Half Elf Ranger

Chapter 361
In the night glowed red by the flames, Thorne tightened the trembling hilt of his sword, walked to the side of the magician, and asked solemnly:
"Night Lord, have you noticed something strange about the Gnoll camp?"

At that moment, the desert wind hanging on his waist visibly trembled, and this strong reaction was stronger than any demon creature he had seen before.

Therefore, he was very worried if something unexpected happened, so he couldn't help but ask about the confusion in his heart.

As a high-level magician, even if he can't show his full strength due to special circumstances, he should still have this insight.

"I also felt this fleeting palpitation, and I can clearly feel that this sense of crisis is very strong, as if a demon lord from the bottomless abyss suddenly woke up."

Hearing the ranger's question, the paladin Jessica gave him a surprised look, and then stepped forward to answer.

Paladins are protected by divine power and are born with a special ability "Aura of Kindness", so they are particularly sensitive to evil breaths.

She was very surprised that this ranger was also able to keenly capture this crisis.

Of course, what really made the paladin feel unbelievable was that this fleeting feeling of heart palpitations was very similar to the feeling she felt when she first met the ranger.

Does this mean that this ranger player is fused with the immortal evil of a demon lord!

So how strong is his personal willpower in order to successfully resist the erosion of the will of the abyss.

At this time, the paladin Jessica finally understood why the other party could not be affected by the charm spell that she was proud of.

Originally, she thought that he had magic equipment to resist charm, but now it seemed that this ranger definitely possessed various specialties and skills to increase willpower.

"That's because the King of Gnolls has just woken up from a deep sleep and is responding to the prayers of believers."

The magician Anakys who was sitting on the ground got up slowly with the help of a paladin who was a little wandering. She first looked at the Gnoll camp worriedly, and then said slowly.

Obviously, the awakening of the King of Gnolls was completely unexpected, which meant that a slight mistake in actions tonight might bring about a fatal crisis.

The magician had to face up to this matter, and if necessary, she had to be prepared to be backlashed by the suzerain.

"It seems that our attack was self-defeating, and the sleeping demon lord was awakened unintentionally. Does this mean that the gnoll priests have regained their strength and regained the ability to cast divine spells?" Thorne's expression moved. After a moment, he looked at the warlock with a tired expression.

As for the news that the king of the gnolls, Yeenoghu, the demon lord who lived in the bottomless abyss fell into a deep sleep, he also learned from the night lord.

However, if you think about it carefully, you can understand the root cause of the deep sleep. After all, half a year ago, all the gnoll tribes in the Great Sword Scar Mountain Range almost all dispatched to break through the cold winter city, including the summoned abyssal demons, and descended into the main material plane. incarnation of the gods.

In such a costly retaliation, the outcome ushered in was failure, and the price of failure was also very heavy.

In this tragic battle, apart from Yeenoghu's avatar descending on the main material plane being killed, the hegemony of the Wolf Man in the Great Sword Scar Mountain Range could not be maintained.

Due to the sudden drop in the number of believers, coupled with the death of the demon lord's incarnation, the deity was also severely injured.

It's not uncommon for a demon lord to fall into a brief slumber to quickly regain strength.

And those jackals who lost the protection of the gods will relatively weaken the threat to the Emerald Field Territory. At most, they will be more troublesome, and they will not be able to pose a fatal threat for the time being.

This is also the main reason why Pushang Town is not afraid of wolf men, because in a small and medium-sized tribe without wolf man sacrifices, he can slaughter them all by himself.

But tonight, just as their operation was about to be successfully completed, the demon lord suddenly woke up again.

This is one of the most powerful gnoll tribes from the depths of the Great Sword Scar Mountains, which means that the tribe definitely has gnoll priests whose strength has reached a high level.

If the Gnoll priest regained his magic, it would indeed be a very troublesome trouble for the three of them.

Although Anakeys, the night lord of Stallman Town, is a quasi-legendary warlock, the nine-ring spell she just cast is already her limit.

If he continues to use too much power, he may not be able to resist the suzerain's backlash, causing himself to fall into a fatal crisis.

Otherwise, the druid Eagle Eye Walker in the Emerald Garden would not have flown over to try to stop their actions.

