Half Elf Ranger

Chapter 337
The bleak lonely moon hangs high in the night sky, and the cold moonlight pours down.

In the dense and quiet forest.

Two black bears and two hobgoblins with blood-red stripes on their faces leaped through the trees.

These two goblin bears are different from the goblin bears in the Emerald Field. They appear to be more vigorous and dangerous. They are all wearing exquisite leather armor sewn from some kind of black wild animal skin.

Although they did not carry weapons, the sharp claws of the bear goblins were replaced by metal claws made of some fine gold.

Moreover, their shoulder pads and wrist pads were also dotted with towering metal spikes, which actually shone like mithril under the bleak moonlight.

Behind the two goblin bears, two figures a few steps behind were two hobgoblins with very strong physiques.

The two hobgoblin warriors were covered in silver-gray light armor that lacked any luster under the moonlight, and their exposed hair was scarlet the color of hell.

A hobgoblin with blood-red wings was carrying no equipment except for a shimmering amulet in his hand.

The other hobgoblin was holding a jet-black composite longbow, and the quiver fixed behind him was full of sharp arrows.

These four figures shuttled through the woods like phantoms, often flying past in the blink of an eye, and it was almost difficult to catch their traces with the naked eye.

"stop!"

Suddenly, the hobgoblin with wings on its back flapped its wings and accelerated to fly to the two goblin bears, calling for everyone to stop.

Then he looked at the dim talisman in his hand, frowned and said, "The ranger's position has disappeared."

"Disappeared?" Another hobgoblin holding a composite longbow stepped forward, wondering: "Captain, how could his position suddenly disappear."

The item that the high priest handed over to them was not a simple amulet, but a piece of magic equipment that could be positioned and tracked.

As long as you find an item or something connected with the tracked person, you can precisely lock the enemy's position under the drive of divine magic until you are killed.

The five-star paw print pattern left by the half-elf ranger on the ground is the best tracking medium.

So even if the ranger's position is not that precise, they can roughly judge the opponent's route, and then gradually shrink the range until they are forced out.

"The location disappeared because the ranger stopped moving, which means that the other party must be hiding somewhere nearby."

The hobgoblin captain looked at the talisman in his hand, and gently flapped the wings behind him, his expression becoming more dignified than ever.

At this moment, he finally withdrew his contempt for Ranger and began to take this hunt seriously.

After all, a Tier [-] ranger can disturb the outer camps of the hobgoblin of Hruk, and those legion commanders can't do anything about it, and finally have to ask for help from the Temple of the Mighty.

It has to be said that this ranger is very powerful.

Moreover, he also successfully forced the four of them into a very passive situation.

The hobgoblin captain can tell himself with certainty that this prey they are tracking is definitely hiding in a dark corner nearby, ready to launch a fatal blow to them at any time.

The ranger deserves his praise for his courage and fearlessness.

I just don't know if the opponent's strength can be as strong as his fearless courage, Captain Hobgoblin thought to himself.

"What should we do? The enemy is clear and we are dark, we are very passive." The goblin holding a composite longbow glanced at the two vigilant bear goblins behind him, and whispered to the captain beside him.

"The safest way is to stay where you are and wait for the arrival of the high priest." The hobgoblin captain replied.

As long as the ranger hiding nearby doesn't move, they won't be able to find each other's location, but at the same time, the ranger can't escape.

So they only need to wait until the high priest arrives, cast the detection magic, and instantly detect the ranger's position, and then launch a thunderous blow.

It's commendable that a Tier [-] ranger would let them dispatch such a luxurious lineup, even if he died, Captain Hobgoblin thought to himself, and at the same time, the corner of his mouth involuntarily evoked a weird sneer.

"Sand, sand, sand..."

Suddenly, there were shakings from the bushes not far away.

The vigilant four were instantly attracted.

"Don't move, that's just the enemy's crude way to attract our attention. When we really go over to check, a sharp blade is likely to stab out from other places." The hobgoblin captain sneered, signaling everyone not to act rashly.

Because this old-fashioned method is left over from his play.

Obviously, the ranger has begun to lose his composure. After all, all they need to do is wait for the high priest to arrive.

Therefore, under the signal of the hobgoblin captain, the two bear goblins and the other hobgoblin didn't care about the swaying grass not far away, but turned their vigilant eyes to other places, trying to judge the restlessness of the restless man. From where exactly would the ranger strike.

The moment a goblin bear turned around, a fiery flame burst out from the swaying grass behind him.

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

Immediately afterwards, a half-elf with flaming wings brandished two swords surrounded by blazing flames and charged towards him in an instant.

"Pfft!"

Two sharp blades plunged into the back of the unprepared Ursa, and then, under the violent stirring of the half-elf, the blades left two long and narrow scars with deep bone visible.

The goblin bear wailed in pain, he had clearly felt his heart being crushed by the scorching blade, so he couldn't be saved.

He could only lock his two scarlet pupils on the figure of Captain Hobgoblin before he died.

If there was no reminder from the captain, he would definitely be wary of the swaying grass, and even walked over to check, so that he would not be the first to die in humiliation. This was the last thought of the goblin bear when he was dying.

The moment the bright fire flickered in the night, everyone reacted immediately.

However, when they turned around, the corpse of the bugbear had slowly fallen into the grass.

"Roar!"

