Chapter 30: The Blood Wasteland, the Orb of the Eagle
Rosen said nothing else and immediately left.
Exiting Camp Rog and crossing a stone bridge, you enter a vast wasteland covered with weeds and low shrubs.
It's known as the Blood Wasteland.
Although Rosen could not see the blood on the ground, it was not difficult to see the scattered bones in the grass, so it was easy to imagine what a terrible war had been experienced here, and the fight to the death would continue.
Maybe I don't know when this wasteland will be completely soaked in blood again.
Since the Blood Wasteland is so big, it is really difficult for him to quickly find the hidden cave on his own two legs, so in addition to following the map, it is really just a matter of luck.
I'm glad I was smart enough before, otherwise I wouldn't have broken two legs?! Rosen thought to himself and immediately took the half-track motorcycle out of his backpack.
Despite its incredible weight, the half-track is easy to access because it has become part of Lawson's equipment.
When taken out of the backpack, it is a tracked motorcycle on the ground, and when it is retracted into the backpack, it looks like a small model that only occupies a block of space.
Looking at the brand-new half-track motorcycle in front of him, Lawson couldn't help but smile.
There is no man who doesn't like machinery, especially a steel beast like a half-track motorcycle, which is very impactful at first glance, and it makes people feel the urge to ride it and conquer it when they see it.
Although the mechanics of a half-track motorcycle are much more complex than a regular motorcycle, it is not difficult to drive.
In particular, its steering control mechanism is special. When the driver's handlebar turns at an angle, the motorcycle begins to steer, which is no different from a normal motorcycle.
However, when the steering angle exceeds 15 degrees, the brakes of the inside track start to work, so that the inside track decelerates and participates in the steering, making the steering more agile, and even so, its steering radius reaches about 4 meters.
If you're on a narrow road, this is a nuisance, but in the vast wilderness, even if you have a large turning radius, you're fine.
Lawson had ridden a motorcycle before, and was quickly able to adeptly drive it forward, backward and turning.
Originally, he was worried that this half-track motorcycle still used the original set of 1.478 liters of 4-cylinder, liquid-cooled gasoline engine manufactured by Obel Company, after all, this engine is famous for its large displacement, but low power, only a pitiful 36 horsepower, but it is still an oil tiger, with fuel consumption of 16 liters for 100 kilometers on the road and up to 22 liters for off-road driving.
If this engine is really this, it will definitely be a disaster for him now, after all, in this world of Diablo 2, he really has nowhere to refuel.
But after he ran for a while on a half-track motorcycle, he could already be sure that the engine had definitely been replaced, and the displacement may not have changed, or even decreased, but the output power had definitely increased by more than seven or eight times.
It is no exaggeration to say that the current engine is perfectly fine even if it is stuffed into a family car, and it may accelerate to 100 kilometers in four or five seconds, let alone push such a motorcycle.
It seems that the system still knows how to keep pace with the times. Rosen was delighted, couldn't help but add a throttle, and began to ride a half-track motorcycle through the bloody wasteland full of weeds.
The low, but deep engine roared in the dark night, the bright headlights lit ahead, the wheels and tracks crushed the weeds, bringing up patches of dirt, and the air was filled with the peculiar fragrance of grass juice.
If only this wasn't a monster-infested world, that would be great! The thought crossed Rosen's mind, and then he saw several red-skinned monsters with shields in their left hands, weapons like knives or maces in their right hands, and incomprehensible screams coming out of the grass and charging straight at him.
I'll go to your uncle's. Lawson cursed in his heart, and recognized them at a glance as the lowest-level monster sinking demon in Diablo 2.
Instead of dodging, Lawson rushed straight away.
"Bang Bang ......"
At this time, the speed of the half-track motorcycle has soared to 70km/h, and with the huge and heavy body behind it, it directly hit the sinking demon that is only about one meter and a half high, and the result can be imagined.
After two muffled sounds, the Sinking Demon was already spurting blood and flying out, and it was already hanging when it fell to the ground.
But instead of braking, Lawson continued to drive forward, crashing into the remaining two Demons of Perdition.
"Bang bang."
There were still gold coins flying as the red corpse flew out, and Rosen stopped the half-track at this time.
Reaching into the backpack, he took out the pet whistle that he had bought in the previous world but had not used, stuffed it into his mouth, and blew it suddenly.
"Huh." A sharp whistle rang all around, causing Rosen's ears to buzz a little.
Rosen really wondered how a wooden whistle could make such a high-pitched sound.
The whistle was still echoing, but the whistle had silently shattered into a thin piece of starlight, shining around like a curtain of light, and then a familiar figure sprang out of it.
It was Lawson's pet Chacaron Vali, whom he hadn't seen in a few days.
"Roar, roar, roar."
Wali saw Rosen at a glance, and immediately swayed his body and ran over, suddenly bowed his head, picked up a gold coin from the ground and handed it to Rosen, and looked at Rosen with big eyes, as if waiting for his praise.
