The Hidden Knight of Mystra Chapter 145: Withered Cultists
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"Aura Special Effect: Thorn Field: When you encounter a close-range physical attack, you will absorb part of its power and rebound it to the enemy within the aura range in the form of a force field spell."
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After reading the detailed introduction of the Thorn Force Field.
Roger's eyes brightened.
The effect of this attribute is stronger than he imagined.
The anti-injury effect of "Thorn Field" does not require taking damage.
All you need is for the enemy to complete a close-range physical attack!
This means during close combat.
Even if Roger dodged and parried the enemy's attack.
The opponent's power generated by the attack will also be reflected.
And it's in the form of a force field spell!
"As long as I keep getting beaten, I will be a wizard?"
Many new tactics flashed through Roger's mind.
Without a doubt.
"Thorn Field" is definitely a T1 attribute!
The only thing to consider now is the number of rampaging thorns.
But Roger wasn't too worried.
He had his own thoughts deep in his heart:
"Brother of the Iza people."
“The number won’t be too small.”
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After the death of Rampage Thorn.
Only a pile of dead branches and a thin needle-like object were left on the ground.
This thing is called a "thorn".
"Thorns" are the only offensive organs on the body of the Raging Thorn.
Under the insight of qigong and extraordinary perception.
Information about the Runaway Thorn continued to pour into Roger's mind.
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The level of the Rampage Thorns is between 42 and 45.
The health value is usually above 600 points, and the defense value is also 30 points.
It has 4 qualities.
Two of them have the effect of greatly increasing defense, life and various resistances——
This is also the reason why Roger took so long to cut.
The remaining two are "Plants Also Rage" and "Greedy Feast".
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"Plants also go berserk: The Rage Thorn has an extraordinary movement speed. Most of the time, it will disguise itself as an ordinary thorn, but when it enters a berserk state, its movement speed will increase to more than 200 points."
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"Greedy Feast: After killing its prey, the Rage Thorn will wrap around it and secrete a large amount of yellow-green mucus. This mucus is extremely corrosive. This is how the Rage Thorn digests food."
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Just take a quick look at it.
Roger was well aware of the behavior patterns of the Raging Thorn.
This monster knocks down its enemies by secretly stabbing them.
Then wrap it up with a belt and release Greedy Feast.
Finally a full meal.
A bit like spider monsters.
The difference is.
The thorns of the rampaging thorns are even more ferocious!
The neurotoxin he released was extremely lethal.
Most people take it after one shot.
They all died on the spot!
Even the strong and robust horned demon immediately lost consciousness.
If Roger hadn't prepared various antidotes in advance.
This little brother might die on the spot.
even so.
After taking the antidote and other potions.
The stabbed horned demon still looked dazed and in very bad condition.
Look at his look.
It will take at least a week to recover.
Roger had no choice but to put him in the black coffin temporarily.
The strength of the monsters in the southern cemetery.
This is evident.
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After this battle.
The team advanced more cautiously.
They were particularly careful about bushes and thorn bushes.
Roger also maxed out his supernatural perception.
Although doing so will cause him to be harassed by some meaningless mumbling.
But it can effectively reduce the probability of being attacked.
that's all.
It took them two days to get out of the foggy trail.
A vast plain appeared in front of us.
The exit of the trail.
A heavily guarded fortress rose from the ground.
At dawn.
The thick fog was dispersed by the sunshine.
A large number of people were coming in and out of the city gate.
A prosperous scene.
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"Hint: You discovered Fall Creek Castle"
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Roger breathed a sigh of relief.
But he did not enter Fall Creek Castle.
Instead, he led his younger brothers around Qiuxi Fort and headed further south.
This fortress is controlled by Floating Island and is the southernmost part of the Truth Society's influence.
Centered on "Autumn Creek Fort".
There is an invisible "forbidden barrier " spreading in the east and west directions, all the way to an unknown place.
This is also the result of the Etheric Society era.
It is this barrier that prevents monsters from the southern cemetery from moving north in large numbers.
Due to disrepair and loss of inheritance.
This barrier cannot completely prevent the infiltration of monsters.
There will always be some fish that slip through the net - such as the rampaging thorn .
But overall.
The forbidden barrier is the most important protection for the Gem City.
It is also the barrier that the residents under the floating island are most grateful for.
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But everything has two sides.
The forbidden barrier prevented the monsters from moving north.
It also prevented the humans living in the southern cemetery and further south from moving north.
