Chapter 30: Catherine's Battle Plan
The corridor of the Holy Spirit is the only ground access to the Sanctuary of the Patriarchs. When it is time to worship ancestors every year, people need to carry offerings to their ancestors and walk along the corridor of the Holy Spirit all the way to the place of worship. After the prostration, the priest of the clan leads the head of each family through the tunnel of the soul to the sanctuary of the ancestors, while the rest of the tribe members bow down in the place of worship and wait in place until the sacrifice is over, and then return to their tribe together. Over the years, countless orcs have come and gone in the corridor of the Holy Spirit, leaving a deep imprint on the earth.
Before the appearance of the undead, two metal oil lamps were fixed on the two walls of this canyon every ten meters, and several surrounding tribes who jointly enshrined this ancestral cemetery took turns assigning a mausoleum keeper to take care of it every year, so that the oil lamps remained lit all year round. In the canyon, which is less than two kilometers long, several stone benches are placed at intervals on both sides for the people who come to participate in the rituals, and some elderly people can rest when they are tired on the way.
But now, these are gone, or they are no longer visible. In the past 100 years, in this humid prairie, in this kind of ventilated area on both sides, the metal oil lamps have long been rusted and peeled, and the stone seats have long been buried in dust. The current Holy Spirit Corridor has become a complete corridor of the undead, and the entire canyon is full of undead spirits. Thousands of undead wandered tirelessly in this corridor, and the sound of bones grinding was the only sound in this world.
"It's so comfortable. "At the entrance of the canyon of the Holy Spirit Corridor, after many years, a human voice finally sounded, but the undead in the corridor were indifferent, as if they had not found anything, and were still wandering back and forth in place aimlessly. A small head sticks out from the entrance of the canyon, and the half-virtual and half-real figure clings to the rock wall of the canyon, revealing only one eye to peek cautiously inside, as if it is afraid of being discovered by the monster inside.
"Brothers and sisters, it's scary inside. Anne the little banshee took a few looks, and she trembled with fright. Without looking back, he floated into Catherine's arms, who was still behind, and rubbed hard and said, "There are so many skeletons in it, I can't count them." But they didn't even notice me, hehe. I've hid it well. ”
"Don't be coquettish. Catherine pampered Anne on the head: "You weren't scared last time you saw so many skeletons, but now you're scared, who believes that? Okay, Anne is the best, tell us about it." Is there anything else in there besides skeletons?"
"Well, especially if there is a corpse?" Pannis added, "or a monster that looks like a corpse and holds a staff?"
"Nope. Anne thought for a moment, shook her head vigorously, and said affirmatively: "Absolutely not, I have looked for it carefully, only skeletons, and no other monsters." ”
"Well, it's fine. Catherine and Pannis, who were lying on the ground, looked at each other. Catherine breathed a sigh of relief: "Confirm that there are no corpse witches here, this is the best news I have heard today, if there really are corpse witches, it will be a nightmare in this narrow terrain." ”
"Now that you've confirmed it, let's go. Lina stroked the silver long hair of the giant wolf beside her, stepped on the ground a few times with her legs a little uneasy, looked back at the outside of the canyon and said: "I used the terrain to change the barrier at the entrance, because the size is too large, it can only last for ten minutes at most, and if you don't leave, you may be attacked on both sides in a while." Feed. Pannis, I wanted to ask just now, what are you writing on the ground as soon as you come in, so attentive? ”
"You've seen it. Shade Circle. Pannis carved the last stroke on the ground, stood up and patted the soil, looked at the ring circle on the ground with satisfaction, and said: "I used it once when I was in Anne's hometown, and the magic circle that specifically covers the vitality of the living, although the effect on high-level undead is relatively poor, but as long as it is not too close. Even the high-level undead won't be able to spot us. ”
"Well, the undead outside will disperse quickly because they can't find our life, right? Lina's eyes lit up, and she punched Pannis in the back and praised, "You really think, no wonder you asked me to change the terrain to close the road." ”
"Marcia, there should be no fork in the road here. Catherine began to sort out the equipment on her body one by one, carefully adjusting the position of each piece of equipment to make it easier to use, watching as Marcia shook her head in response to her question, tilted her head and thought for a while, and said, "Now let's confirm one last time, the specific purpose and mode of our operation." ”
"Good. Vivien sat on the ground leaning on her silver wolf, her huge backpack open, selectively pulling out potion bottles or spellcasting materials from pockets scattered throughout her clothes, and exchanging them with some of the items in her backpack to adapt to the terrain as it changed from grasslands to canyons.
"First, the way is opened by Marcia's Storm of Blades. Catherine was the first to cast her gaze on Marcia's face: "The last time you came, how far did you rush forward with the blade storm? fifty meters?"
