Shadow Covenant

Chapter 160 "One after another"

Facing the still struggling flying ape warrior, Woody naturally wouldn't give it a chance to break free.

He put the curved sword horizontally, and then moved towards the flying ape in the net with a swift slash.

"die!"

With a violent force, the foreign weapon directly kissed the Flying Ape's chest full of flesh and hair, blood burst out, and a deep bone-deep wound appeared right in front of the Flying Ape, and it was cut off at the same time. The right hand holding the bone machete became weak for a moment, and the terrified left hand covered the bloody wound on his chest, and collapsed to the ground.

The power of a knife has already seriously injured.

But at this time, several guards from the Nudong Merchant Group stepped forward to persuade them.

"Master Woody, the flying apes can be kept and not killed. The relationship between them is the most important. Maybe it can be used to force them back."

"Yes, maybe they can help us deal with the group of man-eating apes."

It seemed that this group of senior guards thought of a way or method with less casualties, but Woody shook his head helplessly after hearing this.

Their thinking was correct, if it was another occasion, maybe this could really force the flying ape to evacuate, or give up the target.

After all, their flying ape tribe is not short of food, and no matter how many humans die, they can't compare with any warrior in their tribe.

This is why adventurers often capture the underage cubs of the flying ape tribe, just thinking about using this to send them to complete the task.

And it is precisely because of this that they hate humans even more.

They are generally rarely seen in areas where humans are active.

But this time, it wasn't what they expected.

Behind this group of flying apes, there must be a tribe of man-eating apes. At the same time, he also knew that the actions of the man-eating apes must be related to the demon lord Demogorgon. It would be a big mistake to instruct Flying Monkey to evacuate or even turn against him.

"This time is different than usual. This group of flying apes will be crazy. Killing them will boost morale."

Woody briefly explained, and then he slashed, completely ignoring the desire for life in the same golden animal eyes of the flying ape. He never showed mercy to monsters, because he knew that monsters would not treat him either. Being merciful and direct killing is his greatest respect for the enemy.

Whoa!
It was another wound, but this wound was heavier than the previous one. If the first blow was to quickly dispel the flying ape's desire to fight and disintegrate its will to fight, then the second cut would be more difficult. 0 decapitation skills.

However, I don't know if it was the flying ape's arms that resisted before he died, or the angle of the swing was wrong this time, the blade of the curved sword got stuck in the flying ape's neck halfway through the cut, blood spurted out, and a strong smell of blood rushed to his face , but Flying Ape's unyielding animal pupils have dimmed.

Faced with this situation, Woody looked indifferent, stepped forward and pressed the back of the knife with the other hand, exerted a little force and heard a crisp sound, the head of the flying ape that was still hanging on the body suddenly parted from the neck Two, it fell into a tattered net, surrounded by sticky and warm blood.

"Let's go!"

Woody casually lifted the flying ape's head from the net, stood up and looked at the other end of the wall, and spoke to the surrounding guards of Fury Winter with an unwavering voice.

Now Green Brook Town urgently needs a victory to calm their fearful hearts and let them understand that this monster is not invincible, and they can easily win with just a little skill.

In fact, before the professional level has advanced, the difference between mortals and humans is not particularly obvious except for the difference in physical fitness. They will also be injured if they are cut by the blade, and the number of people is often a big advantage.

But without morale, no matter how many people there are, they are just moving pigs. This is why in ancient times, the barracks were most afraid of mutiny at night, and they took a decisive attitude towards such behaviors that affect morale.

Fighting each other will only drag each other down, because when everyone wants to save their lives instead of fighting, then the final outcome of Green Brook Town will definitely be the barrenness and destruction of the previous life in memory.

Woody walked directly to the middle of the wall with the head of the flying ape, and threw it towards the guards who were still restless. When others saw the flying ape with eyes that were still wide open, they all subconsciously took half a step back, and even more He even ran down the stairs in fear, leaving only half of his head popping out to look around.

Woody didn't bother to make a speech before the battle, so he directly picked up the curved sword in his hand, raised it high and shouted loudly.

"The flying ape has been killed by the method I just said! It's very simple! You can do the same!"

"If you don't want your family to be ruined tonight, then pick up the sword in your hand! Kill all these monsters!"

"And the baron is ready to encourage you, kill a monster except that the monster's corpse will belong to the killer, and there will be a lot of bonuses!"

