Chapter 45
Nick and Ariana quickly returned to the camp and went to the prince's hut. Nick knocked and after waiting for an answer, they entered. Evander was sitting in a meditative pose and could clearly see the worry on their faces. Nick did not start a formal conversation, but immediately got to the point of their visit.
"Evander, we're in big trouble. We've encountered the witch's familiar, Poison Helizar [Rare] Lvl 121."
Contrary to their expectations, the prince did not panic, only a slight nervousness was reflected on his face. He allowed himself a few seconds to think and answered calmly.
"I see your concerns, but I doubt that this is a coven witch. And even if it is, not all witches will pose a danger to us. As for the familiar, this is certainly a dangerous species, but they are chosen as familiars not because of their strong poison, but because of their high intelligence."
"Prince, but are you sure about this? Witches are the most susceptible to dark influence and we, as children of nobles, may be of greater interest to them." Ariana asked, to which the prince nodded.
"Yes, of course. But contrary to popular belief, witches have many ways to protect themselves from curses and other black magic, thus compensating for the main weakness of the ritual. What is of no small importance: witches are chosen very carefully for the coven, which prevents black magic users from entering their ranks and corrupting the rest. So I am not worried that they are corrupted by dark influence. But you are right, we may be of greater interest to them."
Thinking about the prince's words, Nick and Ariana nodded. Ariana grew up on scary stories about witches, so she was very afraid of them. Nick, on the other hand, had a different opinion about the [Witches of the Coven][Rare], in his understanding, you don't have to be corrupted by black magic to do whatever you want, and with the easy power of their classes and skills, it didn't seem that hard to be a little more arrogant and cruel.
Hell, I'm almost the same. I got a lot of characteristics, better skills, and teachers. My strength is more due to my parents than my own. And I didn't have any problems until recently... Oh, and on earth I wasn't that arrogant. Yeah, that parallel is pretty funny.
"Evander, hypothetically, what would we do if we were attacked by a [Coven Witch][Rare]?" Nick asked.
"We will fight to the last," the prince answered simply.
"So, what are our plans when she finds us?"
"We will begin to prepare for defense and in case of attack we will defend ourselves. Perhaps we will be lucky and teacher Elton will decide to intervene."
Of course, but it's foolish to count on it.
Nick thought about it, but decided to keep his thoughts to himself. They continued to talk with the prince about how to better build a defense and other important issues. While this was happening, he decided to use the [Reincarnator's Madness] skill and what he saw made him feel sick. There was a 100% chance that orcs would attack them soon and it would not end well. He had been shown many visions of orcs fighting against them and each time it ended with most of his classmates being teleported. He had only one way out, tell Evander about the vision and immediately go to Green's territory. But he did not dare to do it.
Is it worth revealing my [Special] skill for this? ... No matter how cruel it is, I don't intend to do that. Of course, my prediction is imperfect, but the probability of someone dying is lower than the consequences of revealing the skill... Ah, it's hard and sad to be selfish, but that's life.
In the middle of the conversation, Nick went silent for a few minutes, but Ariana and Evander did not attach any importance to it. He tried to make sure that they did not notice his bad mood, so he kept his emotions under control. Pulling himself together, Nick intervened in the conversation and began to give practical advice that in the future would help them accumulate as much experience as possible and kill as many orcs as possible. As he left the prince's hut, Nick's face reflected regret; he could not help but think about the consequences of his decision. Even if he understood that logically it was correct, he had not yet managed to convince himself of it completely.
Entering his house he saw Linela, but decided to let her know that he was not in the mood today. He decided to do some meditation and advised her to do the same. Linela's mood dropped significantly, but she treated him with understanding. She quickly got dressed and wished him "good night" and left.
Nick meditated all night, simultaneously thinking over the strategy for fighting the orcs. This time he wasn't very lucky with the exact information about the opponents, but he knew that the shaman wouldn't fight them, but would give this right to his subordinates, and they would eventually crush them with numbers. He didn't know how many class holders there would be and how many orcs and goblins there would be in total, but he needed to decide what magic he would use and whether he should try to kill the shaman. He remembered her level and classes that teacher Elton had once named and calculated the approximate characteristics using the [Reincarnator's Madness] skill. Nick only now noticed how the full skill restrictions worked. He had an unknown number of predictions about the characteristics of other creatures and one prediction about the possible development of events in one day. Apparently, this happened because he combined the [Approximate Calculation][Common] skill with [Reincarnator's Madness]. Having decided to focus on the characteristics of the orc leader, Nick thought of only one thing.
Fuck
Name: ??? Age ???
