At this moment, before dawn, the jackals lurking in the forest have stopped barking, and the surrounding forest is rarely quiet. This silent silence is like the dullness before the storm, so oppressive that it is almost impossible to breathe.
The campfire radiated warmth. Two half-elves responsible for night vigil sat on the outside, monitoring the movements of the orcs. The others were wrapped in thick cloaks and lay next to each other to rest by the campfire.
Due to the shortage of food, everyone now only eats one meal a day, which is not necessarily full. In order to preserve their physical strength, the half-elf professionals try to lie down and rest when they have nothing to do.
The temperature in early spring was still very low, so they laid a layer of branches next to the bonfire to prevent slipping and keep warm. Wiltok climbed up from the "bed" of branches and immediately attracted the attention of his companions, but what about him?
Without saying anything, he put on his cloak and walked straight to the edge of the camp.
Everyone thought he was going out for a while, so he closed his eyes again and continued to lie on the branches to recharge his batteries.
Vertok turned his back to the bonfire and looked at the forest to the south. He concentrated, adjusted his sight distance, and tried to make himself see the scene in the woods clearly.
The forest belt on the south side is about 200 meters away from his camp, which is not very far. But in the dim light environment where the silver moon is setting and the sun has not yet risen, the half-elf archer warrior can only see the shadow outline of the forest belt. However,
The scenery of the black forest gradually appeared in Wiltok's vision and became clear.
Low-light vision, a talent that comes with extraordinary perception, can expand the range of vision in low-light environments.
This talent is not magical for nocturnal predators. Many beasts and raptors, including gnolls, have night vision capabilities. However, their visual distance is still affected by light, but they can see better than other creatures in dim environments.
Farther away. If there is no light around, they still can't see anything, just like a blind person.
Wiltok is no exception. He can now clearly see the details of scenery up to 700 meters during the day, and has a viewing distance of 300 meters at night.
This is the improvement in vision brought about by extraordinary perception.
The green eyes of the gnolls reflecting in the dark provided Vertok with direction indicators. There were at least five gnolls distributed in different locations, monitoring the half-elf camp. Compared with the gnoll Huo in the Dream Arena, they looked more powerful.
Strong, full of muscles, with thick black fur, equipped with rhinoceros leather armor, and various metal weapons, mainly two-handed flails, scimitars and maces.
When Vertok saw them, they also saw Vertok, but Vertok could see the details clearly, but the Gnolls might not.
The fourth-level archer Lison's night vision range is only 60 meters; Huck masters the Heart of the Mirror, and his night vision range is up to 80 meters; and the third-level jackal Huao's night vision range is a full 200 meters.
Vertok never believed that the night vision of ordinary third-level gnolls was better than Huo who awakened the blood of the storm. He estimated that the night vision range of these gnolls did not exceed 180 meters.
The reason why they could see Wiltok was because of the campfire.
The night sight range of the gnolls will form a huge tactical advantage over the half-elf professionals. Fortunately, the gnolls are not good at using long-range weapons, otherwise the escape team led by Wiltok may have suffered a heavy blow.
Of course, that was before tonight.
Now, the advantage in night tactics lies with Vertok, not the Gnolls.
The gnoll sentry stared at the camp with his green eyes. Wiltok snorted disdainfully, picked up a wooden spear stuck in the mud, weighed it, and activated his talent for wind movement.
The spirit of the wind jumped for joy and responded to his call, just like holding a stream of air in his hand, and it flowed along the surface of the wooden spear.
This feeling was familiar and a little unfamiliar. Wiltok felt happy in his heart, thinking that he should let the wind spirit fly out and tear apart his enemies to be satisfied. So, he used the battle breathing method to integrate his own external force and dive inside,
Aim the hemlock throwing spear at a jackal in the distance and throw it hard.
Surrounded by the breeze, the throwing spear also drew a wonderful arc in the night sky, quickly and silently, flying over a distance of more than 200 meters in an instant, and stabbed the jackal in the chest.
