After going into the sea, I met the witch lady

Chapter 119 [Big Sword·True Red Crown Horn] ([-] words, please subscribe)
  In the room, Ryan walked step by step to the weapons rack.

He reached out his hand and stroked the blade of the great sword.

The uneven horny texture seems to be silently telling the life-and-death battles that the One-horned Dragon has experienced in the past.

"Let me call you, 'True Red Crown Horn'."

Ryan said softly.

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[Great Sword·True Red Crowned Horn]: A man-made mid-level strange object, a great sword made from the true red horn of the [Higher] One-horned Dragon as the main material, supplemented by various rare materials, and forged according to the standards of the giants. The sword is extremely thick and heavy, and most people cannot move it even with all their efforts. The pursuit of the ultimate secret forging method completely eliminates any enchantment in the material itself, leaving only the purest sharpness and physical destructiveness. 】

[This strange object contains "weak" spiritual essence, which can improve the repair speed of [Unnamed Ship Sculpture] after being absorbed. 】

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Intermediate rare item!

Looking at the introduction of [Great Sword·True Red Crown Horn] on the panel in front of him, Ryan's eyes were filled with astonishment.

This was his first time coming into contact with an "intermediate" level strange object.

What's even more frightening is that this sword is an "intermediate rare object" that is purely sharp and destructive without any enchantment ability. This also reflects its terrifying physical attack performance from the side.

Not only that, in the derivative introduction at the bottom of the panel, the essence of spirituality contained in the strange objects themselves has also been upgraded from the "weak" of the low-level strange objects in the past to the "weak" of the current mid-level strange objects.

Ryan didn't know what the gap between "weak" and "weaker" was, because he had too few rare items on hand to have the luxury of sacrificing rare items to increase the "repair level" of the [Unknown Ship Sculpture].

But I think the difference should be quite big.

"How do you feel? This sword is one of my most satisfying works in recent years."

"According to your request, I forged it according to the standards of the giants. However, due to the special nature of the material of this sword itself, its weight has reached a very terrifying level. Even ordinary giants cannot use it. You want Don’t try…try…”

The original intention of Master Golden Hammer was to warn Ryan and tell him that although the heavier the sword, the more powerful it is, it is not that heavier is better. Only the weapon that can be used is a good weapon that is truly suitable for him. Then He proposed a modification plan. Although this would reduce the performance of the weapon, it was better than being completely unusable. But before he finished speaking, he was shocked to see that the young man in front of him had already wielded the big sword with one hand. Pull it out of the weapon rack.

That "petite" body of less than two meters seemed to contain a terrifying sea monster.

"...Good boy!" Looking at Ryan who turned his head and looked at him doubtfully, as if asking "What are you going to say?", Master Golden Hammer took a deep breath and laughed loudly: "Not bad, very good."

"It is indeed a good material for using a great sword!"

"Okay, now that Weapon has seen it, if you don't have any objections, just leave."

"I'm very happy with this sword, so I won't charge you for it."

"Wait!" Seeing that Master Golden Hammer was about to turn around and leave, Ryan quickly stopped him and said, "Master Golden Hammer, I have another commission for you."

"Oh?"

Master Golden Hammer paused slightly and looked at Ryan: "Do you have any other novel forging materials?"

Ryan smiled awkwardly: "There are no more novel materials at the same level as the True Red Unicorn. However, there are still a lot of materials on the owner of the True Red Unicorn. I would like to entrust you to create a pair of protective gear. In exchange for the reward, you can How about using this instead?"

The space ring on Ryan's finger flashed, revealing two piles of materials. One pile was collected from the bones, scales and other materials of the [Higher] Unicorn Dragon, and the other pile was collected from the Mud Dragon.

He pointed at the mud dragon materials: "Although the quality of these materials is not as good as the real red unicorn, I think it can be called a novelty."

[Umbrella Fire Scale Armor Set] is a protective gear made from the materials of the "lower one-star" special species - the fire umbrella bird. It made great achievements in defeating the leader of the "lower apex" male fire dragon.

But as Ryan's traveling avatar now enters the inner area (Flower and Stone Wasteland), facing the powerful special species at the [upper] level, this protective gear has gradually lost its effect.

The defense it provides is as brittle as paper in the face of attacks from [high-level] monsters. Now, it's time to update a wave of protective gear.

Master Golden Hammer looked deeply at Ryan.

