Half Elf Ranger

Chapter 177 New hatred and old hatred
Hruk Hobgoblin!

Yas, who was standing beside Thorne, was startled when he heard Captain Hobgoblin's declaration of challenge. His resolute face was unprecedentedly dignified, and his voice trembled slightly:

"Thorn, didn't the hobgoblin tribe in the Forest of Tranquility have been completely wiped out by us and the Melikai Temple half a year ago, why did a new hobgoblin tribe appear? What is the origin of this Hruk hobgoblin? do you know?"

The hobgoblin is a rather painful memory for every player and half-elf native in Fallstown, and no one wants to take the initiative to mention it.

From Yas' eyes full of anger, he coldly locked on the hobgoblin knight not far away, and the clear magic runes that emerged from the long sword in his hand, it can be seen that he has great respect for the earth. fine hatred.

Moreover, Ashmo, who was hiding in the bushes not far away, changed his usual lazy expression when he noticed the hobgoblin. He gritted his teeth, forcibly suppressed his rising and falling chest, and stretched out his hands to comfort him. A restless winter wolf half-breed.

"This is the Horuk hobgoblin group. They originally lived in the Black Pearl Forest to the east of Cold Winter City. Since they appeared here, they must have been expelled to the Forest of Tranquility due to an accident in Winter City not long ago. .” Thorne told Yas with a solemn expression.

The hobgoblins of Hruk trace their origins back to the Chaotic Years of Trouble.

The Black Pearl Forest in the turbulent years is not the almost primitive forest now, but a construction golem factory built by the wizards of Winter City.

At that time, the Hruk hobgoblin tribe was just slaves of the wizards of Winter City. Due to the racial characteristics of the hobgoblins themselves, they met the standards of the wizards, so these hobgoblins domesticated by the wizards were mainly responsible for constructing In the golem factory, fine grinding and assembly work is carried out on the constructed creatures.

This kind of master-servant relationship was maintained until the Druid Order of Emerald Garden unleashed the wrath of nature on the golem factory, and all the golem factories were turned into ruins. Free again.

Because the pollution brought by the construction golem factory left the land full of scars, in order to completely purify the polluted land, the three legendary druids chose to sacrifice themselves, transform into the soul of nature, and merge with the earth into One.

In order to restore the vitality of the land and let it exude vitality again, the hobgoblin of Hruk turned to join the druid order in Jade Garden, and assisted the druids to restore the natural appearance of this land.

As a result, this peaceful situation continued until the ambition hidden deep in the blood of the Hobgoblin Hruk was reawakened, and then overwhelmed the covenant and attacked Cold Winter City.

"This is a group of hobgoblins with their own inheritance. The group of hobgoblins who attacked Fallshang Town were from a small tribe of the Hruk hobgoblins."

Thorne recalled the hobgoblin Hruk who was mentioned incidentally when the sorceress Andrina and the half-elf leader mentioned the past about the Black Pearl Forest, and said slowly.

After all the hobgoblins who invaded Fallshang Town were wiped out half a year ago, he once asked about the specific origins of these hobgoblins in the Temple of Melikai, and learned that these hobgoblins came here from the Black Pearl Forest by crossing the Shadowmoon Inner Sea by boat. An outpost ready to expand.

The current Hruk hobgoblin is a tribe that even dares to attack the city of Winter. It has a heritage of more than 300 years. The ancestors served in the construction golem factory, allowing them to master some technology for constructing creatures.

Thorn didn't think that the hobgoblin Hruk could easily be dealt with by Fallshang Town today. The only hope now was that the hobgoblin Hruk was already seriously injured when he attacked Cold Winter City.

From the words of the hobgoblin captain, Thorne could tell that the Hruk hobgoblin had completely occupied the Forest of Tranquility.

This also means that the road leading to Seput City is once again blocked, and if you want to reopen the trade route, you must wipe out or completely expel all the hobgoblins of Heruk who are entrenched in the Forest of Tranquility.

"It's been a long time since I've encountered so many big goblins. Since they are all of the same ancestor, it's just right, we will settle the old and new hatreds together!" Yas tightened the rune long sword in his hand, and said in a low voice .

Noticing how Yas was trying to suppress his anger, Thorn didn't speak to stop him.

