Blood tax

Chapter 123 The End of the Black Territory
"Griffith, attract it, let the living corpse follow my actions!"

Galadia shouted, turned around and ran towards the cave of the earth dragon.

Griffith followed closely behind, bypassing the steeple of the altar and running to the other side, swarms of cockroaches swarmed in, stretching from front to back into several belt-like lines.

Griffith turned around and threw out several secondary deceleration potions, and the big bugs immediately became a mess.

He then mobilized the runes, cast the spell of "Ice Structure" on the ground, erected a protective ice wall, and covered the ground with smooth ice.

As soon as the huge alien orc saw them fleeing, they immediately chased after them, almost slipping as soon as they stepped on the ice.

But its power is extremely tyrannical, and even the aura of damaging magic effects is surging all over its body.It strode forward with a little effort, and rushed over without hindrance.

It throws the scythe in its hand.The black-and-yellow murder weapon swept by with the strong wind, setting off a piece of shattered ice and astonishing wind pressure.

The two living corpses suddenly jumped up from the side, blocked the projection of the scythe with their bodies, and were cut off on the spot.The murder weapon blocked by this blow lost part of its power, and was blocked again by the ice wall.

Although the defense was relatively successful this time, Griffith was hit by the scythe again.He rolled and smashed down a low wall, falling into a pile of broken bricks and rubble.

Before he could crawl towards a shelter in a hurry, the violent orc had already punched him.Its fists were like a millstone, and it smashed down with both hands clenched tightly. Its violent momentum was stronger than that of thunder.

At the same time, Galadia had deftly jumped onto a nearby wooden shed.The bottom of the wooden shed is the hole of the earth dragon, but three living corpses crowded there to block the sight.

She drew out the feathered arrows, and shot them out one after another with her right hand like swift shadows.

Three arrows that looked like meteors struck one after another.

The first arrow hit the orc's right eye.The orc who was about to catch Griffith hastily raised his hand to block it, barely protecting his eyes, but it gave Griffith a chance to escape.

The second arrow hit the orc's ankle, piercing through flesh and blood.This powerful monster also had to kneel down under this blow.

The third arrow did not aim at the orc, but shot towards the earth wall next to it.The low wall that was already on the verge of collapse collapsed, and the rising dust blocked the sight of the orcs, hiding Griffith in the fuzzy smoke and dust.

These three arrows completed the functions of support, delay and cover in an instant.Not so long ago, Galadia would only attack simply and directly.She has almost no experience in fierce battles. Even though she is beautiful, her understanding of the battlefield and her own abilities is shallow and naive, and she will be in danger even when facing goblins and cockroaches.

She is like a toddler with a million dollars in wealth, completely ignorant of the value of wealth and the dangers associated with it.

Until just now.

Seeing that Griffith was about to be caught and crushed, Galadia did not panic or move blindly, but continued to implement the original tactics, and made extremely efficient judgments in the crisis, covering and restraining in one go .

Although the powerful body of the orcs can withstand a lot of damage, they are helpless in the face of such exquisite combos and coordination.

By the time it recovered from the pain in its ankle and the smoke and dust in the sky, Griffith had already pulled away, and was making a detour towards the next cover, about to attack again with the condensed ice spear.

Seeing the fleeing prey, the orc roared angrily and unwillingly.It picked up the scythe, its powerful legs ignored the pain and bloodshed, leaped up, sprinted towards the extremely threatening elf, and then jumped and slashed.

Its terrifying explosive power set off a gust of wind and roared, just witnessing the momentum and frenzy of the attack is enough to tear people's liver and gallbladder apart.Although it was weakened and suppressed by the rules of the Sealed Artifact, this blow was still like the pressure of mountains and seas, and the wind changed drastically.

Galadia watched the orcs slam her head and face, but she just bowed slightly, restrained her breath, and watched the overwhelming blow with her calm eyes.

Get out of the way!Griffith shouted anxiously in his heart.Before he could open his mouth, the scythe roared down, and the elf, who was close at hand, whipped up a gust of wind, turning into a pale green phantom and dodging quickly.

"Boom!" The orcs bombarded the ground like stone bombs from a catapult.The wooden sheds and stone bricks near the landing point were all shattered and splashed out in a ring shape.

Griffith watched the elf hide towards him like lightning, and then the shock wave visible to the naked eye hit his face, and the two were blown away like autumn leaves in the blink of an eye.

Broken masonry mixed with wood chips fell to the ground.Griffith's face was covered with sharp gravel, and he opened his eyes while resisting the pain.Galadia's slender figure came from the storm, her beautiful long straight hair fluttering in the strong wind.The gravel covered the sky, but it didn't touch her agile figure at all.

She stood there coldly and gracefully, carefully avoiding dust, gravel, and splashed wood chips like a terrified courtier visiting the king.Even though it was in the center of the shock wave and debris, the elf was not injured at all.

Her figure was moving in an indescribable way.Although she was standing there, she was like an unfathomable phantom.

What a great strength and talent!
After just one or two battles, she grew up from immaturity, showing amazing strength and talent.Compared with her, Griffith, who has experienced countless bloody battles, looks clumsy and mediocre.

If it were someone else, they would definitely grit their teeth and stomp their feet unwillingly and angrily.

But Griffith doesn't think so.His eyes were shining, and he watched with joy that the elf retreated from the impact and danger without incident, and his light figure was as glamorous and indescribable as at a ball.

It's really beautiful!
"Let's back up a little." Griffith was still a little sensible, so he quickly reminded him.

"Why?" Galadia said triumphantly, "Don't you see how strong I am? These little stones can't hurt me at all."

