Witch, Fireball and Steam Evil God

Chapter 129 The Era of Swordsmen is Over
That morning, all the employees of Lao Sen Magic Technology Store gathered in front of the warehouse deep in the mountains. With the joint efforts of several people, the store's next-generation magic weapons were born.

Higan carried a half-height long crossbow made of black metal on his shoulder.

"Electromagnetic Crossbow α Prototype".

The name was chosen by Ethan, and in his words, "prototype" usually has a special meaning.

Bi'an put a lot of effort into the design. The popular design and the majestic shape will make it an excellent collectible even if it is not used as a weapon. Since it is a prototype not for sale to the public, they did not follow the principles of being light and easy to use. According to her preferences, it is natural to make it as cool as possible.

Bi'an was very satisfied with his work. If he put on a black cloak, he could play the famous rangers in the history of hunters. As believers of the hunting goddess Cynthia, bows and crossbows are almost synonymous with hunters.

Although most hunters nowadays have begun to use muskets, as the remnants of that era, Bi'an still tends to have traditional aesthetics.

However, before the test session began, the sound of footsteps coming from above and below startled everyone.

With a series of "bang bang" sounds, the members of Laosen Magic Technology scattered, leaving only Ethan and Ivy in the open space in the forest. Cats and dogs were sitting on the ground, making it look like a zoo.

The "Electromagnetic Ballista α Prototype" was also stuffed into Ivy's arms.

Not long after, a panting sound was heard, and a man wearing light armor, shorts on the lower body, and a knight's sword tied around his waist appeared in their sight with an extremely strange dressing style.

Ivy's eyelids twitched violently a few times.

If she hadn't recognized Captain Hagrid, she would have wanted to shoot him in the butt with her sword.

Apparently Hagrid recognized them as well. He waved at them from a distance and ran towards the two of them at a steady pace.

"What are you doing?"

Ivy asked in a bad tone. As a noble lady, she didn't like it when someone was talking in front of her wearing big shorts and sweating.

"Me? Didn't I tell Brother Ethan? I plan to pick up swordsmanship again, and the first thing I need to do is physical training!"

The big red wolf dog nodded repeatedly when hearing this - Bi'an was a synonym for the hard-working school in the army. When she was in doubt, she would practice running laps and swinging the sword first. After arriving in Ximu Town, she still maintained the habit of running two laps along the mountain road in the morning and evening every day. Rowena believed her at first and was fooled into running a lap. After she came back, she lay in bed for two days and almost died.

This also became the only thing that Bi'an was dissatisfied with about Ximu Town. She couldn't find anyone to run with her.

She felt that the main reason was that there were too many magic professions in Lao Sen’s Mage Shop, and they all had thin arms and legs, and they started to pant after running a few steps.

She didn't expect that there was a hard-working group like Hagrid in Riverwood.

"You guys are here to walk your pets. If you leave out the wild beasts, this is indeed a good place... But I don't know if it's an illusion, I always feel that there are fewer wild beasts on the mountain recently." Hagrid laughed, and suddenly realized the big treasure in Ivy's arms. "Huh? What is this, is it a long crossbow? It's really good, it can be seen at a glance that it is the work of a great craftsman. I also learned some archery when I was young, but later on, when muskets became popular, fewer and fewer people learned archery."

An expression full of nostalgia.

Ivy turned around with disgust and held the crossbow in her arms.

The "Electromagnetic Crossbow α Prototype" was the result of their hard work, and she didn't want Hagrid's sweat to get on it. The golden hair on her head turned to Ethan with disgust.

According to Ethan's observation, this tuft of golden hair is also very clean. If it is splashed with soup while eating, it will spin like a propeller for a long time until the soup is completely shaken off.

Hagrid offered himself, "If you want to learn archery, I can teach you a thing or two."

He was a warm-hearted man. He took the initiative to distance himself from Ivy, drew out his knight's sword, and took a fighting stance. "It's not enough to only shoot at stationary targets. Your opponent is always moving, just like now. Swordsman Hagrid challenges you!"

"Get off and drive!"

Ivy felt a dull headache. This Hagrid had no idea what he was facing.

"Don't worry, just target me. I'm wearing light armor!"

"If you don't want to die, come over here and stand still!" Ivy raised her voice. After all, she was the eldest daughter of Margaret's family, and her stern face was still very intimidating. Hagrid shrank his neck and stood beside Ivy obediently. Ethan explained to him in a low voice, "This was bought by the leader from a magic technology store called Laosen in Hearth Bay. It is said that it uses magic technology, so it is not an ordinary crossbow."

"Not an ordinary long crossbow?"

"It's a ballista, with a cannon."

As the designer of the "Electromagnetic Crossbow α Prototype", the prototype also has an overload release function that ordinary electromagnetic crossbows do not have. This function can release the magic power in the energy storage crystal at one time. This is why they have to go to the wilderness to test it.

"But it's still a crossbow."

Hagrid was very confused. He had been observing Ivy's actions as he loaded arrows, using the most common universal arrows in the town.

Ivy carried the electromagnetic crossbow, which was a bit difficult for her. She aimed at a tree stump not far away and shot an arrow.

The crossbow made a crackling sound, and the recoil caused Ivy to take a big step back.

The advantage of the electromagnetic crossbow is that it is easy to use, and the arrows shot out travel in a straight line. There is no need to consider the arc problem within the effective range of sight.

The light blue arc of light penetrated a dozen tree stumps in succession and disappeared at the end of the field of vision in an instant.

Hagrid rubbed his eyes in disbelief and quickly ran to the tree stump that was hit. There was a hole as big as a fist on it with traces of burns. The smell of burning made him shiver several times. He was frightened and scratched his head after coming back. He said awkwardly, "This is too powerful. Haha, I overestimated my own abilities just now."

If Ivy had really shot him with an arrow, he would have been dead here.

Ivy said expressionlessly, "The low-level magic test is over. The power is basically the same as that of the Frost Arrow."

This will be the version that customers will buy, and they first need to ensure that customers don't spend more money to buy less powerful magic weapons, which will damage the store's good reputation.

"Wait, you said low gear?"

Hagrid suddenly lost his composure. In his opinion, the power of the arrow just now was much greater than that of a musket. Not to mention humans, even some large monsters could not withstand it.

Ivy didn't comment and said, "Next is the full-gear test, stay away from me."

Hagrid learned his lesson this time and tactfully retreated a few meters behind Ivy. Seeing Ivy equipped with another arrow, he was so nervous that he dared not breathe.

"Store energy and release it."

Ivy's voice was soon drowned out by the sound of electricity. Visible arcs of electricity enveloped her. The irresistible recoil made her kneel on one knee, with the tail end of the electromagnetic crossbow against her shoulder and the middle end against her knee.

next moment.

"boom--!"

The bursting electric arc was instantly dyed red, followed by a scorching air current. Wherever the rays passed, no grass grew, and vegetation and trees were uprooted, leaving a half-meter deep mark on the land. The rays showed no signs of attenuation and crashed straight into the mountains opposite, causing an even more violent roar in the forest.

The disturbed monsters fled in all directions, looking as if doomsday was approaching.

Hagrid looked into the distance, watching the birds scatter and flee, and then his face was covered with dust.

"What is this? This is still!?"

This has nothing to do with archery, right?

He looked at the horrific scorch marks left by the rays and glanced at the ancestral knight's sword in his hand.

Swordsman...

Has it finally been completely eliminated by the times?
(End of this chapter)