What did you do with the dice?

But even if Phoenix was very reluctant to cooperate with Theresa, what she just said could not be refuted. If the opponent's pursuers caught up, they might have other elven archers or mages hiding in the dark ready to ambush at any time. At least the druid was still alive.

Even though Challens himself is very powerful, he is an indigenous branch of the "warrior" profession - "Qi war". It can be seen from the battle just now that when he does not have a weapon in his hand, a weapon will explode with every cut, causing his combat effectiveness to be greatly reduced.

The risk of fighting and running while protecting him is too high. It is indeed best to separate one person to block this group of soldiers, so as not to give the opponent a chance to surround you with the advantage in numbers and create a chance for the elves to launch a sneak attack.

Phoenix, who couldn't see any conspiracy or disadvantage in Theresa's action, could only nod at her doubtfully, and then signaled Challens and the surviving soldiers around who had the strength to run to follow her, leaving Theresa, who was controlling Eli, alone to cover the retreat.

Before leaving, Phoenix thought about it again and felt that there was no problem. It even seemed that it would be a win-win for him either way: It would be best if Theresa could honestly cut off the minion line; if she killed Aerie, he would then tell Rusalka that Aerie was killed by the elves. Not only would the paladin on Esdi's side not blame Rusalka for this, but he would even have one less competitor. Perfect.

After Phoenix and his men ran away, Theresa, who remained where she was, looked at the Allen soldiers who had followed the signal flares and chased here, and smiled with satisfaction: "Finally, I found an opportunity to act alone. Lord Pearl Tear arranged for me to be with the Great Prince and Phoenix the whole time. He was really cautious.

That’s great! The forest is the perfect terrain for building a hidden stage.

However, before that, I still have to pretend a little bit."

Golden weapons appeared around her and automatically flew towards the pursuers.

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After Rusalka was entangled by the Vengeful Treeman Guard, he thought deeply in his mind and finally decided not to use the Phantom Step, but to try the new skill "Eel Transformer" - he felt that if he didn't use it now, he might not have many opportunities to use it in his life, so it was a skill that he could use more times than not.

I have to say that although this thing seems to have a very strong feature of being able to change spell slots, if you think about it carefully, a real dnd character with a spell ring slot only has about 60-80 health at level 10 (Sani Iron Tower has 62 health at level 10). According to the conversion method of -10HP for each ring changed, just absorbing a three-ring will take away nearly half a tube of health, which is still a very high cost.

Therefore, Rusalka boldly speculates that the original intention of DM in writing this ability was to exchange 10 health for a single round of control immunity, and to use the ring absorbed by the way as a gift to supplement the face of this legendary action.

If it is a first-ring Holy Slash, it is 2d8, and the expected damage is 8 points, which means the health lost is approximately equal to the output regained. The legendary action exchanges for a single control immunity for one round. In terms of the strength of the rule book, it is also a very standard legendary action. It is also suitable for turn-based bosses - to prevent being controlled to death by the player team, so it is reasonable to have a legendary action to release the control.

The only thing that satisfies Rusalka is that it can "suck" other people's magic power. As we all know, the most disgusting construction in the world is to destroy other people's construction.

If Rusalka could remove the restriction of "must be under a negative effect before using it," it would be a sure kill. Without the opponent having to do anything, Rusalka could kill herself - you like playing as a mage, right? Today, I'll let you experience the feeling of having no mana bar.

It’s a pity that I can’t go.

Well, now that things have come to this, I’ll just take a sip first.

With a thought, he activated the skill and chose to absorb a first-level spell slot. Rushaka's health bar dropped by 10 points at once, leaving only 71 points.

The legendary move is worthy of being called a "legendary" move. Rusalka was very curious about how it would perform to free herself from the predicament. As a result, she found that all the branches around her had turned into withered debris. She didn't even need to exert any effort, and she fell out of them by relying on the downward pressure of her own body mass.

