Victor was watching with interest a few elf priests wearing winter wolf skins dancing strange dances. The air became colder and colder as they danced, and a biting cold wind actually blew in the middle of summer!
Now more than half a month has passed since that legendary night party, and Victor and the others came to the camp of the Sleepless Ones as the first batch of adventurers to defeat the black dragon.
Mist Town is more than 400 kilometers away from the "Rotten Bone Swamp" where the black dragon is entrenched. It is impossible for the adventurers who were recruited to rush to the swamp together - just this stretch of road will require the adventurers to run for several days.
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So they came to the front line to resist the black dragon in batches in a "broken into whole" manner, that is, they assembled at the [Sleepless Camp].
They will repair here for a few days, and after gathering enough manpower, they will head towards the swamp together.
The elves spent a lot of money this time, promising a series of magical objects, elven jewelry, and even some extremely precious magical knowledge and professional inheritance as rewards, attracting hundreds of adventurers of different strengths to come and serve.
Among them are many large adventure groups like the [Broken Foot Alliance]. What they value is not some rewarded treasures, but the opportunity to sign a long-term trade contract with the elves!
There are currently nearly a thousand adventurers gathered in the Sleepless Man camp.
While the adventurers were gathering in a noisy manner, it was impossible for the Black Dragon Familia to just watch.
Soon there will be some goblins, kobolds, lizardmen, hags and other monsters harassing the camp.
Therefore, before the elves issued the order to attack, the adventurers also accepted some tasks to guard the camp.
For example, Victor took on the task of guarding the Ice Priest.
Of course it wasn't because he had any undue thoughts about those enchanting dancing priestesses.
...Ahem...I'm just interested in the principle of this sacrifice!
Yes, that's it!
Looking at the priestess in front of him who was wearing "original" clothes and showing her thighs from time to time, Victor touched his chin and thought to himself.
At this time, John and the others were not with Victor. The paladin had been elected as the leader of a legion composed of adventurers, and he was the largest "adventurer legion"!
At the "Adventurer Conference" that night, under the control of several large groups, a consensus was reached on accepting the employment of elves.
Of course, it is impossible for a ragtag group of adventurers to hit the black dragon's face with a mess, that would be the same as seeking death!
“Leaders” also emerge as the times require!
In addition to those grand captains, the paladin John, who had just completed the great feat of slaying the dragon, was also elected as the "Legion Leader".
Except for a few small teams related to various big adventure groups, a large number of powerful adventurers took the initiative to join John's "sect"...
In Faerûn, the conduct of the Paladins is still worthy of recognition!
Apart from other aspects, at least John won't be used as cannon fodder by following him, and the "Delayed Justice" team that can kill Maxima is not necessarily weak.
"How do they know that all the adventurers, including John, will not be treated as cannon fodder? Alas! Wealth charms the eyes of the poor, but treasures charm the hearts of the rich!"
Thinking of this, Victor shook his head.
"Pong Pong Pong"
It actually hailed on a hot day!
Victor reached out and grabbed two snowflakes, holding them in his hands and turning them into ice water. He then looked up in the direction of the elf priest.
The dance of the priests became more and more fierce, and a dark cloud began to gather in the sky directly above them!
Dark clouds accumulated more and more, eventually covering the entire sky.
"Snow in June..."
Sigh again, magic is amazing!
White catkins were flying, and soon a thick layer of snow accumulated on the ground.
Thousands of people enter the swamp, and of course it is impossible for each person to have one [Walk on Water], otherwise the caster would not have to do other things, and just using [Group Water Walk] would use up the spell ability.
Since people cannot adapt to the environment, let the environment adapt to people!
Under the ritual of the elf priest, the swamp that could swallow the giant was solidified!
That's right, after working for so long, the elf priests are trying to attract the power of their [God of Ice Elemental Magic] Releva Dwinion.
This elf demigod (also said to be a weak god) controls the power of ice magic, and his power directly causes thousands of square kilometers of swamps to enter winter!
Rileva is a member of the Elven Seldarine pantheon and controls the power of ice. He has a hostile relationship with [Frost Maiden] Oluel.
Oluel liked winter wolves, so Narilewa asked his followers to hunt winter wolves and dance in wolf skins...
Sometimes, God, that’s all it is…
I wonder if Aoki Pheasant can do this?
Victor fell into deep thought again.
He is really interested in these sacrifices and ritual magic, because it reminds him of certain "immortal cultivation circles"...
"roar"
The roar of a beast in the distance interrupted Victor's contemplation.
"It's a swarm of giant scavengers!...Ah!!!"
The piercing screams were truly terrifying, and several groups of low-level adventurers guarding the outside began to flee crazily.
