Richard's eyes suddenly flashed with a hint of ruthlessness! He was like a lone wolf facing a desperate situation, never surrendering, never giving up! "Crash!"
Holding the three bundles of alchemical combination bombs in his palm, Richard was ready to fight a bloody battle with the opponent! These were the three bundles of alchemical bombs that Fingart had dropped on the ground before.
Suddenly, a slender and familiar figure stood in front of him.
That's Stephanie!
Richard didn't expect that Stephanie would rush over from the side and stand in front of him, with her arms crossed, as if she wanted to protect him! She actually wanted to use her advanced spider woman body to block a wave of damage for him.
This made Richard inexplicably moved!
You know, at the beginning, the relationship between the two was completely different, and they couldn't even be considered as people of the same kind.
When the two were in the Ignis School, they completely disagreed with each other's style of doing things.
But since Stephanie's reincarnation, the relationship between the two has changed step by step.
From strangers, to friends, to master and servant, and to what it is now. What should this be called?
In a split second, Richard had no time to think clearly.
Richard roared, "Stephanie, get out of the way! You're courting death!"
However, the slender figure standing in front of him did not move at all!
Slender but inexplicably resolute! Obviously, the scene between Richard and Stephanie seemed to hurt Nicole's heart as she rushed towards him, and she became even more furious:
"Then let's die together!"
Nicole jumped high and slashed at Stephanie and Richard with a claw strike! This powerful claw strike was so powerful that even from four or five meters away, one could hear the sound of the opponent's sharp claws cutting through the air, with a faint sharp sound!
The skin on Richard's body seemed to feel the pain as if it was cut by a knife!
The alarm bells in his heart were ringing, reminding his body to dodge, dodge! ! Just when Richard was about to throw the alchemical bomb in his hand.
“Woo!!”
A dull whistling sound suddenly came from the side!
A dark shield with a metallic luster spun and suddenly attacked Nicole in mid-air from the side!
Nicole, who was the target of the shield attack, was alarmed at this time.
This instant danger warning let him know that if he ignored it and continued to attack Richard and the other two, the attacking metal shield would inevitably cause him to be seriously injured, thus causing him further injuries.
So, Nicole quickly adjusted his body, changed his target, and struck the heavy metal shield with a heavy claw attack.
“Bang!!”
The claws and shield collided! Sparks flew everywhere! It was unknown what material the shield was made of, but even with Nicole's full-strength attack, there was no obvious damage.
Nicole was blocked by the shield, and because there was no force applied in mid-air, she was instantly knocked back several meters!
After being knocked away by Nicole, the shield made a "crack" sound and pierced deeply into the grass at Richard's feet.
However, this scene is just the beginning.
A burly figure suddenly attacked from the side, like a sharp arrow, straight at Nicole who had just landed! When Nicole saw the other person clearly, the two were already fighting together.
“Ding ding dang dang!”
After a burst of metal clashing sounds, the people nearby were surprised to find that Nicole was being beaten back step by step, and the two ram's hooves were retreating continuously.
"clang!!"
After the two men exchanged heavy blows, both were bounced back by the recoil, and Nicole's pair of ram's hooves plowed two deep furrows in the grass before he could stand firm!
At this time, the burly figure was finally seen clearly by everyone.
He was dressed in animal skins, which only covered his vital parts. Most of his gray-brown skin was exposed. His chest muscles, abdominal muscles, arms, and thighs all gave people a rock-like texture.
The most eye-catching thing was that all kinds of complicated witchcraft runes were engraved on his exposed skin, and he held a bright silver metal short hammer in each hand, which made him look inexplicably tough! Richard felt relieved immediately.
Although I don't know the other person, and I can't tell his origin from his clothes. But no matter what, he saved me, so it seems that he is most likely a friend rather than an enemy!
"Captain Muriel!" Fana on the side couldn't help but blurt out after seeing the other party's figure clearly.
Guard Captain? Richard chewed on these three words. There seemed to be only one place in Tug City that could be called this, and that was the City Lord's Mansion!
Could it be that the other party is the captain of the guard of the Tug City Lord's Mansion? "Hey, Fana, you are here too, long time no see!" The burly gray dwarf named Muriel glanced at Fana and said with a smile.
