Extraordinary Rise: Starting Contract with the Silver Dragon Countess

Chapter 90: The Besieged Adventure Group—A Hero Saves the Beauty? (Subscribe!)
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In the shadows, Cohen silently monitored the situation of the battle.

Arnold's guess was correct. It was indeed a group of dog-headed men besieging a group of humans.

Cohen looked at the uniforms and badges on the chests of these people.

"Canglan Brave Group"?
It really is an adventure group!

There are thieves, mages and priests, and the team leader is a peak silver bounty hunter.

Judging from their configuration, they should be considered a medium-strength adventure group in this area.

Why would an adventure group of this level appear in the "Meteor Forest"?
These people must be experienced adventurers, and they must know that in addition to various dangers, there is nothing worth exploring or conquering in the "Starfall Forest".

Why are they here?
Cohen's eyes were filled with thought.

He soon realized that there was a tribal chief at the peak of level six in the Gnoll camp.

There is also a dog-headed priest who has reached the fifth level of strength.

After a rough estimate of the strength of both sides, he had no hope for the fate of this adventure group.

A tribe of ogres with a priest can already provide the ogre warriors with the blessing of the power of faith.

A group of fearless gnolls with an average strength of around level two are definitely not something that the group called "Canglan Brave Group" can resist.

……

Mog is a sixth-rank [Bounty Hunter] who was born into a commoner family.

As a commoner who was able to cultivate to the peak of silver, Mog's character and strength can be regarded as outstanding among people.

Especially the adventure team of more than 30 people under his command is the capital for him to reach the sixth level.

But tonight, he encountered difficulties.

A medium-sized tribe of ogres surrounded them silently!

At this moment, Mog wished he could kill those two thieves who only knew how to drink and play with women on the spot!
What the hell is this investigative work!

He didn't even know he was surrounded by a group of dog-headed men!
But no amount of anger will help now.

He must find a way to deal with the current situation. There is no way out by resisting.

He also knew how powerful and difficult the Gnoll tribe with its priests was.

He forced himself to calm down and commanded his teammates in an orderly manner to deal with the tidal wave of attacks from the gnolls.

Seeing his familiar teammates being seriously injured or even falling down one by one, he wanted to take action several times.

But reason told him that he had to be patient, because he had already sensed that two powerful auras were ready to make a move in the Gnoll Tribe.

The chief and priest of the Gnoll tribe!

Equivalent to the strength of humans at level six and level five!
They were waiting for me to make a move and then surround and kill me.

Faced with a large number of fearless low-level ogre soldiers, despair crept onto the faces of every member of the group.

Mog looked at the female pastor who had just joined their team not far away and said in a deep voice:

"Margaret, please retreat first and save your energy. We have a tough battle to fight soon!"

This fourth-level life domain priest will be his greatest support in fighting against the sixth-level chief and the fifth-level priest!

……

Cohen returned to the group and said:
"A medium-sized kobold tribe is besieging an adventuring group.

There are sixth-rank chiefs and fifth-rank priests in the Kobold tribe, so those adventurers are likely in great danger."

Asuna asked:
"Captain, what about us? Should we go and help?"

Cohen pondered:
“It stands to reason that we’d better retreat quietly to avoid getting into trouble.

But I see those dog-headed men are on the way to the 'Star Valley'.

It would be a bit troublesome if they stayed there after dealing with that adventuring group."

The Gnolls are a nomadic tribe, and the areas where they gather are very unstable.

Maybe you'll stay in one place for a long time.

If this is really the gathering area of the Gnoll Tribe, then we might as well take advantage of the fact that this adventure group still has some combat power and join forces to get rid of them.

Cohen was considering this when Arnold beside him suddenly asked:
"What's the name of that adventuring group?"

Cohen replied casually:

"I think it's called 'Canglan Brave Group'.

The leader is a rank six [Bounty Hunter], and his strength is quite good."

Hearing the name of the adventure group, Arnold's face fluctuated violently, and then he asked:
“Do they have a female pastor on their team?”

Cohen raised his eyebrows slightly and replied:
"There's a female pastor, and she seems to be a pastor in the field of life. How come you know her?"

Before Arnold could reply, Freya beside him exclaimed:
"It's Aunt Margaret!"

Cohen paused and looked at Arnold.

The latter's expression changed for a while, and he said slowly:

"Margaret was the vice-leader of my previous adventure group.

Due to some reasons at that time, I was forced to disband the adventure team.

Later I heard that Margaret joined the 'Canglan Brave Group'.

