Chapter 30: Gambling
Listening to Xu Mo's explanation in her ear, Nerna's expression changed from stunned at the beginning, to doubt, then to dazed, and finally gradually became firm.
At this time, the person behind the two had already approached the two of them and said, "Cole, I have something to tell you!" ”
Xu Mo quietly took out two things from his arms and stuffed them into Nerna's hands, then slowly stood up, turned around and said, "Lord Tannis, how did you enter the Tower of Dusk, did Your Excellency the Prince order you?" ”
"No, it's not the Prince's order, it's me who came by myself, you know, although I have lost the Golden Key, the members of the immediate guard in the tower dare not stop me." Tannis smiled gracefully.
Xu Mo sighed and asked, "Then is there no possibility of being able to redeem your determination?" ”
When Tannis heard Xu Mo's words, he lost his mind for a moment, but quickly recovered and shook his head.
"Hehe, I almost forgot what a smart person you are, and since I'm here, of course you can guess my purpose right away. Yes, Cole, I'm here to kill you! ”
"You are too dangerous for any race, the Prince's strength is too strong, he only sees your great value, but he cannot yet appreciate your danger. When you grow up again, even if he understands this, it's too late! ”
Xu Mo lowered his head, and in his eyes, a blood-red light gradually filled the entire eyeball, and when he raised his head, there was already a cruel smile on his face that the blood clan of Saint Cesse had never seen.
"Nelna!" Xu Mo shouted sharply.
Lying on the ground, Nirna bounced up and pounced on Baron Tannis, the moment Xu Mo spoke. Originally, the positions of the three people were relatively close, Tannis stood in front of Xu Mo, and Nirna was lying at Xu Mo's feet, and Tannis was only two or three meters away at most.
Although Tannis was on guard, he only aimed at Xu Mo, and he didn't expect that Nerna lying on the ground would attack him, and he was caught off guard by Nerna.
Just as Tannis struggled to push Nirna away, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest, and then his whole body was numb, and Tannis, who had a bad premonition, only had time to crush a scroll in his arms, and then fell into a state of immobility.
Nelna, who had been pushed away by Tannis, held a silver glittering awl with countless mysterious patterns on the surface in her right hand, and in her left hand, she held a delicate black metal vial, which was not big, only the size of an ordinary person's little finger, but now it was empty.
These two items are exactly what Xu Mo got from completing the bronze-level hidden quest (crusade against the exorcist camp): one is the sacred seal cone of the exorcist's tent, and the other is the quest reward, which is known as God's thick phlegm - paralyzing holy water (vial).
After throwing herself into Tannis's arms, Nerna only had time to do two things, one was to use the Holy Seal Cone to make a hole in Tannis's chest, and the other was to sprinkle the paralyzing holy water on Tannis's wound.
The Holy Seal Cone, the vampire nemesis made by the New England Holy See, is made of bright silver and Mithril mixed with a small amount of pure gold, the surface is engraved with the Holy See's holy runes, and the hollow inside of the seal cone is also sealed.
Paralysis Holy Water: An exorcist-specific item that forms a 3x3x3 cubic meter cloud of smoke when thrown on the ground, and enemies who enter the smoke are paralyzed for 3 seconds and slows their movement speed by 35% for 30 seconds. If it is used on an enemy alone, that enemy will be paralyzed for 5 seconds and their movement speed will be reduced by 50% for 30 seconds. This item has a special effect on dark enemies, doubling all immobilize and sluggish effects.
The scroll that Tannis crushed is called the "Wall of Sighs", which is a defensive spell scroll made by high-level blood clans, and when activated, it will form a magic shield all over the body, blocking all physical and magical attacks of the enemy, which is very powerful. Because of its absolute protective power, it is like a wall of protection that makes the enemy sigh helplessly, so it is called the "Wall of Sighs".
In a hurry, the wound inflicted on Tannis by using the Divine Seal Cone was not deep, but the Holy See Holy Water hidden in the Divine Seal Cone caused extremely terrifying damage to Tannis's body. If someone can observe the inside of Baron Tannis's body at this time, they will find that a stream of mercury-like liquid flows everywhere in Tannis's body, and everywhere it goes, flesh, organs, and even bones are corrupted and melted like ice and snow in the sun, and it greatly inhibits the powerful ** recovery ability of the blood clan itself.
