Under the bright sunshine, the warm wind is blowing.

Garrod, who was wearing a full-body armor, clung to the steel shield and one-handed sword in his hands, and took heavy steps to the very center of the duel field under the city tower.

Looking at the kuo-toa rushing towards him, Jarod's icy eyes that were hidden in his face-covering helmet narrowed slightly.

I saw him holding a shield in his left hand and a sword in his right hand, squatting sideways, and with his slight movements, the heavy armor on his body rattled.

At this time, Jarod seemed to be integrated with the ground, and an aura like a mountain suddenly radiated.

Thorne, who was standing on the tower, stared intently at the heavily armored warrior holding a shield in a defensive posture like a mountain, and suddenly recalled the Shilong martial arts in the Nine Swords School in his mind.

This style of martial arts is very focused on defense, a martial art that relies on the power of the earth and rocks to strengthen itself.

He also specializes in how to use the power of the earth to transfer the enemy's attack to the ground, or guide the destructive power of the earth, and use the shock method to pass his own attack directly over the solid armor, shattering the enemy's bones and flesh. .

In short, the kendo masters who are proficient in Shilong martial arts are not only an impenetrable tower on the battlefield, making the enemy who attack you as powerless as moving a mountain with their bare hands.

Its own attack also seems to carry the weight of a mountain, and it can easily crush the armor and flesh of the enemy.

When Thorne used to choose a genre, he hesitated once between the Steel Soul faction and the Stone Dragon faction.

If the Steel Soul faction focuses on spiritual defense, then the Stone Dragon faction focuses on physical strength.

As an agile professional ranger, he finally chose the steel soul martial arts.

After all, he can rely on his flexible body to evade fatal attacks, but his strange and unpredictable control spells are hard to guard against.

Facts have proved that with his current strength, the role of the Steel Soul faction is indeed more significant than that of the Shilong faction.

Of course, because of this, his only shortcoming now is that his body is too weak.

Facing an oncoming attack, in most cases, he would rely on his flexible body to dodge, and then take the opportunity to launch a counterattack instead of blocking the counterattack.

Therefore, Thorne believes that if there is a chance to choose other schools in the future, the Shilong martial arts will undoubtedly be the best choice.

Under the city tower, as the Kou Tao fish approached, the atmosphere on both sides became solemn, and there seemed to be a strong smell of gunpowder in the air.

"Hey, Sauce Fish Head, I heard that your **** **** is a **** with a crayfish head, is that true?"

Looking at the kuo-toa roaming cautiously beside him, Garrod slapped his shield with the back of his sword, and said provocatively at the same time.

At the same time, he used the sunlight reflected on the steel shield to directly hit the kuo-too's two large eyes that could focus independently.

In the survival of the wilderness, let them understand a truth, that is, if you want to successfully provoke the enemy and humiliate the gods they believe in, it is undoubtedly the best choice.

Moreover, as a double shield defender known for his defense, the "taunt" skill is also a compulsory subject for them.

Because in a battle, if you can successfully provoke the anger of the enemy and pull the hatred on yourself, it is almost equal to winning half of the victory.

Of course, the premise of all this is that the strength of the two sides is not much different.

At this time, the kuo-toa, who was already sensitive to light, once again felt the direct dazzling brilliance. In addition, the enemy blatantly humiliated his most respected 'Mother of the Sea', and his anger rose. ,

I saw the scales of the Kou-too emitting a silvery white brilliance in the sun instantly turned red with anger.

It can be seen from this that most humanoid creatures in the wilderness have always had a weak brain.

"Tin can, court death!"

Immediately afterwards, the bullet-like murloc screamed, waving two fine gold daggers in his hand, and launched an attack first towards the unmoving heavy-armed warrior.

"Ding! Ding! Ding!"

Under the direct sunlight, the daggers that shone with a pale golden light were danced in the hands of the Kou-too fish, and an airtight net of swords danced, hitting Garrod, who was wrapped in full body armor, like a storm. , making a piercing sound of gold and iron symphony.

As a double-shielded guard known for his defense, Garrod had replaced one of his shields with a one-handed sword, but he had the protection of full-body armor, so he didn't feel much effort.

Because in the face of the crazy attacks of the kuo-too, he only needs to guard against those sharp blades that try to penetrate the inside of the body through the gap of the armor link.

As for other attacks, they would only be easily counteracted by the sturdy armor, leaving inconspicuous scratches.

This is the main reason why he dares to take the initiative to fight when he sees that the enemy is a kuo-toa who is proficient in melee combat.

Because the enemy's attack is almost equivalent to nothing to him.

