Mercenaries and Adventurers

The young hunter bent his bow and nocked an arrow, holding his breath and concentrating, using all his energy to aim at the young knight who was rushing towards him.

"Hey, taste the blood!"

With a loud shout, the well-made bow arm was stretched to the maximum, and then he loosened his hand, and the brightly colored magic arrow drew a red-green trail of light in the forest at night, heading straight for Kiel.

From now on, Kiel used all his strength to run in long strides. His whole body was pressed down, and the shield gradually tilted from the chest to the head and face as the body ran forward.

At the same time, the hunting sword was also pulled out and hidden behind the shield, with only the tip of the sword slightly exposed on the side of the shield.

He ran faster and faster, and the white light on the long sword even pulled out a long white light strip, aiming directly at the hunter hanging in mid-air.

The two of them launched the most deadly offensive at the same time, but the first thing that came into contact with the enemy was the crossbow arrows shot by Maomao.

From the direction to the left and right of the young hunter, two very powerful crossbow arrows were projected. The young hunter smiled disdainfully at this 'weak' offensive that could not break through the body's protective power.

Tonight, he will not only hunt a powerful young knight, but these rare foreign races mixed with the young knight will also become his outstanding hunting results.

To be honest, although he didn't know the names of the furries, he also felt that this kind of fluffy aliens could probably be used as hunting targets. It's just that there are better hunting targets tonight, so they can only be said to be incidental.

Sure enough, a crossbow arrow projected from his right side, like the previous one, hit his chest and was directly bounced away by the protective power. It doesn't work at all.

It cannot be said that it has no effect. After all, the power of the God of Hunting in the church amulet is still somewhat consumed.

But the amulet, which could withstand dozens of blows from ordinary arrows and swords, had no chance of being used up.

Thinking of this, the young hunter finally smiled proudly. His brother was too cautious. He had to be bold enough to win the hunt one step ahead of others.

Let me end this church hunting activity early!

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But the young man's pride was interrupted before he could even blink.

Because a crossbow arrow projected from his left side did not aim at his body and torso as he expected. On the contrary, the 'deviation' was so severe that it actually passed through the height of his body.

But this is not good news, because Maomao's courage has not failed. The alien race in the mountains and forests has better night vision than ordinary humans. Even on a forest night like tonight with only a small amount of moonlight and starlight, it can see many places. Clear as day.

Maybe it was gifted, or it had some strange experiences. In short, at the moment when the encirclement was completed, it could vaguely see how the enemy acted, and at the same time, it also roughly saw the enemy hanging upside down. Leg ropes.

Even though the ropes used by the elite hunters were specially darkened to avoid attracting attention, Courage Maomao still saw it, even if it was vague and unclear.

But it knew that as long as the rope on the man's leg was broken, the enemy would fall to the ground and lose the sight and shooting advantages from a height.

At that time, powerful humans can quickly approach this enemy as long as they are blocked by tree trunks.

Therefore, the crossbow arrows it deliberately hits with its tail are not aimed at the enemy's body, but at the ropes wrapped around the enemy's legs!

Snapped!

The sharp crossbow arrow cut off a straight rope, and now the young hunter had to taste the feeling of gravity, which was simply called falling from a height.

But facing the soft forest ground that was getting closer and closer, the young hunter was a little panicked, but also very confident. As long as he killed the young knight with the magic arrow, it was only a matter of time before all the remaining alien races were hunted.

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At the same moment, Kiel was fully focused, and his body movement was about to reach its maximum range. Every step on the ground allowed him to increase his speed and quickly move forward several meters.

Not only that, with his life energy operating at full strength and his mind highly concentrated, he even felt that his perception of time had undergone some unusual changes.

It was obvious that the entire process from the time he launched the assault to the time he reached the enemy's side was completed in three to four seconds, but at this time, time seemed to him to be so slow. Maybe eating a lot of red-eyed mushrooms before brought some changes to his body that are not easy to detect?

In confusion, Kil suddenly discovered that an arrow that made him feel strange was fired from the enemy on the opposite side.

This feeling was very strange, and his intuition told him that if the arrow was blocked, nothing would happen. But if it is not blocked, then he will definitely die.

Subconsciously, Kil raised the elf metal shield that his left arm held in front of him.

state----! ! !

The colorful arrow finally hit Kil, but it hit the front of his shield in front of his body.

The arrow was so powerful that it not only made a loud impact when it hit the shield, but even stopped Kil's full speed for a moment.

Then Kil continued to push forward. He felt good, but he felt like there was something superfluous hanging on the front of the shield?

"What……"

The young hunter who landed on his back just watched helplessly as his winning arrow was blocked by the opponent's shield. Then he groaned and suffered the full impact of the landing on his back.

Fortunately, the ground was made of soft, thick dead leaves, and he was only slightly injured when it hit him.

But the next moment, Kil rushed straight forward, his shield slightly moved away, and the long sword in his right hand thrust forward quickly.

