Half-elf Ranger

In the night that was reddened by the fire, Thorne tightened his trembling hilt, walked to the Warlock's side, and asked solemnly:

"Lord of the Night, have you noticed anything strange about the gnoll camp?"

In that instant, Mo Feng, who was hanging from his waist, trembled obviously, and this strong reaction was stronger than any demon creature he had ever seen before.

Therefore, he was very worried about whether there was an accident, so he couldn't help asking out his inner confusion.

As a high-level sorcerer, even if it is impossible to exert his full strength due to special circumstances, he should still have this insight.

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

Hearing the ranger's question, the paladin Jessica glanced at him in surprise, then stepped forward and answered.

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

She was surprised that this ranger could also keenly capture this crisis.

Of course, what really struck the paladin was that this fleeting palpitation was very similar to how 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 powerful is his personal willpower to be able 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 he had magical equipment to resist charm, but now it seems that this ranger definitely possesses various specialties and skills that increase willpower.

"That's because the Gnoll King has just woken up from his slumber and is answering the prayers of the faithful."

Sitting on the ground, the sorcerer Anaxis got up slowly with the help of the somewhat wandering paladin. She first glanced at the gnoll camp with concern, and then said slowly.

Obviously, the awakening of the King of Gnolls was completely beyond her expectations, which meant that the slightest mistake in tonight's actions could bring about a fatal crisis.

The sorcerer had to face up to this matter, and if necessary, she must be prepared to be attacked by the suzerain.

"It seems that our attack this time was self-defeating and caused the sleeping demon lord to wake up unintentionally. Does this mean that the priests of the gnoll have regained their strength and regained the ability to cast magic." Thorne looked moved. After a moment, he looked at the weary warlock.

As for the gnoll king Yenogu, the news that the demon lord living in the abyss fell into a deep sleep, he also learned from the night lord.

However, after thinking about it carefully, I can understand the root cause of the deep sleep. After all, almost all the gnoll tribes in the Great Sword Mark Mountains were dispatched in order to break through the Winter City half a year ago, including the summoned abyss demons and those who descended to the main material plane. incarnation of the gods.

In such a fiery revenge operation, the outcome was failure, and the price of failure was very heavy.

In this tragic battle, in addition to the death of Yenogu's incarnation on the Prime Material Plane, the gnoll's dominance in the Great Swordscar Mountains 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 damaged.

For demon lords, falling into a short slumber to quickly regain power is not unexpected.

And those gnolls who have lost the protection of the gods will also relatively weaken the threat to the Emerald Field Territory. At most, it will be a little more troublesome, and it will not be able to produce a fatal threat for the time being.

This is also the main reason why the current waterfall town is not afraid of gnolls, because in a small and medium-sized tribe without gnoll sacrifices, he can slaughter them all by himself.

But this night, the demon lord suddenly woke up again when their operation was about to be completed successfully.

This is one of the most powerful gnoll tribes from the depths of the Dajianhen Mountains, which means that the tribe definitely has a gnoll sacrifice with a strength above the high level.

If the gnoll priest regained the magic, it would indeed be a very difficult problem for the three of them.

Although the night lord Anaxis of Stallman is a quasi-legendary warlock, the 9th-level spell she just cast is already her limit.

If you continue to use too much power, it is very likely that you will not be able to resist the backlash of the sect master, causing yourself to fall into a fatal crisis.

Otherwise, the Druid Hawk-Eyed Walker in the Emerald Garden would not have flown over and tried to stop their movements.

"It's too late to think, you two step back, I will cast a spell to control their movements, and then you will take the opportunity to kill the most threatening leader and priest with the fastest speed."

Noticing the fast approaching large group of abyss gnolls, Yenogu fangs, and the leaders and priests of the gnoll tribe, the sorcerer Anaxis looked straight and instructed the two of Thorne.

"I'll leave the gnoll leader to you, and I'll deal with the gnoll sacrifice." The paladin Jessica took the lead in drawing out the holy adamantine broadsword. She endured the pain of being burned by holy energy in her palm, and said to Thorne.

"I see." Thorne replied simply.

As a gnoll priest, although they don't have the chain trigger spell attached to the high-level blighter they encountered in the tower, they usually put a strong protective barrier on themselves before the battle.

