535 Continuing to learn
From that lucky chest, nothing was found, and naturally there was no need to expect anything from the ghoul who was decapitated by the hundred dragons in one round.
This hall was probably the last end of an area, as the previous road had been cut off, and Hestia and Bailong didn't know if this was the last hall in the burial area where they had been before. But it doesn't really matter, what really matters is that at the end of this hall, there is a door to the rest of the hall.
Well, in this ancient tomb, there is no gate under normal circumstances. At least so far, the two have not seen each other.
Therefore, it can be assumed that the space behind this gate is very likely to be the real core area. Even if it's not the core area, it's worth searching, not to mention that now Hestia and Bailong have any other options than to follow this path?
"Let's hope there's a target for us in the area ahead."
The first thing you see when you enter the gate is a large stove. The round furnace was surrounded by ornaments with animal heads, and Hestia and Bailong naturally had no interest or energy to study these inconsequential things. After bypassing the furnace, the two of them left the same circular room along the passage facing the door.
After a relatively long passage, the two of them appeared in front of them with the axe-blade swinging death trap passage that they had encountered before.
This time, it was also Bailong who passed through this passage first, and then pulled down the chain, stopping the axe blade from continuing to swing back in this passage.
However, without waiting for Hestia to pass through here and hear the sound of the iron plates behind him rubbing against each other, Bailong, who had taken all the scenes behind him into his mind at the first glance after passing through the passage, turned around without hesitation and rushed forward with a small jump, and came to a small high platform on the left hand side of the exit of the passage.
On this small platform, only two steps above the ground, there were two black metal containers that the two had encountered before, which seemed to be the standard coffins of the Guunods.
Since it exists as a coffin, it is normal for ghouls to exist in these containers.
Therefore, the current situation is that a ghoul located in the standard coffin on the small high platform seems to have sensed the breath of the living on Bailong's body, pushed open the coffin board covered by his body, and planned to run out of it.
It should be noted that it seems that because of tradition, or the preparation of being a ghoul itself, none of these coffins have been nailed, and they are all in a state that can be pushed open.
As for the weight...... Although it has been said that this container is made of metal including the coffin plate, in fact, these black metal plates with a metallic luster are not common metals and alloys such as iron, copper, and steel. At least the weight of this coffin board is less than that of a simple piece of iron of the same volume.
Hestia can't really pick up the same volume of iron, but these coffin plates Hestia can still lift a little bit with all his strength. (If the weight is really the same as the iron block, it can push away these mass-produced miscellaneous cannon fodder ghouls, which is enough to suppress the fledgling donkey's grasping root treasure in terms of strength)
And just when this ghoul was about to get up and fight with Bailong and Hestia, Bailong, who adhered to the veteran style, naturally would not give the other party this chance.
After a small jump of arrows rushed up to the small high platform, Bailong did not hesitate to swing his knife and behead the unarmed ghoul who had just stood up and sat up.
But this is not the end, at the same time as the head of this ghoul flew out, in the corner of Bailong's eyes, he also noticed that the second half of this hall was located on a stone bridge in mid-air, and a skeleton holding a longbow in his hand, which was obviously a long-range class, was standing on a small ~ platform at the end of the stone bridge.
Moreover, the other party seems to have noticed himself and Hestia who is passing through the passage!
Without any hesitation, he directly inserted the long knife in his hand into the body of the ghoul in front of him, and after stabilizing the long knife that could be held at any time with the help of the opponent's body, he reached out and took out the longbow behind his back, and at the same time took an arrow from the quiver with his other hand.
The next moment, at the same time as the skeleton took out the arrow, an arrow from the hundred dragons had already arrived at its target location.
Simple arrows really have no effect on skeletons, and the arrows used by Bailong at this time are indeed just the simplest, steel arrows that have no other advantages except for the effect brought by steel arrows.
At least, it's not a special arrow that focuses on blunt hits.
However, the arrow that hit the skull's head at this moment did not cause enough damage to the opponent. But the impact attached to the arrow at least interrupted the opponent's movement. However, this is not the end result of this arrow.
The small ~ platform at both ends of the stone bridge is not big, although it has not yet reached the point where you need special attention not to fall, but this size is not enough in battle.
That's right, this skeleton, as a ranged unit, didn't pay too much attention to its own balance and stability under the plate, and after being hit in the head by an arrow, it staggered back a few steps and just exited this small ~ platform.
Next, it seems that there is no need to say anything, the skeleton that fell off the small~ platform, even if it didn't fall apart directly because of this, basically didn't form much combat power. The longbow was returned to his back and the long knife was pulled out ~ from the front of him, and Bailong, who did not waste a trace of extra time, easily solved it.
Come to an end? This isn't the end until the enemy is cleared!
Just as Bailong rushed forward to try to deal with the skeleton that had fallen to the ground, another skeleton that seemed to be patrolling the second floor rushed to the staircase on the second floor, and pulled its bowstring to aim at the approaching Bailong.
In this regard, the most correct thing to do is to look for cover, or use an irregular polygonal run to interfere with the opponent's aiming. The enemies are skeletons, the lowest undead creatures, and even if they are specialized ranged units, the hit rate against a moving enemy is touching enough. Therefore, as long as you don't die by yourself, you will not be hit when you take an irregular line run.
However, Bailong, who knew these things well, did not take any countermeasures, but did not slow down or change in the slightest, and ran towards the skeleton that fell to the first floor with a straight running method to reach the goal in the shortest time.
