Half Elf Ranger

Chapter 51 Hunter and Prey

In the forest shrouded in darkness and sprinkled with silver-white moonlight.

Thorne's vigorous figure was moving rapidly.

In the vast wilderness of the Emerald Field, only experienced rangers can easily shake off the gnolls' pursuit.

However, it was obvious from Thorne's relaxed expression and the slight sneer at the corner of his mouth that his purpose was not that simple.

collapse!
Suddenly, in the pursuit of both sides, Thorn suddenly turned around and pulled the composite longbow he had already held in his hand. The echo of the bowstring echoed slightly in the silent night!
However, the strange thing is that there is no explosive sound as imagined by the arrow piercing the air.

Ok?
Seeing the four Flynn wolves behind them, after hearing the echo, they didn't have such a high-energy reaction as expected.

Their galloping bodies only paused subconsciously, and then their ferocious faces were still firmly locked on Thorn's body.

Thorne raised his eyebrows slightly, and immediately turned around and continued running.

Turning around just now, he actually pulled the empty string, and didn't catch the deadly arrow at all.

Although he has the specialty of moving and shooting, in this kind of rapid running, the hit rate of the arrow is actually not as accurate as imagined.

Under such an attack destined not to cause much damage, Thorne felt that there was no need to waste the few remaining arrows in his quiver.

He originally thought that these gnolls would subconsciously scatter around to hide after hearing the echo of the bowstring.

In this case, the pincer formation maintained by the four of them would suddenly be disrupted.

And Thorne can take the opportunity to rush up, and at an extremely fast speed, before they can react in time, he can take the lead in eliminating one of them.

However, it was clear that Thorne had misjudged the judgment of these Flinder gnolls with abnormal brain circuits.

I don't know if the other party has already noticed that there are no arrows on Thorne's longbow, or they are not afraid of the threat posed by Thorne's bow and arrow at all.

No matter what the reason is.

Thorn didn't think about it that much for the time being, but concentrated on walking forward, preparing to lead the four gnolls into a terrain that was favorable to him.

He could face the siege of a dozen kobolds alone without any fear, but facing the pincer attack of the four Flinder gnolls in front of him, Thorne had no chance of winning.

These four gnolls are all Mara believers who have participated in at least three hunting ceremonies, so their strength is probably above the extraordinary level.

So Thorne needs favorable terrain.

Obviously, this kind of dense forest that greatly affects the speed of movement is Thorne's best choice.

This terrain can severely limit the Flynd Gnoll's rapid sprint.

As a ranger, Thorne is best at leaping between tree poles and shooting enemies with a longbow.

At this time, the chase between the two sides did not last very long. Thorne's keen intuition could still vaguely hear the shouts from the players in Talan Village during the rapid run.

Whoosh!
Entering the dense forest, Thorne jumped onto a tall tree with a light body.

The 24 points of agility combined with his Athletic Expertise allow him to stand on top of tree branches with ease.

With a balance skill of around level 5, Thorn's body, which landed on the treetops, was stable without any shaking.

Roar!
Seeing Thorn leaping up the treetops, the four Flinder gnolls looked at each other with scarlet pupils.

One of the Gnolls, who was a Ranger by profession, jumped up, jumped up the branch, and chased after him.

The other three formed a pincer attack around the trees, ready to attack Thorne who fell from the branches at any time.

Whoosh whoosh!
The Gnoll Ranger's agility attribute is also obviously very high, at least above 18. After he jumped onto the tree pole, he chased in the direction of Thorn very nimbly.

Thorn glanced at the Gnoll Ranger behind him, gripped the composite longbow tightly, and kept shuttling through the branches of the forest.

Whoosh!
When the Gnoll Ranger was about to approach Thorne, Thorne jumped again, jumping over five meters away in an instant, landed firmly on the branch of another big tree, and quickly took out an arrow.

collapse!
With a strength of 19 points, Thorne can fully draw the composite longbow.

call out!
With the noise of the air, the whistling arrows ruthlessly shot into the Gnoll Ranger who had just emerged.

puff!

The sharp arrow pierced through Gnoll Ranger's shoulder precisely, and the powerful impact almost caused the Gnoll Ranger who was holding onto the branch to fall to the ground.

Thorn glanced at the other three gnolls who had chased him under the big tree where he was standing.

Put away the composite longbow, and leap forward violently.

Clang!
Then Thorne took advantage of the gap in the jump, and drew out the dark ember long sword at his waist.

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

In the dark night, the long sword in Thorn's hand shook slightly, and a burning flame burst out suddenly, reflecting his handsome face jumping in midair red.

The Gnoll Ranger, whose shoulder was pierced by the arrow, just stabilized his swaying body when Thorn's figure appeared above him.

The long sword burning with flames slashed fiercely at the head of the wolf man ranger.

clang!
The sharp metal claws on the Gnoll Ranger's hands struggled to parry Thorne's mighty dark red long sword.

The flame dancing on the long sword is spreading towards the dense mane of the wolf man ranger!
puff!

Seeing the parried attack, Thorne was not surprised, but quickly drew out another short sword. The sharp blade pierced through the black animal leather armor of the Gnoll Ranger and sank into his chest.

bump!
After a successful blow, Thorne immediately withdrew his weapon and kicked the Gnoll Ranger away.

