Half Elf Ranger

Chapter 501 Killing
Hearing that Taring was ready, Thorne quickly set his sights on the battle of the Dire Lion.

——"Breaking evil and slashing!"

I just saw the paladin Aval holding the holy adamantine broadsword tightly in both hands, and raised it high with a roar, the surrounding sacred light gathered on the broadsword like a real silk thread.

Under the scorching sun, the shining sword light made Thorn feel the tingling sensation from his eyes, and he couldn't help lowering his eyes slightly.

"Shh!"

With the bright silver sword light, coupled with the paladin's cold eyes and expression, Thorn on one side couldn't even see when the fourth-rank paladin made the movement of swinging the sword, only the sword full of holy energy The light accompanies him.

"boom!"

In the next second, the ferocious undead shrouded in negative energy roared like a vicious lion, and the huge skeleton was swept away by the sword light.

The paladin seized on the target's retreat and followed.

A brilliant starlight flashed, and the holy golden broadsword slashed fiercely on the hard exoskeleton of the ferocious lion, and the runes on the sword revived in an instant.

Just when Thorne thought that the undead Dire Lion would really be beheaded by a paladin with a sword, the Dire Lion raised its crackling skull, and densely packed mysterious runes lit up on the hollow and deep bones without showing any weakness, successfully Withstood this fatal blow.

Thorn, who was watching the battle, raised his eyebrows unexpectedly when he saw that such a sharp blow from the paladin Aval had returned in vain, and discovered the clue.

Although the fine gold broadsword of the paladin is of good quality, it is a light slashing weapon, and it is far less effective in piercing armor than heavy weapons.

If his "Evil Breaking Slash" was smashed on the body of the Dire Lion with a mace, mace or other weapon, even if it couldn't kill him, it would at least break a few bones.

Thorne also discovered that the Blight, who had turned into an undead dire lion, had obviously strengthened the dire lion bone a lot, making it harder than steel, making it hard to shake with physical attacks.

Although he doesn't know much about rune casting technology, and he can be said to be a complete layman, but the most basic rune structure can still be recognized at a glance.

After all, these belong to the mysterious knowledge in the caster's skills.For him, in order to deal with spellcasters, he must first have a deep understanding of them, and he has always learned this aspect.

Therefore, when he saw the countless mysterious runes lit up on the bones of the dire lion in order to meet the fatal blow of the paladin just now, he immediately recognized the 'unyielding steel' rune among them.

And the rune strengthening effect is very obvious.

In other words, it is almost impossible to kill the undead ferocious lion with only the golden broadsword in the hands of the paladin Avar.

It can be seen from this that this paladin may have fought against the opponent a long time ago, and he is also very aware of the powerful defense of the wither after transforming into a ferocious lion.

Otherwise, when he faced the Blighter alone, he wouldn't just take the defensive instead of taking the initiative to attack.

But when he thought of the question here, another doubt appeared in his mind again.

The ferocious lion transformed by the Blight can rely on its powerful physical defense to be invincible in front of the paladin.

Similarly, the paladin Avar can also rely on his full body armor, including the natural magic to restrain undead creatures, so that the opponent has nothing to do with him.

Since both parties understand this truth, why are they still entangled here?
Paladin Avar is understandable because of his orders.

So what's the reason for this blighter?
He has been stalking the paladin here, isn't he worried that General Avar's silver dragon guards will clean up the trouble at hand and come to support quickly?
Thinking of this, Thorne faintly smelled a conspiracy, and he always felt that this Mara hunter was more like keeping the rhythm.

When the group of them attacked the village of the Black Blood People, all the scouts wandering nearby were cleared up quietly by him, so that more than 100 people broke into the village before the group of followers of the hunters found out.

However, in the face of this group of menacing enemies, the leader of the Black Blood People not only did not choose to retreat in a hurry, nor did he show a fierce momentum of fighting a trapped beast. .

For such an abnormal behavior of the enemy, Thorne thought of the most reasonable explanation.

That is, this hunter in the form of a ferocious lion is likely to be waiting for a helper, and the strength of this helper is absolutely comparable to his.

If two hunters whose strength reached the exemplary way could successfully kill the only fourth-tier paladin, then they would have no choice but to escape.

After finally figuring out the problem, Thorne solemnly explained to Ta Ling, telling him to be more vigilant, and remind him immediately if any other fourth-tier professionals approach.

