Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 157 Two-Star Blood Raven

The wolf pack dispersed like a tide, and one could vaguely see an exceptionally tall and strong wolf running at the front; that must have been the wolf king.

In the darkness of the night, in the mountains and forests, they were like fish returning to the river, birds spreading their wings and soaring into the sky. They knew they had met their match, but it didn't matter. The mountains and forests were not far away, and they would meet again in the martial world. They vowed not to be wolves until they avenged this grudge!
However, they underestimated their opponent and failed to understand Li Wei's determination and ruthlessness in order to open up this trade route.

So what if it's night?

What about the complex mountainous terrain?

Li Wei's running speed kept increasing, leaping like the wind, and it was impossible for the wolf pack to shake him off in a short time.

When he gets the chance, he will quickly draw his bow and shoot an arrow to kill one, or he doesn't care about killing it, as long as he wounds it is enough.

The wolf pack was dwindling, and fear was ever-present. Even the wolf king's attempt to organize a counterattack was futile.

All the wolves were charging around like stray dogs.

At this moment, Li Wei focused solely on the wolf king and slowed down, chasing after it at a leisurely pace.

The stamina of a wolf is beyond the reach of ordinary people, let alone that wolf king who is clearly extraordinary.

But Li Wei is no ordinary person either. With 220 points of stamina and 19 points of agility, plus the high destiny of the Hunter Card and the Woodcutter Card, he can see further and hear more clearly in the mountains and forests, and even his ability to distinguish smells is exceptionally keen.

At one point, he was even left four or five miles behind by the wolf king, but he managed to catch up silently by taking shortcuts and using his familiarity with the terrain.

In the chase, the wolf pack was gone, the other wolves had long since scattered, and it had become a war between Li Wei and the wolf king.

The wolf king was indeed cunning. It could constantly change its escape route and try to run downwind time and time again so that it could smell Li Wei's scent and thus escape or attack more effectively.

But the result was that Li Wei always managed to get to the downwind side before it, and more importantly, he could find it again from four or five miles away, and even take a break.

The feeling of being unable to see the other party yet being firmly locked on was terrible. At one point, the wolf king thought he was safe and howled in the mountains to summon his minions.

As a result, Li Wei rested downwind, about 300 meters away from it.

Just as the wolf king successfully summoned his two wolf minions and they were about to reunite, Li Wei secretly shot him with two arrows.

He didn't kill them, but kept them to howl in agony, using those howls to torment the wolf king.

At the same time, Li Wei set off again, engaging in a chase with the Wolf King.

But to be honest, he was no longer confident in shooting the wolf king, because he had been chasing it on and off in the mountains for nearly five hours.

Even though his stamina was as high as 220 points and he had several opportunities to rest along the way, he only had 80 points left at this point.

This is a safety line that must not be crossed to avoid unexpected risks.

"call!"

A mountain breeze blew by, and as dawn approached, even the wind direction changed.

Li Wei instantly lost his ability to lock onto the wolf king's scent.

On the contrary, the wolf king should have smelled his scent.

"Ouch!"

More than a thousand meters away, the wolf king's howl carried a hint of excitement and cruelty; it was finally its turn to retaliate.

From the distant mountains and forests, the howls of wolves echoed in response.

Good heavens, even after all this, the wolf pack still hasn't been broken up. Is this an ordinary wolf pack?
Li Wei had already grasped the point: the strategic significance of opening this trade route was no less than building a city in a beginner's village. So, this wolf pack—those who know, know.

The mountain wind gradually picked up, as if the weather was tilting in favor of the wolves. The smell of sweat on Li Wei's body spread unchecked in the wind, and the wolves were spreading out an encirclement far away on the outskirts.

Now they seem to have all the advantages of timing, location, and wolves.

Li Wei even felt that beneath the wolf-like skins of these guys lay the souls of players who had mastered dirty tactics.

Therefore, this is a war, not a hunter-wolf relationship.

His trade routes will never be peaceful unless he eliminates this pack of wolves.

At this moment, Li Wei laughed, stopped walking, and casually pulled out the chick that had been dead for a long time from his backpack and threw it away.

This kind of pet has proven that it lacks spirituality and this path is not viable.

It seems we have no choice but to take a shortcut.

Feeling a little regretful, Li Wei took out the Blood Raven Skull from his body. It was a special item of two-star quality, and at this moment, it was vibrating at a very weak frequency, like a small bird flapping its wings and taking flight.

He initially didn't intend to use it because he wanted to use the Blood Raven Skull to continue eavesdropping on the Black-Robed Witch's activities; he wanted to kill her, otherwise he wouldn't be able to get over it.

But at this moment, opening up a trade route is far more important. He has already proven through a night of pursuit that even if he brought all five mercenaries, he couldn't kill the cunning wolf king or force the pack to disperse.

Their condition in the mountains and forests was not even half that of Li Wei.

If the wolf king cannot be killed, all will be lost; once his strength is exhausted, his death will be imminent.

Very well, then prepare to be attacked from an even higher dimension.

