……

"Hint: You've encountered the sorcerer Edson (LV15) and 33 kobolds!"

……

Almost the first time the two sides met.

Matthew had already shouted:

"Ella!"

Miss Owl, who was performing the initiation ceremony in the oak grove, heard Matthew's call, and flew towards the southwest of the forest without saying a word.

There, Matthew and Brad agreed on the location of the new sentry.

Seeing Ella leave safely to report the news.

Matthew breathed a sigh of relief.

There was no time to change his robes, so he quickly took out the Imperial Psalm and held it with his left hand, while his right hand quickly inserted the coughing staff and the deadwood staff into his waist so that he could access them at any time.

Eli's reaction was even more aggressive.

But seeing his angry eyes, he threw himself forward on all fours, and his whole body swelled, and with a roar, a tall and mighty saber-toothed tiger appeared on the wasteland under the moonlit night.

He actually pounced straight at the enemy group!

"Up!"

Encounters are always unexpected, but Ederson reacted no less, shaking off his cloak behind his back and backhanding a massive mace from his back.

The mace has a dark red glow.

On his orders.

Kobolds flocked out.

They pounced on Eli with small sticks and small round shields.

Matthew keenly noticed that some kobolds were still holding some wooden boxes in their hands, and their eyeballs were more prominent than normal kobolds, and the whites of their eyes were bloodshot and vaguely glowed with an eerie sheen similar to the mace in Edson's hand.

"Roar!"

Eli heroically rushed into the crowd of dogheads.

His size is completely crushing for these small and medium-sized creatures.

Only one photo.

The saber-toothed tiger pounced, fangs topped, and tail swept away.

Instantly, three or four kobolds died!

However, the unexpected is this.

The kobolds, who have always been known for their tendency to flee when morale is low, show unreasonable bravery.

The tragic death of their companions did not make them fearful, but continued to surround them as if they were not afraid of death.

Eli's strength is strong, so naturally he will not be injured by the kobolds, but after all, there are too many kobolds, and with the blessing of courage, even the fierce saber-toothed tiger needs to circle in a roundabout way, and it is difficult to push it head-on.

A few seconds later.

Edson himself joined the fray with the kobolds.

But see him wielding a huge mace and calling out for something.

The sorcerer's spells were so complex and obscure that Matthew didn't even have a chance to interrupt them with his coughing staff, and Edson had already finished the spellcasting phase.

Matthew could only vaguely tell that Edson had used a total of three spells while walking-

The first spell is Pet Summoning!

But I saw a puff of black smoke rise under the moon, and a demon that looked like a hyena and had a spiked barb on its tail quietly appeared.

……

"Susuva Demon Dog (Elite/LV10): Abyss Creation, Intermediate Demon, usually accompanied by Gnoll Elite"

……

Just before Matthew's eyes, the message of this summoning appeared.

He also fulfilled his calling.

With the glow of the immortal pact fading.

A tiptoeing Minotaur skeleton appeared in front of Matthew.

"Oh, I'm listening, Matthew!"

Peggy complained, and immediately saw the situation in front of her, and she pulled out her bone blade with a sudden:

"Cut whom?"

Matthew pointed to the Susuva Devil Dog that was running towards him.

Peggy immediately greeted her and fought with the Demon Dog.

And the other side.

Due to Eli's reckless advance, his position was faintly dragged by the kobolds, and Matthew had just commanded the Silvermoon Zombies to go over to reinforce him, and the sorcerer Edson had already wielded a mace to kill the saber-toothed tiger.

This moment.

Matthew also discerned that the second spell cast by Edson should be a spell of a power-infusing or physical-enhancing nature that prays to the suzerain.

Because he saw Edson's body begin to skyrocket at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Sting!

Hair like black thorns screeched and tore the sorcerer's robes.

Accompanied by a skyrocketing in size.

The sorcerer Edson also revealed his hideous true face-

The illusion of human appearance is self-defeating, and in the moonlight, it is a giant gnolll with a body up to two meters tall and full of abnormally bulging muscles!

"Die!"

The giant gnoll slammed his mace into the saber-toothed tiger's waist.

Eli couldn't completely dodge, and after eating this on the side, he suddenly screamed!

Seeing this, the kobolds rushed even harder.

Although by this time the Silvermoon Zombies had already arrived nearby and began to support Eli.

But Eli, who was targeted by Edson, was still embarrassed.

The latter didn't expect this sorcerer to have melee abilities as terrifying as ogres!

I saw Edson constantly wielding the mace.

Eli's position is constantly being squeezed.

In desperation.

Eli could only hurriedly throw himself two buff spells.

Then prepare to wait for the opportunity to get out of the war.

Matthew is also preparing to support Eli.

He took out the Deadwood Staff and aimed it at Edson's back.

At this moment, the sorcerer seemed to be silent in his pursuit of Eli, indifferent to what was going on behind him.

By all indications, now is the perfect time to cast a sneak attack.

Matthew tightened his grip on the Deadwood Staff, and he was indeed preparing to unleash the most powerful single spell he could cast, the "Mighty Exhaustion Ray".

It can be a moment.

He suddenly remembered the third spell that Edson had sang!

"I'm a mage, there's no reason for him to ignore me from the beginning, and the "Battle Spell Identification" just now is no problem, it is indeed three spells, and the enemy can't be untargeted!"

So what exactly is the third spell?

