Shadow Covenant

Chapter 129 "Harvest"

boom!
Like the twisted reflection of a crescent moon in the sea, the curved sword slashed at the slightly humped back of the metamorphic spider, which contained the brain that all metamorphic spiders depended on most, and all activities and body control depended on it.

However, in the next second, the back peak from which the blade fell turned into a gigantic black beetle like a bull. .

—— "Lightning Transformation!"

It was painful, and the vibrations from its wings and abdomen all proved this.

But it can be seen that although the hard carapace on its back has been cut off, compared to attacking the weak point, the damage of this point is almost negligible.

hateful!Or let it escape.

At the same time as Woody slashed, data about the metamorphic spiders of this type of advanced war shapers came to mind.

"Transformation spider [magic beast] (level three)."

"Challenge level 9, creature level 13, with natural deformation ability."

"The highest attribute is 22 points, the lowest attribute is 12 points, and the total attribute value is 90-100 points."

"Special expertise: spider web, thought erosion, multiple deformation, lightning deformation."

"Challenge Difficulty: A-."

……

He clearly knew.

The advancement of the war shaper's profession is enough to make the shapeshifting spider, a shape-shifting creature that only has a challenge level of 4 in the monster illustration, jump to the level of the terrifying strange monster incarnated by the sacrificial priest that Woody encountered before.

Challenge level 9, close to level 10.

In the previous life, the reason why the metamorphosis spider was ranked among the top ten suffering monsters for beginners in the Underdark is not only because this creature is elusive, likes to hide in the dark and attack, but also uses intelligence and spells, and also possesses extremely changeable combat skills.

The combat experience brought by each metamorphic spider may be completely different. It is very likely that you have just adapted to the combat style of this metamorphic spider, thinking of following the gourd to deal with the next one, and then the neck suddenly stretched, the change is exactly like The head of the Kou Tao murloc lets you say goodbye to your thoughts.

Now Woody knew very well that this metamorphic spider should be the strongest underground monster he had ever encountered.

none of them.

Just now it was only a sneak attack that had the upper hand, if it really wants to let it go, my little fighting skills are really not enough for it to fight.

Otherwise, why would he attack its weakness so swiftly? Isn't it because he knows its strength, so he wants to take advantage of his unpreparedness and think of a quick victory.

A second of hesitation may bring huge changes to the current battle situation.

After all, to deal with shapeshifters, there is a consensus in the multiverse, and you never know what kind of biological characteristics it will use to fight against it.

In the face of the raging fire, he turned into an unscathed fire giant in the flames, and in the face of the icy ice, he turned into a polar ice worm, with almost full resistance to various elements, just like just now, this metamorphic spider was still kicking The idea of ​​transforming the incorporeal creature, thinking of dodging the knife that Woody swung.

To some extent, most professions with shapeshifting are more rogue than demon hunters.

The latter can also be said to be a gift, while the former is a direct plunder, imitating its origin.

Like the most famous Tan Sen transformation technique among mages, it is based on the way of transformation, transforming various resistant monsters, thereby enhancing the magical spells of melee melee mages.

Moreover, various deformation specialties allow them to completely transform the body's structure within a single movement.

In game terms, the transformation is completed in the blink of an eye without any delay at all.

It is worth mentioning that when he transforms into an animal, even if you dissect him into one hundred and eight pieces, the bones and blood in his body still come from real animals, which is why some people who are proficient in transformation There is a reason for mages to have offspring of various races. When transforming, blood and genes can be inherited.

The most powerful Woody has ever seen is a legendary druid. He can even transform into a Fengshen pterosaur with both strength and agility exceeding 30 points, which is comparable in size to the ancient dragon.

It is said that it was obtained in a lost land, which is a magical plane similar to the New World of Asenland, and it is said that only after completing the trial under the auspices of the demigod spirit, can the ancient transformation be obtained.

Generally speaking, the peak form of most druids or shapeshifting races in the material world is nothing more than a few monsters at the top of the biological chain, giant dragons or giants, and golems if they are more abnormal...

