The battle with Nob had come unexpectedly, but it was also within his expectations.
What was unexpected was that Nob had surrounded Darufal's tent so quickly, before launching an attack on the 3 of them. What was expected was that Nob had gathered all the warriors of the tribe.
Darufal stood in front of his tent, looking at the thousands of Nob warriors. There was not a hint of panic in his eyes, and his aura was as calm as ever. Ye Ci stood behind Darufal, carefully observing this level 240 Boss-level NPC. He was calm, solemn, and rational, as though nothing could happen in his world. No matter what happened, in his eyes, it was like a cloud of smoke.
"Nob, why did you bring so many people to my tent? What's the matter?" Darufal's wise gaze swept across everyone in the tent, finally landing on Nob. His voice was normal, without any hint of nervousness or uneasiness. There was no arrogance or disdain, as though he was an old man talking to a naughty young man.
Nob's eyes were filled with greed and viciousness, as he stared at Darufal, before saluting. Although it was a proper salute, in Ye Ci's eyes, it was a challenge to authority. He looked at Darufal and smiled, "My most respected Lord Darufal, of course I'm here to express my highest respect."
"Is that so? Then I've already felt your respect, you can take your men and leave. "Darufal did not react to Nob's words.
"I would like to leave, but, Lord Darufal, these brothers of mine are unwilling to leave. Nob raised his hand and pointed at the Nob warriors surrounding Darufal's tent.
"Is that so? Then why aren't they willing to leave? " Facing Nob's provocation, Darufal remained calm, as he stood outside the tent and looked at the Nob warriors.
Ye Ci also looked at the Nob warriors. She estimated that they were the elite soldiers of the tribe. There weren't many people in the Doro tribe, no more than five or six thousand at most. Among these people, the elderly, children, and women made up the majority. There were also some men who were injured in battle and didn't have the ability to fight. The last ones remaining were the strong and powerful men of the Doro tribe. These men had all joined Nob's guards, and had become his lackeys. Now that Nob had brought them all here, it was obvious what he was up to.
Ye Ci did not believe that Darufal had not noticed the actions of these people, but why was he not making a move? Or rather, why was he still pretending to be deaf and dumb despite knowing that the tribe was in such a disadvantageous situation? Ye Ci was not a system, so she could not think like a system. She could only stand by Darufal's side and wait for the NPCs to give out orders or quests.
As a player, there were times when they would have their own thoughts and feelings towards the NPCs' battles and stories. However, these were only thoughts and feelings, because to the players, their thoughts and feelings had little to no effect on the entire battle. Most of the time, the system wanted the players to be a spectator, a listener.
Just like now.
"Because they were treated unfairly!" Nob's lips curled into a cold smile, as he pointed at Araunah, "Lord Darufal, I have never doubted your wisdom. In fact, in my heart, you are the wisest and kindest person in the world. I have thought so since I was young, until this fellow appeared!"
"Araunah? What's wrong with him? "Darufal's expression did not change at all, as he looked at Nob as usual. His calm demeanor was a stark contrast to Nob's face, which was contorted with rage. Ye Ci cast Identify on Nobba, and discovered that he was only lvl180. Although he was also a Boss-tier monster, his level was much lower than Darufal's. Once the battle started, there would be no suspense in the battle between the two of them. However …
Ye Ci looked at the thousand or so Nob's soldiers and felt a little worried. Once the battle began, Nuber and Darufal would definitely be the first to engage. Although there was a huge difference in strength between the two of them, Darufal would definitely be unable to deal with the other guards. If so many guards were to attack Darufal at the same time, even a high-level NPC like Darufal who had a Divine Artifact would not be able to withstand it. After all, many ants could bite an elephant to death.
Since the two NPCs were already facing each other, it meant that the battle was about to start. When the time came, Ye Ci could not just stand by and do nothing. Otherwise, she would not be able to bring Araunah away. Ye Ci began to carefully observe the situation and prepared for the worst. Once the battle started, where would be the best position for her to participate in the battle? Looking at the two remaining bombs in her pocket, Ye Ci began to ponder if she should use them …
She stole a glance at Dalufal and sighed. Would Dalufal pinch her to death if she threw this thing out? After all, this was his blood, sweat, and tears. These people were his people. To her, they might only be experience points, but to Darufal, they were definitely not people he could casually harm … If that was the case … Ye Ci looked at the sky. Forget it, I'll just take it one step at a time. I'll make a decision when the time comes.