Matthew stared at Edson's glowing back, and the incantation was chanted rapidly.

A second later.

Bursts of chill erupted from the tip of the Deadwood Staff.

Followed by.

It was a cloud of white cold air about one meter or so that enveloped Edson's body.

Sou!

Edson's body flashed red.

The white mist disappeared in an instant.

Matthew only felt a sharp pain in the palm of his hand holding the staff!

A slight feeling of nausea quickly flooded over my heart.

……

"Hint: You used the Tier 0 trick "Frost Mist" on the sorcerer Edson!

You've been hit by Edson's "Spell Counter (Pact Enhancement)"!

……

Your "Frosty Mist" expires, and you will be punished by the Spell:

For 12 minutes, you cannot cast any spell of the same level as Frosty Mist;

Ling's Focus -0.5 (for 18 seconds)"

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"Hint: You have successfully identified and used a Tier 0 trick to break the enemy's "Spell Counter", and you will soon have a chance to explore the elements of the "Battle" field"

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"Sure enough, it's a legal rebellion!"

"And it's also a spell counter that has been strengthened by the sect master he believes in!"

Matthew was secretly glad he sensed something was wrong.

If he had just cast a second-order spell, the counter-punishment he would have to endure would probably allow him to ascend to heaven!

It's been almost impossible to fight a serious spellcaster since Matthew crossed over, and it's the first time that the sorcerer Edson is in front of him.

The actual combat is really different from the theory, if Matthew is not cautious enough, this ruthless spell countermeasure will definitely make him unable to eat and walk around.

And this long-planned spell counteract also made Matthew realize that Edson's goal from the beginning was himself!

Sure enough.

After perceiving that Matthew had suffered a legal counter-punishment.

Edson jerked around.

Wielding his mace, he quickly launched a surprise attack in the direction where Matthew was.

And those kobolds ran faster.

A small fraction of them crossed the Silver Moon and the zombies rushed towards Matthew.

The rest is to scuffle with the zombies.

Seeing this, Eli hurriedly prepared to return to help.

But at this time, the two sides already had some distance, and he could only barely catch up with some kobolds who were lagging behind.

"Hiss!"

Even the Susuva Demon Dog, who had been fighting fiercely with Peggy, found a chance to shake off Peggy.

The cunning demon sped up and wanted to besiege Matthew from the other side.

Moment of truth.

Peggy took a step forward and threw a predetermined bone blade into the void ahead!

Burst!

The bone blade that came out of his hand easily tore through the demon dog's head.

The demon immediately convulsed and collapsed to the ground.

Brains and blood mixed together and gushed out through the gap split by the bone blade.

Don't care about dealing with the demon dog.

Peggy pulled out the bone blade and returned to Matthew's side:

"Don't be afraid, with me, no one can hurt you!"

The soul fire in her skull was scorching and burning.

The golden bones gradually precipitated into a more noble dark gold under the moonlight.

A smile of relief flashed across Matthew's face.

But his attention was still focused on the gnolls who were rushing at him.

The next moment.

He gripped the staff of dead wood hard, concentrating, and at Edson's tall body was a sturdy "Powerful Exhaustion Ray".

Edson ate the ray full of negative energy impartially.

It shrank in size almost quickly.

Under the weakening of the exhaustion rays.

Not only did Edson's life begin to pass slowly, but his strong attributes were also slowly diminishing.

But he still didn't stop the raid.

The kobolds who rushed to the front had already fought Peggy.

Fortunately, Matthew's reinforcements also rushed to the frontal battlefield -

The Skeleton Quarters weren't far from here, and Matthew had used necromancy to summon 12 skeleton soldiers from the beginning, and now they had finally arrived, wrapping Matthew in the center.

"These bones can't protect you!"

Edson roared and rushed over.

He struck Peggy with a powerful mace, shattering her arm bones and sternum and staggering to the side!

This fourth-order sorcerer's melee ability can be seen!

Matthew stared at Edson.

He quickly took two steps back.

The deadwood staff in his hand was aimed at the other party again.

Sou!

A gray light flashed.

……

"Hint: You used 'Negative Armor' on the Sorcerer Edson!

Edson's Armor (Creature Fur) reduced to -1"

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"Your spells can't hurt me!"

Edson swept hard again.

The two skeletons were swept away by him.

At this point, there was only less than twenty paces left between him and Matthew.

However, when he saw Matthew's face in the moonlight.

Edson was inevitably a little surprised.

Because it's a confident and calm smile.

Now is the time!

"Kill!"

Matthew whispered.

In the shadows that no one could see, a skeleton with its crotch twisted silently appeared behind the tall gnoll in a dance step.

Edson didn't have time to turn around.

Firefly and Bright Moon were already eager to catch his thick neck.

The blades of the blades kissed the skin of a lover and disappeared.

Thorn –

Blood precedes sound splashes.

The head fell to the ground screaming.

Under the moonlit night.

The giant gnoll's head rolled on the wasteland like a ball on the beach.

It just happened to roll in front of Matthew.

Matthew lifts his feet.

Stomped on it heavily.

It just so happened to be at this time.

Another group of figures emerged from the cave.

They watched in amazement as Matthew stomped on Edson's dead head.

Whoa!

The eyeball squeezed out of the socket.

The blood splattered upwards for half a meter.

Stained the shoes and hem of the necromancer's clothes red on a moonlit night.

……