Chapter 125 Sacrificial Knife
The elf blacksmith fell to the ground after speaking.
The others were startled on the spot, Sauron thought he had exhausted his energy and just died, but soon a snoring sounded. He waved to the apprentice next to him, motioning them to move the elf blacksmith to the bed, and then left a dozen Jindler by the furnace. These three apprentices were also exhausted, their eyes were bloodshot, and their expressions were very tired. Sauron was very satisfied with the result of the forging, so he didn't mind a little extra tip.
"Slay the dragon."
Sauron stroked the blade lightly, curled his lips slightly and said, "This name is too unlucky. Let's call it [Mangle]."
This world has a lot of equipment called Dragon Slayer.
For example, there is a dragon slaying sword in White Horse City, but any equipment with this name that successfully slays a dragon in the end seems to be cursed, and their owners often die under the dragon's hands. Strictly speaking, Sauron didn't have much hobby for slaying dragons. Only when certain things that had to be done involved the dragon family would he swing the slaughtering knife without hesitation. The laceration is an extraordinary weapon he once got. Although it is not as good as the one in front of him, it is similar in all aspects.
Although this machete is a first-order extraordinary weapon, its attributes have reached the second-order level!
It does not have any energy damage itself, but the additional sharpness and penetration are quite strong. Gloria only increased by 2 points with the 'magical weapon'. This knife itself has 3 points of sharpness and penetration. If it is just a simple understanding, this knife can break through the natural armor of defense level +3, and the iconic creature is the earth dragon.
The natural defense of the dragon skin is +3 protection level.
The last two attributes are the key, toughness is the characteristic of elf forged weapons. Absolutely not easy to break and damage. Armor breaking is generally an additional attribute added by Adamantite, and it is very useful to deal with dragons, demons, and lichs. As long as it is a weapon with the armor-piercing attribute, it can basically break the dragon scale, and it is also effective against soldiers with heavy armor. It is estimated that it is difficult to break apart the whole body plate armor. Other scales and chainmail are a matter of one or two swords.
Now that the weapon has been built, there is no need for Sauron to stay here.
His injury had almost recovered two days ago, and he had also researched about 70% of the spells of 'Charming Humans' in the past two days. The spells of the charm system were relatively difficult. It is much more difficult to learn than other spells. The wanderers were all people who said they would leave or stay. Soran went to the hotel to check out and gave a tip or two from Kindler, and then walked directly outside the village. His arrival did not disturb too many people, and not many people cared about his departure.
Adventurers are a group of passers-by, and only stop in one place when they are tired!
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In the lush green forest.
After entering the wilderness area, Sauron's alertness began to increase in a straight line. He is now going north along the elf forest, which may be thousands of kilometers. There is a frozen valley on the edge of the ice and snow country. To cross this valley is to enter the country of ice and snow. There used to be a large battlefield with many sunken underground ruins. What separates the Northland and the country of ice and snow is a mountain of ice and snow that stretches for hundreds of miles. The two have become two completely different worlds because of their special geography.
Sauron was advancing very fast by himself.
The extraordinary physique of 20 points ensures that he can always jog forward. As long as it does not exceed the range of physical energy consumption, his recovery speed is similar to the consumption speed. In just one morning, Sauron walked for dozens of kilometers, and the surrounding scenery changed a lot. The trees in front of them are basically three people clasped together, and these trees have grown for at least a hundred years. The characteristics of the elf hinterland here, the longer the tree grows deeper, the more likely it is to encounter the legendary beautiful dryad.
That is the spiritual incarnation of nature!
Sauron's forward footsteps suddenly stopped. He frowned and pulled out the grass, and then squeezed out a rag of rags with his hands. The cloth felt very smooth, and there were traces of blood on it. This location should have been a battle, and it was just that. within the last three days. The footprints on the ground were blurred. But he still judged the direction of the battle based on his intuition.
He followed the trail a hundred or two meters. Afterwards, there were obvious signs of battle, tree branches cut by swords, and very dense footprints.
There was indeed a battle here!
Sauron observed it for a while, then prepared to leave. The reason he cares is whether there will be an ambush ahead, and he has no interest in these incidental battles. Because battles happen too often in this world.
In an instant!
Suo Ran's figure suddenly paused, then turned around and took a detour to a big tree, he seemed to see something just for a moment. What appeared in front of him was a trace on a tree in the sky. It was five claw marks one inch deep. It could be seen that the attacker's strength was fierce, and there was a piece of dried blood on the tree stem.
