Shadow Covenant

Chapter 166 "Opportunity"

Explosions and roars, huge waves of dust engulfed in the quiet cold mist, broke the tranquility of the night.

But Woody didn't care anymore. After beheading the undead goblin overseer with one knife, he felt that his blood was boiling, and he couldn't wait to withdraw the knife, and then rushed towards the goblin bear not far away.

If it has already exploded, there is nothing to hide. It is the most correct choice to make a quick decision and leave here.

As a result, before the 400-pound goblin bear could open its eyes from the smoke and dust brought by the explosion, a figure swung a knife and slashed at it fiercely. It reacted very quickly, and directly lifted the I don't know what tree torso I used to swing up the mace, and the other hand wanted to use the small shield around my waist to slam the shield directly at the human's position. The instinct of fighting has been carved into it. to its core.

But someone was faster than it, the mace almost passed by his body, and the place where the shield hit was nothing.

That person just disappeared out of thin air.

The goblin bear was cloudy and faint, and his eyes were slightly startled with some fanatical desire, as if he couldn't accept the sudden disappearance of the person, but the feeling in his hands made him subconsciously raise his head, and found that the figure who had just disappeared had stood up at some point. It landed in the middle of its incomparably huge mace, and ran towards its arm at the speed of a second, refracting the palpitating cold light like a mirror blade.

"not good!"

Just when it instinctively resisted the human in front of him getting so close, he had already completed the next leap. He stepped on the end of the mace with his toes and exerted a little force. The gravitational factor made the bear's right hand feel a little unbalanced. While losing balance, a figure had already crossed a distance of several meters, and leaped onto its head together with the curved sword in his hand.

Then the goblin bear raised its head and the figure disappeared, neither left nor right, and before it turned its head to look back, a chill and a sharp pain swept over with the severed vertebrae on its back. It spread to the whole body of the bear goblin.

Immediately afterwards, it lost control of its limbs, and the pain and wailing made its already hideous face even more distorted and ugly.

Finally, there was a bang.

It collapsed to the ground, splashing debris and blood-stained dust from its four-hundred-pound body.

The blood under the mane has gathered into a stream. The various negative effects caused by excessive blood loss and brain hypoxia make it extremely difficult for the bear to open its eyes at this time. The last gleam of light in its mind is the sharp The scene of blood dripping down the blade, which was also the last image echoed in its consciousness, was dying.

……

"%..."

"The target is dead, you have gained 98 experience points."

The brief burst caused Woody's physical strength to drop slightly, but it didn't stop him from inserting the curved sword into the bear goblin's heart neatly. After confirming that the data appeared, he looked left and right at the battlefield where no one stood up, and directly identified the tactics. Eyepieces without squares are positioned close together.

Now he had to avoid the limelight, he could already hear dense footsteps approaching his direction, if he didn't leave, it was obvious that he would not only face this team of goblins.

What's more, his goal tonight has been completed, and then he only needs to follow around the guards of the Angry Winter Merchant Group and make up for it.

At this time, there was also an explosion sound in the distance, and Woody knew in his heart that Grim and Sengu had made a move, so he didn't hesitate anymore, found a dark place, and directly blessed himself with Shadow Asylum, along the way In the shadows, he slowly left the battlefield where the gunpowder smoke had just cleared.

Another battlefield.

"Archery!"

"Shoot those ugly green dwarfs!"

There was a burst of shouting, but it was quickly suppressed by continuous explosions.

Sengu and Grimm were ashamed at this time, and at the same time they were shocked to hear the goblins behind the big tree laughing strangely, because when they chose to face the enemy head-on, they realized that this group of goblins had a different green color from ordinary goblins. Just how hard skinned goblins really are to deal with.

Not only did the explosive magic never stop from the beginning of the battle, but their reaction speed and intelligence were far behind ordinary goblins by several blocks.

"Miss, too much dust, bah bah!"

The guard next to him held the crossbow helplessly, the dust from the explosion obscured his vision, and he didn't know which direction to aim for for a while, and the group of goblins also carefully hid their bodies in the big tree Later, the previous few times were unsuccessful.

"I'll attract their attention, you go flank and aim!"

