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From the burning ruins on the other side of the iron cage, a tall figure stood up.

He still kept his basic, human form, and didn't grow spikes, scales, claws, horns, or a tail; but when the guy walked over, no one could see that his chest was exactly where his heart was. A crack spread, and red-gold light flashed from inside, accompanied by burnt ashes flying in the wind, as if there was an erupting volcano there, and the chest skin was full of flowing magma.

Because he threw the hammer out to attack the witch just now, he is now unarmed...but anyone who sees him will not doubt his fighting power.

Behind the team, Amazon's storm pulse rifle was firing repeatedly, and she shouted to her companions behind: "The demons are coming! Go forward!"

Of course, the two soldiers in front of the team received the information from their teammates, looked at each other, raised their weapons, and ran towards the figure walking towards them.

Paladin Jace was the first to meet the enemy.

According to his own habit, he started with a shield attack first, and then swung the flail in his hand with the inertia of his body rushing forward, and smashed it towards the top of the enemy's head.

But the figure in front of him just swayed, and was not knocked off balance or staggered by his shield at all. He let out a low growl, lowered his body and hugged the foot of the paladin protruding from under the shield, and lifted him off. After a somersault, of course the dropped flail missed and hit the floor with a bang.

The barbarian on the side took this opportunity to roar, and slashed at the figure with the blades of both hands covering his head and face, but the guy took advantage of the situation and pushed forward, holding his wrist tightly with his hands like iron clamps and twisting it forcefully.

Dosten's eyes widened. The pride of the Harrogath people did not allow him to admit that he lost in strength to a human from the southern kingdom who was much smaller than him... But the pain cannot be faked, it is the instinctive reaction of the human body It's not that easy to control either.

If you don't let go, I'm afraid even the bones will be broken.

The barbarian's teeth were about to be crushed, but he still had to let go, and the two big swords fell to the ground with two bangs.

Deckard Kane in the iron cage let out a long sigh. He recognized the "monster" who was attacking the human team.The wide back and shaved head are so recognizable.

Isn't that Griswold...the blacksmith who used to be the best at making weapons and equipment in Tristram, the human who once helped the hero Prince Aidan.

If there was a "ranking list of people who will never turn to evil" in the world, Griswold would certainly be at the top of the list.

Few people know that this old blacksmith was actually a paladin.

In the distant past, he participated in the rescue team organized by the archbishop to rescue the young prince of King Leoric; when the heroes went deep into the tomb of Tristram, he silently picked up the hammer and gave the heroes They provided weapons enough to wound the demons; until the town fell, he was also the one who fought to the end...

Even though he was injected into his body by the evil power of Andariel, even though his soul and consciousness had been completely dissipated under the curse, he still did not leave the city he once loved so much.

When humans face a demon king like Diablo, is there absolutely no chance of winning?No matter how many times you defeat them, no matter how many ways you try to seal them, they will always come back in the end, again and again.

As the orphan of the Horadrim and the last "Secret Guardian" in the world, Deckard Cain clearly knows what happened to the heroes who once defeated those demons.

The former genius archmage and the most powerful person in the Horadrim magic guild - Tal Rasha, is holding back the King of Destruction with his body and soul, preferring to entangle with such evil forever. In a waking state, he was sealed in a mausoleum and a cage that he could not escape; among the three heroes who defeated Diablo here, the Rogue archer Morena and the mage Jazlet are now missing, and Aidan is feared The king's mental control turned him into a dark wanderer, summoning demons to occupy the land of the world, while he himself was heading east...

Deckard Kane, who was being emotionally infected by this "destined tragedy", suddenly felt his body lighten.

It turned out that at this time, the witch had come to his side again, lowered the iron cage, her hands glowed hotly under the infusion of magic power, and directly squeezed the solid bars of the iron cage into a ball of molten iron.

After finishing all this, Issandra handed him a scroll of returning to the city, and shouted in his ear: "It will take you to Rogue's camp! It's safe there, go quickly!"

On the other side, the Amazon Cassia also pulled the trigger of the rifle.

In an instant, the fired warhead whipped up a large amount of elemental power from the air, and finally turned into a gust of cold wind, hitting Griswold's chest.

A sheet of ice spread from the point of impact to the whole body of the blacksmith manipulated by the demon, almost freezing it in place.

The paladin would not miss this opportunity. He pressed a small black headset hanging next to his ear, and shouted to the radio: "Let him taste that big guy! Kyoko!"

"UAV positioning completed...ready to shoot beyond visual range...the crosshairs overlap, fire!"

