Azeroth Shadow Trail

Chapter 20 19. Ranger Bu Laike (pseudo)

By the river in the middle of the Hillsbrad Hills, two horses were tied to the river bank and gnawed grass, while their owners were resting by the river, arranging weapons and chatting.

Nathanos washed his two handaxes by the river, and Bo Laike was sitting next to him doing the same thing. Judging by their appearance, they had just experienced a sudden battle.

The two cooperated and killed a small group of seven orc infantry.

Maris was amazed at the ferocity of Bo Laike's emergence from the shadows, for he had only seen the same adept and deadly stealth in deadly elven assassins.

And Nathanos's arrows and quick-fire skills, as well as the dexterous counterattack of the two hatchets in melee, also made Braike shout wonderful.

The fighting style of this young human ranger is like a precise and elegant battle dance. Without a trace of violence, the sharp hand ax can always strike the deadly position precisely like a poisonous snake.

This should be a secret fighting skill of the elf ranger. Finding fighters in the dexterous dodge will definitely require years of training to master.

"The blood ring orcs in the Arathi Highlands are good hunters, but unfortunately they only got a disastrous defeat in the confrontation with the Farstriders. Although my elf companions are small in number.

But all are elite.

In a one-on-one situation, the blood ring hunters have no advantage at all.

The magic blood flowing in their bodies strengthens their strength, but weakens their reflexes and dexterity. For hunters, this is a fatal flaw. "

During the spare time in the battle, Maris told Bo Laike the story of his battle with the Farstrider rangers and the Blood Ring orcs in the Arathi Highlands.

"Yes, elves live a long life, and the life of every elf ranger is more than ten times that of humans or orcs."

Bu Laike was lying on the grass by the river, holding a grass stalk in his mouth, resting his hands on his pillow, watching the little murlocs croaking and playing by the river, and said to Maris next to him:

"They have enough time to practice, and opponents like forest trolls sharpen their combat skills. They must be stronger than short-lived species like us, but the number is indeed their flaw.

Orcs can pay the price of ten thousand people to capture a city. But the elves cannot squander their precious warriors like this. "

"That's right."

Nathanos nodded approvingly, and said:

"The mentor often said that she has almost strict requirements on every ranger under her command, but this kind of arduous training is not to punish us.

But to protect us, only by devoting every ounce of energy to polishing combat skills can we fight quantity with quality. "

"We've only been walking for a day, and you've already mentioned your mentor more than ten times."

Bu Laike sat up with a jerk.

He sat cross-legged there, and asked in a strange tone:

"Maris, although I don't know much about your story, I also heard a dwarf mountaineer in Dangar Locke Castle say that your mentor seems to be a big man in the Windrunner family.

It is said that she is also an iceberg beauty who is well-known both in the human kingdom and in Quel'Thalas.

Her name is Sylvanas, the second daughter of the Windrunner family, Lady Alleria's sister, right?

you like her? "

"Respect! It's respect!"

Maris, who was drinking water, was almost choked by Boo Laike's question. He coughed and waved his hands, not looking at Boo Laike's bright eyes.

He explained:

"My mentor is a very powerful ranger. In the words of us humans, he is already a powerful hero. I am very lucky to learn ranger skills from her."

"Just respect?"

Bu Laike asked again:

"But I heard from you before that when you joined the Farstrider, you were rejected by the elves. It was your mentor who insisted on bringing you into the Farstrider Legion despite the opposition of others.

She seems to take you quite seriously.

Even though I don't know much about Quel'Thalas' system, I can guess that being personally trained by members of the famous Windrunner family is not something that any ranger can get. "

"This is probably because I have talent."

Nathanos was not a boastful person, but this was the only answer he could give to Bu Laike's questioning.

He said:

"I was born near Darrowshire in Stratholme. My father was a well-known forest ranger. He was once rewarded by King Terenas for hunting trolls.

I probably also inherited my father's talent as a hunter. Occasionally, when I went to Stratholme with my father, I was discovered by an elf ranger traveling in Stratholme City.

He said I was very talented, and suggested that I go to Quel'Thalas for training.

I found out later that the old elf in the cloak with the scar on his face was also a great big shot. "

Maris took a sip of water and said with a look of recollection:

"His name is Hawksbill, a reclusive ranger-lord who is occasionally hailed by human bards as Ranger-King of Quel'Thalas, but that's just a misrepresentation.

Even if Quel'Thalas really had the title of 'King of the Ranger', it would only belong to the Windrunner family.

Well, let's not talk about this, there is really no other story between me and the mentor, she. She is like the sun in the sky, you understand? Cloth Laike.

Even just being close can make you feel inferior. "

Nathanos' tone was a little low, but he quickly pulled himself together and said:

"Let's change the subject."

"Okay, let's not talk about these personal matters."

Bo Laike was playing with a dagger, a light flashed in his eye, and he said:

"Let's talk about your special fighting skills before, that dancing-like combat skills, is it the secret of the Far Walker Legion?"

"right."

Maris grabbed the elegant and deadly one-handed axe, and with a flick of his finger, the elf-style ax was spun a few times in his hand skillfully, and then he grasped it precisely.

He said:

"This kind of combat technique is called Farstrider's Blade Dance. It is an ancient war dance passed down by the high elf rangers from their ancient relatives."

