Chapter 2 An unexpected surprise(1/2)
"Oh, what a pity. I tasted Achaionese steak in the United Kingdom of Western Continent, and I wonder if I can make it myself this time."
The binding angel turned into a ray of light and entered Gina's body. Gina looked around where Achyonis was, as if searching for any pieces of flesh left. After a long while, she found nothing. She held her cheek and sighed.
"Hey? Can that weird snake be eaten?" Sasha asked in disbelief.
"Of course, the meat is firm and not bad. Achaean eggs are also a flavorful stew. I just found a few in the lair master's cave. I originally wanted to take some away, but Finn waved his hand to greet the spirit.
They were all smashed with quality weapons."
"No wonder it was so resentful when it came out."
Sasha felt a little ashamed. There were few people here. Akeonis didn’t know how long he lived before he advanced to the fifth level and turned the maze of cave into a nest of monsters. The five of them came up and had a meal, eating eggs, killing snakes, and destroying corpses to eliminate traces.
One-stop service.
Thinking about it carefully, this time the maze strategy is really not profitable at all. The corpse of the fifth-level monster can still produce a lot of materials. In the end, a certain witch directly blasted the snake into dregs - the leftover materials were probably even used to grow flowers and fertilize.
Less than.
Although I am very happy to be able to go on missions with brother Shiloh.
Sasha looked at Hilo in front.
But why does he like to hang around this elf old woman!
While Gina was talking to Sasha, Finn and Shiloh found Olive who was in a daze. Shiloh just thought she was tired because she had just consumed a lot of ether. Finn raised his eyebrows when he saw the gift box in Olive's hand.
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“Ancient relic, S-078 ‘unexpected surprise’?”
"Even the numbers are clear. It seems that you also research ancient relics? I thought only explorers would be interested in ancient relics." Olive smiled and said.
"In addition to the Explorers Association, there will be other institutions that study ancient relics. I just stayed there for a while."
Finn's eyes fell on Olive's waist, with a strange ring tied outside the black skirt.
There are a total of five rings with different radii. The rings are engraved with runes that are definitely not popular among the public. They revolve around the black dot suspended in the center of the ball and slowly rotate according to some rules that are different from real-life technology and magic.<
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Finn knew that this thing was called the "Secret of the Seven Rings". It was an ancient relic in itself and a certificate issued to every official member of the Explorers Association.
"Is this your destination?" Finn asked.
Olive hesitantly looked at the note in her hand. Soon, as if being hit by the annihilation magic of the Curse School, the note spontaneously turned into smaller and smaller particles and disappeared together with the gift box.
"Indeed, this is the destination." Olive said thoughtfully, "S-078 'Unexpected Pleasure' will randomly appear in the hands of anyone anywhere, a magical prop. When opened, there will be small objects. It is said that
It can guide the user to fulfill a wish. When the goal is achieved, the 'unexpected joy' will automatically disappear and then appear in the hands of the next lucky person."
"So, your wish is fulfilled?"
"To be honest, I don't know." Olive replied. "I checked this tree. Although it is full of ether and vitality, it is just an ordinary tree. I don't have any need for it. So is this location?
?Or the direction of interpretation, the string of numbers..."
Finn snorted.
"This is your business. The content of the commission is for us to safely take you to the designated destination. On behalf of the Edge Guild, I will confirm with the client, Olive Drizzt, whether the commission has been completed? If there are no problems, just submit this document
Sign the contract and please give me five stars..."
"What is that?"
Shiloh's low exclamation interrupted Finn's words and Olive's contemplation.
The two of them looked in the direction he was pointing, and Gina and Sasha who were a little further away also saw it - in the center of the tree, a black rectangle was suspended in the air, as if it was painted directly in the space.
For color, paint a flat surface with no thickness evenly with a color darker than the black ink sprayed by Kraken, the sea monster in the Mist Sea.
Olive opened her eyes wide and looked at the dark space, with blue-white light flowing in her eyes.
"Portal?"
"Be careful!"
Almost the next moment Sasha's warning sounded, Gina next to her used her powers to summon a binding angel. The angel spread its wings to block several arrows that came rapidly from above. The moment the arrows hit the angel's wings, a violent
The explosion raised water and dust.
When the smoke dissipated slightly, several people jumped into the cave from the hole above the cave.
They were nine men with solemn expressions. Their equipment was of different standards, but they were all very sophisticated and well-trained in cooperating with each other: four of them rushed forward with swords drawn, four of them fired crossbows from behind to assist, and one seemed to be the leader.
