Shadow Covenant

About 100 meters away from the sunken cave, a head suddenly appeared in the deep pit where the black dragon had just trampled on, followed by a neck, shoulders, body, and finally feet. This human has obvious characteristics of dragon veins. Whether it's the jaundice-colored vertical pupils, the blue-gray fine scales covering the skin surface, or the claws that have transformed into dragon-like hands, this is exactly Dewoody who disappeared in the cave just now.

He stroked the "Thor Stone Ring" that was still on his fingernails after he doubled. The Thor Stone strange stone technique attached to it has saved him twice. The previous time was that the black dragon used his breath to break the stalactite above his head , forming a landslide, he used the Thor Stone Ring without hesitation, and sank into the soil to avoid damage.

The second time was just now, but this time the movement was much louder than the black dragon's breath. The thunderous roar in the ear has not stopped, but the shaking has been much smaller, obviously the foundation is solid.

The pain in the chest still existed. Taking advantage of this gap, Woody felt that he drank a bottle of holy water prepared earlier, and the pain was weakened a little. At the same time, Woody observed the position of the hole more carefully. But the final plan is the same, first lure the black dragon to the pre-determined position, and then use the spell of the Thor stone ring to escape while detonating the cave.

Using the environment to deal with the enemy is a compulsory course for every player. When he knew that he was about to face the black dragon, he had already made various plans on the way, including the desperate rush just now, and the premeditation of deliberately bringing it into that place of death. He had rehearsed it several times in his mind, so when he saw this scene, Woody was not overjoyed, but cautious.

The vitality of the dragon is very tenacious. Although the damage caused by the falling of the boulder is enough to destroy a large adventure group, even if it does not die for a while, the suffocation buried in the soil will make people die in despair, but the dragon is different. They have strong bodies, and if a hill is pressed against them, there are many ways to untie it. The most stupid and stupid way is to use their claws to dig a passage for getting out.

The dragon's sharp claws are natural magic weapons born with +2. Cutting stones under its claws is like playing with it. Therefore, even though this black dragon was successfully trapped this time, life and death are still very clear.

In particular, this black dragon is not as simple as an ordinary black dragon. Not only is it a part-time professional, but it may also be related to Tiamat, the mother of dragons, in the background.

Sure enough, Woody's conjecture was not wrong.

Kara!
A violent sound came from the boulder buried at the entrance of the cave. Woody's face didn't change much, he just clenched the curved sword in his hand. He had already made a second plan. Seeing that it didn't die, he could Feel free to run away.

I just hope that when he arrives, Cecil and the others have already found what he wants.

Woody took another look at the entrance of the sunken cave, then turned his head without hesitation, and rushed towards the direction where Cecil and the others left.

……

After about 5 minutes.

The boulder at the entrance of the cave exploded impressively, and two sharp dragon claws protruded out, mixed with broken stones, forming a round hole the size of a person's radius. Soon, as the dragon claws were withdrawn, a scale on the top of the head was soaked with bright red blood. , the head of the rather embarrassed black dragon got out, it was the black dragon Beast who was buried alive in the cave and could not survive.

The eyes on Beast's face were extremely fierce and distorted at this time, almost holding his breath, and he still couldn't release it.

In any case, it never imagined that human beings could be so cunning. If it hadn't been bestowed upon it by the God of Desperation, it would have confessed here. It's fine if the crisis triggers the grace, but this is just a small bug that cannot be smaller.

Why!
Beast gritted his teeth angrily, partly because the human dared to fool it, and partly because of the aftereffects of the hopeless grace. There is no free lunch in the world, let alone the mother of dragons. There are many divine favors bestowed, some of which can make the size of the dragon bigger, some of which are to make the dragon's wings have an extra pair of claws, so that it can cast spells, and some are to make the scales have the ability to store breath, When necessary, the dragon can spew out a year's worth in a day.

but!

The abilities are different, but they all have a price. For example, the effect of his desperate grace is to make the dragon recover all the life points quickly after entering the dying state. Although Beast looks very embarrassed now, his body The wounds he received just now, including the knife on his back and the injury to his left eye, have completely healed.