After all, the racial characteristics and size of the kuo-too directly determine that they cannot become a warrior based on strength except for inauguration as a spellcaster.

This also means that in the eyes of this Kou-too who does not have the ability to cast spells, Jarod, who has never moved his footsteps, is like an unshakable mountain. No matter how he attacks, he will appear pale and powerless.

"boom!"

The two figures that collided with each other separated as the Kou-too kicked Garrod's shield.

"Xiaoyutou, are you capable of this? Go on!" Jarod looked at the kuo-too who was slightly panting not far away with a relaxed expression, and slapped his shield with the back of his sword again provocatively.

So, as the angry kuo-too's legs exerted force, the sound of metal and sharp blades colliding was intertwined again.

Looking around, it can be found that whenever the kuo-too murloc and Jarod collided, the long sword in Jarod's hand did not make any targeted counterattacks except to counteract the deadly attack of the murloc.

And the Kotoo fish gradually failed to attack again and again, making him understand that the iron can in front of him was not so easy to shake, and he was gradually immune to the opponent's taunts.

So, in order to save his stamina, the kuo-toa's attacks became less aimless, and instead chose to keep walking back and forth by Jarod's side.

Looking at the kuo-toa roaming back and forth beside him, Jarod was also secretly relieved.

After all, he was wearing an armor that weighed dozens of kilograms. Facing the intensive attacks of the kuo-too, his defense seemed to be completely dense, but at the same time, his physical strength was also fading rapidly.

And because of Thorne's reminder to let him delay as long as possible, this also makes him unable to choose to end the battle quickly.

Now, this brainless kuo-toa has finally become cautious, which means that his parry is not so frequent, and he can take the opportunity to save a certain amount of stamina.

At the same time, as long as he raises his vigilance and defends against the fatal blow that the enemy is about to strike.

Under the bright sunshine, with the surrounding temperature rising slowly.

In this more than an hour, Jarod has fought against the kuo-too more than a dozen times in a row, and both of them began to look exhausted.

Especially the koo-too, as amphibious humanoids, although they can also breathe on land, long-term high-intensity battles on the ground will only cause their wet skin to slowly dry out, causing their own skin to dry out. Strength is greatly affected.

Just like the kuo-too in front of him, the slippery mucus originally secreted on his scales has gradually solidified due to the lack of water replenishment, so that his body looks like it has been covered with a layer of sun-dried It's just as uncomfortable as glue.

"It's almost over." Garrod, panting slightly, glanced at the dazzling sky, and knew that his physical strength was about to reach its limit.

So his eyes, hidden in the masked helmet, gradually turned cold as he looked at the kuo-too who were preparing to attack again, and the shield and long sword in his hand clenched a little involuntarily.

- "Shield Slam!"

Just as the kuo-too was about to approach Garrod, Garrod raised his shield to protect him, and a standard shield-raising charge instantly greeted him.

"boom!"

Garrod, who suddenly burst out with all his strength, slammed into the kuo-too who was caught off guard like a respected golem. The hard steel shield directly knocked him into a dizziness, and his body staggered backwards.

"Pfft!"

Immediately afterwards, Garrod chased after the victory. Under the cover of the shield, the long sword that was ready to attack accurately stabbed the Kotoo man's body, and took advantage of the trend to cut through his frightened gray scales, and mercilessly sank in. inside his body.

"thump!"

A splash of blood splattered, and the koo-too's body fell to the ground on its back.

Looking at the dead kuo-too, Garrod let out a long sigh, then put his long sword in its sheath, reached out and took off the face-covering helmet on his head, and headed towards the city tower of Twilight Town without looking back. go.

"Lord Sarayan, be ready to launch a counterattack at any time." Seeing the end of the protracted war between the two sides, Thorne once again glanced at the dazzling sky and the many lizardmen and bullywugs on the ground who were beginning to hide in the shade of the trees. , and immediately reminded Salayan beside him with a solemn expression.

"Then the next battle is up to you. On behalf of everyone in Twilight Town, I would like to express my sincerest gratitude to you."

Sarayan, the lord of Twilight Town, naturally understood the true meaning of Thorne's words, so he looked at the half-elf ranger in front of him with a straight face, clenched his right hand into a fist-shaped hammer on his chest, and bowed to him very respectfully. .

The rest of Twilight Town followed Sarajan's lead, leaning over to salute Thorne.

Thorne, who was not used to this kind of situation, frowned, turned to look at a hobgoblin warrior who walked out of the hobgoblin camp, immediately put the hood of the cloak on his head, and then took out a black face towel and covered it. face.

After everything was ready, Thorne didn't waste any more time and jumped down from the tower.