Henry was a little anxious and said, "I don't know much about marksmen. Nana, I heard that there are many elves in the kingdom of Meredes because of its proximity to the elven realm. Have you ever been exposed to a marksman? Any suggestions? ”

Without hesitation, Kanna said, "On the battlefield, shooters mostly use 45° cluster to shoot from the back. The fire coverage range can reach about 200-300 meters. However, the duel between the elites uses a single aiming and flat shot, which can ensure that the effective range of the hit rate is about 30-50 meters. The effective range of the marksman is a little longer, and there are no missed arrows within 100 meters. He stood on the city wall, and the range would be even greater. Considering that the effective range of most magic is comparable to that of the short bow, it is about 30 meters. We are more than 70 meters away from the man on the city wall. ”

Monica pondered for a moment and said, "In other words, all of us should do our best to find a way to go forward 70 meters without losing our lives before we have the strength to fight, right?" ”

Kanna asked for a shortbow from Garcia and said, "Yes." The other party's skeleton soldiers are gathering in the hole in the city wall, and they can't be delayed. on. ”

Henry whistled and a horse ran towards him.

Edward uses the skill [Death See] on one of the skeletons at the site of the collapse of the wall. This is a special skill of the Soldier class, and it is a higher-level skill that approaches the target than [Charge] like the Berserker's [War Trample]. [Charge] and [War Trample] can achieve an instantaneous melee effect on enemies within 30 meters. On the other hand, [Death as Home] can be used against enemies up to 100 meters away, and although it is not instantaneous, it can increase its movement speed and be immune to all slowdowns and immobilization. You can't switch targets during this process, otherwise the skill effect will disappear.

Mounted on horseback, Henry and the others ran with Edward towards the wall.

Monica took out her magic book, chanted a sixth-order magic [Any Door] of the Transformation System, and slowly walked into the summoned door and disappeared. It is a type of dimensional magic, where any door leads to a special otherworld, overlapping with the real world. When the caster enters the realm through any door, the movement in it is equal to the movement in the real world, and after reaching the desired location, open any door again to return to the real world. And the enemies of the real world are not completely incapable of catching the whereabouts of the caster. Those with keen perception can observe the caster's humanoid magic ripples moving. However, even if it can be observed, it cannot attack the caster in the Atlas. This magic is very risky, and creatures of the Overworld will continue to take more and more true damage while acting in the Otherworld. Therefore, it is not possible to travel a long distance with this spell.

Kanna said silently, "60 meters."

The second [Cloud Piercing Arrow] broke through the wind, aiming not at Edward in the lead, but at the crowd gathered in the rear.

Lucy had already cast a third-order divine spell [Faith Armor] on herself. This spell reduces physical damage taken based on the caster's level. Based on the current level of Priest Lucy, [Armor of Faith] can reduce physical damage by about 20%.

By the way, the battle in the Sea of Skulls a few days ago caused everyone to increase their level by a lot. The current level status is: Kanna Warrior level 45, Wizard level 30; Edward Soldier Level 45; Garcia Warrior Level 44; Pastor Julia Level 45; Henry Knight Level 85; Wendell Bard 65; Monica Specialization Elementalist Level 83; Primo Warrior Level 66; Pastor Lucy Level 68; Jim Assassin level 74.

Lucy let out a loud shout, and the shield was hard against the cloud-piercing arrow. In the blink of an eye, the cloud-piercing arrow pierced Lucy's shield, striking her abdomen. Lucy fell to one knee and couldn't move. She raised her left hand in pain and motioned to her teammates not to stop.

"50 meters."

Edward is still 20 meters from the city walls and Henry is 40 meters away.

The Skeleton Marksman pulls out 5 arrows and uses [Multi Shot] on the crowd.

Kanna tumbled forward, dodging the first.

Wendell jumped to the right, his left leg was pierced by a second shot, and he fell to the ground, unable to move on.

Jim uses the Assassin skill Shadow Lure. The illusion lure that remained in place was shattered by the third, while the real Jim moved forward slowly in a stealthy state.

Primo raised his shield to block, but was a step too slow and was hit in the left shoulder by a fourth, falling to the ground and rolling a few times. Struggling to get up, he kept running.

Julia cast a fifth-order divine spell [Sanctuary Technique]. A small sanctuary with a diameter of 1 meter appears around itself. The fifth branch passed through the sanctuary and was planted in the ground. Units inside and outside the Sanctuary cannot affect each other in any way. Julia left the safety of the sanctuary and continued to follow her teammates forward.

"40 meters."

Edward had reached the city wall, surrounded by a group of skeletons, with no chance of climbing the wall.

Henry rode his horse to Edward's side and fought with the skeletons.

The Skeleton Marksman shoots a [Impact Arrow].

The arrow flew behind Canna.

Garcia blocked the arrow with his round shield, but was lifted off the ground by the great force of the impact, flying backwards and crashing into Julia. The two rolled out more than ten meters on the ground, unable to get up for the time being.

Due to the slow speed of stealth, Jim cancels his stealth and continues to run.

"30 meters."

Kanna drew her daint and shot an arrow at the skeleton marksman.

I saw that the other party didn't plan to dodge, but shot an arrow at Kanna.

