Chapter 29: Harvest and Departure
The cold wind continued to howl, brutally blowing through every inch of Roentgen's skin.
Obviously, two seconds ago, he was still in a state of vigorous fighting, but after he fell, he immediately became a sculpture covered with ice chips under the blowing of the wind and snow, lying on the ground and standing still.
But if you look closely, you can see that Roentgen's lips are still slowly wriggling, muttering something to himself.
[Seven years of life, seven years of life......]
Although the enemy had already been knocked to the ground by himself, a terrible and disgusting premonition suddenly came from the back of Aquilis's heart, and it weakened the power of the ice breath a little, and then summoned two ice picks from the top of Roentgen's head, and fell straight down!
One hit kills!
As if determined in some way, Röntgen's body writhed unnaturally, and then, as if hit by a heavy object, it rolled to the side, narrowly dodging Aquilis' mending knife.
During the tumbling, the flames that had only ignited on the backs of his hands and soles of his feet had now spread to every corner of his body, bathing him in flames.
None of his armor or hair were affected by the flames, and the ice picks stuck in his legs melted immediately, and even the wounds were slowly repaired in the black flames.
The black in the flames was deeper than it was just now, and the black words spread from the back of his hand to his face, looking like some mysterious oil painting pattern.
The burning of the flames brought new life to Röntgen, but Aquilis's dislike for him deepened, and a stiff and resolute hatred appeared on the face of this high-ranking ice elemental!
Perhaps it was this emotion that made it lose its coolness, Aquilis didn't even continue to maintain the ice armor around him, and after converting all of it into his own elemental power, he waved his hands vigorously, directly setting off a continuous burst of ice explosions around Röntgen, trying his best to kill Röntgen directly in one go!
【Serial Frost】!
"It's time......"
Seeing this scene, Chu Ge's eyes flashed, and he immediately stood up and rushed towards the battlefield.
Röntgen was now struggling to survive the chain of ice explosions with the Calamity Flame inspired by the blood of the Old Gods, and although his life was not in danger for the time being, he was unable to make any effective movements.
Although he has the repair of Black Flame, the injuries on his body are increasing, and if this situation continues, even if he is now, he will definitely not last long!
Of course, with the current state of the ice elemental Aquilis, this kind of spell can't be maintained for a long time, and if you compete in endurance, the one who falls first is definitely it!
Just as Röntgen was desperately enduring it, Chu Ge finally came to the edge of the frozen lake, and while running quickly, he shouted at Röntgen:
"Hold on, Roentgenium! I'm here to help you! ”
The sudden appearance of this uninvited guest caused both sides of the war to fall into a moment's distraction.
The upper-level ice element immediately ignored Chu Ge and continued to maintain his actions just now.
Aquilis is in a very bad situation right now, and although it is still on the side of suppression, its elemental power is almost exhausted. The Ice Blast's duration was only a few seconds left at most, and it only hoped that it could wipe out the creature it hated within that time.
As for the human who suddenly appeared, he only had second-order strength, even if he had little mana left after the ice explosion was over, the chance of victory was not impossible, on the contrary, if he didn't quickly kill the stubborn enemy in front of him, then it would definitely not have the slightest chance of survival!
Röntgen's thoughts were completely different from Aquilis's, although he also didn't think much of Chu Ge's second-order combat power, but he understood the significance of Chu Ge's appearance at this moment, and immediately replied with all his might:
"Ino! Go straight to that guy, and he'll be out of the way to take care of you right now! ”
He didn't have time to think about the reason why Chu Ge appeared here, nor did he think about how to deal with Chu Ge after the battle, he just said the result he wanted to see the most now.
If Aquilis dared to continue to maintain the Ice Blast, then even an ordinary second-order could easily kill it!
After hearing Röntgen's voice faintly coming from the ice explosion, a smile appeared on Chu Ge's face, he changed the angle of his running slightly, approached the battlefield directly behind Roentgen, and then said in a loud voice:
"Leave it to me!"
Even Röntgen could see the state of the ice elemental declining, how could he not see it? However, as time passed, he got closer and closer to the range of the chain of ice explosions.
What neither of them expected was that when Chu Ge was about to approach Roentgen, the continuous ice explosions suddenly stopped.
