Volume 1 Feathering Chapter 29: A Small Trick
“Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!”
With the sound of arrows breaking through the air, the two werewolf soldiers reacted immediately. They began to look in the direction where the arrows came from and tried to raise the flails in their hands to block them.
But they soon found that there was no need for this, because all three arrows missed the target and they did not hit any of the gnolls.
A gnoll soldier couldn't help but grin, "What a stupid human."
But Donna also laughed, because her target from the beginning was not them, but the ropes that tied up the captives!
Due to their intelligence being much lower than that of humans, the two gnoll soldiers had not yet noticed this, but a roar suddenly rang out from behind them: "May our Lord protect us, and may He bless us!"
A bright white light descended upon several captives out of nowhere, instantly perking up their spirits as they had originally been listless.
"We are the people of Sigmar!"
In addition to the bald man who was suspected to be a priest who cast the spell, the remaining two muscular men also roared, and with three punches and two kicks, they knocked down several ordinary jackals around them to the ground and successfully seized their weapons.
Ordinary gnolls are at level 1 in strength. Even though they are raiding and are most likely blessed by the priest's status, they can achieve this with their bare hands. In their normal state, they are definitely not weaker than ordinary gnolls.
Hearing their shouts, Levi could no longer fail to understand that they should all be humans belonging to the Sigma Empire.
Sigma is not only the name of a human empire, but also the name of their first human king. He is also the first being who was truly promoted from a human to a god, the Empire's God of War - God-King Sigma!
The two werewolf soldiers were immediately shocked and angry. This was the prisoner they had captured with great difficulty, and they were planning to return and present him to Lord Hogg!
They immediately roared and tried to subdue several humans, but at this time there was another rain of arrows, and a volley of shots from the half-elf hunters left them all injured. They even had to temporarily step back a few steps, hoping that ordinary gnolls could share some of the pressure.
With this delay, the priest, who had finished casting the spell, picked up a war hammer and a round shield from somewhere, roared again and cast divine magic, coating them with a layer of milky white light, and then instead of retreating, he advanced and rushed directly towards the werewolf soldiers.
Levi, who was directing his subordinates to take advantage of the opportunity to attack not far away, couldn't help but grin. This was the point that had been strongly complained about by many people on the forum since the start of the game.
In this game, priests are not like nurses at all, but more like berserkers. They are often more capable than ordinary soldiers.
It would be fine under normal circumstances, but he just received a prompt from the system that the goal of this emergency task is to save the life of the priest. He is now a little too brave!
Fortunately, his summoned element was quite powerful this time. As he cast the spell, a constantly rotating whirlwind appeared, and it was the fastest small wind element.
There was no need to speak at all, as it rushed over immediately with a simple mental connection.
Levi was slightly relieved. At present, the attack, defense, and health of the wind element are the weakest among the four elements, but in terms of containment and pursuit capabilities, it is undoubtedly the first.
At the same time, he immediately shouted to the priest: "I am Levi, the chosen hero of the high elves. Priest over there, quickly retreat with your companions in the direction of me!"
The priest paused, obviously having heard it, but he did not stop the action in his hands. He just continued to hammer his opponent hard: "Thank you very much for your rescue, but we need to kill it first!"
After a brief panic, the surrounding gnolls gradually gathered around, but out of some fear, they did not launch an attack immediately. Instead, they dodged the half-elves' shooting while maintaining an attacking posture.
This made them very passive. After all, the arrows from Donna and the half-elf hunters were not so easy to dodge. Most of the time, they could only use their bodies to resist!
Soon, with two screams, the only two werewolf poachers using long-range weapons on the scene were killed. At the same time, a small green wind element also broke into the encirclement, waving fists of the same color as its body, hitting the werewolf soldiers heavily.
The gnoll soldiers who were beaten back repeatedly by the priest shouted angrily: "Although this is the sacrifice that Lord Hogg wants, if there is really no living one, the dead one will do the same!"
