Chapter 21: The Final Test (Epilogue)
At the temple.
"They're on the forest border. Melicay looked at Leah, "Do you really want to do this?"
"If you do that, you may never break through to the legend for the rest of your life, it's not an ordinary real mirror image, there is half of your soul in it! ”
"And...... It won't be very useful, and it may not have any effect, you have to think clearly. ”
Leah shook her head, "I'm not going to change my mind, it's something I've decided on back when I cultivated that body. And she also agreed, she did not complain in the slightest...... If we don't, we'll probably feel guilty for the rest of our lives. ”
"Two silly kids......"
The Artis River is a tributary of the Rhodosaire River, its source is a mysterious and quiet forest that few people have set foot in, if the water in the upper reaches of the Artis River is turbulent, like a roaring giant, then the water in the lower reaches is much quieter, like a woman with a small jasper, gentle, reserved.
At this moment, layers of water waves suddenly appeared on the surface of the sparkling river, and looking down from above, there were two black dots in the water that became clearer and clearer, as if swimming towards the water surface at extreme speed, and then the black dots slowly became larger, accompanied by a bang, and the two men drilled out of the water.
"Where is this?"
"I don't know, I've never been here, I guess I'm out of the forest. Dia accentuated the tone of the two words, indicating that he was not sure either.
Since the two of them jumped into the river, they have been swimming non-stop until they insisted on using up all the underwater breathing drugs before deciding to show their heads.
I have to admire Claire's escape skills, he swims faster than a barracuda, if it weren't for waiting for him, Claire would have run away a long time ago, is it so extremely agile? Dia somewhat understood how he survived the stormy sea, it seems that this is really not blowing.
After swimming so far, the two of them were tired, went ashore, undressed, wrung water, and then collapsed on the ground like a dead dog.
After a long time, Claire, who had recovered a little, struggled to get up, and he picked out a few thumb-thick branches and carefully trimmed them with a dagger.
"You can do magic?" said Dia in amazement, looking at the flame in Claire's hand.
Claire gave him a speechless look, "Nonsense, magic archer, magic archer, are you blind in front of you?"
Claire then lit a fire and carefully roasted the sharpened shafts on the campfire.
"It will make the shaft straighter, and even though it doesn't have tail feathers, it can be used, but it's a little worse in terms of ballistic stability, but as long as the distance is not more than 200 yards, it won't affect me. He explained.
Dia nodded, took the made bow and arrow and looked at it a few times, his expression was amazed, this was not so much a bow and arrow, it was more like a handicraft, the symmetry was flawless everywhere, and the whole looked round, if he hadn't witnessed it with his own eyes, he would never have believed that it was made by hand.
"How many bows and arrows have you made. ”
"I think it's no less than 100,000. Claire scratched her head in embarrassment, "Ahem, you know, lone adventurers like us are poor, no, it should be said that adventurers are poor, iron and steel bows and arrows are frighteningly expensive, and they can't buy a few of them if they go bankrupt, and in addition to military bows and arrows, most of the iron arrows usually sold to adventurers are shoddy fakes, and the arrows will be deformed after a few times." ”
Taking advantage of the rest, Dia learned from a fawn that this was still the realm of the Quiet Forest, but it was very close to the outside world.
After asking the direction, the two continued on their way, until they could see the grassland in the distance, and both of them couldn't help but show a happy expression on their faces, and their eyes flashed with excitement.
However, this joy only lasted for a moment, and was ruthlessly shattered by a demonic voice.
Leah asked faintly, "Little Didi, why don't you leave without saying hello to your sister?"
Dia's face was bitter at the time, we all jumped into the water, can you find this?
"As you can see, I am your ultimate test. ”
Dia's face twitched, although this was expected, but when he heard this, he really wanted to ask Leah - do you want Bilian?
A high-level ranger also works part-time as a profession of at least a mid-level mage, and he is a trainee druid who is embarrassed, and he is also known as a test, I think you are deliberately making things difficult for me Dia!
He asked expressionlessly, "Don't you feel tired after following this way?" “
Leah smiled and said, "It's okay, I'm a 'high-level ranger', and I'm not tired at all. ”
Leah focused on the tone of the high-level ranger, and the meaning was very clear: Boy, if you know each other, hurry up and honestly tie me down, and save me the trouble to catch you.
