Chapter 42: Macajelen's Attack
"The shadows are my realm, and if you dare to step into my realm, you have no choice but to die. ”
This is the world of Pavatiga, thousands of years ago, or the mortal shadow lord, the king of thieves Oles, released at the assembly of the tribes, after that, it is a decade-long era of killing, blood is flowing every moment, death has always hovered in the land of Pavatiga.
Ten years later, the thieves finally joined the ranks of combat professionals as a formal profession, and people finally realized for the first time that this group of ditch rats, which lurked in the shadows all year round, were so terrifyingly lethal and threatening.
Every spirit walking in the shadows is the most terrible assassin, and Macajaren is no exception.
The black-painted dagger stabbed out of the shadows, no wind, no light, only a black shadow that stabbed Shur's back like black lightning.
The sudden attack had already surpassed the limit of the speed of the flesh, and without the support of the fighting spirit, it was impossible to reach this speed, but those plants ...... You don't use vindictiveness.
Without warning, it was lightning fast, and it was difficult for even a physical professional to dodge completely, not to mention that Shur was only a priest.
Shure couldn't avoid it, but he didn't necessarily have to dodge either.
"When", this is the most reassuring voice for Saf, the hammer is close to his back and rises slightly, just blocking the way of the dagger, the indestructible dagger stabs heavily on the hammer, and unwillingly bounces back.
If it was an ordinary weapon, it would be easily cut off under the thief's penetrating fighting spirit, but fortunately, Shuer's mace was not ordinary. It was a sacred weapon for the Battle Priest who had been bathed in divine grace, and even if it was hard to deal with a weapon infused with fighting energy, it could be intact.
The dagger retracted into the shadows as if it had never appeared, and everything around it was restored to its original state, as if it had just happened in a dream.
"Hehe, Maka Jalen. The muscles in Shuer's back soothed, soothing the stiffness of being hit, this defense seemed simple, but in fact, this effect was achieved by Shuer using his own combat skills.
Needless to say, there can be no deviation in the position of the hammer, and even the angle cannot tolerate a little error. The tip of the dagger pierced the smooth metal, which should have slid to both sides, and the force surface of the mace could only be perpendicular to the angle of the opponent's force to make the dagger bounce away.
"Whoosh", the moment the dagger was retracted, the three throwing spears penetrated the space behind the dagger, but no object was shot, Macajaren was long gone, and no one knew which shadow it was hiding in now.
No, someone knows, at least Saph knows.
Silent walking can indeed diminish the sound of footsteps and make the whereabouts of thieves unpredictable, but weakening is not elimination, even the sound of falling snow can be heard, what can hide from Saf's ears?
"Stop. Even in battle, the female swordsman's voice was soft, but her giant sword was strong enough, and in her hand there was no weight from the bottom to the top, and the fighting qi emitted by the blade turned into an air blade, and everywhere it went, even the hard metal wall was easily cut in two.
"Snort". A corner of the clothes fell from the air, but there was no blood on the corners, the footsteps flashed and disappeared, and under the cover of the shadows, the halfling was already far away.
"Completely gone. Saph's eyes widened, uh, though he couldn't see clearly, "He's attacking us." ”
"He's not necessarily attacking us. Shure shook his head and said, "Only he knows what he was fighting with, ...... fawn."
"No, the sense of smell must have been disturbed. Lin Jing said regretfully, "Just now my throwing gun can have the breath of the forest attached to it, here, only I will emit this smell, but he didn't recognize it." ”
"It's troublesome, and besides, why did he run away?"
"Will it ......?" Saph said again and again, and his lack of self-confidence showed no signs of getting better.
"Say it boldly, I won't spank you if it's wrong, I won't say it. ”
"Perverted, you know how to beat people. The blushing female swordsman looked at her sweetly, "I don't think he wants to lead us somewhere?" ”
"Oh, maybe. Xiuer nodded thoughtfully, "No wonder, no wonder, now I understand, let's catch up." ”
"Don't ride me anymore, you can ride me, Sasa will ride me, I'...... Oops. ”
Gently bitten on the neck by the red-faced female swordsman, Moriah finally accepted her fate of becoming a mount and chased down the street where Macageren had fled, while poor Shul could only follow closely behind, even if he was carrying a person, Lin Jing still ran faster than him.
"Stop, don't run, don't move, hahahaha. "The Daughter of the Forest is a well-known optimist, who can find joy around her at any time, and if she can't find it, then entertain herself, as she does now.