……

The combination of money and life has revived the low morale of the guards in Luxi Town. Maybe some recalled that they still have wives and children at home, and others thought of the generous rewards. Anyway, they have a goal in mind , power will follow.

The death of the flying ape symbolized a beginning, but Woody did not stay here forever, but chose to return to the center of the town when the guards of the business group who informed him came to the south wall with strong reinforcements.

He was worried that the man-eating apes would not only attack one part of the southern city wall, he was worried about the safety of several other places. If the wall of the town was broken today, their safety and the next journey would become extremely troublesome.

He is not interested in going on a forest tour with these boring demon believers. If the Forest of Whispers is going full speed tomorrow, it will probably be able to leave and arrive at the Golden River Valley at dusk, and meander all the way along the valley. Going down, you can reach Rosent, the capital of freedom.

At that time, whether it is the tribe of man-eating apes or the incarnation of Demogorgon, it will have nothing to do with him. He just wants to live, and he just wants to live with the people around him in this troubled world in Asenland.

That's it.

Back on the long street in the center of the town, Woody found that the carriage had stopped at the intersection of the long street at some point, and there were figures holding bows behind the chimneys on many windows.

Woody's original mood to solve the southern wall suddenly fell into a trough.

Trouble, it seems that other city walls have already fallen, which means that the man-eating ape and its monster allies have entered Green Brook Town.

At this moment, from the other end of the long street, a breathtaking roar came out along with the sound of landing.

"woooooooo~"

On the other side of the town, a black ape standing upright three or four meters high was beating his chest like a drum.

——"Raging Ape."

This is a great ape with an average challenge level of 5, a height of 3-4 meters, and a weight of more than 750KG.

It is also one of the most hated creatures encountered by adventurers in the forest, because they are dangerous and savage, and there is no communication at all.

And generally speaking, all caravans will avoid the territory it passes through, otherwise the dire ape that has not been domesticated will attack any creature indiscriminately, until the creature dies or escapes from its territory.

The arms that can be stretched to the ground are full of sharp claws, enough to tear apart any creature that stands in their way.

The vicious ape in front of him was tall among its kind, with a savage force under his sturdy body, and he was wantonly destroying the buildings visible to the naked eye, like a large bulldozer, with endless rumbles.

This group of guys have even tamed this, and Woody's expression was extraordinarily dignified at this moment, and at this moment, a fiery flame lit up from the center of the town.

Spellcaster, make a move.

In the center of the town, under the scorching fire, one could clearly see a slender figure standing below, it was Cecil.

She held a staff made of prismatic gemstones, and with her whispering and casting spells, the fire gradually rose, changing from a bright spot in the darkness to a slowly rising light in the darkness. sun.

Woody, who is familiar with most of the spellcasters' low-level spells, naturally knows that what Cecil releases is a sign that all spellcasters can take risks.

——The three-ring spell "Fireball"

Different from dealing with the hell believers incarnated by Baron Cam before, this time the monster attack, she directly used the most powerful fireball among the three-ring spells, and as the best court mage, her skills seemed to be more than that, only Seeing the head-sized sun in the darkness suddenly split into two, another "sun" appeared, the same size.

This is……

Seeing this situation, Woody couldn't help muttering.

——"Dual Casting (Metamagic Feat)"

This is a very advanced spellcasting skill, and it takes a long time to practice to use two spells at the same time, and only consumes one spell slot. Cecil originally estimated that he was a spellcaster with a professional level of around 10, But now it seems that the caster's occupational level is likely to be in the range of 13 or even 14. If she also works part-time in other occupations, then she can already be called a qualified fourth-level professional, and she is only one step away from the legend. steps away.

Before Woody could continue to sigh, he saw two small suns, like comets, suddenly across the night sky, falling directly towards the ferocious ape that was destroying obstacles and houses at the entrance of the town not far away.

Boom!

Two explosive air waves in no particular order sounded loudly under the night sky at the same time, not only the earth and rocks splashed, but even Woody's position felt a slight shaking.

The earth shakes and the mountains shake, that's all.

Of course, what is more painful than this is the "red-haired" berserk ape who was attacked by two fireballs. It let out an uncontrollable roar of pain, and stood up again staggeringly. Stubble wounds appeared on its chest and arms.

