The Arcane Archer 4 A Questionable Antic

A few miles out from the cave I stayed the night in, I was currently up in a tree hiding. Below me, is currently two deer moving around in a circle.

From the looks of it, they were probably going to fight soon to figure out who was the stronger one or something like that. I just continued to watch, unmoving, the entire time.

Roughly six seconds pa.s.sed before the first deer charged at the other with its antlers slanted downwards. The other seeing that the match has finally begun joined in and rushed towards the other.

They met shortly after and clashed their antlers trying to prove who had the greater strength.

I saw my opportunity.

I shot a singular regular arrow at the first deer that charged and pulled another one as quickly as I could. As soon as the first one hit, I shot the other arrow.

The first arrow hit the deer directly in the side and did 76 piercing damage because of it being a sneak attack. The second arrow however was spotted by the other deer as he saw his enemy getting hit and was on the lookout for anything dangerous.
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So as soon as he spotted it, it started running away. Luckily enough, it hit its leg and it took 24 piercing damage.

The first deer at this point was now getting up and was starting to run away. Before it could get far, I released another arrow, this time one of the special ones.

The shot wasn't as good as the first one but still hit the deer. Since this was one of my special arrows, it did some extra damage and did a total of 39 damage in total. The deer just dropped dead whether from blood loss or the mana going through its body I do not know.

[You've killed a {Woodland Deer} and earned 8 Xp and 4 System Points!]

At this point, the second deer was in the far-off distance still trying to escape. I dropped down to the ground and nearly fell face first.

*6 Damage

[You've gained {Slight Fall Resistance} thanks to your {Adaptability}!]

'Yes, I know system, falling hurts and I shouldn't do it.'

I got up as quickly as I could and stored the first deer in my inventory, then started running for the other one. As soon as my foot left the ground, a small message came up on my HUD.

[Quest: Chase down the deer and kill it.

Reward: Camping Gear

Do you accept? Y/N]

I mentally pressed yes as I continued to run after the deer.

As I started to run after it, I got exhausted within a couple of minutes but thankfully was able to notice the deer come to a stop a good couple hundred feet away. I slowed down my running and hid behind a tree before it noticed me.

[You've gained +2 Const.i.tution thanks to your {Adaptability}!]

I pushed the message away as I didn't care to much and was focused entirely on killing this deer. I continued making my way over to the deer ever so quickly and made sure to start getting my bow ready.

Around 100 feet away, I finally stopped and got into a shooting position.

"{Mana Mark}" I whispered

A faint purplish glow appeared on my arrow before quickly disappearing.

[{Mana Mark} has leveled up, the range is now 30 feet.]

's.h.i.+t, need to level this up to make it useful. Forgot about the range!'

I attempted to sneak forwards but accidentally stepped on something and alerted the deer. It turned its head towards me and seeing this I fired my arrow.

As it moved forwards a good couple of feet, the deer kicked off the ground and started running away.

Using my connection to my arrow, I attempted to move it even though it was already out of my 30-foot range.

[Thanks to you exerting mana farther then you can control, {Mana Mark} and {Mana Manipulation} have leveled up because of {Adaptability}. The range for {Mana Mark} is now 45 feet.]

Sadly, this didn't help as it was still out of my range. I put my bow on my back and started running after the deer.

I chased after it for a bit but was still tired from my previous run so the two extra const.i.tution points didn't really help.

Eventually after a couple more minutes, the deer finally stopped in the far-off distance. By this point, I was gasping for breath and had st.i.tches in my sides.

[You've gained +5 Const.i.tution thanks to your {Adaptability}!]

'Yes, I know that I was very unfit! Stop reminding me!'

I continued to use a minute to catch my breath while watching the deer and making sure it didn't run.

"f.u.c.king mutation making me weak and easy to tire. At least my adaptability wish is coming in handy and fixing it." I mumbled quietly

With one last big breath, I got down low and started sneaking again. This time, I made sure to avoid sticks and dried leaves that could make noise if stepped on.

[{Sneak} has leveled up through constant use. Your footwork now slightly avoids things that makes noise automatically.]

'Finally! Something f.u.c.king useful!'

I continued on my way and now only occasionally checked where I was stepping. Luckily, I did though as a couple of times I wasn't looking, I nearly stepped on something.

As I got closer and closer, I was eventually within 45 feet and pulled out my bow.

'I've finally caught you, you b.a.s.t.a.r.d!'

