Chapter Eighty-Four: Staying the Course

Players who stood out of the encirclement immediately noticed that the situation outside the sentry was just as bad. Most of the elite hired by the Church of the Goddess of Wealth and Commerce were put into patrolling the mountains. Although the ones left in the valley camp were not old, weak, sick and disabled, except for the hard stubble that was pressed in the various sentry posts, the rest was indeed the average of the aboriginal adventurers.

Even with the 'Goddess of Wealth and Commerce' priest and the church's armed forces, they were still completely at a disadvantage in the face of the superior forces mobilized by the attackers. Fortunately, although the explosiveness of the magic casters is not as strong as the arcane, they are often the group that is best at fighting protracted battles. So after surviving the initial darkness, the crumbling front finally held up.

One golden light after another has both the energy field formed by prayer and the positive energy that guides the intention to heal. The former slightly leveled the strength of both sides in the range, while the latter allowed many seriously injured guards to remain on the battlefield. Swords, spears, tomahawks, flails, and all sorts of weapons come and go here.

At the same time, in the midst of the shouts and roars, Barrett's music could hear muffled chants and ethereal voices. The former is a spell cast by the caster, while the latter is a chant that is rarely seen by the average adventurer. This is a supernatural ability that is different from the Bard Warsong. Therefore, many churches have choirs in order to train clergy who have the ability to use hymns.

These special priests used chants to bring special gifts to him and his procession, and to bring danger to his enemies. In fact, when used alone, the ability of chants does not have any special effect. But. If a caster of the same faith as the Priest of the Song (and not just in the same faction) casts a level 3 Prayer spell at the same time. Then the chant will double the effect of the 'prayer'.

Originally gave allies in the area +1 bonuses for attacks and immunity. 'Prayer' is a 'prayer' that inflicts -1 penalties on attacks and immunity tests. In this case, it will become +2/-2. And as long as the priest continues to chant those mystical syllables and remains still, these rewards/punishments will continue. The only concern is that when the singing is interrupted, the kicker effect is also broken (e.g., a successful attack that deals damage, the chanter is grappled, or a silence spell).

Normally, such powerful supports are easy to activate by enemies, but when Barrett confirmed the source of the chant, he found a tin canned with horns on his head and his entire body wrapped in it. This guy sang and flicked the meteor hammer in his hand to fight on the front line. Rather, it was the bards hired by the Church who hid behind the crowd and played their mandolins - not enough to be inspired by them. Although the defenders who fell to the disadvantage were embarrassed, their morale was not bad.

Thanks to the vines built by the strange creatures, the attackers who surrounded the player at the front were unable to keep up with the blood-stained Greyflower mercenary group in time. Especially those unlucky people who were burned and rolled all over the ground by Rielly's fireball technique beforehand, and at this time they were even more entangled in thorny vines.

For these brutes, who did not wrap themselves in armor, the number of unprotected parts was quite large. So under the entanglement of the thorny vines, it immediately became drenched in blood. However, the muscles of these guys have been alienated, so the thorns are only skin injuries. Although it looks quite scary, it doesn't have a big impact on their actual combat effectiveness - as for hurting vital parts, won't the other party protect them?

At the same time, compared to the previous uses, the effect caused by the vines this time is not too good. Because the barbarians after the rage are quite powerful. Their struggles caused many of the vines to be pulled and broken during the winding process. At the same time, they are rough and thick-skinned, and they are not afraid of the thorns above. So many of them quickly broke free from the entanglement. It's not like you're stuck in it like you used to.

So by the time the players approached the camp defense, several barbarians had already started to catch up. However, compared to players with acceleration support, the speed that these barbarians themselves are proud of has fallen behind. Even after running, the distance between the two did not close, but became farther and farther away.

On the verge of breaking into a stalemate, Barrett also raised his speed in vain. Despite the chaos of the battle, he was still able to tell the difference between friend and foe - partly because Barrett had been able to remember the adventurers in the camp in general these days. On the other hand, it is absolutely right to catch the barbarian to open the knife, after all, Barrett did not see a similar profession in the camp during this operation.

Barrett, who gently mobilized the blade, made a sideways thrust and chiseled his standard target in half. Then he flicked the blade and swung the half-dead guy out. After officially cutting into the earthquake, he waved the 'broken peak' in his hand vigorously.

This style of fighting with a wide open and a close and a straight line, although it gives the enemy the convenience of interception, is not as easy as before to be able to kill with one hit. But it is very suitable to open the way, at least these attackers of the enemy camp began to subconsciously retreat. This gives Barrett and the players who are right behind him a much safer space to maneuver.

Followed by Clematis. Bot and Claudia. The two of them used their shield hammers to protect Rielly. Together, the dwarves were at the end of the battle against possible encirclement by the attackers. As for the poor lion, he was now carrying Lalu and following behind the real master.

With the concerted efforts of everyone, the players managed to cut through the attackers outside the defense line and successfully joined up with their comrades who were in the middle of a bitter battle. Barrett, who lunged and turned, easily knocked the tomahawk in the hands of the nearest attacker, and then bullied the previous one and knocked the opponent to the ground with his left shoulder.

At this time, the guards on the side immediately seized the opportunity and poked the spear in their hands down violently in the loud roar. With the distorted countenance of the other man, the spear finally pierced through the leather armor and strong muscles. The entire spear head sank into the brute's torso. Just when that guy thought he had got it. This brute with a spear stuck in his body and falling to the ground. Lift a kick and kick it to the ground. Obviously, that gunshot wound may not have much impact on this brute in a short period of time.