However, this is obviously not a good time for small talk.
The animal-skinned gray dwarf named Muriel took a look at Fana and immediately turned his attention back to Nicole.
"Captain Muriel! Don't let him get away, he killed Disol!!" Fana shouted anxiously.
"What?!" Muriel was obviously also shocked! Suddenly, she looked at Nicole with a more serious expression, as if she was going to continue the attack.
It seems that Muriel and Disor must also know each other.
Suddenly, Richard heard the rhythmic sound of "thump thump" footsteps at the back door of the villa. It was not difficult to judge from the sound that it was the sound of multiple pairs of steel boots stepping on hard stone slabs.
Sure enough, more than 20 fully armed gray dwarf warriors were divided into two teams and ran into the villa in an orderly manner! These gray dwarf warriors were armed to the teeth, with plate armor from helmets to boots. Judging from their equipment, they were better than the city guards.
In addition, what is even more deterrent is that every member of the guard has the strength of a mid-level knight or above.
No wonder Muriel didn't continue to fight Nicole just now. It turned out that she was waiting for the guards.
Now the situation is reversed!
Nicole glanced at Grace, who was still lying on the ground with her chest heaving slightly, and made a quick decision!
He grabbed Grace with one hand, retreated instantly, and quickly jumped onto the villa wall which was several meters high.
Immediately after he jumped up, he disappeared without a trace!
Richard's eyes fixed. What a decisive guy! When he saw that things were hopeless, he retreated immediately!
Not only is he very strong, he also does things very quickly. He is definitely a strong opponent! "Want to run! Leave one team behind and the rest will chase me!" Muriel shouted, waving his silver hammer.
The whole person rushed towards the wall where Nicole disappeared like an arrow.
However, he did not jump onto the wall, but swung the bright silver short hammer in his hand at the wall! "Bang!" Dust flew up.
A human-shaped hole of similar size appeared on the wall! This immediately made everyone present look at each other in bewilderment.
The expressions of the small group of guards who stayed behind seemed quite embarrassed.
It seems that this is not the first time Muriel has done this.
"Hey Fana, this captain of the guard named Muriel has rather unique behavior, isn't it?" Richard turned to Fana and asked.
"This... Muriel is the captain of the guards in the Lord's Mansion of Tug City. He is also an extremely rare gray dwarf body-refining wizard. He is a wizard who mainly focuses on strengthening the body."
"However, in terms of strength, he has reached the end of the first-level wizard. It can be said that I have not seen a first-level wizard who can defeat him."
"Huh! There are actually wizards with physical enhancement abilities? I heard that this isn't an inheritance from ancient times? It should have long since disappeared in the long river of history. How could the gray dwarves still have this inheritance?" Richard asked in surprise.
In his memory, the only person who was somewhat similar to Muriel who appeared before him should be Prince William whom he met during his time at the Ignis School. His path as a sigil swordsman was somewhat similar to that of a body-refining wizard.
But when I saw it today, it was obvious that there was a world of difference between the two in terms of power.
Moreover, as far as Richard knew, the limit of the Signet Swordsman was just that of a third-level wizard apprentice.
If the strength of the Spell Swordsman could be raised to the level of a formal wizard, the Heron royal family would have been invincible long ago. At least, apart from other things, there would be no problem in dominating the entire Bias continent.
"I'm not sure about this. It is said that when Muriel was young, he once obtained a legacy of ancient body-refining wizards in a certain ruins. After going through some difficult experiments, he finally mastered it." Fana replied.
Richard nodded. It seemed that the other party was not unwilling to be promoted to the second-level wizard, but the inheritance of the body-refining wizard he obtained was incomplete, which made him stop abruptly after reaching the limit of the first level! Now with the protection of Muriel and the excellent guards he brought with him, Richard knew that his predicament had been resolved.
Judging from the casualties, I can be considered a winner.
However, when Richard looked back at his residence, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed! The originally beautifully carved statues, fountains, flower beds, various carefully cultivated flowers, and even the intricately carved marble columns in the villa had all been destroyed by the fierce battle and could not be distinguished from their original appearance.
