But in the next moment, everyone's expressions froze!
Because at this moment, the longsword that Grande had stabbed into the abdomen of the Wild Boar Warrior was suddenly grasped by a large, hairy hand.
Although the palm was bleeding continuously, it held the longsword tightly, preventing Grande from pushing it further.
"Bug! Die!"
A gray hammer shadow swung down fiercely from above towards Grande.
"Clang!" Sparks flew everywhere!
Although Grande immediately raised his shield to block, the tremendous force caused a burst of sparks at the center of the iron round shield, sending him flying several meters back, as if hit by a raging bull.
"Ugh~" Grande didn't lose an arm but spat out a large mouthful of blood.
Simultaneously, the longsword he held was left behind, still embedded in the abdomen of the Wild Boar Warrior.
In other words, he lost his weapon.
What it means for a warrior to lose a weapon goes without saying.
For Chris and Fabian, the hope that had risen in their hearts was once again dashed, their eyes dimming as if saying, "Even if we give it our all, we still can't win?"
"Snort~ No matter how many bugs, you can't beat Broken Fang!"
While the Wild Boar Warrior spoke, he intended to pull out the longsword from his abdomen.
"Pfft!"
Suddenly, a gray shadow flashed past the three of them, stabbing fiercely into the lower back of the Wild Boar Warrior from behind.
The timing of this spear was precisely when the Wild Boar Warrior raised his hand to pull out the longsword.
Suddenly, the unprepared Wild Boar Warrior let out a scream of anguish.
Although the Wild Boar Warrior's muscle density was extremely high, the entire spear tip was embedded into the lower back.
The one who wielded the spear was Raine.
By rights, the power of Raine's spear shouldn't have been so great.
That's because after firing a Freezing Ray, Raine immediately moved the symbol of the ordinary Wild Boar Bloodline he just obtained to the third grid, and pressed it quickly.
In fact, Raine could have attacked a bit sooner.
However, the transformation brought by the Wild Boar Bloodline was substantial for Raine.
It took him a few more seconds to adapt to this change.
For the Wild Boar Bloodline brought Raine not only a change in strength—
'The trapezius muscle connecting the shoulder to the back of the head suddenly arched, the already solid upper body expanded in size, and an inexhaustible strength surged within him......'
But also brought an astonishing and somewhat uncomfortable rich olfactory change that filled Raine's nostrils—
'The humus smell of soil, the pine oil scent of pine trees, the floral nectar aroma of clover, the stench from the Wild Boar Warrior's mouth, and the pheromone scent on his body....'
Each scent component was as distinct as the layers of a sandwich.
Of course, filling his nostrils most intensely was the smell of blood!
This forced Raine to spend a few more seconds to adapt to the dizziness in his brain.
And with a glance, he saw that his bloodline talents had gained three abilities: 'Brute Force Level 1', 'Thick Hide Level 1', and 'Sensitive Smell Level 2'.
However, at this moment, Raine had no time to look at them closely.
Seeing Grande being blown away and the Wild Boar Warrior looking complacent, he knew this was the best chance, and thus, he fiercely thrust the spear into the Wild Boar Warrior's lower back!
And all the enhancements on his body were infused into this spear thrust.
Not far away.
Seeing this scene, Chris seemed to realize something suddenly. He looked at Fabian and Grande, urgently saying:
"Quick! Use the crossbow arrows!"
"Disrupt the opponent!"
The close-combat prowess Raine displayed far exceeded his expectations.
An expert shows his skill, and you'll know if he has it or not!
The power of Raine's spear was absolutely not something a normal Mage Apprentice could achieve, even compared to the prime power of him and Grande, it was probably comparable.
But how come he didn't notice Raine having such strong close-combat skills before?
However, now wasn't the time to think about this, Raine having such abilities meant they still had a chance to turn the tide!
For this reason, they needed to do something no matter what.
Even if it was just disruption with crossbow arrows.
And Raine, as a temporary team member, not abandoning his teammates and fighting to the end, also filled Chris's heart with a sudden surge of emotion.
Thus, Chris and the other two immediately raised their crossbows and began firing from various angles.
Their target was the one good eye of the Wild Boar Warrior.
...
At this time.
At least eight to nine hundred meters away, Reya, after quickly turning and shooting an arrow, immediately continued running forward, grumbling in her heart.
'Why haven't those guys come to help me yet?'
'They trust their skills too much, don't they?'
In fact, Reya had heard the dying scream of the first Wild Boar Person.
Whether from the shrill scream or from judging the second Wild Boar Person's expression from her side, she determined that her teammates should be coming to support her soon.
But after waiting for nearly two minutes, nobody came.
And at this moment, she heard another shrill pig scream!
"Huh, those two screams seem a bit different!"
"Oh no! Could there be a third Wild Boar Person?" Reya's pretty face turned white.
Even though she was still able to kite the Wild Boar behind her, her shoulders were already sore from repeatedly drawing her bow.
Continuous shooting and running is extremely exhausting work.
Even as a near-ranger, she felt somewhat exhausted.
"Awoooo~~~"
Suddenly, as Reya turned her head to shoot another arrow, she discovered, to her surprise, that the Wild Boar Person behind her showed a look of fear and started running towards the nearby dense forest.
Hmm?
Reya was stunned at first but quickly reacted. She pulled out an unusually thick arrow from her quiver, fully drew her bow, aiming at the back of the Wild Boar Person.
After holding it for nearly two seconds, she released an Aimed Strike!
"Whoosh!"
The arrow shot out swiftly, embedding deep into the Wild Boar Person's back, with the fletching quivering incessantly.
And the Wild Boar Person, already hit by seven or eight arrows, finally fell with a thud!
This arrow was an Armor-Piercing Arrow, not only expensive but also requiring a charged shot to achieve the best armor-piercing effect.
This is why Reya couldn't shoot this arrow while running forward and had to wait until now.
However, without checking the condition of the Wild Boar Person, Reya's pretty face showed urgency as she took long strides, holding her Big Bow, and quickly sped towards the squad's prearranged ambush point!
"Huff~ huff~"
Reya, her chest heaving intensely, quickly reached the designated ambush spot.
But in the next moment, she was stunned, her beautiful eyes widening.
Because the scene before her was of Raine holding a long spear, fiercely stabbing into the neck of a large Wild Boar Person with a tiny flag on its back!