"It's too late to think, you two back off, I will cast a spell to control their actions, and then you take the opportunity to kill the most threatening leader and priest as quickly as possible."

Noticing the large group of abyss gnolls, Yeenogu's fangs, and the leader and priest of the gnoll tribe that were approaching quickly, the magician Anakeys looked straight and gave instructions to Thorne and the others.

"The leader of the wolf man will be entrusted to you. I will deal with the priest of the wolf man." The holy warrior Jessica took the lead in pulling out the holy adamantine broadsword. She endured the pain of being burned by the holy energy in her palm and said to Thorne.

"I see." Thorn simply replied.

As a Gnoll priest, although they don't have the chain trigger technique attached to the high-level wither they met in the tower, they usually put a strong protective barrier on themselves before the battle begins.

This instinctive habit is not only possessed by the wolf priests, all spellcasters on the mainland will develop this good habit in their adventure career.

This is why it is said that spell casters are the most difficult group of people to deal with. As long as you don't break through the other party's protective barrier during the gap between casting spells, you will be greeted by various deadly and weird spells.

Jessica is a paladin. To deal with evil Gnolls, the powerful supernatural ability "Evil Slayer" is definitely the most powerful weapon.

Moreover, the power of "Evil Breaking Slash" is still affected by her own charm attribute. She is a paladin with succubus blood, and her own charm attribute has definitely broken through the extraordinary attribute.

Then the power of "Evil Breaking Slash" is self-evident.

Therefore, it did not come as any surprise to Thorn that she assigned tasks in this way.

Because he couldn't guarantee that during the short control time of the warlock, he would be able to break through the protective force field of the wolf man priest, and then kill him.

Relatively speaking, a pure melee professional like the wolf leader is much simpler.

With the two high-quality weapons in his hands, Thorne believed that even the dragon scales of an adult dragon could be easily broken by him, let alone a wolf leader.

Even if his strength has reached the fourth level of Paradigm, without all kinds of powerful legendary resistance, he will die if he is hit in the vitals by an ordinary person.

The only thing that worries Thorne is whether the magician Anakys can successfully control this large group of gnolls.

After the control is successful, how should she resist the backlash from the suzerain.

However, the current situation does not allow him to think so much.

As he and the paladin retreated, when the warlock covered in a dark red cloak looked at the jackal, his whole body suddenly exuded a strong aura.

——"Eight Rings Spell: Law Order · Deterrence!"

When a group of ghouls with ferocious faces approached the magician's casting distance, Anakyss unhurriedly spit out a powerful word.

Immediately afterwards, a phantom of a huge giant snake suddenly appeared on her dark red figure hunting in the strong wind.

Old One: Night Serpent!

A deep yellow cold light shone in the narrow pupils of this giant snake, and a scarlet forked tongue emerged from the gaps in the sharp fangs.

Accompanied by the vicious "hissing" sound of the giant snake phantom, the fearful pupils of a large group of wolf men seemed to see the oldest terror.

In an instant.

The will of all the jackals was shocked by the oppression, and they stood there with dull eyes, facing the howling wind, motionless.

"Pfft!"

The magician who finished casting the spell was immediately backlashed, spitting out a mouthful of scarlet blood.

At the same time, the phantom of the giant snake that appeared behind her turned the gun head, twisted its body covered in midnight-black scales, made a piercing scratching sound, and showed the fangs painted with lost dreams to the magician. Tooth swallowed.

The warlock with a sluggish face immediately sat cross-legged on the ground and mobilized the energy of his whole body to fight against the backlashing phantom of the giant snake.

- "Dimensional step!"

Noticing the moment the Gnoll was under arrest, Thorne, who had already locked his eyes on the leader of the Gnoll, moved his mind, and the runes on the Dimensional Boots burst into mysterious light, and his figure disappeared without a trace. .

"Pfft!"

As Thorn's figure appeared, the scorching blade was unsheathed like lightning, and the head of the wolf man leader with dull eyes flew into the dust.

——"Supernatural Ability: Smash Evil!"

The paladin Jessica on the other side didn't waste any time either. She suddenly spread the dark red wings on her back, and a holy radiance emerged from the holy adamantine broadsword tightly clenched in her hand.

