Section 12 The Shadow of Auburn Firth (two in one)
"Who?" Du Lan was horrified. He turned around suddenly, only to find that there was nothing behind him, and not even half a person could be seen.
There was no one behind him, could it be up there? When Duran looked up, the dark ceiling was hazy, but with his high perception, he finally vaguely saw the strange things on the ceiling. In the gap in the stone wall, a silent figure
The restless predator is diligently weaving her spider web.
Dulan recognized this kind of spider. This kind of creature that has become extinct in Feinan Continent is absolutely impossible to make a human-like sound. Is there someone hiding nearby that he cannot detect?
If the answer is yes, that would be too scary.
Dulan couldn't help but feel a chill in his back. He looked around in confusion and at the same time made a low tentative sound: "What if I insist on opening it? Maybe you should know that this door can't stop me. But
What I care more about is who is hiding behind my back and playing tricks."
There was silence for a while, and the voice suddenly said: "Of course you can open this door, but Oppenfis will also successfully accept his one hundred and sixty-fourth servant... Listen, I don't know you
What’s the origin, but if you don’t want to lose your life in vain, leave here as soon as possible.”
This time, Duran finally heard the source of the sound clearly - it was indeed that weird spider!
"Hell... how can this spider talk? Druid? I've never heard of that Druid transforming into something worthless like a spider, right? Or is it onomatopoeia? Or some other magical thing I've never heard of.
Wonderful method?" Dulan secretly muttered in his heart, as druids generally would not choose too weak creatures as their animal companions or targets for transformation spells.
Because with the growth of druids, although there are many types of creatures for them to choose from, the number is very limited. In the long history of Feinan Continent, I have never heard of any famous druid transforming into a spider.
What about the drow? Those who are proficient in sorcery among the drow seem to have related abilities, but those guys are far underground, almost close to the evil spirit virtual plane, and have long been isolated from the world.
When a Druid apprentice advances to Gray Iron Power, he will not only receive Xiwei's blessing, but also gain the first ability to transform animals. A Druid with average qualifications will receive, but is not limited to, the following three basics:
Creatures that change the target of magic: the raven in the Thousand Stone Islands, the maned dog in the eastern grasslands, and the stag that often wanders in the Stag Plains north of Cold Mountain. Of course, the more talented the druid, the more options he will have.
But this does not change the restriction that the number of creatures that can be transformed into a target is fixed. A new type of transformed creature will be obtained every ten levels, so every druid will cherish it. Plus creatures like spiders.
In the eyes of the druids who have always been absolutely neutral, it is also synonymous with evil and conspiracy. If they are stubborn, they will never experience the perspective of this creature personally.
Now that the possibility of druids has been ruled out, the only remaining possibilities are the divine magic of the dark elves (drow) or some evil magic, or even a curse. Duran must deal with it carefully.
The other party's words sounded full of kindness, but Dulan was speechless for a while. Just like Anna's advice when he met at the Belon House before, maybe in the eyes of others, running to an evil place as a living person is simply a waste.
When you are full and have nothing to do, leaving early is the right way to go.
"But I have some reasons why I have to stay..." Dulan smiled bitterly in his heart. If it were not restricted by the evil contract, he would have fled long ago. No matter how much experience and equipment this kind of place can provide, Dulan can't
He will get involved easily, after all, his life is the most important compared to these things.
He thought for a moment, raised his head and asked: "You want me to leave, unless there is a sufficient reason."
"Another greedy guy." Spider said uneasily: "Well, I don't know where you come from, but this place is already a hell on earth. If you open that door, you will most likely be awakened from your deep sleep.
Oppenfes in the world - that terrible magic sword, he will kill you, then take your soul and make you his servant."
"Is that the Demon Sword Oppenfis?" Duran squinted his eyes and looked inside through the glass window next to the door. Unfortunately, the surroundings were too dark. He could only see the outline of a furnace and some general outlines.
shadow.
"Yes," the hoarse voice said with certainty, and the spider said hastily: "Oppenfess's power is so powerful, you are no match for him. So listen to my advice and leave here quickly! It's just past midnight now, every day
From twelve o'clock to one o'clock in the morning, it is the time when Oppenfis is sleeping, so you are lucky. When he wakes up, the ghost babies will not only besiege you."
So that's it. Dulan nodded in his heart, somewhat believing the spider's words. When he stepped into this building before, he heard the church bell in the town ringing twelve times. Now it's almost twelve.
It was about a quarter after the point. If the information that the magic sword would fall into a deep sleep at this time of day was true, then Dulan felt that this clue was very promising.
He didn't forget that the demon sword Obenfeis was clearly written in his mission goal. This thing was definitely not a good man and a believer. He might be the big BOSS of this mission. The relationship between Duran and him couldn't be clearer.
——You and I live and die.
Dulan pondered for a while, but his mind was spinning rapidly. He looked around and suddenly said: "I would like to ask, Miss Amus, what is that little fire inside?"
The spider was taken aback, and she trembled for a long time - Duran could feel the violent shaking of the spider web, which proved that his guess was most likely correct.
