Blood tax

Chapter 212 Abnormalities in the Purifier Camp
Griffith was struck by lightning, and his brain went blank for a short time.He hurriedly checked around the rock, and found that there was no sign of Sonia nearby.

The lost map confirmed that Sonia was indeed sitting here just now.However, she herself disappeared without a trace within a few seconds of Griffith looking up.

"There is a situation!" Griffith felt a rush of blood rushing to his brain and shouted.

The nearby companions rushed over immediately, but no one knew Sonia's whereabouts.

Galadia hurriedly took out a crystal and held it in front of her chest.The crystal bloomed with pure white light, which greatly enhanced her perception.

"She's nearby," Galadia said, "it's right here, and she's not hidden."

"Help me push this rock away!" Griffith yelled, "There's something wrong with this rock."

Immediately, four or five people came up to help, with Griffith and Lana as the core, pushing the boulder with all their strength.

The surface of the rock was uneven, Griffith dug twice, found a small depression and pushed hard.

"Moved!"

"A little more people, such a big rock must be very heavy!"

"Why do I feel that it has moved!"

Under the joint efforts of the two powerful Beyonders and six or seven people, the boulder made a rumbling sound and began to tremble and shake.

Griffith, who was struggling, suddenly felt a strange breath coming towards his face. Before he could understand what was going on, several hired workers who helped him screamed: "It's moving, it's moving!"

There was a gap in the cold rock.In this gap, Griffith saw the gray-white dura flash past.Before he could understand what was going on, a dazzling red light appeared in the gap.

While being illuminated by this red light, Griffith's scalp seemed to explode.The big stone close at hand seemed to wake up from the coldness, exuding palpitating fear and threat.

"spread!"

A familiar voice from the crowd exclaimed.It took Griffith a moment to realize that it was Galadia's scream.

At the same time, the rock in front of him shook violently, bursting out with unstoppable force.The gray sharp edges unexpectedly opened an abyss-like black hole towards Griffith from the depths below the boulder.

In the dim light, Griffith saw Sonia's face.The girl's face was in extreme pain, she looked in Griffith's direction, unable to speak, and was being dragged into the darkness little by little.

"Arcane Configuration 17, Stiffness, Bind."

"Atmospheric configuration 6, levitation, traction."

There were two explosions in the air behind him, and the light from the magic spell illuminated the front.Galadia and Fiona, who were at the back, had already seen the whole picture of the anomaly, and quickly cast the spell.

A huge mouth was biting towards Griffith, and in the depths of this big mouth, Sonia had been swallowed and was struggling in the darkness.

He pulled out the long sword almost subconsciously, inserted it into the lower jaw of this big mouth, pressed the hilt against the upper jaw, and threw himself into the depths to grab Sonia.

There was the illusory shattering sound when the magic disappeared. At least one of the spells released by Galadia and the others should have been resisted and invalidated.However, Sonia, who had been swallowed into the big mouth, was drawn by some force and slid out a little, just enough to reach Griffith's hand.

He hurriedly pulled the girl out with all his strength.There were creaking and creaking sounds in my ears, and the long sword supporting Big Mouth was twisted and bent under the pressure of huge force.

Griffith hastily activated the spell.Solid ice quickly formed nearby, forming a structure to support the mouth.He took the opportunity to use his strength and dragged Sonia out.

"Bah!"

Almost in an instant, the terrifying mouth closed, making terrifying loud noises and air waves.The steel sword he had just received broke in two and flew out, leaving a wound on Griffith's face, and the solid ice used as support was broken into pieces.

The gigantic rock in the camp started to move, thick and terrifying claws stretched out from the gap, sweeping in all directions.It has a thick shell, and its four legs are thick and ferocious. It looks cumbersome, but when it moves, it is surprisingly fast.

It turned out to be a giant turtle.It swallowed Sonya as silently as it rolled, without even alarming Griffith.Its feeding was interrupted, and it began to bite angrily among the panicked crowd.

Although Sonia was dragged out in good health, her calf and ankle were broken.Her face was pale, she was gasping for breath, her chest heaved violently, apparently just out of suffocation.

"Attack it!"

Lana's thunderous roar exploded in the hole, and he and Fiona rushed up to fight the monster together.