Only then did the jackals howl excitedly and pounced on the priest together.
But Levi in the distance couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth slightly, because he felt that he could see a certain picture again...
Sure enough, the next moment, the small wind element directly used its skills, and the "crackling" sounds of the attacks were almost continuous, and at least six jackals were beaten.
However, their strength was obviously much stronger than the goblins and ogres before. Basically, they just shook their bodies and were not repelled on the spot, and the damage numbers that emerged were also very low.
But at this time Levi also approached with the half-elves. Under his order, the spearman Zhou Miyin and the volunteers, with the half-elf soldiers and militia, took the initiative to rush towards the other side.
Compared with human or dwarf level 1 infantry, half-elf soldiers are slightly inferior in physique and defense, but have slightly higher agility and are more flexible. Zhou Miyin himself is an elite with good attributes, so they are more suitable for this kind of rescue mission.
As for those militiamen, their main purpose was to act as cannon fodder and attract the enemy's attention, which was also the most fundamental purpose of his hiring them in the first place.
Moreover, he has now realized that the reason why the Sigma priest was so stubborn and did not run away after being rescued by him is probably because the werewolf soldier has something he wants, which is enough to make him disregard his own safety!
With the help of Zhou Miyin and others, the priest and his two companions soon became much safer. With Donna and the half-elves continuing to shoot from behind, the jackals soon fell one after another.
The main reason was that Donna was powerful enough. Every time she used a series of arrows, she could almost sentence an ordinary werewolf to death .
But Levi felt that this was not fast enough. The werewolves led away by Sam might return at any time.
Thinking of this, he took a few steps forward and grasped a rusty flame iron badge with one hand: "Zhou Miyin, move one meter to the east!"
Zhou Miyin was stunned for a moment, but immediately chose to obey. The next moment, Levi stretched out his hand and a cone-shaped burning flame immediately gushed out from his fingertips, vaguely like the shape of a hand.
This is the magic that comes with the badge - Burning Hands!
Caught off guard, the scorching flames directly set the fur of four or five jackals on fire. Although they suffered only single-digit damage on their heads, they were obviously frightened.
At this time, Zhou Miyin and the volunteers did not stop, and swung their spears and swords together, directly killing a seriously injured werewolf soldier. The priest next to them also showed his great power. A white light came out of his hammer, and he directly smashed the head of another barbarian into pieces.
As soon as the two gnolls died, the remaining gnolls immediately tried to run away with their tails between their legs, just like beaten dogs.
But Donna and the half-elves would not give them this opportunity. As arrows continued to fly, all the gnolls present were killed. However, the gnolls' counterattack before death was also very fierce. In the end, Levi paid the price of the death of two militiamen, mainly because they were too weak.
The magical pet frog climbed up his trouser leg very obediently, then jumped into his pocket. Levi also put away his only magic prop.
This thing looks good according to the description, but in reality its attack range is too short, only about five meters. For a slightly stronger enemy, it may not even take a second to rush over. This magic has too many limitations in actual combat.
Fortunately, he had guessed this possibility in advance and took a few steps forward, otherwise he might have been burned to death.
The rescued pastor also breathed a sigh of relief at this time. He turned his head and was about to say something when another howl came from the bushes behind him.
"It's the Pointy-eared Wizard? This will be a better sacrifice!"
Before he finished speaking, the Gnoll Tamer who had been led away earlier had already come out, and the Sharp Claw Gnolls and Gnoll Poachers beside him were also there.
Did Sam the Halfling Rogue fail?
No, in fact, they have already succeeded by now!
With a delicate cry, Amazon Donna shot three arrows in a row again, severely injuring the werewolf tamer on the spot. Before it could react, the half-elves' rain of arrows had arrived and turned it into a corpse.
The remaining jackals then discovered that their remaining companions had been killed. Before they could make a decision, should they continue fighting or retreat?
At this moment , Priest Sigma rushed forward again with a roar, he had already made a choice for the other party!