"You, you, how do you know? Do you know my name? Who are you?" After a while, Spider Web slowly calmed down and asked calmly.
Dulan shrugged and said incomprehensibly: "Oh, I know a lot of things. Thank you very much for the information you provided. If I guess correctly, the reason why you are like this is because of the curse.
The effect, right?”
The spider was silent for a while, and then answered with a trembling voice: "It is indeed a curse. I have been trapped here for I don't know how many years..."
Du Lan sighed in his heart and already had an outline in his mind.
When he heard the spider talking before, he had suspected it was a druid, but in fact it was obviously impossible. Then he quickly thought of the word curse - when he assassinated Andrew in White Sand Town, it was thanks to
He got the help of a woman who was cursed into a black cat. That person was called Lady Windsor. It seemed that because of an old grudge with Andrew, she was permanently solidified into a black cat by the dragon wizard with an evil curse. Since the power of the curse can turn people into a black cat.
Turn into a black cat, and of course you can turn into a spider.
There are generally no unrelated people in evil places, so Duran speculated that this spider was either the blacksmith's daughter Amius or the blacksmith himself. Based on Duran's judgment, the former is obviously more likely. The reason is very
Simple, although mortals will become angry when hearing a curse, but in Dulan's view, there are good and bad curses. Some curses are even issued to protect the cursed people - this is the case in mainland history.
Examples abound.
The most famous one is undoubtedly the [Curse of the Undead] cast by the first generation White Tower wizard leader during the Battle of the Trident River, and the target of the curse was the famous Holy King Noddington I at that time. At that time, Noddington I was in power.
He led the army of the Ember people to fight against the army of [Angry Dragon] Heinsall. The battle was very stalemate. The blood completely moistened the color of the soil. In the mountain of corpses and the sea of blood, Heinsor and Noddington I pulled each other apart.
The swords were fighting, and Noddington's swordsmanship was superior. He used a gap to stab Heinsol calmly. The soldiers gave out overwhelming cheers. Who would have thought that at this moment, it was originally a duel between the two kings?
It was destroyed by a wizard who didn't understand current affairs - that person belonged to Heinsall's camp. He secretly used a black magic while Noddington bullied him and defeated Heinsall.
, and the effect of that magic is to drain all the life of the target creature.
Noddington I accidentally fell into black magic and was about to die. At the critical moment, the leader of the White Tower wizard who had just split from the Anze people's black witch guild decisively used it on Noddington.
[Curse of the Undead]. This curse is far more powerful than black magic. Noddington was temporarily transformed into an undead, and his vitality returned to zero, so black magic could no longer harm him. The morale of Noddington's army was thus
Dasheng, defeated the enemy in one fell swoop on the Trident River, thus laying the foundation for the Edinger dynasty to rule for unknown centuries.
The curse used by the wizard leader of the White Tower at that time was to protect Noddington from the harm of black magic. This move was also recorded on the perpetual calendar by the scholars of the academy, becoming one of the magical strokes that affected the turning point in history.
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"If I'm not wrong, maybe this curse was imposed on his daughter by the blacksmith himself!" Dulan thought as a thought flashed in his eyes, and he secretly speculated in his heart.
Although there are many unreliable flaws in this speculation, for example, it is highly questionable whether a blacksmith in an ordinary small town has the ability to cast a curse, but after considering all the candidates, Duran still firmly identified the curse caster.
The reason is also very simple. There are three characters and a group of ghost babies in this scene. The ghost babies will definitely not play with curses. They are simple-minded and love killing. The magic sword Obenfes may have such ability, but Duran
The information obtained from the spider's mouth shows that the magic sword will kill anyone it encounters, and then extract the soul as its own servant. Cursing or something is both troublesome and has no substantial effect, and is thankless; so the alternative
The only remaining character is the blacksmith Biyombo.
As for why the blacksmith placed a curse on his daughter, it was probably for protection. Thinking of this, Duran took a meaningful look at the furnace and magic sword in the hall, and his mind was spinning faster, with countless possibilities.
appeared in his mind. His analytical ability was fully exerted, and he gave examples of various possible situations one by one, and then quickly overturned them.
"I am Amus, although this name is a bit unfamiliar to me. Over the years, I have even become accustomed to the body of a spider." The spider slowly came down from the corner of the wall, her body expanded rapidly, and then Started to undergo drastic changes.
Dulan only took one look and froze there - he saw the spider's body expanded to about the same size as an ordinary person, and her forelimbs suddenly stood up, turning into the upper body of a girl. The most terrible thing is that her upper body was obviously is naked.
He took two steps back in embarrassment, but did not turn sideways. This was not because Dulan was shameless, but because the evil place was full of dangers. God knew whether this spider woman would suddenly attack him, and he had to be on guard at all times.
Amius turned into half human and half spider, and she seemed a little shy. Fortunately, her hair was very long and thick, and it just covered the two protrusions on her chest when it hung down, so it wasn't too much. Embarrassing.
"It seems that this curse is not too complete. Could it be that the person who cast the spell on you is a dabbler?" Duran coughed, trying to ease the embarrassment.