, observing the actions of several people and issuing instructions at any time.
Sasha's tail stood up straight, she raised her long staff and loudly questioned the visitors: "Who are you? Why are you attacking us!"
Obviously the attacker had no intention of responding, and the pace of the attack did not stop at all.
"Can you still fight?" Finn asked Olive.
"I can still use some low-level spells and tricks. I just used too much ether." Olive glanced at a few people, and the bluish-white light in her eyes became brighter and brighter. "The three people in command and melee are at level five. The others are at level five."
Everyone is at least level four."
Several people gasped, where did so many high-level extraordinary beings come from?
The constrained angel knelt down and used his wings to resist the continuous explosions. The light of his wings gradually dimmed. Olive opened the book and cast a magic shield to protect the angel. She did not fully cast the spell, but when each arrow was about to fall, it would
A transparent shield appears precisely to resist attacks.
A cold light flashed in Fenn's eyes. He finished chanting very quickly, and several ethereal thorn spears spread out around the restraining angel, spinning, and the sharp blades vowed to crush the enemy into pieces.
The four people who rushed forward did not stop in front of the spinning spears. The two of them accelerated forward. The rock and soil on the ground seemed to be attracted by their bodies and quickly clung to them, forming a thick layer of rock armor.<
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The spear collided with the armor, and the crisp sound echoed in the cave.
The armor scraped by the spear peeled off one after another, and even scratched deeply into one person's abdomen - but his skin was covered with reptile-like scales, which withstood some of the damage, preventing him from being split in two.<
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Although the damage was caused, the offensive of the ectoplasm spear also stopped. The two people behind quickly stepped forward. They raised their swords, and the swords were wrapped with flames.
"He is an extraordinary person in the potion system!"
Olive's words made a few people feel at ease. Among the different systems of extraordinary powers, the potion system is basically at the bottom of the contempt chain. The extraordinary powers of the three different systems of combat, magic, and superpowers may differ depending on the specifics.
It is difficult to tell the difference depending on the bearer, but the power carrying capacity of potion users is usually one and a half steps lower than the first three.
But compared to other supernatural powers, the power of potions is easier to obtain.
The history of the development of potions itself is very short. It is an emerging technology in the system of extraordinary power. Twenty years ago, potions were still a branch of pharmacy under alchemy. The essence of potions is simply to combine the power of other living things to the human body.
Body modification: Taking magic potions mobilizes the ether in the human body to change its properties to generate special organs, thereby possessing extraordinary power.
It doesn't have the breadth of magic, the depth of tactics, or the weirdness of supernatural powers - but the power of potions is really, really simple to use.
After all, you just have to learn to control your body.
"Don't get too close!" Sasha reminded the white-haired boy who was preparing to attack.
Shiloh clenched his sword and adjusted his breathing.
To be honest, Shiloh felt that the team balance for this trip was very bad.
The main problem is that I am the only one who is good at close combat, and I am indeed the weakest in the team... Although I am weak, I still have to take the responsibility to protect my companions.
Quickly recall Albert’s guidance.
Master correct breathing.
Inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale, integrate your thoughts into the sword, feel yourself connected with the sword, let the ether become something indescribable, attached to the body and the sword, and then activate with a specific frequency
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The steel sword vibrates at a strange frequency invisible to the naked eye.
The sword is a murderous weapon, cutting open flesh and blood, mincing bones and flesh, and destroying the body.
Swing a sword, just swing a sword.
Get rid of all other thoughts.
Step forward.
Swing the sword.
An ordinary steel sword collides with a sword wrapped in flames.
The flames disappeared, the sword blade shattered, and steel flew everywhere - this scene was reflected in the astonished eyes of the attacker.
Shiloh destroyed the attacker's weapons with his tactics, but then he was kicked hard in the abdomen - there was a huge difference in strength. If it weren't for Gina's angel protection, Shiloh would have been seriously injured by this blow.
On the other side, Sasha condensed a magic shield, which could barely withstand the attack of another attacker.
"Ah! I really hate vulgar fighting."
As soon as Sasha's voice finished, a huge fireball was launched from in front of the angel and flew towards the enemy's crossbowman. Olive seized the short opportunity to try to counterattack. At the same time, the shadow seemed to have gained a short life.
The ground rose and twisted around the five people in the distance.
To be continued...