nyslfriends Chapter 416 Drow Hybrid, the Bear Monster's Treasure Cave!
Chapter 416 Drow Hybrid, the Bear Monster's Treasure Cave!
Chapter 416 Drow Hybrid, the Bear Monster's Treasure Cave!
Therefore, the eagle mother patiently explained: "Bear monster is just a general term for this type of creature."
Depending on their native species, they can be further subdivided into many detailed categories.
"Bear Spirit Incarnation" refers to bear monsters that combine their soul with energy elements through some kind of mysterious ritual or power to gain greater power.
These bear spirit avatars not only possess all the advantages of ordinary bear monsters, but also have additional special abilities.
"Black bears are known for their volatile and fierce nature, and their bear spirit incarnations are particularly powerful."
Armored bears are tough yet gentle. Their bear spirit avatars are slow-moving but have exceptional defensive capabilities.
Great polar bears possess certain magical abilities and can better exert their combat power in cold environments.
Based on their original bear species, they will also differ slightly after becoming bear monsters and awakening their bear spirit incarnations.
Other, rarer bear species may transform into bear monsters with even rarer abilities. "Of course, ordinary bear monsters cannot do this on their own, and even ordinary druids cannot."
Either there's a special Druid class—the Bear Summoner—or there's some kind of treasure.
Even with the hood covering his face, Fangzhou could almost feel the light shining in the other person's eyes.
This old elf doesn't look like a good person.
If I go there without asking, wouldn't I potentially suffer a great loss later?
So he decisively started bargaining with the other party: "If there were a Bear Caller, the price would be different."
You have to pay more!
Although Ark didn't utter the last and most crucial three words, Eagle Mother Destiny clearly understood his meaning.
She immediately rolled her eyes and chuckled, "Okay, there is indeed that danger."
In that case, I will deliver the promised harpy to you ahead of time, sir.
If there really is a Bear Caller, as long as you can retrieve the symbolic item that killed it and hand it over to me, I will give you some extra reward afterwards.
how?"
The fact that the Eagle Mother, Diestini, was so easy to talk to surprised Ark.
Now he was increasingly suspicious of the other party's intentions.
But no matter what, he was determined to explore the eastern woods.
While completing the flower fairy quest, it was also a matter of taking advantage of the harpy's request.
So he nodded decisively: "Okay, it's settled then!"
Even if it's a sugar-coated bullet, he'll eat the sugar coating first.
After selecting three strong harpies, Ark signed a simple battle pact with them and then bid farewell to the harpy mother, Diestini, and the group of harpies.
Before they had walked more than a few hundred meters, Fangzhou received some extremely unexpected news from Liu Diewu.
"You mean, they most likely came from the Underdark?"
Liu Diewu gently shook her head and explained, "This is just information I got from the flower fairy I possessed."
She sensed a special racial imprint from the eagle mother, Destiny.
She may possess some drow elf blood.
Fang Zhou felt a chill run down his spine.
Drow elves are an evil branch of the elven race, living in the dark regions beneath the surface of the mythical world.
There was no sunlight there, only a few moss plants that emitted a faint glow.
Over countless years of evolution, the drow elves gradually developed jet-black skin and pale white hair, and were extremely afraid of sunlight.
They revel in bloodshed and slaughter, are obsessed with capturing slaves, and are just as cruel and ruthless as the dark elves.
As a special branch of the elf race, flower fairies have an extremely keen ability to perceive various elf bloodlines.
This is why Willow Butterfly Dance could sense the drow elf bloodline from Eagle Mother Destiny.
Sun Elves, Moon Elves, Dark Elves, and Drow Elves are the four main branches of elves.
The relationship between Sun Elf and Moon Elf is acceptable, but any other two types of elves will basically fight to the death when they meet in the wild.
As for marine elves, grassland elves, blood elves, and flower elves, they are subspecies with relatively small numbers and extremely narrow distribution areas, making them difficult to encounter outside their habitats.
"A half-drow elf, and... the Underdark?"
Fangzhou pondered for a moment, then shook his head.
