Chapter 52 Zen Archery
apartment.

A suspended pen slowly wrote a line of words on the notebook.

"Roman Palace."

"It's run by extraordinary people from the monster path. A Banshee of Despair and a Banshee of Fear can absorb the corresponding negative emotions, which is equivalent to indirectly reducing the mental pollution of the investigators."

"Lady Diana?"

"A high-sequence transcendent who is suspected to be of a demonic path? Desire? Emotion? Charm?"

"If her abilities are similar to those of the two maids, she can absorb many of the investigator's emotions and desires? In this way, she can reduce the risk of the investigator losing control?"

It shouldn’t be that simple.

When Wendy, the Banshee of Despair, approached Sean, he first felt immense despair, and then the despair was absorbed by him.

This strange ability is extremely memorable.

"Ms. Diana may be a High-Sequence Beyonder who controls desires. It is not clear what her specific concept of desire is."

"I guess they may be able to put investigators into a temporary state of 'heartlessness and desirelessness'."

Isn't that just an enhanced version of Sage Time?
"If you really reach the brink of madness, you can ask them for help."

Xiao En pondered for a while and wrote in his secret notes: "But their abilities are too strange and dangerous. They are not suitable as a regular way to restore mental rationality."

"If you have money, you can go to the Roman Palace to spend some money."

There is something wrong with the healing methods of this world, whether they are mental or physical.

Xiao En is in a very good state now. After the Banshee of Despair sucked away his despair, the whispers of knowledge in his mind also completely disappeared. The other party's ability seems to be able to release despair and absorb despair at the same time. No wonder the Path of Death accepts the existence of these monster paths.

The morning light shines down.

Sean reported to the Night's Watch headquarters early the next morning. Everything in Dorne was relatively calm at the moment, but the secret vigilance had been strengthened a lot.

boom! boom! boom!
Xiao En’s main task today is to practice the use of firearms at the shooting range. His shooting skills are really terrible.

"Come back so soon?"

Hank came over at around nine o'clock. He instantly pulled out his pistol and fired three shots in succession, all of which hit the moving target right on the forehead. Hank's talent in the Ranger Path was very strong, and he could almost hit the target every time within a hundred meters.

Xiao En nodded and said, "Yeah. Let's practice. It's a good way to save some money on bullets."

This sentence can be regarded as the essence of being an investigator.

Hank couldn't help but laugh, walked over and patted Sean on the shoulder and said, "Keep your hands steady, don't be nervous, just follow your feeling."

“Do you know Zen?”

Ok?
Xiao En was sure that he had heard correctly, and said seriously: "Zen? I know a little bit."

Hank motioned to Sean to look at him, then he closed his eyes and fired quickly. Bang, bang, bang, three shots in a row, all hit the moving target. Although he didn't hit the center of the eyebrows, he basically hit the target's vital part on the head.

"It's called Zen Archery."

The pistol in Hank's hand left an afterimage and was instantly filled with bullets. He then fired continuously without having to aim at all, as if he was relying on his feeling, hitting the target continuously until the bullets were emptied. Then he smiled and instantly retracted the pistol.

This set of smooth and flowing movements was even more exaggerated than the western cowboy movies Sean had seen in his previous life. The process of aiming and shooting was completed almost in an instant.

too strong!
The extraordinary people of the Ranger Path are far superior to others in the low sequence.

"Zen archery?" Xiao En looked at the gun in his hand and chewed on the word archery.

Hank laughed and patted his shoulder, saying, "That's what the professionals used to call it. It's a unique fighting technique."

"It is said to have come from the East. You can call it Zen spearmanship if you want."

Combat expertise.

Hank wants to teach Sean a unique combat feat to make up for his lack of talent with firearms.

This ability applies to all ranged attack methods.

Use firearms or bows and arrows.

It does not matter.

Hank motioned for Sean to pick up the pistol and said in a deep voice, "You are a transcendent of the spellcasting path. In terms of physical fitness and reaction speed, you will never be able to compare with the combat path."

"So, you can only rely on your feelings to correct your trajectory!"

"This is Zen archery."

Xiao En's inspiration far exceeds that of others. If he follows his feelings, this ability will greatly improve him.

Hank motioned Sean to look at the target moving in the distance and whispered, "Pay attention and stay focused."

“The spirituality is shining.”

"Eyes are not the most important thing, hand speed is not the most important thing, feeling is the most important thing."

"like this."

This time Hank fired very slowly, no longer at the amazing speed at the beginning. Instead, he aimed and shot slowly, as if he had predicted the target's movement trajectory in advance. With a bang, he shot the target in the head.

Xiao En understood a little.

"Use your feelings to take the lead?" That's how he understood it.

His eyes and hand speed are not as good as those of the Ranger Path's extraordinary people, so it is basically difficult to hit the target if you wait until he aims before shooting.

Is spirituality shining?
Just go with your feelings.

Xiao En closed his eyes and thought for a while. Suddenly, he opened his eyes. There was a gleam of light in his eyes. He drew his gun and shot in an instant. With a bang, a moving target was shot in the head on the spot.

