Chapter 98: Soaring Military Achievements
In the dark sawtooth forest.
A demon archer wearing an animal skin cloak quickly shuttled between the dense forests.
She is like an elf in the night. Even if she does not hide it deliberately, the rich dark elements linger on her body, allowing her to blend with the darkness.
This is the innate ability of the dark elves.
The moment she fired the arrow, although she had killed a very strong human being, her instinct told her that it was in fatal danger.
I didn’t dare to stay any longer and quickly retreated all the way.
After traveling through the forest for several kilometers, we were far enough away from the battlefield.
She stopped under a big tree.
I looked around and saw that no humans were catching up.
The dark elf breathed a sigh of relief.
The battle consumed too much magic power, and she also needed to recover.
Dark elves are natural lurkers, and they have a very keen sense of crisis.
However, not long after she rested on the tree trunk, her eyes suddenly flashed.
I didn’t wait to find out where the sense of crisis came from.
Without warning, a sharp scalpel suddenly appeared on his neck.
The reaction of the dark elf was also very fast. As soon as the blade cut her skin, her entire body turned into a ball of dark elements and collapsed on the spot.
“Huh?”
A voice of suspicion came from the void.
A translucent figure appeared in the air.
Astonishingly, it was Ji Xun who was hiding in the darkness wearing [Relic Hidden One].
He did not expect that his inevitable sneak attack would fail.
The knife just now had clearly cut into the neck, but the demon teleported to the limit to avoid it.
At this time, Ji Xun saw clearly and was surprised: "Are they the descendants of dark elves in myths and legends?"
Tens of meters away, there was a person with pointed ears. , a dark blue-skinned demon shooter.
[Hybrid Dark Elf Archer]
Detailed explanation: First-order C-level disaster; an outstanding demon archer with dark elf blood. It is the darling of darkness. The dark elf blood allows it to have excellent archery skills and sneaking in the dark. Ability;
After the dark elf was discovered, he used his innate secret technique of instantaneous movement to escape.
After glancing at the twisted air behind her, she realized that this human had the same powerful secret technique of stealth.
A shooter is not a melee profession,
After she escaped, she didn't dare to fight at all, and ran away in the forest.
As she ran, dark elements quickly condensed around her body to hide herself.
To the naked eye, she was running and teleporting at the same time.
The figure flickered.
Even though there were many obstacles in the forest, they did not affect the speed of the Elf Archer at all.
It will disappear in a blink of an eye.
Blink and escape in one go.
This life-saving ability is worthy of a C-level disaster level demon.
And with such agility, it would be almost impossible for even a fully sensitive assassin to catch up with her in the forest.
But Ji Xun looked at the little blood remaining on the scalpel and sneered: "Want to run?"
Just now, I was chasing him based on the scent left on the arrows, but I was afraid that the dark elf would lose all the arrows and not be able to catch up.
Now injured, and being tracked by a werewolf with a keen sense of smell, it is impossible to escape.
Since the sneak attack was unsuccessful, Ji Xun no longer needed to hide.
As soon as the blue light appeared in his eyes, his body quickly expanded.
The dark blue hair like steel needles grew rapidly, and with the sound of cracking bones, he turned into a werewolf more than two meters tall in the blink of an eye.
He sniffed the blood on the scalpel.
A red blood thread seemed to appear in Ji Xun's perception, leading it into the darkness of the forest.
Without hesitation, his legs kicked off the ground, and his whole body was ejected like a cannonball.
As I ran, my legs became four-legged, and my speed became faster and faster.
Not limited to the ground, even if the dark elf jumps to a tree dozens of meters high, the werewolf body can easily climb up. Even if it is a cliff, Ji Xun can easily jump over it. .
It is impossible for the other party to escape from his tracking by using the right location.
If the demon archer is like a night elf, then Ji Xun is a bloodthirsty hunter in the darkness, chasing after him all the way.
“It feels so good.”
Ji Xun was still running at full speed after trying to transform into a werewolf.
Werewolf muscles have very powerful explosive capabilities, and their smooth body shape can minimize wind resistance.
It's like the surging energy in the body has a window to release.
The more you chase,
the better your condition becomes,
the lighter your body feels.
The wind whistled in my ears.
At this moment, Ji Xun suddenly felt that he was not running, but flying at low altitude, leaping tens of meters easily.
The dark elf in front thought he had escaped.
But not long after running away, he saw a tall werewolf chasing after him at an overwhelming speed.
