Chapter 15: The Witch Shepherd
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The bowstring vibrated rapidly, and the black arrow feather remnant moved forward like lightning, and in the dim firelight, there was only a vague shadow, flickering and disappearing. (If you like this book, please bookmark biquge.info)
Straight under the gray figure's ribs!
The gray figure had been kneeling in front of the big man, and the target was a little too small, so the best option was to point at the creature's soft underbelly at this slightly tilted angle. But the black light possessed an inch-long, three-edged steel arrowhead, and as long as the stab was roughly in the right place, internal bleeding could also quickly wear out health.
There was a soft thud, and just as the arrow was about to touch the gray tattered robe, a green film of light spread out in the air, blocking the arrow in the middle of it.
Edward's brow furrowed.
But that's just the beginning...... Before the figure could move, a second and third black flash of light had followed!
It is impossible for a pulley bow to have such a rate of fire, but now Ed has activated the magic effect on the necklace - the power of the bull, one of the most popular among the mercenaries of the ring spell, with the help of its catalysis, the hunter's power is almost instantly multiplied, coupled with the divine ability blessed by the priest before, the iron bow that originally required the pulley to open has become as light as an ordinary short bow in his hand.
Five fingers and four arrows, the light and shadow of the four feather arrows continued one after another, and the green light film flashed twice in the air, and finally fell into a daze...... So, after the sharp arrow broke through the air, it was accompanied by the palpitation of the steel piercing **!
The reason why a protective arrow is called a protective arrow, rather than an arrow neutralization, is that it is nothing more than a force field - it can only roughly produce a torsional, deflection, and stagnant inertia of the arrow, like a layer of elastic grease on the outside of the target. Therefore, not only arrows, but also ammunition such as flying stones will not cause damage, but this layer of force field cannot have infinite thickness after all, and if the speed of the flying object is too fast, too large and heavy, beyond the power of the arcane, it will naturally be difficult to deflect completely.
This effect is also diminished when several arrows hit one spot in a short period of time.
Arrows of steel tore through the skin, grazed the ribs, and nailed into the guts...... The gray shadow let out a muffled grunt and shook violently!
Communication with the gods is also a manifestation of magic, so being interrupted in the middle of the process can be a terrible price...... Climbing around the Great Moon, the red mist suddenly tightened, and then a violent wind erupted as if it had been stirred by some invisible force! At that moment, the earth trembled, and the sand and stones around the Great Flame were all swept into the air at this moment, spinning out a huge cloud vortex!
In the middle of the whirlpool, a roar of anger and thunder rolled out!
This qiē process is only a short moment...... As the whirlwind dispersed in all directions, the gnoll figures were revealed in the dust, and the roar had turned into a low roar of pain.
But their doom did not end, on the contrary, it was just beginning - Edward's movements did not stop at all...... The moment the storm was stagnant, he had already pulled the bowstring again, and in the midst of the humming whisper, four more long arrows flew out!
The figures fell one after another, and the screams were loud...... At this time, the distance between the two sides was no more than a hundred feet, and the gnoll's big man stood in an open space, and the hunter aimed at the deadly point of the throat and heart, and the short bows and arrows used were specially crafted, even if they deviated slightly from the target, they were enough to cause serious injuries that would not stop bleeding!
The result of several good and bad events was clear and simple—in the short time that the dust caused by the storm had finally fallen, the gnolls had lost seven lives! That's more than a third of the number of people kneeling near Da Ming!
But Edward, who caused this qiē, sighed slightly in his heart.
It would be nice to have one or two more companions......
The enemies here are clearly all elites, the best of the best...... They were caught off guard by their sneak attack, but they didn't have the slightest confusion, it was just a short eight arrows, and they had already adjusted their state...... The jackals hit by the eighth arrow were only seriously injured, and now, with the terrifying wolf howl, the other nine gnolls had already stood up one after another, and with a slight sweep of their dark red eyes, they locked on to the enemy in the shadows a few hundred feet away, so with a long and short howl, they had already pounced!
And the most important thing is that the arrow that attacked the witch was not fatal......
The bleeding caused by the triangular arrow was terrifying, even a large lizard would only need an hourglass scale to be exhausted by blood loss, but the other party was not one of those brainless animals - the gray figure raised its head and roared, and in the firelight, the face reflected was distorted and dirty, covered in oil paint, but it was clearly a human face!
How could the gnolls have a human as their witch pastor?
It's not a good time to think about this kind of question...... Edward's concern was that although the mantra had been stalled for a while, it was clear that the ritual had not been interrupted.
