Pale Emblem

Chapter 128 Deathclaw Adventure Team

"Ah... Dragoon? How can a Dragoon be an adventurer?"

Harvey's eyes were filled with wonder. He didn't have the talent for low-light vision, and he couldn't clearly see the dragon vein characteristics of the adventurer before or now.

Victor had seen similar vertical pupils before, on the face of a famous dragoon. This means that the four shield guards in front of them are all dragon-blooded half-elves, and their comrades are by no means ordinary people. They are at least level three swordsmen and archers, and there may be level five venerables among them!

Facing such an elite team of adventurers, it would be difficult for Victor and Harvey to win together, at least not to compete head-on.

The strength of his competitors was beyond imagination, and their backgrounds were a mystery. Victor couldn't help but groan secretly. Among the half-elves and demons present, he and Harvey were now the weakest parties. It was almost impossible for the two of them to take away the life distortion potion secretly developed by the mayor.

The adventurer team stopped more than fifty meters away from the demon hunter. One of the archers came out alone and faced Rhine, caressing his chest and saluting.

He looks like a middle-aged man with red hair, tall and strong. He carries a huge war bow of astonishing size on his back, and even the matching arrows are also large. His eyes were bright and shining, but they were not the vertical pupils of a dragon-veined half-elf, but a normal half-elf professional.

The archer warrior has an extraordinary bearing, and the calm confidence he exudes shows a kind of power, which leaves a deep impression on people.

"I'm afraid this is a level five archer." Victor reminded Harvey in a low voice.

The middle-aged archer seemed to be able to hear Victor's whisper. Even though he was more than a hundred meters away, he took a deep look at Victor first, then turned to Rhine and introduced: "Sir, we are the lethal force." An adventure team under the Claw Adventure Group... Our name is insignificant, so it goes without saying. However, the Deathly Claw Adventure Group has a history of 244 years and is a well-known Frost Diamond level adventure group."

"...As members of the Deathclaw adventure group, we are by no means those ignorant and lowly poor people. We can only admire the demon hunters of the Demon Hunter Guild. We have no prejudice, no fear, and no inexplicable feelings. The hatred..." As he spoke, the middle-aged archer saluted with his hands on his chest, his attitude respectful and modest.

Rhine suddenly felt a little surprised and raised his eyebrows.

Behind hatred is fear, and fear often comes from ignorance. Demon hunters and monsters actually have similar characteristics, at least the two have the same power, so that witchers are generally misunderstood by the Disa half-elves. There were too many examples of unprovoked attacks on them. Although the demon hunters did not take the hostility of the weak to heart, Rhine would still relax in the face of the sudden respect from the adventurers.

Victor and Harvey also heard the bow warrior's self-introduction, but their focus was on the reputation of the Deathclaw Adventure Group.

"Clay Iron", "Rock Bronze", "Lake Silver", "Fire Gold", "Frost Diamond", in order. The adventure union of the Disa Federation rated the adventure group with "Frost Diamond" as the highest level. If an adventure group gets the title of "Frost Diamond", it means that they have completed at least a thousand bounty missions; it means that the adventure group is enduring and has a long history; it also means that they are large in scale, have many members, and have deep backgrounds.

Death Claw is one of the few super-large adventure groups in the Disa Alliance. It has thousands of formal members and nearly 10,000 external personnel. It also has independent armed caravans, stations, training grounds, weapons workshops and other industrial facilities.

Without a strong background, these assets are unimaginable for ordinary adventure groups. In fact, every super-large adventure group in the Disa Alliance has close ties with famous highland families.

Rumor has it that the financial backers behind the Deathclaw adventure group include several famous families, but the specific situation is too complicated and few people can investigate clearly.

Victor once heard adventurers talking about the name of "Death Claw" in Braun Town. Now that he saw four Dragon Vein Shield Guards acting as adventurers with his own eyes, he could conclude that "Death Claw" was indeed serving the famous families in the highlands.

Then, the purpose of this "Death Claw" adventurer team coming to Water Snake Town is probably to deal with the aftermath of the mayor's wife's father.

