Chapter 193: The Hunter and the Cold Arrow


    The sudden explosion instantly imed over thirty lives, with countless more deaths following due to the ensuing chaos. The agonized cries of the vigers from Xu Family Town echoed across Cloud Manor. The horror left the survivors pale with fear, with some younger ones driven insane, screaming and running away.


    Those who were still alive were in shock from the explosion. Some were temporarily blinded, others were knocked unconscious, and some had their eardrums ruptured, leaving them deaf. Xu Dongsheng and the other senior members of the Xu family stood in stunned silence, their expressions nk and their eyes lifeless. They couldn''t ept the reality before them; the shock was too great for their minds to process.


    A mentally disturbed young man ran over and clung to Xu Dongsheng’s leg, yelling hysterically, "They''re dead! They''re all dead! Blown to pieces—arms, heads, everything!"


    "Grandpa, they’re all dead!" Even in his delirium, the young man instinctively sought thefort of his elders, hoping for some reassurance. But, hearing his words, Xu Dongsheng felt his brain slowly rebooting, only to copse in despair.


    He looked at the carnage before him, his breathing rapid and sweat freezing on his forehead in the extreme cold. "He''s a demon... not a man, but a demon! We just wanted his supplies, and he killed dozens of us!" Xu Dongsheng''s eyes were wild, his speech incoherent. The seventy-year-old man was breaking down, unable to withstand the blow.


    With so many dead and as the instigator of this doomed attack, Xu Dongsheng couldn’t escape me. The vigers, who had hoped the elders would lead them, now saw their leader in a state of mental breakdown. They became like headless chickens, running in panic, only to fall into more traps.


    Zhang Yi, watching from the second floor, confirmed the absence of the ice and snow ability user. He put away his sniper rifle. At a distance of 200 meters, there was no need to waste bullets. A white sh in his right hand revealed an exquisitepound bow and two quivers of arrows. Zhang Yi hung the quivers on his waist and held the bow in his left hand, issuing amand to the shelter''s intelligent system.


    "Open the window in front of me."Therge bulletproof ss window slowly lifted, letting the icy wind and snow rush in. Zhang Yi narrowed his eyes and quickly drew three arrows, cing them on the bowstring. Thanks to his precision shooting ability, he didn''t need extensive aiming. In half a month, he had mastered shooting three arrows simultaneously.


    Standing in the dark, Zhang Yi began his hunt, targeting the remaining vigers without mercy.


    "Swish!"


    "Swish!"


    "Swish!"


    Three sharp arrows whistled through the air, unaffected by the wind and snow due to the enhanced abilities. They struck three fleeing vigers, piercing through their chests cleanly. Combined with precision shooting, the modernpound bow was powerful enough to prate wild boars, let alone vigers in down jackets.


    In the pitch-ck night, with Zhang Yi''s floor remaining unlit, the silent arrows went unnoticed by the panicked vigers. Zhang Yi calmly continued to draw and shoot arrows, systematically picking off the fleeing vigers.


    Each arrow imed another life, and soon Zhang Yi had personally killed twenty-six vigers. It was only then that the remaining vigers noticed something was wrong.


    "There''s a hunter!" one viger shouted.


    The armed vigers hurriedly raised their guns to return fire. But Zhang Yi was using a bow, so there was no muzzle sh or light to give away his position. Equipped with infrared tactical goggles, Zhang Yi had a massive advantage over those relying on their eyes.


    Seeing the armed vigers, Zhang Yi prioritized taking them out. He opened a portal before him that swallowed any iing projectiles—a top-tier defensive measure akin to a cheat. The old hunters only managed a single shot before arrows pierced their heads, leaving them with eyes wide open in disbelief. They couldn''tprehend how arrows could reach such a distance.


    As vigers fell one by one, many of them close friends and rtives, Xu Dongsheng and the other elders felt immense regret. Especially Xu Dongsheng, who now recalled Xu Chunlei''s warnings. He had never taken Zhang Yi seriously, but now he realized his arrogance and self-confidence had cost them dearly.


    Xu Dongsheng pped his face hard. "I deserve to die! I''m the Xu family''s sinner!" He shouldn''t have ignored Xu Chunlei''s advice. Things might have been different if he had at least brought Xu Chunlei along. For his pride, he had condemned over a hundred vigers to death.


    Zhang Yi continued to shoot, and each arrow was released into groups of three. His ability-assisted shooting felt exhrating, like ying a game with cheats. Against an ability user, ordinary people stood no chance, highlighting the disparity in power.


    "Since you came, none of you will leave!" Zhang Yi''s voice was cold. He intended to kill every one of them.


    At that moment, the wind and snow intensified, obscuring Zhang Yi''s view like a blizzard. His eyes lit up with excitement. "Why are you just showing up now!"


    The ice and snow ability user from Xu Family Town had finally made a move! Zhang Yi switched to his sniper rifle. In such a storm, arrows were insufficient. A sniper rifle was necessary!