Aquilis' spell was over, and the remaining mana was no longer enough to keep it alive.
After feeling the pressure around him disappear, Röntgen's body paused, and the smile on his face was a little more relieved, and he didn't pay attention to Chu Ge behind him, and immediately held the knife and threw himself towards Aquilis!
[Consumes 77 SP points, Ghost Step Lv1→Lv3]
[Ghost Walk] active effect on!
Compared to the black flames bubbling from Röntgen's body, the black mist around Chu Ge was a little more agile and a little less murderous intent, although he temporarily lost the speed bonus of the dark gold leggings, he still hung tightly behind Röntgen.
At Lv3, Ghost Walk's passive agility is increased by 0.8, while when the active effect is enabled, the agility bonus is increased by 14%, the movement speed is increased by 10%, and the additional damage of the first attack is increased to 120%.
After his mana was depleted, Aquilis could only unleash some low-level ice spells and shoot at Röntgenium, which was completely different from his previous attack.
Even though Röntgen was now wounded and his physical life had reached the limit, he still had more than enough to deal with these spells, and he couldn't even slash with the flame blade, and he easily knocked down the flying ice with the blade.
After getting close to Aquilis, he jumped up and stabbed the ice elemental's body, and the black flames eroded the life of the upper elemental like a deadly poison!
This was the first time since the battle began, Röntgen had successfully hit Aquilis's body, but just this blow made the ice elemental's face appear extremely painful!
Just as Röntgen was about to continue his attack, Chu Ge finally arrived, he raised his bright silver two-handed sword, and continuously released his killing intent towards Stasis Aquilis, as if he really wanted to slash the ice elemental with a sword!
When Chu Ge approached, Röntgen was not very guarded, but when he noticed the light projected by the big sword on his back, he was immediately stunned for a moment.
It was such a moment of hesitation, Chu Ge's sword blade had already fallen, and the whistling wind pressure had already touched the back of Roentgen's head, just when he was subconsciously about to dodge sideways, Chu Ge decisively opened another ability of his own!
【Demon King Advent Lv2】Aura ability is on!
Röntgen had already let himself fall into Chu Ge's attack range because of the hesitation just now, and now his body had a short stiffness, which was equivalent to completely exposing all the vital points in his back in front of Chu Ge!
The blade pierced through the black flames, and the blade slashed directly at the back of Röntgen's defenseless neck with triple powerful additional damage!
Although he couldn't cut off Röntgen's head directly, a dull collision sounded from the blade, followed by the crisp sound of bones breaking and displacement!
Röntgen appears to be in a brief state of shock, his body remaining motionless in his previous position, only his head tilting weakly to one side.
Chu Ge didn't stop attacking because of this, and he knew very well how tenacious it was to heal the vitality of these guys. Immediately let go of the two-handed sword, pulled out the dagger and stabbed the artery in the opponent's neck again!
A slight ominous black blood sprayed Aquilis's body, and it was clear that he was still in danger, but it actually showed a reassuring and stern smile.
【Lapis Lazuli Passive, SP+35】
[Heart of Navin Moore successfully captures the Wandering Soul*1, and the soul strength is level 2]
"Hint: Host Active Ability [Nightmare Marker] proficiency increased!"
"Hint: Host Active Ability [Nightmare Marker] Level Raised to Lv2!"
After killing Röntgenium, in addition to the SP value and the harvest of enslaving souls, the level of [Nightmare Marker] was finally raised to Lv2, but Chu Ge did not check its specific effect now, but directly took off the knife held in Röntgen's hand and launched an attack on the half-crippled Aquilis!
After Röntgen's death, this high-ranking ice elemental lost much of its desire to resist, or even if it wanted to, it was powerless.
After being invaded by the black flames on the blade of the Roentgenium, it felt that its life force was rapidly draining, and even if Chu Ge didn't make a move, it wouldn't live long.
As if feeling the torture that the ice elemental was suffering now, Chu Ge offered his last mercy and ended the other party's life as quickly as possible.
After pulling the dagger away from Aquilis' chest, Chu Ge quickly jumped backwards.
Like the revenant Merkel, Aquilius also caused a violent explosion on the spot after his death, and the icy freezing air spread in all directions.
