Witch Monastery

The tentacles of the Underdark begin to gradually invade the surface world. The terrifying Mind Flayer is approaching, and the residents of Liber Port are still

Without noticing...

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The next day, early in the morning.

Hawthorne and his group woke up early, and after a simple breakfast, they lined up and continued to move deeper into the mountains.

The deeper they went into the mountains, the greater the chance of encountering danger. They had to guard not only against the crazy demons, but also the mountain dwellers who had previously destroyed the Rock Seekers town, and even other adventurers who came to the mountains to take risks.

After all, now without the constraints of the Rock Seeker Town and the Adventurer's Guild, this place has become a lawless area with no one in charge.

After killing and robbing people, they dumped the bodies in the wilderness and framed the devil, but no one could figure out what was going on.

On the way here, they had encountered many such groups. From the fiery looks they gave the nuns, anyone could sense that they had ill intentions.

However, they were numerous and powerful, and a team of more than 30 people was not easy to provoke. Therefore, these guys did not really do anything offensive, and thus saved their lives.

Now, when walking in the mountains, the probability of encountering large groups of adventurers with bad intentions is increasing, so they have to be more careful.

For the sake of convenience and to avoid unnecessary losses, except for Celine, the other nuns no longer wore the thick black nun robes, but directly wore their chain mail, with a shield tied on their left arm, looking fully armed.

The chain mail worn by the nuns who were transferred to become priests of the Storm Realm was painted blue, with a white horn adorning the top of their helmets and black dragon claws carved into their shoulder pads: this was the request of the blue dragon. After all, they also had to advertise for the Blue Dragon Bank, and wearing this highly recognizable look would help achieve better publicity effects.

The nuns who changed their professions to become priests in the realm of life wore chain mail painted milky white, and the cross symbolizing medicine was engraved on the chest of the armor and the shields they held, showing that they were the most orthodox clergy under the Church of the Goddess of Life.

These unique chain mails and shields could not be made to order. Even if there were blacksmiths willing to take them on, they would not be able to make them in such a short time.

In fact, all of these equipment came from the now upgraded blacksmith shop in the monastery.

Thanks to the fact that this is a magical world, the importance of metal armor is secondary to various deadly spells, divine arts, and natural magic, and it is not strictly regulated in any country.

What's more, this is the free port of Liber, and the control over these things is more relaxed. Although Hawthorne did not obtain a business license for metal armor and weapons, there would not be any big problems as long as these weapons, armor and shields were not sold to the outside world.

After the monastery was upgraded, Hawthorne also upgraded the blacksmith shop. Although its technical level is still not high, chain mail itself does not require too high a level of technology.

It's just a complicated process and requires a lot of manpower.

However, raw steel can be purchased directly from outside, and the blacksmith shop building itself has the function of purifying steel, simplifying the forging process and improving efficiency. The monastery is not short of manpower now.

Therefore, with the nuns working in three shifts, fifteen sets of chain mail and shields were completed, forming the beautiful landscape we have today.

Whether looking at the individuals, the A or the entire neatly organized team, it is so pleasing to the eyes.

In short, maintaining a vigilant formation, they advanced into the mountains.

An Nuo was looking at the old map and leading the team. In addition to training the troops, she also had another mission, which was to confirm the situation of the bases of various companies in the mountains.

Yes, there is far more than just the Rockseeker Town in this mountain. Major financial groups, enterprises and intelligence forces, such as the Golden Dragon Bank, the Dwarf Mining Industry and groups like the Dark Intelligence Network, all have their own bases in the mountains.

However, these strongholds are either hidden in secret locations or only provide protection for their own people and are not open to the outside world at all. They are not as large and inclusive as the Rockhound Town, which allows everyone to enter. Therefore, the latter's status is still irreplaceable.

But now, the town of Rockseekers was destroyed. After losing this largest and most reliable base, whether Blackstaff Tower encouraged more adventurers to go into the mountains or sent a large force into the mountains to exterminate the demons, it must have a new base to ensure the safety of the supply line.

It would be too troublesome to rebuild one by themselves, so they decided to cooperate with major companies.

The first stop in Anno's mission is to reach the base of the Mountain Dwarf Mining Group.

Dwarves and humans have always had a very strong alliance, especially in the face of demons, a common enemy of the material world. If nothing unexpected happens, this mission should go very smoothly.

As long as she could really find these dwarfs who like to dig holes in these destroyed mountains.

Chapter 333 The First Wave of Confrontation

"Oh? You're asking me about the story of the scar on this shield? That's a long story..."

At the back of the team, a male sword and shield warrior named Jack huddled next to a Storm Domain priest girl. As he walked, he boasted, "Isn't it because I single-handedly destroyed the warehouse of the Sannasa Guild and rescued the kidnapped hostages? So those people hold a grudge against me and are always looking for an opportunity to retaliate against me..."

"On that dark and windy day, it was pitch dark.

