"Only the final Codex of Archer is left. Once I clear this trial quest, the Codex of Archer will be mine."

Following the quest guidance, John directly teleported to Skyhawk Main City.

He went straight to the Class Change Hall.

Compared to the last time John had come here, the Assassin Mentor statue in the very center had already disappeared.

That was because its owner, Philia, had already moved to John’s main city.

Only four class mentor statues remained in the hall.

John stepped onto the stairs leading toward the Archer Mentor statue.

All of a sudden, the statue erupted with a burst of divine light.

[The "Glory of Archer" trial quest has been triggered!]

[You are about to enter the archer trial space!]

As the notification sounded, divine light enveloped John’s figure.

In the next moment, his vision went dark. When his sight returned, he had already appeared on a grassland.

Not far away on the grassland, a figure carrying a bow and arrows on his back was gazing at him from afar.

John looked at that figure, and his heart sank slightly.

"Don’t tell me this is the opponent for my trial this time?"

"Let’s check his strength first!"

With that thought, John immediately cast Detection.

An attribute panel appeared.

...

[Shadow of the Glorious Archer]

[Description]: The shadow left behind by a glorious legend who once pushed the archer class to its peak through his own strength. Those who defeat it shall obtain a reward of glory belonging solely to archers!

[Possible Drops]: Codex of Archer, S-rank archer class set, S-rank archer class weapon...

...

"Interesting. Even my Detection can’t reveal his information."

John’s gaze shifted slightly.

However, as long as he could see the opponent’s drops, that was enough.

"Codex of Archer, along with a matching set of equipment and a weapon."

John’s gaze toward that figure became burning hot.

Just as he was about to make a move, the ethereal voice of the Shadow of the Glorious Archer rang out.

"Those who can enter this place have always been extremely powerful archer-class players.

"You... I can actually sense four classes on you.

"And yet, the only one you do not possess is the archer class."

"You are an interesting boy. I hope you can defeat me.

"The archer class needs someone like you to revive it."

The moment his voice fell, the other party suddenly drew his bow, and a terrifying aura instantly spread out.

[You have been forcibly locked onto. This arrow cannot be dodged or immunized against!]

[Warning: You can no longer exit the trial space!]

John’s gaze changed slightly.

He could sense that he was currently in a state of forced lock-on.

No matter what kind of stealth skill he used, this arrow would definitely hit him.

Even the trial space itself had been locked down by this arrow.

It was now impossible for John to leave.

"So this is the shadow left behind by someone who once stood at the peak of the archer class? Truly terrifying."

Looking at the increasingly surging arrow momentum gathering around the other party, John could not help but sigh inwardly.

That figure had not even used a skill. Merely drawing his bow had caused such an enormous commotion.

However, there was not much panic on John’s face.

That was because he possessed extremely powerful defense and a damage-reflection talent.

He did not fear the damage from a single arrow at all.

"Come on. Let me see the grace of a former powerhouse."

John opened his chest and stood in place without dodging or evading.

When the Shadow of the Glorious Archer saw this, he shook his head slightly.

"I have seen many arrogant people, but none as reckless as you.

"Boy, if you can withstand this arrow, I will give you the archery skills I trained all my life!"

In the next moment, the arrow that had long been gathering power in his hand shot out violently.

Its terrifying momentum tore a huge crack through the entire grassland.

Even the white clouds in the sky were forcibly split in two.

The arrow seemed to tear through space itself. In the blink of an eye, it landed on John’s chest.

From beginning to end, John did not make a single movement to dodge.

Boom!

The arrow slammed into his body and erupted with a massive shockwave.

Dust and wild grass filled the sky.

Only after the smoke and dust dispersed did John appear, standing perfectly unharmed in the same spot.

Above his head, a pale damage number floated up.

[-100!]

Seeing that the arrow he had just shot had only dealt 100 damage, the Shadow of the Glorious Archer was in disbelief.

He cried out, "How is that possible?"

His true body had once reached the peak of the archer class.

Even though what remained in this space was only a shadow of him, the damage it could cause was still enough to instantly kill any living being with less than one million HP!

And yet, when one million damage landed on John, it had actually been forcibly reduced until only 100 points remained!

What terrifying defense!

No wonder this person dared to be so confident.

"You do have some strength."

John commented calmly.

This was not mockery. He genuinely acknowledged it.

After all, among the enemies he had encountered before, the highest damage they had ever dealt to him was only 10 points.

The Shadow of the Glorious Archer could deal ten times more damage than the others, which already made him quite strong.

"Courtesy demands reciprocity. That arrow just now should have been your full-power attack, right?

"Now I’ll return one move to you.

"If you can withstand it, I’ll immediately withdraw from the trial and admit defeat."

After John finished speaking, his figure began rapidly splitting apart.

In just a few seconds, the Shadow of the Glorious Archer was completely surrounded by 999 John clones.

"Are you ready to receive this move?"

They spoke at the same time, their voices carrying a hint of teasing.

In the next moment, John and his clones simultaneously took out their Dragonflame Staffs.

The expression of the Shadow of the Glorious Archer changed slightly.

"Wait, you’re..."

Before he could finish speaking, countless streams of dragonflame erupted instantly.

In the blink of an eye, they swallowed the Shadow of the Glorious Archer completely.

Beneath the dragonflame, all things were destroyed.

Even though the Shadow of the Glorious Archer had HP that could not be seen through with Detection, he could only turn to ash.

[-10,000,000!]

[-10,000,000!]

[-10,000,000!]

After one round of dragonflames was unleashed in unison, the area encircled by John’s clones was already filled with charred ashes.

The Shadow of the Glorious Archer had been burned into nothingness by that wave of dragonflame.

The illusory shadow left behind by a mighty expert who had once reached the peak had died just like that, in such a hasty and ridiculous manner.

The moment it died, a notification rang in John’s ears.

[You have defeated the Shadow of the Glorious Archer and successfully passed the archer class trial!]

[EXP +100 million, gold coins +10 million, Fame +10 million!]

[Congratulations! You have obtained Codex of Archer!]

[Congratulations! You have obtained an S-rank archer set!]

[Congratulations! You have obtained the S-rank archer-exclusive weapon, Godslayer Bow!]

[Congratulations! You have obtained the S-rank archer class talent, Arrow God!]

...

A series of notifications rang in John’s ears.

The moment he heard that the Codex of Archer was in his hands, he immediately took it out.

...

[Codex of Archer]

[Effect]: After use, archer-related items, talents, and equipment will be enhanced by 200%!

"I finally have it. I’ve gathered all five major class codices!"

John let out a long breath and directly used it!