The Divine Hunter Chapter 21: Incoming
Bang bang!
Gold and iron clash!
Two figures collided in the sun.
An invasion was like fire, and the sword launched a continuous attack like a violent storm, slashing and stabbing, chopping the air, whirring, the sword body reflecting the golden sunlight, jumping in mid-air, dancing a bright trajectory.
The man with eyeshadow on the opposite side is as steady as a rock, with a shield in his left hand and a sword in his right hand. He can always block and release the force just right, and then launch a thunderous counterattack towards the opponent's exposed weakness!
Roy quickly took half a step back with his right foot, then took a few steps, narrowly avoiding the sword blade that stabbed his chest.
Took a heavy breath.
The upper right hand of both hands is raised horizontally by the side of the face, the tip of the sword is like a horn, facing the sharp eye emerging from the left side of the shield.
This was the first time he encountered such a difficult sword and shield player. His physical fitness was on par with his own, but his martial arts skills were much superior.
No wonder Frien and Avel failed miserably one after another.
Roy could only rely on his slightly superior acumen to keep circling him, attacking his back, legs and feet. Other parts were covered with solid steel armor, and ordinary steel swords were not powerful enough.
However, the shield was an extension of Wilkas's arm. His defense was like a turtle shell, watertight. For a full minute, Roy's sword failed to touch Wilkas' body.
As soon as he retreated, the tidal offensive was interrupted. Wilkas immediately roared and charged with his shield raised. The roar shattered the air and was terrifying, as if an armored rhinoceros was running wildly, and the ground trembled!
Wilkas rushed two meters in front of Roy, jumped up suddenly, held the shield in his left hand and hit his sword blade, the inertia of his body falling attached to it. The strong wind locked tightly on the demon hunter, and he had no way to retreat, otherwise he would retreat outside the circular arena.
"Bang!"
The shield and the sword collide violently.
Roy failed to completely remove the impact to the right, and the sword blade was pushed away instead, making the tiger's mouth numb.
The right hand of Wilkas hidden behind the shield stabbed suddenly, like a pocket battering ram poking towards the chest!
It seemed to be thrust into his chest and penetrated him!
"Bang!"
The demon hunter reluctantly raised his hands to the upper right, and the middle part of the sword blocked the tip of the steel sword, but it could no longer block the shield on the other side.
He was pushed out of the battlefield!
The surroundings became silent.
Frien looked in disbelief. Golden Eyes, who was invincible in his heart, actually lost like this?
No.
He shook his head comfortingly.
This battle is too frustrating for Golden Eyes, with the small venue, forbidden magic and long-range means.
He could only use the swordsmanship that he was least good at to fight head-on with this warrior holding a sword and shield.
What's more, he hasn't used Arondette behind him yet. For the sake of fairness, he only used an ordinary steel sword.
If you lose, you lose.
The demon hunter bowed his head and admitted defeat with a calm expression, and handed the steel sword to Avel, who inserted it into the weapon rack.
"Brother Golden Eyes is so young, but his physical fitness is so great..." Wilkas put down his sword and shield and fought three times in a row. He was still breathing smoothly without a drop of sweat on his face. His physical strength was inhuman, "The only one What you lack is your martial arts skills. I can see that your swordsmanship was developed in actual combat killings. You should be decisive and have a solid foundation."
"It's a pity that it lacks a little variety and foundation. If you face an enemy who is not weaker than you in physical fitness and is good at defense, you will suffer a big loss."
Roy nodded. Swordsmanship was now his biggest weakness.
Of course, if you add the pile of enchantments on Arondette, then it's a different story.
"It doesn't matter," Farkas glanced at the demon hunter admiringly and said, "With your skills and courage, you are fully qualified to join the comrades. When the time comes, you will naturally have experienced and skilled soldiers. How about having a shield friend to guide you?"
"When we figure it out, we will naturally ask Pioneer of Krako. What are you two thinking about now? Assist Snowman in sniping the dragon?" Frien asked.
The two brothers smiled and nodded,
"It is an honor to fight side by side with warriors! We will help you ask other brothers and sisters in the comrades group for free to see if they are interested in participating in dragon hunting. At that time, we will convey the total number of people and remuneration requirements to you!"