Barrett, who was really a little unbearable, stepped forward and slashed easily into the neck of the fallen brute. The blade that glides through the gap between the cervical vertebrae separates the opponent's head from the torso. It's a pity that the comrade-in-arms who finally got up did not thank Barrett for saving his life, but glared at him angrily, as if he was blaming Barrett for 'robbing his prey'.

The tense Barrett didn't have time to pay much attention to the white-eyed wolf who grabbed people's heads, but he already secretly remembered the other party's appearance in his heart: "This guy can't be a deep friend, wait if he is in danger." Let's go to the end of the rescue sequence! Hopefully, this guy can survive this attack on his own. ’

On the other hand, after joining up with his comrades, Claymatis. Bot immediately felt like a fish in water. The woman, who took a few steps back and no longer collided directly with the enemy, immediately channeled positive energy. The surging light of the upper plane surged like a tidal wave under her command. Many of the wounded in the vicinity recovered from their injuries under the shroud of this brilliance. Especially the anvil, which had not been completely healed before, felt much more comfortable in my chest at this time.

Claudia. Auditore is fighting while blessing his target with 'chivalry'. Because the target she chooses is often the enemy who has fallen into the upper hand at the moment. These guys were already weak in this battle, and when the gap suddenly widens, they are often targeted by the defenders. And with the mental resistance of those barbarians, for Claudia. Auditore's words were almost defenseless.

And Rielly, who came to the rear, finally let go of her hands and feet. In the spirit of coming and not being rude, with the flash of the runes on the scroll, the same large fireball flew directly towards the group of casters behind the attacker. But when the undisguised fireball was about to approach its target. A fixed magical sphere that glowed out of thin air appeared out of thin air, thus stopping the burst of flames.

'Are secondary spells ineffective enchantments?' Something that seems to be a trigger? Looks like those guys are rich too! Rielly vented this in her heart.

This four-ring spell is able to cast spells around it. It excludes all spell effects of level 3 or lower. The area or effect of any such spell will not be able to include the area of the Lesser Spell Nullification Enchantment. These spells will not affect any targets inside the enchantment. Rejected effects include spell-like abilities and spell-like or spell-like effects produced by items.

'Peel it open with disenchantment?' Forget it, let's focus on these hand-to-hand attackers! Those guys will spare them for the time being. Rielly shifted her gaze back to the battle line, no longer bothering the spellcasters.

Like most spells, secondary spell nullification enchantments are dispelled by target-type spell dispel (even if the spell dispel is only a three-ring spell). At the same time, it has many other limitations on its use. However, this does not prevent it from being able to exert extraordinary effects in combat - after all, there are already a lot of spells in the 3rd ring that can turn the tide of battle, and ignoring the last 1-2 may affect the outcome of the battle.

And Lalu, who already knew that she was not suitable for this situation, was standing in front of Rielly at the moment, blocking a targeted feather arrow for her - there was not much room for maneuver on the chaotic battlefield, which was too bad for a warrior monk who relied on flexible movement to ensure his own safety. In a sense, wars are often the world of tin cans!

Barrett, wielding the blade in his hand to slash down an enemy again, took the moment to ask, "Anvil, can you hold on like this?" ”

"Don't worry! This is already the second time to channel positive energy, and it doesn't matter if I'm taking a few hits now. From under the dwarf's helmet, a voice rang out. Compared to Barrett, who fought bravely to kill the enemy, the Anvil is now like a human sandbag, because his counterattack can hardly pose any mortal threat to those barbarians - even if there is a strike skill like Stone Strike, but because it can be used too few times a day, there are many enemies in front of him. The anvil couldn't find a suitable opportunity for a while.

Fortunately, in addition to Claymatis. In addition to Bot, another pastor of the 'Goddess of Wealth and Business' on the front also helped him take a sip of milk when he exerted positive energy. When it comes to protecting their property, these misers are absolutely determined. Even pastors, who seemed to be a little timid in the past, dared to confront the enemy on the front line.

The sound of metal clashing is endless, and the spells of both sides also illuminate the valley. Suddenly, Barrett felt like his eyes were being sprinkled with pepper, and he couldn't open them even while he couldn't stop crying: 'Damn! It's not like glitter dust! Could it be that the other party has used some strange spells? But their luck is really good......

Even if this blind spell ignores spell resistance and does not require immunity, Barrett, whose 'flash' always works, only has a 50% chance of being hit. That's why he thought the other party was so lucky—as for why it wasn't the nearby attackers who sprinkled lime dust. That's because Barrett believed that with the attackers in front of him, no one could do it without him noticing.

Fortunately, Barrett had already obtained the 'Blind Fight' specialty in order to obtain the 'Penetrating Magical Covering' ability. With his rich experience in this area (the deep darkness technique encountered during the internal test is indispensable), that skill doesn't seem to have been affected too much. The attackers who still hit the vicinity and wanted to take advantage of it retreated.

At that moment, a cheer rang out from Barrett's ears. Although his eyes could not see, it gave him other senses that were sharper: 'This voice is on our side. So we won? No, the battle just now is definitely not so easy to turn around. It could only be that reinforcements had arrived. (To be continued.) )

PS: Modify the wording. Thanks to "Assasinger" for the monthly ticket. At the same time, I would like to thank the three great rewards of "Yue Ren Yutian", "Moon Descender 10086" and "Assasinger".