The young Rogue Archer, who was about sixteen or seventeen, had an unusually calm voice, even when fighting with a powerful weapon she had never seen before.

There was a sharp whistling in the air, and a ray of light suddenly lit up from a distant hillside, crossed the night sky, and disappeared into the night of Tristram in an instant.

Chapter 49 The Battle of Tristram

Deckard Cain was not able to witness the team's ensuing battle.

The last scene he saw before he was pushed into the portal by the witch was the old blacksmith Griswold's chest exploded, and the blood flowed out like molten iron, splashing on the ground and burning White smoke billowed from the soil.

After that, Griswold, who lost his strength, fell to his knees,

The attack that came from nowhere pierced through his body transformed by demon power; the heart in the chest cavity was nowhere to be found, and it was unknown whether it had disappeared while transforming into a demon, or it was flying away that day. The blow that comes takes away with the life.

It should be the latter, Deckard Cain thought.

Because demons actually have hearts... Although their ecology is full of strange things, in summary, most of them will not break away from the category of flesh and blood creatures.

Moreover, the heart has a special meaning in mysticism. One of the sources of magic power of mages is the heart... Although it has not been confirmed, it is said that the reason why Tal Rasha was able to use her body as a cage to seal the King of Destruction was to rely on Seeing the inexhaustible magic power gushing out of that noble heart.

Seeing the expression on Griswold's completely transformed face, Deckard Cain also wondered if the blacksmith's personality still existed somewhere in that body?Prince Aidan, who has become a dark wanderer and the host of Diablo, is his will also trapped in his own body?

Before he could sort out his thoughts, Deckard Kane collapsed on the grass in a corner of Rogue's camp.

The pungent smoke from buildings, humans, and sundries left him in an instant, and the long-lost aroma of grass and soil came from the side of his cheek.

"Wounded!"

He heard the Rogue archer in the camp screaming, and finally fell to the ground and lost consciousness.

On the other side of Tristram City, the squad that no longer needed to worry about the prisoners opened fire, rushing out along the weakest point of defense pointed out by Kyoko on the radio-there was this dead bald humanoid demon The place where he walked out was exactly where the barbarian Dosten threw the blade demon Rakanishu just now.

It wasn't until this time that the members of the team fully understood how many demons there were in this city... The monsters that had been attracted by the sound of the explosion poured out of the streets like dark clouds, rainstorms, and tides, waving their hands. All kinds of weapons rushed forward.

There are tall demons with red skin, horns, wings and claws, roaring with the sword in their hands; there are silent skeletons, I don’t know if they were transformed by the dead residents of Tristram, or Crawling out of the large underground tomb, they were either holding ancient sharp blades or bows, and some of them had lights of various colors shining in their hands. It seemed that they were spellcasters who retained part of their mana in life.

There are more zombies or rotting corpses. They exude a rotten smell, dragging a whole body of rotten flesh, holding up withered hands, and slowly moving towards this side with their mouths wide open, making Jess feel like he is in a certain place. The sense of déjà vu that the world has seen.

It’s just that once these monsters multiply, they look like a dense mass of darkness, and no one pays attention to the types of these guys; even the bows and arrows they shoot and the spells they throw over are like a swarm of bees, if it’s not for the female mage to wave from time to time.” Telekinesis" to shoot the projectile aside, I'm afraid everyone in the team will be killed.

Except for the witch Issandra and the necromancer Zul, who already had the range strike ability, everyone else switched to the storm pulse rifle, and began to use this fast-firing, high-destructive weapon to delay the monsters rushing up. Speed, covering the advance of the team.

Zul chanted a spell, and summoned bone walls one after another from the street. The oblique sections of the bones on the top protruded in all directions like spikes tied to a horse; Hitting the bone spur, the huge body was bleeding, but the same kind behind them still squeezed forward, used their bodies to clear the bone spur, pushed away the bone wall, and finally stepped on the corpse of the same kind to continue chasing.

Originally, the spells taught by Rathma are very suitable for legions or group battles. Including this bone wall technique, they can give full play to their tactical effects on the frontal battlefield; , They will not fall into the situation where everyone is shouting and beating.

But facing the demons who don't take the death of their companions seriously at all, and there are too many demons... the effect of this bone wall technique is limited.

"White-haired!" The witch could only remind loudly, "Don't you have other spells! Don't hide them!"

Who wants to hide!

Zuer responded inwardly, but quickly understood what the witch was referring to.His summoner was protecting Rogue on the hillside. The bone spell had been let go just now, and the rest was of course the curse system.

