Cataclysm King

Chapter 196 Jia Yu and the mysterious archer
The strong werewolf transformed by Ji Xun ran wildly in the forest, like a ghost hidden in the darkness, accompanied by the strong wind.

His keen senses and [Devil Pointer] allow him to easily avoid the demons in the forest at extremely fast speeds.

Now that he had deduced the direction that the white-robed mage Gan Luobi might go, he also planned to go there in advance and wait.

See if you can trigger some hidden plots.

If that doesn't work, I want to go directly to Youfeng Mine to explore.

After all, he was sure that the main plot this time was in Ironforge.

But the Holy Grail must not be there.

However, after running for more than ten kilometers, Ji Xun encountered another team of hunters fighting demons in an unnamed canyon that was necessary to get to the Twin Towers Cliff.

"what?"

Ji Xun saw that the team's direction was the same as his own, and he instinctively thought of something else.

There are many experts involved in space this time, and coincidences usually need to be ruled out first.

So, did someone in this team get other information pointing to this route?

After all, the people coming in this time are complex, and there are not many good ones. Only by being cautious can you survive to the end.

Thinking of this,

He also wanted to see how the team was doing.

Originally, Ji Xun didn't want to meddle in other people's business and just waited to see the outcome of the battle.

But he saw a mushroom-headed boy in that team.

It was Xie Guozhong's assistant Jia Yu.

"This guy is actually on the team"

Ji Xun observed the battlefield carefully, his expression slightly troubled.

The strength of this team of 30 people is very good.

Although there were seven or eight human corpses lying on the ground, demon corpses had piled up into mountains.

The battle is still fierce.

Ji Xun looked at the black-robed elf, who was surrounded by a blood shield and was being beaten by a group of hunters, and murmured in his heart: "Third-level B-level disaster [blood elf]."

This is described in detail in Master Ronan's manuscript. This high-level half-elf demon is not only good at using elemental magic, but also good at blood magic.

Like a vampire, it can remotely absorb the energy and blood of creatures within the range during battle, and continuously restore injuries and conditions.

Melee professions are at a disadvantage when dealing with this monster.

You can't kill it quickly, the more you consume, the more difficult it becomes.

Ji Xun stood on a big tree and looked at it for a moment, and admired in his heart: "But having said that, the guys in this group are very strong. Are they private soldiers of the nobles?"

Although the blood elf is fierce at the moment, the hunters around it are also orderly. The black knight relies on heavy armor to resist damage, the warlock releases spells from a distance, the fighter and weapons expert who transforms into a Warcraft performs damage on the flanks, and the doctor dispels negative energy. state.
The tactical arrangement was perfect.

It looks like an old team that works well together.

The card master's spell release time is very short. As long as he is well prepared, he is much stronger than the magician of the same level.

Although there may be casualties, the probability of them killing this [Blood Elf] is also very high.

But on the other hand, the situation of those unorganized individuals is not very good.

During the moment Ji Xun was observing, two more were wounded by the cold arrows of the dark elves in the forest, and in the blink of an eye they were bitten to pieces by other demons.

Ji Xun didn't care about others. He frowned slightly as he looked at the mushroom head who was running away with a curse shield.

Jia Yu is an outstanding graduate of the Federal Card Master Academy. He is not a combat expert, but rather an assistant.

What impressed Ji Xun most about this guy was his exaggerated memory ability, which Xie Guozhong ridiculed as having memorized almost the entire federal library.

Whenever you ask questions, this mushroom head seems to know everything and can talk about anything.

In the future, I will probably take the [Eruditionist] path, which is a very powerful profession in the later stages.

But now, this guy's physical combat ability is really terrible.

Card masters with this kind of auxiliary ability have no familiar teammates to cover them, so they are in danger in this kind of melee.

In Ji Xun's opinion, his ability to survive until now was entirely due to the excellent equipment of the people in Bureau X.Although the mushroom head was slightly panicked, the rare cards he took out and the excellent leather armor he wore allowed him to avoid several fatal crises.

But Ji Xun felt that if he really continued to watch, the next cold arrow might take away the mushroom head's life.

After all, the cold mortality rate of war mode is right there.

