Volume 1 Growing Up in the Academy Chapter 27 First Encounter with Philia
The Demon Spider Cave Room where Rogge and the others were already more than two-thirds deep in the cave had already encountered a strong-level Demonic Beast, and the Light of Dawn, one of the five adventuring teams, had been extinguished, and they didn't know what else was waiting for them in the depths.
There was no mention of strong-level monsters in the information given by the Adventurers' Guild, and it seemed that they had miscalculated their work. In this case, the bounty and points will be replenished, and there will even be compensation from the association, but this will not pay back the adventurer's life.
There are still a lot of fluorescent mushrooms picked before, and Rogge still makes roasted lizard tail meat and fluorescent mushroom soup. The demon spider is poisonous, and Rog does not dare to risk it as an ingredient.
After eating, everyone rested in place, and Rogge couldn't help but wonder if the trip should continue.
The team has already made a lot of gains, and the loot can be sold for a good price, plus the bounty and compensation, the income is very large. Everyone fought 3 battles and gained combat experience. The purpose of the trip seems to have been achieved.
And whether there are still full-state power-level demonic beasts waiting for them in the depths ahead, Rogge can't be sure, and the danger of continuing is not low.
So Rog decided to return to the cave when the team was rested.
The campfire faltered, illuminating the shadows of the people around them, and not far away were the corpses of demon spiders and members of the Dawnlight Adventure Troupe. The teenagers and girls of Rogge's team did not feel uncomfortable and seized the time to rest.
Everyone woke up one after another, and Rogge said his decision, and everyone agreed. Except for Lunte, everyone is a person with brains, and naturally understands that their own safety is more important. As for Lunt, follow everyone and it's over.
Rogge extinguishes the campfire and prepares to lead the team away. At this moment, a heart-rending scream came from the passage leading to the depths ahead, and the only sound I knew was that the speaker was a man.
Rogge and the others stopped and looked at each other.
"To help?" Madeleine asked.
Rogge looked at Orfina and said, "Nana, what do you think?" ”
Orfina is a light magician, and of course it is up to her to save people. Some of the girls with black bellies were actually kinder than Rogge, and she said, "Go ahead, but everyone should be vigilant and protect themselves first." ”
Rogge didn't talk nonsense, and led the team directly to the front passage, and he knew that Orfina would definitely choose to save people.
The group advanced slowly, passing the intersection of the two passages and continuing a short distance, discovering a pool of blood and a severed arm.
Rogge observed the severed arm and judged that it had been torn from its body by a great force, and it was no wonder that its owner screamed so miserably. There was a lot of flesh on the broken arm, and the sleeve on it was gorgeous, and there was a ring on each finger, which was obviously the arm of the fat baron Beard.
Rogge thought that Beard would definitely have some means to deal with them, but he never expected that he prepared a severed hand for them, and he did keep one hand.
Rogge asked Orfina, "Nana, can you still take this hand back?" ”
Orfina looked at the severed hand and said, "It's quite fresh, you can take it back." ”
Hearing this, Rogge picked up his handbag and put it into the space ring.
Seeing this, Orfina said with disgust: "Brother, what are you picking it up for?" It's weird, disgusting. ”
"Pick it up," Rogge replied, "I didn't pick up hands, I picked up money." ”
The icy Orfina instantly understood what Rog meant, and smiled wickedly and cutely.
There were two more human corpses in front of them, presumably from the noble team, and the terrifying claw marks on the corpses indicated that they had both died at the hands of the same creature. It seems that the noble team has encountered a ferocious and abnormal monster.
Rog's team continued to move on, coming to a cave where the roars of monsters and the sound of fierce fights could be clearly heard.
Rogge gestured to the team members to conceal himself, and went in to check the situation himself.
The two sides fighting in the cave are a team of nobles and a cave bear. The average cave bear is not big, about the size of a dog bear, but it is very ferocious. This cave bear was very large, and when it landed on all fours, it was taller than the defender it was fighting against, and it was obviously a strong-level monster.
The furious cave bear has well-developed limbs and particularly sharp claws, and its main attack method is to slap with its claws. The demon bear's massive body was not very bulky, nor was it slow, and with a claw slap, the defender rolled and fell backwards.
The defender didn't know how many times he had been knocked down, so he hurried up despite the pain and continued to take a defensive stance against his somewhat sunken shield.
There were also two adventurers from the noble team around, but they all seemed to be frightened by the furious cave bear, and they cowered and did not dare to make a move, for fear of attracting its attention. Not far away, Baron Beard had fainted as he leaned against the cave wall, and several wounded men lay beside him.
The only one who dared to fight back was a swordsman with a beautiful body.
She didn't know what she looked like with a mask, but her eyes were sharp, and her flowing and silky black hair fluttered and flew with her movements, like an elf dancing, which was beautiful. The sword in the hand of the girl swordsman was not ordinary at first glance, and the delicate and complex inscriptions on the sword body flickered, and the whole body was red as if it was burning.
Compared to the ornate sword, the fighting style of the girl swordsman is simple and straightforward. She used footwork that Rogge couldn't understand to get close to the Raging Cave Bear in the most effortless way, leaving a burning wound on the Demon Bear with a single sword slash.
