lizard lord

Chapter 99 Retreat (Joint Chapter)
Tang Zhao was injured on purpose, and the purpose was to lure the other party into action.

He has shown a full threat in many operations. The eight-meter-long behemoth has too much influence on local battles, and can almost determine the outcome of a battle.

Every raid by Tang Zhao can make dozens of goblins incapable of fighting. No matter how many people there are, it is not such a waste. Therefore, from the perspective of the hobgoblins, it is necessary to get rid of the big lizard if they want to win.

This time, in the eyes of the hobgoblins, it is a good opportunity to make a move. They can take advantage of this opportunity to organize a large number of soldiers to siege and hunt Tang Zhao.

However, they will definitely misjudge Tang Zhao's intelligence. This will be a big mistake, but it is also reasonable.

After all, what they were facing was not a purebred giant dragon, no one would treat a lizard as a highly intelligent creature.

Tang Chao repeatedly caused considerable losses to the goblins. This time the goblins thought they had seized the opportunity, so they acted quickly as a matter of course.

An elite squad of Warg cavalry was dispatched to carry out the hunting mission for this lizard.

Following the smell of blood, they went all the way deep into the forest, wary of possible enemies, and came to a river valley, where they found the monitor lizard eating and moving.

The leader of the goblins was a hobgoblin wearing brown-red armor. Even by the standards of tall hobgoblins, this guy was a bit too tall. He was definitely over two meters tall, and his height Riding is also a stronger Warg, which can be said to stand out from the crowd in the team.

Judging from the light yellow long sword badge hanging on the goblin's chest, this is a Tier [-] warrior, and he can already be regarded as a strong man in many places. Cooperating with a group of wolf cavalry around him, it can indeed cause Tang Zhao Very serious threat.

Since the hobgoblin's social resources are extremely inclined to agriculture and the military, scholars, businessmen, artists and other "unhelpful" personnel are suppressed by various means, and they may and do have less talent for learning and art , so the situation of the hobgoblin is similar to that of the dwarves. It is a desert of magic, rich in fighters and commanders. The one in front of him is almost certainly a higher-level fighter rather than some weird spellcaster.

The level of spellcasters is relatively easier to divide. After all, the level of magic that can be released can be regarded as a level of spellcaster, while the level of warriors is relatively more difficult to divide, especially in places like hobgoblin society. , it can be said that the more combat exploits the higher the rank of a person.

Most of the time, the level of a professional is a reference indicator, and it does not represent an absolute gap in strength. For example, Tang Zhao doesn't even have a first-level level, and can easily defeat a third-level spellcaster with physical fitness and special abilities.The giant dragon is a representative example of it. Except for the white dragon, any adult purebred dragon can kill a powerhouse above level five, even if their caster level is only one level.

Several wolf cavalry stayed in place, responsible for guarding and investigating the situation, and the remaining wolf cavalry entered the valley one after another, preparing to officially start hunting Tang Zhao.
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Turning his gaze back to Tang Zhao's side, he can probably guess the situation. The goblins will probably seize the opportunity and try to kill him, but they are unwilling to affect the layout of the entire battlefield for him, so the last one who comes is probably a small The team includes some elite fighters, but the number is not too large, or the loss outweighs the gain.

These hobgoblins went deep into the forest in a small group, and they would definitely be cautious everywhere, and they would retreat in time if they found any disturbance. In order to make the plan go smoothly, Tang Zhao did not set up ambushes in the valley, and only he faced the enemy alone.

Of course, he also left a way out for himself—his water skills have always been good, and the river next to him is deep and fast. If something unexpected happens, he jumps directly into the river to escape, and no one can stop him.

After a not-so-long waiting time, the goblins rode their wolfs and fumbled forward, and finally arrived near the place where Tang Zhao really rested. The previous traces were basically disguised by Tang Zhao himself to avoid the other party's suspicion.

Seeing the menacing opponent, Tang Zhao didn't dare to take it too seriously. Relying on his excellent color-changing concealment ability, he seized the right time and directly raided the tail of the team, trying to reduce the number of opponents from the beginning.

The hobgoblins who have suffered many times in a row are not fools. Everyone is tense, guarding against a surprise attack that may come at any time. As soon as Tang Zhao rushed out of the bushes, the wolves under the hobgoblin's command began to speed up suddenly. Kan dodged Tang Zhao's bite.

Immediately afterwards, the hobgoblins pulled out their spears from behind one after another. Without too much command, a dozen short spears flew towards Tang Zhao in unison.

Just like the mammoths and rhinos that were hunted in ancient times, even though the skin was rough and the flesh was thick, Tang Zhao still hadn't grown to the point where he was immune to cold weapons. A short spear successfully penetrated the gap between his scales and pierced into the flesh.

Tang Zhao shook his body instinctively, trying to shake the spears off his body, but found that the spearheads were covered with barbs, and it was difficult to pull them out after piercing into the flesh. flesh.

These goblins are fundamentally different from before. They understood Tang Zhao's abilities and weaknesses as much as possible, and made special plans for the common weaknesses of large creatures, and replaced them with more efficient weapons and equipment.

