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Elizabeth, whose skirt was torn just now, probably couldn't concentrate, so the spellcasting must fail.
Seeing this, the king shouted, "Elizabeth! Shoot the scorching rays at the water monkeys! You should be able to focus now, right?"
Just when the water monkeys were about to use their weight to crush the king, the king's spell was completed - the water monkeys obviously did not expect the wizard to complete the spell so quickly.
Elizabeth breathed a sigh of relief. "That's great. But... I can't stand being completely useless in such a high-end magic duel. Otherwise... I should find a beholder to kill?"
Swipe the wall of fire—no, the burning range is circular, so the circle of fire appears!As a result, two barriers immediately appeared, and the area to be defended was immediately reduced!
"That's right, it's the Law of Death. Although it's just an item, so its power is not as strong as those cast by real nine-ring mages, it is a nine-ring spell after all."
Flint: "A nine-ring spell that can be perfectly countered by the anti-death barrier."
Flint frowned: "Are you sure this is true? What you said is the same as what you just said?"
In the direction of the king's palm, all the water monkeys disintegrated in an instant, turning into a pile of uneven pieces of meat.
Flint: "But next time they pop out to meet you, they'll put up a good anti-death ward."
Everyone else looked at him and the situation became awkward for a moment.
In a word, the local temperature is much higher than that of Fireball, even though Scorching Ray is only a second-level spell and Fireball is a third-level spell.
Flint got up and cursed, "Is that the fucking question? My heart just stopped beating!"
"Nini": "I mean, Erwin is my senior brother, but unfortunately he can't enter the core sect because of his limited talent."
Nini looked at the black-robed figure lying on the ground again: "What is this?"
The dwarf was shocked and immediately began to pray: "Anti-death barrier!"
Wang: "By the way, even if there are no loopholes in your words, you can't fool me. Because when I solved the puzzle of the tower in Minos, I had already understood the essence of illusion. All illusion spells have no effect on me."
Wang: "Erwin? (doubtfully)"
Wang: "Keep firing! Don't just aim in one direction. Water monkeys are afraid of fire. Create fires around us!"
Barbarian: "Erwin! (Furiously)"
Wang: "It's okay. The anti-death barrier is not immune to the Phantom Killer. Because the Phantom Killer does not kill instantly, but scares people to death. (*)"
(*) In fact, whether the anti-death barrier can defend against the phantom killer depends on the DM. For instant death spells such as Finger of Death, you need to pass the Fortitude check, while the phantom killer needs to pass the Willpower check first, and then the Fortitude check.
I personally think this is being scared to death, so I set it this way.
By the way, in Wrath of Justice, some demons that are immune to instant death can also be scared to death by the Phantom Killer.
Chapter 161 Lizardman Brought the "Tail"
Because Nini is back, the alert problem has been temporarily solved.
The elf jumped lightly onto the treetop and then came down again immediately.
"No," she said, "the trees here are too dense, and the treetops seem to be competing for sunlight. I can't see what's going on in the dense forest from the treetops. I can only use my hearing to be alert."
Wang was shocked: "I suddenly understand what my uncle-master meant when he said 'trees can talk'. If even the elven rangers can't guard too far away in this dense forest, it is simply a paradise for sneak attackers.
"If the attacker suddenly speaks, then to the person being attacked, it's like the tree suddenly speaking."
As soon as she finished speaking, Nini shouted, "Someone is approaching!"
Everyone's nerves were suddenly stretched to the limit again.
Wang: “How far is it?”
"The various noises in the woods are interfering with my hearing. It's probably very close. We'll see it soon."
The leader of the rogues laughed: "Of course we chose to try whether you have any magic left!"
Gotrek silently grabbed the head of the wizard who was lying facedown on the ground, then lifted him up, stood up straight and held him in his hands.
"I shouted: Who are you? What did you do to the guards?
"That human was shooting arrows at me with his miniature crossbow! Fortunately, I was good at dodging—"
Gotrek: "Go!"
Li Guang: "What are you talking about?!"
Then Li Guang, dressed in protective clothing, walked out of the woods.
Wang: "So his name is Wahid. Just now he was about to cast the Finger of Death, but I killed him with the Phantom Killer in a hurry."
The king said this deliberately. If the cult had information about the Law of Death Ring, they would have judged that the ring might not be useful at this time.
Then someone's applause floated in the air: "Not bad, not bad. He is indeed the elf's sharpshooter. His reputation is well-deserved. He has already injured the three of us before we even met."
Elizabeth was shocked. "What the hell? I thought she was trying to verify whether the monk could really dodge an arrow shot from a strong bow at close range when caught off guard!"
Li Guang: "What the hell?"
Wang: "Really? But I just killed another classmate of Erwin's."
So Marika, who was heading to the Lizardman Village from the ground, probably wouldn't see any signal smoke?
At this time, the other party also finished observing Wang and commented: "The leader of the legendary salvation team doesn't look like a particularly powerful wizard."
The Wanderer snorted, "Why are we called peripheral troops? We are just like the mages and priests at the headquarters of the cult, fighting for a noble goal!"
I don’t know why someone must help bandage it. Can’t I just do it myself?
Suddenly, Nini stopped.