"You actually let a lowly piece of trash like him join my guards? That's fine. But Lord Darufal, why did you privately teach him the skills of a Shaman? Don't you know that he doesn't even have the qualifications to learn the skills of a Shaman? " Nob pointed at Araunah, his eyes glowing red with jealousy. It seemed like Nob knew that Araunah was learning the skills of a Shaman. There really was no such thing as an absolute secret in this world.
"It wasn't Master Darufal …" Araunar immediately rushed forward to defend Darufal. In Araunar's heart, Darufal was the most sacred and revered person he had ever met. He naturally wouldn't allow anyone to slander or question him.
But just as Araunah spoke, Darufal, who had not done anything until now, raised his staff and placed it in front of Araunah. He said in a calm voice, "Araunah, stand down."
"But …" Araunah looked up at Darufal's sacred and inviolable face. His eyes were filled with grievance and unwillingness.
"I told you to stand down." Darufal put down his cane and silently looked at Norber. Araunah could only silently retreat behind Darufal and stand there without saying a word.
"What are the qualifications?" Darufal looked at Nob and smiled, "If I remember correctly, my brother Taku and I were once children of the lowest class in the Doro tribe. We weren't rich nor did we have any status, but we also learned the skills of a Shaman and became one."
Nob was stunned by Darufal's words. He then showed a trace of disdain, "Because of this, after you became the leader of the tribe, our tribe became so ridiculous! The children of the poor are the children of the poor, the children of the rich are the children of the rich, and the children of the nobles are the children of the nobles. How can you mix them up? Now that you've made it like this, we nobles have no power at all. Are you looking down on the entire tribe? "
Darufal didn't say anything, "What's wrong with that?"
"What's wrong with that?!" Nob was extremely angry at Darufal's indifference! "I'm a noble of the Doro tribe, but in the end, I have to listen to your orders! You let me take care of the guards! I'm willing to risk my life for these people, but you're so high and mighty! Is that fair? "
Ye Ci couldn't help but smirk. He spoke so righteously at first, but here he was finally exposed. It was just jealousy and injustice, but in the end, it became some kind of class struggle. Humans, no matter how well they hid it, their hearts were extremely rotten.
"Everyone lives to protect the tribe, no matter if it's a noble or a poor person. To be able to contribute to protect your own people, I think that's the best thing to do. Could it be that in the face of the danger of your own people, in the face of the lives of your people, you still want some special privileges?" Darufal raised his eyebrows. This was probably the first change in his expression when facing Nob.
"Hmph! What does the life and death of the poor have to do with us nobles! We were born to be above the poor, they were born to serve us! Why should we fight for their lives and safety? That's nonsense! "
"So?" Darufal's expression changed slightly, but Ye Ci could feel that he was a little unhappy.
"So, you can't stay in that position anymore. If you continue to stay in that position, you'll only bring destruction to our tribe! I want to lead our tribe to prosperity, and only I can lead our tribe to prosperity! " Nob's eyes looked a little crazy. It was obvious that he had been coveting Darufal's position for a long time. The words he said didn't have any logic at all, it was just sophistry. But even so, there were still people following him. It had to be said that this was a game, and this was the setting of the mission.
"Then where are you going to lead these people? To sacrifice them to the devil? " Darufal finally lost his temper. He slammed the staff in his hand heavily on the ground, making a buzzing sound.
Nob's expression changed slightly. He immediately turned around to see a few of his guards shaking their heads, then lowering their heads. Ye Ci recognized them. Weren't they the ones who were discovered by her when they went to check the stone door? Looking at the faces of the guards, Noah narrowed his eyes and turned to look at Darufal. He said coldly, "Looks like you already know. Darufal, do you know that in this world, the more you know, the faster you die? Looks like you're tired of living. "
Darufal laughed coldly, "What? You can do this kind of thing, but I can't say it? "
"Hmph, you've already lived for so long. Since you want to die, don't blame me for not giving you face …" Nob raised his hand and waved at the people behind him. The guards immediately raised their weapons and shouted, "Kill him! Kill him! "
In the dark of the night, the guards looked crazy. Ye Ci found it hard to believe. After all, although these guards were the elite soldiers of the tribe, they weren't all nobles. If it was a normal NPC, they would have jumped out to oppose Nob's words. But why didn't these NPCs react at all? Suddenly, Ye Ci noticed that the eyes of these NPCs were red. It was the same color as Sith's eyes.
Not only that, she felt a flame burning on her finger. She looked down and saw the flame flickering in the dark of the night. It was quite enchanting. Ye Ci quickly took out a pair of gloves from her inventory and put it on to block the flame. She still didn't know how the ring worked, so she didn't want to cause trouble. Her movements weren't big, and the current atmosphere was tense, so basically no one noticed that she was wearing gloves.
