Half Elf Ranger

Chapter 165 Rune Guardian
"No more?" Thorne sat on a chair in the library, picked up a book, and looked at Andelina.

"It's over." Andrina handed it to Thorne.

"It feels like a lot of information." Thorne folded the dragon skin and put it in the dimensional bag, thinking for a moment.

"The evil wizard Evandel, the dragon-born lord of Fallstown, the Viscount Arda, the disappearing city of Kimbatur, and the descendant of the lord who escaped after the disaster, Samash Noriksius, are not ordinary little people." Town, twists and turns."

Anderina pointed out the main content of the record, sighed, and then continued: "Do you think this descendant of the Dragonborn lord will come back?"

"The lifespan of a dragonborn is the same as that of a human being, at most a hundred years, and it may have been turned into a pile of dry bones somewhere." Thorne flipped through a book called Braving the Wizard's Tower that he picked up from the table. novel, said.

At this time, a note similar to a bookmark suddenly slipped from the page. Thorne was taken aback, and immediately checked the message on it: ignorant mortals try to challenge the dignity of wizards, and they deserve death!

"So is there any hope of finding Kimbatur City? Before the mainland changed, it seemed to be near Waterfall Town." Andrina asked Thorne again.

"So what if I find it, and I can't live in it. I know the terrain of Pushang Town for a hundred miles. It should be impossible for there to be ancient city relics."

Thorne looked at the message on the bookmark thoughtfully, and then said his thoughts to Anderina without thinking:
"I guess it has sunk into the underground world or disappeared in the depths of the sea long ago. Only in this way can it explain the reason why it disappeared without a trace, otherwise it would be impossible to leave no bricks or tiles behind."

"Why did the wizard in the tower destroy Fallshang Town? After destroying Fallshang Town, where did that evil wizard go?" After listening to Thorne's analysis, Andelina nodded slightly in agreement with him. Then he asked two questions in his heart.

"You will probably understand after reading this book." Thorne pondered for a moment, then handed the book in his hand to Anderina.

"Bravely break into the wizard's tower?" A trace of doubt flashed in Anderina's eyes, and then with a thought, she cast the zero-ring trick "reading magic" common to spellcasters.

"Reading magic" is the most commonly used spell when spellcasters read books.

This kind of spell can make the caster speed up the reading speed of books, especially easy-to-understand novels. For Anderina, in just a moment, all the contents of the book will appear in her mind.

"This is a story with many twists and turns." Andrina gave Thorne a strange look, and continued:

"The evil wizard captured the wife of a brave man. In order to save his wife, the brave man broke into the wizard's tower alone. He overcame all obstacles and broke into the highest level of the wizard's tower to fight with the wizard to the death. In the end, the brave man died in humiliation at the wizard's door. feet, and the wizard and the brave wife lived happily ever after."

"...You mean to say that the conflict between the wizard of the Tower and the lord of Upper Falls is due to a woman?"

After Andelina finished speaking, she came back to her senses and said to Thorn: "Is there any basis for judging their grievances based on just one novel?"

"Don't you see that the last few pages of this novel have been rewritten?" Thorne pointed to the book and said:
"It was the owner of this tower who rewrote the last few pages. As a rational spellcaster, he was so bored that he rewrote the content of the novel, which in itself shows that this wizard has a problem with his brain. It's not impossible."

"According to what you said, the reason why the owner of this tower disappeared was because he eloped with the wife of the dragonborn lord." Anderina threw away this boring book casually, and smiled and expressed her guess.

"This is what you made up, not what I said." Thorne quickly denied, and then deliberately changed the topic: "Do you see if the books in this library are helpful to you?"

"I am very interested in this "Golem Handbook", which records the production methods of clay golems, stone golems and steel golems, and even the rune guards and construction shield guards in the branch of constructing creatures There are records."

Andelina took out a book from the bookshelf and flipped through it, and said with some regret: "It's a pity that I chose a warlock profession at the beginning, and the sixth ring's "Activate Constructed Creature" spell can't be obtained casually. "

"Rune Guard?" Thorne suddenly became interested and asked, "Let me take a look."