At night, I finished my shift and was walking home by myself, when suddenly, eight strong men over two meters tall, holding battle axes bigger than my head, surrounded me tightly from front to back..."

He boasted about his past stories, and the nun he spoke to curled her lips, forced herself to keep a polite smile, and did not expel him.

The marching process is inevitably monotonous and boring. Except for those who are on duty, others will inevitably find ways to entertain themselves and chat with others to relieve boredom.

However, another priest in the realm of life could not bear to watch this anymore. He took two quick steps forward, put his hands under his mouth, and showed a surprised expression: "Wow, big brother, you are so awesome! I admire you so much! If we run into a demon later, you will definitely protect us, right?"

Jack was immediately very satisfied and changed his target immediately: "Of course! Don't worry, our defense is impenetrable!"

In front of him, the female warrior named Jenny who had argued with him before snorted coldly, clenched her back teeth, and clenched her hands on the weapon at her waist.

In the back, Hawthorne was trying hard to hold back his laughter.

He had already thought about it. With the charm of the nuns, they would inevitably be harassed by such people along the way. For this reason, he and Celine discussed some ways to deal with it and ensure that they could drive them away without violating the doctrine.

But the fact proved that he seemed to underestimate himself, a girl who grew up in the slums and dealt with land thugs all day long.

They already have sufficient experience in dealing with male harassment. They have seen too many scammers and bad guys, and they may even have done similar things themselves before.

Dealing with a man of Jack's rank is naturally a piece of cake. With just a few words, they can flatter him so much that he doesn't even know his last name and is willing to be under their control.

There is no need for Hawthorne's protection at all.

"Everyone, be careful!"

In front, An Nuo suddenly raised his head: "Form a formation, evil is approaching!"

The people who were laughing and looking relaxed just now suddenly became serious. After walking for a whole morning, they didn't encounter any enemies and were yawning out of boredom.

Now that they heard that there were enemies, they all started to get ready to fight, hoping to show off their power in front of the nuns.

At this moment, the gap in training was immediately apparent. The ten warriors brought by Annuo immediately formed a formation and surrounded her, ready for battle. The nuns under Hawthorne were a beat slower and followed behind them, also assuming a fighting stance.

They were currently walking under a new cliff, which had apparently just collapsed due to an earthquake, and the ground was covered with messy, sharp rubble.

In front of the cliff, behind a very blunt corner, accompanied by a pungent stench, a large number of cowards rushed out from behind the corner. A rough count showed that there were at least hundreds of them.

Among them, there were several new demons that looked like gorillas, but were more than two meters tall when lying on the ground, and their arms were much thicker.

Hawthorne's eyes narrowed slightly and he immediately recognized the other person's identity.

Bagula demon, commonly known as the ape demon.

This is a relatively low-level demon, but it has incredible strength and speed. It fights ferociously without regard for its life. In terms of destructive power alone, it is comparable to a berserker.

However, these guys don't have the tough demon skin like the Berserker. Their seemingly thick and black hair can't actually block much damage. Ordinary metal weapons are enough to break their defense!

The glass cannon with high attack and paper defense is exactly this kind of demon.

"Take the antidote!" An Nuo commanded loudly, "Be careful of those ape demons, don't let them break through the line!"

The coward has a deadly stench on its body, which is not very effective against a powerful paladin like her, but is still deadly to ordinary people.

Her protective aura cannot cover everyone on the battlefield at all times, and most people still have to rely on the assistance of some drugs.

The ten warriors and fifteen nuns immediately took out small bottles from their waists and drank the extremely bitter black medicine inside. Then, the foul-smelling and highly toxic cowardly demons came into close combat with them.

They made strange noises from their mouths and made odd grunting sounds from their huge pig-like nostrils. They raised their long arms and thick claws and scratched at the warriors' shields.

Crisp collisions and harsh friction sounds rang out one after another, but of course, these guys who were less than 1.2 meters tall and had extremely weak strength could hardly break through the metal defense.

Their demonic skin was as fragile as a piece of paper, and they could only be slaughtered in front of the warriors' sophisticated armor and weapons.

The screams of the cowards rose one after another, dark green poisonous blood flowed on their bodies, and soon there were several of their corpses on the ground.

Although the stench of the poison made the soldiers miserable, after taking the antidote, they were no longer affected by it.

While they were fighting, Hawthorne and the others were not idle either. Nidalee summoned a large number of thorns from the rocks, and many demons were pierced by the magical thorns when they were halfway through the road. They fell to the ground and could not move, and were then trampled to death by other demons behind them.

Shilin released tracer bullets casually. This kind of situation did not require her to use real skills. The priests of the Storm Realm performed magic. They did not pick up shields for the time being because the ion beam launcher required two hands to hold.

The priests of the realm of life held shields in one hand and maces in the other, filling in the gaps in the warriors' defense and occasionally launching counterattacks.

In the first round of battle, the situation looked pretty good. Relying on the advantage of equipment, they easily gained the upper hand.