Clang - Crack, click, click! There was a chaotic sound, but it was Kir's long sword that pressed down at the last moment and stabbed the young hunter in the ribs. However, the opponent had a divine amulet on him. This thing exploded with power at the moment of crisis. The divine power of the God of Hunting kept pushing and rubbing the tip of Kil's sword, preventing the strong metal on the tip from penetrating the young hunter's body any further.

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!!!"

Although he temporarily blocked the attack, the force of Kil's full charge was pushed onto the young hunter through the contact between his weapon and his protective power. This guy was pushed directly and hit the trunk of the big tree he was hanging upside down just now.

"M... poof!"

The metal long sword did not penetrate the divine power of the body, but the violent impact that followed caused the young hunter to be severely injured. He hit the tree trunk hard, and his left arm even reacted directly during the impact due to poor impact posture. It was broken.

His right foot was also twisted into a strange posture, and as the young hunter opened his mouth, hot blood spurted out from his mouth and poured all over Kil.

But Kil's eyes did not blink, his legs stood firm immediately after the collision, and then he did not pierce the enemy's body with the long sword that protected him. The next moment, he swung it and struck the opponent's body repeatedly.

The amulet of divine power tries its best to release the divine power of the God of Hunting contained in it, and protects the wearer from every life-threatening sword. But no matter how much divine power it releases, it will be taken away by a huge slash in the next moment, and it will turn into being hacked. The scattered light of divine power.

At this moment, Kil swung his sword and struck out seven or eight times in a row, and the escaping light of divine power even ignited and destroyed the big tree the young hunter was leaning against.

"Ah! Ah! I'll fight you!"

Although the young hunter was pressed against the tree trunk by the continuous huge force and unable to move, due to the full operation of the amulet, he was not directly injured by the sword for a while. He swung the fine hunting bow he held in his right hand and tried to hit Kil's head hard.

But Kil directly pushed the shield forward with his left hand, suppressing the opponent's last possible counterattack.

"Aha, ahha, ahha, ahha..."

The young hunter's eyes were full of despair, blood and air were intertwined in his mouth, and he tried his best to take a desperate breath.

He didn't know, whether it was this moment, the next moment, or the next moment, the divine amulet that protected him would lose its effect. Come to think of it, what's waiting for him is to be chopped into several pieces by this knight's sword, right?

It's such a pity that he hasn't gotten married yet. When the beloved girl in his hometown finally gets the news of his death, will she shed tears for him?

"Sorry, brother. I..."

Before he could finish his last words, a loud shout resounded through the woods.

"Stop! I said stop! Otherwise everyone will be buried with my brother!!!!"

A tall man appeared not far away. His breathing was rapid, and his body stood as straight as the big hunting bow he held in his hand.

At this time, everyone stopped after the shout, including Kil, who was wielding his sword, the young hunter who was saying his last words, the furry people who were about to gather around the powerful human to cheer, and the ones lying behind the roots of the tree not far away, A bandit peeking over.

The other robber lost too much blood due to his severed hand and had passed out. But his companion didn't care about his companion's life or death at all. He was looking into the depths of a dark forest, trying to see any detail of this battle that was too far beyond his level.

Everyone stopped at the same time not because of what the man said, but because of the magic arrow that was placed on the bowstring in the man's hand.

It was a red magic arrow that emitted red light. The arrowhead was huge and shaped like the sharp horn of some animal.

Yes, this thing is actually the young horn of a flaming demon that this hunter discovered in a hidden treasure location of a powerful enemy during a hunting activity. I don’t know how the enemy got this thing, but after finding this thing, the tall hunter asked the priests of the church to help him make a powerful magic arrow that killed both the enemy and ourselves.

Once this arrow is shot, it will release demonic flames that are indistinguishable between friend and foe, and after the arrow hits an object, it will explode into a large circular three-dimensional flame vortex.

Once this vicious flame comes into contact, it will not be extinguished unless all the lives contaminated by it are burned. Its fuel is not any substance in the world, but the soul of life.

If it were shot at this time, not only Keel and the others, but also the various animals in the forest, as well as the large trees that form the basis of this forest, would be burned by the demonic flames.

When the tall hunter put the magic arrow on the bowstring, not only did he feel fear and trembling, the surrounding forest, including Kil and others, felt that a disaster was coming and stopped all movements.

"I don't want to say more. This is a powerful magic arrow made with devil's horn, which can release a devastating devil fire storm. Let go of my brother, so that everyone can live, otherwise, I don't mind all of us Even the soul will be destroyed afterwards!”

The tall hunter finished speaking slowly. When he finished speaking, his whole person calmed down and seemed to be ready to die.

Kil was silent, not knowing what he was thinking or listening to.

Then he spoke: "You have been following me, and you were the first to attack my men before. This is the evidence!"

Kil tugged on his waist and threw two special arrows tied up with weeds on the ground in front of him.

He knew that these hunters who had the upper hand at night and could shoot arrows accurately must have the ability to see at night.

"It was my arrow, I have to say sorry."

