The Great Thief - Chapter 859

Chapter 859
Four wild wolf points was not bad, but the real points were in the bears . Even the weakest Grizzly Bear Cubs gave ten points .


Of course, Grizzly Cubs weren't easy to kill, and adult Grizzlies were a serious threat .
Lu Li took in a deep breath and smelled a fragrant scent in the air . His face then broke into a smile as he realized that it was the smell of honey .
Bears loved to eat honey; this was common knowledge to everyone . In the past, hunters had used this to their advantage, which made catching bears an effortless task for them .
As Lu Li followed the scent, he saw a large beehive attached to a towering tree several hundred meters ahead .
Collecting honey was also a simple task . Lu Li used the smoke method and gathered a large amount of honey in a short amount of time, albeit with a few stings . After all, he was not a professional beekeeper .
A bear's vision was not great, but they had a keen sense of smell .
According to strategy guides, Lu Li was supposed to choose a big tree where the bears would often appear . Then, he needed to dig a hole under the tree and bury a pot of honey, leaving the top of the pot exposed . Finally, he had to cover the mouth of the pot with a rock .
When a bear passed by, it would be attracted by the sweet smell of honey .
The stone on the pot would also be attached to a larger stone on the tree . In order to reach the honey, the bear would move the stone aside, causing the larger one to fall onto its head and stun it .


Lu Li didn't have much faith in this method, but he could see the benefit of it .
Instead, he placed the honey, and crafted a snare trap . This trap wasn't useful for capturing a grizzly bear, but it could limit the bear's movement for ten seconds .
If Lu Li couldn't kill a grizzly bear that was immobilized, he should just stick to killing small animals .
Bear hunting in real life was a dangerous sport . It wasn't like the game at all, which mostly depended on the player's level and equipment . A few hundred years ago, bear hunters would take a pledge before leaving for hunts that they would bring everyone home, regardless of what happened to them . T
Lu Li waited patiently in a haystack nearby for about ten minutes before a huge, black bear finally meandered over . The ground shook with every step it took, and Lu Li began to think that he had perhaps been a little too ambitious .
Fortunately, the black bear was completely entranced by the smell of the honey and didn't notice Lu Li at all .
It reached out and licked the honey in the hole, unaware that it was now wrapped in vines .
It was time!
Lu Li jumped out of the grass and shot the bear with a crossbow in its back leg with the intention of wounding it . As long as he could hurt it, the bear wouldn't be able to run away, even if Lu Li couldn't kill it in time .

The target of his shots was the bear's eye .
Despite its menacing roars, he shot the arrow into its left eye at close range . Unfortunately, he couldn't deal any direct damage to its brain, which would immediately kill it .
The black bear was now going berserk .
This was a test of mental strength . Hunting a bear in virtual reality was modelled after real life . Even if the player kept reminding themselves that it was fake, the scene still appeared quite realistic .
Nevertheless, Lu Li stubbornly remained steady and aimed at the black bear's other eye as he continued to pull the trigger .
When it managed to break free from the snare, he still had time to shoot it in the heart . However, this was no longer necessary . The second arrow that shot into its eye had fully penetrated its head . The bear thrashed about for a few seconds more before crashing into the ground .
50 points!
This huge black bear was undoubtedly deserving of 50 points . Lu Li picked up his items and quickly left the area . The smell of blood was bound to attract more beasts, and greed was often the greatest hunter-killer .
He rode his horse for a while before using his honey to lay a second trap .
After a while, another lone black bear wandered nearby . This was no smaller than the first one, but it was covered in blood . Its wounds looked like the result of a struggle, so Lu Li reasoned that it had killed a hunter .
This kind of injured beast was actually more dangerous, but Lu Li decided to continue anyway . It was too late to run away now .
In fact, he had been quite fortunate far . Honey didn't always attract lone black bears – sometimes they would come in groups . If that happened, he would have no choice but to run away .
The black bear was soon tied up by the snare that he had placed . Lu Li than ran up and successful hit its eye, but the second arrow as blocked by its paw .
In the face of a black bear rushing straight at him, Lu Li didn't panic . Instead of shooting the last arrow, he dropped the bow and pulled out his hunting knife .
When righting beasts like this, the main difference between regular and great hunters was not their strength, but their ability to overcome their fear . As long as he was not afraid, Lu Li would have no trouble with this injured bear .
After avoiding the initial charge, Lu Li flexibly dodged around a tree and cut open the bear's waist .
It then rushed towards him furiously, and the thick tree trunk was almost snapped by the force of its body .
Lu Li then jumped away and waved his knife again . He was like an annoying flea that the bear couldn't seem to rid itself of .
Most players who entered the hunting grounds gave up after their first encounter .
How could someone who grew up in the city overcome a beast like that?
When the black bear died, Lu Li found that he had also been injured . His back had been slashed by its claws and it was just a flesh wound, but the bloody appearance made it look serious .
Ping!
Lu Li lowered his head and saw that an arrow had grazed his neck and hit the ground not far from him . It was a great shot, and he immediately knew that it wasn't an amateur attacking him .
However, he didn't panic and rolled to hide behind a big tree .
He also conveniently managed to get his bow back . Lu Li tucked himself into a ball in an attempt to make himself as small as possible as he tried to work out where his attacker was .
His opponent was a man with a bow and arrow, and he looked like he was in his mid-thirties . He also seemed surprised that Lu Li managed to escape his attack .
If he hadn't taken a bow with a slow attack speed and had a crossbow as strong as Lu Li's, Lu Li might already be dead . After all, he had just fought a tough battle and was injured .