Volume 1: The Nobles Who Lost Their Territory Chapter 43: The Cunning Warlock
It’s actually a +1 item!
Although it is still within the scope of glimmer items, there are not many people in Fenan’s world who know how to enchant!
Ma Wen was delighted and held the jade dagger in his hand, turning it around a few times involuntarily.
[Emerald Dagger (+1)]
Quality: Glimmer
Attack: 6-9
Effect: Armor Break +5
Enchantment effect (+1): Parry +5
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This dagger seems to be the weapon used by the tree shepherd for self-defense. The two properties of armor penetration and parry are completely two extremes.
"What can a dagger block..."
Marvin couldn't help but want to complain about the enchanter who enchanted the dagger. But on second thought, although the attribute of parrying seems useless, it can be useful sometimes.
In addition, Marvin is not a thief now. Although he can use a scimitar in his right hand and a dagger in his left hand while maintaining high attack and flexibility, it will weaken the power of the dual-blade flow.
So for Marvin, the dagger can only be used as a third weapon.
He replaced the white dagger at his waist with an emerald dagger. At critical moments, he could also discard the scimitar and attack with a dagger.
This provides a variety of flexible offensive routines.
The only pity is that the treasure chest did not contain a scimitar.
If it is a glimmer-level scimitar, then Marvin’s combat effectiveness will be raised to a higher level!
"After I take over the territory this time, I must get a pair of good scimitars. "
Marvin thought to himself.
A dual-blade ranger, whose sword is his livelihood, is playing with a pair of blank boards all day long. How can he be so disgraceful?
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In the treasure chest, besides the bottle and the machete, there was only the envelope.
The envelope was sealed with a wax seal. Anyway, the tree shepherd was already dead, so Marvin checked it and made sure there were no messy traps or curses on the envelope, then he opened it.
There was a letter inside, written in the secret language used by the Tree Shepherds.
Marvin searched for the language known by the nobles, and unfortunately found that he did not know the secret language of the tree shepherds.
This is also normal.
The Tree Shepherd Organization, like the followers of the God of Plague and the Twin Snakes of Destruction, are all evil forces active on the Fenan Continent. They have their own system and secret language to communicate with each other. Except for the Tree Shepherd himself, it is difficult for others to decipher the Tree Shepherd's secret language.
Their mortal enemy is the Migratory Bird Council in the north, a powerful force composed of druids, many of whom are legendary archdruids.
Because the tree shepherds sowed poisonous seeds everywhere and incited the emotions of living creatures, the druids were very dissatisfied.
These natural balancers have been working to eliminate the tree herders.
Perhaps the druids could understand the language of the tree herders.
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After collecting the spoils, Marvin did not stay in the mine for long.
After walking around again to make sure nothing was missed, he followed the tunnel out of the mine.
This time, he was very successful and did not encounter any earth spirits.
But when he walked out of the mine, he found that everyone had woken up and were ready for battle!
Most adventurers hid in the shallow levels of the mines or behind obstacles in the camp.
Only the guards of the Baihe Valley were standing ready behind the fortifications.
Torches were erected one by one, and in the darkness in the distance, some eyes with faint light appeared.
The Jackals are coming!
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"They came so quickly."
"I thought it would take at least until tomorrow noon, but I didn't expect this wolf warlock to be so decisive and arrive before dawn."
Marvin tiptoed over and asked Anna about it, then he suddenly realized what was going on.
This group of gnolls just arrived.
Fortunately, there were two rangers on duty at the time, one of whom was a lone archer named Joey.
Joey is a human being, but he has a special talent - [Deep Insight].
His eyes were so sharp that he could detect sneaking gnoll scouts even in the dark.
It was precisely because of this guy’s strong personal strength that the group was saved from a surprise attack!
At that time, it was said that four Gnoll scouts quietly approached the camp.
But Joey reacted quickly and shot them to death mercilessly with a bow and arrow!
This made Marvin look at him with a new respect.
These guys do have some skills.
"He just used Scatter and shot six arrows, four of which hit the target." Anna lowered her voice and said, "This kind of archery talent is rare even among pure-blooded elves."
Marvin nodded.
Without Anna saying much, he knew how perverted this ability was.
In addition to [Deep Insight], Joey must have other powerful expertise, otherwise he wouldn't be able to do this.
What a talented person.
This thought flashed through Marvin’s mind.
"What should we do now? After the jackals' sneak attack failed, they did not choose to attack by force. They seem very cautious."
Anna asked in a low voice.
She asked the adventurers to hide in the mines or in places where the jackals couldn't see them.
Thus, the only ones exposed were the guards and Joey.
This approach is very wise.
"How many jackals are there?" Marvin asked.
There is no moonlight tonight, and his eyesight is almost zero, so it is normal that he cannot see the number of enemies clearly.
"I don't know." Anna shook her head solemnly.
Among their people, they are all ordinary humans, and none of them have dark vision.
Even Joey could only sense the stealth units and couldn't see clearly how many people were lurking outside.
"It's okay, we can wait, it will be dawn soon."
"If I'm not mistaken, these gnolls will attack after dawn!"
"Let's stick to the original plan."
Marvin thought about it and said so.
After saying this, he found a shelter and went to have a good rest.
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Why would the gnolls attack after dawn?
The reason is simple: their eyes are like those of wild wolves, and glow a faint green in the middle of the night.
The human side, on the other hand, simply hides in the darkness.
In this way, if the sneak attack fails and a forceful attack is used, the jackals will become moving targets and the losses will be relatively greater.
That werewolf warlock was not a fool. On the contrary, warlocks who could control a tribe were usually very smart.
He certainly wouldn't waste the lives of his men.
The best option is to attack after dawn.
Little did they know that Marvin had already set a bigger trap for them.
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Everything happened just as Marvin expected. The jackals, whose sneak attack failed, did not rush to attack.
They were resting outside the northern mine, and except for a few mutant coyotes that howled from time to time, the rest of the jackals remained motionless.
This situation is actually very rare.
Because it doesn't fit the characteristics of a werewolf.
Marvin was very happy about this, because there was only one possibility for the usually sloppy jackals to show such discipline.
That’s the werewolf warlock, also in the formation!
Now that guy is here, there’s no way back!
Although Marvin was dozing off, he was still very excited.
It is actually very challenging for a first-level ranger to kill a second-level warlock alone.
What’s more, it was in the midst of a chaotic army.
Just thinking about it makes my blood boil. Even with Marvin's strength and experience, he still needs some luck!
But if things really don't work, Marvin still has a backup plan.
He believes in his skills and strength, but he believes in his mind even more.
In Ma Wen's opinion, a true master is never the kind of person who jumps into action without saying a word.
It seems that he will do it without saying anything, but in fact, he has calculated it tens of thousands of times in his mind before doing it...
There is no doubt that Marvin is such a person.
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Time passes by minute by minute, and dawn is about to come.
The guards picked up their weapons and prepared for battle. Most of them were close combat personnel, with only two archers.
After all, the training cost of an archer is high and requires talent. In terms of price, consumables such as arrows are also very expensive.
Fortunately, Joey is also an archer, and a good archer at that, which provided them with great support.
The gnolls in the distance began to stir.
Suddenly, a total of six coyotes, roaring, broke away from the wolfmen's formation and rushed towards the crowd's position!
"What a cunning and greedy guy!"
"They actually wanted to use coyotes to rush our positions and break through our defenses in one fell swoop."
This thought flashed through Marvin's mind.
Admittedly, the mutant coyote's impact force is amazing, but Marvin already has a way to deal with it!
He suddenly shouted at Joey, "Help me find the warlock hiding among the jackals!"
