Hogg is a giant gnoll that is several laps larger than a normal riverpaw gnoll.

As an elite monster, Hogg's HP is also many times higher than that of ordinary gnolls, which is as much as 666.

With such six HP, it's no wonder that it can defeat well-known monsters such as the Sons of Arugao, the Three Brothers of the Stone Queen, Moramdi, the Demon Tyrannosaurus, and the Magical Mecha, and become the top of the list of killers in the wild. (Blizzard's official website sent a congratulatory message congratulating Hogg on his 250,000 honorable kills.) ）

The giant gnoll was now roaming the glade alone, its tattered leather armor that didn't fit properly, and it was unfortunate that it had been ripped from some hapless adventurer. It carried a one-handed axe with a somewhat broken blade, and the blade was stained with dried dark red blood.

"Finally there's an opponent worth fighting......" Hill looked at Hogg from afar, slightly interested, and turned back to Varian and said, "This guy isn't as easy to deal with as those gnolls just now, how about the recruit, are you ready?" ”

Although Varian has been honing his actual combat experience in the dungeon these days, his poor skills are obviously not enough compared to Hill, the Dark Ranger who is a battle-hardened ranger general. According to Hill's vision, Varian's comprehensive strength in all aspects has barely reached the level of a ranger recruit.

Varian felt his muscles stiffen a little, and he didn't answer, just pursed his lips and nodded slightly, recasting his skills to add a power blessing to himself and Ciel.

"Ha, are you nervous?" Hill easily spotted Varian's problem and chuckled softly.

Varian shook his head with a slightly flushed face, as a man, he always unconsciously wanted to be brave and calm in front of women on the battlefield.

But Hogg is the first elite monster that Varian has faced, in the game of his previous life, he could love and kill Hogg unscrupulously, and he can be resurrected even if he hangs anyway, but now he has to fight Hogg face-to-face, and Varian doesn't know if he can dodge or withstand the attack of this giant jackal, so nervousness is inevitable.

"Alas...... Sure enough, it's a new recruit.,It's not good to look like this.,When you're in battle, your movements are deformed.,How can you still form an effective attack ......"

Ciel walked up to Varian, stood on tiptoe and patted him on the shoulder, and said with rare gentleness: "Don't worry, it's okay, you just need to protect yourself, I will always cover your ...... behind you"

Although the scene of Varian, who is close to 1.9 meters tall and sturdy, being patted on the shoulder by a slender High Elf who is less than 1.7 meters tall, but being comforted by Hill like this, Varian's nervousness has indeed eased a lot, at least his body is not as stiff as it was just now.

Seeing that Varian's condition had improved, Ciel smiled slightly and said, "Okay, now let's talk about it, how are you going to deal with that gnoll?" ”

Varian, who had relaxed, let out a long breath and replied, "You attack Hogg with your bow and arrow first to attract its attention. Then I took the opportunity to attack from behind it, trying to keep it at bay and not get too close to you. ”

"It's not badly arranged." Ciel nodded and said, "But you should change to a shield and a one-handed weapon in the next battle, the two-handed hammer is too heavy, and it may be difficult for you to parry Hogg's attack flexibly." With a shield block, at least it can give you another layer of security. ”

Varian followed Ciel's advice, and his bag included the white Warrior's Shield, a white normal-quality shield dropped when fighting monsters, and the one-handed hammer, a green one-handed hammer, the Hammer.

Because Varian previously chose the protection talent, most of the skills under this talent are related to the shield equipped by the off-hand, and Varian will definitely focus on fighting with shields and one-handed weapons in the future, so he will prepare these equipment in advance, instead of selling them all to the system for money or dismantling them into enchantment materials.

Pulling his gear out of his bag, Varian held a shield in front of him in his left hand and a one-handed hammer in his right hand. His wrists turned slightly, adjusting to the weight of the one-handed hammer.

Ciel and Varian looked at each other, and when they saw him nod, knowing that he was ready, Hill drew a bow and arrow from his quiver behind his back, and after a little aiming, shot at Hogg, the giant gnoll not far away.

The sharp arrow flew straight into Hogg's eye socket like a flash of lightning that swept through the sky, and even the weeds were blown to the ground by the air flow brought by the arrow.

Hogg was worthy of being an elite monster, and he discovered it before the bow and arrow could be shot in front of his eyes.

Hogg hurriedly lowered his head, trying to dodge the arrow, but Ciel's arrow was so fast that before Hogg could fully lower his head, the cluster of arrows pierced its ear.

The metal arrow easily brought a large chunk of flesh from Hogg's ear, and blood poured out of the wound.

"Whew~~~~~"

Hogg didn't expect anyone to dare to sneak up on his own territory, and he was furious with the pain, and he raised his hair and let out a terrible howl.

Before Hogg could finish his call, Ciel's second arrow arrived again. This time, she was aiming for Hogg's open mouth.

The bow and arrow were fired into Hogg's mouth with precision, and the howl came to an abrupt halt.

Immediately afterward, Hogg was completely enraged by the two arrows, its eyes turned red, and it scurried in the direction of Ciel, brandishing its axe.

By this time, Varian had already laid in ambush behind a tree beside Hogg's path, and as soon as Hogg passed, Varian rushed out, bent down and swung his hammer, and slammed the hammer in his hand into the knee of Hogg's left leg.

"Whoosh!" Ciel's third arrow flew and landed firmly into Hogg's right knee.

Hogg, whose legs were attacked at the same time, stumbled and nearly fell. Varian picked up his hammer and slammed it into Hogg's head.

The damage of the one-handed hammer was much worse than that of the newcomer's hammer, and Varian attacked four or five times in a row without causing much damage to Hogg.

Hogg, who had been smashed a few times, came back to his senses, and instead of paying attention to Ciel, who had been attacking him with a bow and arrow not far away, he raised his hand and slashed at Varian with an axe.

Varian hurriedly raised the shield in front of him, and with a "dang" sound, the huge force from the shield shook Varian back several steps in a row.

"The elite monster is really not comparable to those little monsters, and now I have almost no chance of winning if I want to deal with it alone......

Feeling a little numb in the hand holding the shield, Varian sighed secretly.

Fortunately, he has recruited Ciel as a helper, and Varian believes that as long as he can contain Hogg, then Ciel will definitely solve it.