Chapter 14: A Sudden Turn

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With the swing of his arm, the ring on the middle finger of his right hand suddenly flashed - a ring made of an unknown alloy that sparkled like a starry sky, with a rough and mysterious lilac ornamentation. The foremost interface resembles a bulge of a jackal's head.

With a glow in the jackal's eyes, a translucent, jackal-like figure appeared in front of the user. This jackal phantom formed by the force field can travel through most of the battlefield in an instant. Ignoring the yellow sand, it easily bypassed all obstacles in its path and swooped down on Barrett, who had severed the arms of a 'salted mummy' with the blade in his hand.

Even in an environment with a good field of vision, the figure had to be fixed to see the faint outline, and no one paid attention to it in this dusty environment. But just when the priest who had used the strange object thought that his attack was bound to succeed, Barrett, who had been facing away from him, suddenly kicked his left leg and slid away to the right.

On top of the chaotic battlefield, the enemy and the enemy have completely turned into a pot of porridge. In addition to the shooters who assisted in the attack from afar, the battle formation that had been laid out at the beginning had already been disrupted. In such a situation, no one will relax the threat that comes from behind. Even if you don't hear a sound, you can't feel the waves in the sand or in the air. But the faint tingling sensation from the vest still made the cautious Barrett choose to dodge to a visible and safe place.

However, the translucent jackal that rushed towards Barrett seemed to recognize Barrett, and it flew in mid-air to make a serpentine maneuver. After deftly rounding the 'Salted Mummy' that was about to collide, he swooped down on Barrett's waist. The tooth-barred jackal crashed into it like a cannonball that had accelerated to its apex. Finally saw what kind of attack Barrett was. Immediately fell to the sand with a hook of his toes. Then quite a wolf bèi's tumbling dodge.

It's a pity that Barrett's force field jackal was identified. Just like a precision-guided air-to-air missile, Barrett, who was attacked by a sneak attack, tried his best to escape. The armor made of pure gold "clanged" like a bronze bell that had been rung under the impact of this tremendous force. Barrett was knocked off the sand by a violent impact as his internal organs tumbled over the sea.

The man did not control his flight in mid-air, and the strong wind brushed his cheeks and blew by. Like a rolling wheel, after seven cycles of dripping and spinning in mid-air, Barrett and the tall figure finally landed. Even if he landed in the well-cushioned sand, Barrett still couldn't suppress the mouthful of blood and spurted it out. At the same time, Barrett, whose trachea was choked by blood, couldn't stop letting out "Cough!" Cough! Voice.

However, this time, the shocking impact also made Barrett feel the fierce battlefield. So much so that after coming back to their senses, those spellcasters actually found that it was difficult to find Barrett. Therefore, it is natural that the pursuit of victory has become empty talk, which buys Barrett very valuable time for his adjustment.

Barrett holding up his upper body with his left hand. Clenched his free right hand into his chest armor with a fist. After a "poof-" squirt out the blood foam that choked into the trachea and the remaining bruises in the body. With a sigh of relief on his face, he got up again and picked up his Mo knife from under the mushroom stone not far from him in three steps and two steps.

"Damn! How come I've never seen this kind of force field impact? Could it be the exclusive magic of the Church of the 'God of Tombs and Mummies'? Barrett touched the slight depression on the waist of his breastplate, and his gaze on the battlefield was a little sad.

Obviously, the effect that he had never seen before just now, and Barrett overestimated the strength of the guardian of the temple in front of him. In fact, what gave it such an effect was an improved 'Impact Ring' that had changed beyond recognition—replacing the original telekinetic effect with a tangible shaping force field, greatly increasing its impact power. It also adds a fire-and-shoot ability similar to the 'Magic Missile'.

Of course, after this magic change, this new variety of 'Force Field Impact Ring' is not only twice as expensive as the 'Impact Ring', but also has only one chance to use it once a day. If it weren't for the priests of the 'God of Tombs and Mummies' church, who couldn't come up with an effective way to deal with Barrett for a while, the priest who had already reached the red iron rank would not have ventured out of his hidden location - just like the 'Impact Ring', this 'Force Field Impact Ring' was also at a short position in terms of range.

However, the priest who left his hiding place in a hurry seems to have forgotten that he had added a misleading spell such as 'Mirror Shadow' to himself (there should be no similar strange thing). His presence immediately caused the attackers present who had not seen the main master. Suddenly, it was as if it had been beaten with chicken blood - both the 'Sand Golem' and the 'Salted Mummies' were magical creations, and they could not be considered the living force of the Church of the 'God of Tombs and Mummies'.

So from the beginning of the battle to the present. Barrett and his gang always have the illusion that they are fighting against a group of activated gold coins. When I finally see the real goal I want to solve, I will inevitably have a burst of tears. And the priest of the 'God of Tombs and Mummies' church who suddenly appeared, although he temporarily solved Barrett's threat to the 'Sand Golems'. At the same time, it also exposes the hidden position of himself and his companions.

All right! That's not to say that the priests of these 'gods of tombs and mummies' churches were well hidden. It's just that the dusty environment and those damn magical creations have restrained Barrett and his party from too much experience, and even if everyone wants to find those spellcasters who have cold guns, they are really a little unable to spare their hands.

However, since the opponent himself had exposed his body, the strikers in the team who had been quite aggrieved by the magical immunity of the 'Sand Golem' immediately began to play with their eyebrows raised at this time. A thick, green cloud that was rolling over the sand dunes that the priest had suddenly jumped out of before had for a moment.

