The Hidden Knight of Mystra Chapter 003 Element Bottle
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"This fat guy has a very high perception."
Under the stone wall, Roger patted the dirt on his hands and breathed a sigh of relief.
That fat zombie must be the "Red Tide Queen".
Fortunately, he had sensed something was wrong in advance through his qi-gazing technique, and with his super-fast reaction he jumped directly off the cliff.
Otherwise, you will most likely be discovered by that monster!
Fortunately, the Xiayin profession has the specialty of "light as a swallow".
If it were someone else falling from a cliff more than ten meters high, they would definitely get more than just mud on their hands.
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"Light as a Swallow (1st-level feat): You have strong jumping and leaping abilities. When falling from a height, you will have the effects of 'gliding' and 'slow falling'."
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In addition to his extraordinary perception, Roger was more concerned about the tent that the "Red Tide Queen" entered and exited.
"Three possibilities."
"The first possibility is that there are people , and these red tide zombies are artificially created."
"This possibility is not low. Mystra's cultists are everywhere."
"The second possibility is that the Red Tide Zombie Queen has evolved to a very high level of intelligence and has developed a sense of shame and privacy, so she is the only one who is qualified to live in the tent, while the other Red Tide Zombies are still wandering around in a daze."
"The third one is more cruel. The Red Tide Queen might be a transformed living person, and she retains her memories from her previous life!"
Either possibility would invisibly increase the difficulty of the task.
According to the information from the Lord's Mansion, the general level of Red Tide Zombies is between Lv3 and Lv5.
The Red Tide Queen is a Lv5 elite monster.
It is obviously difficult for one person to destroy this group of monsters.
But Roger had no intention of backing down.
He paused for a while and fell into thought.
Through the observation just now, Roger obtained the following information:
This canyon has only one exit, which can accommodate about five or six people at the same time.
There are about 30 red tide zombies in the canyon.
The area near the tent is probably where the corpse stayed for a longer time, and the tent itself may also be quite important.
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"It seems that I have to invest some money."
Roger hesitated for a moment and opened his backpack.
In the inner room filled with sedge, there are a dozen glass bottles as long as an index finger.
The glass bottles are filled with viscous liquids of different colors, which sparkle in the sun and look very beautiful.
He took out a bright yellow one and examined it carefully in the palm of his hand.
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"Element Bottle (Thunder): High Concentration Thunder Element Polymer"
"Magic abundance: 9"
"Throw/detonate: Lightning damage within the effective explosion radius is 80*4; damage outside decreases gradually"
Producer: Roger
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Roger gently stroked the outer shell of the element bottle, feeling a little reluctant.
You know, such a small glass bottle is equivalent to about 8,000 Exploding Frogs!
That’s right, the high concentration of thunder element in the element bottle is extracted from the parotid gland of the magic explosive frog with thunder attribute.
However, the amount of lightning element stored in the parotid glands of individual Magic Exploding Frogs is very limited, and the magic power abundance is also very low.
To obtain this powerful element bottle, it requires years of accumulation and enrichment.
Both the time cost and the energy cost are not something that ordinary people can afford.
Even the pharmacist who taught Roger how to make element bottles only made about ten element bottles in his entire life.
According to the pharmacist himself, although the power of the element bottle is not small, it requires the capture of a large number of magic explosive frogs, and the cost-effectiveness of its production is too low.
Only a professional frog hunter like Roger could easily make so many bottles and jars.
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It was past noon.
After checking that the element bottle can be used normally.
Roger neatly installed the element bottle on the stone at the entrance of the canyon.
Next is the time to gather monsters.
With the help of the rope, he nimbly climbed up the eastern cliff again.
This time, he didn't see the Red Tide Corpse, most likely it was in the tent.
He tied himself to the stone wall, then freed his hands to grab the bow and arrow he carried with him.
Another feature of Xiayin is that there are many specialized weapons, and bows and arrows are one of them.
Roger used flint to light a few arrows with little skill.
Take a deep breath.
Draw the bow and shoot the arrow.
The action is done in one go!
Unfortunately, perhaps because of the wind, or perhaps because he hadn't shot arrows for a long time, the arrow missed the target and the red tide zombies didn't notice anything unusual.
Roger was not embarrassed, but lowered his head to adjust the bowstring.
He was not an expert, let alone a professional shooter, so it was normal for him to miss at such a long distance.