Baron Tannis, shrouded in the "Wall of Sighs", spurted a puddle of blood from his mouth, and the blood was accompanied by fragments of internal organs. Tannis's eyes were torn, and although his whole body could not move, it did not prevent him from yelling at Nerna:
"Nelna! Why? Are you really going to betray Saint Cice? ”
Nerna, who fell to the ground, trembled her body, and the hand holding the Divine Seal Cone involuntarily loosened, and the Divine Seal Cone shining with cold light fell to the ground.
The Holy See holy water in the Holy Seal Cone hit Tannis hard, but because the wound was not deep and it was not in the vital parts of the head and heart, Tannis was afraid that he would not be able to die. The immobilization effect of the paralyzing holy water is only 5 seconds, and Tannis is a high-level blood noble, belonging to the dark creature, so the immobilization and sluggish effects will be doubled, so he will be unable to move for at least 10 seconds.
Xu Mo's brain was like a high-speed CPU, quickly analyzing the state in front of him, and finally he came to a conclusion that it was absolutely impossible for him alone to break through Tannis's body in 10 seconds, which looked like a very protective orange shield. So he immediately turned his head and said a word to Nerna, which rekindled Nelna's already sluggish fighting spirit.
"If Tannis, the bastard of which is not dead, even if Garcia escapes from San Cise, the prince will definitely go after Garcia himself without distraction. Only when there is no trace of Tannis, the prince may give up the pursuit of Garcia and search for his son's whereabouts first! ”
After finishing speaking, Xu Mo ignored Nerna and threw her a Divine Seal Cone again, and pounced on Tannis with the last Divine Seal Cone in his hand, concentrating on dealing with the orange magic shield.
Xu Mo's words struck Nilna's body like a whip, causing her pupils to shrink into a line, her canine teeth burst out, and the nails on her hands stretched out by several inches, entering the unique battle state of the blood clan.
"Garcia!" , Nerna raised her head and screamed, her long hair flew up like a waterfall flowing backwards, grabbed the sacred seal cone on the ground, and pounced on Tannis, her petite body moving at high speed brought out one afterimage after another. At the same time, the surface of the "Wall of Sighs" that shrouded Tannis, as if rain hit a pond, countless ripples appeared, almost making Xu Mo, who had just arrived in front of Tannis, unable to intervene.
Tannis is Victor's child, in fact, it is just Xu Mo's speculation, but this speculation is not unfounded. At the beginning of Xu Mo's entry into the circle of the high-level of the blood clan, he had doubts about Tannis's identity.
First of all, although Sonia and Garcia are a couple in love, it is impossible not to know how taboo the love between them is. Such a tryst, as Sonya's princess, will definitely be arranged in a very private and private place, how can it be met by a blood nobleman with a title of baron.
Secondly, although the status of the clerk in a castle is not high, but he will be exposed to a lot of secrets of San Cice, the strength of the blood clan is arranged by title, the baron is a very low formal noble, if it is not a special status, how can he hold such a position.
In the end, Raz, who was the captain of Prince Victor's direct guard, had an unintentional remark in the first unpleasant meeting between Nirna and Xu Mo. It was this sentence that made Xu Mo's speculation about Tannis's identity greatly narrowed.
At that time, in order to stop Nirna from making a move on Xu Mo, Raz once blurted out "He will become the descendant of the prince, and his status is very noble, and among the members of the twelfth generation of the Victor clan, he is only ranked below Princess Sonia and Baron Tannis." ”
The implication of this sentence is that Tannis, Xu Mo and Sonya, like each other, are members of the same generation of the Victor clan, that is, they are brothers and sisters and have a direct blood relationship.
Raz's unintentional words solved all of Xu Mo's doubts and speculations about Tannis's identity. Although there is no direct evidence, it is enough for Xu Mo to gamble. Bet that Princess Sonia knows Tennis's true identity, and bet that Nerna, who is like a sister to Sonya, knows the truth.
So, Xu Mo won the bet! Nirna does know the true identity of Tannis, the immortal life of the blood nobles, so that all secrets will be washed away by the river of time, and become no longer a secret.
Although the "Wall of Sighs" is very powerful, after all, it is only a magic recorded on the scroll, and there is no continuous supply of mana, and it cannot last for a long time under the fierce attack. After only 8 seconds of protecting Tannis, the "Wall of Sighs" was broken by the rampaging Nerna and turned into a sky full of fluorescents, and the second sacred seal cone was also nailed into Tannis's chest by Nilna.
"Ah~~~~!" Tannis screamed, his mouth and nose were like a dam that had opened the floodgates, and blood mixed with fragments of internal organs spurted out, and under the intense stimulation of the pain in his body, his paralyzed body also had the ability to move for a moment, and his palms struck Nerna in front of him.