Chapter 122: Losing both
Barrett, who was obviously one step away from reaching the other party, angrily waved the 'Broken Peak': "I don't believe that guy can use high-level rapid bursts, is it a strange thing that can be used together?" What a damn one! ”
Swift Burst is a spell that allows the caster to borrow a portion of the future time and pull it into the present to facilitate the current action. This series is passed down from the 2-ring 'Secondary Rapid Burst', the 4-ring 'Rapid Burst', and the 8-ring 'Advanced Rapid Burst'. It's just that different levels of spells can borrow different amounts of time.
However, since it is an advance that belongs to the future time, it will inevitably bring a corresponding backlash. Once the spell's effect ends, the caster will be stunned for up to 6 seconds - only 6 seconds can be advanced by the 8-ring's 'Advanced Swift Burst'. That is to say, at this time, the light is considered to break even in time. As a result, it is not so easy to break through in the time realm, even by relying on spells.
Although this does seem to be a bit of a loss, the extra few seconds out of thin air at a critical time can completely give the mages a chance to save themselves. Just like just now, the opponent succeeded in escaping from Barrett's determined attack with this spell.
However, judging from the performance of the other party just now, Barrett couldn't believe that he was an arcane spellcaster who was about to touch the Nine Rings. Otherwise, you can crush your own line with a high-ring spell in a short period of time. Not to mention the various effects that trigger the arrival of many spells. Therefore, the possibility of a 'high-level rapid outbreak' is definitely not high. And the duration of its effect just now seems to be more than 'Swift Burst', so the strange thing that strengthens this spell naturally becomes the greatest possibility.
Fortunately, after scolding, Barrett immediately rushed to the location of the eaves: "That guy used any door when he escaped, and the teleportation distance of this thing is not far." Laru, you go to the other side of the roof and take a look, Rielly, you're ready for damage spells. The guy who used that kind of life-saving means. This will be followed by a period of up to 6 seconds of absence. We might be able to eat the flying duck back into our mouths......"
But before Barrett could finish speaking, a cry appeared in Lalu's voice: "Lily! Lily, what's wrong with you? Lily! ”
"What's going on?" Hearing this, Barrett hurriedly turned around, and at this time Rielly, who had fallen to the ground, appeared in his field of vision. At the same time, no matter how Lalu shook, she didn't react at all.
It turned out that the mammoth spellcaster who had just escaped, and the last spell before leaving, still chose the target of the mage who was the easiest for him to bully. This may be why the other party even puts himself in danger. The main reason to complete the last spell as well. At that time, Rielly was not in a good state, and naturally she was not able to avoid the gift that the enemy gave at the time of parting.
Rielly, who had already been hurt, lost her sense of interest and collapsed after taking the attack. At this time, she still maintained her transformed appearance, and her jet-black scales exploded in many places. Not to mention that the pair of wings on the back was missing, and the other one was also half missing. At the same time, the horn on the right side of the horrible skull had been broken in two. Even a real Raven Demon would be greatly affected by such an injury, let alone a fragile mage.
Barrett, who rushed to Rielly's side in three steps and two steps, grabbed Lalu's little hand: "Don't worry! Since she hasn't changed back to her original form, it means that Rielly doesn't need the Resurrection Stone yet. But if you continue to shake like this, something might really happen. The most important thing now is to quickly pour her the healing potion down. You should wake up right away. ”
Although there is a HP setting in the game, unlike many games, when the HP drops to 0, the player does not die immediately.
Usually until the player's HP drops to 0, the damage taken by the player does not affect their actions too much; Once the player's HP drops to 0, they will be paralyzed. If the player's HP is negative but not the Constitution stat is negative, the player will be in a near-death state and unconscious. If the player's HP is negative and equal to your negative Constitution stat, then they will actually die. That is to say, the players have died before all. It is the result of a negative HP that exceeds the constitution.
During this period, the player who enters the paralyzed state will become in a trance, and the original action will be played for more time than before. However, the player in this state can continue to move without taking damage. However, once you perform an action that requires effort, he will take 1 HP damage at the end of the action. Unless the player recovers their HP through other means, their HP will be reduced to -1 and they will be put in a near-death state.
The near-death character will become unconscious and unable to move. A dying character loses 1 HP per round until his injuries stabilize or he dies. It can be said that in this case, the player cannot be an effective combat force though. But it still gives a life-saving buffer time.
As soon as the player's HP is restored to 0 or higher, he immediately gains the ability to act normally, just as he did before his HP was reduced to 0. This means being able to heal in a timely manner, even if a dying player is still an effective force - but in this case, timely healing refers to timely magical effects (including alchemical potions and strange objects).
Hearing this, Lalu immediately took out a potion bottle from the calfskin belt behind her back, and then laboriously lifted Rielly's ugly and deformed head. I'm going to pour this thing into the other person's mouth.
Of course, this use of healing potions is a proper local tyrant behavior among most adventurers. If some of the adventurers are in a near-death state, their fellow medical companions can stabilize their injuries through the medical skill test that is not too difficult. Characters who are stable and able to be cared for by a healer or receive magical healing will regain consciousness and begin to recover HP naturally. Of course, if the injured creature lacks further treatment, his life will still be in danger, oscillating between life and death
What's worse is that if there were no doctors at the time, they would often have to rely on their own luck and health. Normally, if a badly injured character is left untreated, they will most likely die. But. He still has a slim chance of surviving. They may be able to perform a constitution attribute check every 6 seconds to regain consciousness, which will be degraded by a negative HP equivalent to their current value. However, each time the character fails this checkup, the character will take 1 damage, and the unattended character will not gain natural HP regeneration.
