The sunlight broke through the blockade on the distant mountaintop, and along with this light, life was spread into the valley. Several ferns unique to this place slowly unfolded their leaves, hoping to get as much of this precious sunlight as possible.
Even the mushrooms in the cracks in the rocks over there seemed to have accelerated their growth. Two or three gray marsupials appeared from nowhere and poked their heads around. As soon as they saw the Behemoth beside the giant rock, they immediately ran away.
But if they have enough discernment, they can see that this is actually just the corpse of Behemoth, and it is also a very mutilated corpse. The fur that is difficult to be damaged by the sharpest sword has already been riddled with holes, revealing the dead gray color inside.
His muscles were so strong that even several of his huge, extremely strong claws were broken.
Asa jumped on Behemoth's head and sat cross-legged, and quietly performed the meditation technique from beginning to end. When his mind was as clear as water and his mental state reached its optimal state, he slowly poured all his magic power into it.
Behemoth's body.
He must be extremely careful. This Behemoth's puppet corpse is already the key to whether they can get out of here. Although they have been particularly careful in the past two days, due to many times of magic catalysis and control, the internal structure of this Behemoth has actually become very...
They are fragile. If there is a slight mistake in the corpse control technique, they will immediately turn into a ball of carrion. And with their current state and strength, they can no longer hunt one to make a puppet corpse, and he himself is really not confident that he can
Make another end.
Asa's head was soaked with sweat. To operate a puppet corpse with a huge and strong body like Beamon, the magic power and mental power required for control are completely incomparable to manipulating other corpses. If it is made into a zombie, then
It is naturally easier, but zombies cannot last long, and their combat effectiveness drops extremely slowly. If they cannot keep up with the speed of the team, they will undoubtedly be useless. So he can only make this one which is much more complicated, but it is
A puppet corpse that can fully exert its combat effectiveness and last longer.
Finally, Beamon's body moved. Asa breathed a sigh of relief and jumped down. It finally succeeded. But today is definitely the last day. Tomorrow, this huge corpse may even lose its bones under the corrosion of necromantic magic.
There was nothing left. He slowly spoke to the werewolf who had been standing by to help him protect the law: "We must leave the valley within today."
"Yes. I know." Werewolf Luken nodded. This was a very young, strong and smart werewolf, with yellow-white fur, and a pair of more spiritual eyes that were not like his kind but were more human-like.
Intellectually speaking, he is considered smart even among humans. What makes Asa even more surprised is that although he still speaks with the weird accent unique to werewolves, he is already very fluent. This is definitely not just
For smart reasons.
Asa didn't ask why. Here, all the energy and plans were focused on how to survive in the next moment. He sighed and looked up at the surrounding majestic peaks that towered between heaven and earth.
No matter how you look here, you can't get a full picture. There are thick clouds lingering on the mountainside, and there should be higher snow-white ice peaks above it. And no one knows what else is on top.
In the cracks between the most majestic, magical and dangerous mountains on these continents, any life seems so small and powerless. Whether it is myself or the werewolf next to me, even the Behemoth living here is the same. Looking at
Those mountains seemed to support the endless sky. For the first time in his life, Asa felt such awe.
It is the true awe from the soul, the awe of heaven and earth. Only those who have been here will realize how powerless and ridiculous the temples dedicated to gods are. Even if there are gods in this world, they will only live on that peak.
above the top.
There was a faint chirping of gold and iron in the clouds, mixed with the ubiquitous wind. This was the main theme that could be heard everywhere in the Sandface Mountains. Asa listened carefully and realized that it should only be two or three heads.
A large eagle instead of a terrifying thunderbird. He looked at Luken and motioned.
The werewolf closed his eyes, spread his furry and pointed ears to both sides, estimated the direction and angle of their flight based on the sound, then nodded and said: "About a thousand meters in height, heading northwest."
Asa breathed a sigh of relief and waved his hand, "Let's go." He hoped that this was the last time he heard the sound of these huge birds. Every day here, he would encounter attacks from these raptors that were as terrifying as the wyverns. He could only rely on
Behemoth's puppet corpse was able to cope with it. But that day, the team searching for ore on the mountainside inevitably had a fight with a thunderbird whose body was surrounded by blue and white thunder and lightning. Although it was eventually killed, it was still alive.
He obtained more than a dozen of the magical feathers on his neck, but at the cost of a werewolf and six lizardmen.
