Chapter 101 Second Form! Battle Mage!

Sean avoided the cabin in the woods.

This damn thing is a bit like a map boss, its power is unfathomable. For such a large animated building, the challenge level is estimated to be above fifteen, which means it requires a team of Death Patrolmen to deal with it.

Perhaps the remaining soul of the tree spirit has been transformed into a symbiotic earthbound spirit. The cabin in the woods has always been active in the forest. As long as you don't actively approach it, it is relatively safe.

Sean spread out his reconnaissance eyes and went further into the Black Forest area.

At this moment, he was standing on the treetop and looking out. He could already see the isolated peaks and cliffs in the distance. Under the obstruction of clouds and mist, there was a ten-thousand-meter-high cliff at the end of his sight. That should be the legendary Supreme Cliff. It is said that the newborn Owlmen learned to fly for the first time by jumping off the Supreme Cliff, experiencing the baptism of storms and seas of clouds, and mastering their innate racial talents.

"That direction should be the Crow's Nest."

Xiao En's figure floated off the ground, and he saw a huge dead tree in the north of the Black Forest, about three or four hundred meters high, like a black mountain. That was the ancient tree where the Crow People lived. It had died a long time ago, but its huge body still retained its former great power. The wood structure of the ancient tree had been completely petrified, like a piece of weathered obsidian. It was said that it was once a tree man demigod, and withered on this land along with the goblin tribe.

At the moment, Xiao En could see almost no signs of fairy activity here. Only on the other side of the lake were there three surviving lake fairy sisters, but their shapes had been distorted by the crazy nature.

They were born from the last natural spirits of this land after the end of the Dark Age.

In this gray forest, another descendant of the fairy species - the tree elves - was completely destroyed by the Crow People. Finally, the ancient trees where the tree elves lived were made into forest huts, which were revived because of the curse of nature.

"That should be the high priest of the Crow People."

Xiao En got some information from the three sisters of the lake fairy, and knew that there was a powerful high-level spellcaster in the Crowman tribe, but it usually did not leave the range of the Crow's Nest, which was the huge petrified ancient tree. When the tree spirits were extinct in this land, the final outbreak of the spirit curse also affected many Crowman priests. It is said that they became half living creatures and half plants because of the curse. The fairy race is a race protected by nature. If it were in other alien worlds, the great druids of the natural Taoism would have come to the door long ago.

The natural tradition is very powerful in many alien worlds, except for the bizarre countries where nature has been destroyed and distorted.

Xiao En still needed to gather further intelligence to find out what the current situation was inside the Crow's Nest.

Scouting eyes have discovered a small settlement of arakkoa.

The Crow People's population is very scattered, because their nomadic hunting survival tradition means that they will not gather in large numbers, otherwise they will not be able to meet their food needs.

There are probably hundreds of Crow People living here. Their nests are scattered on the surrounding black trees. They build their nests with tree thorns, vines, feathers, etc. They look like simple and weird tree houses. The reconnaissance magic eye also found huge bird eggs inside the tree houses, but there are three-eyed crows patrolling nearby, so the magic eye cannot get too close.

The reproduction pattern of the Crowmen has been completely distorted by the Old Laws.

When they reproduce, the well-developed embryos in the eggs they lay may be normal crow men, or they may be giant crow chicks. The reproduction probability of wild beasts and humanoid intelligent creatures is the same.

"Since there is a nest, there must be a leader."

"The Crow People live in a matriarchal society, with the most powerful being the priests. They often wear brightly colored feathers, which can be used to identify their leaders."

Xiao En used the 0-ring transcription magic to write down lines of text in his notebook.

Level 0 tricks are not very powerful, but they are very useful. If you can use this thing to type, it means that as soon as your brain thinks of a language, it will be written out immediately.

——"The social structure, habits, and racial talents of the Crow People."

The contents of Xiao En's notes are relatively plain and simple, recording the information he has compiled during this period.

"Among the Crowmen, female Crowmen have a higher social status and stronger talents. They often give birth to more priests and warlocks, and they exist as the ruling class of the entire race."

"Male Crowmen have inferior talents, but are stronger. They are often promoted to warriors and wanderers. They are the ruled class."

