Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Orc Blood Curse
With the last terrible scream, the resentment on the body of the unjust soul completely dissipated, and it exploded like a punctured bubble, disappearing into nothingness. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Almost twice as much experience energy as the scarecrow poured into Shen Xia and Qian Xing's bodies.
"Finally...... Killed! ”
Shen Xia and Qian Xing glanced at each other, and they both saw happiness and fear on each other's faces. In the previous siege, the defensive aura on the two of them was almost completely crushed. In the face of the last desperate attack of the unjust soul, Shen Xia almost hit it, and now half of his body is still extremely cold, and only then did he kill the unjust soul at the moment before they all died.
Needless to say, the whole process is dangerous!
Qian Xing's appearance will only be more miserable than him, and he is also fighting for his life.
But luckily, the two of them had the last laugh after all!
After taking a few breaths, Shen Xia and Qian Xing finally calmed down a little from the fierce battle. It's a pity that apart from a few six or seven gold coins, this unjust soul also has no other drops, which greatly disappoints the two who are desperately fighting.
They also thought that if they encountered this soul that was stronger than before, they might drop their equipment!
"Look, what ...... is that?"
Qian Xing, who was sitting on the ground resting, was complaining in his mouth, his eyes looked at random, and he fell on the platform of the well, and suddenly saw something pasted on it.
Looking at him in the line of sight, Shen Xia couldn't help but be stunned. It was also a talisman, similar in size and style to the sacred talisman he had received from the priest. It's just that the Dao patterns drawn on this talisman are more complicated, and the aura emitted is very strange. Not only does it not have any sacred meaning, but it has a faint evil aura.
The original color of the yellow rune paper was dyed ink for some reason.
Obviously, this true divine talisman has completely lost its original power, and has been invaded and polluted by unknown evil forces.
“…… Perhaps, I know where these unjust souls came from. ”
Thinking of the conversation with the Taoist priest before leaving, Shen Xia had a rough guess in his heart: the unjust souls they encountered were not the fish that slipped through the net back then, but were newly transformed after the Divine Talisman that suppressed the Divine Talisman here.
However, back then, Daoist Zhu and Daoist Chen joined forces and left six sacred talismans here. The failure of a single talisman is not enough to mean anything. Shen Xia thought about it for a while and decided to look for other talismans to determine the root of the problem.
"But ......"
Knowing Shen Xia's plan, Qian Xing hesitated.
After the battle of life and death just now, his heart is now retreating. What's more, the simplified version of the Divine Talisman in their hands had already consumed a lot of strength after two battles. If there are two more battles, no, maybe after just one battle, the power of the talisman will be exhausted.
As soon as they entered the village, they encountered a powerful unjust spirit. Who's to guarantee that there won't be more to come?
Even putting that aside, after half a day's search, it's not early in the day. If you can't get out before dark, the danger of this abandoned woodland will only increase fivefold or tenfold!
Qian Xing's worries are not unreasonable.
Shen Xia weighed it for a moment, and finally made a change: "Half an hour!" Let's investigate for half an hour, and then evacuate immediately, regardless of whether there are any new discoveries! ”
"This ...... All right. ”
Qian Xing was convinced.
After all, he also knew that if he went back like this, most of the Taoist priests would not be satisfied with their investigation.
After resting here for a while, and spending away the resentment from the previous invasion of the soul, the two of them continued to move forward. Cautiously passing through the clusters of ruins, after about five or six passes, they gradually approached the center of the village.
If there are no accidents, there should be other sacred talismans left by the Taoist priest.
Beyond a half-collapsed fence wall and a few withered willow trees, the two stopped abruptly and looked ahead in shock.
In the middle of the village, the grain field that was originally used to dry crops was now carved with the blood of unknown monsters and a large blood-colored spell on the ground like a ghost talisman. In the center of the incantation, the earth was torn open in a narrow crack, about the size of a palm at its widest point. At this moment, the black gas gushed out from the cracks, and was finally absorbed by the ruins of the entire abandoned village!
The single character of the incantation was different from the Marfa lingua franca that Shen Xia and the others had automatically mastered after they crossed over, and neither of them knew each other.
But one thing is for sure, it is not a natural formation, it must be man-made!
"Let's go!"
Shen Xia knew that the things here were beyond their capabilities. If you continue to stay, you may bring disaster and danger to your life. The best thing to do is to retreat immediately, and ask the aboriginal masters to decide!
Qian Xing also knew the seriousness of the matter, so without saying a word, he quickly evacuated with Shen Xia.
………
After leaving the abandoned woodland, the two of them rushed back to the Taoist courtyard without any delay.
"You're saying that the new unjust spirits are man-made?"
After recovering the evil talisman plate and listening to Shen Xia's report, Daoist Zhu was taken aback.
He realized that it had probably gone beyond his initial expectations.
After pondering for a while, Daoist Zhu asked, "What do those blood curses look like, can you imitate them?" ”
"Only a small part of it is remembered."
Although he only glanced at it a few times, Shen Xia's memory was not bad. After thinking for a moment, he picked up a piece of parchment, walked with a pen, and sketched out five or six blood-painted incantations.
Daoist Zhu obviously recognized this kind of ghost-like writing, and his brows furrowed.
When Shen Xia finished painting and respectfully stepped back to the side, he asked, "Are you sure these are the right?" ”
Shen Xia nodded and said affirmatively: "Maybe there are differences in the details, but the general shape will not be wrong." ”
After Shen Xia's confirmation, Daoist Zhu's fingers tapped on the armrest of the chair a few times, and only after half a ring, did he say, "It's a little strange...... Did you know that this is the text of the half-orcs! ”
Half-orcs!
A famous monster in Legends.
It is said to be a mongrel left over from the defeat of the Orma tribe of the Orcs who invaded Beechcraft back then. Inherited the powerful power of the orcs, the power is widely distributed, but the intelligence is low. Even in the Ginkgo Valley in the corner of Beach, there are several small tribes of half-orcs hidden.
If they appeared in the abandoned woodland, Shen Xia would not find it strange, but it was suspicious......
"Looks like you've thought of it too." Daoist Zhu said lightly: "The IQ of ordinary half-orcs can't grasp words at all, let alone deliberately make trouble in the village of abandoned woodland. There must be someone else behind this. I just don't know, what is their purpose? Do you want to take advantage of the conditions there to create a large number of unjust spirits and create panic and chaos? ”
Speculating like this, he shook his head, not sure himself.
It seemed that he was in deep thought, and after a long time, he wished the Taoist priest to come back to his senses. When he raised his head and saw that Shen Xia was still there, he stood quietly on the side, and couldn't help but be a little surprised: "Why haven't you ...... Oh, I was negligent. ”
He smiled dumbly and handed out the promised reward to Shen Xia.
If you owe the wooden sword and cloth clothes of the Taoist Academy, all interest will be waived immediately, plus two bottles of Jinchuang medicine (small amount).
Almost at the same time, the mysterious system in Shen Xia's mind changed, and the status of the optional task [Exploring the Abandoned Village] became completed, and then quietly disappeared. Then, next to the number 1/3 that appeared after completing the required quest [Class Change] not long ago, there is a new number: 1/8!
What the specific significance was, Shen Xia didn't know for the time being, but the two bottles of Jinchuang Medicine (small amounts) filled with an attractive pink liquid in transparent gourd bottles attracted his attention for the first time.