"I just heard a short, fat, stupid dwarf making noises in my ear! Damn it, can you please stop disturbing me for a moment!"
"I'm just worried - you've been leaning against this door for several minutes!"
"This is a technical job.
"Can you guys be quiet?"
"There's one in there!"
"It's just one, do you need to listen to it for so long?"
"Damn dwarf, shut up!"
"Okay, stop arguing. Listen to me, let's do this-"
"Do you understand?"
"good!"
"no problem."
"OK."
There was a bang——
The dwarf kicked open the wooden door of the spire loft, and then raised the Great Crusader's Shield high. There was a clanging sound, and countless wooden arrows flew out from the dark holes in front of it and hit it - the paladin was hit by a huge
The momentum caused him to retreat repeatedly, and one of the arrows slipped out from the edge of the shield, almost hitting the tip of the halfling's nose...
"You parallel import!" the halfling screamed.
"Damn it, I didn't mean it either!" The dwarf dropped his shield, pulled out his heavy warhammer from behind, and rushed into the house first.
"Leave me a moment!"
The halfling druid held up a wooden stick and tried to keep up, but the stick he had laid flat suddenly got stuck on the door frame, and a huge reaction force bounced him towards the stairs. "Ah--" This little man was at the end.
It was a moment of realization that something was wrong. He had time to make a balance check: but it seemed unsuccessful, because he fell backwards.
Xiao Fen stepped aside alertly. Miss Griffin, who was at the back of the team, just stepped forward and wanted to cast a spell, so tragedy happened - the halfling fell on her, and the mage lady had just read out a byte,
After that, the spell words were completely swallowed back in the stomach, and the two of them rolled down the stairs together...
It must be painful.
The mage looked at the two people rolling down awkwardly. He thought for a moment; but the thought only passed by for a moment. The dwarf in the room found that no one was following him and was shouting in panic, asking for support.
Although time is urgent, please allow me to introduce to you the situation inside the house: This is a small attic sloping on all sides, 30 feet square, with an arched window opening from the north to the south;
A wooden bed, a desk, a table filled with dusty glass bottles - dusty parchment scattered on the floor, lying everywhere, and some gray-black books - have all been charred
.
On a raised circular platform in the center, the tripod that originally held the crystal ball fell to the ground. Using this decoration as a dividing line, the dwarf paladin was in a confrontation with a strange creature.
It was a person, or perhaps it could no longer be called a person. Although it had largely retained its appearance in life, with its tall stork bones, long pointed chin, and narrow and wide cheeks; however, this appearance was now completely destroyed by an external force.
Twisted, with no eyebrows, most of the narrow eyes are white, with a gray-yellow slit called the pupil. A wild, frantic light is emitting from inside; the gray-white, leather-like dry skin is tightened around its bones.
It makes the whole head look like a dehydrated carrot.
It was wearing an apprentice's robe, and the sleeves had been torn off, revealing two swollen, pale arms like zombies, with claws so sharp that they could be used as knives. It hunched its body and stared warily at the dwarf paladin and Xiao who came in behind.
Burn, showing his yellow and sharp teeth from time to time and making a sound like a wild beast.
This is a corpse demon.
But now one of the corpse demon's claws is hanging down weakly. It can be seen that the dwarf paladin gave it a hard blow in the previous fight. However, the latter did not get a good result. He received a claw on his arm, that place.
Three holes were left on the iron sheet. A small part was opened, and blood seeped out...
Xiao Fen also frowned when he saw the corpse demon. This kind of monster with only three challenge levels is a famous trouble in Canaan. It is an undead creature and is immune to a lot of negative status (poison).
, mind, sleep, disease, paralysis, shock and heavy blows, fatal attacks, energy absorption and even attribute damage effects), and inherited the usual thick-skinned characteristics of this group - an average health value of about thirty points.
Even if it is not among the best among the monsters at this stage, it is definitely above the level of excellence.
But these are not the key points. The key point is that every successful attack of the zombie land may cause the injured person to gain a negative level (note). This is similar to an attribute damage, but more vicious, because
The secondary restoration spell can heal attribute damage, and only the restoration spell can restore the negative level acting on the character...
(Note: dnetbsp; Restoration is a level IV divine spell, which means that the team will need a professional priest of level seven or above to deal with similar problems; and for cr3 monsters, most of the monsters facing it are
For a level 4 or 5 adventure team, such an ability is undoubtedly a living tragedy for the majority of players, especially those who are keen on adventure.
It is said that countless well-prepared teams lost their main combat effectiveness due to a battle with a zombie in the dungeon, and finally had to return to the city early to rest; what's more, if they were in a battle,
If someone dies at the claws of the corpse demon, then we will mourn for these people, because after a few rounds, the new spawn will destroy their entire army.
