Chapter 244: The Butler of the Undead
When Downton left the dungeon, he left Jackson with some magic stones and healing wine, and with the super high concentration of magic energy in Porusna, it recovered quickly.
Jackson, who was recuperating from his wounds every day, was bored, and in order to please his master, he tried very hard to find the whereabouts of the vault, but in vain, but one morning last week, he heard a small noise from underground.
"Is this here?" Standing in the duke's luxurious bedroom, Downton looked at the secret passage leading to the underground, and did not immediately go in, but checked the surroundings.
"Yes!" Jackson was a little embarrassed, he was a ghoul who liked luxury and grandeur, so he chose the bedroom that originally belonged to the Duke to live in, and it stands to reason that this room should be reserved for the owner.
Hu Tao stood at the entrance of the secret passage, stood on tiptoe and leaned out to look down, but unfortunately saw everything in the dark.
"What's down there?" Downton was worried that he wouldn't be able to lift the trap if he didn't open the secret passage through the switch, but he never found it, so he had to give up, "What are you talking about?"
"Below is the spiral staircase, about a hundred meters underground, followed by a small plaza, guarded by only one monster. Jackson explained at length, "That guy seems to be an undead, but there are mechanical parts in the whole body, which is quite difficult. ”
"Did you try to lure that monster out?" Downton smashed a vase into the passageway, the echo was clear, but no footsteps could be heard.
"The order it got was supposed to be to guard the vault, and I went down to reconnoiter five times, and even if it saw it, it would stop when it chased it to the secret passage. ”
Jackson lied, it had only gone down twice, if it weren't for the fear that its owner would ask about the environment below. If you can't answer yourself, you may annoy him, and with its timid character, she will definitely not go a second time.
"Quasimodo, you lead the way, Celes and Walnut stay here without my orders. "Now that we've figured out the state of the secret passage, there's no need to send ghouls to investigate, what we need to do now is to kill that monster."
"Here's this!" tossed the Dawnbringer crossbow to Jackson, Downton with a knife in one hand and a shield in the other, heavily armed, followed the five abominations down the spiral staircase.
It is an octagonal square about the size of a basketball court, with stone pillars erected, and a monster of one meter and eight meters tall stands quietly in the center of the square.
"Warning. Spot the intruder. A dull mechanical voice sounded, "Please leave within ten seconds, or you will be wiped out!"
"Don't worry, as long as you don't go down the stairs, it won't attack. Jackson reminded the crowd not to rush Quasimodo, "but as soon as it attacks, it will fight back immediately." We won't stop until we get out of the secret passage!"
"Homer, do you see what it is?"
Illumination with the help of the Grimoire. Downton observes the monster, which is wearing a tattered costume and, not surprisingly, must have been in battle.
"It's a half-constructed, half-creature butler of the dead. "Homer is worthy of being known as an encyclopedia, and directly reports the origin of the monster," after the death of a powerful magician. Using his body as a template, he added mechanical parts, activated it with necromancy, and transformed it into an undead construct, which was more than 2,000 years ago. It is a very popular kind of 'guardian butler' in the dead language plane. ”
"Butler?" Downton felt slightly disgusted, he would definitely have nightmares with such a monster guarding the door.
"Yes, a body of about six or seven million gold marks, but it is a symbol of wealth. Homer teased, "We're lucky, it must have experienced brutal battles before, you see its body, the damage is more than seventy percent, and this 'square' is actually a magic array, used to gather magic energy and power the butler, but it was also destroyed." ”
"No wonder it won't chase it out, it turns out that the power is limited!" Jackson understood, "Let's just wait until it's scrapped, and then come and accept the vault, I've fought with it, it's very powerful." ”
"It's impossible, the magic energy naturally absorbed by its core is not enough to cope with high-intensity combat, but it is enough for daily consumption, which is why it has not been scrapped. Homer unleashed the Demon Eye and scanned the butler's body, "Call Serex and the others down, let's go together, it's not difficult." ”
"Just take this opportunity to train your team to fight!" Looking at the little Lori who had a strong desire to fight, Downton knew that blindly suppressing it would not work, so he simply let her go and fight, "Quasimodo and I are responsible for containing and resisting the butler's attack, and Hu Tao is the main attack!"
"No problem!"
Hu Tao carried a tomahawk and made up his mind to perform well.
Quasimodo charged, and then collided solidly with the butler, who took three steps back, and Downton estimated its attack and defense based on the marks it had struck the servant and the extent of its damage.
"It's probably around the third order of war, but I don't rule out the possibility of instantly increasing combat power. Downton sprang behind the butler with a few arrows, picked up his shield, and slammed it on the back.
