Chapter 7: The Dwarven Effort
"Don't worry! I wasn't on the spur of the moment, in fact when I left the second team. I've already had that in mind. Speaking of this, the anvil let out a long sigh, "Anyway, my dwarf image is a hard wound, and I don't try to meet any encounters in the game." ”
"Wait! Anvil: Why did you get to that kind of thing again? "Claudia. Auditore immediately asked with some strange curiosity.
The dwarven warrior patted his helmet: "Do you think any player will like a stone head?" Even if it's just an in-game image. ”
"Stone head?" Now the companions around you, you look at me, I see you become more confused.
The dwarf, who had known that this would happen, jumped off the flatbed: "Then have you heard of the dwarven ancestors?" ”
"I know that. Dwarven ancestors are the souls of ancient dwarven heroes recalled by dwarven priests. Usually they descend upon the Priest who asks for help from the Soul Forger, and offer assistance to the summoner. When first summoned, the Dwarven Ancestor will often choose a statue of a Dwarven hero as his shelter and animate it. "Clematis, who is a pastor. Bott immediately came to the conclusion based on his own religious knowledge: "Because of this, many people mistake the Golem-like Dwarven Ancestor for a constructor when they first encounter it." ”
The dwarves revere their ancient heroes and sometimes summon them into battle. This allowed Moradin's priests to summon the Dwarven Ancestors to defend their people in the event of a crisis. The souls of these ancient dwarven warriors who have been summoned to the present day to help defend their people can vary greatly in their abilities - some of them belong to the ordinary samurai who are loyal to their duties, while others are epic heroes. If you want to know the actual power of a specific dwarven ancestor. Playing him is the best way to do it.
Hearing this, Lalu blinked: "I think I understand the meaning of the anvil." If he had chosen that class, he would have become a rock structure like the first dwarven ancestors. ”
"That's right, the Stone Warriors are often the followers and guards of the Deep Stone Lords in the dwarven civilization. In order to be able to get this castration after the promotion of the relatively easy inheritance. Generations of dwarven wise men have failed many times when combining the training methods of paladins, warriors, and staunch defenders. In the end, it was after referencing the dwarven ancestors that the success was achieved. Speaking of this, the anvil touched his beard, "That's why now there are only the brave men of stone, and not the brave of fire, thunder, waves, lava, quicksand, etc." Because the castrated versions of those lords have not yet appeared. ”
"In other words, Anvil, you're going to be a stone man in the game." The halfling wanderer who said this had a bad look on his face at all.
Anvil naturally understood that his friend was thinking about himself, but he didn't plan to make any changes: "Anyway, I'm out of the way, only enough strength can bring wealth." Even if you don't make too much money, you can at least lay a good foundation for the next generation. Moreover, the position of the profession of Stone Warrior is also a defender. His heart of stone, blood of stone, and body of stone are very powerful defensive characteristics. And it is possible to further learn the defensive posture of a firm defender......"
Heart of Stone: At level 2. The flesh of the Stone Warrior became harder and harder like a rock. He gains +1 Innate Defense Bonus and a damage reduction equal to half of his Stone Hero level "DR/Adamantite". Also, the Innate Defense bonus is +1 at level 6, and +1 every 4 levels thereafter until level 18 reaches +5. These benefits are halved when they are not touching the ground and are not in a stone building.
Stone's Blood: At level 3. The Brave of Stone's organs began to calcify. The blood, on the other hand, turns into a liquid stone. He adds his Stone Hero level to his Constitution Check to stabilize injuries when negative health, with a 25% chance to ignore Charged Attacks or Precision Damage. This ability does not stack with 'Lifeguard' armor or similar effects. At level 9, this chance increases to 50%, and he is immune to petrification. At level 15, this chance increases to 75%, and he is immune to bleeding and lifesteal.
Body of Stone: At level 20, the body of the Stone Brave transforms into a living rock. He no longer needs to eat, drink, breathe, or sleep, and he is immune to paralysis, toxins, and shocks. He no longer takes heavy hits or precision damage.
To put it bluntly, if you take this route. The Stone Hero will eventually transform into an alternate creature that resembles the Stone Golem. And because it's not a real stone structure, it's not affected by spells such as fossils turning into mud.
"Wow! At that time, it won't be a stone head. At least the stone muscles. "Claudia. "But if you get into the water, you won't be able to float!" ”
The dwarf's face immediately turned a little ugly when he heard this, but the cat boy exclaimed at this time: "Wait, you mean that you can get a defensive stance?" Isn't that a special ability for dwarven defenders? ”
"Actually, it's more appropriate to call that class a staunch defender, after all, dwarven defenders and all that kind are a thing of the past." Speaking of this, the anvil paused, "Actually, the Stone Warrior was originally set with reference to the Holy Warrior, so the ability to gain a defensive stance came at the cost of not being able to cast spells. Another reason I chose this class is to activate the full effects of Warhammer of Ancient Virtues. The Stone Warrior is able to meet the preconditions for the Believer's specialization. ”
Defensive Stance: At level 4, Stone Warrior gains the 'Defensive Stance' ability, which is the same as the namesake ability of the Advanced Class Staunch Defender, and he can gain a targeted 'Defensive Power' at level 8 and every 4 levels thereafter. When calculating the number of defensive stances per day, the Stone Hero level and the Staunch Defender level are stacked.
When in a defensive stance, the Determined Defender gains incredible strength and stamina, but cannot move from a defensive position. He gains +2 Strength, +4 Constitution, 2 Resistance Bonus for all exemptions, and 4 Evasion Bonus for Defense. The Constitution bonus grants the Determined Defender extra health. However, when the defensive stance ends, the body constitution returns to its original state. These extra health points also disappear.