Hank was stunned on the spot. He stared at Sean for a long time before he sighed, "Your inspiration is really amazing!"

This kind of combat expertise requires long-term training.

The only explanation for Xiao En's rapid mastery was that his spiritual power was unusually active, and mobilizing it was almost as easy as moving his eyes and fingers.

Xiao En seemed to have found the feeling.

He signaled Hank to step back a little, and then two invisible hands stretched out, and four guns aimed at the target in front at the same time.

Hank was stunned for a moment, ready to watch Sean's next performance.

Bang bang bang!
There was a burst of dense gunfire in the shooting range. No matter whether it was the moving targets or the fixed targets in front, they were all drowned out by the dense gunfire. The targets were hit by bullets one by one, just like a violent storm. By the time Xiao En had emptied his bullets, there were almost no surviving targets in front of him.

"This talent is simply a monster!" Hank wiped the cold sweat off his forehead.

Although he couldn't match himself in accuracy, this powerful firepower was enough to suppress him so that he didn't even dare to show his head.

He felt that when he faced Xiao En, it was like he was being beaten up by a group of people.

"Huh? Why is my hit rate even lower?" Xiao En quickly discovered something was wrong.

His own hitting rate is low and he may not hit the head.

However, the hit rate of the two invisible hands is quite high, almost always hitting the head, and even hitting the center of the eyebrows.

"Is it because there is no reaction force?" Xiao En hesitated.

The Invisible Hand's shooting hit rate is much higher than his own. In comparison, his own shooting hit rate is a bit unsatisfactory, and the chance of a headshot is relatively low.

This firepower is not strong enough.

When Xiao En completely digests the first stage of the extraordinary essence, at the extraordinary level 5, he will have one more invisible hand.

——Zen archery.

This unique combat expertise has almost greatly increased Sean's combat effectiveness. Although he is not a sharpshooter now, his hit rate is already higher than many veterans who have been handling guns for years.

"Come with me."

Hank gestured outside and said, "For ordinary bullets, just apply to the logistics department."

"Some special bullets. Each investigator has a quota."

"You probably haven't picked it up yet."

And this benefit?

When Sean reported that day, Hank seemed to be on vacation and he really didn't know about it.

"The Night Watch and the Investigators are two different systems. We have our own logistics department."

Hank walked in front to lead the way and said, "Every special bullet must be reported. Be careful when you use it."

He took Xiao En around several corners and finally entered a building with windows sealed on all four sides.

There's something wrong with this place.

Xiao En saw traces of mysterious runes on the door frame, windows, and floor. The light here was very dim, and there was a biting chill in the air.

"Hank?" A figure appeared in the darkness. She looked like a woman in her thirties, wearing a blacksmith's apron. She held a pair of black pliers with strange dark red patterns on the surface. In front of her were all kinds of mechanical forging tools, from anvils to lathes. She held a bullet in her pliers. The shell was a dark black, and it was unclear what metal it was made of. Runes were hand-carved on the surface, exuding an obscure atmosphere of mysterious knowledge.

"Chasi-Rog. Alchemical path. We like to call her the blacksmith." Hank introduced: "Sean. A senior investigator who just joined Dorne City."

Alchemist?

Xiao En looked at him curiously. He was very strong, with bulging arm muscles. His face was not very clear, but his face was dark. He had the aura of mysterious knowledge and was also a supernatural person in the way of casting spells. However, the spellcasting ability of alchemists could not be compared with that of wizards, and the original magic power in their bodies was even scarcer.

"Hello." The other person raised his hand, indicating that his hands were covered in dirt.

She gestured to Hank, and Hank took Sean to find a corner where they could sit.

not far away.

Qiasi took out a file and began to trim the bullet in her hand bit by bit. With faint sparks in the darkness, she carved mysterious marks on the extremely hard bullet shell.

Half an hour passed quickly.

Only after completing the last mysterious mark did Chasi put down the tool in his hand, threw a 7.62 bullet to Hank, turned around and wiped the sweat stains with a towel, and said in a cheerful voice: "See how it goes?"

“It took three days to make it.”

Hank reached out and caught the bullet. He put it in front of his nose and sniffed it, and asked in surprise, "What did you add?"

Qiasi took off her dirty apron and said, "Guess?"

Hank couldn't guess.

He held out his hand to Xiao En beside him and said, "Take a look?"

The bullet is a bit hot.

This is a purely handmade bullet with intricate runes engraved on the surface. None of this is important. What is important is that inside the bullet, Sean sensed the aura of a transcendental relic.

This bullet is infused with a transcendental essence.

"The path of flesh and blood." Xiao En moved slightly in confusion. He saw the traces of flesh and blood appearing on the bullet. He closed his eyes and felt it for a while. He said slowly: "There is a very violent emotion."

Qiasi's expression was a little surprised. He looked at Xiao En thoughtfully and said, "Are you the guy with amazing inspiration in the rumors?"

Are there any rumors about me in the Night's Watch headquarters?
Xiao En was also a little surprised.

Qiasi seemed to be quite interested in Xiao En. He sat over and said, "It was made from the extraordinary relics left behind by the out-of-control people. Because the pollution is too serious, the extraordinary essence cannot be recovered at all."

