Chapter 217: Octopus Fear (Part I)
Walking forward, Nia noticed Vader kneeling on the ground.
With his hands folded on his chest, his head lowered, and when he got closer, he could faintly hear the sound of low prayers. Vader was praying for the dead mercenaries.
"Obviously, you almost let the mercenaries find out their identities before, but now you still have to do this, you really don't make people worry." Despite whispering complaints, Nya eventually stayed by Vader's side.
Looking at Vader's side face when she prayed, although she couldn't say that she was very beautiful, the serious demeanor she showed when she prayed made her temperament go to a higher level.
After more than ten minutes of prayer, Vida made a wonderful gesture with her hands in front of her chest, which represented the official end of the prayer.
As soon as he got up after the prayer was over, Vader saw Nia standing beside her.
Vader bowed her head gratefully to Nia, who smiled in response. By this time, the octopus roe in the square had been almost settled, and the mercenaries had begun to gather around Nia, and it was clear that something was not suitable for elaboration right now.
By the time the mercenaries gathered around, Vader had reverted to his former cheerful form. In the face of Nia's proposal to retreat temporarily, no one objected, and the mercenaries clearly knew that with everyone's current state, even if they faced the black octopus again, there would be a high probability of annihilation, not to mention the more powerful Rotus.
After putting away the bodies of several dead mercenaries and exiting the temple, the corpses will be buried in the ground outside the temple, which is already a very decent burial method for the wandering mercenaries.
Long after the group had left, an old man dressed in a tattered priest's uniform appeared in the square, which was now empty.
Staring at the direction everyone had left for a long time, he vaguely remembered that anyone who entered here would eventually be cursed by the monster. The old man wanted to scream, but the words turned into a strange snoring sound. If Nia and the others were still around, they would have heard that this was the sound of an octopus.
His bright red eyes were tightly closed, and now he could only hope that in a few days, these mercenaries would not line up to become coolies for that monster.
It was already late in the evening when everyone returned to the camp, and the mercenaries had gone back to their dormitories, and they really needed a good rest after the battle.
Compared to the mercenaries, Nia only made up lunch and plunged into the alchemy room again, and this time, Amy also followed. The batch of potions made before leaving has been consumed during the battle against the Black Octopus, and needs to be replenished anew. In addition, Nia has also found some new ideas from previous battles.
"Is it to make a frost bomb? Leave this matter to me. After hearing Nia's thoughts, Amy smiled and said there was no problem.
The solution that Nia came up with was a magic guide item that could be given to someone else to use. In the previous battle, the effect of Ice Powder on the black octopus was actually not much better than that of weapons such as bows and arrows, and if it was made into a weapon, it would definitely be even better.
On the other hand, this is not a difficult thing for Amy, who used to make Frost Shululu.
While Amy was crafting the Frost Bomb, Nia began crafting life potions.
The refining process went exceptionally smoothly, and when the moon hung high in the sky, the five rows of life potions were neatly placed on the laboratory table by Nia. On Amy's side, the prototype of the Frost Bomb has also been made, and it is only a matter of time before mass production will follow.
Walking out of the alchemy room, it was dinner time, and the chatter and laughter of the mercenaries came from a distance. Unable to go to dinner, the tired Nia and the others went straight back to their respective residences. As soon as she collapsed on the bed, Nia immediately fell asleep.
I don't know how long it has been, but in the haze, Nia feels that someone is shaking herself.
"Nia, Nia, wake up, there's something wrong with someone in the camp."
Finally, after hearing the anxious voice from Sitana, Nia woke up from her sleepiness. If it was just a general thing, it was clear that Sitana would not be so flustered. It was clear that something very serious had happened in the camp while she was sleeping.
"Stana, don't worry, tell me what is going on." Taking out a bottle of Amy's usual potion from the system backpack and drinking it, Nia motioned for Stana to calm down first.
"Hey...... I can't say exactly what's going on, but they're right at the door, so Nia might as well go over and see for yourself. With a look of surprise on her face, Starna said to Nia.
After a brief packing of her clothes, Nia hurried towards the place that Sitana had pointed out. In fact, because she had fallen asleep just after arriving at the residence, she had not even taken off her clothes.
When Nia arrived at the gate of the camp, she felt a completely different atmosphere from the distance. Depressed, dignified, like a vat of gunpowder about to explode. Since joining the mercenary team, Nia has never felt such an atmosphere.
In a very conspicuous position, several mercenaries were tightly tied. The men howled, their voices indistinguishable from those of wild beasts. And in the eyes of each of them, there was a blinding red light.
Unlike usual, the mercenaries basically have their own things to deal with during the day, and all the mercenaries in the camp have gathered here at this time. And in it, a dispute is unfolding.
"I'm going to ask Nia today why my players are suddenly like this." Cross-legged, Todd shouted. Among these mercenaries in question, his subordinates accounted for full fifty percent of them.
"yes, it was no problem for so long before, how did it just go to that damn central temple and become like this. If we can't get a result, then we're in reverse. ”
"None of Nia's cronies and relatives have a problem, is she doing something in secret. Today we have to go over and ask for an explanation. ”
Beside Todd, the captains of several other teams were also discussing fiercely, and among those who were tied up were their subordinates.
"Captain Nia didn't even eat dinner yesterday to make potions, didn't everyone see that? She shouldn't have woken up at this time, so she might have waited. ”
Faced with the mercenaries' questioning, Mars was the first to stand up. Unfortunately, the mercenaries were not interested in Mars's dissuasion.
However, it cannot be said that Mars's obstruction has not had an effect, at least, if it were not for him, these mercenaries would have rushed to Nia's residence.
It's no wonder the mercenaries are so anxious. Many of them had participated in yesterday's battle, and if the mercenaries tied to the pillars were just the beginning, it was likely that it would not be long before they would become like that.
As time passed, the atmosphere at the entrance of the camp became more and more oppressive, and if this continued, I am afraid that it would not be long before an infighting began.