Missions of A+ difficulty mean that they must be performed by transcendentals, and even transcendents are in danger of their lives. There is no difference between an investigation below the transcendent and a death attempt.

The people who entered haven't come out yet, and this is filling it with human lives.

Griffith fell into utter despair and silence.

It's not that he didn't think that he would face death head-on, but he didn't expect it to be so fast and so dangerous. The warm and beautiful days with Galadia lasted until yesterday, but in the blink of an eye, they fell into a trap.

"Can I refuse this assignment?" asked Griffith.

"No, you can't," General Valence pointed to the heavily armed soldiers in the tent, "and we'll make sure that every extraordinaire on a mission to investigate is asked to explore." I've wasted a lot of time, and if you ask such a stupid question again, I'll hang your head on the tip of a gun to warn future generations. ”

Griffith calmly looked left and right. The soldiers present were staring at him, holding down their weapons in their hands.

He slowly reached into the package, and all the officers and soldiers jumped up, and several even showed their swords.

As soon as the general gave the order, the people present would chop him into a pulp.

Griffith slowly opened a paper bag, took out the piece of chocolate that Miss Elf had broken, and took a small piece and put it in his mouth.

Okay, so bitter......

Garradia, what do you do!

"I need the full information of the Tuyan Reservoir," Griffith said with a smile on his face, even a little sweet, as he looked at the general, "and besides, I need some supplies that I can pay for." ”

"Alright, Squad Leader II, go to the quartermaster," General Valens was disgusted by the smile and waved him away, "you have five hours to get ready, and enter the seal before dusk." ”

......

The camp clearly had more supplies than a brigade needed, and Griffith even saw that the quartermaster had a lot of mysterious materials and potions behind him.

He looked at the map and history for a moment, then thought about it.

The Earl's Mansion received, no, the 5 units of potential potion he bought had already been drunk by him, and he successfully raised the Ice Armor Technique to the third order.

According to the occult knowledge that has been known beforehand, the ability to use potential potions does not need to wait long before trying again, as long as the body does not have a serious reaction, the ascension may be successful.

Upgrading Ice Armor to Tier 4 requires 15 units of Potential Elixir and 1 unit of Refining Psionic Potion, worth more than 10,000 Silver. These are among the reward materials for this mission, and the quartermaster should have them in his hands.

"15 units of Potential Potion and 1 unit of Refining Psionic Mixture," Griffith said to the quartermaster, "I want it now." ”

"Do you think I'll give it to you?" the quartermaster looked at him like a fool.

Griffith nodded confidently:

"Yes.

"You will happily accept these 15 Sequence 9 Extraordinary Traits and 1 Spellcaster Pathway Sequence 7 Wizard's Extraordinary Trait as collateral for the potions and combos I need, and I will return from the mission with a reward to retrieve these extraordinary traits.

"Here are 2 Sequence 9 extraordinary features, as a reward for your troubles. ”

The quartermaster looked at the table full of gems and crystals, and then at Griffith: "Little brother, your request is really difficult for a strong man......

"Even if you're on a mission, no one knows if you'll come out alive.

"Even if you come out, you may not be able to complete the task!

"If I redeem it for you, how can I explain it when I go back and check the account? Extraordinary properties are not finished products. ”

The quartermaster babbled a lot, and finally quoted a price: "5 pieces of sequence 9 characteristics, I'll help you think of a way." ”

"Two pieces," Griffith said, stretching out his hand, retracting the glittering properties of the table, "No, forget it, take your leave." ”

He had no intention of counteroffering further, so he got up and walked outside.

"Three, three!" the quartermaster jumped over the table and grabbed him, "You guy, why can't you bargain!"

......

After taking a large number of potions and refining psionic potions, Griffith felt himself enter a strange meditative state.

It was as if he could touch the flow of illusory psionic energy, his mind was incomparably clear, and he reached out to an infinite array of knowledge and possibilities in a pleasurable and fulfilling experience.

Is this what it feels like to study spells? No wonder spellcasters are so eager to learn.

The promotion direction of Ice Armor has undergone a qualitative change. The fourth-order spell is known as Frost's Favor, and it has two effects: Streamer Shield and Ice Tear.

The increased enchantment creates a layer of crystalline shield that surrounds the cast target, providing a full range of Cold Attribute Defense bonuses, causing the shield to burst whenever the attack is taken to a certain extent, and splashing ice shatters can deal a wide area of damage to nearby areas.

With the blessing of Ice Bite, Griffith's attacks will also become more terrifying, in addition to the original frostbite and slowdown, Extreme Cold will have a certain chance to damage the target's mind, causing the negative effect of not being able to cast spells or cast abilities for a short time.

The Streamer Shield has a duration of 15 seconds and a cooldown of 15 seconds. Under the influence of Griffith's "Focus" talent, the cooldown was reduced by 9% to 13.65 seconds.