I didn’t expect to meet her here.”

Cohen thought to himself that a silver-rank life domain priest would be extremely sought-after by any adventure group.

Margaret was actually willing to stay in an adventure group whose strongest member was only a fourth-level [Adventurer].

It seems that the relationship between Arnold and her is definitely not as simple as that between the leader and the deputy leader.

Cohen asked:

"What do you think, Mr. Considine?

Do you think we should rescue this adventuring group?"

Arnold's expression instantly became firm:

"Captain, I obey all your orders!"

Cohen smiled faintly and said:

"I am not a heartless lord, and similarly, I don't want my subordinates to be emotionless machines.

It is rare for kobolds to attack human adventuring parties in hordes.

The reason they did this is that there is a high probability that their tribal gathering area is ahead.

Therefore, if we want to go to the 'Star Valley', we cannot avoid the group of gnolls, and a battle will have to happen sooner or later.

Moreover, I'm also very curious about why this adventure group suddenly appeared in the 'Starfall Forest'."

Cohen's words made Arnold's face flash with gratitude.

After making the decision, Cohen began to assign tasks. He glanced at Asuna, who was eager to try, and arranged:
"Asuna, you don't have to take action this time. Your mission is to protect these two girls."

Asuna's eyebrows drooped and she said sullenly:

"I understand."

Cohen turned to look at Arnold again:
"Arnold, you will work with the leader of the Canglan Brave Group to contain the chieftain of the Kobold Tribe.

I am responsible for dealing with that fifth-level priest.

As long as the priest is killed, the kobolds will not fight to the death without the blessing of faith."

Arnold was stunned when he heard this and said:

"Captain, are you going to personally fight against that fifth-level priest?

But you... you are..."

Arnold's words were not so direct, but the meaning was clear.

It is too horrifying for a second-level person to kill a fifth-level ogre priest.

This is a life-and-death battle, not a playful arena game like that in the Colosseum!
Cohen's voice exuded strong confidence:
"Don't worry, I won't joke with my life. I'm sure of it!"

He took out a dagger and handed it to Arnold, saying, "It's a magic weapon. Its special effects are attack damage, armor penetration, attack speed, and movement speed bonuses against non-human creatures."

What Cohen gave to Arnold was the "Guardian Dagger".

[Guardian Dagger: 30 attack damage, 10 armor penetration, 10 attack speed. Passive: Increases the effectiveness of attacks against non-humans by 50%. After attacking a non-human, gain a 50% movement speed bonus for three seconds.]

Arnold was surprised that there were weapons with such special effects.

But when I thought about the other party's identity as a king, I felt relieved.

He took the dagger without hesitation.

Cohen took out the "power drink" again and drank it all in one gulp.

Feeling the powerful force surging through my body, I secretly thought - if I can kill this fifth-level priest, I should be able to advance to the third level!
I don’t know what kind of help the upgrades to various skills will bring me this time!
……

Back on the battlefield, the situation was already very serious.

In addition to the strongest sixth-level [Bounty Hunter] of the "Canglan Brave Group", the other two fourth-level warriors each took on the siege of more than ten ogre soldiers.

But the pressure on the team members did not decrease at all. Each of the Gnoll-headed soldiers was blessed by the faith of the Gnoll-headed priests.

With bloodshot eyes, he fearlessly attacked the defense line of the "Canglan Brave Group" again and again.

We can't delay any longer. There are at least four or five hundred people in a tribe of ogres. We can starve them to death here.

Just as Mog was about to fight to the death, a strong voice came from a distance:
"Margaret, have your captain join me in taking action against that sixth-level Kobold Chieftain!"

When the fourth-level female priest heard the familiar voice, her eyes suddenly lit up.

When facing despair, the one you love suddenly appears before you.

Although this plot is vulgar, its lethality to women is undoubted.

Margaret quickly came to her senses and shouted to Mog who was not far away:

"Captain Mog, this is the leader of the adventure group I joined before. He's a fourth-level [Adventurer]!"

Mog's eyes lit up.

Although the opponent's extraordinary profession is not very powerful, it is at least at the fourth level. At this time, one more helper means one more hope of survival!
Mog didn't say thank you, but turned around and shouted:

"Brother! You go and distract that fifth-level priest, and I'll deal with the chief.

Everyone, gather your formation immediately and break out from the east."

Arnold quickly shouted:
"The priest is being dealt with, let's take down that chief first!"

Moge was even more delighted when he heard this, there were strong men coming to help!
As long as someone can hold back the fifth-level priest, and we try our best to kill the chief, there is still room for turning today's events around!

