Brown Bear
The sight of a wizard with his face covered by a hood standing next to Abbott always gave Roy a great sense of oppression.
Roy stared at Abbott.
Abbott met Roy's gaze, a look of almost fanatical obsession that Roy rarely saw in the eyes of elves...
With a cruel look on his face, he continued to press the dagger against Ji Jilu's neck, scaring Ji Jilu so much that his pants got wet.
"Roy, you're being too naive. You really think..."
Abbott was about to continue speaking when he was interrupted by the magician beside him, "Abbott, hurry up and do it. The Elven Guard will be here soon. Didn't you say the Golden Key was in his hands?"
Almost as soon as the magician finished speaking, a fireball flew out of his staff.
However, Roy was prepared and immediately raised his Round Shield. The fireball hit the Round Shield and shattered.
This time, Roy assumed a blocking stance and completely blocked the fireball.
However, the power of the fireball explosion still made Roy feel as if he had been hit by a hammer, and the small Round Shield also became scorching hot.
Upon hearing the magician speak, Abbott also began chanting a prayer...
An even larger fireball appeared in front of the mage.
A divine rune and a demonic rune appeared simultaneously in front of the two, creating an extremely strong sense of oppression.
At the same time, a roar came from the dense forest, and a huge Brown Bear appeared behind Roy. It was like a steam train, rushing out of the forest and pouncing straight at the magician opposite.
Benjamin was startled to see a Brown Bear rush out of the dense forest and quickly blasted the Great Fireball he had just condensed at the Brown Bear.
The fireball exploded instantly on the Brown Bear...
The next second, the Brown Bear burst out of the exploding flames, engulfed in flames, and pounced on the magician.
The mage instantly erected a pale golden Light Shield, and the Brown Bear pounced on Light Shield, causing the Light Shield to sway only slightly.
The magician unleashed another Barrage of Fireballs, the continuous explosions sending the Brown Bear flying several meters away.
Roy saw the elven youths rush forward without hesitation. He held up his shield, and when Abbott threw a small hammer at him, Roy immediately raised his shield above his head.
The Hammer of Judgment struck Roy's small Round Shield shield.
'Duang...'
Roy felt that the small Round Shield wasn't as good as the magic merchant had boasted. He shook his slightly sore arms and moved forward.
Right beneath Abbott's feet, the mortar suddenly surged.
A giant flowering vine burst forth from the ground and rushed between Abbott and Ji Jilu...
Abbott was nearly knocked over, while Ji Jilu lost his balance and fell towards the cliff, his head hitting the rock and immediately losing consciousness.
Roy wasn't about to let such a good opportunity slip by. He rushed forward instantly, swinging his scepter and smashing it into Abbott's chest.
A fireball exploded in front of Roy, and the force of the blast momentarily jolted Roy into a standstill...
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Abbott quickly swung the Holy Prayer in his hand and slammed it hard against Roy's shield.
The vines relentlessly tried to entangle Abbott, Abbott hurriedly retreated...
The Brown Bear charged in front of the mage's Light Shield again and swung its claws out, causing the Light Shield to dim slightly.
The magician retreated in terror. The Brown Bear's fur was charred black, yet it remained incredibly ferocious.
After casting three spells in a row, Benjamin needed to rest for a while, but the Brown Bear's attacks were relentless. He could only retreat two steps, his back almost pressed against the stone wall.
At the same time, Abbott also retreated to the stone wall.
The two, having encountered trouble this time, decided not to linger in the fight and took out Magic Scroll from their pockets.
Almost simultaneously, the scroll unfurled, and a fan-shaped burst of flame shot towards the Brown Bear and Roy...
Roy and the Brown Bear simultaneously dodged backward, avoiding the fan-shaped jet of flame.
Just as the two lunged at Abbott and the magician again, a Magic Broom burst through the smoke, carrying the two figures away into the distance.
However, Ji Jilu was lying under a tree, still unconscious.
Roy stepped forward to rescue Ji Jilu...
At this moment, the Brown Bear, its body covered in burns, sat under the tree. Its body was changing little by little, its outline slowly shrinking until it returned to a human shape.
Ji Jilu had a wound on his neck, and although it wasn't bleeding much, Roy still bandaged it up.
The wound wasn't deep; it was just a cut in the skin of my neck.
The elven boy transformed into human form, his body covered in burns. He pulled a vial of medicine from his pocket and hurriedly applied it to his burns, wincing in pain...
"Do you know that Half-Elf?"
"Yes, his name is Abbott. He's Novice Priest at the Castle Town Goddess of Freedom Temple. We used to work together and got along quite well," Roy replied.
After saying that, Roy took out a Magic Signal Flare from his Magic Pouch and casually released it into the night sky...
"Later, he killed another Novice Priest in the Goddess of Freedom Temple, who was also a mutual friend of ours."
"After that, he ran away."
Roy said somewhat dejectedly.
The elven boy was dumbfounded...
Roy quickly used Minor Healing to heal the elven boy's injuries, and the flower vine lingered on the sand at the boy's feet.
The signal flare that rose into the night sky soon attracted some Elven Guard.
Sabrina and Christine followed the pair of Elven Guard. Seeing that Roy and the elf were only slightly injured, Sabrina finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Christine saw Ji Jilu lying on the ground and asked Roy, "What happened to Ji Jilu?"
Roy said, "He's probably passed out. He'll wake up after a little while..."
Several Elven Guard then surrounded Roy and the elven boy, asking them:
"Where did those people escape to?"
Roy and the elven boy pointed to the night sky at the same time and said, "They just flew away on their Magic Broom..."
"Have you found all your companions?" the Elven Guard asked again.
"Found it!" Sabrina said to the Elven Guard.
"Try not to go out at night, especially recently, as many outsiders have gathered in Pattington Town, making it difficult to manage the security situation."
The Elf Ranger stood below the cliff, then turned and said, "Let's go. I'll take you to the dock. We'll have a big search in the forest afterward."
With the help of the two women, Roy carried Ji Jilu through the dense forest and returned to the dock.
Seeing the burn marks all over their bodies, Sabrina asked Roy what had just happened, and Roy recounted his encounter with Abbott.