Chapter 26 Tristram
Walking silently, unlike the previous gunpowder smell, Ampalis is extremely quiet now. Although it was a headache for Ampalis at the beginning, the other party has become quiet now. Mikoto also feels a little unacceptable. However, even if she wants to break the silence, Mikoto couldn't find the topic to talk about for a while. Using skills that she had not mastered, Ampalis's previous actions were indeed too reckless. Although Mikoto was willing to blame a few words, Ampalis' behavior almost involved others in it at that time. He could bear the explosion of that level, but those mercenaries were not professionals. If they were not fortunately they were a little farther away, they might have to be severely injured. It would be impossible to die on the spot like those unlucky depraved demons.
But looking at Ampalisa's lifeless look, Mikoto was swallowed by her words when she was scolded.
In order to relieve the silence, Mikoto tried to temporarily put aside Amprisa and talk to Annu and others, but soon she found that she and a group of professional soldiers seemed to be unable to find a suitable topic, so she had to give up and lay down her head and draw the map in her hand with peace of mind.
Of course, there are also good news that are exciting.
Speaking of which, the gains this time were pretty good. A large group of destruction contributed dozens of gold coins to Mikoto. Of course, the experience points obtained were also considerable. Seeing that the experience bar of his character's state was almost saturated, he almost broke through to level 4 mages.
Although level 3 and level 4 seem to be only one step away, the difference between level 1 is particularly obvious because it is still in the early stage of growth. This means not only the improvement of its own attributes, but also the bonus of 5 free attribute points. What is more important for mages is the additional 1 skill point. Whether it is to open new spells or enhance the power of learned spells, it can bring the mage's power to a new level. The 2 skill points obtained from the small amulet given by Akara were added by Mikoto on the ice and charge shots respectively. It goes without saying that the effect of the ice bullet is the second, and the important thing is to freeze the opponent's delayed movements. The charging bullet is now level 3, with 5 bullets in one blow, and the damage power is 3-5 for each, and the mana consumed has also increased to 4 points.
However, compared to these, the richer gain for Mikoto was the four Destroyed Magic Wizards. After one of them was eliminated, the system rewarded a piece of equipment. The decorative belt is one of the few equipments in the dark game that can provide space. Although Mikoto has storage space at this time, she doesn't have to care about the capacity of the backpack, it is more convenient to put the potion in the decorative belt. Especially in case of emergency, she can take out the potion as soon as possible.
What made Mikoto even more satisfied was that this decorative tape was actually magical equipment. Although it was just blue, it was enough to surprise people. Without hesitation, a recognizing scroll was taken. There was no accident in the identification process this time, and the properties of the decorative tape were quickly displayed.
The frost jackal's band, defense 2, durability 12 of 12, +2 life, 15% chance to cast the frost star after being hit
A very good piece of equipment that can improve defense from all aspects. Defense is what Mikoto lacks now, and blood-less skin-crunched is the characteristic of a mage.
The additional 2 points of life are second. What Mikoto is most moved is the effect of passively casting the Frost Nova. Just imagine that when the demons are surrounded and intercepted, the range magic suddenly bursts out when they are hit by the enemy, and the ice shock waves are fired to the surroundings without any difference. The lethality is second. The important thing is that the ice magic can effectively slow down the speed of all enemies and win the time to breathe. The 15% trigger chance seems very small, but the situation that is often encountered in the dark is a group of monsters, dozens of people rushing in. As long as they are not too bad, it is easy to trigger magic.
This is indeed a good piece of equipment in the early stages.
Taking advantage of the inattention of the mercenaries around him, Mikoto took out the decorative belt from the storage space and untie the silk belt on her body and replaced it with a decorative belt tightly. A cool feeling came from her waist, which was different from the cold and comfortable feeling of the cave.
Due to the proximity to Roger Camp, although this cave existed a long time ago, there were few demons entrenched, but now there are demons dancing around. It is hard to believe that this is just a coincidence. The Blood Wasteland, which is a barrier area for the isolation area of two major forces, is obviously a sign that hell will have big moves. This time it is the cave in the wasteland. If humans are willing to do so, what about the next time? It is probably the turn of Roger Camp itself to be pulled into the battlefield.
At this time, news that the entire camp would launch a demon-destroying operation has been spread. Not only Kasha's military camp, but also ordinary free mercenaries are ready to go. This is not the first time such an action. In fact, in order to prevent the spread of dark forces, every few years, the camp will hold a routine western expedition against the demon-occupied area, and set foot on the cold land and even the wilderness of stones.
As the saying goes, there are many people and strong forces. Areas that originally independent mercenaries do not dare to enter cannot stop humans during the large army's destiny. Most mercenaries follow each large army to conquer the area occupied by demons in their lifetime. Once they go deep into the demon's realm, they will also mean high returns that are unimaginable. As long as every mercenary participating in the Western Expedition can save their lives on the battlefield, they will eventually get rich harvests beyond imagination.
