Chapter 12: The Golden Key
Just as the javelin was about to shoot at Lawson, a dark red figure sprang out of the spur, and with a bang, it slammed away the ferocious throwing gun.
It was Vali, who had turned on the defensive mode, who arrived in time to save Lawson.
In fact, with Rosen's current data-based body, even if he is really hit by a shot, as long as it is not a fatal part such as a skull or heart, he will not die on the spot.
But who wants to suffer and shed blood without sin?
"Well done, Vali." Rosen was overjoyed, and while praising Walli, he had already pulled the trigger from the gun in front of him.
"Bang bang."
Bullets rained down like a storm, screaming at the monster that had just attacked Lawson.
It's called the Death Javelinman, and it's tall and big, and at first glance it looks like a bear standing up, but it's a level 1 monster like a nezumi.
At this time, he was crushed by the rain of bullets and shivered behind a bunch of wood. With him was a nezumi shooter, even more embarrassed, lying on the ground and not daring to fight back.
"When the ......"
With a crisp sound, the magazines flew out, and the continuous gunfire stopped.
The Death Javeliner and the Nezumi Shooter stood up suddenly, and when they wanted to fight back frantically, they were unexpectedly a blue light roared, and the incomparably accurate first bombarded the Death Javeliner's body, followed by a bounce, hitting the Nezumi Shooter next to him.
"Bang Bang ......"
In the sound of the explosion, the two monsters, one big and one small, were suddenly blown upside down and flew out, and they were completely dead before they landed.
This blue light is the boomerang thrown by Lawson, although it has no entity, but the power is really not small, and even at a distance of about 20 meters, it is not inferior to the attack of M1 in terms of lethality alone.
"Click."
The next moment, Rosen pressed the new magazine back into the magazine, and walked towards the two corpses with a cold face.
This time his luck was still bad, and nothing broke out.
Of course, if Rosen didn't dislike it, he could still pick up the throwing guns that were scattered on the ground after the death of the Death Javeliner.
Those things weren't even tabula rasa weapons, and of course he couldn't look at them.
Be careful, don't be too profligate, or you'll really die. Rosen reminded himself in his heart.
After a little relief and calming the ups and downs in his heart, he walked forward with his rifle in his hand. Of course, Wal-E followed him.
He hadn't gone far before he saw a firelight rising in the distance, and he could hear a crackling sound.
He subconsciously followed the firelight, and soon he saw the corpse of a conqueror's guardian lying on the side of the road.
He flipped through it, and twenty or thirty gold coins slipped out of it. Without having to pick it up by Lawson himself, the gold goes into his backpack, which is also a feature of Torchlight 2.
Putting the body back in place, Rosen continued on his way, and soon saw a house that was being consumed by the raging flames standing in the wind and rain, the wood groaning in pain in the flames, and occasionally collapsing partially with a loud bang.
The fire was so fierce that it not only illuminated hundreds of meters around as bright as day, but also spread the rolling heat waves, directly roasting and evaporating the raindrops that fell from the sky, turning into billowing white mist that permeated the surroundings.
From a distance, it looks like a huge fiery dragon ravaging the land and spitting clouds and mist.
"Bang bang bang...... Roar Roar Roar ......"
As the ground shook out, a dull but deafening roar rang out in the air.
At this moment, Rosen saw a huge figure come out from behind the burning house.
It was at least nearly three or four meters tall, with a burly body with huge spikes on the top of its head and a large, sharp fangs in its mouth, which at first glance looked like a wild boar standing upright.
It's just that it's uglier and more hideous than a wild boar, and its power isn't to be underestimated.
In each of its hands was a large mace, covered with sharp spikes that were scarlet, and a lot of scraps of flesh could be faintly seen hanging from it.
As he walked around, Rosen could see several fallen Conqueror Guards.
But their death was worse than the one he had seen before, some of them had disappeared for half of their bodies, but there were a lot of minced meat scattered on the ground, flies flying from time to time, and some of them were simply like meat sauce that had been crushed by a road roller, and spread on the ground in a very terrifying manner.
What the hell is this, it looks horrible. Rosen beat a drum in his heart and stared intently at the monster.
"You observed the enemy, got some simple information."
"Groot, leader Storm Bear." (*)
Only then did Rosen notice that it not only had a dazzling light orange halo under its feet, but also that it seemed to have a dazzling light flowing on its body.
I have to say that if you don't look at its ugly face, this guy's appearance is quite good.
It's just that Lawson now has a feeling like he stepped on a dog when he went out, and he really doesn't know whether to say that he is unlucky or lucky.
Now that he's only level 2, he doesn't even have any decent equipment, so he met a boss monster, what kind of luck is this?! Can you still play the game well and be the master?
To fight or not to fight? This wasn't a problem, because there was absolutely no reason not to eat meat, so after taking a few deep breaths, Lawson grabbed three MK2 grenades from his backpack, pulled out the safety pin, and threw them at Groot.