At the back, Hawthorne raised his wand and ignored these cowardly demon soldiers who were not even cannon fodder. Instead, he aimed at the nearest ape demon, cast the Curse of Fragility on it, and then chanted the spell of magic energy explosion -

hum-

Four circular magic circles, larger than carriage wheels, appeared above his body. Thick energy beams shot out and hit him at the same time.

"Roar--!"

The ape-demon let out a painful howl from its throat, and its shattered body quickly dissipated into black and gray mist, and in the blink of an eye it completely disappeared between heaven and earth.

Naturally, no purification points can be gained by doing this, but Hawthorne is not greedy for this: the fight has just begun and the situation is still unclear. It won't be too late to wait until the victory is determined and then go up and reap the heads.

Thinking this, he turned the Curse of Fragility and aimed it at another ape demon.

However, the death of the first ape demon seemed to have inspired the ferocity of the remaining demons. The remaining ape demons suddenly accelerated and rushed towards them at full speed without caring about their lives!

"let me!"

Annuo shouted, and aimed his Hunter's Mark at the ape demon that was rushing in the front. A raging fire ignited on the long sword in his right hand, and he held up a magic shield in his left hand and took the initiative to move forward.

The ape demon's heavy fist hit her shield, but even the claws of a real berserker demon could not break through her defense, let alone a lesser ape demon?

Her body stood proudly on the ground. While blocking, she kept slashing at the ape demon with the sword in her hand. She didn't even need the Holy Slash. After a few strikes, the ape demon let out a wail and was killed on the spot!

Hawthorne's magic energy explosion also took the life of another ape demon. Three of these big guys were killed in the battle just now.

But unfortunately, there were more of these big guys in the group of evil demons. The four-headed ape demon approached their line and hit the shields of the soldiers who were holding the line with their huge fists, forcing them to retreat again and again, in a state of embarrassment.

"Hold the line and don't let it break through!"

In the interval between holding on, An Nuo shouted loudly. Then she turned around again, ready to hunt the next ape demon.

However, to these absolutely elite soldiers in their respective district guard teams, just passively taking the beatings was so frustrating!

Especially in front of a group of beautiful girls, especially for some men who have just made a big promise.

Chapter 334 Loyal Faith Will Keep Them From Overheating

This is exactly what happened to Jack. He now feels extremely depressed and is very worried that the front line is about to be breached.

At this moment, an ape demon suddenly roared, stood up, clenched his fists, and was about to give him a heavy blow!

But at this moment, it also exposed its extremely vulnerable abdomen in front of him without any hair protection!

This is a good opportunity to kill it!

Suddenly, Jack's eyes were as fiery as his mood at the moment.

"I'll stop it!"

He roared, took a step forward, raised his shield, and ambitiously tried to get ahead of the ape demon and pierce its abdomen, forcing it to give up the attack!

However, he obviously took it for granted. He did not understand the physiological structure of demons, nor did he understand that for the crazy ape demons, except for death, any damage would not interrupt their attack!

These guys have almost no place that can be called a "weak point". The seemingly soft abdomen is actually filled with evil and foul energy!

In the distance, An Nuo's expression suddenly changed: "Jack, step back, let me do it!"

But, it's too late.

His sword successfully pierced the demon's abdomen, and even went straight through his lower back. This sword obviously caused heavy damage to it, but it was not enough to stop the crazy demon from moving!

The ape demon swung his sturdy arms like a windmill, easily bypassing his shield and hitting his shoulder!

boom--!

The tremendous force hit him, and his body flew backwards, groaning in pain: "Ouch!"

He fell heavily to the ground, rolled several times, his shoulders were visibly twisted and deformed, and it was obvious that he had lost his fighting ability.

The front line that he had originally held was obviously wide open!

An Nuo didn't have time to scold this soldier who overestimated his own abilities, and quickly ordered: "Stop the gap!"

There is a technique to fighting demons, because these guys are chaotic by nature and do not distinguish between friend and foe, so as long as you hold the line, do not get broken through, and do not get surrounded, then over time, the demons huddled together in the back will trample on each other, kill each other, and mostly destroy themselves.

But if the front line is breached and they are surrounded, even the strongest people will be wiped out by the endless tide of demons!

No wonder Annuo was so anxious, but it was too late!

Some cowardly demons screamed and broke through the gap, rushing to the back and attacking from the front and back!

The soldiers in the front row suddenly found it extremely difficult to move. They had to deal with the enemy in front of them, and guard against sneak attacks from behind. As time passed, the number of cowards rushing through the front line continued to increase. They were surrounded and defeated one by one, and it was only a matter of time.

Room problem!

But at this moment, Hawthorne's voice suddenly sounded from behind: "Storm Field, move forward and fire in unison!"

Then, the soldiers saw the nine nuns with rough gray hair, holding large square boxes in their hands, walking quickly forward, passing their shields and reaching the front line.

Then, nine thick, blinding lightning bolts shot out from the box simultaneously, penetrating the entire battlefield!