"Pfft!"

A scorching blade slashed through the delicate leather armor smeared with blood-red stripes, piercing the hobgoblin's chest, and the sharp blade was swung in Thorne's hand, and he picked it up vigorously, screaming , the Hobgoblin fell to the ground and died.

Thorne, whose body was covered in blood, was like a killing machine, holding two sharp knives, stepping on the corpse of the recently-dead Hobgoblin, leaving **** footprints all the way, and moving forward slowly.

In the dimly lit camp, a Hobgoblin armed with a sword and shield bravely rushed up to try to block the ranger's footsteps.

Thorne's swords swirled with lethal light, and the blades flashed before the enemy's eyes in the blink of an eye.

The hobgoblin warrior staggered forward and fell to the ground, only to see his hands digging his feet, his hands sinking deep into the ground, and holding onto a handful of dirt, as if he was catching his fast-moving life.

"call!"

At this time, Thorne felt the wind blowing out of anger behind him, and through the air, he instantly judged that it was a sharp long sword, and was about to slash towards the neck.

However, even so, his expression was still as indifferent as ever, and he saw his vigorous body shrouded in a cloak suddenly turn around.

With such a rapid speed, the attacker's scarlet pupils were full of astonishment.

The hobgoblins who then attacked Thorne noticed the half-elf ranger's sharp eyes hidden in the hood.

In those cold and ruthless eyes, the Hobgoblin seemed to see a sea of ​​corpses covered in bones and blood, and a deep fear filled his mind immediately.

The long sword he swung halfway through was stopped by the trembling of his arms, his scarlet eyes were full of horror, and his whole body became trembling.

The Hobgoblin, who was in a state of trembling, soon saw a sharp blade flashing a bright white light in the dim night. The high temperature of this light seemed to distort the surrounding air.

Then, the Hobgoblin felt as if a sharp red-burning blade had been slashed across his neck, and then the indifferent half-elf ranger turned around confidently, leaving him with a flawed back.

He really wanted to swing his long sword and send it into the slightly thin body of the Ranger, but unfortunately his consciousness was slackening. With the cool night wind blowing, the Hobgoblin clutched the fatal wound on his neck and fell to the ground on his back.

"thump!"

The movement behind him did not interrupt Thorne's progress at all. A goblin bear with a javelin appeared on the eaves not far from him.

The goblin bear threw the javelin in his hand with all his strength, and with the whistling of the air, the sharp javelin ripped through the air and stabbed towards the half-elf ranger who stopped.

When the javelin approached, Thorne turned slightly, took it easily in his hand, and glanced at the goblin bear on the eaves.

Noticing the shivering body of the bear goblin staring, Thorne gave the javelin back to him.

"Pfft!"

The whistling javelin directly penetrated the goblin bear's chest, and the powerful impact made him fall from the eaves to the ground.

"Quack~quack~"

When Thorne was about to go to other places after the battle, he suddenly saw a crow appear in the darkness and landed on his shoulder.

Seeing this scene, the ranger's calm expression fluctuated slightly, and immediately turned around and walked outside the Hobgoblin camp.

In the Forest of Tranquility, whenever night fell and he was about to sneak into the Hobgoblin camp, he would use the "Level 3 Natural Ally Summoning Technique" in advance to summon five little crows to wander around the camp's exits.

The reason for this is mainly to prevent unknown reinforcements or powerful high-level professionals from appearing in the Hobgoblin camp.

Although he is very good at dealing with some low-level professionals and ordinary soldiers of the hobgoblin group, when facing third-order or even fourth-order spellcasters, it is very likely that he will fall into the enemy's strange magic. crisis.

After all, the Heruk Hobgoblins are a group of troops that once attacked Winter City. Although their strength has been severely damaged due to their failure, Thorne does not think that their high-level occupations are all dead.

Afterwards, Thorne didn't dare to waste time, immediately entered the stealth state, and accelerated his pace to leave the camp.

According to the information conveyed by the crow in charge of reconnaissance, let him know that a total of five outsiders with strange whereabouts have entered the camp.

Regardless of the opponent's strength, whether it's against him or not, he will choose to leave immediately.

He had been harassing the hobgoblin camp of Heruk in Serenity Forest for five or six days, so Thorne didn't think the hobgoblin leader would just let it go, no matter what.

If this is the case, it is naturally the best thing for him.

With his own strength, he can defeat the force that threatens the town of Falls, and he will definitely be happy to play with these gnomes.

Obviously, this kind of naive idea is impossible to achieve, unless his ranger and kendoist levels can all be promoted to hero level, maybe there is such a chance.

Thorne sneaked along the shadows that the torches couldn't cast, and soon he came to the rudimentary fence of the Hobgoblin camp that could only keep out the beasts.

——“Shadow Hand School (Teleportation Skill): Shadow Walk!”

Immediately after, his thoughts moved, and his entire body was wrapped in a cloud of shadow energy and disappeared without a trace in place.

"Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!"

The moment Thorne appeared in the shadows, the three sturdy black panthers hovering nearby were startled and let out a demonstrative growl at him.

Thorne took a closer look and saw that the three beasts were chewing on the corpses of the three dire apes he had killed earlier.