Almost as soon as the thought flashed, Ji Xunlang's eyes shrank slightly, because he happened to see an elite red devil appear behind Jia Yu, swinging a machete and slashed at the back of his head.

This kid has no teammates, so this attack is probably unavoidable.

If you are hit, you will either die or be maimed.

Ji Xun didn't think much at all, he took out an enchanted spear in his hand and threw it violently.

"Whoosh" the sound of breaking wind passed quickly.

Several veteran hunters in the field heard the news, and their expressions changed, thinking that there was another high-level demon sneak attack.

But in a blink of an eye, a silver spear pierced the chest of a red devil, and then he realized that it was a human.

The mushroom head looked at the spear that almost missed his scalp and instinctively shrank his head.

A stream of hot blood with a fishy smell rushed on his neck. He looked back and realized what had happened.

Jia Yu blinked and turned his head to look at the direction where the spear was flying.

Ji Xun didn't intend to show up, but he didn't want to take action and reveal his position. Almost instantly, the hair behind him exploded, and he instinctively made a move to block.

Almost at the same time, there was a muffled "bang" sound from the sandbag.

Ji Xun was swept away by a huge scaly thigh and flew backwards.

He didn't transform, and this powerful sweeping leg almost pulled his soul out of his body.

With a "boom" sound, it hit the ground heavily.

Before Ji Xun could take a breath, the tall black figure jumped down from the tree trunk in the distance.

It was a lizard man covered in green scales.

[Iron-spine Earth Dragon Man]

Detailed explanation: A third-level C-level disaster, a demon with very meager dragon blood, and a super strong body and scales;
"Dragonborn!"

Ji Xun frowned when he saw the information that appeared from Qidi.

This BOSS-level demon has strong combat power, but it is still a dragonborn!
Master Ronan's manuscript records the most troublesome types of demons, and how dangerous various dragonborns are ranked!

The mythical dragon is a perfect creature with near-invincible defense against monsters, great strength, and magical abilities.

Therefore, dragon-born demons more or less inherited some of the advantages of the god-level bloodline.

Ji Xun had just personally experienced the terrifying power contained in that leg. Even after he transformed, his power had no advantage.

"hiss"

Ji Xun took a slight breath and looked at the chasing lizard man from the corner of his eye. He turned his eyes and quickly thought about how to deal with it.

If you really want to fight with all your strength, you can fight.

But if he doesn’t transform, he will almost certainly die!
At this critical moment, the soil not far in front of him suddenly collapsed slightly.

Ji Xun sensed the fluctuation of the earth element and narrowed his eyes: "Quicksand Technique!"

The earth dragon man just landed and wanted to use the force on the ground to rush forward, but he stepped on it and collapsed. He stumbled and fell to the ground.

"Good trick!"

Seeing this, Ji Xun also secretly praised in his heart.

Although the Quicksand Technique is not an advanced spell, it was used very cleverly just now. It only sanded the bottom soil, leaving the earth as a camouflage.

And the timing of the operation was just right.

This is simply like a textbook spellcasting, definitely a perfect score.

Turning his head to look, he saw that the person who cast the spell was the mushroom-headed boy with a panicked look on his face.

The Earth Dragon staggered and fell to the ground. Ji Xun also took the opportunity to pull away, avoiding the spit of acid, and suddenly retreated a distance.

He also made an instant decision. If he didn't use all his strength to kill the dragon-born Calamity, and then there was the [Blood Elf], a monster and a creature, this group of people might not be able to survive.

At least Jia Yu won't survive.

Moreover, in the Dragonborn disaster, the materials on the corpse will be very rare and precious.

Strong strength, strong body, and excellent magical power are almost Ji Xun's ideal third-level materials.

If he could get out alive this time, he would immediately consider the issue of third-level advancement.

If you can get this material, you can prepare it first!

But just when he was about to take out the scalpel and kill the big lizard first, he suddenly heard a "whoosh" sound.

The green-scaled lizard even pulled its feet out of the sand pit, and a golden feather arrow accurately hit the right eye of the ugly head.

One arrow shot to blood.

