The Temple of the Chill Fall: Section 4
A thunderbolt landed on the Spider Queen's side, and the damage should not have been great, but it seemed to be bombarded with a thunderbolt, waving its thick chelicera in anger, setting off a terrifying air current, colliding in all directions on the uneven rock wall.
With a strange sound, the spider queen's abdomen began to emit a strange poisonous mist, but after a few flames, the poisonous mist dissipated instantly, only burning the cobwebs on the ground, emitting the smell of burnt feathers. Then, under the cover of shadow magic, Bernardo easily dodged the Spider Queen's deadly assault, one ice pick after another stabbing the hard shell-wrapped back into a bloody blur.
The Spider Empress could not hurt the boy in the slightest, and in turn, the boy was able to deal a heavy blow to it.
Eventually, when the Spider Empress was about to run out of energy, she was annoyed and angry, and she wanted to go back to the nest at the top and use those unlucky eggs to replenish her energy-
Bernardo leapt from the top of the rock wall and slammed the fire runes directly into the four eyes that shimmered with murderous aura.
The monster that had survived hundreds of years in the depths of the tomb, devouring thousands of lives, struggled in agony, but was powerless to stop the magic energy from wreaking havoc on its head. Eventually, it took its last breath and stopped moving.
"That's it." Kill the Spider Empress and the path to the bottom of the temple is just around the corner, where the most dangerous place is in a Gunard tomb - a true antidote-free poison and trap, and a large number of sleeping ghoul lords, will be a web of heaven and earth that will be difficult for any intruder to escape.
Bernardo's purpose wasn't there, though. At least not yet. He looked around, the wire mesh hanging on the wall being torn open one by one, revealing one dead man's face after another. Some are still well preserved, some are shriveled and inhuman, and some have been pulped by the brute force of spiders.
Bernardo opened his head one by one, shook his head again and again, and walked away. Finally, a cunning dark elf face appeared in front of Bernardo.
"Agile Avel?" Bernardo whispered, noticing that the dark elves in front of him seemed to have the most basic breathing.
"Here it is...... Yes!! "Avel, who had fallen into an inexplicable slumber due to panic and lack of oxygen, woke up the moment he breathed air again, although it was only the murky air in the crypt, and looked at the indifferent young man in front of him, and the huge corpse not far away, which was almost completely charred, and instantly judged what had happened.
"He killed the big spider...... He was able to do it...... And it looks like it's just magic......"
"Looks like you're right." Ignoring Avel's words, Bernardo conjured an ice blade that cut and swam through the massive silk cocoon that encased Avel, and in a few moments, a small golden dragon claw landed on the ground.
"Hey...... Friend. Avir looked a little embarrassed, "That's my thing...... I'll give it to you if you like, but can you cut through these hard spider silk for me first...... I can't even move. He tried to struggle and twist his body, while looking at the young man in front of him pitifully, "I know that there is a great treasure in this underground tomb, and no one can think of it without me!" How about half points? β
"I don't want to mention the origin of this dragon claw, I know......" Bernardo mused, the flames in his hands converging, the burning sensation making Avir close his eyes in fear, "I want to ask you, do you remember the glass sword you stole from?" β
"What are you talking about?" Avel pretended to be stupid.
"Alas......" Bernardo sighed helplessly, how come these people are all dying and not telling the truth?
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"What do you say? Sold to the Thieves' Guild in Rift City? Bernardo suspected he had misheard.
"It's true! This is the task they gave me! If you can steal that sword, you can get 2,000 Septin Coins! Avir couldn't suppress the bitterness in his voice, the young man in front of him had tortured him enough with a spell just now, and until now he still felt his internal organs burning, "After I get that sword, I'll send it to Xueman's Thieves' Guild Joint!" There hasn't been any contact since! β
"How did you steal that sword?"
"It's just under the head of the bed...... In a wooden box...... I just took the ......."
"They gave you two thousand cyptin?" Bernardo frowned, he was indeed negligent and left his sword defenseless, but one action gave such a large sum of money...... This is almost enough to buy a small piece of land in the snowy and prosperous area, and build a house to settle down.
"I don't know why they gave me so much money...... But I just did it, and I don't know anything about the rest. Avel said quickly.
ββ¦β¦ What about the two thousand gold coins? β
ββ¦β¦ Spent it, at the banquet in Mossal......"
"Tell the truth!" A flash of thunder flashed.
"Ahh Yes...... Woo...... At...... In a dark compartment on the outside of the top floor of the temple......"
"Hmph...... We'll talk about that later. Bernardo thought for a moment, "What you said just now, this dragon claw, I want to take it." β
"That dragon's claw has the code for the Nord Riddle Gate deep in the ruins! If it can be openedβ"
"I know you stole it for the sake of the legendary treasure in the Temple of Coldfall...... But to be honest, don't think about it, with your ability, you will be sent to death if you go. You can't even beat this big spider, let alone the ghoul lords in the depths of the tombs. It's better to sell it for some money. β
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"Don't think about it." Bernardo flicked the dragon claw in his hand, "I promised the boss that I would return this thing to him." β
"That'...... What about me......" Avel lowered his head, in the end, the cold stronghold he had worked so hard to manage was going to be broken by this storm and a succession of bad luck?
He no longer had the heart to rebel against the boy. The boy looked like a top-notch magic swordsman, unscathed, and burst straight through the somewhat well-guarded outside - and more importantly, the boy didn't seem to be using a weapon at all.
Such a person is not something he can compete with at all.
"The ......," Avel asked bitterly, "I...... You ......"
"Oh, I almost forgot." The boy didn't seem to be listening to him at all, "Do you still have a way to contact the thieves' union?" β
"What...... Oh! Of course! Not only can I get in touch with the headquarters here in Xueman, but I can even help you get in touch with the headquarters in Rift Valley City! Avel immediately realized that he was useless to the teenager now, and that it was possible to be treated in any way in this situation. If you want to survive, you must let the teenager in front of you see that you are still valuable.
Although it sounds a little pitiful, this is the way of human survival - Avir, who has experienced the warmth and coldness of the world, understands this truth deeply.
"In that case...... I have something to ask you for. If you do, I'm not going to pursue your question anymore. After thinking about it, the boy finally said this.
ββ¦β¦ Yes, sir...... What is the matter? β
"Actually......"
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