Normally, Wiltok can throw the javelin 200 meters with all his strength, but it must be a large arc throw, allowing the javelin to fly to a high place and then fall. Although the range of such a thrown spear is long, the power is very average.
It also takes a long time and can only attack fixed targets or enemies that are grouped together.
Under normal circumstances, the effective range of a javelin against a moving target is only three to forty meters, which is not yet within the range of a crossbow. The projection frequency, flight speed, and shooting accuracy are also lower than those of a war bow. However, the javelin excels because of its huge power.
Mainly used to deal with large, slow-moving targets.
The primary wind talent allows the hemlock javelin to be surrounded by breeze during the first two seconds of flight, avoiding air obstruction. Its flight speed is comparable to that of a crossbow bolt fired from a powerful crossbow, and its straight-line range reaches 70 meters.
This is already a very amazing improvement, but in order to hit a target about 200 meters away, the hemlock javelin thrown by Wiltok still needs a projectile arc.
The ferocious gnoll with dangerous instincts and nimble movements would never be hit by the thrown javelin, not to mention that it had been staring at Vertok from a distance.
Although startled by the speed of the javelin, the jackal was still able to make dodges. He lay down in time and successfully escaped the surprise attack from 200 meters away. Then he warned his companions and moved deeper into the forest.
.It obviously realized that the position just now had become unsafe, and it had to keep some distance from the half-elf camp.
With a soft "pop" sound, the hemlock javelin pierced the air and penetrated into the mud of the forest.
Wiltok was startled, then raised his eyebrows, became very angry, and then became furious.
How dare that jackal dodge the spear?
Who allowed it to leave its place?
It should stand there, waiting for the hemlock spear to fly over, pierce its chest, and nail it to the ground!
Wiltok was extremely angry and shouted: "Damn, filthy, despicable orc, I'm going to chop off its disgusting head and hang it on the tip of a spear!"
All the half-elves in the camp were awakened by the furious Wiltok. They looked at each other and had no idea what had happened. Huck, who was on duty at night, and Rhodes rushed to Wiltok's side immediately. Huck asked in surprise: "
What happened...Vail, your eyes! Why did they turn blue?"
Vertok's emerald green eyes had turned into ice blue, and there seemed to be a storm brewing in them that would tear everything apart.
The flexible and changeable characteristics of the wind element are affecting Wiltok's character. People who are close to the wind element are naturally curious and moody. They never hide their thoughts, have particularly strong execution power, and also have the shortcoming of being impulsive. But in general
, the element of wind is a furious tyrant that makes people fear.
Vertok has not yet adapted to the change in elemental affinity that occurred in a very short period of time. He had the same experience before, but he was the first to fuse the head of the water element of the mythical three-headed lizard, and became thoughtful, while the characteristics of the wind element
It's so bright and eye-catching.
"I'm going out to kill a jackal, and you're not allowed to follow me!" Wiltok picked up his sword, ran out of the camp, and quickly disappeared into the night.
Vertok had been uniting the team. He suddenly left the camp without any further explanation. His companions were immediately shocked. Of course, Harker, whose mind had been adjusted, obeyed him unconditionally. The other half-elves would inevitably have random thoughts and worries.
disturbed.
Captain Rhodes' first reaction was that Wiltok was planning to escape alone and left them behind to attract the attention of the jackals. Because judging from Wiltok's usual excellent physical fitness, he was fully capable of getting rid of the jackals.
Hunting down, half-elf professionals are all a burden to him.
If it were Rhodes, he would also find a way to escape. As long as he could survive, there would be no choice but to abandon his companions.
Anyway, Rhodes didn't believe that Wiltok left the camp alone to kill a jackal.
This is simply baffling!
There are not many half-elves who have the same idea.