He once heard someone mention the Rune Guard by accident. It is said that it is a powerful construct creature that protects the caster. No matter where the caster is, that is, other planes, as long as the mind moves, the Rune Guard will immediately appear in front of its owner.

Andrina turned the book to the page where the Rune Guard was recorded, and handed it to Thorn.

Then Thorne took it directly and began to check.

after awhile.

After getting a general understanding of this constructed creature, Thorne immediately got up and said to Anderina who was still flipping through the books on the shelf: "Let's go, this tower is almost finished, and we will look at it when we have time."

The two continued to walk towards the eighth floor.

"Be careful, rune guards are very likely to appear on the eighth floor." When the two were about to approach the passage on the eighth floor of the tower, Thorne said in a deep voice to Anderina beside him.

Noticing Thorne's dignified expression, Andelina couldn't help but whispered in doubt: "Why do you think that this wizard must have a rune guard?"

"Because the pages of the golem manual that record clay golems, garden guards, and rune guards are the most frequently read." Thorn explained to Anderina: "Haven't we already seen the first two? It’s over, anyway, be careful and make no big mistakes.”

After speaking, Thorne clenched the long sword in his hand and walked out of the passage first.

At this time, on the eighth floor of the tower, what appeared before the two of them was a wide hall and five or six surrounding rooms with closed doors.

When Thorne noticed a nearly three-meter-high constructed creature standing in the center of the hall, his pupils shrank suddenly, and he guessed it right. It was a rune guard that appeared in front of the two of them.

"The minimum challenge level for the Rune Guardian is level 10. Are you really determined to fight?" Andrina noticed that Thorne didn't intend to back down, so she gently tugged on the corner of Thorne's clothes.

Rune Guardian is a kind of construct creature created by spellcasters to protect themselves. This Rune Guardian has a burly human shape. The head and body are made of steel. In order to cause more deadly damage, The limbs are made of hollow stones filled with lead.

Moreover, when the rune guard was made, it designated a unique master, and it only obeyed this one master, and they were associated with a specific amulet, which was worn by the owner of the rune guard when it was made of.

No matter how far away, or even on different planes, the owner of the Runeguard can summon it back to his side through the amulet.

The Runeguard can also tell if the talisman's bearer is its true owner, and will kill the impostor on the spot.

In other words, the rune guard in front of him has no tricks at all other than killing it.

"It's already reached the eighth floor. This rune guard was not taken away by the owner of the tower. It is very likely that something happened. The rune guard without the master's control has lost at least half of its strength."

Thorne glanced at the rune guard in the center of the hall, and said to Anderina with the same solemn expression.

If it was an intelligent creature with a challenge level of around 10, he would turn around and leave with Anderina without hesitation.

But the rune guard in front of him is nothing more than a rigid creature without the master's control and can only rely on the last order to act. With the strength of the two of them, they should still be able to handle it.

When the two noticed the Rune Guard, the other party also noticed Thorn and the two, and saw that the Rune Guard, who was originally motionless, was hidden in the pupil of the horned helmet, suddenly flashing two scarlet light spots.

"You step back first and don't do anything. If this kind of rigid thing is not controlled by the master, it will only attack the first person without thinking." Thorne noticed the scarlet light of the rune guard and said to Anderina beside him .

"Then be careful yourself." Without any hesitation, Andrina first added a protective force field to Thorn, and then immediately stepped back, away from the rune guard's sight.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Although the Runeguard can understand all languages, it cannot speak, and the only sound it makes is the dull footsteps as it faces the intruders.

Looking at the rune guard slowly approaching, Thorne felt the protective power flickering around him, but he still didn't dare to be careless.

What is scary about the Rune Guard is not its powerful defense and lead-filled fists, but what is really scary is the spells stored by wizards in their limbs, heads, and bodies.

On the premise that Thorne didn't know what attack spells the other party possessed, he could only hold his heart. Only by exhausting all its spells could he truly be at ease.

——"Desert Wind School (Strike Skill): Fire Bomb!"

——"Spell-like ability: Fireball!"

Seeing the figure of the rune guard gradually approaching, Thorne didn't care whether it would destroy the building of the tower, and threw out the two attack skills at once.

"Boom!"

Two dark red fireballs exploded on the rune guard's three-meter-high body, and the sound was particularly loud in the closed hall.

