On the steep hillsides and cliffsides, the Emerald River runs southward, stars twinkling around the swift current, and on the other side of the river are the camps of large gnoll tribes.

Walking to the edge of the cliff, the little sika deer slowly turned around, and the twinkling eyes swept across the half-elf ranger behind him. Then he turned around again, and with a slight jump, his petite body landed steadily on the other side of the Emerald River. , I saw it standing quietly on the rough stone, not detecting a sound.

"The way of hunting?" Looking at the little sika deer who was guiding him, Thorne whispered to himself, and immediately took a firm step, pulling out his double edge with both hands.

Guiren Storm is known as: the master of tracking, the master of deciphering forest trails, and the tracker who has never lost his way.

Although Gyren Storm is widely respected among the rangers, most of his followers expect to be an example and imitate of the Master Tracker, rather than truly worship him, including the original Thorne, who became the **** of tracking. A believer can not only improve his tracking ability, but also allow him to quickly master the ability to cast divine magic.

Although most followers of the Tracker God don't really worship him, the silent Tracker doesn't like to use empty language to teach his followers, and always likes to lead by example.

And it often manifests in the Material Plane as a ghost fire aura surrounding a forest somewhere, providing vague clues for those beginner rangers, and sometimes manifesting as some woodland creatures, making those who are depressed or confused. Followers face their own path and see the way forward.

Thorne's eyes were fixed on the distance, following the cheerful footsteps of the little sika deer, galloping under the starlight, and the flickering bonfire in the gnoll camp in the distance seemed to invite him, promising that a new battle was waiting for him.

In the deep night, the cold moon hangs high, and the frigid wind is overwhelming, whizzing through the treetops of the jungle, and the shadows of the trees sway violently.

On the edge of the Dajianhen Mountains, in the camp of the large gnoll tribe, the bonfires flickered and flickered, and the passionate wolf howls were frequently heard, echoing in the deep night sky.

The new gnoll leader, accompanied by a circle of guards, came to the very center of the camp, and all the gnolls bowed before the new leader.

The stocky and burly gnoll leader had had the closest contact with the murderous warg, and paid dearly for it, so he had no nose, a torn lip, and a yellow, crooked tip. fangs, but by the standards of the gnoll tribe, it was more of an honor.

At this time, a skinny gnoll priest stepped out from the worshiping crowd. Under the bright bonfire, the skinny priest could be found wearing a dark-brown robe mixed with yellow and dirty animal hair, as well as congealed blood clots and scattered around him. Bad smell.

His neck and wrists were also covered with all kinds of terrifying skeleton ornaments, so that he made a clanging sound as he walked tremblingly.

"The most devout people of the gnoll king, the strongest leader of the tribe, under the watchful eye of my lord, go and receive the greatest blessing!" The gnoll priest raised his arms, and a deafening hoarse roar echoed from him. It was emitted from the thin body, followed by gasping for a few breaths, and then bowed deeply in front of a humble statue of Yeenogu, the king of the gnolls.

"My lord, great demon lord, king of gnolls, your most devout people long for the greatest blessings for the prosperity of the gnoll clan." The ugly gnoll leader's roar came from his torn lips issued, and then also bowed deeply in front of the statue of Yenogu.

for a moment...

In the pupils of the humble gnoll statue, a strange emerald flame was burning, and a little bit of divine brilliance slowly emerged.

More than a thousand gnolls gathered around the statue of the gnoll king in the dark night, and waited respectfully according to the instructions of the gnoll sacrifice.

They whispered and pushed and shoved, all trying to find the closest possible position to the demon lord, but these movements were kept to the lightest limit, for the gnoll chief had warned them that if anyone sabotaged the gnoll from the gnoll king The blessing ceremony, he caught it as a sacrifice and gave it to the king of gnolls, Yenogu.

In order to strengthen the credibility of this warning, the sharp claws of the surrounding abyssal gnolls who acted as guards have torn apart more than a dozen gnoll soldiers.

Hiding in the shadows of the trees, Thorne noticed the emerald flames burning in the pupils of the gnoll statue. In order to prevent his hiding place from being discovered by the gnoll guards, he kept as far away from the statue as he could clearly observe.

