Chapter 5 The Bloom of the Black Orchid
"It is only because of the darkness that the light is so bright. βThe Wise Man of Apollo, The Words of Flails.
Another seven days.
While the howling wind whipped up the sand and gravel from the arena as usual, the place that had not changed for a thousand years was enlivened by the sound of more clothes fluttering.
"What do you think your role is as a pastor?" Dennis often asks questions to guide his students.
Luo Lan raised his hand, clenched it into a fist again, and said with a smile: "Don't you want to train me to be a combat priest? β
Dennis shook his head and said, "The Battle Priest just gives you the ability to fight against other classes, and if you're on a team, healing and assistance are still your first duty." β
Luo Lan said suspiciously: "What's the difference between that and an ordinary priest?"
Dennis smiled at the corner of his mouth and said slowly: "Of course there is a difference. β
Luo Lan felt his heart tighten, every time Dennis let out such a smile, he felt that something was going to happen, just seven days ago when she smiled like this, she found more than 100 little demons with different males and females, so that he could only kill the male, but he needed to bounce the female out, and if he killed the wrong one or rebounded the wrong one, he would be punished.
Such a bizarre and tortured method of training could only be imagined by this demon mentor.
However, in those few days of training, Luo Lan obviously found that his divine skills were growing rapidly, and as the spiritual punishment intensified again and again, he gradually found that his spiritual power seemed to be gradually strengthening and condensing, and he was no longer so afraid of the effects of spells and spiritual punishment.
As this kind of training deepened, he even vaguely felt that this had something in common with the use of some of the thieves' training methods and skills.
"Also as a pastor, when someone else can only take care of two people at a time, you have to be able to take care of five, ten, or even more people at the same time, and when your companions are down, you can still actively choose whether to fight or tactical avoidance. Dennis looked at Luo Lan without blinking, and said solemnly: "Only in this way can he be called a combat priest." β
Luo Lan sighed secretly, it turns out that Dennis is still trying to save the profession of priest, but I am destined to disappoint you, because I am a thief.
The kind of secret attack hiding behind the shadows is what Luo Lan likes, as for hiding behind the heavy armor and watching others fight in front, and from time to time he needs to watch out for cold arrows shot from the front, becoming the first object of the enemy's care, which is not what he wants to see.
"Everybody's different," Dennis said, looking at him deeply, "and you can do what you like best." β
Dennis seemed to have something to say, Luo Lan glanced at her, the eyes behind the veil were as black as gems, clear and bright, and there was a wisdom that saw the world.
He nodded silently.
"Your magic has been able to control the strength and weakness freely, but this is only limited to your body, and I must teach you how to use them correctly. β
"Look here," Dennis stretched out his hand, and she didn't know when there was an extra flower in her hand that was as white as jade, delicate and elegant, and below there was a dew-stained, verdant green leaf, and a faint fragrance seemed to overflow with the tip of the bud that was about to bloom.
Such a beautiful flower, just like a beauty, made Luo Lan can't help but take a few more looks.
"This is a black orchid. Dennis said softly.
Luo Lan was surprised: "But why is it white?"
The flower in Dennis's palm is gently swaying: "It only blooms in the dark night, and it blooms for only a few minutes, and then it will spew out all the toxins contained in its body and return to its original blackness." β
That jade-like white is all toxins?
"All you need to do is use your Light Magic during the day to make it open. Dennis gently put the black orchid into Luo Lan's hand and said, "Be careful of that toxin when it blooms, I won't save you, you can only use the priest's purification technique to expel them yourself." β
Luo Lan's heart was awe-inspiring, and he secretly reminded himself that his talent for self-healing could not resist the invasion of toxins.
He concentrated, just about to cast his magic spell, but Dennis stopped him.
"Wait, in the course of the battle, no one gives you time to heal others slowly. β
Luo Lan slowly put the flower down.
Dennis raised a soft white palm and said, "In the process of your magic casting, I will keep attacking you, you can dodge, you can escape, as long as you let the flowers in your hand bloom, you will pass, if you lose, I will punish you five times." β
"Five times?" Luo Lan almost thought he had misheard.