The exploding fireball paused the Rune Guard's forward pace, and at the same time left traces of burning flames on its body densely covered with mysterious runes.

However, the damage caused by the two fireballs is not fatal to the Rune Guardian. At most, it will leave mottled marks on its body made of steel. As long as the inner core is not damaged, it will destroy its entire body. Disassembled, but also useless.

——"Spell-like ability: dimension step!"

——"Spell-like ability: Bigby punch!"

When the smoke from the fireball dissipated, the rune guard's runes covered with magic metal suddenly burst out with colorful lights, dazzling people's eyes.

"boom!"

A luminous rune imprint appeared under the bulky rune guard's feet, and as the rune glowed brightly, the huge body suddenly disappeared into the billowing smoke.

The moment it appeared, a fist with the size of a human body and bright colors appeared in Thorne's sight, and it grew bigger and bigger until it gave him a powerful blow, blowing him away before he could react in the future.

"boom!"

Thorn, who was flying in mid-air, fell heavily to the ground, and the protective force around his body couldn't bear the strong impact and shattered.

——"Shadow Hand School (Teleportation Skill): Shadow Walk!"

The moment Thorne landed, regardless of the pain from his body, he quickly activated the teleportation technique, and the moment the rune guard used "Dimensional Step" and "Bigby Punch" again, he appeared behind him.

His figure was wrapped in the dark energy cloud and gradually disappeared, narrowly avoiding the fatal blow, and finally appeared in front of Anderina.

Thorne's figure disappeared, and the two scarlet eyes hidden in the rune guard's horned helmet flickered slightly, re-locking on Thorne who had disappeared from sight again.

——"Spell-like ability: force field missile!"

Immediately afterwards, the metal rune circle engraved on the Rune Guard's body burst out with colorful and dazzling light again, and two powerful magic missiles galloped out of the Rune Guard's horned helmet.

"Force Field Missile" belongs to the four-ring evocation spell in the wizard's spell list.

No matter whether the target is concealed, covered or in close combat, the missile will hit the target accurately, so if you want to escape this crisis, you can only resist damage.

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

Under the signal of Thorne's eyes, Andrina's staff, which had been ready to go, raised slightly, and the broken translucent dragon wings stretched out from behind her, completely enveloping their bodies.

"Bang! Bang!"

Two fist-sized magic missiles hit the energy barrier of Anderina's spellcasting, splashing two sparkles, but never made an inch of progress.

"Boom!"

Immediately afterwards, the second attack effect of the two "Force Field Missiles" followed, and they exploded instantly, bursting out with dazzling white light. The powerful impact caused the entire tower to vibrate slightly.

At this time, Thorne and Andrina, who were in the center of the explosion vortex, did not suffer much damage because they were in the protective force field covered by the "Wings of Asylum".

After Thorn helped Andelina stabilize his figure, he looked at the rune guard not far away, his expression becoming more serious.

Through the trial just now, he had a general understanding of the spell-like spells of the rune guard.

Rune Guardians can add up to six spells to them when wizards create them. Each spell can only be cast once. If you want to cast it again, you must recharge for up to one day.

As for the rune guard just now, because he didn't have the master's control, only one of the six spells in his body had been cast by him.

The first is the two-ring spell "Bigby Strike Fist" on the two arms and the three-ring spell "Dimensional Step" on the legs.

With the teleportation combined with the impact of his lead-filled giant fist, if Thorne hadn't possessed the protective power added by Anderina, he would have died here as early as the first attack.

However, the Rune Guard's second combo was avoided by him in advance, which directly abolished the Rune Guard's four spells.

Then, the four-ring spell "Force Field Missile" that was just cast from the horn helmet was blocked by Andrina's "Wings of Shelter".

Now, the rune guard in front of him only has the last spell in the steel body, and it is also the deadliest five-ring spell. As long as the two successfully resist it, this rune guard will no longer pose any threat.

"The attack spell of the fifth ring, can your "Wings of Protection" resist it? "Thorn said to Anderina.

The second-ring spell "Wings of Asylum" was what he accidentally obtained when he explored the Lich's cave.

