Volume 1: The Second Coming (Remastered) Chapter 10: A Difficult Quest (3)

First, Yu Bin divided the four skeleton hunters into groups of twos and twos, separated them by twenty meters, and stood along the edge of the grass outside the cathedral. Leaning on the cover of flower beds and tombstones, carefully avoid entering the sight of the human soldiers.

In the world of Entagre, the perception range is mostly the area of vision, and when facing monsters, it is very easy to attract their attention and prompt the monsters to take a vigilant posture until you enter their attack range, and some belligerent monsters will even take the initiative to rush up to attack you.

Correspondingly,When you rely on the help of the mask,Not found by the monster,Or sneak behind the monster by stealth skills,It won't trigger the monster's vigilance,Except for some monsters who will perceive your presence at close range because of other ways (such as soul fluctuations or sense of smell),Most monsters will continue to do their own thing unnoticed,In this case,The player's attack will become a sneak attack,Not only the damage caused by the attack will increase significantly., There is also a high chance of a direct kill if it hits a vital point.

The two groups of skeleton hunters were not far away from the guards who were selected as targets by Yu Bin, although the grass around the cathedral was wide, it could only provide a distance of about thirty meters at most, plus the position where the human soldiers were standing was right in the middle of the grass, so the distance between the skeleton hunters and them was about twenty meters, which was exactly the edge of the crossbowman's attack range.

In general, crossbows have a shorter attack range than bows and arrows, but deal more damage. Of course, it doesn't mean that the crossbowman can't attack the target twenty meters away, as long as they raise the shooting angle, the attack distance will also increase, but the farther the crossbow arrow shoots, the less damage it causes, twenty meters is the range of the crossbow arrow's crossbow arrow that can cause full damage, and the farther it will be because the crossbow arrow is affected by air resistance and wind during the flight, and the penetration will be greatly lost, and the damage will naturally be greatly reduced, and the hit rate will be reduced. This is because crossbow arrows are shorter in length, have a higher center of gravity, and do not have the feathers behind the butt of bows and arrows to maintain stability in flight, making them more susceptible to external forces.

After arranging the skeleton hunters, Yu Bin himself took two skeleton warriors to ambush behind a flower bed, which was closer to those soldiers than the skeleton hunters, and was also about in the middle of the two groups of skeleton hunters.

Then, under Yu Bin's control, one of the group of skeleton hunters came out of the hideout, shot an arrow at the guards in the distance, entered the field of vision and took the initiative to attack, the two skeleton hunters instantly attracted the hatred of this guard team, and the five halberds raised their halberds in their hands without saying a word, lined up in a horizontal line, and strode towards the skeleton hunters who were exposed.

This is the most commonly used "halberd array" by humans, due to the [common hatred] skills of halberdiers and halberders, humans tend to arrange them into dense phalanxes, used to impact the enemy's formation or resist the impact of cavalry, and because these troops belong to the first order, not only are they large in number and easy to train, in other words, they are low in cost, and they are naturally extremely popular.

Although there are only five halberds now, they are still not something that Yu Bin can compete with in a horizontal formation, and the increase in damage of four points per halberd is not just talking, five halberds more than two meters long are waved, Yu Bin can't even get close, he doesn't think that his blood volume of less than 200 points can last much time in that terrible halberd array.

The three strong crossbowmen protected by the Praetorian Guards did not step forward, because the skeleton hunters were just within their attack range, these long-range troops naturally raised the crossbow arrows in their hands for the first time to give the enemy a wave of arrow rain, but under Yu Bin's personal control, the skeleton hunter who completed the shooting did not hesitate to hide behind the tombstone, and the three crossbow arrows naturally returned in vain and were inserted into the ground in vain.

At the same time, the skeleton hunter on the other side also stepped out from behind the statue where he was hiding, drew his bow and shot arrows, and launched an attack on the crossbowmen who stood still.

So these human soldiers are difficult to do, there are enemies on both sides, and the enemies on both sides are the same, so which side is it to attack?

Soon, the soldiers made a decision, and it was exactly the decision that Yu Bin expected.

