Half Elf Ranger

Chapter 49 Hunting Ritual
The god of hunting - Mara!
A savage god full of bestiality, his body looks like an ape-like animal with a hideous face.

The pure black hair was covered with blood-red skin, and his face looked a bit like an orc, but his appearance was even uglier and more ferocious.

Likes blood killing and ruthless hunting rituals most, and then enjoys pleasure from the fear of the hunted, belonging to chaotic and evil gods.

Most of his followers are evil lycanthropes, hunters who enjoy hunting, blood-loving humanoids, and some depraved rangers and druids.

In the Gnoll tribe in the Great Swordscar Mountains, apart from most of them believing in Yeenogu, the king of Gnolls, there is also a small part of them who serve two evil gods, the God of Hunting and the God of Slaughter!
In comparison, although they are rare in number, they are more cruel and bloody than ordinary Gnolls!
The player faction would rather encounter ordinary gnolls than encounter these cruel tribes that believe in hunting and killing.

The Gnoll tribe who believed in Yeenogu may choose some strategic retreats in order to preserve their strength and not be annexed by other tribes.

But these tribes have never known what death is, and in their eyes, they are all full of desire for the blood of the enemy.

Every attack, either you die or I die!
Followers of Mara praise the glory of hunting, and in some ritual activities, crazy believers will brutally hunt wild animals, rare beasts and even various humanoid creatures.

Bloody and cruel believers, in order to attract the attention of the hunting god, when tracking their prey, they are keen to drive the prey to a dead end.

Then attack again and again, so that these prey are all shrouded in the hunting fear they spread.

Obviously, this group of unlucky players had been secretly targeted long ago.

These crazy Flinder gnolls even went so far as to consume all the gnolls under him in order to fill them with fear and despair.

Just when all the players thought they were about to win, they suddenly appeared again, spreading out the strongest fear and despair, and performing the final hunting ritual!

As followers of Mara, they have done very well. If they successfully slaughtered all the people in Talan Village tonight, it is very likely that they will attract Mara's attention.

The two main vocations of the God of Hunting are: Hunting and Tracking!
And Thorne's belief in the patron saint of the rangers of the North - Gwaeron Storm!
Also known as: God of Tracking!
He is also a god who focuses on tracking. The reason why Thorne chose the Patronus of the Rangers of the North was because of his priesthood of tracking and teachings that are very close to his own ideas.

The gods of the multiverse have close ties to mortals in this magical world.

Almost everyone has their own gods. If a person without faith dies, there will be no gods to protect him to the end of the land of death.

He will suffer forever on the Wall of Unbelief, or disappear without a trace in the Devil's Hell and the Devil's Pit.

Likewise, it is not so easy to be an unbelievers.

A businessman who loves money, even if he doesn't pray to the gods, is considered a follower of the goddess of wealth.

When you have the idea of ​​wanting to travel far away in your mind, then this idea means that you believe in the god of travel.

Even if you have participated in religious festivals or cast a copper coin in a temple, you will successfully escape from the range of unbelievers.

In this world, most players will choose a god they believe in in order to enhance their own strength.

According to the different teachings among the gods, choose the one that suits you best.

Like members of the Church of the Hunted God, they act against the expansion of farming and civilization.

And often hunt down non-evil druids and rangers, treating those who preach the gentler side of nature as weaklings and fools.

The Patronus of the Rangers of the North focuses on hunting these dangerous creatures hovering on the edge of civilization!
Chase down the evil creatures threatening the wild forest and drive them out or destroy them for good!

Followers of Gwaeron Storm are also called: Stalkers of the Way of Silence!
Two gods with conflicting teachings are destined to do everything in their power to attack each other's beliefs whenever they meet!
This is also the reason why Thorn's five-star paw print holy emblem suddenly caused a strong reaction when Thorn found out the other party's identity.

If Thorn hunts down all five followers of Mara tonight, then he is very likely to get some reward from Gwaeron Storm.

Thorn still remembered that when he was in Fallstown last time, he hunted down Mara's followers, and received a gift from the God of Tracking, raising his tracking characteristics to the proficient level.

Similarly, even if Thorne chooses to escape tonight, Mara's followers will hunt him down endlessly!

This is a struggle between believers and believers.

Ow!

Flinder's howling sounded like a signal to attack, and the other four jackals responded one after another and roared at the same time.

The loud howling that resounded through the entire forest made the faces of these trembling players change drastically. Now they have no choice but to hold the weapons in their hands tightly.

The five Flinder gnolls were all wearing leather armor made of black wild animal skins, and the gnoll priest was holding a two-section iron rod connected by a metal chain.

The other four didn't have any weapons on their bodies, but they saw the cold light of metal on the position of the sharp claws. Obviously, their claws used some kind of special method to completely replace them with metal.

First of all, Priest Gnoll was the first to draw a bloodstain on his face with his sharp claws. The hideous wound extended from the center of his eyebrows to the bottom of his side face.

Drops of blood slid down the side face onto the dark red mane, and the other four followed suit.

This is the beginning of a hunting ceremony. Every time Mara believers perform a hunting ritual, they will leave shocking bloodstains on their faces.

This way of self-mutilation, in addition to attracting unknown hunters through the smell of blood, also plays a role in spreading fear.

Similarly, when their blood is stained on the prey, they will rely on their excellent blood tracking ability to lock the fleeing prey firmly until the opponent is exhausted!

Thorne took a casual glance and found that the gnoll priest in the middle had at least five scars on his face, while the other four had at most three scars.

In other words, the five followers of Mara in front of them have participated in at least several hunting ceremonies!

Looking at the blood-drenched eyes of the five Flinder jackals, there was a crazy smile mixed with devotion.

Players who have not yet recovered from the pain of losing their companions noticed the self-mutilation ritual of the Flinder Gnoll in front of them.

An invisible fear filled their hearts again, making everyone breathless.

In the eyes of despair is the confusion of the unknown road ahead and nostalgia for life!
At this time, Gerst was suddenly supported by Youde and walked to Thorne.

Gust, who was originally handsome like a beautiful woman, has completely changed at this moment, and his smooth silver-white waist-length hair looks like dry weeds.

There are wrinkles on the delicate face that look like years of carving knives, and the pale green pupils are also filled with a vague lifelessness.

Gerst struggled to raise his right hand, and put it lightly on Thorne's shoulder, and then a series of light green divine magic rays enveloped Thorne's whole body.

——"Second Ring Magic: The Power of the Bull!"

——"Second Ring Magic: The Elegance of Cats!"

——"Second Ring Divine Art: Tree Skin Art!"

"Brother Thorne, I hope you can try your best to distract these evil gnolls. After all, you are a believer in Gwaeron Storm." Gust said weakly after finishing his magical spell.

Feeling the changes in his body and the tough skin like old bark, Thorne said lightly: "Actually, you already knew that you were being targeted by Mara's followers, didn't you?"

"I'm sorry, we can survive only if you distract Mara's believers." Apologetic flashed in Gerst's eyes.

Thorne tightened the dark red long sword in his hand, glanced at Gerst, snorted coldly, and stopped talking.

If he had known that Gerst was being targeted by Mara's followers, he would not have chosen to run away early.

Choosing to escape is not in line with his character.

Mara's followers love to hunt followers of Gwaeron Stormstorm, and he loves to hunt them.

These evil guys usually hide in the depths of the Great Sword Mark Mountain Range, and it is difficult to meet them. Now that they have finally encountered them, he naturally will not choose to back down.

It's just that he resented the feeling of being calculated.

Thorne was trying his best to help them, but the other party put him together, which caught him off guard.

(End of this chapter)