271 Cup of Titos
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Although the lives of his subordinates are just consumables that can be used at will for Zantaba, it is not a pity to lose them. But the defensive pressure brought about by the shortage of manpower is a bit tricky. As a result, he had to cut the number of perimeter patrols. Although this ensured the defense of the Black Spider Fortress, it would not have led an enemy to sneak under his nose due to the weakened reconnaissance power......
Zantaba shuddered.
He can't afford to lose now. At the time of the Japanese Elf Castle, the bone arm was taken by Rob. Antello struck with a sword, and Zantaba lost the greatest of his strengths—for the Pale Lord, the bone arm was the second life. Although he exhausted his efforts and savings, he finally rebuilt another bone arm for himself, but compared to the previous one, it was a world of difference.
Also, Koyan and Chip, two brothers from the Gribrace family, haven't been heard from since they entered the denzer ruins in the Cold Mist Mountains. Even the mission that the organization arranged for them to participate in the Scarlet Hunt was not carried out. Because of this, some people in the organization accused Zantaba of not being strict in his control, which indirectly led to the great rout in the Cold Fog Mountains.
These power struggles are all small things. What's more, with the loss of Koyan and Chip, Zantaba was cut off from the Gribrace family. For a high-level mage who didn't need money anywhere, this was absolutely terrible news.
Whether it is his own strength or the power he controls, Zantaba is now much worse than before. Not only is it difficult to go further, to gain the appreciation of those three adults, but even to be threatened by those challengers behind him at any time.
So, this time it was important to make sure that the Bead of Sins circle was running smoothly and that the spell was finally cast.
Worried, Zantaba decided to visit the Crystal Tower again.
The Crystal Tower, located just east of the Black Spider Fortress, is like a giant stalactite that blends in with its surroundings, growing from the top of an empty cave more than forty meters high to the ground. It then extends underground. If it weren't for some thick energy transmission lines on the tower wall, I'm afraid no one would have seen that this was actually an artificial building.
Zaantaba came to the foot of the Crystal Tower. It's a busy place. More than a dozen mages wearing red and black robes were busy beside the magic array, trying to ensure that the crystal tower ran smoothly and transmitting the energy of the artifact at the bottom of the tower to the Pearl of Sins circle located in the atrium of the Black Spider Fortress.
However, the work of these exclusive teachers of the Three Holy Baptist Churches is obviously not going well.
"Lord Zantaba." Meet the Chief of Operations. The Venerable Fourth Stone Throne arrived, and Master Xi, who was in charge of the work of the Crystal Tower, greeted him. Even in an organization like the Three Holy Baptist Churches, this Venerable Xi has seen many horrible things. Tehirst's pale, cold, skinny face like a covered skeleton still shuddered. So his attitude was extremely respectful.
Humility for subordinates. Zantaba is satisfied. But he needed more than humility and fear. He needed the efficient work of these mages to help him complete his tasks and strengthen his position within the organization.
"How's it going?" Zantaba asked.
Master Xi, who had a long horse face, said respectfully, "There is some progress. Since the last blood-red mist leak, we have maintained the steady operation of the Crystal Tower for twelve hours, and I believe that as long as nothing happens, it will take another eight hours. You will be able to complete a qiē preparation for the Bead of Sins Circle. ”
"It's not enough, it needs to be accelerated!" Zantaba's face was like frost. As a superior person, what Zantaba needs to do is to constantly urge and pressure his subordinates to do things. As for the dissatisfaction and difficulties of his subordinates, it is not something that Zantaba needs to consider.
Master Xi didn't dare to show the slightest expression of dissatisfaction, and his head bent down: "Yes, Lord Zantaba." ”
Zantaba asked, "So, have those pesky arcane ooze monsters ever appeared?" ”
"Three more times. We lost six people, two of them ......"
The Pale Lord's face, which did not resemble a human face, showed a frowning expression, which looked particularly creepy.
Those annoying arcane ooze monsters are a by-product of the magic experiments conducted by the former Dark Elf kings. They live in urban sewers, dirty garbage dumps, damp and hidden caves in the wild.
After the Dark Elves evacuated the Underground Kingdom. The arcane ooze monsters, which have no natural predators, begin to multiply rapidly. They don't need to hunt for food to replenish their energy like ordinary creatures, they just need to stay quiet. It is able to absorb free source energy from nature to sustain survival. So under normal circumstances, these arcane ooze monsters are harmless.
However, because the Three Holy Baptists activated the Crystal Tower, which had fallen into disrepair, in order to run the Orb of Sins Circle. As a result, during the operation of the tower, there were several energy leakage accidents. Not only does that blood-red mist make people crazy, but it also makes Arcane Ooze extremely aggressive.
