Half Elf Ranger

Chapter 29 Arcanist

Arcanist!
Thorne looked at Pardo, who still had a trace of childishness on his face, and felt a little unbelievable.

When Thorn heard the word Arcanist, the first thing that popped up in his mind were some very one-sided official background materials he had seen.

The Netheril civilization in ancient times was also called the Arcane Empire. It was an advanced magic civilization empire that could almost change the entire world.

The strength of arcanists is not only reflected in the destruction, but also because of the creative ability of various whimsical ideas.

The intelligence attributes of these guys are too high. In the real world, they are all at the level of academic masters, and scumbags like Thorne can only worship them.

The appearance of the floating city is the pinnacle of their creativity.

Thorne just saw the wizard tower's ability to instantly kill two Balor flames this evening, as well as the power of the magic crystal superconducting pulse cannon, so he was naturally impressed.

These are all products left over from the period of the Arcane Empire. As for some information about the Floating Void City, which is more powerful than these, the official did not disclose much at the time.

It only showed a picture of a floating city coming to a certain kingdom of God. The picture flashed very quickly, but it was still captured by Thorne.

However, whether it is strong or not is not what Thorne cares about the most. What really caught Thorne's mind was when the game was promoted, the background history of the expansion pack was: Arcane Calamity!

The official is not willing to disclose too much, only these four words.

This gave him a hint of association.

It seems that the only ones who can have a direct relationship with the arcane arts are the arcane empires and those great arcanists in ancient times.

In other words, the catastrophe is likely to be caused by them.

So Thorn saw the Arcanist player suddenly appearing in front of him, which further confirmed his guess.

Now that Pardo has successfully assumed the position of Arcanist, it means that the inheritance of Arcanist has not really disappeared.

The catastrophe of arcane law will definitely happen at some time because of these arcanists.

"The wizards in the wizard tower are all arcanists, right?" Thorne asked tentatively.

If Pardo succeeded in his inauguration by accident, Thorne might still have some doubts, but the wizard tower is really full of arcanists, so he is 100% sure.

"That's right, except for some apprentices, the other spellcasters are all inaugural arcanists, but the number is not that many." Pardo replied truthfully, he was a little surprised why Thorne had such a big reaction when he heard about arcanists .

The reason why he chose to tell Thorne so much was actually to save his life, because Thorne said that only when he is strong can he win the respect and protection of others.

And he was working as an arcanist who was stronger than a wizard. In this group of players who generally didn't even have wizards, let alone these arcanists with more terrifying potential than wizards.

Thorne rescued him again and again today because he had taken a fancy to his potential as a wizard, so if he chose to tell the truth, Thorne would pay more attention to him again.

In the end, he just wants to survive. In this world where the future is uncertain, it is too difficult for him, a level 1 arcanist, to really grow up!

Originally, he could rely on the protection of the wizard tower to develop slowly, but the series of accidents that happened today made it almost impossible for him to return safely alone.

Now I can only drift with the tide, and follow the group of people to a safe place in a daze.

It seems that the arcane catastrophe really has something to do with these arcanists. Thorne glanced at Pardo, and seemed to have guessed Pardo's little thoughts, so he stopped thinking about it.

This kind of catastrophe is not something he can stop, what he needs to do now is to quickly improve his strength, and strive to have the ability to protect himself before the catastrophe arrives, that's all.

When the sky falls, there are also those high gods supporting it.

"Then you can cast it on this passage, be careful, don't get too close." Thorne pointed to the passage and said to Pardo.

Pardo responded, and then walked over, chanting a spell in his mouth.

Detecting traps belongs to a ring of prophecy spells. The detection success rate of this spell is as high as 90%, which is much more efficient than that of rogues. The most important thing is that it is very safe.

hum!
Following Pardo's last gesture, there was a soft sound, and suddenly this not-so-spacious passage was filled with pale white light.

The detect trap spell can last at least 10 minutes, so Thorn looked towards the enveloped area calmly.

