Chapter 137: The Abandoned Dungeon
Vaughn glanced at Henry, who had entered the spellcasting focus, sighed, and whispered to the ranger next to him, "Be careful when you go in for a while, there may be deadly spell traps and invulnerable golems everywhere." ”
Zuvosa gave him a blank look. "I grew up in the Colosseum and fought countless fights there. If you didn't understand how dangerous magic is, you would have been killed by those mages a long time ago. ”
"The Colosseum?" Vaughn gave the Ranger a startled look. "No wonder you react so quickly, I've been involved a few times when I've been wandering around before, and it's a really good place to hone your will." As he spoke, he subconsciously touched a few scars on his face.
"I was sold into slavery at a very young age, where I trained for several years to become a gladiator, performing and fighting for countless audiences. It wasn't until something happened that I escaped from the arena and became a free ranger. After saying that, Zubosa's face showed a sad expression, and it could be seen that there must be a very good ending to this matter.
The orc warrior was clever enough not to mention the follow-up, he walked over and patted the ranger on the shoulder. "Don't think about the past, the important thing is that you escaped, isn't it." Zubosa nodded, but didn't speak again, silently came to the steps of the entrance and sat down.
Henry soon completed the spell, and an invisible magic eyeball was created. He quickly entered the passage with this eyeball, and began to observe the specific situation inside. It didn't take long to see a pair of blood-red eyes pounce on him from the shadows, and Henry immediately got up and cut off contact with the eyeballs.
He frowned and said to the other two, "I did a reconnaissance just now, and the Mage's Eye didn't go far before it was discovered. It is estimated that the entire dungeon is already full of all kinds of weird magical monsters. There may also be some remnants of the magical guards from the Netherel era. Anyway, we're in big trouble this time. I really don't know how these bird demons got through guò here. ”
Vaughn sighed. "Head. Don't think about it so much. Even if there's a dragon living inside, we'll have to get in, and Amy and Bambuck are still down there waiting for us to save them. ”
"Going down to save people is not the same thing as breaking in without brains, we have to plan it, otherwise we will be sent to death if we go in." Zuvosa glared at the orc warrior and could tell that she was disgusted by this kind of behavior without thinking about the consequences.
Henry waved his hand to stop the two from arguing. "It's not too much to talk about now, so let's go down and have a look. Fortunately, the passage below is spacious enough. Okay, Ares, stay with us. With that, he stood up and blessed everyone with a dim vision, and led the way into the dark underground.
As soon as he walked through the entrance, Henry smelled a foul odor. Looking down, he saw a large number of corpses piled up in the corner near the doorway, most of which were the bones of wild beasts, and a small number belonged to humanoids. He took a closer look at the bones and saw a dense pattern of tooth marks on them. They range in size, from very small to mouse-like to so large that they bite off the bones of their arms.
"Judging by the bite strength at the fracture of the bone. This guy's mouth is at least a meter long, and the bite force is amazing. I think it's very likely that these harpies are feeding a giant beast, or they would have eaten so many fresh bones. "Zuboza has made the most of her strengths as a ranger. Carefully analyze the information on the tooth prints.
The orc warrior touched his magic weapon and asked nervously, "Isn't it another dragon?" The black dragon we encountered last time in Yamashita Castle almost killed us. ”
Henry took a closer look at the bones in his hand, then shook his head. "Dragons don't have such a strong bite, they don't eat too often, and they mostly swallow them raw. There are too many bones here, and it's clear that this monster eats a lot. We're going to move a little faster, and Amy is likely to be captured as a reserve food. ”
"I can't imagine how big this guy has to be! According to the amount of food it eats, it eats at least 200 kilograms of meat every day. Zuvosa's expression was stern and gave an exaggerated number.
"I hate monsters that are too big, and these thick-skinned creatures are very hard to kill." With that, Vaughn drew his weapon with a sad face and walked inside, the Ranger carefully following with a short bow in hand. Henry blessed himself with a "tin technique" and a "stealth technique", and led Ares to the end.
There was not a single light in the dark passage, and even with dim vision, only objects within ten meters could be seen. The orc warrior at the front carefully observed his surroundings, and soon he noticed something unusual.