Half a year ago, the group of hobgoblins attacked the town of Falls, leaving indelible pain for almost everyone who survived, and the same was true for Yas.

His original occupation was Carlos's personal bodyguard, and he also mastered good fighting skills. Of the more than 50 disciples he painstakingly cultivated, only thirteen survived after that battle. These people who follow him all the year round, He had already developed strong emotions, and the death of more than half of his disciples still dealt a great blow to him.

"Be careful, these hobgoblin knights in front of you are scouts in the tribe, and their strength should not be underestimated." Thorne kindly reminded Yas.

No matter where they are, and no matter what kind of intelligent race they are, as scouts or scouts of the tribe, their own strength is often very strong and comprehensive.

In particular, hobgoblins, a militarized race, are particularly valued by scouts, and their strength is also top-notch among the ethnic groups. The challenge level is at least around level five, with a second-order extraordinary level.

Take Fallshang Town as an example. The role of Thorne and Ashmore in the town is similar to the existence of scouts. This kind of position is not something that ordinary ranger players can hold.

It doesn't have to be powerful, but it must have the ability to protect itself, as well as a shrewd mind and calm judgment, as well as proficiency in concealment, stealth, and survival in the wild. Therefore, the professional characteristics of a ranger are naturally suitable for being a scout.

Facing the siege of hobgoblin scouts, half a year ago, Thorne, who was the most powerful ranger among the players, had no choice but to run away.

"Half a year ago, I might have frowned when I saw them, but it's different now. Today we will leave all these more than 30 hobgoblins here." Yas glanced at the hobgoblin knight, and there was a smile in his eyes. A strong look of disdain.

"Happy to accompany you!" Thorne heard the words, responded, and immediately moved his mind to take the lead in attacking, only to see that his whole body was immediately surrounded by a cloud of shadow energy.

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

With Thorn's second-level moves activated, his entire body was covered by a cloud of shadow energy at a speed visible to the naked eye under the puzzled eyes of the hobgoblin captain, and finally disappeared from everyone's sight.

As a low-level shadow hand teleportation move, although Thorne has the proficient "Quick First Strike" feature, after activating this skill, there is still a certain casting delay, and its effect can only be reflected in unexpected or undisturbed in the case of.

Just like at this time, when Captain Hobgoblin sensed something was wrong and was about to take corresponding measures, Thorn's teleportation skill had already been cast.

A shadow energy cloud appeared strangely in the center of the hobgoblin group, and his figure quickly emerged from it.

——"Scary momentum!"

Under the suspicious eyes of all the hobgoblins, the moment Thorn appeared, he mercilessly activated the special ability attached to the bloody challenger.

Immediately, a suffocating bloody aura centered on Thorne's standing position and spread rapidly, instantly suppressing all the hobgoblin knights around him who were caught off guard.

When the trembling hobgoblin knight looked at Thorn in the center of the field, his pale yellow eyes showed fear, and the warg beneath him also prostrated himself on the ground and whimpered.

"Hurry up!"

The hobgoblin captain was the first to react, and he hastily roared to remind everyone.

But it was too late, the demon-slaying long sword in Thorne's hand was already burning with raging flames.

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

The scorching fire wave combined with the sharp dark red blade swung violently from Thorne's hand.

"Pfft!"

Immediately afterwards, streams of blood were evaporated by the flames, and the chests or abdomens of the five hobgoblin knights closest to Thorne were all cut into fatal gashes. The black standard leather armor with red stripes was like a sharp sword Paper is average.

One of the hobgoblins, who tried to block it with his arm, let out a scream, and his strong and powerful arm broke in response, and the sword blade still had the power to cut him open.

"call!"

The crack of weapons sounded from behind Thorne, the attack of hobgoblins recovering from their trembling state.

Facing the attack behind him, Thorne remained unmoved, but glanced at the hobgoblin in front of him who was seriously injured and howled after his fur was ignited, and swung his sword to kill a wolf grinning at him, then coldly He glared coldly at the remaining wolves.

Immediately, under Thorne's fierce eyes, these cunning beasts became timid and did not dare to move forward, whimpering incessantly, while their bodies slowly retreated. Running wildly, disappearing into the bushes and weeds of the wilderness.

