Chapter 240 Baruch was seriously injured
Hence the huge scale of the beast tide, among the hundreds of snow wolves that surrounded them, there were no less than ten second-level frost wolves, and forty or fifty first-level ice wolves.
Coupled with the Golden Eyed Snow Wolf, the alpha wolf of the Three Rings, and the three to four hundred Zero Ring Snow Wolves, a wolf pack of this size and strength besieged Chief Snover, Baruch, and an Ice-maned Tiger.
Even though he knew that Baruch was strong, Gothe couldn't help but sweat for him when he saw this scene.
Baruch looked at the snow wolves that were surrounding him. They were so vast that his vision was obstructed.
If it were any other mage, they would have been frightened out of their wits if they were caught in this situation.
But Baruch was different. He could still remain calm and calm, and the [Ice Sword] in his hand slightly reflected the moonlight and coldness.
The next moment, the snow wolves, under the signal of the alpha wolf, the Golden Eyed Snow Wolf, flew toward the two people in the circle, their blue pupils full of ferocity already widened to their maximum size.
【Frost Nova】!”
Baruch casts magic skillfully.
I saw him stretching out his finger and pointing to the center of the wolves.
The next moment, a dazzling cold light suddenly burst out from Baruch's fingertips, shining like a comet in the night and spreading quickly.
Following the guidance of Baruch's fingers, a strong cold air burst out instantly in the center of the wolf pack, forming a rapidly expanding ice halo.
This halo rapidly expanded outward, like an aurora blooming in the night sky, but it was even more dazzling than the aurora.
Wherever the ice halo passed, the moisture in the air quickly condensed into frost flowers, and the snow on the ground instantly froze into a hard ice shell.
The snow wolves that were rushing toward Baruch and Chief Snover were suddenly shrouded in the sudden cold air.
· Under the cold air, their hair was instantly covered with ice crystals, and their movements became sluggish.
The snow wolves rushing at the forefront were even frozen in mid-air.
Their bodies were covered with a thin layer of ice, and in an instant they changed from ferocious earth-line creatures to as still as sculptures.
With a snap, the frozen snow wolves fell onto the snow that had been frozen into an ice shell, directly smashing spider cracks on the ice.
The halo of ice continues to spread outward.
The surrounding air is filled with biting cold.
Everything involved in the ice halo was instantly covered with a layer of crystal clear frost.
The spherical area with a radius of thirty feet turned into a dreamlike world of ice crystals.
Everything is frozen in this moment.
The whole process is like a gorgeous ice dance, with the cold air flowing in the air and forming beautiful ice crystal patterns.
Just one spell caused the Snow Wolf to lose a lot of its members.
It's just that although the [Frost Nova] released by Baruch has a remarkable effect, the number of snow wolves is even greater, and under the "supervision" of the golden-eyed snow wolves, each of them has shown that they are not afraid of death.
Baruch has jumped off the back of the ice-maned tiger, and he is back to back with Ryan.
He called out, signaling the ice-maned tiger to fight with him.
Lian bared his fangs and stared at the snow wolves around him with a fierce look in his eyes.
The status of the ice-maned tiger is definitely higher than that of the snow wolf.
Normally, these snow wolves would never dare to approach and provoke the ice-maned tiger, but now they are ignoring it.
Ouch!
The golden-eyed snow wolf roared again.
The next moment, a new batch of snow wolves immediately swooped forward.
Leyline creatures usually follow this pattern when facing attacks from powerful enemies:
First send out low-level creatures to consume a wave of life, and only when the enemy begins to tire, those powerful Leyline creatures will take action again.
Faced with the snow wolves that swept in again, Baruch did not cast [Frost Nova] again,
Because it was a three-ring spell, which consumed a lot of mana and required a long casting time.
He just clenched the ice sword formed by magic in his hand and looked at the snow wolf that was attacking quickly with a solemn expression.
At this moment, Baruch had already cast multiple buff spells to bless himself.
Including [Oil on the soles of the feet], [Leap Technique] and [Mage Armor], coupled with his superb sword skills and [Ice Sword], he is now like a knight, possessing extremely powerful melee capabilities.
At this time, the fastest snow wolves had already arrived in front of Baruch.
Although these snow wolves could feel Baruch's power, they still pounced on Baruch without any hesitation or thinking.
The ice sword in Baruch's hand was quickly picked out, and the snow wolves that flew towards him were instantly decapitated.
Blood splattered, but the sharpness and coldness of the ice sword caused the blood to solidify into ice crystals in the blink of an eye in the air.
But this was just the beginning. The snow wolves behind them rushed from almost all directions, forming a dense encirclement.
The ice sword in Baruch's hand kept streaking through the air like lightning, and each swing could take away the life of a low-ring snow wolf.
