Chapter 143: A stumbling journey
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Compared to Luo Zhengdao, who still had time to immerse himself in his own thinking world at this time, Gaode Needham, who shouldered greater responsibilities, was a lawsuit, and he was talking to a few elven mages with a straight face. Even if the distance was relatively far, Luo Zhengdao couldn't hear what he said, but he could see that the atmosphere of the conversation was not very harmonious, and Gao De quarreled with a few of them, looking like he was about to go crazy. Soon, the attitude of several elves softened, and it seemed that they were unwilling to go against Gao De, who was about to enter a violent state.
An elven mage stepped forward, the scroll he held in his hand shimmering with a strange glow, and the handsome and somewhat girly elven mage shouted in an elven that sounded like an opera:
"Ice Crypt!"
A "bang" boom echoed through the underground space, and in the large white mist that rose at the same time as the arcane flash, the raging larval purple worms were firmly wrapped in a layer of transparent ice, which at first glance looked like small insects trapped in amber.
Under the strong protest and urging of his employer, he spent a high-level arcane scroll sponsored by the Elven Federation Defense as a last resort, and the elven mage was so distressed that the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he had nowhere to reimburse this extra expense! I thought that I could leave this scroll and slowly delve into the arcane structure in it, the complete structure of a high-level arcane is several times more cumbersome and sophisticated than the large integrated circuit board of the old world, if you can't complete the construction of the relevant spell in your mind, the mage can't expect to be able to cast this spell smoothly. If you don't understand the principle and structure of a spell, you can still use it, then it must be a warlock who eats on blood, not an arcane master.
Thinking that such valuable research materials were silently confessed, and no one could help but feel liver pain when this matter was left on him, but fortunately, the heart was distressed, and this elf mage had not forgotten that he had the heavy responsibility of protecting the dignitaries, and shouted loudly:
"If we get out of here, the spell's effect won't last long."
"Quick, everyone walk this way, be careful not to touch the ice."
Although the pirates hurried away from the juvenile purple worm, many of them were still apprehensive about the encounter with the right talent, and they said one after another:
"There won't be any more purple worms, will they?"
"Maybe not! I remember that the naturalist said that the predator has a territorial concept, and as long as the purple insect does not die, other purple insects will fight as soon as they dare to enter its hunting grounds, unless it is the breeding period......"
Hearing the conversation between the two pirates on the side, and remembering the old world saying that one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers, unless it is one male and one female, Luo Zhengdao, who couldn't help laughing, couldn't help but move the corners of his mouth a few times. At this time, the Yaling Overseer who was following behind was very surprised by his strange expression, and at this step, Luo Zhengdao actually laughed, it was too heartless, right? Sariel asked in a low voice:
"Your Excellency, what are you laughing at?"
Hearing this, Luo Zhengdao didn't expect Yaling's eyesight to be so good, and he could actually detect subtle changes in his facial expression under extremely bad light conditions, he paused awkwardly, and then changed the topic and said:
"Oh, nothing, I've remembered something very interesting, I'll tell you about it later when I have time!"
Don't look at the pirates who have passed the purple worm blocking the road without danger and think that everything will be fine in the future, in this kind of ghost place with thorns and thorns, people who naively think that there is a smooth road under their feet are destined to embrace death.
Armed with torches and other illuminated equipment, the treasure hunt team passed through several intersections in succession, and the cavern space in front of them suddenly increased, and the view suddenly became clearer, which was not good news for the pirates, because their misfortune had already come.
The open underground hall was filled with a large number of undead creatures, and as soon as they sensed the life breath of the intruder, they immediately instinctively brandished their weapons and rushed towards these outsiders, and even the rotten skeletons that were usually immobile were killed from their hiding places. At this moment, through the light of the lighting crystals and torches, a large number of pale skeleton soldiers were the first to come into view, the number was as large as a bone crawling with ants, the strange scene of countless white bones wriggling densely, just looking at it would give people goosebumps.
"Do it, get rid of these bones!"
Gaude Needham's roar sounded a bit of a grim feeling to Luo Zhengdao, it was not terrible to encounter a skeleton soldier alone, and a militia who had received a few days of military training could easily defeat it, the key problem was that undead creatures such as skeleton soldiers were never good at fighting alone. Some of the habits of the undead are the same as those of troublesome creatures such as locusts, and the more they are gathered and denser, the more terrifying the group's combat power becomes. When you have to face an almost endless sea of skeletons, if you can't choose to retreat or guerrilla warfare, you can only carry it to the end, and the legendary powerhouse will inevitably have to twist your legs.
The peculiarities of the battlefield environment are equal to the two warring parties, and the closed terrain of the underground labyrinth is not only unfavorable for the pirates to wield long-range firepower, but also difficult to fully exploit the skeleton's group combat advantage.
As the pirates quickly retreated into the relatively narrow tunnels and could not hold out, the skeletons could only use the tactics of refueling to attack the line of defense one after another. Needless to say, if it were in the wilderness of Yima Pingchuan, a few hundred or so pirates would have been wiped out by this large wave of skeleton soldiers.