Shameless! Dia gritted her teeth in her heart, you still know that you are a high-level ranger!
At the same time, Dia is still a little strange, Leah seems to be a little wrong today, in the past, she would only show this in front of him and Qi Lulu, and at other times she was like a gentle and virtuous big sister, and her conversation and demeanor were very polite, just like just now, if there were outsiders, she would never call Dia Little Didi.
"During my twenty years of travel, I have faced many high-level professionals, and perhaps I was lucky enough to survive each time. Claire suddenly pretended to be a very deep force, which stunned Dia at the time.
This is not an ordinary high-level professional, this is Merrikai's voter, a high-level ranger who has been trained by the goddess herself! There is no difference between it and those high-level professionals you meet, the gap is like the elite of the elite in the army and the farmer who has no connecting hoe.
Well, it seems like I didn't tell you about the temple...... Ahem, you're blessed.
"Oh, really?" Leah's eyes narrowed slightly.
"Alright, I don't have the patience to play with you anymore, so that's the end of your break. ”
Dia gave Claire a look, how much strength did she recover?
Claire nodded, indicating that there was no problem.
Leah's instantaneous invisibility technique disappeared, and the two of them suddenly fell into a passive state. (Demon Fire can only illuminate stealthy and hidden enemies, and has no effect on cloak.) )
"Can you sense her location?"
No, she hid her heartbeat and footsteps, not perceiving her position. ”
Claire's eyes shrank suddenly, and there was a sound of wind!
In a fraction of a second, his body was about to turn into an afterimage, kicking Dia away, and then quickly rolling, and the four bows and arrows were inserted into the position of the two of them just now.
Invisible bow and arrow! Claire screamed badly.
This arrow also made Leah's invisibility effect disappear, but she had expected that the five magic missiles had already locked on Claire and flew away.
Claire didn't panic, and in the face of the incoming magic missile, he activated the shield spell on the ring, and then ran, closing the distance to avoid entering Leah's cast range.
The magic missile hit the shield and sent ripples, and the two canceled each other out. (Shields are immune to magic missiles.) )
- Wall of Smoke.
- Rapid fire.
Elia's spell recognition instantly saw through Dia's magic, and she also counteracted with a spell counter against the Wall of Smoke, and then dodged a barrage of arrows with a flash.
Seeing that the magic was canceled out, Dia knew that she could not defeat Leah in spells, so she turned on the bearman transformation and rushed forward to fight in close quarters, pulling out the output space for Claire.
Leah raised her hand unhurriedly.
- Greasy surgery.
Dia suddenly slipped on her feet and fell into the black oil, struggling to walk, the greasy spell worked wonders when facing enemies who were not very agile, "Damn the spell instantly!"
Claire, who pulled away, took a deep breath and grabbed most of the arrows in the quiver.
- Rain of arrows!
Dense bows and arrows came overwhelmingly, and Leah snapped her fingers unhurriedly.
- Reverse the arrow.
Then a dense rain of arrows flew towards Claire along the same trajectory, Claire's face turned black, and she ran away.
"Giggles, are you still trying to get out of the forest like this?" Leah chuckled.
Dia, who had just struggled out of the greasy technique, shook off the stains on her body, and looked at her and fell silent, so far Leah had only used the three-ring magic, but just like that, she beat the two of them to the point where she was powerless, which made him feel a deep sense of frustration.
"Isn't it really possible?"
"It's not over yet!" Claire looked resolute, unmoved by her words, and drew two arrows from the quiver again.
"Don't give up, she has a limited spell slot!"
"Now that you've come here, what's there to be afraid of, look at your eyes, are all your efforts willing to be wasted here!
Dia looked stunned, yes, it is indeed a little unwilling, obviously I have seen the grassland outside, and I have seen the freedom and dreams I pursue, if I give up here...... I'm too cowardly.
He didn't give up, so what qualifications do I have to give up! Thinking of this, Dia's eyes slowly became firm.
He shook off the black oil on his body, yelled at Leah, charged, and got up when he fell!
Seeing Dia's appearance, Leah nodded without a trace, quite satisfied with his performance.
- Burst Arrow!
- Tracking Arrows!
Looking at these two arrows, Leah's expression finally became a little serious.