The sudden departure of the leader of the team will severely damage the morale of other members. Wiltok does not know the negative impact of his actions now, and even if he knew, he would not care. He was furious and had to use the head of the jackal to quell the anger in his chest.
Manic.
Although Wiltok is eager to vent his anger, he still has basic tactical literacy. He uses the title of Gnoll Killer, slightly adjusts his mental body, and grows psychic tentacles, which affects the Gnolls' intuitive reaction to him. However, this special mind
The touch is not invisible, it just makes the jackals subconsciously ignore his presence. His slight footsteps and the smell of his body do not attract the attention of the jackals. If he moves too much, or is completely exposed in the sight of the jackals,
shape, the other party will still discover it.
There is more than one gnoll in the black forest, and Wiltok's extraordinary perception can detect the traces of the other party in advance. He is also careful enough, using mud to wipe off the reflection of the sword, and sneaking with a low waist.
For Wiltok, the three-dimensional perception method composed of sound, smell, sight, and intuition, the third-level ferocious gnolls are like a group of blind men, completely unaware that the enemy has penetrated into their warning circle.
The range of Vertok's perception is far greater than that of the Dire Gnolls. He carefully avoids other Dire Gnolls and searches for prey that offends him.
Not long after, he found his target behind a big tree.
The gnoll had thick black fur and was prostrate on the ground with its butt sticking out, vigilantly observing the camp of the half-elf adventurers, unaware that the enemy that had just attacked it had already set its sights on it.
Wiltok would inevitably make a sound when he stepped on the muddy ground, but he walked around more than ten meters behind the jackal at the same pace, and the other party didn't react at all.
He observed for a moment and confirmed that the spiritual touch of the "Jackal Killer" was indeed effective, then activated the wind movement and boiling blood, and rushed towards it.
The air flow surrounded Wiltok's body, and his movements were swift and silent; three seconds of boiling blood brought about an increase in speed and explosive power. He crossed ten meters in an instant, raised the mud-covered alloy sword, and slashed the jackal's thick neck.
.
There is only one life, tenacious yet fragile. Under the constraints of this natural law, any creature will die if it is fatally injured. Even a third-level ferocious jackal will do the same.
Wiltok's physical attribute has been increased from 13 points to 16 points. Even without the surge talent, his current basic strength is slightly stronger than after turning on the surge. The blood-boiling talent also increases the explosive power. But these basic talents are currently
None of them are as good as the intermediate Wanxiang Original Method.
Before igniting the fire of the soul, the original method of all phenomena promotes internal and external forces, which has an immediate effect on improving combat effectiveness.
Vertok flew forward, swung an arc of sword light, and the sharp blade cut smoothly into the ferocious jackal's neck. He was very satisfied with his almost perfect slash. However, he was caught off guard.
The jackal man let out a short and shrill scream at the same time as his head fell off.
Blood spurted out like a spring from the fracture in the Jackal's neck. Wiltok held a long sword in his hand and stood in front of the decapitated body of the Jackal, frowning again. He felt that the muscles of the ferocious Jackal were very solid, and the sword
There was a slight obstruction when the front cut in, and the jackal was able to make a downward dodge in the direction of the sword light before dying. Without the speed blessing of Fengxing and Boiling Blood, Wiltok's move would have been impossible.
The sword may not be able to cut off the head of the jackal directly, and it may be necessary to add another sword.
Although the result was the same, this ferocious gnoll showed superb martial arts skills at the critical moment of life and death. This was an ability that even Hu Ao, the gnoll king, did not have.
Jackals should rely on keen combat intuition and combat experience. How can they have combat skills?
The scream of the jackal alerted its companions. Wiltok noticed that other jackals in the forest were approaching. He didn't want to be surrounded by a group of jackals, so he quickly took off the jacket of the jackal.
Leather Armor, picked up its weapon, inserted the head that looked like a hyena's head on the previous wooden spear, and then ran towards the half-elf camp with the trophies he captured.