Military crossbow.
It was the best equipment for novice adventurers. It could penetrate plate armor at close range, and it was also the first core equipment that Søren obtained in Amber City.
Crossbows were an important weapon for challenging opponents of a higher level, because they could only rely on these weapons to kill the enemy when their strength was not enough. The military crossbow in front of him was made of steel. If it hit the demon's body, it might not cause too much damage. But if it hit the brain directly, Søren was confident that he could kill the Berserk Demon in one shot!
As long as he shot through the skull, he could kill all the enemies except for a few.
This military crossbow was the key to breaking the deadlock. There was no way to advance into a profession, and he could only fight with the physical fitness of an ordinary person. Therefore, he must seize all the opportunities available to him.
This war game was simply a challenge to the limit!
Now Søren only hoped that after he completed the challenge, he would be able to get the loot that was worth his effort.
Stealth.
In order to cover the sound of his footsteps, and because he did not have the ability to hide in the shadows, Søren simply took off his shoes.
The Halfling's Stealth was enhanced because many of them did not wear shoes. Their soles were very thick, and there was almost no sound when they walked. Now Søren took off his shoes and went into Stealth to reduce the chances of being discovered by the enemy as much as possible. In the current situation, even if there was only a one percent chance, it could affect the final outcome.
Night was the best cover to avoid the fire.
Søren quietly approached the battlefield. In front of him was a group of low-level demons, led by a burly Berserk Demon. This kind of demon that he could easily kill was now the most terrifying creature in the whole village. Many human militiamen had fallen around its body. As a middle-level demon with a challenge rating of more than 5, it had the power to easily destroy a village in the material plane.
There were few survivors.
Søren saw that there were less than ten people who could fight. Among them, a middle-aged man looked like the captain of the militia. When he fought, there were traces of military swordsmanship. He should be a retired soldier. In the crowd, there was a priest in a white robe. Søren was not sure which god he believed in, but looking at his casting movements, he was only a low-level priest.
His divine spell slots were quite limited, and his innate perception was probably not high!
The number of divine spells that a priest could cast still depended on their own perception. If their basic talent was too poor, it would be difficult for them to advance to a higher realm.
The only thing that surprised Søren was …
He even saw a wizard who could use level 3 spells. He should be the most powerful human at the moment. Unfortunately, he was facing a demon. Judging from the nearby demon corpses, this wizard did not have many spell slots left.
There were priests, warriors, and wizards.
Søren seemed to have thought of something, but there was no time to search for it.
There were still houses in the village that had not collapsed. Judging from the attire of these people, they should have settled down here. Therefore, there was not only one way to break out of this situation. There might be useful items in other parts of the village. However, the battle was nearing its end. If Søren were to leave now, they would be done for. He could only grit his teeth and fight. If the demon killed all these people and freed up his hands, it was almost impossible for an ordinary person like him to survive.
Søren lurked in the darkness and approached from the side barefoot.
There was another corpse of a Berserk Demon on the ground. There were very obvious traces of corrosion on the corpse. There was an obvious arrow wound in the chest, as if it was first penetrated by an arrow-like attack, and then the wound was corroded.
"Melf's Acid Arrow?!"
Søren's pupils shrank slightly, and he thought to himself, "It's a popular spell during the Arcane Empire. It's a very powerful level 2 spell. It's the same creator as Melf's Minute Meteor."
A level 2 penetrative spell was sometimes more powerful than a level 3 or 4 spell.
Sure enough!
Facing the intermediate demon in front of him, the wizard who did not have many spell slots quickly retreated. After pulling away, he cast another spell. Soon, a strong acid arrow was condensed in his palm.
Puff.
The Berserk Demon's chest was penetrated by the spell. The acid spread all over its body and corroded its body, making it let out a terrible scream.
Boom!
A huge wooden beam was thrown out, and the white-robed priest next to it could not dodge in time. He was smashed out, and there was a crisp sound of bones breaking.
The Dretches seized the opportunity and swarmed forward. In the blink of an eye, the white-robed priest was already badly mutilated.
"They can't hold on any longer."
Søren seemed to want to rush out of the darkness, but suddenly he seemed to feel something and hid back in the shadows again.
"Hehe!"
A strange laughter sounded, and a wizard in a black robe appeared in the night. He slowly walked out of the village. It seemed that his body was blessed with a protection spell. The nearby demons did not take the initiative to attack him.
He came in front of the survivors and said in a deep voice, "Karnoth! Hand over the Arcane Card! "
"Maybe."