Looking back, the distance has been shortened a lot.
The dark elf looked horrified.
Seeing that the pursuit was getting closer and closer, she quickly took out the feather arrow from the leather holster behind her, drew her bow and shot at the black figure behind her.
However, her archery skills are indeed superb.
But the werewolf is even more agile!
Ji Xun looked at her action of drawing the bow, with only a sneer in his shining blue eyes.
The forward movement of drawing the bow is too obvious, and the conventional arrow trajectory is almost a straight line or parabola in a plane.
Bows and arrows that have lost their concealment are easier to predict than firearms.
Ji Xun himself is an excellent archer. He watched the dark elf's finger muscles relax for a moment as he pulled the bow string.
He also dodged quickly.
The black arrow almost brushed his scalp.
The arrows were as fast as lightning.
Very deadly indeed.
This arrow is enough to kill most first-level spell card masters!
But when the demon archer shot the captain of the Black Wolf Regiment before, Ji Xun had a clear grasp of the parameters such as the rate of fire.
It looked thrilling, but in fact it was easy to escape.
The arrow flew past his scalp, but he didn’t want to waste more energy making too big a dodge.
The dark elf was distracted and shot an arrow while moving, and his speed slowed down a lot.
Ji Xun didn't give her a chance to shoot the second arrow.
It happened to be not far away, so I seized the opportunity and poured the accumulated spell power into my legs. The leg muscles swelled and exerted force, and he kicked off the ground. His speed suddenly increased several times, and the wolf's body turned into a series of afterimages and rushed forward.
【Savage Charge】!
Just as the dark elf was about to shoot the second arrow, he was bumped into by Ji Xun.
There was a "dong" sound, and the sound of bone cracking was faintly heard.
The werewolf's body continued to gain momentum and knocked the dark elf into a big tree.
The hard tree trunk "clicked" deeply.
The dark elf shooter was not good at close combat. He was even more dizzy after being hit by this collision, and a mouthful of blood spurted out.
The dark elf drew out his dagger and slashed twice, trying to resist desperately.
But Ji Xun's werewolf also avoided it nimbly, and then slapped it to the ground with a paw.
Although his combat skills were far inferior to that of the dark elf, his overwhelming physical attributes made it impossible for the opponent to move at all.
The wolf's claws struck with great force, grabbing directly on the neck and making five bloody holes. The neck bones were broken and blood gurgled out.
A few more claws were added.
Died suddenly on the spot.
Ji Xun saw the shooter's magic power condensed on the corner of his head before giving up.
"Kill the C-level disaster 'Hybrid Dark Elf Archer', combat merit +300"
Ji Xun looked at the corpse, his animalistic features slowly receding, and he returned to his human form.
There was also some disbelief in his eyes.
How could I kill a C-level disaster so easily?
Although it seemed that there was no problem in calculating the data before, it is another thing to actually do it.
If you haven’t advanced yet.
This monster kills itself with one arrow, making it impossible to escape.
Now it is easy to kill.
Even for him, it is much easier to kill such a C-level disaster shooter whose agility is completely suppressed than a D-level giant demon.
This feeling of being able to control powerful extraordinary power made Ji Xun feel very good.
Looking at the corpses on the ground, I don’t know if this is the bloodthirsty trait of the werewolf transformation or something else. The smell of blood filled his nose, giving him a hunger that seemed to be filled with a hollow soul.
“Huh”
Ji Xun exhaled slightly.
Then he took out the knife and took off the devil horns again.
Military prizes of black iron quality and above require devil's horns, which can also increase the probability of drawing. Naturally, the more of these, the better.
Devil horns cannot be placed in storage rings, nor can they be contained.
I can only put it on a small belt and hang it on my body.
Seeing that he had harvested the second devil horn in a short period of time, Ji Xun also felt a little emotional: "No wonder Enlightenment said that the final holder can increase the settlement reward, rather than hunting the winner. It turns out that space And encourage you to intercept and kill your companions to obtain them?”
Thinking of this, some strange ideas seemed to come to mind.
When it comes to swiping monsters, especially high-level monsters, he can't swipe that elite legion by himself.
Ji Xun didn’t think too much and dug at the body.
C-level disaster is considered an elite mini-boss among demons, so its equipment is naturally good.
A set of leather armor, a black iron dagger, a silver long bow, and six black iron arrows were harvested from the corpse.