Race: Orc Lvl 138
Class: Shaman of the Ancestors [Rare] Lvl 100
Class: Orc Doctor [Uncommon] Lvl 100
Calculating statistics by race and class:
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Strength 120 +(4×138=552)
Dexterity 60 +(2×138=276)
Endurance 100 +(4×138=552)
Vitality 100 +(3.5×138=483)
Constitution 120 +(4×138=552)
Perception 100 +(3.5×138=483)
Intelligence 20 +(0.5×138=69) +(3×100=300)
Wisdom 20 +(0.5×138=69) +(3×100=300)
Charisma ???
Willpower 40 +(5×100=500)
Mental Control 10 +(3×100=300)
Mana output 50 +(2×100=200)
Mana 20 +(10×100=1000) +(3×100=300)
Mana Regeneration 20 +(7×100=700) +(3×100=300)
Statistics:
Strength 672
Dexterity 336
Endurance 652
Vitality 583
Constitution 672
Perception 583
Intelligence 389
Wisdom 389
Charisma ???
Willpower 540
Mental Control 310
Mana Output 250
Mana 1320
Mana Regeneration 1020
Damn, two classes and a rare race really give so many stats. And this is despite the fact that her race and classes are mediocre at the [Rare] level. She has 2.9 times more stats than me... Which, if you think about it, isn't that much. But it's important to understand what she can do with her skills and how many of them there are. I've never seen her magic, so it's hard to guess how strong it is...
It's logical to assume that she has close combat skills, but I shouldn't think about any advanced techniques. The main question is whether I can catch her off guard with the others and break through her constitution. Perhaps victory would be in our pocket if she didn't have the rest of the minions... Yes, it's hard, but maybe it's doable, oh how much sweet experience there would be for killing her...
What spell would be most effective against her from my repertoire?
Nick started thinking about it and decided that the best strategy against her would be to attack with all the strongest in their group, except Evander. If He, Liam, Cassandra and Ariana attacked at the same time, it could very well lead to the death of the shaman. Cassandra would need to hit her with an arrow with the strongest poison and the binding technique, Liam would need to cast the strongest spell of the 4th level, Cassandra would need to cast his "Compressed Spear of Blood", and he would need to get close, stick the cursed sword into her and cast the spell "Power Spear" on her head, giving it all his will.
But what to do with the rest of the orcs and goblins? What a headache! Although Linella could very well help with this, it is not clear how tomorrow's events will turn out and whether we will have a chance or not.
Nick continued to think over his strategy and collect mana for tomorrow.
***
From afar, high in the sky, Teacher Elton was watching the camp with Heather. He was silently pondering something until Heather interrupted his thoughts.
"Professor Elton, do they really need to fight to the death against a horde of orcs? Haven't they already seen how weak they are, why continue the test?"
"I don't think so Heather, most of them still use the safety of the group, and the troll made their life much easier. So if things continue like this, they will never learn the lesson we want to teach them. The Troll's departure and the actions of the Orc shaman will serve this perfectly. A fight to the death is what they need to understand how cruel the world is, although for some of the dumb children of nobles even this will not be enough... The higher ups hope to raise warriors who will fight demons, so they have to go through this so that later they do not die the most cruel death, or even worse."
"I see Professor Elton, what is your opinion about students?" Elton rolled his eyes and replied.
"Heather, you ask me this question too often, I know that you guess that something is wrong with the children and you will be right. I think there is no point in avoiding questions further, among them are the Reincarnators who sent us the seven Gods." Heather nodded with great interest and joy, starting to continue asking Elton about everything.
"And who are they? Do they have some kind of unusual ability? Or do they even have a Soul Ability? How could they have attracted the attention of the gods?" Heather continued to speak. To which Elton shook his head and interrupted her.
"No, Heather. Stop asking so many questions. As far as I can tell, none of them have any unusual abilities outside of their class, although I may not know about that. The gods chose them solely for their Soul Power."
"Is that all? I certainly see 5 abnormally strong souls among them, but is that really all?"
"As far as I know, that's true, but we're lucky that they've been able to grow up so well already. They're really full of potential, and not only them," Elton said with a smile.
"So Dylan, Liam, Cassandra, Lynella and Alistair are Reincarnators?"
"Yes, that's true. But besides them, Ariana, Prince, Seth, and Max are also attracting attention. I can only compare these gifted children and renicantors to the current [Epic] class holders. I hope they can reach that level in the future. That's our goal. If 9 [Epic] class holders come out of one class, it will be phenomenal and greatly help to the world in the fight against demons."
"Is their potential that great?" Heather said with a little respect in her voice.
"Yeah, but we need to knock the crap out of their heads and protect them in case of an attack by someone who can break the magic of the rings."
Elton and Heather continued their conversation as they watched a horde of Orcs and Goblins move in front of them, several dozen kilometers away, dispersing and surrounding the children's camp in a wide circle.