As a force field protective spell that can only be cast with dragon blood, it can be blocked by the dragon wing-shaped translucent force field barrier created by Anderina in the face of any long-range, short-range, magic or even psionic attacks. The disadvantage is that the duration is very short.

"It should be fine." Andrina thought for a while before replying to Thorne directly.

"Then prepare quickly." Thorne glanced at the rune guard who was shining with colorful lights in the distance, and told her.

——"Spell-like ability: Strange Sword!"

In the hall, the colorful light flickered on and off, and for a moment, a pale forcefield sword about two meters away floated in front of the rune guard.

The rune guard stood still, the scarlet eyes hidden in the horned helmet directly locked on Thorne's body, and then stretched out his lead-filled arm to point at him.

"call out!"

The force field sword in front of the Rune Guard pierced Thorne with a whistling sound.

It was not a one-off attack spell. Noticing the force field sword coming through the air, Thorn couldn't help but glance at the rune guard unexpectedly.

The fifth-ring spell "Strange Sword" is also an attack spell of the evocation system, but the explosive power of this spell is not very strong, and it is stronger in continuous attacks.

As long as the caster Runeguard's spell is not interrupted, the force field sword summoned by it can carry out continuous crazy slashing and stabbing attacks on Thorne under its control.

Moreover, the attribute of the force field sword is a +2 extraordinary weapon, and Thorne's own defensive power alone cannot hold a single sword.

"boom!"

When the force field sword was about to approach Thorne, it was once again blocked by Andrina's "Wings of Protection".

However, the attack action of this force field sword was only a slight pause, and under the control of the rune guard, it launched a continuous slashing and stabbing attack again, showing a tendency not to stop until the protective barrier was broken.

"Prepare the fourth-ring spell "Energy Concentration Explosion" to attack the rune guard's legs. Only in this way can its spell be completely interrupted. Seeing the crumbling protective barrier, Thorne clenched his long sword and commanded Andelina.

With the Rune Guard's strong protective ability, it is obviously impossible to interrupt the spell with a physical attack.

If this rune guard casts this five-ring spell under the control of its master, it will definitely be fatal to everyone, but now it is just executing the last order, and it wants to deal with it. It's not that hard to say.

Without the slightest hesitation, Anderina quickly began to prepare spells.

Thorn looked at the force field sword floating in the air, his eyes narrowed slightly.

——"Steel Soul School (Stance Skill): Clear Body!"

When the stance technique was activated, all the attack movements of the force field sword were instantly locked by him, and as the protective barrier was broken, the force field sword reached Thorne's head with a piercing cold light.

"clang!"

The Demon Slaying Sword in Thorne's hand collided with the Force Field Sword, and there was an ear-piercing sound of metal friction.

The rune guard's scarlet eyes noticed Thorn's figure, and he stood motionless in the hall, his two leaden arms constantly changing various postures.

Following the flexible command of the rune guard's arm, the force field sword entangled with Thorne continuously attacked his vitals.

"Clang clang clang!"

Accompanied by the sounds of metal collisions, the force field sword was locked on Thorne's "clear body", and the galloping speed could not exert its original advantages at all.

As an extraordinary weapon with a natural +2, under Thorn's Demon Slaying Sword, he couldn't find any advantage.

In the hall, the two long swords collided constantly, and the light of the force field sword completely constructed of energy gradually dimmed at an imperceptible speed. Similarly, Thorn activated the Steel Soul Stance technique, and his physical strength also increased rapidly. decline.

"Get out of the way!" At this moment, Andrina's four-ring spell was finally fully charged, and a lava fireball the size of a basketball was floating in front of her, exuding terrifying flame energy.

After Andelina finished speaking, seeing that Thorne was already resisting the force field sword while staying away from the rune guard, he relaxed slightly, and swung his staff violently, pointing his fingers at the rune guard who kept controlling the force field sword.

The terrifying lava fireball carried violent flame energy, causing the temperature of the entire hall to rise by a knot.

"Boom!"

The fiery flames bloomed, and the whole tower seemed to be screaming, and the three-meter-high body of the rune guard was directly submerged in the flames of the explosion.

The force field sword that was entangled with Thorne also trembled slightly, turning into a little light and dissipating in the air.

(End of this chapter)