In fact, for a long time, this situation made the expedition team tend to choose a warrior with high physical fitness rather than high strength; some captains even openly expressed their welcome to a warrior with toughness enhancement expertise to join their team.
As soon as the mage saw the corpse demon, he immediately pulled out a scroll from the third box on the belt and unfolded it: "The Tenacity of the Bear!"
"Are you okay?" The mage asked after seeing a burst of gray-yellow light integrating into the dwarf's body.
"Fortunately!" The dwarf paladin grinned at the corpse monster: "You have to be lucky that I am Paladin. Rather than those warriors who are vulnerable to natural abilities...ah, cunning guy!"
Just as the two of them opened their mouths, the corpse demon swung its claws over again. The dwarf paladin could only use his war hammer to hold it up, and then retreated - but as an experienced lone ranger, he still had time at the last moment.
Stretching out his feet, he kicked the tripod on the ground toward the corpse demon...
The dirty undead pounced forward, but it just happened to step on the rolling tripod. So we had the opportunity to see the following scene.
When the zombie lost its balance, what greeted its head was a huge hammer. There was a muffled sound, and the twisted creature flew to the side of the desk with a hoarse scream. It threw the dusty books and documents on it.
It was a mess.
"What I'm more fortunate about is that," the mage had the opportunity to reply at this time, "your charm correction is actually correct."
The dwarf didn't have time to answer. He clung to the corpse demon as it flew out, and directly picked up the hammer and smashed it down on the desk - but it was still a little late. A second before the desk made a loud noise and split into two parts, the black shadow
Scurrying towards the ceiling - the corpse demon grabbed the chandelier with its claws, changed its target and swung towards Xiao Fen.
"Ah, damn!"
The dwarf swung the hammer with all his strength. But he immediately understood that this was in vain, because the monster had already flown over his head. The paladin suddenly realized that the mage was behind him, and he immediately broke out in a cold sweat: a
A third-level mage faced a corpse demon, and even thinking about it with his buttocks, he knew that this outcome was not good.
Just a few tenths of a second later, the dwarf heard a terrifying, teeth-searing crash from behind.
He turned around, and the expression on his face changed from nervous to stunned, then from stunned to funny, and finally the dwarf paladin burst out laughing -
In fact, the moment the corpse demon flew towards Xiao Fen from the air, the mage himself was frightened. He was indeed ready to cast a high-level spell - but there was not enough time; and because he had to pretend to be a low-level mage,
Therefore, he had almost no contact spells, so at that moment he almost thought that he was going to gain a negative level, but a miracle happened.
The mage shrank back subconsciously, and then the tragic corpse monster's chin hit the upper door frame, and then it fell to the floor like a dead dog, and is still twitching to this day.
The dwarf paladin was also unambiguous. He laughed but still walked over and blew this guy's head off.
"This is the victory of luck." The dwarf loudly defined the result: "Praise Omodin, praise all people with no problem with their character." As he said, he bent down and rummaged through the corpse demon's tatters.
A linen robe like a beggar's outfit.
"This is an apprenticeship."
After reading for a long time, he announced the obvious answer.
"This is the mage's servant. He should be the person responsible for chores. Judging from the physical characteristics, he should have been a human being during his lifetime." The mage analyzed in more detail: "Take off that bag..."
"This?" The dwarf pulled off a gray cloth bag from his belt that smelled of corpses - it should have been dark red before, but it was covered with dust. He opened the bag as he spoke, and some golden coins were revealed inside.
, which made the dwarf sigh excitedly; then there was a bunch of keys full of patina, and a booklet with a palm-sized leather leaf.
The key was expected by Xiao Fen, but it did not attract his attention. After all, it is impossible for a low-status servant to be allowed to enter and exit some important places. But the booklet attracted the attention of the mage. It stands to reason that hundreds of years have passed.
The paper and books here should have been charred and damaged long ago, but this booklet is still brand new from the inside out. No one would believe it if there were no secrets in it.
"The coins are yours, show me the other things."
"Master, I want to write a poem to praise you!"
The dwarf paladin thrust the items into the mage's hands carelessly and went to count his own money.
Xiao Fen slowly opened the booklet - but at this moment, the unlucky halfling and Miss Griffith finally walked up. Seeing how gray they were, I guess the journey down here is better than the uphill journey.
It feels much more uncomfortable.
"Is the fight over?" The halfling druid looked at the scene in surprise, looking regretful.
Miss Elf noticed the corpse on the ground and asked in surprise: "Zombie demon, did you two kill it?"
Xiao Fen nodded.
"...cough, cough, cough, what are you looking at?" she asked while coughing. In fact, she climbed up the stairs. This symptom seemed to have become much more serious.
