Bows and arrows are excellent as a means of long-range sniping.
Perhaps compared to modern firearms, it is lacking in power, range, and firing frequency, but these shortcomings are not a problem in the mysterious Type-Moon world.
If it's not powerful enough, add magic.
If the range is not enough, use various mythical materials and magic powers to strengthen the bow and arrow - let alone 800 meters, it is not a dream to hit the head with one arrow from 20 kilometers away. (For details, please refer to Uncle Hai in FSF, who shot Shanshan with one arrow from 20 kilometers away, which perfectly illustrates what the ceiling is.)
The shooting frequency can also be compensated by superhuman physical ability and superb shooting skills.
Of course, in order for an arrow to hit the target, one must have a considerable degree of talent and must have undergone unimaginably harsh training. However, a Heroic Spirit summoned as an Archer class certainly cannot fail to possess these necessary conditions. As long as they stand at a long distance, the Archer class is almost invincible.
Excluding those things that are completely wrong with the style, bows and arrows have one biggest advantage - the sound when shooting is much smaller than that of firearms. With some special techniques, it is not impossible to shoot silently.
After Chiron shot the first arrow with all his strength, he immediately shot the second arrow, using the light emitted by the collision between the arrow and the lance as cover. If Artoria had not raised her head quickly, this arrow would have been enough to decide the outcome.
Hearing the "click" sound, Chiron looked at the female knight below with a little regret, watching the magic power in the arrow destroy her visor, and looking at her true face under the visor.
I don’t know if it was a coincidence or inevitability, but when the mask shattered, the clouds blocking the moon were blown away by the wind.
The bright moonlight spread across the earth, casting a hazy glow on the city walls, and also illuminating the female knight under the city walls, wearing silver armor and holding a shining lance.
She was so beautiful under the moonlight that even Chiron, who had lived for a long time and dealt with many gods, had to admit that her beauty was not inferior to any goddess. Not even Artemis, who symbolized the moon, could overwhelm her with her beauty.
Chiron, who had witnessed many heroes, also understood that this beauty belonged only to humans and heroes, and was completely different from the high gods. Although Chiron was the child of two gods, with pure divine blood and divinity, and once possessed immortality, he liked humans more and appreciated the beauty that humans exuded in their short lives - this beauty was incomparable to the gods who were almost eternal.
Seeing the female knight's calm face and her heroic posture as she looked him in the face without fear, Chiron also revealed a smile that was inconsistent with the image of a sage - it was a smile that was a little hideous, a little bloodthirsty and dark, a smile that only appeared on the face of a warrior.
I am grateful to fate for calling me into this world and giving me a second life. I am grateful to the Holy Grail War for allowing me to meet so many heroes.
Just as Chiron was amazed and impressed by Artoria's appearance and spirit, Artoria began to fight back. Before the "Spear of Distant Glory" collided with the arrow, she had already thought about what to do next.
The straight-line distance between the two people is sixty meters. Under the simultaneous effects of the "Wind King Barrier" and the "Magic Release", it takes ten steps - not to climb up with both hands and feet, but to rush up along the ninety-degree outer wall with both feet.
If everything goes well, he can reach Chiron in two breaths - but will it be that easy
The answer was obviously no. Just shortening the distance between the two to sixty meters took dozens or even hundreds of times the time of two breaths, not to mention the arrow that shattered the visor just now.
Altria had a feeling that it was not some sinister, low-brow trick, but a display of a more sophisticated skill.
This feeling was confirmed in the subsequent charge.
With the help of the wind, Artoria's feet stepped on the surface of the city wall and crossed a distance of five meters in one step.
Chiron's expression remained unchanged as he released his arrows.
However, Artoria suddenly accelerated and took a second step faster than the arrow, so the arrow naturally missed.
At this time, Chiron's second arrow arrived.
Artoria was prepared, leaping up with her lance, accurately deflecting the arrow while taking her third step.
But—this third step stopped halfway.
Because an arrow that appeared out of nowhere was firmly stuck in the city wall, and that was exactly the foothold chosen by Artoria.
"This is!!!"
The arrow did not arrive after Artoria moved, but Artoria herself moved to the coordinates where the arrow was located—
This means that the arrow was shot before Artoria landed.
This shows that Chiron has seen through Artoria's behavior pattern.
That's right, when I predicted the trajectory of his arrow, he was also predicting my actions, and his prediction was more accurate than mine. I relied on my innate "intuition" to predict the future, but what did he rely on
Of course, Artoria didn't know that Chiron didn't use any of his talents, but only relied on his unyielding repeated accumulation and the powerful computing ability that he had honed over and over again to reach the level of predicting the future.
From the active era of Kronos, the first generation of Olympian sky god, to the end of Greek mythology, Chiron has lived a longer time than the 1500 years that Artoria slept. This long time is enough for Chiron to hone every skill to the peak, and this accumulation has become part of Chiron's vision. This accumulation is even reflected in the skill panel of the servant, turning into the B+ level "Clairvoyance" and the A level "Mind's Eye - Truth".
In Chiron's view, no matter how Artoria reacts, some things remain constant - for example, no matter how you move, you must use your feet. So you only need to know the frequency of your steps, the distance you cross in one step, and the timing of your leg lift to calculate where your next foot will land.
Next, if he could master the interception of the lance and the sword, he would force Artoria into an awkward situation where he would be caught between a rock and a hard place.
Retreat? Then the distance shortened to within 50 meters with great difficulty would be wasted.
Go in? How? Walking on the vertical wall depends on doing it in one go. Once this flow is interrupted, Artoria, who can't fly, will have difficulty even standing on the wall.
So, in order to prevent herself from falling off the wall, she nailed her sword into the wall and just hung in the air.
Chiron would naturally show no mercy to such a fixed target. He shot arrows one after another, using powerful shots and multiple arrows with one bow. He used all kinds of tricks to make Artoria, who could only defend herself with one hand and a heavy lance, suffer terribly. She was hit by an arrow in the shoulder when she was not paying attention.
Although the arrow had little power left after penetrating the heavy armor, and only half of the arrowhead was embedded in the flesh, its significance was invaluable—this was the first time that the Black Lancer, who had been invincible in Sighisoara, was injured.
The pain of the arrow entering her body made Artoria more clearly aware of the difficulty of the enemy, and she gritted her teeth and made a decision.
"There are still 49 meters left. Although it is still a bit far, I can't care less at this point."
PS: Clairvoyance: Level B+
The degree of visual acuity. Capturing distant targets, dynamic vision improves. If the mind's eye (truth) is also taken into account, limited future vision can also be achieved.
PS2: Mind's Eye (True): Level A
The insight developed through practice and training. The "battle theory" of calmly grasping one's own situation and the enemy's ability when in a disadvantageous situation and finding a way to survive.
PS3: Continue to complain about Dongchu. First of all, Chiron's agility is A+, Xiaomo's agility is B, but Chiron actually stood still and didn't fly? What Ta-Meow can do, a stronger Chiron can't do? Secondly, Xiaomo has "intuition", Chiron also has "clairvoyance" and "mind's eye" which can also predict the future, and Xiaomo's intuition is only B, while Chiron's one is B+ and the other is A. At the end of the original book, when he fought with Achilles, every step of Achilles was calculated, but he actually shot Xiaomo with an arrow, and it had to be at close range? And combined with the previous and next two points, Chiron should have been able to dodge Xiaomo's "bullet drop", after all, agility A+ doubles the speed.