The mithril battle ax and the elf sword collided fiercely in the air, causing sparks to fly.
After the crisp sound of the weapon hitting, the female shooter landed deftly. As soon as her front foot touched the ground, her back foot took advantage of the momentum to bounce. The sharp elf sword stabbed horizontally again. Rhodes reacted equally quickly. When the opponent's long sword stabbed her,
Instantly, she spun on her feet and turned her body to the side to avoid the attack. At the same time, she held the female shooter's wrist and was about to use force to clamp the opponent's wrist. Unexpectedly, the female shooter once again used the force to slip under Rhodes' feet, and her soft body passed through the grass.
, the gleaming elf sword struck again.
Rhodes had to let go of the huntress's hand and use his battle ax to block the blade.
The huntress who slipped to the side stepped on the ground with her feet, and soon brandished her two swords and attacked again. Her speed was so fast, the blades flew like flying butterflies. At the same time, the swords approached the vital point, and a cold light suddenly appeared. The perfect attack was
Like a dance, Rhodes was very fast, but seemed a bit clumsy in front of the Huntress.
They kept fighting each other. Rhodes didn't expect an archer to be so flexible in close combat, and Huntress also didn't expect that a human being was not inferior to her own kind in terms of speed and strength.
In the woods in the early morning, the sound of the two sword dances echoed. The huntress turned around flexibly against Rhodes' back, then dragged her sword, preparing to launch a fatal blow. Rhodes quickly turned around, wielding a huge battle axe.
It fell with a crash, once again neutralizing the Huntress' fatal blow. They were almost wrestling face to face. For a few seconds, Rhodes saw those beautiful and charming eyes, as green as the leaves of midsummer. Bright, fresh and moving...
…
However, both sides did not forget their respective identities. They were rivals. After wrestling for a while, the huntress quickly retreated. In the face of Rhodes's absolute power, she could not gain any advantage.
Rhodes rushed forward and slashed the tomahawk at the huntress. However, a strange scene occurred at this moment. The tomahawk hit hard, but it passed directly through the huntress as if penetrating the air.
But there was no splash of blood. At the same time, a shadow appeared behind Rhodes.
It lasted so short, but Rhodes noticed it. The next second, the female shooter flashed from the shadows, and stabbed straight at her with the long sword in her hand. Rhodes reacted in advance, took a small step back, clenched his left hand into a fist, and took advantage of the situation.
As soon as the female shooter's attack failed, her fist hit the opponent's face hard.
There was a muffled sound of bones hitting each other, and the huntress was knocked away. At the same time, the hood on her head flew out into the air, revealing a pair of pointed ears, and her long silver-white hair flying in the wind.
Rhodes rushed forward, grabbed the opponent's collar, and was about to shoot out the soul-binding dagger to kill him when he heard the scream of a giant eagle behind him.
Before Rhodes could react, the huge giant eagle knocked Rhode away. When he stood up again and prepared to counterattack, the amazing giant eagle had already carried the huntress into the sky, leaving behind a brilliant scene.
of morning light.
…
It was already noon when they returned to the camp and met up with Palumbel. Like Rhodes, several of them failed to catch the sneak attacker. To be precise, there were only three of them. And the one Rhodes was chasing was probably them.
's captain.
"Elven arrows are made of tough material, and the arrow body design tends to be more streamlined. Also, this kind of arrow is only produced in the Athel Loren Forest, and is a commonly used weapon by wanderers and rangers."
An experienced witch hunter can tell the origin of this weapon at a glance. Compared to himself, Rhodes knows that Diego has more experience. As a conscientious witch hunter, he has visited places covering the empire.
There are Bretonnia and the Tilean cities in the south, and now they have arrived in Kislev, so Rhodes still believes in his words.
"In other words, what we encountered were wood elf wanderers and forest rangers?"
Rod asked.
The ranger is the guardian of the Athel Loren forest. Like all elf archers in fantasy worlds, the ranger has developed archery and stealth skills during his long years of forest patrolling. The forest has a profound influence on all life.
They are all very cruel, and the elves are no exception. Therefore, the rangers who can survive in the forest are excellent hunters and experienced sentinels. Whenever the Athel Loren forest is invaded by foreigners, the rangers
They are the first to discover and stop foreign enemies.
The Mystique is the elite among the rangers. Generally speaking, it is a ranger who has gone through a series of arduous experiences, and his skills have been upgraded to another level, and he has had some legendary experiences. Such an elf can
They can be called Mizongke. Due to their unique and special experiences, Mizongke are usually taciturn and do not even have many topics in common with their own compatriots. They prefer to be alone rather than living in groups. As for their archery skills, they are so powerful.
To what extent? Someone once described it this way - a qualified wanderer can shoot a crawler on a leaf from two hundred steps away! In other words, the elf who faced off against Rhodes today is actually very powerful. Among the wood elves
In society, she is at least an officer. It is precisely because of this that she has her own giant eagle mount.
"Basically, it's like this. The outside world can't get their weapons. At the same time, who else on this continent can sneak into the camp, set fire to kill people, and then sneak away? Even the best riders can't catch up?
"
Diego stared at Palumbel, the boss of the Ugor Cavalry, with a slight smile on his lips. The latter had an ugly face and stared at Diego with an unhappy expression.
"But there is a question, why are the Wanderers and Rangers enemies of us?"
Celta asked.
"It's hard to say. There may be various reasons, but I am more inclined to do it for money."
Diego said.
"For money? Elves also fight for money?"
Selta asked rhetorically. Obviously, in the world view he knew, elves are generally arrogant. Needless to say, high elves live overseas, while wood elves live in their own forests.
"It's normal. Don't think that those pointed ears are some noble species. They are much worse than you think."
Bogur interjected with a straight face from the side.
Only then did Rhodes remember the feud between the dwarves and the elves. This feud was formed a little early. Long before the human empire was formed, the famous Longbeard War broke out between the elves and the dwarves. The war finally ended with the victory of the dwarves and the elves.
Exit the Old World and return to Ulthuan. At the same time, after the end of this war, the dwarves were invaded by greenskins and ratmen. Coupled with the great earthquake, the dwarves also began to gradually decline. After all, the War of Longbeard consumed both races.
A large amount of financial resources and manpower. Tens of thousands of soldiers died on the battlefield.
"In other words, it is possible that the nobles of Erengrad hired wood elves to stop us?"
Palumbel frowned and said.
"It is possible," Rhodes said. "If this is the case, it would prove from another aspect that the greenskin invasion is related to the nobles of Erengrad."