Rosen didn't know if the grenade was a ranged weapon, and he didn't know if his basic ranged combat had a bonus to it, but what made him happy was that the three grenades landed on the spot accurately, almost exactly the same as if they landed around Groot.
The suddenly dropped grenade slammed into the ground with a loud sound, causing Groot to look down.
Before it could decide whether or not to pick it up and see what the textured stuff was, all three MK2s exploded at the same time.
The flames surged, and the fragments flew, all of which instantly hit Groot's body and face, and the strong impact shook the huge body into the air.
"Bang bang, dang."
Rosen squandered all the bullets in the M1 magazine as he had done before, but instead of immediately reloading the magazine, he pulled out two M1911s and activated his active skill: Rapid Fire when he pulled the trigger.
The bullets whistled and flew out in flames, enveloping Groot's huge body in an instant.
The M1911 has a reload of 7 rounds and a combat rate of fire of 35 rounds per min, which is equivalent to firing a bullet in 1.7 seconds, but Lawson is now able to shoot out the bullets in both pistols in less than 2 seconds with the help of rapid fire skills.
The fire dragged by the bullet hit Groot's body, and it looked extraordinarily small, as if a small spark had touched a giant.
But the burly Groot staggered back after being beaten, and let out an angry and unwilling roar in his throat, but he was never able to stand firm.
This is the effect of knockback in the skill effect, as long as it is triggered, then it is difficult to resist, only obediently retreat.
Lawson, of course, didn't stop there, he believed in the principle of fighting while people are sick, so he threw two boomerangs in a row.
"Woohoo." Two blue rays of light flashed, hitting Groot and bouncing to the side, leaving an eerie arc in the dark and rainy night.
"Huh." In a desperate cry, Groot staggered two steps before falling to the ground.
Because Rosen's attack was so tightly connected that from the beginning to the end, Groot had no chance to launch a counterattack.
At the moment when Groot was killed, Rosen received a prompt.
"Congratulations on killing the boss Monster Groot, experience +50, merit +20, reputation +10."
At the same time, Rosen saw several rays of light of different colors fly down and fall to the ground, among which there seemed to be a dazzling purple light.
Could it be a purple suit?! Lawson was excited, but did not rush over to check, but first replaced the pistol and rifle with new magazines.
"Woo." At this time, Vali walked over and rubbed against Rosen's body.
Lawson was stunned for a moment, but then suddenly realized what it meant, and immediately opened its storage space, only to see a few more items in it.
"Light short armor for the insider, demonized breastplate, 3 physical defense, +2 intelligence." It's a piece of green equipment.
"The golden key, this key has a mysterious ornament on it."
The dazzling purple color just now comes from the Golden Key, but I don't know if it has the same purpose as in the game.
In addition to this, Rosen's total number of gold coins increased by 32.
Being able to help the owner pick up dropped items is what pets are unique in Torchlight 2. In addition to this, they can also help their owners sell various loot and buy various supplies.
It's just that Lawson doesn't have much to sell in his backpack, so he doesn't need to work WALL-E.
Lawson then continued along the rugged mountain road, and after a long walk came to a lake.
Despite the beauty of the water and the beauty of the lotus flowers, Lawson has no time to admire it, holding an M1 rifle and two M1911s, constantly attacking the endless monsters: nezumi, nezumi shooters, death javelins, and battle beasts shaped like wild wolves.
After killing a group of monsters entrenched near the lake, Lawson saw a chest of brilliant golden light protected by them under a mountain wall.
That's when the golden key, which had just been obtained, came in handy.
When the box was opened, the dazzling light dispersed, and then Lawson not only got 122 gold coins, but also two pieces of blue equipment.
"Mystic Raid Flame Necklace, Rare Necklace, 4 Ice Defense, 6 Fire Defense, +10 Mana, +15 Health, Level 6 or Intelligence 13 required."
"Chaotic ember particles, rare inlays. Armor/Accessories: +6% flask effect, Weapons: +3% life steal. ”
"Note: Ember Stone can be embedded in weapons and armor with slots to obtain the corresponding stats."
Both of these things are good, but they are of little use to Rosen right now.
The former is because Lawson's level or intelligence value is not enough, and after wearing it, it can only exert its basic effect, that is, 4 points of ice defense and 6 points of fire defense, and other effects cannot be activated.
As for the ember stone, Lawson has a device with a slot in his hand, but the quality is too poor, and Rosen doesn't want to waste the ember stone on it, so he can only put the ember stone on the shelf for the time being, waiting for good equipment to be used again.
Still, Rosen was happy to have such a gain, and after a short rest, he walked forward again, feeling that the Esselian gathering place was almost there.
My original name was Goreeater, but I couldn't speak English and couldn't find its original meaning, so I gave it a random name. If you know, please leave a message to let me know, thank you.