Chapter 139: Fear (4/4)
The strange laughter is also accompanied by the harsh sound of fingernails scratching the blackboard from time to time, which is poignant and low, as if it wants to tear the barrier of people's hearts directly.
It lasted for almost 6 seconds before the sound seemed to slowly move away, and only the echo still echoed in the forest from time to time.
[Adventurer Midsummer, you have successfully waived the fear effect.] 】
Suddenly, Zhao Xu saw his panel brushing over this dynamic.
And because he didn't know where the sound came from, the story didn't show the ins and outs of the test.
"Wind." Lu called Zhao Xu eagerly.
Zhao Xu hurriedly turned around when he heard that the tone was wrong, but found that the female mage figure was trembling all over her body at this time, and that magnitude was by no means a trivial matter.
Zhao Xu's face suddenly changed.
If the female mage shadow continues like this, I'm afraid that the player protection function of the VR brain control device will be turned on, and she will be forcibly disconnected directly.
It stands to reason that even if the exemption fails, Shadow will not be so depressed because of the protection of divine power.
And now that weird smile is clearly gone.
"She's being disturbed by the state of failed immunity." The female mage Lu hurriedly said.
It's just that she can't help Ei for the time being.
Zhao Xu suddenly realized that that weird laughter was the first wave of attacks.
He and Lu were both overpowered by their strong will, while Shadow was defeated, so they were affected by the fear effect.
When Zhao Xu saw the giant dragon, he was suppressed by the supernatural ability of the other party's dragon power, "fierce momentum".
At that time, although he was not afraid of the failure of the exemption, the negative effect of the failure of the exemption had been harassing him, and even affecting his normal spell casting.
I didn't recover until the time of fear was gone.
And this time shadow is also like this, the negative effect after the failure of the exemption has magnified her originally somewhat wrong mental state.
It was as if she was really frightened at the moment, in a state of complete unease.
Most of the average player survives the duration of the fear and is able to return to normal.
It's just that this option obviously doesn't work.
"Resuscitation." The female mage Lu reminded Zhao Xu softly.
Zhao Xu's eyes condensed slightly, he didn't expect Lu to remind him so bluntly what spell to use.
Sure enough, he was still too arrogant when he used spells.
The "Lion Heart" that Zhao Xu once cast in the corridor on the eighth floor was actually a spell that was immune to fear.
The only price is that the duration is too short.
Now that Shadow was in fear, it would be useless for her to release the immunity spell again.
The "recovery" that Lu suggests is a spell similar to a stop-loss.
As an extended magic for priests and paladins, it is not in the realm of standard god-given magic, and usually requires additional opportunities to obtain it.
The greatest effect of resuscitation is to allow the recipient to re-apply for a waiver after the waiver fails.
It is equivalent to a life that has already failed to throw dice, and give it another chance to gamble.
Although the difference in strength is too great, it will still be difficult to save.
But for some who are just unlucky, it is indeed a chance to save their lives.
The current shadow is exactly like this, and her own immunity as a mage is not low.
Zhao Xu: They can pass the exemption test, and Ying naturally can also pass the pain.
Zhao Xu immediately used the vacant spell slot of his dossier scholars, relying on his bizarre foresight ability, to cast the spell of "recovery".
Slowly, a pure recovery energy condensed in Zhao Xu's palm.
This is a contact spell, and like a healing spell, it needs to be touched to transfer the spell's effect.
Zhao Xu immediately put his palm against Ying's forehead, and it was already cold to the touch.
At this time, Shadow's entire body was barely supported by Lu to be able to squat, otherwise he would have to fall to the ground completely.
When the energy light cluster entered the other party's body through Shadow's forehead, it took a full three seconds for the female mage Shadow to let out a weak voice and said, "Thank you, I'm fine." ”
It's just that his voice is hoarse like that of a patient who has just recovered from a serious illness.
"Or not?" Lu asked, bending down slightly, looking down.
Zhao Xu also lowered his head and tried to look at Ying's face.
It's just that the dark red sky, which seems to be dyed by the blood moon, doesn't refract much light.
It made Zhao Xu feel a little itchy, whether to cast a "ebony eye" spell on himself.
In this way, he will gain dark vision, so that he can see through the darkness caused by ordinary and even magical.
He didn't have to think about it to know that it was a darkness created by magic.
The poignant smirk just now is probably one of the special effects of this forest.
"I'm fine." By this time Shadow had barely stood up.
Usually to others, she shows a very reliable image, but this is the first time she is so weak in front of others.
"Thank you." Ying nodded slightly and thanked Zhao Xu.
"No, it was Lu who told me to use resuscitation."
Zhao Xu said with a little embarrassment, his first reaction at that time was to miss the opportunity to cast the spell of immunity to fear, but he forgot that there was still the spell "Recovery" that could terminate the state.
