Chapter 78: The Hit

"What are you looking at?"

Elisa raised her binoculars and turned to the direction Li Mochen was staring at.

"Due south, sixty-five degrees, 13.7 kilometers."

Li Mochen reported the coordinates he was observing: "Help me take down that big guy. I need it."

"That's an eleventh-level Wildfire Mammoth!"

Elisa's face turned ashen: "Are you sure you want to take it down?"

What appeared in her binoculars was a giant beast at least nine meters tall, with a long trunk, exaggeratedly sharp ivory tusks, and a body covered in crimson scales, surrounded by swirling flames.

If it were just an eleventh-level dark creature, they had already hunted several in the past few days. But mammoths were notoriously thick-skinned and tough, with extraordinary vitality, and the Wildfire Mammoth was even more so.

In Elisa's view, facing five or six eleventh-level dark creatures at once would be easier than hunting this Wildfire Mammoth.

Even the thirteenth-level Blue-Eyed Saber-Toothed Tiger they had hunted a week ago was far less dangerous than this big guy.

That was why even some medium-sized hunting parties of ten to twenty people rarely dared to provoke such a beast.

"I'm sure!"

A hint of excited flush even appeared on Li Mochen's face.

He thought to himself that his state of mind and behavior were truly deteriorating. To be this excited over a dark creature he hadn't even taken down yet.

But there was no help for it—this was the first time since entering this world that he had seen something that could greatly enhance his own strength.

This big fellow's beast crystal might just meet his requirements.

"But A-Mo, I think we might not be a match for it."

Elisa smiled bitterly: "My sniper rifle might not be able to inflict a fatal wound on it."

"If you feel you can't do it, Elisa, then let me."

"Let you?" Elisa was startled and uncertain.

"Lend me your Butler sniper rifle, plus a high-grade armor-piercing incendiary round. I know you have one. Worth thirteen thousand gold shields, right? I'll pay you back later—"

Li Mochen's tone brooked no refusal, and carried persuasion: "Let's see how the first shot goes before we decide, how about that? I know this guy is slow. If the first shot doesn't seriously wound it, with ten kilometers between us, our motorcycle can still get away. But before that, you'll need to set up a few traps along the way."

"OK! If the first shot misses, we leave."

Elisa figured they'd have to find another spot. What did he take her heavy sniper rifle for? Something you could just pick up and master? A fourth-level magic-energy swordsman wanting to hit a vital spot from over ten kilometers away was pure fantasy!

She admitted Li Mochen was an unparalleled genius with pistols and swordsmanship. But a pistol and a sniper rifle were completely different things.

Did he have 'Eagle Eye'? 'Bullet Lock'? 'Wind Sense'? 'Trajectory Correction'? He was far too dismissive of their magic-energy hunter abilities.

Still, letting him learn a lesson wasn't a bad thing, to keep him from thinking he was invincible.

Even so, Elisa carefully set up several traps. Not just to keep her promise to Li Mochen, but also for escape.

Meanwhile, Li Mochen had arrived at a suitably angled hillock, calculating wind speed and trajectory while observing the Wildfire Mammoth's movements.

The 'Divine Sky Luck Purple Gold Pagoda's wish-granting technique could only make things happen within one's capabilities. Given the artifact's current state, this Wildfire Mammoth was beyond its power.

But there were some tricks to using this artifact in practice.

For instance, back in the Primordial Vault Realm, when he wished to comprehend the core essence of a top-tier secret technique, the artifact couldn't create something from nothing. He had to first obtain the technique and read its contents before he could use the 'Divine Sky Luck Purple Gold Pagoda' to comprehend it.

But that was just the basic requirement for the wish technique. If, on that basis, Li Mochen tried to first parse and study its mysteries, using other Daoist classics to interpret the text, or consulting those who had cultivated successfully, he could greatly lower the threshold for using the wish technique and reduce the consumption of merit power.

Why was Wenjian Taoran's comprehension considered unprecedented? His use of the 'Divine Sky Luck Purple Gold Pagoda' was instrumental!

The same applied to his use of thrown weapons.

Wenjian Taoran's flying daggers were said to always hit their mark, shaking the entire Primordial Vault Realm.

Although this also involved the 'Divine Sky Luck Purple Gold Pagoda', he himself had already cultivated various thrown weapons and sword control techniques to the pinnacle.

The greatest value of the 'Divine Sky Luck Purple Gold Pagoda' was actually the final push when all conditions were met.

Li Mochen had never used a sniper rifle, but though he hadn't eaten pork, he'd seen pigs run. In the past few days, he had been observing how Elisa used the gun. He roughly knew what elements long-range sniping required.

Wind direction, wind force, bullet flight speed, drop over long distance, temperature difference, prediction of the mammoth's movements—he had considered all these when using flying daggers to take lives from twenty li away.

Comparatively, a sniper rifle was simpler than a flying dagger, but he no longer had the cultivation that once made him unmatched in a realm.

In the past, he mostly relied on experience and intuition, but after entering the Primordial Vault Realm, Li Mochen had mathematics as a tool.

An hour later, Elisa was almost ready. Li Mochen took a deep breath, focused all his mind, and aimed at the giant elephant in the scope. Then he slightly raised the muzzle and pressed the trigger without hesitation.

At the same time, he visualized the shape of the 'Divine Sky Luck Purple Gold Pagoda' in his mind—the fastest way to activate the wish technique.

"Off—"

Elisa, sitting on the motorcycle, saw a glint of spiritual light in her eyes. Just from the shockwave trail of the bullet leaving the barrel, she could tell it seemed slightly off.

Over a distance of more than ten kilometers, even a millimeter deviation in trajectory here would cause the bullet to miss.

So she promptly stepped on the throttle, ready to flee.

But the next moment, Elisa suddenly let out a surprised exclamation, feeling a sudden gentle breeze.

"Eh?"

She immediately stopped the motorcycle, raised the binoculars around her neck, and looked into the distance 13.7 kilometers away. Then she saw the giant mammoth's left eye suddenly burst into a spray of blood, followed by a huge explosion. The high-grade incendiary round's explosive effect directly blew off a small part of the giant mammoth's head. Even the right eye of the beast was dislodged by the blast.

Elisa was stunned, then turned to look at Li Mochen in astonishment. Was this a coincidence? No, it had to be a coincidence! It was because of the sudden gust of wind that it hit. A fourth-level magic-energy swordsman's sniping ability surpassing hers, a magic-energy hunter—that was pure fantasy! This guy's dumb luck was so overwhelming it was jaw-dropping.