"You guy is really ......" Shuer is really helpless, this deer will always ruin the atmosphere without scruples, making everyone cry and laugh, but it is this kind of Moria, who is everyone's favorite partner, even if she likes to poke people in the sore spots while pretending to be stupid, it will not make people feel annoying.
And sometimes you do need such a companion to relieve tension, such as when chasing a halfling.
There are few things in Pavatiga that are more of a headache than tracking down a high-ranking thief. These sneaky guys are masters of tracking themselves, and of course they are no strangers to anti-tracking methods, plus with the protection of shadows, they can minimize their presence, and it is too difficult to find their traces.
Fortunately, Lin Jing is also a master of tracking, and he will never be inferior to a thief, although it is very difficult, but he has never lost a halfling.
For tracking, relying on the traces left in the environment is only the lowest level of skill, and if there is only this level, more than half of the hunters in the forest will starve to death.
A true master of tracking can analyze the environment in all directions, not only smells, sounds, energy fluctuations, light characteristics, but even through subtle changes in the temperature in the air, to determine the time and location of the target, no wonder these people have the courage to claim that as long as something real exists, it cannot escape their tracking.
Halflings can't escape, at least not yet.
Moria stopped suddenly, licked the back of her hand, and reached forward with her arm out, squinting her eyes and patiently feeling the slight difference in temperature. Shul and Saf were silent with bated breath, their many collaborations had already made them aware of what to do not destroy the remnants.
"He just passed by here a minute and ten seconds ago. "Stayed here for about fourteen seconds." ”
"And then, in which direction did you leave?"
"The direction of departure...... To this. Turning her neck slowly, Moriah suddenly threw a throwing spear at Shure, without warning.
Shuer raised his eyebrows, but his body did not move, and it could even be said that he did not even move a single muscle, as if he had long been sure that Lin Jing would not attack him.
Sure enough, the spear slashed against Shuer's cheek, and the wind pressure left a white mark on the skin, but it did not cause real damage.
"When. "Whether it was the timing or the position, the throwing gun was just right, the dagger that had just been stabbed out of the shadows had to change direction and block the throwing gun aside, and the power contained in the throwing gun even made it impossible for Macageren to remain in the shadows, and he had to show his tracks for the first time.
"Don't meddle. Leaving this advice, Shuer drew a circle on his chest, activated the blessing of the buff magic on his body, and his body spread, and he had already pounced in front of the halfling, with a hammer in his right hand and an empty hand in his left hand, and he was tightly entangled with Macajalen.
Unlike the warriors of Pavatiga, who fought in a wide open and closed manner, Shure's battlefield was completely controlled within a meter of his side.
Every one of his movements, the pursuit of the shortest distance, raise hands, raise legs, the shorter the movement distance of the hands and feet, the better, never walk an extra centimeter, attack, defense, choose the most direct path, in this way, even if there is an obvious disadvantage in speed, but every action, he can be the last to come, so that the opponent's attack can not be carried out at all, and the opponent's strength is strictly limited.
"Dangdang", the sound of metal crashing continued, the hammer and the two daggers collided continuously, sparks shot out in the air, and after a six-shot combo, Shuer's empty left hand, which had been ignored, suddenly swung out and slapped a palm on the shoulder of the halfling.
Looking at it was just a casual wave, and it didn't have much power, but I don't know what magical power was on the palm of his hand, Macajaren suddenly shook all over, as if he was frightened by something, and even his offensive and defensive movements were a little deformed.
Of course, Shul would not let go of this opportunity, took a step forward to pull the distance closer, and several punches in a row, slamming into the chest of the halfling, and the sound of the thumping impact was terrifying.
"Ahem, cough, cough", under the force, the halfling coughed violently, and quickly fell out backwards with the power of his fist, and finally got rid of Shuer's entanglement, it seems that Shuer's special tactics just now made the halfling very uncomfortable, as soon as he got rid of it, he immediately turned his head and ran like a rabbit that had been hit by an arrow, and he couldn't see the trace for a moment.
"Interesting, interesting. Lin Jing blinked and stabbed Safu in the waist, "Aren't these punches interesting?"
"Hate hate. Saph pushed Moria's mischievous hand away and protested, "It's not fun at all, stop messing around." ”
"Hehehe. Shuer smiled mysteriously, and didn't explain what he had done, the three of them just looked at each other and staggered their gazes, everything was tacit.