-- Reverse anti-explosion
The explosion of fire set off in reverse, without hurting her in the slightest, and the tracking arrow followed, her expression became more solemn, and she muttered something in her mouth, and then her body disappeared abruptly.
- Shapeshift.
Dia, who was charging, only felt a flower in front of her, and the next moment she switched places with Leah, looking at the bow and arrow that was close at hand, Dia's pupils contracted to the extreme - come on!
At the critical moment, the tracking arrow almost turned a corner, relocked and flew towards Leah, and Leah had already been prepared, and when the battle was here, she officially took off the emerald green longbow behind her back, and drew four bows and arrows elegantly and quickly,
- Guiding Arrow X4.
Claire's eyes widened, what kind of joke are you playing, controlling four arrows at the same time?!
Sou...... BAM! A GUIDE ARROW HITS Claire's homing arrow, and both explode.
The other three guiding arrows flew towards Claire under Leah's control, and he was about to dodge when his body suddenly froze in place.
- Human Immobilization!
"It's time to end now...... You're doing a good job, Dia. ”
Three guiding arrows flew around Claire at great speed, all clinging to his skin, almost becoming an afterimage, stabbing and stabbing...... What a familiar voice, what a familiar pain, what a familiar red mark, Claire wants to cry without tears, I've only been injured for a long time, and this is going to happen again?
In less than three seconds, Claire had no place to see, like a steamed prawn, and her whole body was red
But compared to her own embarrassment, Claire wondered even more in her heart, is that woman crazy? The use of the guiding arrow in this way is extremely terrifying to the mental consumption, just look at her face, it is already pale and terrifying, compared to Dia.
I have a grudge against you, as for this?
On the other side, Dia seized this gap and quickly approached Leah, and said strangely in her heart: "Hey, won't my sister stop me?"
No matter, this is an opportunity!
Leah's breathing was disordered, her body trembled slightly, and her single-minded use of the control guide arrow was already a huge mental drain, not to mention the fancy hanging of the half-elf, the pain and dizziness in her brain made her vision blurred.
"Hmph, half-elf, if I hadn't saved some effort to implement that plan, I would have made you even more miserable and uncomfortable! If it weren't for you, the plan wouldn't have been carried out sooner...... I can spend a little more time with him. Leah's expression was a little sad.
"It's a pity that the current 'me' is not yet 'fully mature', so I hope the ceremony won't fail. ”
Looking at Dia running towards her, she suddenly showed a nostalgic smile and whispered.
"The ceremony begins, goodbye...... Dia. ”
"Although we don't see each other much, I inherit the affection, the bond, and the ...... from the ontology for you Guilt, this is undoubtedly true. “
Dia, who was about to pounce on her, quickly stopped suddenly, returned to her human form, looked at Leah and exclaimed, "What the hell are you talking about!?"
Dia's mind went blank when she was shocked by Leah's words, who was she? Wasn't she a sister? No way! Face, voice, breath, little habits, etc., everything showed that she was Leah!
"Speak! What the hell is going on!"
A milky white light suddenly lit up around Leah's body, and the light expanded rapidly, enveloping the two of them in the blink of an eye, forming a huge light cocoon.
She didn't answer Dia's words, and said to herself: "The ogre is the first test, I want you to see the cruelty and danger of the outside world, and hone your fighting ability, you did a good job." The hunt of Wyverns and Gnolls is the second test, and the purpose is to train your resilience in times of crisis and your determination to survive, and you have done a good job. “
"And the third final test is to hone your desire to survive in a desperate situation, and your determination not to give up, although these three tests you have done are not perfect, but they are enough to win my approval.
"Then, brother, please live with my wonderful future, and you will become a true druid. ”
Boom! The sky changed, two figures descended on the sky, one is Leah herself, the other is the goddess Mericay, this time she is no longer in the form of the queen of the forest, but into a slender body of the long-haired red lady, she has changed the previous human temperament, her face is full of the majesty and solemnity of the gods, the majesty of the gods.
This is her Supreme Ranger form.
Claire in the distance opened her mouth wide and stared blankly at all this, "This...... How is this, how can it suddenly become this situation. ”
"Wait, no ——!" Before Dia could finish speaking, Melicay waved his hand lightly and made him faint, as well as Claire on the side, she would not allow any accidents at this time.
Melicay looked at Leah in a complicated manner, and Leah in the light cocoon nodded slightly.
"Let's get started. ”