But behind this means that when he returns to the Dragon Queen to return to life, it will have to gather property that is one hundred times its own age within a month, which means that it will lose at least [-] gold coins in this wave of property. Almost one-third of its savings in the treasury.

He came here half for the divine grace of the Dragon Queen, and half for making money. Whether the Mother of Dragons is recruiting colored dragons to go to the **** battle in hell or to go to the astral world to fulfill the covenant with the githyanki, she will give adult color Long a nice paycheck.

Although it is usually given by the summoner, such as the devil princes in hell, or the queen of the githyanki in the astral world, a small part of Tiamat will still come from his own treasure house, and even a part of it will come out. .

But this time, it was the mission sent by Tiamat himself. Beast originally thought it was very simple. He just stationed in a remote plane for less than ten years, and he could reap the wealth that took 30 years to collect in the past. What's more, you can get a lot of merit points in the evil phosphorus fortress, which is a very cost-effective deal, but...

Beast felt like his heart had been cut by a knife. The physical pain just now was far less severe than the trauma he suffered this time, but he couldn't blame the Mother of Dragons anyway, and he didn't dare to .

Therefore, he could only express his anger at the Woody breath remaining in the air, but this time, it was no longer the incompetent barking on the surface, but like an inconspicuous puddle in a swamp, the surface was clear, but the heart was already dark and sticky. Thick, deep anger and killing intent were suppressed by him under the heavy silt, waiting for the moment the prey fell, to be swallowed up suddenly.

"Let's see who has the last laugh!"

The black dragon glanced at the direction Woody left, and went straight in the opposite direction.

Since Ke Suo pretended to be dead and couldn't come, then don't blame it and went to him directly.

These human beings are in the temple, and they can't escape anywhere. It knows the truth of the turtle in the urn, not to mention that the dragons never like to fight alone. What they love most is to stay behind and watch the dragons who dare to challenge themselves Those who were overthrown and annihilated in wave after wave of monsters.

It has done many such things, and there is only one winner.

That's it!

And only it!

……

When entering the botanical garden, the dim caves and lights seem to be all abandoned behind, replaced by the central high platform, the never-fading light source reflects the surrounding walls, ground, even the roof of the cave, and the green and sprawling shrubs clearly. , it seems like an underground forest, with countless plants and trees growing in it.

In the Jingge Forest, the herb pickers have worked so hard to find the Gallus pilosula fungus. The soil here is almost continuous, and there are some good herbs, but that's all, and more herbs with magical powers have already been among them. The killing vines and other monsters were devoured, and there was not much left for them. Woody walked very fast, and the natural walker allowed him to always find a path that would not be affected by any complicated bushes.

He quickly discovered the traces of the battle. It was an open space in the forest, the surrounding plants were sparse, and the rocks were exposed. Only a five-meter-high prism-shaped stone pillar collapsed softly. With a thin green vine, Woody could tell what kind of monster it was at a glance, obviously it was:
——"Tree Rope Monster"

This is a kind of predator that often appears in underground caves to ambush. They can change their color and shape, making themselves look no different from stone pillars and icicles. If there is no such mimic object in the terrain, they will take His body shrank very small, disguised as a big rock.

And the thin vines wrapped around their bodies are not simple, they are the tentacles produced by them, but they are not flesh and blood like octopuses, but a semi-fluid substance like melted wax, and like its body, they can enter the camouflage state , when it touches the target, it can paralyze the opponent and absorb power.

The tree rope monster is undoubtedly dead. There are still traces of battle on the ground, broken arrows and traces of scorched flames. It is obvious that Cecil and Kaverman have both done it.

Next, Woody found several traces of battle, and the dead were all monsters that were common in the copies of the botanical garden of the Lost Temple in his memory.

There are still a lot of them, obviously they caused a lot of noise, otherwise they wouldn't be able to attract so many creatures in the botanical garden.

And when Woody followed the trail and continued to go deep into the botanical garden, which covers an area of ​​about one kilometer, and was about to reach the high platform with the light in the center, a vigilant voice suddenly came from far above his head.

"who!"

