Chapter 113: A Game (Fifth Update)
What does it look like for an ordinary adventurer to explore an ancient catacombs in the continent of Faerun?
First of all, the team needs to have a skilled rogue, or "loiterer", who is responsible for all detection, trapping, and lockpicking along the way.
Secondly, there must be a knowledgeable mage on the team who can solve all sorts of magic-related problems.
Thirdly, it is necessary to have a priest, druid, or shaman who has the ability to heal to ensure that injuries can be healed in a timely manner.
In particular, the various deadly toxins, diseases and curses that may be infected by the looting of burial goods can be fatalized if they are not lifted in time.
Finally, two or three skilled warriors in full gear will take care of the enemies, monsters, and undead that you may encounter along the way.
Among them, thieves and warriors are the easiest to get together.
But spellcasting classes like Mage, Cleric, and Druid aren't so easy to find.
Mages, in particular, have the slightest ability to craft magic items, transcribe scrolls, and concoct potions, and are not too short of money.
He will not easily joke with his life and rashly enter a dangerous ancient tomb.
In addition, the occult user, whether a priest or a druid, will not easily leave the temple or forest where he lives.
Because that's the source of their power, far more important than money, wealth, fame, magical items.
If a priest or druid joins an adventuring party, then he or she must have some kind of mission.
This can be glimpsed from the Holy Warrior Aroline's following Zuo Si under the command of the Priest of Ilmat, the god of suffering.
Of course, even if you are lucky enough to find a mage who is short of money and willing to take risks, and a priest who is trying to find a religious-historical artifact in the tomb.
The whole team could only cautiously grope their way through the darkness, carefully studying every room and passage they passed.
For fear of accidentally stepping on a trap and waking up the undead guards who have been sleeping in the tomb for hundreds or even thousands of years, or even the owner of the tomb itself.
But at this moment, the team led by Zuo Si did not have the slightest style of a "traditional" adventure team.
Quite the opposite!
They are like a group of game characters controlled by "players", frantically and unscrupulously venting the terrifying and destructive power of the [Fireball Wand].
Alena, in particular, is very fond of destroying everything with simple and crude flame spells.
So the "Kicking Door Group" is almost like it was tailor-made for her.
Whenever a soldier opens the door to a tomb with a shield in hand, the somewhat "crazy" woman immediately raises her wand and shoots a fireball inward.
With a loud bang, most of the monsters placed in the tombs, whether they were skeletons, mummies, ghosts, giant spiders pulled up by undead magic, or scavengers that looked like maggots in maggots, would be killed in an instant.
As for those who have not died after being hit hard, they will be rushed in and cut down by the orc Ritter and the soldiers with thunderous force.
These two warriors, one in heavy armor and holding a shield like an impregnable iron wall, took the initiative to take on most of the defensive tasks; …
The other wields an incredibly lethal two-handed axe, and almost every hit is a devastating blow.
Although it was only the first time they joined forces, the two were not a little jerky, like old friends who had worked together for more than ten years.
In contrast, Aroline, who has only officially become a paladin for a short time, is much inferior, and cannot keep up with the experienced veterans in battle, so she can only stay by Alena's side to protect the pyromancer who is the main output of the whole team.
And Zuo Si, who remained invisible, most of the time just hid in the dark and watched coldly, and by the way, collected the remaining energy of those dead monsters to replenish the mana pool.
Unless you encounter a particularly strong and difficult enemy, or if your team is in crisis.
Otherwise, he would only manipulate the "real illusion" to command, and he would not take it lightly.
Rumble!!!!!
After another loud bang, the dark burial chamber ahead was once again illuminated by a bright and blinding firelight.
The two vampires, who were ambushed in the darkness and wanted to launch a sneak attack, let out a piercing scream under the burning flames before they could even use their spell abilities such as "charm", "immobilize", and "paralyze".
As for the low-level undead who were under their control, they died in an instant.
This was followed by another fireball, which blew the two vampires into a dying fog and fled.
Even the magic trap set up at the door was completely destroyed in the explosion and incineration.
No doubt!
This is not a battle at all, it is closer to an "offensive sneak attack".
With a powerful spell of wide destruction, give enemies hidden in confined spaces a first strike, so they don't even have a chance to fight back.
This is the bombardment tactic developed by Zuo Si.
Of course, this comes at the cost of some burial goods and items carried by enemies, which are easily incinerated into ashes in the explosion of the fireball spell.
Looking at the unrecognizable wreckage on the ground, the half-orc Ritter immediately couldn't help but complain to the soldiers beside him: "You know? I used to hate magic.
Because those mysterious and terrible spells can always easily change the outcome of a battle.
Or even play with powerful warriors in the palm of your hand.
But now, it suddenly seems like magic is pretty good.
In particular, this kind of fireball simply and directly bombards the enemy into slag, which is quite in line with my appetite.
And I think with a little training, I should be able to use that fun stick and be a good spellcaster. ”
After Zuo Si heard this, he rolled his eyes angrily and immediately corrected: "First, magic is complex and changeable, and a mere plastic energy-based fireball technique can't represent the whole of magic at all.
All you love is the amazing crowd killing effect of Fireball.
Second, with your IQ, you can't remember those complex knowledge and spells, let alone become a mage, even the lowest level of apprenticeship.
Thirdly, the scientific name for the wand is a very sophisticated spell storage technique.
If you want to use it, you can't just be trained to do it, you also need a certain amount of intelligence and talent. …
A barbarian like you should honestly use an axe to smash the enemy's head.
Alright, don't talk nonsense, use your dark vision to help find out if there are any valuable loot left in this tomb. ”
"Haha! Master, you're too serious, it's not good. The occasional joke in the middle of a fight can relax tense nerves. ”
With that, the orc Ritter laughed and began to inspect the dark corners of the chamber that could not be illuminated.
Although Dark Vision only allowed him to see some black and white images, it was much better than the rest of the humans in the team.
In a few moments, the guy pulled out some ancient gold and silver coins that had been blackened and oxidized, two burial stone dolls inlaid with emeralds, and a shrine in the style of the First Dynasty of Kalinshan, which enshrined the obsidian statue of the ancient god of death, Jager.
The soldiers on the side found a magic sword with no damage from the charred wreckage.
However, they didn't rush to find Zuo Si for identification, but first wrapped up and threw it into the dimensional bag.
Then stop for a moment and continue to the next burial chamber.
Due to the magnitude of the construction of this ancient tomb, and the fact that some parts of the tomb have obviously been recently remodeled, it looks like a huge underground labyrinth in all directions.
Therefore, it is not easy to find the entrance to the bottom.
Fortunately!
Zuo Si, who had always remained invisible, had quietly drawn a simple map in his mind through calm observation.
Through the strength of the monsters and traps in those tombs before, he could basically determine that the other party was not trying to kill.
It's really playing a game, a role-playing game like running a group.
It's just that the role that Zuo Si and others want to play is PC (player), and the man behind the scenes plays the role of the guide DM (dungeon master).