Half Elf Ranger

Chapter 161 Dense Fog and Heavy Rain

"It should be a spell-like ability." Listening to Andelina's introduction, Thorne glanced at the plantation guards and said, "Then can you see what specific spells they have mastered?"

For a spellcaster, the most taboo thing is that the enemy knows all the spells he has mastered, because it will be easy for the opponent to find his weakest point and carry out a fatal blow.

Similarly, if he could know what kind of spells these plantation guards mastered, it would be much easier to deal with them, so that he would not be caught off guard by unexpected situations during the battle.

What's more, the ranger itself mainly focuses on scouting, tracking, and hunting. This cautious professional characteristic made Thorne develop the habit of fully knowing the specific information of the enemy before fighting.

Helplessly, although they all have auxiliary systems, they do not have magical skills similar to reconnaissance. If the skills are thrown away, they can get a rough idea of ​​the enemy's specific information.

Facing the plantation guards blocking the way, Thorne knew nothing about their special abilities except their size. If he was alone, he would have to bite the bullet and try it out.

But fortunately, there is a very knowledgeable female sorceress by her side. The mysterious knowledge she possesses, Thorne believes, is already ahead of most spellcasters of the same level, and she must know a little about these constructed creatures.

"I can't tell." Anderina replied without thinking, which disappointed Thorne a little, so she thought for a while and added:

"However, what I can confirm is that their spells are mainly natural spells.

The reason for this certainty is mainly because these construction guards are made of broken shrub leaves. After they are shaped by gardeners who are proficient in gardening and carving skills, they need to undergo an activation ceremony.

The whole process of this activation ritual must keep it in the sun, rain and soil all day long.

Therefore, these garden guard-type construction guards have the highest bonus to natural spells. As long as the wizards who make them are not stupid, they will not go far and wide to fill in other spells that have nothing to do with them and are very repulsive.

Moreover, almost all of the natural low-level spells they master are auxiliary, and they probably don't have any real offensive spells.

After all, the purpose of these plantation guards is to protect the vegetation from destruction. Leaving aside the cost of attacking spells, the destructive power of spells alone defeats the original intention of making them to protect this place. "

Thorne nodded secretly after listening. He already understood the meaning of the other party's explanation, and he also had a general understanding of the structure of this hall.

From the magic crystal inlaid in the center of the ceiling of this space to simulate sunlight, it can be found that the energy of this room is solar energy.

After all, the magic crystal the size of a basketball can still glow and generate heat tirelessly after nearly a hundred years of neglect and neglect, providing a favorable growth environment for the plants in the space. No matter what the principle is, it must belong to an infinite cycle of energy. correct.

Then Thorne took out the composite longbow and an arrow behind him, looked in the direction of the garden guard and said:
"Is there any way to terminate their attack program? After all, they belong to constructed creatures. It would be a pity to destroy them."

"No, the easiest way to get them to terminate the attack order is to destroy the magic crystal in the center of the ceiling, but compared to the three garden guards, I think the magic crystal that can simulate the energy of the sun is the most powerful one." It is the most valuable in the entire botanical garden, and it is the core of this space."

Anderina looked up at the magic crystal emitting bright sunlight, and shook her head slightly:

"Actually, the two of us have already been discovered when we stepped into this area, but because of the characteristics of these garden guards, when they detect the enemy's invasion, they will not attack the enemy immediately like clay golems. , but use the camouflage of the bushes to choose to stay still until the intruders enter their attack range before launching a surprise attack.

Fortunately, you are more vigilant. If it weren't for the reminder just now, I really might not have thought of the characteristics of these constructed creatures. It will be the two of us who will be unlucky. "

"Then don't do it yet. The guards made of shrubs must be afraid of fire attacks. Your spells are too powerful. I'm afraid you will be in trouble if you accidentally tear down this room."

Thorne was about to attack when he suddenly noticed that the sorceress beside him also took out his staff and was about to cast a spell, so he stopped him.

"Don't worry, I will control it carefully, you have to trust my ability." Anderina said with a smile.

"Well, to be honest, I was actually afraid that you would destroy the herbs you planted. I just checked carefully and found that most of the plants here are the main materials for making healing potions and stamina potions.

Although there are no outstanding pharmacists in the player group in Fallstown, the priests of the Temple of Melikai are still happy to buy these things. " Thorne said truthfully.

After listening to Thorne's explanation, Andelina glanced at him, didn't say much, but nodded to him with a smile. As for whether she agreed with his suggestion, it was unknown.

Thorne looked at a giant elephant twice the size of ordinary elephants that was pruned from dark green bushes in the distance.

From the size and standing position of the three garden guards, he judged that the strength of this giant elephant was the strongest.

So he put the arrow on the bowstring without hesitation, and with a thought, the flame power of the Desert Wind Sect surged in his body instantly.

——"Desert Wind Sect (Enhanced Skill): Red Lotus Sword!"

Thorne's arrow on the bowstring was fully drawn by him, and a blazing flame suddenly ignited on the metal arrowhead, and the dancing flames were like a dance of burning men.

