Chapter 340: Hellhound
With Zhang Cheng passing Ursula Delin's test, he finally managed to break into the ranks of warlocks and become a titular apprentice who began to learn about dangerous dark spells.
But unlike the step-by-step approach of the Dalaran mages, the Warlocks seem to prefer to wrest power from demons at any cost, especially the various bloody and cruel sacrifices, which are simply scalp-tingling.
Some of them are monsters that have been captured alive by hired adventurers, and some are special criminals who have been captured by MI7 and are not convenient to execute in person.
In short, in just half a month, Zhang Cheng had seen more than thirty fresh lives and souls devoured by demons, and the strength of the warlocks who held the ritual was also increasing at an incredible speed.
It's no wonder that when the Warlock class appeared in the orc tribe, it quickly crowded out the shamans who had been dominant, and this astonishing speed alone was enough to make countless spellcasters flock to it.
Of course, there is a so-called "price" to be paid for gaining any power.
Warlocks pay either their own blood, the killing of others' souls, or the plunge of their entire bodies and minds into the abyss of darkness and depravity.
There is no profession more dangerous in Azeroth than a Warlock, and the slightest mistake can lead to a loss of self-consciousness and a complete reduction to a beast driven by the dark side and endless desires of human nature, or even a minions of the Burning Legion.
To put it simply, a warlock is to use a part of himself as a bargaining chip to gain power through trading, and the more you give, the more power you get.
Theoretically, as long as the will is strong enough to withstand the strong side effects of power exchange, you can obtain spell-casting abilities that surpass those of the Archmage of the Kenrito Council in a short period of time.
Warlocks are so powerful, and the power they hold is so tempting, so even at the risk of death and being wanted, there are still many people who continue to join them, and there are more than five warlocks and apprentices who have gone crazy and died in half a month alone.
However, the life and death of these people did not have much to do with Zhang Cheng, he was now engrossed in staring at the hellhound close at hand, and all he was thinking about was how to defeat him without revealing his strength, using only warlock spells that matched his identity.
After all, this time, there were four more pairs of eyes full of scrutiny around him, and it was impossible for him to directly reveal the Demon Eye like he had tamed Kupnik.
In addition, Hellhound's ability is already very restrained against spellcasters, so it is impossible to fight quickly.
You must know that in the early days of the game, there was a very classic joke, a certain mage was wandering in the wild, suddenly found that a warlock from the opposing camp on the side of the road was temporarily leaving, he immediately dismounted and skillfully performed an ice pick technique, intending to take this opportunity to kill the other party.
As a result, the demon summoned by the warlock, the Hellhound, rushed up without saying a word and began to chase the mage and bite wildly, and in the blink of an eye, he ate the mage's arcane wisdom, ice armor, and frost armor cleanly, and also countered several spells.
Despite the mage's best efforts to kill the pesky dog, he had no idea that the Hellhound's magic resistance was incredibly high, and he was bitten to death by the Hellhound.
When the Warlock player returned to the monitor, he was surprised to find that there was an extra skeleton around him at some point......
Although the description of the story is a bit exaggerated, it also shows how difficult Hellhound is to deal with in the eyes of the caster.
At the moment when Zhang Cheng was considering whether to go to exile first to buy some time, the hellhound, who was lying motionless on the ground, suddenly opened his big mouth full of fangs and pounced violently.
"Damn it!"
He didn't have time to react, so he activated the magic armor first, covering the surface of his skin with a hard cuticle like a demon, and then smashed it down with his right elbow.
Bang!
With a muffled thud, the Hellhound lost two of its sharp teeth, but at the same time bit its arm.
Thankfully, the magic was meant to give the warlock demonic defense and regeneration, so it didn't break the bone, only ripped off a large piece of bloody flesh, and the wound stopped bleeding in less than five seconds.
"That's a good job! You wait for me!" Zhang Cheng, who felt the pain in his heart, pretended to say a cruel word, and quickly hung the corrosive spell and the curse of pain on the body of the hellhound.
"Click!!!!"
The Whispering Hound that was attacked was instantly ferocious, but because it had no voice, the strange sound of this tooth rubbing was a manifestation of its anger, and the two tentacles on the top of its head also released a faint black glow.
Next Second......
The magic armor technique blessed on Zhang Cheng's body immediately disappeared without a trace for some unknown reason.
What's even more bizarre is that the abscess on the Whispering Hound caused by the corrosive spell and the painful curse has actually disappeared!
When Ursula saw this, she immediately smiled and reminded, "Wow, devouring magic." Dear apprentice, I really don't know whether to say that you are lucky or unlucky. You must know that not every hellhound has such an ability before being systematically trained, as long as you can defeat it, you will soon be able to obtain unexpected gains. ”
"I think this hellhound is about to eat the soul of its dreams. Another male warlock with the title of master pursed the corners of his mouth and said something cool.
As the leaders of the Stormwind stronghold, they will not interfere with the apprentices who are undergoing trials, let alone help the apprentices defeat the demons, even if the apprentices are killed by the summoned demons.
Zhang Cheng ignored these guys whose hearts had already been devoured by darkness, and took advantage of the fact that the hellhound had not yet launched a second round of attacks, raised his left hand and chanted a spell loudly, and in the blink of an eye, he injected the shadow energy into the target's body, maximizing the most terrifying scene in the opponent's subconscious.
The Hellhound visibly shuddered, and turned around in an attempt to escape through the portal back to warped planetime.
Unfortunately, before it could hit the diaphragm, a black shadow arrow flew out.
Just as the Shadow Arrow was about to hit, Zhang Cheng replaced the Curse of Pain with the Shadow Curse, reducing the powerful magic resistance of the Hellhound to a normal level.
Burst!
"Click!!!!!!"
Once again, the battered Hellhound made an uncomfortable sound, while also dispelling the negative effects of the dread.
But where would Zhang Cheng give the opponent a chance to attack again, he immediately added another fear technique, followed by a corrosive spell and a shadow arrow, which made the hellhound fall to the ground in a non-stop run.
When he confirmed that the target no longer had the ability to attack again, he breathed a sigh of relief, raised his head and asked straightforwardly, "Masters, am I qualified now?"