Ji Xun was shocked when he saw someone hurting this disaster-level monster with just one arrow: "Relic-level arrows? What a great arrow!"

He turned his head and looked, not far away, an archer wearing a gas mask whose face could not be seen clearly was pulling out a second arrow and placing it on the bowstring.

"Master!"

Ji Xun sighed in his heart.

The chance of the arrow hitting just now was only a moment.

But the archer caught it.

This archery skill and keen combat intuition are enough to kill most second-level card masters.

A real expert.

Only then did Ji Xun realize that this team was really Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

Thoughts flashed in his mind, and he rushed forward.

At the same time, Jia Yu, who was not far away, took out a card again. The earth dragon man's eyes hurt and he was furious and wanted to take out his feet. However, on the sand that was expanding more and more, suddenly spread out There were vines that looked like octopuses.

The vines flexibly ran up the Earth Dragon Man's legs. Although they were easily torn off, more vines spread up.

[Quicksand Technique] + [Ghost Vine Technique], this is really one of the standard answers in the textbook of the Federal Card Master Academy.

Ji Xun himself had read that version of the textbook, and the strong sense of déjà vu made him secretly sigh again at Jia Yu's solid foundation.

With such an assistant, it would be much easier to kill monsters.

Ji Xun also cleverly stepped on the vines, turned around and appeared behind the lizard monster, riding on its shoulders.

There are many locking techniques that rely on skill and force in fighting. Almost at the moment when he raised his shoulders, Ji Xun used the "V-shaped head-fixing" move to lock one of the monster's arms and head.

The monster was so powerful that it struggled hard even when it was locked, and the contact between the muscles of both sides made a "crunching" and "crunching" sound.

Normally, Ji Xunbu was not qualified to wrestle with this monster if he transformed. He saw that his arm was about to break.

But at this moment, the familiar sound of breaking wind sounded again.

"Whoosh~"

A golden feather arrow shot out again, piercing the Earth Dragon man's right eye.

The timing is still perfect.

Both eyes were shot out, and the monster howled in pain.

Ji Xun was shocked by the huge force, vomited blood and flew backwards.

But the purpose has been achieved.

The weakness of demons is actually here. Their bodies are strong, but their methods are far less complex and changeable than humans.

Usually all combat power is the ability of the physical body.

Although this [Iron-spine Earth Dragon Man] has a high level, perception is its weakness.

Master Ronan's notes stated that this monster's perception is almost entirely based on its eyes.

Now that both eyes have been shot, the threat has dropped by [-]%.

Ji Xun didn't hesitate, he picked up the silver sword he wore and slashed at the blindly dancing monster.

It was obviously the first time for the three of them to join forces, but as if they had a tacit understanding of cooperation many times, they met and severely damaged this third-level disaster.

This scene, even if Ji Xun came to his senses, was still a little unbelievable.

When he watched the other two people take action just now, he had an intuition in his heart that these two guys must be able to follow his own thinking.

There seems to be an inexplicable sense of familiarity that makes people trust him.

So I went there without any hesitation.And then this is the ending.

However, the parties involved could not quite understand, and others were even more stunned.

These three humble-looking guys actually seriously injured a third-level head?
Apart from the relic-level feather arrows, it seems that the three of them don't have any particularly outstanding skills, right?
How to do it?
Although there are many doubts in my heart, this is a good thing.

Originally, they were about to face these two third-level disasters at the same time, so they were sure to kill them.

Even if they are killed, the battle damage will be very serious.

Seeing the heavy losses caused by the disaster, those hunters also participated in the siege and killing.

The lizard man outputted randomly. Although he severely injured an unlucky guy, he was killed in the end.

Enlightenment appears: "Kill the third-level disaster 'Iron-spine Earth Dragon Man', combat merit +800;"

Because they were killed together, the merits gained were not much.

But Ji Xun was also very satisfied.

Because a piece of gold-level material was peeled off from the monster's corpse as expected.

[The powerful magic muscle of the iron-spine earth dragon]

Quality: Gold

Detailed explanation: The muscles of high-level demons contain weak genetic material of the ancient dragon clan; they have pure and powerful physical bodies and extraordinary magical properties, and are the best materials of the third-level flesh and blood system;

Level [-] disasters have a probability of producing gold materials.