It's just that it's not a good idea to use the 'Ugly Cloud Technique' in this stormy weather. The whirring air currents on the surface of the dunes caused the yellow-green clouds to dissipate as soon as they were formed. Judging by the speed at which it dissipated, it only took about 12 seconds for the spell to work as it should—the attacker's overly agitated caster. Apparently the same pastor who had just rushed out. There was a rather strict mistake.

But even if it only lasts 12 seconds. The violent, vicious gas that would have been spitting out yesterday's dinner was enough for the priests who hid themselves in the dunes and the temple TVers who protected them to drink a pot. Even members who didn't fall into a state of nausea at the first time were not sure that they would be able to tolerate the smell of the Lord that was stronger than that of a skunk, as well as the stimulation of their digestive system by the magical energy hidden in it.

And what greeted the sudden appearance of the members of the 'God of Tombs and Mummies' church was a golden flame that rose loudly - the red-on-orange robe behind Ms. Regina, the 'fire teller', who had solved her own troubles, danced in the wind, giving people the feeling of a flame dancing on the fabric.

The 'Burning Robes' she wears grants the wearer 5 Fire Resistance, as well as all spells with the 'Fire' keyword to a certain increase. This makes the fire spell that Lady Regina is already good at even more deadly. However, it is not enough to manage the pipe, it comes from the 'Fire Diviner's 'Strike Spell' ability. Allows Lady Regina to infuse her fire spells with additional divine power, allowing them to deal extra damage to evil creatures.

This ability makes it easier for spells to penetrate the magic resistance of evil creatures, and increases damage against evil creatures by 50 percent (as if using the Spell Strength feat). In addition, it has become more difficult for evil creatures to successfully be exempted against strike spells.

And it seems that in order to avenge the previous arrow, in addition to using the 'Strike Spell' ability, Ms. Regina also used the 'Spell Strength' super magic skill for the fireball technique she prepared. With such a powerful power, the golden 'Little Sun' will deal twice as much damage to all evil creatures.

As members of the Tomb and Mummy Church, most of their priests are members of the evil camp. The temple guards were in a better situation, and many of the people who paid for their lives didn't glow a dazzling red light under the detection spell. As for the Black Warriors, are there any of those guys who have not fallen into the abyss?

That keeps churning. The raging flames even cleared the seemingly never-ending sandstorm around the Temple of Nephthys. The scorching heat was melting all the gravel at the site of the hit, and the reddish liquid glass caused many members of the Church of the Mausoleum and the Mummified to sink into it.

Even after the terrifying firestorm has cleared. The spell flames continued to burn the target's clothing, hair, and even flesh. At the same time, the final effect of the 'Strike Spell' ability has finally been revealed, and most of the local personnel who survived this amazing fireball have lost their pupils - any evil creature that fails the 'Strike Spell' immunity will be blind for a short time.

Barrett, who saw such an amazing change in the battle situation suddenly appeared behind everyone, was a little surprised: "This, this is too exaggerated!" Could it be that these members of the Church of the 'God of Tombs and Mummies' lack combat experience to such an extent? ”

No sooner had he said that Barrett had than he realized that there was something wrong with his words. As a priest who uses fear and power to gain access to shallow believers, how the members of the Church of the Tomb and the God of Mummies lack the experience of fighting as ridiculously as a sow can climb a tree (although in reality there are sows who can climb trees).

"Maybe it's just a lack of experience in defensive warfare! After all, it is a true God church with an evil style, and they are usually bullying others, and there is no time when someone knocks them on the door. After thinking about it, Barrett finally felt like it made sense, but he still felt something weird.

At this moment, a voice appeared beside Barrett: "Due to lack of training, the Pamir Desert is too barren, and it is not easy for the forces of the Church of the 'God of Tombs and Mummies' to scavenge enough resources in this land. So they can't afford frequent training, let alone real combat exercises. ”

The voice finally cleared Barrett's mind. The lack of adequate training allowed the members of the Church of the Tomb and Mummies to be able to carry out the defense work as planned. However, in the actual battle, it is inevitable that there will be mistakes, and even serious mistakes like before.

It is important to know that high-intensity daily training and actual combat exercises require sufficient resources to support. The daily consumption of food and weapons alone is enough to make most lords lose their hair, not to mention the need for more personnel to facilitate rotation in order to ensure safety during the exercise. Therefore, the real elite troops are burned with money, not only because stronger strength often corresponds to better treatment, but also because how to keep them intact is also a gold-swallowing beast.

Turning his head to follow the prestige, Barrett was in front of a middle-aged man in armor with a war hammer in his hand. However, the wind and frost of the years do not seem to have left too many traces on his face, and the mature temperament coupled with the well-groomed mustache has a large market among some female groups.

He looked down at the 'Balance Holy Emblem' Barrett on the other party's chest, and understood that this was the clergyman of the 'Lord of Notary'. Immediately it was not as vigilant as it was at the beginning.

"Shouldn't you be where you are, sir?" Barrett said this, pointing to the battlefield in front of him. But the handsome uncle in front of him didn't mind smiling at all.

"I wish I had picked up the hammer somewhere, but unfortunately I'm a member of the reserves. And the main task today should be to treat the wounded. After saying this, the middle-aged priest raised the hammer in his hand rather regretfully, and then continued: "And I find that you need my help more now. Don't hold on to it, you know how serious your injuries are. ”

Barrett, who turned to look at the pastor, had big words written in his eyes, 'How did you find out?' And the middle-aged uncle in front of him directly stretched out his hand and tapped the ornament on his head: "'Fortune Viewing Talisman', it is it that sues me about your injury." (To be continued.)