Chapter 249: The Final Battle
While Duke Silvershield was basking in joy, a bard took advantage of the chaos to sneak into his mansion and abduct Shi Ji with sweet words. The two men swept away all the gold coins in the family and fled south to Am. Now the only direct heirs of the Silver Shield family are Henry's wife and his two children.
The Terminator quickly killed all the shapeshifters in the house, and those who turned into nobles and tried to escape were all killed by the army's crossbow arrows. Commander Corey had already received orders to leave no one behind who had escaped from the mansion. Two hundred barbarian guards quickly took over, while the rest of the soldiers headed for the Flame Fist headquarters to support the Duke's private soldiers who had not yet captured the castle.
Seeing that everything was going according to order, Henry handed over the Grand Conductor to Cory, and he took Terminator and Shantil directly to the thieves' union in the city. As soon as they entered, they smelled a strong smell of blood. If you look closely, this place has been slaughtered by Shalovok and his cronies.
According to Robert's intelligence, Henry quickly found the secret door that led to the underground labyrinth. From the messy footprints on the ground, it could be seen that Apodell and the others had chased after them. He didn't want to miss out on the exciting duel between the two Sons of Baal, so he immediately let the Terminator clear the way, and he and the Sorceress followed.
Walking along the passages inside the labyrinth, various forks in the road soon appeared. In order to save time, Henry directly used the "Summoning Monster Staff" to find his way. The labyrinth was much larger than he had imagined, and by the time they found the exit, the staff that had stored a hundred rounds had been depleted. Along the way, various undead creatures and traps are leveled by the Terminators, and the two casters maintain enough spell slots to prepare for the upcoming final battle.
Walk through deep passages. They came to a small island surrounded by a huge underground lake. Most of the houses on the island are dilapidated. Only the temple in the central zone remains in its original state. A large amount of negative energy gathers here. All kinds of undead creatures wander back and forth, looking like they are in the underworld.
Henry unceremoniously ordered the Terminator to clean up all the undead. These guys with strong negative energy are rich in experience points, and there is no reason to let them go. Looking at his rapidly increasing experience points, an imperceptible smile appeared on his face. Since the energy of the two elemental pools has been drained in a row, as long as you kill the Shalovok mage, you can increase the level by one level.
The undead were quickly cleared out by the invulnerable Terminators, and even the mercenary team that Shalovok had left behind to intercept was killed. Just as Henry was about to push open the door of the Temple of Baal, Apodell finally led everyone out of the labyrinth and appeared in front of him panting.
"It's slow. I'm considering whether or not to leave you behind. Go in and finish out Shalovok yourself. Henry said with a smile on his face as he looked at his embarrassed teammates.
Apodell wiped the sweat from his face and cursed, "It's all these damn labyrinths and traps that have wasted too much of our time. What about Shalovok? He's not going to run away, is he? ”
Henry pointed to the somewhat dilapidated Temple of Baal in the distance. "Be of good cheer, for he is in your father's temple. The undead and mercenaries around me have been slaughtered by my men. ”
Apodell looked at the sign on the temple with a complicated expression and took a deep breath. "It's time for Shaloferk to embrace her destiny and, of course, mine. For a moment, none of you will interfere in the battle between us, it is fate between me and him. ”
"Rest assured, we'll only chase away those annoying flies around for you. Let's go, don't keep Shalovok waiting too long, and there's a lot of work to attend to at Baldur's Gate. So saying, Henry walked up to the thousand and pushed open the heavy door, and made a gesture of please.
Apodell drew his twin swords and swung them a few times. Then he nodded to his teammates and strode in. The others followed him closely. 1. Enter the hall of the Temple of Baal. Everyone was stunned. The floors, walls, and pillars here are all dark red, not ordinary paints, they are all dyed red by the blood of intelligent beings.
"You're all chasing after you. Especially you, Apodell. Now let's find out, just kill you to get more divinity, and then all the people here together will not be my opponent. Shalovek's icy voice echoed through the hall, pulling everyone back from their shock.
Apodell looked at his brother silently. Ever since he entered this temple, he found that all his anger and excitement had vanished. The psyche is now like a calm lake, without a trace of waves at all.
Shalovok was immediately taken aback when he saw this change, he immediately waved his hand to the four subordinates behind him, only to see that they all knelt down and prayed loudly, and after a while, a faint divine power barrier appeared on Shalovk's body. He proudly pulled out the two-handed sword behind him and slowly walked off the platform.