The tall hunter said loudly: "Then please leave or release my brother."

Kil didn't say anything else. He waved his hand to signal the approaching Maomaos to retreat.

"Let Maomao arrive, where?"

The hair all over Courage Mao Mao's body exploded, and so did the other Mao Mao Mao. It asked Kil in a trembling voice.

Kil didn't say anything, and pointed at the route they came from, then put away his shield and grabbed the young hunter who fell limply on the ground. At this time, an inconspicuous triangular animal bone amulet on the hunter's chest seemed to have exhausted all his divine power and excessive use, and gradually disintegrated and burned from the inside of the amulet.

The young hunter was in pain from the high temperature on his chest, but he bit his lips until they were bitten and did not moan.

Kil glanced at him, put the long sword wrapped in white light on the young hunter's neck, and walked slowly towards the tall hunter step by step.

With such a tough attitude, it doesn't look like he wants to negotiate for his release.

The Maomaos fled from here as if they were running away. Of course, they did not forget to remove the hunter's bows, arrows and other things on the ground before leaving. After picking up the things, he ran away towards the camp without looking back.

They have a premonition that something particularly terrifying is about to happen here.

The bandit who was peeking not far away also felt that something was wrong. He had seen his leader negotiating with village or caravan leaders. How could this knight want to negotiate and let go?

He clearly wants to take action!

He turned around, picked up his companion, and ran out of the woods without looking back.

Everyone noticed these two people, but no one cared about it at this time.

"It seems that you don't want to live anymore."

The tall hunter looked calm, glanced at his stubborn brother with regret, and nodded to him: "Don't be afraid, I will accompany you on the road."

And his young brother also laughed miserably and shouted loudly: "Life is endless, and hunting is endless. Brother, let this knight be the last prey for you and my brother, and sacrifice it to the great God of Hunting!"

His brother also followed up and said: "Yes, the great God of Hunting, please bear witness, this is our brother's last hunt, are you satisfied with this prey? Life does not end, and hunting does not stop. When the hunting stops, life ends. The world In this big hunting ground, we two brothers will be outstanding hunters!"

"We are great hunters!!"

the younger brother shouted at last.

Kil was wearing a helmet, and his face was obscured by a thin steel visor. The other two people present did not know what the young knight who was seeking death was thinking at this time.

In fact, at this time, Kil's ears were constantly being bombarded with words from the Big Bird God: "Are you crazy? Crazy? Run! Run! You don't want to live, and I don't want to disappear just yet! Although there are After killing other idols, I will not die so easily. But you are different. You are a mortal. Once your body is destroyed, you will be gone. It’s over!"

But Kil muttered something in his mouth: "When I defeated that guy who was the King of White Walls, were you watching me fight?"

The big bird god seemed to have thought of something, and then he made a long-awaited cry: "Gah————, is that so? Do you want to do it again?"

"Can't you?" Kil muttered in a low voice, communicating with the big bird god in a voice that only the gods could hear. The young hunter, who was only a dozen centimeters away from him, didn't hear anything, and still had a fanatical expression on his face.

"It's okay, but if you go in, how do you get out? This is the devil's flame. I have seen demons raging, but there is no accurate estimate of how long they will burn. I heard that the more souls, the purer they are. When the devil's flame burns, it will The stronger it gets, the longer it lasts.”

Kil looked around, as if because of the terror that might come at any time, except for the immovable trees, birds in the sky, small animals on the ground, flying insects, and even insects underground were all trying their best to escape from this place. .

Keir thinks that if there are only two idiots around and a forest, it shouldn't take long?

Thinking of this, Kil sneered and made a decision.

If he got closer to the tall hunter, he would have no chance of negotiating for his release.

But he took a step forward.

It was close enough, because the magic arrow emitting bursts of red light seemed to feel that its mission was about to be accomplished, and it was emitting an ominous red light that illuminated the surroundings.

Unbeknownst to Keel, this red light represented the color of the abyss.

Many years ago, the Magic Emperor accidentally worked with the demons to create a space passage to the abyss. Therefore, some demons in the abyss set their sights on this world.

It's just that this world is not weak. The demons invaded once, but not only were they repelled, but many were captured by various races.

What will happen to these captured demons? Each tribe has its own usage.

Peering into the vastness of the abyss, he made a contract with the devil and gained the qualification to enter the abyss at the cost of sacrificing his soul.

Of course the demons are willing to get this kind of free benefit, and they can also be released freely.

As for the demons whose body structures are completely different from those in the world, most of those demons will not end well. Most of them will be killed and their body materials will be taken away, while the other half will be placed in a closed space and transformed from wild to domesticated.

The knowledge and technology of demons are also the objects of covetousness by some people. These demons are sealed in various things. They cannot live freely and cannot die, and they are constantly being demanded from them. Wisdom and knowledge.

Even strength.

At this time, as Kil took steps to challenge the tall hunter's bottom line, the hunter loosened his fingers and shot a demonic arrow that could burn his soul.