"call out!"

Accompanied by the slight reverberation of the bowstring, the armor-piercing arrow whizzed away at an extremely fast speed with the blazing heat driven by the flames.

"Buzz!"

The flame-wound arrows accurately sank into the giant elephant guard's huge head.

However, instead of the puffing sound of the sharp blade piercing the flesh as expected, there was the slightly trembling sound of the arrow, which seemed to hit the iron-hard Hei Tuomu in the Great Sword Scar Mountain Range.

But for Thorn, his expected effect has been achieved, because the flame wrapped around the arrow has begun to spread around the giant elephant guard at a slow speed.

If this giant elephant guard made of shrubs cannot effectively extinguish the flames on its body, then its huge body will eventually turn into a pile of ashes under the burning of the flames as time goes by.

At the same time, Andrina, who did not fully follow Thorne's suggestion, was almost ready to prepare her spell the moment the arrow hit the giant elephant guard.

——"Second Ring Spell: Ma Youfu's Acid Arrow!"

With the staff in Anderina's hand, she pointed at the giant elephant guard who was surrounded by smoke.

A dark green arrow with a pungent strong acid smell gathered into shape, and hit the body of the giant elephant guard steadily, and there was a sizzling sound after being corroded by strong acid.

Just after the attack of the two succeeded, the three plantation guards finally no longer kept the original motionless, and launched actions against the intruders one after another.

First of all, a tiger-like garden guard was dispatched first, and two dark red rays of light suddenly flashed in its pupils, dazzling people's eyes under the illumination of the magic crystal.

Then he opened his mouth wide again, revealing a mouthful of fangs made up of sharp branches. He raised his head high and let out a silent roar.

——"Spell-like ability: Cat's Grace!"

Suddenly, the tiger guard's eyes glowed red, and a light green light quickly enveloped his body, and his vigorous body made of shrubs and leaves suddenly became alive.

But what confused Thorn was that the tiger didn't choose to attack the two, but turned into a green shadow and disappeared into the grass.

——"Spell-like ability: magic tooth!"

Followed by a plantation guard trimmed in the shape of a wild boar.

As the red light of the wild boar guard's pupils gradually brightened, its two fangs, which looked like rotten dead wood, were instantly enveloped by magical aura.

Under the strengthening of the spell, the two fangs of the wild boar guard were full of vitality, and became extremely sharp at a speed visible to the naked eye, until they shone with a slight cold light.

Then the calf-sized wild boar guard raised its two icy fangs, its scarlet eyes locked on Thorne, and charged at him.

The light body composed of shrubs galloped on the grass, not as dull as imagined, but with a rustling sound.

As for the last giant elephant guard, whom Thorne considered the most threatening, he did not choose to rush or disappear, but stood still, allowing his huge body to be burned by flames.

This kind of stillness didn't last long. In the blink of an eye, the giant elephant guard's eyes suddenly burst into dazzling red light, and the moment his huge body raised its head, a terrifying magical aura flashed all over its body.

——"Spell-like ability: Praying for rain!"

On the fourth floor of the tower, in a space covered by dense vegetation, a magic crystal ball the size of a basketball is inlaid in the center of the ceiling, which was originally using the energy of sunlight to continuously transform into bright sunlight.

Suddenly, as the giant elephant guard whose body was trimmed from bushes erupted with a terrifying magic aura, the bright magic crystal ball flickered frequently like a warning light, directly causing the light in the space to become flickering.

This situation only lasted for a moment, and the magic crystal ball gathered gloomy dark clouds, instantly covering the entire hall, and the bright space became darker and darker.

A dull thunder sounded.

"Tick!"

A drop of rainwater fell on the tender green branches and leaves, making an undetectable crisp sound, and then the torrential rain began to fall, filling the entire space at an extremely fast speed.

"sand!"

At the same time, the wild boar guard who charged Thorne, with a dark green body the size of a calf, took advantage of the situation to take advantage of the cover of the rain and the vegetation to attack.

At this moment Thorne was covered by dark clouds on the roof, and his whole body was already covered by Andrina's protective force field. The downpour did not have any effect on the two of them except for extinguishing the flames of the giant elephant guards.

Notice the wild boar guards charging fiercely on the water splash.

Thorn's footsteps did not move at all. The composite longbow in his hand was retracted after he shot the arrow, and it was replaced by the long sword in his hand.

Just when the two sharp fangs of the wild boar guard were about to approach Thorne's body, Anderina immediately cast the spell that she had prepared.

——"Second Ring Spell: Wings of Asylum!"

Two shattered translucent dragon wings spread out from behind Anderina, and when the wild boar guard approached, they completely enveloped the two at an extremely fast speed.

The two sharp tusks of the wild boar guard collided with the translucent dragon's wings, splashing and sparkling, but never made an inch of progress.

——"Desert Wind Sect (Strike Skill): Red Lotus Sword!"

Thorne naturally would not let go of the opportunity to fight back, and saw that the long sword in his hand was instantly entwined with raging flames, and the rain formed by these spells could not completely extinguish it.

"boom!"