"Head! There are some strange statues in front of them, their eyes glowing red all the time. As he spoke, Vaughn pointed to a dozen oddly shaped statues not far away. Their bodies were covered by a pair of large wings, and they sat tightly curled up in a ball on the ground. There are sharp claws on his hands and feet, and a pair of eyes that glow red from time to time.
Henry looked closely for a moment and rubbed his forehead. "There are so many gargoyles!" With that, he turned around and explained to the other two. "It's an alchemical creature. If you get closer, they'll all come alive and attack us. Since they are immune to many psychic spells, they are mostly used by mages as guards. ”
Vaughn scratched his head. "Then let's fight, it's just some stone statues, it shouldn't be difficult to deal with."
"You underestimate gargoyles, they are not only immune to normal weapons, but most importantly, they can fly." After saying that, Henry closed his eyes and began to chant the incantation, and after a while, he used the fourth-level spell "Enchanted Weapon" to create forty arrows and handed them to Zuvosa. "Here are some magic arrows, you take them first, and if they fly into the sky, they will all shoot them down for me later."
The Ranger nodded, and stuck them in the quiver one by one. Although these things can only be stored for one day, they are enough to deal with the immediate crisis. Henry blessed Ares with a "bark technique" and motioned for the orc warrior to walk slowly. As soon as Vaughn stepped through the door in front of him with his magic greatsword, the eyes of several gargoyles flashed with light, and then they began to shake off the dust on their bodies and come to life.
"Pay attention to the attack head, there is their control center." Henry reminded loudly.
The orc warrior used the speed of his magic boots to rush forward, attacking the creatures before they could even take to the air. The greatsword slashed at the gargoyle's body, and for a moment the rubble flew and soon one of them was slashed to pieces. Zuvosa drew a magic arrow and shot it at the sky, the sharp arrow piercing through one of the wings, and the gargoyle lost his balance and fell out of mid-air and broke his feet. Vaughn strode over and cut off its head.
Henry was hiding behind Ares and whispering a spell when suddenly a creature from the sky swooped down, and just as it was about to approach, the big brown bear stood up and threw him to the ground. Then it flapped with its claws, which were comparable to magic weapons, and in a few moments, another puddle of rubble was on the ground.
Soon Henry also finished preparing his magic, and a spell matrix was cast, Shadrak's Killing Arrow X2. I saw two gorgeous flashes of magic streak through the air, and the two gargoyles in the sky were directly knocked through their bodies and fell. The orc warriors who had been waiting for a long time rushed over and slashed them to pieces.
Just when everyone thought that the battle should be easily resolved, the figures of several gargoyles in the sky began to blur, and after a few seconds, they completely disappeared. "Be careful! The makers have blessed these guys with stealth! Henry reminded the other two companions loudly, but it was too late.
A flash of red light flashed behind Zuvosa, and suddenly a sharp claw appeared out of thin air, scratching through her leather armor and tearing off a large piece of flesh and skin. The female ranger screamed and dropped the short bow in her hand, rolled on the spot a few times for a short distance, and then immediately drew the long knife behind her back to block. However, the gargoyle did not intend to engage her in close combat, and soon activated its invisibility spell after it flew into the sky.
"Bastard! These goddamn rocks are so smart. Zubosa cursed loudly, she didn't dare to bandage her wounds now, she could only stare nervously at the air around her.
"Hold on for a while, and I'll get this damn thing going on right away." As he spoke, Henry began to prepare spells, and Ares clung to his side.
Vaughn kicked away a guy who was about to sneak up on him, and quickly ran to the Ranger's side and handed her a healing potion. The latter immediately opened the bottle and poured it down, and the wound stopped bleeding quickly and quickly with a speed visible to the naked eye. The two men stood back to back with weapons in hand, desperately fending off the gargoyle that suddenly appeared out of thin air.
After more than ten seconds, Henry finally finished preparing this third-level divine technique "Eliminate Invisibility", and he aimed at the several invisible gargoyles that were besieging and released them. In an instant, Vaughan and Zuvosa clearly saw the enemy not far from them. They rushed out and attacked the guys, and with the help of the spell, it didn't take long to turn all the gargoyles into rubble.
After the battle, Henry walked over and picked up the red jeweled eyes of the ground, which were the core parts of the gargoyle. It carries the energy of the entire body's drive, and most of the tactics set by the maker, and when the time comes, you can create your own gargoyle guard with a simple modification of the structure inside. (To be continued......)