"The matriarchal society system makes the Crowmen less expansionist and aggressive than the Lizardmen."

"Arrow people don't tend to leave their habitats easily."

Xiao En closed his notes. The reconnaissance magic eye had already discovered a target with obviously brighter feathers. It was guarding near the bird eggs, holding a staff that looked like a bird's claw. Many of the Crow People's strange objects were made of the corpses of their dead counterparts. It should be a relatively simple strange object craft to reforge the extraordinary relics.

"There are many deformed three-eyed crows patrolling near the Crowman settlement, so it is difficult for the reconnaissance magic eye to get in."

"How do I carry out a decapitation operation?"

Xiao En pretended that this place was a large tribe of Lizardmen. If he couldn't even get in here and couldn't carry out the decapitation operation, then he would be even more at a loss when facing a larger tribe of Lizardmen with more hunters.

Either 'kill with one strike and retreat immediately', or 'kill one person every ten steps and leave no trace in a thousand miles'.

It is still difficult for Xiao En to do the latter.

He had to avoid being besieged by a large number of Crowmen, because he did not have the strength to fight a whole Crowmen settlement head-on. As long as he could succeed in beheading them, he would have to find a way to escape immediately.

Time passed by minute by minute.

The reconnaissance magic eye had a thorough understanding of the general environment of the Crowman settlement, but the internal situation was still not very clear and could only be viewed from the sky. Through Sean's observation, he found traces of about three spellcasters. In the center of the settlement was a strange raven altar, surrounded by a layer of black, dried blood.

——Blood sacrifice ceremony.

Those intelligent creatures living in the weird kingdom will perform blood sacrifices to please unspeakable evil creatures and even the powerful Old Ones. Through this blood sacrifice ritual, after nightfall, strange creatures from other planes will not harass them.

"The enemy leader is a spellcaster with similar strength to me. He should be a priest, a distorted priest profession in a weird country."

"The priest is also a relatively fragile transcendental path. At most, he is only slightly stronger than me."

The priests living in the Forgotten Realms are all tough guys wearing plate armor and holding flails, maces, hammers and other weapons. In theory, the priests of the Weird Kingdom can also be like this, but the Crowman priests are obviously unarmored, and at most they have the defensive ability of natural armor (feathers).

"Crispy enemies should be easier to kill instantly!"

"But what kind of firepower is needed to kill it in one go? I need to calculate this carefully."

In the Weird Country, night raids are obviously not applicable because it is more dangerous at night.

The best time to strike is before dark.

Before taking action, Xiao En simulated the next tactical arrangements in his mind, including how to evacuate the battlefield, how to deal with accidents, what to do next if he failed to behead the enemy, etc. He simulated all the situations he could think of in advance.

He had a backup plan in his mind, so he could respond flexibly if anything unexpected happened.

One fireball is definitely not enough.

Xiao En currently lacks five-ring or higher spells. If he had the 'Death Cloud Spell', his next battle would undoubtedly be much easier.

"Next time I return to Abyss City, I must find a relic with a high-level spell."

"Or, I can go to the spirit world myself."

There is no underworld or dead plane in the weird kingdom. The spirit world is the base camp for all the strange creatures that tend to be undead.

Ten minutes later, the tactics were formulated and Sean began to act.

——Powerful Phantom (3rd level spell)!

This is a common spell of the Illusion Department, which can create an illusion and simulate sounds, smells, body temperatures, etc. Basically, as long as they are not attacked, these illusions can deceive most people. The 1st ring silent illusion will definitely not be able to deceive the Crowmen, whose hearing is very sharp, and Xiao En cannot save magic power here.

The Illusion Department can create a visual illusion of an object, creature or scene based on imagination. When Xiao En first mastered this spell, what he was thinking in his mind was whether he could use it to "play a movie".

Just like what he is doing now, the illusion that Sean wants to create is not of himself, but a 'monster' in a movie.

——The flying dragon of the Ringwraiths!

Actually, Xiao En wanted to simulate a real dragon, but without the "dragon power", it would be too easy to be discovered, so he could only choose the illusion of a sub-dragon species.