The dark golden sword seemed to be shrouded in an indescribable power. The moment the paladin rushed towards the wolf man priest, the holy golden broadsword slashed at the wolf man priest's body with an incomparable momentum. superior.

"boom!"

Just when the blade with holy radiance was about to hit the wolf man priest, an invisible protective force field successfully blocked the piercing blow.

——"Supernatural Ability: Smash Evil!"

Seeing the already dim protective power, the paladin Jessica didn't hesitate at all. She bit her lower lip lightly, resisting the backlash from the holy energy of "Evil Breaking Slash" on herself, holding the hilt of the sword tightly with both hands, and slashed again without the slightest buffer time. This is a fatal blow.

"boom!"

When the dark golden blade cut on the protective barrier, there was no sound like the cracking of an eggshell as expected. Although the force field dimmed a bit again, there was no sign of it breaking.

The paladin Jessica, who failed in two blows, finally couldn't maintain her normal coldness, a pair of beautiful eyes shining with light red light suddenly flashed panic.

At this time, her hands clenched on the hilt of the sword were already eroded by the sacred energy, braving wisps of mist like scorched flesh, and burning pain flooded her whole body with the sound of 'sizzling'.

The paladin's supernatural ability "Evil Slayer" is the most powerful skill against evil, so as a paladin with succubus blood, every time she uses "Evil Slash", she will suffer a lot of damage.

With her current holy resistance, this ability can only be used twice in a row at most. If she uses it forcefully for the third time, her body may not be able to withstand the erosion of the holy power, resulting in serious injury or death.

Jessica, the paladin, glanced at the burnt wounds on her two arms, feeling the pain that passed on, and the holy adamantine broadsword in her hand that was as hot as a red-hot iron, she could only grit her teeth and persevere.

Although at this time, she only needs to throw away the weapon in her hand, and then cast a healing spell on herself, all these pains and scars will be wiped away, but she is not allowed to do so in a short time.

If the gnoll priest in front of him recovers due to the delay, no one can stop his anger.

As a paladin dedicated to justice, she knew what to do.

"Let me do it." Just as the paladin Jessica was about to slash with her sword, Thorn suddenly appeared in front of her.

"Zheng!"

Thorne, who had just killed the leader of the wolf man, had noticed the situation of the paladin long ago, so he appeared in front of her in an instant, and after saying a word, he pulled out another steel soul sword regardless of whether the other party agreed or not.

Regarding the special situation of this succubus paladin, he still knew a little bit. When he saw that the opponent's two "Evil Breaking Slashes" failed to take away the gnoll priest, he realized the seriousness of the problem.

After all, after the Gnoll Priest was dealt with, there were still many Abyss Gnolls, Yeenoghu Fangs, and Flinder Gnolls waiting for them to resist.

If the paladin in front of him was seriously injured because of this, he would have to protect the safety of the two of them while resisting the crazy gnolls, and it was impossible for him to take care of it.

Therefore, at this time, it is the best choice for him to do it himself.

Hearing the ranger's very calm voice, the paladin knew that the other party didn't seem to be joking.

So he stopped hesitating and backed away directly, and took advantage of this time to use the lay on hands ability attached to his profession to heal the injuries left by the "Evil Breaking Slash" just now.

Obviously, she is also very clear that even if the biggest threat of the wolf man sacrifice is eliminated, there is still a large group of crazy enemies waiting for them.

——"Insight Strike!"

——"Lifting Qi and Slashing!"

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

Thorne took a deep breath, clenched the steel soul sword in his hand, and with a thought, as he was constantly accumulating energy, the energy of Qi in his body frantically converged towards the blade.

The fierce sword energy attached to "Qi Lifting Slash" also gradually became solidified at an extremely fast speed.

Why is it said that Juggernaut is the most powerful profession, even facing the caster's protective force field, it is like chopping melons and vegetables? It is precisely because they have a unique weapon that is warmed by life energy and a powerful "lifting weapon." Qi Slash" skill.

The moment this skill was activated, the blade in his hand seemed to be covered with a layer of sharp sword light.

The moment Thorn noticed the sluggish pupils of the wolf man's priest, the sword blade surrounded by flames and energy suddenly slashed out.

