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Chapter 710 Ancestral Spirits' Gatling Gun
The Ancestral Spirits are a race that lives underground.

Their bodies were more robust than those of ordinary humans, and they wore rough clothing made of animal fur and headbands made of animal horns, giving them a stereotypical appearance of druids.

It is neither human nor a follower of the Golden Tree.

Their faith comes from "ancestral spirits," beings that appear in the world in the form of wild beasts. Influenced by this faith, the people of the ancestral spirits are close to nature. They once had a civilization, but eventually they voluntarily abandoned metal products and reverted to a primitive state.

It is because of this choice that the current Ancestral Spirits are all skilled warriors, and all of them are excellent archers. Whether it is a meticulously crafted horn bow or a spirit arrow inhabited by the souls of small animals, they can exert great power in their hands and pierce through enemies with their eyes closed.

In the main game of Elden Ring, the Ancestral People Archers are among the most annoying monsters with ranged attack capabilities.

Their extremely fast rate of fire, immense power, terrifying accuracy, and ability to remain undetected due to their proximity to nature all make them elite assassins.

And the most unacceptable thing about this is
Once struck by the Spirit Arrow, the arrow is difficult to remove, making everyone who is hit look extremely dumbfounded!
Compared to physical harm, insults to one's personal dignity are indeed more unacceptable!

However, Tel didn't care about appearances anymore. If he didn't run, he would either be riddled with bullets or cleaved in two by the shadow of calamity.

If there were only one Shadow of Calamity, he could probably hold out for a while by taking advantage of his ferocity and rushing over to fight it. But no matter what, it's impossible for him to fight a large group of Ancestral Spirits while fighting the Shadow of Calamity!
He can't beat him, no matter how you look at it, he can't beat him! He's just a berserker, not stupid. Even Hulk wouldn't dare fight Thanos again!

Hearing the royal greatsword being swung around behind him with a powerful gust of wind, and the spirit arrows whistling through the air from behind, Tel's face was full of black lines, and he felt wronged.

He had just knocked the shadow of calamity far away, and it happened to hit several of the Ancestral Spirits.

Tel has orc blood, and after going berserk, he is even more like a beast. The ancestral spirits stared at him for a few moments but did not attack him for the time being.

However, while he was entangled with the shadow of calamity, he accidentally ran over and killed a fawn that ran past him.

Then, the ancestral spirits' hatred towards him reached its maximum.

One of the Ancestral Spirits blew a horn, and suddenly a large circle of Ancestral Spirits wielding bows, arrows, and axes appeared out of nowhere. Terna had never faced such a formation alone before, and on the spot, his Golden Spirit erupted, and he turned and ran away.

And that's how the current scene came about.

"What the hell are these guys?!" Maru yelled again, grabbing Leon with one hand and Drew with the other as she ran away, calling out, "Grandpa, we're all counting on you!"

"Ah."

Japar remained calm and unfazed by the scene.

He drew his famous sword, Moonshadow, and slashed it horizontally forward. The crescent-shaped blue sword energy immediately slashed towards the ancestral spirits who were rushing towards him.

The Shadow of Calamity leaped up instantly, its wild instincts perfectly predicting the trajectory of the attack. It even dodged the second sword aura that was specifically aimed at it while it twisted and turned in the air. The next moment, it fiercely launched the combat skill [Wolf Strike]!
The royal greatsword plunged straight into Japar, who parried with his own sword. With a "bang," he slid backward a short distance, and a burst of icy cold air exploded before his eyes.

A flash of azure starlight appeared, and Japar suddenly appeared in the sky. The blade of the famous sword Moonshadow extended into a long blade formed by the starlight, and without any change in technique, it slashed straight down at the shadow of calamity.

He actually used the blade of the famous sword Tsukihime to unleash the Star-Connecting Sword technique!

"Ow!"

As the shadow of calamity flashed by, it dodged the attack to the side, but in the next second, it was slashed across the chest by an attack from the other side, leaving a long bloody gash.

He roared and hurled the royal greatsword at Japar. The greatsword, combined with his terrifying strength, was no less powerful than a siege spear, and even had a chilling aura gathering on it, ready to explode.

At this critical moment, Japal still focused his attention on the Shadow of Calamity. The starlight gathered on the blade formed a dense barrage of slashes, but the enemy dodged one attack after another with wild running on all fours. This ability to dodge was truly astonishing.

Don't be surprised, the power of the Shadow of Calamity must have been dynamically balanced because of Japal!
Just as the royal greatsword was about to reach him, Japar dodged to the side at a delicate distance. The gleaming blade grazed his hair, and frost immediately formed on his shoulder.

"Roar!"

