Half Elf Ranger

Chapter 354 Challenge
"Is there anything else?" Thorn paused and turned to look at the indifferent succubus paladin.

"I heard Ishak talk about you. You are also a person who has been eroded by the will of the devil, so I want to test whether you have a strong will to resist this ability."

The succubus paladin folded his wings and stood straight in place, his voice still very cold.

The only thing that has changed is the pair of pale golden eyes.

At this time, when he looked at Thorn's figure, he burst out with a strong fighting spirit.

Are all paladins a group of fighting madmen?

Thorn, who was standing not far away, naturally understood the meaning of the other party's words. He couldn't help but murmured to himself in doubt, then thought for a while, met the cold gaze of the paladin, and calmly replied:
"Then do you mean that if I don't have the ability to resist the will of the devil, you are going to purify me here yourself?"

Although paladins are messengers of justice and vanguards against evil, they sometimes seem very stubborn and don't know how to adapt, especially the young paladins who have just debuted.

This is what he feels the most about the dragon-born paladin. Perhaps with time, his personality will gradually become calm and sophisticated, and he will become a paladin who makes the evil forces turn their faces.

But growth always needs a process.

Just like Brant, the fallen paladin of Winter City, he paid the heaviest price for his youthful arrogance, so that the holy emblem in his hand became dim.

After Thorn finished speaking, he subconsciously turned his gaze to Ishak, whom the paladin had just mentioned.

This tiefling friend with the blood of Barlow's demon still had the semi-demonic appearance when the two separated, with ferocious demon horns, wide broken bat wings and a pair of feet resembling goat's hooves.

However, the only thing that has changed in this man is his eyes. In the past, when he looked around, his eyes seemed to be burning with chaotic flames.

If you observe carefully now, you can find that the flame-like light has long since disappeared, replaced by perseverance.

Moreover, Thorne also felt a faint qi energy flowing in the air in the other party's behavior.

It can be seen from this that this guy is definitely training as a monk.

After all, monks are the most determined group of all professionals.

Ishak noticed Thorne's gaze, shrugged first, and then smiled at him helplessly, as if telling the other party that he didn't quite know what the paladin meant.

He has been in contact with the paladin Jessica for a long time, and he still knows a little about the general character of this boss.

Jessica's demeanor is as crisp and simple as her icy facial expression, never saying a word of nonsense, and never taking an interest in anything other than the rules.

Now, it was the first time in Ishak's impression that he took the initiative to challenge a strange outsider, so in fact he didn't understand what the other party's intention was.

Was she really just interested in the half-elf ranger's demonic abilities?Ishak couldn't help thinking to himself.

At the same time, he remembered that when their paladin boss heard about the ranger's deeds, he asked him carefully.

Could it be that she wants to pull this Ranger to join the Demon Hunting Squad, and then go to the endless wilderness to hunt the abyssal demons together?Ishak was startled suddenly, as if he had guessed something.

So he straightened his expression, and immediately cast his eyes on Jessica, quietly waiting for what she would say next.

"I can feel the kindness in your heart, so I don't want a kind ranger to end up on the road of no return. If you really don't have the ability to resist the will of the devil, I can help you and guide you to go Go on the right path." The paladin Jessica stated her true intention in a flat tone.

"It turned out to be the reason, but your so-called guiding me to a correct path is probably a bit intriguing. At least the path of a paladin is definitely not suitable for me."

Noticing the serious expression on the paladin's face, Thorne immediately understood what the other party meant, and couldn't help thinking to himself.

As expected of a paladin, but he thought too much.

Pursue kindness, protect justice, and eliminate evil.

These are the three creeds of the paladins, so even the original residents, very few people can meet the conditions to become paladins.

Moreover, their first belief is justice and kindness, and their second belief is the gods.

In other words, if the gods they believe in deviate from their code of conduct, they will directly abandon the gods, and even become enemies in severe cases.

So, sometimes they're a great bunch, and sometimes they're a sad bunch.

