Chapter Seventy-Eight: Deep
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Ye Guyun, who was carrying the Phantom Wind Spear, thought that there would be a typical grass-mowing battle next, but who knew that the skeletons and zombies that had grown like weeds like wild grass and cut endlessly before really no longer appeared!
This...... It's obviously bullying!
Well, it's always a good thing not to have to fight, although that might mean a bigger danger lurking in this haunted land.
As the distance deepened, the gray smoke wafting in the air became thicker and thicker, and there was no doubt that everyone's vision was greatly limited because of this, and now they could only glimpse the surrounding area for more than ten yards.
Even so, the team moved forward without the slightest hesitation, as if the smoke had not caused any trouble.
Leading the way is the black and white bear.
At first, no one wanted to believe the oath of the two reckless men, and they just had the attitude of giving it a try, but after accurately finding the first target node, everyone decisively stacked the task of leading the way on the two of them.
"How did you do that?"
Pastor Tours was busy tinkering with the so-called node, and Frank, who was bored and bored, couldn't help but ask McCarty a question, which was naturally the magical ability of the two of them to lead the way.
"I'm sorry!" McAti's right pillar touched his left chest like a stone drum, bowed, his tense muscles crackled softly, his attitude was particularly respectful, his posture was impeccable, he looked like a standard squire, but his body shape was not quite right, "This is a unique skill of the two of us, please forgive me for not being able to explain it to you in detail." β
"It doesn't matter. Frank smiled reluctantly, and to be honest, he was really not used to being a black and white bear like that.
The chatter and laughter of others did not hinder Tur at work, and after finding the right node, he took a large pale golden prism that Kent had taken out of his bag. The prism is obviously an artifact, the center is symmetrical, cut unusually neatly, clear and transparent, you can see many small folds existing inside the crystal, I believe that it will refract dazzling colors when placed in the light, and I don't know how this strange structure of the prism is made.
With a click, Tur embedded the prism crystal on a "tripod" with a complex structure and strange shape, which could not see through the material and was full of mystical patterns, and I don't know what kind of method was pinched, and with a whoosh, the tripod sank into the ground with the prism, leaving only a small part of the prism still exposed, and if you don't pay attention to the observation, you may really ignore this little anomaly on the ground.
"Mr. Tours, what is this doing?" Mephiss was intrigued by Pastor Tour's work.
Pastor Tours didn't have time to respond, because the enthusiastic paladin Kent had already preemptively answered for him: "This is the magic circle! This is the focus of this trip!"
"Arrange the circle?" Mephiss looked dazed.
"That's right! Dear Miss Mephis, do you remember? I mentioned it last night!" At this time, Kent had already come to Mephis's side, and he was so close that he could even smell the clean and fresh fragrance coming from the female warrior monk, Kent seemed very excited, but in the end he still tried his best to maintain due etiquette, cough, it was really hard for him.
"The three watchtowers on the periphery of Fort Advance are distributed in three elaborate locations, and each of them hides a set of circle components, along with some other perimeter arrangements, together form an incomplete but effective enough circle to firmly suppress the expansion of this unclean land! However, when we place the right components of the circle at several important nodes in the depths of this unclean land, the circle will become complete, its true power will be brought into play, and then, the massive amount of eroded energy stored here will quickly dissipate, and eventually, this place will be purified and revitalized!"
Eclipse energy is actually negative energy, which comes from the different names of clergy and mages for the same thing. The same is true of radiant energy and positive energy. This is normal, and of course the perspective of a god stick and a study madman is different, one is more emotional, the other is more rational - the difference in titles is a good illustration of this.
Kent pointed to the small pointed pale golden prism on the ground, his expression was excited, his hands danced, and he gushed endlessly:
"Look, this perfect sunburn diamond that shines as brightly as you is one of the components of the circle. Hehe, maybe you can see that it is definitely valuable, but I still have to say that it is far more precious than you can imagine! It is made of golden coblistone, heaven crystal, fire elemental essence..... Uh, in short, there are a terrifying variety of rare materials, and then they are refined by a grandmaster-level alchemist himself! A perfect Sun Flame Diamond can even be exchanged for a street in Crescent City! And this time, ha, we actually brought three! A lot? Feel dreamy? Hear the clanging sound of gold coins colliding? No! It's just right! We can only rely on these three to arrange the magic circle completely, and we don't even have a spare!
It's just too expensive!
In comparison, the benefits that can be obtained by purifying this place can only be regarded as insignificant!
For these reasons, although the heads of the various sects and temples in the vicinity have never given up the idea of purifying this place, they have always been determined to take action. And this time, it's all because of the patronage of the Grand Duke. He had paid for the three Perfect Sun Diamonds out of his own pocket, and that was an incomparably large sum of money - well, we all know that His Excellency the Grand Duke, who had mastered the art of processing sugar, would not mind this 'meagrely' money now.
To be honest, from a personal point of view, I also think that it is a shame that such a precious three Perfect Sun Flame Diamonds are used in this place, they could be... So it is necessary to take off the hat for the kindness, decisiveness and generosity of His Excellency the Grand Duke!"