Before he had time to think about why a witch knew so much about the spells taught by Rathma, a faint blue will-o'-the-wisp began to flicker between his hands.

Not only "Dark Vision"... There are many wonderful spells in the "Arsenal" of Necromancers.

For example, "Damage Amplification", this curse can accelerate the corruption of wounds and reduce the enemy's physique, so that even ordinary physical blows can cause considerable wounds on the enemy's body and begin to rot quickly.

Another example is "fear", which can create hallucinations and let the enemy see what they are most afraid of in their hearts, so that they dare not fight, but flee to other places.

Another example is "confusion" and "attraction". The former will blind the five senses of the subject and make him attack the surrounding things indiscriminately, while the latter will make him regard his companions as the enemies he wants to deal with.

There are many such curse spells, and Zul can use each of them proficiently.

The teammates were shooting at the oncoming demons, trying their best to block their attacks while breaking through to the outside of the city.Zul waved his fingers repeatedly, and while using the bone wall technique to slow down the speed of the pursuers, he threw curses one after another on the monsters' heads.

Soon, those guys became chaotic internally. Some fell to the ground inexplicably, and some got into a ball with themselves, let alone chasing them, and even blocked the pursuers from farther away on the street the other end.

The people in the team breathed a sigh of relief and continued to rush forward.

Kyoko's report came over the radio: "There is a group of demons in front of the direction of travel, about ten in number...they are acting chaotically, and the reason cannot be determined...then through that alley is the city wall!"

The reason why the demons in the alley were in a mess... was actually Lakanishu who got up.

Its body should have been torn to shreds by the irritating demons, but the shattered parts are still firmly chasing the surrounding living things, especially the one with the mouth that was pulled off. The head, screaming, used the blood vessels drooping from the neck as tentacles, and crawled forward on the ground.

The big demons nearby obviously haven't seen this even in hell, and all their attention is attracted by this thing.

Do you want to say how much damage it can cause to demons... That's really not the case, even if it has been strengthened by potions, it is just a sharp blade demon with a small size and not very strong power. Nibbling a few pieces of meat is already the biggest result; what is really frightening is the unstoppable fanatical bloodthirsty it exhibits after being turned into a living corpse.

When the team rushed over, several demons were holding up knives to chop up Rakanishu's body. They had had enough of this little man's endless provocations and attacks, and began to try to use physical destruction to completely quiet him .

But obviously... this method will not work.

When they saw the thinly sliced ​​blue minced meat still squirming and trying to attack, these demons from hell could only hold their heads in their hands and make low and incomprehensible grunts.

"Immortality" is not a rare feature in hell, but most of the effects are that after a period of death, they will be resurrected on their own. I have never seen someone who can move after being chopped into meat.

While they were still dealing with this unkillable little monster, Dosten, a barbarian wielding a sword, rushed over.

His hands were twisted by that strange human-shaped demon just now, and his wrists are still a little sore now, and he can't use two two-handed swords as two swords by himself like before; Holding a sword in one hand, his extraordinary martial arts and powerful impact have not weakened in the slightest. With a scream from the edge of the sword, he broke through the air and slashed at the backs of the demons.

Zul's "curse" can't last for a long time, and several people have to rush out of the city now.

The half-collapsed city wall was in front of them. As long as these few demons blocking the way were cleared away, the few people would be able to evacuate smoothly.Deckard Kane has also returned to Rogue's camp, and the mission has been successfully completed. If he doesn't leave now, when will he wait?

At this critical juncture, several people didn't even have time to talk to each other, and rushed directly into the middle of the demons.

However, not only did they each have a lot of combat experience, but they had also been working together in the wilderness outside the camp for a while, showing a rare tacit understanding at this time.

The paladin's shield had just knocked a demon back a few steps, and the Amazon's javelin was already there, paralyzing and destroying its shell with a storm of thunder; The witch next to him was an ice storm that hit the monster, causing it to slow down its block by a step, and just missed the edge of the sword, and its head was cut off by the sharp blade.

While using curses to disrupt the actions of the demons and help his teammates kill the enemy more efficiently, the necromancer rushed over quickly and pulled out the pile of blue meat that he had tied up in Lakani before. The rune crystal on Xio's neck returned to the middle of the team.

Surprised by this elite team without any precautions, the demons in the alley were completely powerless to fight back; coupled with the suppression of the storm pulse rifle and the loud noise of over-the-horizon sniper rifles that sounded from time to time outside the city, these monsters survived in just a short time. Inside has been slaughtered.

