The Hidden Knight of Mystra Chapter 017: Devouring Blade

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"You killed the Sheila demon."

"You gained 20 XP"

"You have gained 37 chivalry points."

"Getting the reward for the killing order..."

"You have acquired a feat from the Shelabi—Mana Growth. After checking, this feat is found to be invalid. Do you want to convert it into a valid feat?"

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"Huh? The effect of the killing order is to steal the expertise of the person being killed?"

Roger was slightly surprised.

Mana Growth is an excellent feat in itself, increasing the caster's mana.

But the Xiayin profession doesn't even have a blue bar, so it is naturally ineffective.

So he decisively chose "yes"!

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"You have acquired a new feat: Spell Devouring Blade"

"Spell Devourer (2nd level feat): You can designate a weapon to gain the properties of 'Spell Devourer' in close combat."

"Spell Devouring Weapon: Each attack has a 1% chance to permanently steal the enemy's mana and store it. When the mana is full, you can launch a 'magic explosion' (magic explosion has a high damage to the weapon itself)"

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"Permanently reducing mana, this is too targeted."

"This expertise must not be known to others!"

When Roger saw this expertise, his first reaction was not joy but vigilance!

Just like the 100% spell resistance, the existence of the Spell Devouring Blade will also cause panic and hatred among the mage community.

Once exposed, the consequences will be disastrous!

After much consideration, he decided to designate Crimson Moon as his "Blade of Devouring Magic".

The reason is simple.

Generally speaking, when the Red Moon is used, it means that things have developed to a point where they are irreversible.

At that time, Roger only needed to think about how to kill the enemy.

Now that he thought about it, the words on the message board didn't deceive him.

The Xiayin profession is indeed designed to target mages.

It just so happens that there are a terrifying number of mages in Mystra.

Even among the monsters roaming the wilderness, 70% to 80% are magical.

Roger felt like a fish in water.

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“We did it!”

The moment Roger killed the corpse demon, the spell it had cast became ineffective.

The pool of corruption was automatically dissolved, and all the skeleton soldiers were expelled back to the realm of death. The originally slightly crowded battlefield suddenly became empty.

Dorothy immediately dropped the shield and sword in her hands , trotted over, and hugged Roger tightly.

"Thank you!"

"We finally avenged Kane, woooo..."

At first her pronunciation was clear, but gradually it was replaced by sobbing.

Roger stroked her hair gently without saying a word.

The other adventurers also hugged each other in celebration.

Finally, they gathered around Roger and waited quietly.

Dorothy's crying gradually subsided.

"Don't try to throw me up into the sky."

Roger warned.

Several young men looked at each other, and one of them, a fat man, reacted very quickly and laughed:

"Then we can just throw Dorothy away, right?"

Dorothy wiped away her tears and her expression returned to normal, except that her eyes were very red and swollen.

She glared at them and showed her captain's authority:

"Don't be so giggly."

"This place is very close to the burial ground. Dangerous monsters may appear at night. We must find a safe place to camp immediately."

"It's time to prepare to return!"

The young people shook their heads in disappointment.

But they also knew that Dorothy was right.

Even though the corpse demon is dead, it doesn't mean that this place is absolutely safe.

"Don't worry, we've found a camping spot."

Terry came out with a smile to smooth things over:

"I asked the scouts to be more careful beforehand."

"Less than an hour's walk from here, there is an abandoned safe house that the Lord's Mansion had previously set up for the mine. We can camp there tonight."

Dorothy nodded. Uncle Terry's work was trustworthy.

At that moment, everyone hurriedly cleaned up the battlefield and prepared to return.

But at this moment, Roger suddenly stopped them:

"You're just leaving like that? You don't even want the spoils from the corpse demon?"

"The spoils?"

Dorothy looked around: "Where are the spoils?"

"Shouldn't the corpse demon's property be in its lair?"

Before she finished speaking, she reacted:

"No, if it was migrating, it must have taken all its belongings with it."

"But we can't find any place to hide it!"

This is also what puzzles other people.

They even explored the tunnel, but only found a burrowing worm that had been dead for a long time - the corpse demon used the "Absolute Slavery Curse" on it, causing the burrowing worm to be buried along with the corpse demon when it turned to ashes.

As for other places on the battlefield, it seems even less likely that anything can be hidden there.

Roger didn't keep the secret, and immediately pointed to the dark outline not far away and said:

"Just pick a few people and drag that guy away."

"I bet it'll give you a surprise when we get to a place where we can set up camp."

Everyone looked over when they heard this.

It was actually the stitched monster that had been inhabited by the corpse demon.

The night wind blows.

The belly of the stitched monster's corpse bulged, and suddenly something glowing silver fell out.

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Two hours later, near a safe house in the southern mine.

The blazing bonfire illuminated everyone's face, and everyone's face was filled with joy.

The success of the crusade was certainly a very important reason, but the spoils found in the stomach of the stitched monster were the fuse that ignited the atmosphere.

The corpse demon is really very cunning.

This stitched monster is not only its home, but also its small treasury.

Roger plundered a large amount of loot from the Stitched Monster's stomach.

First, currency.

The Corpse Demon was once a wizard in the Gem City. Although he has been living in the wilderness for many years, he still has a lot of money.

Roger counted them and found a total of 58 silver coins and more than 6,000 bronze orders!

According to the formula that 1 silver jiao is approximately equal to 100 copper lings, it is equivalent to 11,800 copper lings.

This is indeed an astronomical figure.

After Roger discussed with everyone, the final plan was a 70% split.

Roger seven, and the rest three.

In fact, he didn't want that much at all.

But Dorothy and Terry both insisted that 70% to 30% was the bottom line.

Because everyone knew very well that without Roger, they would have no chance of defeating the Corpse Demon - they might not even be able to force out its true form.

"This distribution is actually taking advantage of you!"

Since Dorothy said so, Roger no longer refused.

In fact, the other people also played a big role in his defeat of the corpse demon .

The characteristic of Xia Yin is that he is very powerful in single combat. The characteristic of "one sword in ten years" determines that Xia Yin who does not take action is the most powerful.

If the others had not risked their lives to clear the obstacles for Roger, he might not have been able to save the first three moves for the corpse demon.

In that case, the power of Zhan Tong will be greatly reduced.

This battle is actually a mutual achievement.

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Next are magic scrolls and magic books.

The distribution plan is still 30:70.

Considering the upcoming journey, Roger decided to give up some of the cash and take all the scrolls and books.

These things are very valuable, but it is difficult to sell them at a high price in Tongma Town.

On the contrary, it is said that there is a very mature magic props circulation market in the Gem City, and maybe I can make a small profit.

Since Roger had spoken, the others were naturally happy to do him a favor.

soon.

After paying 2,700 copper tokens, Roger had a backpack filled with seven magic scrolls and four magic books in his bag.

"Huh?"