However, what is unknown is that unlike the bustling outside, in the residence of Akara in the center of the camp, the atmosphere at this time is absolutely unmatched with the relaxation.
If someone enters this house at this time, he will find that the senior figures of the entire Roger camp gathered together. Not only the supreme leader Akara, the army commander Kasha who met Mikoto, the forging master Chasi of the camp, Varif of the diplomat, and even the appraiser Dika Kane, who thought Mikoto had gone to Tristram, were all among them, and the bosses of Roger camp gathered together. At this time, the expressions of the people in the conversation were not relaxed.
"Sorry, Mr. Kane, call you back in such a hurry."
"Sir Akara, if you are polite, you don't need to say more. I have heard of this Demon-Destroying Operation, which seems to be a little earlier than in previous years?"
"Yes, the speed of the expansion of the demonic power is indeed unexpected, but it is not because of this to find you back." Akara said, stopping the topic, nodding and signaling Varif to explain.
"That's right, Lord Akara, Lord Kane, this time the demon's movement also attracted the attention of the Supreme Council. At the instruction of the MP Tok, a member of the MP, who is stationed in the Tymo Heights Monastery, the monastery sent a team of Templars to assist our camp."
This is of course a good thing. The Templar is the backbone of the Blind Nuns. Ice Fist-Tok is also the highest bishop of the Blind Nuns. Only she can mobilize the Templar. Being able to join the Templar is extremely honorable, but at the same time, the requirements for joining its members are also very strict. Not only does it require firm belief, but it also clearly stipulates that one must have power above the silver level.
Sending a whole team of Templars is enough to show how much attention To the Tok Members attach to this. In fact, the people present at this intelligence had known several days ago that before meeting Mikoto, Akara originally planned to hand over the task of breaking into the cave to this team of Templars. Now that he has unexpected help, Akara is happy to use this power for his other use.
But Varif's expression was solemn at this time, and what he wanted to say was obviously not good news.
"But... sir, we lost contact with the Templar this morning."
"Lost contact?" Hearing this news, Deka Kane frowned, and the wrinkles between his forehead, which had been eroded by time, were even stacked together. He glanced at Akara beside him. The other party's face was also bad, but he did not show an unexpected look. It was obvious that she had known this news long ago.
“When was the last time I contacted?”
"Last night, they sent their last message during the camping of Ice Harajuku, but it was just a regular report and there was no special situation."
Of course, there is no high-tech phone in this world, but it also has a unique communication method based on magic. A whole team of Templars, in the Blind Sisters' Association, a team of Templars was established in a team of 24 people, and there was also a captain of at least a high-level silver. No one was able to know what happened to them. Even if such a powerful team encountered an irresistible enemy, they could at least send back information, but the facts disappeared like this, without even a clue left behind.
"And it's the cold land..."
The Cold Land is close to the control of the Roger camp. It is logical that there shouldn't be too powerful monsters. Even the Dark Forest and the Underground Passage pass through without any danger, but the entire army disappeared from the Cold Land. This is really unbelievable.
"Mr. Akara, have you contacted the monastery?" Kane asked first without giving a suggestion immediately.
"Of course, I have contacted Your Excellency Tok. She got the news earlier than us. She was very shocked and angry. She has sent the consul to investigate. In any case, this matter cannot be underestimated. You are away all year round. Do you have any clues about this?"
"Well." Kane knew that this was also the reason why Akara called back herself. "I don't know whether there was any abnormal movement in the Cold Land, but the Holy City seemed to be unstable during this period, and there were always bad signs coming."
"Holy City? Tristrime, wait..." Akara suddenly showed a look of horror, "Is this dark movement related to it?"
After Diapolo was sealed in the Chaos Sanctuary, during the endless time, due to negative emotions on earth, although his body was still sealed, part of his soul escaped and reborn with the help of human beings' innate destruction of will, causing serious disasters to mankind, and even almost destroyed the king-leoric kingdom, one of the most powerful kingdoms of mankind at that time. In the end, this incomplete Diablo was defeated by a great hero who did not leave his name, and that part of the incomplete soul was also sealed in Tristrime's underground palace. Because of the seal of Diablo, Tristrime was later called the holy city by people.
"Did the seal expire?"
No wonder Akara loses her composure. It is no joke if Diablo breaks the seal. As one of the three demon gods of hell, only the four kings of heaven can compete with their power. Even in the era of heroes, countless professionals were sacrificed to barely seal a Memphisto. The horror of the demon god is definitely not something that humans can fight against now - even if it is just a soul that has lost its body.
"Maybe things are not that bad." Akara murmured as if she was comforting herself.
Chapter completed!