Sengu was not discouraged after hearing this, but directly proposed a bait method to attract the goblin's attention by himself.

"But, this is fire damage, it's too dangerous, you..."

The rage of northern warriors is different from that of ordinary warriors. The latter feels like the blood in his body is boiling, while the former is transformed into a cold-type subspecies, which is immune to cold damage. Winter wolves, white dragons and other northern creatures The power of the ice breath is also reduced, and the disadvantage is that it is vulnerable to fire, which means that when you receive fire damage, you will suffer an extra half of the fire damage compared to the normal situation, and regardless of whether the save is successful or not, the damage will be directly calculated.

— "Beware of the flames."

This is what all the Berserkers who mastered Frost Rage in the Northland were told by their mentors. They emphasized to their apprentices more than once that the Berserker's burly body is vulnerable to the flames, especially be careful of the caster's fireball. Stay out of the way.

And the round things in the hands of these green-skinned dwarves exploded, and the heat wave that directly annihilated the cold mist, even if they didn't touch it, the skin on the face far away could feel the heat that erupted. Although the power is not as high as the fireball technique, it is also beyond their ability to bear.

Grimm wanted to say something, but was stopped by Sengu's next sentence.

"I have mastered frozen blood, the safety is much higher than yours!"

Grim was stunned when he heard this, and a look of astonishment appeared on his face, and he asked in a trembling voice.

"when!"

Freezing blood is a must-have specialty for all who want to advance to the "Frost Rager". As a tribe, they grew up together, entered the Navia Kingdom together, joined the army, and finally retired to become a member of the merchant group guards. Almost eating and living together all the way.

The two sides even helped each other train many times, but he clearly remembered that Frozen Blood's training had stalled long after leaving the Northland.

Because it requires the power of ice to be poured into the body, it is difficult to encounter wind and snow in most cases in the south. After all, they all embark on the return journey in the months that are most likely to snow every year, just like this year .

"Hey, His Royal Highness Cecil used the ice wall before, and I just realized it before it melted, and it became it."

Sengu grinned his neat white teeth, and the hot breath from his mouth has now turned into a cold breath like a cold mist. The frozen blood has clearly taken effect in his body.

Although Sengu said it casually, Grimm understood that it was not simple, and said in a rather envious tone.

"Then it seems that brother, you will become a Frost Rager earlier than me, and you will be the tenth in the tribe by then..."

His tone was a little low, but he still congratulated him from the bottom of his heart.

After all, the frost rager has successfully advanced, which means that his brother will soon get rid of this tedious business career, and will soon return to the kingdom's army or tribe. Either of these two roads is a broad road, he All are honored.

"Isn't this thanks to you? Without your help in the early stage, how could I have mastered Frozen Blood so quickly! My brother!"

Sengu saw the loneliness of this middle-aged man, and without hesitation used the most common comfort method in the tribe, patted his shoulder directly with his big palm-like hand, and laughed.

Of course, he didn't forget the serious business.

"Now, don't worry! These little bastards can't hurt me! Grimm, when I go back, let's drink a few barrels in the tavern!"

He is hearty and knows that no matter how much he says now, it is undoubtedly useless. Only a drink with him can relieve his worries. This is a romance unique to the people of the Northland.

And Grim nodded naturally, mastering Sengu with frozen blood, as he himself said, the damage will be greatly reduced, because his blood will become very cold, and the wound will freeze immediately when it comes into contact with the air. , thereby stopping the bleeding on the surface and containing the injury.

For this kind of flame bomb that is not persistent or explosive enough, today's Sengu really has nothing to worry about.

What's more, apart from Frozen Blood, he is also a qualified Northland fighter with seven professional levels.

"I'm going!"

After finishing speaking, Sengu rushed out of the big tree covering his body. His steady steps revealed the information in his heart at this time, and the fog in front of him quickly faded away. In the cold mist, those green-skinned figures who were not much taller than mushrooms were screaming strangely, and behind them was a metal creature that was spinning a web, motionless like a dead snake.

Only two of them were killed in ambush just now, and now there are six goblins on the opposite side, and the firepower is not affected at all, because all the resources on the fallen goblins are used by them to arm themselves.

