Don patted Lily on the shoulder. "Stop watching. Let's go."
Lily shook herself back to attention and raised the crossbow. A wind arrow left the string and hit the ratman in the side, and the effect was immediate, its movements slowing as the elemental debuff took hold, attack speed and movement speed both dropping thirty percent for the duration.
Don had explained the difference between human archers and dark elf crossbowmen to people before, but watching Lily demonstrate it made the explanation feel redundant. Human archers hit hard and purely, physical damage with generous bonuses, clean and direct. Crossbowmen wove elements into their shots: wind, lightning, traces of water, each one carrying secondary effects that changed the shape of a fight rather than just contributing to the damage total. Less raw output, more control. Different tool, different purpose.
