Book 8: Chapter 47: Snowpeak Dwarves
Watching the giant beast being overwhelmed by the crowd in Ironstar Fortress, Qin Lun somewhat listlessly lowered his bow. He gave a faint sigh. It seemed he wouldn’t need to make another move.
This Gecko Colossus had no elemental talents, but with its speed and astonishing defense, it was practically no less dangerous than a Legendary Creature. It had just lived too long inside Ironstar Fortress. The cunning and treachery of intelligent beings were unfamiliar foes, leading it straight into this hopeless trap.
Inside the previous hall’s treasury, dense stone pillars and beams gave it ample space. With its speed, it could have attacked or retreated fluidly. But here, out in the open plaza, the surrounding stone buildings only served as cover for smaller creatures. For the massive beast, they became obstacles instead. Plus, the moment it emerged from the tunnel, the group ambushed it, stealing the initiative. Defeat was certain from that point.
“Spiral Penetration Arrow!” Qin Lun glanced at the prompt in his Death Notice, a flicker of joy within. His earlier combination of a D+ graded Spiral Shooting Technique with a C+ graded Piercing Arrow had yielded an entirely new skill, ranked B-.
After a long while, the battered Gecko Colossus lay nearly lifeless less than ten meters from the tunnel entrance. Most of its silver scales were shattered, smeared with slick green blood. Its last remaining eye, pale and filmy, held the dull grey of encroaching death.
“Sigh!” Beside him, Iristin twisted her fingers, frowning and sighing dramatically. Qin Lun found it a bit ridiculous.
The Elven Druid wasn’t pitying the giant beast; such dark-dwelling creatures didn’t earn the compassion she reserved for creatures of the forests. Her sigh was simply for missing the fight.
“Firal, that shot of yours earlier was truly splendid!” Milleras approached, followed by several Elven Rangers from afar. The space around the dying giant was crowded with the melee fighters who hadn’t been able to engage before. There was no room left for them.
“Without all of you forcing the Gecko Colossus into that corner, I could never have landed that shot.” Qin Lun chuckled, shaking his head.