The one with the highest rank in the "Ghost Group" now is Thor, who has successfully advanced to Sequence 3. But when it comes to killing efficiency, Raymond and Anna's methods are obviously much better.
The mage is indeed the strongest profession in the traditional monster farming profession. The water element stripping spell of the natural devil fruit is extremely harmful to extraordinary creatures that cannot understand the domineering power of the armed color. Harvesting the lives of these low-level orcs cannot be more efficient.
Wherever Anna goes, the water element will be stripped away. There is no need for her to cast other spells. Those ugly orcs that are rushing in crazily will fall down in pieces like wheat, instantly turning into a dried corpse.
mummy.
As for Raymond, a fast-sword swordsman, he also learned a lot of group damage sword skills. But when it comes to killing skills, he is naturally not inferior. These half-orcs around sequence 8 and 9 cannot withstand a single blow from his hands.
After he got off the boat, he unsheathed the [Ghost Eyes] on his waist, transformed himself into a tornado of sword energy, and broke into the crowd of orcs, immediately bringing with him a pool of green blood.
[Ding! You killed the ‘Elite Orc’ and gained 5 potential points and 0.03 soul strength.]
[Ding! The magic sword ‘Ghost Eye’ triggers the soul-eating special effect, magic 1. 】
[Ding! You peeled off the ‘broken soul’*1.]
【...】
System prompts also keep sounding.
However, what surprised Raymond was that killing these "orcs" brought him very little soul gain.
Their strength is at the level of low-level human extraordinary beings, but the increase in soul strength recognized by the system is only about one percent of that of normal humans!
If you use the "Haines Code" to peel it off, you can only get some useless "broken souls".
Raymond thought that this might be related to the fact that the orcs were "making creatures". They had strong bodies, but only had some almost beastly instincts, and they did not even have a complete soul.
He didn't think too much about it, since they were just cannon fodder monsters, and he could kill them in pieces with a swing of his knife.
However, what surprised Raymond even more was the change in the magic sword [Ghost Eye]!
The reason why this magic sword is called the "Devil Sword" is that it has a very evil attribute, which is "soul-eating". The more lives it kills, the stronger the sword energy becomes. At the same time, the sword owner will be more mentally corroded.
sharp.
When Sodros got this sword, he was eroded by the will to kill and eventually died.
This sword can kill creatures and absorb the negative soul power in the souls of creatures, such as cruelty, greed, bloodlust, mania...
Raymond's current strength is enough to break the first seal and use less than 10% of the sword's power.
But when he just killed those "orcs" in a group, the system prompts sounded the attribute prompt of "Magic 1".
This was a reminder that made Raymond both happy and worried.
Although this "magic nature" is a hidden attribute, the data cannot be seen.
But his current perception is extraordinary, and he can clearly distinguish the changes in the [Ghost Eyes] in his hand.
If you kill a half-orc of about Sequence 9, the system will prompt "Demon Nature 1"; but compared with the same period, if you kill a Sequence 9 human extraordinary, the increase in negative soul power absorbed by [Ghost Eyes] is not enough to kill a half-orc of the same level.
One part!
This also means that the demon sword in Raymond's hand can accumulate a large number of "soul-eating" passive superimposed attributes by killing demons. In the future, if you really need to use skills such as [Sword Demon Possession], its power will also be
A rising tide lifts all boats.
According to these high-level elves, the most indispensable thing in this secret realm is the demon clan...
However, the corresponding price is not small.
If Raymond uses the method of killing demons to increase the demonic energy of [Ghost Eyes] by a large amount, the power of this sword will definitely increase dramatically, but it will be more difficult for him to control it, and he may even be killed.
The demonic energy backfired, and he eventually fell into the devil's path like Sodros and became a "sword slave".
And, the facts prove this.
As he kept killing, Raymond suddenly felt that his mind was empty. He was not thinking about anything else at all, and he was immersed in the increasingly enjoyable killing...
...
"Captain, are you okay?"
I don't know how long it took, but he seemed to hear Anna calling in his ears, and then Raymond came back to his senses.
It seemed that he had been in a trance for a moment, and when he looked again, he saw that the surroundings under his feet were densely packed with orc corpses.
Anna frowned slightly, as if she saw something was wrong, and said in a serious tone: "Leymon, your expression was a little strange just now, as if you were immersed in killing and couldn't extricate yourself..."
Looking again, not only Anna, but everyone else looked at him in astonishment.
Before, everyone wanted to help kill some of the nearly 10,000 orcs who landed on the floating island. However, Raymond, who was immersed in the killing, suddenly became filled with evil energy, and even rushed to harvest their heads...