But what surprised him even more was their intelligence, which was much higher than that of ordinary goblins. Otherwise, in the attack just now, they would have suffered at least half of the casualties, and they did not behave like ordinary goblins just because they had more people than them. Like the goblins, they fled, but found a stronghold and began to bombard the surroundings continuously.

The suppression of heavy firepower directly overwhelmed everyone in the Nudong Merchant Group.

"This group of goblins is really extraordinary!"

Although Sengu understood right after the fight, what the Red Scarf Ranger said just now was true, but looking at the scene in front of him, he still couldn't help sighing.

Obviously, this team of green-skinned goblins has been recognized from the bottom of his heart, and it has also had a great influence on him.

And this time, since it was used to attract firepower, Sengu hit the shield with the long sword in his hand as soon as he rushed out of the gunpowder smoke, making a harsh sound that attracted the goblin's attention.

come on!

He imitated the gladiators in the tribe, and for the first time used a provocative posture that he would only make when facing a large beast.

Although they are not half as tall as their own, it does not prevent Sengu from seeing them as enemies at the same level.

Soon, a bomb fell from the sky, and Sengu, who was quick-eyed and quick-handed, naturally shielded his body with his shield. While blocking his vitals, he rolled over and hid behind another big tree.

Right, that is it!

He roared in his heart, as long as this side attracted attention, his companions would directly deal with this group of unprepared guys from behind.

"Keep frying! I'll let you taste the taste of sharp arrows soon!"

While feeling the erosion of the heat wave on his body, Sengu grinned in pain and didn't know whether to cry or laugh for a moment.

However, it turns out that his guidance is useful. His attraction is obviously regarded as the top priority by the group of goblins. Most of the firepower is poured in his direction. From time to time, bombs graze the treetops, breaking branches and falling Around Sengu.

And Sengu is like a snow squirrel in the cold forest, hiding from one tree to another, tossing and turning amidst the explosions, trying to keep attracting the attention of the goblins.

The purpose is to make them more hands-on, but what Sengu didn't expect was that his attraction didn't reap the screams of the goblins as he had imagined. Instead, the screams came from the other side of the forest. He recognized the voice as Little Am.

He is the youngest among the guards, but his archery skills are more accurate than most of them. Even he has never been better than this young boy in every competition. His smile is not as rough as that of the Northland, but has a little shyness of the southerners. .

Sengu's heart suddenly tightened.

what happened?
Why is he screaming.

But separated by thick forests and bushes, as well as the smoke and dust from the explosion, he couldn't see anything. He only knew that after the screams, there was a distant roar.

In an instant, Sengu, who realized something, felt the long-lost heat rushing to his mind. Although his limbs were extremely cold, unspeakable anger immediately swept through his body, and the sweat from his forehead condensed into fine ice.

How dare these goblins!
Sengu let out a roaring figure, and he stopped wandering in the forest, but rushed towards the direction of the goblin like a furious Northland bear, his pace was as fast as an afterimage, and the ground stirred up The roar resounded even more in the forest.

——"Frost Rage!"

A white breath like cold mist spewed out from his pores, and soon, a layer of crystal-clear ice shell visible to the naked eye covered his whole body. He was like a frozen human being, every step he took left behind the dirt. Concave marks.

Amidst the roar and the heat wave, he remained steadfast. As the distance approached, he finally saw the distorted and fearful expressions on the faces of the group of goblins.

Die!

He rushed over and swung the long sword in his hand, ready to kill all the green-skinned dwarves, his ice-blue eyes were covered with red bloodshot eyes.

Anger overflowed uncontrollably, but the next second.

His feet felt a sharp pain. He looked down and saw a large bear trap placed between two trees, covered by deciduous bushes, and around the trap, there were two round black bear traps. round ball.

He recognized what it was.

It's the guy who explodes in the hands of goblins.

He looked up and saw that the fearful expression on the earth had already changed from fear to laughter. Even if the twisted and sarcastic smile was not human, it could still be clearly and vividly expressed.

He... fell for it!

This is a sentence that subconsciously emerged in the mind of the furious Sengu.

And then.

Boom.

Turn around.

(End of this chapter)