The large gnoll tribe in front of him was the tribe whose leader he killed, but what he didn't expect was that they chose a new leader so quickly.

Thorne actually wanted to see what the blessing ceremony that drove all the gnolls crazy was like.

Among all humanoids, although he had the most contact with gnolls and killed the most, it was the first time he had seen the blessing ceremony of the gnoll leader after he took office.

He even wondered what interesting things would happen if the statue of the gnoll king Yenogu was suddenly destroyed.

However, in the end, his calm rationality overcame his inner curiosity. He could only choose to take out the compound longbow behind him, draw out a flickering arrow, and quietly wait for the best time to attack.

The blessing ceremony of the Gnoll King Yenogu begins.

The gnoll priest next to the statue began to demand silence. Naturally, the chaotic and evil gnolls would not obey immediately, because they all wanted to see the glory of the great gnoll king.

So a few abyss gnolls who were responsible for maintaining the order were dispatched, and their pupils, which were covered by black lacquer manes, suddenly flashed a strange red glow. In just a moment, the abyss gnolls helped them calm down.

At the same time, six Yeenogu fangs, transformed from demon spirits, came out of the crowd, half-bowing around the statue.

The skinny gnoll priest jumped to the center of Yenogu's fangs. He raised his hands high, each holding a torch, and the dark orange flame danced in the night wind.

The face of the gnoll sacrifice is full of fresh scratches, scarlet blood is still dripping down his cheeks constantly, his arms are also covered with terrifying bracelets, and the sound of clattering is followed. It was frequently heard as he moved his thin body.

"Ow!"

The gnoll priest gave a hurried cry, raised his arms higher, and all the torches surrounding the statue were instantly lit.

The gnoll priests began to rotate slowly beside the statue, and the surrounding Yenogu fangs also began to rotate, and while they were rotating, they also moved around the statue.

Gradually, the gnoll sacrifice began to speed up, and the Yenogu fangs also accelerated, every step seemed to be given life, every step seemed to be dancing, and the light of the torch in his hand was erratic in motion.

A few minutes later, the gnoll priest suddenly stopped, and all the surrounding Yenogu fangs also stopped moving at the same time, standing in place.

Then they began to shake their bodies and slowly straightened up, holding the torches tightly in their hands.

Then the ugly gnoll leader appeared.

The ugly Gnoll leader had his chest bare, and the five shocking scratches continued to seep blood, and his hideous face was also blood red.

Seeing this, the gnoll priest immediately waved a torch in front of him a few times, and the first lizardman slave was escorted by the gnoll guard and pressed to the ground.

The lizardfolk slaves let out a mournful wailing, but the sound was quickly drowned out by the gnoll priests and the Yenogu Fangs, who were calling the name of the gnoll king Yenogu.

The shouts spread rapidly, from the front row to the last row of the crowd, the voices of more than a thousand gnolls joined the call to Yeenogu, the king of gnolls.

The frantic shouting continued for a while, and the torches in the hands of the gnoll priest crossed in front of him. The sound stopped suddenly, and all the gnolls focused their attention on the new gnoll leader.

At this time, the gnoll leader already had a sharp curved-blade sword in his hand. He slowly raised the knife over to eavesdrop, and with a shrill scream, the head of the lizardman slave was chopped off.

The jackals were boiling.

The second goblin slave was brought up and knelt beside the corpse of the first.

The blessing ceremony of the gnoll king Yenogu continued. The procedure of calling and beheading was repeated alternately. All ten slaves were killed. Without killing a slave, the gnolls burst out in praise of the gnoll king. The cheers rose from wave to wave.

Each cheer made the gnoll leader's body stronger, and the wounds on his whole body were also recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye.

When the slaughter was over, the gnoll priests and Yenogu fangs began to dance again, and the gnolls began to call out the name of the gnoll king again.

Another creature was brought up, a huge bison, staggered by ropes tied to its feet, and surrounded by gnoll warriors, driving it with spears to the gnoll chief.