Confident in your luck? No, that's trust in one's own companions!
That's right, at this moment, an arrow came from behind Bailong, and crossed the top of Bailong's head, and after a slight deflection, accurately hit the head of the skeleton that had completed the action of drawing the bow!
There was no doubt that this arrow came from the hands of Yukikaze, who had already passed through the passage and had already witnessed what had happened before in the passage, and was ready for battle.
The skeleton on the second floor still completed the shot in the end, but because the head was hit by an arrow, causing it to stumble backwards and sway, the arrow naturally missed. The location of the final hit was 108,000 miles away from Bailong.
As for why Hestia was able to hit the skeleton's head with the help of the channeling technique...... Since this problem arises, of course, it is not a matter of luck.
No one has any doubts about the effect of the Channeling Technique, which can force the trajectory of an arrow to be corrected so that it can accurately hit the target. And the key to Hestia's ability to accurately hit the skull's head lies in one "one" target.
What kind of goal can be counted as a goal?
Humans, beasts, monsters, and so on, which exist as whole and individually, are naturally counted in the category of one goal. So, is a city with countless structures stacked up, or an eye located in one of the components of the body, a goal?
The answer is simple, yes.
Because, whether it is a city or an eye, it can be seen as a whole!
Therefore, the reason why Hestia was able to hit accurately was naturally because Hestia did not see the skeleton as his target, but regarded the skeleton's head as the target of his attack.
For the rest, you don't need to say anything more.
After successfully interrupting the skeleton's actions and making an excellent cover for Bailong's battle, the two who already had a tacit understanding completed a good cooperation again without communication.
Hestia didn't move, but continued to stand still, then pulled an arrow from the quiver behind his back and slowly pulled his bowstring. At this time, the remote skeleton, which had taken a few steps back before, caused most of its body to disappear in the vision of the two, appeared in front of the two of them again at this moment.
For Hestia, who has already taken a posture and aimed at himself, the skeleton that is originally an undead creature, naturally will not have thoughts and actions such as avoidance.
As a result, a confrontation between Hestia and the skeleton was formed on the scene for a while.
But of course this is impossible, after all, Hestia is no different from ordinary people now, if he is hit by an arrow, he will still be properly killed by ~, and then wait for Xuefeng's resurrection ~ law. As an undead creature, the skeleton naturally needs not be said much, if it only relies on arrows, it may take more than a dozen rounds to kill this weak skeleton in close proximity.
So, just on the face of it, the two (?) Who lets go first decides the winner, but at this moment, which has been decided from the beginning, a short and athletic figure suddenly rises next to the skeleton.
A forward leap without the slightest superfluous movement caused the skeleton's arrow to deflect 108,000 miles away again. At the same time, the skeleton's life was taken away by the sword light that slipped down from mid-air.
That's right, the last one to complete the fatal blow is still Bailong!
Although it is said that the loss of the skeleton figure in the vision of himself and the others, it is not synchronized to the loss of the figure of the two of them in the vision of the skeleton.
But it didn't matter, taking advantage of the opportunity for the other party to be repulsed, Bailong rushed up the wooden staircase made of logs without stopping after beheading the previous skeleton. And Hestia, who stayed in place to draw the bow, became a decoy. The opponent is a skeleton, the lowest-level undead creature, with only the most basic battle situation judgment ability. Therefore, with Hestia's imminent attack, there is no doubt that this skeleton will focus on Hestia's body, rather than the hundred dragons who have gathered up all the murderous energy and so on.
So, this gave Bailong a perfect chance to kill with one blow.
After the skeleton was killed by Bailong's long knife, the two of them did not notice anything unusual and did not hear any sound, which can confirm that the hall has been completely emptied.
There's not much to say about the process of packing up the loot after that, at least Hestia and Bailong didn't find surprises in these guys.
This hall can be said to be divided into two parts, the first part of the passage that connects to the death, in addition to the small platform on the left side of the passageway, there is a small room on the right that is separated by a wall. Inside, the two found a bottle of anti-cold potion. Of course, also because of time, this bottle should have been a top-level potion, but now the effect is only two or three percent.
There is a second level and the rear part of the suspended stone bridge, which presents a circular profile. There is nothing to say about the first layer, but there is a layer of oil liquid that can be ignited in the circular area in the center. Ascending the wooden staircase to the second floor, where most of the area was blocked by a wall made of wood, the two of them also found nothing from this level. It's just that it was blocked before, so the two of them realized that the so-called second floor is extremely small, probably just a corridor around the hall.
However, on the small ~ platform at both ends of the stone bridge, there is the same oil liquid, and by the way, there is also an oil lamp that is still burning until now and can be shot down.
When you come to the stone bridge, you will see the only exit to this hall on the opposite side of the stone bridge.
Without much thought or consideration, Hestia and Bailong continued along the only road (many more junctions had been completely blocked) towards the depths of the cold burial mound.
After passing through the passage, which was littered with ruins and falling rocks, a rather elaborate wooden gate appeared in front of the two of them. On the gate, there is a golden glow in the dim light, and the surface is decorated with carved metal.
Then, in front of the two of them, there was a passage that was not long or high enough, but it was spacious enough and full of solemn atmosphere.
PS: I may be going to work, and I will go to the interview the day after tomorrow. So that's probably the end of the book, and even if it's possible, I'll tell you about it here. Of course, at least this volume itself will be finished. In addition to his own obsession with The Elder Scrolls, he probably also wants an ending. Well, the bad end is at least better than TJ.