He raised his hand in mid-air and pulled the string, aiming it at the druid in the woods, whose invisibility had been exposed after a breath of magic power was sucked away. "Noon has arrived!"

Three arrows shot straight at it, forcing the opponent to roll on the spot and turn into a creature like a large watermelon worm. Rusalka did not recognize the species of this alien creature. She only knew that her three "super" arrows could only make a few pleasant tinkling sounds when hitting the shell of this thing. Its defense was simply terrible.

"Even gold bullets can't penetrate it? That's the iron head of American tanks, right?"

However, it seemed that the creature was only good at defense and lacked attack. It rolled away, intending to leave the battlefield and exit the transformation. After all, in the wilderness form of the druid's transformation, it could not cast spells, nor provide additional buffs to the summoned creatures. For the elven druids in this world, transformation was only the last means of survival.

Rusalka couldn't chase her and could only watch her knock down several trees and then turn back into human form again - because the tree man behind her picked up his brother next to him - and a big tree that was pulled out of the ground hit Rusalka's head hard.

The treeman guard who attacked with a big tree gave Rusalka a sense of déjà vu of Gargantu using zombies as weapons, but he did not intend to play the role of the Thorn King, so he did not use his head to block the attack, but pulled out his shield to block it above his head.

The posture of using a one-handed shield to hold up a big tree that was knocked down by the tree man made the elf feel the same as the fox warlock felt when he saw Rusalka during the Battle of Bright Moon City - is this a human?

But the rangers have dealt with stronger ones before, so no matter how strong the enemy is, you have to fight. The tree herders sent by the fifth elder next door are watching on the side, so you can't just desert.

So when Rusalka was wrestling with the tree man and seemed to be about to win, countless vines sprang out from the soil and directly blocked his limbs. After tying him up, they began to drill into the ground, trying to pull him to the ground.

Rusalka: (That's all an elf can do? Besides tentacle bondage, it has nothing else to do, right? How dare you show off your skills in front of an expert? I'll take away its magical powers!)

Sanita: (Then just say it with your mouth. What's the point of you telling me in the PL channel? Are you trying to get me to join the other team so that I can give you a little more strength?)

In reality, Rusalka said seriously to the beautiful elven archers he had imagined in the forest, "How naive! You think you can trap me with just this?"

The leading female elven druid thought he was just being stubborn. After all, Rusalka looked like she couldn't move. So she whispered to her companions, "Leave her alive! It would be a shame to kill such a powerful human knight. Take her back and raise her to reproduce. Producing more half-elves will also improve the quality of our army."

Rusalka's ears are quite pointy: (Tsk, this thing has suddenly become incredibly hard to break free of? This witch must have used some kind of sorcery to strengthen these vines! Damn, my legendary move seems to be sealed, bro, this must be the ability of that little wooden sign, right!)

Sanita: (Scream, scream, scream. Regardless of whether she's telling the truth or just teasing you, even if you wanted to, do you have the ability?)

Rusalka: (Whether I have the ability or not is not important. I am mainly looking forward to the process.)

Sanita: (Okay, I'll include these combat details and our communication in the combat summary. As you know, Phoenix occasionally reads what I write.)

Rusalka was frightened after hearing this and immediately reduced his HP to -10. The vines around him instantly withered and broke like the branches before. He exerted force suddenly, and the shield was pushed back, causing the tree man to raise his crown and step back half a step. Then he pulled out the big sword behind him without mercy, and slashed the blood-red tree man with two consecutive Holy Slashes.

The two strikes were fast and fierce, and they vividly demonstrated with practical actions what it means: When there is no woman in your heart, you will be as powerful as a god when you draw your sword.

The majestic power of holy light penetrated the blade of the greatsword and rushed directly into the tree trunk, blooming everywhere. The shell of the treeman guard became bulging, like a bomb that was about to explode. The holy light shone through the spider-web-like cracks around it, and finally blew the entire bark apart, revealing the bumpy and charred wood core inside.

However, this kind of small boss-like unit will naturally not be easily killed with just two hits. The strong vitality and physical defense are also the basic conditions of the summoned creature, the treeman.