However, Mog soon felt that he had been fooled.

A masked second-level transcendent appeared behind Arnold.

He couldn't help but ask:

"Him? A second-level transcendent?
Damn it, you don't expect him to deal with a fifth-level priest! "

Arnold shouted in a deep voice:

"Don't be distracted, take care of the chief first, he can handle it!"

Mog almost burst into curses, but since things had come to this point, he could only pray inwardly that the second-level transcendent would not die too quickly.

Discovering that there were other human extraordinary supporters on the battlefield, the chief and the priest no longer hid.

The two Gnoll Silver Transcendents attacked at the same time.

Soon, Arnold and Mog teamed up to fight against the sixth-level chief.

A terrifying wave emanated from Arnold's right arm, and his entire right arm instantly turned to stone.

Mog was shocked when he felt the strange power coming from Arnold.

This is the power of the curse!
This isn't some kind of [Adventurer], this is clearly a powerful [Cursed Warrior]!
Those who can engrave the curse are all ancient nobles or organizations with a long history.

Where does the other party come from?
However, with the support of a [Cursed Warrior], he obviously gained confidence.

Casualties have already started to occur on our side, we must end this battle quickly!

Without any hesitation, a powerful fluctuation of the peak silver level erupted from Mog's body.

A dagger and a short sword appeared in each hand, and his body turned into a whirlwind and rushed towards the chief.

The extraordinary [Hunter] has excellent melee ability and superb fighting skills.

They often engage in close combat with the enemy using their agility and fierce attacks. Even the monks from the [Sanda Sect] are no match for them in close combat.

In addition, there was a fourth-level [Cursed Warrior] nearby.

For a moment, the Gnoll Chief was caught in a fierce battle.

Seeing this, the fifth-level priest was about to step forward to help, but suddenly felt a palpitation in his heart.

A black light flashed on his body, and a dog-headed human skull emitting faint blue fire appeared on his chest.

There was a bang.

The skull shattered, and a dagger with a cold glow broke out of the bone.

Cohen secretly said what a pity, and the dragon seal flipped over, and the dagger in his hand turned into two long swords.

The ghost crab under his feet started to move and rushed towards the dog-headed priest like an arrow.

A second-level assassin?

The dog-headed priest showed a trace of contempt on his face, suddenly raised his staff, and muttered something.

A dazzling light flashed, and three tall dog-headed man shadows instantly appeared right in front of him.

The three phantoms all exuded the aura of the peak third level and surrounded Cohen.

There was no fluctuation in Cohen's eyes. He swung his sword and launched a counterattack storm!

Easily resist the attacks of three phantoms, and the stun spell takes effect!

Cohen swung his sword, and with the bonus of [Agility], he instantly stabbed out hundreds of sword shadows like a storm.

Boom boom boom!
In an instant, three orange-red fireballs appeared on the field.

For a moment, almost everyone's attention was attracted.

Even Mog, who was in a frenzy, hesitated for a moment.

what's the situation?
A second-level warrior actually killed three third-level ogre phantoms in one second when they met?

What kind of strength is this?
The dog-headed priest was also horrified.

After suddenly losing the three shadows, his face turned pale.

He slapped his chest suddenly, spat out a mouthful of blood, and waved his staff. A taller, dog-headed man figure, surrounded by blood mist, slowly rose up!

Peak fifth level!

The strength of this dog-headed man phantom has reached nearly the sixth level.

After summoning the fifth-level phantom, the aura of the dog-headed priest immediately weakened, but there was a glint of excitement in the dog's eyes.

It is common sense on the mainland that there is an insurmountable gap between silver and bronze!
Cohen sneered, just the fifth level!

In our hometown, gnolls are pure trash before they reach level six.

Cohen swung the sword in his hand and stabbed at the fifth-level phantom at incredible speed.

A ferocious look appeared on the head of the fifth-level sacrificial dog. How dare a second-level person dare to fight in close combat with a fifth-level transcendent?
I'll smash your bronze body with one punch.

The priest controlled the phantom and let out a sharp roar. A long stick appeared in the right hand of the dog-headed man's phantom and smashed towards Cohen.

Counterattack the storm!

Silver body!

Cohen withstood the full force attack from the fifth level!
After getting close, he thrust the sword in his hand, activated [Agility], and not long after, with a bang, a fireball even bigger than the previous one burned on the field.

The entire battlefield fell into silence for a moment!
In the blink of an eye, he destroyed the third level and slaughtered the fifth level!

Is this the second stage?

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