This kind of archery skill, hitting the mark from a hundred paces, definitely qualifies as a divine archer in the army, right?

However, before he could celebrate for long, he saw that barbarian soldier stand up again, yanked the arrow from his chest, and threw it to the ground.

It turned out the arrow hadn’t hit a vital spot and was blocked by the armor. The barbarian soldier was strong and sturdy, and didn’t seem to have suffered any fatal injury.

William Carter was a bit disappointed, but didn’t care too much. He drew his bow again and aimed at the next target.

At that moment, he heard the soldiers atop the city wall shout in unison: “Whoever is struck by the divine archers of Great Chu shall suffer heavenly punishment!”

Immediately after, volleys of flaming arrows shot toward the enemy ranks!

William Carter didn’t have any fire arrows in his hand, probably because he was just a low-ranking archer, and the limited supply of fire arrows was given to the more skilled archers in the army.

As soon as the fire arrows hit the ground, they burst into fierce flames!

Only then did William Carter realize that the black liquid in those jars earlier was most likely the infamous Greek fire from history!

The raging flames formed a wall of fire. The barbarian soldiers in front were engulfed in flames, rolling on the ground with their horses, screaming in agony. The harrowing cries reached William Carter’s ears, and he felt his hand holding the bow start to tremble.

But he didn’t have time to think, because more barbarian soldiers were already charging through the gaps in the burning Greek fire, rushing toward the city walls and gates!

At the city gate, dozens of barbarian soldiers were pushing a battering ram forward, while ladders were being set up along the walls, and one after another, barbarian soldiers fearlessly climbed up.

William Carter now felt like he was playing an FPS game, constantly drawing his bow and shooting at the barbarian soldiers below. Logs and stones were being hurled down from the walls, causing heavy casualties among the barbarians, but even so, they showed no sign of retreating. Instead, they kept charging up to the top of the wall!

“Kill!

“Let these northern barbarians never return!”

With a loud shout, the black-armored soldiers on the wall drew their swords in unison and clashed with the barbarian soldiers!

William Carter hurriedly drew his sword and joined the melee with the barbarians.

At this moment, he finally got a close look at these barbarian soldiers. Their braids were decorated with small pieces of animal bone and teeth, and their faces were painted with war paint, making them look fierce and terrifying.

A curved blade gleamed coldly as it slashed down at him. William Carter quickly raised his sword to block. The two blades clashed, sending a jolt through his arm and a sharp pain through his palm.

“Damn! This guy is tough!”

William Carter realized this barbarian soldier was even more outrageous than the red-armored guard from the last scenario!

Of course, this was probably because in the two scenarios, William Carter had taken on different roles, so his physical abilities and combat skills varied greatly.

Previously, he had controlled the body of the top swordsman of the time, Samuel Turner, but now he was just a lowly soldier. The two couldn’t be compared at all.

Before William Carter could think further, the fierce barbarian soldier suddenly swung his blade horizontally, and a chilling flash swept across William Carter’s throat!

He only felt a cold sensation on his neck, then a gush of blood blurred his vision.

Dead!

Chapter 8: This Scenario Actually Has a Second Phase?

Everything in the illusion instantly froze, returning to its initial state.

William Carter touched his neck, still shaken.

“Something’s not right. The ‘Skilled in Archery and Horsemanship’ skill doesn’t seem to give any bonus to close combat…”

William Carter realized he’d been tricked by his talent skill again. The ‘Skilled in Archery and Horsemanship’ skill did let him shoot well at first, but once it came to close combat, he was at a loss.

Besides, being skilled in archery was useful, but what was the point of being skilled in horsemanship!

He was just a city-guarding archer and didn’t even have a chance to ride a horse!

Forget it, he’d switch to a different talent skill and start over.

As for the historical background this time, William Carter could roughly pinpoint the dynasty, but had no idea about the specific event.

All the soldiers wore black armor and called themselves Great Chu, so it must have been the second unified dynasty after Great Yan.

As for the location, with endless yellow sands and defending a city of yellow earth, it was probably during a phase of resisting the northern barbarian tribes.

Based on his limited historical knowledge, at the end of Yan and the beginning of Chu, the northern barbarians unified the northern deserts and grasslands, then began invading the northwest border of Great Chu. Great Chu launched several campaigns, but the northern barbarians always escaped into the northern desert and couldn’t be wiped out.

Later, when Great Chu fell into civil strife and weakened, the northern barbarians made a comeback.

He just didn’t know exactly when the war he was experiencing took place.

But then again, even if he knew, it probably wouldn’t matter. He was just cannon fodder on the city wall, and couldn’t possibly influence the outcome of the war. He’d be lucky just to survive.

After some thought, William Carter decided to keep ‘Mountain of Corpses and Sea of Blood’ and ‘Endure Hunger’, but replaced ‘Skilled in Archery and Horsemanship’ with a different skill.

A blue light flashed.

[Ren: Licking Blood from the Blade (Blue): In close-range life-and-death combat, it’s easier to stay calm and take down the enemy in one move.]

William Carter couldn’t help but feel invigorated.

Good stuff!

A pure combat talent, and a blue Ren-level skill at that.

With this, wouldn’t those barbarian soldiers be easy to cut down? Not taking it would be foolish!

Without any hesitation, William Carter selected it.

Time in the illusion began to flow once again.