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Chapter 500 - 118 Miss Rabbit Feels Capable Again

Chapter 500: Chapter 118 Miss Rabbit Feels Capable Again

For the next half a day, Ireya practiced shooting in the woods, repeating the process of aiming, shooting, changing guns, aiming again, and shooting.

First were static targets, then moving targets, followed by targets that charged toward her, and finally, armored targets that charged at her.

The Lady was frantic at first, missing seven out of ten shots, but she gradually learned to wait for the target to come closer before firing, to keep her arms steady, and to look for vulnerabilities.

The number of misses decreased, and the landing spots of the bullets grew closer to where she was aiming.

The girl’s heart was racing; the New Holy Artifact was indeed easy to learn, as Merlin had said, and it didn’t require much strength, agility, or intelligence to unleash its full power.

As she saw the armored boar with its tusks bared charging at her full tilt, Ireya remained calm in the face of danger, raising her dueling pistol.

She waited until the boar was almost upon her before pulling the trigger.

In the next moment, the loud bang of the firearm and the flames bursting from the gunpowder pan startled the boar!

Then it felt a pain in its right front leg and could no longer maintain its charge, tumbling to the ground.

The boar struggled desperately to stand, but missing one leg, it found its movements severely hindered, and it failed to get up despite several attempts.

In contrast, the Lady calmly put away the dueling pistol she had just fired, tucked it into her waistband, and took out a second, unshot pistol in her hand.

She wasn’t in a hurry to attack but took two steps forward to reach the boar, finding a spot on its neck not covered by armor.

Then she raised the pistol again, aimed, and shot in one fluid motion.

The boar let out a mournful cry and quickly stopped struggling, dead.

Li Yu, who had witnessed the entire process, told the girl, "Alright, you’ve passed the assessment and have a basic grasp of using the Hand of Judgment."

"This Holy Artifact is too powerful!" Miss Rabbit exclaimed once more.

Since stepping into the woods, everything that had happened felt like a dream, and she still couldn’t believe that she had just easily slaughtered a boar twice her size and clad in armor.

She recalled the last time she encountered a boar; she had been chased for miles, losing her cloak and a boot, and in the end, had been forced to climb up a tree.

Compared to that disheveled experience, the ease and pleasure she felt now was starkly different.

In light conversation, all her troubles dissipated like smoke.

The girl even self-taught herself the action of blowing away the white smoke from the gun muzzle after a battle ended.

"It seems you indeed have quite a talent for using long-range weapons."

The advent of firearms had lowered the threshold for committing murder significantly, but not everyone was able to handle a gun well.

Luckily, aside from the three people in the woods, no one else on the Bratis Continent had seen a gun, and of course, they didn’t know how to counter one.

Therefore, in Li Yu’s plan, even if the Lady had difficulty practicing with the gun today, there should still be no problem winning tomorrow’s duel.

After that, she would have more time to practice.

However, Miss Rabbit’s first training session far exceeded Li Yu’s expectations.

Especially in terms of shooting accuracy, he even surpassed his teacher, Li Yu.

This also reminded Li Yu of the time when Ireya had taught him archery, showing off her skills with the bow, and according to her own words, she hadn’t drawn a bow in many years.

Indeed, everyone has their own strengths. Sadly, for most ordinary people, they neither have the cost of trial and error nor the opportunity to try and err.

Thus, they might never know what they are truly suitable for in their entire lives.

Li Yu was slightly distracted, but when he turned his head back, he saw the Lady still enthusiastically fiddling with the dueling pistols in her hands.

"I really hope that I go up against Earth Bear in the first round tomorrow, and then with a shot to his head, I don’t believe he would continue to trouble me."

"There will be a chance," Li Yu said, "If he is really that strong and keeps winning, you are bound to run into him."

The girl nodded, her face almost unable to conceal her joy, a far cry from her previous despair and panic.

Now, Miss Rabbit walked with her head held high, her steps blowing about her with a fresh vigor, eagerly awaiting tomorrow to come swiftly.

Just then, a guard from the Arias family arrived in the woods, bringing a message.

"What, the Priest of Cornelia wants to see us?"

Ireya and Li Yu exchanged glances, both somewhat surprised that the Life Church was so impatient, probably related to the female assassin who was captured last night.

The Lady was still very vigilant, "But I have to compete tomorrow, would the Priest of Cornelia want to put some curse on me by seeing me now?

"Speaking of which, Earth Bear is also her person, right? To this day, I still don’t know whether Earth Bear is truly seeking revenge for that mercenary named Honey Bear or if it’s all instigated by that female priest."

Li Yu thought for a moment, "Then I will meet her alone."

"You want to go by yourself, isn’t that too dangerous?" Ireya asked worriedly, "Then it’s better for us to go together, and we can bring more people."

"Bringing people is meaningless," Li Yu shook his head, "This is the Royal Capital, the turf of the Life Church. No matter how many people we bring, we definitely won’t have as many as the other side."

After a pause, he added, "Besides, going alone would actually be the safest because there’s no one in this world who can truly harm me."

"That’s true." Miss Rabbit had always taken his words as gospel.

After all, Li Yu had helped her through crises countless times and had just given her four Hands of Judgment in one go.

The Lady planned to find a belt when she got back and hang all four Hands of Judgment on her waist.

From today onwards, she, Ireya of Green Field, daughter of the blood-eyed Ruse, Family Head of the Arias clan, and the Dragon Slayer Knight personally granted by His Majesty, would also be a top expert!

Those who disagree can consult her Lead Bullets.

Li Yu then said to Ge Lipeng, who was nearby, "I won’t be able to come over for the next two days, so I’ll have to trouble you to keep an eye on Ireya for me. You better teach her how to load bullets too, better safe than sorry. Also, remember to check her weapons before the duel."

"Alright." Ge Lipeng agreed very readily, "Don’t worry, Prophet. I still have some trump cards I haven’t played yet."

"Good."

Li Yu looked up at the sky, and before he knew it, the sun had already set. So, he didn’t delay any further, mounted his horse, and left the woods, heading back to Lion Heart Castle.