Chapter 52: The Spoiler
The girl once had a dream.
Heroes armed with weapons, destroy the evil monsters that stand in their way, break through the thorns and forge ahead, and finally win and gloryβββ but this does not include the heroes rolling up their sleeves and crouching in front of the monster's corpse to pick up garbage.
It's a pity that reality is often harsher than dreams.
Watching Rhodes and the others familiarly peel open the decomposing corpse, shaking out a few gold coins and other strange things, Marlene could only stand by with a black face, but could do nothing. And the only thing she could do was protest.
"This, this is a blasphemy against the dead!"
Unfortunately, Marlene's indignant protest was apparently just playing the harp to the cow.
"No kidding, Miss."
Rhodes replied lightly as he pocketed the gold coins and gems that had fallen to the ground.
"We are mercenaries, they are our enemies, and now that we are victorious, it is natural to take the loot, which we deserve. Besides, blasphemy the dead, these poor fellows have already been desecrated once by that necromancer, and I don't think they would mind being desecrated a second time. β
"You're a strong word! Lijie, you can also talk about him, you ............"
Looking at the girl who was carefully removing a silver necklace from the corpse's neck, Marlene only said half of her words, and said no more.
"Ah, this ......"
Sensing Marlene's gaze, Lijie blushed slightly and smiled awkwardly. It's not that she doesn't know Marlene's thoughtsβββ after all, when she first joined the mercenary group, she had the same attitude towards it, but now.........
"Our mercenaries have a very limited income, so ........."
Although Lijie's expression was embarrassed and her tone was apologetic, the speed at which she put away the loot did not slow down at all.
"But, don't we have a reward for completing the mission?"
"You think that money is enough for us to stuff our teeth? Miss? β
Compared to the slightly reserved Lijie, old Walker behaved like a complete robber, he grabbed a mutilated arm, pulled off the ring and looked at it carefully, then put it back in his pocket, and then cut open the corpse's head with a knife, and dug out a large piece of corpse oilβββ just looking at it made Marlene vomit yesterday's dinner.
"Every time you complete a task, it's only a hundred gold coins, sometimes it's less, this kid's mercenary group is small so I can't see it, but there are at least a dozen people in an ordinary mercenary group, and everyone is only about ten gold coins in their hands, what can this money do? We're going to repair weapons and armor, and we're going to drink and eat, and you don't think you need money for all of that? Besides, there is a reward for completing the task, and if the task fails, let's go drink the northwest wind? β
Hearing Old Walker's rhetorical question, Marlene opened her mouth, but in the end she didn't say anything, she just stood aside, watched with a complicated expression as the three of them "looted" the corpses, and then continued to move forward.
Although everyone encountered many attacks along the way, they all survived the difficulties without danger under the command of Rhodes. Although there were only four of them, Rhodes and Walker were experienced in adventures, and Lizzie's ability to restrain the undead, coupled with Marlene's mass destruction spells, made it easy to penetrate into the mines, and soon reached the deepest part of the mine.
The further you go in, the deeper the darkness becomes. Lijie's divine radiance seemed to have been eroded and overwhelmed by the darkness, almost faintly blurred. Rhodes walked at the front, star-streaked in hand, and watched warily at the shadows as deep as thick ink in front of him. He believed that the necromancer had sensed his arrival, after all, along the way, they did not kill those undead creatures, and the necromancer who had lost contact with his subordinates would definitely sense that something was wrong and take precautions, if Rhodes had enough manpower, then he would not mind forcibly pushing the bottom, but now there are only three people under his command, and there is no running corpse and resurrection technique for himself in this world.
Rhodes pressed his left hand down, signaling the three people who were following him to stop, he glanced around again, and then lowered his voice and said to everyone.
"We're close to the necromancer, and now, I'll tell you what you're going to do in the next battle. Remember this, for I cannot give you orders anytime and anywhere in battle, so I want you to take my words to heart, if anyone forgets............ I don't think I need to punish you, because corpses can't hear my complaints. ββ¦,
Hearing Rod's bland and vicious speech as always, the three of them immediately raised their spirits, and even Marlene, who was originally suspicious of Rod, also raised the spirit of twelve points at this moment, and in the process of going all the way, Marlene can be said to have benefited a lot from Rod's orders. Although she had learned about the skills and techniques of mages in battle in the academy before, it was under Rod's orders that Marlene understood the hidden meaning behind these skills and experiences for the first time. Even after casting the spell according to Rod's order, the girl suddenly realized that one of the things she had learned before was used in this way. This also made the eager Marlene no longer suspicious of Rod's orders, but began to trust and understand.
As for the old Walker, although he is still very unhappy with Rode, he ......... At least he doesn't want to be a martyr now.
"Lijie."
Rhodes looked first at the Spirit Master behind him, who was the most important person in this battle.
"I'll take care of pestering that guy, you take care to release the shield on the others first, unless I ask for it, you don't have to waste your energy on me. The necromancer is very resistant to spells, and I'll let Marlene take care of disarming its spell shield and you attack after that, otherwise it's just a waste of energy. β
"Yes, I see, Mr. Rhodes."
Seeing Lijie nodding in understanding, Rod turned around and looked at Marlene on the other side.
"Miss Marlene, your main task is to remove the guardian spell on that necromancer, I don't think the level should be too high, if there is anything beyond your ability, tell me immediately, and I will solve it. Also, I'll let the necromancer focus most of it on me, but it won't give up on harassing you either, and I need you to be aware of the threat of the undead around the others before you can disarm the spell, and if so, you need to deal with it as soon as possible. Unless I give you the order, don't attack the necromancer. β
"Okay, no problem, please leave it to me."
