The adventurer at the bottom is fantasizing again.

Chapter 111 Let! Fire! Flame! Purify! Everything! (4K)

"You spineless cowards raised on dog shit, come and gnaw on your grandpa Piper's hammer!"

Before Eileen could fire her second flaming arrow, the little guy grabbed his hammer and dashed out of the woods.

The dwarf coach's training seemed to be very effective, but it also seemed to be very effective in steer his rage in a strange direction.

Twisted red light coiled around the short man's body, causing his muscular physique to swell even larger, and his veins to bulge from his neck all the way to his temples, making him look incredibly ferocious.

Is rage the brewing of anger into fine wine?

All he wants to do right now is smash those fucking barrels over these fucking wild dogs' heads!

"Damn reckless attack! Aaaaah!"

'

The molten shockwave was swung around by Piper, and a few hyenas at the entrance were lucky enough to taste the superior weapon.

Fueled by the ferocity and recklessness of the attack, the hyenas didn't even have time to whimper before turning into a shower of blood.

"Who else?!"

"7

Lorraine's lips twitched as he watched the little man unleash a roar that sounded like an orc towards the camp.

What exactly did that instructor, Jill, teach him?

At the same time, two flaming arrows flew into the camp one after the other, setting two more tents ablaze.

The camp was now in complete chaos.

The hyenas that had just been gathered together were now running around with their tails between their legs. One of them even knocked over a wooden frame, scattering burning firewood all over the ground.

Those jackals who love to bully the weak didn't dare approach the little guy because of his appearance.

Some of them raised the shortbows they had stolen from the watchtower, trying to shoot the terrifying thing to death from a distance.

But before they could even draw their bows and nock their arrows, three magical missiles with built-in target acquisition capabilities found them.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Three explosions rang out almost simultaneously, and two gnolls carrying bows were blasted away with howls of pain.

Another unfortunate hyena received the same treatment and collapsed on the spot.

Just as the camp descended into chaos.

'

A sharp howl came from deep within the camp.

The dark brown-furred gnoll leader emerged from the tent; it was extremely large, much taller than Lorraine had estimated from a distance.

The gnoll leader let out a long howl, and an invisible wave of sound spread rapidly outward from him, sweeping past the disheveled gnolls.

Lorraine had just sprinkled invisibility powder and was stealthily approaching the camp when he saw the jackals who were still fleeing or howling suddenly stop.

Their muscles swelled at a visible speed, the blood vessels under their skin turned a purplish-red, and their eyes quickly became bloodshot and red.

These jackal-men seemed to have been suddenly possessed by a demon from who-knows-where; a destructive rage instantly overwhelmed all fear and reason in their minds.

A gnoll who had been rolling on the ground immediately got up and grabbed a spear that had been shattered by a magic missile.

It didn't care whether the splinters on it were sharp or not, and charged towards Piper with a howl.

Mass enrage!?

No wonder Eileen said the more gnolls there are, the more terrifying they are. If a dozen or more large Piper come, who can withstand that?

Lorraine watched with bated breath as the gnolls swept past her and charged toward Piper, who was guarding Eileen. She silently worried for him.

Hold on, little guy...

If he were to reveal himself now, all his previous plans would be for naught, and he would be surrounded by the jackals, potentially forcing him to waste a Shadowstep opportunity.

All we can do now is trust our companions.

Lorraine calmed herself down, slowed her breathing, and stealthily slipped inside from the entrance, silently crouching in the shadows behind the boulder.

Once the gnoll leader comes over, he can launch a surprise attack from behind.

The battle at the entrance has fully erupted.

Hahaha! That's awesome!

'

The short man swung his hammer, sending the fastest charging gnoll flying, and let out an excited roar.

He didn't dodge the gnolls' weapons. If any gnoll dared to attack him, he would withstand the spears or clubs and swing them down with a backhand blow.

The attacks that weren't blocked by his hard leather armor pierced his flesh shallowly, causing far less damage than they appeared, and instead fueled his fanaticism.

Only the occasional stray arrows fired by the gnoll leader posed any threat to him.

But given his size, the probability of those arrows hitting one of his own kind was far greater than hitting Piper, who was so short.

