Half Elf Ranger

Chapter 140
Somewhere in the wilderness of the Emerald Field, Thorne had a sullen face, with a faint green light in his eyes, looking at the fresh footprints on the ground from time to time, walking in the forefront.

The sorceress Andelina followed closely behind and did not fall behind. Her pet, the little devil, flapped its little leather wings and floated in mid-air. It glanced at the silent Thorne, and wisely chose to keep quiet.

Ashmo led the half-breed winter wolf and drew out a cold steel long sword, walking in the back row, keeping a certain distance from Thorn.

While walking, he looked behind him or the left and right sides vigilantly, always guarding against unexpected guests who appeared suddenly, as if he had returned to the time when he and Thorne went out to scout the enemy.

However, his golden eyes hidden in the dark green cloak would occasionally wander back and forth between Thorne and Anderina, as if trying to figure out something that confused him.

Is there a creek ahead?
Thorn stopped in his tracks, and his pale green eyes quickly scanned the canopy of trees that tightly covered the creek.

Now it belongs to the cold and dry month of rotting leaves, the riverbed in front of me has long since dried up, and thorns and rotting trees are randomly scattered in it.

Thorne squatted down to observe the densely packed two different footprints on the river bed. Seeing this familiar trace, he suddenly felt a little bad.

"What's the matter?" Andrina walked to Thorne and asked while squatting.

"The situation was a bit unexpected, and we found traces of the ogre." Thorn stood up and said with a dignified expression.

"Could it be..." Anderina got up and subconsciously guessed.

"That's right, the gnoll and the ogre should be united." Thorne nodded, and said the words that the other party hadn't spoken before.

After speaking, Thorne glanced at the vigilant Ashmore behind him, then turned his gaze to the little devil Simba, and finally locked him in the birch forest on the other side of the river bed.

The so-called gnoll leader Ashmo said was not so easy to find. At first, he locked the position, and Anderina's magic pet went to scout. When the little devil arrived, the gnoll leader had already led his men away.

In the end, relying on the ability to change various small animals, the little devil took a lot of effort to find the position of the leader of the wolf man.

When the little devil returned to inform everyone of the specific information, the three of them rushed to the leader of the wolf man under the leadership of the little devil.

However, what is surprising is that during this period of time, the leader of the wolf man disappeared again.

So the scene in front of him appeared. In order to track down the location of the wolf man leader as soon as possible, Thorne directly blessed himself with the ranger's magic spell "Fresh Trace".

But when he led the two to the vicinity of this dry creek.

There were traces of ogre in the surroundings. Judging from the intersection of footprints, it was obvious that the two sides met here and then went in a certain direction together.

"There are five ogres in total, and it can be judged from the depth of the footprints that four ogres are wearing heavy armor.

In the entire Emerald Field, the ogre tribe with the ability to build armor means that their leader is a highly intelligent ogre wizard.

Ogres are not scary, after all, these guys, who can't even count ten, are all stunned. What is scary is the ogre tribe with ogre wizards.

Ogre tribes with wizards show that they have mastered their own inheritance under the leadership of ogre wizards. Ambitious ogre wizards will definitely not be satisfied with wandering in groups of three or five.

Smart ogre wizards know how to develop their own groups. They will gather all the wandering ogres in the area, then build settlements, forge weapons and equipment, make leather armor, domesticate wild animals, and capture slaves on a large scale.

Judging from the footprints on the ground, the four ogres in heavy armor walked on the left and right sides respectively, and the ogre without heavy armor walked in the middle, which is very similar to human wizards traveling surrounded by warriors, so it means We're about to face an ogre wizard. "

Thorn told everyone about his discovery, then looked at Ashmo and said, "Ashmo, has there been a medium-sized or larger ogre tribe in Fallstown recently?"

"There is an ogre tribe called Kicking Skull. When I went to scout last time, I was discovered by the ogre wizard there, and I was almost caught by them." Ashmo thought for a moment, and said with some fear.

Thorne heard the words and looked at the sorceress Andrina beside her.

Andrina felt Thorne's gaze, and immediately understood what he meant, and then glared at him without showing any weakness.

"..." Seeing the stubbornness in the eyes of the sorceress, Thorne let out a laugh, stopped talking, but turned his gaze to Ashmo, who was not far away with a curious face, and said:

"We will face the joint attack of the wolf priest and the ogre wizard later. The three of us will definitely not be able to deal with it. You have quick legs and feet, and hurry back to Carlos to rescue the soldiers. The two of us are waiting for you here .”

"Your reason is too lame, the enemy has already run away, you really think I'm stupid." Ashmo directly exposed Thorne's lie and said:
"Don't worry, I won't hold you back. I can't guarantee anything else. In terms of ability to escape, you are definitely inferior to me."

"I'm not joking with you, go back quickly." Seeing that he couldn't stop flickering, Thorn said with a serious face.

The Gnoll Priest and the Ogre Wizard, from the situation where the two sides met and left together, Thorn guessed their purpose after a little thought.

It's nothing more than an alliance. A tribe with ogre wizards has at least 200 ogres, but for Pushang Town, which has a city wall, the danger is not too great.

If the ogre tribe formed an alliance with the wolves from the Great Swordscar Mountain Range and attacked Pushang Town together, with the strength of Pushang Town, the tragedy half a year ago would probably happen again.

If you want to prevent this kind of tragedy from happening, the best way is to track down the traces of the wolf man and the ogre, and kill all the leaders of both sides here, then the crisis in Pushang Town will naturally be resolved.

Although Thorne can't guarantee that he will succeed, he should at least try hard.

"Do you know what everyone has said about you since you left Fallstown?" Ashmore didn't listen to Thorne's words, put away his laughing expression, and asked seriously.

"I've probably already guessed it." Thorn said slowly, his expression darkening.

"Many people say that you are a coward, a coward, a deserter, and a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death." Ashmo said through gritted teeth.

Thorne was stunned. Although it was the same as what he guessed, it still hurts to be told so blatantly.

However, there was no other way. After all, when he left Pushang Town, he did sneak away alone in the dark without saying hello. As long as he was a normal person, he would have such thoughts.

But he had to do this. If he chose again, he would still be like this. His ranger strength alone was almost dispensable for Waterfall Town, and it couldn't change anything.

He had to find a way to enhance his strength, so naturally there would be no miracles in Pushang Town, so he left Pushang Town to find a way to enhance his strength. Fortunately, he succeeded, so He is back.

Andrina, who was standing next to Thorne, listened to Ashmore's heart-wrenching words and looked at Thorne's silent expression with her head bowed. She suddenly felt an inexplicable heartache, so she took Thorne's arm Putting his palm in her own, comforting him silently.

"Although many people say that about you, I always believe that you are not that kind of person. You must have your own difficulties. One day you will come back." Ashmo said firmly:
"As expected, you did not disappoint me. I learned a lot of ranger skills from you in Waterfall Town, and one of them is never to abandon your teammates.

So I want to fight side by side with you, kill the leader of the gnolls and the ogre wizard, and then smash their heads in front of those who laugh at you, and tell them that you are not that kind of person. "

"Let's go."

Feeling the warmth of the palm penetrating to the heart, and Ashmore's sonorous and forceful words, Thorne took a deep breath, calmed his heart, and said two words with a solemn expression.

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(End of this chapter)