Chapter Fifty-Six: New Branch Missions
Although it is absurd to think so, it is not just whimsical.
Leo doesn't know if the species in this world have genes, but it is certain that even if they do, due to the different rules of the world, cross-species unions are still very common in Gaia world.
Humans, in particular, can produce offspring with almost any living organism. This can be seen from the various bloodlines inherited by the bloodline nobles.
Dragonblood, Chimera, Demon, Celestial, Eagle, Lizard, etc., as long as they are large enough, humans can fuse their bloodlines.
In this way, it is really very possible that humans and spider demons will merge their bloodlines and produce hybrid species.
But now is not the time to study this, Leo shook off the messy thoughts and said, "Charlene, you go down and rest for a while, I'll take over." ”
"Well, then you have to be careful. Charlene didn't refuse, she was indeed too tired, and if she continued like this, she was likely to suffer irreversible damage, "If there is something, you must call me." ”
One night passed, and in addition to the first two attacks of northern creatures, there were three more attacks that were not too strong, all of which Leo dealt with. When it gets dark, there are no more spiders or mothmen.
Charlene slept for most of the night, and now she is full of energy and energy.
She came to the top of the Magic Tower and said to Leo with some complaint, "Why didn't you wake me up?" ”
Leo replied with a smile, "It's nothing to do anyway, so why don't I let you sleep a little longer." ”
Charlene wrinkled her nose and said, "Okay, now it's time for me to change you, and after holding on all night, it's time for you to take a good rest." I feel like it's going to be a tough night tonight, and we're going to have to keep it up. ”
Leo knew Charlene wasn't alarmist. Because he feels this way himself.
The special humanoid spider demon I met yesterday is probably definitely not ordinary, and it is very likely to be a very high-level spider demon. And yesterday it suffered a big loss at its own hands, and maybe it will come to retaliate.
And when Leo was about to give up the magic array and go to rest by himself, the nameplate, which had not moved for a long time, suddenly came with a burst of heat.
"Got a new mission?" Leo and Charlene looked at each other as they pulled out their mission cards and began to read.
"Temporary Branch Quest for the second step of the Horst Fortress Phase: There are currently a large number of hostile creatures left between the Boundary River and the first magical defense line, which need to be cleared by personnel. This task is optional. Participants can choose whether or not to participate in the selection competition. In addition, the rules of this task refer to the main task, and there is a great danger
Successfully finding and killing the injured Queen of Blades will result in an additional bonus of Rating Points. ”
Seeing this, Charlene couldn't help but be surprised: "Queen of Blades? Could it be the ...... we met yesterday?"
Leo nodded and affirmed, "It should be, but I didn't expect it to be gone." ”
Charlene hesitated. He asked, "Do we want to participate in this mission?"
Leo had already made up his mind, and immediately replied: "Of course, this mission is more dangerous. But I guess if you want to pass the tryouts, you can't miss any opportunity to increase your score. And the reason why the Queen of Blades didn't leave was probably due to the severity of her injuries. This is an opportunity for us, and we know better than anyone else what the monster is all about. ”
Charlene understood that Leo was right, but she was still worried, "But don't you need to take a break? You're going to break down physically and mentally, and what are you going to do at night?"
"Believe me, I'm definitely fine physically and mentally. Leo said as he pulled out a potion bottle, unscrewed the cap, and poured it down.
The strong fishy smell came out, which immediately made Charlene take a few steps back, pinched her nose and said, "Oh my God, what does this smell like, what are you drinking?"
This potion is a special product that Geralson prepared for Leo, but Leo didn't know if he was willing to make it public, so he said casually: "This is a special potion, which can improve the recovery speed of mental power, and can also greatly replenish nutrients, although the taste is not good, but the effect is very good, do you want to have some?"
Charlene was frightened and waved her hand again and again, "No! No, this smell is so terrible, I can't enjoy it!"
After taking the potion, just a minute passed, and Leo felt that his mental strength and physical strength were rapidly recovering. If it weren't for the suddenness and urgency of this mission, he would have been reluctant to use the potion.
After spending this episode, the two locked the magic tower, turned on the automatic defense function of the magic array, and quickly walked towards the canyon.
It's daytime, and the safety factor is much higher, so don't worry too much.
As they walked, the two studied yesterday's battle and prepared for possible encounters.
At this point, Charlene observed through the magic array, and the results obtained were more accurate.
"I can see very clearly that two thunderstorm spells in a row, while hitting it, also destroy your control magic. Charlene said with great certainty, then continued with a look of exclamation, "By the way, what kind of magic did you cast lastly?
"It's my specialty, Flame Funeral, and I've modified it to a certain extent, so it's strengthened. Leo didn't hide it, but he didn't mention the buffs of the Elemental Space-Time Ring and the half-magical, demigod-like spell amplifications that would never be revealed.
Worried that the other party might ask some more difficult questions, he hurriedly continued: "So did you see what it looked like when it fled?
Charlene thought for a moment and replied, "Although the magic array's perception has improved considerably, the magic power fluctuations at that time were too drastic, and I only saw a rough idea. It was in a decidedly bad condition at the time, and it seemed that even its carapace had been blown open, but its ability to move was not affected much. ”
"If my skin is shattered, not to mention that I haven't lost my ability to move, I'm afraid I won't even be able to move, and that spider demon's vitality is really strong. Leo sighed, "Fortunately, its shell is damaged, and its resistance to the elements should be seriously affected, which is a very good opportunity for us." ”
Charlene nodded. "But where shall we look for it?"
"I don't think it will be willing to stay around here, let's move towards the Boundary River first, find it if we can, if we can't find it, don't be reluctant, try to clear the ordinary spider demons and moths first, so as not to ......"