At this time, the fight between the dire lion and the paladin had reached a fever pitch.

General Avar's purple cloak had long been torn into shreds by fangs and claws, and the silver dragon armor also had traces of dents.

The Dire Lion was also not much better. In addition to the obvious reduction in the negative energy surrounding his body, the two ghost fires in his eye sockets that represented the power of the soul also dimmed a bit.

Even so, this Mara hunter still has no intention of retreating. In Thorne's view, he is even more persistent and crazy than a paladin.

Seeing this, Thorn, who had finally dispelled the negative energy in his body, quickly got up from the bush where he was hiding, because Taring's battle plan had already begun.

Immediately afterwards, a cold metallic voice sounded in his mind:

"...All units are ready!...The battle begins!...The target is locked!...Open the No. [-] portal!"

An oval portal floating in the air opened behind the undead ferocious lion without warning.

A tauren with severed horns and a naked upper body with tangled muscles came out of the portal, and landed right on top of the dire lion.

- "Supernatural Ability: Powerful Rage!"

As the tauren Alistar appeared from the portal, a roar that seemed like an ancient wilderness instantly echoed in the valley, causing the fighting paladins and undead fierce lions to look sideways.

From the astonished gazes of the two, they found that the burly body of the tauren who appeared suddenly began to swell rapidly amid crackling noises.

The thick cow hair that seemed to exude the stench of death could not cover the terrifying muscles and ferocious veins.

In this way, under the shining sun, the Tauren's body rose section by section at a speed visible to the naked eye, and turned into a huge monster more than five meters high.

A powerful aura swept over everything within 50 meters nearby, the dense bushes swayed wildly, and the dry rocky ground was dusty.

"Damn wolf witch, finally willing to make a move!" When the undead ferocious lion looked at the unexpected guest who suddenly appeared, the ghostly flames dancing in the eye sockets flickered a few times, and the tense bones could not help but loosen.

On the other side, the paladin Avar, who was shrouded in shadow, had a gloomy look on his face.

Just as he was holding the sword in one hand and the holy emblem in the other, ready to face the charge of a lion and a bull at the same time, the huge body of the tauren moved.

However, what puzzled the paladin was that the bloodshot eyes caused by anger were not locked on himself, but on the fierce lion in front of him.

"Roar!"

The moment the Tauren Alistar approached the Dire Lion, he bowed suddenly, his tangled arms grabbed the Dirty Lion's hind legs without warning, and then threw a standard over-the-shoulder throw, knocking the bone to the ground. It slammed hard on a rocky ground nearby.

"boom!"

The tough exoskeleton of the dire lion was thrown on the rocky ground by the tauren, sparks splashed, and a shocking bang sounded.

With the body of the dire lion as the center, spider web-like cracks spread rapidly to the surroundings of the rocky ground at an extremely fast speed.

Afterwards, the tauren Alista opened his arms and pressed down on the raised skull of the dire lion. His huge and burly body took the opportunity to press down on his body, making it difficult for him to move.

"Alista's mission is complete, the target has been successfully suppressed!"

Taling's icy metallic voice sounded again:

"...The target is locked!...The energy of the element pool is extracted!...The anti-magic circle is condensed!...The anti-negative energy aura is ready!...Seal!"

As soon as the words fell, about ten meters above the Dire Lion, a six-pointed star array formed by interweaving dark blue light and smoky gray light emerged out of thin air.

The six-pointed star circle rotated slightly, centered on the body of the undead ferocious lion, and printed it vertically.

In the next second, the negative energy enveloped by the undead ferocious lion disappeared without a trace, revealing a clean and white skeleton, shining dazzlingly under the scorching sun.

"Roar!"

Feeling the breath of negative energy flowing from the whole body, the undead ferocious lion, aware of the danger, let out a soul-shaking roar.

It's a pity that his body was firmly pressed to the ground by the tauren Alistar, no matter how much he struggled, he couldn't escape and ascend to heaven.

"...The target is imprisoned successfully!...Warning!...The target is about to take human form and prepare to counterattack!...The second portal has been opened!...Alista is preparing to evacuate!...Vel'Koz relay!"

Tarling's warning rang in Thorne's mind.