Wang: "What's wrong?"
Several wanderers were shocked.
"Just the sound of footsteps."
"I heard screams!" she shouted. "Nini shot someone!"
Li Guang: "Tail? Oh, is it a metaphor? Sorry, as a monk, I'm not very good at anti-reconnaissance and detecting enemies that are stealthily following me. I mean, as long as they don't release hostile intent."
The barbarian was very tall, so even though he only grabbed the head with one hand, he still kept the dead black-robed wizard's feet at least thirty centimeters off the ground.
As soon as he finished speaking, six more people came out of the woods, three of them had wounds that had just been bandaged. It seemed that the three wanderers were bandaging the three wounded.
Xiaobai was shocked: "The tree really spoke!"
Before Wang could reply, the tree spoke up: "It's you donors, you're here."
Wang began to pray in his heart that Marika had also seen the smoke signals coming back - but he suddenly remembered what Nini had just said: the canopy of the rainforest was very dense, basically blocking all vision.
Wang praised sincerely: "Barbarian, your posture is very good and very suitable for the current situation."
The mage who just jumped out probably saw that the Savior Team had just fought off the Water Monkey and was in a very weak state, so he jumped out to pick peaches.
The duration of the anti-death barrier is very short, and it is usually placed just before a battle.
For veterans with rich experience in magic battles, this kind of thing is not uncommon.
Xiaobai: "The tree is talking again!"
To be honest, now that Marika is gone, it is indeed difficult to stop these wanderers from escaping with just Nini's bow and arrow.
Wang: "It's alright, let's get down to business. What happened last night?"
The leader of the wanderers frowned. "What do you mean? Our comrades sent us information that you just happened to get a scroll of Banshee's Wail, and that's how you killed Lord Erwin. You just got lucky!"
Several people dressed as rogues walked out of the woods - the fact that rogues would show up like this instead of launching a sneak attack showed that these people were confident that they could escape at any time.
Li Guang sighed: "Yesterday the elders ordered that all young and strong men get up at 4 o'clock this morning to head to the ruins. In order to send out as many soldiers as possible, the warrior leader adjusted the night duty sentries. The first wave of sentries will be on duty until 4 o'clock, and the second wave of sentries will directly take up daytime duty.
Elizabeth also smiled kindly, "Our wanderers should be back soon. Even if you can avoid the king's magic, you can't escape her pursuit. It's better to be captured and tell her what you know before she comes back.
But the performance of these wanderers clearly showed that they were not veterans familiar with magic battles.
"In that case, shouldn't you provide some information as compensation for interrupting the information exchange?"
Wang: "You are the outer troops of the cult responsible for doing the dirty work, right?"
Wang guessed that this should be an expression of surprise, and he was ready to verify his idea through the lizard man's words.
Veterans sometimes even use tricks to deceive their opponents.
But now, the Ring of Death has been used up, and it will take twenty-four hours for the second one to come out. If another seven-ring wizard who can use the Finger of Death comes along, he may not be able to withstand it.
Wang: “It’s a surprise!”
Some monks trained in martial arts monasteries have the ability to sense murderous intent. It seems that the monastery to which Li Guang belongs also teaches this.
Wang: "So your fighting power is about the same as that of the mages and priests at our headquarters? Then I really need to be careful."
Nini suddenly raised her hand and shot an arrow. The monk who was talking also reacted quickly and dodged the elf's arrow by turning sideways. The arrow flew into the dense forest, and the next moment Xiaobai's ears twitched.
The wanderers looked at the wizard in Gotrick's hand with shock on their faces. The wanderer on the left of the leader couldn't hold back and shouted, "Sir Wahid!"
"It was around three in the morning. In order not to miss the morning class, I woke up much earlier than usual to do some breathing exercises. As soon as I stepped out of the tent, I saw human-looking soldiers sneaking into the village!
The leader immediately glared at the guy.
Flint asked the king nervously, "Should I put up an anti-death barrier? I still have one!"
Unexpectedly, he was taken away by a decree of death. Half of the battle between mages is an intelligence battle. What spells and equipment the opponent has prepared today? If one of these information is not clear, it may be fatal.
If there is no information, then there is no need to expose the ring. You can use the ring to kill another person in 24 hours.
Finger of Death is a seventh-level spell. It has never been used against the fourth-level Phantom Killer. For people who don't know magic, it is almost like fighting monsters above their level.
Nini: "It casts a spell, probably to protect against arrows."
"If she comes back, it won't be up to you to tell her or not."
Li Guang had a look on his face - well, with Wang's current understanding of the Lizardmen's expression system, he couldn't tell what expression that was. Anyway, the muscles on Li Guang's face twitched, the corners of his mouth stretched wider, and his nostrils pulled back slightly.
Elizabeth said: "He is a low-key person, but he is actually a very powerful wizard."
Wang: "See, I said this for a reason."
The dwarf and Gotrik both tightened their grip on their weapons, and the king further confirmed the situation: "How many people are coming?"
Nini shot the bow continuously, and five arrows flew into the dense forest.
Xiao Bai also said at this time: "I heard it, it is indeed very close."
Wang frowned. "Will it be another high-level mage raiding alone like before? It's unlikely that the cult will send them all off one by one?"