Half Elf Ranger

Chapter 145 The Trickster

Killing the leader of the gnoll and the ogre wizard, destroying the alliance plan of the two evil humanoid tribes, and eliminating the potential hidden dangers in the town of Falls, Thorne is very satisfied with this successful operation.

After all, a tribe without a wolf leader and an ogre wizard would definitely fall into civil strife for a while.

The gnoll tribe may elect a new leader in a brief infighting.

Ogres are different. These guys with an IQ of only about 6 points, without the suppression of ogre wizards, you can't expect them to be united.

On the contrary, the entire skull-kicking ogre tribe will soon fall apart and become wandering groups of three or four, which is no longer a threat to Waterfall Town.

So the three of them rested in the valley for a while, and when the sorceress Andrina's physical strength was almost recovered, they immediately walked north along the Emerald River to Waterfall Town under the leadership of Ashmo.

It's not that Thorne doesn't know the road to Fallshang Town, on the contrary, as long as he closes his eyes and meditates a little bit about the terrain around Fallshang Town, all the terrain and landforms he has passed will be clearly presented in his mind.

Otherwise, when he noticed the ferocious vulture hovering in the sky, he would not have been able to judge the position of the leader of the wolf man in the first place.

The main reason is that he still has some hesitation in his heart. He secretly left the town he had been away for a long time, and suddenly appeared, which made him not know how to deal with it, which made him always feel a little lost along the way.

On the undulating wilderness, the withered yellow weeds swayed with the howling cold wind, raising gusts of sand and grass clippings, gradually submerging the figures of the three people and a half-breed winter wolf.

"I finally know why this river that runs through the entire peninsula from north to south is called the Emerald River, so that's why." Andrina looked at the reflection in the clear river and chatted to Thorne beside her.

Thorne heard the words, and glanced at the river subconsciously. It was still a familiar scene. The closer the river was formed by the melting of ice and snow to the source, the more pleasing it was.

The emerald-colored river flows slowly, like a clear jade belt, with slight ripples in the breeze, and the fine ripples shone dazzlingly in the sun, dazzling the eyes.

"The upper reaches of the Emerald River are densely covered with emerald-colored stones, causing the river to be reflected in an emerald-colored color. That's why it got its name. See what's so special about these stones."

Thorne casually picked up an emerald stone from the shore and handed it to Anderina and said.

Anderina reached out to take the stone, looked at the emerald lines on it, a trace of doubt flashed in her eyes, then thought for a while and slowly shook her head and said:

"It's just an ordinary stone. The main reason why it turns emerald color should be a kind of green moss-like plant that grows on the bottom of the river. This plant will emit an emerald-like color throughout the growth process. slime."

"It's also a river, why does this kind of green moss grow only in the upper reaches of the Emerald River?" Seeing the other party's serious explanation, Thorne's eyes flashed with surprise.

It was just a casual question, but I didn't expect that the other party really knew something.

"I suspect that there is a passage leading to the Underdark in the upper reaches of the Emerald River. Only the cold breath overflowing from the Underdark can make this moss tenaciously take root at the bottom of the river."

Anderina said with a positive tone: "And this channel must be connected to somewhere in the river."

"It seems that the rumors that there is a passage leading to the Underdark in Fallstown are not false rumors." Thorn was stunned, looking at the sparkling river with a dazed expression.

It is no surprise that the surface world has passages to the underworld.

No matter where the mine is, as long as it is dug too deep, it may be connected to the dark area, causing underground monsters to breed.

The Underdark is a world of countless darkened caverns.

The gloomy sky is a hard rock, and the dark tunnel twists and turns through the gloomy kingdom inside, and countless caves, large and small, connect high and low caves in series.

There are two overriding principles there: to survive and to destroy the enemy.

War, conquest, decline, and collapse form a similar cycle of the realms of the Underdark, with cities battling each other for wealth, resources, slaves, or generations of hatred.

Thorne still has some general knowledge about the Underdark region. According to Anderina's guess, there might really be a passage leading to the ground somewhere in the upper reaches of the Emerald River.

But Thorne is not very worried about this, because in the history of Waterfall Town, there has never been an incident where underground monsters ran to the surface to cause trouble, perhaps it was just the breath overflowing from a few cracks.

Moreover, this place is in a remote part of the mainland, even if there are underground passages, they are only small groups of forces at most.

As they were about to approach Pushang Town, the speed of the three of them was not very fast. Ashmo hummed a little song all the way and led his animal companions to the forefront.

Half an hour later, the tall and thick walls of Pushang Town were displayed in front of the three of them.

Because of the sudden invasion of the wolf man, the bloody corpses of the wolf man remained on the ground at this time.

After the scuffle, the air was filled with a disgusting smell of blood, and the bright sunlight shone on the pools of blood on the ground, shining with a strange light.

The Gnoll attack has been repulsed, and the closed gates and drawbridges have long since been opened.

Many people stayed here to clean up the battlefield, fill the earth pits left by the bombardment by spells, collect the iron weapons left by the corpses of the gnolls, and dispose of their corpses.

Seeing all the familiar things in front of him, Thorne had mixed feelings in his heart. After half a year, he stepped into the land of Pushang Town again. The confusion when he left had now turned into a beautiful vision for the future.