This instinctive habit is not only possessed by gnoll sacrifices, but all spellcasters on the continent will develop this good habit in their adventures.

This is why spellcasters are the most difficult group of people to deal with. As long as you don't break his protective barrier in the gap between spellcasting, you will be greeted by all kinds of deadly and strange spells.

Jessica is a paladin. Against the evil gnoll, the powerful supernatural ability "Slayer" is definitely the most powerful weapon.

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

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

Therefore, it was no surprise to Thorne that she assigned tasks like this.

Because he can't guarantee that in the short control time of the warlock, he can break through the protective force field of the gnoll sacrifice and then kill him.

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

With two weapons of excellent quality in his hands, Thorne believes that even an adult dragon's scales can be easily broken by him, let alone a gnoll leader.

Even if his strength has reached the fourth-order Paragon, without all kinds of powerful legendary resistance, he will die if he is hit by an ordinary person.

The only thing that worries Thorne is whether the sorcerer Anaxis will be able to successfully control the horde of gnolls.

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

However, the current situation can no longer allow him to think so much.

As he and the paladin retreated, the warlock shrouded in a dark red cloak suddenly exuded a strong aura when he looked at the gnoll.

- "Eighth-Level Spell: Law, Stun!"

When a group of grim-faced gnolls approached the magician's casting distance, Anaxis unhurriedly spit out a word that contained great power.

Immediately afterwards, a gigantic phantom of a giant snake suddenly appeared on her dark red figure that was hunting in the gust of wind.

The Old Ones: Serpent of the Night!

This giant snake's narrow pupils shone with a deep yellow cold light, and a scarlet forked tongue was protruding from the slits of its sharp fangs.

Accompanied by the vicious 'hissing' voice of the giant snake phantom, the terrified pupils of a large group of gnolls seemed to see the most ancient terror.

In an instant.

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

"Pfft!"

The warlock who finished casting the spell was immediately attacked and spit out a mouthful of scarlet blood.

At the same time, the giant snake phantom that appeared behind her turned its spear head, twisting its body covered with midnight-like black scales, making a piercing scratching sound, revealing a scorpion covered with lost dreams to the sorcerer. Tooth swallowed.

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

- "Dimensional step!"

Noticing the moment when the gnoll was under control, Thorne, who had already locked his eyes on the gnoll leader, moved, the rune on the boots of the dimension burst into a mysterious light, and his figure immediately disappeared without a trace. .

"Pfft!"

As Thorne's figure emerged, the scorching blade was unsheathed like lightning, and the head of the gnoll leader with dull eyes flew into the dust.

- "Supernatural ability: slaying evil!"

The paladin Jessica on the other side didn't waste the slightest time, and saw her abruptly show the dark red wings behind her, and a holy brilliance appeared on the holy pure gold broadsword in her hands.

The dark golden sword seemed to be enveloped by an indescribable power. At the moment when the paladin rushed into the gnoll sacrifice, the sacred fine gold broadsword slashed at the body of the gnoll sacrifice with unrivaled momentum. superior.

"boom!"

Just when the blade with the holy radiance was about to hit the gnoll sacrifice, an invisible protective force field successfully blocked the bitter blow.

- "Supernatural ability: slaying evil!"

Seeing the already dim protective power, the paladin Jessica did not hesitate. She bit her lower lip, resisting the backlash of the divine energy of "Slashing Evils" against herself, clenching the hilt of the sword with both hands, and slashing again without any buffer time. This is enough of a fatal blow.

"boom!"

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

The paladin Jessica, who had failed in two hits, was finally unable to maintain her normal coldness, and a pair of beautiful eyes flashing with pale red light suddenly flashed a trace of panic.

At this moment, her hands clenching the hilt of the sword were already being eroded by divine energy, braving the mist that was like scorched flesh and blood, and the burning pain also rushed through her body with the sound of 'sizzle'.

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

This ability, with her current divine resistance, can only be used twice in a row at most. If it is forcibly activated a third time, her body is likely to be unable to withstand the erosion of divine power, resulting in serious injury or death.

The paladin Jessica glanced at the scorched wounds on both arms, feeling the pain passed on, and the sacred fine gold broadsword in her hands that was as hot as a red-hot iron, she could only grit her teeth and persevere.