While defending, defenders cannot use skills or abilities that require them to move their position. If he enters a defensive stance (such as a carriage or a boat) on a moving vehicle that he cannot control, he can maintain this position normally. This is true even when vehicles move. If the Staunch Defender makes a move with his own abilities, such as being tricked by an enemy or using a successful spell of confusion, his stance ends.
The Defensive Stance duration is 18 seconds + 6 seconds per character (based on the latest value). The defender can voluntarily end the defensive stance before the expiration date. At the end of the defense, the defender will become exhausted from the combat encounter due to exertion. Defensive stance can be used a limited number of times per day, depending on the level.
It can be said that this ability, which was known as the favorite of the defense war back then, has an extraordinary effect when the tank must stand on the pile to resist. At the same time, the restriction of not being able to move is the same as many of the stone dragon moves in Barrett's list. It's a painful restriction. This severely restricts the scope of its application.
At this time neither Claudia. Auditore, Noodles, or Laru are all intimidated by the powerful class system revealed by the anvil. But Clematis. Bot immediately knocked on the dwarf's helmet: "Anvil, you still don't blow water now." Judging by what you have to say, this is a special basic profession. And you started out as a dwarven warrior. Presumably, it is quite difficult to obtain this profession! ”
"It's a bit difficult, but it's not in vain that I've been in the game. Not only did I find a clue on this issue, but I also brushed up the prestige of the clan. Now the remaining conditions are harsh, but for me. It's no longer as unattainable as it once was. The dwarf said this with pride on his face.
The group of players creates the possibility of martial arts. Although they are often self-cherished. But in terms of individuals or small groups. But they are constantly digging into the secrets of the game world. And everything about the profession of the Stone Brave is the result of Anvil's own continuous efforts. It's just that he's still a long way from getting the last one, and he's speaking out now to ask for help from his peers.
Of course, he was still pursuing a parrot at the beginning, and he had no intention of turning to this profession. At that time, he continued to improve his clan's prestige, and the various secrets in the lobby game were all in order to make his game career smoother in the future. At the same time, there is also an expectation for the relatively easy to obtain advanced class, 'Staunch Defender'.
It's a pity that the failure in the love field made him give up his original choice, and turned his attention to the stone brave who was much more difficult and needed more to pay. And the 'Ancient Virtue Warhammer' that Barrett later obtained for him made up his mind completely.
"Alright! If you really have that in mind, we'll help. "Claudia. As he said this, Auditore gently tapped the shield of the anvil with his mace.
But at this moment, such a shout suddenly sounded in the ears of several players. "Everyone take their seats, the enemy ambush is rushing from the south!"
After a long wait. The horse thieves, who had never seen the success of their plan to lure the enemy, finally couldn't help it. Of course, this also has something to do with the fact that their leader was nailed to death by Barrett on the battlefield of the detailed attack to lure the enemy. As the strongest of the thieves, he joined the ranks of the decoy team in order to make his tactics successful, on the one hand, to make his decoy plan more realistic, and on the other hand, to make the detachment more combative, so as to put pressure on the caravan to deploy more men.
However, he didn't expect that this time the decoy operation would be that he would fall into the mud. And without this indisputable figure, in the ambush on the other side, those small bosses can no longer suppress the underground people's thirst for wealth. For their own safety, they had to lead their men to attack the caravan's camp - of course, in the eyes of the horse thieves, the odds of their own group seemed to be not great.
But just when the galloping horse thieves were only about 10 meters away from the caravan's car formation. A yellow-brown cloud suddenly burrowed into the crowd, scattering the entire array, and most of the horse thieves in the area immediately vomited, and a few even vomited and fell directly from their horses. The next reaction was to sit down on the horses, which were still unable to resist the power of magic, even though they were stronger than humans.
A "stinky cloud technique" easily tore a gap in the attacking bodies of the horse thieves. And the arrows that the caravan fired in that direction caused a further sound of falling - although because of the thick clouds, the caravan could not see the specific enemies in the "Stinky Cloud Technique" clearly. But it's always right to organize the crossbow and shoot covering in that direction.
Looking at the results of the battle she had caused, the corners of Rielly's mouth curled even more. It's a pity that the coverage area of the "Stinky Cloud Technique" is limited after all, except for the horse thieves who were recruited at the beginning, the subsequent enemies have successfully chosen to detour. However, as a result, their charge was also stalled, and the threat was much lowered.
Of course, the level 5 mage's "Stinky Cloud Technique" exemption difficulty is not so desperate. A few lucky ones among the shrouded horse thieves managed to escape the spell and rush out. They didn't seem to be affected by the "stinky cloud technique" at all, and rushed up through the poisonous mist, catching the caravan by surprise.
On the battlefield where the enemy was originally blocked, Barrett was sure in his heart after hearing the shouts of killing coming from the other direction of the caravan: "The enemies who have appeared in the high level have already appeared, so I will quickly deal with this guy in front of me now!" ’
The shoes under Barrett's feet, who had made the decision, shook slightly, and then his whole person was strongly distorted by his surroundings - the illusion that the timeline had been slightly accelerated. Then Barrett's heart began to beat faster, and the blood supply to Barrett gave Barrett an amazing increase in strength.
Barrett, whose momentum was different throughout the person, and the speed of the spear in his hand had increased in vain at the moment. The leader of the horse thieves, who had finally adapted to Barrett's previous offensive, felt in vain that he was in front of him. Then Barrett's spear had already slipped through the gap between the scimitar and the shield.
Barrett then struck hard with both hands, and the leader of the horse thieves immediately recalled his memories of the time when he was a tribe - at the age of thirteen, he was run away by a sturdy prairie bison.
In less than a round, Barrett took off the 'strong enemy' in front of him. And he turned around and returned to the pistol, and took advantage of the situation to pierce a horse thief not far from him. (To be continued......)
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