Li Wei gently stroked the Blood Raven skull. The one-star pet card transformed into soft white light, enveloping the Blood Raven skull, and the resonance between the two became even stronger.

Yes, the two are compatible, but they are unrelated to Li Wei's Hunter Card.

It's simply because the Blood Raven Skull is of such high quality, possessing abundant spiritual and magical power, that it naturally fused into the pet card.

Li Wei didn't contribute anything throughout the whole process, so what could he possibly contribute?
He was just a hunter who could shoot arrows and throw things.

[You have acquired a two-star hunting pet—Blood Raven!]

[Note: This is a Blood Raven fed by the three-star Blood Witch Missy with her own life essence. Although it was killed, a portion of Missy's spiritual power remains within it. This allows you to eavesdrop on Missy's magical fluctuations through the Blood Raven's skull. If you hadn't activated it, this would have been a crucial tool for dealing with Missy. However, now, as long as your two-star pet appears within ten kilometers of the Blood Witch, it will be easily subdued by her unless you can kill her...]

[Trait: Perception +1. Since you haven't met the conditions to unlock the Perception attribute, it's replaced with Hunter's Fate Passive +10. When you activate and summon this two-star hunter pet, your senses such as vision, hearing, and smell will be greatly enhanced. Note that, given your current state, this trait still needs further improvement.]

[Special Feature: Projectile Positioning. Although you cannot share vision with a two-star hunting pet, you can still obtain the enemy's exact location through it. When any enemy enters your 200-meter range but you cannot see them, you can summon a Blood Raven to position them, allowing you to calmly launch projectile attacks. Note that this requires a prerequisite: you have a powerful bow of at least two-star quality, a sufficiently accurate and excellent arrow, and excellent archery skills, because once the Blood Raven positions the target, you usually only have three seconds to win.]

[Friendly reminder: Since you cannot establish effective communication with Blood Raven, you can only use Projectile Positioning once per day.]

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Not bad. Although Li Wei had some regrets, he was still quite satisfied. He would never summon the Blood Raven unless necessary, but right now, hunting down the Wolf King was imperative and could not be mistaken. This was the perfect opportunity to use this trump card.

In the blink of an eye, the Blood Raven Skull in Li Wei's hand disappeared. A few seconds later, a large, pure black raven emerged from his sleeve and soared into the sky.

At the same time, Li Wei's Hunter Destiny also temporarily increased to 54 points, making him feel that the whole world was slightly different.

Taking a deep breath, Li Wei took out the one-star eagle feather arrow that he had treasured and was reluctant to use. He even took out a brand new bowstring from his backpack to replace it. Then he closed his eyes slightly, adjusted his breathing, and allowed himself to enter a state of clarity in the blink of an eye.

He couldn't share vision with the Blood Raven, but he could still sense its vague movements and indirectly, he gained control over the wolf pack that was flanking him from all sides.

This is a wonderful, completely new experience.

"Ouch!"

The howls of wolves rose and fell, indicating that there were at least fifteen wolves still around, but the wolf king did not approach.

It roams the periphery, hiding in the shade of the trees, like a cunning venomous snake, waiting for its chance.

After a long while, Li Wei opened his eyes and saw wild wolves in his field of vision. They seemed to have overcome their fear and, urged on by the wolf king, kept scurrying around, getting closer and probing.

Their cunning eyes were fixed on Li Wei, but they overlooked the fact that hundreds of meters above, a blood crow was watching indifferently.

Gradually, more than a dozen wolves approached Li Wei within fifty meters. At that moment, the wolf king hiding behind suddenly howled, as if it were a signal to attack. The dozen wolves immediately pounced on Li Wei from all directions without hesitation. They could tear him to pieces in just a few seconds, or at least restrain him.

But at that very moment, Li Wei decisively activated the Blood Raven's projectile positioning feature.

In that instant, the blood crow, which was hundreds of meters in the sky, suddenly turned into a wisp of blood light and disappeared, but in reality, it merged into Li Wei's one-star eagle feather arrow at that moment.

Location countdown begins.

Within three seconds, this streak of blood-red light will make minute adjustments to the arrow in a tiny direction.

Note that this is a fine-tuning.

Therefore, Li Wei needs to launch this arrow with a precision that is at least one meter in diameter.

You can imagine how difficult that is.

However, at this moment, Li Wei's Hunter Card Fate played an unimaginable role. His eyesight and hearing were greatly enhanced, and he instantly located the wolf king's position, even being able to clearly hear its breathing.

"call out!"

The bow was drawn to its fullest extent, and the arrow pierced through the clouds, yet the wisp of blood on it was negligible, almost invisible.

This was almost Li Wei's best shot ever. In terms of power and angle, he squeezed out all the potential of this two-star composite bow.

Especially when paired with that one-star eagle feather arrow, even the initial arrow speed after leaving the bowstring was greatly increased, and it flew 150 meters in just over two seconds.

Then Li Wei knew he had hit the mark.

Even if he can't see it at all, Blood Raven will make subtle adjustments; that's a dimensional reduction attack!

(End of this chapter)