At this moment, Roddy looked at the "Remaining time: 32 seconds" displayed on his status panel, his heart was filled with unprecedented nervousness.
[Moloch's Blessing]'s effect of leveling up doubled his stats, and the 100% increase in stats also increased his stats to a shocking number. Not only that, the "Divine Art: King's Blessing" that Rubens just cast also increased all his stats by 20%.
In other words, even though Roddy was currently Advanced Level 15 and had a base level of 20, his stats were actually not that far off from Magda who was chasing him from 30 meters away!
However, the low difference in stats was not the reason why Roddy was able to survive until now. In the eyes of high-tier players, stats were only the basics. Apart from the "HP" and "Cow" professions, most professions would only need a few rounds to determine the victor. This was because once an attack hit a vital point or a critical hit occurred, the damage caused would often be ten times that of the original attack. It was impossible to calculate the probability of victory using theoretical values.
This kind of battle system perfectly balanced the problem of stats in the game and prevented the players from having to fight for a long time in the later stages of the game. However, it also made the word "skills" have an unimaginable importance.
"Witcher" Level 15 gave Roddy a whole row of "skills", a total of 10 skills. In such a short amount of time, Roddy naturally could not understand all of them, but as the predecessor of the "Ranger" class, Roddy could immediately recognize most of them and use them with ease. Among them, the one that allowed him to survive until now was a skill that once belonged to the "Ranger" with a long cooldown (Note: Cooldown time) – "Quick Reflexes"!
Advanced Classes would obtain a "Ultimate Skill" with a long cooldown every 10 levels. The effect of "Quick Reflexes" was to increase the caster's reaction speed to the surroundings for 20 seconds, and the cooldown time was 10 hours.
Because of this skill, Roddy was able to barely catch the trajectory of Magda's arrows and successfully dodge them. So in the eyes of others, he seemed to be on the same level as Magda, but in reality, only Roddy knew that the reason he was able to survive until now was because of "Quick Reflexes"!
Even though [Moloch's Blessing] allowed Roddy to feel a lot like a level 59 "Shadow Hunter", it still did not allow him to face Magda directly. Whether it was equipment or skills, he was still completely outclassed by Magda. The only advantage Roddy had was the experience of studying [Blightcaller] as an idol!
Magda's starting attack, her choice of skills, and her personal habits were almost immutable to an undead. So, [Blightcaller] had no secrets in Roddy's eyes. Even if the undead also used a long cooldown skill "Rapid Shooting" to chase after Roddy, it would not be able to cause any fatal damage to him!
The two of them shot at each other for a long time, but their bodies did not slow down at all. In just 10 seconds, they had actually crossed a distance of almost 100 meters between the roofs. During this time, Magda shot 12 times, but not a single arrow hit. On the other hand, Roddy shot 4 times, but he managed to block Magda's attack twice …
The distance between the two of them was never more than 30 meters. This was the "Golden Distance" between Rangers, where the one with the advantage in weapons could completely "suppress" the other. If the distance was closer, it would be easier to get into close combat, and if the distance was further, the advantage of the speed of the arrows would not be apparent.
And because of this, the arrogant and conceited Magda felt like he was going crazy!
Magda was not stupid. He knew that the guy in front of him had used some kind of secret skill to suddenly increase his strength, and it would definitely not last long. But what Magda could not understand was: how could he use such a broken bow to successfully block his movements?
Bows were different from other weapons. No matter how strong the player's attributes were, if they did not use special arrows, the speed of the arrows would never change. The only thing that would change would be the damage value of the player's attributes.
In other words, even if Roddy's "Agility" attribute had reached the same level as Magda, the bow in his hand was still a level 10 item, and the speed of the arrows would not change at all. Compared to Magda's powerful blue short bow, the speed of Roddy's broken bow was more than half!
Because of this, it was a humiliation to the [Blightcaller] who had high self-esteem. Being restrained by a human soldier who wasn't even 20 years old with a piece of trash, how could they show their faces in front of others?
In his anger, his arrows were almost non-stop flying towards Roddy. Buildings were constantly being frozen and even collapsed under Magda's frost arrows. The two of them flew past the rooftops on both sides of the road, but the sound of cracking ice could be heard …
"Remaining time: 24 seconds"
Roddy looked up at the clock tower not far from him, and his gaze swept across the city walls. He could vaguely see the shadows of people running, but he could not see Rubens in his vision …
"Damn it, hurry up …"
His gaze swept across the "Quick Reflexes" bar, and the window was already flashing a warning with 9 seconds left. Roddy's heart turned cold. Without this skill, he would not be able to dodge Magda's arrows!
