paranoianovel Chapter 8: Extinction Plan Ahead of the Level
Chapter 8: Extinction Plan Ahead of the Level
Soon, night fell.
Xia Tong had already made up her mind.
He crept stealthily, using the shadows of the bushes and ruins to quickly approach the lone Grek soldier ahead.
This is a very tricky target.
Because a huge bronze trumpet was clipped to his waist.
We must buy it instantly!
One step, two steps.
puff!
The King's Army straight sword in his hand was precise and ruthless, piercing the Grek soldier's back.
Then, Xia Tong skillfully stepped on his back and pulled him up sharply.
laugh--!
Blood spurted out immediately, splattering all over Xia Tong's face.
It smelled foul and had a metallic rusty odor.
At the same time, two fanged imps appeared one after the other like ghosts, their forked hand axes striking the Grek soldier hard in the ribs.
"Ho! Ho!"
The soldier made a muffled, bubbling sound in his throat, and just as his hand touched the horn, he slumped to the ground.
A golden stream of runes flowed into Xia Tong's body.
64 points.
This isn't the biggest problem with the runes; the set of equipment he's wearing could probably still fetch over a hundred runes.
Xia Tong didn't rush to memorize it herself.
He shook the summoning bell and summoned a lone wolf.
Through a mental connection, he gave simple instructions.
The large, spirit-like gray wolf obediently lay down, and Xia Tong tied all the armor and weapons she had taken from the soldiers to its back.
Carry it to the cave deep in the forest, and then release the summons.
They did it in the same way.
In just two hours, Xia Tong took advantage of the darkness to eliminate more than a dozen lone Grik soldiers.
At the same time, they acquired more than ten sets of dilapidated armor and weapons.
........
Suddenly, it was dawn.
Xia Tong dragged her tired body back to the Near Forest Cave.
"Fortunately, these Grik soldiers were not in their right minds and had little tactical coordination. If it were a real, well-organized Grik legion stationed here, I would never have been able to successfully launch a surprise attack."
There were hardly any living creatures left inside the cave.
Only a single, golden, blessing light flickered faintly in the darkness.
Xia Tong touched the golden light.
The mountain of Grik soldier suits on the left turned into particles of light and merged into the blessing.
At this moment, all of these things are stored in the Blessing Space.
After resting for a while, Xia Tong rode his horse to the Church of Arele.
They sold this batch of equipment to Kale for a total of over 3300 runes.
Adding the runes accumulated by the soldiers in front of the hunting stages, he now has a total of 4263 runes.
huge sum of money!
"Melina."
Call to the girl, and hold her cold yet soft hand tightly.
Upgraded again!
[Character Data]
Rating: 13
Holds 515 Runes
Vitality: 14
Concentration: 20
Stamina: 10
Strength: 17
Dexterity: 11
Intelligence: 18
Faith: 2
Sensing: 10
Two points of strength and two points of vitality were added.
Xia Tong sensed that she still had 738 runes left in her body.
"Let's rest at the blessing point near the forest cave for a bit, then get back to work tonight."
.......
Two days have passed.
Xia Tong has reached level 17.
[Character Data]
Rating: 17
Holds 323 Runes
Vitality: 16
Concentration: 22
Stamina: 10
Strength: 17
Dexterity: 11
Intelligence: 18
Faith: 2
Sensing: 10
This time, he added two points to vitality and two points to concentration.
After several days of cleansing, most of the Grik soldiers in front of the checkpoint have disappeared.
They turned into naked remains, and may be resurrected by the Golden Tree at some point in the future, but that's another story.
Now, there are 11 enemies left in the entire massive camp.
It included a group of 10 soldiers, as well as an elite soldier clad in heavy armor—Knight Grek.
The reason these 11 enemies cannot be dealt with is that they are too tightly grouped together, making it impossible to launch a surprise attack.
Xia Tong once tried to summon three wild wolves and two fanged little devils, and together with himself, they rushed forward in an attempt to kill them quickly.
However, the knight wielding a huge shield and wearing heavy armor always arrived at the first sign of a sound.
Once someone gets stuck on his spear, the other Grik soldiers will swarm around and hack them to death.
"This is really a headache."
Xia Tong sat on the hillside, looking at the heavily guarded camp in front of the pass in the distance, and felt a wave of powerlessness.
In fact, he could have completely avoided this camp and gone directly to the Weeping Peninsula.
However, he had to take the camp.
Because inside the black carriage box parked in the center of the camp was a weapon—the King's Army Greatsword.
This greatsword is extremely useful in the early stages of the game, as it has high poise reduction, sufficient damage, and strong combat skills.
