Half Elf Ranger

Chapter 53 Sneak Attack
Whoosh whoosh!
In the night, Thorn's figure shuttled through the dense jungle, heading towards Talan Village.

Now, the magical buff that Gerst blessed him with is about to dissipate, so he can't wait any longer.

Before the divine spell completely disappeared, he had to use the opportunity when his own smell was covered up to approach the gnoll priest secretly, and then deal a fatal blow to the opponent before he noticed it.

Even if he couldn't kill the opponent, at least he had to be severely injured, so that in the next chase, the chances of Thorn escaping would be much higher.

It is not impossible to even lure him to Talan Village and join forces with players from Yuanshan Town to kill him.

Otherwise, if he confronted the opponent alone, he would have no chance of winning, and Thorne still had injuries on his body, even though it was only a slight injury, it had little effect on him.

But the smell of blood can be firmly locked by these Mala believers who are good at tracking.

As long as the opponent keeps chasing after him, he will be exhausted sooner or later.

Whoosh!
Thorne jumped lightly on the tree branch again, and jumped steadily into another dense bush, and then he carefully pushed aside the branches and leaves.

About ten meters ahead, the galloping figure of the Wolf man priest appeared in Thorn's sight.

So Thorn immediately activated the two concealment skills of stealth and hiding.

Immediately under the cover of night, Thorn's hazy figure seemed to have completely disappeared in the bushes.

Devotion shield, enchanted armor, enchanted weapon, strength of bull, grace of cat.

Through the spell recognition skills, Thorne secretly judged the various magical auras flickering on the wolf man priest, and his hanging heart sank slightly.

Unexpectedly, the Gnoll Priest's preparations were quite comprehensive.

First of all, the piety shield can make most of the physical attacks caused, when they hit the caster, deflect and cause the attack to fail.

Even if the attack is successful, it will be blocked by the opponent's second defensive magic armor.

Although the priest's defensive spells are not as diverse as the wizard's, they are very practical.

Then there are three very aggressive buffs. The strength of the cow and the grace of the cat have already allowed him to experience the benefits of 4 points of strength and 4 points of agility.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have easily killed the four wolf men who were chasing him.

The magical magic weapon can quickly turn an ordinary weapon into a magic equipment that can add magic damage.

In Winter City, a low-end magic weapon costs at least 500 gold coins, but in the hands of the caster, it can be easily done with just one magic spell.

Even a brick can become a deadly threat as long as it is blessed with divine magic.

Thorn tightened his grip on the long sword. Time was running out, and he couldn't afford to think too much now, and the gnoll priest was quickly approaching his ambush, so he couldn't miss this opportunity!
You can only fight, after all, you only have one chance!
Thorne no longer hesitated, glanced at the approximate location of the gnoll priest, and immediately a wooden holy emblem appeared in his left hand.

Accompanied by Thorn's soft singing, the wooden holy symbol, under the cover of dense branches and leaves, emitted a light green hazy brilliance.

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

Thorne waved his hand lightly, and the holy emblem was filled with light.

When the yellow weeds on the ground were shrouded, these swaying weeds were affected by natural energy and began to surge wildly.

Then, at a speed visible to the naked eye, countless vines covered with thorns grew out, wrapping around the body of the nearby Wolf man priest.

Ok?
The Gnoll Priest, who was running fast, froze with a ferocious face when he saw the spiked vines suddenly entangled towards him on the ground.

Immediately after that, he stopped, waving the two-section iron rod that was shining with magical aura in his hand, trying to drive away these crazy vines.

It's now!

Thorn's eyes narrowed slightly, he tightened the dark red long sword in his hand, and took a deep breath.

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

In the dark night, a long sword burning with flames suddenly appeared in the air and descended from the sky.

Thorne held the sword in both hands, jumped down from the tree branch where he was hiding, and then slashed at the head of the gnoll priest with all his strength.

While the mighty flaming sword pierced through the thick night, it also instantly pierced through the magical aura of the pious shield around the Wolf Priest.

Call ~
The Gnoll priest, who was driving away the vines, suddenly felt a burst of scorching heat, blowing away his thick mane with a strong wind.

