Half Elf Ranger

Chapter 256 The Juggernaut's Oath
In the early morning of the next day, the newborn sun shines on the vast land, bringing new hope to all things.

Thorne left from the tower, and amidst the joyful singing of birds, walked through the flowers and plants with crystal dewdrops, and came to the small wooden house in the upper city.

"Mr. Thorne, I'm really sorry to bother you." Sarn, the orc patriarch of Horn Town, saw the half-elf ranger walking out of the woods, with a rough voice unique to the orc race, and greeted him respectfully.

For the half-elf ranger in front of him, he respects from the bottom of his heart. Thorne was the last straw he grasped in despair in the arena of Winter City. It was this life-saving straw that made them come from the North The orcs of the land wasteland have gained a new life.

When they finally reached the edge of the Silent Forest after a long journey, it was the ranger who rescued them from the hobgoblins.

Moreover, this is a generous person who does not expect anything in return. Having lived in Bugle Town for more than three months, he has also become clear about the situation in the Emerald Field, and he naturally understands that the most precious resource is the population.

However, this half-elf ranger from Fallstown did not selfishly choose to let them settle in Fallstown because of saving their lives. Instead, he arranged for Horn Town, which was more suitable for their survival.

Therefore, when he heard that Fallshang Town was besieged by hobgoblins, he immediately led all the personnel who could participate in the battle to come to support.

"It's okay, I'm just going to the downtown area." Thorn nodded, looked at the orc patriarch who was coming up, and the orc sword master standing straight like a sharp sword, and asked with a smile: " What's the matter with Patriarch Sarn?"

Originally, he was practicing the Nine Swords moves in the tower, but he accidentally received a message from the orc patriarch Sarn using the spirit crow, which made him wonder what the two of them were looking for him for.

The basic occupation of the orc patriarch Sarn is soul shaman, a kind of divine spellcaster who communicates with the spirit kingdom, so they can always summon all kinds of fully functional spirit animals or spirit guards from the spirit kingdom. When he saw the spirit crow, he immediately guessed its owner.

"Mr. Thorne, hello!" Not far away, the orc swordsman Kutaige noticed that Thorne stopped, and he hesitated for a moment, then raised his sword and walked up, then touched his chest with his right hand, respectful to him I saluted.

"I've said it a long time ago, don't be so polite, we are all modern people, so the red tape and etiquette of other worlds can be avoided." Thorn looked at the respectful gift of the orc sword master, and comforted him with a calm expression.

I don't know why, every time he sees the meticulous and serious expression of this sword master, he always thinks of the dragonborn paladin he met in Twin Towers Town.He even maliciously wondered how the two would talk if they met together.

"This is the belief and oath of being a sword master." The orc sword master replied again, which did not surprise Thorne.

The profession of Juggernaut actually has a little bit of similarity with Paladin.

First of all, if you want to advance to the Juggernaut, your own camp, whether it is evil, good or neutral, must be lawful or absolutely neutral.

Then there must be an oath of service to the lord or ideal incarnation, such as the sacred oath of the dragonborn paladin, which is an oath of dedication.

Similarly, when Juggernauts or Paladins renege on their original oaths or shift their camps, their strength will stagnate because of this until the atonement is successful.

Thorn looked helplessly at the orc sword master with a serious expression, and then cast a questioning look at the orc patriarch Sarn who was wearing a fur robe.

The result of the battle between the orc swordsman Kutaig and the storm lord Albert yesterday did not exceed his expectations.From the moment Albert activated his berserk ability and chose to face Kurteg head-on, he was doomed to fail.

If this irascible guy takes advantage of the heights and the ability to control lightning against his consumption, sooner or later he will be able to wear out the orc sword master's physical strength, but if he does, he is not a storm lord of Talos.

"Let me talk about it." Knowing that Kurtaig's expressive ability is not very good, Sarn interrupted his words and explained to Thorne: "Actually, the main reason we came to you today is for Kutaeg oath."

oath?

Thorne was confused, and subconsciously pointed at the orc sword master, guessing, "Is there something wrong with his oath?"