"Our dead daddy's divine power fills this temple, and I've used it to transform myself while you're investigating. These four were the first believers, and their souls and the stain of Baal were all sealed in my body. Protects me from any harm. It's time to put an end to this family feud, my brother. ”
Shalovok opened the final battle with an incomparably ferocious sword. Henry ignored Apodell, who was struggling to resist, and focused on the four golems who had lost their souls. He knew very well that if he didn't kill these guys who provided strength first, he wouldn't be able to break through that layer of divine power barrier.
"Leave Shalovk alone! Kill the four believers first. Otherwise you will never hurt him. ”
After hearing Henry's words, the others immediately abandoned Shalovok and changed their targets for the siege. Without hesitation, Shantil cast a ninth-level magic "Spell Heavy Blow" on one of the mages, only to see a brilliant light fly over, instantly picking away the protective magic blessed by the mage. Minsk took the opportunity to rush up and pierce him in the heart with a sword.
To everyone's surprise, the corpse with a broken heart did not fall. I saw a red divine power descending from the sky and pouring into the corpse, and all the flesh and internal organs began to fall off, and within a few seconds, it turned into a skeleton warrior. It held a two-handed greatsword formed by magic, and in one fell swoop it cut a wide opening in Minsk's armor.
Henry didn't give the skeleton warrior a second chance to attack, and immediately used the third-level magic "Undead Immobilization" to fix it in place, and then rushed over to smash it into pieces of smithereens. Seeing that one of his followers had died, Shalophok immediately left Apodell and tried to rush over and finish out a few spellcasters first.
It's a pity that he underestimated Henry's insidiousness. The Terminator lunged out from the side and knocked it to the ground. Apodell hurriedly caught up and flanked back and forth, and with the help of the legendary Terminator, Apodell was able to hold Shalophok back with ease.
Without hesitation, Shantil once again stripped the other mage of his defenses with a spell strike, and Aemon saw the opportunity to shoot a magic arrow through his throat. Unsurprisingly, the corpse turned into a skeleton warrior once again, and due to the experience gained this time, the crowd quickly dismembered it into pieces of bone.
Seeing his followers being killed one by one, Shalovok angrily brandished his two-handed sword and shouted, "Ah! I'm not reconciled! Why will my plan fail?! Isn't it me who is mentioned in Arlando's prophecy as the one who will inherit the throne? ”
After using the seventh-level magic "Great Fireball Technique" to kill the last skeleton warrior, Heng replied with a sneer: "With the level of a half-person like you, you still want to inherit the god position?" He can't even control his own desires, and even if he temporarily becomes the god of killing, he is just providing nourishment for Baal's resurrection. ”
"Get your people out of the way. Now that the divine power barrier has disappeared, the next thing should be between me and him. With that, Apodell took a deep breath and stood in the center of the temple.
Henry nodded, telling the Terminator to put away his weapon and stand aside. The others also besieged the city in a circle, watching the duel between the two sons of Baal. Shalophok sneered and glanced at his brother and mocked, "Are you pitying me?" Don't pretend! Your body is the blood of the god of murder. Come on, embrace it as I did, and carry on our father's legacy! ”
Apodell shook his head calmly. "I'm not like you. I had a loving adoptive father, a happy childhood, and these companions who accompanied me from birth to death. I have a lot of precious things, so I don't want to inherit my father's throne. Come on, let's wrap it up. ”
"It's ridiculous, you don't know much about this world. Whether it's wealth, family, friendship, or love, it's all built on the basis of having power. Only strength is eternal! It's the only one! Shalovok roared and attacked first.
Henry, who was standing on the side, heard this sentence and agreed very much in his heart. This is one of the reasons why he would rather help Apodell than help Shalovok. Because of same-sex rejection, everyone hates guys who have a very similar personality to themselves. Because they know what you're thinking all the time, and they can easily deduce your plans.
No one wants to share their secrets, especially a lonely time-traveler like Henry. He was wary of his mother, sister, wife, and even children, let alone an ambitious person like Shalovok. But Apodell is the complete opposite. He is very simple and does not have too many scheming, and always believes in the friends around him. Henry felt at ease with him. Because this person never takes the initiative to suspect anything, even after so many betrayals and tribulations, he still maintains a pure heart. (To be continued......)