Seeing that his momentum was not good, Luo Zhengdao realized that no one would be spared if this continued, and he turned his head and shouted at Gaode Needham:
"Hey, Gaude, it's not the way to delay like this."
Anxiously directing his subordinates to resist the invasion of undead creatures, Gao De was stunned when he heard the sound at this time, and he asked rhetorically:
"Do you have any plans?"
A few thoughts flashed through Luo Zhengdao's mind, nodded and said:
"Yes, I can give it a try."
The four-star magic card in hand is the strongest force that Luo Zhengdao can rely on at present, and in such a chaotic situation, there is no room to use sacrifice instead of the conditions for activating the magic card. Luo Zhengdao could only lay down his heart, his fingertips touched the magic card in the dark pocket of the robe sleeve, and said in a low voice:
"Activate! Magic Card - The Light of Creation! ”
Sacred! Splendor! Broad! This thin white light, which symbolizes the origin of life and the dawn of the birth of the material world, brought a great shock to the witnesses who witnessed the scene, which can be called a spiritual baptism, enough to make them cry for the deepest touch of their hearts. This white light has an incredible mysterious power, and all the undead creatures illuminated by the light of creation cannot support it for even a second longer, until it shatters and ashes like melting snow in the spring sun, and turns into white ashes in a place. In just an instant, as far as one could see, the entire battlefield was emptied of white light.
"Wow! It's a beautiful job, but they seem to be getting more and more. ”
The flash of joy on Gauder Needham's face was quickly swallowed up by the lingering gloom and frustration, and a steady stream of skeletons poured out in the dark areas that were not illuminated by the white light, and these new bone frames quickly filled the empty space formed by the instant killing of the magic card power, and restored to the previous spectacular state of the Skull Sea, and it seemed that it was only a matter of time before this trend was revealed.
"Damn, you can't stay here and be beaten. Gaode, haven't you considered an alternate route? ”
Hearing Luo Zhengdao's scolding reminder, Gao De Needham, who woke up from a dream, had a little gloom on his face, and then he looked down at the map of the living spot in his hand and said:
"Yes, we can go the other way."
"Then don't talk nonsense, tell me where to go!"
It was already the moment when the eyebrows were burning, and without considering how bad Luo Zhengdao's attitude was, Gao De pointed to the dark space on his side and said:
"There's also a tunnel near the right."
Hearing this, Luo Zhengdao did not hesitate to draw his sword and rushed to the forefront of the team, swung his sword and cut down several skeletons in a row, and shouted to the pirates and said:
"What are you waiting for, go this way."
The pirates who woke up from a dream followed Luo Zhengdao into another tunnel connected to the underground space, and although Gauder Needham's face was ugly, he also entered the tunnel with the group. After turning several forks in the road in a row, the pirates didn't even have time to catch their breath and relieve their nervous spirits, and the undead who were chasing after them followed. Now they are about to tragedy, on the one hand, they have to search for the way forward in the dark, and on the other hand, they have to try to resist the pursuers, tasting the ** taste of the front and back attacks, alas, this feeling is really aggrieved!
"Beware, there's ...... down there"
"Boom—"
After a sudden loud bang, the seemingly flat and solid rocky ground beneath the expedition's feet suddenly collapsed downward, and this unexpected turn of events consumed the lives of more than a dozen pirates in an instant.
The frightened latecomers leaned down to inspect the bottomless pit, and no one thought that those who fell from it would have a chance of survival, and lamented the death of their companions, and then they could only be more cautious to press their bodies close to the edge of the pit and the junction of the stone wall, and move inch by inch from the edge of the natural trap and the rock wall, which was less than forty centimeters wide.
Encountering a subsidence is only the beginning, and on the way to come, falling rocks, venom, flames, dark arrows, tricky traps and natural hazards make the pirates suffer a lot, which can be said to have tasted all kinds of routines in various adventure movies. When the team finally finds a dry and safe dead hole, and everyone can stop for a while, let's look back at the expedition! The number of people was reduced to two-thirds of the way out, and when they recalled the series of accidents they had encountered on the way to the right talents, a chilling sense of fear suddenly lingered in the hearts of the survivors, could they really find the treasure and leave here?
Despite the heavy casualties, different voices did not come out, and when you go to such a place, you choose to give up halfway, or infighting, it is a skull soaked in water. The difficulties and dangers of the return journey are no less than the progress of the group, which is why there are no idiots shouting to quit, and the pirates can only hope that the value of the treasure will make them feel that all the sacrifices and efforts are worth it.
When the team reappeared, the atmosphere in the team was so oppressive that it could be summed up as dreary, with no one talking or laughing, just silence and the sound of footsteps.
"Shhhh I stop, and there is a case ahead. ”
The sharp soldier at the corner in front made a gesture to pause his advance, Gao De immediately ordered to stand by, Luo Zhengdao glanced at him, and tiptoed forward to observe the situation together, and when they saw the scene in front of them clearly, the two immediately had a sense of joy.