What should I do?
He quickly glanced at the remaining four or five icons in the skill bar that he had never seen before. At the same time, he noticed that other than "HP" and "Stamina", the "Mana" bar was full. These were the skills of a Witcher and a Ranger. But Roddy did not have the time to look at the skill descriptions in detail, and the only thing he could do was to look at the cooldown time of the skills. If the cooldown time was long, it meant that the skill was powerful, and if he used it now, it might have a miraculous effect!
Fortunately, there was indeed a skill with a cooldown of 5 minutes. The icon was an orange-red ring with the words "Arrow of Silence" written on it.
"Arrow of Silence?"
Roddy was astonished. He only knew that when an Arcanist reached level 30, they would be able to obtain a skill called "Group Silence". Could it be that "Arrow of Silence" was a long-range magic skill?
While thinking about this, Roddy's footsteps did not slow down at all. He looked at the clock tower that was nearing, and once again activated the upgraded "Leap". His body leaped across the 6-7 meters gap between the two buildings, and he even twisted his body in mid-air, dodging Magda's "scattered" arrows with his "Quick Reflexes". By the time he landed, he was already in front of the clock tower!
His every movement was as smooth as flowing water, and the skills that he was previously unable to display due to his level and attributes were now displayed without reservation. And because of this, Magda who was chasing after him started to feel that this human in front of her was not as simple as she thought he was.
As the saying goes, "Amateurs watch the show, while experts see the artistry". To be able to pin her down with a crappy bow, it meant that the opponent was very skilled!
The Blightwalker had lived for hundreds of years, and it had been through countless battles. In a real battle, it was proficient in feints, feints, shots, scatter shots, and prejudgment. If the opponent was really a weakling who had never been on the battlefield before, he would have been killed by the third arrow. But the opponent was unexpectedly experienced. He did not fall for the trick, did not fall for the trap, and was even able to skillfully draw his bow and counterattack with unbelievably accurate accuracy …
Who the hell is this guy!?
As a level 40 "Ranger", Magda had been chasing after Roddy with her skillful and instant-cast skills, but not only did she not kill her opponent after half a minute, she was also pinned down by him. Thinking of this, she could no longer swallow the anger in her heart. She immediately stopped, and using the chimney of a building as cover, she raised her bow and aimed at Roddy who was running to the bottom of the clock tower.
"Shit!"
Turning his head, Roddy immediately understood that this was the prelude to the "Guided Arrow" skill. He ducked and rolled to the side of the clock tower, but he also knew that with the opponent's skill level, this "Guided Arrow" would not miss.
Of course, Roddy knew about this "Guided Arrow" skill, because it was one of the core skills of a "Ranger". Five seconds of casting time to shoot an arrow that could "change direction" according to the shooter's will.
This skill did not sound very powerful, but because of the "Earth Splitter"'s "Critical Strike" mechanism, it did not just increase the damage by two or three times, it also increased the damage to the head, eyeballs, and heart by more than ten times. Therefore, the "Guided Arrow" skill that increased the hit rate by several times became a guarantee for "high damage".
And Roddy knew that Magda, this "Dark Ranger", had purposely added bonuses to her skills, so his "Guided Arrow" only had a casting time of 1. 75 seconds, damage increased by 10%, and cooldown reduced by half. To Roddy, once Magda's "Guided Arrow" was fired, his life would basically be over …
In a flash, Roddy remembered the "Silent Arrow" skill that he saw just now, and at this moment, he could only try his best and immediately raise his bow to shoot!
In an instant, Roddy and Magda faced each other, raising their bows and aiming at each other at the same time.
"Bang!"
Magda was the first to stop raising her bow, and Roddy was half a second slower. But because of the "Guided Arrow" casting time, in this short confrontation, Roddy was the first to shoot the arrow.
Because "Silent Arrow" did not have a casting time!
When the arrow left the bowstring, Roddy felt something in his head vibrate, and the scenery in front of him became a little blurry. After a while, he realized that this skill did not consume "Essence", but "Mana". Because his equipment did not have "Intelligence" and "Spirit", and after countless buffs, he did not have much Mana left, so after using this skill, his mana was almost depleted.
However, he didn't have the time to check the effect of the "Silent Arrow". As soon as the arrow left his hand, he turned around and used "Swift Run". His body suddenly sped up and climbed up the wooden ladder that was erected a few days ago.
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