Since the Crystal Tower must be defended, in the face of the attack of a large number of Arcane Ooze Monsters, Zantaba can only send more troops to hold on. This also leads to the people available in his hands, and the more stretched they are.
The Pale Lord glanced at the mages around him who were holding crystal balls, chanting spells on the magic array, and manipulating energy, and said, "I can't allow the loss of any mage. You must be vigilant. Plus, I'll send you a helping hand. ”
"You!" Zantaba pointed to a sentry archer, "Come here." ”
This soldier, who was at the bottom of the Three Holy Baptist Order, hurriedly ran over: "Powerful Pale Lord, what do you command?" ”
"Go and call the Rosengard brothers and tell them to hold this place."
Anthony. Rosengard and Morello. Rosengard, the last two of the twelve stone seats of the Three Holy Baptists. They were all eleventh-level invisible blades.
This is an advanced class for the Wanderer, specializing in dual-wielding and greatly enhancing both offensive and defensive strengths. If you only talk about personal strength, there is a big gap between the Rosengard brothers and those who are at the top of the Twelve Stone Thrones. But the two brothers are almost inseparable, and they have always been enemies together. The two of them cooperate with each other, and even if it is Zantaba, there is not much certainty that they will be able to defeat.
Three of the Twelve Stone Seats are in charge of the Black Spider Fortress, which shows how seriously the Three Holy Baptists took this operation.
As soon as he heard that he was going to deal with the Rosengard brothers, the archer's face immediately turned pale. He really didn't want to deal with those two vicious and perverted guys. However, the fate of disobeying Zantaba was even more miserable. So the unlucky low-level soldiers can only obey this order.
Seeing the archers departing quickly, Zantaba nodded, as if he thought his decision was wise.
"Transferring the Rosengard brothers over should make sure that there are no more problems in the Crystal Tower......"
The Pale Lord was about to leave to inspect the Bead of Sins circle, and the huge crystal tower in front of him suddenly glowed with a faint red light.
Then the earth began to tremble.
"Oops!"
The first few times there were accidents, but there was just a blood-red mist escaping from the tower. But this time, the entire tower was shaking, and a huge crack appeared on the tower wall with a "click" sound, and then rapidly expanded with a degree visible to the naked eye. Even if the entire Crystal Tower fell at this time, it would not be surprising.
The magic circle mages were controlled, and the crystal balls in their hands could not withstand the sudden increase in the impact of arcane energy, and they shattered one after another.
Seeing this scene, Zantaba was anxious and shouted, "Quick, call those changelers in the fortress, I will let them repair the crystal tower with stone shaping, otherwise it will be over!" ”
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The sudden vibration of the entire Crystal Tower interrupted Gordon's conversation with Renus.
"I'll talk about it later, come with me!" Renus beckoned to Gordon and pointed to a large door in front of her.
Seeing that the folding fan was tightly sealed, and the metal gate was protected by at least six nine-ring strength spell seals, Gordon smiled bitterly, "I don't think it's possible for us to open this door." ”
"Trust me, I can." Renus was categorical.
"Okay......" Gordon saw that a large cloud of dust had begun to fall overhead, and knew that if he delayed any longer, when the entire crystal tower began to collapse, not only would he not be able to complete the mission, but he would also be finished.
The mage followed behind the female paladin, and saw that the other party used the fingertips that emitted red light to tap the various spell seals of the metal gate one by one, and lifted them all.
The red light that originally came through the crack in the door reflected the entire hall red. Now that the door was opened, all the red light inside was transmitted, which was even more dazzling, almost giving Gordon the illusion that he had come to a pure red world.
"This is the core area of the entire Crystal Tower, supported by the divine power of Titos, and there is no danger of collapsing. We're safe. Renus breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, Gordon was observing the only arrangement in the empty circular room—a sterling silver pedestal in the center. There was a golden wine glass on it.
The slightly mottled body is inlaid with six finest carnelians polished into a round shape, and the cup legs are in the shape of three daggers crossed.
In Gordon, the eyes of truth and warning are opened. Through his amber pupils, he saw that the glass was an extremely rich blood-red color, the power of the gods, the power of blood that could burn souls.
"You just said that there is the divine power of Titus here?" Gordon asked.
"Yes, don't you feel it?"
"I feel it...... I felt it...... How could I not feel it? Gordon took a deep breath, silently meaning that the blood in his body resonated with the wine glass.
Titos, the goddess of blood, vengeance, and battle, is emblematic of a blood-dripping dagger. She is also the one who bestowed the power of the Gordon Blood Mage.