Skill extraction from Dragon Clan

Chapter 237 Vera Feels Malicious
Hearing Zheng Shu's words, there was a commotion among the surrounding heroes.

Living in ancient Greece in the age of the gods, these heroes can naturally be called well-informed.In their concept, there are basically only two possibilities for such an event that requires the consumption of a lot of flesh and blood.

One is that some evil wizard wants to complete some appalling magic ritual for a particularly outrageous purpose, so he will send out his own servants or magic creations to slaughter the village and surrounding beasts in large numbers to collect enough "raw materials" ".

And the other is that an evil priest collects a large amount of flesh and blood as a sacrifice for a particularly appalling purpose to the god he believes in, who doesn't know what the hell it is.

But all in all, no matter what type of incident this encounter is, what this group of heroes can be sure of is that the instigator behind the scenes is definitely not something they, little shrimps, can provoke.

Generally speaking, if you encounter such a thing, the best way is to report it to the kingdom immediately and let them send blood heroes and troops to deal with it.

Therefore, in the face of the possible huge threat, the heroes who were aggressively trying to avenge their boss suddenly became cowardly.

In fact, they didn't come here to avenge their boss in the first place. It was just an excuse. Without Zheng Shu and Vera, these heroes would have probably fled that village long ago after discovering that their companions were missing. up.

The reason why they dared to come here to search for the truth at the risk was more to rely on the strength of Zheng Shu and Wei La to see if they could catch the leak.

But now, they found that Zheng Shu and Wei La might not be able to protect them.The deterrent power of evil wizards and unknown gods is deeply rooted in this world.In the legends of various countries, except for the evil dragon, it is basically the top behind-the-scenes manipulator.

For this reason, these people already have the intention to retreat after such a thing happened, and now they leave to go to the king to report and they may be rewarded. If they continue to search with these two people, they may risk their own lives. How to maximize the benefits can be seen at a glance.

Therefore, after hearing Zheng Shu's words, the group of heroes immediately left the team with the excuse of searching for traces and clues in the valley.

"Did you just let them go away like this? If there were no such people, it would take a lot of time for the two of us to search." Vera turned her head and glanced at Zheng Shu next to her.

Naturally, the actions of these heroes cannot be concealed from the two of them. After all, the eyesight of the two of them is the strongest among all the people present. It's completely unobstructed.

The behavior of this group of people seemed to them to be deceiving themselves and others like a group of ostriches with their heads buried in the soil.

"No, I probably already know how far the enemy's ceremony has been held." Zheng Shu went straight to the place where the thieves left their luggage.

The so-called "luggage" of these people is actually all kinds of collected flesh and blood, mainly the corpses of thieves who died in the valley.But among these corpses, there is something special.

It was a sack as tall as a person, and Zheng Shu could still feel the subtle breath from it.

Opening the sack, as Zheng Shu expected, there was a rather handsome-looking female villager inside. Judging from the rise and fall of her chest, she just passed out and did not suffer fatal injuries.

"Are there any villagers around here who come to this valley casually?" Zheng Shu asked.

Vera shook her head: "Of course it's impossible! It's almost common sense in the surrounding villages that this valley is the residence of the Bandit Group. Although we have already defeated the Bandit Group yesterday, come with us The villagers have not had time to return to their villages, so the news of the bandit group's crusade has not spread, and the surrounding villagers should not come here casually."

"The village we stayed in didn't show any signs of villagers missing when we left, that is to say... this woman was deliberately plundered by them from other villages." Zheng Shu looked at the corpse of the thief next to him. He smiled, "The corpses that have been dead for more than a day can be used. Why do these people go to farther places to plunder a 'live' villager?"

Vera, who has more knowledge in this area, immediately understood Zheng Shu's meaning: "That means that the basic structure required for the thing that does not know whether it is an altar or a magic circle has been completed. The reason why it can capture The living women are to complete the last step of the plan!"

"That's right, in the last step of the 'ceremony', a fresh life is used as the final sacrifice... I think this kind of situation should be very common?" Zheng Shu looked at Vera.

"It's very common!" Vera's expression looked a little serious, "Whether it's in sacrifices or magic rituals, using fresh sacrifices is often the last step, because it means breaking certain boundaries to complete extraordinary actions .”

Zheng Shu raised his eyebrows, and he suddenly had a bad feeling: "Then it seems that our speed is going to be faster... Can I trouble you to bring this villager back to the village? I'll go around and see Let's see if we can find another team of thieves—since they're collecting materials everywhere, they shouldn't just send out such a team, I'll see if I can follow them to find their lair."

"Okay!" Vera immediately picked up the villagers on the ground and left the valley without too much delay.

Zheng Shu watched Vera's leaving figure, and also hid his figure in the dense fog that rushed back into the valley again.

Even though he couldn't see people in the dense fog, Zheng Shu believed that relying on his five senses, which were far superior to ordinary people, he could definitely spot the opponent before the enemy spotted him.

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"A horse! What's going on?!"

Zheng Shu looked at the deformed thief in front of him, cursed angrily, raised his leg and kicked him flying.

boom!
Accompanied by the dull explosion sound, the thief whose body had been deformed to the limit exploded in mid-air, spraying a rain of blood.

Vera on the side watched Zheng Shu's actions and smiled helplessly. It had been more than half a day since they discovered the thieves, and Vera had even sent the villager back to the village and returned.