Before Leo could finish his sentence, two figures swept in front of him. He smiled wryly and said, "Hurry up, so as not to be robbed by other groups!"
Charlene naturally saw those people, where did she dare to continue to rub in. Immediately followed Leo and quickened his pace.
After a while, the two of them had gone deep into the canyon, and sure enough, they found many traces of spider demons and moths. Fearing that they would be snatched by someone from another group, they kept casting their magic and quickly cleared the canyon.
In order to maintain efficiency, the two have a clear division of labor, Leo is the main attacker, and Charlene is responsible for gathering the corpses, and so on to accumulate a certain number. Then it will be incinerated uniformly.
Half an hour later, the two of them passed through the canyon and could already see the rushing boundary river in the distance, and arrived here. The remnants of spiders and moths have been greatly reduced, and it is difficult to find them again.
Charlene wiped the sweat from her headache and said, "How many have we killed?"
Leo thought for a moment and replied, "It's almost a hundred, let's take a break." ”
Charlene was already exhausted. Immediately sat on the ground, took out the kettle he carried with him, and poured a few sips. asked, "This amount shouldn't be too little." ”
"It's certainly not less, look at the expressions of those two people. Leo sat down as well, pointing to the west.
Charlene followed his fingers and immediately noticed that hundreds of meters away, two of his classmates were looking around like headless flies, but they still couldn't find the spider demon and the mothman, and they looked quite anxious for a while......
After a while, the two men also spotted Leo and Charlene, cast wary glances, and kept talking in low voices.
Leo didn't know the two men, but he wasn't afraid, so he smiled and raised his hand and waved it a few times.
According to Leo's guess, a normal person should wave in response when he sees this kind of scene, and then leave.
But what he didn't expect was that after the two people muttered again, they actually walked straight over.
It was two boys, both twenty-five or sixteen years old, one black and one blonde, with a bit of rebelliousness on their faces.
At this moment, Charlene suddenly became nervous and whispered: "That's Corneyras and Goodbeck, two very annoying guys, who usually do all kinds of bad things." We...... Do you want to withdraw first?"
Leo didn't respond, but asked very calmly, "What do you think they want to do?"
Charlene glanced at Leo inexplicably and said, "What else can you do, you must be here to find fault." ”
"Yes, I think so too. Leo smiled, "But the more this happens, the more we can't retreat, or do you think they're afraid of them?"
Hearing her say this, Charlene couldn't help but nodded: "That's right, but what should we do?"
Leo replied without hesitation, "Of course, we must get rid of them as soon as possible, and then we will have to find the spider demon." ”
By this time, the two men had already walked over.
Seeing that they walked about ten meters, Charlene was about to stand up, but was stopped by Leo.
"Relax, I'll take care of it. ”
"Hey, hello. The blond-haired boy named Cornelas said with a playful smile on his face.
Goodbeck also laughed and said, "Haha, Charlene, how did you find a kid to be your teammate." ”
Leo sat firmly in place, and said in a non-wavering tone, "Is there something wrong with the two of you?"
"Things?" Conelas frowned, "Oh, we don't have anything to do, we just see how relaxed you are, so come and say hello." ”
Leo's expression remained unchanged and asked, "So is the greeting finished now?"
"Of course not. Goodbeck shook his head, "We still want to know, have you seen the Queen of Blades?"
Leo didn't want to stiffen the atmosphere too much, but when he heard such a question, he turned his gaze to Goodbeck's face and asked, "Am I obligated to tell you?"
Goodbeck didn't expect Leo to have this attitude, he was stunned for a moment, and then stared at Leo's eyes and said, "Leo, if I'm not mistaken, you seem to be a beginner." ”
Leo nodded and replied very seriously, "That's right, your memory amazes me." ”
This sentence immediately choked Goodbeck's face flushed, and he didn't know how to continue to say it for a while.
Conelas reacted faster, his expression quickly turned cold, and said, "You don't think that you, a junior student, can defeat us senior students, do you?"
"I did think so before, after all, there is still a big gap between us for a full six years, but until ......" Leo deliberately did not finish speaking.
"Until what?" asked Goodbeck subconsciously.
"It wasn't until I met a senior student that I realized that senior students are not all that good. Leo said as he pulled out a metal chain and threw it on the ground.
It was a nameplate, but it was cut off by a sharp weapon, and it was already half missing.
"Number four?" Goodbeck stared at the nameplate in amazement, stammering, "You...... You put ...... How's Toliani doing?"
Leo smiled: "He was looking for trouble with me, and I sent him back to the academy." ”
After saying this, Goodbeck and Conelas glanced at each other, and both saw each other's panic.
Toliani's own strength may not be particularly outstanding, and it can't be compared with Leia at all, but among all the senior students, he can still be firmly ranked in the upper reaches.
He is most famous for his wealth, and his father is a wealthy merchant with several fleets, and his wealth is comparable to that of a principality. One can imagine how objective Toliani's wealth at his disposal as the only child is, which has led to his penchant for collecting magical equipment.
Both of them knew that there were no less than seven or eight pieces of magical equipment on Toliani's body, which was already known, and maybe there were some more powerful magical equipment that were hidden and prepared as killer weapons.
Goodbeck and Corneilla are very sure that with their own strength, they can't defeat Toliani, but this junior student in front of them actually solved Toliani?
The nameplate on the ground is definitely not fake, what the hell is going on?
Taking advantage of the silence between the two, Leo stretched his waist and said to Charlene: "We are almost rested, continue to search, don't delay the business." (To be continued.) )