Ye Guyun had been silently paying attention to everyone's conversation, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but interject: "In this case, why not change the method?" he felt the loose and sticky soil under his feet, "For example, a fire will burn all the filth here." β
Ye Guyun's idea is actually a bit of Chinese thinking. He didn't understand what the negative energy in this plane was, but it was similar to the so-called yin qi in his cognition -- wasn't it caused by the accumulation of a large number of corpses of the dead who could not be collected?
Mephis and Kent were stunned when they heard this, and looked at each other. Next to her, Weis, who was holding her hands and closing her eyes, couldn't help but say coldly: "Hmph! Ignorance! This fire of yours will never be able to burn!"
This eldest lady doesn't seem to miss every opportunity to taunt Ye Guyun.
Ye Guyun couldn't help frowning, not because of Weis's tone, but because of what she said. Immediately, Frank, who followed up, answered his confusion: "Because that thing exists." β
Ye Guyun followed the direction pointed out by Frank and saw a thick gray mist.
"It can also suppress fire, and what's the deal with the various fire spells you're using?"
"Uh... The theory is so difficult and complex that I don't know how to explain it in a simple and clear way. Well, just know that here, except for negative energy, the energy of all other attributes will be suppressed to varying degrees. In other wordsβ" Frank wrinkled his bitter face, "all of us are actually suppressed, and the deeper we go, the more severe it becomes. β
"Is it understandable that, as users of various energies, you need to expend more energy here than you normally would have to exert the same or even worse effects? And the general manifestations of various energies, such as flame to the fire element, are almost impossible to manifest here?" Ye Guyun continued to ask.
"Ah, that's right. β
"Understood. Ye Guyun nodded and said no more, but he was still secretly thinking in his heart-
"Suppression? Is there? Why didn't I feel it?"
......
The team started again. There was no surprise, and the fog grew thicker and thicker the deeper you went, and then there was only less than ten yards of visibility left. After a while of moving forward calmly, when everyone was nervous and suspicious, they finally saw a few strange figures half-crouched in front of the misty.
The figures had apparently spotted the approaching crowd as well, and immediately lunged upon them with such mad hostility that it seemed to have a hint of impatience out of hunger and thirst. A few monsters that climbed forward quickly broke into view, their thin bodies, withered muscles hanging on the hideous skeleton with swollen joints, pale and gray skin, hairless and incomplete, dark red muscles showing from several broken places, sharp fingers, a row of short dagger-like fangs in their mouths, evil light in their eyes, and the most unbearable thing was a foul smell that permeated their bodies.
"The second node is almost here... Hmm? What's that?"
"Ghoul!"
"Not only that! There are wraiths! Oh shit!
"Good! Something challenging has finally appeared..."
"Frank, can you release the Pure Air Circle first and then brag about it?"
"Huh, I didn't prepare that spell......
"You idiot!"
After a chaotic uproar, the situation finally stabilized.
"Thanks to Mr. Tours. Faith glanced at her brother in disgust, and as she exchanged swords and shields, she dispersed one of the wraiths that pounced on her, "Otherwise, we will suffocate to death." β
Frank had already developed an iron-clad face, and he didn't mind any sarcasm of this level. Under heavy protection, he didn't rush to release the spell, but gave all kinds of instructions as if he were - well, the most important thing was that Ye Guyun, a pure novice, was here, so it would not be wrong for him to say anything casually.
β...... Beware of ghouls! Try to avoid touching them! Their bites and claws can paralyze living beings, and their bites have the added potential to cause a fever plague - a disease that does not flare up immediately, but the consequences are too serious and cumbersome to deal with......"
The spear struck sideways, and the powerful tip of the spear shattered the head of a ghoul in front of him, and also carried away the rest of his body. After replacing with a spear, Ye Guyun seemed to have jumped from the bottom of the original lethality to the first place against undead creatures, if the two casters did not use large-area lethal spells. Perhaps it is precisely because of this huge change that he has been immersed in the torture of ghouls.
Yes, no exaggeration. In Ye Guyun's eyes, the ghouls who act quickly and attack fiercely are just reckless people who only know how to use instinct to fight, almost no different from beasts, and their attack power is a little stronger, in other words, they are full of flaws, waiting for him to use them one by one to make the most dazzling performance.
Weiss and Kent beside them, although they were surprised by Ye Guyun's performance, this did not prevent them from having a clear understanding of the battle situation, so they made the most appropriate decision: slow down slightly, one left and one right, and protect Ye Guyun's two wings. Of course, the most important thing to guard against is the resentful spirits that the latter cannot deal with.
The work is neither easy nor burdensome, and naturally there is room for it.
"Shut up! Frank!" Weiss whispered angrily, "I'm fed up with these ghouls who are always shouting 'fresh meat~!', I'm fed up with whimpering spirits, and I'm fed up with you who are always noisy!"
"Oh, dear, it can't be like this!" replied the innocent Frank rather pompously.
"Mr. Frank, I think you'd better do it as soon as possible!Uh, didn't you say you're finally feeling the challenge? voils! The ghouls are almost gone!, but there are still many more wraiths!" Kent shouted too, but he was only an outsider, no more than Weis, and Frank was a brother and sister so he could blame him without scruples, and besides, he was the most well-behaved and ceremonial paladin, so he only made some pertinent suggestions. In any case, this is one of the few times he has expressed a clear attitude, except when facing Mephis.
"Alright!
Zila~~~!
A brilliant chain of lightning burst out.