Does distance fighting skill increase faster with AOE attacks like diamond arrow/burst arrow?

Question

For example, if you hit 5 monsters with 1 burst arrow, does it count as 5 'hits' or just 1 hit?

Answer 1

I'm 99.9% sure it basically counts attack turns and not monsters hit. To progress skill you don't need to hit the monsters(you have to attack but not actually hit), you only need to land a blood hit every 2(?) minutes.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong here please.

Answer 2

As Eri said, the answer is no.

It makes no difference the amount of creatures you are hitting, just the hit itself.