The Gnoll Priest's face changed slightly, and he no longer cared about these vines, which were not very threatening.

Hold the two ends of the double-section iron rod with both hands, and rely on the iron chain in the middle to face Thorne's flaming long sword.

clang!
The long sword collided with the iron chain, and there was a piercing sound of metal friction.

Seeing that the attack was parried, Thorne endured the pain in his right arm caused by the excessive force, and once again exerted force with one hand, suppressing the weapon of the Wolf Priest.

Taking the opportunity, his left hand drew out a dagger, and quickly stabbed the Gnoll Priest in the chest.

puff!

The sharp dagger didn't penetrate completely as expected, it just broke through the black leather armor of the Wolf Priest.

After a wound was cut on his chest, the force of the puncture was completely counteracted.

Under the double blessing of the old enemy and the hunter's mark, he still couldn't break through the opponent's magic defense. A look of surprise flashed in Thorne's eyes.

He originally thought that the level of the gnoll priest was around level 7.

However, through this attack, Thorn immediately judged that the opponent might have at least level 9.

Feeling the slight stabbing pain in his chest, Priest Gnoll remained unmoved, with a cruel smile on his ferocious face.

——"One-ring magic: Frightening!"

Immediately afterwards, an angry growl mixed with disgusting bad breath poured out from the throat of the Gnoll Priest.

——"Steel Soul Pie (Coping Skill): Perfect Spirit!"

Will saving throw in progress!
Will save succeeded!

You have successfully resisted the fear effect of the panic spell!
Fear doesn't work on you!
……

A drop of crystal sweat overflowed from Thorne's forehead, and slid down his delicate cheeks to the ground.

When Thorne felt an aura exuding a strong fear, it was rapidly engulfing his whole body.

Without hesitation, he mobilized his perfect spirit to resist, and suddenly a clear breath appeared in his mind, as if the warm sunshine was blowing through the cold air, quickly dispelling all the fear.

Fear is a spell that can instantly shroud the enemy in fear. Even if the will save is successful, they will still be temporarily shaken.

There are three main types of fear states: trembling, panic, and dread.

When the enemy falls into a trembling state, they will lose their will to fight, and they will have an instinctive fear of the caster, and will become timid when attacking the opponent.

Enemies in a panic state also have a trembling effect, and will make people instinctively choose to move away from the source of fear, but still retain control of the body.

And the strongest state of fear will temporarily cause the enemy to lose will, and the body will run around uncontrollably.

Fortunately for Thorne, he has the bloody challenger feat, which makes him immune to tremors and panic states, so the tremors that come with the fright technique are useless to him at all.

Otherwise, in this dazed effort, he would be greeted by the gnoll priest with the two-sectioned iron rod inscribed with magic magic.

After a set of combos, his fragile body is enough to kill him.

However, although Thorn successfully resisted the fear technique of the wolf man priest, it still made his movements slightly stagnant.

In this gap, Priest Gnoll had already prepared an attack spell in his hand.

——"Three-ring Divine Art: Flames of Darkness!"

With a low moan, a light black flame appeared strangely in the palm of the wolf man priest.

This fist-sized flame couldn't feel any warmth and light, but Thorne's intuition told him that the strange flame in front of him was deadly enough for him!
"Despicable ranger, go to hell!"

The Gnoll priest roared, waved the black flame in his palm, and slapped Thorne's chest.

bump!
Thorn's expression was slightly condensed, and he kicked the Wolf man priest in the abdomen, and then opened the distance between the two sides.

But just as he stabilized his body, this group of black flames appeared strangely before his eyes again.

——"Desert Wind Sect (Stance Skill): Fire Avoidance Art!"

——"One ring of magic: resist energy damage (fire)!"

Thorn knew that he couldn't escape, and immediately launched two defensive flame skills at an extremely fast speed.

As the incantation was quickly uttered from Thorn's mouth, a nearly invisible energy protection force field instantly appeared on his body before the black flame was about to approach.

bump!
When the black flame hit Thorne's chest, there was no rumbling or explosion as expected, but Thorne let out a muffled groan.

But when Thorne noticed the chest because of the piercing pain, he found that there were already large burn marks and an unpleasant smell on the chest.

(End of this chapter)