Although in his opinion, Ryan's strength was far from enough to hunt the owner of these materials, he did not pursue the question. After all, everyone had their own secrets. As long as Ryan could come up with the materials he was interested in, it would have nothing to do with him. .

After studying the mud dragon material for a while, Master Golden Hammer showed surprise in his eyes: "Quite interesting material, okay, then that's settled."

"As for protective gear, do you have any requirements?"

Ryan said: "As long as it doesn't affect the action too much."

When forging the [Umbrella Fire Scale Armor Suit] before, Ryan made the same request.

"Okay, the voucher is still the same as before, but it will take a longer time to make the protective gear. You can pick it up at this time tomorrow."

"For the sake of the material, it's rare for me to work overtime."

Master Golden Hammer said.

"Excuse me." Ryan bowed slightly to express his gratitude.

"Okay, okay, if you have nothing to do, hurry up and leave. Don't waste my time." Master Golden Hammer, who had collected the materials, waved his hands impatiently. He couldn't wait to try new materials.

Ryan smiled, put the [Great Sword·True Red Crown Horn] into the space ring, then turned and left the "Golden Hammer Blacksmith Shop".

……

The city of Santos under the moonlight was much deserted compared to the daytime.

Although there are still some shops on both sides of the street that continue to operate, they are no longer the grand scene of the day.

Ryan was walking briskly on the street alone. It was already past nine o'clock, and soon it would be zero o'clock, at which time he would be able to start traveling again.

This time, he "switched a shotgun for a cannon", and he will definitely take revenge for being broken into pieces by the [superior] Blood Claw Dragon!
  However, when Ryan was about to arrive at the North City Gate, a sudden sound made him stop.

The sound did not come from nearby individual creatures, but from [Overturning Mask No. 7].

"Qingling No. 5: Urgent help! I have detected a very important and valuable piece of information, which is related to the underground labyrinth. I am being hunted by several men in black robes of unknown origin. Their strength is in the third level, (location sharing) !”

Ryan stood in the shadow under the eaves, frowning slightly.

He had just met Qing Ling this morning. Unexpectedly, this very "frank" female knight seemed to have made some big discovery after only half a day passed.

"Underground maze..."

Ryan thought for a moment and decided to go over and take a look.

There was still some time before zero point, so there was no need to be too anxious, and since he had just obtained a new weapon, he admitted that he was a little "itchy".

The "location sharing" function of the [Overturned Mask] contaminated with "Holy Water Drops" can provide a rough direction and distance, and according to the display, Qingling No. 5 is about 5 kilometers southwest of him.

"It's not far."

Ryan turned his steps and ran quickly towards the southwest.

……

From the inside to the outside, Santos City is divided into the central area, the inner city and the outer city where the poor live.

At this moment, in the southwest area of ​​the outer city, a figure hidden in the darkness was speeding in the lane.

Her speed was very fast, and she landed silently. Under the cover of the shadow, it was difficult for normal people, not to mention professionals, to detect it even if they were level three or below.

However, behind her, there were three figures in black robes following closely. The shadow that was enough to obscure the perception of a third-level transcendent was useless in their eyes.

In the alleyway, Qing Ling looked slightly pale.

These three men in black robes appeared so unexpectedly that she had no time to react before being slapped on the back. The strange spiritual energy coming from their hands, like gangrene attached to the bones, continued to consume her spiritual energy, causing weakness and weakness. , dizziness and other negative states.

In this case, Qingling didn't dare to stay at all, and made a decisive decision to escape.

But what she didn't expect was that the shadows had no effect on the three men in black robes, preventing her from getting away.

What's worse is that the weird spirits that have invaded her body have caused further corrosive symptoms in the process of using her spirits. If she wants to completely solve these weird spirits, she must stop and eliminate them with all her strength.

But now, she couldn't stop at all.

"I hope other people from the 'Overturned Palace' can arrive soon..."

Qingling can only hope for this now.

There are only three overturning masks contaminated with "Holy Water Drops", including herself, No. 4 Green Tide and No. 7 Purple Wind.

The moment she was eroded by the strange spirituality, she sent out the "message for help".

Qing Ling was not sure whether the two people would rescue her after receiving her "help message", even if she specifically mentioned "obtaining valuable information about the underground labyrinth".

"Wait one more minute. If no one rescues us, we will have no choice but to fight to the death!"

Qingling gritted her teeth.

Four minutes had passed since she escaped, and five minutes was the bottom line she estimated. If it exceeded five minutes, her eroded body and spirituality would not be able to support the consumption of counterattack.