Because their stubborn heads like stones are always filled with missions full of justice.

In short, for Thorne, all paladins are people he respects.

"I accept your challenge." Thorn's expression was fixed, and he replied seriously, and then moved his hand involuntarily to the position of the hilt.

As soon as the words fell, the other members of the Demon Hunt Squad looked at each other in various ways, and then locked their eyes on Ranger at the same time.

Obviously, they didn't think that this ranger had the strength to challenge their boss. It was just an instant talent charm spell, and he might not be able to resist it.

Although Jessica is a paladin, she is also a succubus dominated by succubus blood, naturally inheriting most of its racial characteristics.

In other words, she not only has the abilities of a level 10 paladin, but also possesses the spell-like abilities that most succubi possess.

Moreover, as a succubus who can successfully resist the erosion of the will of the abyss and is also inspired to become a paladin, her belief and strength are undoubtedly beyond doubt.

At the same time, another tiefling guard who had just summoned the Demon Hunt Squad began to struggle inwardly.

Due to the urgency of the situation, he didn't have time to tell the demon hunting team that the ranger in front of him had accomplished a task that none of them could complete alone.

It can be seen from this that the strength of this ranger must not be underestimated.

But after thinking about it, he decided to forget it.

Because every time he sees the charming face of the paladin Jessica, it is difficult to resist the natural charm of the other party, resulting in embarrassment, so he believes that this strange ranger does not have the ability to resist the paladin's instant charm The ability to spell.

So he wagged his tail lightly, looked at the ranger with reddish eyes full of expectation, and imagined in his mind how he would make a fool of himself in public.

"Then, offended." The paladin Jessica blurted out in a cold voice.

Although she could feel the aura of kindness emanating from the ranger, she also sensed an abyssal aura that was very similar to her own, and the coercion in the aura made her faintly feel a bit of fear.

This feeling is more like the fear from the bottom of the heart of a lower demon facing a higher demon.

From this, it can be seen how powerful this ranger's hidden demonic aura is, and naturally the erosion of will he will face in the future will be even stronger.

The erosion of the will of the bottomless abyss is the most impressive memory for her, so she doesn't want to watch this compatriot be assimilated by the will of the abyss and eventually become a demon who can only kill.

Immediately afterwards, the wings on the back of the paladin Jessica spread out instantly, and an adamantine broadsword emitting divine light emerged in his hand.

However, the moment the holy adamantine broadsword appeared in his hands, there was a slight flicker in the exquisite face of this succubi paladin, and his brows were slightly frowned, as if he was trying his best to endure some pain.

The moment the holy adamantine broadsword appeared in the hands of the paladin Jessica, Thorn immediately noticed the strangeness between her brows, and quickly figured out the reason.

A succubus who longs to walk on the road of goodness is a thing that frightens the world, and this succubus wants to become a paladin full of justice. Sharp and sharp thorns.

Because of the demonic nature of the succubus, they are naturally afraid of the holy energy, that is to say, from the moment she becomes a paladin, in addition to sticking to her own code of conduct to maintain justice, she also has to bear the pain brought by the holy energy all the time.

Just like in front of him, what the succubus paladin holds in his hand is a holy adamantine broadsword, the signature weapon of a paladin.

This broadsword full of holy energy will continue to cause holy damage to her from the moment she holds it in her hand.

That is to say, whenever she uses the ability of a paladin, she herself will suffer a certain amount of damage, such as the most representative skill of a paladin: Evil Slayer!
Therefore, as a succubus, if she chooses to take another career path, even a monk, it will not be as difficult and painful as a paladin.

But she chose the profession of paladin.

Perhaps, with the precipitation of time, her physique can gradually adapt to this ability, develop holy resistance, and avoid becoming a paladin who can eat all kinds of cuts, just like the dark elves in the dark region can adapt to life on the surface and are not exposed to direct sunlight same impact.

But this precipitation process is undoubtedly very painful.