It's a pity that this kind of strange beast with natural magic power in its body cannot be transformed into a puppet corpse. Otherwise, with its unique light and momentum, it can scare away other giant eagles just like the Behemoth corpse scares away the gray bag beast. And the transformed giant
They would never dare to leave the carcass of an eagle. A large eagle that indiscriminately violated the airspace and carried other animals on its back might attract attacks from dozens of the same kind. So they had no choice but to continue moving outside step by step.
Luken led the others out from under the two giant rocks and prepared to move forward. But there was another bad news right away. The ogre named Clolin's injury had further deteriorated, even with the lizard man.
The same tenacious vitality can no longer support the body to walk. The ribs, which are as thick as an arm, have long been broken. Several scars that almost reached the internal organs have healed a little under the healing magic, but they are still rapidly consuming the ogre.
energy and vitality. If the extra inch of thick steel armor hadn't blocked it in front, his body, which was huge and strong compared to humans, would have been no different than a pile of junk under Beamon's claws.
Asa pondered for a moment and ordered: "Let him take off his armor and throw away his weapons."
After throwing away nearly a thousand kilograms of steel armor and hammers, the seriously injured ogre was carried on the road by Beamon's puppet corpse. But for this, they also had to abandon a small bag of raw ore that might contain magic jade and star eyes.
.
"I admire your decision, although it may not be a good one." Werewolf Luken was walking with a small bag of raw ore on his back and whispered in Asa's ear. A small piece of star eye and magic jade can be said to be valuable.
Liancheng, and whether the ogre can be saved is still unknown.
Asa shook his head and said calmly: "Cedros should also hope that one more person can get out of here."
Four ogres, six werewolves, and ten lizardmen. Every orc who entered the depths of the Sandface Mountains is an elite and warrior in the tribe. These ten or so people can be counted as part of the Ouf army.
A considerable force. Now there are only two ogres, two werewolves, and one lizard man left. They are less than half of what they were when they came in, and they are all injured and tired. But because of this,
Every orc who can pass the test of life and death during this period of time and come out from here will be the elite among the elites and the warriors among the warriors. This is the real wealth of Oufu. And more importantly, this choice in this situation
It will also strengthen a mutual cohesion, which Cedros has always attached great importance to. This invisible power has a profound impact on Eufor, which cannot be measured with a few magic gems.
There is another reason that only Asa himself knows. The injury to this ogre and the loss of other orcs are actually due to his mistakes in judgment. He really hopes that one more person can get out of here.
Werewolf Luken nodded. I don't know whether he agreed or understood the real meaning behind it.
Another werewolf and an ogre in relatively good health cast a rather emotional look at them, namely Arkin and Weir. The last lizard man, West, sighed.
Although everyone here has little time or mood to communicate with each other these days, the experience of life and death has made them familiar with each other faster. They did not speak, only walked silently carrying things on their backs, and the meanings expressed by their expressions and eyes could communicate with each other.
Understanding is enough.
Asa spread out the map. It was drawn by Gru. It was very detailed. He clearly marked the terrain at the front of the valley, every water source, and the infested beasts. If Asa hadn't decided to go too deep into the valley, he would still be there.
Climbing up the mountainside and walking to areas outside the map, there is no way to hurt so many people. Of course, there will be no such big harvest. Five bags of raw ore, which is definitely the most brought out from Sandface in history.
The largest amount of raw ore at one time is almost equal to the total output of the previous decades.
The Sandface Mountains contain a variety of rich magical raw materials. Whether they are used directly after processing or made into magical weapons, armors and props, they are all coveted and top-quality. However, the huge wealth here also has corresponding huge consequences.
Danger exists. Even the mysterious Diya Valley and Negan's underground labyrinth are dim in front of these majestic peaks. No one dares to deny that these mountains standing abruptly in the north of the wild highlands are the most dangerous on the mainland.
place.
There are weird weather conditions where thunderstorms and ice and snow hurricanes can occur at any time, an extremely dangerous living environment with almost no edible food and water sources for humans, and the Behemoths and Thunderbirds that live here are the most dangerous and aggressive ones on the mainland.
Sexual animals, even the strongest warriors are weak and powerless in front of these violent and huge animals. And the rich magic mineral deposits in the mountains make the entire area always filled with chaotic magic fluctuations, and even lower-level magicians are unable to do so here.
Use magic. Because of such a dangerous environment, very few magic ingredients have been brought out from here over the years. On the contrary, more and more people have died here and become food for wild beasts.
This time Oufu's operation has been very laborious. In order to guard against the Undead Guild, Gru cannot leave Oufu for a long time, so he can only let Asa lead this selected group of orcs with the most complete equipment.
