Arcane Universe - Chapter44

Surprisingly, the first to move among the Gnolls was not the half-giant Gnoll, but the old Gnoll. He danced a strange dance on the spot and sang a bleak ballad.

As the old Gnoll sang, the Gnolls on the battlefield became fearless, as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

However, this song gave Feng Chou an opportunity.

Surrounded by a Level 5 and a Level 6 Gnoll, Feng Chou could only fight with them. If it was only one Level 6 Gnoll, he was confident that he could kill it. However, with the addition of a Level 5 Gnoll, there was nothing he could do. He did not want to be injured, and he was ready to escape.

He wanted to create an opportunity to fight one of them alone. He wanted to take advantage of the time difference and kill the Level 5 Gnoll first. However, these two Gnolls were probably frightened by his previous method of killing two Gnolls in a row. They were very cautious. No matter how he forced and lured them, they would not separate.

The other party was so cautious that he did not feel much pressure, but he was not helpless against them.

However, when the old Gnoll sang, the two Gnolls suddenly became less cautious and began to attack him without fear of death.

In this way, Feng Chou had an opportunity. He used his higher Dexterity and positioning to pull the two Gnolls away from each other. Using this opportunity, he suddenly pounced on the Level 5 Warrior.

Feng Chou used his higher Dexterity to fake a pounce, tricking the Gnoll into swinging his axe at him. Then, he suddenly stopped and dodged the axe blade. The shield in his hand followed the Gnoll's strength and hit the back of the axe. He borrowed the force of the Gnoll's attack to make the Gnoll slightly lose his balance.

In this moment of imbalance, Feng Chou suddenly slid and turned around. Using the force of his body's rotation, he waved the one-handed sword in his right hand. The tip of the sword swept fiercely across the back of the Gnoll's neck.

The sharp tip of the + 3 one-handed sword cut through the neck guard at the back of the Gnoll's helmet and cut open the back of the Gnoll's neck. It was only an inch deep wound, but it severed the Gnoll's cervical vertebra, causing him to instantly lose his ability to fight.

The scene of Feng Chou magically killing his companion woke up the level-six Gnoll warrior who had fallen into a violent mood. Before his brain could give the order, his feet had already made a sudden stop, but this sudden stop was too hurried and hurried, causing him to stumble.

Of course, Feng Chou wouldn't let go of this opportunity. He didn't hesitate to use [Charge] and [Shield Bash]. Then, he stabbed his sword into the Gnoll's face …

After killing this level 6 Jackalan warrior, Feng Chou raised his head and looked at the battlefield. Fortunately, the fearless Jackalans seemed to have awakened from their frenzy, and their attacks had slowed down quite a bit.

What made him feel a little strange was that he felt that this group of Gnolls was staring at him from the corner of their eyes, and the direction of the entire battlefield had unknowingly changed.

Originally, the human camp was surrounded by carriages to resist the Gnolls' attacks, but just now, the human warriors' backs had tilted in his direction.

Feng Chou's heart skipped a beat. "Oh no, I was too eye-catching just now!"

Thinking of this, he turned his head and saw that not far away, the giant-like Gnoll was staring at him with a pair of red eyes.

"Damn it!

I got carried away, now I'm done for! "Feng Chou complained in his heart. How could he run now?

The old Gnoll beside the giant-like Gnoll was dancing more and more wildly, and his singing was getting louder and louder. At the top of the walking stick in his hand, a small carved wolf head totem had begun to emit a red light.

As the old Gnoll screamed like a madman, the totem at the top of his walking stick suddenly emitted a red light, enveloping the giant-like Gnoll and the four Gnoll warriors in it.

The four Gnoll warriors let out a high-pitched howl in the red light, and the muscles on their bodies instantly swelled, and their bodies suddenly became larger.

Feng Chou did not know that the old Gnoll's spell was called "Ancestor's Spirit". It was a level 3 shaman spell that could buff several targets within a certain range with a powerful status.

"Ancestor's Spirit: Target's Strength + 30, Constitution + 30, Morale increase, and become fearless."

Although the shaman's spell had an extraordinary effect and was a group spell, its disadvantage was that it took a long time to cast it.

Although Feng Chou did not recognize this shaman's spell, he knew that this spell was no small matter just by looking at how long it took the old Gnoll to cast this spell.

Just as Feng Chou could not help but think of escaping again, there was a change on the battlefield.

Just as the Gnoll shaman's spell was about to end, the Gnolls on the battlefield felt that reinforcements were about to arrive, so their attacks became more conservative, greatly reducing the pressure on the humans.

At this time, Walter's fierce attack gave Diff the opportunity to escape from the battle and retreat behind his companions. Without hesitation, Diff took out a scroll from the leather pouch at his waist.

With the scroll in hand, Diff chanted the spell to activate it.

After a short incantation, a holy light gushed out from the scroll and enveloped Dave. The pure white holy light dissipated, and Dave's entire body swelled up. He turned from a normal human of about 1.8 meters to a giant of over 3 meters tall. His entire body was shrouded in a faint holy light.

This was a level 5 divine spell "Rainbow of Morality" scroll. The spell's effect was to enlarge the target's body, increase Strength by 40, Constitution by 20, and gain + 3 defense. In other words, any weapon below + 3 and spells below level 3 would not be able to harm the target. This spell would also buff the target with "Protection from Evil", which was equivalent to a level 3 spell.

With the blessing of "Rainbow of Morality", Diff was like a human tank. He rushed into the crowd of Gnolls, and the one-handed sword in his hand, which was also enlarged by the spell, looked like the scythe of the Grim Reaper.

As a level 5 spell, the effect of "Rainbow of Morality" was much stronger than the level 3 spell "Ancestor's Spirit".

The Gnoll giant, who had just been blessed by the Ancestor's Spirit, saw this change and was unable to restrain his anger. He howled and rushed over.

The Gnoll shaman hurriedly summoned two spirit wolves the size of ponies and ordered them to follow the giant.

The old shaman was still worried, so he ordered two more Gnoll guards who were also blessed by the Ancestor's Spirit to help.

When Diff saw the Gnoll giant rushing over, he also gave up on the fleeing Gnolls and rushed towards the giant.

The Gnoll giant was a level 8 Barbarian Fighter, but Diff's "Rainbow of Morality" divine spell was much stronger than the Gnoll's "Ancestor's Spirit" buff. So when the two clashed, Diff actually had the upper hand. Even with the help of two spirit wolves and two level 6 Gnoll guards, the two sides were only evenly matched.

Diff's advantage was that the Gnoll giant's level 3 magic flail could not penetrate his defense. Diff's defense was not only boosted by "Rainbow of Morality", but his armor was also + 3, just like Feng Chou!

If the Gnoll giant's level 3 magic flail could not penetrate his defense, then the other Gnolls' weapons would not be able to penetrate his defense either. Diff was beaten up by the Gnolls, but he was getting fiercer and fiercer.

The three gnolls and two spirit wolves surrounding him saw that they had the upper hand, but they still had to be careful. The + 3 one-handed sword in Dave's hand that was enlarged by divine magic was like the blade of the Grim Reaper to them.