Chapter 12: The Hidden Arsonist
Just as Ye Yichen was observing the surrounding environment, the bushes next to him suddenly trembled, and immediately, a pale red figure jumped out of it, and two rays of light flashed and shot towards Ye Yichen's location.
Ye Yichen had the heart to take care of other things, it didn't mean that he relaxed his vigilance, as soon as the sword in his right hand was raised, and at the same time, the free left hand immediately pulled out the dagger on his waist, and the two quickly took the lead and bounced the two red rays of light away.
The body flashed a few steps, avoiding two rays of light again, Ye Yichen finally saw the enemy's figure clearly, this is a monster who doesn't know if it's a dwarf or what, only up to his waist, his skin is red, and he is wearing clothes made of blades of grass, and in his hands, he is holding a few pale red blades, which are faintly jumping with firelight.
Ye Yichen first ruled out the possibility that it was human, because no one would have ears as sharp as elves, let alone such an exaggerated hooked nose and sharp fangs.
There was nothing to say, Ye Yichen picked up the sword and approached the red dwarf, perhaps sensing the danger from the human in front of him, the monster screamed, and then threw out the blade with fire in his hand.
This red forest is full of magical elements, and according to Ye Yichen's speculation, it should be biased towards the fire attribute, so the plants and monsters here should have similar characteristics, and naturally they will not be afraid of being ignited by flames.
/一/本/read/novelybdu The sword slashed straight down, and the two sword lights flew away, and then the force under his feet suddenly increased, the speed soared immediately, and the distance of a few meters was shortened instantly, and the dagger in Ye Yichen's left hand had also been raised, and the sharp blade was aimed at the neck of the monster in front of him like the fangs of a poisonous snake.
"Ahh , This monster didn't expect Ye Yichen to come so quickly, it saw the sharp blade added, and immediately screamed, a red light suddenly flashed on the pale red body, Ye Yichen's heart tightened, and immediately gave up this close experience value, stopped his body and retreated wildly.
"Boom!" , barely two steps away, the red light on the monster's body suddenly dazzling, and in the blink of an eye, a red circle of light was formed on the surface of the body, and then it spread outward, making a loud noise.
Ye Yichen's reaction was already quite fast, but even so, his waist was still rubbed by the edge of the ring of fire, and then he saw that his health value was suddenly reduced by ten percent, not only that, but the place touched by the ring of fire was even more scorching, and there was an extra state of "burn" in his state.
After the fire circle broke out, the monster immediately withered, its already small body seemed to shrink, and its hands were also weakly hung down, panting for breath for a while, and running towards the bushes with great difficulty.
Ye Yichen understood, it seems that this fire ring should be regarded as the life-saving skill of this monster, the power is indeed amazing, if he is hit by a frontal collapse, maybe he will return to the city on the spot to resurrect.
Easily walk behind the monster, hand up the sword and fall, and bring it to fruition.
"Kill the Hidden Arsonist to get the corresponding Pokédex information and gain 240 XP."
"Get a copper ring."
Ye Yichen then remembered that he hadn't looked at the so-called illustrated information, and was busy opening the "book" pattern representing the illustrated book from the system options.
There are only five monsters recorded in the Bestiary, which are Plains Wolves, Hilly Lynx, Scott Thieves, Scimitar Bandits, and Hidden Arsonists.
In the Barren Age, the level of monsters does not have a fixed value, but fluctuates within a certain range, for example, the monster level of the Plains Wolf and the Hilly Lynx is variable from 1 to 6, the Scott Scimitar Bandit is level 7 to 9, the Scott Thief is level 10 to 14, and the Hidden Arsonist he just killed is level 8 to 10.
Ye Yichen specially browsed the monster information of the hidden arsonist, as follows: "Hidden arsonist: a native creature living in the red forest, a humanoid creature, with high intelligence, the existence of a community, like to use a blade with magic elements to sneak attack adventurers, there is an indefinite amount of fire elements in the body, and it can burst out to hurt the enemy in a dangerous moment." ”
Closing the illustrated book, Ye Yichen opened the package bar and looked at the props he had just obtained.
"Brass rings: general qualities, materials, decorations that the arsonists like to use, but also play the role of hanging blades, and it is said that the higher the status of the group, the more copper rings are worn by the arsonist...... So when you see a firestarter dressed like a primitive native, be warned, the blade of that item may have been wholesale, and it could turn you into a hedgehog. ”
Ye Yichen twitched the corners of his mouth, leaving behind this indecent and undisciplined introduction to the object.
