Casting spells

Of course, it wasn't that the fireball technique was too powerful, but that he was too unlucky to be pierced into the eye socket by a wooden thorn from the explosion...

Chapter 9 The Power of Magic

"Good evening, everyone. I've been waiting for a while. If you don't show up, I'm going to fall asleep."

While yawning, Zhang Cheng slowly opened the door and walked out. If it wasn't for the corpse that was still being pulled out lying on the ground, no one would believe that the slightly lazy young man in front of him was the one who didn't even warn him just now. No, a terrifying mage who directly kills people.

For a moment, all the masked people froze in place, and the leader even forgot to give orders to his subordinates, whether to launch a siege or try to negotiate.

After all, his original plan was to take the lead in launching a sneak attack before the target was aware of it. Whether it was assassination or capture alive, the initiative had to be in his own hands.

But now, not only has he lost the initiative, but he is also a little uncertain about the other party's details.

Just as he was in a daze, a guy who was stimulated by the tragic death of his companion suddenly drew out his dagger without warning, and stabbed Zhang Cheng fiercely, trying to use the preemptive advantage to eliminate the dangerous enemy who was only one step away.

You must know that although mages symbolize mystery, wisdom and strength in the eyes of ordinary people, in the eyes of many insiders, they are not as invincible as rumors say.

On the contrary, due to spending a lot of time on research and study, the mage's body is quite fragile, and often only the most common iron dagger is needed to end the life of an archmage.

But the masked man obviously forgot, and the mages themselves are very aware of this, and have developed many targeted protective magic.

Before the sharp blade glowing with cold light approached the skin, he immediately felt a biting cold, followed by severe frostbite on the skin in just a second.

Of course, this was not the worst. The worst thing was that he found that the dagger was blocked by a layer of ice, making it impossible to touch the soft skin.

"Idiot! How does frost armor taste?" Zhang Cheng sneered and sarcastically said.

Even though he looked relaxed on the surface, he didn't seem to care about anything, but in fact he was extremely nervous in his heart. Long before he walked out of the room, he added frost armor and mana shield to ensure the safety of his life.

What he never expected was that the Frost Armor Technique, which can only increase armor and reduce the opponent's attack speed and movement speed in the game, has such a strong real effect. A thin layer of ice, which is almost indistinguishable to the naked eye, can Directly resisting the puncture of the sharp weapon, the caster himself can't even feel a trace of cold.

Shock, fear, trembling, despair...

The eyes of the masked man who launched the sneak attack instantly showed unbelievably complex emotions!

next second...

boom!

His whole body was blown into the air by a strong flame impact, his face that was originally wearing a mask was scorched black, and then, like a tattered rag doll, he landed on the ground not far away with a bang, just like the unlucky guy before, dead.

After killing two guys of unknown origin in a row, Zhang Cheng's mental state became extremely excited, as if the instinct of hunting and killing hidden in his genes was fully activated, and he kept sweeping around the two remaining masked men on the balcony. Go, as if considering who would be better to kill first.

Ever since the parchment gave the task of "Eye in the Darkness", he has been mentally prepared.

Through repeated testing and practice with the grizzly bears, mountain lions, and moss-eating spiders that often appeared around the cabin a few days ago, he has basically mastered some of the mage's fighting skills. Annihilation of the invading enemy can also cause heavy losses to the opponent, and ensure the safe evacuation of oneself.

It is this fearlessness that makes him extremely aggressive, and he seems to be eager to completely release the fear accumulated deep in his heart through violence.

No hesitation or hesitation!

To be exact, Zhang Cheng didn't even regard these guys in front of him as human beings, but regarded them as NPCs in the game, or wild monsters that provide players with experience points...

"Stop! Mage! I think we can talk!"

The leading masked man undoubtedly sensed this chilling cruelty, and hurriedly shouted in an attempt to ease the current unfavorable situation through negotiation.

After all, there were only two people left on the balcony on the second floor, and he didn't want to try to see if he could survive the impact of the destructive spell.

But it's a pity that Zhang Cheng has never been the kind of guy who likes to listen to other people's advice. He can even be described as conceited, especially advice from his enemies.