"Crack!"

With the blessing of "Insight Strike", the steel soul sword with the attribute of destroying demons directly hits the weakest point of the wolf man's sacrificial energy.

"Pfft!"

Accompanied by a soft sound like a shattering eggshell, Thorn's other Desert Wind Sword followed closely, and with a blow of the beheading sword, the head of the wolf man's priest rolled into the dust.

"Protect the Night Lord." Seeing the complete death of the wolf man priest, Thorne didn't stop at all, but left a word without looking back, and rushed into the crowd of jackals who hadn't recovered yet.

——"Steel Soul School (Strike Skill): Ejection Slash!"

In the dim night, Thorn's figure turned into afterimages due to his excessive speed. Every time the afterimages paused among the sluggish crowd of wolves, a bloodstain was drawn on the neck of one of the wolves. He fell on his back.

The moment the sixth gnoll fell down, Thorn's galloping figure finally stopped.

He first stood on the spot to calm down the slight panting caused by the violent exercise just now, and then locked his eyes on the wolf man who was gradually recovering from the shock state.

The striking technique of the Steel Soul faction: Ejection Slash!

Although this sharp fourth-level striking skill can greatly increase his own movement speed, with his current physical attributes and endurance, combined with the proficient level "Sportsman" specialty, he can only kill six enemies in a row at most. Don't stop for a short break.

This is a move that exceeds the body's load. If it is used continuously, his entire body system will collapse.

This is like the cheetah, the sprint champion in the animal world. Its explosive power is very strong, but its stamina is not enough to last for a long time because of its poor heat dissipation ability.

A "catapult slash" directly eliminated five of the Flinder gnolls whose strength had reached the third level, and the remaining recovered abyss gnolls and Yeenogu's fangs were hardly a threat to Thorne.

After all, his weapon is a deadly deterrent to demonic creatures.

As the two swords in Thorne's hands were swung in a dazzling dance of death among the wolves, one by one gnolls fell to the ground and died like cutting wheat.

It hasn't been a long time since the gnoll priest was killed to the unilateral massacre before his eyes.

When the paladin Jessica recovered from her injuries, what unfolded before her eyes was a scene of the abyss gnoll and Yeenoghu's fangs, accompanied by deadly sword lights, howling and falling in a pool of blood.

Moreover, she could clearly feel the deep fear in the pupils of these gnolls transformed from demon spirits when they looked at the ranger in the melee.

There were even some weak-willed ones who directly prostrated themselves on the ground and whimpered tremblingly, as if they were begging for mercy from this deadly ranger.

However, what awaited them was a blade of death.

The paladin, who couldn't get in the way at all, remembered what the ranger had told her, and immediately turned around and rushed to the magician's side.

"Night Lord, are you alright?" The paladin asked with concern after noticing that the hideous snake shadow behind the sorcerer had disappeared.

"It's nothing serious." The magician Anakeys, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, looked at a talisman in her hand that exuded a faint emerald green light with a complicated expression.

This talisman was exactly what Nightingale Walker of Emerald Garden asked Hawkeye Walker to hand over to her.

At this time, she finally understood the true meaning of what Hawkeye Walker said to save Stallman Town.

If it wasn't for the role played by this amulet just now, even if she successfully resisted the backlash of the phantom of the night serpent, her own strength would have dropped significantly.

"It really is the breath of the tree of life, Nightingale Walker. Although I won this bet, the price I paid was the heaviest."

The warlock sighed helplessly, and tightly clenched the amulet in his hand, those deep black eyes hidden in the dark red hood seemed to have made a very firm determination.

"Night Lord, if this ranger from Fallstown hadn't shown up in the town today, would you still choose to attack the gnolls?"

Seeing that the magician was fine, the paladin was finally relieved, and then couldn't help but glanced at the battle ahead, and asked her.

Although there was a little accident in the plan tonight, with the death of the wolf man leader and the wolf man priest, it was close to a perfect victory.

But the paladin standing next to the magician felt very uncomfortable.

Because in tonight's operation, she didn't do anything except to slash two "evil-breaking slashes" on the wolf man priest.

