Chapter 21: A Hasty Finish

PS: In the wording, thank you to 'zousl' and 'sad in the wind' for their monthly tickets.

Looking at the 'Canopic canisters' that were carried out one by one, Barrett stretched out his finger in confusion: "Don't you just destroy them?" Is it reserved to threaten the drought lich? ”

"I almost forgot that you weren't a Pamir! No wonder it's not clear why. These 'Canopic Jars' are different from ordinary Lich Boxes, and are important achievements in the so-called field of magic. As long as they are in the temple that the Dry Lich believes in, they are indestructible and cannot be incorporated into space. Lady Regina suddenly sat down beside Barrett and looked at him with a smile on her face.

But at this moment, the wounded man lying on the ground on Barrett's right hand was patting Barrett with his only arm that could move now: "Don't listen to that lady!" Not many people who have lived in the Pamir desert for most of their lives know about this kind of thing. Only a scholar who is truly knowledgeable about religion and the occult knows such a secret ......"

Apparently, the injured man present did not save any face for Ms. Regina. In fact, because of tradition and customs, men born and raised in the Pamirs rarely have a good impression of women who show their heads outside. If it weren't for Ms. Regina's own strength, the other party's words might have some provocative words.

Not knowing how to respond to this gunpowder-filled topic, Barrett immediately shifted the conversation to the jars, in line with the principle of self-preservation: "But if I'm not mistaken! Each Drought Lich has five different Canopic Jars! In other words, hidden in this temple are some of the 'life boxes' of some drought lichs. ”

"Of course! No one would put together life-and-death items! No matter how safe the place where it was originally hidden, there was still a danger of being served by someone. Ms. Regina quipped, "Just like today." Even the temple of the church can't stop us people, can it? ”

Hearing this, Barrett immediately thought of something: "That is, among those drought lichs. At least one of the other 'Canopic Jars' has already fallen into the hands of the big guys above! ”

"If nothing surprises. The Church of the God of Tombs and Mummies will have one less high priest from today onwards. Lady Regina smiled, with a visceral joy, "Those damned corpses are finally back where they were supposed to be. ”

'It seems that this lady Regina has suffered a lot at the hands of those drought lichs!' Otherwise, there would not have been such an obvious reaction. Barrett thought. But at the same time, there was a further thought in his mind: "But if it's just against one of the 'gods of tombs and mummies' church leaders, will there be such a thing as a coalition of churches attacking the temple together?" Perhaps this is a harbinger of something to come......

Barrett's heart immediately beat faster at the thought of this, and he found himself seemingly involved in a direct conflict between the 'Pan-Continental Church Alliance' and the 'Pamir Divine Line'. Of course, a small shrimp like Barrett, in such a big operation, is just a passerby who can't make waves. Except for himself and his comrades beside him, no one would remember this kitchen knife who hadn't even stepped into the red iron rank. Unless someone is targeting it. Otherwise, the enemy's eyes would not have fallen on a small character like Barrett.

Barrett, who finally felt a little more at ease, actually took the time to observe the hall. You know, when you first enter, everyone's energy is focused on finding the enemy. As for the battle, let alone after the battle. So it was only now that Barrett discovered the bas-reliefs carved into the walls of this hall. The unique structure of the interior of the temple is enough to enhance the atmosphere of this temple.

Although these most important 'canisters of canopiae' were obtained, the excavation of the temple continued. After all, in the temple that the 'God of Tombs and Mummies' church has operated for hundreds of years, even the clergy within them may not be able to say how many secret passages and secret rooms there are. The raiding party, which was unable to completely wipe out the enemy in one fell swoop in the decisive battle, had to start a dragnet-style search car. Make sure that all the enemies in this operation are eliminated and go to their shrine.

However, the Temple of Nephthys is an underground structure, and it is unlikely to have a vast complex like a cathedral on the ground. With the help of prophecy spells, one enemy after another was pulled out of their hiding place. In fact, those guys also know that most of their efforts to hide like this are in vain. But the luck peculiar to intelligent beings still drives them to do so.

Back on the surface, seeing the daylight again, Barrett seemed to be filled with affection for this great fireball in the desert - even if he had complained a few hours ago that the guy was too vicious. Then everyone hurried out of the windswept sand area of the 'Temple of Nephthys', which had not changed for hundreds of years, and the clergy in the churches of the raiding party did not completely transform the temple in front of them like a real religious war.

It stands to reason if an army of one church or a coalition of several churches breaks down a temple of a hostile church. It usually takes time to push the statue to the original shrine. Dig up all the emblems that are carved or cast in the temple. Finally, a rather grand consciousness is carried out, and the shrine that you believe in comes down. Completely erase the imprint of the hostile church on the plane of Christ.

This is not only to demoralize the opposing party, but more importantly to reduce the influence of the hostile temple on the main plane - the temple is not only a place for church activities, but also a base for training clergy. More importantly, it can often be seen as an extension of the kingdom of God on the main plane.

Although the effect of this extension is very different from that of the real kingdom of God, it can make the Divine Mansion have the most cost-effective interaction with the main plane that is difficult for him to descend lightly. Without the preservation of these shrines as a relay, the harvest of faith at the shrine would often cost much more than before. Therefore, in normal religious warfare, it is a very important task to completely wipe the enemy's temple from the face of the earth.