[Lapis Lazuli passive ability takes effect, SP+34]
[Savon Moore's Heart successfully captures the Wandering Soul*1, and the soul strength is level 3]
"Hint: The host successfully killed the bounty target [Stasis Aquilith (1/1)]."
"Hint: Host quest completion increases, and the total bounty is increased by an additional 5%."
"Hint: Detected that the host has successfully killed the enhanced element, the host's ice elemental affinity is +40%, and the plunder enhancement reaches the current limit."
Because Chu Ge's previous Ice Element Affinity was only of the first order, the increase was much more than that of the Dark Element, and the 40% enhancement directly promoted him to the Ice Element Affinity: the second order (12%).
Because Aquilis's elemental power had been plundered by Chu Ge, it did not leave the elemental core like Merkel.
"Phew, compared to Merkel, this battle is not too simple...... It seems that this windfall is more pleasant. ”
Chu Ge wiped the thin layer of ice crystals on his face and looked at the short knife in his hand.
The appearance of this short knife bears a resemblance to Roentgenium's warm smile, and when it is rotated at a special angle, the blade will shine brightly, and with the engraving lines on it, it will make people feel dazzled.
[Monica's expectations]
【Origin: Gista Workshop】
[Length: 35cm]
[Material: antlers, resin, special alloy, fire demon nail powder. 】
[Equipment Rarity: Silver]
[Equipment Type: Weapon (Short Knife)]
[Conditions of use: None.] 】
[Durability: 24/30.] 】
[Max Attack Increase: 32 points.] 】
[Short Knife Characteristic: Attack Speed increased by 5%; Refraction. 】
[Refraction: This weapon was forged with a high degree of craftsmanship, and the surface veins have undergone many special treatments. The light shining on this dagger will be distorted, interfering with the enemy's line of sight, reducing the enemy's accuracy by 15% and increasing the wielder's critical strike chance by 5%. 】
[Passive ability: Latent ignition.] 】
[Every time they are hit by this weapon, the target will be cursed by the power of the fire demon, which will bring 4 fire attribute damage and weaken the target's fire resistance, increasing the fire attribute damage it takes by an additional 3%; The curse stacks up to eight times. 】
[Active ability: Flame Blade Impact.] 】
[The host lacks fire affinity and is unable to use this active ability.] 】
[Evaluation: This is a weapon forged from the nails of the fire demons, although the power of the fire demons contained in the nails is very weak, but for mortals, it is still a rare treasure. 】
[Description: The knife contains Monica's sister's expectation and love for Roentgenium, and if you don't want to get into big trouble, it's best to use it in a hidden place.] 】
"Do you need a fire affinity to trigger the active ability...... Forget it, it's a short knife of silver rarity, and the attack power and passive effect are not bad, and it can be regarded as finally a weapon to take advantage of. ”
"It's just that you have to be careful when using it, I remember that Monica seems to be the core of the healing church, one of the seven disciples, although her ranking is not high, but she is also the strongest among the extraordinary, I didn't expect Roentgen to be her younger brother......"
"Tsk, am I in big trouble? It's really worrying. ”
Although he said this, Chu Ge's face showed a smile of expectation. After killing Roentgen, his successive missions finally took a step forward.
[Kill Low-level Alien Beast (1/20), Kill Low-level Elite Alien Beast (0/5), Kill High-level Alien Beast (0/1)]
"Since this description appears on this dagger, could the reason why Röntgen is here have something to do with Monica?"
Because of his lack of power over Nervemore's heart, Chu Ge was not able to interrogate the soul after enslavement.
Although he had envisioned the possibility of capturing Roentgen alive, he abandoned the plan. If he dares to make such a plan for the people of the healing church, then he must be ready to open the shadow liberation.
After thinking about it for a long time, Chu Ge could only sigh, with the existing information, he had no way to make inferences about Roentgen's actions.
"Forget it, if you continue to think about it, there will be no results, this harvest is enough, and the entry time of the upside-down area is coming to an end, so let's go back now, I don't know how Yu is now......"
After looting the dozen or so blue potions remaining in Röntgen's backpack, he turned and walked away, heading to the perimeter of the Upside Down Zone.
However, in the icy lake beneath his feet, something was sleeping quietly, with a glimmer of azure light from time to time.