Interactive Fiction: The Right Choice After Unemployment

Chapter 61 Mage = Stealth + Melee
Tongues of flames soared into the sky, and waves of heat hit our faces.Even through the small hole, Zheng Zhuo could feel the flames burning like a prairie fire.

The kobolds fled in panic, and horns rang through the cave one after another.

The first step was successful!

However, Zheng Zhuo's expectations have not been met yet.

Because the gate is not open yet.

"[Grease], get ready—"

"freed!"

Zheng Zhuo continued to increase the intensity of the fire!But the flames ignited the wooden boards on the inside of the gate that were used to hold it in place.The huge wooden boards with the height of several people kept falling down, and the small holes were blocked by flames. Zheng Zhuo heard more and more kobolds moving towards the gate in the distance.

The fire was enough, the door deformed and twisted, making a creepy creaking sound.

It works well, but not so well.

The gate did not collapse by itself after being attacked by flames as expected.

Now, there is still an explosive impact from the inside out.

Can't back down here!
Zheng Zhuo decided to take a gamble.

Now, the available skills are...

"[Energy Chain], get ready."

He swung a blue-purple arc of light.

The starting point of the spell is the small hole just opened.

The hole itself has thickness.Zheng Zhuo's target was the side of the small hole.

The direction of the spell is...

... piercing longitudinally into the interior of the massive door.

"freed."

hum!
The energy chain collided with the side of the gate made of twisted iron and copper, blasting out a clump of brilliant sparks.

Sparks splashed on Zheng Zhuo's face, he suppressed the pain and squinted his eyes, and saw a crack in the thick inner side of the small hole.

it is good!
"[Greasy Art] is ready...to release!"

The oil hit the small hole with precision and poured back into the crack.The heat begins to ignite the grease—

"[Fireball] prepare, release!"

The flame lit up again, this time, it swept the outside of the gate.

The flame ignites the grease that leaked from the small hole, squeezed all the way into the small hole, and then squeezed into the crack created by [Energy Chain]——

Bang! ! !
The loudest bang ever.The door heated from the middle, expanded, and shattered as it could not withstand the flames that exploded within.

Spiked iron sheets and steel thorns flew out!Pieces of sharp iron and copper hit the entire passage like cannonballs.Iron and copper flew and collided in all directions, and the sound was like a summer rainstorm, resounding in the tunnel, deafening.

Zheng Zhuo curled up in the corner, desperately covering his head and face.

……

The sound of the rain gradually died down.

Zheng Zhuo took his hand off his head.

The loud noise was still reverberating inside his head, and the ears couldn't hear the sound for a while, only the repeated humming.

Every time I moved my body, I felt severe pain.There must have been quite a few pieces of iron hitting him.Parts of it lodged in his arms and legs.

"[Treatment] preparation."

he whispered.

"freed."

Green light flashed, the wound healed itself, and the iron slag and copper thorns were pushed out from the skin and fell to the ground.

Still hurts, but going.

"I will never want to do this kind of thing for the second time in my life... [Summon the Bat], get ready."

He wasn't the only one being hit.

Half of the pieces of iron flew outward, and the other half flew inward into the kobold camp.The kobolds and their mounts who came to resist first were gathered by the flying iron, copper, and wood chips, howling, and rolling on the ground.

This leaves a gap for intruders to break in.

"freed."

The kobold soldiers on the high platform were shocked by the sudden explosion of the gate.They hurriedly raised their bows, staring intently at the entrance——

Then, I saw a black shadow flying in from outside the gate. The black shadow flew past the burning entrance and jumped to the left side of the gate.

Enemy attack!Enemy attack!
The horn blares whoop whoah.All the kobold soldiers on the high platform bowed their bows and shot arrows, and the rain of arrows poured down in the direction of the shadow.

Just this moment.

Another much larger black shadow slipped in close to the right side of the door.

A few seconds later, at the same position, another shadow jumped into it.

……

well!Get as deep as you can!
Zheng Zhuo clenched his long stick tightly, hiding under the kobolds' fortress and galloping forward.There were also footsteps behind him, and he knew that it was Zhuang Yusheng who had caught up.

They quickly ran past the burning entrance and into the depths of the kobold camp.

"(Oops!)"

Zheng Zhuo stopped.

In the distance, three kobolds riding rhinos appeared again.Beside them, in the city walled city, the green scales of lizards can be seen shuttling.