Although the elven druid was very wary of Rusalka's mysterious power that could drain her magic out of thin air, it did not prevent her from showing a contemptuous smile on her face after seeing Rusalka making what she thought was a useless chopping motion at the bloody tree man.

So what if the human knights were strong? They were just as clumsy and clueless as those orcs. They weren't being held back, but they didn't prioritize chasing after a spellcaster like them, instead foolishly fighting the Crimson Tree Guards.

It was just two slashes infused with the power of holy light. In an environment as full of vitality as the forest, damage of this degree could be repaired quickly.

She slowly squatted down and immersed her hands into the ground. Emerald green magic threads spread along the soil to the distant tree roots. As long as she could reconnect with the treeman guard, she could let Rusalka understand how terrifying the mechanized creatures were.

Rusalka also realized that this treeman's health bar was quite long, as two hits on him would have killed anyone else.

This won't work. Rusalka feels she needs to use her clever fighting skills to come up with a quick solution.

Then, taking advantage of the time to think, he suddenly attacked the tree man with three more strikes, each of which was a double-ring Holy Slash.

The energy underground that was about to reach the roots of the tree stopped.

Because the tree man exploded.

Before it could recover its energy, it was instantly blown into sawdust by the inrushing power of holy light.

The leaves and debris turned into a green and brown rainstorm, which fell from the sky onto Rusalka.

Ok, problem solved.

Covered in leaves and wood chips, the Five Flash Rusalka shook his head, gently blew away the non-existent bloodstains on the sword, and sighed with emotion.

Alas, it is another battle that consumes a lot of brain cells. The Crimson Treeman Guardian is really a good boss with excellent design.

Chapter 160 Sicilian Front (10)

Even though the Treeman Guardian exploded, it's not a big deal. It doesn't matter whether there is a tank or not when dealing with a unit like Rusalka.

With the druid using his tree empathy ability to report Rusalka's location to his teammates, the well-trained team of rangers immediately began to take the initiative, using their advantage of long-range attacks in the dark to continuously harass Rusalka with arrows.

Rusalka had successfully stolen two of them before, so they quickly reflected on the reason and modified their strategy.

Since Rusalka's position has been locked, and if you stay in one place for too long, Rusalka will notice you, then you might as well stop hiding and switch from ambush to mobile operations, moving at high speed among the woods while being able to escape with one strike, taking turns kiting.

Their strategy effectively seized the second flaw of Rusalka's Phantom Step, which is that he needs to "lock" the landing point when teleporting, and this "lock" usually means entering a state of out-of-body experience. However, in this state, the moving position he can see is "within the field of vision", and the teleportation position outside the field of vision is black, so he can pass through it, and he also has a more "intelligent" way to avoid obstacles.

However, the result of discrediting teleportation is that you have to rely on luck. If the landing point is a slope, it is very likely that you will fall directly due to the wrong posture after teleporting.

If the opponent keeps moving at high speed and is not caught by his vision, Rusalka can only predict the opponent's upcoming position, and then move over with a phantom step and then a whirlwind slash.

It is of course a good thing to hit the target, but if you are unlucky, just like before, you can only destroy one of the opponent's life-saving items.

If you can't hit the target, you will lose a lot. Phantom Step is a noble second-level spell. It's like this when a paladin mixes with a warlock. Not only does he not have a higher level of ring, but the warlock's level will be higher than that of the paladin.

After deducting the rings she had used without any effort to chop down the mangroves, Rusalka now only had two second rings left. It was not worth it to have two chances to deal with the dozen or so elves around.

Another 31 HP were lost, leaving 30 HP.

Rusalka, who was running in frustration and rage, suddenly encountered a group of gray-dressed infantrymen. Both sides were stunned. The other side quickly picked up the horn at their waist and pretended to blow it, but Rusalka grabbed the crossbow and nailed the enemy to the tree trunk with one arrow.

