Ancestral Follower Gatling

Ancestral Followers, a race that lived underground.

Their bodies were sturdier than those of ordinary humans. They wore rough clothing made from animal hides and headbands fashioned from animal horns, giving them the stereotypical appearance of druids.

They were neither human nor followers of the Erdtree.

Their faith came from the "Ancestral Spirit," an entity that manifested in the form of beasts. Influenced by this belief, the Ancestral Followers were close to nature. They had once possessed civilization, but eventually abandoned metal tools of their own accord and returned to a primitive state.

It was precisely because of that choice that every Ancestral Follower had become adept at savage combat. All of them possessed superb archery skills. Whether it was a carefully crafted horn bow or Ancestral Spirit Arrows inhabited by the souls of small animals, they could unleash tremendous power in their hands and pierce enemies even with their eyes closed.

In Elden Ring itself, Ancestral Follower archers were among the most detestable monsters with ranged attacks.

Their rapid firing speed, immense power, terrifying accuracy, and natural affinity that made them difficult to detect all turned them into elite assassins.

And the most unbearable part was—

After being struck by an Ancestral Spirit Arrow, it was hard to pull the arrow out, making everyone who got hit look unbelievably stupid!

Compared to physical injury, insults to one's dignity really were harder to accept!

But Tel had no time to worry about whether he looked good right now. If he did not run, he would either be shot full of holes or cleaved in half by the Baleful Shadow.

If there had only been one Baleful Shadow, he could probably have charged in while his ferocity was at its peak and fought hard enough to hold out for a while.