They set out from Ofu with supplies and trekked long distances into the depths of the mountains. Only these orcs with extremely strong survival abilities in the wild can stay here as long as possible in the dangerous environment.
And Asa made a strange discovery after coming here. I don't know whether it was because of the meditation of darkness or the leaves of the World Tree, but his magic was not affected much here. According to Cedros, no matter what
No matter how powerful the magician is, he will be disturbed when using magic here, but Asa feels nothing at all. So he made a bold decision: to explore places that even Gru has not explored, not only in the valley
Instead of looking for it, we have to climb up the mountain. The things that are easy to find in the valley have been searched for by treasure hunters for so many years.
The reason why he dares to be so bold is because he is confident in his necromancy magic. As long as he can kill one Beamon, he can more easily kill other Beamon after making a corpse puppet, and then make a corpse puppet, and then
Continuously growing…..
It wasn't until later that Asa realized that he was too confident and too careless. His confidence almost wiped out the entire team.
Although Beamon is quite resistant to magic, it would be much easier to deal with it if poison magic or the vampire knife made by Sandro is used. Unfortunately, the body of creatures killed by necromancy magic
The vitality had mutated and could not be made into a corpse puppet. So the team had to fight head-on with a Behemoth with the help of several gray marsupial corpse puppets. After killing a lizard man and injuring an ogre, they finally
Killed the Behemoth that was just a cub.
Facing the Behemoth cub, Asa used the corpse control technique to make it, but the result was that the corpse rotted into a puddle of mud. This time, Asa thought it was an accident caused by his temporary inexperience with this kind of corpse.
But when he failed for the third time, Asa discovered in horror that he actually had no ability to make a corpse puppet of such a huge creature.
His magic power is indeed abundant, and the level of necromancy magic is not low. But he forgets that his abundant magic power comes from foreign things. The rapid progress of necromancy magic is also due to the help of dark meditation.
What he lacks is the proficiency and delicate sense of magic manipulation that a real spellcaster has. Those are the essence of magic, accumulated through time and experience.
He could make and control hundreds of crows, or a few gray marsupials that were taller and stronger than bears. But when he faced Behemoth, which was almost the size of a hill and had extremely strong vitality in his body, he realized how naive he was.
With his spell control ability, which is not much higher than that of a magic apprentice, he cannot fully control the huge power in his body. Necromantic magic is a very subtle magic, and a single mistake will lead to the failure of the magic. And with Beamon's size and strength,
Said that even if Sandro took action himself, he would probably only be able to control three or four corpse puppets.
After several failures in making puppet corpses, the combat effectiveness and numbers of the troops gradually weakened to the point where they were no longer able to fight Behemoth. The last battle with the adult Behemoth made everyone suffer.
Injured, the strongest ogre Clolin was also dying, and Asa was almost desperate. I don’t know whether it was luck or an outburst in desperation, but Asa finally made the Behemoth into a puppet corpse. And then what happened later
Relying on it as the main force, it resisted the attacks of the Big Eagle and other Beamon every day, and finally gradually collected four pockets of raw ore on the mountainside.
At least judging from the results, his plan was indeed successful. But Asa was not happy at all. It can be said that so many orcs died because of his mistakes in judgment. Those are the elites of Ouf, the heroes of the clan.
.And he couldn't forget that a werewolf and an ogre were actually torn to pieces by Beamon's giant claws in order to cover him.
On the way down the mountain, Asa found several scattered corpses that had been dead for unknown years. Next to the corpses was a bag of raw ore. Those who could penetrate deep into the Sandfes Mountains were definitely top experts. From the corpses, some advanced
From the magic accessories, weapons and staffs, it can be seen that it should be a well-organized and indeed strong team. Maybe they were still famous figures when they were alive, but it is a pity that here, these heroes and the gutter are burdened with many stories and legends.
Like the mice, they died silently.
From these corpses, Asa not only got a bag of raw ore, but also two pieces of magic leather armor and some small magic equipment such as wrist guards and boots. These are valuable high-end goods, and the most important thing is that there are two A well-preserved magic scroll is a good thing that he can use now.
Looking at the map carefully, Asa took all the factors into consideration, considered it over and over again, and finally breathed a sigh of relief. Judging from the marks on the map, according to the current speed, he could probably arrive at noon. Taniguchi.