With the ability to teleport, he is like a death harvester. Wherever there are many orcs, he will teleport to where he is, and then bring about a bloody storm, and the corpses fall down in pieces...
Unknowingly, he had killed more than 70% of the orcs on the floating island by himself!
Even those demon leaders couldn't take more blows from his sword.
"I was... affected by the magic of the sword just now?"
Raymond looked at the shining black [Ghost Eyes] in his hand, and he obviously understood something, and his expression was extremely solemn.
Ever since he first got this magic sword, he had been very careful.
Even if he uses it, he is strictly following the last words of Sodros and Li Xuai, and uses his realm to control the power of the sword. He will never rush to try the power contained in the sword that he cannot control in advance.
Even if his current strength far exceeds the "Sword Master Realm", there is only one threshold before he can reach the "Great Sword Master Realm" where the sword's will turns into energy. But he would rather spend more effort to understand than use the sword to unlock the first sword.
Two seals. Although, that would allow him to take a shortcut in understanding "Sword Qi Transforming into Gang".
Because of this caution, he never had his will controlled by the sword again.
But just now, something unexpected happened!
The more extraordinary the quality of the weapon, the more spiritual it is.
After nourishing the sword with Qi for so long, he could vaguely feel some of the sword's "emotions", and even felt the same.
When he killed the orc just now, [Ghost Eyes] swallowed up a lot of demonic energy. The feeling was extremely addictive, making him feel addicted and unwilling to let go. He wanted to just kill him, kill him in the dark, and fight his way out.
Invincible...
"It's probably because it absorbed too much demonic energy at once, which affected the control of the demonic sword in its 'One Solution' state..."
Raymond pursed his lips and stroked the sharp edge of the black sword in his hand.
When he wanted to put it into the scabbard, he felt a faint feeling of reluctance.
This is not a good sign. Sodros's last words made it very clear. Having this kind of emotion in your heart is a sign of becoming a "sword slave"...
Fortunately, after the black sword was sheathed, everything returned to normal.
"It seems that I have to be more careful when using the sword next time..."
Raymond warned himself solemnly in his heart.
This is the fatal temptation of a peerless sword to a swordsman. Even though he knows that this magic sword will have endless consequences, he is not willing to give it up. Sodros couldn't do it at first, and Raymond couldn't avoid it either.
Rather than saying it is greed, it is better to say it is the swordsman's persistence in the art of swordsmanship.
Every time he rationally persuaded him to give up the magic sword, there would always be an unruly voice in his heart: If you can't control a magic sword, how can you control the ultimate swordsmanship? There is nothing in the world that cannot be cut, including the inner demon!
With a slight sigh, Raymond turned to Anna and smiled again: "I'm fine."
...
At this moment, Yasrema and the group of elven warriors also gathered around.
They did not hesitate to praise them and smiled happily.
Originally, they were all ready to fight to the death, but they didn't expect that because of encountering the "Ghost Group", the desperate situation was suddenly reversed. The joy of surviving the disaster turned into ecstasy, and appeared in their beautiful and exquisite pictures.
on the face.
"Wow, Captain Raymond, you...you are so awesome!"
"Oh my god, he killed thousands of orcs alone, and there were also several orc commanders!"
"What a shocking swordsmanship, Captain Raymond, you and your companions are too strong..."
"..."
The young female elves made no secret of their affection, and pointed around Raymond. The bold ones even touched the sword at his waist and tugged at the corner of his clothes.
System prompts also sounded.
[Ding! ‘Ma Su’ admires you sincerely, has a favorable impression of 30, and the current relationship is “friendly”! 】
[Ding! ‘Marilyn’’s affection for you is 33, and the current relationship is “friendly”! 】
[Ding! ‘Vivian’’s favorable opinion of you is 28, and the current relationship is “friendly”! 】
【...】
Raymond didn't know why these young high elves suddenly became so enthusiastic, and their favorability kept rising.
He thought this was the "hospitality" and bold character of the elves, and didn't pay attention to the delicate hands that seemed to be taking advantage of them.
Compared to these slender and beautiful elves, he was more interested in the battle just now.
The killing was so satisfying just now. When he came back to his senses, he realized that he was slightly out of breath and had consumed a lot of his energy.
"Huh...it consumes a lot of energy."
Raymond vaguely understood the true meaning of the demon's "cannon fodder tactics".
To put it in terms of statistics, one sword consumes ten points of Qi, and for ten thousand cannon fodder, you have to consume one hundred thousand points of Qi.