Although the wargs like to be domesticated by the hobgoblins, this does not mean that their status is very low. On the contrary, as long as the wargs feel that they have been treated badly or that the food they need is not enough, they will turn around and deal with the rider. When the rider dies , most of these cunning creatures flee from danger.

Therefore, whether Thorne was dealing with a jackal riding a mount wolf or a hobgoblin, as long as he showed enough deterrence, these strong beasts would choose to back down, saving him a lot of unnecessary trouble in the battle.

At the same time, the four hobgoblins behind Thorn wielded their long swords and machetes at the same time, slashing at his back with a piercing sound, their ferocious faces and long yellow teeth protruding from their big mouths All of them show the madness and excitement of the hobgoblins in the face of killing.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Just when the sharp blade was about to touch Thorn's body and tasted the blood, the sword was completely offset by an almost invisible protective force field barrier, splashing slightly floating sparkles.

In the daze of the four hobgoblins failing to attack, Thorn turned around abruptly, the sharp blade mixed with scorching fire waves struck again, the wails of the four hobgoblins and the whimper of the warg rose and fell with each other.

Looking at the nine hobgoblin scouts that he had dealt with in an instant, Thorne immediately turned his attention to the other hobgoblins who had already dispersed under the command of the hobgoblin captain.

It has to be said that the group of hobgoblins under militarized management is indeed organized and disciplined. Even if Thorn launched a surprise attack and killed them by surprise, these hobgoblins did not show any panic under the command of the captain, but Disperse around in an orderly manner, keeping a certain distance from him.

Then five or six hobgoblins with bows and crossbows jumped off the wargs and hid in the hidden bushes, while the wargs guarded them vigilantly.

The hobgoblins holding long swords and scimitars gathered together in groups of three or five. While comforting the restless wolf, they raised their sharp blades, forming a posture of attacking and receiving each other, ready to launch a fierce battle at any time. rush.

"Kill me!"

The hobgoblin captain riding on the back of the warg raised the steel sword in his hand and roared angrily.

Immediately, with the sound of sparse arrows piercing the air, the remaining dozen or so hobgoblins driving the warg roared and greeted Thorn and Yas.

From the deterrence of the hobgoblin captain facing so many orcs and Thorne's attacks, but he did not choose to retreat, it can be seen that the crow that disappeared just now must have gone to the Forest of Tranquility to rescue soldiers, so the hobgoblin scouts came here. What he had to do now was to hold back Thorn and the orcs before reinforcements arrived.

"Clang clang clang!"

Thorne easily pulled out a few galloping arrows, glanced at the approaching orc players, and temporarily ignored the communication, but locked his eyes on the hobgoblin captain.

——"Shadow Hand Pie (Enhanced Skill): Shadow Cloak!"

Following Thorn's shadow hand move, a cloud of shadow energy quickly surrounded him, and then his entire body disappeared without a trace.

Seeing Thorn's disappearing figure, the dense runes on the long sword in Yas' hand burst out bursts of magical aura in an instant.

——"Three-ring spell: dimension step!"

Under the surge of magical aura, his body disappeared strangely in place, appearing in the crowd of hobgoblins, and then the rune blade in Yas's hand, under his guidance, suddenly appeared scorching flames and crackling lightning.

The spells that he had stored on the blade for a long time also erupted with terrifying energy fluctuations at the same time. With the sharp blade, the sound of fighting with sharp blades piercing into the flesh and the screams of hobgoblins rang out one after another.

On the other side, Ashmer and the half-breed winter wolf who were hiding in the bushes saw the attack of Thorn and Yas, and also launched an attack.

However, the target of his attack was the hobgoblin crossbowmen who were also hiding in the shadows.

——"One ring of magic: entanglement!"

With the breath of natural energy surging from the unicorn holy emblem in Ashmo's hand, a hobgoblin archer who focused on frontal shooting was bound tightly by crazy vines without noticing it.

"Ow!"

When Ashmo drew the two long swords behind his back and was about to attack the entangled hobgoblin, his animal companion, the half-breed winter wolf, greeted the warg guarding the hobgoblin archer with a breath of cold air.

A fight unfolded in the dense bushes...

　Thanks to the boss: Don't say nothing, the wind in the jungle for the reward, thank you for your support! ! !

　　
　
(End of this chapter)