At this moment, every minute and every second she held the holy adamantine broadsword was suffering from holy damage.

Seeing Thorne here, she was suddenly a little curious about what this cold and cold succubus had experienced, which made her choose to suffer the pain rather than embark on the path of a paladin without hesitation.

"Please." Thorn pulled out the steel soul sword that was shining with pale blue light, and made a gesture of please.

Immediately afterwards, he no longer hesitated, and with the blessing of the two acceleration skills "Stride" and "Feng Xing", his speed became extremely fast.

Like an afterimage, he approached the paladin in an instant, and in her surprised eyes, the steel soul sword with afterimages directly slashed down on the head.

- "Dimensional step!"

Just when the paladin was about to resist Thorne's sharp blade, the rune light suddenly burst out from the soles of his feet, and then quickly disappeared, appearing strangely behind the paladin.

——"One ring of divine art: Radiance burst!"

Sensing Thorn's disappearance, the paladin didn't panic at all, only seeing her move a thought, and a ball of dazzling white light erupted all over her body immediately.

Thorn, who was about to succeed in the sneak attack, was slightly hurt by the dazzling white light. He chose to close his eyes, and with the blessing of the steel soul stance skill "Listening Device", he still firmly locked on the figure of the paladin .

Then the sharp blade in his hand slashed at her body without hesitation.

"Ding! Ding!"

Thorne's shot was extremely fast, and he swung four swords in an instant. This sharp blade with the attribute of destroying demons smashed the protective barrier of the paladin directly like a bamboo.

—— "Frenzy and Charm!"

However, at the moment when the protective barrier was broken, the succubus paladin took the opportunity to turn around, a flash of light flashed in his pale golden eyes, and he quickly cast an instant charm spell.

As succubi who are proficient in charm spells, in addition to their natural charisma, the charm spells they cast do not require the target to look into their eyes at all, they only need to look at the target themselves.

However, the omnipotent charm spell of the paladin Jessica only caused the ranger to pause slightly, and the ranger pulled out another sharp blade in an instant under the surprised gazes of the tieflings watching.

Obviously, they didn't expect the ranger to be able to successfully resist the succubus paladin's best move.

"Zheng!"

The sharp blade in Thorne's hand unsheathed so fast that it directly turned into a hot afterimage of fire.

When the paladin reacted, the scorching blade that gradually turned into a bright white light was already on her neck, and the winner was decided.

"It seems that you don't need my help, but I was too worried. I'm very sorry." Sensing the scorching heat from the blade, the paladin Jessica's tone softened, and it no longer became so cold.

"In fact, divine power can completely dispel your chaotic and evil nature. As a paladin, there should be a lawful and good god to help you."

Thorn scabbard the two sharp blades, and glanced puzzled at the hand that was still gnawing at the hilt as the divine energy was still eating away at her.

"Sorry, I shouldn't ask this kind of question." As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately realized that it was inappropriate for him to ask such a sensitive question, so he quickly corrected it and left quickly.

The moment Thorne turned to leave, from another direction, the night lord Anakeys, holding a little black cat in his arms, appeared in everyone's sight unhurriedly.

She first glanced at Thorn's back thoughtfully, then walked to the paladin and said slowly:

"The ranger has helped us eliminate the leader and priests of the gnolls in the north of the town. Now we can deal with another group of gnolls entrenched in the Nuoxier Plain with peace of mind."

"He alone?" Hearing this, everyone in the demon hunting team looked in disbelief in the direction where Thorne disappeared.

After all, they have personally tried the strength of the group of gnolls in the north. In the gnoll camp, apart from the leader of the gnolls and the priests, the large number of wolves in the abyss is their biggest headache. The root cause inside the camp.

Unexpectedly, it was solved by this half-elf ranger alone.

"I see." The paladin Jessica sighed softly, saluted the night lord respectfully, then put away the golden broadsword in his hand and turned to leave.

(End of this chapter)