Chapter 291: Guarding the Mansion
The temple area is located in the northern part of the Ascatra River and is dedicated to three gods: Haim, the god of the guard, Taros, the lord of the storm, and Losanda, the lord of the sun. In the southeast corner is the headquarters of the Knights of the Warmest Heart, home to an elite force of the Paladins and Priests, who will dispatch and destroy evil creatures if they spot them. It is said that vampires have caught their attention in recent times and are actively trying to get behind the scenes.
Walking through the streets of the Temple District, Henry noticed that many blind people were spreading a cult called "Blind Eye". They asked believers to gouge out their false "eyes of sin" and then go together to worship the new gods. Both the God of Guardians and the Lord of Dawn have sent a number of priests to debate with the blind, hoping that ordinary people will not be deceived by the cult. As for Talos, the Storm Lord, he simply doesn't bother with these things. He just needs mortal reverence, not faith at all.
After hearing the teachings of "Blind Eye", Shantil asked Henry in a low voice: "Master, this is obviously a cult, and there must be demons, devils and other guys behind the scenes. Why didn't the temple directly send paladins to encircle and suppress it? Know that the longer you drag on, the more believers on the other side will be. ”
Henry glanced at the chaotic crowd and sighed slightly. "Because Am's law states that any god has the right to preach here. In the absence of evidence, the temple that first resorted to force was expelled. Moreover, Haim, the god of guards, and Loshanda, the lord of the dawn, are both gods of order, and their followers will not disobey the law lightly. ”
Hina pushed away the blind man who wanted to come up to preach in disgust and asked in a low voice, "Are you just watching the cult expand?" I really don't know what these people think, they will voluntarily gouge out their eyes. ”
Henry smiled and patted the dragon girl on the shoulder and sighed, "This is the power of faith, which can make people religious. It can also make people crazy. Let's go. None of this has anything to do with us for the time being. Let's wait until the temple starts recruiting adventurers to investigate. ”
The three of them crossed the street to the doorway of a luxurious white building. Shantil glanced at the vague energy fluctuations at the entrance and frowned. "Damn. Who lives here, and actually placed a magic seal on the gate. ”
"A good bunch of bounty hunters, of course they do the occasional job of capturing slaves or mercenaries." Henry explained in a low voice as he checked the seal on the door. He knew very well what the virtues of this squad were inside, so there was no pressure to kill.
"But it's not good to break in like this, what if the other party calls for the patrolling guards? We might be caught. Sheena asked with some hesitation.
Shantil smiled and put her arms around the dragon maiden's neck from behind, leaning into her ear and whispering, "Don't worry, my little cutie." These people must have done a lot of illegal things. They didn't dare to be in the guard's line of sight at all. Think about it, would a normal person have a magic seal on the door of their home? ”
Sheena nodded thoughtfully, and then quietly freed herself from the sorceress's entanglement. After a few minutes of detection, Henry quickly found a way to crack it. He first unleashed a "Breaking Magic" on the door, and then used "Dismantling Magic" to open the lock's protection.
"Alright, now let's send these villains to the Grim Reaper." After Henry blessed himself with the "Iron Skin", he pushed the door open with force.
As soon as they entered the hall, the door behind them suddenly slammed shut. I saw a portal appear out of thin air at the staircase, and an old mage who looked to be in her sixties appeared in place with a woman wrapped in a cloak. The mage glanced at Henry and the others with a sharp look. Then he sighed and said to the woman, "Look at these damn intruders, Keita." I should have double-checked all the seals and mechanisms on the door. They must have weakened, that's why they let these indifferent guys run in. ”
The woman known as Keita drew her dagger and licked it with her tongue, then burst out laughing. "Hahahaha! It seems like that, Theon. I'll use Ice Storm as a trap next time, so that all intruders will die before they enter the door. ”
"Nope! No! No! I think death finger would be better. Know that those bastard mages are constantly monitoring the city's magic, and if it's too loud, they'll get their attention. As he spoke, there was a smug look on the mage's face.
Keita toyed with the dagger in her hand and gestured to the three men standing. "You'd better think about what to do with these little rats, the boss is still upstairs waiting for a reply."
"How? Arrested, of course, and sold as slaves! The blonde woman was quite to my taste, maybe a few weeks to play. As he spoke, Theon swept around Hina with a malicious look.