Regardless of the true identity of this Eagle Mother Destiny, now that she has come to the Nature Forest Space Fragment, she must abide by the rules here.
A dragon must coil up, and a tiger must lie down.
After all, Ark was not alone.
Behind him is the strong support of Haicheng Military Academy and even the Longxia Federation.
If he were to encounter any conspiracies or schemes, he would have the ability to thwart them one by one.
After making a mental note of this, Ark checked on the harpies again, trying to find some clues.
To be fair, regardless of whether the Eagle Mother Diestini had other motives, the harpies she gave to her were quite useful.
These harpies possess a variety of unique abilities.
First, they can fly at low altitudes for extended periods and stay at high altitudes for short periods, possessing aerial combat skills for aerial assaults.
After a brief period of charging, they are able to increase their flight speed for a short time.
If an attack is launched at this time, it will inflict additional charge damage.
This ability makes them extremely flexible and explosive in aerial combat.
In particular, the elite hero Banshee, a lower-ranking Black Iron hero, has awakened a highly poisonous ability.
She can unleash a venomous claw attack on enemy creatures, inflicting a mild poisoning effect.
This skill not only increases her single-target damage output, but also weakens the enemy's combat power to some extent.
Although the venom of the Venomous Claw Strike is not extremely potent, it is enough to slow down an enemy's movements for a short period of time.
However, they also have their own disadvantages.
Ark had previously observed that these harpies had relatively weak physical attributes and low carrying capacity.
To maintain their speed and ability to fly, they cannot wear any armor other than cloth, nor can they use heavy melee weapons such as battle axes, war hammers, and two-handed greatswords.
At first glance, the harpy's attributes don't seem particularly strong.
Aside from agility, everything else is quite poor; she's practically just an enhanced version of the Flower and Butterfly Girl.
However, when combined with their skills, their actual combat strength is not weak.
Unfortunately, there is still a lack of equipment.
They cannot wear armor and have low physical attributes, which makes them relatively vulnerable in direct combat and unsuitable for prolonged close-quarters fighting.
However, even when faced with enemies they cannot defeat, they can retreat relatively smoothly by using their aerial assault skills, thus avoiding unnecessary losses.
Overall, these harpies are much better scouts than the flower butterflies.
Of course, this refers to when they are flying in mid-air.
Once the harpies land, their fighting power will drop sharply.
This decline is not reflected in a weakening of attributes, but rather in limitations in attack methods and other aspects.
Due to their physiological structure, it is difficult for them to provide enough strength and explosive power when standing on the ground.
Their wings and claws allow them to easily perform various skills in the air, but they are clumsy on the ground, unable to move quickly or attack effectively.
This makes them relatively passive in ground combat, making it difficult for them to utilize their agility and efficiency in the air.
Fangzhou shook his head gently and decided to put these trivial matters aside for the time being.
These three harpies are merely icing on the cake for the Ark and the Scourge forces.
Just like the moon deer beneath them, and the flower butterfly maidens flying alongside them, watching these harpies with some wariness.
While these creatures each have their own unique characteristics, the only ones truly trustworthy are Ark himself and the undead army he summons.
After traveling eastward for more than an hour, a dense and lush forest came into view.
According to the information relayed by the harpy scouts, they have reached their destination.
However, plans never keep up with changes.
When Fangzhou and his team arrived, they found that someone had already gotten there first.
Before them appeared a Haicheng Military Academy team dressed somewhat similarly to Ye Yinzhu's Thunderfire Squad.
They are engaged in a fierce battle with a force of about twenty bear-like monsters, each three or four meters tall and roughly humanoid in shape.
The skin of these bear-like creatures was covered with a thin layer of black mist, giving it a dark and gloomy appearance, as if it had been corrupted by darkness.
They have well-developed muscles, strong and powerful limbs, and are covered with thick black fur, making them look exceptionally fierce.
Its head is shaped like a bear, but its face is more ferocious, with a pair of short horns on its forehead, making it look even more menacing.
Upon realizing the situation, Fang Zhou immediately frowned.