On the left, the huge ice-maned tiger is also showing its strength.
It roared, with a fierce light flashing in its eyes, and kept waving its powerful claws.
Those menacing snow wolves, as long as they were struck by the claws of the ice-maned tiger Ryan, they would immediately fly backwards and fall to the ground screaming.
On the right side, Chief Snover continuously releases [Ice Bullet Technique] to attack these snow wolves.
The Ice Bullet Technique was under his control, accurately hitting every approaching snow wolf.
Although earth-line creatures like snow wolves are born with extremely high ice resistance, Patriarch Snover, even though he is not as strong as Baruch, is still an ice-born mage in the early stage of the third level, so he can still deal with these low-level snow wolves.
Each ice bullet will explode after hitting the snow wolf, forming areas of frost.
The ice shell area formed by the [Frost Nova] previously cast by Baruch also restricted the movement of the snow wolf to a certain extent.
They are as comfortable on the snow as they are on the ground, but not on the ice.
Two people and one beast form a triangle.
As the battle continued, Baruch also had moments of negligence, but [Mage Armor] protected him well, allowing him to have a certain error tolerance.
【Oil on the soles of the feet】makes Baruch more flexible in battle, and 【Jumping】 allows him to avoid fatal attacks when necessary.
I don’t know how many snow wolves were killed.
Until Patriarch Snover started to pant, he was overwhelmed by situations one after another and was injured many times. Even Baruch had several non-fatal wounds on his body.
This is what is left from the attack of the two-ring frost wolf mixed in the snow wolf pack.
These snow wolves, under the supervision of the golden-eyed snow wolves, became as if they were not afraid of death and pounced on Baruch and Chief Snover forever.
The continuous high-intensity sword swings made Baruch's arm muscles begin to ache and he was close to exhaustion.
"If this continues, we will be consumed to death here." At this time, Baruch's voice came from Patriarch Snover's mind.
【Messaging Technique】.
Patriarch Snover, who was already sweating on his forehead, nodded with difficulty, "What should we do?"
In fact, the battle has only lasted less than three minutes, but for them, it was longer than three hours.
Because the intensity is too great, snow wolves pounce on them every moment. They must concentrate, constantly cast spells or draw swords, and they must go all out.
This is a bit like the difference between aerobic exercise and anaerobic exercise:
You may be able to do aerobic exercise for an hour without breathing, but if you do anaerobic exercise for three minutes without a break, everyone will have to take a break.
"You have to kill the alpha wolf. Kill it so that these snow wolves will retreat and the beast tide will disperse." While fighting, Baruch exchanged opinions with Chief Snover.
"But it is hiding behind now and refuses to come out. Waiting for us to be exhausted, I am ready to rush in its direction."
Patriarch Snover was silent for a moment, and then replied: "Are you sure?"
This is not a simple decision.
Under the current circumstances, they take care of each other and still have some breathing room.
But once he chooses to charge in the direction of the golden-eyed snow wolf, he will be firing his bow without looking back.
Not only must he make sure to kill the golden-eyed snow wolf in one go, but he must also kill him in the shortest possible time, otherwise he will be actively putting himself in danger.
Baruch naturally understood this truth.
But he still nodded silently and gave an affirmative answer.
"Help me clear the way, I want to save some mana to deal with the golden-eyed snow wolf." He said again.
"Okay" Patriarch Snover didn't say anything, he just said "good" with a heavy voice.
Baruch, who had already made his decision, stopped talking. He turned over and jumped onto the back of the ice-maned tiger again.
The ice-maned tiger roared, understanding its master's intention and ready to charge at any time.
Chief Snover, who agreed, roared angrily, withstood the attacks of several snow wolves, and cast the most powerful spell he had: "[Snow Storm]!"
As the spell casting ended, he pointed at the group of snow wolves in the direction of the golden-eyed snow wolves.
Where he pointed his finger, the sky became darker and a chill began to fill the air.
With the point pointed by his finger as the center, biting freezing rain and hail suddenly fell in an area with a radius of 40 feet and a height of 20 feet.
And it is not ordinary hail, but fist-sized ice cubes, which hit the snow wolves in the area with a sound of breaking through the air.
These hailstones are not only extremely dense but also extremely fast. Each piece of hailstone is like a small cannonball, making a crisp sound when it hits the ground.
Following the hail, there was a burst of dense freezing rain.
This freezing rain is not ordinary rain, but liquid ice crystals with strong cold air.
In addition to causing great damage to the snow wolf and freezing it, they will freeze immediately after falling on the ground, forming a smooth layer of ice on the snow, making the ground extremely slippery.
It will become more difficult for snow wolves to move in such an environment, and some may even slip directly to the ground.
