CHAPTER 207: CHAPTER 207: MERIT

This was Herag’s purpose; he never expected the Dark Magic Ball to directly harm Cole.

As long as it could affect and hinder Cole’s movement, that would be enough.

His speed was faster than Cole’s, and even a slight hindrance could close the distance significantly.

Cole slowed down momentarily to dodge the Dark Magic Ball, and in the blink of an eye, Herag closed the gap.

Cole hesitated for a moment, then continued to rush forward, now only wanting to leave quickly.

Herag directly unleashed a barrage mode, continuously throwing Dark Magic Balls.

Cole awkwardly dodged.

Under normal circumstances, he certainly wouldn’t flee in such disarray.

After all, he was a middle-tier caster, capable of fighting against Herag.

But the situation was different now; Cole knew he couldn’t afford to delay and had to leave quickly.

Causing him to be forced into a constant defensive stance.

Cole originally thought Herag was purely a close combat caster, surprised by his proficiency in magic attacks.

"Great Stride Running."

Herag, seeing the timing was right, immediately used the Great Stride Running spell and instantly got within three meters behind Cole.

Cole was startled, turning back to form a Wind Arrow, hoping to hinder Herag.

The next second, Herag disappeared.

Cole quickly realized: "It’s that teleportation spell again!"

Without any hesitation, he rolled to the side.

Herag’s punch missed, and he said to Cole, "Quick reaction."

"Dark Imprisonment!"

Cole’s movements froze, and just as he was about to get up, he suddenly found he couldn’t move.

Normally, this type of imprisonment spell could only restrain him for a fraction of a second.

But for Herag, it was enough with the distance between them being less than three meters.

A fraction of a second is enough to accomplish many things.

Bang!

With a loud noise, a cloud of dust rose on the scene.

Cole lay in a concave pit, his body bent at the waist in a twisted and bizarre position.

Herag’s punch used almost all his strength, striking Cole’s sacrum area.

Cole had not lost consciousness yet and stared at Herag.

His limbs twitched continuously, and his body had lost control, unable to move at all.

"You shouldn’t be able to run now. Killing a middle-tier caster would be a waste; better to keep him."

The research value of a middle-tier caster was naturally very high; Herag would not kill him.

These are contributions that can be credited, helping with evaluation at Base 27.

Herag squatted down, taking the wooden Longbow from Cole’s hand.

Upon holding it, Herag felt an inexplicable familiarity.

Instinctively, he felt a very close connection.

Why would a wooden Longbow make him feel familiar?

Herag observed it for a while and found that the aura contained within the Longbow felt very familiar, like an old acquaintance.

He glanced at Cole on the ground and asked, "What’s the name of this Longbow, and how do you use it?"

Cole said nothing and only looked at him coldly.

Herag anticipated Cole’s silence and didn’t continue to ask.

He attempted to draw the Longbow as Cole did.

This Longbow was harder to draw than he imagined, requiring great strength.

As Herag fully drew the Longbow, a green arrow formed.

At the same time, Herag felt something within him flowing to the arrow.

Whoosh!

Herag released the green bowstring, the green arrow shot out, and then disappeared.

The next moment, the arrow appeared in front of a distant large rock and exploded.

"Feeling more exhausted, it seems that every shot drains physical energy..."

Herag roughly understood the peculiarity of this Longbow.

The cost of the Longbow is stamina; each arrow drawn and shot results in significant stamina loss.

Even someone like Cole, a Great Knight and middle-tier caster, couldn’t shoot many arrows.

Herag thought for a moment, but it was different for him.

In his current state, all his physical attributes were already extraordinary.

The last arrow he shot barely made Herag feel any stamina loss.

But the loss was negligible, as stamina was the least of his concerns.

Herag estimated that shooting tens or a hundred times should not be a problem.

One should know that even a regular arrow from this Longbow had an attack intensity of 19 degrees.

A regular spell released by a wizard like Malcolm crystallizes at 21 degrees.

Herag now had a high-intensity, sustained attack method.

He realized his shortcomings during the fight with Cole.

Herag was most skilled at close combat, subduing enemies with overwhelming physical strength.

But if the enemy was strong and determined to flee, there wasn’t much he could do.

His long-range attack methods were too few, relying only on a few spells.

However, those spells didn’t have enough attack power.

Now with this Longbow, he compensated for his lack of ranged attack capabilities.

Herag returned the Longbow to the Space Ring, then stood guard by Cole’s side, waiting for Reese to bring people from the base.

Before long, Reese arrived with a few people, including Kane.

"Did you handle him all by yourself?" Kane asked incredulously, looking at Cole, who lay immobile in the crater.

Herag shook his head: "David and I worked together, but David got hurt."

He didn’t take all the credit for himself.

Kane nodded: "Very well, this is a middle-tier caster, you’ve done great. He’s your spoil of war, how do you plan to handle him? Keep him, or hand him to the base?"

Herag looked at David and asked, "I plan to hand him over to the base. What do you think, David?"

"I agree," David nodded.

From David’s view, he didn’t actually help much.

Herag mentioned him to help, giving David some credit.

David felt grateful and naturally had no objections.

After all, Cole was subdued by Herag alone, so he should decide.

Kane said: "Alright, I’ll bring him back. This will be recorded in detail, which will help with your subsequent performance evaluations."

"After inventorying his belongings, you may take what you need; anything else can be converted to Magic Stones."

Cole surely had valuable items, but Herag didn’t have time to search thoroughly and only took the Longbow.

Herag felt the Longbow was probably Cole’s most valuable item, quite unique.

In the Land of Dawn, the bases were internally fair.

During war expansion, fairness and equity had to be ensured.

Letting all wizards see and understand that effort brings rewards, encouraging more to sincerely participate in the war expansion.