While the demons behind were still killing each other in the chaos, the paladin shook the flail in his hand and called to his teammates: "Let's go, just get out from here...Zul, what are you doing?"

The necromancer, who was wiping all the crumbs off the rune crystals and throwing them back into the crawling pile of minced flesh, said, "Collect experiment records... let's go. Issandra, can you come after we're gone?" Do you want to set this place on fire immediately?"

"Do you want to burn it again?" The witch sneered, why does Tristram need her to burn it?However, she understood what the other party meant, and the magic stone on the top of the staff was already glowing.

Not long after a few people rushed out from the side of the collapsed city wall, a small meteorite fell from the sky, turning the entire alley and the buildings next to it into a fire pit.

Chapter 50 Knowledge is Power

When he woke up again, Deckard Kane found himself in a medical tent in the camp... Now that Tristram has fallen and everyone has become refugees, of course there will be no places like hospitals or monasteries for wounded The sick were recuperating, but Akara, the leader of the camp, still built this big tent, even planned partitions and beds, and arranged for special personnel to take care of them.

His problem is not serious, at most it is just poor physical condition caused by lack of food and water, plus fear and worry.

Fortunately, the demons didn't have time to kill him, or even torture him.

After receiving the treatment of Sister Akara, his already stagnant mind started to run full speed again, and he realized that maybe the demons deliberately left him to throw himself into hell in despair.

The Horadrim Magic Guild is a very powerful organization. It has been on the front line in the battle against the Hell Lord, but it has been severely damaged after Tarasha sacrificed himself to seal Barr, and now only Dika is left. Kane alone.

When it comes to understanding the world, the Three Great Demon Kings and even the Seven Demon Gods, no one can match him.

But of course... He still has more knowledge, some knowledge that is very useful even for Diablo and the others.

He knows how this world was created, and he also knows the history of heaven and hell; if he votes to the side of hell, then the demons will not only be able to easily destroy the human world, but may even rely on human souls to reach heaven where to go.

"Okay, Deckard Kane... From now on, you only need to eat normally, and your physical strength will gradually recover."

After putting away his medicine and magic scrolls, the blind Akara said this to him lying on the hospital bed.

"Thank you, Sister..." Deckard Cain sighed, "The moment Tristram fell, I really thought my life was going to end there."

"Me too... The high walls of the monastery and the defenses of the Rogues seemed to be non-existent in front of the dark wanderers. The sleeping bones in the necropolis climbed up, and the fire of hell overturned that holy place. At that time I really feel like the monastery is going to end, the world is going to end."

Akara said.

What was the situation at that time, she couldn't see it with her own eyes, but even the experienced Kasha and many Rogues were about to collapse... She didn't know what kind of tragedy they witnessed at that time.If it wasn't for her blindness, I'm afraid she wouldn't be able to organize the Rogues so calmly and evacuate from the monastery.

Until now, she could also feel that the Rogues in the camp were carrying a huge sense of fear, which might not be eliminated until the monastery was recaptured and Andariel was buried with her own hands.

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So she has also decided... Whether it is for herself or for the Rogues who trust her, she must not try to survive in this dying world, she must fight and take revenge!

Fortunately, the heroes who came here from afar also thought so. If they want to chase the Dark Wanderer, they must pass through the level of Andariel.

Deckard Kane who happened to be on the hospital bed also asked, "Where are the heroes who rescued me? I have to thank them in person..."

"They went to the wilderness under the monastery and said they found the Forgotten Tower. The countess who killed countless of our sisters was resurrected by the evil power of Andariel..."

Having said that, Akara gritted his teeth a bit.

In that era, when the greatest danger in the wilderness was giant beasts rather than demonized monsters, many young nuns of the Blind Sisters were killed by the Countess.

Later, under the hunting of Rogues, the power of the countess was destroyed, and she herself was buried alive in the Tower of Forgotten. Many years have passed since then.

Now that I think about it, maybe she has taken refuge in hell from the very beginning... Otherwise, where did she get such powerful magic power?

While the two were talking, suddenly there was another noise from the camp outside.

Akara looked back towards the door of the medical tent.

After a person's eyes are blind, other senses among the five senses will become sharper... Especially this real "blind nun", her hearing is strong enough, even if she is sitting here, she can still hear her. Ge Archer's brisk footsteps were running all the way here.

"Sister Akara... Those heroes are back, and they wiped out the Countess completely!"

"Really...that would be wonderful."

Hearing the good news, Akara couldn't help saying excitedly, and walked out with the support of that Rogge.

Deckard Cain also sat up, supported his still weak body, walked out the door with a cane, and looked towards the camp gate.