After fighting the undead along the way, Marlene's answer was noticeably more confident. And after getting her answer, Rhodes turned to Old Walker.
"Mr. Walker, your job is very simple, the necromancer has a gem on his forehead, it is very obvious, I think it should not be difficult to notice, your job is to shoot the gem when the other party is about to cast a spell, although with your strength, it is unlikely to destroy the gem, but as long as you can hinder its casting, also, I want you to pay more attention to the two young ladies, even if there is danger, even alert them."
Although Rod said in detail, Old Walker did not respond immediately, on the contrary, he frowned, and his expression moved slightly.
"Boy, there's a voice over there."
As he spoke, Old Walker raised his hand and pointed to a pit.
"Over there?"
Rod followed his gesture and looked at him, his face immediately sank.
At this moment, everyone is at the fork of the mine road, one of them leads directly to the location of the necromancer, the other is a dead end, and the other is the road from which Rhodes and others came, and the last one is the slope in front of themβββ which leads to the main entrance, that is, if they do not follow Rhodes' "back door" and choose the most formal route, then they should have walked down from this road.
And now, old Walker actually noticed that there was movement there.
Rhodes motioned for silence, then closed his eyes, and soon, he also sensed a faint exchange of weapons on the other side of the passage, it was clear that someone was fighting, and it seemed that they had the same goal as himself.
What's next?
Rod frowned, and glanced at the three people behind him again, the necromancer is not difficult, but it will take a considerable amount of time for the four people to fight, and during this time, no one knows what accidents will happen to the Dao. If someone stabs you in the back while you are fighting hard, it will be a big problem.
Anyone who has played online games knows very well that the most taboo thing when killing a boss is that someone passes by, and it's good to say in the dungeon, like this kind of boss that belongs to the category of tasks, then it's really hard to say. After all, this kind of wild boss is that the bus has no discipline at all, as long as it is pushed down, anyone can get on. Fortunately, the boss in the game will still be refreshed every other time.,So people with a little quality can say.,If you can't grab it this time, you can wait.γ If that's the only boss.........
The rivers of blood are not enough to describe the tragic situation, even the corpses are scattered all over the field, and it is light.........
As a legend who has led the guild from the first game era to the current one, Rhodes is simply familiar with this kind of thing, and he immediately gave up his plan to kill the necromancer next, and instead targeted those uninvited guests, but ......
Rod turned his head and carefully looked at the three people behind him.
Lijie's expression was a little panicked, obviously she knew that it was not a good thing to meet other people at this time. Marlene was indifferent to it, but it was no wonder that as someone who had never been a mercenary, she certainly didn't understand what it meant. Old Walker, on the other hand, was calm, and it was obvious that he was very familiar with this situation, otherwise he would not have reminded him just now.
What to do? those guys?
"Let's take a look."
Rod didn't hesitate too much and quickly came to a conclusion. If the opponent is very strong, then take advantage of their battle to stab these guys from the shadows and completely eliminate the hidden danger. If these guys are already on the verge of extinction, then sit quietly and wait for them to be wiped out, anyway, he must see the hidden danger disappear with his own eyes.
The place where the other party fought was actually not too far from Rhodes and the others, but compared to Rhodes and the others, their situation was much worse. In fact, when Rod came to the battle site with the three of them, it was only a matter of time before the other party was "annihilated".
It was also an abandoned mine, and dozens of undead creatures were besieging the trespassers in the middle of the mine. Although the number of the other party is obviously more than that of Rhodes and others, in the field, they are completely at a disadvantage. But it's no wonder, looking at their staffing, you can see why these people are fighting so hard.
Three swordsmen, one shield warrior, and two thieves.
With just a glance, Rod confirmed the opponent's team configuration, and then shook his head helplessly. These hand-to-hand combat professions may be a bit threatening if they are placed elsewhere, but if they are placed among the undead, then it is equivalent to a dish of the other party, the undead are not afraid of injury and death, and the hand-to-hand combat profession is not too threatening to them, and these swordsmen seem to be only a dozen levels, and they can't even use the condensation of sword qi, and being able to hit here is already a green smoke on their ancestral grave.
But that's all it takes.
A thief dodged the undead and plunged the dagger into the opponent's throat with his backhand, his movements were fast and agile, and if it were a living person, he would have been dead long ago. But for the undead, this is obviously nothing. Soon, the ghoul raised his hand and slammed it down.
"!!Uhh
The poor thief couldn't dodge, and was smashed out of the coffin, and fell to the ground heavily. Before he could get up, a pair of cold, smelly hands had already stretched out.
"Ahh!!h
With a terrible scream, bursts of blood flowed from the mountains of undead creatures, and then there was no movement at all.
The mercenaries' formation loosened a little, and they lost a helper, and their pressure increased, and at this moment, a flash of fire suddenly emerged from the group of ghouls, forcibly dispersing the undead creatures. Then, a red-haired woman appeared, her face was pale, and her body was covered in blood, and even the leather armor she wore was covered in blood and cracks.
After seeing the woman, Lijie was suddenly shocked.
"Sister Shanna!!"
And at this moment, Rhodes also made a decision.
"Marlene, do it."
PS: I went to get the wallpaper and area of the decoration today, so I came back late, and the update was a little late, and there was a change at night, well, that's it.........
PS2: The background wall is really expensive, a wall will cost me 2,000 oceans.........