What Qing Ling didn't expect was that she neither waited for a minute nor for support. After only ten seconds passed, her body went limp, and her running body rolled several times on the ground. Hit the wall hard.

"How is this going?!"

Breathing became difficult, her whole body was paralyzed, and it was difficult to move. Just the slightest movement of raising her head exhausted all Qingling's strength.

Looking inside her body, she belatedly discovered that the strange spiritual beings that had invaded her body had unknowingly formed a strange pattern during the process of erosion. Under the influence of this pattern, she Her spirit fell into an inert state, and the changes in her spirit affected her body, making her body weak and weak.

"Ho ho... you run pretty fast... but you are really capable of resisting the 'Heart-Eating Seal' which is enough to make a third-level professional lose the ability to resist in three minutes, but you actually persisted for more than four minutes..."

"It's really amazing..."

"It's a pity that you saw something you shouldn't have seen..."

While talking, the leading man in black robe walked to Qing Ling who fell out of the shadows and reached out to lift it up.

Qingling wanted to struggle and resist, but she found that her consciousness was gradually becoming blurred. It was extremely difficult to stay awake enough, let alone move.

In the end, she could only watch as she was lifted up, and then, a large amount of black mud-like substance emerged from the feet of the three men in black robes.

It was not a shadow, but something darker and deeper.

The body of the man in black robe carrying the green bell gradually sank, as if he was swallowed by the black mud.

At this moment, Qing Ling's heart had completely sunk into the bottom of her heart - if the man in black robe had returned from the original route, she would still have a chance to wait for support, but now with this weird way of moving...

Seeing her hanging toes touching the black mud, an inexplicable thought came to Qingling's mind at this moment: If No. 7 Zifeng agreed to travel with her partner this morning, what would happen to her? Will it be different?
  It is true that the reasons she told Zifeng to form a team this morning were all from her heart, but in fact, she did not tell the whole story. If it was purely for the sake of security, she could have found several professions that were slightly weaker than hers. who cooperate.

What really prompted Qing Ling to make the decision to invite Zifeng was that when Zifeng fought with Green Chao that night, she felt some unexplainable will from Zifeng's eyes. It was this that made her always alone. Taking action, she temporarily came up with the idea of ​​inviting a team.

Assassins always work alone, don't they?

It's a pity that there are not so many ifs...

The erosion of the "Heart-Eating Seal" caused her consciousness to gradually sink. At the last moment when her vision fell into darkness, she saw a domineering sword light in a daze, and then she fell into a coma completely.

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Inside the alley.

The eyes of the man in black robe who was sinking into the black mud suddenly changed.

In a hurry, he didn't care about the green bell in his hand. He raised his hands, and the dark spiritual surge formed a spiritual shield similar to a whirlpool.

The moment the shield was formed, a domineering and fierce sword light suddenly came.

When it first appeared, it was still dozens of meters away, but in the blink of an eye, it flew over and struck hard on the black vortex shield.

"Boom!"

A terrifying shock wave swept across, and in an instant, the walls on both sides of this relatively narrow alley collapsed and shattered, and smoke and dust rose up.

The dark vortex shield in the hands of the man in black exploded into spiritual light spots all over the sky, and he himself took ten steps back. Each step left a deep, black mud-filled footprint on the ground. Blood dripped from the edge of the mask on his face, falling to the bottom and exploding in blood.

The other two men in black robes standing behind him were not injured due to the protection of the shield, but they were also very embarrassed by the blast wave, and their black robes were damaged to varying degrees.

"Damn!"

A low curse came from one of the men in black robes.

The three of them looked at the end of the dark alley at the same time, where a figure was walking out step by step.

"Tata...Tata..."

The clear sound of footsteps reached the ears of the three people, and every step seemed to step on their hearts.

The three men in black robes did not act rashly, because they felt an indescribable sense of threat from the approaching figure.

It felt like they were not facing a person, but a bloodthirsty beast that patrolled the territory at night and opened its fierce fangs little by little. As long as they dared to make the slightest move, they would be met with no mercy. A blow.

Ryan walked up to Qing Ling, who was abandoned by the man in black robes. Looking at the unconscious "Candid Female Knight" with black veins on her face, he shook his head helplessly.

He leaned down, lifted Qing Ling to the side and sat down on the remaining half of the wall, then stood up and looked at the three men in black robes not far away.

He originally thought that the support would be for him and Qing Ling to deal with the black-robed man together, but he didn't expect that it would eventually evolve into a one-on-three fight between himself and himself.