The Skeleton Marksman's arrows bounced off Canna's arrows, and she only deflected herself at a slight angle and continued to fly forward.

"Ahh Jim in the rear is hit by the off-angle arrow and falls to the ground.

Kanna used [Charge] on Edward's skeleton soldiers to reach Edward, and immediately jumped onto his shoulder.

Edward tacitly tacitly pressed his shoulder, and Kanna kicked in relay, grabbing the edge of the collapse of the wall and climbing upward.

Due to the fact that the figure was hidden by the city walls, the Skeleton Marksman was temporarily unable to see Kanna's location.

At this time, about 30 meters away from the city wall, an arbitrary door was opened. Monica walked out of any door and cast the elemental seventh-order magic [Ice Spear Technique] on the marksman.

The flying magic alerts the Skeleton Marksman and fires an arrow at Monica before he hits it. The arrow approached Monica's face door, and her magic energy fifth-order magic [Flash Technique] was just in time, and she teleported backwards 20 meters unharmed.

Water-based ice magic does very little damage to non-living units such as skeletons, and even seventh-order magic does not inflict heavy damage on skeleton marksmen, but it freezes them temporarily.

As the Skeleton Marksman broke free from his freeze state, he suddenly noticed a shadow flying towards him in mid-air.

Jumping into the air, Canna clasped Ashley in the flames with both hands, and slashed at the top of the enemy's head. Because of the use of elemental third-order magic [Elemental Weakness Detection], it was found that almost all skeleton units lacked fire elemental resistance, so on the way to run, Kanna had already used elemental fourth-order magic [Enchantment: Fire Elemental Weapon] on the longsword.

But the sword was blocked.

Only then did Kanna see that the other party's longbow was inlaid with blades. This is no ordinary longbow, it is tailor-made for elven marksmen, and it can be used in melee longbows.

Forest Archers devote their lives to studying bows and arrows, and do not use any melee weapons. Therefore, once you are close to the enemy, it is equivalent to defeat. However, when it became a legendary professional marksman, the situation was completely different. Marksmen are not only required to penetrate more distant targets, but also to be able to shoot on the move in difficult terrain. Most importantly, it requires the ability to use a bow and arrow in hand-to-hand combat.

With a missed move, Kanna immediately retreated, followed by a stab.

The Skeleton Marksman retreated with his right leg, narrowly dodging the sword sideways. Then the left hand holding the bow was released. The bowstring hung from the radius, and at some point the palm of his hand grasped an arrow and stabbed it into Kanna's throat.

This unbelievable attack surprised even the battle-hardened Kanna, who hurriedly leaned back to dodge. But the force used in the backswing was too strong, and it took a few steps back to maintain balance.

Instead of pursuing forward, the Skeleton Marksman leaped forward. At this moment, the two opened 4 or 5 meters. The effective firing distance of the marksman has been reached. The skeleton marksman, who was still floating backwards in the air, had already flown out with an arrow.

"Can't hide! If I move my body 2 cm to the left. Arrows can hit the chest, but they can avoid fatal wounds. There are two priests in the team, and they won!"

Just as Kanna was about to take the arrow with her body, she charged to end the battle. Edward, who arrived on the city wall at some point, used the soldier's special skill [Cover] on Canna, and instantly came to Canna's side, and raised his shield to block the arrow.

Edward then charged his Marksman with a shield strike, knocking the newly landed enemy to the ground. It's not over! Edward crushes the fallen enemy and uses [Shield Beat]. The skeletal marksman, who was repeatedly in close contact with the shield, was completely suppressed and could not move for a while.

The other teammates who had been healed by the priest arrived one after another.

Garcia, Primo, and Henry also surrounded him, picking up their weapons and slamming them at the skeleton marksman on the ground.

Dumbfounded, Julia said, "Man...... Men are so scary......"

By the time Kanna and Monica pulled the men apart, the skeletal marksman had been shattered to pieces.

At this time, Lucy climbed the city wall and looked a little worried: "Jim is seriously injured, although he has done emergency treatment and is not in danger of life, he will not be able to fight in the short term." Wendell's leg injury was also worse than expected, and the number of spells cast today was not enough to heal his leg. To be on the safe side, I'll also set aside some key magic usages. Continue the fight or retreat first? ”

"Can't be returned. There are no second chances. Henry made up his mind.

Kanna glanced around the city and said, "The remaining skeleton soldiers in the city should have been wiped out. If nothing else, only the king in the fortress remains. ”

Henry looked at Lucy: "The wound in your abdomen is not so easy to heal, don't be reckless." You stay and take care of the two of them, don't go. ”

"No, you haven't retreated, how can I retreat." Lucy shook her head.

"Lucy......" Primo looked worried.

"Don't say it. I can still fight! Lucy interrupted.

Everyone present suddenly fell silent. The atmosphere was heavy. Everyone did not have much confidence in the battle that could not be escaped.

Kanna smiled and said, "We can't stand here and wait for him to die, can we?" After all, he was undead. ”

With that, Kanna took a deep breath and descended the stairs inside the wall. Edward, Garcia, and Julia followed.

Then, Lucy, Henry, Primo, and Monica followed him down the wall.

The crowd walked into the fortress with firm steps. Speechless all the way.