The Gnoll Ranger's heart had already been crushed by Thorne's dagger, so apart from a few struggles on the ground, death was only a matter of time.

The moment he kicked the Gnoll Ranger away, from the corner of Thorne's eye, he saw another Gnoll who was climbing up quickly, trying to get close to him.

So Thorne slipped a wooden holy emblem from the sleeve of Thorne's left hand, and with Thorne's soft moan, the holy emblem shone with a faint green light.

——"One ring of magic: [Strength] Entanglement!"

The pale green light shrouded the branches of the big tree, and the gently swaying branches began to surge wildly, turning into countless tiny thorny vines and covering the fast-climbing wolf man.

The jackal who was climbing up had no time to dodge, and was instantly entangled in the thick tree like a rice dumpling by the vines, unable to move a bit.

Roar!
Click!

At this time, another wolf man who had already climbed to the nearby tree jumped violently, accompanied by the sound of branches breaking.

The Gnoll roared, waving his metal claws, and suddenly appeared behind Thorne from among the dense branches.

It's a gnoll rogue!
Thorne's expression changed. Obviously, the attack of the gnoll rogue made him unexpected, and he didn't even notice when he was approached.

Clang!
Thorn, who had no time to dodge, held his sword to resist the deadly attack of the wolf man.

Then he jumped back, immediately opened the distance, and took the opportunity to fall to the ground. With the help of his condescending aura, he swung the long sword in his hand and slashed at another jackal on the ground.

clang!
The dark red long sword descended from the sky, hitting the wolf man's sharp metal claws, sparking bright sparks.

The powerful and heavy blow of the long sword almost made the wolf man kneel on one knee.

Roar!
--violent!
Suddenly, the Gnoll who fought Thorne roared angrily.

There was a crackling sound, and the body of the wolf man suddenly increased in height, and instantly bounced Thorne's long sword away, and another metal claw also took the opportunity to slash across Thorne's chest.

The profession of this jackal turned out to be a barbarian!

Feeling the burning pain in his chest, Thorne thought to himself that he was lucky.

If it weren't for the protection of the tree skin technique, which was like tough bark, the attack of the wolf man would have at least seriously injured him.

So Thorn didn't dare to be careless, and immediately distanced himself from the barbarian.

He stared slightly at the barbarian who charged again, took a deep breath, and the dagger in his left hand suddenly burst into orange flames.

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

The scorching flame burst suddenly, bursting out with dazzling white light.

Ah!
The barbarians caught off guard were stung by the dazzling white light, and their charge was immediately blocked.

puff!

The Gnoll, who was temporarily blinded, had just recovered. Thorne's nimble long sword was already approaching his neck with a scorching sound of piercing through the air, and then a cold light flashed mercilessly.

The shaggy head of the barbarian soared into the sky under the surging eruption of blood.

Then Thorn looked around vigilantly, frowning slightly, but he didn't find any trace of the Gnoll rogue who almost succeeded in sneak attack just now.

So he tightened the long sword in his hand, and with a sudden force on his legs, he rushed towards another wolf man who had escaped from the entanglement technique.

Dangdang Dangdang!
The two figures collided, and the clanging of gold and iron could be heard endlessly, but with the blessing of the strength of a bull and the grace of a cat, Thorne was even better.

When Thorn's two weapons were parried by the opponent's claws, Thorn's eyes turned cold, and he kicked hard with his right foot to a certain part of the wolf man's lower body.

Ow! ! ! !
The jackal's legs tightened, and a heart-piercing scream pierced the thick night.

puff!

Thorn's long sword took the opportunity to slice across the Gnoll's throat, ending his pain.

With the fall of the third Flinder Jackal, the pitch-black night became extremely quiet again.

Thorne stood quietly on the spot holding the sword, his eyes narrowed slightly.

Swish!
The leaves that fell on the ground fluttered gently, and the faint sound of footsteps was caught by Thorne.

——"Steel Soul School (Stance Skill): Clear Body!"

When the black shadow suddenly appeared, Thorne pretended not to know, but immediately launched the steel soul faction's clear body to lock the gnoll wanderer.

The so-called steel soul school swordsmanship is to use quick-witted mind and sense of the battlefield to fight against his enemies.

For the martial arts masters of the Steel Soul School, time seems to pass slowly in their eyes.

The function of the clear and pure body is to concentrate all one's energy on one person, while ignoring other opponents.

The enemy locked by you, his attack style and combat movements will be clearly displayed in front of your eyes.

The moment the clear body locked onto the rogue, the scene in front of Thorne quickly became blurred and distorted, but the body of the gnoll rogue came into his eyes very clearly.

Even the blood dripping from the face of the gnoll wanderer, Thorne could clearly observe it.

And the deadly attack launched by the gnoll rogue towards him also seemed to be not as fast and swift as before.

Just when the Gnoll rogue was grinning, and the sharp claws in his hands that gleamed with cold metal were about to penetrate Thorne's chest.

Thorn crouched lightly, his claws brushing past the hood.

The two sharp blades in Thorn's hands were all submerged into the body of the wolf man wanderer.

The blood-red pupils of the gnoll rogue suddenly dilated.

It seemed that he couldn't figure out until the end of his life why things suddenly turned around when he was about to feel the pleasure of tearing the opponent's body with sharp claws.

(End of this chapter)