The mist in the Cobb Forest exists all year round. Even in the afternoon when the sun is full and the daily temperature is the highest, the fog in the forest will still reduce the visibility to within three to four hundred meters.
So for Francis, who fled in fear, he couldn't tell the difference between east, west, south, and north after running two or three kilometers at this time.
Here, the glaring sunlight above the head is completely blocked by the lush forests and miasma. When walking in it, the brightness of the surrounding environment is like the evening when the sun is about to set in ordinary days. And in such a situation, riding alone on horseback, the chirping of insects and birds in the forest will become more and more noisy, and sometimes, it will make people feel a little... harsh.
Francis' mood was extremely agitated at this moment.
As the eldest son of the Duke and a descendant of the largest nobleman in the Efta Territory, his living conditions have always been favorable since he was a child - a soft bed, a warm fireplace in winter, every meal that is delicate and nutritious, and an excellent education So for many years, the hardships he has really suffered are not too much. Except for staying in a farmhouse when patrolling the border, he has never survived in the wild. of mercenaries.
With such a growth experience, it is not surprising that he lost his way in the forest.
With his eyes staring forward, the dim forest has become a terrifying hell that he has never imagined in Francis' eyes—short of breath, the wand is soaked in sweat from the palm of his hand, the war horse under his crotch is too tired to run anymore, and his ear All kinds of inexplicable noises from the side made him even more tense, and it was difficult to relax...
miscalculated
Francis wiped the cold sweat from his brow, he could clearly hear the beating of his heart, and his mind was in a mess—he never thought that Sally could have such a strong backing
No wonder she ran to the west city gate recklessly. It turned out that this cunning sister had already planned everything...
After turning around to confirm that no pursuers appeared, Francis took a deep breath to relax a little, but still raised his wand with lingering fear, allowing the elements of the "Ice Shield" beside him to continue to condense.
The resentment and resentment accumulated in his heart along the way finally erupted at this moment, and he couldn't help but ruthlessly said: "Wait, I will definitely let you die without a place to bury you."
But as soon as the words fell, he felt his hairs stand on end instantly... Just as he was about to look up and look around, the "Ice Shield" beside him exploded with a "click"
The ice shield was originally hidden in the air, and only appeared when attacked. But at this moment, Francis opened his eyes wide, looking straight at the shield on the left, showing a large white crack...
The pattern spreading out like a spider web has a radius of one meter. Looking carefully, he saw a long arrow nailed on the outside of the shield.
And in this dazed effort, another phantom flashed in the dark forest.
In the field of vision, the second arrow shot through the head of the army horse under the crotch, and the horse that was moving forward immediately fell forward, Francis leaned forward uncontrollably, and the next moment, the third arrow shot "Snap" shattered and could no longer maintain the ice shield...
The arrow flew past the back of his head, directly cutting a three centimeter long hole.
If it wasn't for the deflection of the arrow when the shield shattered, I'm afraid Francis' head would have been pierced through
"thump"
Francis, who fell to the ground, ignored the cold sweat, immediately turned over and rolled out of the horse's corpse, and released the second "Ice Shield" with a quick wave of the wand in his hand, and then rolled and crawled towards a big tree on the side. The tree rushed over.
And in just over a second, the shield he had just cast was hit again with a "click", but this time the arrow was barely slid by the shield, leaving only a white streak on it. The mark—the long arrow nailed to the tree next to it, scaring Francis almost to a heart stop.
The posture of his embarrassing escape is completely "fucking" to the distinguished "Element Master", but Francis has no time to maintain any "grace" at this time. He only knows that if he is a step slower, the consequence will definitely be his life.
Because no matter how dull his brain is, he still understands who made this precise arrow...
That damned scout who keeps messing up his plans
"Rody, you want to sneak up on me? You're plotting treason, you're—"
"Snapped"
The arrow almost passed Francis' ear, and the bark fragments wrapped in the arrow splashed across his face, directly interrupting his incoherent nonsense.
"This scum... this bastard..."
The speed of magic power gathering intensified. Francis cursed and tried his best to restore the form of "Ice Shield". Anger and fear were mixed in his heart, but he didn't know which one occupied more.
Before meeting Rody, Francis did not believe that the power of arrows could pierce through the "Ice Shield"—unlike plate armor and mail armor, the magic shield has a spherical structure, which is resistant to this kind of long-range puncture damage defense ability. Extremely high, even most of them can be exempted directly. What is even more undeniable is that the power of arrows is always weaker than that of melee swords at the same level of strength.