If there is any troublesome existence in this group of demons, his consumption of Qi just now has already reduced his strength by several percent, and he has lost the opportunity...
The demons in the secret realm of "City in the Sky" used the cannon fodder tactics of low-level orcs to kill many high-level elf warriors.
And at this time,
Yasrema also walked up to Raymond, with a gentle and warm smile on her face, and said, "Thank you, Captain Raymond, for saving our lives."
[Ding! Yasrema admires you heartily, has a favorable impression of 35%, and the current relationship is ‘close’! 】
Emotions can be concealed, but the system cannot fake them.
Although this female elf captain has the same expression, her favorability suddenly jumped to "intimacy"!
Intimacy...doesn't it mean that, except for certain things in principle, she won't be disgusted no matter what she does?
Raymond looked at the system prompts and was a little confused.
Isn't it difficult to improve the relationship every time it reaches a "friendly" level? How could it be so sudden this time and become "close" after the first meeting?
Is it so easy to gain favorability among the high elves?
Even if it is a legendary "friendly" race, it shouldn't be...
However, he had to admit that Yasrema, with a relaxed smile on her face, was a bit more beautiful than the previous elf captain with a sad face. The sun poured through the clouds on her flawless face.
On her face, the ultimate beauty of the high elves is added with a soft light filter. The bright smile on her face is like the warmth of the spring breeze, which makes people's hearts sway...
...
Raymond also learned from these elves that their current location was indeed in the center of the battlefield.
This place was originally the territory of the elves, but it was abandoned after it was invaded by the demon army a few years ago.
This time, the Queen of their Elf tribe led her tribe to counterattack. This battle has been going on for several months, and the situation is still unclear...
Yasrema is just the captain of the Queen's Guards and doesn't know much about the situation.
Yasrema contacted the elf headquarters and told them about their current situation. She also didn't tell Raymond that they knew Prince Ige and General Mengo.
All they have to do now is wait.
The "Ghost Group" and the elves worked together to clean up the battlefield on the floating island. They cleared an open space in the town and sat around waiting for reinforcements.
Now the floating sailboat is destroyed and can't go anywhere.
Moreover, the safest option now is to stay here and don't go anywhere blindly.
If you accidentally enter the battlefield and encounter a high-level demon army, you will not be as lucky as you were when you killed those low-level orcs in the afternoon.
In large-scale wars, small forces without unified coordination are not even cannon fodder. If they fall into the quagmire of war, they will not even make a splash.
...
After the crisis was resolved and he was completely free, Raymond also paid attention to the "floating ship" technology.
Not only him, but the entire "Ghost Group" is very interested in the fact that the sailboat in this secret realm can fly. Especially the two mechanics, Colin and Nicole, are simply salivating over this unheard of technology.
Unfortunately, they were disappointed.
The relationship has become "close". Yasrema obviously will not hide this "floating technique" well-known among the elves from Raymond. Moreover, it happens that she also has a rune master who knows "floating runes" in her team.
But the young female elf only knew some rough rune drawing techniques. It was okay to repair the damaged runes, but she was somewhat unable to draw complete ones.
What's more, there is another biggest problem.
The "Golden Ghost" is a steel steam ship, and its total weight is more than a hundred times that of these wooden capsized ships. Ordinary floating runes cannot support the floating of iron toads at all. Therefore, they must wait for the elders of their elves.
Only a super rune master can draw super-level floating runes that carry such a weight...
Although the Iron Toad cannot fly for the time being, it does not hinder the desire of two top-level mechanics, Colin and Nicole, to explore.
After carefully checking the floating runes on the "Black Wind Battleship" and communicating with the rune masters of the elves, they discovered a very regrettable fact.
That is, the "floating runes" drawn on the sailboats in these secret realms do not comply with the laws of the human world.
It is just a "gravity repulsion rune" that can take effect under specific circumstances.
To give a vivid example, it is like a magnet!
The entire "Elf Secret Realm" is in a special magnetic field illusion.
Just like the "same-sex repulsion" principle of magnets, the essence of the "floating rune" is to allow the ship's hull to have a magnetic field with the same gravity as the secret realm, thereby generating a "repulsive force" with the entire world to achieve the purpose of floating.
In other words, even if their "Golden Ghost" draws floating runes, they can only fly in this secret realm. In the human world, without a special magnetic field, they still have to sail on the sea obediently...
This made everyone in the "Ghost Group" slightly disappointed.
However, even if they can only fly in this secret realm, Raymond and the others are full of expectations for the flying iron toad.
