Chapter 56: Luring Monsters and Combat [Please add to collection and recommend]

When it came to hunting monsters for treasure, Zong Shen had always been very patient.

Since these few ogres showed a greater desire to defend than to attack, a head-on confrontation would be an unwise choice.

"Things are getting tight, let's scram!"

With a wave of his hand, he turned around and ran.

He led his subordinates in a direct retreat of over a hundred meters.

Looking back, the ogres indeed did not pursue; they merely continued to watch them hungrily.

Among them, two ogre warriors actually turned back into the woods, grabbing up trees like giant brooms and beginning to extinguish the forest fire.

They cared more about the contents of this small grove; according to the guide, there seemed to be a Natural Altar inside.

On the spot, only one [Ogre Warrior] and one [Elderly Ogre Shaman] remained standing outside the woods, staring warily at Zong Shen and his men.

Now, with the ogres split into two groups, it was naturally the best time to pull aggro.

The reason these ogres had not pursued was, ultimately, that he had not pulled enough hate yet.

Thinking of this, Zong Shen took out his [Hunting Crossbow] and silently loaded a bolt.

All the soldiers stood on standby in a tense state; no one dared to underestimate these ogres.

Zong Shen dismounted lightly, holding the [Hunting Crossbow] as he slowly closed the distance.

He entered the effective range of the [Hunting Crossbow].

A golden auxiliary reticle from the guide module automatically appeared; it could accurately determine a hit based on the bolt's trajectory.

Zong Shen aimed slightly, centering the reticle on the ogre warrior's eye.

Hitting the eye could deal full damage.

It was one of the few spots on an ogre's body capable of dealing full damage.

*Thwack!*

The sharp sound of the crossbow string snapping echoed.

A bolt was launched.

It traveled dozens of meters, its trajectory dropping slightly.

However, all of this was within the calculations of the shooting assist.

The bolt ultimately pierced precisely into the ogre's eye.

"Roar!"

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A bright red damage value floated up from the ogre warrior's massive head.

The ogre warrior let out a furious roar.

Covering its eye with a paw as large as a fan, it charged madly toward Zong Shen.

A giant beast standing five meters tall and weighing at least two tons ran like a moving mountain.

The very earth trembled slightly.

To the side, after looking back and hesitating for a moment, the [Elderly Ogre Shaman] also gave chase.

This time, he had indeed successfully attracted the hate of these two ogres.

A smile of successful scheming appeared on Zong Shen's face.

He turned nimbly to run, mounted his old traveling horse, and waved to the other cavalry.

Keep running!

This distance was not far enough.

If the two ogres in the woods came to reinforce, things would get unpleasant.

These two ogres were not slow; especially in this open grassland with no obstacles, their speed was actually comparable to the old traveling horse.

Zong Shen, Luna, and the wolf cavalry were doing alright since they had mounts, but the two mages running on foot behind them were in a pathetic state.

They were gradually falling behind.

Zong Shen's team had reached a state of separation between cavalry and infantry.

The distance between the cavalry and the mages was over a hundred meters.

In this chase and flight, the group had already moved five or six hundred meters away from the small grove.

Zong Shen gradually slowed the speed of the cavalry.

Suddenly, he turned around and charged back in the opposite direction.

At this moment, the two mages behind were only dozens of meters away from "intimate contact" with the ogres.

"To the rear, prepare to output!"

"Colby, Bjorn, you're with me—close-quarters combat!"

"Luna, throw Moon Blades at mid-range while protecting the two mages; focus on kiting to interrupt the Ogre Shaman's casting!"

Zong Shen shouted while galloping his horse.

He quickly deployed the combat formation.

The formation shifted rapidly.

The giant wolves beneath the two wolf cavalrymen accelerated to full speed.

Their speed stat of 5 made them slightly faster than the old traveling horse.

Colby and Bjorn quickly closed in on the ogre warrior.

Simultaneously, they drew their cavalry sabers, slashing out two streaks of silvery light.

"Saber Slash!"

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After a single strike, the two wolf cavalrymen flashed past without stopping.

On the spot, the ogre warrior let out a roar, and a bear-paw mark appeared on its head.

Its movement speed and combat power instantly increased by a notch.

To the side, the [Elderly Ogre Shaman] also raised its totem.

Just as it was about to place a Strength Totem, Luna, riding her black panther, arrived at its side and hurled a Moon Blade.

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The Moon Blade bounced twice, dealing 37 damage to the Ogre Shaman, but when it bounced onto the Ogre Warrior, it failed to break its defense, dealing only 1 point of forced damage.

Zong Shen pulled the old traveling horse to the side, patted its rump, and let it stand there on its own.

Then, Zong Shen took out the [Hunting Crossbow] again and aimed at the Ogre Shaman.

*Thwack!*

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The two mages found their footing and began chanting simultaneously.

Tasia summoned two skeleton archers.

The targets for these two skeleton archers were also the Ogre Shaman.

*Swish!*

*Swish!*

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Two damage values floated above the Ogre Shaman's head.

A few seconds later, due to the difference in chanting times, an Exploding Fireball and a Double Necrotic Arrow flew out almost simultaneously, striking the Ogre Shaman's chest.

Tasia and Favide actually showed a preliminary level of coordination.

*Rumble!*

The violent explosion knocked the two-meter-tall Ogre Shaman directly backward.

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Mages' attacks were always so flashy; a long string of damage values popped up above the Shaman's head.

Because Zong Shen's tactics were sound, the Ogre Shaman had no opportunity to act throughout the entire process.

This was the advantage of a gang-up tactic!

The two wolf cavalrymen were also harassing the ogre warrior.

The giant wolves were extremely agile, occasionally lunging forward to bite or slash.

In a short amount of time, they had dealt another hundred points of damage.

However, just then, as Bjorn flashed past its side, preparing to launch a third round of attacks...

The ogre warrior was prepared.

A massive, fan-like palm slammed down directly.

It struck heavily upon the giant wolf beneath him.

Instantly, the giant wolf was sent flying, tumbling several meters across the grass.

A massive damage value popped up.

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One must note that the giant wolf's armor was as high as 35 points, equal to that of the ogre warrior.

However, the ogre warrior was still under the buff of the Level 10 Roar, so dealing such massive damage was not surprising.

After the ogre warrior swatted Bjorn away, Colby's offensive also slowed down.

The ogre warrior was able to free its hands to support the Ogre Shaman.

It charged toward Luna.

It attempted to buy the Ogre Shaman an opportunity to act.

The mages in the distance needed to chant; with Luna being interfered with, she could not continuously throw Moon Blades.

Without the interference of the Moon Blades...

The Ogre Shaman finally had the chance to cast spells unhindered!