Obviously, it just realized that it couldn't avoid it and chose to resist, but how can a creature with flesh and blood without any magic resistance be able to resist the fireball damage cast by a mage with at least 13 professional levels.

If he didn't die directly, he could already be said to have a strong vitality.

However, although he didn't die directly, the fighting power of this ferocious ape has been reduced by more than half. Even a dozen guards plus a ranger can drag it to death.

Of course, no matter how low the intelligence of the dire ape is, it will involuntarily retreat when it encounters the threat of life and death, and soon the seriously injured dire ape will hide in the darkness.

Look at this result.

Woody heaved a sigh of relief. Cecil's shot prevented the town's defense from collapsing too quickly. With her support, it seemed that this difficult night could be passed safely. In the center of the town, when he was planning to help defend against foreign enemies, he suddenly found several brightly colored footprints on the ground, which were a rust-red color.

The dark vision given by the witcher allows him to easily see the footprints that are incompatible with other colors on the ground. Curious Woody naturally squatted down, curiously picked up some dirt, rubbed it with his fingertips, and felt it. Among them, the texture, and of course the smell, is a mixture of anal gland blockage and sulfur.

This is……

Woody frowned, he felt a little displeased, but for a while he couldn't tell which animal it came from, like a dog, but the sulfur smell lingered, could it be a demon hound?
It’s not right, it cannot be said that the anal gland blockage is caused by dogs, as long as it is a low-level creature, it will generally have this symptom. The secretion of the hair glands has accumulated over the years and cannot be washed.

However, when Woody carefully observed these light footprints, and found that these footprints were more like some kind of ape, a guess flashed through his mind like lightning.

——"Abyssal ape demon?"

Realizing this, Woody shivered. Could it be that the man-eating ape really communicated with Demogorgon?Otherwise, this familiar sulfur smell would only be carried by monsters in the volcanic area on the main material plane.

And looking at the outline of the footprints, Woody was even more troubled, because this abyssal ape demon is obviously very likely to be invisibility.

At this time, a more intense roar suddenly erupted in the distance, attracting the attention of all the townspeople. It turned out that the vicious ape who was seriously injured and dying stood up again, and it was different from before. It looked like a mess, but now it is full again, and the original horrific wound has disappeared, replaced by new flesh and blood.

Hey!
There is also a nurse who can heal!

Woody knew at a glance that there must be a high-level ape priest or druid behind him, otherwise, the dire ape's injury would not heal so quickly.

Now it's troublesome again!

The recovery of the dire ape made the situation that had been relieved a lot suddenly tense again.

His eyes focused on the past again, but because of this, Woody thought of a possibility, and suddenly his whole body felt like a chill was on his back, and he was suddenly shocked.

"Not good! Cecil..."

Woody ran towards the location where Cecil cast the spell just now. He now seriously suspects that the dire ape is just a cover, the purpose is to attract firepower, so as to determine the location of the caster in the town, so that this invisible abyssal ape demon can carry out decapitation activities.

I'm afraid that the abyssal ape demon is already approaching Cecil.

The more he thought about it, the more likely it was that Woody sped up his pace again, and his whole body was like a black shadow, quickly shuttling through the building.

Soon, Cecil's figure reappeared in Woody's eyes. With firm eyes, she was waving a staff and chanting spells, preparing to strike the ferocious ape who had returned again. So as to reduce the pressure on the front line.

Catch up!
Woody's golden beast pupils quickly scanned the surroundings, and at the same time listened carefully to the movement with his ears. Just when he thought that his guess might be wrong, and the target of the abyssal ape demon might not be the caster Cecil, he keenly noticed that On the house on the left side above my head, I can see the position of the original stars slightly distorted by the starlight, as if it was an illusion of disappearing in a flash, but this is enough to make Woody, who has discovered something, act without hesitation.

He kicked hard on the wooden box with his toes, and climbed onto the roof of the house with one ups and downs. At the same time, he rushed forward quickly, like the most heroic and fearless warrior, and the curved knife in his hand directly moved horizontally towards the slightly fluctuating position just now. cut.

Ding sound.

There was a sound as if the armor was being cut in the air, and at the same time, there was a smear of bright red blood on the blade of the curved sword.

Although less, it is enough.

In the originally empty place, a pair of cold red eyes appeared in midair.

And a rust-red figure that looked like a man or an ape also quietly occupied Woody's vision.

(End of this chapter)