Chapter 24: Rust
"Simon, we have to figure out a way to deal with Neam now. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½ā
Sincley said to Simon in a solemn tone.
"Indeed, we are in a very bad situation right now, Vanessa and Aphrodite are asleep and ineffective, and we have no other effective means of dealing with Neuam than the Golem. President, if you know Neham, don't you know anything about it? ā
Faced with Simon's questioning, Hinclair couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"It's just a connector of another force, and I'm not familiar with it at all, but I've only met a few times. That faction, called the Valley of the Dead Moon, is an organization of undead creatures dominated by a group of vampires, located northwest of Silver City. I'll tell you all when the battle is over, but I'll leave it aside for now, let's talk about Neam first. ā
With a slight disgust, Hinclair began to describe Neham with a calm face.
"Neam was an elf in his lifetime, and as can be seen from its long, pointed ears, the arrogance of being an elf and the innate arrogance of a vampire have created its extraordinarily arrogant character, and it looks down on any other creature except for a few powerful species, and even if it is polite on the surface, it is only the habit of vampires to call themselves nobles. In terms of combat power, it is an excellent mage, very good at death and confusion type spells, and is familiar with all kinds of vicious instant death spells and hidden mind influence spells, which are enough to allow it to easily play enemies to death. Add to that the vampire's innate ability to transform into bats, wolves, or mist at will; The body has a strong regenerative ability, and it has a spider walking effect that allows it to walk in defiance of gravity; Contact attacks have an energy-draining effect, and a few touches can weaken a strong warrior into a puddle of soft mud; The eye can see through the darkness caused by nature or magic, and a single look can dominate the weak-willed creature; In addition, you can cast spells such as Darkness, Poison Claw, Summoning the Undead, Nether Armor, Death Magic, Shadow Jumping, etc., several times a day. ā
With each word Sinclair, Simon felt that the enemy was getting more and more intractable.
Vampires already possess a considerable degree of power even if they fight with their natural strength alone, not to mention that with a variety of spells, their difficulty has increased exponentially.
"Can you give me a little bit about the knowledge of spells and spellcasters, I don't know much about that."
"It's okay, you lack too much basic common sense, let me tell you briefly."
Hinkley mentally organized the language and introduced Simon.
"A spell is a one-time magical effect that falls into three main categories: arcane, magical, and psionic. These three categories have their own characteristics, arcane requires a long period of study and research of magical energy before it can be used, and the arcane aspect has the most comprehensive theoretical foundation and system structure, as long as time and effort are put in, everyone can master it, although a person's arcane talent does not limit the height he can reach, but it still limits the speed at which he can learn the arcane, which is particularly cruel for humans with short lifespans. ā
"Divine magic is a spell given by the gods, with a unique system, with proprietary spells. Everyone who believes in the gods has the opportunity to learn the magic of the gods, and the magic is mainly improved by praying to the gods and implementing the teachings of the gods, because of the current dangerous situation, I will not say more. ā
"Psionic is a special spell that relies on a strong will to cast it, and people who don't have psionic talent will never be able to learn psionic energy. There is a difference between psionic spells and arcane and divine arts, psionic energy is the ability to extract inner power and turn it into one's own, so psionic energy is more concise and changeable, I don't know much about this, if you want to know more, you can consult Vanessa. ā
"Arcane has the most diverse spells, only you can't think of what you can't do without arcane, but the casting of arcane is also the most restrictive, not only can you not be armored, otherwise it will affect the success rate of casting, and basic arcane casting requires gestures and spells, even the slightest mistake will lead to casting failure, these complex combinations of gestures and spells are enough to make people collapse. Therefore, every mage has his own spell book, and he needs to spend a lot of time every day reviewing the spells he is going to use from the countless spells he has mastered, otherwise he will not be able to cast spells normally. You know, even the creatures with the strongest memories can't say they can memorize all the arcane spell casting. ā
"Divine art does not need to be deliberately learned, and the learner will naturally master the divine art given by the gods, but of course, the casting skills of divine magic still need to spend energy to learn. Basic magic casting often requires only spells, and there is no need to prepare in advance, and armor does not affect the success rate of casting magic spells. However, once you deviate from your beliefs, you will lose all the magic you have mastered, so the fate of the caster is in the hands of the gods of faith. ā
"Psionic abilities don't require any spells or gestures, they just need to be focused and focused to unleash psychic abilities, and you don't have to prepare in advance to cast any psionic abilities you already have. By invoking mental power through the construction of consciousness, one can create flames out of thin air, move a boulder without touching the edges of your hands, glimpse a moment in a future space-time, or communicate with creatures miles away. ā
Hinkley paused for a moment to rest and continued.