The corners of Keita's mouth turned up slightly, and she quickly pulled out another dagger. "It just so happens that I have a good feeling for that handsome guy. So it is decided, the woman belongs to you, and the man belongs to me. What are you waiting for, do it! ”
"As you wish!" Xion bowed slightly, and immediately crushed the rune stone in his hand. Then, within a few seconds, he blessed himself with seven or eight protective magics.
I saw several portals appear in the room, followed by monsters coming out of it. Among them were fire djinn, ogre berserkers, and even a translucent soul-sucking mist, and the last thing that came out was a monster with a dog's head and snake arms. It constantly exudes an aura of chaos and evil, and it seems to come from the lower planes.
"Damn, a Grebez demon. These guys actually dare to summon in the city, aren't they afraid of being hunted down by masked mages and temples? Henry cursed in a low voice, then winked at his two companions.
Shantil understood this, and immediately threw a ninth-level magic "spell heavy blow" that she had secretly prepared to complete at the enemy mage. The powerful magical energy instantly stripped Theon of his magical defenses, and at the moment when the "protection against evil" disappeared, the Grebez demon let out a wild laugh, turned around and launched a surprise attack on the summoner.
The chaotic and evil creature flailed his thick arm and thrashed Theon to the ground, then pounced on it and bit off one of his arms. Without hesitation, Henry activated the "Spell Sequence" and "Skeleton Trap" three times in a row. The powerful magic explosion shattered the unprotected mage, and the Grebez demon was covered in flesh and blood, unable to even stand up.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Keita immediately drank a bottle of invisibility potion and disappeared in place. But it's a pity that I made a mistake in my wishful thinking. Shantil had already seen the Assassin through her magic mask, and she smiled cruelly before casting a level 8 magic "soul cage".
The crackling energy quickly enveloped Keita's soul, and it took less than three seconds to strip it from its body and drag it into another antimatter plane. After the body loses its soul, it falls to the ground with a bang, and the effect of the magic potion automatically disappears. This magic will last for twenty minutes, and if the other party can persist in the torture and not die, there is still a chance to come back alive.
But it was clear that Henry would never give the enemy such a chance. He pulled out Daken's Seth knife directly from his waist, and a cold light flashed, and Keita's head and neck were separated.
Sheena had already transformed into a three-meter-tall half-dragon, wielding a two-handed sword to fight with ogre berserkers, fire djinns and other creatures. With her excellent magic resistance and the protection of dragon scales, not only did she not suffer too much, but the monsters were forced to retreat. In particular, the fire djinn has no way to deal damage to the red dragon scales with particularly high fire resistance.
Shantil summoned a "Demon Duncan's Sword" and directly cut off the demon's head and sent it back to the Abyssal Home. Henry cast several spells and magic spells in a row, and combined with the dragon girl's swordsmanship to drive out the remaining monsters. The battle took less than five minutes from start to finish, and the two main enemies died before they even had time to call for help.
Pointing to the minced meat all over the ground, Henry sternly said to the sorceress, "See, this is the end of summoning demons." As soon as the "Protective Evil" on their bodies is dispelled, these guys will immediately turn around and attack the summoner. Therefore, don't use the "Otherworldly Gate" when fighting the caster, otherwise the end will definitely be much more miserable than this. ”
Shantil nodded apprehantly. I have to say that Theon's death is really embarrassing, judging from the amount of protective magic just now, this is at least a powerful mage of seventeen to nineteen levels. But he didn't even release a single attack spell before he was swept to the ground by the demon he had summoned.
"Don't worry, if I wasn't in a desperate situation, I would never use the 'Otherworldly Gate'. These guys from the abyss are too dangerous, and if one is not careful, they will be counterattacked. ”
Seeing that the sorceress had understood the horror of the demon, Henry nodded in satisfaction. You must know that the druids don't have the group magic of "anti-evil aura", and once there is a demon against the water, there will definitely be people in the team. In particular, the guy summoned by the Gate of the Otherworld can also use ninth-level spells, and once it gets out of control, the consequences are unimaginable.
"What are we going to do next? Are you going to fight all the way to the second floor? Sheena asked, shaking the blood off her sword. Through the conversation just now, she has thoroughly understood what virtues the people in the house are. These scum are simply the scourge of society, and it is best to kill them all as soon as possible.
Henry looked up into the dragon maiden's eyes, then shook his head with a smile. "I'm not going to engage them head-on, after all, the best way for a mage to use various tactics to kill their enemies without them knowing. Now that I've talked about the example of summoning demons by mistake, I'm going to show you the right way to do it. (To be continued......)