"Then I'll thank you both."
"Are you still interested in the next step?" Farkas, with itchy hands, pulled out the Sky Furnace Broadsword from behind, and a dazzling white light followed the tilted blade. "Will you continue to practice with me?"
"Yeah!"
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"Fighting a dragon, are you not afraid of exposing your identity?" Ella and Wilkas, who were watching the battle on the other side, whispered,
"You think Balgruuf doesn't know?" Wilkas shook his head indifferently, "He has been hiding it for us, and now we are going to take the risk to help him, and he will repay us."
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In the evening, a warm yellow light group fell into the horizon,
Three panting men left the mead hall.
Avel and Frien were stinking of sweat, their fingers and calves were shaking spasmodically, and their eyes were dull, like eggplants beaten by frost.
And Roy, despite his extraordinary physique, still couldn't hide his tiredness on his face.
Only the two Wilkas brothers were as tireless as animals. After a day of sparring, they became more and more courageous. Their eyes turned red with excitement, and they reluctantly let them go.
……
In the next two days, the three of them still visited their comrades-in-arms group and drank and practiced every day.
Frien and Avel steadily improved their martial arts skills amid repeated failures, which was both painful and joyful.
Roy seemed to have returned to the time when he first learned swordsmanship from Reso and failed repeatedly. However, he could feel that his swordsmanship was improving bit by bit under the pressure of the Farkas brothers.
In the past two days, they had roughly gotten to know the members of the Comrades Group. There were only nine people sitting in the mead hall, which was much less than Roy expected, but it made the lords in Longlin Castle quite afraid.
Roy has a guess that Lord Balgruuf attaches great importance to the Comrades, perhaps because of their hidden cards. During the observation, there are five people in the Comrades with hidden identities, except for the Wilkas brothers and Ella, Skoyue, and Krako Whitemane, the pioneer of the Comrades... Krako was taciturn. The three of them did not join the Comrades, and he was not willing to waste more words.
The remaining members are just ordinary Nords with rich combat experience, and their attributes are within the normal range.
In the past two days, Roy cooperated with Avel to translate the book "About Annihilation" into the common northern script of the Demon Hunter world. At the same time, he also learned some Nordic script.
Roy probably saw that this was a book about the wonderful journey of a summoning master in the plane of annihilation. It might be helpful in understanding summoning spells, but the content was too obscure and made people dizzy, so he could only slow down. Tuntundi chews part of it every day.
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Two days later, the Wilkas brothers finally gave their answer. In addition to the two of them, another violent man named Torva who was good at wielding a one-handed sword and shield also agreed to join the dragon hunting team because of the generous reward.
Other members are either unwilling or have other arrangements.
Roy is a little regretful. He always thought that the long-range female hunter Ella was more suitable to participate in the war.
But this ice beauty has a right idea and will not take action unless the dragon attacks Xueman City.
At this point, Graymane, the Berserker family, and a few members of the comrades group have all been dragged into this dragon sniper battle by the demon hunter!
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Longlinbao Hall,
"I have also heard about the dragon's attack on the Thalmor. The dragon disaster is becoming more and more imminent. Fortunately, there are three people here to help us get powerful help!"
"The preparations are almost complete. It is better to attack passively than to defend passively. Once the soldiers outside find traces of the dragon, Irelles will lead thirty city guards and ten warriors from the Zhan Kuang family. Gray Mane Five members of the family and three members of the comradeship will go to the destination to annihilate them." Balgruuf sat on the throne and said loudly,
"After the crisis, I will reward the three of you for your merits!"
"Now why don't the three of you do some preparations, such as enchanting weapons and equipment, and alchemy potions. Farenja can handle it! In order to thank the three of you for your efforts...your enchanting fees," Balgruuf waved his hand. "I'll reimburse everything!"
Roy breathed a sigh of relief, and his recent efforts were finally not in vain.
At that moment, they approached the court mage and purchased 2 small soul stones (100 experience points each), 1 medium soul stone (200 experience points), and a large soul stone (500 experience points).