The attack failed, and the metamorphic spider's counterattack also came at the same time. The metamorphic spider, who transformed into a giant underground beetle, directly used the most terrifying barbaric charge in the narrow environment.

The sharp and hard giant stag beetle with its chitin shell gleaming in black and bright color rushed directly towards Woody.

But what Lu Zhani didn't expect was that its pair of fang-like horns and powerful jointed limbs didn't touch the soft human body at all, but threw it on the gravel, and the touch in its arms was only hard stone and Not a grinding stone.

Obviously, that damned human escaped into the soil.

Lu Zhani's first reaction was to also burrow into the soil, but the chill from her back just now made her hesitate for a while.

just in case……

After all, the deterrence brought by the sharpness of the sword overwhelmed the New Year who killed him, she retreated, and did not choose to escape into the ground, but carefully observed the surrounding soil, and then judged its strength based on the tremor feedback from the joints. Approximate orientation.

However, the sensory ability of the beetle is far inferior to the blessing given by spells, and the improvement of strength and physique has greatly reduced Lu Zhani's agility and other attributes, which are far worse than before.

Realizing that she was in a dilemma, Lu Zhani angrily pinched off a supporting rock pillar the size of a human body with her horns to show its strength.

At the same time, the black eyeballs, which were not much bigger than fists, looked around steadily, as if they were guarding against the next sneak attack.

The pain that seemed to be cut from the soul just now, and the burning pain on the back are still fresh in its memory. If it hadn't mastered the specialty of lightning deformation, it can transform the body in the mind, I am afraid it might not be able to say that it really fell here today. Under the sword of the hateful human being.

However, what it didn't notice was that while it was vigilantly watching its surroundings, a pale hand stretched out from the soil, using the gap formed by the accumulation of stones to cover up the hand's groping on the two human corpses. act.

That's right, this is Woody's second plan.

If the attack on the weak point fails, then he will definitely not love to fight. He has experienced the power of war shapers in his previous life, playing continuous output and this kind of terrain that is not conducive to his performance, he will not say anything in a narrow cavity. Fight it to the death.

That's why he didn't cancel Thor's Stone Walking Technique, the purpose was to "miss a single hit and get out of the battle".

Moreover, he looked at the shape-shifting spider that had already suffered certain injuries and psychological shadows from his sharp blade.

Woody is naturally adapting to the situation. Since it is not in a hurry to find him, he still has a certain amount of time to search for the strange things carried by Marco and Logan before it reacts.

His speed is very fast, but the response speed of the metamorphic spider is not slow.

After noticing the movement from the corpse, her IQ seemed to regain the high ground, and she immediately understood the intention of that damned human being.

It roared and rushed over again, its jointed limbs and giant horns waved together, as if it wanted to tear everything in front of it, but its speed was always three points slower, or the timing of that damned human being was crucial, After the giant black beetle lifted the stalactite debris that was crushed on the corpse, it disappeared.

Next, it was natural that the giant catalpa beetle protected the two corpses under its body like a hen hatching eggs while guarding against sneak attacks around it.

However, due to the sudden appearance of the blade just now, she has never dared to change back to her original form. She only dared to maintain the appearance of a giant stag beetle. Its hard carapace and body gave her a small sense of security, and it could only wait nearby. , She didn't dare to transform into a humanoid again until the next recovery of the Lightning Specialty, but this time, her fierce and ferocious face was even more gloomy at the moment.

The movement around was quiet, and the body under her body was already cold. Lu Zhani began to check the results of this battle.

The purpose of her coming here was to take back the "bait" given to the Lutov family, and then take the opportunity to collect the two good magical objects they were carrying.

She groped for the middle-aged but graceful Marco's body, even though the blood gushing from his neck had dried up, and the angry expression on his face was a little chilling in this dark environment, but it didn't hinder her in the slightest Actions.

Quickly and concisely, she found what she wanted. She had pretended to be the butler of the Lutov family for a while, so she naturally knew the placement of various accessories as the owner, and this magic ring that can be used for underwater breathing is He has seen it many times.

It seems that the human being didn't know the goods, and didn't take this thing.

