Ordinary fantasy adventure in Faerûn

Chapter 408: Spirit Bound
No, that's not right. That's not a shadow spirit. Noshil used his knowledge of monsters to quickly deny his previous judgment.

Shadow Spirit is the god of death and memory, servant of the Raven Queen. All Shadow Spirits were elves in their lifetime, but the Shadowfall transformed them, leaving them with only an empty shell full of obsessions.

Some shadow spirits are very dangerous and almost impossible to communicate with, but some shadow spirits are relatively friendly. Noshier himself knows that there is a shadow spirit called the Shadow of the Past in this cursed land of shadows.

The figure in the past was a special shadow spirit that was relatively friendly and communicative, but among the undead, such creatures that could communicate were quite rare. Noshil really hoped that the monsters below were the type that could make friends with them, but unfortunately, this wish was doomed to fail, because those things were bound spirits!
A bound spirit is a kind of incorporeal undead spirit formed by the embodiment of malice. This creature is full of negative energy. Just passing through the world can cause nearby plants to turn black and wither. Animals will flee because of its presence. Even weak flames will be devoured by the bound spirit's terrible unconscious energy absorption. It is a very dangerous undead creature.

The conditions for the birth of a bound spirit are rather harsh. All creatures in this world, except the mind flayers, have souls. And based on the living habits and moral contributions of the creatures during their lifetime, all souls have their own destination after death, either to the kingdom of heaven or to the Nine Hells of Baator.

However... there is such a situation. If a creature does not die naturally, but its soul is infused with a large amount of negative energy when it dies, then there is a certain probability that the soul of the creature will produce an effect similar to self-collapse, causing it to lose its self-consciousness before welcoming rebirth, and it may become a bound spirit.

Among all the undead creatures, bound spirits are considered to be the most difficult to deal with. This type of undead has a certain resistance to all energy attacks except light damage and force field damage. Once ordinary low-level professionals face bound spirits, they will often be quickly wiped out if they are not prepared in advance.

Because the attack method of the bound spirit is very difficult to deal with, it can directly absorb the life vitality of the target. This attack is very covert and difficult to resist. Once the life force begins to be absorbed, it is almost equivalent to losing the ability to fight. It only takes a few seconds for the bound spirit to completely kill a well-trained soldier.

Bound Wraiths can also create Ghosts. A Bound Wraith can control up to seven Ghosts at the same time. Ghosts are equivalent to weakened versions of Bound Wraiths. They are easier to deal with than Bound Wraiths, but once their number reaches this level, they will become more difficult to deal with than Bound Wraiths. Unless there are professions such as Paladins or Priests in the team, normal treatment of them will often result in a difficult battle.

Originally, this kind of monster should be very rare, but thanks to the shadow curse that Catheric once released, when Noshil looked around in the sky, he saw that the entire perimeter of the End Light Inn was almost surrounded by bound spirits and ghosts.

Under the light emitted by the pure white moon shield, Noshiel could roughly estimate their number, but even with just a glance, there were at least hundreds of bound spirits surrounding the hotel, and the number of ghosts was several times more than that of bound spirits!

"How could there be so many undead? What on earth did Minsk and Jaheira do? This number is almost the sum of all the spirits and ghosts in the entire Cursed Land of Shadows! What on earth did they do to attract all these things here?"

Looking at the undead army on the ground, Noshil felt a headache for a moment. He was not worried about whether he could deal with them. The legendary giant axe could definitely hurt these things, but this method alone might not be enough to quickly clear them out.

Even though he could kill several spirits with one strike, there were thousands of undead in front of him. It would probably take him several hours to completely eliminate them all by swinging his axe alone.

This is based on the premise that they have to stand still and be chopped obediently, but these monsters will never obey Noshier's wishes and die obediently. "If this continues, I am sure that in less than five minutes, I will be overwhelmed by these things. At that time, even if I turn on the frenzy, it will probably be useless. This kind of life-absorbing attack is beyond the normal attack range. Even the bear totem cannot be immune to the negative effects of the loss of vitality. After a long time, it will still die."

In an instant, his life was sucked dry by thousands of bound spirits and ghosts. Not to mention Noshir, even if the target was the dragon, these undead could suck him dry. And among all his current means, there was no props or ability that could help him ignore so many undead creatures.

"It seems that these things can't be solved in a short time. Forget it. Ignore these monsters for now and find the master first."

Noshil transferred the torch in his right hand to his left hand, took out a can of burning oil (enchantment potion) from the space equipment, poured it on the giant axe in his left hand, and then lit it with the torch. In this way, the burning giant axe could replace the torch to serve as a lighting device.

After completing the preliminary preparations, Noshier simply chose a location at random and started free fall.

Now he really has no means to effectively deal with these undead creatures, but if it is just a short-term breakthrough, he is still very confident.

With his speed, these undead would definitely not be able to stop him, and as long as he made enough noise, the other people in the shelter would quickly open a gap in the shield to let him in.

"Death falls from the sky!!!"

Falling straight down in the sky, Noshir aimed at a bound spirit that looked even deeper and more slender than your ghost. His body, which had become tall and strong after the growth of his basic attributes, stretched out in the sky. His taut arms were filled with surging power. The giant axe burning with flames drew a halo like the sun and fiercely bombarded those dark and twisted translucent spirits, as well as this withered earth!

The excessive output allowed Noshir to clear a small space in an instant, and directly killed the bound spirit that was the main target. The powerful undead creature turned into ashes in an instant, and the only remaining undead breath slowly condensed into a shadowy remains.

If one reaches out and touches the remains, one can hear the strongest emotions the bound spirit felt in life, whether it be regret or fear, or happiness.

This thing is also the only proof of its existence in the world, but even if it is collected, the remains themselves will slowly dissipate after a while, just like the essence of the bound spirit. From the moment they die, their self is no longer there.

(End of this chapter)