He was confident that, thanks to the speed of the Disaster Squad, even after resting all night at the Flower Elf Tribe camp, their speed would far surpass that of the military academy cadets who had responded to the call to arms and entered the Forest of Nature.
However, deep in the natural forest, they unexpectedly encountered the pioneers again.
This only means that they, like the Thunderfire Squad, had entered the Forest of Nature earlier for an exploration mission.
The fact that they have the confidence to venture this far suggests that the average strength of this Haicheng Military Academy squad is even stronger than that of the Lei Huo squad.
And that's precisely the point that Fangzhou is struggling with.
If it were any other evil race, he could choose to attack without any scruples.
However, as comrades-in-arms from the Haicheng Military Academy, they naturally could not use violence to seize the fruits of their victory.
Fang Zhou shook his head inwardly, signaling the Disaster Squad to halt their advance and remain outside the safe zone, already prepared to abandon the mission.
It's not surprising, though. Most of the terrain in the Forest of Nature is forest, but this particular grove of trees is filled with a distinctly eerie and dark atmosphere.
Any passing squad from the Haicheng Military Academy would want to come and take a look.
At this moment, Liu Diewu, who was standing nearby, asked, "Fangzhou, did that Eagle Mother also call others to help fight these corrupt bear monsters?"
Fangzhou waved his hand and said in a low voice, "Don't rush, let's see how things go first."
Mother Eagle Destiny is unlikely to lie to us on this point, and she may not have even met any other Sea City Military Academy cadets.
And judging from the current situation, they seem to have just started fighting.
"Gu Yueyuan, take the harpies and flower butterfly maidens to scout out the area of this forest and see if there are any other anomalies."
"The rest of you stay put and be ready for battle at any time," Fang Zhou calmly ordered.
Gu Yueyuan immediately agreed and led the harpies toward the side of the forest.
The other team members rested while watching the battle unfold ahead.
Originally, they were quite cautious about this mission because of the mother eagle's attitude.
Now is a good time to observe the enemy's fighting style and combat strength.
As it turns out, these bear monsters are indeed tough and thick-skinned.
Fang Zhou and his group watched as the 10-man squad from Haicheng Military Academy launched their attack with great excitement, shouting loudly.
However, after fighting for several minutes, most of the bear monsters either only suffered minor cuts or bled a little.
In reality, only the two ends truly collapsed.
These two bear monsters were only killed by several mage students using powerful skills and working together.
As for other ordinary combatants, if they rely solely on normal attacks with metal weapons without unleashing their battle aura or using skills, it is actually difficult for them to inflict effective damage on the bear monsters.
Seeing this, Fangzhou secretly marveled at the extraordinary defensive capabilities of these bear monsters.
Especially the archer trainees who used bows and arrows as weapons, they simply couldn't penetrate the thick hides of the bear monsters.
When an arrow hits its target, there is often a dull thud before the arrow falls softly to the ground, as if it had struck an invisible wall.
This level of defense is something that ordinary low-ranking black iron monsters could never possess.
From Ark's observation, these bear monsters' defense against physical attacks is no less than that of the Lava Demon Heavy Armor Warriors that were wiped out by the Disaster Squad yesterday.
In terms of attack, although the bear monsters are not equipped with any weapons, they are powerful weapons in themselves.
He would grab that thick arm, which was over a meter long and more than half a foot in diameter, and smash it down like a giant hammer, forcing the combat trainees to retreat repeatedly.
Every time the bear monster swings its arm, a whooshing sound fills the air, and the power is awe-inspiring.
Among them, several larger bear-like creatures with darker fur appeared to be stronger.
They can often knock back combatants who stand in their way by several meters.
Some trainees were even knocked away by a single blow, crashing heavily to the ground and unable to get up for a while.
It is obvious that these bear-like monsters have a higher racial combat power coefficient.
If it weren't for the fact that this ten-person team included some mages and support characters with certain healing and support abilities...
Given that the bear monsters are relatively slow in both attack and movement, without giving them a chance to pursue, their fate is likely not good.
Even so, Fangzhou felt the situation was still far from optimistic, because their magic power and battle spirit would eventually run out.