Fiona, who was wearing a silver breastplate and holding a diamond-shaped shield, was surrounded by brilliant halos, and then swung her sword like a paladin to meet her.Her tall figure was filled with divine and radiant power, her eyes flashed with anger and determination, she raised her shield to block a terrifying claw attack, and the silver rapier in her hand hit the giant red eyes.

Taking advantage of the gap in this block, Lana's horse-slashing sword roared down, slashing on the sharp claws that covered the solid rock, causing broken stones to scatter everywhere.

The attacks of the epee and rapier were blocked by the rock turtle shell, which did not cause substantial damage, but instead made the monster more violent and furious.It stepped forward with thick limbs, and its huge body went on a rampage at a fairly fast speed, and the scene suddenly became a mess.

"Griffith, take Sonia to the back." Galadia put away her wand, ready to snipe the giant tortoise's eyes with a bow and arrow, "I identified its identity, this is the ancient rock dragon tortoise, is it One of the guardians of the Belomon ruins, the legendary creature Cretan. It is already crazy!"

Griffith was about to back away when there was a slight tug on his arm.

"Put me down, Griffith," Sonia said, enduring the severe pain in her legs, "The ancient rock dragon turtle has the blood of a giant dragon and is very resistant to all kinds of spells. It is rational and peaceful. creature, but the environment here can make it crazy, and it won’t work to delay.”

"Understood, I'll find someone to take care of you." Griffith replied immediately.

In the short time after being swallowed by the dragon turtle, Sonia's two calves suffered severe muscle contusions, and her ankle joints were also dislocated.Such injuries to the bones will take a considerable amount of time to recover even if they are treated with healing spells or potions.

"No, just a little injury," Sonia gritted her teeth tightly, took out a bottle of strength-enhancing potion she was carrying, and drank it in one gulp.

You have taken the wrong medicine!Griffith glanced at the medicine bottle in surprise. He should take the healing potion at this time.

After drinking the potion, Sonia sat up, suddenly grabbed the back of Griffith's hand and bit it with her mouth.Before he could understand what was going on, she had already held down her fractured and deformed ankle, and pressed it hard with both hands.

"!!!"

Griffith only felt a sharp pain in his hand.Sonia bit him hard and at the same time put her broken ankle back into place by herself.

This made both of them break out in a cold sweat.Sonia glanced at Griffith with trembling eyes in pain, and tears were already rolling in her eyes.However, she reached out and held down her other ankle.

"Slowly!"

Just as Griffith stopped, there was another sharp pain on the back of his hand.The girl's pretty little mouth was about to bite through his palm.

Sonia was already crying in pain.With tears in her eyes, she let go of her clenched hand, took out a bottle of healing potion and drank it while crying.

Griffith was amazed in his heart. He rubbed his hands and said softly, "You can drink some anesthetic first, it won't hurt so much."

"Come on, it's too late," Sonia said while sobbing, "The anesthetic will paralyze the nerves and hinder the casting of spells. We must suppress this dragon turtle as soon as possible, otherwise we don't know what will happen."

In this short period of time, the battle ahead has reached a critical juncture.

Contained by Lana's howling slash, Fiona finally pierced the dragon turtle's left eye with her exquisite stabbing sword, but the crazy giant beast was as unstoppable as a tumbling mudslide.Lana had no choice but to give up the plan of beheading, and switched to the thick blade of the Zhanmajian for delay and defense.

Both Galadia and Lana's attacks can penetrate heavy armor, but facing the thick rocks of the Dragon Turtle, it is a bit embarrassing to have nowhere to attack.After a few rounds, Cretan opened his mouth wide, and an invisible sound wave exploded immediately.

Everyone in the fierce battle seemed to have their brains hit hard, accompanied by dizziness and nausea, their bodies were about to fall to the ground.Those mortal guides and hirelings had fled some distance away, and they still knelt on the ground covering their heads under the impact.

Cretan flew over at an unimaginable speed and opened his mouth to bite. A half-kneeling hired worker had no time to escape, and was swallowed on the spot without even screaming.

"Let everyone retreat and give up this exploration," Sonia, who was relieved from the pain, held Griffith's arm, "The legendary creatures that can become the guardians of the elven relics are all powerful creatures with long lives and extraordinary wisdom , if it will fall into madness, this ruin must be in a serious crisis."

Griffith nodded and said, "Then I'll contain it. What countermeasures do you have?"

"Even if the direct effect of the spell is not immune, the duration and effect will be greatly shortened, just like what you have just encountered." Sonia retracted her usual smile and said with a rare serious expression, "But its Resistance cannot prevent external environmental changes. Griffith, find a way to hold him in place for a while."