Sauron's expression turned gloomy and grim in an instant, and his expression was a little grim. The murderous aura on his face was extremely strong. He stretched out his palm and gestured at the five claw marks on the tree, and then slowly pressed it on his back. . There are still five light red marks on his back, even if the priest used the healing spell, he could not completely erase the scars left by that fierce attack. Sauron silently put his hand on the scimitar, and then his figure gradually blurred, and finally disappeared completely into the shadows.
Those hunters!
They did not give up the hunting ritual, and they also killed another target during the three days.
Sauron would never mistake the five claw marks, and the pitch-black high-level gnoll almost made him die there. The killing intent in his heart made Sauron long for blood. Now his injuries have basically recovered, and all the special abilities brought by the shadow warriors are all there. Sauron, who has just obtained the extraordinary weapon, plans to use the blood of these hunters to sacrifice the knife. !
Alone, Sauron is not afraid of the number of enemies, because he is a rogue, and the shadows and forests are his best cover.
His figure disappeared in place, and the power of the shadow covered his traces.
Only when walking on the bright ground can you see a vague and hazy figure. This is because the level of the stealth skill is not enough. You must have more than 200 stealth skills to be invisible in places without shadows. But this didn't matter much to Sauron. He didn't put most of his skill points into stealth, which also meant that he strengthened other combat abilities. The wizard's invisibility can completely replace the stealth effect if necessary.
"It looks like there are more than 20 people."
Sauron stopped to observe the ground. The footprints on the ground were very messy, but it could be seen that it was a circular encirclement, not like it was left when he was attacked, but more like a trace of retreating behind someone around him. He pulled out the grass in front of him, and there was a little piece of cloth left by the thorns on it. The texture and fabric were similar to the previous one, but the pattern made him feel a little familiar, and he muttered: "It seems like where did you see this pattern? Pass?"
He identified the direction on the spot, and then continued to follow the trace.
Wanderers are also good at tracking, otherwise the advanced occupations of bounty hunters and assassins would not flourish. Sauron advanced a kilometer or two and stopped in front of another big tree.
There are three claw marks on it, broken branches and bushes nearby, and the sound of the river can be heard ahead.
"Looks like it's been fighting here for a while."
Sauron stretched out his hand and picked up the soil on the ground. It was dark red soil, and the area seemed to be quite large. Although the body was gone, a person should have fallen here. Judging by the blood, he was almost killed on the spot. It was obvious that someone had used a sword to cut through the bushes blocking the road. It seemed that the people they surrounded were not good at fighting, or were weaker, so that the people who needed to protect him cleared the way and cut down the bushes that affected the movement.
"Looks like they're dead!"
Although Sauron traced here only to see the trace of a person's death, according to his estimation, the other party should not be able to escape.
Protecting such a burden, it is basically impossible to escape the pursuit of hunters.
There was no trace by the river.
There were no footprints on the opposite side, and it seemed that the fugitives had not crossed the river. Sauron advanced along the river bank and soon discovered new clues.
He found a weapon, and finely torn armor.
"Elf stabbing sword?"
Sauron picked up the broken rapier, looked at the movement around him, and said to himself: "Could it be the elf noble he met that day? His guards seem to be equipped with this kind of equipment. No wonder he started to look very familiar, ordinary The elf patrolling guards can't wear their expensive fabrics, so that guy has encountered a hunter?"
The time should be three days ago.
Sauron met an elf noble in front of the temple of life in the village. He had a part of the blood of the elf god queen, and it seemed that he was a descendant of god blood that had been bred for many generations. They should have encountered a hunter, and then they were regarded as a new target for some reason. The next thing was a flight battle. His guards would definitely not be able to defeat a group of high-level hunters.
"If you want to catch up, you should be ahead."
Sauron's pupils shrank, his figure escaped into the shadows again, and then sneaked towards the foot of the mountain ahead.
There are many mountains on this side of the elf forest, but they are not high. The terrain is hilly. According to Sauron's estimation, the group of elven guards will at most cover the foot of the mountain in front, and then they should be caught up by the hunters.
Getting closer little by little.
Sauron stopped suddenly, and then clanged out the machete, his footsteps suddenly lightened a lot.
There are traces ahead.
It seems that the traces are obvious, at least the signs of the activities of more than ten people, and they should be left today. He also heard some voices vaguely. It seems that there are people in front of them, and the number exceeds two digits.
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(PS: The second update will be a little later.) (To be continued ~^~)