Chapter 174: Shadow's Throat Cut
A few adventurers have never seen ruins or elves, but they have always heard some historical legends.
The Elven Kingdom once ruled this green dense forest sea, but later, the Elven Kingdom began to gradually weaken, and under the leadership of the tough Elven Queen, most of the Elves climbed over the high barrier mountains, and then migrated to the Central Continent, or some inaccessible places.
Presumably this is the ruins of the Elven Kingdom. It's just that most of this dilapidated ruins seem to have been built underground.
Morgan said, "Think about what to do with the gnolls, these damned beasts, who have made the ruins their lair......"
Malthus's eyes were a little weird, and he said with a smile: "Don't worry, I'll check this site first, if there is anything we are looking for...... Gold coins or treasures. ”
Then, along the shade of some trees, or the shadows in the corners of the stone walls, with some shadow-stealing exclusive skill movements, his figure was somewhat vaguely towards the door of the ruins ground building, and quietly touched it.
Several people from the Blood Spear Adventure Group, who could no longer see the shadow of the shadow thief, were all holding their breath there, looking at the two gnolls guarding the door with some nervousness.
Gnolls are a group of people with a keen sense of smell, although they are not as good as some hunting dogs, but their sensitivity to smells will always be much higher than that of ordinary people.
The spatial vision has been kept on 12% effect, but it can only barely lock on the silent and flexible Malthusian figure, the exclusive stealth of the first-order shadow thief, which is not comparable to the basic stealth technique.
The half-elf is a little greedy for this exclusive skill, but he has never collected much data, not to mention that he has never even understood the power of shadows.
Malthus was proficient in stealth, and he also hid his own scent, sneaking into the entrance of the ruins, but the two gnolls with spears were unaware.
After waiting for a long time, just when the adventurers of the blood spear were restless, a sound of metal rubbing came from the next position.
"Alert. Morton was taken aback.
only to find out that it turned out to be the shadow thief Malthus, and I don't know when he had sneaked back here.
"I was so lucky to have found what we were looking for......
A strange smile appeared on the shadow thief's face, and everyone noticed that he reached into a cloth bag and grabbed a handful of gold and silver coins, some of them gold jewelry and scattered gemstones.
For adventurers, greed is the best motivation, and with the encouragement of this cute golden thing, even in the face of an orc army, adventurers may go forward.
"It seems that the group of gnolls is not all here, there are only more than a dozen, although there are not many of them, but they are all a group of gnolls brutes, and they are not so easy to deal with......"
The admonition of the shadow thief was forgotten by the Blood Spear, and the crowd was excited, and they were ready to go, and the weapons in their hands were clenched again and again.
Gnoll brute, unlike ordinary gnoll bandits, may be a little stronger, but not very noticeable, the biggest difference is that brute soldiers will hold weapons, although simple and crude, but they are always more threatening than gnoll claws.
The two gnolls on guard at the door shook their noses a few times in unison, but before they could be alerted, a throwing axe and a throwing spear slashed and flew over at the same time.
The throwing axe spun and flew out, slashing hard at the head of one of the gnoll brutes and stabbing the spear into the chest and abdomen of another.
With the signal of this attack, several adventurers followed closely behind, and they all rushed quickly.
The life of the jackal is much more tenacious than that of ordinary humans, and the gnolls who were stabbed by the spear can barely stand up, and are about to shout to their companions to be on guard.
There was a soft sound of crossbow strings, and a black light slashed through the air, piercing directly into the mouth of the gnoll brute, not only preventing the other party from speaking, but also killing him with one blow.
The half-elf didn't say anything, put down the steel crossbow, and followed unhurriedly behind.
As soon as you enter the ruins, you can smell a faint smell of blood and foul smell, and there is a stump of bones left on the ground, both beasts and humanoids, and even some black excrement.
It seems that this elven ruins have really become the lair of the jackals.
But the gnolls were not on top of the building, and the corridor in front of them led to the underground, and a row of bright lights on the walls guided several adventurers to walk quickly and vigilantly.
The neat stone slabs on the ground are engraved with some incomprehensible ancient text symbols, and in this gently sloping corridor leading to the underground, people always feel a chill in their hearts.
This kind of building is certainly not inhabited by ordinary people, some of it looks like a temple, Loki secretly wary.
The walls of this corridor leading to the underground are also made of neat stones, and with the dancing open flame, it extends to an open stone chamber.
More than a dozen gnolls were in the wide stone chamber, their weapons thrown aside, and a pile of wood and firewood were being built up as if they were going to barbecue some food.
This is a good opportunity for a sneak attack, just now the few people of the blood spear had discussed and fought head-on with the gnoll brute in a narrow corridor, but now they have a chance to sneak attack.
"Kill these gnolls, damn the beasts that defile the ruins, defile the gold......"
Throwing spears and axes took off, a splash of red blood splattered, and the unarmed gnolls were a little panicked by the sneak attack.
The Blood Spear's several people also had the advantage in close combat, and after throwing out the throwing weapon, he rushed over with the Shadow Thief.
The half-elves are behind, shooting the gnolls with precision with a long-range attack of the steel crossbow.
The gnoll brute is not a goblin, and after panicking, he also began to roar and counterattack, even if the gnoll has no weapons, and that pair of sharp claws, there will always be an adventurer to pose a big threat.
Quiller held a one-handed axe in each hand, it was just a helpless choice, his shield had been damaged before, but fortunately it didn't affect his killing.
He had already killed two gnolls, and the Morton next to him was about the same, fighting with the scratches of his claws, and killed another gnoll brute, but the gnolls had a numerical advantage, and under the siege, several members of the blood spear of the melee profession became more and more dangerous.
"Ah~" A scream of pain was a familiar voice from Quiller, and he hurriedly turned his head to look.
"Keynes!" Quiller roared, only to see that the fellow of the Blood Spear could not dodge, and was torn off his entire face by the two besieging gnolls, and half of his brain was blurred with flesh and blood.
With a 'whoosh', the bolt went into the jackal's eye socket, and though he had killed the brute with his claws full of bright red, it was impossible to save the Keynes.
Morton yelled, "Fight, kill these damn jackal mongrels......"
There were less than ten Gnoll brutes left, but in this fierce sneak attack, several of the Blood Spear were already covered in injuries and began to roar desperately.
Another crossbow arrow pierced the air, piercing the back of the gnoll's head, and the strong body fell directly to the ground.
Not only is it supported by a ranged crossbow, but around the adventurer, there is also a shadow thief with a knife kill.
Walker, who is only a level 4 melee class, is not as strong as the warrior Quiller, and some of them hold shields, barely coping with the gnolls in front of him, and his form is a little precarious.
The gnoll brute suddenly twitched, and his whole body fell to the ground in pain, only to see behind it, revealing the figure of a thief in black and leather armor.
It was Malthus, the shadow thief, who killed the gnolls from behind and saved the warrior Walker.
Walker gasped and said gratefully, "Mr. Malthus, thank you...... Hmm"
Before the warrior of the blood spear could finish speaking, a black shadow crossed in front of him.
Mr. Malthus's black dagger slashed straight through his neck.
Walker's eyes widened, and he was speechless for a moment of astonishment. A large amount of blood gushed from his neck and mouth, and soon choked his trachea and lungs, and he fell to the ground in a moment.
The gnolls in front of him fell, and Keynes just relaxed a little, but suddenly his eyes went black and he lost all consciousness.
Malthus pulled the black dagger from the back of the adventurer's head, the black blade not stained with blood.
He was very satisfied with his technique, and the dagger slashed the blood vessels connected to the spine of the brain, so that people died without realizing it, and in an instant without pain.
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