I am the Arcane Archer, and all my skills are self-created.

The wind whispers atop the mountain peak.

The wind here is more than ten times more violent than at the foot of the mountain.

Countless visible streaks of azure air raged through the sky like sharp blades. The ground was riddled with deep trenches carved out by these wind blades.

The sky was terribly gloomy, with thick, dark clouds hanging low, and flashes of lightning like silver snakes streaking across the clouds from time to time, accompanied by deafening thunder.

The entire mountaintop resembled a massive vortex brewing an apocalyptic storm.

In the center of the mountaintop, there is a relatively flat, giant stone platform.

On the platform, a giant humanoid creature, over ten meters tall, is silently suspended in mid-air.

Its body is entirely composed of raging whirlwinds and leaping lightning, without a fixed shape, constantly twisting and changing. At its core, a blue crystal shimmering with lightning can be vaguely seen; that is its energy core.

Storm Elemental Lord (Regional Boss)

[Level: 36]

[HP: 120000/120000]

[Skills: Wind Blade Dance, Thunder Spear, Lightning Storm, Elemental Body]

This is the ruler of Wind Whisper Peak.

Its skill, Lightning Storm, is a full-screen AOE attack that covers the entire mountaintop platform. It deals high damage, has a high frequency, and is almost impossible to dodge.

But at this moment, Li Wu stood at the edge of the platform, looking at the regional leader who exuded terrifying pressure, his eyes showing no fear, but rather a hint of... anticipation.

He hasn't encountered an opponent who can make him take things even slightly seriously in a long time.

"Buzz!"

With the arcane bow in hand, the bowstring was slowly drawn back.

Seemingly sensing Li Wu's fighting spirit, the Storm Elemental Lord, which was suspended in mid-air, suddenly turned around.

It had no facial features, but on its "face," two "eyes" made of lightning suddenly lit up and locked onto Li Wu.

"Intruder...die!"

A sound woven from wind and thunder resounded in Li Wu's mind.

The next second, the Storm Elemental Lord suddenly raised his arm.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Dozens of wind blades formed by compressed airflow swept towards Li Wu like a dense rain of arrows.

Each wind blade is enough to easily cut through steel plates.

Li Wu's reaction was incredibly fast.

The moment the wind blades struck, he exerted force with his feet, his body moving like a ghost, leaving afterimages in the impenetrable rain of wind blades.

All the wind blades grazed past the hem of his clothes, none of them managing to hit him.

This is the terrifying evasion ability brought about by high agility.

After dodging the first wave of attacks, Li Wu didn't pause at all; the arrow in his hand had already left the bowstring.

What he fired was, of course, that unusual "normal attack"—the Fusion Penetrating Arrow.

The arrow was as fast as lightning, striking precisely the Storm Elemental Lord's massive body made of whirlwinds.

-4547! (Weakness Critical Hit)

A blue damage number appeared above the Boss's head.

"roar!"

The Storm Elemental Lord let out an angry roar.

How dare a mere mortal harm its noble elemental body!

It raised its other arm as well, aiming it at Li Wu, and a dazzling ball of lightning began to condense in its palm.

Thunder Spear!

This is its single-target high-damage skill, which also has a paralysis effect, making it very difficult to deal with.

Li Wu certainly wouldn't give it the chance to unleash its power.

Just as the lightning ball was about to take shape, his second arrow arrived.

【Burning Star Returns to Ruins Arrow】!

Since returning from his job change, Li Wu's magic power has soared to a terrifying 25555, and he will no longer be limited to casting only one four-coin arrow.

A dark red energy singularity flew from the bowstring, not fast, but carrying a heavy feeling that slightly distorted the surrounding space, slowly crashing into the Storm Elemental Lord.

The Storm Elemental Lord seemed to sense the terror of the attack as well, abandoning its Thunder Spear in an attempt to dodge.

But it is already late.

The moment the dark red singularity made contact with its body, it suddenly expanded, transforming into a huge dark red sphere that completely engulfed its massive body.

Within the domain, the flames multiplied wildly, only to be compressed inward by an invisible force.

The Storm Elemental Lord let out a painful roar as its body, composed of wind and lightning, was frantically torn apart and devoured within its domain.

Three seconds later.

"boom!"

The domain collapsed, and then exploded with a deafening roar.

A terrifying energy storm swept across the entire mountaintop platform.

This attack dealt a total of over 90,000 damage, instantly depleting more than half of the Storm Elemental Lord's health!

The whirlwinds and lightning that made up its body became much dimmer and thinner, and even its size shrank.

"Still not dead?" Li Wu raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.

As expected of a regional leader, its vitality is indeed tenacious.

However, that's all for now.

Li Wu drew back the bowstring again, his fingers twitching slightly, and he was able to fire two [Fusion Penetrating Arrows] almost every second!

All the beams of light penetrated the core of the Storm Elemental Lord without any obstruction.

After six arrows, the Storm Elemental Lord's massive body suddenly stiffened, then let out a mournful howl of resentment before disintegrating into a sky full of blue streams of light and arcs of electricity, dissipating into the air.

[System Notification: You have defeated the level 36 area boss 'Storm Elemental Lord', gaining 60000 experience points.]

[System Notification: Your talent 'Soul Devourer' has been triggered, permanently increasing your Luck by +0.48 and Intelligence by +0.48.]

Congratulations! You have reached level 31!

Your Strength +5, Agility +5, Intelligence +5, Constitution +5, Spirit +5!

You have gained 10 free attribute points!

He finally reached level 31!

Li Wu nodded in satisfaction, stepped forward, and began collecting the spoils.

The loot dropped by regional bosses is far more generous than that dropped by regular elite monsters.

In addition to a large number of rare materials, a level 36 rare leather leggings and an archer's skill book, "Swift Step," were also found.

【Swift Step (Rare)】

[Type: Active Skill]

[Effect: Upon activation, your movement speed is increased by 50%, and you are immune to all slowing effects for 10 seconds.]

Cooldown time: 3 minutes.

The skill is good; it's very useful for both chasing and escaping.

Unfortunately, Li Wu couldn't learn it.

After dealing with the spoils, Li Wu glanced at the map.

He had thoroughly cleaned the entire Wind Whisper Mountain.

His gaze shifted to another area of ​​the map.

It was a vast swamp marked in dark green.

"Next target: the Swamp of Sorrows."

He wants to reach level 35 as quickly as possible.