Ever since he completed the "Asking Questions", Xiao En's brain seemed to have been oiled, and many memories of his past lives became unusually clear. If he upgraded the "hardware" of his brain, he might be able to use illusion to materialize all the movies he had watched in his past life.

Roar!
A hoarse dragon roar startled the entire Crow People settlement.

About two hundred meters in the sky, a subspecies flying dragon about ten meters long flew over the forest. It looked basically the same as the Ringwraith's mount. The sound simulated by the illusion was very real, and there was even a faint rotten smell like the undead.

It was like projecting the imagined scene from memory. "Does the ability of illusion require [imagination]?"

“That’s something I’m very good at.”

Sean discovered that the movies he had watched in his previous life were very suitable for the illusion department. If there was a mirage, he could even simulate the illusion of Star Wars. It seemed that the more intuitive the image, the more real the illusion. What Sean saw in the movie was projected almost like 3D modeling.

"Many illusionists in this world rely on their own imagination to construct illusions. After all, they have never experienced many monster scenes in person."

"And I've seen it many times in movies. It's so easy to conjure the illusion of a dragon."

In fact, Sean can do more, such as creating an illusion of war in a fantasy world, with orcs, elves, dwarves, etc. There are too many movie scenes that can be borrowed and materialized into the illusion.

The scenes in these movies are enough to scare the indigenous people of the weird country!

"The second phase of modern warfare needs to be completed."

"I underestimated the power of illusion."

"If I can use the knowledge from my previous life on Earth, I can do better and create illusions that are more real, more grandiose, and more frightening."

Sounds, smells, temperatures, and even real illusions, Sean found that he had too many things that he had not utilized.

But the most important thing at the moment is the decapitation operation.

There is no doubt that a flying dragon of the Ringwraiths undoubtedly made the entire Crowman settlement nervous, because it was too real. They could hear the sound and smell the odor. Sean even simulated the sound of the dragon flying through the sky, as if he was playing a movie video in his brain.

——The art of flying.

Before enhancing his stealth ability, flying first and then becoming invisible was Sean's best way to sneak.

Sean closed the distance this time.

The flying dragons of the Ringwraiths attracted most of the Crowmen, and their attention was focused on the illusion. Sean began to measure the casting range and lock the enemy's position at the same time. His goal this time was to decapitate, and he could even give up the spoils. In order to carry out the surgical decapitation operation, all external factors could not interfere.

Four invisible hands stretched out, but they were not equipped with weapons. Xiao En wanted to test the force field capabilities in actual combat to see if some of the violent aesthetics of the East in his previous life could be realized.

He still remembered how Lady Hecate's sixteen invisible hands violently suppressed the ancient evil!
——Triple force field shield.

——Defense foresight.

——The power of wildness.

——The cunning of the fox.

After Xiao En finished his set of blessing spells, he immediately cast invisibility on himself.

At this time, the Raven Priest had already appeared in the field of vision, and its attention was completely attracted by the Ringwraith flying dragon in the sky, but it did not dare to act rashly, because the oppression of the enemy was too strong. The phantom on the ground might be destroyed by the enemy's tentative attack, and the one flying in the sky was much more useful, but it would be discovered sooner or later.

"It's now!"

Xiao En's figure flew out into the air and locked onto his target in an instant. He used a shadowy black tentacle to trap all enemies within a diameter of fifteen meters, and then a huge fireball fell from the sky.

boom!
A dull explosion sounded among the group of monsters.

Dense black tentacles extended from the ground, trees, and houses, entangling all targets within range and preventing them from breaking free and escaping the area.

In chaos.

Xiao En directly cancelled the blessing of the flying technique, and his figure fell from the sky at a high speed.

"Do you remember the palm technique that falls from the sky?"

At this moment, Xiao En remained unprecedentedly calm. His brain was pushed to the limit and he could even feel a faint silver-white light emerging from his brain. From a biological point of view, his brain had already exceeded the range of ordinary humans when he was promoted.

——Invisible Hand (spell upgrade)!
Four deep invisible hands extended from behind Xiao En. At the beginning, they only had the strength of ordinary people. As Xiao En's intelligence increased and his extraordinary level increased, their power attributes became stronger and stronger.