Edward tugged on the bowstring again, firing two arrows at the figure.
Of course, this is already an attempt to contain it, when the figure begins to move, the effect of the protective spell is maximized, and the arrows of the strong bow can only fall to the ground, and the witch priest has roared at this moment, and then excites a layer of luster!
But protection, after all, could not make up for the impact of the stagnation for just a moment, even though Wu Mu roared again and again, the red mist had still begun to dissipate.
This made the witch herd furious.
Because his opponent stood at the end of his sight at this moment, in the shadow of a big tree, staring at him without the slightest disguise. It wasn't until all the gnolls around him began to pounce that they turned and disappeared into the deep darkness......
......
The gnolls who rushed into the jungle first slowed their bodies.
He twitched his black wet nose, and the corners of his mouth full of fangs pulled out a cruel expression, although the human movement was fast, but the dense forest was the absolute realm of the descendants of the wolf god, not only light and shadow, smell, body temperature, swaying branches, every qiē could be captured by himself, the wolf will always be the king of the hunting ground, those humans who are accustomed to living under the shelter of wood and stone, can only be reduced to prey here!
Tiptoe lightly tread the ground, and in just a few crossings, he could already see the figure running forward.
The gnoll man let out a roar without hesitation, his waist arched violently, and he shot out like an arrow from the string, with the help of this charge, he raised his knife with both hands, it was the speed of this charge and slashing that made him stand out from those races and become the elite escorting Wu Mu, he had already split the bodies of hundreds of opponents, and I believe that this time would not be an exception.
Closer, closer, the gnoll's dark red pupils contracted suddenly, and in the next moment, he would split open that person's body!
Resistance came from the hilt of the machete.
But it wasn't the feeling of slashing into the human body, the gnoll man only felt a flower in front of him. The figure seemed to disappear from his field of vision, and then ...... It's the subtle sneer that lingers in my ears.
Is it a mosquito? It's really annoying...... But where did the human go? The gnolla twisted his neck in an attempt to find his lost target, but then he found himself unable to do so...... The scene in front of him was spinning uncontrollably, and there was a tearing pain on his back...... Then the sight in front of me went dark.
......
Very good.
Edward's eyes narrowed as his headless body spun into a bush as it swirled.
The strange smell of metal-like deposits diffuses in the mouth, and the moisture seems to have evaporated and dried terribly. But there is a power of his own, the power to control the whole body, this power makes him tense every muscle in his body, as if he is holding the long sword in his hand loosely, his eyes are locked on the opponent that may appear in the next moment, breathing and heartbeat, eyes and movements......
Reaching out, the sword is out, and there is only a little bit of contact...... The blade of the sword is like a swallow across the water...... It didn't take much force for it to pass through the neck of a jackal, and then the figure slid past the monster, and the monster tried to cover the blood-spurting wound in a panic, and circled helplessly until it fell into the dust.
And then the third ......
Although the gnolls are fierce and tenacious, they actually have many shortcomings - they are a little intellectually low but conformist, and the ordinary members often use weapons to attack in the same way...... They like to bounce forward with a long, piercing howl, which seems swift and powerful, but it doesn't change the top-down attack, whether it's a rusty knife or a great axe......
Therefore, as long as they ignore the disturbances, they are no more difficult to deal with than a more powerful farmer wielding a hoe.
Of course, this is just the average gnoll.
As you get older and more experienced in combat, there will always be some of these humanoid monsters that stand out in the best of the best - like the guy who just broke through the adventurer's defenses, and a few guys who are driving their companions...... Their fighting style is still brutal, but it is more of a combination of strength and speed, especially when it comes to coordination.
They're coming.
A giant axe, a long sword, crossed from the left and right of the body, although the surface of the weapon has long been rusty, but under the power of the monster, the sound is still piercing! And the timing and position of the attack, the control is also quite good, and all retreats have been sealed in an instant.
So Edward had no choice but to fight hard.
The collision of the long sword and the long sword burst out a few sparks, and the gnoll's eyes widened, and he watched in disbelief as the long sword in the human hand slashed into his shoulder - the superposition of magic and arcane magic increased Edward's strength to a considerable level, he let out a low roar and pressed down with his arms, the long sword had already torn the opponent's body apart, split it in half diagonally, and then took advantage of the momentum to spin, and the blade of the sword suddenly re-strengthened, through the gap in the simple piece of leather armor, and stabbed into the chest of the fourth enemy!
