Witch Monastery

"Aquino admires you very much. You should be able to sense it, right?" the elder said. "You have known each other since childhood. He is also very good. He is the most powerful warrior in his tribe. He is also very knowledgeable and responsible. He has not insulted you in any way..."

Nidalee thought to herself, That's true, but I don't want to marry a tauren under any circumstances.

"Besides, this time, you promised to bring back the fragments of the holy sword so that the tribe would no longer need to rely on forces other than their own." Seeing her complicated expression, the elder continued, "But you messed up, Nidalee. If it were you, sitting in my position, what would you do?"

"Sacrifice your daughter's happiness, or sacrifice the lives of the entire tribe?"

Nidalee gritted her teeth, then suddenly raised her head with a determined look.

"Please rest assured, father!" She said with a resolute expression, "I have memorized their scents. No matter where he hides in Libel Harbor, no matter how dangerous his home is, I will definitely bring the fragments of the holy sword back to you!"

……

After working for nearly a whole night, Hawthorne finally cleared all the zombies around Zenis's abandoned castle and gained a large number of purification points.

This made him exhausted, with countless complaints in his heart. But he also knew that necromancers had this habit of letting low-level undead such as zombies and skeletons wander around the territory to scare away outsiders who approached casually.

After all, most people still don't understand magic and the undead. Seeing a few zombies is enough to scare them out of their wits and make them never dare to get close again.

And will it attract attacks from righteous adventurers?

Please, in such a deep forest, the road is so difficult to walk on. It is not worth making a trip just for a few zombies. The cost-effectiveness is too low.

Therefore, generally speaking, this approach has more advantages than disadvantages.

The same is true for Zenis. If the fragment of the holy sword in the hands of the dark elf was not too tempting, I am afraid that in a few years, there would not be people like Hawthorne coming to attack them.

In short, Hawthorne spent the entire night wandering around the surrounding hills before finally purifying all the zombies. By the time they finished counting the spoils inside the castle, the eastern sky was almost bright.

Exhausted, he didn't have the energy to return to the adventurer's camp to rest, so he first found a nearby sheltered place to camp. He slept in the sleeping bag inside the tent until noon, and only then was he barely able to survive.

Then he lay on the cushion in the tent and counted the spoils of the trip.

The first thing they got was the fragments of the holy sword, which needless to say. Then they found the gold, silver, and jewelry from Zenis's vault, totaling about 1,100 gold coins.

Adding the gems that are not easy to appraise, a conservative estimate is that the harvest should be around 1,500 gold coins, which should be enough to buy a decent house in Nangang District.

According to normal market prices.

However, seeing that the only gain from last night was money, Hawthorne couldn't help but feel regretful: I thought I could get one or two pieces of equipment like Kentz did...

But he also knew that magic equipment was hard to come by in a wilderness base like this. Maybe the dark elf had one or two, but after all, he ran away, right?

So, don’t think about it anymore.

Putting aside the regret in his heart, Hawthorne continued to count the last harvest.

That is, purification points!

After a night of hard work, his purification points had soared to 4,800 points. Clicking on the details, he could see that 550 points were provided by Agatha, 1,100 points were provided by the Abomination, and the rest were provided by the zombies...

Looking at the entry above, Hawthorne's pupils shrank slightly.

Wait, how come that abomination offers so much?

This is almost the same as the profit from purifying Heidi!

But the strength of that abomination was obviously not that strong either. At least from what I felt, it was definitely a million miles behind Heidi...

Chapter 150 Level 5 Curse Swordsman

It is clearly just an artificial monster created from a pile of corpses and some necromancy. Its status is far lower than that of witches, which are magical creatures created by errors in the world's rules and the fusion of chaotic energy.

Hiss, could it be that...

Recalling the scene of purifying the huge stitched monster last night, Hawthorne had a guess in his mind.

Because hatred is purified to ashes, leaving nothing behind, the purification points it provides are particularly high.

But Heidi and the others, as well as Agatha, still retained their souls, bodies and even complete strength after being purified, so why are the purification points given very low?

hiss……

If this speculation comes true, if I want to become stronger quickly in the future, I have to purify the undead everywhere.

As it happens, I know where there are more undead...

This way, you can earn bounties, gain reputation, and accumulate purification points...

With plans for the future in mind, Hawthorne couldn't help but smile.

In the future, there will be a larger and more stable source of purification points.

Well, now there is no need to save any more.

Then, looking at the huge remaining purification points, he wanted to upgrade directly, but when his finger was stretched into the air, he suddenly paused, hesitated, first summoned his contracted weapon, then clicked on the upgrade on the system panel, and then hurriedly grasped the sword with both hands!

hum-

The purifying white light filled his body, and new knowledge and magic poured into his mind. Hawthorne closed his eyes and tried to make his soul and magic merge with the contracted weapon. With the help of the white light, he gained some enlightenment.