"More than sixty meters. "Marcia still wears her sleeveless blouse and men's trousers, but with a layer of leather armor over her blouse. At this time, she was also like everyone else, squatting on the ground and sharpening the blade of the giant sword with a special tool: "I can't say the exact distance, and I didn't judge it carefully at the time, but it was about sixty meters." ”
"That's 60 meters, it's a little safer. Catherine said, "This time, with Lina and Vivien's blessed Holy Power Technique and Sharp Blade, it should not be a problem to break through sixty meters." ”
"Well, it should be fine. Marcia thought about it for a moment and replied affirmatively, "No matter what, I will break through sixty meters, and even if Blade Storm can't do it, I will do it in other ways." ”
"Good, the next one is Lina. Catherine arranged one by one: "Then it's me, then Marcia, then you, and then Lina...... That's probably the tactic, do you have any questions?"
"There shouldn't be any problem. Pannis, who was attaching some of the gadgets in his backpack to his limbs, tested his dexterity with a few outstretched kicks and made sure that all the tools were firmly fixed and did not interfere with his movements, before he said, "I'm ready to go." ”
"I have a problem, and if I go according to the plan, I may not have enough magic. Lina was half-kneeling on the ground, the Dharma book fluttering in front of her, and the pages were automatically turned one by one, until she finished silently turning to the next page.
"The potion has been given to you. Vivien re-fastened her backpack and put it on her back, "I've made a lot of potions, especially the ones that restore mana, enough for the two of us to use it as water." I suggest you drink a bottle before you start your move, after all, it takes three minutes for a bottle of Spiritual Recovery Elixir to recover ten percent of your mana, so it's better to drink a little bit in advance than to not be able to keep up with your mana when the time comes. ”
"Okay, I'll drink it when Marcia rushes out. Lina said, "I'm fine, these kids Diana have already communicated with them, and they know how to cooperate with us." ”
"Is it all right?" Catherine looked around, and finally clenched her fist hard: "Marcia, it's now, rush." ”
Five people, five wolves, rushed out of the shielding circle at the same time, and rushed straight towards the depths of the canyon. As soon as they ran a few dozen meters, the undead in the canyon had already sensed the breath of the living, stopped wandering aimlessly, and rushed towards the location of the entrance under the stimulation of hatred.
"Come on. Catherine, who was running, suddenly reached out and pushed hard behind Marcia's back, and Marcia jumped into the air with the thrust, smashing into the group of skeletons as before, and the greatsword drove her body, and the meat grinder spun forward, tearing a path covered with bones.
"In the name of Dania, magic, terrain change, stone. Lina was half-kneeling on the ground, holding the spell in her hand, and the silver mace slammed into the ground. A vague wave of power spread forward along the ground, closely following Marcia's steps, crossing a distance of sixty meters, and suddenly erupting on the ground. Sixty meters away, the earth on the ground suddenly surged violently, and a boulder with a diameter of three meters rose rapidly from the ground, until it rose to a height of seven or eight meters and stopped growing, standing like a stone pillar in the torrent.
At the same time as the boulder rose, Catherine carried Vivien on her back, and Pannis grabbed Lina's waist, and the two started at high speed, taking advantage of the path opened up by Marcia, and rushed towards the boulder sixty meters away. As he approached the boulder, Pannis suddenly raised his hand upwards and shot his nail gun from his wrist with a hook and snail, nailing him to the cliff on the side of his head. Pannis and Catherine grabbed the hook at the same time and swung it hard, landing firmly on top of the boulder. As soon as he stood firm, Pannis shook the hook, and as he recovered, the hook on his other wrist flew out and wrapped around the waist of Marcia, who had just stopped spinning, and dragged her back to the boulder.
The space on the boulder was relatively small, only three meters in diameter, and Vivien and Lina stood back to back in the center, with the other three standing in a triangle guarding the two of them to prevent long-range attacks from archers. At the base of the boulder, five giant wolves roam around the boulder, and any skeleton that comes close to the boulder will be mercilessly knocked away or simply destroyed, trying to keep the boulder from any attack.
"Whoosh", the sound of feathered arrows breaking through the air sounded, and a feathered arrow flew out of Pannis's hand, just stuck in the shoulder joint of a skeleton knight who was close to a giant wolf, so that it involuntarily tilted half a meter to the side with a charged horse chopping knife, which did not hurt the silver wolf, but just slashed on the ground, splashing a string of sparks. The silver wolf, who was the target of the attack, took the opportunity to pounce on the Bone Knight directly, and the sharp claws swung continuously, and under several high-speed swings, the skull of the Bone Knight finally could not be supported, shattered and broken, and the body completely lost the ability to struggle, and was reduced to a pile of white bones.
The undead rushed towards the boulder, but could not reach the people at the top, and just as they were in their frenzy, a prayer of life and holy power came from Lina's mouth. (To be continued.) )
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