Thorne, who was watching the battle, knew very well that as long as the undead ferocious lion turns back into a human form, there is absolutely a way to use magic props or spells to forcibly break through the confinement of the magic circle.

After all, although becoming an undead creature brings powerful melee and anti-strike capabilities, it cannot use magic props, and many powerful spells cannot be cast.

As soon as the words fell, an oval-shaped portal appeared again in the sky above the Dire Lion.

Vel'Koz, an octopus-headed mind flayer in a dark purple turtleneck, emerges from the portal, using a spell to levitate in mid-air.

The moment Vel'Koz appeared, Alista, the tauren who was suppressing the undead Dire Lion, exerted his strength again, firmly pressing the Dire Lion's head into the dirt pit dug out by his front paws, and then quickly retreated.

——"Spiritual Energy Dark Beam!"

The mind flayer Vel'Koz, who was floating in mid-air, stood facing the wind. He stretched his arms above his head, flexibly twisting along with the four serpentine tentacles winding out from under his head, and flashed a dark gray aura.

Vel'Koz managed to temporarily establish an instant connection with the Negative Energy Plane.

Using this link, his hands quickly pointed to the ferocious lion just struggling to get up.

A powerful beam of negative energy condensed into shape, and hit his raised hard skull soundlessly.

The ferocious undead lion let out a stern roar, and the ghost fire dancing in its eye sockets suddenly dimmed, as if it would go out at any moment.The body that had just climbed up from the center of the magic circle seemed to have been drained of all strength, and suddenly fell to the ground, unable to struggle to get up again.

"Vel'Koz's mission is completed, and the target is temporarily weakened for 5 seconds."

"...The third portal has been opened!... Kefla is ready to relay!"

The Emerald Tower in Upper Falls.

A dark blue portal appeared out of thin air in front of the elf banshee Kefla.

"Shut up, it's so annoying! Tarling told me, I know what to do."

The elf banshee glared impatiently at the chattering little devil standing on her shoulder, jumped lightly, and disappeared into the portal.

The elven banshee Kefla, dressed in a long white dress and with long silver-white hair, appeared from the portal in the valley of the Barren Skull Mountain Range.

—— "Frozen Forbidden Bone!"

Facing the bright sunshine, the elf banshee looked at the ferocious lion lying on the ground struggling to get up with her pale red eyes, whispered a few words, stretched out her slender hand, and pointed to it.

A ray of burning cold air shot out from the banshee's fingertips, hitting the undead ferocious lion precisely.

The moment the cold air hit, the whole body of the fierce lion trying to struggle to get up was covered with a layer of crystal clear dark blue frost at an extremely fast speed, and finally turned into an ice sculpture, shining brightly in the sun, it was truly beautiful.

The elf banshee, who had completed the task, looked at her work and nodded in satisfaction, then chuckled lightly, and flew towards Thorne as if asking for credit.

"...The target is imprisoned successfully!...The No. [-] portal has been opened!...Kutaig is ready!" Ta Ling's voice sounded again in everyone's minds.

In a woodland in the Forest of Tranquility.

A portal appeared in front of the orc swordsman Kutaig. The swordsman, who had been on standby for a long time, opened his mouth with exposed fangs and let out a wild roar.

—— "Advanced Berserk!"

Immediately afterwards, amidst a crackling sound, his originally burly body suddenly became like a giant, and his tangled body was full of explosive power.

The orc sword master raised his weapon and walked in through the portal.

"...Draining the energy of the element pool!...Enchanting the high-level "ghost" feature for Kutaig's weapon! ...Enchanting is complete! "

The burly figure of the orc sword master appeared in the valley, and the natal weapon he held in his hand strangely revealed a ghostly aura that seemed to be real, and strands of dark aura continued to condense in it.

——"Insight into weaknesses!"

——"Lifting Qi and Slashing!"

The orc sword master who had fully charged uttered a battle roar, holding the Nether sword tightly with both hands, aimed at the ice sculpture of the ferocious lion on the ground, and swooped down.

A condensed ghost sword light streaked across the ice sculpture.

"Crack!"

With a slight sound, dense cracks appeared on the ice sculpture of the Violent Lion at a speed visible to the naked eye, and finally turned into a pile of broken ice slag.

As the ghostly flames hidden in the ice sculptures were extinguished, the shattered skull turned into a pile of bloody pieces of meat.

(End of this chapter)