Using spellcasting to drive weapons to attack requires more skills than using physical strength...

When the white light faded, his heart pounding, he turned on the system and began to count the gains from the upgrade.

What appears on the system interface is not only the 5-point mana limit after reaching level 27 and the newly added three-ring spell "Elemental Weapon", but also a new mana summon "Thirsty Blade".

Seeing this last item, Hawthorne's expression was almost ecstatic!

It worked!

My own attempts have paid off. At the critical node of level five, as long as my belief is strong enough, the system will meet my needs!

Just as it can automatically weave new functional buildings according to one's own thoughts and ideas, it can also satisfy one's needs when one needs to invoke new magical energy!

The ability to summon the magic energy of the Hungry Demon Blade is a skill that all sorcerers who choose the "Blade Pact" must learn.

As for the reason, in this game, there are many options for increasing damage. For example, in Magic Invocation, there are "Advanced Contract Weapon", "Magic Slash" and "Life Drinker"; in spells, there are "Elemental Weapon", "Holy Weapon" and various slashing spells; in expertise, there are also a series of options such as "Blade Mastery", "Power Attack" and "Brutal Fighter"...

But for the sorcerer, the only option to increase attack speed is the Hungry Blade!

unique!

If you don't have this and want to increase your attack speed, you can only ask your mage or warlock teammate to cast an "acceleration spell" on you that requires concentration and has huge side effects.

Therefore, this ability must be acquired. After all, its value will become more obvious as time goes by.

As for why he didn't choose the "Painful Magic Explosion" that he had been longing for for a long time, the reason was very simple: he could go back and learn this thing slowly from Die. He had already learned a part of it, and it would probably not take long for him to fully master it, so he was not in a hurry.

On the contrary, he had no idea about the magic summoning of "Thirsty Demon Blade" before, but now he can get it directly through the opportunity of upgrading, which naturally makes him very happy.

He then got up, walked out of the tent, summoned his sword, and according to the new knowledge in his mind, he swung it twice. He felt that its sensitivity had increased infinitely compared to before. In the past, he could swing the sword once, now he could swing it twice!

He then dispersed the sword in his hand, and once again channeled the energy of the Shadow Underworld, condensing it into a two-handed sword in front of him with a total length of nearly two meters.

He waved the sword with both hands, and heard the sound of the forest whirring.

Sheng Feng, the oversized sword that seemed to weigh at least six or seven kilograms and normally had no practical value, was now being wielded by him as flexibly as a rapier!

After trying it a few times, he felt more and more satisfied.

Very good, this feeling is even better than in the game!

Thinking this way, he finally dropped the giant sword in his hand. After all, he had not yet mastered the specialty "Power Attack", and the damage of the giant sword was still not enough. Now giving up the protection of the shield and choosing a giant weapon, the cost performance was still too low.

After testing his greatsword, he looked around again, picked a rock, raised his hand, and chanted the spell of magic energy explosion. Then the effect of the illusionist arm guard was activated, and four circular magic circles appeared in front of him. Then four fierce energy beams flew out and hit the stone in front of him.

bang bang bang-

With a few crisp sounds, the stone suddenly cracked into more than one crack. Seeing this, Hawthorne nodded with satisfaction.

Very good. From today on, I have entered the fifth level, mastered the third-ring spells, and completely distanced myself from ordinary adventurers. I have become a curse swordsman who has reached a whole new level of strength!

Apart from anything else, now that I can cast third-level spells, I can give myself third-level false life and armor of Agathys...

Uh, it seems the price/performance ratio is a bit low?

Thinking of some things about magic, for a moment, he felt as if a basin of cold water was poured on him and he quickly calmed down.

A third-ring spell consumes 5 mana points, and the power of a third-ring spell will also change. But this is only true for spells that are specially written for the "third ring". The power of third-ring spells cast in the way of leveling up is far less than that of regular third-ring spells.

Just like the classic first-ring damaging spell Burning Hands, even if you spend 5 mana to cast it in the third-ring form, its power is only about half of the regular third-ring spell "Fireball". As for the damage range, it is less than one-tenth of the latter, which is not comparable at all.

But, there is no way, who can help me? I only know a few spells and haven't even learned the high-level protective spells.

Just use it as it is. After all, the combat effectiveness has been improved, and it has been improved qualitatively in all aspects!

Now, even without Agatha's help, if I face Zenis again, I have the confidence to kill him alone!

Chapter 151 Celine wants to sleep with me? !

Hawthorne is now ambitious. Although he is only level five and Zenis recommends a challenge level of six, he is still full of confidence.

In fact, the "recommended challenge level" marked for each BOSS in the game system is really unreliable.