Lu Zhani, who groped for the ring, was relieved, but when she groped for the body of another person, Logan, within a short while, an extremely vicious roar came from the closed cavity.

"Damn surface people! I'm going to feed you to spiders!"

……

It has returned to an alley somewhere on the surface, and the weather is sunny.

Regardless of the dirt all over his body, Woody directly found the waiting carriage, then got into the carriage, and began to sort out his underground harvest.

Looking at the pile of messy things collected from the ring of the most valuable spellcaster Logan, Woody fell into deep thought.

too messy!
All kinds of aristocratic items, clothing, Woody even saw a lot of women's private... After sorting it out for a while, Woody found some valuable things.

The palm-sized gold jewelry is exquisitely carved and as thick as a finger, and there are some scattered exquisite silver jewelry. If it is melted, there should be three or four hundred gold coins, but it can increase a lot if it is not melted.

However, Woody is not interested in these, he is more interested in spell scrolls and magic wonders.

He found the wand that the metamorphic spider wanted, but Woody didn't take it into his arms. He had a better place for this kind of thing that seemed to leave coordinates, and what was left was a somewhat familiar bend. Arc-shaped conch, Woody was slightly taken aback when he saw this thing.

this is not……

How could things belonging to the sea elves be in the hands of humans.

Woody recognized at a glance that the curved conch in front of him was a unique marine wonder of sea elves.

——"Snail of Sea Breeze"

——"Item Effect: You can put a conch into the water to create a room the size of a bedroom. The entrance is located on the sky above the conch shell. This entrance is 3 meters wide and 5 meters high, and only the people you designate You can enter it, and when you enter it, the entrance will close and disappear, you can open and close the entrance at will, and what other people enter the entrance will see is a fist-sized shell. The interior lighting of the room changes between dark and daytime, The temperature varies from 10°C to 30°C, and you can adjust it freely when you use the wonder."

——"The creatures of the sea will choose their own habitat."

It can be used to act as an effect similar to the "Duncan Mansion Technique". When released in water, it can create a bedroom-sized space that cannot store things, but it can accommodate 2-4 people to go in and rest. It is an excellent place to avoid danger.

However, the only weakness is that it will be detected by detection magic. Unlike the mansion technique that directly creates a demiplane, if the shell is discovered, the people living inside will also be detected.

Of course, in the wilderness, spellcasters are not so easy to come across, not to mention, there is no spellcaster who releases detection magic all the time, unless it is deliberately targeted at him.

But if you deliberately target him, this kind of shell can only be used as a tent in the wild, and the snail shell in a safe environment is naturally useless.

It can only be said that the flaws are not concealed. Woody is still in a good mood after obtaining this familiar strange object. He then sorted it out and found that except for the shell, the income from the light scrolls this time is already very good. Six scrolls of one-ring spells , Although they are all magic missiles, they are enough for him to have a good effect when needed.

As for the monster summoning scrolls of the second and third rings, Woody can only say that the more the better, but it seems that because of the hasty preparation, there are not many scrolls in Logan's ring. There is only one just now.

not bad.

After sorting it out carefully, I transferred some things that should be taken to my own dimensional ring, and put the things that should not be taken back into Logan's ring.

He now plans to go to the secret shop to buy some things, and by the way, get rid of these things that shouldn't be in his place.

Thinking of this, Woody couldn't help but draw a smile at the corner of his mouth.

……

Half an hour later, Woody walked out of the secret store in the trade area, welcomed by the living door. This time, he had nothing left except for the liquid funds of nearly a thousand gold coins, except for some purchases during the trip. The necessary potions and potions, he spent most of his money preparing for the next underground operation.

The four highest and most destructive spell scrolls he could use almost emptied his savings, and even used the harvest he had just obtained underground.

——"Fireball Scroll"

After Woody carefully placed the last one-foot-long scroll of maroon parchment on a special scroll holder in the Dimensional Ring, he was slightly relieved.

In the last life, there were many unlucky people who blew up the scroll before they tore it open. The magic power sealed in it was enough to blow up half the street to pieces.

After placing it, Woody no longer struggled, and went straight to the wine estate.

(End of this chapter)