The fire monitor lizards who were born to live in caves of extinct volcanoes have long been accustomed to this dark environment. For them, any creature that breaks in rashly is food.
"The whole group retreats to the rock wall on the back right, and moves forward in close combat, forming a defensive formation. The mage releases the illumination spell, and Lev empowers the divine spell. Quick! Quick! Quick!"
While the flame giant lizard was still testing and had not started to attack, Anthony roared and quickly directed the entire group to respond.
The messy footsteps and the clashing of armor and weapons were heard together, which seriously irritated the monitor lizards, causing them to roar and pounce on the team.
The melee professionals stepped forward to form a ring, blocking the giant lizard's attacks and bites.
White halos exploded one after another, falling on each member of the group. Because they had been in darkness for a long time, the sudden flash of dazzling halo made the monitor lizards wail in pain, but their offensive did not stop, but became even crazier.
Phew! Phew! Phew!
Three flares rose into the sky, illuminating the ground in every detail. This is the most basic spell that any mage can do. They didn't use it just now because they didn't want to waste the magic energy, because although it can illuminate an area with a radius of three hundred meters.
range, but only lasts half a minute.
"Downton, Dongba, Karim, Lanfa, and the giant lizard in the back is left to you."
Anthony chose to move to the back right because there was a tall vertical rock wall, which made it impossible for the monitor lizards to climb, so the number was very small, but there were still more than twenty, which was a big problem for Downton.
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The monitor lizards scurried down from the top of the rock wall more than ten meters high. Downton threw away the magic stone lantern and cut out pieces of meat with his sword on the left and right.
Thick blood spilled in the air, pouring on everyone, and the pungent and strong fishy smell also floated in the nose.
Karim was indeed more skilled than Dongba. His eyes glowed green, and he had obviously activated his martial arts skills. He fired long arrows without missing a beat, shooting away the giant lizards that Downton could not reach.
The mage with long blue hair majored in the three magics of ice, fire, and wind. As he waved his staff, white ice spears shot out, pinning the giant lizards to the ground.
“Well done!”
The deputy leader praised, not only because the four Downtons completed the task perfectly without pausing for a second, but it also gave the team members a hint that the situation was under control.
After approaching the wall, Downton passed through the team and ran to the second row, ready to fill his spot at any time.
"very good!"
Anthony originally wanted to direct Downton to move, but he didn't expect that he had already done it. Having this kind of team member can indeed save the team leader a lot of energy.
After the team approached the rock wall, the melee fighters spread out in a fan shape in time to protect the other team members. Their task was not to kill the enemy, but to defend. The main attack was done by the mage.
Known as the fort profession, the attack power of mages is naturally not bad. Especially at this time, it is the stage for them to perform.
As the team stopped, the flame giant lizards surged up like a tide, and were then covered by area magic. Their screams and roars echoed in the cave, and the echoes lingered for a long time.
However, everyone did not dare to be careless, because more and more flame monitor lizards quickly crawled out of the gaps or caves and rushed towards the team. And the most troublesome thing was that several obviously high-level monitor lizards also came out.
"Why don't you just exit the cave?"
A young man intercepted the monitor lizards, smelled the foul-smelling gas emitted from their mouths and noses, and couldn't help but ask.
He was not blaming, because even a newcomer knew that if he questioned the leader's command during the battle, he would be expelled from the team immediately, so he just wanted to understand and gain more knowledge.
"Downton, tell me!"
Anthony seems intent on testing Downton.
"With the strength of the adventure group, we can naturally break through the group of monitor lizards behind us, but what happens after that? The monitor lizards will definitely be chasing us. If we retreat, we will not only waste our energy, but in that kind of tunnel, the battle formation will not be able to unfold.
Always the warrior at the end of the team.”
"Yes, that would be such a waste of firepower. Unlike now, the mages can use all their attack spells without any scruples!" Even if Dongba is sneaky, he still knows which tactics are the most cost-effective.
The others nodded. As we all know, most mages cannot chant spells and cast spells while running. What if they are out of breath and bite their tongues?
"Downton, continue." Anthony interrupted Dongba.
"What is our purpose? It is to explore the cave to find treasures. If we escape, unless we are willing to waste these few hours of searching and find a new cave, we have to come in, and we will still encounter the monitor lizard.
So, we still have to kill them in the end, why not do it now."
Downton still had something to say. With Anthony's character, his command style was full of aggression. It would be absolutely impossible for him to retreat without reducing the number of troops and without understanding the general situation of the giant lizards.
Yes, because that is the least valuable tactical option.
"Hiss, you think too much!"
The young man took a breath and sighed, and then he felt a deep sense of loss in his heart. The moment he saw hundreds of terrifying monitor lizards, his head was confused and he subconsciously looked at the group.
