Chapter 343: It’s hard to survive alone
Under the threat of death, the townspeople plucked up some courage and tried their best to run towards Baron Cinal's manor.
Baron Cynard stayed behind to cut off their queen.
The good news is that he is a professional ranger and has good long-range strike capabilities.
The monsters that are attracted are generally at level 0 to level 1, and there are almost no long-range attacks.
As long as you shoot accurately enough, you can kill one in one shot.
Bad news, there are too many monsters!
To complete a shot, you need to pull out the arrow, nock the arrow, adjust the direction, aim at the target, and finally draw the bow and shoot.
Baron Chinar has a sufficiently skilled muscle memory, but a complete round of operation normally takes close to 10 seconds.
Although he had already consumed the corresponding magical materials before setting off, he dripped the dew condensed on the thorn grass into his eyes, activating the [Precision Shooting] hit bonus for himself.
But that can only partially increase his shooting speed. It only provides a kind of aiming intuition with the assistance of wilderness magic, making it easier for him to hit the target accurately without having to deliberately take careful aim.
The time required to aim can be reduced by 2 or 3 seconds.
If you want to further increase the rate of fire, you can rely on magical blessings on arrows, bows, projectiles, and muskets.
There's an emergency.
Baron Cynard didn't have time to do that.
After covering all these ordinary people entering the manor to take refuge, Baron Chinar had to stay at the entrance to stop all the monsters attracted.
Otherwise, if the gate of the manor is breached, everyone hiding inside will suffer.
Facing the impact of a large number of monsters.
First, shoot as accurately as possible and hit the vital points to complete the elimination;
Get closer, start lowering the aim, and increase the rate of fire.
Anyway, there are enough enemies. If one arrow passes by, there is a high probability that it will be able to hit something. Even if it is not an instant kill, it can also cause a lot of damage.
After the arrows were shot, there were still dozens of monsters left. Baron Chinar had no choice but to grit his teeth and start fighting for his life in close combat!
"Come on! Come on! Beasts, bastards, monsters, deformities! Let's see who among us can survive to the end!"
His right hand pulled out the short knife stuck on the outside of his thigh, and his left hand took out two fist-sized tether balls from the trap bag at his waist.
These two rope balls were blessed by him in advance using the [Rope Net Trap] magic.
As long as it is thrown from the hand, it will expand on its own when it lands, forming a trap area.
Enemies who step into it will be affected by a certain restraint effect.
Until the magical effect dissipates or the trap is destroyed.
Ranger professionals do have certain close combat capabilities, but that is more for emergencies.
There are too many monsters.
Baron Cynard had no room to pull.
Behind him is the gate of the manor.
Can't take half a step back.
After a bloody battle, his left leg was torn apart by a monster due to a careless dodge. Several bloody wounds instantly appeared on the calf that was not protected by leather armor.
The leg was injured and the foot plate was unstable.
Even his upper body shook slightly, and there was a flaw in his defense. The leather armor used to protect his right shoulder was scratched to pieces, and then a piece of flesh was torn off alive.
"hiss!"
Baron Chinar gasped in pain.
In the past, when he was an adventurer and was recruited by the monster Crimson Tide to defend the border, the ranger's position was basically in the safer middle and rear areas, and he rarely had such close combat with monsters.
This time he was forced into a head-on confrontation. Although he finally intercepted all the attracted monsters outside the manor, he also suffered a big loss!
The injury is serious!
Limping back to the manor.
Seeing the injuries on Baron Cinal, his wife screamed on the spot.
"How could this happen! My dear, hold on, I'll get you some bandages and herbs right now!"
He hurriedly summoned the servants in the manor, brought a few buckets of water, rinsed the wound briefly, then applied the crushed hemostatic herbs, and finally wrapped a silk bandage tightly. During the whole process, Baron Chinar grimaced in pain, but he could only try to restrain himself and grit his teeth to endure it.
There is no priest or potion shop in Chime Town.
If you are injured or sick at ordinary times, if it is a minor one, you have to rely on your physical strength to fight it off;
For more serious cases, you have to find a way to go to Ceylon City and spend money to hire the Glow Priest to provide treatment.
If you don’t have money, there’s nothing you can do.
If you're lucky, you can lie down and get through it. If you're not lucky, just lie down.
In this situation, it would be good to have some emergency treatment, but for more, there is no such condition.
What's even worse is that he is probably the only professional in the entire Qim Town.
Other townspeople are still waiting for his help.
Although he could close the door, the current group of ordinary people he saved could be regarded as fulfilling the rescue duties of the baron nobles.
If the quantity reaches the standard, it will not be liquidated or punished afterwards.
But Baron Cynard was not willing to stop there.
He knew how vulnerable ordinary people were to monsters.
If he gives up, there may not be a few people left alive in Qim Town.
Baron Chinar wanted to save a few more people.
The early stage of wandering monsters is when time is most precious. The more you can save, the less one will die.
But his own strength alone is really limited.
Looking back at the trembling ordinary people hiding in the manor, either kneeling on the ground and praying devoutly to the gods of various faiths, or simply hugging each other and crying bitterly, Baron Chinar felt an inexplicable feeling of powerlessness. .
At this time, it would be nice to have a few warrior professionals wearing armor and holding shields in front of them.
He is a ranger, not a warrior. He is good at reconnaissance and search, trap laying, taming wild beasts and long-range shooting.
The short-distance street fighting environment in a small town was too disadvantageous for him.
He can't exert even 50% of his strength.
Fighting and fighting may very well turn into a situation of exchanging injuries for injuries, just like this time.
His physical strength is limited, and it will take time for his wounds to heal.
The number of monsters seems endless.
It’s hard to support a tree alone!
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The only thing that can make Baron Cynard feel relieved is that his two sons should not be in much danger.
The eldest son's account is considered useless, and he mainly plays the role of "the son inherits the father's legacy". He also went to the dark forest for adventure, and also claimed to open up territory.
But his strength has indeed been recognized by the Baron. He has mastered magic such as [Self-invisibility]. As long as he remains stubborn, most dangers will not affect him.
Compared with his elder brother Peter, the youngest son Bacon seems to be more obedient.
A few days ago, I said I was going to Ceylon City to spend some time with the descendants of Viscount Tostin's family.
Now it seems that Baron Chinar feels that Bacon got it right.
No matter what, there is a powerful Countess in the city of Ceylon, a small number of standing Crusaders, glowing priests and Crusaders who are determined to fight against monsters.
"The security level there must be better than a limited town like Qim Town!"
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(End of chapter)