"I can also spare your life!"
The middle-aged wizard looked at the dead priest next to him, and a trace of sadness appeared on his face. He slowly said, "Don't even think about it! The Arcane Card will never be given to a guy like you! "
The black-robed wizard looked at them with a strange smile and slowly said, "Okay then. When you all die, I'll find it myself. "
His figure disappeared on the spot.
It seemed that he was blessed with an invisibility spell. This was an intermediate wizard with a high casting level.
"Arcane Card?"
Soran's figure was crawling on the ground, but his ears were pricked up to listen carefully. The appearance of the black-robed Wizard had once again increased the difficulty of his plan because he, as an ordinary person, might not even be able to block an arcane missile.
Where was the card?
If he could get the Arcane Card and use it, he might be able to turn the situation around.
But!
Where would the Arcane Card be placed?
The demons launched another attack. Although the figure of the black-robed wizard had disappeared, Soran could still judge from the water on the ground that he was moving. He was moving around the side, and his target was another wizard.
"A mid-grade Magus."
A bold idea popped up in Soran's mind, and he said to himself, "His melee ability is not much stronger than an ordinary person's. If his defensive magic field is broken, a single bolt may kill him."
After killing the wizard and relying on the survivors, the probability of defeating the demons was more than 50%.
It was worth a try!
Søren quickly made a decision in his mind, but he needed to wait for a better opportunity. As long as someone could break the black-robed wizard's energy shield, then his opportunity would come.
After all, wizards were more powerful in the later stages.
— — "Agana Fire Breath!"
A pillar of fire suddenly appeared and directly ignited the middle-aged wizard. The black-robed wizard's figure appeared, and he laughed excitedly.
It was another improved spell from the Arcane Empire.
The black-robed wizard who found the opportunity to launch a sneak attack hit his opponent and directly burned the enemy beyond recognition. Although the enemy did not die on the spot, he was almost half dead.
It was not the time yet.
Although the survivors' situation was critical, Søren still calmed down and waited for the right opportunity to make a move.
At this moment, he was an assassin.
There was only one chance to make a move. If he failed, he was doomed to die!
— — "Flame Arrow!"
In the face of the black-robed wizard's sneak attack, the middle-aged wizard's counterattack finally broke out. A three-circle flame arrow flew out. The militia captain dodged the demon in front of him and rushed directly toward the black-robed wizard. As a retired veteran, he knew very well that spellcasters were the biggest threat. If the black-robed wizard made a move, everyone would die here.
"Now's the time!"
The opportunity that Søren had been waiting for finally appeared. He rushed out of the darkness in an instant, and no one noticed that there was another person nearby.
Even if they inadvertently noticed it, an ordinary demon might not care.
150 meters.
120 meters.
80 meters.
When the militia captain rushed toward the black-robed wizard, Søren also quickly raised the military crossbow. It was about 80 meters away. It was not difficult to hit the target at this distance, but it required a lot of skill and a certain amount of luck.
The head!
It must directly hit the enemy's head.
Søren took a deep breath, raised the military crossbow, and quickly pulled the trigger. Accompanied by a cold light, just as the militia captain swung his sword and broke the black-robed wizard's energy shield, the black-robed wizard retreated and wanted to dodge, but the crossbow arrow penetrated the wizard's temple.
Astonishment!
The entire battlefield was filled with astonishment and disbelief.
Everyone's eyes turned to Søren, who suddenly appeared. Even the chaotic demons never thought that the black-robed wizard who summoned them would die in the hands of a civilian.
Even if he relied on the military crossbow in his hand to kill the black-robed wizard.
"I've finally killed it!"
At this moment, Søren was very excited. As a civilian, he killed a wizard, this was something that he would never dare to think about in the past.
But here, he managed to do it.
Everything was done at the peak, and the timing was almost accurate to the millisecond. If there was a slight mistake, he would definitely die!
But in the end, he succeeded.
There was no time to think too much. Søren quickly reloaded the military crossbow, and then aimed at the Berserk Demon not far away. As long as he killed this enemy, the crisis would be over.
This kind of result would be difficult to replicate, so he had to pass the war chess challenge in one go.
"Destroy them!"
The militia captain obviously realized this opportunity. As a veteran, he quickly rushed toward the enemy, preparing to attract some of their attention and buy time for Søren to shoot.
A top-notch crossbowman!
Although he looked like a commoner, his skills were either gifted or heaven-defying luck.
He hoped that it was the latter.
Because only those favored by the goddess of luck could help them survive this crisis.
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