Myriad Realms Gatekeeper

"Next!"

The Snow Demon sadly withdrew.

The Night Charm Ghost following it took a step forward, raised its bow—

Woosh!

The arrow shot forth.

Compared to the first two, this arrow was faster, its arc more graceful, and its power stronger!

The Skull Head couldn't dodge in time, so it was forced to blow out another frost crystal.

Who knew the arrow would suddenly curve again!

Its trajectory was nearly a semicircle, heading directly behind the Skull Head.

Good archery!

The spectating Undead Souls couldn't help but cheer.

Just as the arrow was about to hit, the Skull Head suddenly started to spin.

Following the arrow's path, it spun half a turn and exhaled a puff of frost crystal.

Boom!

The arrow struck the frost crystal, exploding into a cloud of frost shards.

Another failure!

"That arrow wasn't bad—next."

General Tazweil casually commented.

The Night Charm Ghost sadly withdrew.

The remaining Living Corpses, Fear Demons, and Vampires looked at each other.

—Even that didn't work?

"I reckon I can't beat the Night Charm Ghost," sighed a Living Corpse, stepping back.

"Me neither," said a Fear Demon.

Among the two Vampires, one stepped back while the other stepped forward.

The one stepping forward was Shen Ye.

He took a deep breath and drew the bow fully.

Gleams of light gathered into small letters:

"You are casting 'Arc of Light'."

"'Brilliant Opening's Diva Skill is attached to this Archery."

"Ready—"

With a "thud," the arrow left the string.

As fast as lightning.

Tracing a graceful arc.

Again drawing a double arc, circling to the rear of the Skull Head.

The Skull Head immediately spun half a turn, preparing to spew out a frost crystal to block the arrow.

But the arrow kept tracing its curved trajectory—

Like a high-speed car drifting around a turn!

The Skull Head, realizing its efforts were futile, could only hold a mouthful of frost, rotating in sync with the arrow.

Spinning.

Spinning.

Spinning!!!

The arrow and the Skull Head spun together at a breakneck speed for a full one hundred and eight circles—

Finally, the Skull Head got dizzy.

It retched and spat out the frost crystal, gasping:

"This is called... 'Arc of Light'? Tazweil, you're kidding me!"

In its moment of rebuke, it failed to keep up with the spinning arrow, right away the arrow found a breach and shot straight into its dark eye socket.

Thump—

A sound resounded.

The Skull Head detached from where it hung, getting knocked down.

General Tazweil's laughter followed:

"This is the effect of the auxiliary profession, and the skill is still 'Arc of Light,' I didn't trick you!"

"—From today onwards, Zhong Baxter is the Scout Team Leader of Chaotic Bone Land."

Shen Ye instinctively looked towards the others.

All were incomparably admiring.

Can you believe the arrow shot by the vampire actually circled in the sky?

—Give him five arrows, and he could draw the internationally recognized symbol for sports!

"Baxter, put this on, and from now on, you'll be in charge of the scout team."

General Tazweil's voice rang out again.

A small badge quietly appeared in front of Shen Ye.

The badge, carved from white bone into the shape of a bow, floated uncertainly in the air and emitted puffs of white mist.

Faint letters emerged:

"Wind Rune Chapter."

"Green Quality (Excellent)."

"Description: You and your mount will gain a bit of the Power of Wind while moving, making your speed faster and more aggressive."

"—Her message comes through the wind."

It's something that increases movement speed!

Actually, it's not that useful.

Shen Ye didn't care much but then noticed the silence around him.

His eyes darted left and right, only to see envy on the faces of the generals' subordinates.

Even Werewolf Green was staring intently at the badge in his own hand.

...Why?

Shen Ye put away the Wind Rune Chapter and said earnestly:

"Thank you for your kindness, General. I will give it my all and work diligently for Chaotic Bone Land."

"Hmm, good attitude—everyone get ready! We're about to set off," General Tazweil said.

Everyone immediately busied themselves with their tasks.

"Baxter, come here a moment."

The General's voice came from the carriage.

"Yes."

Shen Ye walked to the side of the carriage.

"Your auxiliary profession is Diva?" the General asked uncertainly.

"Yes, General," replied Shen Ye.

"Wait until the day after tomorrow— I have a skill for which I would like your help in performing, concerning its advancement, I need some inspiration."

The General added, "Don't worry, I will provide all the materials and cover the expenses."

"No problem, General," Shen Ye said.

"Hmm, good, I have high hopes for you! Now go and do your job."

"Yes!"

A few minutes later.

Two squads of guards riding Skeleton Warhorses led the way, with General Tazweil's carriage following behind, majestically exiting the fort.

Shen Ye rode a Skeleton Warhorse, positioned in the middle of the troop.

He was supposed to scout ahead, but since he now held the official position of "Scout Team Leader," he simply commanded the other scouts to explore the path and stay on guard.

"Brother Grimm, I've just taken the post and am not very clear about the situation," said Shen Ye.

"No worries, Zhong Baxter, do you see that patch of black clouds in the sky? That's the Abyss of the Fallen. If we head in the direction of that hole, we'll reach our destination," Green said.

"What is the Abyss of the Fallen?" asked Shen Ye.

"Some living people, overly curious about the power of devils, get fascinated. They are then dragged by the devils into such places, slowly stripped of their flesh, and their souls are taken away," Green replied.

Shen Ye looked toward the black clouds.

The clouds were indeed slowly rotating, with seemingly endless humanoid figures struggling within.

"We're heading in this direction... where are we going?" asked Shen Ye.

"—The border; it's General's orders," Green gave him a look.