The Hidden Knight of Mystra Chapter 013 True and False Corpse Demon
It was a pleasant surprise to learn the "Ninth Mantra of Mistra" here.
This means that the suicide ring on Roger's right index finger is finally no longer just a decoration.
Excluding the self-injury factor, Burning Storm is a very useful spell.
Roger had a hunch that the suicide ring might be of great use in the battle against the corpse demon.
He put the spellbook into his backpack and then began to pack up the other spoils.
There weren't many valuable things in Moss's laboratory - the human organs and limbs that were most valuable to him were meaningless to Roger.
I was busy for a while.
87 copper tokens, 13 magic scrolls, 1 scroll bag, 1 bottle of dragon acid glue, 1 bundle of magic rope...
The above is all that Roger looted from the laboratory.
"You don't even have a staff. You're too poor to be a wizard."
Fortunately, there is still a spell book.
In addition to the spell book, Roger also took 4 spell books.
He is not a magician, so naturally he cannot understand the contents of the book.
But things like spell books can be sold for money, and if you're lucky you can even get a high price.
Among these spell books, the one that Roger was most concerned about was a mysterious book with a gilded vertical pupil engraved on the cover.
"The Book of Extreme Evil".
The author is "Villanius".
From Moss's experimental log, Roger knew that Villanius was his former mentor.
Aerial magic showed that Moss's occupation was a blood mage apprentice.
Then this Villanius is most likely a genuine blood mage.
"This vertical pupil always feels familiar."
"The name Villanius is also..."
Roger frowned.
There were footsteps on the stairs.
He quickly packed his things and walked out.
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Bone sentry post.
Terry lived up to expectations and captured the East Tower without any casualties .
This boosted the morale of the adventurers.
Roger, who single-handedly captured the western tower, was also sought after by everyone.
But after this guy took over the tower, he disappeared, which made everyone very puzzled.
It took a long time before someone discovered the existence of the bloody pit.
But at this time, Roger had already come out with a bulging backpack.
He reported to Dorothy in detail what he had seen and heard in the bloody pit.
He just skipped the process of killing Moss.
When Terry heard that the Corpse Demons were plundering people along Knight Avenue, his face turned pale instantly.
The other adventurers also showed expressions of indignation.
When they saw the bloody corpses with their own eyes, several young adventurers vomited on the ground.
The hideous scene in the bloody pit greatly diluted the joy brought by capturing the Bone Outpost.
However, everyone's morale was also ignited to the extreme.
The hatred for this unscrupulous evil will motivate them to do their best to kill the corpse demon.
That night, for safety reasons, everyone temporarily retreated to Dwarf Demon Mountain to set up camp.
Before going to bed.
Roger found Dorothy and told her what he thought:
"Based on the current intelligence, the human skin in the laboratory is very important to the Corpse Demon."
"He won't give up these human skins easily."
Dorothy understood immediately and said:
"You mean, use these human skins as bait?"
"Well, even if we can't attract the corpse monster, at least we can consume some of the skeleton soldiers."
Roger said.
The most troublesome thing about the corpse demon is that he has hundreds of skeleton soldiers under his command.
The individual combat effectiveness of skeleton soldiers is not strong, but when they are assembled into an army, their overall combat effectiveness will have a qualitative leap.
Adventurers are often good at fighting alone or in small groups.
Letting them confront an army head-on, even if it is a skeleton army with reduced combat effectiveness, is a very bad decision.
Roger's proposal was agreed by everyone.
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In the next two days.
The main force ambushed on the road between the depths of the southern mine and the Bone Post, and indeed encountered several skeleton soldiers who came to the Bone Post to investigate.
Under the leadership of Dorothy and Terry, the main force of the expeditionary force wiped out all the skeleton soldiers who came to support with almost no casualties.
The only adventurer who got into trouble was one who twisted his waist accidentally because he was too excited during the charge.
Kill 49 Skeletons in two days.
Such results are enough to make everyone excited.
Some young adventurers have already begun to fantasize about the beautiful scene after killing the Corpse Demon.
Fortunately, Roger, who had been paddling for the past two days, remained calm:
"There's no need to be too proud. The corpse demon is not a fool."
"There shouldn't be any small groups of skeleton soldiers coming over next. Either they won't come, or if they do, it'll be the Corpse Demon himself taking action."
In Roger's mind, the latter possibility is more likely.
Over the years, the southern mines have become the exclusive territory of the Corpse Demon.
As long as he wants to control this land, there is no reason for him to continue to ignore the provocations of the visitors from the north.
Under Roger's urging, all the adventurers, whether in the main group or the support group, were fully energized and made full preparations.
It's time to fight the corpse demon to the death.
Just time goes by.
The main force of the Corpse Demon was still nowhere to be seen.
Everyone was puzzled and suspicious, but they could only wait near the White Bone Outpost.
Until five days later.
A scout from the vanguard group finally arrived and brought an important message:
"The corpse demon escaped!"
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Two days later in the afternoon.
The western part of the southern mine, bordering the Dragon Slaying Mountains .
Roger lay on the top of the mountain, took the monocular telescope from Dorothy, and observed the orderly army for a while.
“They are indeed retreating.”
"This direction should be towards the burial ground..."
As the most experienced adventurer in the team, Terry was also a little confused:
"Why did they retreat? Did they flee because they foresaw our attack?"
He himself doesn't believe this reason.
Roger was equally surprised.
Although he was sure of victory, how could the corpse demon be afraid of a newly formed human expedition group?
It doesn't look like a trap either.
After all, if no one in the scout team discovered the unusual movements of the Skeleton Legion, Roger and his men would have been waiting near the Bone Outpost.
This kind of migration-style march must have meant something big had happened.
Even the human skin, which is so important is no longer wanted.
What's the big deal?
Roger glanced at the dark clouds in the north.
A little uneasiness in my heart emerged again.
But soon, the dark clouds moved further north.
After the dark clouds disappeared, his mood returned to normal.
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"We can't just let him go like this."
Dorothy's eyes were red and her voice was a little hoarse:
"At the next pass, we must intercept the Corpse Demon and his lackeys!"
No one objected.
They gathered here just to destroy this monster that has been causing trouble for many years.
Thanks to the skeleton soldiers' slow marching speed and the fact that they took a shortcut, they had a chance to catch up.
"We have to first determine which one is the real corpse demon."
Roger suddenly spoke.
"Hmm? Isn't this obvious?"
Someone nearby pointed at the largest monster in the marching group and said:
"It is a huge and bloated monster with a strong evil aura. It is very easy to identify as an evil monster." It is exactly as the information says.
Roger shook his head silently.
"Not him."
Terry said seriously:
"I think the real corpse demon is the inconspicuous lame skeleton soldier next to the behemoth ."
"The Shila demon is an extremely cunning monster. How could it put itself in the open?"
"I just observed carefully. Although there are many inferior species among the skeleton soldiers, this is the only one that is so obviously lame that it has difficulty walking."
“This is so abnormal!”
Only then did everyone notice the small skeleton following the bloated monster.
"really."
Roger agreed:
"That lame little skeleton is the real corpse demon."
If Terry relied on his many years of experience to determine the true identity of the corpse demon.
Then Roger's method would be much simpler and more brutal.
"The art of looking at qi!".
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"Shilla Level 10 HP 96???"
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