Chapter 42: The Will of the Forest
Over the next few days, Richard, Reilly, Nereus, and Agamemnon took turns guarding the logging team. If the Green Forest Elves dare to harass, these strong men will launch a deadly counterattack.
When it was Reilly's turn to fight, he rushed into the forest with two Knights of the Dawn to hunt down the elves.
Seeing that the other party was exposed, Reilly knew that they had set up a trap to lure out the strong men on the human side to break through. And for Reilly, this is also an opportunity to destroy the Green Forest Elves. So he crashed headlong into it, and a fierce battle broke out in the depths of the forest!
Elven warriors leaped out from behind the trees with deadly short knives in their hands, countless elven archers loomed among the branches and leaves, shooting sharp arrows, and more than a dozen trees pulled out their roots from the ground, waving huge branches and smashing at Reilly.
The two Dawn Knights unfurled the shield wall, holding Rayleigh firmly in the middle, while he himself unhurriedly unleashed a strengthened version of the Ice Ring, freezing all the elven warriors who rushed towards him.
After taking out the faster Elven Warriors, Rayleigh began to use the Flame Burst to kill the slow-moving Treants. It stands to reason that fire magic will be greatly weakened in the humid environment of the Green Forest Plane. However, with the triple amplification of talent, construction, and power guide, Rayleigh's Flame Explosion Technique already had the power equivalent to seventh-level magic, and those ordinary treants couldn't resist it.
The elven archers in the trees kept pulling the bowstrings and firing arrows at Reilly. However, those arrows were either shot down by the Knight of Aurora with a spear or bounced off the shield wall, and did not affect Rayleigh's spellcasting at all. The shield wall of the Dawn Knight could withstand the full force of a seventeenth-level powerhouse, and it was impossible for these twelfth-level elven archers to break through it in a short period of time.
By the time the Timbercutters arrived at the scene, the forest around Reilly had been reduced to rubble, with a large number of weapons, corpses, and charred treeman remains scattered on the ground, marking the deaths of more than a dozen Treants and dozens of elves.
After this battle, the Green Forest Elves seemed to have vanished, never attacking the Norlander Lumberjacks again.
That night, Reilly's communicator rang, "Master, I've found the elves' lair, but now there's a problem. ”
"What's the trouble?" asked Reilly.
"There is a powerful force in the forest that constantly puts pressure on my soul and disturbs my perception. If it weren't for those elves leading the way, I wouldn't have been able to find their tribe. ”
Reilly frowned and asked, "How much strength can you exert now?"
"For me, it's like carrying a package that doesn't weigh much, and it has no effect on combat effectiveness. Gore thought for a moment and said, "However, the troops brought by Richard are ......."
"I see. You continue to stare at the elven tribe, using the communicator to get in touch with something. With that, Reilly walked out of the room and asked the nearby Akmund warriors to inform Richard, Neres, and Agamemnon of the meeting.
Ten minutes later, the four of them gathered in a large conference room in the base city. Reilly cleared his throat and said, "According to international practice, before saying good news, you must first say bad news. ”
"Fuck the international conventions!" Nereus slammed the table and shouted, "Good news first!"
Reilly looked at Richard and then at Agamemnon and asked, "What do you think?"
Richard shrugged his shoulders and said, "I don't care. ”
"Whatever. Agamemnon was even more concise.
"Let's start with the good news. Reilly smiled and said, "I've found the elves' lair. ”
"Really?" Neris's eyes lit up, "Then we'll kill it now!"
"Wait a minute, I'll hear the bad news. Agamemnon said in a deep voice.
Reilly gave him an appreciative look and said, "The bad news is that the forests of this plane have formed a collective will, and once we enter its realm, we will be affected by it. ”
Richard frowned and asked, "How much of an impact?"
"Your five constructed knights, once they enter the sphere of influence of the will of the forest, they will be nullified. Reilly said lightly.
"I'm X!" Nereus scolded angrily, "How can this battle be fought?"
"What's the hurry?" Reilly rolled his eyes and said, "Can't you be a little patient?"
"Fuck me!" Nereth snapped viciously. He was born with a golden key, grew up with an aura, never experienced any major setbacks, where would he have any patience? Now Neris, like the young people on Earth who have just graduated from college, is the time to be ambitious and want to start a business. People of this age will not have patience for anything.
Ignoring Nerith, Reilly said, "Now, all we have to do is keep cutting down the trees until those elves lose their patience. ”
Richard and Agamemnon nodded in agreement.
In the blink of an eye, a month has passed. Reilly continued his research and completed a new third-order build: the Titan Grip. It is a construct designed specifically for warriors that, when activated, pulls locked targets in front of the user.
At this point, Reilly's third set was completed.
Consisting of Brutal Force, Zealous Heart, Warden Armor, Negative Cloak, Uplifting Gem, Sword of Judgment, and Titan Grip, this set is an upgraded version of the Valorant set, which Reilly named the Dreadnought set.
After getting the new build, Nereth was so excited that he not only wanted to train with Richard and Agamemnon, but also offered to let them go together.
However, Richard and Agamemnon did not fall for him. The two approached Reilly, carefully inquired about the effects of the Dreadnought suit, and then declined Neris's invitation.
In addition to Titan's Grip, the Dreadnought set also brings three powerful abilities to Neris, which are the Shield Wall, the Dark Barrier, and the Blade Storm.
The Shield Wall is a defensive skill that can withstand the full force of a Sanctuary warrior with the strength of Neris's fighting spirit, the Dark Barrier is also a defensive skill that can block a spell up to level 9 for the user when activated, and the Storm of Blades is a skill that is both offensive and defensive, dealing damage to enemies while temporarily immunizing the user to magic below level 7.
Agamemnon said that when he breaks through the Sanctuary, he will also have seven construction slots, and he will definitely have a good fight with Nereth when the time comes.
On this day, Reilly called Richard, Neres, and Agamemnon to the conference room again.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I have good news for you. Reilly smiled and said, "The Green Forest Elf can't sit still anymore. ”
"What's going on?" said Nereus.
"There's a figure who looks important out of the elven tribe, and my men are following him. ”
"Is it Gore?" As far as Richard knew, Gore was the only one he could track the elves in the forest without being detected. Although Splash is also a natural assassin, her current level is still too low.
"That's right. Reilly nodded and said, "After the last battle, I asked her to follow those fleeing green forest elves to find each other's lair. Since then, Gore has been lurking in the vicinity of the elven tribe, spying on them. ”
"You want to ambush?" a glint flashed in Agamemnon's eyes.
"Of course. Reilly smiled and said, "There are four druids on that team. If we can catch them all, this war will be won in half. ”