Maris did not disclose the essence of combat skills.

Laike listened with gusto, and above the translucent character card in front of his eyes, a line of text was floating.

"Level 25 Ranger/Level 10 Beastmaster, Nathanos Marris, a human from Lordaeron, is teaching you Ranger skills. Can replace the 'Hunter' class."

This line is grey.

Represents non-choice, in fact, every time Laike and Nathanos chat about ranger skills, this line will appear.

Bu Laike speculates that the reason why it is unselectable is because Maris has been revealing specific ranger combat skills to him, but this also proves one of Bu Laike's previous guesses.

In the world in front of him, there is indeed a "hidden profession".

For example, the "pirates" based on the shadow road of thieves and assassins, and the rangers and beast masters based on the hunting road of hunters.

These are all new classes that have been extended after the ordinary class has focused on a certain direction. It cannot be said that they are more powerful than the ordinary class.

But definitely more distinctive.

And the reason why Nathanos Maris was evaluated as talented.

It was probably because he, an ordinary human being, was able to obtain the two hidden classes of 'Ranger' and 'Beastmaster' at the same time, both of which belonged to the hunting road.

hell.

These two classes focus on and even conflict with each other!

It's the same as the hunter player in the game, if you choose the shooting talent, you can't choose the beast master talent. It can only be said that he really deserves to be a noble NPC destined to do great things.

Even the skill tree is specially made.

The man who could be favored by the future Queen of Banshees is indeed extraordinary.

"Quack quack!"

While the two young men were discussing fighting skills, the little murloc playing by the river, Benbo Erba, suddenly yelled, alarming Laike and Maris.

When the two stood up, they saw the little murloc rushing towards Bo Laike with its paws swinging, jumping into Laike's arms, pointing at the river and yelling.

Bo Laike looked up.

In the water upstream of the river, there was a corpse flowing down the river. Looking at the clothes on the corpse, it was the standard leather armor of the human army, and it should be a scout.

"There is a fight upstream!"

Marius jumped into the river, seized the corpse to examine it, and called to Bo Laike:

"He just died not long ago. The wound was caused by an orc's battle axe, and there were orcs on it!"

"What are you waiting for?"

The dagger in Bu Laike's hand turned around and he held it in his hand, saying:

"Let's start hunting, ranger. If you have a pet that is good at tracking, let it out for a while. I smelled it before, and you have a hint of a beast."

"sharp."

Nathanos gave Bo Laike a thumbs up, praised him for his keen senses, and stopped hiding, taking a collar-like emblem from the ranger's backpack.

Touch it a few times.

With a ferocious bark, a strong Gilnean hound appeared at Maris' feet.

This thing is the size of a wolf.

It looks very similar to a pitbull, with a short tail, tight skin, stretched muscles, raised ears, and sharp eyes. The moment it appeared, it grinned at Laike.

The little murloc in Bu Laike's arms was startled, then croaked and shook his fist at the hound.

"Quiet, desolate!"

Marius made a gesture, and the hound immediately fell silent.

Squatting there obediently, waiting for the master's order, the human ranger squatted down and gave the hound a small piece of orc armor taken from the corpse.

Then command to:

"Find the enemy!"

"woof"

The hound barked, sniffed the air a few times, and immediately rushed towards the forest upstream of the river. Behind it, Bo Laike and Marius got on their horses and followed closely behind.

"Your, is that a magic collar?"

Bu Laike grabbed the rein and asked while galloping:

"This thing is very rare on the human side. Are there many elves?"

"The Farstrider Legion has a dedicated beast trainer."

Maris explained:

"You can use your military exploits to exchange for this kind of magic item dedicated to carrying battle pets, but this is not the magic of the high elves. It is said that they learned it from the sentry troops of the close relatives of the Kaldorei elves on the other side of the endless sea.

exactly.

This thing belongs to Druid spells.

If you can learn the beast taming technique, I can help you get one. As a hunter, you should be accompanied by a pet.

However, the Windrunner family advocates the solitary orthodox way of chivalry, so I usually don't release 'Desolation' in front of my mentor, so as not to offend her.

But Desolation is really my best friend.

It has been with me since I was a child. It means more to me than a pet. It is more like a family member. You should also find an animal companion for yourself. "

Nathanos suggests:

"They are not only your best comrades-in-arms, your vanguard, but also your best companions. Even in a foreign country, with their loyal companions, you will not feel lonely."

"Makes sense."

Bu Laike nodded, squinting his eyes, looking at the fierce hounds running ahead, he said:

"Beast taming, you can learn it."

"But if you want to learn, you must learn the best. If I can meet that person in the future... I won't miss it. Speaking of which, Maris, can I learn the skill of the Far Traveler Blade Dance? "

"sure."

Nathanos lay on the horseback, took off the bow behind his back, and said casually:

"The Farstrider Legion did not stipulate that it is not allowed to pass on combat skills. I was in the Arathi Highlands, and I also tried to teach some human fighters who were interested in this.

But unfortunately, it is too much a test of talent.

The combat skills of the elves are all like this. They are honed and summed up in the millennium, and they are tailor-made for them. If you want to learn, I will take the time to teach you.

But whether you can learn it, I can't guarantee it.

The enemy is ahead, I see it!

Bu Laike, prepare for battle! "

(end of this chapter)