The butler staggered, but as soon as he turned around, Downton had already run out of position, went around its back, and slashed again, leaving a dent in its mechanical body.
Quasimodo's punches and Hu Tao's tomahawk also slashed at it.
"Hack you!" Hu Tao quickly swung his tomahawk and slammed into the butler's arm with a fierce steel clash.
"Don't just attack, run, always stay on the side and behind the butler, so that if it wants to attack you, it will be very awkward, and it will take more time to move, which is a fighter for us. Downton taught.
"Oh, oops!" Hu Tao nearly fell headfirst into Quasimodo's thigh, and as the butler's arm smashed down, Downton took the lead and swung his shield to block.
"Be careful!" Celes was worried, but unfortunately she didn't have her eyes locked on, and there was no way to use magical help, otherwise she would hit her own people.
"Can you get Quasimodo out of the way? Hu Tao complained that it was too big and took up a lot of dodge space.
"Don't think of it as a burden, but as a meat shield, and you have to make reasonable use of its super defense. Downton demonstrated, and in the face of some attacks, he didn't block, but flashed past Quasimodo and slashed.
"Its defenses have reached the dragon slaying level, so it doesn't have to be wasted. Homer added, "A person's energy is limited, if you defend, then the attack at the same time will inevitably be lost, and it will also consume energy and magic energy, if the running position is appropriate, you can dodge at the same time, keep the attack suppressed, you must understand, under such fire suppression, the enemy's attack power can not be 100% played, and they attack at the same time, they must not be able to defend with all their strength, more likely to be injured." ”
"Hmm!" Hu Tao humbly accepted the suggestion and began to observe Downton, she found that the eldest brother's eye for grabbing fighters was too sharp, and by now, he had slashed the monster sixteen times.
The butler, sensing that Downton was the most threatening, had already stormed him, trying to eliminate the enemy first.
"Don't worry about me, the time I attract the attention of the monster means that you are safe, it has reduced your attention and interference to a minimum, what are you waiting for if you don't fire at this time?" Downton turned from defense to offense, a shield to protect the vital point, not giving the steward any chance.
Hu Tao turned to the back of the butler, looking at the defenseless back, which is polite, it is directly a giant windmill.
The torn dragon's tooth belt burst out with a blue halo and slashed at the butler's back, leaving wounds half an inch deep, and some green liquid spilled out.
The butler was unsteady by the huge force and staggered forward.
Little Lori lands on the ground and connects to the giant to slash.
The butler turned around and punched Hu Tao.
Quasimodo's big hand stretched out and blocked Hu Tao like a shield, stopping the butler's heavy punch, but Lori's slash also failed.
"Don't just focus on attacking, pay attention to your positioning, in this situation of dominance, it is better to fight a little longer than to get hurt. Downton reminded Lori, "Especially after releasing the high-intensity martial art of the giant windmill, your body and magic energy will be fatigued due to the instantaneous consumption, resulting in sluggish movements, at this time, it is best to back down and ensure a short rest." ”
"Forget about the garbage of the housekeeper, experienced magicians will choose this time to fight back, so if you don't pay attention, you will suffer a big loss. Homer found himself useless, Downton was indeed a fighting genius, and after the battle with the lone wolf, his understanding of martial arts deepened.
"I see!" Hu Tao used to be ignorant, relying on excellent instinct to fight, she knew when to dodge and attack, but she didn't know Weishenme to do this, now after listening to Downton's explanation, it suddenly dawned on her.
Downton and Homer's words seemed to open a door for Hu Tao, allowing this violent little Lori to see a new shijie.
Of course, it is easy to say, but it is difficult to make, not to mention all kinds of unexpected situations, just whether you can maintain a calm mind in the fight that will die at any time, you need continuous experience.
Downton was born with a big heart and is very resistant to pressure, but he can also be nervous when faced with an invincible enemy like the Bone Dragon, and when his friends are in danger, which can affect his judgment.
Not to mention Hu Tao, the more children are, the more immature their minds are, and the more easily they are affected by the environment, don't look at her rank higher than Downton, but if you really fight, Downton has more than a dozen ways to kill her.
Downton picked up a big bargain, if the undead butler was in its heyday, it would definitely not be able to win it without a vicious battle, but now it has become a practice battle.
The housekeeper was like a target, he was completely abused by three people, and then under Hu Tao's slash, he completely fell apart, and he didn't even turn up a wave.
"Uh-huh, so I can be so powerful!" Hu Tao, who snatched the head, put his hands on his waist and tilted his chin proudly, looking down at the corpse of the enemy.
"The little princess is invincible!"
Jackson patted the horses, and then galloped towards the door of the vault, "This is the treasury of the Duke's Palace, and the contents must be of great value." (To be continued......)