He prepared ten arrows, and as long as one of them could attract the monsters' attention, it would be enough.
After a moment, he held his breath, drew his bow and shot again!
This time, the arrow with burning sparks drew a beautiful parabola across the canyon and finally pierced into the tent where the Red Tide Queen was!
A strange and heart-pounding rang out rapidly.
Roger didn't hesitate and shot rockets one after another.
Soon, thick black smoke began to billow from the canyon.
The red tide zombies finally found Roger.
Amidst short and strange cries, they walked slowly towards the exit of the canyon.
Roger turned on the Qi-Seeing Technique and was the first to lock onto the position of the Red Tide Corpse Queen.
Unexpectedly, the Queen of Corpses seemed to be enraged as well, and was stumbling towards the exit with the other zombies.
He watched for a while before jumping off the cliff and nimbly climbing up a big tree less than thirty meters away from the canyon entrance.
Behind this tree is a narrow path.
If anything unexpected happens, Roger will escape through this path.
The trail leads to a group of caves at the foot of Yuntai Mountain, which is the place Roger is most familiar with.
As a player with the specialty of "stability", leaving yourself a way out is the most basic operation.
Although "stability" as a specialty actually means something else.
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Steady (1st-level feat): Your hands are extremely steady, and you rarely make mistakes when performing life skills. In combat, your weapon's hit modifier is +3.
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At the mouth of the canyon, black smoke rose.
“Here I come.”
Roger reminded himself in his heart.
The value of qigong is fully demonstrated at this moment.
Although the black smoke blocked his vision, he could tell the approximate location of the monsters by the blood-colored gas columns of varying thicknesses.
The air column behind the red tide corpse is the thickest.
Roger stared at her intently.
Almost there.
He quietly took out a slingshot from his arms.
Among all the throwing weapons that Xiayin mastered , the slingshot was the one Roger was best at.
It never misses its target within a hundred meters. It is much more accurate than a bow and arrow.
"Just a little further."
At this time, the large group of Red Tide Zombies had approached the location of the Element Bottle.
Roger hopes to wait for the perfect opportunity, and it would be best if he could destroy the Red Tide Queen in one fell swoop, but the other Red Tide Zombies don't matter.
However, at this moment.
The thick blood-colored gas column actually stopped moving forward.
Not only that, she actually took a step back.
But then she took another step forward.
Outside the explosion radius of the Element Bottle, the Red Tide Corpse Queen actually seemed to be hesitating!
This made Roger hesitate for a moment.
Because if we delay any longer, the large group of Red Tide Zombies will cross the location of the Element Bottle!
"What a cunning monster."
"What a perverted perception."
Roger suddenly came to his senses.
This is the Red Tide Queen's way of confusing people!
She must have sensed the threat of the element bottle and also sensed Roger's location!
Thinking of this, Roger no longer hesitated and pulled the slingshot in his hand.
Phew!
The small pebbles smashed the element bottles among the zombies , making a crisp sound.
The bright yellow liquid surged out, and along with the volatilization of the anti-coagulant, the high concentration of lightning element began to attract nearby magic power, repeatedly undergoing polymerization reactions!
Boom!
A loud thunder suddenly rose out of nowhere.
Lightning moves like a snake.
A bright light appeared at the mouth of the canyon for a moment, then dimmed, and was replaced by lightning snakes that kept running around.
Even Roger in the tree felt a slight paralysis - he was immune to the damage from the element bottle, but he still felt the paralysis from the lightning. However, this paralysis was only maintained to the minimum and would not cause him any trouble.
The situation is different for the red tide zombies within the explosion range.
Most of the zombies were killed on the spot by the violent thunder element.
A very small number of red tide zombies struggled for a while before they were willing to die with their companions.
Roger's panel was filled with rows of kill notifications.
"I made 28 of them in one go, which is not bad."
He jumped down from the tree.
Ignoring the remaining ordinary monsters, Roger walked directly towards the direction where the gas column was the thickest.
Suddenly, he stopped.
A fat monster rushed out from the smoke.
Her whole body was oozing with red pus, her facial features had long been blurred, but her skull was clearly visible.
Her speed was extremely fast, in stark contrast to the clumsiness she had shown previously.
Almost in the blink of an eye, she rushed in front of Roger.
At that time.
Her bony claws, which only had a few bits of flesh and blood, tore through the air and made a sharp whistling sound, and slapped directly at Roger's face!
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