As she spoke, she took out a black book with a silver border from her luggage.The moment she touched the cover, a string of ancient and complicated words burst into light.

At this time, the attacking team was in chaos.After trying their best to break through Cretan's rock wall, Lana and Fiona, who were in charge of the main attack and defense, could no longer restrain the Dragon Turtle's attention.

Cretan began to randomly bite and sweep towards all attackers around him.Lana, who found that the horse-chopping sword's attack was not effective, tried to insert a dagger into a crack in the rock, and twisted the blade a little bit.Suddenly he was stared at by the ferocious red eyes of the dragon turtle.

"Boom!" A gust of wind swept over him and directly knocked him out.The Dragon Turtle broke through Lana's block and charged towards Galadia
At this moment, the elf's figure was enveloped by the gust of wind, flickering to the side and pulling away from the madly charging dragon turtle.The air began to surge violently, and a powerful surge of psionic energy was gathering around the elf.

Seeing that Galadia's aura was getting stronger and stronger, Griffith rushed forward to block the dragon turtle's attack.They had fought together many times, and they knew each other's actions without saying a word.

The elf's beautiful eyes are shining brightly, and the powerful aura makes people dare not approach.She opened her strong bow, her long hair was flying in the strong wind, and any thought of infringing and blasphemy was swept away and crushed.

"Let it face me," Galadia said calmly, "I want to completely purify the fallen!"

Griffith immediately charged towards Cretan.He took off the vanguard shield and held it in his hand, and slammed it head-on towards the dragon turtle.According to the latest test, Griffith's strength has reached 21 points. With such strength and the blessing of a shield made of rare metals, even though the ancient rock dragon turtle is also a rare legendary creature, this collision still knocked it into pieces. Suffocated in place.

"Lana, Fiona, get back!" Griffith shouted, and took advantage of the opportunity to raise the shield and slam it down on the dragon turtle's right eye.

The sharp edge of the shield even chipped off a layer of the stones covered there.After a violent blow, Griffith withdrew his shield, and a silver flintlock appeared in his right hand.

Conviction had been preloaded with charge and buckshot the night before.At the same time as showing this brand new weapon, Griffith opened the hammer almost close to the face of the crazy creature, and pointed the gun directly at its right eye protected by the rock.

At this moment, a vision that he had never seen before appeared behind him.The majestic tower overlooks the earth, the dark bell is roaring loudly, and a group of executioners wearing crow masks like shadows cast their sights on the present world.

They waved the sickle in their hands to reap the lives of sinners.

The hammer fell, the flint collided with the anvil, and the flying iron particles were ignited into dazzling sparks, which ignited the gunpowder.

For the first time, Griffith used a flintlock instead of a javelin to attack.He wasn't very good at shooting, and instead of loading expensive adamantium rounds, he shot at close range with prefabricated buckshot.This attack omits the process of throwing the gun to charge and project, and only retains the process of drawing the gun, aiming and firing, which is as fast and smooth as flowing clouds.

"Bah!"

A loud bang resounded through the cave, and in the rising smoke, lead bullets were fired at the rock turtle's right eye.

"Ow—!"

This shot missed the dragon turtle's eyes, but shattered its forehead.Amid the splashing gravel and flames, the dragon turtle's solid shell showed signs of shattering like spider webs.The frenzied behemoth became even crazier and started chasing and biting the quasi-knight.

At this time, bursts of melodious singing sounded in my ears, and Sonia's spell gradually took shape.The elements of rock and earth seemed to come to life, listening to her commands.

Cretan had already been blinded in one eye, and was extremely annoyed by the heavy blow he had just received, so he only focused on attacking the enemy in front of him.Suddenly, the rocks and soil under its feet turned into grains of fine sand, which sank like an hourglass.

A powerful magic force shattered a large area of ​​the ground, so that the location of Cretan was turned into a quicksand trap that was difficult to walk through.Although it has strong magic resistance and unmatched physical strength, it is also difficult to resist this sudden environmental mutation, and it is trapped in place for a while.

Sonia is good at spells of the water system, but there are researches in other departments. Even in such an emergency, she can find the most suitable spells.

"Griffith, Sonia, it's alright," Galadia's voice came from the Echo Crystal, "Get out of here."

(End of this chapter)