Chapter Seventy-Three: The Secret Thief's Lair (1)
If you want to set off to fight, naturally prepare well.
Ark and the others checked their weapons and equipment, and brought some handy gadgets.
As for Link, he was more prepared because he had space for the pendant, and in the pendant, he put in all kinds of things to deal with the unexpected, and even water and bread to prevent being trapped.
Time stood still in the pendant space, so he wasn't worried about the food being contaminated by demonic runes.
At the same time, he also brought more than 20 magic scrolls, which he took the time to write, and the records on them were some level 0 and level 1 magic, mainly auxiliary magic, in order to save his magic energy.
With these scrolls, it is equivalent to indirectly increasing Link's magic energy limit, and finally, Link also brought a bottle of low-level magic energy recovery potion.
This potion was bought from Verora, and a bottle cost Link 20 gold coins, and when drunk in a bottle, it can instantly restore 100 magic energy.
It can be said that this series of preparations has greatly made up for the shortcomings of Link's upper limit of magic energy.
Soon, Link and the others were ready, and General Anderson also cleaned himself up, and after eating and drinking, he seemed much more energetic.
"Let's go." Link Road.
Anderson glanced at the magic weapon held by Ark and the others, and there was some surprise in his eyes, but after all, he was a polite and decent nobleman, so he endured it and didn't ask too much.
Along the way, he briefed Link on the situation.
"The nest of those thieves is so secretive, there are even illusions set up around, I searched back and forth in the mountains and forests for a long time, and I was lucky enough to catch a syndicate thief, and then I found the location. It was a cave, hidden in a canyon, and the situation inside was very strange, and when we found the place, we didn't dare to act rashly, so I rushed back to you. ”
He changed his honorific title to Link, and as he spoke, a look of horror flashed in his eyes, apparently he had been frightened by something in the canyon before.
Yak on the side asked the doubts in everyone's hearts: "What kind of weird method?" ”
Andusen recalled what he saw at the time, and his face subconsciously became solemn: "After finding the canyon, I personally led a team of militia into the valley to investigate the situation, but I had just entered the canyon less than 20 meters before I felt that someone was talking in my head, it was the kind of demagogic voice, like the whisper of a demon. As soon as I was about to withdraw, one of the militiamen went crazy, his eyes were red and his appearance was hideous, and he attacked the people around him like a wild beast. I didn't dare to go any further, I immediately retreated, in the process, at least three militiamen fell into madness, we had to kill them, and when we exited the valley, I looked back and saw those militiamen who had been killed and fell to the ground, and they actually staggered to their feet again Oh, the Lord of Radiance is above, I bet there is definitely a necromancer hidden in the valley! ”
The more Andusen spoke, the more frightened he became, and after he spoke, his voice unconsciously high-pitched, and the palpitation in his eyes couldn't be dissolved, he was really frightened.
Link frowned as he listened, unleashed a Aura Detection Technique on himself, and looked at Anduson carefully.
An Dusen's body immediately showed aura, the richest is cyan, he is a level 4 kingdom knight, cultivating the wind system battle qi, so the wind system aura is very strong, but in this rich and glorious outer layer, it is contaminated with a faint black aura, these breaths continue to rotate around Andusen, from time to time showing the appearance of a skeleton, just like life.
This vision shows that Anduson has been hit by a curse-based black magic, but because of his own strength, this black magic has not caused him substantial damage except for a slight impact on his mind.
During this time, although Link was learning to enchant magic, he also did not forget to learn new magic, and occasionally when he changed his mind, he would read the magic book that Verora sent him, and he took the time to learn two new magic.
One is a level 2 guardian enchantment. The other is a Level 1 Dispel.
Of course, because of the limited time, this is all ordinary magic, and there is no super magic skill, but it is enough at this time.
The requirements for magic energy in the dispel technique are very low, and the level 1 ordinary magic generally consumes about 6 points, but the dispel technique only needs 3 points, and Link's current upper limit of magic energy is 148 points, and it is still in a full state, so the wand in his hand pointed at Andusen and released the dispel.
A bright spot poured out from the tip of the wand, followed by a band of light as clear as water, and this bright spot rushed to the top of Anduson's head, then spun upwards and descended, and disappeared when he reached Anduson's feet.
Looking at the aura detection technique again, the black aura on Anderson's body has disappeared without a trace, so it seems that the level of this curse is not high, it is only the level of level 1, of course, it is very powerful against ordinary militias, but it is not very useful for masters.
Anderson's feeling is also very obvious, under the effect of magic, he feels that the haze in his heart suddenly disappears, originally, he is like a frightened bird, when he rushes back, everything is pale, and when he sees the dark shadows in the forest, he feels that something seems to jump out of the darkness.
But now, he saw the bright morning sunshine in Gwent Forest, the melodious cry of his brain, and the fresh air and crystal dewdrops, and his whole spirit was shaken, and the fatigue of the night's journey was almost swept away.
"Are you feeling better?" Link asked with a smile.
"It's like getting a new lease on life." Anderson laughed easily.
Link then explained, "If I'm not mistaken, there's a dark magic circle in that valley, and all life that enters it will be cursed. As for the resurrection of the dead you mentioned, it may be an illusion in the valley, but it may also be the effect of necromancy, and I can't tell until I see it with my own eyes. ”
Anduson immediately asked, "Can that be broken?" ”
"If the cause is determined, it will be solved." Link said lightly.