"It's a bit stressful..."

Ryan twisted his neck. Although he said this, there was no intention of retreating in his eyes. Instead, there was a burning fire of fighting spirit.

"...Ahem...are you her accomplice?"

The leading man in black robe raised his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, and looked at the middle-aged man who suddenly appeared with a big sword (the mask simulated his appearance) with cold eyes.

Ryan did not answer what the leader of the black-robed man meant. Instead, he looked at the three of them carefully and said "tsk": "Spirituality that I have never seen before, but it is instinctively disgusting and disgusting."

"What do you know?" The leader of the black-robed man sneered, but did not explain: "Come together and capture him, life or death."

Although the man in black robe could not understand why a professional who was only a first-level professional in his perception could strike out with the sword just now, which made him feel afraid, but in any case, since the middle-aged man with the big sword appeared here, then He has only one ending: death.

In order to ensure nothing went wrong, he called two companions to attack together without caring about his face.

The moment the sound fell, the three of them launched an attack at the same time.

The leader of the black-robed man, let's call him No. 1 black-robed man, made a gesture of holding hands towards Ryan. In the next moment, the black mud that had been dropped by the No. 1 black-robed man exploded around Ryan. They rose up to form sharp black mud thorns. These black mud thorns did not attack Ryan, but formed a "spiked cage" around him.

At the same time, the man in black robe No. 2 appeared behind Ryan, and in the palm of his right hand, there was a dense black spirituality surging.

As for the man in black robe No. 3, who appeared next to Qing Ling, they knew very well that the purpose of this middle-aged man with a big sword was to rescue the female knight. Therefore, as long as the female knight was held hostage, no matter whether the three of them could work together, Defeating the middle-aged man with the big sword, they will all be invincible.

One person controls, another sneak attacks from behind, and one holds hostages. Although there is no verbal communication, once the action is taken, perfect coordination is formed.

However, just when the hand of the man in black robe No. 3 was about to touch Qing Ling's body, a sense of crisis suddenly emerged in his heart.

This sense of crisis was so strong that it even reminded Man in Black Robe No. 3 of his despair and fear when he encountered an adult black bear in the wild as a child.

dead!
  will die!

The strong sense of fear forced the man in black robe No. 3 to give up the idea of ​​taking Qing Ling away and turned around to stay away.

But, it's too late.

With a loud "boom", the "spiked cage" made of black mud thorns exploded. Ryan broke out of the cage and aimed at the man in black robe No. 3 with a big sword full of white aura in his hand. Cut off.

The night wind was whining, the air was distorting, and wherever the sword passed, it left violent ripples visible to the naked eye.

The strong sword wind pulled the body of the man in black robe No. 3, making it difficult for him to escape.

It was obvious that this seemingly rough and primitive sword did not have a strong spiritual surge, but when the shadow of the sword that was getting closer was reflected in his pupils, the man in black robe No. 3 felt that his body and mind were shaking. That is the instinctive struggle of life.

Since you can't escape, then fight!

A ruthless look flashed in the eyes of the man in black robe No. 3. The black spiritual energy in his hands surged, forming a dark whirlpool shield. At the same time, his eyes saw 2 people behind the middle-aged man with a big sword, raising his palms to attack. The man in black robe.

"As long as you can block it for a moment, you will definitely die after being hit by the "Heart-Eating Seal"!"

The man in black robe No. 3 thought fiercely to suppress the panic in his heart.

A series of thoughts is just a moment.

Then, the black vortex shield and the black and yellow sword came into contact.

"Crack!"

The crisp sound of cracking echoed in the narrow alley.

Under the gaze of the black-robed man No. 3, whose pupils suddenly shrank like needles, the black vortex shield fell apart the moment it was touched by the big sword, exploding into fragments all over the sky, while the big sword continued to exert its power and slashed hard. It slashed down, slicing through the black robe, splitting the skin, breaking muscles and bones, and split the man in black robe No. 3 into two standard parts along the midline.

There was no pause wherever he went.

It wasn't until he was cut in half that the man in black robe No. 3 realized the "something strange" belatedly.

He opened his eyes angrily and stared viciously at the middle-aged man with the big sword in front of him. He opened and closed his lips and said silently: "Kill me, and you won't be able to feel better."

Just when Ryan cut the man in black robe No. 3 into two, the palm of man in black robe No. 2, filled with dark spirituality, had already come behind him, leaving only the last centimeter away from his back.