Eileen stood not far behind him at the edge of the woods, condensing fire arrows one after another from the tip of her staff, forcing the gnolls who were trying to flank her back to the entrance, forcing them to face Piper's raging fury head-on.

The gnoll chieftain quickly realized something was wrong. How could the human who cast the spell and this little guy be so good at fighting?

It originally intended to wait for its subordinates to exhaust their strength before it went up to harvest the crops itself.

But judging from the current situation, once the period of inciting violence ends, most of those subordinates will not be able to withstand it.

The gnoll chieftain quickly picked up the long-handled sword stuck in the ground and strode towards the entrance.

Demon blood surged within its body, and the twisted runes gradually began to glow, bringing it immense power.

"roar!

"6

It roared excitedly, feeling as if it could cleave that disgusting little thing in two with a single stroke.

Just then.

A powerful suction force suddenly came from its side, causing it to stagger and fall uncontrollably to the side.

The gnoll chieftain was startled, and saw a human suddenly appear beside him, holding an iron sword.

"Laugh"

The sword tip pierced the steel ring of the chainmail. The sharp pain in its chest made it instinctively look down, only to discover that this foolish human had actually managed to sneak up and stab its armor. Truly...

The gnoll chieftain glanced down at the suddenly appearing human man and smiled disdainfully.

"boom!

'

A violent current suddenly appeared, traveling along the iron sword to its body. Blue-white arcs of electricity throbbed wildly across its chest, starting from the tip of the sword.

Almost instantly, the gnoll leader, who had just been full of disdain, was blasted away by the thunderous wave.

"Come back here!"

To ensure the success of the sneak attack, Lorraine held no shield; arcs of electricity rapidly condensed at his fingertips and shot towards the leader in mid-air.

"Well?"

The gnoll leader was completely stunned by the explosion.

It could only feel itself being blasted into the sky, the intense pain in its chest mixed with the burning sensation of electric current had just begun when it was suddenly pulled back down.

"boom!-

"6

The instant the lightning bolt made contact with it, two opposing forces collided within its body, causing the electric arc to explode again and violently fling it away in the opposite direction.

Lorraine fell backward toward the ground.

He raised his fingertips in mid-air and, as if struck by inspiration, recited the spell he had practiced countless times, been ridiculed countless times, and had almost set Eileen's bed on fire.

"Agnirlgnis!"

At Lorraine's command, the magic within him surged toward his fingertips, and an orange-red fire arrow swiftly formed, its trail of flame striking the gnoll leader squarely in the back.

Flames erupted on its body, completely burning away the fur that was already charred black by the electric arc, and the smell of burnt soot filled the air.

You have learned the spell—Fire Arrow.

[Type: Evocation/Trick]

[Range: 60 feet]

[Fires a flaming arrow, dealing significant fire damage to the target; the flames will ignite any flammable material on the target.]

"Hahahahaha!"

Ignoring the stinging pain from continuously using spells, Lorraine laughed with unbridled joy.

Fire arrows! Fire arrows!!!

This was the first spell he learned on his own, and also the first ranged spell he knew. He was one step closer to becoming a true mage.

He listened to the sound of the wind beside him, suppressed his inner elation, and activated the Midnight Touch on his feet just before he was about to fall to the ground.

Shadow Step

Lorraine embraced the shadows, then suddenly vanished into thin air, emerging from the shadow cast by a tent.

Thump!

'

The gnoll chieftain crashed to the ground of the camp almost simultaneously, letting out a painful howl as his body convulsed on the spot.

The demonic blood surging within it prevented it from dying immediately, but the spells still left almost no part of its body unscathed.

Even the chainmail was tattered and barely hanging on his body, rising and falling with his labored breathing.

It knew it seemed it was about to die.

But it was not willing to give up.

The gnoll chieftain compressed the last of the air in his chest and forced out a mournful howl from deep in his throat: "Woo-woo-woo-woo!"

"7

Hearing the howl, the hyenas that had been circling around the little guy shuddered and immediately turned and ran back into the camp.

How could Piper just let them leave like that?

"You bunch of mangy dogs, were you scared away by your Grandpa Piper?! All of you, get over here!!!"

He roared, gritted his teeth, and withstood the attacks of the gnolls, smashing one of them, who was turning to run away, to the ground with a single blow.