The other goblin bear who was closest to him roared first, raised his adamantine claws that shone with cold light, turned into a black shadow, and appeared in front of Thorne in an instant.

——"Desert Wind School (Strike Skill): Dragon Flame!"

Looking at the sharp claws that were about to slash at the face and stab into the abdomen, Thorne, who had been prepared for a long time, took a big step back, followed by a roaring flame that burst out like a dragon's breath. Angry bear goblins shrouded and ignited a raging fire.

In the dense and quiet forest, a fire man with flames all over his body danced a tumbling dance to the accompaniment of mournful wailing.

He wasn't dead yet, but the black hair all over his body was ignited.

Thorne was about to chase after the knife, when he suddenly noticed the reverberation of the bowstring and the roar of piercing the air, a fatal crisis was approaching.

His expression changed suddenly, he raised the desert wind in his right hand, and slashed forward with a sword like lightning, and a sharp arrow fell in response.

Immediately afterwards, Thorn's head twisted violently, and the second arrow pierced directly, leaving a hole in the hood he wore on his head.

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

Thorne didn't care about the bloodstain on his face cut by the sharp sound of arrows piercing through the air. With a thought, his whole body disappeared without a trace.

"Boom!"

A high-temperature fireball erupted with fiery light and loud noise at the place where Thorne disappeared.

"careful!"

The hobgoblin captain noticed the fireball dodged by the ranger and the disappearing figure of the enemy, and immediately reminded the hobgoblin companion holding a composite longbow not far away.

As soon as Captain Hobgoblin finished speaking, Thorn's figure appeared behind him strangely, two sharp knives shone with deadly light under the cold moonlight.

The hobgoblin captain's expression suddenly changed. Obviously, he didn't expect that the ranger chose to attack himself.

——"Seven Rings Magic: Evil Gaze!"

Just when Thorn was about to kill the hobgoblin captain, he was suddenly filled with a mysterious force, so that his movements became stiff.

——"Steel Soul Pie (Coping Skill): Perfect Spirit!"

Sensing that something was wrong, Thorn saw a hobgoblin covered in black robes appearing not far away at some time, so he didn't dare to waste time, and immediately launched the counter skills of the Steel Soul faction to resist.

Making a Will saving throw...

Will save succeeded!

You successfully save against the paralyzing effect of the evil gaze!
Evil Gaze doesn't work on you!

……

Just as Thorne was stupefied, the hobgoblin captain who reacted immediately moved away from his attack range.

At the same time, a large fireball was also condensed in the palm of the hobgoblin captain.

——"Three-ring Divine Art: Flames of Darkness!"

Although the black-robed hobgoblin who suddenly appeared was shocked that the half-elf ranger was able to exempt him from the magic spell, the movements in his hands did not stop at all, and a mass of black flames flickering in the shadows soon disappeared. His palms condensed into shapes.

——"Desert Wind Sect (Stance Skill): Fire Avoidance Art!"

Seeing two fireballs, one black and one red, approaching in an instant, Thorne, who has a proficient level of "Reflex Dodge", rolled over on the spot and at the same time, his whole body was also covered by a protective barrier against fire damage.

"Boom!"

The dark red fireball exploded next to Thorne first. With the blessing of "Blood of Flame" and "Fire Avoidance Art", although the flame did not cause any damage to him, the loud explosion made his ears buzz. rattle.

"Whizzing!"

Immediately afterwards, Thorn rolled on the ground again, and two sharp arrows sank deeply into his previous position. Just as he was about to get up and escape, there was a burning pain in his chest.

He glanced subconsciously, and found that a flame full of negative energy had imprinted on his chest at some point.

He is too familiar with this kind of injury.

Once in Talan Village, he was tortured to death by this kind of flame cast by the followers of Mara, so that he had to scrape off the eroded flesh with a sharp dagger bit by bit.

"Roar!"

Just for a moment when Thorn was stunned, the flames had been extinguished, and the goblin bear, who had become naked all over, roared, showing two sharp yellow teeth in his mouth, and rushed towards Thorne on the ground.

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

With a thought, Thorn's body disappeared 20 meters away in an instant surrounded by shadows.

The moment Thorne landed, the black-robed hobgoblin, who had completed the magic spell, looked at the figure of the ranger, and pointed at his embarrassed figure with the ax blade holy emblem in his hand.

——"Six-ring Divine Art: Ice Bloom!"

Within the range where Thorne was standing, dense solid ice thorns condensed under all the soil, and suddenly erupted from the surface, and the ejected ice thorns and gravel all covered Thorne's body.

"Pfft!"

Thorn, who reacted in time, at the moment when the two ice thorns pierced his soles and thighs, he forcibly launched the Shadow Hand faction's teleportation technique again, disappeared on the land covered by ice thorns, and ran in the direction of the Temple of Melikai.

"He can't run very far, catch up!" The black-robed hobgoblin took the tracking talisman handed over by the hobgoblin captain, and a group of four chased in the direction where Thorne was fleeing.

"Roar!"

Seeing the supporting animal companion, Thorn rode on his back without hesitation, and flew quickly in the dense forest amidst the low roar of the Fulong beast.

However, he didn't go very far when he noticed two familiar figures hovering in the bushes.

The dignified Thorne was slightly taken aback, and immediately motioned for the Volcano to fly to the two of them.

(End of this chapter)