This unfortunate team of five was wiped out in just a few seconds by Rusalka, who rushed over to vent his anger.

During this period, the rangers tried to use this opportunity to harass Rusalka, but the effect was not ideal. Since no one could guess the effect of "Hamlet's Shield", the damage of the attack was purely a matter of luck, depending on whether the armor-piercing arrow could hit Rusalka and cause mixed damage.

After defeating this group of enemies, Rusalka suddenly realized: "Yeah, they can't hold me back at all, so why should I fight them? They don't have the space-locking ball, so why don't I just go find Phoenix?"

Rusalka did what she said and ran forward directly.

After killing about 40 enemies encountered along the way and being beaten by the ranger to only 10 health points, Rusalka realized a serious problem - he was lost.

Rusalka: (Brother, I'm lost.)

Sunita: (You can't read a map? You can get out by walking north.)

Rusalka: (Dude, where's north? I'm pressing my finger on this map, but it's not using Klee's voice to give me directions? Is it messed up?)

Sani Tower: (9. Because I think you flipped 6, so, do you have any reference points nearby?)

Rusalka: (This is the second time I've seen a tree with a heart-shaped vertical tube.)

Sanita: (Okay, you've already chosen your own grave, so I won't bother you anymore. But if you still have a little will to live, please tell me about things like "rivers" and "terrain" that can be seen on the strategic map.)

Rusalka: (No.)

Sanita sighed: (So, you consider the direction of the sun overhead as three o'clock, and then walk towards 12 o'clock to be north. Although you will definitely not be correct with this estimation method because the sun will move, at least you are heading north.)

Rusalka: (You should have said it earlier!)

Sure enough, after running in the right direction, they encountered fewer enemies and even started to meet their own people. However, the reunion with Rusalka was obviously not good news for them. The rangers' arrows followed closely behind. Although Rusalka was not afraid, the ordinary soldiers were overwhelmed and were shot down one after another.

There was no other way. Being soft-hearted at this time would not save teammates. Rusalka could only grit her teeth and continue running forward.

As he was running, he suddenly felt a stronger and stronger smell of blood brought by the breeze in front of him. After taking a few steps forward, he found many enemy soldiers lying on the ground in all directions. All of them had a hole in their chest. There was no murder weapon around. A quick judgment showed that they were killed by a magic blow very cleanly.

The further north we went towards the woods, the more corpses we saw on the road. We could even hear faint screams in the distance, which then stopped abruptly and everything returned to silence.

Although she knew there were no mages in her army, Rusalka couldn't help but want to see what was going on. Perhaps the elves on her side were secretly rebelling? Joining up with them would also reduce the pressure on her to deal with the rangers.

If Sanita comes over, he will definitely laugh at him for wanting to be the Train King and lure monsters again, but Rusalka's main skill is the Iron Head Skill. If you have the guts, why don't you take out a watch and kill me in one second?

Rusalka rolled to avoid two poisonous vine thorns, and quickly used her greatsword to chop away the thorns blocking her way. At a glance, she saw Ai Li standing in the open space. He was grabbing a corpse with his golden magic arm and squeezing it, pouring the fresh blood on the ground, trying to cover up the few blurry white runes left on the ground.

The contrast in the picture was very strong. The strong murderous aura emanating from the little cutie Ai Li and the blood-stained surroundings gave off a bloody and horrifying feeling like the scene of an evil ritual. For a moment, Rusalka didn't dare to approach rashly.

Theresa was startled by Rusalka who suddenly appeared in the bushes. Not only did she not stop what she was doing, she even stomped on the corpse in front of Rusalka to squeeze out more blood and directly covered the last few runes.

Oh, it's Theresa. Rusalka suddenly felt that everything in front of her was acceptable - at least she was wearing normal clothes.

Before she could even begin to wonder why Theresa had come again, Rusalka turned back and raised her shield to block a few arrows. Then, after watching Theresa unhurriedly extend her hands and deploy two small barriers to block the elven archers' fire, she hurriedly reported to Sanita on the PL channel: (Report! I noticed Theresa seems to be controlling Aerie again, doing something solo. She's drawn a few runes on the ground!)

