Chapter 63: The Crystal-backed Snow Lizard
"You, you, you, are you sure this thing is a lizard?!" Regner asked as he stammered as he looked at the behemoth not far away.
Although there was little concept of time in the cave, judging by the number of meals they had probably been walking in the cave for more than a day, and now Deville finally led everyone to the lair of the crystal-backed snow lizard.
The adventures of the past few days made Regner sigh at the greatness and wonder of the world, he originally thought that a cave meant only a small cave, able to shelter from the wind and rain, with space for one or a small group of magical beasts to rest.
But this adventure opened his eyes, he didn't expect a cave to have such a complex structure, and there were beasts and monsters everywhere, it can be said that this cave has almost formed an ecological environment no less than a forest. And now, at last, they have met the predator at the top of the cave's food chain, the target of this trip - the crystal-backed snow lizard.
But when he saw the lizard's true face, Regner couldn't help but gasp.
Is this a lizard?!Is this Nima a lizard?!Have you ever seen a lizard lying there that is more than a meter tall and more than ten meters long? Have you ever seen a lizard that exudes dragon power? Have you ever seen a lizard that snorts and has crystal ice flowers? Have you ever seen it? We've seen it today! And, I'll tell you something even more exciting, that is, we're going to kill such a lizard now!
Deville, if you have a funny brain, you can get it straight to the point, if you want to die, you can just touch Anne's little ass to achieve your goal, why do you have to run so far to find trouble with such a big lizard?
Do you want to exercise before you die? Also, even if you have to run so far to exercise before you die, why do you pull us along? I, Regner, am full of enthusiasm and hope for this world, and I don't want to become a lump of lizard dung tonight and melt with your water.
Deville didn't know that Regner was already spitting in his heart, he just nodded faintly: "That's right, that's it." ”
"Don't pretend to be calm, your voice is trembling! You're scared of this, aren't you?"
"Uh...... To be honest, I was a little scary when it came to this kind of thing, but I certainly wouldn't be unprepared. Deville said as he pulled out two dark purple spell scrolls from his spatial pocket.
"Is this?" asked Anelot with some caution, already smelling danger from the spell scroll's obscure magic fluctuations.
"Level 7 spells, spell scrolls of the Finger of Death. Deville put on the least threatening gesture, and he also noticed Annelot's uneasiness, so he tried to show that he had no ill will.
Anne Lott nodded faintly, and was silent again. Although the Finger of Death is only a seventh-level spell, it can be said to be the most lethal spell in a single unit except for some legendary spells.
De Ville was only a level 12 mage, and he didn't have the ability to make the Finger of Death spell scroll at all, so he must have spent a lot of money to buy these two scrolls inside the Arcane Eye. From this point of view, Deville is bound to obtain this Demon Beast Crystal Nucleus.
"I'm afraid that such a scroll will cost thousands of gold coins, is it worth it for a Warcraft crystal nucleus?" Regner asked, he also knew about how precious a seventh-level magic scroll would be from Villes's notes, but he didn't expect Deville to be so generous, and he took out two at once.
"Of course, the crystal nucleus of the crystal-backed snow lizard has always been a valuable thing, where the two Finger of Death scrolls can be compared. Besides, if I can really make a breakthrough with this, and the Finger of Death scroll can be done on its own in the future, then how much will it be?" Deville replied, he was right, the value of a powerful mage will always be immeasurable.
"Cook, please, you are all the elite of the family, if you succeed this time, I hereby promise that the family will give you a rich reward, even if one of you unfortunately dies in battle, the Deville family will take care of your family until the next generation reaches adulthood. DeVille said earnestly.
"What are you talking about, young master? We were originally criminals and slaves in the Western Continent, if it weren't for the old man, how could we be where we are today? The family has given us decent clothes, given us delicious food, given us dignity, and given us everything we should have as human beings, and now is the time for us to repay the family. Cook smiled lightly, as if he was about to face a gecko instead of the behemoth.
"It turns out that they were slaves too. Regner's heart moved, presumably these retinues were also sent here as slaves when they were teenagers, and later De Ville's father discovered the potential of vindictiveness and paid for them.
Similar encounters have improved Regna's opinion of the retinue, which he had previously thought was just doglegs who were obedient to Deville. But I didn't expect that there were a lot of twists and turns hidden in this. It was only then that Ragner discovered that many times people can only see each other's surface, and they always subjectively and one-sidedly evaluate others, but they think they know that person very well. But in fact, how much do you know about him?
Deville was not too pretentious, he nodded seriously and then announced the battle plan to everyone.
It's a very simple and crude battle plan, with Cook and the other four fighters entanglement the Crystalback Snow Lizard, and then Deville finds an opportunity to unleash two Fingers of Death to deal a fatal blow to it.