I readied my arrow, marked it, and then let it fly.

For whatever reason, the deer somehow seemed to notice me again and attempted to run away. However, it was still in my range.

With my connection to the arrow through my mark, I made it turn sharply to where the deer was running off to. The arrow hit the deer in it's other leg and lodged itself there.

*40 Magic and Piercing Damage!

The deer then fell forwards and slid forwards on the ground for a bit. It attempted to get back up and run forwards to get away from me but wasn't able to.

I readied a regular arrow and aimed it at the deer.

"I'm sorry little one..."

and let it go.

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2 and a half hours later

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"f.u.c.kING FINALLY! I SHOULD NOT HAVE LEFT MY BASE WITHOUT MAKING SOME INDICATOR TO WHERE IT WAS!"

*Deep Sigh*

"At least I'm back now."

I started making my way inside the cave as I finally paid attention to some of the messages from the system that I haven't been paying attention

[You've dealt 31 piercing damage to a {Woodland Deer} and have earned 9 System Points along with 7 Xp from killing it.]

[Congratulations, you've leveled up!]

[You've completed your quest of hunting down the run away deer. You've been rewarded with a standard set of camping equipment. They have been deposited in your inventory.]

Inside the cave, I pulled the camping gear out of my inventory and it came in the form of a giant backpack with a bunch of stuff in it.

I started digging a bunch of gear and other stuff out and throwing it around my cave.

At the very bottom of the bag, a very small blue cube with a b.u.t.ton was hiding in its corner. Pulling it out, I turned it around trying to find any indicator of what it was and on the back of it said "Portal Tent to go!"

Pus.h.i.+ng the bag away, I walked a bit more into the cave and pressed the b.u.t.ton. It started to rapidly expand into a 1-person sized tent.

I nodded my head in satisfaction and turned back to all the other gear. Grabbing one of the knives I threw to the side, I pulled the deer out of my inventory and started cutting it up and removing the fur.

As I've never done this before, blood was everywhere, everything was cut up horribly and barely even recognizable. After an hour and a half, I finally finished, and just grimaced in disgust at all of my work.

[You've gained the skill {Dismantling} by attempting to skin a deer. You are now very slightly better at it.]

Using my inventory, I attempted to store all the blood in it to see if it would work as a quick clean up service. Thankfully it worked and it cleaned up a majority of the mess.

I then moved over to a open area in the cave and started working on a fire.

Sitting down and grabbing a pan from the side of the cave I threw everything, I started cooking and making myself my first real meal in this world....

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A/N- Here's his status with all his new buffs and skills.

[Name- Leo Walter

Race- Human (Mutated)

Cla.s.s- Arcane Archer +

t.i.tle- Friend of G.o.d (+10 luck per level) +

System Points- 2

Hp- 130/130

Mp- 68/160

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Level- 3 (Xp- 3/25)

*LEVELING METHOD*

Min/Max- Only certain stats are raised depending on cla.s.s.

Strength- 5

Dexterity- 21 (+3)

Const.i.tution- 13 (+7 from Adaptability)

Intelligence- 16 (+2)

Wisdom- 12 (+2)

Luck- 70 (+10 from t.i.tle)

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Adaptability: Max Level: Able to easily adapt to everything and get new skills or stats through it. Can Evolve.

Sneak: Level 3: Reduced noise and presence, and a slight auto movement away from things that make noise.

Archery: Max Level: Increased bow damage, accuracy, and range. Can be evolved.

Flame: Level 1: Light a small object on fire within 5 feet. Costs 10 mana

Mana Manipulation: Level 2: Gain slightly better control over mana.

Enchanted Arrow: Level 2: Able to enchant a arrow with mana to deal damage in proportion to either your intelligence or how much mana you put in. Mana costs vary.

Mana Mark: Level 3: Able to mark a object within a certain range. With this mark, you're able to find where ever it is within 45 feet. Marking costs vary.

Curving Arrow: Can move a marked arrow after shooting it by placing a mana marker on it beforehand. Current range is {Mana Mark}s range. Mana costs vary.

Minor Regeneration: Level 1: Doubles natural healing speed.

Inspect: Level 1: Able to see the stats and description of objects within sight.

Slight Fall Resistance: Level 1: Increases the height you can fall from without getting hurt.

Dismantling: Level 1: Slightly better at dismantling and skinning things.]

Ok, that's it for you now. Bye bye!