The total cost exceeded 1,300 gold coins.
Half of it is left.
Out of curiosity, Frien spent more than a hundred gold to buy the destruction spell Burning Hand, and he suddenly understood the spell.
Obviously, the Dragonborn is not a reckless melee warrior. He also has spellcasting talent and has the potential to become a long-range turret.
Unfortunately, without being tempered and not even able to meditate, the pitiful amount of magic energy was only enough to sustain the Burning Hand for twenty seconds before it was completely consumed.
As for the free enchantment promised by the lord, it can only be started after the new equipment forged by Erlund is obtained.
It is worth mentioning that enchanting in this world is extremely difficult and requires a skilled mage to use an arcane converter to imbue items with constant magic. You cannot do this without magic talent.
According to Roy's estimation, his summoning spells must reach at least level 3 before he can try to attach the simplest summoning familiar to the weapon.
And each enchantment, including the permanent enchantment of armor, requires the consumption of a miniature soul stone worth at least one hundred gold coins.
So to practice enchantment, you must first have money.
Roy and Frien's thousand gold coins were naturally not enough, and they couldn't figure out this complicated craft in a short time, so they simply left everything to Farenja.
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In the end, Avel bought a dozen bottles of Farenjia potions, seven bottles of small life potions, three bottles of magic potions, and three bottles of magic resistance potions that can resist 10% of fire damage after drinking.
After all, every dragon has the flame dragon breath. If you have more resistance, you may be able to survive!
Regarding alchemy, the alchemy in Skyrim is very similar to that in the Witcher world. It uses herbs, a bunch of weird living materials, and even ashes as the base, and mixes them in a bunch of test tubes, measuring cups and other precision instruments. Blending, purification, filtration and other operations.
The potions in Skyrim Province are more like enhanced versions of the potions in the Witcher World. Thanks to the rich and magical alchemical materials in Skyrim Province, the potions here have all kinds of strange effects-restore magic power, life, Physical fitness can improve magic resistance or a certain attribute of the body in a short period of time, or even a mixture of several effects.
Unlike potions, most of the potions in Skyrim do not require magic to be mixed. Ordinary people can master this alchemy and drink the finished product.
The negative effects of most medicines are within an acceptable range, and you can recover almost completely after a few sleeps.
Roy's alchemy has already reached level 3, which is equivalent to that of a seasoned master. There is no shortage of alchemy instruments in the Skyrim Province and the Demon Hunter world.
Under the witness of Farenjia, he was very familiar with it. In just half a day, he successfully refined a small life potion, which made the mage extremely suspicious that this guy was originally a herbalist.
Roy's only shortcoming is his memory of the medicinal properties of medicinal materials. After all, he is new here. But his agility of over fifteen makes his fingers more flexible and stable than most pharmacists.
Always weigh materials appropriately and perform every step.
Farengar appreciated Roy's ability and generously gave him a copy of "The Herbalist's Guide to Skyrim" written by Agneta, which recorded the blood crown, death knell flower, crow hag's claw, moon Fifty common herbs, including moth wings, appearance, growth habits and medicinal properties.
Opened the door for Roy to become an alchemist in another world.
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The next few days were uneventful and regular.
Avel and Frien went to the mead hall all day long to learn martial arts with the Farkas brothers of the comrades. As for Roy, he did not think that his swordsmanship would make huge progress in a short period of time, so he practiced swordsmanship **** an impromptu basis. Fighting does nothing to help hunt the dragon.
According to his own rhythm, he left Xueman City alone every morning and evening, hunting saber cats, wolves, saber-toothed tigers and other wild beasts on the vast plains, gaining experience, and earning multiple nicknames in Xueman.
Then it must be the exterminator of ferocious animals.
Unfortunately, the experience value of foxes and other small animals is too low, and they are corrupted by their greedy ability, so he just gives them a wide berth.
During this period, he saw giants and mammoths wandering on the plain many times. Their bodies were four to five meters tall, comparable to the head of an old spear.
However, his skin is pale, his limbs are slender, and his strength and agility are far inferior to those of Old Spearhead. In terms of attributes and abilities, his combat effectiveness is less than half that of the Cyclops.