The commander, waiting for his order, did not think of anything else at all, but this boy who was a few years younger than himself actually thought so much.
"Don't worry about it. Those who are born with a big heart like Downton are different and are destined to become the leader." The deputy leader comforted the young man, "You did a good job, you didn't panic, and you completed it very well.
According to the arrangement of the group leader, this is a qualified group member."
The main members nodded. If it were not for comparison with Downton, the young man would have done quite well.
"Very well, Downton, are you interested in joining my team permanently?" Anthony offered his invitation.
Several adventurers who temporarily joined the team cast envious glances at Downton. This was the Denver Nuggets from the Kuta Empire, a very famous adventure group in the adventure world. Even if you don't understand how powerful it is, think about it.
In order to join in the town of Venisha, they had to deal with the strict assessment of the group leader, and they were able to distinguish the strength of this adventure group.
"Hurry up and agree, what are you waiting for?" Dongba urged.
"Sorry, let me think about it again!"
Downton hesitated for a moment, but still declined. He joined the adventure group to collect information about the lava secret realm, and would leave when he was ready. He would then lead the undead army on an expedition and share the loot equally with the team. No one was comfortable with all of it.
After all, Quasimodo and the others would not complain about injustice.
"It doesn't matter, the door of the Denver Nuggets is always open to you!"
Anthony didn't have any dissatisfaction or surprise. People like Downton are very ambitious. If you can't come up with a way to convince them, you can't even try to recruit them.
Besides, Anthony doesn’t just have this goal. What does the development of the adventure group rely on? In addition to strength, there are also connections and reputation.
If a person with magic power like Downton forms a relationship with him before he becomes famous, it will have obvious benefits in the future. If he waits until he becomes famous before licking his face and getting close to him, even if he is not kicked away, it will definitely be an ordinary relationship.
Already.
"Haha, when this kid becomes famous in the future, he has been on the team and will also be a qualification and a bargaining chip for our Denver Nuggets."
The deputy captain was very satisfied and was not worried about the siege from the flame giant lizards.
Most of these giant lizards are mid-level, with strength around the fifth level of war. Occasionally there are more than a dozen high-level lizards, which are only equivalent to the Judgment level. If the adventurer fights alone, it may be very troublesome, but now it is a team battle.
When adventurers gather together, their combat effectiveness is not as simple as one plus one, but doubles exponentially. Especially when commanded by an excellent group leader, the combat effectiveness will increase.
During the constant fighting, Downton had long since noticed that the seven main members were of the Judgment level, and there were six temporary members of the same level. If it weren't for the excessive remuneration for hiring them, Anthony would have hired all the Judgment Demons.
Those who are capable.
How to match the members of an adventure group is also an art. The most basic thing is to rationalize it. There must be magic users of all levels. In addition to fighting, low-level people are also responsible for some logistics and other tasks. After all, the main responsibilities of the group members are
Fighting is about killing powerful monsters.
"The offensive is suspended and the magic energy is replenished!"
Seeing that only one-third of the monitor lizard group was left, Anthony gave new instructions, "Wait for my order and use all firepower to kill as many monitor lizards as possible, otherwise it will be more troublesome later."
According to past experience, after a lot of monitor lizards die in battle, they will definitely run away because of their instinctive fear of death. After all, they are not idiots with stupid brains. Therefore, in order to avoid continued fighting in subsequent adventures, the number of kills must be maximized.
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"Looking at the actions of these lizards, there should be a 'Lizard Lord', right?" Rebecca was very worried. A group must have a strongest king.
"Lord?"
The young man screamed subconsciously. As long as the Warcraft is given the title of lord, it must be at least the hero level. Although the heroic Warcraft may be strong or weak, the weakest one is probably not something the Denver Nuggets can handle.
"Don't worry, the team leader has a trump card." Rebecca comforted everyone. After being famous for so long, how could the team not have some good stuff that is the best in the market?
"Quick, attack with full firepower!"
Anthony did not answer the topic. When he saw the smaller monitor lizards outside, he immediately issued an attack order.
The three magicians and archers broke out, causing a wave of blood among the giant lizards. The melee fighters did not pursue them. In addition to worrying about being accidentally injured, they were also afraid that the giant lizards would fight back.
Hero-level monsters generally have high intelligence and follow their fighting instincts. They are quite difficult to deal with, so it is better to be careful.
Rebecca took out the soul stone, and wisps of purple soul debris floated out from the giant lizard's body and got into the stone.
Assassin Ebu squatted on the ground, picking out the corpses of the high-level monitor lizards and dissecting them.
"Don't worry about this, hurry up!"
Anthony urged, leaving so many corpses behind, the flame giant lizard must be frightened. If the 'lord' wants to recruit them again, it will definitely be more laborious, so now is the best time to kill it. (To be continued...)