Not a single carefully cultivated flower was left, and the smooth lawn now looked as if it had been bombarded by a meteorite shower, becoming so bumpy that it was almost impossible to walk on.
Large sections of the west and east walls collapsed.
Fortunately, the main structure of the villa has not been damaged. After a little repair, it should still be habitable. Otherwise, Richard could have given up on this villa.
However, none of these are what Richard feels bad about.
It's not even the blood-bone puppet that cost a huge amount of money to build and had to self-destruct in the end!
As long as his backlash period is over, Richard can create and perform necromancy again to give the blood-bone puppet a brand new body.
What Richard felt the most distressed about, and what he suffered the most, was Gorkan lying on the ground, and Disor, whom he would never see again! These two were the biggest losses to Richard in this cult turmoil.
"Damn it! He let this guy escape!" A muffled voice came from outside the villa.
This is Muriel's voice.
Escape?
These two words deeply touched Richard's sensitive nerves.
Actually let the other party escape?
The opponent was so seriously injured, and the self-explosion of the blood-bone puppet, Richard was sure that the damage caused to the monster Nicole was definitely not small.
In this situation, a top-level wizard actually let the other party escape. He couldn't help but doubt the other party's efficiency.
Muriel, the burly grey dwarf in animal skin, strode back to the villa and said loudly to Fana:
"Fana, this guy actually has someone to help him. They must be the scum of the Jade Fire Church. Although I killed one of them, I couldn't find any trace of them afterwards! It seems that they escaped from the city from the east!"
Suddenly, a huge wave of mental power swept across the city.
"Die! You lowly reptile!"
Suddenly, Muriel, Richard and Fana all looked towards the northeast of Tug City with shocked expressions.
"Is this the roar of the Stone Elemental Lord Rokor?!" Muriel couldn't help but blurt out.
Could it be that someone injured the Stone Elemental Lord Rokor?
Impossible!
Now all the second-level wizards in the city should have been summoned to the City Lord’s Mansion by the City Lord.
The giant suppression magic formation that has just been activated is the best proof.
Muriel knew that it would take ten level two wizards to open this magic circle.
Then, who else in the collapsed area could make a third-level stone elemental lord so angry? Even with the influence of the suppressing wizard formation, the stone elemental lord's strength was suppressed to the peak of the second level, but no first-level wizard could match him, let alone injure him. - Northeast corner of Tug City.
There was an obvious defect on the huge body of the Stone Elemental Lord Rokor, as if a piece of round stone had been knocked off by a hammer, which looked very strange.
And on the ground dozens of meters away from it, there was a gray dwarf with his armor shattered all over his body lying on the ground.
Judging from his attire, it is not difficult to determine that the other party should be the commander of the gray dwarf city guards.
The metal shield in his left hand had suffered an untold amount of severe attack, and now all that was left in his hand was the shield handle.
And what he held tightly in his right hand was a weapon that a warrior would always cherish like his beloved child, an inconspicuous gray-black short-handled heavy hammer, the hammer head of which had now broken into several pieces.
Bram reluctantly lifted his heavy eyelids, took a last look at the defect on the body of the Stone Elemental Lord Rocor, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth! The next second.
His head dropped! If you look down from a high place, you will find that beside Bram, there are corpses of gray dwarf city guards lying in all directions! These corpses are arranged in a semicircle in a very regular manner, surrounding Rokor, the third-level stone elemental lord, in the middle.
This is also the reason why a third-level stone elemental lord like Rokor could not cross the forbidden area formed by the bodies of the Gray Dwarf City Guards for such a long time!
Or maybe this is why Bram wanted to fight to the death! However With Bram's death, at this time, after the suppression magic array was successfully activated in the city lord's mansion, the second-level wizards who had freed up their hands finally came to the collapsed area in the northeast corner of Tug City.
When they saw the densely packed city guards who died in battle, the ten second-level wizards were silent for a moment! Thanks to the book friend 20231019175541749 for the 9500 starting coins reward, and thanks to the book friend who doesn't want to drive but just wants to play badly for the 500 starting coins reward! (End of this chapter)