In fact, at a higher level, there are more spells that can fight against various negative effects, but now Zhao Xu can only use these ordinary first-level spells, and he will be able to live.
After hearing Zhao Xu's words, Lu shook his head with a smile, "It was Ying who pinched his leg and told me a second before he fell into fear. ”
After Zhao Xu heard this, he looked up to Ying, who knew how to leave a distress signal when he fell into the pit.
With this kind of teammate, anyone will have much more peace of mind.
"I know you can't remember, that's why I reminded you, ahem...... Thank you very much, though, otherwise I would have had to go offline. ”
Zhao Xu accepted the other party's thanks, but it sounded a little harsh.
He smiled and said, "Thank you so much, don't secretly communicate behind my back in the way you draw and guess, don't think that I didn't hear the sound of the robe rubbing." ”
Suddenly, the two female mages, who were originally very tough, showed embarrassed looks.
After Zhao Xu received a +4 listening enhancement, he suddenly burst out and heard the sound they made when they were secretly communicating.
Shadow continued to stubbornly say, "You can hear this, why didn't you hear me when I told Lu about resuscitation." ”
Zhao Xu also laughed after hearing this.
Shadow didn't really ask him, but told him a fact.
When he heard that weird laughter, Zhao Xu was also in a state of psychological hair, so he didn't even hear the hint of the shadow.
On the contrary, Lu, who is also a girl, heard it.
"Let's go." At this time, Zhao Xu stood up and said.
Hearing this, the two female mages also followed and stood up.
The three of them also began to move on, while they began to analyze the cause and effect just now.
In a few words, the whole thing was almost pieced together.
According to Lu's speculation, the strange sound belonged to an area sonic attack, and it should have swept over in waves.
At first, they felt something unusual, but they were actually carrying out a terrifying suppression of sound waves in other areas.
Later, when the terrifying sound wave hit their area, they listened intently and almost escaped the unfavorable punishment.
Finally, everyone's will immunity was strong, and two of them survived.
If the whole army is wiped out, it is basically waiting for death.
Because of the fear effect, the duration is 120 rounds (12 minutes).
This is also the reason why they suspect that it is an area effect, otherwise how could such a perverted spell or monster effect last so long.
When Zhao Xu was hit by the dragon's dragon power, he just needed to boil 5D6 (5-30) rounds.
This may indicate that in 12 minutes, the sound will strike again.
Therefore, Zhao Xu and the three of them also hurriedly accelerated their steps, and on the way, they also crossed a thorn forest, even if the three of them had the protection of the mage's armor, their robes were still a little tattered.
It's just that before the three of them had time to look at each other and smile, they discovered a magnificent vision ahead.
A huge moat cut through the originally gentle ground in front of it, revealing an abyss with no visible bottom.
Looking at the cliff in front of them, the three of them adjusted the position of the invisible servant and silently approached the past.
At this time, the bright red blood moon seemed to be brought closer countless times, and the image of the entire moon was half a mirror sunk on the flat ground opposite the abyss, looking at them from afar.
Zhao Xu lightly kicked a small stone into the abyss, making sure that he couldn't hear the echo at all, and decisively retreated three meters away.
"There's a stone tablet here." Lu squatted not far away and said, Zhao Xu and Ying walked over quickly.
The stele was less than half a meter high, and it was stuck horizontally into the ground, and there were already several cracks on it, like a spider web.
"Whoever interprets the spell of the inscription will see the bridge on the other side." Shadow read aloud.
The middle of this moat spans at least a distance of hundreds of meters, and it is really difficult for ordinary people to pass without wings.
"Then interpret the inscription." Ei suggested that this was exactly what she was good at.
The female mage Lu stared at the abyss in front of her, nodded slowly, and said, "Then let's do this first." ”
Generally speaking, if you follow the idea of solving the problem, it is easy to fall into the trap preset by the other party.
Even if the interpretation is successful and the drawbridge emerges, it is possible that there will be besieging pursuers on both sides of the way.
So at this time, skipping the questioner's train of thought and flying when you encounter a bridge is often better.
Especially people like them who are in the game.
It's just that the floating saucer is a spell that dissipates when it is more than 1 meter above the ground, so it can't be used as their flying cushion.
At this time, the three of them also began to look at the mysterious words under the inscription, ready to decipher.
"I'm afraid that the level of knowledge (mystery) is very high." Ei, who was attentive to reading, quickly came to a conclusion.
He is the highest-ranking player in Arthur.
Although everyone only has a shabby level 2, it also means that their knowledge (mysterious) skills are unique level 5.
If they're tricky too, there really aren't a few players who can.
"Help, help us."
Suddenly, a cry for help came from behind Zhao Xu and them.
All three of them looked back with a sinking face.
Three bloodied men were running out of the Forest of Tricks, the three mages who had been sitting across the campfire in the first place.