Although at this time, as long as she throws away the weapon in her hand, and then casts a magical healing technique on herself, all these pains and scars will be swept away, but she is not allowed to do so in a short period of time.

If the gnoll sacrifice 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, Thorne suddenly appeared in front of her.

"Zheng!"

Thorne, who had just killed the gnoll leader, had already noticed the paladin's situation, so he instantly appeared in front of her, left a sentence, and regardless of whether the other party agreed or not, he directly pulled out another steel soul sword.

He still knew a little about the special situation of this succubus paladin. When he saw that the other party couldn't take away the gnoll sacrifice with two "Evil Slashes", he realized the seriousness of the problem.

After all, after solving the gnoll sacrifice, there are still many abyss gnolls, Yenogu Fangs and Flynn gnolls waiting for them to resist.

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

Therefore, at this time, only his own hands are the best choice.

Hearing the very calm voice of the ranger, the paladin knew that the other party was not joking.

So he no longer hesitated, he stepped back directly, and took advantage of this time to use the Lay on Hand ability that came with his profession to heal the wounds just left by "Slaying Evil".

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

- "Insight Strike!"

- "Qi Qi Slash!"

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

Thorne took a deep breath, clenched the steel soul sword in his hand, and with a thought, in his constant accumulation, the energy of qi in his body gathered crazily toward the blade.

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

Why is it said that Juggernaut is the profession with the strongest attack power, even in the face of the caster's protective field, it is as neat as chopping melons and vegetables, it is precisely because they have a unique weapon nurtured by life energy and a powerful "lifting force" Air Slash" skill.

The moment this skill was activated, the blade in his hand seemed to be enveloped in a fierce sword glow.

The moment Thorne noticed the sluggish pupils of the gnoll sacrifice, the blade, surrounded by the energy of flame and qi, suddenly slashed out.

"Crack!"

Under the blessing of "Insight Strike", the steel soul sword with the demon-breaking attribute directly hits the weakest point of the protection energy of the gnoll sacrifice.

"Pfft!"

With the light sound like the cracking of eggshells, Thorne's other desert wind sword followed closely, and with a blow of the decapitation sword, the head of the gnoll sacrifice rolled into the dust.

"Protect the Lord of the Night." Seeing that the gnoll sacrifice was completely dead, Thorne did not stop, but left a sentence without looking back, and rushed into the group of wolves who had not recovered.

- "Soul Soul School (Strike Skill): Catapult Slash!"

In the dark night, Thorne's figure turned into afterimages due to the excessive speed. This afterimage was in the sluggish crowd of wolves. Every time the afterimage paused, a bloodstain was drawn across the neck of a gnoll. Fall on your back.

When the sixth gnoll fell, Thorne's galloping figure finally stopped.

He first stood on the spot to calm down the breath he was breathing slightly from the violent exercise just now, and then he again locked his eyes on the jackal who was gradually recovering from the state of shock.

The Strike Skill of the Steel Soul Sect: Ejection Slash!

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

This is a move that exceeds the physical load, and if used continuously, his entire body system will collapse.

This is like the sprinting champion cheetah in the animal world. Although its instantaneous explosive power is very strong, its poor heat dissipation capacity directly leads to its insufficient endurance to last for too long.

A single "Ejection Slash" directly killed the five Flynn Gnolls who had reached Tier 3 strength, and the rest of the recovered Abyss Gnolls and Yenogu's fangs posed little threat to Thorne.

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

As Thorne's swords were swung in a dazzling dance of death among the wolves, the gnolls fell to the ground like reaping wheat.

It hasn't been a long time since the gnoll sacrifice was killed to the one-sided massacre that appeared in front of him.

When the paladin Jessica recovered from her injuries, what appeared in front of her was a scene of abyss gnolls and Yenogu's fangs, accompanied by deadly sword lights, wailing in a pool of blood.

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

There were even those with weaker wills, who squatted on the ground and let out a trembling whimper, as if begging the deadly ranger for mercy.

However, what awaited them was the arrival of a blade of death.

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

"Night Lord, are you alright?" The paladin noticed that the hideous snake shadow behind the warlock had disappeared, his expression relaxed and he asked with concern.

"It's no big deal." The sorcerer Anaquis, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, looked at a talisman with a faint emerald light in his hand with a complicated expression.