If there was a problem with the oath made by the orc sword master when he advanced, or he was violated by himself, then if he did not complete self-salvation, his strength would not be able to improve at all.But here comes the question again, what does this have to do with him?

"Before that, I would like to ask Mr. Thorne to have a sparring session with me." Sarn was about to explain, but was interrupted by Kutaige's serious and somewhat rough voice, then he clenched the long sword tightly and raised The head, the eyes like the handle of a sharp sword, were all locked on Thorne.

"No problem." Although Thorne was a little puzzled, he did not reject the other party's challenge.

Back when he was learning "Qi Raising Slash" in Bugle Town, the two had often sparred.

Although the advantages of the Orc Juggernaut are obvious, the disadvantages are also fatal. As long as you don't confront the opponent head-on, it is only a matter of time before you defeat him.

After two months of painstaking training at the waterfall, his Qi energy has risen to a new height, his agility attribute has also broken through to the extraordinary attribute, and his strength and physique have also been strengthened. Now he is confident that he can take over the most powerful sword master of the orcs. hit.

"Mr. Thorn, offended!" The orc sword master held the sword in one hand and rubbed his chest with the other, saluted Thorne respectfully again, then walked to a relatively wide area and stood upright on the spot.

"Please advise!"

Thorne bowed back like the orc sword master, then drew out his long sword to slay the demon, and stood on the other side, quietly watching the opponent's every move.

Seeing that the orc sword master put on a defensive posture without the slightest intention of acting rashly, Thorne was not surprised.

Although he seems to be standing casually, at this time he has already launched the steel soul faction's stance skill "Clear Body" to lock the opponent firmly. As long as the orc sword master shows a little flaw, he will launch the deadliest attack .

For the two of them, this is a battle of patience, whoever reveals his flaws first will be the first to suffer the deadliest attack.

Having seen the swordplay of the Wandering Swordsman, he understood that for a true master of swordsmanship, most of his swordplay is actually used to test or lure opponents, and his strikes seem fierce and fierce, but they are actually false moves.

Thorne stood quietly on the spot holding the sword in one hand, his focused eyes locked on the orc sword master.

Under the blessing of the "Clear Body", he could clearly see the opponent's every move, and he even felt a nearly invisible energy of energy rolling around the body of the orc sword master.

This is the unique professional skill of the Juggernaut, "Surge of Power". During battle, they use their powerful concentration to concentrate their spirit and energy, allowing the energy of Qi to flow violently around their bodies.

When the Juggernaut launches an attack, these surging energies will be applied to the entire body of the Juggernaut, and together with the unique weapon in his hand, he will deal the most fatal blow to the enemy.

"Surge of Power" combined with "Qi Lifting Slash" is the deadliest weapon for Juggernauts to break the protective force field of wizards. Albert was defeated by this combo yesterday.

During the moment when the two confronted each other, Thorne, who had adjusted his whole body, was about to launch the first attack. His eyes narrowed slightly, and he took a deep breath.

The orc sword master, who noticed Thorne's subtle changes, tightened his sword again, and the energy tumbling around his body was like a silent roaring wave.

——"Desert Wind Faction (Strike Skill): Flame Wing Charge!"

The moment Thorn's skills were activated, the flaming wings stretched out from behind him, and then his whole body was completely enveloped by the blazing flames, and then turned into a dazzling flame, rushing to the sky.

Seeing the figure like a small sun in the sky, the orc sword master's sharp eyes flashed two red lights, and a wild roar rolled out from his rough throat.

--"violent!"

His originally burly body was instantly elevated by a section, and the tumbling energy around him was like raging raging waves, rushing past the cliff.

——"Insight Strike!"

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

——"Lifting Qi and Slashing!"

Thorne floated in mid-air with the help of flame wings, and without delay, he directly condescended and launched the most violent blow for him.

Although Desert Wind Sect's strike skill "Flame Wing Charge" can give him the ability to fly for a short time, the real function of this fourth-level move is just like its name, which is to charge!
"boom!"