This is shown in the information collected by Roger.
There are a large number of humans active in the southern cemetery.
They are scattered in various gathering places.
These humans have evolved some adaptations to etheric distortion.
at the same time.
They still maintain their independent personality and normal intelligence.
A considerable number of them want to enter the Gem City.
But this is not an easy thing to do.
Unless they could find a breach in the barrier, the northernmost point they could reach was Autumn Creek Castle.
And Fall Creek Fort.
It just happens to be a stronghold built purely for the North-South trade!
According to Shar.
80% of the food resources consumed by the floating island come from the trade channels of Fall Creek Fort.
And the southerners wanted to go north.
It is also necessary to complete the registration and pass the inspection at Fall Creek Fort.
That’s what makes this fort so lively.
In the eyes of the surface residents of the floating island.
Fort Fall Creek was a barrier.
He is the patron saint of the Jewel City.
But in the eyes of the savages in the southern tomb.
It is the gateway to heaven.
It is also an insurmountable wall of despair.
But in Roger's eyes.
It is just a tool for the floating island masters to cut leeks.
Someone has to plow the fields, right?
The land around Gem City is not suitable for large-scale agricultural production.
But the southern cemetery is just the opposite.
The soil there is very fertile.
It is said to have the magical power to increase the growth rate of plants!
And about this rumor.
Roger hoped it was true.
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After leading the team around "Autumn Creek Fort".
Roger used his sixth sense to find a loophole in the barrier.
After passing through.
The group officially set foot on the land of the Southern Tomb Field.
This place is more dangerous than the northern part of the barrier!
To avoid the previous accident from happening again.
Roger simply took in all his younger brothers.
Extraordinary perception is at full power.
He carried the black coffin and the will-o'-the-wisp alone.
Running in the thick fog of the southern cemetery.
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10 days later.
The middle section of the Fall Creek Corridor.
In the familiar underground camp.
The tough guy with a strong sense of crisis is working hard.
And on the plain 6 kilometers away.
Roger was sitting in a tall walnut tree, quietly waiting for something.
Not far from the walnut tree.
It is a human farm covering a large area.
The farm grows okra, onions, carrots and corn.
All the plants are growing well.
"When this is over, we can buy some corn and okra from the farmer."
Roger yawned in boredom.
After 10 days of investigation and consideration.
He finally determined the location of the temporary camp.
Not only are there traces of "Runaway Thorns" in this area, but there are also a large number of human farms scattered around.
The target of the advanced quest is the "Withered Cult".
Roger currently lacks information about this cult organization, so he needs to find someone to inquire.
He tried to negotiate with the people on the farm .
But the other party is very vigilant.
Just drove Roger away.
Roger was not discouraged.
Continue to wander around here.
Yesterday afternoon.
He saw a man who looked like a member of the Withering Cult wandering around a farm.
Roger sensed a strong sense of malice from him.
So just sit back and wait for things to happen.
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"Is it almost time?"
He thought so in his heart.
In the thick fog not far away.
Sure enough, men in yellow appeared one after another.
They flocked to that farm in droves!
Hear some noise.
Six strong men rushed out from the farm.
They had weapons in their hands.
He cursed angrily:
“Get lost!”
"You blight borers!"
The men in yellow rushed forward regardless of anything.
Fierce fighting soon broke out between the two sides.
The fighting capacity of the people on the farm is quite impressive.
He managed to stop the attack of the group of men in yellow by fighting alone against many enemies.
But in the corner they didn't notice.
Another group of people in yellow quietly appeared at the edge of the thick fog.
They tiptoed towards the backyard of the farm.
Roger saw it clearly.
Behind the thin wall were two little boys holding daggers and trembling with nervousness.
Next second.
He jumped down from the walnut tree silently and ran towards the back of the farm!
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Outside the wall.
A large group of men in yellow began to ram their bodies against the thin wooden door.
But they didn't notice the edge.
A flash of icy light passed by.
The head of a man in yellow suddenly slid down his neck and fell to the ground.
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"You killed a Blight Cultist."
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"You gained 18 XP and 10 Chivalry points."
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"You obtained a power fragment*1 (quest item)"
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"Note: Power Fragments are special quest items during the advancement period.
Every time you kill a member of the Withered Order, you will randomly gain a certain number of Power Fragments.
In the final settlement of the advanced task.
Every 100 power fragments can be exchanged for 1 additional attribute: Strength
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