The voice was old and hoarse. Hearing this voice, Woody's tense heart eased, and he waved and smiled.

"it's me."

After that, Woody followed the sound and walked over, just in time to see Cecil and the others who were searching around, the cats were sniffing around a light blue flower, and the one who made the sound was the crawler. In a nearby tree, Kaverman, the elderly ranger with his bowstring already tensed.

He let go of the bowstring after hearing Woody's voice. Although it would do a lot of damage to the bow, he only needed one less enchanted arrow in his hand. He still had a spare bow, but the enchanted arrows could Not many.

"Are you OK!"

After hearing Kaverman's warning, many people turned their eyes here. Seeing Woody, whose dragon veins had not completely faded, they also looked around curiously, especially Cecil, who was even more amazed and looked up. Looking at his appearance, he even touched the hard scales like a suit of armor.

"Not bad, how is the black dragon?"

"It's not dead, it should come over soon, but I don't know if it's a person or the people with the temple."

When Woody left there, he had already prepared for the situation that the black dragon might go to rescue soldiers, but he knew clearly that the most urgent task was to go to the holy hall first to destroy the sacrifice in the mouth of the Feathered Serpent God. Only one side may have one more strong support, and the difficulty of the dungeon will be lower.

"Stop talking, hurry up and find the seeds, time is running out."

Woody paused the conversation after the reunion, and now there is really not much time left for him.

He lowered his head and looked around, looking at Cecil.

"What areas did you search for?"

The location of the seeds in the previous life was very random, and he only knew about a few points, and it had been a while since they were separated. Woody first passed the ones they searched for, so it would be much easier to find them directly.

"We searched in the south and east, but we didn't find it. The only thing left is the high platform, the west and the north."

"I see."

Woody nodded, then directly passed the crowd, and searched in this botanical garden with ease. Since the monsters were all solved by Cecil and others, Woody did not encounter any difficulties on the road, and soon he was in the north. On a cliff, he saw what he wanted, a dot surrounded by dense shrubs and shimmering with emerald green.

"Seed of life."

This is also the main reason why this botanical garden is so dense with no one to take care of it. This seed of life has the power of natural growth, which is equivalent to a high-level druid continuously supplying this botanical garden day and night.

"I found it, you go to the high platform and wait for me."

Woody said to Cecil and the others who followed behind him, the others did not leave immediately, but looked at the emerald green light on the cliff with surprise, the natural power contained in it was enough to make people Smell the comfort from the heart.

Woody just approached, and this seed of life made his wound heal. Coupled with the amazing physical strength of the witcher, the injury that took a while to recover from the holy water has now healed, and the scab is intact.

"It's a pity that you can't take it away, otherwise this is an excellent portable priest, no, it is more useful than a priest, after all, the priest's magic has a casting time, and this seed, as long as you wear it on your body, it will disappear before the energy is exhausted." It will work all the time, it’s like a mobile blood recovery hot spring.”

Woody sighed with regret. In his last life, this thing was almost disposable, and he could throw it away when he was done using it. As a player, he didn't feel it was a pity to use it up at all, but now, he feels a kind of reluctance in his heart. a feeling of.

After all, if a dungeon can be brought out, at least it is a high-level magic item, which is quite high in the high-level.

After climbing up the cliff and removing the seed of life, Woody put it in the dimensional ring and stopped looking at it, as if he was afraid that he would have the obsession to own it after looking at it for a long time. The main reason is that it is too comfortable. As a natural walker, His natural affinity is naturally very high, and the energy source of the seed of life comes from the same species as him, so it is like a hungry traveler in the desert meets an oasis, just stay for a while, the traveler is naturally unwilling unwilling.

But at this time, there is naturally no room for too much entanglement.

He looked at the high platform lit by emerald green arches in the distance, and was about to descend from the cliff to catch up with Cecil and the others.

At this time, Woody, who had a good view, saw the entrance of the botanical garden, and there was a movement, and the sound came here in an instant.

It was a violent roar, and it was also mixed with familiar voices.

Woody's expression changed.

"Skeleton Snakes!"

"The black dragon is here?"

"So fast?"