【Dark Wind Bow】
Quality: Silver
Detailed explanation: A demonic bow that can condense wind elements, accuracy +3, wind element concentration +340%; comes with the entry 'Spiral Demon Break', which grants 10% of the Demon Breaking Special to the arrows fired. Special effects;
“What a good thing. It’s a pity that it can’t be used.”
Ji Xun muttered as he looked at the bow and arrow.
This is much better than any special bullets for firearms. It's a pity that I can't shoot arrows.
Enlightenment shows that these are all equipment that can bring out extradimensional space.
Although it is not suitable for personal use, it can be sold at an auction house for a good price.
The benefits of war mode are indeed well-deserved.
A piece of silver equipment came out as soon as it came.
The body on the ground was still bleeding.
Ji Xun also disposed of the stripped corpse and put it into the containment card.
He did not stay where he was, he put on the relic cloak and walked towards the beacon tower.
Without the constraints of the team, Ji Xun traveled alone in the Sawtooth Forest several times faster.
[The Hidden One] The cloak has unique light-absorbing invisibility properties. Even if he does not use the shadow stealth ability, he is like a ball of flowing air, making it difficult to be detected by monsters.
The forest area is very large, and Ji Xun did encounter some sporadic monsters such as little devils along the way.
The density of monsters per unit area is very low.
But even so, he became more and more confused: "It's strange, how did those demons confirm the precise location of the hunter team before?"
There were thousands of demons in the previous ambush, and there were two more. Disaster, this is definitely not an accident.
But the demon army seemed to have a clear grasp of the action plan of these human scouts, and then ambushed them on the road.
"Are they those little bats?"
Ji Xun guessed that the demon army might have some special sensing methods.
He saw some bats hanging upside down on the treetops along the way.
The red eye like a camera is not easy to detect.
But once you notice them, you'll find them everywhere.
But this should be more than that.
As soon as Ji Xun thought about it, he changed the direction.
He did not take the direct path from Thunder Fortress to Beacon Tower No. 16, but went around in a circle.
He immediately discovered that the number of red-eyed bats had significantly decreased.
In other words, there are more bats on certain routes.
Ji Xun immediately came to a very probable conclusion: "Someone in Thunder Fortress leaked information to the devil?"
The plot of the inner ghost?
Ji Xun was not too surprised.
A real war is not simply a collision between soldiers from two armies, but also various interludes, espionage battles, and internal fights.
He guessed that digging deeper along this clue might trigger a more difficult hidden plot.
But I didn’t think about where my idea was for a moment.
Without thinking too much, he chose to go to the beacon tower first.
About two hours later, Ji Xun successfully arrived at the No. 16 beacon marked on the previous map.
In the dense forest, Ji Xun looked at the stone building in the distance that was full of magic runes.
When he looked at the layout of the beacon towers on the map before, he realized that the sixteen beacon towers seemed to be the corners of some kind of super large formation.
It is said that after being ignited, it can dispel the dark power of the Sawtooth Forest and prevent the demons from approaching the fortress.
Obviously the devil also knows the importance of this beacon tower.
There is a demon army team stationed here.
But they seemed afraid to approach the pyramid-like rune beacon.
On the outside, people were lying around, in groups of three or five, lazily chatting.
There was a large iron pot on the bonfire, which was simmering with human or other monster broth, making a gurgling sound.
Ji Xun observed in secret and counted: "One D-class disaster giant demon and less than a hundred other demons."
Killable!
The demon army is more like a ragtag group than hunters, with no military discipline at all.
Even the giant demon leader threw his stick aside at this moment and was sleeping soundly.
In Ji Xun's eyes, these demons were all accomplished in battle.
The beacon tower cannot run away, so he has no intention of lighting a bonfire first.
As soon as the shadow stealth was activated, his whole body merged into the darkness.
Ji Xun ignored those little devils.
Instead, he touched the sleeping [Giant Demon] directly.
Until he stood next to the monster's head, the monster didn't notice it at all.
Having killed one before, he knew that this kind of demon had amazing defenses.
As soon as he spread his palm, a scalpel appeared in his palm.
With the relic in hand, Ji Xun suddenly became violent.
Without hesitation, he stabbed with the scalpel and penetrated the entire handle of the scalpel.
But the Goliath's head was so big that the scalpel would only be less than one-third of the diameter of its head if it was completely penetrated.
This knife failed to kill the monster in a sneak attack.
It howled and woke up suddenly.
This guy's IQ is obviously not very high.