"Looking at the mountains and rivers, clear and clear. May there be hills and valleys in my heart, and I will go forward. This sentence is just right for you." Andelina looked at the snow-capped mountains and the waterfalls that flowed down, and watched Thorne take Said with a faint smile.

"It's a bit esoteric, and I may disappoint you, because I may not be able to understand the real meaning." Thorne thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Let's go, I don't know what happened to my little broken house."

After Thorn finished speaking, he immediately led Anderina to walk through the crowd towards the city gate.

Walking among the sparse crowd, Ashmo was very popular and greeted everyone with a smile.

As for Thorn, because the hood covered his head, everyone didn't recognize his identity immediately, and he didn't choose to reveal his identity in order to save unnecessary trouble.

So the two walked along the way, and under the leadership of Ashmore and countless curious eyes, they stepped into the town of Pushang.

"Hey, isn't this the Orphan Ranger? You came back immediately after the Gnoll was repulsed. You really know how to cut time. Where are you going to be lazy?" A mocking voice came from the front.

Hearing the familiar voice, Thorne immediately recognized the other party's identity, so he took a secret look at the other party from the corner of his eyes.

There were two people walking towards Ashmo. The man with short black hair who was speaking was wearing a lavender coat, and his emaciated face was half covered by a high collar.

The other was wearing a gray wizard robe and a wrinkled gray pointed hat, his hands were hidden in the wide sleeves, and he was holding a small curved pipe in his mouth, constantly puffing out clouds.

"My reconnaissance mission has been completed, and it's not up to you to teach me what to do." Ashmore retorted confidently.

At the same time, the half-breed winter wolf who was following him raised his head and grinned at the short-haired man, like a long-standing enemy.

"Okay, Chris, how can you be honest like a child." The man in the wizard robe saw that the short-haired man was about to speak, and immediately stopped him.

Seeing Ashmore become so tough, Chris froze for a moment, apparently still confused about the situation.

At this time, he suddenly noticed Thorne and Andrina behind Ashmore, wandering back and forth between them with puzzled eyes.

Sensing the gaze of the other party, Thorne knew that he couldn't avoid it, so he took off his hood leisurely, and met the other party's gaze indifferently.

"Why are you back?" The short-haired man blurted out subconsciously when he saw the familiar face, and the companion with a pipe behind him also froze when he saw Thorne.

"Why, can't you come back?" Thorn said unhurriedly.

"It turns out that Thorne is back. It's good to be back. I'm relieved to see that you are safe and sound." The man behind Chris was the first to react. He took the pipe in his hand and showed a smile road.

"Sorry to miss you, Mr. Tolway." Thorne nodded slightly to the man behind him.

"You still have the face to come back?" The short-haired man Chris curled his lips with disdainful eyes, ignoring Torvi's tugging hints behind him, pointed around and said:
"Have you seen that even without you, Pushang Town can still stand here tenaciously, so why are you coming back? A coward who is greedy for life and afraid of death!"

Thorne calmed down his ups and downs, pressed Ashmoor's shoulders, stopped his rebuttal, and said to Chris who was a little excited: "Have you finished?"

He walked all the way and thought about it all the way. This journey made him understand how to face what was about to happen. The explanation would seem weak, so he should be silent.

"Hmph!" Chris snorted coldly, avoiding Thorne's calm gaze.

"Let's go." Seeing that the other party stopped talking, Thorn greeted Anderina beside him, and walked forward.

When Thorn passed by Chris, Chris' eyes flashed and his body moved slightly.

"Wanderers' hands are always so dishonest." Thorn, who was passing by Chris's eyes, narrowed his eyes, pinched the hand that was groping for his pocket with precision, and said calmly.

Chris looked cold, and Thorne pinched his wrist, and a wave of magic surged out, attacking Thorne.

"It seems that you have successfully advanced to become a trickster." Thorne noticed the force field formed by the magic wave, and said with a little surprise.

Tricksters are cunning spellcasters. To be successful in advancing, you must have both the rogue class and the spellcaster class. This class is good at a variety of spells suitable for stealth and sneak attack to attack the enemy.

Feeling the force of the rebound from his hand, Thorne moved his mind, and the power of the desert fire surged in his body, and a pale orange flame quickly appeared on the palm of his hand, spreading towards Chris' wrist.

"boom!"

Noticing the painful expression on the other person's face after being burned, Thorne let go and pushed him away.

"It seems that I haven't seen it in half a year, and my strength has grown a lot. If you are really capable, go and kill the ogre wizard of the Skull-Kicking tribe and the leader of the Gnoll tribe. What's the point of the nest?"

Chris glanced at his red-burned wrist and said coldly.

Noticing that Thorne stood there silently, Chris then said in a cold voice: "Why don't you dare to speak anymore, are you afraid? If you are afraid, get out of the waterfall town as soon as possible!"

"Thorn, don't listen to his nonsense. Now that you're back, go back and rest. We'll discuss these things with Carlos when we have time."

Torvi noticed Thorne's pensive expression, pushed Chris, and comforted him kindly.

"It's okay." Thorne shook his head slowly, smiled at Tolvi, then glanced at Ashmore, and then led Anderina to the city.

　Thanks to the boss: the hand is white and the face is not black, and the reward is three thousand, my generation seeks the Tao, thank you for your support! ! !
　　
　
(End of this chapter)