...
The signal has been sent, so Raymond and the others can only wait patiently.
The "ghost group" saved the lives of this group of elves, and everyone got along very happily.
Although the language is limited, it does not prevent them from expressing their joy in words they do not understand.
"Senior Thor is actually a golden giant... Legend has it that in ancient times, our elves and your Titans were allies..."
"Wow... Doctor Lulu, did you develop the medicine you just injected into me yourself? It's amazing, my wound healed instantly."
"Pure hair tribe? Senior Shitou, are you a bear? The food you cook is so delicious... I have never eaten such delicious food."
"It turns out that mechanics are scientists among humans. They sound a bit similar to the master craftsmen of the ancient dwarves..."
"..."
This group of lively elves were temporarily freed from the cloud of death, and all of them suddenly became very excited, singing and dancing to celebrate their victory.
They sang beautiful songs, danced cheerfully, and all their faces were filled with joyful smiles from the bottom of their hearts.
There were even a few bold female elves who sang some beautiful elf poems in front of Raymond...
"I want to imitate the free birds, they express their joy cheerfully, like flowers and spring breeze...like the thunderbirds in summer, suddenly breaking into the dull world, giving the world a moment of light..."
"..."
Raymond admitted that his literary skills were weak.
He listened to those poems with beautiful rhythms and could understand all the words and connected them together, but he had no idea what the poems meant.
Those elf girls smiled at him, and he could only respond with an awkward smile, using that exaggerated smile to cover up the confusion in his heart.
Looking at these cheerful singing people in front of him, Raymond was actually very confused.
Why did these elves who looked so nervous before suddenly become so cheerful and lively like a different person, singing and dancing to celebrate their victory as if they were completely letting themselves go?
Yasrema, who was sitting and chatting next to her, seemed to understand Raymond's doubts.
At this time, she asked very considerately: "Captain Raymond, are you curious about the meaning of the poem they sang to you? And...why did they suddenly become so happy?"
"Um?"
Raymond glanced at her and nodded, obviously waiting for an answer.
Yasrema smiled slightly, but the smile at the corner of her mouth made people see a bit of bitterness.
She took a deep breath and looked at the sky with her eyes gradually becoming deeper. After pondering for a moment, she slowly said: "We elves and demons have been fighting for countless years... Starting from my grandfather's grandfather, we
The meaning of birth and existence is to fight the demons..."
After hearing this, Raymond suddenly understood. When he looked at the group of elf boys and girls, his eyes became a little heavier.
The elves know how to enjoy themselves in time, because they don't know who will come first, tomorrow or the accident.
In wars, death has become commonplace. Therefore, they know how to celebrate with singing and dancing whatever is worthy of joy in their lives.
This romantic race still maintains their pursuit of beauty.
The female elf captain said that war is already so difficult, and if we continue to look sad, wouldn’t life become gloomy?
After listening to Yasrema's words, Raymond also gradually understood why the elves' favorability (especially the opposite sex) was so easy to lose.
The high elves have thrived in this secret world for countless years. Because of the war with the demons, they no longer face the pressure of annihilation due to a sharp decline in population.
So a long time ago, the higher-ups of the Elf clan encouraged the entire clan to have children.
The elves are originally a romantic people, they express their love when they like it and never hide their love.
The elves in this secret realm are extremely romantic and optimistic about emotions and body.
In addition to the strong love, it is also the responsibility of the reproduction of the ethnic group.
So... men and women here are very open-minded, and courtship, eating and drinking are generally normal.
Some of the "enthusiasm" that seems so sudden to them in Raymond is as normal as breathing.
...
"So this is ah..."
After listening, Raymond also showed a hint of enlightenment, and finally understood the general situation of the elves.
The two were chatting, and at this moment, a fair-skinned and beautiful female elf girl came over. She asked Raymond: "Captain Raymond, may I take the liberty to ask... Can you invite me to dance?"
Dance?”
"Dance?"
Raymond didn't react and shook his head: "Sorry, I can't dance..."
"oh."
Hearing this, the elf girl's expression suddenly darkened, and she turned and left.
Raymond blinked, not understanding what the sadness in the elf girl's eyes meant when she left.
At this time, Yasrema next to him smiled and said to him: "We elves are a race that likes romance and will not hide our love. Our elven girls will express their love with poetry and invite them with dance.
The person she likes...if you don't accept it, they will be very sad..."
"???"
Upon hearing this, Raymond had a question mark on his face.
He vaguely felt that he just... seemed to have missed several hundred million?