There is also a bonus to the probability of high-level materials in war mode, and they are released directly.

If this material were to be taken to major auction houses, the price would definitely be sky-high.

The most important thing is that the attributes are ideal for Ji Xun and the fit is extremely high.

As for Jia Yu and the archer who helped, Ji Xun only said "distribute according to work", and the two of them had no objection at all.

And what's surprising is that, watching him put away the extraordinary materials, the others didn't say anything.

The quality of this group of people is much higher than that of the wild team.

And they don't seem to be short of money.

There are also fewer conflicts caused by the distribution of interests.

This harmonious atmosphere also makes the battle go more smoothly.

The [Blood Elf] was also killed shortly after the fierce battle.

A top-quality warlock-type material was also produced.

Ji Xun had no need, so he wisely did not participate in the distribution.

"Complete D-level mission: Explore the movements of Demon Vanguard, combat merit +1000"

The encounter ended with the Demon Vanguard being wiped out.

The mission is completed and the rewards for combat achievements are not low.

Ji Xun and the dozen or so people who were still alive cleaned up the battlefield and rested where they were.

Now it happened to be two groups of people, and the dozen or so people alive seemed to be two groups of hunters.

The three of Ji Xun are a temporary team.

The ability to enter the extra-dimensional space this time is not simple. Probably both sides feel that the other party's strength is not fully understood, and they both have a tacit understanding that there will be no unpleasant friction.

Almost everyone was injured in the previous battle. After everyone cleared the battlefield, they were all recovering from their injuries.

Ji Xun was not in a hurry anymore.

Calculating the time, the bait had just been exposed not long ago. If Master Ganluobi had set out secretly later, he probably wouldn't have gotten here yet.

And this canyon is the only way to get to the Twin Towers Cliff. If he guessed correctly, he might just meet it by chance.

There was a gentle breeze, and the smell of blood still lingered in the air.

But it doesn't matter.

The news of the battle here has long been spread, and there should be no large wave of demons nearby.

On a huge rock, Ji Xun was pouring a potion to recover from his injuries.

At this time, Jia Yu came over, took out a dark potion and said: "This is Bureau X's secret potion. It can speed up the recovery of injuries."

As he said that, he looked at Ji Xun, as if he saw something, blinked and said, "Thank you for saving me before."

Ji Xun looked at his eyes, already guessing something, and asked tentatively: "Why don't you ask?"

Jia Yu didn't tell the truth directly, but said mysteriously: "Because of the captain?"

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Ji Xun smiled noncommittally.

This guy is as smart as ever.

Although he had not transformed and revealed his identity before, he also guessed that Jia Yu might have recognized him from some details in his battle.

And Ji Xun always felt that this mushroom head seemed to have a very strong and special sensory ability.

Although he looked dull and bookish, his whole person gave people a sense of flawlessness.

Yes, so innocent that there is no flaw.

But this is what makes people suspicious.

Ji Xun Xiaoxiao took the potion and didn't say much. He glanced at Jia Yu and said to himself, "I just discovered that there is a very powerful guy hiding next to Lao Xie."

Before the change, he really didn't see anything.

But now after understanding the magic solution, he can absorb people's negative emotions and can also see them.

In the situation just now, facing the demonic strangulation, almost everyone had "negative emotional threads" of fear, horror, worry, despair, etc. emerging from their bodies.

Even the two third-level captains have it!
But unfortunately, the mushroom-headed boy who seemed to be in danger several times had none of it.

Everything can be disguised on the outside, but the emotion of fear cannot be disguised.

This guy seemed to have no fear at all when faced with danger.

Ji Xun felt that if he wasn't as prone to emotional fluctuations as himself, then this guy really didn't fluctuate at all.

No matter what the situation is, this Jia Yu is not as simple as it seems.

Maybe he wouldn't have died if he hadn't taken action before.

But no possibility.

Now that I have taken action, I have discovered this point, which is also a gain.

Ji Xun didn't want to ask.

After all, they are not enemies. If others don’t take the initiative to mention other people’s secrets, it’s better not to ask.