It was a small gap sandwiched between two high mountains. It was their entrance into the deepest part of the Sandface Mountains, and it was also the only exit they could reach now. As long as they walked out of that valley, they would have walked out of the Sandface Mountains. In the most dangerous areas, the possibility of Thunderbirds and Behemoths appearing is very small. Then they can reach the safe area after walking for about a day, where there are backup supplies waiting for them.
At noon, that's when the wind is at its lowest, and it's also the only chance to get out of the valley. If it were at other times, the strong wind mixed with ice fragments at the valley entrance could even blow a werewolf up. At that time, they took advantage of the night When entering the valley, Asa, the werewolves, and the lizardmen were blown in directly. One lizardman was unlucky and was thrown directly onto the rocks by the turbulence and became a lizard patty.
But noon is also the time when Beamon is most active. Asa remembers that the mouth of the valley should be the area where an adult giant beast lives. Late summer is when the most ferocious, dangerous and aggressive beasts on the continent try their best to forage. It is impossible to avoid Behemoth secretly. No matter how you hide the traces, the smell of this group of people can definitely attract the adult Behemoth. The smell of werewolves and ogres is very annoying to the gray marsupials who have long been tired of it. The meat of Behemoth is like the aroma of roasted chicken and goose to someone who has eaten vegetables and radishes for a month.
A real adult behemoth whose fur is completely gray. This is represented as a big red dot on Gru's map. On a map with all black lines, this is the largest and most eye-catching unique symbol. It can be seen that even Gru, who drew the map, was also very concerned about the dangers here.
But Asa is not very worried. This can be regarded as the last battle in the valley. As a last resort, the two scrolls can be used without any scruples. They are a white magic paralysis spell and a fire spell. The fire bomb. The scroll was carefully wrapped by the adventurers in specially treated magic parchment. Even after the corpses of the owners turned to ashes, it was still intact and fully usable.
From these two scrolls, it can be seen that the team of adventurers were indeed very capable during their lifetimes. They even possessed such a rare good thing as a paralysis scroll. Although this spell is not top-notch, it needs to be copied into any form at any time. A scroll that can be cast instantly. According to the people Asa knows, only Bishop Ronis has such cultivation. The church has always strictly prohibited clergy from copying white magic into scrolls, so a cardinal is required to secretly create such a thing in violation of the ban. It is really difficult to reach the sky, so this kind of good thing is really rare and hard to find. In order to ensure the effect of this precious scroll, the magic materials used to draw the scroll must be as high-grade as possible. Just from rare and Rarely speaking, this scroll is probably worth as much as a piece of Star Eye.
As for scrolls like the Fiery Bomb, although you can buy them with money, there are not many top-level fire magicians on this continent. For this top-level scroll, which is extremely troublesome to make and slightly damages the magic power, each person can only spend a year at most.
Only a few are produced. There are many rich people who want to own a scroll that can blow up a city wall, so the price is usually very high.
Asa is even looking forward to the appearance of the Behemoth beast, because after killing it, he can get out of this ghost place. And being able to use this kind of advanced scroll is a rare luxury for himself. If the situation allows, or he can
The battle was solved with just one. Touching the knife on his back, Asa unconsciously smiled for the first time in so many days. Success was in sight, and it was indeed the last battle. He could do it without any fuss.
concern.
The progress of the troops was as Asa expected. And there were indeed no accidents on the way. Before noon, when the wind speed began to weaken, they had already arrived in front of the valley mouth.
If you place this gap in the mountains anywhere else, it would look like an empty land with a flat surface. It is more than one mile wide and five miles long. It is in the shape of a funnel with the bottom facing the valley, and both sides are thousands of meters high.
The cliffs and rocks are all grotesquely convex and concave. Due to the unique climate and topography of the Sandface Mountains, there is a strong wind blowing into the valley every day except at noon. The already strong wind passes through the valley entrance.
The squeeze of the funnel-shaped terrain has evolved into a violent airflow at the narrowest point that can blow people flying all over the place like straw, becoming a natural barrier that lets people in but refuses to come out.
Every orc was excited when they saw the exit not far away. They had been walking on the verge of death for so many days, and almost every day they could see their companions turning into corpses, and now the exit was right in front of them. They were still relatively energetic.
The exuberant lizard man West let out a strange cry.
Asa was not excited. As a leader, although he was a leader who had made major mistakes, he had to be awake and vigilant at all times. Standing in such a strong upwind position, their scent could float into the valley for dozens of seconds.
meters away.
Sure enough, Asa's keen sense found that the ground began to tremble slightly. Then the ears of the two werewolves stood up.