After all, he was the one responsible for the mayor of Water Snake Town's dealings with the devil.

"Dear sir, I believe in the integrity of you demon hunters, and I am willing to help you deal with this monster, and it is for free!" The middle-aged archer said politely with a smile on his face.

However, behind his politeness, Rhine noticed that these adventurers were determined to win the evil monster.

"I can't believe you." Rhine shook his head, raised the giant sword across his chest, and said coldly: "Before, you watched the monsters drain the lives of your companions, but did nothing... I don't know why you are because Cowardly and incompetent, indifferent and selfish, or both... If you can abandon your companions at will, who would dare to cooperate with people like you? Not to mention that monsters, especially evil monsters, are not something ordinary professionals can deal with!"

The middle-aged archer immediately defended: "You must have misunderstood. We only have ten brothers here, and so far no one is missing. Those people killed by the monster should be professional thugs from the Luoye City Thieves Guild, and We have nothing to do with each other..." As he spoke, he raised his chin, faced Victor's direction, and said in a joking tone: "I'm afraid there is some misunderstanding between the two people over there and the Thieves Guild in Luoye City... I have better ears. Yes, I heard the thugs mentioning that they came down to find a man named Victor."

"Of course, those thugs were unlucky enough to encounter monsters, and basically all of them died. The few who survived had already fled back..."

The middle-aged archer suddenly shouted to Victor: "If it were me in your place, leave here now and don't wait for those thugs to recruit more people. You won't be able to escape even if you want to!"

Victor, who is friendly to the wind element, has a fickle temperament and a bad temper. When he heard the middle-aged archer warrior's mocking words, he immediately became angry and shouted back in a stern tone: "We just won't leave, you What do you want?”

The middle-aged archer ignored Victor and only said to Rhine: "We, 'Death Claws', have carried out many tasks to assist demon hunters and eliminate monsters. We still know a little bit about monsters... Monsters are almost It has no body vitals and is difficult to kill with ordinary weapons, but as long as we keep slashing at it, we can always kill it. Although we don’t have a magic hunting silver blade, we do have a secret medicine that can deal with monsters..."

With that said, the leader of the bow warriors made a gesture to his teammates, and the adventurers took out a jar of ointment from their respective backpacks and applied the special ointment inside to the blades or arrows of their weapons.

Rhine smelled the unique smell of the ointment, and his expression suddenly changed. Of course he recognized this type of ointment. In fact, the poison developed by the Demon Hunter Guild is not only effective on monsters, but also on Silver Blade Huntresses. Although the poison is not lethal enough, it can accumulate, causing pain and greatly weakening the abilities of the monster and the Silver Blade Huntress.

"Who are you?!" Rhine was on full alert.

"What you want to ask is what are we doing here?"

The middle-aged archer stood firmly, fully drawing the huge war bow in his hand, and aimed the ointment-smeared arrow at the monster's back.

His bow and arrows are also a threat to huntresses who are fighting monsters in close combat.

"Your woman needs to rest now, how about we make a deal? We will help you kill this monster, and the monster's body will be yours. Then please follow the witcher's rules of escaping from the world, do not get involved in worldly struggles, and only bring How about the monster’s corpse leaving Water Snake Town happily?”

With a "buzz" sound, the sharp arrow flew from the fingers of the bow warrior to the monster 50 meters away. In the dark underground cave, it was as fast as a shadow, powerful and sharp, and it penetrated into the back of the monster's neck in the blink of an eye.

The middle-aged archer did not consult Rhine for his opinion. He went on his own and shot the monster with poisonous arrows.

Of course, he is indeed helping the demon hunter to kill the monster, and it can also be considered as coercing the demon hunter. Because the Silver Blade Huntress is also within the range of the bow and arrow.

The "Deathclaw" adventurer team dares to do this, of course, because they have a full understanding of their mission and the demon hunters.

The middle-aged archer received a secret order and was urgently transferred to Water Snake Town to deal with the aftermath of some big shots, including taking away the mayor's wife, taking away the mayor's taboo research results, and also getting rid of the exposed monsters and related knowledge. people.

Based on the intelligence he had obtained in advance, he already knew that during this operation he would encounter a demon hunter who was hunting monsters.