Ordinary sword attacks may not be able to shatter the ice shield in one blow, but just now, he was almost shot to death by successive arrows while breathing. This situation can only explain one fact: the arrow just now The arrow's attack is not only powerful, but the moment the arrow body hits the shield, because the incident angle is perpendicular to the spherical surface of the shield, the power reaches the maximum
This has always been a "theoretical value", which belongs to the situation of "if it is achieved, it is purely coincidental".
But just now, Francis personally experienced what is called a miraculous skill - Roddy's archery made him dance a face-to-face dance with Death
After figuring out the joints, Francis discovered with some despair: the "little character" who was not worth mentioning in the distance, now has the ability to deprive himself of his life at any time.
"Impossible...absolutely a coincidence..."
He breathed heavily, trying to calm down the fear in his heart, but his body couldn't stop shaking, but Francis didn't give up, instead he bit the tip of his tongue hard to calm himself down
As an advanced "Element Master" and a nobleman, Francis has always been proud. Since he entered the legal profession at the age of 20, only others have been amazed at his talent. When does Francis envy others? when
But now, he really experienced such "low-level emotions"—but what followed was a huge rebound in self-esteem. Although he knew very well that he was now at a disadvantage, Francis relied on the sharp pain from the tip of his tongue to focus on the current battle. His nasal cavity was full of the smell of blood in his mouth, but the panic in his eyes Gradually replaced by composure, he immediately reached out and took out two bottles and a scroll from his pocket, his mind suddenly settled down, and then... his eyes narrowed slightly.
"When did I, Francis, ever fear the enemy..."
Regardless of the blood left on the back of his head, he gripped his wand tightly and whispered to himself.
In the silent forest, a silent confrontation began like this.
Francis leaned his back against the tree, calmed down his shortness of breath, and immediately raised his wand, chanted for three seconds, and released a bless spell called "Elemental Condensation", followed by "Elemental Sensitivity" with a casting time of 6 seconds, and then It is one after another "element sentry"...
After casting more than a dozen "Elemental Sentry" in a row, he immediately unscrewed a bottle of blue potion and poured it into his mouth. Then he gritted his teeth and endured the violent impact of the potion on the internal organs and brain when the mana recovered.
Such a process is indeed his only choice at the moment: "Element Condensation" can maintain the density of elements around his body at a high level. Although it consumes a lot of mana, but there is such a "UF", his casting speed and Magic power can be increased by 15%.
The "Elemental Sensitivity" combined with the "Elemental Sentry" skill is similar in principle to a spider's ability to obtain the movement of its prey through the vibration of its web—that is to say, Francis can now pass through all the "Elemental Sentry" within a range of 50 meters. "Be aware of the approaching enemy for the first time.
This is the most effective way for an "elementalist" to face assassins or long-range shooters, but from another perspective, after releasing these skills, any elementalist will encounter a "empty mana" situation. Therefore, without the support of "intermediate magic potion", few people would use such a "luxury" way of coping.
And Francis, who can be called a "local tyrant", relied on the potion in his hand to take out the most desperate posture to deal with Roddy.
When all the releases were over, he leaned against Shuyu and felt the magic power recover, and he regained a lot of confidence in his heart at this time. He squinted his eyes slightly, the fireball technique had been condensed in his hands, and he was ready to attack at any time.
"Crack."
Tens of meters away, the slight sound of tree branches snapping could hardly be heard, but Francis, who had set up dozens of "element sentries", jumped out from behind the tree immediately, raised his hand and swung the "fireball technique" out—dark forest A yellow trajectory flashed across the middle, and then there was a "boom" explosion
After the addition of "Element Condensation", the fireball technique is very powerful, and even the speed is much faster than ordinary fireballs. It directly blew up a giant tree that was hugged by two people, and the shock wave released rolled up a large area. The fallen leaves and dust were extremely loud—but during this process, Francis was staring at the distance, his expression not relaxing at all.
The next moment, when the giant tree "creaked" and fell to the side, he suddenly noticed the shadow of the cloak shaking within the range of the "Elemental Sentinel", and instantly threw out three "Ice Cone Techniques" in his hand. , the white shadow that flashed through the air immediately "aggressively" nailed to the roots of a tree in the distance, through the white mist that rose when the ice cone shattered, Francis saw some pieces of cloak cloth that were torn to pieces .
"Idiot...you're dead"
He snorted coldly, and immediately retreated to hide behind another tree. The "click" sound in his ear meant that the opponent's arrow was cut by the shield. Although neither of them hit the other this round, Francis did. Clearly thought he had the upper hand.
After taking another sip of the potion, he raised his hand and grabbed the spell scroll that could send out a first-level "Frost Nova". The confidence he had lost had been regained at this time.
It's just that the confident Francis never expected that Rody was standing on the edge of the detection range of the "Elemental Sentinel" at this time, shaking his head with a look of disdain—
"What a fucking disheveled..."