But this kind of behavior in front of you. can only be said to be a hasty end without competing for full success. This cast a shadow over Barrett's mind: 'Is it because he is worried that his teammates in charge of other tasks will not be able to hold back reinforcements from the Church of the God of Tombs and Mummies?' Or maybe it's because the operation has gone awry in some other way......

Of course, there is also a possibility that this is the action of the Pan-continental Church coalition like a dragon crossing the river. And he wasn't ready to kill them all. So after achieving the set goal, the final step was not carried out. But can such a thing actually happen? Directly attack the church of a true God. And clean up the inside. In the face of this kind of direct slap in the face, few churches can endure it. Not to mention the 'God of Tombs and Mummies', the church of the evil camp - they have always believed in the reign of terror, and they must choose to fight back strongly.

Away from the entrance to the Temple of Nephthys, the priest of the Church of the Sun God took out an altar with a unique light from the dimensional bag. The 'Canopic jars' were placed on the altar in front of them. As several clergy began to pray around the altar, the large diamond in the center of the altar began to radiate dazzling brilliance.

Then a projection shot out of the diamond, and above the altar an impossibly majestic mountain range seemed to rise from a truly boundless sea of clouds. Each layer of this mountain range, which does not exist in the main plane, is arranged in order according to the mountain top, and the seven layers from the bottom to the top are distinguished by distinct radiant rainbows.

With the appearance of this mirage-like scene, it was filled with abundant upper plane energy with a powerful effect of worshipping saints and destroying evil. Countless raindrops poured down from the shadow. Some of them are haunted by twinkling stars and silver moonlight; It has a dazzling golden glow; Some are shrouded in a soft milky glow; Others are carved from the finest real silver......

When the raindrops 'crackled' on the eight large and small 'Canopic cans', the collision between the two caused thin clouds of green smoke. The final annihilation often turns everything into nothingness. However, as he watched Barrett with the destruction of these 'Canopic Canisters', there seemed to be some kind of undead creature wailing in front of him.

"That's it! If you want to go back to the oasis, follow me, but the old lady doesn't have a second group teleportation scroll. With that, Ms. Regina began to let the members of her team hold hands and form a circle. As each character on the precious scroll in her hand lit up, a flash of white light flashed, and Ms. Freya's subordinates, including Barrett, disappeared directly in front of the church forces.

Although generally speaking, this kind of long-distance teleportation spell often has a lot of errors in positioning. But Lady Regina is not using your average group teleportation scroll - there is a circle in Lady Freya's oasis base dedicated to guiding them back. This made teleportation extremely precise, and everyone landed safely at the edge of the oasis.

"That's it! This is a very good operation. After being tired for so long, you should go and take a good rest first, and I don't need to explain what I should do! When Freya returns, she will give you a reward. Lady Regina said with a mysterious smile, "The reward will be more than you expected. ”

"Woo! Uhhhh It's as if the comrades who died in the operation have been forgotten by them.

Barrett, though frowning slightly, understood their behaviorβ€”if the lives of most of the poor in the Western Continent were always inseparable from the subject of death. Then in the resource-poor and harsh climate of the Pamirs. This situation is particularly strict. The law of the jungle of survival of the fittest and natural selection is particularly obvious, almost naked in front of the world. Elsewhere on the continent. At the very least, the residents will put on a relatively affectionate cloak outside this bloody reality. Therefore, these warriors in front of them have taken a very light view of life and death, and perhaps in their eyes, they can live one more day as earned.

After the team disbanded, Ms. Regina approached Barrett alone: "Boreham's boy! If I'm not mistaken, your loot will probably take up to 2 days to arrive. So you can rest in the oasis like them! I've heard that the circus girls seem to be interested in you, and I think you're going to have a great time. ”

"I don't care about that, after all, I won't know until Miss Freya comes back if my mission is complete, right?" Barrett loosened his shoulders and spread his hands.

"Maybe Miss will come back later than your battle power!" Ms. Regina touched her chin and said, "Forget it! I won't bother you, I hope you kid doesn't learn badly with those rude guys. It's rare to see a guy like you in an oasis......"

Barrett, shaking his head helplessly, then turned around and walked towards the tent he had been assigned to him. It didn't seem to bother with what Ms. Regana had just said.

But what happened next, just as she had predicted, was that when the delicate black gloves appeared in Barrett's presence two days later, Lady Freya still hadn't returned.

"Worsening Gloves! The price of 21,000-23,000 gold is more than enough to compensate for the sacrifice you made at the time. Ms. Regina said proudly as she handed the gloves to Barrett. It seemed to take a lot of effort to snatch this strange object from those churches.

When the user wears this glove and uses a slashing or piercing weapon to inflict a wound. The user's enemies are affected by the Bleeding Stream and take a Bleed damage equivalent to a Greatsword attack every 6 seconds. And when one's own body is affected by the bleeding of the measurement. Further targets with bleeding will fall into fatigue and eventually exhaustion. This effect will last until the bleeding damage stops, but fatigue or exhaustion will not end there. What's more, this artifact stacks with other bleeding effects.

Touching the glove-smooth strange thing Barrett in front of him, asked with some concern: "It's been two days." Is Ms. Freya really okay? (To be continued......)