However, after a series of experiments, Ye Ci knew that as long as there was a black flame on the ring, it meant that a demon had appeared. Now that the ring was flashing red, did that mean that the soldiers had all been demonized?
Ye Ci immediately said to Darufal, "Lord Darufal, these soldiers aren't normal. Their eyes are red. They're no longer human. They're demons!"
Hearing this, Darufal was greatly shaken. His expression finally changed, but it wasn't panic. Instead, it was pain. He looked at Norber and said, "Norber, what are you talking about?! What did you do to them?! "
Nob laughed coldly, "What did I do? All I did was give them the greatest power! " He looked at Ye Ci. His gaze was as cold as a viper's. Ye Ci felt a chill run down her spine.
A level 180 Nob wasn't that scary. After all, Nob was a melee fighter. He should have a hard time fighting a ranged fighter like Darufal. However, if Nob was demonized, then it would be hard to say.
"You sold your soul to a demon!" Darufal saw that Nob's eyes were slowly turning red. His skin was getting redder and redder. His muscles were getting stronger and stronger. Ye Ci saw a lot of bulging veins. She screamed in her heart, "Not good!"
"So what!" Nob's body continued to grow. His clothes began to tear apart, and a pair of black wings slowly grew out of his back. A pair of horns also appeared on his head! "Darufar, you know too much. Go to hell!"
"Nob!" Darufal was shocked to see Nuber like this. Not only had Nuber sold his soul to a demon, he had even turned into a demon himself! He looked at Nob's guards. They were all waving their weapons and were about to charge at him. He immediately said to Ye Ci, "White Elf! I'll leave Araunah and his family to you! Take them away! "
This was Darufal's order. However, Ye Ci knew that it wouldn't be easy to carry out. If Araunah was taken away so easily, then she wouldn't be standing here with Darufal. She shook her head, "Lord Darufal, please forgive me for not being able to accept your request. I'm a warrior. I want to fight for justice and peace. I can't leave my friends when they're in trouble!"
"Araunah can't leave either!" He was afraid that Ye Ci would really take him away. However, he didn't expect to hear Ye Ci's words. He stood beside Darufal and said firmly.
Darufal looked at Ye Ci and then at Araunah. Although his expression was the same as usual, Ye Ci could see the light of gratitude in his eyes. She couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. It seemed that her decision was correct. Although she didn't know what the final result of completing this mission would be, at least from the current situation, her approach had greatly improved Dalufal's impression of her. Just this point alone was a good gain.
"Alright! White Elf, Araunah, I'll use my authority to deal with Nob. As for the others, I'll leave them to you! "Darufal nodded. His voice was heavy.
Ye Ci's mouth twitched. She looked at the many Nob guards, and they were all handed over to her and Araunah. Are you kidding me? I'm only level 60! There was no way he could compare to a level 240 freak like Darufal, alright?! With so many people, they didn't even need to do anything. They could just trample her to death. Then, she thought of the bomb, but she didn't know if Darufal would allow it.
"Lord Darufal, do you want to keep these guys alive?" Ye Ci asked vaguely. Otherwise, if she was forced to use the bomb to blow them up, she was afraid that Darufal would blame her in the end. Then, she would lose more than she gained.
Hearing Ye Ci's question, Darufal's expression changed slightly. He suddenly looked very old, "The consequences of selling their souls to the devil are irreversible. Even if I want to keep them alive, I'm afraid they won't be able to come back."
Darufal didn't directly answer Ye Ci's question, but from his words, he had already told Ye Ci to beat them up. She didn't need to give him face. Since the big boss said so, Ye Ci wouldn't be too tactless if she didn't take action.
She said to Araunah, "Hurry up and use the lightning totem. Stun them all. I'll lure them into your encirclement."
"Master! What are you going to do? " Araunah was confused, but he quickly understood, "You're going to deal with the Headless Horsemen!"
"Okay."
Araunah's eyes flashed with hesitation. He looked up at Darufal, who was already fighting with Noba, and nodded, "Alright, leave it to me!"
Ye Ci pulled out an arrow from her back and quickly ran across the battlefield. The Noba guards were annoyed by Ye Ci's fast jumping and running. They couldn't help but raise their weapons and charge at Ye Ci. Ye Ci wasn't running like this just to lure the monsters. More importantly, she was preparing to release a net of arrows.
After a few continuous jumps, Ye Ci released an arrow into the sky. Then, the arrows rained down like rain, causing red damage to the Noba guards. Although the damage wasn't very high due to the level penalty, it was still very impressive.
