Full-Time Psychic Martial Artist

"It's your turn to attack," Kovina reminded her.

This is the rule for sparring in the training ground, where both sides take turns practicing offensive and defensive skills.

"Here it comes!" Lorne roared, switching from a defensive to an offensive stance and swinging his great axe to smash into Kovina.

Kovina narrowed her eyes slightly, but did not instinctively raise her sword to defend. As expected, Lorne changed his move again and used Shield Strike.

Kovina immediately raised her sword to parry, but was still forced back by Lorne's thrust, nearly falling to the ground.

"It's your turn," Lorne said with a smile.

"Alright!" Kovina said and then launched a slash.

The two then practiced for over a hundred rounds.

Although neither side used their full strength, Lorne's problem of his left and right brains fighting each other when controlling the Zaku had been greatly reduced.

As for the remaining problems, we'll deal with them when we're locked in a life-or-death battle with the Gorgon.

"That's enough for now, it's time to get going," Lorne said, glancing at the sky.

After putting the training weapons back in their original positions, Lorne said to Monteridge:

"An orc vanguard is heading towards the fortress. We need to bypass them. Do you have a plan?"

"It's very simple," Monteridge said, pointing to the sky.

Lorne looked up at the sky and saw a falcon and an owl circling above the fortress.

"Screech!" As if to prove themselves, the two birds of prey cried out simultaneously.

At the same time, the system also displayed detailed information:

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[Hawkeye Partner] (Hawkeye Level 1)

You can have a maximum of 1 Hawkeye companions.

You and your Hawkeye partner can communicate telepathically.

Telepathic distance = (sub-level + perception adjustment value) × 50 meters.

Raptor companions can provide you with vision and inform you of information such as wind direction and humidity. They can also attack targets from the air or drop items for you.

When you are in open terrain and your raptor companion can provide you with aerial vision, you gain +10 initiative.

• [Mentor Correction]: (Eagle Eye Level 4)

You can have a maximum of 2 Hawkeye companions.

Telepathic distance = (sub-level + perception adjustment value) × 100 meters.

Eagle Eye Partner gains or gains 100 meters of dark vision.

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Initiative +10?

This is a bit perverted.

Watching the two circling falcons, Lorne suddenly remembered something and quickly said to Kovina:

"If Salowell returns and there is nothing particularly difficult for him to handle, please have him personally fly to Senesde and deliver the latest intelligence to the Supreme Council."

Previously, Salowell was seriously injured. In order to ensure that reinforcements could arrive at the fortress as soon as possible, Lorne chose to take a gamble and sent all the ravens to the elven capital to deliver a message.

Now that Salowell has recovered from his injuries and the situation has changed significantly, Lorne thought it best to have Salowell go there in person to ensure everything goes smoothly.

"Okay, I understand." Kovina nodded solemnly.

Lorne carefully stored the magic bags filled with supplies into his storage space. As he finished storing the last bag, a system notification popped up:

You have completed the campaign event [Preparedness], gaining 50 x 10 experience points. (500/1000)

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When Lorne arrived at Xiaye Village (the orc camp), it was already completely dark.

Instead of rushing into the camp, he first circled around outside to plan the escape route after rescuing the elf, while waiting for Monteridge to meet him up.

When Lorne had planned the evacuation route, Monteridge did not appear, but an owl landed on a branch of a large tree ahead.

"Whoosh~" the owl made a sound, its eyes fixed on Lorne.

Lorne immediately recognized the owl as Monteridge's Hawkeye partner, so he switched to his own body and connected it to the MindNet to communicate telepathically.

The mind-to-mind communication feature comes with a built-in translation function and free animal conversation.

"Did Monteridge send you?" Lorne asked.

"Yes, Hoohoo can relay messages for you," Night Owl replied.

"Monteridge, where are you?" Lorne asked.

“I’m about 500 meters away from you. Go ahead and speak. I can communicate with you directly through telepathy,” Monteridge said.

"I've already planned the route. I'll send it directly to Hu Hu through the mind network. See if you can receive it." Lorne said, sending the action plan he had meticulously prepared to Hu Hu.

"Received. The visibility along this road is excellent. A 1000-meter range is enough for me to cover you the whole way." After saying that, Monteridge also sent his support instructions to Lorne via telepathy.

The system immediately provided the data:

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【Eagle Eye Shot】(Eagle Eye Level 2)

Consume 10 mana to enchant your arrows, enabling them to travel extremely long distances and accurately hit targets with the guidance of your Eagle Eye companion's vision.

The maximum flight distance for Eagle Eye Shooting = Eagle Eye Partner's telepathic distance + 100 meters.

Eagle Eye Shot's attack strength + (Perception Adjustment) points.

(All Shooting enchantments for this subclass can be stacked and coexist, but Shooting enchantments cannot be stacked with those for other subclasses.)

• [Mentor Correction]: (Eagle Eye Level 4)

The arrow can avoid simple obstacles during flight and suddenly accelerates when it is 20 meters away from the target, increasing attack strength by +(sub-class level) points.

The maximum flight distance for Eagle Eye Shooting = Eagle Eye Partner's telepathic distance + 200 meters.

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[Explosive Shot] (Eagle Eye Level 3)

Consumes 10 mana to enchant your arrows with elemental arrowheads. Upon hitting a target, the arrows explode, dealing (subclass level d4 + perception modifier) ​​spell damage to an area within a radius of (subclass level) meters.

The available explosion damage types are: fire, cold, lightning, and strong acid.

The above types of damage can be mitigated by a successful Dexterity save, resulting in only half the damage.

• [Mentor Correction]: (Eagle Eye Level 4)

The selectable damage types have been increased to [Sonic] and [Poison Gas].

The above types of damage can be mitigated by a Constitution saving throw, resulting in only half the damage.

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[Shadow Owl Shot] (Eagle Eye Level 5)

When you shoot an arrow, it makes no sound, and the arrow makes no sound as it flies.

Your arrow shots will not remove your invisibility, stealth, or disguise.

When you are invisible, the arrows you shoot will also be invisible for 1 second.

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After reading Hawkeye's class characteristics, Lorne pictured an old silver coin archer blasting a group of orcs apart with a single arrow from thousands of meters away.

What kind of remote-guided explosive sniper rifle is this?

Although his predecessor had heard many legends about Hawkeye Ranger, Lorne always felt that since they were legends, they couldn't be believed entirely; at least they should be examined in a balanced way.

But now it seems—what's the difference between this and actually being open?!

If it weren't for a large group of elves still being imprisoned in the orc camp, the combination of myself, Nelly, and Monteridge might have actually been able to wipe out Gorgon in no time.

For a fleeting moment, Lorne felt that being a psionicist or a martial artist wasn't so appealing anymore.

But upon closer reflection, Hawkeye's strength is actually the same as Shadow Assassin's, achieved through various limitations, so I felt more at ease.

"Once you find the best sniping spot, the operation will begin," Lorne said to Monteridge.

A moment later, Monteridge replied, "I'm in position. We can begin."

"Alright." Lorne responded, swapping his substitute body into the Zaku and striding towards the orc camp.

When he saw the campfire, his ears twitched slightly as he heard a series of chewing and gnawing sounds coming from behind the bushes not far away.

He quietly walked over, parted the bushes and peeked out. There was a gray-white dire wolf stealing food from an orc.