The gnolls roared, clenching their muscles as they tried to lock their opponent's weapons in their bodies...... However, he immediately realized that it was a futile effort - four blood grooves on both sides and left and right of the human weapon mercilessly channeled blood from his body, and almost in the blink of an eye, the dry muscles were no longer able to transmit any force.
His efforts had also resulted in some successes, at least for the other side's weapons to be temporarily ineffective...... The gnolls struggled to roll their eyes, trying to see how this hateful adversary had been torn apart by three of the most powerful warriors in the tribe before he died.
However, he was destined to be disappointed...... Before the three mightiest gnolls could pounce, the skinny human raised his hand, and two or three small black shadows were tossed at his opponent, and then exploded with a thud, and a puff of smoke and dust drifted in the wind......
The battle cry turned into a terrible scream, and the three gnolls jerked back to grasp their long noses.
Their sense of smell is sensitive, but it is too much, for some ordinary human tastes, they are completely unbearable as if they are strong acid, and this time the human uses extremely irritating smells that they rarely encounter, not only the nose, but even the eyes began to tear!
However, the wounded wolf is even more ferocious.
The sudden attack caused the gnolls to let out a hoarse howl, but they had no intention of backing down, covering their noses with one hand, and still rushing straight in the direction of the humans...... Even though their sense of sight and smell were greatly affected, these monsters were enough to identify enemies in the dark with their sensitive hearing, and Edward's body had just changed direction, and they were already rushing in unison!
Before they could see that the opponent was just a skinny human, not to mention three of them, even one would be enough to break his fragile neck. The gnoll howled and pounced on the figure with all his might!
There was a scarlet in front of him.
The surrounding scenery seems to spin uncontrollably, but it gets higher and higher...... The gnolls' eyes widened in confusion, and he noticed something that seemed familiar, brown fur and strong claws, the figure of his own kind, but was there something missing......?" Body...... My leg hurts......" they thought before they were confused.
The torn corpses of the three gnolls rolled to the ground. What killed them was a trap that Edward had set up before the attack.
The gray silk thread that pulled up to the height of the monster's throat was a slightly thicker steel wire than ordinary cotton thread. The wire was so strong and sharp that it could withstand the weight of a teenager, and Edward often used it as an aid to his movement through the woodland, crossing between thicker branches – and with the right use, his neck could be broken. Or as a trap.
After choking on the chili powder, there is naturally no way to see the sharp blades hidden between the branches of the trees, but they have to maintain their speed to charge...... So it's no surprise that the three strong gnolls were split into mutilated pieces by their own strength!
The hunter let out a long sigh of relief.
The abundant power in the body has faded, and the power of magic and magic has been exhausted. But after the strength disappeared, fatigue also wrapped around the body in an instant - this was a small side effect of the spell in that inferior talisman, although it was not exhausting, but the strength in the previous period of time would cause a certain amount of fatigue.
Only now, the hunter's front is unimpeded.
The purpose of revealing his body at the beginning is to let the opponent know the number of people on his side, paralyze them, and let them divide their forces...... Otherwise, the other party gathers people, and it is not something that they can deal with alone.
In fact, after the initial shock, his heart was actually a little more settled - since the sacrificial person was not a gnoll, there were naturally far fewer gnolls who could actually mobilize, and there was not even a single troll nearby. Obviously, he can drive both monsters, but he can't command them carefully.
On the other side, the Witch Keeper of the Gnoll was roaring incessantly...... It was amazed by the cunning and toughness of the human. It had thought it was just a fish that had slipped out of the encirclement, and had just stumbled into its own position - but he soon realized that he had been careless, and not only did he kill the guards scattered around him in a few breaths, but also the three gnoll warriors around him were gone......
If the first or second can be said to be a coincidence, then it can't be said that it is a coincidence again and again, as a spellcaster, he naturally has an intelligence far beyond Tongji, but now there is not too much power that can be called around him, if it continues like this, the other party will soon use a bow and arrow to clear it one by one.
Of course, it can strike, and one or two curses are enough to weaken the strongest human like a chicken, but that would be regarded as abandoning the ritual, which would not only cause the people who were fighting with their prey to immediately lose their strength and fall into passivity, but would also inevitably invite a terrible punishment - the gnoll prince was never a forgiving god. In fact, according to the classification of humans, it is a demon lord, and you certainly can't expect any kindness from him.
This large-scale application of divine power is actually a kind of sacrificial activity, and if it is interrupted in the middle of the process, not only the host, but also the participants will probably be severely punished...... Unfortunately for the Gnoll Witch Pastor, Edward now knew this - in fact, when the other party attacked, he was sure of this, so he continued to attack without hesitation.
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