The demon bear turned to her in anger, but she had already distanced herself and hid behind the defenders. This defender is the strong man beside Baron Beard before, who can resist the attack of the Fury Cave Bear for so long, and must be an intermediate or even close to high-level martial artist.
Rogge watched for a while, and was going to go back and call the team members to help. Relying on these two people to fight this bear, it may be possible to win after a while, but it is not guaranteed to fail. If one of the defenders is accidentally slapped by a bear, only the girl swordsman will be able to protect himself.
He had to make a fortune from Beard's arm, and Rogge didn't want him to die like that.
Rog led the others back into the cavern, and the furious cave bear seemed to unleash a monster technique furious attack, and the defenders retreated again and again with a quick and powerful slap.
The demon bear slapped down with another claw, and the defender's shield flew out of his hand, leaving the air wide open.
Resisting the slapping of the cave bear again and again, the defender was already a little out of strength, and he couldn't dodge in the face of the claw that followed by the demon bear. If this claw is slapped squarely, he will be crippled if he does not die.
Just as the bear's claws fall to hit the defenders, Lent appears. He slammed a shield into the top, took over the follow-up attack of the demon bear, and saved the defenders.
Faced with the sudden appearance of rescuers, the defenders were overjoyed and hurriedly ran to pick up their shields. Someone to carry it together, he will be much safer.
Rogge had already shot a few arrows at the demon bear, and although they all hit, the demon bear was huge and thick-skinned, and these arrows were no different from mosquito bites. Rogge's arrows are coated with goblin poison, although the monster has a good physique and is big, and the poison will work very slowly, but it will always make it slower after a long time, and then there will be opportunities.
Orfina first went to check on the situation of Baron Beard, the "money bag", and when she found that he was not in danger, she left him alone, and summoned the Sword of Light to cause trouble for the Raging Demon Bear.
As an intermediate magician, Orfina can't ignore attacking the demon bear, and always has to find a way to dodge and block, which relieves Lunt a lot of pressure.
Sonia also smeared goblin poison on her dagger, giving it a blow from time to time and then quickly retreating, making the demon bear even more furious.
Madeleine, the most explosive in the team, also tried to attack with lightning strikes, but was unfortunately dodged by the demon bear's movements.
The moment the thunder exploded, the two adventurers of the noble team also came to their senses and got down to business - hid to the side. These two are ordinary junior melee warriors, and if they go up, they will give away their heads, so it is better to retreat away and not cause chaos to the big guys.
The Demon Bear crusade turned into a war of attrition, with two high-level defenders resisting the Demon Bear's attack, and everyone was still in a solid position.
Over time, the wounds on the Fury Bear's body piled up, with the girl swordsman causing the most wounds. Her sword has a burning effect, and the wound caused by it makes the demon bear feel a burning pain.
The poison inflicted by Rog and Sonia also gradually took effect, and the Demon Bear's attack was not as fast as it was at the beginning, and its movements slowed down.
Slowness means more beatings.
This time, it was Rogge who took the lead, he pulled the wolf tendon bow to the full, and the charged arrow shot out with a "whoosh", shooting straight into the bear's eye and hitting accurately.
The eyes are one of the most vulnerable parts of the cave bear, and the charged arrow pierces deeply, and the demon bear is so painful that it stands on its hind legs and roars wildly in the sky.
Stationary enemies are the best targets for lightning mages, and Madeleine has been preparing for a long time, and at this moment she takes the opportunity to unleash the lightning strike spell and slam the bear's head. A powerful lightning strike poured into the bear's mouth, and the furious cave bear's jaw was cracked open and drooped down, blood spurting wildly.
The demon bear crawled down, shaking its head, and the only remaining eye was full of fierce light, ready to fight to the death.
But the maiden swordsman didn't give it a chance.
I saw her quickly come to the side of the bear's head and display her superb sword skills. The crimson sword slashed out with a pale red sword qi and slashed through the neck of the demon bear.
Time seemed to stop for 3 seconds, and the bear's head suddenly left its body and rolled aside.
The girl stood in front of the massive headless bear corpse, shook off the blood with a wave of her sword, and then sheathed it. A few simple movements, but beautiful and handsome, make people's hearts beat wildly.
It was also the first time for Orfina to see such a cool swordsmanship and handsome sister, and she couldn't help but exclaim: "Wow, so handsome, much more handsome than my brother!" ”
Rogge was embarrassed when he heard Orfina's words, and thought to himself, "Is this called handsome?" Is this called beautiful? Look at this figure, this curve, invincible. ”
Orfina had seen enough of the handsome sister and turned her head to look at Rogge, and found that he was still staring intently at others, the whole person was stunned, and said angrily: "Sister! Pervert, cut him quickly! ”
Of course, the maiden swordsman would not draw her sword and slash people just because others looked at her a few more times, she walked up to the light mage Orfina and asked, "Those people, can you cure them?" ”
Her voice was clear and beautiful with a hint of coldness, and listening to it made people feel like they wanted to know more about her.
Orfina said, "Okay, sister, are you friends with them?" ”
The girl replied, "It's only a temporary companion." ”
Orfina sighed and said, "That's great! Sister, can you tell me your name? ”
"Philia."