"The higher-ups were planning to make a strange item."

"But the obsession of that person who lost control was very strong. Just being close to him would cause mental contamination. In the end, I took him and disassembled him to make a box of bullets."

"Since you have guessed it, then stay."

Qiasi is a generous person, but her gift is a bit expensive. This bullet is worth a lot of money.

Sean glanced at Hank, who motioned for him to take it.

"Thank you." Xiao En nodded in thanks.

Qiaxi laughed when she heard that and patted Xiao En on the shoulder. The other party was so strong that Xiao En almost staggered. She said cheerfully, "You're welcome."

Xiao En roughly knew what these special bullets were made of.

No wonder each one needs to be recorded and reported.

Qiasi stood up and opened a cabinet, then took out a number of sealed black boxes, which contained individually stored bullets. There were twelve bullets in a box, and each one was handmade. Sean couldn't tell them apart, but could only tell that the colors of the bullets were different: black, silver, red, etc. In the last box, the bullets seemed to be made of pure silver.

Hank stood up and said, "Pick 3."

"Black is used to deal with monsters of the flesh and blood path, silver can hurt invisible monsters, and red will explode, which is useful for most monsters."

The extraordinary essence is sealed in every bullet.

The bullet casings were so exquisite that they looked like works of art. The moment Sean touched them, his spirit trembled slightly.

"Keep it carefully."

“Although they are sealed, you know what’s inside.”

Qiasi smiled and said, "If the shell is damaged or the rune markings are scratched, return it to me immediately."

Her words seemed to suggest that these bullets would bite.

Xiao En nodded silently, took one of each type of bullet, and sealed them in a separate small box.

Qiasi put away the other boxes and said warmly, "I accept private orders here."

"Whether it's gun modification, special bullets, or any other requirements, you can come to me."

“The fees are very fair.”

She smiled and stretched out her hand to Xiao En, saying, "If you have any extraordinary relics that you don't need or want to get rid of, you can come to me."

"I have connections."

At this moment, Qiasi looked like a businessman, but the extraordinary people who practiced spellcasting were indeed short of money.

outside the hallway.

After Hank took Sean away, he said solemnly: "The red one is very powerful, don't shoot at close range."

Xiao En nodded to show that he understood.

There were only three bullets in total, plus the extra gift from Chassi, only four bullets, which Xiao En felt was a bit too little. However, considering that these bullets were made of extraordinary relics, it was estimated that the supply in the Night Watch headquarters was also quite tight.

Hank patted Sean on the shoulder and said, "Keep it carefully. It can save lives at a critical moment."

"The cafeteria is on the south side. It's free."

"I have something to do this afternoon, so I'm leaving first."

After saying that, he waved his hand, lit a cigarette, and walked out of the headquarters. He didn't dare to light a cigarette inside.

Sean watched Hank leave.

The current time is 11 o'clock in the morning. It is better to have lunch before patrolling the streets. If there is no specific task assigned, the investigators are all street wanderers and often have plenty of time to wander around the entire city of Dorne.

As long as the investigator does not let down at the critical moment, the job of the investigator is still very stable.

Sean moved a bit confused before leaving.

In his spiritual vision, the house where Chasi lived was filled with a faint black mist.

Many dangerous supernatural relics are sealed here.

Big cafeteria.

Surprisingly, Xiao En didn't arrive early. A woman was already eating. She was wearing a white coat and waved to Xiao En when she saw her.

"Doctor Enid."

There are two cafeterias in this area. Sean is located in the one on the south corridor. It should be the cafeteria of the logistics department. The food provided is a bit like a buffet. He picked up two grilled lamb chops, some vegetables, and a bowl of borscht for himself, and sat next to Dr. Enid.

Dr. Enid was almost done eating. She wiped her mouth and said, "Why don't you go to the one across the hall?"

"That's the mess hall for the combatants, it's much more filling."

Ok?
Is there anything better?
Xiao En took a bite of the juicy lamb chops and smiled, "It's already very good here."

Saved another expense.

Well, I'll go to the opposite corridor tomorrow to see what they are eating.

Doctor Enid stood up and said, "Your last examination report is out. Go to the infirmary and get it yourself."

After saying that, she waved her hand gracefully and quickly disappeared at the stairs.

When Xiao En finished lunch and went out, he took the medical report by the way. Everything was normal, not contaminated by the out-of-control person, and the blood test was all passed. At the stairs, he saw Jason Tanger who was supported by someone. The other party had been wrapped up like a dumpling, looking like a huge and burly mummy.

Even though he was badly injured, he still looked energetic. When he saw Xiao En, he raised his hand to greet him, then grimaced in pain.

At that time, Xiao En watched him being sent in for emergency treatment. Half of his body had already carbonized.

"The extraordinary people who can make it all the way here have very strong mental qualities."

Xiao En glanced back and prepared to go out on patrol.

Fishing.

This is the daily routine of most investigators. If strange events keep happening, the real world cannot be so peaceful.

"It's a bit like raising a group of assassins!..."

Xiao En smiled, walked into the bright sunshine, and entered the mortal world of Dorne.

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(End of this chapter)