Once consciousness is restored, creatures with negative HP are considered to be paralyzed. Characters can now perform a constitution attribute check that is not difficult to exempt once a day. If the test is successful, you can get HP natural recovery after 8 hours of rest; If the check fails, the character will still take 1 damage, but will not lose consciousness again.
Once the character successfully passes the check, he will start to recover HP naturally, without worrying about continuing to lose HP. It is precisely because of this that I don't know how many unlucky children who have been wiped out of their comrades-in-arms have escaped from the abyss of death - and managed to get up and survive after being in a coma for a while.
Of course, this natural stability is limited, for example, creatures affected by the 'Strong Acid Arrow' spell or the Bleeding effect will automatically fail in the Constitution attribute test to stabilize the damage. In addition to the effect of damage over time. These creatures also lose 1 HP per turn. At this point, you can rely on limited medical care other than spells.
As long as any medical treatment restores at least 1 HP to the dying creature, it will automatically stabilize its injuries and no longer lose HP - so the priests of the large churches who can use prayer infinitely will be welcomed by the monarchs. Because they can easily stabilize the lives of the dying and wounded in war, they can effectively reduce the battle damage and protect the most important human resources for the lords.
Fortunately, this little mess in front of me has not yet reached the point of draining the potions on the players. The mage's physique is not too high, and generally speaking, the healing spells contained in a potion are enough to restore it to its normal state.
Just when the players are busy waking up Rieleigh. The spellcaster, who had caused them quite a bit of trouble before, also appeared in the plaza in front of the temple. This mammoth's high-level mage had just stepped out of the dimensional gate, and it was as if he had been hit by a human immobilization. I couldn't move at all.
This sudden change immediately attracted the attention of everyone present, and at the same time broke the invisible confrontation of the mammoth people. All of them looked at the mage who was frozen there, but they didn't dare to move at the moment.
If Rielly hadn't lost consciousness by then, give him a few spells on the rooftop. The high-level mage had to peel off his skin, if not at all. Unfortunately, the only long-range strike force is in a near-death state, so players are missing out on such a rare opportunity - as for Barrett's throwing weapon. In the face of such a spellcaster, even if the opponent is motionless, Barrett's throwing weapon will not be able to break the permanent state of the opponent's body!
Rielly, who drank the healing potion, quickly opened her eyes, and as she shook her head and got up, she immediately lifted the effect of the transformation technique and returned to her original form. At the same time, her mouth couldn't help but say, "Does the other party hate me so much?" Would you rather take such a risk and be ready to beat me into the streets? ”
"I think the guy is thinking about his own life! After all, he couldn't escape without a swift burst spell. And once you use the Swift Burst without destroying your threat. When the spell is over, he's in the middle of a backlash, and then he's a target for you. Just as Barrett was saying this to Rielly. Among the mammoth attackers in the square, a mage immediately recognized the state of the stiff one.
Those subordinates of this high-level mage immediately organized the people around them: "What are you still looking at? Quickly move the tower shield over and block it for Master Shoshone. If something happens to an adult, I can't afford to kill you all. ”
The warriors of the Mammoth Dynasty, who had come to their senses, were immediately ready to step forward and move the high-ranking mage to safety. However, their speed was a step slower after all, and at this time, the shooting hole of the temple immediately shot locust-like arrows. And their target, of course, was the arcane spellcaster who had just used any gate.
"Poof! Burst! Poof!" The force field barriers that lingered around Master Shoshone made a loud noise under the impact of the arrows. He blessed himself with this state before, and naturally he will not forget his safety. Therefore, most of the arrows that came from the temple with a cold light flashed by the influence of the deflection force field.
But when the number of shots is large, there are always those lucky ones. Two of the arrows managed to pierce Master Shoshone even after deflecting their tracks. One pierced the left shoulder, while the other left leg. The defensive spells that Master Shoshone blessed on his body were far more than just a deflection force field. It seems that the state between the most basic defensive arrows is also indispensable, and in front of that arrow, it is as if it has encountered the butter of a hot knife. Obviously, those arrows can't be ordinary.
Apparently stimulated by the pain (in fact, the time for regurgitation had ended), Master Shoshone immediately spurted a stream of blood from his mouth. At the same time, the wounds caused by the two arrows uncharacteristically showed a tendency to bleed endlessly. The high-ranking mage endured the painful wounds and began to shuffle to meet the mammoth warriors who had come to his rescue.
And behind the firing port of the temple, a guard who was holding a cross crossbow shook his head at this time: "I didn't expect that I couldn't kill him with an enemy arrow!" The choice just now was a bit wasteful. ”
"No big deal. If you don't have to break the enemy's arrows, I'm afraid that the attack just now won't be able to make that guy scratch a little skin. An armor-clad Templar Guardian patted his comrade on the shoulder, "Few of those arcane spellcasters are fuel-efficient lamps, and I didn't have the intention of keeping him when I first used the enemy-breaking arrows. Now it seems that the results of the battle should be considered good, at least those mages will be a lot more careful in their next actions. ”
What seems precious to ordinary adventurers and mercenary groups is that the enemy-breaking arrows are obviously not a problem for the goddess of wealth and commerce. In order to be able to win the battle, they can withstand such attrition. (To be continued.) )
PS: Modify the wording. Thank you to "ppython", "pick up a group of you" and "monkey temple" for the three big monthly passes. At the same time, I would like to thank the four great rewards of "Ji Lin Yuan", "Xi Yan'er", "Assasinger" and "Lazy Ying Long".