But there were simply too many enemies surrounding him, and he couldn't attend to them all. Several hyenas had already charged past him, rushing quickly towards the camp.

"You idiot."

Eileen had just finished constructing the spell model for the blazing ray, but before she could even chant the incantation, she saw Lorraine unleash a series of attacks, carrying the gnoll leader into the camp with a series of crackling sounds.

She was now blocked from seeing the huge rocks at the entrance and the burning tents, making it impossible for her to pinpoint their exact landing location and aim accurately.

Eileen bit her lip and dispersed the completed spell model. She wasn't sure she could unleash the blazing ray twice, so she had to save it to deal with the leader.

You'd better be alright.

She glanced at the billowing black smoke rising from the camp, raised her staff again, and chanted urgently:

"Agnirlgnis!"

Another flaming arrow flew from the tip of the staff, blasting away a gnoll who was trying to retreat to the camp to help its leader.

Inside the camp.

Lorraine watched the hyenas charging towards him, smiled, raised her fingertips, and loudly recited:

"Agnir Ignis!"

A flaming arrow flew from his fingertips, blasting the leading hyena away.

[First Enemy Kill - Hyena]

[Reward: 25 Exploration Experience Points]

Current balance: 76 exploration experience points

Lorraine sidestepped the bite of another hyena and swung his sword straight down.

Although the spare iron sword wasn't sharp enough, the powerful force still cleaved its spine, and it collapsed to the ground with a whimper.

He glanced at the gnoll leader who was still struggling to get up, and his mental energy quickly spread forward along his senses, sweeping back all the flames burning on the hyena corpse that had been killed by the fire arrow.

This is the Ember Cloak's equipment effect, Reignition.

[Reignition]: When you kill an enemy with a fire spell, the flames remaining on the enemy's corpse will not immediately extinguish. You can draw these embers back to yourself, providing additional burn damage for your next melee attack or fire spell.

"Agnir Ignis!"

The flames that rolled back adhered to the fire arrow that Lorraine had just formed at her fingertips, making its flames even stronger.

Then it flew out again.

"boom!

'

The flaming arrow struck a charging hyena directly, exploding in its gaping maw.

Its eyes rolled back, and it was blasted backward in mid-air, knocking over a companion that was charging towards it.

A second flaming arrow followed, setting both hyenas rolling together ablaze.

Lorraine's chanting speed was much faster than during practice, and the awkward accents and modulations became smoother and smoother. Practice really is always the best teacher.

The fourth and the fifth.

Every hyena that rushed from the entrance in an attempt to save the gnoll leader was blasted to death by fire arrows on its way.

Lorraine felt his magical power being rapidly depleted, but the tone of his chanting grew louder and louder, and the unprecedented sense of exhilaration stirred his emotions.

The feeling of actually using spells you've learned little by little on the battlefield is simply too captivating.

His cloak had unfurled on its own without his noticing, the dark red leather, like embers, fluttering slightly in the heat, with faint sparks rising from its edges.

After all the hyenas that rushed in fell down.

The flames burning on their corpses seemed to have finally found a home, rising up in wisps and converging into the lining of the Ember Cloak.

With each flame that penetrated the cloak, the sparks flickering at the edge of the cloak grew brighter, until all the flames were withdrawn.

Lorraine looked toward the struggling gnoll leader, whose demon blood had kept it alive until now, but it was too weak to even lift its head.

It needs its own end.

He walked over, his cloak billowing behind him even though there was no wind.

With each step he took closer to the leader, the sparks on the edge of his cloak flickered more urgently, as if urging him on.

Lorraine stopped in front of the gnoll leader, silently watching the monster that was on its last breath, all the flames behind it converging into its palm.

Lorraine's Burning Hand

All the power gathered in the Ember Cloak poured into the flames at the same moment, and the gnoll leader's body convulsed violently in the flames.

Finally, silence returned.

[First enemy kill - Gnoll Chieftain]

[Reward: 200 Exploration Experience Points]

Current balance: 276 exploration experience points

Lorraine raised his head again, flames once more sweeping and gathering behind him. He raised his finger at Piper, who was being besieged, and at the same time activated the "Oath of the Remains" on his chest.

"Agnirlgnis!"