The shadow of calamity suddenly accelerated, leaping forward to Japal. Its claws gripped the charging royal greatsword, and with all its might, it changed the sword's trajectory and slashed fiercely at Japal!
He perfectly integrated wildness into his fighting style!

The last time Japal encountered such an enemy was Ero, but Ero knew nothing about using a sword, so the Shadow of Calamity was a completely new experience for him.

"very good!"

A smile instantly appeared on his face. Japal immediately crouched down. Although he dodged the slash, a burst of cold air suddenly exploded in the air, completely engulfing him!

Ice instantly covered his entire body, his neatly tied hair fell loose like a demon, and Japar's famous sword, Moon Shadow, pressed against the chest of Calamity Shadow.

The next moment, countless intricate and dazzling combat techniques erupted from his chest.

He integrates the slashes of the legendary swords Moonshadow, Starlink, and Night and Fire into Japal's unique talent, [Slash Domain], which allows him to cut through anything. This move, a perfect fusion of his life's skills and the gifts of the Sien Dungeon, embodies his understanding of combat techniques and his past yearning for magic, and is being used in actual combat for the first time!

The magical starlight outlined the fine lines of each slash, creating an effect that looked like it was from another dimension to the naked eye. It looked like an effect similar to an atomic slash!

Every fine line truly blossomed on the shadow of calamity!
The shadow of calamity has left your world.

The next second, the red figure vanished without a trace, leaving only the ice that had frozen most of Japar's back.

"Crackling——"

He moved, and the solid ice shattered instantly. Japar, who appeared to be unharmed, stood up and stretched his shoulders.

"I haven't felt such a cold magic in a long time. Oh no, I hope it won't leave me with health problems when I get old. An old person's body can't withstand such a shock."

Although he sounded relaxed as he talked to himself, the power of that [Wolf Attack] attack just now was indeed beyond his expectations.

If I hadn't taken the damage myself and then used a basic attack to instantly unleash my ultimate skill, I might not have been able to defeat the Shadow of Calamity so quickly.

No, that can't be considered a solution, because the other party suddenly ran away.

The Shadow of Calamity is very strong. If he doesn't deal with it quickly, Leon and the others will be in trouble. That guy feels stronger than Blaze who helped in the Battle Festival. Could it be that he is really stronger than Blaze, or was Blaze hiding his strength and pretending to be an adventurer back then?
Speaking of Blaze, what is his connection to the Shadow of Calamity?

His body was still somewhat numb from the cold, but his mind was functioning normally. It was at this moment that Japal finally remembered something important:
"Were those monsters that looked like druids eliminated?"

He had only unleashed a Moon Concealment technique at the swarm of Ancestral Peoples before focusing entirely on dealing with the Shadow of Calamity, and hadn't paid any attention to the outcome of that attack.

"Rumble--"

The ground suddenly trembled at that moment. No, the earth had been trembling for a while, but he only noticed it now.

He looked up.

What appeared before my eyes was a vibrant scene of life and everything thriving.

Bears, deer, sheep, eagles, and various other animals appearing in spirit form run around unrestrainedly before your eyes, forming a vast torrent of the animal world.

The ancestral spirits stood amidst a torrent of animals and sounded a peculiar horn, the sound of which commanded their animal friends!
As for Leon and the others
Japal used his fighting spirit to track down Leon and the others, and was forced to discover a tragic truth.

How did you get separated?

at the same time.

Chased by a large group of ancestral spirits wielding horn bows, Leon ran alone through the forest, now practically fleeing for his life.

There was no other way; he had to run. He lacked the means to quickly kill dozens of Ancestral Spirits at once, and the impact of the enemy's arrows was extremely strong. He probably needed a whole bottle of iron pot of fragrant medicine to barely withstand the shooting without losing his stance.

In other words, when faced with the original Gatling gun formed by the Ancestral Peoples, he didn't even have time to assume a combat stance.

"I miss the stink bombs and the latrine!"

With his back to the whistling arrows, Leon shouted out his true feelings.

He was running almost blindly through the forest when he heard a strange wind whistling from his left. He quickly turned and ran in that direction, and sure enough, there was a gap between the towering, layered rocks.

Hanging at the gap and waiting for the monster to leave would be a good idea.

Thinking this, Leon suddenly leaped in that direction, untied the grappling hook at his waist, and turned to throw it towards the cliff.

However, in the instant he jumped towards the gap, a completely new scene suddenly appeared before his eyes.

Suddenly, a cluster of buildings with an architectural style extremely similar to Noklon appeared before our eyes. Was this another lost eternal city?

But unlike Noklonn just now, this is in the farthest and most central part of this complex.

A temple, blending into the darkness, sat there silently.

(End of this chapter)