Although he cannot suppress the ancient evil as violently as Lady Hecate, Sean's invisible hand also has properties close to supernatural power.

If the palm strength of an ordinary person is 10 points, then with Xiao En's intelligence, the strength of the invisible hand is increased to 15 points. In addition to his extraordinary level, the invisible hand strength after the spell is upgraded is between 19-20, which is equivalent to a strong orc warrior. (After the specialization spell is upgraded, the magic power of the fifth-ring spell is consumed.)
Click!

In the rising flames, a clear palm print suddenly appeared on the forehead of a Crow Man guard, and a crack appeared on the top of his head. Until he died, he did not see clearly where the enemy's attack came from.

It is impossible for Xiao En to perform some of the oriental moves from his previous life, because his physical fitness is there, and his strength attribute is simply not able to cause enough effective damage.

But invisible hands can. They are strong enough, flexible enough, hidden enough, and can be controlled by thoughts and imagination.

In other words, the invisible hand can perform any moves that can be imagined by the mind!
Xiao En's figure fell at a high speed. Under the four spiritual visions, the dark invisible hands extended five meters away. A huge palm dropped from the sky. With nearly 20 points of extraordinary power, one palm shattered the crown of a Crow Man guard!
In the past, Xiao En rarely used the Invisible Hand because shooting did not require a lot of strength.

Now he needs to test the force field hand in actual combat, so he must strengthen his strength. More importantly, the enemy cannot see the invisible hand at all. Those who do not have strong inspiration will find it difficult to predict the attack direction of the invisible hand.

In close combat situations, the best solution is for the Invisible Hand to not hold any weapons!

They are holding weapons, so the enemy can predict their attacks.

——Dimension jump.

Less than half a meter from the ground, Xiao En's figure suddenly disappeared and flashed directly in front of the Crow Man Priest.

The current activity diameter of the Invisible Hand is about five meters. The moment it fell from the sky, Xiao En had already killed the guards who were guarding the Crow Man Priest. They were first bound by the shadow black tentacles, and then seriously injured by the fireball. The Invisible Hand killed them all with a palm strike and shot them in the head.

Melee mages rely on force field masters, and their own physical fitness does not support high-intensity close-range bursts, unless they are performing transformation.

——Explosive Fire Technique!

The flames of chaos spread in all directions. Although it was a 2nd-level spell, its power exceeded that of most higher-level spells. Its biggest drawback was that it could not distinguish between friend and foe.

The whole process happens in a flash!

By the time the enemy reacted, Xiao En had already rushed to the side of the Crow Man Priest. Dropping from the sky was the fastest way to assassinate. It would be difficult to rush to the side of the Crow Man leader who had many guards by relying on other means.

This was also a hint of inspiration that came to Xiao En when he was playing games. With his physical fitness, he would only have a chance if he fell from the sky.

call out!
A series of blowgun darts quickly shot towards Xiao En's position.

——Triple force field shield!
boom!
A hand-held thunder appeared, and with a dull explosion, Xiao En's figure was blown back by the air wave, and the body of the Crowman Priest was blown to pieces. He turned over the moment he landed on the ground, and with a 1-ring "Grease Your Feet", his speed suddenly exploded. Four invisible hands forcibly pushed down the nearby enemies and cut out a bloody way to escape.

The triple-gravity force field shield can’t hold on any longer!
By the time the enemy reacts, Xiao En will be surrounded.

——Dimension jump.

Xiao En's figure flashed and disappeared into the darkness. He didn't even have time to cast the Mirror Spell. He evacuated the battlefield with the Flying Spell and escaped into the darkness with the Invisibility Spell. In the blink of an eye, he disappeared without a trace.

Beheading successful!

The entire battle lasted less than a minute and a half. Sean was like an emotionless killing machine, in a state close to a 'mechanized mind', maintaining a frequency of casting one spell every few seconds, and finally managed to escape.

It took him only thirty seconds to behead the enemy, and the remaining minute was spent escaping.

His only regret was that he didn't take any of the extraordinary relics, as he could not afford any distraction during the battle.

My trophy!
It was not until he escaped that Xiao En had time to feel heartbroken.

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(End of this chapter)