Dennis smiled, "I warn you cautiously that this flower only has 10 minutes to survive after it is picked, well, it seems like 5 minutes have passed now." β
Luo Lan didn't say a word, and suddenly ran out without looking back, his direction was the exit of the arena.
Dennis was surprised, "Want to run out of the arena? That's a good idea, but you don't have that chance." β
She raised her hand and flew away with a touch of light, but Luo Lan did not fall to the ground as she imagined, but a shining shield appeared on her body, resisting the attack.
Priest's Aegis of Light!
Absorbs all instantaneous magic and spell damage.
It can only be used once a day, only for ten breaths, and cannot use any spells on its own.
Dennis was a little surprised, she didn't expect Luo Lan to use this kind of chicken rib trick that she had always looked down on without any technical content, but I have to say that this trick is really effective in the current situation.
She said coldly: "Ten breaths, you can't run out at all." β
She started to follow, but Luo Lan had already run to the stone platform leading to the viewing seats in the arena, and almost at the same time as the light shield dissipated, he jumped down and disappeared from Dennis's sight.
"Okay, use the environment to avoid pursuit, but how long can you last with this method?" Dennis calmly stood above the platform, it was already empty below, I don't know where Luo Lan was hiding, she smiled calmly, held her breath, silently chanted a few words of incantation, and suddenly, the black robe on her body fluttered, and transparent ripples emanated from her.
Mental Shock!
This kind of magic is used to interfere with the mage's spell casting, the scope is extremely wide, the weakness is that the caster itself cannot move, under such interference, no matter where Luo Lan is hiding, as long as it is within the scope of her spiritual power, she will definitely not be able to concentrate on using the light magic technique, let alone make the black orchid bloom for it.
Sure enough, after a while, footsteps sounded not far away, and a smile appeared on the corner of Dennis's mouth, couldn't he hold it anymore?
But she suddenly found that Luo Lan had unknowingly lurked near the exit of the arena.
Dennis snorted, or are you going to run away?
She raised her hand, and sent out two white points of light in succession, flying towards Luo Lan's head and knee, but the latter suddenly jumped up from mid-air to dodge the attack from below, and then he turned around and suddenly smiled, and Deniston felt that something was wrong.
Sure enough, a faint white light also appeared on Luo Lan's hand, and he gently pressed towards that point of light.
As soon as the two came into contact, his whole body "slammed" and bounced backwards, fell to the ground and rolled a few times in a row, and then disappeared into the exit corridor of the arena.
Looking at the figure that bounced into it, Dennis suddenly stopped.
She looked at the dark corridor and couldn't help but sigh slightly.
The sound of footsteps came one after another, striking clearly and unmistakably in the arena.
Luo Lan's body gradually walked out of the shadow of the corridor, and he smiled: "You said that it only opens in the dark, I think, it should be the same in places where there is no light, right?"
He held his hand up, and a blooming black orchid was trembling slightly in his hand with the wind passing through the corridor, and the mysterious black condensed a crystalline color, as if it would shatter at the slightest touch.
Luo Lan didn't intend to inject vitality into the black orchid at all, because he knew that taking care of all aspects would only take care of one at the expense of the other, so he used every place that could be used in the situation to first create the illusion of his own evasion, in fact, in order to enter this passage without light, and then use the characteristics of the black orchid itself to make it open, and as long as he entered the darkness, he could cast the thief's shadow escape technique without Dennis noticing.
In the process, he also used the magic tricks that Dennis had taught him a few days ago, but the difference was that the object of the bounce was changed to himself.
Dennis was silent for a moment before he said, "Although you passed this test, my purpose was not achieved, so ......" She raised her head and showed that demonic smile again: "I have decided to use a more suitable method for your characteristics, next time, you will have nothing to do." β
A cold wind blew from the corridor, and Luo Lan, whose back was covered with sweat, couldn't help but tremble.
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