"For tonight's battle, the gnolls in the depths of the Great Sword Scar Mountains will not dare to threaten our town at will for a long time."

The warlock didn't answer the paladin's question, but took a deep look at the ranger who was gradually walking towards the Gnoll camp, and then told her:
"Jessica, this town of Stallman, which was once established by me, will be entrusted to you in the future. I hope you can protect these children. I will be away for a long time, and I may never come back .”

"Leave?" The paladin Jessica was taken aback, and repeated these two words in a puzzled tone.

"That's right, get out of here." The magician looked at the paladin in front of him and replied patiently.

"Then where are you going to go?" The paladin who received an affirmative answer seemed to understand something.

"Bator Hell, find the legendary path of my Destiny." The warlock clenched the talisman in his hand and disappeared into the night that was reddened by the campfire.

In front of the gate of the Gnoll camp.

Smoke from the fire rose into the sky, and the air was filled with a suffocating pungent smell.

With two sharp swords in his hands, Thorne stepped forward under the blessing of the ranger magic "resist energy damage" and the desert wind school's stance skill "fire avoidance art".

Two Flinder gnolls whose hair was scorched yellow by the flames rushed out of the sea of ​​flames and appeared in front of him, blocking the way.

Then...the two gnolls fell down clutching their severed throats.

Thorn passed over the corpse of the wolf man and walked into the sea of ​​smoke billowing in flames. As the two sharp swords in his hand flickered frequently, the corpses of wolf men and various slaves running around and screaming were quickly destroyed. Tongues of flames engulfed the ground.

In the dense black smoke, Thorne walked slowly towards the statue of Yenogu in the center of the Gnoll camp against the overwhelming scorching breath.

As he walked, he suddenly noticed something was wrong with the ruined tent under his feet, and a dark red fireball instantly appeared in his palm.

As he opened the dark space on the ground with his sword, he threw a scorching dark red fireball into it without hesitation.

"Boom!"

The roar of the fireball explosion overwhelmed the clear screams of the wolf man cubs.

Thorne continued walking towards the statue of Yeenoghu without looking back.

In the bright firelight, Thorne looked at the battered Yeenoghu sculpture.

Suddenly, an emerald-colored flame burned in the empty eye sockets of the Yeenogu statue, and a powerful pressure overwhelmingly pressed on Thorne.

Thorn, who had endured the coercion, straightened up with difficulty, his eyes hidden in the hood stared coldly at the gradually dimming emerald flames on the statue of Yeenoghu.

"Ding! Ding! Ding!"

Afterwards, without hesitation, he waved the two sharp blades in his hands, and danced with dense sword lights at an extremely fast speed.

In just a moment, the scarred Yeenoghu statue became completely disfigured.

"Crack!"

With an imperceptible sound, a series of spider web-like cracks spread to the whole body of the statue at an extremely fast speed.

"Roar!"

A fleeing Gnoll stopped in his tracks, roared angrily at the blasphemous ranger, and rushed forward like crazy.

Then...he fell down clutching his neck.

On the last day of the Gnoll, he saw the magnificent sight of the great statue of the Gnoll King collapsing into the sea of ​​flames.

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[The Battle of the Wilderness: The Toril Era, the Moon of Flowering, on the 12th, Corina Peninsula, outside the Great Sword Scar Mountains, near Falling Dragon Canyon. 】

The tieflings of Stallman Town, led by the Night Lord, launched a raid to drive out the gnolls. You assisted the Lord of Stallman Town to successfully defeat the tribe of hunting gnolls from the Great Swordscar Mountains.

On the battlefield, you not only killed the leader and high priest of the hunting tooth gnoll tribe, but also destroyed Yeenoghu's altar with your own hands.

Your heroic deeds will gradually spread in the Emerald Field, and as time goes by, all the civilization settlements in the Emerald Field will know of your great contribution in this battle.

WARNING: Since you destroyed the altar of the Gnoll Lord Yeenoghu with your own hands, you have managed to draw the attention of the demon lord and his subjects deep within the Great Swordscar Mountains.

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　Thanks to the boss: Fei Ye Shuanghe, Mu Tu Mu Tu for their rewards, thank you for your support! ! !
　　
　
(End of this chapter)