Her extraordinary ability "Fengxing" obviously surpassed the normal extraordinary ability specifications, almost reaching the level of immunity to physical damage.Not a single dust or stain remained on her pale green hunting suit.This is no longer what ability can do, it can almost be said to be the protection of elements or even gods.

As the impact subsided, Galadia happily lifted the protection of Gale, and raised her chin at the disheveled Griffith.

Just when she wanted to say something more and praise herself, a mass of gravel and dust flew into the air and fell from the sky.

Some of the floor and earth and rocks lifted up by the orcs flew very high, and only fell down at this time, and painted the two of them into dirty clay figurines in a blink of an eye.

"..."

Galadia couldn't accept it for a while.She stood there stupidly, blinking the only eye in her body that was not khaki.

"Boom!"

Several larger rocks fell, one of which fell right on her head.

Galadia's head was bleeding on the spot, and she fell into Griffith's arms with a thud.The bright red blood oozes unstoppably, soaking her clothes and long hair in a blink of an eye.

Griffith felt his head thump, hurriedly took out a bottle of healing potion, turned the elf's body over, and poured it down carefully.

The elf's beautiful and delicate face was already as white as paper, and the wound on his forehead was bleeding, soaking the apprentice knight's sleeves.

Griffith hurriedly took off the small amount of bandages and shochu he was carrying, first cleaned the stains around the wound, then removed the broken stones inserted into the elf's skin, applied ointment and wrapped the bandage.This situation was really unexpected. While bandaging, he scanned the surroundings in panic, but saw no burly orc figure.Of the living corpses sent to cover the sight, only the burly butcher rolled aside, and the other two had disappeared.

Although Galadia's extraordinary ability easily dodged the orc's landing blow, but only the stones that fell from the aftermath of the attack knocked her down.

This ridiculously weak physique and defense ability are really on par with Amber.

Cold sweat broke out on Griffith's forehead, and his heart beat like the drums of an army.While bandaging and checking his companion's wounds, he was on guard against the orcs that might appear again at any time.But a strange idea popped up in my mind uncontrollably——

Even such a talented high-ranking race can easily be knocked down.Galadia is rare to possess the dual Extraordinary characteristics of a ranger and a spellcaster. Its movement speed, dodge, attack speed, precision and lethality are all extraordinary. Hit, the light and dexterous body will be unbearable...

If the elves are like this, I can use numbers to maintain a thick front to oppress their mobility, and then use the catapult to defeat them with a wide range of damage. The projection distance should be far away to avoid the range of the mage...Ge Reeves kept the bandage in his hand, but his mind was full of thoughts about how to defeat and kill the elves.

After thinking about it, he actually entered a state of ecstasy, and quickly conceived a tactic against the elves.The lips that had been bitten tightly because of panic and anxiety just now also relaxed, and slowly raised a proud arc.

"Hey~" The blood-stained elf suddenly called softly, "Am I not seriously injured?"

"Huh? What?" Griffith's fantasy was immediately interrupted, and he replied in a daze, "It's okay, a small wound."

"That's good, what are you thinking about with a smile?" Galadia struggled to sit up, "How about that orc?"

The impact of the heavy blow just now has opened a huge hole in the ground.That's the entrance of the Dilong Cave. After Galadia stood on the wooden shed at the entrance and shot three arrows, the orcs smashed over.

Following that earth-shattering jump and chop, the orc directly smashed into the hole and disappeared.The shock waves and debris repelled the cockroaches, but they didn't come together for a while.

At this moment, there was a long howl that had never been heard before in the cave.The frightening aura surged out like a tide, and Griffith, who was standing far outside the cave, seemed to be captured by a terrifying beast, his frightened legs were weak.

The hairs all over his body stood up one after another, and Griffith trembled all over his body.The loud noise in the cave has an irresistible force, and just hearing this strange sound makes people unable to move.

The ground began to shake violently, and the stones bounced as if they had grown feet.Griffith immediately wanted to turn around and run away, but some powerful idea was trying to invade his mind, and his legs couldn't move like lead.

"It's that burrower!" Griffith shouted, "Is it going to attack us?"

"No." Galadia shook her head, "This is only the world of sealed items after all, and everything in front of me is just the ashes left by the annihilated consciousness."

The horrifying loud bangs and earth chimes gradually subsided.The burning vision around the two of them began to fall off layer by layer, falling to the ground like a broken mirror, and turning into nothing.

A beautiful emerald appeared at what should have been the entrance of Dilong Cave.

Galadia picked up the shard, closed her eyes, and savored it with her extraordinary inspiration. After a while, she returned from meditation:

"It's over, the turmoil of the sealed item has subsided.

"This is the crystallization of the Extraordinary characteristics of Sequence 7 'Night Dire' of the dream pathway. It is left by the burrower, and there are some remaining thoughts on it. Although it was a powerful mythical creature with extraordinary characteristics during its lifetime, it was After hunting, only this little bit of wreckage and unwilling thoughts remain,

"Its envoy was killed by a terrible enemy, and the villagers who had been with it for hundreds of years turned against it. The flood was about to completely destroy its hometown where it had survived for hundreds of years. Tortured by anger and unwillingness, it left its lair and fought with the invading enemies Fighting broke out.

"It was eventually killed. No one survived the village it sheltered, its ruins sunk beneath darkened reservoirs.

"On the eve of its destruction, it prayed to its gods, hoping that someone would know what happened to it and the village. The body of the strange orc killed it, and it may have been assisted by other forces. Insects are not clear either.

"Although a certain god who heard its will cannot directly interfere with our world, it can also guide us to explore its tragedy to a certain extent. His power intervened in my promotion trial and made me appear here .

"This emerald-like characteristic crystal is a reward for us to explore the secret."

(End of this chapter)