The only troublesome thing is that they usually move in groups, and mammoths tamed by giants appear nearby at the same time.
The giant's simple and huge camp is filled with several tree stumps and mammoth milk made into cheese.
Giants eat mammoth cheese, and mammoths eat plants. They look scary, but they are all vegetarian animals!
Once, he got within ten meters of the giant, but was not actively attacked.
It's not easy for Roy to operate on peaceful and docile intelligent creatures.
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Hunting wild animals can earn about two hundred experience points every day. During this period, he also picked the rich herbal resources in Xueman Territory according to the "Herbalist's Guide" and practiced summoning fire spirits.
Ranged turrets are effective against flying enemies.
Most of Roy's daily hunting experience was spent on summoning spells.
In the afternoon, he returned to the enchantment room of Longlin Castle, borrowed Farenjia's alchemy platform, and used the fresh herbs and potions he picked in the morning to refine. Basically, he could refine two small life potions every day, and A crude magic resistance potion.
As for other potions, he could only keep trying and exploring on his own, otherwise he would have to spend a lot of money to buy them from Farenjia!
It is worth mentioning that he collected more than 30 common herbs in Xuemanling.
After taking it back, he plans to ask Druid Evelin of the Botanical Garden to help transplant it!
Plants from another world are simply perfect!
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Two weeks of a fulfilling life go by in a flash.
Roy's alchemy has been upgraded to lv4, and the summoning spells have been upgraded to lv2. The runes in his mind representing summoning familiars and summoning fire spirits have become clearer and more concentrated.
The duration of the two summoned creatures has doubled from 5 minutes to 10 minutes, and the magic power and experience consumption have been reduced by one-tenth, with the reserved experience value reaching 2400/12500.
The package contained more than twenty small life potions, ten fire resistance potions, and 100 crossbow arrows tempered with frost-eating spider venom.
On the same day, the weapons and equipment forged by Erlund for the Sky Forge were declared completed.
Fryen received a Sky Forge one-handed sword and a steel shield, and Avel received two Sky Forge daggers.
And Roy got a suit of steel armor, including breastplate, greaves, helmet, and arm guards...The armor produced by Sky Forge is tougher and more wear-resistant than conventional steel.
Except for the fact that it weighs over forty pounds and is surprisingly heavy, everything else meets his requirements. It is already the best piece of armor he has found so far.
Since all preparations were to deal with the dragon, Roy asked Farenja to add fire resistance to all his armor.
A faint coolness surged out from the armor and merged into Roy's body. It seemed as if a hand wet with water was caressing his skin, and the surrounding air seemed to drop by a degree or two in an instant.
The armor provides a total of 40% fire resistance. When the time comes, drink a potion that provides fire resistance, and the total resistance will reach 50%.
He believed that the flame dragon's breath was no longer fatal to him instantly. No matter what, it will take a few seconds to burn him into coke!
And this little time is enough to escape in a blink of an eye.
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Frien's shield is equipped with 10% fire resistance, and the one-handed sword absorbs life - each attack can restore a small amount of life force and heal minor injuries.
Avel has both daggers enchanted with life-draining enchantments. With his attack speed, he can definitely kill the dragon. The premise is that he must be careful to avoid being killed instantly by the dragon's tail.
Roy had built up enough resistance, but the two companions were still fragile. To be sure, he paid Farenja to enchant the armors of Frien and Avel.
"Okay, three of you, I have used up all my soul stones. It will be at least a week before there are any more!" The mage sighed and shook his head,
"No need, Golden Eyes!" Frien shook his head, "We don't need more enchantments!"
And Roy gritted his teeth and handed over all five of the seven small soul stones in his collection, plus a thousand gold coins.
Regardless of their opinions.
Added two more fire resistance marks to Frien's armor, and Avel three times.
The two's fire resistance was also increased to 30%, and they each got five bottles of small life potion and three bottles of fire kang potion from Roy.
"Okay, guys," Frien hooked their shoulders. During the recent hard training, his face became less childish and more resolute, showing deep emotion, " We have made all the preparations, and all that remains is to see Talos’s will, let us live a few more years, or go to Sognard!”
