Archer's Adventure Manual

Chapter 150 The Dog's Strong Physique

Talent - Blood Demon Eye Iv.1 (0/20): Allows the Blood Demon Eye to temporarily take over one of your eyes, greatly increasing your Spirit, Agility, and Strength. It automatically triggers when you are under mental strain. [Curse - Activating the Blood Demon Eye drains a portion of your mental energy as a reward... Note: This does not cause permanent mental energy loss, but rather fatigue.]

Loran stared blankly at the talent he had gained so directly. He then looked at the gruesomely dead bear goblin and realized what kind of person this guy had been in contact with.

Now, he too has been targeted by this fleshy ball of eyes, and has been given a... seemingly very good talent. This talent seems to be perfect in every way, with very few side effects, except that it makes people feel tired.

Kololan knew that what's free is often the most expensive.

Regardless of how the goblin died, just consider the Reaper's Scythe he used. After using that skill twice, he clearly felt his mental state change.

Not to mention the talent that the eye had given him, which was definitely not a good thing. Loran felt that he might need to find a way to remove this curse.

After the rest of the dog-dagger squad came to their senses, they were all shocked. No one had expected things to turn out this way.

Noah bypassed the flower of mixed flesh and blood and came to the group, asking helplessly, "Has anyone encountered something like this before... Is this guy dead, or has it entered some kind of second stage?"

"What second stage? That's something you only see in adventure novels. This guy's skin is all torn open, he's definitely dead. But the way he died is too weird, he even bloomed a flower... Finita, do you think it might be the work of some evil god?" Lin Wen stroked his chin.

Finita nodded with a somewhat grim expression. "Hmm... I think it might be, but it's really beyond my imagination. That thing, it's hard to say whether it's dangerous."

Noah looked at Loran, who was resting on the ground, and helped her up. "Loran, are you alright? I saw you use some kind of skill to get behind the goblin, and then...."

"Oh right, I remember now, you also had that scythe in your hand when you attacked Carlos. What was that? Magic?"

Loran nodded slightly. "Yes, it's just a trivial little magic."

After saying that, Loran walked towards the pile of blood and flesh. Seeing this, Finita immediately warned, "Wait, Loran, that might be dangerous."

"It's alright, I won't touch him," Loran replied calmly.

Finita remained on high alert, holding her spellbook, ready to unleash magic at any moment to deal with any unforeseen circumstances.

Lin Wen and Noah were also watching nervously.

Loran searched the surrounding area and found the goblin's head. It was already quite unrecognizable, but he believed that the Adventurers' Guild would be able to identify the owner of the head.

And so Loran returned, carrying in his hand his somewhat intimidating goblin head.

Finita grimaced at the sight, while Lin Wen frowned deeply.

Lin Wen flashed over, pulled out a burlap sack, and said, "Quick, put it in here! You're really something, grabbing it with your bare hands..."

Loran threw the head in. In the past, he might have felt disgusted to see such a bloody head, but now, for some reason, he felt nothing at all.

"Let's retreat. The mission is complete, and there's no point in staying here any longer. Let's memorize the characteristics of this Flower of Flesh and Blood and report it back to the Adventurers' Guild."

Hearing what Loran said, Lin Wen suddenly felt something was wrong, as if he had forgotten something.

Oh, right, Brian!

Lin Wen suddenly realized that Brian had just run into a goblin head-on and was swatted away like a ball by the goblin, his fate unknown!

"By the way, everyone, please help me find Brian! He was just knocked away in the battle! His injuries must be very serious!"

"Oh no! How could we forget about Brian?" Finita slapped her forehead, looking extremely annoyed.

Everyone quickly began searching the surrounding open space.

Lin Wen quickly spotted Brian. When she saw him, she found him lying quietly on the ground, his white fur covered in dirt, just like...

"No! Brian!" Lin Wen broke down, rushing over to Brian and hugging him tightly, sobbing uncontrollably. "After so many battles, how... how could you..."

Hearing Lin Wen's cries, Finita and the others rushed over. Seeing Lin Wen holding Brian and sobbing, tears welled up in her eyes as well.

She vaguely remembered that kind-hearted Brian called out to her that day, saying he wanted to help her. How could this lovely, intelligent dog just leave like that?

Under such emotional influence, Noah also appeared somewhat teary-eyed.

Loran raised an eyebrow, giving the group a strange look. Something was off; Brian shouldn't be that fragile... Had his miraculous constitution failed him?!

Thinking of this, Loran's heart skipped a beat. He jogged over to Lin Wen and touched Brian's stomach. Hmm... it was warm, and he could even feel a slight vibration.

Lin Wen sobbed, "Brian...Brian is great, I, we..."

"Stop, stop, stop crying here. Have you ever seen an animal whose body is still warm after it dies?" Loran said helplessly.

Lin Wen was taken aback. She felt the warmth of the hand holding Brian's body and confirmed that it was indeed as Loran had said.

"What's going on? Could it be that there's still some warmth left?" Lin Wen asked suspiciously.

"Still warm? What the hell?! Brian isn't dead at all, he's just asleep. Look, there's still drool coming out of his mouth." Loran pointed to Brian's mouth.

Lin Wen blinked and looked at Brian curiously. Then she felt Brian's heartbeat with her hand, and the rhythmic heartbeat made her feel at ease.

"Brian is really alive!" Lin Wen exclaimed in astonishment, and Finita, who was already wiping away tears, was also slightly taken aback upon hearing this.

Brian is still alive? But how could that be? She clearly saw Brian get knocked away by the goblin's spiked club; how could he survive such a blow?

Finita stepped forward to confirm, and exclaimed in surprise, "That's...unbelievable!"

Noah was also somewhat surprised. "Brian's health is better than I expected. Loran, what do you usually feed him?"

Loran scratched his head. "Nothing special, just a normal diet. Maybe it's just that different dogs have different constitutions."

Just as everyone was unaware, Brian's eyelids twitched slightly, and a trace of red substance flowed between his skin, disappearing in the blink of an eye...