Demon hunters are very powerful, but they have strict rules and will not easily fight against mortals. This is determined by the demon hunter's easily out-of-control power characteristics.

All witchers who violate the rules will end badly in the end.

Therefore, as long as he has a good sense of proportion, the middle-aged archer has no worries about direct conflict with the demon hunter.

Only the appearance of Victor and his group in the cave was an unexpected factor. The middle-aged archer has learned that this half-elf named Victor may be the key criminal being pursued by the famous Golden Nightingale family. Because this person may be involved in the struggle between Nightingale and Angel Wings, the famous nobles in Luoye City even regard him as a hot mess.

The challenge of the Nightingale's new patriarch to the Angel Wings is a major political event for the Alliance. In comparison, the Deathclaw adventure team wiping the butt of the sponsor who secretly conducts forbidden experiments is only a small matter.

The Deathclaw team just wanted to complete this mission smoothly, and the middle-aged archer didn't want to cause trouble at all.

"Mr. Rhine, your female companion can take a rest, and we will take over the next battle and ensure that the monster is not given a chance to recover." The middle-aged archer had already thought about it. He planned to use the demon hunter to contain the hot monster. Nigua, so as not to cause trouble for yourself, "I'm worried that the two people over there are cultists who worship monsters... Please take the time to rest. While you are removing the evil, help me keep an eye on those two people. It's best to keep an eye on those two people." Drive them away!"

Rhine's eyes followed the bow warrior's fingers and looked again at Victor standing on the other side. Of course, there was no need for him to follow the stranger's arrangements. Unfortunately, the Deathclaw Adventure Group knew enough about the demon hunters that the middle-aged archer's words made sense.

Huntress needed to rest now, more than anything. At the same time, the monsters cannot be allowed to rest, otherwise all efforts will be wasted.

Now that the Deathclaw adventurers are willing to take over the work of the demon hunters, they will continue to besiege the monsters. Under the current circumstances, Rhine had no reason to refuse the other party's help.

In fact, the Deathclaw adventure party has already launched an attack.

The four archers stood on the spot in the most stable posture. They held bows in their left hands and arrows in their right hands, pouring arrows with poisonous feathers at the monster's back.

Steady shooting, the most basic and practical bow and arrow shooting skills.

The archer held four feather arrows between his fingers and shot them all out at once. Their shooting movements are smooth and fast, full of rhythmic beauty. They shoot three arrows almost every two seconds. Not only are they fast and accurate, they are also powerful enough. The sharp arrows can penetrate the body of a wild boar within 40 meters.

The four archers used steady fire like four fixed forts. They pulled up the bow strings and made a "buzz", "buzz", "buzz" sound that echoed in the cave. The sharp arrows flew towards the monster's tall body one after another. The body is really like strings like thunderbolts and arrows like rain.

In an instant, the monster's back was filled with arrows. It's a pity that the evil monster's body structure is different and has almost no fatal weakness. Sharp arrows that could penetrate thick leather armor only left shallow wounds on its body.

The monster just twisted its muscles and squeezed out all the arrows on its back.

The middle-aged archer had expected it, but he still gasped when he saw this scene with his own eyes. Later, he was secretly thankful that the demon hunter had cut off all the monster's bone spur tentacles, forcing the monster to stand up and fight, sacrificing attack speed in exchange for protection. Otherwise, he and his comrades would really not dare to confront this monster directly.

You know, the monster had previously used its bone spike tentacles to harvest the lives of thug professionals, which had frightened the Deathclaw adventure team.

The situation is much better now. The monster has lost its most dangerous bone spur tentacles, and the four strong dragon vein shield guards are fully capable of confronting it head-on.

Although ordinary weapon damage is very ineffective against monsters, the accumulated poison and physical damage can still kill it.

The adventurers' continuous shooting completely angered the monster. It roared angrily, left the three female hunters behind, and turned towards the adventurer team.

Four burly shield guards immediately rushed forward, using their large shields and battle axes to successfully block the monster's charge. Three swordsmen with vigorous movements followed closely behind, surrounding the monster, taking advantage of the opportunity to attack, using long-handled axes to cut wounds on the monster's body.