It wanted to swat away the mosquito that stung its eyes, and gave itself a slap in the face.
There was a "pop" sound on the eye socket, and the flying knife pierced deeper.
The giant demon screamed in pain.
Ji Xun took the opportunity to retreat.
At the same time, the little devils around him woke up and rushed up one by one with weapons.
Now that there is no one else around, Ji Xun doesn’t have to worry about anything.
The power of the spell poured into his limbs, and his body swelled, suddenly turning into a werewolf form!
The agility attribute of the werewolf form completely overwhelmed all the minions. Ji Xun killed seven in and seven out of the monster group.
"Kill the 'little devil', battle merit +1"
"Kill the 'big devil', battle merit +9"
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Enlightenment keeps flashing.
Ji Xun also tried it, and the wolf claws could easily break through the rhino-skin-like defense of the [Giant Demon].
But the injury was too superficial and had very little impact on that big guy.
He did not waste any more energy.
While constantly harvesting mobs, he is also wandering around giant monsters.
Because as long as he is close enough, he can control the flying knife with his mental power.
Previously, the "Greedy Mine" killed the A-level disaster, and Ji Xun used his mental power to control the flying knife to kill monsters for the first time.
Then it was like a sudden enlightenment, and somehow I mastered the key to controlling the knife with my mind.
Although his mental power is still limited, the controllable distance of the flying knife is very limited.
But as long as it's close enough, it's totally fine.
Within one meter, controlling the knife with mind power is like pinching a knife with two fingers.
The force is not strong enough, but it is enough to break the brain.
The scalpel, controlled by the power of thought, drilled crazily into the monster's brain core.
The giant demon had a splitting headache and was swinging the boulder club around.
However, Ji Xun could avoid the mace in his human form before, but now it is easier in his werewolf form.
The monster hit him with a stick, but not only did it not hurt Ji Xun, it actually killed many of its minions.
Ji Xun was also surprised to find that this indirect killing of monsters actually had some merit in battle.
For a moment, the flying knife seemed to have pierced deep into the core of the brain. The giant demon stood stunned on the spot as if it had been struck by lightning, and had lost its vitality.
There was a muffled "dong" sound, and the corpse hit the ground and raised dust.
"Kill the D-level disaster giant, battle merit +100"
Seeing that the leader was dead, all the minions dispersed and disappeared into the forest.
Ji Xun didn't pay attention to any minions.
He took out his scalpel from the monster's head, and then cut off the third devil's horn with familiarity.
Converged materials and corpses.
Ji Xun then walked towards the beacon tower.
After stepping on the steps engraved with countless runes, Ji Xun lit a fire in the oil basin at the top of the pyramid.
In the blink of an eye, the runes on the entire beacon tower lit up, and a blue magical light that was completely different from the surrounding darkness spread rapidly.
It was like a lighthouse lit up in the darkness, and a large forest nearby was illuminated by blue light.
The monsters hiding in the forest were like mice that saw the light, and they ran away in fear.
The blue light covered Ji Xun's body, and a halo state also appeared on his panel: War Barrier, Magic Recovery +10%, Physical Recovery +5%, Morale +5%, Dark Resistance +5 %.
At this time, Qidi also appeared: "You have completed the D-level mission, lit the beacon tower, combat merit +800"
The reason for the lack of two hundred is because there were still two people alive in the team before.
But it’s not bad, it doubled in one go.
Ji Xun saw that his battle merit suddenly increased to "1533", and suddenly felt that the prizes exchanged for 100,000 battle merit were not so out of reach.
Lighting a beacon tower only costs a thousand points.
Sixteen seats, isn’t that sixteen thousand?
Ji Xun seemed to have seen the high-end materials in the military supplies catalog waving towards him.
With the current intensity, except for the Lionheart family team, it is almost impossible for anyone from other teams to light the beacon.
Obviously a few more can be lit.
Ji Xun suddenly thought: "The distance between each beacon tower is only tens of kilometers, so it can be done!"
Thinking of this, he no longer paid attention to the matter of killing demons. He wanted to get the merits of Beacon Tower in his hands.
And if the beacon tower is guarded by a legion of monsters, you can also take the opportunity to harvest a wave of additional combat achievements and devil horns.
It is currently a D-level difficulty. Theoretically, there will be no particularly troublesome disasters.
I recalled the location of the nearest beacon tower in my mind.
Ji Xun discerned the direction, put on his cloak, and disappeared into the darkness again.
(End of this chapter)