So he waved his hand gently, and the wild identity of the ranger profession and the special ability of the animal field came into play instantly.

The fierce light in the pupils of the three black panthers gradually softened as they looked at the comforting ranger.

One of the most sturdy black panthers ran directly to Thorne and rubbed his furry head on his trouser legs intimately.

Seeing this, the other two black panthers immediately came over.

"It's not safe here anymore, hurry up and leave." Thorne squatted down, stroked the black panther's head lightly, responded to their intimacy, and used the animal conversation technique to remind them.

The three beasts immediately understood what Thorne meant. They glanced at the dead ape corpse on the ground with nostalgia, turned and fled into the bushes, disappearing without a trace.

Then Thorne got up, looked at the crow who had just landed on his shoulder from the darkness, and communicated quickly with it.

"As expected, it's already chasing." Thorne waved his hand, and the crow that fell on his shoulder disappeared as a light and shadow.

As he guessed, the five outsiders who entered the hobgoblin camp were indeed here for him, and these guys seemed to have his whereabouts.

Their goal is clear, and they are chasing him at an extremely fast speed.

"Two hobgoblins, one of them still has blood-red skin wings, and the other two are bear goblins. Their hair is not the usual light yellow, but dark."

Thorne frowned slightly. These strange guys made him feel an unusual feeling, and among the enemies chasing, there was one of the most mysterious Hobgoblins who was not dispatched.

From this, it can be judged that the reason why he was able to be detected by the enemy must have been locked by the hobgoblin who had not yet been dispatched using the divine spell of prophecy.

If Thorne at this time has the "Avoid Detection" magic, he can resist the detection of the opponent's prophetic magic.

It's a pity that this magic is the four-ring magic of the Ranger, and he can't master it yet.

——“Three-ring magic: the cover of the forest!”

Then, Thorne immediately began to cast magic on himself.

The effect of the three-ring magic "Blind of the Forest" is just like its name, it can make the appearance and footsteps of the subject harmonize with an environment, and gain 50% enhancement when sneaking and hiding.

Such alternative environments include: waters, deserts, plains, forests, mountains, hills, wetlands, and underground.

Just like in front of him, when the magic was cast, Thorne immediately felt that he was enveloped by a warm force, and his skin and clothes all turned into a color consistent with the environment in front of him.

The duration of this three-ring magic is one hour at the ranger level, which means that it can last at least nine hours.

——“One Ring Divine Art: No Trace!”

Afterwards, Thorne added a second magical technique to himself again.

After all, the slaughter just now left him with a strong smell of blood. Hobgoblins and goblins have a very keen sense of smell, so he didn't want to be easily detected by the enemy.

The reason why he did so much preparation was not to escape.

If he wanted to escape, with his own strength, he would definitely be able to step into the sphere of influence of Merikai Temple before the enemy could catch up.

His real purpose is to try to kill the enemy who is tracking him.

Because if you want to awaken the low-level ancient ritual "Fearless Action" of the Steel Soul Sect, you must kill an enemy whose challenge level is not lower than your own.

Although his highest level is only level 9, and his strength is second-order extraordinary, but he is a 9th-level kendo master, which makes his challenge level very high.

His challenge level is 9 of the main class plus half of the part-time level, which means his challenge level is 14.

To complete the low-level ancient ritual of the Soul of Steel, you must kill an enemy with a challenge rating of at least 15 with this forged weapon, and then pray and meditate on the weapon that killed the enemy for a whole day. .

The ancient ritual of the Mofeng Sect requires a lot of precious materials to awaken. For example, his recently completed "Rite of Fire" and the intermediate-level ancient ritual "Rite of Cloud" need to be ignited at a peak above 7,000 meters above sea level. A special scented candle that pleases the element of wind.

As long as you have enough money, it is not difficult to awaken the ancient ritual of the desert wind sect.

But the steel soul faction is different. All the rituals of this genre need to be solved by battle.

The low-level "Fearless" is just a challenge to an ordinary enemy higher than its own challenge level.

The intermediate level of "Dragon Fire Forge" challenges a giant dragon that is not lower than its own challenge level and can breathe fire.

In order to awaken the ancient weapon of the Steel Soul faction, Thorne wanted to take this opportunity to try it out.

Of course, if the enemy's strength is really strong, he will retreat immediately without hesitation.

When everything was ready, Thorne turned into a black shadow and disappeared without a trace.

after awhile.

At the place where Thorne disappeared, four hunters appeared.

A Hobgoblin with blood-red wings behind his back looked at the amulet in his hand, frowned and said, "The ranger's senses suddenly became blurred, although I can still confirm his direction and trace, but I can't lock his specific details. Location."

"The smell has also disappeared here. It seems that he has already sensed our existence." A goblin-bear sniffed the **** smell of traveling around and replied.

How to do?

The other three turned their inquiries to the leading hobgoblin.

"Just in case, let the High Priest do it himself." The leading Hobgoblin pondered for a moment, stared at the shimmering amulet for a moment, and then waved: "Let's catch up first, otherwise, the High Priest will not be able to quickly Send it over."