After reading the Bestiary, he already had a bottom in his heart, these humanoid creatures who are good at sneak attacks actually have a community in this forest, which is really good news for him, at least it hit his thoughts.
He glanced at the space-taking item in the corner of his inventory, and a smile appeared on his face.
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"How many are left?" Somewhere in the red forest, several figures were sneakily huddled in a grove, and one of them whispered to his companion.
The longbow's voice trembled slightly, but he replied, "Ten more." ”
"Bows and arrows don't eat people" really didn't expect his transfer mission to be so cheating and disgusting, before accepting the task, he also did a lot of homework, and after learning that other players' transfer tasks are within the range of his own strength, he confidently accepted the transfer task.
He was also happy for a while after seeing that his mission was to kill thirty hidden arsonists in the Red Forest, because this kind of monster was all below level ten, and it must have been easy to complete with his own equipment and damage, but after pulling his friends to the Red Forest, he realized how innocent he was.
Not to mention anything else, the difficulty of using a bow and arrow in the forest is not small, and although the level of this monster is lower, the attack method makes him feel powerless, even if he brings enough medicine, now it has been grinded to the point of exhaustion.
And these friends of his own, even sent back half of them, and the rest are not much better, either the health value is at the bottom or the potion is exhausted, and the number of the last ten kills looks like a moat that is difficult to cross.
"Forget it first, there is no time limit for the job transfer mission, go out to replenish first and then come back." , "Bows and arrows don't eat people" looked at his two teammates and said.
The player who asked him just shook his head, his ID was "The shield doesn't smash people", and the ID of the other person was "The staff doesn't knock people", but it was the name of the match, and at first glance it was a friend in reality.
"Fourth, don't think I don't know the requirements of the job transfer mission." , the shield looked at his friend, and said, "The request is to be completed in an hour, right?" And once you give up, it will take two days to re-pick up, and if it fails, how do you rush to the front of the server? ”
After saying that, he didn't care whether the bow and arrow ate people or not, he stood up straight and walked in one direction, and said at the same time: "I'll try to find a way to bring one over, and I will act according to the old way for a while." ”
However, before he could take two steps, a noticeable commotion came from the jungle not far away, and the sound grew louder and louder.
The staff is a bookish player who is also more cautious, and when he heard this voice, he immediately stood up, dragged his boss back, and motioned to see what was going on.
The three of them all heard that something was wrong, so they did not continue to act, but all hid in the bushes again, carefully observing the situation outside.
The cacophony grew louder and louder, and soon, the three of them also heard the owner of the sound...... That's the voice of the hidden arsonist! The harsh, high-pitched sound that could call to one's companions in the depths of the forest, if an arsonist made such a sound, would soon be supported by a large crowd of his kind, which was also the cause of heavy losses for bows, arrows, shields, and others.
"Someone should be chasing, don't make a sound, lest you be dragged in!" , The staff, who has always played the role of a military advisor in the team, whispered to the two of them without knocking people.
At this moment, there was a sudden noise in the grass next to him, and I saw a pale red figure jumping out from the side and walking towards the location of the sound, this is a lone arsonist!
There was a hint of surprise in the eyes of the three people, and they looked at each other, and then, the shield with the strongest melee ability stretched out his hand to directly cover the arsonist's mouth at the moment when the arsonist passed by the bush where everyone was hiding, and brought it back, and then immediately there were bows, arrows, daggers, broadswords, and staffs knocked directly over, and the three of them beat it like a hooligan in the market, so that it died directly in Huangquan before it even had time to release the fire ring.
Watching the reddish corpse fade into the air, the three of them all gasped for breath and looked up at the outside of the bushes, the cacophony was getting closer and closer, and it was clear that the large group of arsonists was being led this way.
In just a few seconds, a black figure quickly rushed through the bushes not far away, and ran wildly in the direction of the three of them, and there seemed to be several crimson things shaking in his hands, which seemed to be some rings.
Behind him were a large number of red figures, and sure enough, they were all those who were hiding and setting fire, shouting and chasing the player in front of them, while constantly throwing the blades in their hands, making a mess of the nearby trees and flowers, and the three of them were stupid, the number of these monsters was too many, at a cursory glance, there were always twenty or thirty.
However, just as they thought the black-clad player was going to continue to escape, the man suddenly braked and stopped, a smile appeared on his face hidden in the shadow of his hood, and then his left hand, which had a ring on each finger, suddenly flicked to the side.
"Buzz!" , a pleasant sound, sounded in the depths of the red forest.