The Hidden Knight of Mystra Chapter 026 The hunt begins!
In the swamp.
The gray dwarves shouted and shot arrows towards the sky.
They still didn't understand what Roger's eyes meant.
That is a horror that only the Devil's Exploding Frog can realize...
"Toughness value".
A very special subdivision property.
It represents the body 's ability to resist its own negative states.
It should be noted that "resistance" is not the same as "immunity".
For example.
If a person is injured.
Then high toughness can allow him to "resist" many negative states caused by injuries:
Pain, fainting, reduced mobility, etc.
But the wound still exists, and he cannot be "immune" to the injury.
Therefore, high toughness does not mean high immunity.
even so.
"Toughness" is still an attribute that is very worth investing in.
In battle, higher toughness values can give adventurers a higher tolerance for error .
The maximum toughness value can allow a person to survive for more than ten seconds in extreme situations such as cardiac arrest, throat slicing, and head explosion!
Don't underestimate the role of delaying death.
This world has scrolls of resurrection.
Sometimes, the difference between resurrection from the dead and disappearing into ashes is just a dozen seconds!
So when Roger saw clearly that the new attribute was indeed toughness, he tightened the reins without hesitation.
He was signaling Misha to fly back.
Due to Flydramon's low intelligence, Mishas found it difficult to understand Roger's intentions.
But there were the gray dwarfs' crossbows in front, the master's residence behind, and Roger was pulling hard on his neck.
So it struggled for a while and then changed the direction of its flight.
Roger did not return to Longya Village with her.
After escaping the gray dwarf's sight, he jumped directly from the back of the flying dragon!
The 1st-level feat "Light as a Swallow" comes into play again.
Slowness and Feather Fall both take effect.
With a whoosh, Roger landed lightly on the ground.
He rolled on the ground several times to dissipate the last bit of momentum.
Then he quickly grabbed the backpack, jumped up and down a few times, and disappeared into the reeds.
The hunt begins!
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South of Yellowstone Island, near a relatively clear lake.
Two crooked old locust trees blocked the afterglow of the setting sun on the marshland.
Visible mist rose from the lake, and along with the breeze came the uniquely rough voice of the gray dwarves.
They seemed to be cursing something.
Roger couldn't understand the language of the gray dwarves.
But we can barely infer that these gray dwarves are sentinels set up around Yellowstone Island.
Their goal should be to prevent anyone from leaving Yellowstone Island.
After finding the group of gray dwarves who attacked him, Roger did not act rashly .
He walked along the perimeter of Yellowstone Island for a while, and sure enough, less than five kilometers away, he found another gray dwarf outpost.
"Are these the vanguard of the Marshland Gray Dwarves?"
"They have fenced off Yellowstone Island, and it seems like they have some serious plans."
“I don’t know how many people their main force is.”
Roger was not careless at all.
He knew very well that the gray dwarves and the magic explosive frogs were not on the same level of prey.
These gray dwarves were of similar level to himself, and were organized into teams, with amazing defense and excellent weapons.
Except for not having much brains, it's almost an elite army.
Judging from the setting of the sentry post, the leader of the gray dwarves is quite wise.
"Rachel mentioned that it was the refugee leader named Hanfran who joined forces with the gray dwarves..."
“I hope they can withstand the pressure.”
Roger quietly sneaked back to his original position.
It is very important to him whether Longya Village can withstand the massive attack of the gray dwarves and refugees.
In order to safely hunt down enough gray dwarves.
He has prepared himself for a long-term guerrilla war.
And this requires them to attract enough firepower from the front.
Otherwise it will be very troublesome.
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Longya Village.
The restless flying dragon beasts formed a team and circled low around the banyan tree.
Wherever the firelight illuminated, there were the busy shadows of villagers.
Strengthen the walls, move supplies, prepare for battle...
It happened suddenly and they had too much to do.
Outside the medical room.
The pale-faced Rachel tried hard to comfort the frightened Mishasi.
After a while.
Misha finally calmed down and led the rest of the flying dragons to find an open space to rest.
"How is it? What happened?"
Cindy's expression was serious.
This has never happened before—
The flying dragon beast returned, but its rider was nowhere to be seen.
"Not sure. Mishas refuses to communicate now."
Rachel bit her lip unconsciously:
"I checked the arrow marks on his wings. He might have been shot and fell."
"Are the number of gray dwarves so dense? I clearly told her to change direction..."
Cindy shook her head:
“Hanfran was more prepared than we thought.”
"This is a tough battle. We need you badly, but now, you have to rest."
Rachel insisted with a straight face:
"I have to go look for him, just in case he's not dead..."
Cindy quickly grabbed her.
"Lord Roger will be fine."
Someone next to him suddenly interrupted.
Rachel shifted her gaze.
Eric came out of the darkness holding a pile of stones and said seriously:
"I'll tell you a secret: no matter how powerful a monster is, Master Roger can kill it in one move at most."
"The gray dwarves are certainly powerful to us."
"But for Lord Roger, it must be a piece of cake to clean up!"
Rachel was silent for a while before reluctantly agreeing to go back and rest.
…
"These gray dwarves are a bit tricky!"
In the grass by the lake.
Roger, who had been hiding for a long time, couldn't help scratching his hair.
The tricky part is mainly the "Rough Stone Skin".
This trait ensures that the gray dwarf has super strong defense, and attacks on non-vital points have no chance of being effective.
As for the vital points.
After observing for so long, Roger found that the gray dwarf's only weaknesses were the back of the neck and the eye sockets.
The same is suspected to be true in the crotch.
But the gray dwarves did not give Roger such a deep observation opportunity...
“It’s time to take action.”
Roger took a deep breath and gently pulled the rope at hand.
Suddenly, there was a splashing sound on the quiet lake.
The gray dwarves on the locust tree all poked their heads out.
But the fog was so thick that they couldn't see the specific situation at all.
whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Several crossbow arrows were shot over, but there was no other movement.
At that time.
Then three irritable gray dwarves jumped down from the tree.
They splashed in the water for a while, then went ashore to patrol with their crossbows.
The locust tree is close to the other side of the shore.
A nimble shadow climbed up silently under the cover of night.
There were only two gray dwarves left on the locust tree.
Roger is lithe and feline-like.
With the help of Yunyan Step, he soon climbed above a gray dwarf.
With a "hiss" sound.
The Green Fly Sword pierced all the way into the back of the gray dwarf's neck, giving it a chilling chill through the heart.
…
"You killed a swamp gray dwarf."
"You gained 12 XP"
"Your 'Toughness' is slightly increased."
…
"For the first time, you have killed a monster using assassination methods. You have achieved a new milestone - Assassin's Creed"
"Your milestone points have accumulated to 11 points, and you have found a milestone reward that can be redeemed. Do you want to redeem it?"
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