The shield guards faced the furious monsters and endured the greatest pressure. The muscles on their arms stood out and translucent dragon scales faintly appeared under the skin. By stimulating the dragon's blood ability, the shield guardian gains extraordinary toughness, with his will, power and physical strength significantly improved, making him even more resistant to the abyssal aura of monsters.

They were as solid as a rock, using their shields to withstand the monster's violent claw attacks, and no one failed.

Upon seeing this, the leader of the archer warriors breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the Dragon Vein Shield Guards could hold their formation, the three level-4 swordsmen would kill and injure the enemy, and they could withdraw from the battle circle without any worries. The archer warrior was free to use steady fire to contain the monsters and coordinate his comrades.

All ten adventurers joined the battle, and the three female hunters retreated with enthusiasm, returning to the white-haired Rhine.

At this moment, their evil characteristics were very serious, with black eyes and red pupils, sharp teeth growing in their mouths, and their fingernails becoming long and sharp. One female hunter's arches even lengthened, and her entire ankle developed in the direction of a sheep's hoof.

Hearing the strange whirring sounds coming from the chests of the three female companions, Rhine did not hesitate and immediately took out three small bottles from his bag. After opening the caps, he poured the blood-red potion inside into the mouths of the female hunters.

"Seize the time to rest and eliminate the evil as soon as possible." Rhine whispered, then glanced at Victor and Harvey, and then turned to observe the battle between the adventurers and the monsters.

Now that he has naturally reached cooperation with the Deathclaw adventure team, he naturally has to guard against Victor and Harvey coming to cause trouble.

Victor had keen eyesight, and he knew from the way Rhine glanced at him that the demon hunter and the Deathclaw adventure team already had a tacit understanding. Even if the witchers will not help the Deathclaw adventurers deal with them, they will not sit back and let them quietly take away the distortion potion.

The Deathclaw men help Rhine destroy the demon and then take what the mayor left underground. This was a verbal agreement between the two parties to join forces to deal with the devil. Victor heard it clearly and knew that he had no chance to fish in troubled waters.

"Don't chop off the monster's head. That will only turn it into an instant and complete evil. You don't know what kind of ghost it will turn into."

"Don't shoot in the eyes, shoot one eye out, and more eyes will grow right away..."

"Brothers, please be steady, we will slowly kill it!"

The middle-aged archer saw that the situation was under his control, and his whole body became relaxed. This actually allowed him to better observe the overall situation, shooting monsters in an orderly manner while commanding the battle calmly.

In fact, neither he nor his team members have actual combat experience in dealing with monsters, but they can rely on the valuable knowledge collected by the Deathclaw Adventure Group to deal with a powerful monster.

When dealing with monsters, Victor is also a layman. His poor knowledge of demons is worse than that of the Deathclaw adventure team. He only sees the adventurers advancing and retreating in an orderly manner, switching offense and defense with ease, and using weapons coated with medicine to leave marks on the monsters' bodies. There were wounds flowing with black blood. The adventuring party itself has not suffered any losses.

No matter how unwilling he was, Victor knew that the Life Distortion Potion was no longer his, and it was hard to say whether the Deathclaw Adventure Team would come to kill them and silence them in the end, even if they were working for famous nobles.

Victor planned to give up his original plan, meet up with Maddie and the others, and then quickly leave the underground cave and go outside Water Snake Town while the adventurers and demon hunters were killing monsters.

"let's go."

"Oh... by the way, Lord Victor, you just said there are 11 people hiding in the dark over there, why are there only 10 adventurers coming out?" Harvey promised Victor first, and then asked in confusion.

Victor listened carefully again, and once again confirmed that there was still a person hiding in the darkness of the cave, and said: "Maybe they deliberately left a scout lurking in the dark. No matter what happens later, there is someone who can go out and report the news."

"Sir, you are so wise!" Harvey praised sincerely, and then stared at Rhine's position with wide eyes, as if he saw something surprising, "Eh? The white-haired boy is taking off his leather armor, he... What is he doing?"