Thorn, who was floating in mid-air, fixed his eyes on the orc sword master who was waiting in battle. His flaming wings spread out violently, and a large number of sparks scattered in the sky.

Immediately afterwards, his whole body was like a large dark red fireball, wrapped in scorching flames and unrivaled force, it smashed down fiercely.

——"The strength is surging!"

——"Lifting Qi and Slashing!"

The bloodshot eyes of the orc sword master focused, and the explosive muscles all over his body exerted force at the same time. All the qi energy surrounding his body converged on the blade along his arms, and was chopped out by him with all his strength.

"Boom!"

The moment the dazzling flame collided with the burly body of the orc sword master, amidst the clanging and powerful sound of sharp blades, a scorching flame exploded suddenly.

Thorne's flaming Demon Slayer directly collided with the long sword of the Orc Sword Master, and the raging flames burst instantly.

And he also immediately felt a turbulent force from the blade, which spread along the long sword to his arm, and finally spread to the whole body, so that he backed up more than ten steps in a row, until he hit a big tree , This stabilized the body.

Feeling the burning sensation on his back and the numbness in his arms that he could barely hold the sword, Thorn immediately sat cross-legged on the ground and began to use the energy of Qi to adjust the chaotic breath in his body.

The orc sword master not far away was even worse. His clothes on his upper body were almost burned by the raging flames. There were burn marks all over his bare chest, especially the arm holding the sword had turned black.

Although he didn't take a step back under Thorne's attack, the ground where he was standing was centered on him, and a pit with a diameter of about 3 meters was blasted out by the flames.

Immediately afterwards, the entire body of the orc sword master shook, and then fell on his back.

Fortunately, the orc patriarch Sarn who was watching the battle came in time, so he didn't fall to the ground. Then Sarn immediately took out the totem magic weapon and cast a healing spell on him.

After resting for a while, Thorne felt that his arm had regained its vitality, got up and walked towards the orc sword master who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, and said, "Can you tell me the purpose of your coming here?"

"Mr. Thorne, you should know a little about the Juggernaut's oath." Seeing that Kurtaig was fine, Sarn got up and looked at Thorne.

"I know." Thorn nodded and looked at the orc sword master: "Is there something wrong with his oath?"

"That's not true." Sarn shook his head with a smile, and said, "It's because Kutaige wanted to change his oath."

"Change your oath?" Thorne glanced at the orc sword master sitting cross-legged on the ground unexpectedly.

Every Juggernaut will make an oath to serve the lord or some kind of ideal for himself, but some Juggernauts will fulfill their original ideals ahead of schedule, or the lord they serve will die halfway, causing them to lose their original goals.

Then in this case, the Juggernaut must take a new oath, otherwise his strength will not be able to improve.

"Has his ideal been fulfilled, or is it that the lord he served has died?" Thorn turned his attention to the orc sword master and asked.

"That's not the case." At this time, the orc sword master suddenly opened his bright eyes, then stood up with some difficulty, looked at Thorne respectfully, and said: "When I was advancing to the sword master, I declared Your oath is to protect our Frostwolf Clan."

After finishing speaking, the orc sword master glanced at Sarn again, and continued, "However, after we settled in Horn Town, I gradually felt that this oath could not support my belief at all to walk out of my own path of being a strong man."

"Is it because you people living in Horn Town can develop steadily without your protection?" Thorn was stunned for a moment, and expressed his thoughts:
"So you want to re-establish a more lofty and unattainable ideal. Only in this way will your belief in moving forward gradually become firmer in this unattainable ideal."

Juggernauts not only need to cultivate their swords, they also need to cultivate their hearts, and this 'heart' is the oath they swore at the moment they became Juggernauts. It is this unattainable ideal that supports their beliefs and has always been On the road of the strong, keep walking.

Thorne could understand the feeling of emptiness when the orc swordsman Kutaig felt that the oath he had made at the beginning was about to be fulfilled, and it was this feeling of emptiness that caused his strength to grow slowly.

So he needs to re-establish a more lofty and unattainable ideal, so that his heart that has gradually lost its direction becomes firm again.To put it simply, it is to set a new goal for yourself, and then strive for this unattainable goal all your life.