"Well done, Wall-E." Rosen praised it very cooperatively, and touched its head again, and then ordered: "Pick up all the gold coins and equipment scattered around, and then help me guard the surroundings and don't let any enemy go." ”
"Roar."
Vali opened his mouth and roared, then searched around.
Just now, the four Fallen Demons contributed 10 merit points, 20 experience points, 5 reputation points, and 6 gold coins to Lawson, but they didn't drop any equipment.
Of course, the rudimentary weapons in their hands were still on the ground, but for Rosen, the use was almost the same as none, and he was not a melee class now, so he didn't hesitate to ignore them.
However, the scene just now also reminded Rosen, and he immediately took the M1 rifle out of his backpack and placed it on the right side of the saddle for easy use at any time.
It's a pity that there is no special place to put guns, otherwise it would be nice to have a gun bag that cowboys commonly use or something. Rosen thought with some regret, but suddenly remembered that he still had a gun belt, and immediately took it out of his backpack.
"Daniel's gun belt, quality: fine, material: cowhide, brass, attributes: it is the work of a high-class craftsman. When you mount it on your firearm, it gives you +1 stability when firing, +1 ballistic trajectory extension, and +50% rifle accuracy. ”
"Notes: This is Daniel's gratitude to you, and when you use it, there is a chance that the Blessing status will trigger, allowing you to avoid the Scourge."
Lawson didn't know how useful those stability +1 were, but anyway, it was a blue equipment, which was much better than the original tabula rasa attributeless gun belt, so he naturally didn't hesitate to change it.
Then he understood what the stability +1 meant. With this gun belt, even if he is speeding on a half-track motorcycle, the crosshair will not jump particularly well when aiming at a distance, which is really useful for him now.
It would be even better if I could get a horse in the future, Rosen thought.
He even wondered now how good it would be if the MG-42 could be fitted with a gun strap, and that he would explode while shooting monsters on a half-track motorcycle.
It wasn't until Vali picked up all the gold coins dropped by the Fallen Demon that Lawson got back on his half-track motorcycle.
At first, WALL-E followed the half-track through the bloody wasteland, but soon found a good place to go, and after running two steps, it made a small jump to the car behind the half-track, and roared.
Of course, Rosen will not chase it down, but only advises: "Be vigilant, if you miss the enemy, you will have to run below." ”
Vali nodded as if he understood.
The Blood Wastes are still somewhat dangerous for a complete Level 1 newcomer, especially when facing hordes of Fallen Demons or Hard-haired Rats that attack with spikes, and there is a high chance that they will be severely injured or even hung up.
Along the way, Rosen has seen more than one Rogge who fell to the ground due to injuries.
However, for Rosen, although he is also a level 1 Amazon now, he has a gun in his hand, he has a wall by his side, and he also has two level 5 active skills brought from other game worlds, so he doesn't feel a little pressure or threat when facing these low-level mobs.
In many cases, he didn't even have to do it himself, and just a few pounces and bites were enough to kill the Sinking Demon, the Hard-Haired Mouse, the Zombie and the like.
Fighting as he walked, before he could find the Mystery-Cave, Lawson had already risen to one level.
Immediately, he looked at the skill interface that lit up and fell into deep thought.
Amazon's skill tree is divided into three types, which are javelin and spear skills, passive and magic skills, and bow and crossbow skills.
At level 1, you can get five skills: Stabbing, Inner Vision, Critical Strike, Magic Arrow, and Fire Arrow.
Among them, stabbing is a typical melee skill, using javelin or spear-like weapons to attack several times with a quick stabbing attack, if it is a close combat, it naturally has a very strong lethality.
However, Lawson has little interest in it, preferring to pick among the remaining four skills.
After thinking about it for a while, Lawson chose the magic skill of inward-looking.
"Inside Vision: Illuminates nearby enemies to make it easier for you and your party members to hit targets, requires level 1."
"Level 1, lasts 8 seconds, enemy defense -40, radius 13.3 yards (*), mana cost 5."
The reason why he chose this instead of a critical blow that can increase the effect of double attacks, or magic arrows and flame arrows that can simply increase attack power, is mainly because Lawson has deeply experienced the disadvantages of limited vision along the way.
The darkness in this world is different from the darkness in other worlds, it is thicker and difficult to dispel with light.
For example, when I came by motorcycle before, the lights were quite bright, but Lawson's vision could not extend more than 10 meters away.
It made him feel very depressed, as if he was shrouded in a huge black cauldron.
Not only that, but the enemy's trail is also very secretive, and they seem to have a status bonus in the dark, and they travel silently.
If it weren't for the fact that the Sinking Demon was always muttering and occasionally even carrying a torch, it would have been really difficult for Lawson to find them.
On two occasions, if it hadn't been for Vali's early warning, Lawson would have been hit by a hard-haired mouse.
It was for the sake of his own safety that Lawson had this choice, after all, it is more important to detect the enemy and attack early than to increase the attack power.
The yard is an imperial unit of distance, 1yard = 3 feet = 91.44 centimeters, if you don't want to convert, it's about 1 meter.