With the continuous release of spells, the snow wolf that was originally looming in the night became chaotic under the blow of hail and freezing rain.
Some snow wolves were howled by the hail and their heads were bruised and bloody. Some snow wolves were soaked by the ice rain and then frozen, making their movements stiff and slow. Others fell down because the ground was slippery.
But this will not have much impact on Baruch.
Because for the northern mage, the two spells [Skating] and [Walking on Ice] are bound to be mastered.
Seeing that Chief Snover had opened a small opening for him in the encirclement, Baruch clamped his legs on the ice-maned tiger's abdomen. At the same time, he gave the ice-maned tiger a [Walking on Ice] and started to act decisively.
The ice-maned tiger received the order and immediately shot out like an arrow.
With a tiger roar, it reached its maximum speed, as fast as an afterimage. It first crossed the ice area formed by the [snow and rain storm], and then directly crashed into the last circle of snow wolves.
Just like a bowling ball, I don’t know how many snow wolves were knocked away in an instant.
In just the blink of an eye, one man and one tiger rushed out of the snow wolf's encirclement and reached the golden-eyed snow wolf.
The Golden-eyed Snow Wolf never imagined that Baruch, who was surrounded by a bunch of snow wolves, could do such a trick. Looking at Baruch who had "jumped" onto his face, his golden pupils shrank suddenly.
At this time, Baruch had already jumped up from Ryan's back, like a Spartan warrior descending from the sky, holding an ice sword and stabbing the golden-eyed snow wolf.
His body turned slightly in the air, and the ice sword shone coldly in the moonlight, like a silver lightning piercing the darkness.
At the same time, a wave of magic power flashed across the surface of Baruch's body.
Then, the muscles under his clothes swelled visibly to the naked eye, and the muscle lines of his arms, chest, and legs became more obvious, and his whole person exuded a suffocating sense of power.
【The power of cattle】.
As the spell took effect, Baruch's power increased dramatically and reached a peak.
The ice sword drew a perfect arc in the air and went straight to the throat of the golden-eyed snow wolf.
The Golden Eyed Snow Wolf reacts quickly and wants to dodge.
But it was horrified to find that its movements could not keep up with its thoughts.
Whether he is lifting his feet or exerting force, he has become extremely sluggish.
【Slow Technique】!
In this short period of time, Baruch actually completed the casting of a second-level spell and a third-level spell.
Of course, he also paid a certain price to do this, and it was not as easy as he imagined.
Baruch chose to burn his own mana source and forcibly increase his mana intensity in a short period of time, thereby obtaining a faster casting speed.
Original combustion is irreversible.
In game terms, his original mana value is: 50/100. After burning the mana source, even if the mana is restored to full, it may only be 95/95, which is the upper limit.
The golden-eyed snow wolf, who was hit by the [Slowness Spell], saw that he could not dodge Baruch's sword, and his eyes became ferocious. He no longer avoided the defense, but raised his head, opened his bloody mouth, and exposed his sharp fangs.
His intention is also very obvious, what it wants is to exchange injury for injury.
No matter what, its vitality is definitely much stronger than humans
But facing this scene, Baruch did not hesitate or flinch at all.
His momentum was like a rainbow, and the ice sword went straight to the neck of the golden-eyed snow wolf.
Puch!
In an instant, the ice sword pierced the golden-eyed snow wolf's neck, instantly freezing the blood in it, and the cold air spread rapidly along the wound.
A hint of disbelief flashed in the eyes of the golden-eyed Snow Wolf.
Obviously it did not expect that Baruch would be so brave and fearless, and that his offensive would be so deadly.
The next moment, its fangs also pierced into Baruch's abdomen.
Baruch suddenly felt a sharp pain in his abdomen.
The sharp fangs of the golden-eyed snow wolf had completely penetrated into his body at this moment.
He gritted his teeth, held back the pain, and continued to penetrate the golden-eyed snow wolf's body with the ice sword.
The golden-eyed snow wolf howled in pain, its body twitching violently, and at the same time, it used all its strength in its jaws, trying to tear Baruch directly apart.
However, the [Mage Armor] previously cast by Baruch bought him precious time at this time, and the golden-eyed snow wolf failed to tear Baruch's body apart as expected at the first time.
No matter how severe the pain in his abdomen was, it could not shake Baruch's firm determination at this time.
The ice sword penetrated deeply into the body of the golden-eyed snow wolf and began to stir. With Baruch's movements, the golden-eyed snow wolf's strength gradually weakened, and its body began to become stiff, and finally collapsed to the ground weakly.
Seeing that the golden-eyed snow wolf had lost its vitality, Baruch let out the breath he was holding, and the severe pain from his abdomen completely swallowed up his consciousness.
(End of this chapter)