The sharp demon-slaying long sword can pose a deadly threat even against metal armor. The wild boar guard, a constructed creature made of dead wood and broken leaves, naturally cannot perform miracles in front of the demon-slaying long sword.

Thorn's full-strength slashed the flaming Demon Slayer sword, causing rain to splash and bursts of smoke to rise.

The head of the wild boar guard was easily split into two like cutting tofu, and even the elemental core inside was smashed by him.

When the wild boar guard fell, the distance still remained motionless, and the giant elephant guard who guided the rain praying spell stopped the rain, and at the same time, a flash of spiritual light flashed all over his body again.

——"Spell-like ability: cloud and fog!"

The magic crystal ball shrouded in dark clouds suddenly erupted with clouds and mist. In just a moment, the thick fog and the rain that just fell covered the entire space with a layer of white gauze. The two seemed to be trapped in a sea of ​​smoke. middle.

"Be careful, don't walk around randomly. These garden guards have the special ability of "vibration perception". As long as you move your feet, they can detect your position through the vibration of the ground. The best way now is to stay still , wait for them to attack as before, and then counterattack. "

Anderina looked at Thorne who had become blurred in front of him, and reminded him softly.

"That's too passive, and it's a waste of time. Be careful yourself. I'll go find the positions of the remaining two."

Thorn didn't follow Andrina's suggestion. Through the wild boar guards he killed just now, he had already judged the approximate strength of these constructed creatures, and to him, they were not that kind of troublesome existence.

In the thick fog, Thorn's figure disappeared into Anderina's slightly helpless eyes.

Thorne is quite familiar with the two spells just cast by the Giant Elephant Guard. They are the first-level spell "Pray for Rain" and the second-level spell "Cloud and Mist".

In addition to wetting the enemy's clothes, blocking movement and sight, the former also has the ability to extinguish ordinary flames.

The latter just produces a simple dense fog to block the line of sight, but if these two spells are used together, the effect is not as simple as one plus one.

Just like Thorne at this time, the thick fog combined with the torrential rain made his walking speed extremely fast and slow. In addition to guarding against the tiger guards hidden in the dark, he also had to be constantly alert to unknown dangers in the bushes under his feet.

——"Spell-like ability: Entanglement!"

At this time, the plants under Thorn's feet grew violently, wrapping around his whole body like crazy.

Facing this kind of magic attack, he is the most familiar with it.

When he noticed the abnormality, the long sword in his hand drew an arc, and all the moving vines were cut off in the middle.

"Sand! Sand! Sand!"

Suddenly, Thorn, who was walking steadily, noticed the sound of small footsteps, so he stood still, and a wooden holy emblem immediately slipped from his palm.

"Whoosh!"

Just when a vigorous green shadow the size of a calf was about to pounce on Thorne who was standing still, the surrounding plants grew crazy vines again.

However, in addition to the sharp thorns attached to the vines this time, they are also more solidified and tougher after being soaked in rainwater.

The tiger guard's two hind legs were immediately entangled tightly by the vines, unable to advance an inch.

These constructed creatures made of shrubs and broken leaves caused their power not to be as powerful as the constructed golems, until Thorne's demon-slaying sword split them in half, crushing the elemental core, and the tiger guarded They couldn't break free from the entanglement of vines.

At this time, in the space of the high tower, the torrential rain has stopped, and because the high tower is in a closed space, the thick fog has no intention of dissipating.

Thorn, who was hidden in the thick fog, kept cutting off the vines that were trying to wrap around him, and walked all the way, finally found the hidden position of the giant elephant guard.

When Thorn's eyes locked on the huge body of the giant elephant guard, the blood-red eyes of the giant elephant guard hidden in the dense fog also locked on Thorne.

As a constructed creature controlled by the core of the element, they can only obey some simple instructions. Facing intruders, without the control of the master, the attacks of these constructed creatures appear to be very rigid, and they do not have flexibility at all. .

This is why Thorn dared to go deep alone.

After the giant elephant guard found Thorne, he immediately raised two tusks, swung the proboscis made of vines, trampled on the small puddles formed by the rain, and rushed towards Thorne.

Thorne, who was hidden in the thick fog, did not change his expression regarding the impending attack of the Giant Elephant Guard.

Relying on his flexible body, he turned slightly sideways and wiped the flying broken leaves to avoid the rush of the giant elephant guards.

Looking at its bulky body, Thorne immediately swung his long sword to attack, a cold light flashed, and a thigh made of dead wood guarding the giant elephant was directly cut off by Thorne.

As a purple long sword of excellent quality, with +4 sharpness and +1 armor penetration, it is not as difficult to deal with these constructed creatures composed of shrubs and broken leaves.

It can be seen from this that the former owner of this tower should not be very strong.

The three-legged giant elephant guard staggered, just as he stabilized his balance, the other hind leg was cut off by Thorne again.

Immediately, this elemental core only had an order to attack the intruder, and the plantation guard lay on the ground and began to struggle feebly. Only the scarlet eyes locked on Thorne seemed to be still telling the unfinished mission.

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