Only this time, with the addition of Regner and Annelot, he changed some of the content. Mainly for Annelot, Deville handed her a Finger of Death scroll, because the seventh-level spell is beyond Deville's ability, even the use of the scroll is accompanied by a great risk, if once the magic power is out of control and causes an energy explosion, it will be seriously injured, and the level will drop due to the magic backlash, and it may even be directly killed by it.
It was so dangerous to use it once, let alone use it a second time when the mana was overdrawn, so he decided to trust Anne Lot and gave the other spell scroll to the girl. Although Anelot was a level one below him, he believed that controlling a level 7 spell scroll was nothing to Anelot.
Anne Lott had no objection to this arrangement, she took the scroll and just said coldly, "Got it."
Regner on the side didn't know anything about magic, so he naturally didn't know the possible risks involved, otherwise, he would still find a way to persuade Annelot, even if he knew that it was impossible to persuade him.
"Alright, let's go on then, I think the beast can't wait. DeVille began to bless the people with magical states.
He was right, the Crystal-backed Snow Lizard had already spotted them, but instead of roaring and rushing over like the Snow Trolls, it looked at them with the eyes of a hunter looking at its prey. Demonic beasts that have reached the level of crystal-backed snow lizards already possess considerable intelligence, and this is where they are most dangerous.
At Deville's orders, Cook and several other retinue rushed forward without hesitation, shields in their left hands and one-handed axes in their right, and their fighting spirit was at its peak at the beginning of the battle.
Because they knew how perverted the physique of this huge magical beast was, there was no chance of winning at all, and the only chance was to rely on the powerful spells of Deville and Anne Lot to kill it.
Therefore, the time of this battle is not destined to be very long, either all the strength will burst out in an instant to kill the big lizard, or all the fighting energy will be exhausted in a short period of time but it will not be successful, and the end will be a pair of feces that will turn into crystal-backed snow lizards.
Deville and Annelot followed, but Regner cringed at the moment.
You must know that this thing is much more than a snow troll, so he will inevitably have a trembling leg and stomach in the face of such a behemoth. But when he saw that Annelot had already rushed forward, a burst of blood caught his heart, and he gritted his teeth and joined the battle with his sword, and he did not dare to use the Flaming Blade because the weapon was too close to attack.
"Below, his back is a natural defensive carapace, only the belly and throat are relatively fragile! Find a chance to get it up! so that my attacks can be most effective!" shouted Deville, taking advantage of the gap in the spell cast.
"You said so lightly, how do you get him up, I'll lift him up?" Regner shouted, but was distracted by his words, and the crystal-backed snow lizard's slender tail slammed into Regner's back like a whip, sending him flying into a corner.
Regner spat out a mouthful of blood as he landed on the ground, he didn't have the strength and defensive equipment of the other retinue, and he felt like a basin-sized sledgehammer had smashed into his back, slamming all the air out of his lungs. But fortunately, it was only a casual blow from the lizard, and it didn't use much force, so Regner was only slightly damaged in his internal organs, and his bones were not shattered.
But Rao is like this, and Regner can't come back to his senses for a long time. When he came to his senses, he found that the long sword in his hand was mutilated and turned into a serrated sword.
"What! It's made of fine iron! Muller, the dwarf is a profiteer, too!" Regner scolded, throwing his sword to the ground. Actually, it's not to blame Muller's bad quality, his attacks are all cut on the hardest back of the crystal-backed snow lizard, and it would be really strange if he didn't cut the gap.
Regner looked around, only to find a human skeleton not far away, with a shiny sword beside him, presumably an adventurer who had died here. Regner was not afraid of the dead man, and ran directly to pick up the sword.
It was a gorgeously shaped one-handed long sword, about four centimeters wide and a little more than a meter long. In addition to a blood groove that can bleed, there are also some bells and whistles on the sword, which seem to be used for aesthetic purposes. The head of the hilt of the sword was inlaid with a large, dull stone, and I don't know what material it was, but Regner held the weapon, but found that it was surprisingly easy to hold, and the weight was quite appropriate.
"Young master!" Cook, as the strongest of several retinues, naturally took the lead in the heavy responsibility, and now he has been seriously injured by the frost breath of the crystal-backed snow lizard, and his face and hair are full of crystal ice flowers, looking as funny as a snowman.
But Regner couldn't laugh, because the meat shield saw that he could no longer support it, so he threw away his shield and tried his best to resist the crystal-backed snow lizard, so that his weakness leaked out. But in this way, Cook, who was not protected by a shield, naturally became the focus of the crystal-backed snow lizard, and the long whip-like tail continued to whip his body, but Cook gritted his teeth and did not move at all, but if he got closer, he could find that the corners of his mouth had overflowed with red blood foam.