However, the only thing that puzzled him was why the two of them found him.

"That's right!" The orc sword master nodded, and said firmly: "So after my careful consideration, I want Mr. Thorne to be the person I swear allegiance to, and the sharpest sword in Mr. Thorne's hands."

Swear allegiance to me?

Thorn, who was a little puzzled, noticed Kutaig with a serious expression on his face, and cast doubtful eyes on the orc patriarch.

"This is Kutaige's own choice, I can't make the decision." Patriarch Sarn seemed to sense Thorn's gaze, and showed him a helpless smile.

"I'm not a lord, nor a king, so it doesn't seem to be very useful for you to swear allegiance to me." Thorn frowned and thought for a moment, then continued: "I suggest that you make an oath with lofty ideals for yourself. "

The reason for his refusal was mainly because he was somewhat self-aware. With his ability, he didn't think he had any special charm that could attract people to swear allegiance.

"Mr. Thorne, you don't know that the oath and ideal of the Juggernaut cannot be established just by saying it. It is about... cause and effect." Seeing Thorne who was hesitating, Sarn patiently asked him explained:

"Kutaige's oath was to protect the Frostwolf clan, but in the arena of Winter City, our entire clan has fallen into a fatal crisis. When he couldn't fulfill his oath and his mood was about to collapse, It was you who saved our group, and guided us to Horn Town, where we can develop steadily.

Therefore, in Kurteg's philosophy, you are the benefactor who saved our entire clan, and he swears allegiance to you, in addition to establishing his own belief and repaying the kindness for saving the entire clan, he is also indirectly protecting us Frostwolf clan. "

"..." Thorn didn't know how to answer the question, mainly because he was a person from the modern world. If he was an original resident, he would gladly accept it, but this was his compatriots, which made him feel inexplicable resistance and resentment.

Although he also hoped that the orc sword master could join his forces, he didn't want to do it in such an awkward way, because he couldn't get over the hurdle in his heart.

Thorne looked into the eyes of the two, pondered for a moment, and thought of a method that he thought was good, so he said calmly to the two: "Actually, the reason why we can appear in this world is a group of deranged idealists. results under their control.

Therefore, as long as you listen to the ins and outs of the whole incident, I believe you will re-declare a more ambitious ideal and goal for yourself. "

Then Thorne told all the information about the Insightr, the Godslayer, and the Church of the Guardians while the expressions of the two orcs changed again and again.

"I knew this must be a deliberate result. So many compatriots in the northern wilderness died tragically. What's the use of such an apology?" The orc patriarch Saen sighed deeply, and unconsciously fell to the ground.

"Then what does Mr. Thorne plan to do in the future?" The orc sword master fluctuated, looked at Thorne, and said calmly.

"I can't guarantee that I can save anything, but the only thing I can do is: There will never be darkness in a bright heart, and the sword in your hand will always remain sharp!" Thorne looked directly at the orc sword master with firm eyes, and his tone did not fluctuate Said.

"There will never be darkness in a bright heart, and the sword in your hand will always remain sharp!" The orc sword master Kutaig muttered to himself, his eyes suddenly brightened again, and then he said firmly: "I understand!"

"Patriarch Sarn, do you still remember what we said when we parted in the arena in Winter City?" Seeing the blank expression of the orc patriarch, Thorne reminded him aloud.

"Live!" The orc patriarch Sann clenched his fists and hammered hard on the ground.

"That's right, live on." Thorne looked at Sarn, whose expression became firm again, and nodded with a smile.

"Mr. Thorn, I think I will live in the Upper Town of Falls Town and practice in the future, is that okay?" The orc sword master Kutaig glanced at the rushing waterfall and begged.

"Of course no problem." Thorn turned around and looked up at the orc sword master, with a slight smile: "Congratulations, you have found your own belief and ideal of struggle, orc sword master Kutaig!"

After Thorn finished speaking, he ignored the two of them and walked directly towards the lower city.

　Thanks to the boss: the reward of the witty llama, thank you for your support! ! !
　　
　
(End of this chapter)