In fact, he knew that the reason for the resurrection of the dead in the valley was not necromancy or illusions, but god-like magic, the power of the altar of Morpheus the Shadowwalker.
Morpheus is a legendary peak powerhouse who touched the realm of the gods, and at this time he was preparing to become a god, so he built altars everywhere inside the syndicate, and the thieves of the syndicate were basically believers in Morpheus, and their faith did provide some power for Morpheus, but this Morpheus was not a god after all, so this power could not really be used by him, but remained in the altar and became an evil force that transformed the altar guards.
There is nothing terrible about this kind of magic art, it only targets the dead, it has little effect on the living, as long as the altar is broken, everything will dissipate.
Because of this, Link is relaxed.
Link is an expert in magic, Anderson has seen him and the elite thieves of the syndicate before, and he has experienced the magic effect of dispersal before, and he is already very convinced, seeing that he is so sure, he immediately let go of his thoughts.
After walking for more than four hours, the group arrived at the canyon where the syndicate's lair was located.
There is a camp at the mouth of the canyon, where the town of the Valley is at least a general militia, numbering more than 100 people, and the militia captain Yaksa is also here.
When Anderson arrived, he immediately approached Yaksa: "Is there a situation in the valley?" ”
Yaksa was in a terrible state, his face was pale, his eyes were bloodshot, he was also plagued by the curse, and he shook his head when he heard this: "It has been very calm since last night, just like a cemetery. ”
Yaksa is a level 3 warrior, and it is also a good combat power, and the magic energy that Link spent before has been restored at this time, so he spent another 3 magic energy to dispel the curse for Yaksa.
Then, he looked at the canyon ahead.
Compared with the game, this canyon is much more imposing, the cliffs on both sides are at least more than 100 meters high, and the canyon passage between the cliffs is only five or six meters wide.
From here, the whole canyon looks dark and secluded, and from time to time there is a sound of wind like a ghost crying, which makes the canyon look like the entrance to the abyss and hell.
The camp was a little far from the entrance of the canyon, and it was not very real to see, so Link said to Andusen, "I need to get closer, General, Captain, can you come with me without the curse?" ”
The other militias were all first-class warriors, preferably only second-level, and it was difficult to resist the curse, but Anderson and Yaksa were fine, and so were his three followers.
With a level 3 battle qi, it can naturally resist this level 1 curse technique.
Anduson nodded in agreement, as for Yaksa, of course he listened to Anduson, so a group of 6 people walked towards the canyon together.
On the way, Link turned on the aura detection, and in his eyes, the entire canyon was glowing with a rich black gas, but although the black gas was thick, the detection technique also told him that the condensation of this black gas was only level 1.
When he reached the mouth of the canyon, Link was about to enter the valley without hesitation, and his three followers were about to follow without saying a word, but Andusen was a little jealous: "Mr. Link? ”
"It's okay, follow me." Link had walked into the canyon.
Anderson and Yaksa could only grit their teeth and keep up.
After entering the canyon, Link immediately realized that Anderson was talking like a demonic whisper, and he felt that someone was talking in his head, listening carefully, but he couldn't hear the specific content, so he didn't care about it, but he felt that someone behind him was snorting at his neck, which was very terrifying.
Except for Link, everyone else couldn't help but shrink their necks, their eyes palpitating, and even Yak, who had always been steady, couldn't help but swallow his saliva, and his steps were a little hesitant.
"It's a curse of fear, don't pay attention to it, it's just a trick to play tricks." Link was unaffected, and walked firmly towards the place where the black qi was most intense.
Seeing that the thinnest magician was so bold, the others could only grit their teeth and follow him.
After walking for more than forty meters, suddenly there was a whistling sound in front of him, and when Yak heard it, he immediately said, "Be careful of the dark arrow!" ”
He immediately raised his shield in front of Link.
With a 'dang' sound, the arrow was blocked by the shield, leaving only an insignificant white dot on the shield.
Although the sight of the canyon was extremely poor, Gridan still saw the sneak attacker for the first time, raised his bow and shot, 'collapsed', a reddish light flashed, and a scream came from the rock wall on the side of the canyon, and then 'bang' on the ground, a figure fell, this is obviously the secret whistle of the syndicate.
"Look, if you can be shot, you can still be alive." Link spoke at the right time.
Everyone also breathed a sigh of relief, as long as it was a living person, they were all powerful warriors to the living.
But soon, Link saw the so-called resurrection of the dead.
I saw that the syndicate thief who was shot dead and fell off the cliff before began to struggle on the ground, and after about ten seconds, he really stood up from the ground, but because of the fall from a height, his body was broken in many places, and many places were twisted and inhuman, but such a guy actually stood up, which was even more terrifying.
Andusen cried out in shock: "Look, he is alive again!" ”
It was very strange that the corpse that had regained its feet did not attack them, but turned around and walked towards the depths of the canyon, although he faltered, but his speed was quite fast, and he quickly disappeared from the field of vision of Link and the others.
"My lord, what now?" Yak asked softly, it was weird.
Link couldn't see the slightest trace of fear on his face, and pointed his wand into the depths of the canyon: "Go deeper, find the cursed magic array first!" ”
"Everyone was speechless, didn't the young magician know that he was afraid?
But Link was already on his way, and they had to follow the bold magician.