?
Compared to everyone who was confused, Tang En and others were much calmer. They couldn't see the result of the red heart on the target, but Luke was extremely talented and his eyes were almost as good as those of an eagle, so naturally they could see it.
Seeing that the other party had no response at all, David urged urgently: "Hurry up, give me a nice word, do you want to bet or not?"
"David, it's not right for you to be like this!" Luke waved his hands seriously, paused, and bowed slightly, looking rather obscene, "Let's bet, actually I don't have much confidence. Well, We are scaring you now, and you are also very scared. Come on, it’s just a life..." He spoke kind words, followed the guidance, and spoke with sincerity.
Bet on life, bet on life, you fucking know how to bet on life, you are not raised by your father and mother... The soldiers who were brought to the forefront bit their lips tightly and cursed wildly in their hearts, but after all, they did not dare to answer. In fact, they didn't really believe that Luke could hit the red heart, but their lives were at stake, and the other party's reaction was a bit weird, so they didn't dare to mess around.
The middle-aged instructor's face was still expressionless. He slowly raised his hand to take off the leather helmet on his head, looked down, and then held it tightly in his hand.
At this moment, a majestic voice came from the outside, "What's going on?"
The crowd dispersed, and Daniel, who was wearing high-end armor, walked into the venue with a dozen people. He was slightly surprised to see Tang En and others. Next to him were several Bran officers who had previously been received at the city gate.
Frey went up to him and quickly told the whole story.
"Isn't this nonsense! Now that the invasion of the Northern Wilderness is imminent, how can we Bran people kill each other?" Daniel's eyes flashed, he frowned, scolded Tang En and others, and then changed his words, "Speak again of my shame. The good soldiers of the Yi army came to the front line to kill the barbarians, how can they waste their time on such nonsense?"
After a pause, he glanced at Officer Bran, who had an ugly expression next to him, "Do you think this is true?"
"Uh..." Several Bran officers looked at each other, a little speechless. Of course they are not fools, and the situation at the scene is also clear at a glance. Daniel's words seemed to be lecturing his own soldiers, but the "bullshit" and the like were definitely sarcasm to their Bran soldiers.
"The general taught you a lesson." Of course Tang En also knew what it meant. He stepped forward a few steps and gave a military salute, and then said, "There is some misunderstanding here. In fact, Chief Bran wants to compete with us on archery skills. This competition Well, of course there will be some winnings, so we’ll have some fun with a small bet. Haha, but things have to have a beginning and an end, so I hope the general will approve and let us continue this gamble.”
Bet on life, bet on pleasure... Daniel's mouth twitched, but immediately after seeing Tang En's confident look, he raised his eyebrows and raised the corners of his mouth slightly: "You are so brave, you dare to propose any kind of bet. Well... ...But there is some truth in what you said. When a soldier speaks, he speaks with spit and nail, and there is no room for being a villain." After a pause, he turned to the Bran officers beside him and said, "What do you guys mean?"
"Ahem, what about this..." The Bran officers stuttered again. They first looked at the Bran soldiers who were rushing towards with arrow targets in the distance, and then looked at the middle-aged instructors in front of them. Slightly pondering.
"Sir!" At this moment, the middle-aged instructor was excited and quickly raised his hands and shouted, "We have given up. The bet is just a joke. This brother in gray clothes is an expert in archery, we are willing to be defeated!"
"Huh?" The Bran officers frowned upon hearing this, and their faces instantly darkened. In fact, they just wanted to order these people to accept the bet. Even if they lost, it would be better than the embarrassing situation now. After all, if Daniel didn't dare to accept what Daniel said just now, then Bran's military would become a repeat villain. But unexpectedly, the middle-aged instructor now admitted defeat loudly. This not only earned him the reputation of a villain, but also earned him a reputation as a coward, making them even more passive and losing face.
"Haha..." Daniel raised his head and laughed a few times after hearing this, and said, "As expected of Soldier Bran, his magnanimity is extraordinary, and he is so heroic even when he admits defeat. It is a good solution, and it does not hurt the harmony between us."
After a pause, he looked around at the soldiers, clapped his hands twice, and said, "Well, I propose to give our brave Bran soldiers a round of applause!" The word "brave" has a strong accent. Daniel has a calm personality and was treated with contempt before. Shi didn't get angry. But this does not mean that he is not angry. Now that he has this opportunity to add insult to injury, how can he let it go?
As soon as the words fell, bang bang bang... thunderous applause sounded and lasted for a long time. The soldiers pursed their lips hard and looked extremely strange. There are also some who are careless, laughing loudly and 'praising' Bran soldiers for 'knowing the current affairs'...
Several Bran officers were trembling and their faces turned green. The slaps were like slaps, hitting them hard in the face.
At this moment, the soldier carrying the archery target in the distance finally rushed here, gasping for air, not seeing Officer Bran on the side, and raised the archery target to the middle-aged instructor in ecstasy.
There are large and small circles drawn on the arrow target, and the sides around it are densely covered with pits and pits caused by arrows. The closer you get to the middle, the rarer the marks. On the red heart in the middle, there are no marks at all. But now, although there is no trace here, there is an arrow branch that penetrated the red heart, and the tip of the arrow popped out directly from behind the target.
"Hoo Chi... Instructor, Hoo Chi... Instructor, it's hit, it's hit, your archery skills are amazing, haha..."
There was silence in the field... (To be continued.)