The process of getting to the mission location was not fun at all, since the Gnolls' stronghold was in the middle of the forest and there were no cars that could travel this route without roads, so the only thing they could do was walk.
Since the Gnolls were Rank E monsters, they were slightly further away from the city than the Rank F monsters, so to get to the Gnolls, both Gabe and the Players had to kill some Rank F monsters.
For Rank E Players, this experience was slightly boring, as for them, killing Rank F monsters was not very difficult and there was nothing good that these monsters could yield for them, as for Gabe, this was new and fun, as it was the first time he was killing monsters.
Controlling the flying knives around him and with the shooting proficiency skill he learned from Chris in the same way he learned the cooking skill in the game, Gabe was very easily able to hit the monsters' key points, such as the head and the neck.
Swoosh
A knife flew from Gabe's waist and pierced the head of a rabbit that had turned into a weak Low Rank F Monster.
With his hand outstretched, Gabe controlled the knife to swing in the air and splatter the blood before controlling it to fly back to his waist and they continued walking.
With a smile on her face, Madison, the girl with black hair and a bow in her hands looked at Gabe and commented happily. "Your power is very practical, so you don't have to collect your knives after killing a monster!"
Gabe nodded, also sensing that this was quite practical.
"Stay tuned, I think I heard something." The man carrying a rifle stood at attention as he raised his gun and pointed ahead, unsure of what they would find. "Although this rabbit is quite weak, we are already close to the Rank E monster zone."
The man was very serious, mainly because he knew the danger involved in missions, and since the other Players in the group weren't there to play either, even Madison showed a serious expression for the first time.
Suddenly, a Gnoll ran out of that direction while screaming.
Wowowow
With the body like a hyena walking on two legs, in addition to the strong smell of rotten meat that this monster had, Gabe frowned and held a dagger in his left hand and the pistol in his right hand, ready to shoot if necessary.
But in a situation like this, both he, the man with the rifle, and Caitlyn, should wait until the last moment to shoot, since despite their gun being silenced, the noise it caused wasn't as silent as the movies. and video games that Gabe previously played represented.
Although it muffled the noise and made it harder to figure out the direction the shot was fired, it still made a loud noise that would alert other Gnolls that something was wrong, or rather, alert even more Gnolls than heard that Gnoll's screams. in front of them.
Bam
A muffled noise sounded. It was the noise of Draum's great shield hitting the Gnoll.
The shield was so big and Draum's strength was so powerful that the monster was momentarily dizzy, until suddenly a spear emerged from the side of the shield and pierced the monster's neck, which after feeling the blood dripping and not being able to breathe anymore, he just showed a desperate expression and fell to the ground.
"He warned his companions, we must be careful. For now, avoid using firearms, if we manage to deal with the monsters that come, don't shoot, but if any of the monsters run away to warn the companions, open fire to avoid this as much as possible, we must keep the element of surprise as long as possible. This Gnoll was just a Mid Rank F monster, probably the cannon fodder of this camp of theirs." Draum said in a deep voice as he looked around.
Looking at the Gnoll's hand, Gabe saw that this monster was carrying a spear made with a piece of branch and a sharp stone attached to the tip, if this was made of metal the usefulness it would have in battle would be very great, but with that being just stone, it would make it difficult for Gabe to do what he was thinking.
'But how could these monsters get iron?' Gabe wondered, shaking his head at the thought of trying to relate these Gnolls to the monsters he'd already seen in the games.
Gnolls in games he played often had metal spears, axes, shields and even armor, but the gnoll he just killed had only a metal spear and was completely naked.
But to Gabe's surprise, he suddenly felt something in his awareness.
This realization was something he noticed when he unlocked Heisenberg's powers, as if he could feel where he had metal.
This was even clearer when he left the city, which was a place full of metallic equipment, and came to the forest, where there was no other equipment like that.
What made him confirm this is that he could always feel two sets of metals according to him, which was not difficult to deduce that these sets of metals were Steele and Donovan who were following his group from a distance, but still carrying various equipment with metal .
But his surprise was that he just felt four sets of metal approaching at high speed.
"I think there are more Gnolls coming." Gabe said seriously as he pointed his gun in one direction and held the knife in a way that would make throwing it easier.
Seeing how Gabe acted, the other Players showed no doubt and just looked in the direction Gabe was looking with a bit of surprise and apprehension, as not even the man in military gear had sensed these monsters that Gabe had.
But in a few seconds the man confirmed it. "He's right, I believe there are 3 monsters or more approaching us at high speed, probably running to the aid of the Gnoll cry for help that we killed."
Hearing the man's explanation, the group became even more alert.
A few seconds later a Gnoll's head appeared from behind a tree, but the sight of just the monster's head appearing was too quick, as the monster was running, and soon after the rest of the monster's body appeared.
When the Gnoll saw his companion's body on the ground, the monster started screaming angrily ready to attack their group, but Madison was faster and released the arrow that was already loaded.
*Woo…*
The monster couldn't even complete his scream and had his head pierced by an arrow.
If this Gnoll was more attentive and was a Rank E monster, he would hardly let this arrow hit, but because of the small factors such as inattention and the difference in strength between him and a Rank E Player like Madison, caused the death of this Gnoll.
As this Gnoll's body fell, the other three Gnolls emerged, but much more alert, apparently understanding part of the scream of the Gnoll that just died.
Looking at this group, Gabe was surprised to see that one was holding a small rusted shield and the other had a bloody ax in his hand and the third had a flail.
'Where did these monsters get these equipment?' Gabe wondered confused, especially seeing the flail in the Gnoll's hand, which consisted of a cable with a metal chain connected in a spiked ball, it was practically impossible for these monsters to know how to make a weapon like that!
But he didn't have much time to think about it when the group already started moving to deal with these Gnolls.
Draum was the fastest to advance, using his large shield to stop that Gnoll's flail attacks, as well as trying to prevent the other Gnoll's ax from hitting anyone.
Seeing the large shield in front of him, the Gnoll who had a small shield on his arm got excited and started screaming greedily.
Wowowow…
But his scream was interrupted by a sword that was going to cut off his head.
Unfortunately, the monster noticed Max's attack and managed to raise the shield in time, but despite managing to defend, the body of the Gnoll, which was only 1.4 meters (4.6 ft), could not resist the force of the impact and had to retreat. some steps to stabilize.
Seeing that Max was slightly distracted by that Gnoll, the Gnoll with an ax wanted to take the opportunity to attack Max, but received a blow from Draum's shield that also made him retreat a few steps angrily from that big door in front of him.
Swoosh
Swoosh
Suddenly an arrow flew towards the Gnoll who was holding a flail, soon followed by a flying knife.
This Gnoll, who was apparently the strongest and most intelligent of this group, took a step to the side at the right moment, managing to get out of the way of the arrow and the knife, but to his surprise, the direction of the knife changed in mid-flight. and pointed to his head.
They?
The Gnoll screamed in confusion only to feel the knife slamming into its hard skull.
Gabe figured that after that the knife would probably be unusable because of the dent in the monster's bone, but seeing the first Rank E monster he killed, he felt it was worth it, especially with the battle getting easier after he killed this one. monster.
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