Amius smiled bitterly and shook his head: "He is my father after all, even though I couldn't even recognize him later. I don't know why he did this, but at least I survived. Isn't it? Compared with those babies killed by the magic sword and ordinary people, I am lucky enough."
Is it true? A ray of light flashed in Dulan's eyes, and it was indeed her father who cast the curse on Amius.
Things got interesting, and what made Duran even more interesting was that Amus seemed a little confused about her father's actions. It's no wonder that not everyone has enough intelligence to understand the meaning behind the curse.
"So, can you tell me your story? Miss Armus, many people say that I am a good listener." Dulan smiled brightly, lit the torch generously, and put it aside.
Whoosh whoosh!
Several piercing sounds rushed over from the side. Dulan, who was familiar with the ghost infant's sneak attacks, didn't even turn his head. He only heard two clanging sounds, and the vampire scimitar crossed and slashed to the side at a weird angle.
Naturally, the ghost baby that attacked by surprise would inevitably end up with the same fate as his companions, and Duran accepted the 756 experience points with peace of mind.
"Your skills are good." Spider Woman praised, her face could not tell whether she was happy or sad: "Some people have come here before, but they were all solved by the ghost babies outside. But don't be too happy. Morning, the reason why these ghost babies are so weak is because the magic sword is sleeping. Once it wakes up, the power of the ghost babies will also be greatly increased. By then, you will be unable to defeat four hands with just two fists."
"Thanks for the reminder." Dulan smiled. He had expected that this task would not be that simple. The ghost babies could not remain so weak, otherwise he could completely crush them sideways.
"Speaking of which, what do you want to know? Or, what is your purpose?" Amius looked directly at Duran.
"Let me introduce myself first. My name is Dulan. As you can see, I am an adventurer." Dulan said quickly: "My purpose is very simple, that is to kill Oppenfess and his minions."
"This is impossible!" Amius frowned and said, "The power of the magic sword is very powerful. At least a wizard at the top of the Golden Peak has a chance to subdue him."
"Everything has its weaknesses, which is why I came here. Tell me, I want to know what happened here." Duran moved a bench from the side and sat down comfortably, posing
Vice-President Yaya's posture: "If you don't mind, you might as well start with yourself."
"Well, maybe I haven't seen the same kind for a long time. While the magic sword is still some time away from waking up, I will try to tell you what exactly happened here. I hope this can dispel your greed - really, it's hard to know.
Retreating is the best choice for you." Amius paused, Duran just shrugged, the girl sighed, a trace of rosy flashed on her pale face: "As you can see, I originally
I am an ordinary human girl who loves singing and dancing and wants to be an outstanding dancer. Before this happened, I would go to the opera house in town every day to help or learn dance."
"My dancing is great, this is what my teacher told me personally. But in real performances at the opera house, I can only play a supporting role every time. The reason is very simple. People like the protagonist - her name is Tina."
In every performance, she always takes away all the light. I envy her, but I also know that as long as Tina is around, I will never have the chance to be the protagonist..."
Dulan's eyebrows slightly wrinkled - wait, why did you say we went to the opera house? Aren't we in the blacksmith shop? Where's the magic sword? Where's your father? Where's the curse? Let's get to the point, girl!
Amuse's narration made Duran a little confused, but he was not an impatient person and chose to continue listening.
"Even if I can't be the protagonist, being able to perform on the stage is enough to make me happy." Amus continued with a hint of memory: "However, things changed. One day, Tina failed to come to the opera house.
, others told me that she was sick. At first I was worried about her condition, but soon my attention turned to myself. Because the organizer of the opera house told me that Tina would not be able to attend the next performance on time.
, the protagonist must be temporarily changed. And the person who replaces Tina is me."
"During those days, I was so nervous that I was thinking about how to perform perfectly all day long. So much so that I actually ignored the changes in the people closest to me. Looking back now, it seems that it was during that time that my father began to change.
Something is wrong. The smell of blood even began to permeate the house, but I was so immersed in the sudden happiness that I was completely unaware of it."
"I should have discovered, I should have stopped all this, this is all my fault." Amius shook his head excitedly: "But I was focused on the performance and couldn't care about anything else.
.”
"Then what?" Dulan blinked, feeling that the drama was about to come.
"Then? On the day of the performance, I got up early. At noon, the guest who had been visiting our house recently suddenly talked to me about the opera house. When he learned that I was going to perform, he took out
He gave me a pair of glass slippers."
"Crystal slipper?" If he were drinking tea, Duran might spit out a mouthful of water. How could he feel like Cinderella?
"Yes, Duran, you have never seen that pair of shoes. As soon as I saw it, I was fascinated by it." Amius said as if gibbering: "Those glass shoes are simply a gift given to me by God.
.As soon as I put on my shoes, my confidence doubled, and people around me looked at me differently.”
"The customer told me that glass shoes can enhance my charm and the beauty of my dance. This is a kind of divine effect. But these shoes also have their limitations. Once it passes midnight, they will be eclipsed, so
The guest told me to go home immediately after the performance."
"At the latest, at the latest, it cannot be later than twelve o'clock midnight."
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