This amulet was handed over to her by Nightingale Walker in Emerald Garden at the request of Eagle Eye Walker.

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

If it wasn't for the effect of this amulet just now, even if she successfully resisted the backlash of the Night Serpent Phantom, her own strength would have been greatly reduced.

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

The sorcerer sighed helplessly, and clenched the amulet in his hand tightly. 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 didn't show up in town today, would you still choose to attack the gnolls?"

Seeing that the Warlock was okay, the paladin finally felt relieved, and then he couldn't help but glance at the battle ahead and asked her.

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

But the paladin standing beside the sorcerer was very uncomfortable.

Because in tonight's action, she didn't do anything except cut out two "Evil Slashes" against the gnoll sacrifice.

"In this battle tonight, the gnolls in the depths of the Great Sword Mark Mountains will not dare to threaten our town at will for a long time."

The warlock did not answer the paladin's question, but took a deep look at the ranger who was gradually walking towards the gnoll camp, and then instructed her:

"Jessica, this town of Stallman, which was once built 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 may never come back. ."

"Leave?" The paladin Jessica looked startled and repeated these two words in a suspicious tone.

"Yes, get out of here." The warlock looked at the paladin in front of him and replied patiently.

"Then where are you going." The paladin who got the affirmative answer seemed to understand something.

"Bator Hell, find my way to the legend of destiny." The warlock clenched the amulet in his hand and disappeared into the night that was reddened by the camp's fire.

In front of the gate of the gnoll camp.

Thick smoke rose into the sky, and the air was filled with a suffocating, pungent smell.

With two sharp swords in hand, Thorne stepped in under the blessing of the Ranger Magic "Resist Energy Damage" and the Desert Wind Sect's Posture Skill "Fire Avoidance".

Two Flynn's gnolls, whose whole body was browned by the flames, rushed out of the sea of ​​flames and appeared in front of him, blocking the way.

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

Thorne crossed the gnoll's corpse and walked into a sea of ​​smoke billowing from the fire. With the two sharp swords in his hand flickering frequently, the gnolls and various slave corpses, who were running around and screaming and screaming, were soon killed. The tongue of fire engulfed the ground.

In the black smoke that filled the air, Thorne slowly moved forward in the face of the sea-like scorching aura, and walked towards the ancient statue of Yeno in the center of the gnoll camp.

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

As the dark grid on the ground was opened by him with his sword, he threw the scorching dark red fireball into it without hesitation.

"Boom!"

The roar of the explosion of the fireball overwhelmed the clear screams of the gnoll cubs.

Thorne continued walking towards the Yenogu statue without looking back.

Under the bright firelight, Thorne looked at the scarred ancient sculpture of Yeno.

Suddenly, an emerald-colored flame burned in the empty eye sockets of the ancient statue of Yeno, and a powerful coercion pressed down on Thorne.

Thorne, who had overcome the coercion, straightened up with difficulty, his eyes hidden in the hood staring coldly at the fading jade-colored flames on the Yenogu statue.

"Ding! Ding! Ding!"

Then, without hesitation, he waved the two sharp blades in his hand, and danced out a dense sword light at an extremely fast speed.

In just a moment, the scarred Yenogu statue was completely disfigured.

"Crack!"

With an imperceptible light sound, cobweb-like cracks spread to the statue's body at a very fast speed.

"Roar!"

A fleeing gnoll stopped, roared angrily at the blasphemous ranger, and rushed towards it frantically.

Then... he collapsed, clutching his neck.

On the last day of the gnoll's death, he saw the magnificent sight of the great statue of the gnoll king collapsed in a sea of ​​fire.

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

Under the leadership of the night lord, the tiefling of Stallman launched a raid to drive out the gnolls. You helped the lord of Stallman to successfully defeat the gnoll tribe from the Great Swordscar Mountains.

On the battlefield, you not only killed the leader and high priest of the Hunttooth Gnoll tribe, but also destroyed the altar of Yenogu with your own hands.

This heroic deed of yours will gradually spread in the Emerald Wilderness, and over time, the entire civilized settlements of the Emerald Wilderness will know of your significant contribution to this battle.

WARNING: By destroying the altar of Gnoll King Yenogu with your own hands, you have succeeded in drawing the extra attention of this demon lord and his people deep in the Great Swordscar Mountains.

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