Riding on the flawless white chocobo Rusalka had given him before they parted, Sanita, who was meditating with his eyes closed, mentally simulating and training the rune that Alijae had just cast, suddenly shuddered upon hearing Rusalka's report: (Is Theresa's control actually instantaneous? What rune did she draw?)

Rusalka: (Excellent answer: I don’t know.)

The Sani Iron Tower almost couldn't get up in one breath: (Then describe what it looks like!)

Rusalka: (White.)

Sani Tower: (Of course I know it’s white, but what about the pattern?)

Rusalka: (I didn't notice. It's hard to describe. If I had to, it's like watching my English teacher write on the blackboard in a half-awake state. She even erased it. If I ask her now, will she tell me?)

Sanita almost fainted from Rusalka's words: (Feiwu! You might as well not say anything!)

Seeing that Rusalka didn't take the initiative to ask, Theresa knew that her actions were obvious. The main reason was that the scene around her was too tragic. It was no longer possible to get away with it by being cute. So she simply gave up pretending: "Lord Pearl Tear, what a coincidence, it looks like you are being chased. Do you need any help?"

She didn't mention a word about her recent behavior and looked fearless.

But Rusalka didn't have time to pursue the matter right now: (Theresa is indeed my concubine. I really like the way she speaks. I was alone on Earth, but in this other world, I am chased by beautiful women everywhere. I have achieved everything in my life.)

Sani Tieta: (I have a quilt, but I still need a pillow to have a sweet dream.)

Theresa wanted to help Rusalka get rid of the pursuers, which was really what she wanted. Rusalka also felt that this kind of joint fight against the enemy would at least increase her favorability like Phoenix.

But! His adaptive face refused to let him show weakness in front of Theresa, wanting help.

He lowered his voice and warned Theresa, sounding like a seasoned veteran. "Don't be careless. They're rangers and a druid. Be careful with the plants nearby."

This way of speaking, which clearly didn't ask for help but implicitly pulled Theresa into the cooperation front, was of course something Rusalka learned from Sanita.

"No problem." Theresa nodded.

After Rusalka and Theresa reunited, the silent woods behind them suddenly began to sing birdsong.

"This is probably the Ranger Team's special way of communicating." Rusalka couldn't understand what they were communicating, so she could only pretend to explain her guess to Theresa.

Theresa nodded and smiled. "They're assessing my strength to see if we should retreat, but from what I hear, more people are leaning towards continuing the attack. There are ten people in total, and seven voted in favor of attacking."

Rusalka was a little surprised: "How do you understand?"

Theresa shrugged, her expression unfazed. "This method of communication has been used for hundreds of years and hasn't changed at all. How could I not understand it? Even considering the elves' personality, they're certainly a bit overconfident."

She used Ai Li's innocent appearance, which made her look easy to be kidnapped. The mocking gesture and tone seemed very inconsistent, making Rusalka feel uncomfortable. But soon, two tree people rising from the ground interrupted his desire to complain: "We are on the left and the right!"

Theresa raised her hands and brought them together at her chest. A golden glow emerged from the space between her palms, forming runes that were difficult for Rusalka to understand. "Don't bother. Buy me some time."

The flying arrows were automatically blocked by the barrier, and all Rusalka had to do was step forward and use her shield to block the tree man's hammer. Theresa's chanting speed was very fast. The opponent only attacked once, and when the tree man slowly raised the hammer to attack again, Theresa's magic was ready.

She turned her palm and pointed it towards the two treemen. The golden light split into two strands and wrapped around the treemen, then rushed straight into the ground along their trunks. "Great Dispersion!"

The tree man stopped moving, and the face that appeared on the trunk slowly faded and disappeared under the baptism of golden light, while the wooden hammer made of branches fell to the ground due to gravity, and it seemed that it had turned back into two ordinary strange-shaped trees.