The gnoll leader and the bison looked at each other, and then the gnoll leader reached out and grabbed the horns of the bison, and then continued to look at each other.

The gnoll priest brought the gnoll fangs and surrounded the gnoll leader and the bison, and began to chant incantations, praying for the blessings of their gods with every sentence.

Thorne, who was hiding in the dark, heard the meaning of these spells. It was a spell of the second-ring magic "Power of the Bull", a magic spell that could temporarily increase the recipient's strength attribute by 4 points, but the movements of the spells were different.

Although Thorne didn't quite understand it, he knew that the power of this magic was very powerful, because he could feel the fluctuations of magic, and the power of this blessing should be permanent, which is why the power of the leader of the large gnoll tribe The main reason for the high attributes.

A strange light appeared around the buffalo and the gnoll leader. More and more light came out of the buffalo's body, approached the gnoll leader, and was absorbed by his body. His legs began to tremble, and each beam of light made the gnoll leader stronger.

When everything was quiet, the gnolls looked at the gnoll leader expectantly.

The gnoll leader and the bison continued to look at each other. The gnoll leader suddenly exerted force and turned the bull's head downwards. The bull's head was turned over. The gnoll leader continued to twist, turning the entire body of the bison three hundred and sixty degrees.

The gnoll chief remained in this position for a while, then let go and the bull fell.

"The great king of gnolls!!!" the gnoll leader raised his hands to the deep night sky and shouted.

A force emanated from him, sweeping through the silent crowd of jackals.

The gnoll priest and the Yenogu fangs began to circle around the Yenogu statue again, and soon, the call sounded again.

The second creature was brought up, a huge wild cat with a leash around its neck, and the wild cat growled and approached the gnoll leader, ready to attack him.

But the gnoll leader didn't care, and even confidently waved the guards beside him away, then bent down and stared coldly into the wild cat's eyes, the guards took the opportunity to loosen the rope and let the beast go.

The gnoll leader and the wild cat looked at each other, and suddenly the wild cat rushed over without warning. It growled, claws apart, and jumped forward, but the gnoll leader easily caught it in his hand.

The wild cat struggled frantically, but unfortunately all its claws and teeth could not attack the opponent.

The gnoll chief stood up and lifted the struggling wildcat over his head with ease.

He remained in this position for a long time, calling the Gnoll King's name again, and then began to move.

His speed was getting faster and faster, maintaining a perfect balance while tossing and turning, and then he stopped suddenly, twisted hard, the wild cat screamed and fell limp, and the gnoll leader threw the corpse next to the buffalo's corpse.

"Is it an enhanced version of the second-ring magic "Cat's Grace"? Thorne, who was hiding in the depths of the jungle, couldn't help expressing his doubts, and then continued to look at the gnolls who began to cheer again, and the gnoll sacrifices who sang and danced.

The gnoll priest was surrounded by six Yenogu fangs, and the strange rotation reached its peak.

At this moment, the look of the thin gnoll priest looking at the ancient statue of Ye Nuo became pious and crazy, and as the emerald flame burning in the pupil of the ancient statue of Ye Nuo became brighter and brighter, the priest gnoll let out a loud scream. , fell to the ground and twitched a few times, motionless.

Everything seemed to be at peace, the emerald flame of the ancient statue of Yeno disappeared, and the calling gnolls became silent, only the astonishing changes in the burly body of the gnoll leader seemed to be telling something.

"Ow!"

A loud wolf howl sounded, and all the gnolls who were keeping their own feet looked at the gnoll leader with eager expressions, and then they were not blocked by the abyss gnoll guard, and all rushed towards the gnoll leader.

Looking at the rioting gnoll camp, the hidden Thorne finally got the chance.

Although the gnoll leader has obtained the blessing ceremony, there is still one last link, which is to use absolute strength to suppress all the rioting gnolls.

If the gnoll leader is killed by other gnolls during a riot, the gnoll who killed the gnoll leader regains this power.

That's why at the Falls Town meeting it was said that when the gnoll tribe elected a new leader, it was the best time for them to attack the gnoll tribe.