If he had possessed this ability earlier, Griffith might have found a secluded place on the way to slaughter the knights and halberders who were escorting him, and then fled.

Griffith was ruthless, took out his savings and another Sequence 7 trait, bought 5 units of potential potion on credit, and drank it, raising the Extreme Frozen Nova Ice Structure to the third order. When his mission is over, if he comes out alive, he will scrape together the money to redeem the Sequence 7 trait.

Although this attempt was successful, the intense nausea and gagging almost tore his head apart, and he was unable to try to improve again in a short time.

......

A few hours later.

Griffith walked up the silent mountain road, and at the end of the no-man's road, there was a deep, thick dark area. As the afterglow of the setting sun touched the edge of the foothills, the surging darkness swallowed up the light.

Those who have entered this realm have not returned, and not even a single message has been heard.

Sergeants with strong bows stared at him from behind. Their fingers rested on the bowstring, unconcerned about the darkness ahead, silently watching Griffith walk forward.

Stop me outside, rot me outside, and don't let me in!

Griffith mobilized the blood in his body, gritted his teeth and walked into the pitch-black seal.

Nothing happened......

He managed to enter the darkness.

The inside of the seal is an ordinary hill at dusk, and you can see the surrounding scenery without lighting a torch. He immediately checked his body and equipment. The whole body was undamaged, and the equipment was not lost.

The midshipman turned around in confusion, ready to wave to the soldiers who were watching him from behind. But as soon as he turned around, he was dumbfounded.

The mountain road that I had just walked had broken off a cliff more than ten meters wide, and on the opposite side of the cliff, there were neither heavily armed soldiers nor mountains and forests at sunset. The deserted mountain road stretched quietly in the direction from which it had come, and the gray forest stared unemotionally at the apprentice knight on the other side of the cliff.

A faintly recognizable black spherical barrier envelops the area. White snowflakes fluttered overhead and paved the road ahead. There were a few faint footprints on the snow that were about to be covered in snowflakes.

It seems that I can't go back until I solve this seal...... Griffith slung his spear over his shoulder and headed towards the center of the Black Domain.

White snowflakes fluttered from the sky and fell to the earth. The ground has also been covered with a layer of snow.

However, there is a vague sense of discord.

There was a strange noise from under Griffith's feet, not at all like the sound of walking on snow. A snowflake fell on Griffith's gauntlet, shattering into a gray-black mark.

Is it the ashes? The call of the ancestors?

Griffith was shocked, but quickly calmed down.

The feeling here is completely different from that of Tsuruura, there is no madness full of mutations and distortions, only the silence and despair of endless cemeteries.

In the suffocating ash world, there is a faint trace of familiar fragrance, as if it comes from the pure and elegant smell of the forest.

In the distance, in the blurred vision, the figure of a girl flashed through the ashes.

Griffith hesitated, gave up his intention to pursue, and walked forward silently.

The gentle path at your feet winds along the mountainside, and the gloomy woods flicker with unrecognizable shadows, making it impossible to see whether they are humans or small beasts. The blurred footprints stretched forward without pause, and there was no trace of battle or spell casting along the way.

Griffith rounded a rock and found that the woods on his left had disappeared, replaced by a scrub slope and a well-defined village beneath the slope. A small crooked river runs through the village, and lush fields are scattered along the river.

The village spreads out along the plain below the hill into the distance. In the center of the village, there seemed to be a low knoll, and a long line of smoke rose from the top of the hill to the dome of the black realm.

Looks like we'll have to go there. Griffith looked around and saw that the mountain road under his feet winded into a small village on the plain.

At this moment, the sound of hurried footsteps suddenly came from behind him, accompanied by the rustling of bushes.

Griffith hurriedly raised his short gun and guarded in the direction from which the voice came. A light figure burst out of the darkness with a "whoosh" and landed steadily beside Griffith, who was caught off guard.

"Hey, good afternoon. It's a foreign country!"

Galaditya stood in front of Griffith in a beautiful pale green hunting suit, unarmed, and without any armor or enchanted trinkets, staring at him wide-eyed.

The chill was spreading, and the frost turned into slaves, and immediately the spear and shield were concretized. After the initial horror, Griffith threw down his bow and arrows and took a fighting stance, ready to tear the false elf apart.

"Slowly, slowly!" shouted Galadia, "Spring camp looks going well!"

"I didn't attend," Griffiths replied, "that Kurala would be in charge of the camp, and she was very reliable. ”

"Who are you fooling~ Kurala is the most unreliable, she was the first to lie down last time you hit the goblins!" Galadia breathed a sigh of relief, and suddenly pricked up her ears again, "Hey, why did you use Kurala to test me? How did you blurt out that you are a good-looking girl!"

Well, the Galadia in front of her is not a disguise of a mutated creature.

Griffith withdrew his spear and handed over his dagger and bow. In the conversation just now, the two of them each said a seductive lie, testing whether the other party was a derivative of a seal or a disguise of a mutated creature.