"There are many types of spellcasters, and there are several types of casters for arcane arts, but they can be roughly divided into two categories, the difference is whether you need to prepare spells in advance, just like mages and warlocks. You are a warlock, so you have fewer spells, but you don't need to prepare spells in advance, and you can use spells at will, so you are more flexible in the face of emergencies; Although mages can master a large number of spells, they can use fewer spells per day than warlocks of the same level, and it takes time to prepare in advance, so they can often only rely on personal ideas to prepare spells in unknown situations, and some spells may not have the opportunity to be used at all, but because they can formulate spell casting strategies in a targeted manner, mages are especially good at purposeful or planned operations. ā
Hinclair laughed self-deprecatingly.
"However, there is no need for mages to fight unprepared, after all, compared to our hand-to-hand combat class, mages have too many means of escape, and they can choose the time to fight as they please. And most mages are extreme egoists, for whom good or evil doesn't matter, only improving their spellcasting ability is the key. ā
Simon asked, fascinated by the vast world of spells.
"Since psionic energy is so powerful, can I learn?"
"I'm afraid it's a bit difficult, because a person usually has only one type of casting talent, and if you have an arcane talent, you won't have a psionic talent, and vice versa. So as a warlock, I'm afraid it's unlikely that you have the gift of psionic energy. ā
Simon carefully digested the information that Sinclair had told.
Obviously, for Neham, who specializes in death and confusion spells, the Golem is the most troublesome enemy. Judging from the previous battles, Neam seems to have shown mercy to everyone, and did not use any instant death spells, perhaps it wanted to capture everyone alive, which should give us a chance. However, our side was overwhelmingly disadvantaged in terms of mobility, and Simon had no clue about the spells and magic items that Neam had in his hands, so he couldn't come up with tactics to target. At present, it seems that the only way to go is to enhance one's own combat effectiveness.
"I'm afraid we'll have to risk getting that thing."
A spark of courage sparkled in Simon's eyes.
"Could it be the ...... you said?"
"That's right, Skyfire, that's the only one that gives us enough power to fight the vampires."
"Skyfire? Is that the sword in the basement? No, it's too dangerous. ā
"No matter how dangerous it is, it is better than inaction now."
Simon stood, his determined gaze sweeping over Hinclair, Vanessa, and Aphrodite.
"It's been a short time, but I still see you as true friends. No matter what the world becomes, there are some things in people's hearts that will not change. Don't worry, I'm not the kind of person who sacrifices myself easily, I still want to take a good look at this world, I don't know what kind of life still lives in such a vast world, what kind of scenery exists, I don't want to die here. ā
Simon tidied up his clothes a little and walked towards the basement empty-handed, leaving only a dashing back.
Sincley was touched by Simon's actions, and he was about to stop Simon, but he heard a scream from the golems patrolling nearby. Sinclair hurriedly recalled the Golem, and sure enough, Neuham, who was invisible not far away, calmly appeared.
"Did your companion run away? It's a pity that the direction he walked was dangerous, because I left a pet there. It's a pity, I still want to taste his blood, you know, he smells mysterious, and I am a little curious. ā
Hincley looked at the fearless Neuham and had a bad premonition in his heart.
"You dare to take the initiative to show up, it's just looking for death!"
The armored golem that flew in the air flew like an arrow from a string, flying towards Neham.
"Because I've found a suitable playmate for your toy, hahahaha."
With Neham's wild laughter, an ugly figure emerged from behind it.
This monster resembles a large octopus with bat wings, with a short, oval, sac-shaped, finless body; The head and body are not clearly divided, the head has a large compound eye and 8 retractable wrists and feet, the base of the wrist is connected to webbed tissue, the center of the mouth has an organ similar to the oral cavity, and the mouth has a large number of sharp palate and file-like tooth tongue. The entire monster's body was riddled with holes and scarred, but it could still fly and glide through the air like a swimmer.
In the face of the galloping armored golem, the octopus monster seemed to snort, and unhurriedly spewed out a stream of brown gas, only to see the armored golem tremble as soon as it came into contact with the gas, and fell to the ground like losing control. Due to inertia, the armor golem involuntarily slid forward, rubbing the ground to create sparks, and holes began to appear on its body, and expanded at a speed visible to the naked eye, and gradually the entire armor began to expand, and then turned into pieces little by little.
"To introduce, this is a rust monster from another world, and it doesn't have any combat ability itself, and its only ability is to spew gas that can corrode most of the metal, and feed on rust. How, isn't it? ā
Neam smirked as he watched the Rust Monster pounce on the Armored Golem, feeling a little hungry himself.