Whether Tang Zhao can win is still unknown. It is definitely impossible to go on a rampage like before. He will be tied up alive as a hedgehog.
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Before Tang Zhao's physical strength is exhausted, the wolf cavalry will not launch too intense melee attacks. They circle around Tang Zhao, throwing a short spear from time to time, trying to anger Tang Zhao, lure him to chase, and consume more energy. Physical strength, so that he will be one step closer to death.

Tang Zhao is not a pure beast, and will not be stimulated by this elementary provocation method. He observed the surrounding situation calmly, and decisively cut off the short spear on his body with his claws. The spear fell to the ground, leaving the spear head still stuck in the In flesh and blood.

To say whether it hurts or not, it must be very painful, but right now, saving his life is the most important thing, Tang Zhao is more concerned about whether those spearheads hurt his tendons.

At present, he really has no good way to deal with these hobgoblins. Humanoid creatures have the extremely terrifying skill of throwing, which can cause fatal damage to the enemy from a long distance. Tang Zhao chased and couldn't catch up. No, can only passively endure.

After adjusting his breathing, Tang Zhao began to slowly chase the surrounding wolf cavalry at a jogging speed. The purpose was not to chase and kill the enemy, but to keep him and the goblins on the move.

The wolf's back is not as spacious and stable as the horse's back, and it is even more difficult to aim and throw with full force. Tang Chao is always moving. After the combination of several points, the accuracy and strength of the goblin's spear throwing can only be described as touching.

The hobgoblin has received military training since he was a child, and he will not be completely lost in the face of such a big target. However, when dozens of short spears were thrown out, few of them pierced the weak point of Tang Zhao's defense, and did not cause any serious damage to him. .

Seeing this situation, the hobgoblin commander issued an order: "Stop shooting! Don't waste short spears. Soldiers dismount and shoot with crossbow arrows instead. Wargs scatter to harass and lure this monster away from its place. At that time, the intact Take back the short spears and continue to use them."

The commander spoke goblin language, but it was of no use to Tang Zhao who had a language problem. He could still learn the goblin's tactical preparations in advance, and he could understand even the abyssal devil language.

This commander was obviously able to convince the crowd, the warg growled twice, and then stopped in unison to let the hobgoblin riding on his back get off.

Moving their two pairs of slender thighs, the wolves surrounded Tang Zhao, and began to make tentative attacks back and forth.

The only parts that can effectively cause damage are the claws and mouth, and maybe a half of the tail for balancing and swimming. The rest of the parts may be attacked by wolves. In fact, these high-intelligence wargs do that. of.

The attack power of the wargs was limited, and they were also worried about being injured by Tang Zhao's counterattack, so they didn't dare to bite too hard. To Tang Zhao, it was just bleeding a little, and they couldn't cause any huge damage.

In order to avoid the hobgoblin's detection, Tang Zhao acted according to the hobgoblin commander's command. First he pretended to be angry and impatient, and then he was seduced by the wolves and left the place.

However, before leaving, when Tang Zhao was fighting the wolf, he intentionally or unintentionally ravaged the short spears on the ground. The goblins could not recover a few good weapons, only the spearhead or the spear shaft. His stuff poses no threat to Tang Zhao.

Having said that, the crossbows used by the hobgoblins brought him tremendous psychological pressure - the crossbows they used were very powerful, and the arrows were also specially made armor-piercing arrows, which could really break Tang Zhao's defense.

The original enemies of these equipment should be dwarves with heavy armor, but now it will be very useful to deal with Tang Zhao who is also heavily armored.

Although the loading speed is a little slower, the armor-piercing ability is definitely exaggerated.Relying on his body and armor to endure the next round of volleys, and after suffering multiple injuries all over his body, Tang Zhao decided that going on like this was not an option.

He accelerated suddenly, smashed out of the siege network formed by the wargs, and was not in a hurry to trouble those hobgoblins. Tang Zhao went straight into the nearby river, dived into the river, and disappeared for a while.

Tang Zhao could obviously dive and leave, but he didn't do that in order to attract the hobgoblin's attention.

Floating to the surface of the water, Tang Zhao led the goblins along the river to a cave, and then burrowed into it regardless of other things.

He couldn't deal with a heavy crossbow of hundreds of pounds in open terrain, but in the cave, it was no problem. Tang Zhao could completely defeat the strong with the weak, but there was a risk of being trapped to death inside.

Tang Zhao is not afraid of running out now. After all, Lorraine still has a plan. If everything goes well, these goblins will have to retreat. Even if it doesn't go well, someone will come to support him at that time.

Back into the cave, Tang Zhao relied on his night vision ability to see things normally in the dark cave, while the hobgoblins did not have such good eyesight.

Their IQs were fine, instead of rushing directly into the cave to give away the head, they stopped at the entrance of the cave and started preparing something on the spot.

In less than half an hour, they held torches, and the hobgoblin commander led them into the cave, preparing for a head-to-head confrontation with Tang Zhao, who had been waiting for a long time, which was something they had longed for all along.

(End of this chapter)