Zheng Zhuo heard the heavy footsteps of the rhinoceros, and the slight sound of the lizard spitting out the letter.

The air was filled with the smell of burnt woodwork.The fire behind lit up the front, Zheng Zhuo looked up and saw the shadows in the depths of the towers and the city wall constantly moving and elongating.

Those must be kobold archers.

"(The enemies in front were not affected... Rather, the commotion was too great and the reinforcements increased.)"

How to break through...

First of all, you can't let the lizards that are approaching find you.

"[Mage's Hand]."

You blue hands supported Zheng Zhuo's feet.Zheng Zhuo used his strength to grab the protruding wooden spikes and climbed up to the tall kobold watchtower.

He slowly, slowly approached the top of the sentry tower...

In the sentry tower, there is a kobold holding a horn.

And the other party was also staring at the direction of the entrance. At this moment, he didn't notice himself.

"(it is good.)"

Zheng Zhuo moved slightly in his mind, and stepped on the side of the wooden thorn. [Mage's Hand] rose, and pulled out the [Fear Blade] pinned to Zheng Zhuo's waist.

It's now.

Zheng Zhuo pushed hard and rolled into the top of the sentry tower!The movement alarmed the Kobold Sentinels——

And [Hand of Mage] was faster than he could blow the horn.

[Fear Blade] cut into the kobold's wrist, and the horn fell to the ground with a "click".

Zheng Zhuo rolled on the spot, then rushed forward again, wrestling with the kobold.After hitting the ground a few times, the two of them hit the side of the sentry tower together.

The kobold opened his mouth to scream.Zheng Zhuo violently pushed the long staff into his mouth.

【Mage Hand】disappeared.A blue-purple halo glows at the tip of the staff.

"[Energy chain], release."

Zheng Zhuo uttered these two words accurately.

……

Zheng Zhuo hid inside the tower after pushing the uncomfortable mass that had been a kobold into the corner of the tower.

He looked down, and saw Zhuang Yusheng hiding in the crevice of the stone wall in the distance, staggered, and disappeared.Presumably, [Stealth] was turned on.

good.So, next...

Zheng Zhuo looked to the front again.Three kobolds riding rhinos hovered below. In the shadows, there were a few kobolds riding lizards.On other watchtowers in the distance, there are also shadows of kobold soldiers. They may hold horns, or bows and arrows.

Do we also need to use [Fireball + Grease] to open the situation here?However, the location of the Lizard Knight could not be confirmed.After casting the spell, there was a sea of ​​flames, and I was a little worried about being attacked by them while moving...

Zheng Zhuo opened [Appraisal], trying to find a good way.

……

【Zheng Zhuo】

[Occupation: Mage Lv.4]

[Professional Characteristics: Fatigue Resistance: Small]

[Ability: Appraisal, Quick Casting]

【职业技能：火球Lv1、法师之手Lv.1、治疗Lv.2、油腻术Lv.3（Lv.2）、能量链Lv.2、召唤蝙蝠Lv.2】

[Equipment: Long staff (1 Lv.2 spell slot), fear blade (cutting Lv.1, fear Lv.1), flying whistle]

……

"Ok?"

Zheng Zhuo read it again carefully.

His mage level has been raised to Lv.4!
Presumably, it was because the kobold was killed.

Next to the professional characteristics, a scrolling light bar appeared again.It seems that you can choose professional characteristics again.

Zheng Zhuo used [Appraisal] again.

From the dazzling features, Zheng Zhuo clearly saw four desirable features.

They are [Falling Resistance], [Fire Resistance: Summoned Object], [Flying Speed ​​Increase] and [Existence Extension].

They work with existing abilities.Perhaps, they can be used to improve the completion of the next plan.

However, only one can be selected.

Which should I choose?

……

【problem】

【Next, what feature should I choose? 】

【Option [-]】

【Resistance to falling to the ground】

Description: Not prone to tripping, knocking or slipping

【Option [-]】

[Fire Resistance: Summoner]

Description: The fire damage received by the summoned object is reduced

【Option [-]】

[Flying speed increases]

Explanation: The flying speed of the released magic (including fireball, energy chain, mage's hand, bat, etc.) is doubled

【Option [-]】

【existence extension】

Explanation: After the cast spell (fireball, energy chain, etc.) hits the enemy, it will no longer disappear, and it will continue to exist like the summoning type (mage's hand, bat, etc.) until the next spell is prepared

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