Arcanists and wizards cast spells in the same way. The most obvious difference is that wizards rely on spell slots, while arcane masters use mana points, also known as blue bars!
As for other abilities, Thorne is not a spellcaster himself, so it is not very clear.

When the trap detection light shrouded the passage, Thorne finally saw the acid trap hidden in the passage through the covering light.

The trigger position of the strong acid trap is hidden under a very inconspicuous floor in the passage, but this floor intersects with multiple floors.

This is a multiple trigger device, as long as one of them is removed, the others will trigger quickly.

There are two irregular stones on the left and right sides of the wall, and the inside of the stone is obviously equipped with the entire strong acid injection device.

It turned out to be hidden in the wall, no wonder I couldn't find it just now.Thorne sighed.

He had always thought that the acid injection device was hidden on the ground, so his attention was mainly on the ground, and he didn't pay much attention to the traces on both sides of the wall.

"Okay, hurry up and get out of the way." Thorne signaled Pardo to stop guiding the spell.

Now that the location has been determined, the next step is to prepare to dismantle the trap.

After seeing Pardo leave, he thought for a while, and finally said to Trundle: "Brother Trundle, come and help me, this trap is a bit tricky."

This is an acid trap with multiple triggers, and Thorne doesn't want to fall into it easily without being 100% sure.

So after seeing the troll, he thought of a good solution.

Originally, there was an easier way, which was to let Andrina use a fireball to clear the field directly, but if the movement was too loud, it would attract the attention of the ratmen and unknown evil.

Trundle seemed to have understood what Thorne meant, he smiled, and walked over with a mace in his hand without the slightest hesitation.

"See the floor I'm pointing at. That's the trigger for the trap." Seeing Trundle approaching, Thorne pointed to the ground with his long sword. Seeing Trundle nod, he continued:
"These two positions on the wall are strong acid injection devices. If the trap is triggered, the strong acid on both sides will be sprayed out in the form of splashes. You trolls generally have longer arms, so you hide here.

Although this is not a dead spot, I have calculated that it is the position with the least strong acid coverage, and then you use the mace in your hand to hammer the trigger device on the floor with all your strength. Is there a problem? "

Trolls are a race with a system attribute of at least 25 points or more, and they have a powerful regeneration ability.

Therefore, the best choice is to let Trundle trigger the acid trap. Although acid can restrain the regeneration of trolls, as long as they are not hit at the core, the problem is not too big.

"No problem!" Trundle didn't even think about it, just glanced at it, and immediately agreed.

"Then I'm counting on you!" Thorne looked at the ugly but somewhat upright troll in front of him, patted him on the shoulder and said.

Then Thorn's left hand suddenly slipped out of his sleeve a wooden holy emblem engraved with five-star paw prints.

——"One ring magic: resist energy damage (acid)!"

Thorne held the holy emblem tightly and made a standard spell-casting action, and a pale green light suddenly appeared on the wooden holy emblem.

Then Thorne touched Trundle's body with his left hand, and was instantly enveloped by a nearly invisible energy field.

bump!
In the narrow passage, there was a muffled soft sound.

Puff puff!
Immediately after, streaks of strong acid liquid with faint green light splashed from the spit launcher on the wall.

At this time, two shots of strong acid suddenly shot at Trundle's face, and Trundle had no time to dodge, and immediately greeted him with two arms.

Zizi!

The strong acid broke through the energy protection force field around him without any hindrance, and splashed directly on Trundle's arm, making a soft sizzling sound, and his arm was gradually being corroded.

What a strong corrosive!
Thorn's face changed when he saw it. This level of strong acid is probably made from the gastric juice of jungle vipers with a challenge level of 10 or higher.

So he immediately drew out the dagger at his waist and rushed over.

puff!

Two cold lights flashed, accompanied by Trundle's muffled groan.

Trundle's arms were cut off by Thorne, which also stopped the acid corrosion.

The two arms fell to the ground, turning into ashes at a speed visible to the naked eye.

(End of this chapter)