While Ye Ci was leading the thousands of Nobber soldiers away, Araunah was busy setting up his totem poles while dealing with the remaining soldiers that had been caught by the Nobber soldiers. Fortunately, the Noba guards were all melee classes. None of them were ranged classes. Even if their damage was high, as long as they didn't get close, they were easy to deal with.
In order to buy more time for Araunah to set up the totem poles, Ye Ci led the guards around a few more times and released a rain of arrows. Although the damage wasn't high, many of the guards were left with half of their health. Of course, this wasn't due to Ye Ci's efforts. It was due to her making full use of the battlefield. The Noba guards were now completely demonized. They didn't have any intelligence. They only knew how to follow Ye Ci who had high aggro. Ye Ci specifically ran towards the areas with the thick wooden totem poles. Those places were narrow, and the guards were either pushed to the ground, stepped on by the people behind them, or smashed by the poles.
In short, wherever Ye Ci went, it was a mess. There weren't any good buildings in sight. Most of the tents had collapsed, and there weren't many totem poles left. Ye Ci didn't know if the NPCs in the tents had escaped or not. But in this situation, she couldn't care less.
Fortunately, there were no priests among these guards. Otherwise, she would have been beaten to death by these guards if she was hit by the Immobilization Spell.
"Master, I'm ready!" Finally, Araunah's voice rang out. Ye Ci's heart was filled with excitement. She immediately led the troops behind her towards Araunah's direction. When Ye Ci led the demonized guards towards Araunah, Araunah was already chanting a skill. Of course, it was nothing compared to Darufal's skill. However, it wouldn't be difficult to stun the guards with [Chain Lightning].
Darufal was currently fighting with Noab, who had already transformed into a demon. Although Noab was only level 180 at the start and couldn't be compared to Darufal, now that he had transformed into a demon, not only could he fly, but his defense, attack, and HP had also been greatly increased. This gave Darufal a headache. Even so, Darufal still took the time to cast [Blessings] on Ye Ci and Araunah, greatly increasing their stats!
Ye Ci looked at her stats that had almost doubled. She was so excited that she almost burst into tears. This was the blessing of a high-level NPC with a Celestial Artifact! She was so envious. If she could take Darufal with her, he would be able to cast a few [Blessings] behind her team, no matter if it was a city battle or a group battle, he would be able to take care of everything.
Zzzt zzzt zzzt zzzt. The electric current made a special sound in the cold night air. This sound mixed with the shouts of the demonized Nober guards and formed a very strange sound. It echoed in the sky above the Doro tribe, making people's hair stand on end.
Ye Ci wanted to throw a bomb, but Araunah could only paralyze the guards that had entered the range of the totem pole. There were only about two to three hundred guards, and most of them were still chasing after Ye Ci. Ye Ci could not and did not dare to stop throwing bombs. It seemed like she had no choice but to leave everything to Araunah. She said apologetically to Araunah, "Araunah, I can't throw bombs right now. Do you have a way to attack them yourself?"
"Don't worry, I have an AoE attack. With the power of the totem pole, it'll be easy to deal with them."
With Araunah's words, Ye Ci was relieved. She continued to lead the remaining Noba guards to run around the messy tribe. After running around for some time, Ye Ci threw out a few arrows. Suddenly, she saw a golden EXP bar appearing in front of her screen. Holy shit, that's way too fast! She looked up at Araunah and saw that most of the Noba guards had fallen. There were still a few who were fighting with Araunah. Araunah's movements were very agile. Even though he was almost caught by the guards a few times, he was lucky enough to escape in the end. In just a short while, the guards were all dead.
Araunah did not dare to stay any longer. He immediately began to replenish his totem poles. He was preparing for the next wave of guards that Ye Ci brought.
It didn't take long for Ye Ci to return with her troops. She was able to charge into the range of the totem poles at a much faster speed than before. Araunar was able to unleash his Chain Lightning at a much more opportune moment. In an instant, the totem poles had electrocuted almost five hundred of the guards. Ye Ci had already reached Araunah's side. The guards behind her wanted to attack Ye Ci, but there were too many guards in front of them. They could only scream and jump around.
This was the chance. The monsters were very close to each other. If they did not throw bombs now, they would not have another chance! Ye Ci did not hesitate to take out a bomb from her inventory and threw it into the crowd. Then, she pulled Araunah to the ground.
"Lord Darufal, be careful!" Before attacking Araunah, Ye Ci did not forget to warn Darufal. Otherwise, if he was injured by the explosion, it would be impossible to kill Nob with just her and Araunah's strength.