"Interesting stuff," the mage smiled slightly: "Very interesting, this guy was called Pasteur... Well. There are some other names of other servants in the castle on it, and there is also a copy of the teachings of Elsamos...
…What is this indicating?"
"...There are also a few passwords, servile creatures and several checkpoints... With this thing, we will be much more relaxed."
Then he raised his eyebrows: "There is a portal here..."
As Xiao Fen spoke, he walked to the mirror on the edge of the wooden stand - it was an antique standing mirror, one person tall, with a beautifully carved birch frame and a round mirror surface; it should have been quite beautiful in the past, but
Now it is covered with a thick layer of ash.
"Is this a portal?" Griffin looked at the mirror with an interested look: "Is it like this...ahem?"
"Well, I need a password. That's it." The mage read out a strange syllable, and then he suddenly stopped: "Asshole, Bai Cai... what are you doing?"
The halfling druid was picking up a glass bottle from the experimental table, then unscrewed it, tilted his neck and drank it. Then he had time to look at the mage and asked: "Drink the potion, what's the problem?"
"What potion?"
Only then did the halfling look at the label with interest: "Well... jumping potion."
"Very good, I guarantee you will regret it... This thing has been here for at least two hundred years. You'd better pray that it doesn't have any mutations that you don't want to see..."
In fact, there are very few people in Canaan who can make Xiao Fen speechless. But now there is one here.
"Are you worried that it will go bad? This is just a game?" The halfling smacked his lips: "Actually, it tastes pretty good, but it's a bit bitter."
The dwarf and the elf lady looked at the halfling as if they were a warrior.
"If...I mean if, you don't feel any discomfort, please tell me. I will come and get a bottle to try when I leave." Finally, the dwarf looked at the remaining potion and swallowed.
Miss Griffin glared at the halfling fiercely in return for being implicated by him before, and then she lowered her head and started coughing. Groups of adventurers were winding along the newly opened paths in the forest.
.The torches lit up bit by bit in the dark night. More and more, and finally several long lines of fire were connected. Compared with the scattered guys before, these people seemed more disciplined - they wore uniform uniforms.
, when marching, they only talk to each other in a low voice, almost silently; everyone consciously follows the player in front, so that the team will not be as long as ordinary players.
In addition, there are one or two leaders responsible for coordination between each several teams, so that the team can take the overall situation into consideration when moving forward.
In fact, discipline is the biggest difference between union players and scattered players; teamwork is a science for union players, and scattered players who yearn for freedom often do not consider this, and they prefer to be alone.
Free people who travel alone rarely form large groups unless their interests require it.
Therefore, some large-scale tasks in Canaan are often completed by the union, and exceptions such as shining gold coins are actually very few. For every player, the effort and reward are equal, but for union players, this is not the case
The understanding is particularly profound because they are under this mechanism all the time - enjoying rights and paying obligations.
Some people think that in Canaan, large-scale guilds deprive many people of the fun of the game. But in fact, for guild players, teamwork has a deeper pleasure - when many people gather together and work together to complete a great achievement
During the mission, they can experience the feeling: the image of their comrades has become a continuation of their bodies, and one by one, they can expand their personal power infinitely until they overcome difficulties that were originally impossible to overcome.
Lin Ye is a staunch supporter of this argument, but sometimes he is worried that after repeated successes, players' worship of the power of the group has given them a kind of blind faith, so that they cannot recognize their own abilities.
limit.
This is the situation now.
Lin Ye's role is not his first. He was once a famous high-level lone ranger. In his long adventure career, he had a deep understanding of the horror of dragons.
"Can more than a hundred level five players with little experience defeat a young black dragon by relying solely on crowd tactics?"
Linye felt that he could not convince himself.
However, he told some colleagues about this concern, but the union leaders did not pay attention to it. By the middle of the night, they absorbed some wild team players who followed from behind, and then the team continued to move forward.
But things are not that simple. New players brought news that the people behind them encountered goblins - a large group of goblins, organized and large-scale goblins. And some people claimed to have seen wolf cavalry and hobgoblins, and some people also met goblins.
I fell in love with the ogres, but these things quickly became nothing more than a talking point, because the union's patrol team did not find the goblins.
It wasn't until early in the morning that news finally came from behind - the escape route had been blocked by goblins.
Lin Ye once again felt that something was wrong. In the afternoon, the goblins seemed to have made way for them, and then blocked the scattered players behind them. Such an organized and planned activity could not be carried out by ordinary goblin groups.
However, this proposal was still not recognized. The union leaders decided to prioritize the task and the team continued to move forward.
At this moment, they finally entered the mission area, but these people soon discovered that things could turn out so much worse than expected - could it...