Seeing this scene, the eyes of the man in black robe No. 1 in the distance showed a look of relaxation - the fighting power of this middle-aged man with a big sword was beyond his imagination. The strength of man in black robe No. 3 was only slightly stronger than his. Weaker, I didn't expect that I couldn't even take a sword. The seemingly primitive and rough sword in the opponent's hand seemed to have an extremely powerful effect on breaking the shield. It must be a rare item of amazing quality!

But no matter how powerful the middle-aged man with the big sword is, as long as he is struck by the "Heart-Eating Seal", the outcome of this battle is already doomed.

However, at this moment, the man in black robe No. 1 saw a red light.

It was a vigorous and intense red light of life, and the person who produced this red light was a middle-aged man with a big sword who was about to be hit by the "Heart-Eating Seal".

Just as the right palm of the black-robed man No. 2 was about to make a seal, it was blocked by red light. The next second, an unimaginable backlash hit, making it difficult to maintain the strange black spirituality in the hands of the black-robed man No. 2 and it collapsed. , and his right hand was raised upward by the shock, and his body fell backward.

"what happened?!"

At this moment, the eyes of the man in black robe No. 2 were full of doubts, but he had no time to think because a domineering sword light had completely occupied his sight.

With the sound of "stabbing" flesh and blood tearing apart, accompanied by the rain of blood all over the sky, Ryan stood beside Qing Ling who was sitting against the wall, leaning his sword on the ground, looking into the distance, his pupils and body couldn't help but smile slightly. The trembling man in black robe No. 1.

On the ground, black mud surged, and two large lumps of black mud emerged, forming the bodies of men in black robes No. 2 and No. 3. However, compared to just now, their exposed arms became as thin as firewood, white and gray, and it was obvious that , I don’t know what kind of secret method they used to "escape from death", but they paid an extremely heavy price.

"Oh, he's not dead?"

Ryan's eyes showed interest.

He was very sure that the two swords he had just struck had definitely chopped into pieces the brains and hearts of the two men, but even so, the two men in black robes still did not die. Whether such resilience can still be called "human" has to be tested. A question mark.

The three men in black robes looked at Ryan with extremely fearful eyes. For a moment, they could neither advance nor retreat.

The scene suddenly became a little awkward.

At this moment, a "dark silver stream of light" appeared in the distance, and behind it, there were several similar spiritual figures.

It was the Libra Knights who noticed the huge movement here and rushed over.

The three men in black robes had ugly eyes, and then a black mud swamp began to appear under their feet, and their bodies sank rapidly.

They are leaving.

The man in black robe No. 1 did not say harsh words, but just stared at Ryan with his eyes, as if he wanted to imprint all his details firmly in his mind.

"You want to leave like this?"

Ryan chuckled, and then took a step forward.

"Boom!"

In an instant, the ground shattered, and horrifying cracks spread. Under the effect of the counter-shock force, Ryan's figure jumped high in a parabola, and the big sword in his hand smashed towards the three of them.

"boom--!"

The roadway was paved with hard stones and shattered layer by layer. The terrifying shock wave lifted up layer after layer of ground. In the smoke and dust in the sky, a piece of arm could be seen flying up.

Among the ruins, Ryan glanced at the location where the three men in black robes disappeared, his eyes stern.

The arm that fell to the ground gradually turned into black mud and finally disappeared without a trace.

The black mud and blood stains left behind at the battle scene also collapsed and disappeared like this.

so weird...

Ryan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked up at the "dark silver streamer" that was getting closer in the distance. He flashed his body, returned to Qing Ling's side, picked her up, and then quickly moved away from this place.

The "Day of Fengxing" is approaching, so there is no need to provoke the Libra Holy Cult at this time.

By the time the "dark silver streamer" arrived, all the fighting parties in the alleyway had fled, and no one could be seen.

The young man wearing dark silver light armor with a light golden "scale" and three weight marks on his chest looked at the mess on the ground in front of him, his expression extremely ugly.

A few seconds later, several Libra Knights arrived here: "The Third Judgment Master, the 'Holy Eye' was unable to capture the traces of the warring parties. They are suspected of carrying some kind of powerful interference artifact."

The third judge took a deep breath, and his face gradually returned to calm: "It's like this again."

"There are very few rare objects that can block the 'Holy Eye''s lock. This group of people is probably the organization at the city gate last night."

"Don't let me catch you, otherwise..."

(End of this chapter)