Darufal did not know what Ye Ci and Araunah were doing, but after hearing those words, he quickly covered himself with a shield. The golden shield was in the shape of an egg, protecting Darufal within it. Outside the shield, lightning of various colors sizzled. Ye Ci only needed a glance to know what it was. Wasn't that the Lightning Shield? It was a Shaman's strongest self-protection ability. Not only could it absorb damage, it could also attack. It was a really good thing.
Nob's attacks on Darufal became even more intense. He spread his huge wings and flapped them non-stop. The wind whistled in the night sky. It sounded like a demonic wind.
"Bang!" A loud sound suddenly rang out in the middle of the noisy field. The loud sound even caused the entire ground to tremble slightly. Sand, gravel, all kinds of building debris, and fragments of Nob's armor and weapons were everywhere!
Ye Ci and Araunah found a relatively safe place to hide. However, the huge impact and all kinds of debris still caused their health bar to drop rapidly. Ye Ci quickly took out a health potion and wanted to drink it. However, she discovered that her and Araunah's health bar was instantly filled up. She looked up. It was indeed Darufal. Under such circumstances, he was still able to calmly cast a [Rejuvenation] on himself, Ye Ci, and Araunah.
Damn, this is too overpowered. As expected of a level 240 BOSS NPC. Just by standing there, he was synonymous with immortality.
Although the powerful shockwave affected Darufal's eggshell to a certain extent, the Shaman was a jack of all trades. He was proficient in a little bit of everything, so it was not surprising that he cast a Rejuvenation spell on himself. However, Nob was not so lucky. He was exposed to the impact of the explosion and was beaten up badly by the debris.
He didn't know what kind of sharp shard it was, but it actually cut off half of his left wing, causing him to cry out in pain. Darufal didn't let go of this opportunity, and he immediately threw all sorts of skills at Nob. Nob was unable to continue in the air and fell to the ground. After losing his nimble control in the air, Nob's combat strength was reduced by half. At this time, it was a piece of cake for Darufal to continue fighting him!
Although the battle between Darufal and Nob was very exciting, Ye Ci did not forget that she was also in the middle of a battle. She looked at the place where the explosion occurred. Although there was a large crater on the ground and most of Nob's soldiers were dead, there were still some soldiers that escaped. They struggled to get up from the ground and rushed towards Ye Ci. The last step of the long journey was the most crucial. If she died at this time, it would not be worth it. Ye Ci immediately got up from the ground and sprinted forward, ignoring the fact that her equipment was almost depleted by the impact of the previous attack.
Araunah shook his head and looked at the situation. He quickly recovered. He jumped up and quickly repaired the totem pole that was almost destroyed. Then, he called for Ye Ci and the remaining soldiers to come to him.
There were only a few dozen monsters, so it was much easier to fight them. Ye Ci summoned Ol 'Four, and together with Araunah's Totem Pole, they were able to take down the remaining guards in a short period of time.
At this point, the battle between Darufal and Nob had basically ended.
Ye Ci, the Fourth Prince, and Araunah pounced on Nob. Nob screamed in pain and fell to the ground unwillingly. This allowed Ye Ci, the Fourth Prince, and Araunah to gain a lot of experience points. Ye Ci and the Fourth Prince's experience points were saved. Araunah, on the other hand, had actually reached level 90 after this battle. This was really something to celebrate.
Darufal put down the staff in his hand. His robe that was fluttering in the wind was now back down. It was as if nothing had happened. Darufal quietly looked at the mountain of corpses on the ground. Suddenly, he closed his eyes. He quickly turned around and walked into the tent.
"Lord Darufal!" Araunah wanted to follow him in, but Ye Ci pulled him back. She shook her head at Araunah. She believed that Darufal would not want anyone to disturb him at this moment, not even Araunah.
"What's wrong, Master?" Master? "Araunah stared at Ye Ci in confusion.
Ye Ci sighed. She believed that she could understand Darufal's feelings. Facing the mountain of corpses, all of them were his tribesmen. How could he not be sad? How could he not be sad?
"My child! Why did you sell your soul to the Devil! Why did you do this to our own people! " Suddenly, a mournful cry rang out. It sounded so sorrowful in the night sky. Ye Ci took a closer look. She saw a strong Doro woman holding Norber's corpse and crying. Then, more and more women, old people, and children came out of the tent. They either knelt on the ground or hugged the corpses of their loved ones. Some hugged the remains of their loved ones and cried. The entire Doro tribe suddenly became a place of great sadness.
Weeping could be heard everywhere. The sorrowful mood spread to every corner like a plague.
This kind of sadness affected Araunah. He stood behind Ye Ci with his head lowered and sobbed. Ye Ci coldly looked at the Doro tribesmen. Her mind was thinking about another unimportant question.
There were so many people. Where did they hide during the fight? (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