The five halberders continued to charge towards their previous target, while the Praetorian guards protected the crossbowmen and pursued the skeleton hunters who had re-hidden behind the statues, so that the guards, who had been in a strict formation and combined with the near and far, were divided into two parts, and the distance between them became wider and wider.

Yu Bin controlled the skeleton hunters to retreat while continuing to scatter them, and with the cover, even a strong crossbowman could not ensure that these enemies were accurately hit, not to mention that Yu Bin controlled their retreat route with various obstacles, which made the pursuing human soldiers have to spend extra time around these flower beds and statues, invisibly slowing down their movement.

And these human soldiers, as Yu Bin expected, continue to divide their forces as the skeleton hunters disperse further, which is the disadvantage of not having a high level of intelligence, if these soldiers are controlled by the player or a high-level NPC, Yu Bin's small tricks will not work anyway.

When the distance between the crossbowman and the halberd was stretched to more than ten meters, and there were various flowerbed statues in the middle, Yu Bin finally made a move! With two skeleton warriors, Yu Bin's target is the strong crossbowman who has escaped the protection of the guards and is left alone!

The ranged class is so lethal because the enemy has to endure several rounds of ranged attacks before they can get close to them, and these attacks can deal damage that even exceeds the enemy's maximum health, resulting in a kill. If the ranged class is close, then it is very questionable how much of this lethality will remain.

The same goes for crossbowmen, elite archers who have evolved to have a formidable army. They use crossbows as weapons, but they don't gain more melee combat abilities, and the weapons they use for self-defense are the same as the lowest-level archers, with only a dagger!

Even if Yu Bin is bare-handed, he can't use a crossbow to deal with one. The strong crossbowman of the bow is still more than enough, not to mention that there are two skeleton warriors to help, under the two white bone war knives and Yu Bin's fist, the dagger in the hand of the strong crossbowman is so weak, it only lasted less than five seconds before losing his life, and he fell to the ground helplessly. At this time, the guards who wanted to come to the rescue had only just run a few steps, and they were still at least five meters away from Yu Bin.

The next thing is very simple, if the Praetorian Guard rushes over alone, then Yu Bin will choose to entangle him by himself, and the two skeleton warriors immediately turn their firepower and cooperate with the two skeleton hunters to gather fire and strong crossbowmen, and the strong crossbowmen who have lost the protection of the Praetorian Guards are not impossible to fight, not to mention that in the case of the skeleton warriors being close, the terrible long-range damage of the crossbowmen will naturally cease to exist, and they have changed from life harvesters to weak chickens to be slaughtered.

And if the Praetorian Guards choose to turn back and continue to protect the crossbowmen, then Yu Bin will let the skeleton hunters continue to take them around in circles, and the crossbowmen will divide their troops, and the previous scene will be repeated again, without dividing the troops, the skeleton hunters who are not being pursued can attack them leisurely, even if the damage is low, it is a free damage, and they can still kill them in the end.

The best choice for these guards was to immediately retreat to the vicinity of the cathedral and join up with the halberds, relying on the terrain near the cathedral to force Yu Bin to choose to fight head-on.

But Yu Bin doesn't think that these guys who can only fight rigidly according to orders will have this ability!

As Yu Bin expected, after seeing that the lone crossbowman was killed, the guards chose to turn around and continue to protect the two crossbowmen, and under the rigid response, it didn't take long for another crossbowman to be left alone in order to pursue Yu Bin, so he became the second victim.

After taking care of the three crossbowmen and the Praetorian Guard, the Euphorbia who was still playing hide and seek with the skeleton hunter on the other side became a new target, and after losing the long-range deterrent provided by the crossbowman, the Euphorbia, which was not moving fast, naturally became the ghost of the skeleton hunter.

In the whole process, in addition to Yu Bin's need to spend a lot of energy to constantly control the skeleton hunters to go around in circles, the biggest problem is to always pay attention to the situation in the direction of the cathedral, eliminating these soldiers is not a problem, what Yu Bin is worried about is that in the process of eliminating them, the cathedral will send reinforcements.