With the King's Army Greatsword, combined with his current strength attribute, Xia Tong could kill an ordinary soldier with a single heavy blow, greatly increasing his efficiency.
"Even without that elite Grik knight, I could still defeat ten ordinary Grik soldiers together!"
"However, now..."
That knight was like an iron tower, blocking my path to becoming stronger.
Xia Tong sat on the hillside, looking up at the enormous golden tree high in the sky.
Golden light shone on the land of Nymgfu, but it couldn't penetrate his anxious heart.
"Besides your ashes, you had other companions. Have you forgotten?"
A cool, clear voice suddenly rang in my ears.
Melina's figure slowly materialized beside him.
"The other companions?"
Xia Tong was puzzled.
He took stock of his possessions and realized he had no other ashes left.
Although there is a border hero's grave in the drifting graveyard, it contains the ashes of the powerful [Lost Knight Oreg].
But that was a later version of the game; he couldn't possibly defeat the corrupted tree spirits there now.
As for the legendary "Humanoid Tear," that is located in the distant, eternal city of Nokron.
"What are you thinking about?!"
Melina sat beside her, looking somewhat annoyed.
A gentle breeze ruffled her pale red hair as she looked at the dull-witted, faded man before her, feeling a sense of disappointment and frustration.
He even spaced out while I was talking to him!
That's outrageous!
"Nothing... What did you just call me a partner?"
"Toret! Toret!"
Melina pointed to the ring. "How could you forget about Toret?"
After saying that, Melina seemed angry and disappeared in a flash.
"Toret..."
Xia Tong was stunned for a moment, then suddenly slapped her forehead.
"yes!"
"That was truly a wake-up call!"
In the game, his horsemanship is excellent. He often uses his horse to maneuver around enemies who have no ranged attacks, effectively kiting them to death!
Right now, none of the Grik soldiers at the checkpoint camp have horses!
Although that knight Grek is strong, he is still an infantryman!
However, it is worth noting that there are also two wolves in the opposing camp.
There were originally six wolves in the entire checkpoint camp, but Xia Tong took advantage of the night to kill four of them, leaving two on the other side.
We must first deal with these two highly mobile dogs.
"It's settled then!"
Soon, a bold battle plan emerged in Xia Tong's mind.
I bought a few throwing knives from Galle at the Church of Elektra, and they came in handy.
Xia Tong practiced with this thing. Although his accuracy wasn't perfect, he could hit the target at least once out of two attempts.
And its power is quite good.
........
the next day.
The golden tree still shines with its own unique brilliance.
At the camp ahead of the checkpoint, the tall and imposing Knight Grek still held a long spear and a large shield painted with a golden lion, patrolling the camp with firm steps.
His armor was so thick that, even after being battered by wind and rain, it still gleamed with a cold, sharp light in the sunlight.
Sudden.
He stopped and turned to look east of the camp.
Boom!Boom!Boom!
The earth was trembling.
There was a figure riding a black horse rushing towards them at high speed!
That's Xia Tong!
However, his target was not the knight.
Instead, they were two other lone ordinary soldiers of the Grek army on the periphery.
"drive!"
Xia Tong lay prone on horseback, taking advantage of Toret's high-speed charge to instantly enter the battlefield.
He held the somewhat dull royal army straight sword in his hand, and with the momentum of the horse's charge, he swung it with his right hand.
A devastating blow!
Click!
puff!
The sword strike was powerful and heavy, slicing directly into a soldier's shoulder.
however--
With a "creak"!
An accident happened.
The sword had been used to chop bones too many times in the past few days, and the blade had developed tiny nicks.
At that moment, aided by the horse's immense kinetic energy, it became deeply lodged in the gap between the soldier's collarbone and shoulder blade!
I can't pull it out!
Holy crap!
Xia Tong felt a chill in her heart.
The Grek soldier who had been slashed let out a piercing scream, his body hanging from the sword as he was dragged along by the horse.
Dragging a grown man would obviously be too heavy.
Torret's speed suddenly slowed down, almost coming to a standstill.
"roar--!"
In the distance, the Knight Grek had already noticed the strange occurrence and charged over with a roar, lance raised!
"Let go!"
Xia Tong was sweating profusely, desperately trying to pull out the sword or shake the person off.
Just then.
Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!
Three gray figures emerged from the flank.
Those were the lone wolves summoned by Xia Tong!
They pounced on the dragged Grik soldier and began to tear at him.
Although the golden runes flowed into Xia Tong's body—66 points.
The person is dead.
But the sword is still stuck in the bone!