"Your Excellency Farenja," Avel turned to the palace advisor, "Do other Snowman soldiers have enchanted equipment?"
The mage shook his head,
"They only have the high-quality equipment provided by Erlund, and they only have courage and will. After all, the materials and money are far from enough to arm everyone. The three of you have been running around continuously and have done the most for Xueman, so the lord will bear the burden for you. Fees."
Frien lowered his head after hearing this, feeling inexplicably uncomfortable.
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At this moment, a petite figure wearing exquisite leather armor and a hood covering his head, dressed as an assassin, walked into the enchantment room. He raised his head and glanced at Farenjia with a pair of sharp eyes.
Roy glanced at the face of a woman in the shadows, whose charm was still there.
A woman?
Delphina
Gender: Female
Age: 38
Identity: The proprietress of the Sleeping Giant in Ximu Town,?
Life:
Attributes:
Strength: 6
Agility: 8
Physique: 8
Perception: 8
Will: 6
Charm: 4
Spirit: 5
Skills:
War cry, cold resistance, basic swordsmanship lv7, basic bow and arrow lv6, constellation blessing - (thief's blessing), riding skill lv5.
Stealth lv4: An ability to cover one's own movements and avoid sight. Cultivate it to the highest level and completely integrate with the surrounding environment. Even if you stand in front of the enemy, the other party cannot detect you.
……
What?
The proprietress of the inn in Ximu Town?
Roy was stunned. He stayed in Ximu Town for one night. At that time, he didn't even notice that there was such a strange woman. How could she be related to the dragon?
The legendary hermit master?
"Who are they?" Delphine's eyes quickly swept across the three of them, lingering on the unusually handsome Roy for a short while.
"These three are guests of Longlin Castle..." Farenjia smiled and explained to the three of them, "She is the partner I mentioned to you before. She knows the dragon better than I do. Profoundly, she was also the first to discover the Dragon Stone in the Wild Waterfall Temple."
"My name is Flora..." Delphina lied to the three of them without blinking, "Can you go out first and leave a place for me and Farenja? I have important matters to discuss with him, about the dragon stone and the giant The secret of the dragon's return!"
The three of them looked at each other and were about to say something.
The cold-looking female captain of the Dark Elf, Irellesi, poured in from the hall,
"Farenja, three warriors, you have to come here, a dragon was found nearby!"
"Dragon?" The three of them looked at each other and saw the excitement and fear on each other's faces.
Roy took a deep breath, his heterochromatic pupils flashing. Wasn't all this long preparation just for this moment?
Delphine held up her hood and slipped away quietly.
The court mage was as excited as a forty-year-old man getting married for the first time.
"Where is it? What is it doing?"
"You'll know soon, so be more serious! It's imminent. If it wants to attack Snowrun City, we may not be able to stop it!" Irelles hooked his hands at several people and took the lead to the throne room in the hall. Before,
Balgruuf the Great is talking to a sentinel,
“It appeared at the sentry tower in the west of Snowrun,” the sentry said with a panicked face and a trembling voice, “It’s faster than anything I’ve ever seen! The gray-black scales~IndoMTL.com~each one is as big as a palm, and the eyes are It’s scary cold.”
"This is the lowest level dragon, we have a chance!" Farenjia clapped his hands excitedly.
"But when I came to report the news, it was just hovering over the guard tower and had not launched an attack yet! I thought it would catch up and burn me to ashes!"
"Well done, brave young man, now we have taken over, you go back to the barracks to eat something and have a good rest!"
Balgruuf patted him on the shoulder and turned to a few people,
"I have asked the soldiers, the war madmen, the Gray Mane family, and the comrades to gather at the city gate!" Irelles stood upright and answered loudly, "There are forty people in total."
Balgruuf nodded, his face becoming more solemn than ever before,
"Three friends, this battle is inevitable! We can only fight head-on! And you escaped the dragon disaster in Holy Land Town and have more experience in dealing with dragons than anyone else, so I want to ask you Help Xueman soldiers fight together!"
"When you return in triumph, Xueman will be your home!"