To give the most classic example, there is the legendary "Tarasco", a super-terrifying monster that is said to awaken only once every thousand years and has enough power to destroy the material world. Its challenge level is thirty, the highest among all non-mythological creatures in the game.

Then what is the method to attack it?

At level 1, choose the race of Eagleman or Owlman, scrape together some money and buy a magic quiver that provides unlimited magic arrows. OK, you can kill it alone.

Because this guy can neither fly nor has any means of long-range attack, he has no way to deal with enemies flying in the sky...

cough!

Of course, this example is a bit extreme, but it shows that the designers did not consider many things when designing this fantasy world. In addition, the various professions are also very unbalanced. If the combat power is slightly optimized, it will become very common to challenge opponents of higher levels.

For example, an invincible Paladin like Anor can face Zenith's shield and plate armor directly and use Holy Slash to knock him down; but an Earth Druid like Nidalee, who is always bullied, may have to spend some time to cast spells, or even have to temporarily retreat strategically...

Although Hawthorne's profession, the Cursed Swordsman, is not as powerful as the most powerful professions at the top, it is still one of the high-quality professions. He is a recognized high-quality output player with both offensive and defensive capabilities, and can be used at both close and long range. It is natural for him to be able to challenge the level 6 Zenis in a level 5 duel!

From now on, I am also a rare strong person in the secular world.

He was ambitious and his mind was filled with thoughts of a better future for himself.

However, he didn't know that a greater crisis was approaching rapidly...

After feeling proud of his rapid growth last night, his stomach growled and brought him back to reality. Because of the noise caused by the explosion of magic energy, Jutta and Cuibisi also came back. With the help of the two girls, he simply ate some dry food for lunch, then applied the magic buff and started to head back.

Without a guide, the journey back was not easy. Hawthorne killed many blind beasts along the way and finally returned to the Rock Seeker Town before midnight.

At least, I can take a bath and have a good sleep tonight.

After staying a night in the dwarf lady's inn, he settled his bill early the next morning and took Zenis's head to the bounty office of the Adventurer's Guild to collect the reward of about 500 gold coins.

After causing a small amount of shock and commotion, Hawthorne and his two companions found a car and prepared to return to the rubble area without any delay before being surrounded by people who had heard the news.

The driver he found this time was a man with goat's horns and a human-like upper body.

A half-goat uncle with a body of two goat legs.

He drove a two-wheeled passenger cart pulled by two yaks, and the price he asked was also three gold coins, but this time he looked much more reliable than the last time.

Hawthorne gave the old man a gold coin and asked him to speed up and take them to the station. In fact, this trip was indeed reliable, and there were no other accidents. At noon, they returned safely to the rubble area and the tram station.

After a simple lunch, the whole afternoon was a long wait for the bus, ride, reverse and change buses. The three of them sat all the way until the evening, and finally ended this journey and returned to Nangang District.

Ah, back home.

Although the familiar Nangang District was still shabby, after a week's absence, Hawthorne had a warm feeling of being home when he stepped on this land again, looking at the people coming and going and the familiar Amazon women. His nerves couldn't help but relax a little.

After leaving the station, Andre's mosquitoes had been waiting for a long time. When they saw the three of them, the apostles immediately pounced on them and landed beside their ears. Then the voice of the insect witch sounded here: "Master, there is one... I don't know if it is good news or bad news."

"Anyway, Celine discovered the secret we all did with you, and now she wants to join our silver party too!"

"Master, what should we do?"

Hearing this, Hawthorne's steps suddenly froze and he could no longer move: "What?!"

He never thought that he would be greeted by such a bolt from the blue as soon as he arrived in Nangang District!

He didn't know what to do. Beside him, Cuibisi also had a stiff expression, and the mosquito in her ear apparently said the same thing: ""

Andrei then roughly repeated the conversation between Celine and the witches that day. After listening to it, Hawthorne's expression was extremely tangled and complicated: "You...should I say you did a good job, or...ah!"

He really didn't know how to describe it. With the witches' concerted efforts, Celine at least didn't become suspicious and suspect that they had betrayed her or something.

But this request she made afterwards...Alas!

Cuibis sighed: "Although Xilin is much stronger than us, she has been worried since she met Die. She is worried that after she is a thousand years old, her body will have various problems. At that time, she will need the help of someone she can trust."

"For this reason, she founded this monastery and spared no effort to build good relationships with everyone, just to plan for her uncertain future."

Hawthorne nodded slightly. He actually knew the reason. He was just surprised that Celine could go to such an extent for this, and even wanted to do it with her...

but……

At this moment, he had basically calmed down. Analyzing the situation in front of him, his eyes flickered and he swallowed slightly: "This may not be an opportunity."