EFB Chapter 4 Fire
Chapter 4 Fire
Land-based civilizations often arose because of fire.
In Faerûn, apart from those races born of fire, all other creatures instinctively fear flames.
Flame is both rebirth and destruction.
When Aganathar's fireballs spread across the cliff face, even the cruel goblins could only look on in despair at the flames.
That was a fear that came from the depths of his blood, a fear of fire!
Faced with the barrier of the flames, the goblin leader Zakrug appeared unusually restless and uneasy.
He didn't recognize the Fire Wall spell, nor did he know what it meant, but he could smell something unusual in the flames—the oppressive aura of someone in a superior position.
It is true that goblins are a race that lives by raiding, but the more they do so, the more they understand what they should not mess with. Their ability to seek advantage and avoid harm is unmatched by other races.
He wasn't the only one restless; the goblins who followed him were too.
Fear of fire can be overcome, but the oppressive power of the fire is what keeps the goblins from crossing the line!
With his extensive experience in raiding, Za Kruger noticed the short man on the high ground beside the road. The fire started there, and perhaps he could kill him and go around to the high ground.
He made a decisive move, immediately ordering the goblin archers to lead the way, with the goblin warriors following closely behind. He appointed the bear goblin as the squad leader, and one squad immediately charged toward the high ground.
The cautious goblin archer reached the high ground, but Ansel was nowhere to be seen. It immediately stood up and tried to call down, but it didn't notice the greasy ground beneath its feet. Before it knew it, it tumbled down the hillside it had just climbed.
The goblin warriors who were still climbing noticed the archers rolling down immediately, but they were too late to react and fell down one after another like dominoes, tumbling down the slope.
"You idiot!"
Seeing this, Zakrug was furious, and he rubbed the archer's face repeatedly with his dirty feet.
"Chief... well, the shorty ran away!" Only after Zakrug's anger had subsided did the archer dare to reveal what it had seen!
"You idiot, why didn't you say so sooner?" Zakrug was furious upon hearing this.
The archer silently buried his head back into the mud.
"Chief, there's no need to take the detour, the fire looks like it'll be extinguished soon!"
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In a certain instant, Liu Bei suddenly felt the pressure of the battle increase dramatically!
After ambushing and killing one goblin, the goblin squad that flanked the three-man group was reduced to five.
Liu Bei, wielding two longswords, charged into the midst of the goblin warriors like a whirlwind, preventing them from forming a battle formation.
That shout garnered support from Remila, the archer in the trio. With her precise arrows, she killed another goblin warrior, and then, under cover, fought another wounded goblin to the side.
In the midst of the three strikes, another goblin soul was added to Liu Bei's double swords.
However, the next turn of events filled him with shock and rage!
As he slew the lone goblin warrior, the trio he had risked their lives to rescue him escaped without a trace, while the remaining three goblins had already formed a battle formation!
This was the first time Liu Bei had tasted betrayal!
Those three were so despicable!
The anger in my heart was beyond measure!
Anger will not solve the current predicament.
Liu Bei had no choice but to force himself to refocus his attention on the battle at hand.
Faced with the goblin warriors who had already formed a battle formation, Liu Bei had no choice but to bite the bullet and use magic to launch a forced attack!
They were battered and bruised, but with their coordinated attacks, Liu Bei couldn't find a way to break through. The seemingly tattered wooden shields blocked his slashing attacks time and time again.
The goblins' counterattack was also quite sharp. Their bone knives, stained with dark blood, slashed out from his sides when he attacked, leaving him little room to defend himself. If Liu Bei hadn't been wearing armor, he would probably be covered in wounds like the goblins right now.
The current stalemate is not what Liu Bei wants to see.
In terms of both physical strength and energy, given enough time, Liu Bei could completely wear down these three goblins that had already formed an array.
Thanks to his initial sneak attack, all three goblins were injured, with blood constantly gushing from their wounds. With each subsequent assault, Liu Bei could also sense that the goblin warriors' strength was gradually waning.
As for the goblins' counterattack?
With his armor on, the bone knife's slashes only made his skin and flesh go numb!
The problem is, time is not on Liu Bei's side!
The line of fire created by the spell had gradually faded, and goblin archers continued to shoot at him. He even saw some slightly strange-looking goblins beginning to probe the line of fire in front of him.
We need to think of something!
Liu Bei knew very well that if he didn't get rid of these three goblins in a short time, he would have no chance of escaping the pursuit of the goblin army behind him!
If he dares to run, these three goblins will cling to him like maggots!
From the very beginning, he noticed the difference between these goblins and the goblins he had encountered on the road.
These goblins are not only natural raiders, but also natural soldiers. They are not particularly strong individually, but they have a strange sense of combat, comparable to veterans from the battlefield.
In that case, the only option is to trade injury for life!
Liu Bei quickly made up his mind, hung a long sword on his back, and held it with both hands!
He's going to smash through that "shield wall"!
Ignis
Just as Liu Bei was about to charge, a flaming arrow flew out from behind him and crashed into the shield wall first!
The flaming arrow exploded on the wooden shield, and the impact sent the shield and its owner flying!
The flaw has been revealed!
Liu Bei immediately took large strides and quickly closed in, brandishing his long sword and severing a head in the blink of an eye.
Just as he was about to press his advantage, he saw that the line of fire blocking the goblin army ahead was reduced to a few flames, and the goblin army, which had been poised to attack, rushed over!
"Liu Bei, I'll hold them off. You take care of those two green-skinned guys first!"
Ansel had already noticed that the line of fire was no longer able to stop the goblins, and he knew why the flames were so effective.
Aganathar's Fire Breath is not a common spell, which is why Eladin and others mistook it for a Fire Wall. Most mages, even if they knew the spell, wouldn't bother to copy it, mainly because the necessary materials for casting it are hard to find!
After the High God reforged the Tablets of Fate, separating the worlds of Abel and Toril, most of the dragons left the continent of Faerûn. This event was known to the scholars of Faerûn as the Second Split. Within a few short years, once-common red dragon scales became rare due to the departure of the red dragons, making dragonborn targets for evil adventurers.
Therefore, after the second split, Aganathar's Fire Breath spell was abandoned by mages due to a shortage of its casting materials, and in most situations, Burning Hand could achieve a similar effect.
The reason this spell has been able to hold off the goblin army for so long is not only due to his improvements to the spell and the deterrent effect of the fire itself, but also because of Anselga's skill!
Red dragon scales are indeed scarce, but he has no shortage of gold dragon scales. They are also fire-type, and after modification, they can also be used as spellcasting materials!
The fresh dragon scales still retained the aura of the golden dragon, and the aura of the superior completely intimidated them.
A second-level spell has achieved the effect of a fourth-level Fire Wall at this moment!
"The art of greasiness!"
"Super Magic: Instant Cast Spell"
"The art of greasiness!"
In just two breaths, a large greasy patch appeared between the goblin army and their side, and the goblins plunged into this greasy area before they could even react.
Ansel watched the goblins get up and fall down again and again, a faint smile appearing on his lips—a smile that came from the bottom of his heart.
"What a pity, why don't I know how to use Fireball!"
"Ignis!"