Chen Tian's mind instantly froze a scene, then the corner of his mouth curled up, and his figure moved deeper into the woods behind him.
His figure gradually disappeared into the forest, and at the same time, above a patch of trees, a man in armor slowly lowered his longbow.
He said indifferently, "Strange, what exactly does this guy want to do? Why isn't he attacking now?"
Yun Lin looked at the disappearing Chen Tian in the woods with a bewildered expression and fell into thought. He couldn't quite figure out the other party's intentions.
If Chen Tian were here, he would be astonished because Yun Lin was designed as an NPC, yet his thoughts, consciousness, and tone were exactly like a player's.
However, Yun Lin did not let his guard down. The other party was an enemy of the empire's plan, and enemies of the empire must be killed with all efforts.
Without any hesitation, Yun Lin shouldered his bow and arrow and headed towards the woods where Chen Tian had disappeared.
His figure continuously moved among the trees, exuding a palpable martial arts aura.
When Yun Lin appeared in the forest where Chen Tian had vanished, he began to observe. He closed his eyes tightly, fully unleashing his senses.
"Found him, it's here."
Yun Lin's eyes snapped open, and he immediately began to pursue.
Meanwhile, Chen Tian was sitting on a tree, his eyes closed, which he now opened slightly, a faint smile playing on his lips.
"The bait has taken the hook. Now it's time to act."
Chen Tian spoke with confidence, then sat on the tree like an old bell, as if waiting for something.
As time passed, countless arrows suddenly rained down from the treetops like a storm.
The coverage area spanned a hundred miles. Chen Tian's figure remained seated on the tree, his eyes closed, as if unaffected.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"
Countless elemental arrows continuously landed on the ground and trees, causing numerous elemental reactions.
Yun Lin stood in the woods three hundred li to the left, calmly watching the scene before him.
Suddenly, a figure appeared beside him, and an extremely sharp blade light emerged, slashing directly at him.
"Clang!"
Seeing this, Yun Lin quickly drew his longbow to block. His body retreated several steps.
"How could you be here?"
Yun Lin looked at Chen Tian with disbelief. Wasn't Chen Tian just sitting on the tree? How did he suddenly appear beside him?
"If that was you, then who was it just now?"
Yun Lin asked, confused. Chen Tian was also surprised. This was no ordinary NPC! This was almost comparable to a player. He had to admit that the game "Chronicles of Time" was truly well-made.
Whether it was the realism or the feel, it gave people the sensation of being in a real world.
Chen Tian said lightly, "That? You can see for yourself!"
Chen Tian gestured towards the distance, where the area had been surrounded by elemental arrows. Chen Tian's figure was no longer there.
Yun Lin suddenly understood, "An afterimage. You used overlapping afterimages to fold reality, creating an illusion for my eyes."
"Not bad, your brain analyzes quite quickly."
Chen Tian praised, but in doing so, he also praised "Chronicles of Time" and this NPC.
His thinking ability was too monstrous. With just one glance, he understood Chen Tian's previous actions.
Indeed, Chen Tian had created a clone by layering afterimages. Afterimages were the shadows produced by Chen Tian's extreme speed.
But what if the shadows were continuously layered?
If thousands or tens of thousands of layers were created in one second, wouldn't it be possible to create a temporary afterimage clone?
Chen Tian had simulated countless scenarios in his mind and concluded that it was feasible.
And in fact, it was successful. Chen Tian had created a clone that could last for ten seconds by layering thirty thousand afterimages.
Since the afterimages were created by Chen Tian himself, their appearance was naturally identical to Chen Tian's.
This gave the opponent the illusion that Chen Tian was still sitting there, when in reality, Chen Tian had already quietly moved behind him by the time the opponent launched his attack.
Creating afterimages and clones was impossible in reality, but this was a game where data spoke, and numbers ruled. Everything was possible.
Chen Tian looked at his opponent. The opponent's energy gauge was already depleted. Chen Tian had no intention of letting him escape.
He unleashed his terrifying speed, his dual blades constantly slashing. Against such a ranged attacker with no energy, close combat didn't even require skills.
Countless dual blade attacks came from tricky angles, and Yun Lin struggled to resist, but it was futile.
He was an archer. By design, once he was in close combat, he couldn't unleash any of his abilities. Moreover, without energy, he couldn't even draw his longbow.
"Damn it, if the three of us weren't separated, how could you be so arrogant."
"Splat!"
A light slash fell, and Yun Lin's health bar instantly dropped to empty, turning white.
"Ding! Congratulations to the player for defeating a minor boss and obtaining the purple-quality weapon: Elemental Divine Bow (Incomplete)."
"Ding! Congratulations to the player for defeating a minor boss and gaining 7,000 experience points."
"Ding! Congratulations to the player for defeating a minor boss and gaining 30 attribute points."
"Ding! Player level has reached the cap, experience cannot be used for leveling. Experience is being stored."
"Ding! Player attribute values have reached the cap, attribute points cannot be used for enhancement. Attribute points are being saved."
"Ding! Congratulations to the player for obtaining: Bow Class Army Soul."
Chen Tian looked at the panel before him. It was a reward, and he curiously clicked to view the information for the Elemental Divine Bow and the Bow Class Army Soul.
Elemental Divine Bow: A divine artifact born from elemental power. In its complete state, it is a gold-quality weapon.
Attributes: Speed +300, Strength -500, Energy +700, Constitution -500, Skill Mastery +2500.
Characteristics: Elemental Power, Ice-Fire Reaction.
Ability: Ice and Fire Heaven.
Bow Class Army Soul: Players can use this Army Soul to obtain the Archer profession and create their own army.
Chen Tian looked at the Bow Class Army Soul. It seemed to be of little use to him.
He then took out the Elemental Divine Bow.
"Ding! Congratulations to the player for acquiring a Bow Class skill."
"Ding! Player profession has been changed to Archer."
Chen Tian paid no attention to the panel that appeared. His own attributes had already reached 3100, which met the requirements for all professions. Excluding special and hidden professions, he could use any normal player profession.
He then examined the Elemental Divine Bow in his hand. The longbow was over ten meters long, shaped like a crescent moon, half glowing red and half glowing blue, with the aura of heat and cold emanating from it.
These were the representative colors of ice and fire elements. The entire longbow, though seemingly vibrant, was covered in scars. Countless scratches were etched onto it.
This Elemental Divine Bow seemed to have endured countless battles, and now it was battered and worn, having long lost its splendor.
But Chen Tian didn't care at all. Weapons were weapons. Even if they were in such a state, players would still use them.
Besides, this was a purple-quality weapon. Even if it was incomplete, it was still very powerful.
In an instant, the Hundred Transformations Sphere finished its recording and replication. The Elemental Divine Bow instantly turned into starlight and dissipated.