But fortunately, until the last Euphorbia fell to the bow and arrows of the Skeleton Slayer, there was no movement in the majestic-looking cathedral, not to mention reinforcements, not even a Light Blessing (a light spell used to restore health) appeared. Although this allowed Yu Bin to get rid of these soldiers smoothly, it also made Yu Bin lose the opportunity to get a glimpse of the cathedral's strength.

After a brief repair, Yu Bin carefully surveyed the stables and prayer rooms on both sides, including the surrounding houses, to make sure that there were no enemies in these buildings before leading the skeletons to the closed wooden gate of the cathedral.

Yu Bin took a deep breath, stretched out his hand and slowly pushed open the door, and the heavy wooden door slowly opened with his push, revealing the magnificent decoration inside.

The spacious and empty hall has a dome more than 20 meters high, the top of the dome is a transparent round crystal, because it is already evening at this time, only the bright moonlight through the crystal, evenly sprinkled throughout the hall, you can imagine what a holy scene here will be when the sun is high.

The hall is surrounded by frescoes carved into the stone walls depicting the heroic deeds of human heroes, and the hall is lined with prayer benches, ending in a half-metre-high staircase with icons and a shrine.

At this time, a priest in a golden robe was half-kneeling in front of the holy icon, praying in a low voice, and with the sound of the door being opened, he slowly stood up and turned to look at Yu Bin who pushed the door in.

Looking at the holy scripture held in the priest's arms, Yu Bin's face instantly fell, damn it, he never thought that there would be a priest in the cathedral!

As the fifth-order class of the human race, the priest class with its unique ability and high level of wisdom, together with the sixth-order knights, is known as the two pillars of the human race, as devout believers of the light, these religious people will continue to evolve along the path of apprentice priests, priests, clerics and priests, and finally follow three different paths according to the faith they pursue.

The first is to become a high priest, then evolve into a priest, and finally become a chief priest, this evolutionary route focuses on support, and is good at various healing magic and light spells, and is the best auxiliary unit of the human race.

The second is to choose to become monks, then ascetics, and finally evolve into fanatics, these fanatics are determined to use their power to cleanse the world of all impurities, and their favorite thing is to destroy the enemies of the light with all kinds of damage-like magic spells, so to speak, ranged spell units.

And the third one is the most special, following the evolutionary path of monks, inquisitors, and adjudicators, and can eventually become a melee unit that fights with a mace, they will strengthen their bodies with various magic techniques, and then smash the enemy's brains with the mace in their hands!

Yu Bin is now facing the priest who is second only to the chief priest, as an evolutionary route that focuses on support, although the priests have no combat ability, but the various divine arts and light spells they are good at have a great ability to restrain the undead. What's more, since there is a priest serving as an assistant in the cathedral, there must be another role as the main attacker, otherwise, this crusade task is too simple, Yu Bin doesn't think that a priest will have time to chant spells after being close to him!

Sure enough, as the priest pointed at Yu Bin from afar, a crisp cry came from the dome, making Yu Bin change color in an instant!

This voice is too familiar to Yu Bin, because in his previous life, he died at the hands of the owner of this voice!

With a bang, the crystal in the middle of the dome was shattered into countless tiny fragments, and they were sprinkled one after another, as if a crystal rain had fallen, and a figure stretched its wings and rushed down from the dome with a howling wind, and four thick and strong eagle talons firmly grasped the ground, and even left a few deep scratches on the marble paved ground.

The whole body is snow-white, the chest is a golden mane, and the two outstretched wings are as distinct as cast iron, and the cilia on them are clearly visible. The eagle-headed lion body is the bird of prey domesticated by humans, the predator soaring in the sky, the griffin!

And this is just a rare Divine Gryphon than the Giant Owl, as an elite breed that has been cultivated by the power of light since childhood, the Divine Griffin not only has a larger size, stronger combat power, but also easier to obey orders, they have been accustomed to the light power of the body since childhood, and the various auxiliary spells of the priest have better adaptability.

Facing a fourth-order divine griffin and a fifth-order priest, Yu Bin only had four skeleton hunters and two skeleton warriors in his hands, and their rank was zero!

Can Yu Bin win this final battle?