It's not that Zheng Shu hasn't found traces of other thieves during this period, but without exception, no matter what method he uses to hide his figure, the other party can immediately find him and attack him.

The bodies of this group of thieves have obviously been transformed. Not only has their physical fitness been greatly improved, but if they lose, their bodies will quickly deform and explode into a cloud of blood. Zheng Shu is not given a chance to interrogate them.

Finally, it was identified through Vera's rich knowledge of magic. The mist at the bottom of the valley should be mixed with a part of magic power, and as long as there are creatures active in it, it will be discovered.

The way to deal with it is also very simple, all you need is for Zheng Shu to release the word spirit again to disperse the fog.

But the problem is that even if the fog is dispelled for a short time, their whereabouts will still be exposed. After all, the group of thieves who have been modified have good eyesight. Without the cover of dense fog, Zheng Shu and the others can't even walk in these bushes. The valley hides his figure.

However, although no one was caught alive, Zheng Shu confirmed that their headquarters should be in the valley, because all the thieves emerged from the fog in the valley, and all the thieves who collected flesh and blood would eventually return to the valley.

Knowing this, Zheng Shu asked Vera to help him watch the entrance and exit of the entire valley from the top of the mountain after he came back, while he turned over the entire valley like a bulldozer.

Although the area of ​​the valley was very large, it couldn't withstand Zheng Shu's almost carpet search. In theory, they should be able to find the gathering place of thieves soon.

It's a pity that things didn't go as planned. Zheng Shu almost searched the entire valley, but he still didn't find any place where people gathered. Those thieves still appeared from the dense fog continuously, as if they were beings born from the dense fog.

"What should we do now?" Vera was also a little worried.

Up to now, their actions have obviously been noticed by the black hand behind the scenes, and he can clearly feel that the opponent's action strategy has changed.The problem is that they have already calculated that the other party's ceremony has reached the final step.

They spent such a long time but failed to find each other's lair. If the other party took advantage of this time to complete the ceremony, then with the actions of the black hand behind the scenes, the success of the other's plan would inevitably cause a huge disaster.

"I have a plan." Zheng Shu suddenly put away the impatient expression just now, leaning on the mace and looking deeply at the thick fog in front of him.

Hearing this, Vera's eyes lit up.

To be honest, up until now, Vera still couldn't see through the person in front of him. The person in front of him was as unpredictable as the fog in front of him. Both his origin and behavior pattern were like a mystery.

This is also inevitable, after all, the time they spend together is too short now, and they can't see anything at all.But Vera can still feel Zheng Shu's logic and wisdom from the various actions just now.

Therefore, now Zheng Shu suddenly said that he has a plan, which is very convincing to Villa.

"I would like to hear more about it." Vera nodded and straightened her posture.

"I think you should have discovered that the enemy has now changed their mode of action." Zheng Shu explained solemnly.

"That's right!" Vera nodded.

It should have been discovered that the thieves would not be able to defeat the two of them even after being strengthened, so the mastermind behind the scenes obviously changed the way the thieves went out, from the original team of a dozen people to a team of two.

Although the combat effectiveness of each team has decreased, their simultaneous search range has been greatly improved. Although Zheng Shu and Vera are very fast, there will still be some fish that slip through the net under this situation.

This is also the reason why Vera feels impatient, because in this case, they don't know when some fish will slip through the net and bring back the last sacrifice needed for the entire ceremony.

Zheng Shu also expressed the worry in Vera's heart at this time: "The number of the two of us is still too small, and it is impossible to confirm when the other party will gather the final sacrifice. The initiative is in your own hands.”

"You mean..." Vera's mind was active, and she immediately understood Zheng Shu's meaning, "Bait?"

Seeing that Zheng Shu nodded in agreement with her statement, Vera immediately objected firmly: "No way! If we let ordinary villagers act as bait for this purpose, then I firmly disagree! Our heroes are supposed to protect the people. If the people are sacrificed for this, wouldn’t it be putting the cart before the horse?!”

Speaking of this, Vera seems to be shining with moral light.

Facing his objection, Zheng Shu not only was not angry, but showed a satisfied smile:
"That's right, I have the same opinion as you. Moreover, the body of an ordinary villager is too weak to ensure that he remains awake and can send back information in a timely manner during the sacrifice. So the person who served as the bait not only has a weak appearance, And you must also have a strong skill.”

"But...as far as I know, there don't seem to be any suitable female heroes in the nearby towns." Vera shook her head.

In the Age of Gods, women were not necessarily weaker than men, but because of the difference in abilities brought about by gender, most women existed as wizards or priests.Although the combat power on the battlefield is also very strong, it is better to have a hero with a physical system for such an infiltration mission.

But in this era, most of the heroes of the physical system are men, and it is too difficult to find a female physical hero in such a short time.

"No, no, no!" Zheng Shu shook her finger, and the smile on her face made Vera suddenly feel a deep chill, "Your thinking is too rigid, who told you that the bait must be female?"

"But... Judging from the actions of those robbers, the material needed for this ceremony should be young women..." Vera was a little puzzled.

"You have to know that after those robbers have undergone transformation, their IQ has been greatly weakened, and they will only rigidly complete the goals set in advance, which means...as long as they are passable in appearance, they will not check at all. Is the material I captured really female?" Zheng Shu looked at Vera with a meaningful smile.

Vera's face suddenly changed, because he suddenly felt a deep malice like an abyss.

(PS: More will be added tomorrow!)

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