He didn't pay attention to the other party's words at all, and a dark blue magical aura suddenly gathered in the palm of his right hand, and then released it towards the unlucky guy who was closest to him.

Woohoo! ! !

Accompanied by an ear-piercing sound, driven by the high-speed swirling airflow, a terrifying wave of shattered ice swept across a fan-shaped area within a radius of four to five meters. It not only tore the target's skin to pieces, but also seriously damaged his muscles and body. Nervous, the whole person seems to be caught in slow motion.

There is no doubt that this is the Cone of Ice technique that is loved by many mage players in the game. It can not only slow down the movement speed, but also cause a wide range of cold damage.

But in the real world, it is far more terrifying than in the game. At least the game's ice cone technique will definitely not be as hideous and bloody as it is now.

What was even more frightening was that the crushed ice completely froze the nerve conduction, making the victim unable to feel the pain, and still struggling desperately, making the injury more and more serious, and several tendons were twisted.

Before he could take a few steps, he rolled down from the balcony on the second floor to the ground like a rag doll with a bang.

Zhang Cheng, who didn't regard the other party as a person at all, shot a deadly fireball at the masked man covered in blood with fiery flames from his hands.

boom!

After the loud noise and the heat wave, a scorched corpse soared into the air and fell heavily in front of two guys who were about to sneak up with the help of ropes. They were so frightened that they hurriedly avoided, for fear that there would be some terrible spells falling from the sky next.

Cruel, cruel, merciless...

The attitude shown by Zhang Cheng made the masked man in the head realize that the person standing in front of him was not an ordinary person, or the gentle academic mage he imagined, but an extremely difficult battle mage.

If you can't come up with a countermeasure quickly, then it may be your next turn.

He didn't think that the subordinates around the wooden house would rush up and launch a siege at the risk of death.

Feeling the smell of blood and burning in the air, Zhang Cheng turned around slowly, stared at the only survivor on the balcony on the second floor, and said with a sneer, "What did you just say? Tell me to stop? I'm sorry." , my ears are not very good, sometimes I can't hear other people's words clearly. I believe you don't mind, right?"

"Of course! Of course I don't mind! It's all their fault! You shouldn't make hostile gestures that would cause unnecessary misunderstandings. For this, I would like to express my most sincere apologies to you."

After finishing speaking, the leader of the masked man took off his mask, revealing a male face in his 30s, and bowed gracefully with one hand touching his chest.

Especially the two mustaches, trimmed meticulously, and the skin is very delicate, there is no trace of wind and sun at all.

Judging from the relatively backward standard of living in the human kingdom of Azeroth, he is definitely not an ordinary road robber...

Chapter 10 Shameless realm

"Oh? Misunderstanding? Hehehehe..."

A sneer of unknown meaning appeared on Zhang Cheng's face, he looked up and down the opponent, and at the same time quickly searched for the more famous forces in the game in his mind, and quickly locked on two targets.

Obviously, there are only two organizations that can be active in the Hillsbrad Hills area, one is the Syndicate, and the other is Ravenholdt.

The former is an Alterac noble who was exiled for betraying the Alliance during the Second Alliance-Horde War.

The goal of these guys is to regain their own territory and status. For this reason, they did not hesitate to resort to despicable methods such as assassination, deception, and theft. They even occupied Durnholde Castle, as well as a large number of farms and watchtowers.

Before the undead Scourge broke out, their influence expanded to include Silverpine Forest, Hillsbrad Hills, Alterac Mountains, Arathi Highlands, the hinterland of the valley by Lake Lordamere, etc. Almost all transportation hubs were destroyed. Controlled by this evil organization, a huge monopoly network is formed.

Perhaps in ten years or so, the ambitious nobles of Altland will really be able to subvert the rule of the Kingdom of Lordaeron by relying on economic means.

Unfortunately, fate made a small joke...

Just when they thought their plan was about to succeed, a terrible plague swept across the entire northern continent. Known as the most powerful human kingdom in Azeroth—Lordaeron was devastated, a place controlled by countless syndicates, They were all occupied by undead like a tide, and only a small part in the south remained.