Moreover, there is something even more outrageous.

It’s okay to have one Jia Yu beside you, but there’s a second one!
In Ji Xun's perception just now, the archer who helped didn't even have any negative emotions leaking out.

This made him feel very outrageous.

Ji Xun doesn't feel comfortable meeting two people who have the same mental problems as him.

The most likely possibility is that this archer is a very powerful master.

So much so that he didn't feel anything about the small scene just now.

"Tsk tsk. You still can't underestimate others."

Ji Xun muttered to himself.

When he met Bai Wei before, he felt that the composition of the team was a bit complicated.

Now that I have met these two, I realize that the ingredients are more complicated than meets the eye.

But again, the archer did not show hostility, but was very helpful.

Ji Xun had no intention of testing it.

The more strong people there are, the better.

And he instinctively thought of something else.

It's so outrageous that two people appeared in the team at the same time, but it happened to be this route.

Could it be that they also knew about the development of the plot through some channels and guessed that they would meet Master Ganluobi on this road?

But how did they know?
And it doesn’t look like they are the leader of the team, so why would they take this route?
Once a conspiracy was posited, a series of associations appeared in Ji Xun's mind unconsciously.

He even felt that the battle taking place in this nameless canyon was like a coincidence caused by the intervention of some mysterious force.

However, without much thought, Enlightenment appeared again at this moment.

"The 'Red Shaman' has been killed, the team's B-level mission has been completed, and the combat merit +300 has been obtained. Do you want to choose to settle and exit?"

Everyone in the space saw the enlightenment at the same time.

He didn't participate at all, and only received 300 battle credits for the B-level mission.

Ji Xun narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at it, and thought to himself: "Tsk, tsk, I did it as expected."

Not really a surprise.

After all, seeing Bai Wei appear, he knew that completing this B-level mission was not too difficult.

But to kill it so quickly is indeed beyond expectation.

The bait was given by him personally, and the red-robed shaman most likely died looking for the bait and was killed after encountering Bai Wei and his group of elites.

It has to be a strong lineup.

Although he guessed that the casualty rate there would definitely be high, but he was not the one who died, Ji Xun felt a sense of gloating over his misfortune.

And the second plot of the legendary 100% mortality rate is now completed, and everyone is relieved.

What's even more subtle is that the prompt can now be settled?
For those hard-working hunters who come in with money, this is a great opportunity.

Having completed the contract and still being alive is the greatest luck.

As soon as Enlightenment appeared, among the group of people who were still resting in the canyon, seven or eight people suddenly stood up and stepped into the distorted light gate without hesitation.

Although they didn't get much military exploits, it was enough for them.

The plot of "The Battle of Ironforge" has just begun and so many people have died. Everyone knows that it is extremely dangerous to stay here any longer.

The number of people was reduced by half at once.

Although the remaining ones had difficult expressions, they also stayed.

The hunter who takes the money can leave.

They nobles raise private soldiers, so they can't leave.

But in a blink of an eye, those eight people looked at Ji Xun and the others.

Ji Xun came here for the Holy Grail. If his goal was not achieved, he would definitely not go out.

but
Ji Xun turned and glanced at Jia Yu beside him, and then glanced at the archer who had never spoken.

The two of them had no intention of leaving at all.

The three of them glanced at each other out of the corner of their eyes, but they all asked in tacit agreement.

Ji Xun smiled when he saw this.

Now the motive becomes clear.

It turns out they are all here for the Holy Grail.

Coincidentally, before long, Ji Xun's ears twitched slightly and he heard the sound of armor, and the smile on his face became more subtle.

This is the scraping sound of the human knight's armor.

Now that I hear it, there is a high probability that the "big man" from Ironforge has come out.

The smile on Ji Xun's expression was not a complacent feeling that he had guessed correctly.

But he felt that so many coincidences, masters, and unknown intelligence sources made the plot in the extradimensional space more complicated and confusing.

He likes this feeling of challenge.

If not.

Not long after, Ji Xun saw a mysterious team coming out of the forest.

He also recognized at a glance the white-robed mage Gan Luobi, who was taller than an ordinary person even though he was wearing a cloak.

(End of this chapter)