Most of John's "Adventurer Legion" are of this kind, and they are only at the level of ordinary pirates from all over the world. They can even beat them in the first half of the Great Channel, let alone those "pirate elites" who have wandered into the new world.
Whenever there is any "small movement", he will get frightened and yell, which is very annoying!
Of course, the [giant scavenger swarm] is not a "little noise"!
These seven or eight giant insects, which are as thick as a water tank and more than ten meters long, are not monsters that ordinary adventurers can deal with.
The two fireballs trailing flames only injured one of the insects. Dozens of arrows were stuck in the giant insect's body like toothpicks. As for the warriors who tried to get closer...
Its ferocious mouth can bite an adventurer to pieces in one bite, and its dozens of long tentacles can pierce a street kid.
In just a short time, at least 7 low-level adventurers died!
"I take back my previous thoughts, these bugs are really a big deal to them!"
Although there is some sympathy, Victor cannot leave the vicinity of the altar. His task is to protect the elf priests to complete the sacrifice.
Unless the priests are sure that the magic is complete, he will be here to protect the priests as his first priority.
This is the first mission that the legendary Ranger General has personally asked him to do, so he can't screw it up!
Looking at the adventurous adventurers and rampaging scavengers in the distance, Victor's [natural perception] came into play, and nature told him some information about this monster:
Scavengers follow the smell of death in search of food, but do not like to compete with other scavengers. Therefore, these filthy creatures usually stay in places where there are plenty of corpses and where other scavengers are inconvenient to move.
Caves, sewers, underground cities, and wooded swamps are all its preferred nesting places.
Scavengers will use the venom on their tentacles to hunt. Once the poison is activated, the scavengers will use their tentacles to wrap around the paralyzed prey, drag it to swamps or remote tunnels, and then kill the prey.
Then the scavengers quietly wait for their prey to decompose so that they can eat easily.
Where is your poison???
Looking at the big insect that bit the adventurer into two pieces, Victor complained in his heart.
The rapid temperature change annoyed the [Scavenger Family] hiding deep in the swamp. After discovering the source of the temperature change, the furious monsters were the first to rush forward!
"Ah!!!! It's a lizard man, it's a lizard man!"
The screams in the distance made Victor narrow his eyes. It seemed that as the sacrificial ceremony entered the solidification stage, all the "demons and ghosts" appeared!
Lizardmen are an organized and disciplined monster group, and they may also have spellcasters with high abilities.
If they and other monsters rush forward, Victor will have some trouble dealing with it. It will be bad if he disturbs the beautiful priests!
"That's a man's promise!"
Victor pulled out the silver sword from his waist by an inch, and then put it back.
This is an adamantine weapon made by Master Kevin in imitation of [Ao Oni] according to his requirements. It is not low in weight and is very sharp. Even without enchantment, its attributes are no worse than his [Ao Oni] in all aspects.
Victor named: [White Ghost]
What’s wrong with calling the cyan one [green ghost] and the silver one [white ghost]?
You can’t call him “Silver Ghost”, right?
But there is no chance for [White Ghost] to appear today, because since he recovered, he has not had a hearty fight with the enemy with his fists!
The most important thing is that this battlefield is "too noisy"!
Even if it is a decisive battle like the War on the Top, the roars of humans, fishmen, and giants are all, to put it bluntly, human voices, and may be mixed with some gunfire as embellishments.
And on this battlefield, there are all kinds of humans, elves, goblins, kobolds, giant insects, lizardmen, and a few [hags] wandering around the edge of the battlefield and making weird wails.
The voices are different and the tones are different!
It doesn't hurt much, but it's very noisy!
They must all be left alone!
Slash? It’s hard to tell the enemy from us!
Domineering? Not yet proficient in domineering colors!
Then do physical skills!
What is [Physical Skills Master]?
He is a strong physical martial artist who knows a little bit about all "strange moves"!
Victor suddenly jumped into the air several meters high, put his fist back on his waist, gathered some strength, and then threw out an "earth-shaking" punch...
[Big shock]
Huge sound waves spread across the battlefield!
The strong air flow swept the two giant scavengers flying dozens of meters. After green "juice" flowed out of their bodies, they lay limply on the ground.
The others, whether they were kobolds or lizardmen, whether they were crazy giant insects or howling hags, were all stunned in place...
Including some peripheral adventurers, their ears were ringing, and some were still slapping their ears vigorously with their hands...
The entire camp fell into an eerie silence!
"Phew~ the world is peaceful!"
Victor glanced at the priests behind him, exhaled and said happily.
[Big Shock] is a move that shocks the air with domineering force and makes a huge roar.
In addition to having a decent impact in the direction of punching, it actually has no destructive power.
However, it is the best move to suppress the battlefield before Victor awakens his Overlord Color.
