Chapter 46: The Authentic Long Knife
"This is a summoning magic circle." Sainz's tone was a sure judgment. Obviously, he was not unfamiliar with the magic circle in front of him.
At this time, Mikoto and Ampalisa were unwilling to care about why the man was so familiar with the magic of hell, because the thick ominousness made of pure darkness had sucked away all their minds - to be more precise, what really made them care about was the extremely dark crystal in the center of the magic circle. It was called "crystal" just the guess of the two of them. All the light was sucked into it, making it impossible to confirm its original body with vision.
Zombies and skeletons are not local demons in hell, but the product of the fallen corpses on earth. The stronger the corpse’s power during its lifetime, the more terrifying the demons in the Fallen City will be. The people of horadrim were all powerful heroes during their lifetime. In this way, for the hell forces, there is indeed no better place to summon demons than the Holy Cemetery of Horadrim.
"I really don't know who has the ability to set up such a powerful summoning array. Maybe there is another demon king in hell that has come to the world?" Seines said thoughtfully, "So, the Templar who disappeared from the Cold Land may also be the work of that person."
The Demon King from Hell descended, which was a terrifying disaster at that time, but Mikoto knew that this time Sionce's guess was wrong. What appeared in her mind was a terrifying figure wearing a black cloak. The Dark Wanderer. All this in the tomb was not done by the Demon King, but it must be its means! As for the disappearing Knight Templar, even if the Great Sage Tarasha resurrected, he could not be sealed by himself when he encountered the Dark Wanderer, let alone this group of warriors who were not even professionals. The other party is the Diablo God who is as famous as the King of Destruction Barr. The ending of annihilation is natural!
However, looking at the map of the live spots Mikoto knew that the Dark Wanderer was not nearby at this time - otherwise the first thing she did was to tear open the scroll back to the city and escape. It is not shameful to make such a choice in front of the alone demon god. You must know that even the horadrim was one after another. He used the human sea tactic to drag down Barr, giving Tarasha an opportunity to seal it. A human fight alone against the Demon God is not brave but seeking death! So putting aside the Dark Wanderer, what is more important for the three of them is to destroy the magic circle in front of them. You must know that although these continuous zombies and skeletons cannot pose a threat to Mikoto and the others, if they are allowed to form a group of climate, the mercenaries in the Roger camp will suffer heavy losses - this is obviously the real purpose of the Dark Wanderer.
Originally, he was just planning to wipe out the Blood Bird, but he didn't expect to encounter a conspiracy in hell, which made Ampalissa very glad, and Mikoto had the idea of "It turns out to be so". You should know that the difficulty evaluation given by the "Sky Gallop" system of this mission is level B! If it were just a few zombies, the skeleton would be too expensive.
But how to break this magic array? According to some novels and animation experiences I have read before, Mikoto knew that all formations would exist as the so-called "array eye". If these experiences are not wrong, the crystal in the center of the formation that covers the entire mausoleum is obviously the array eye.
She walked forward cautiously for a few steps until she arrived at the "Crystal", which made her feel inappropriate, which seemed too easy. But she didn't want to think too much about it. The object in front of her was too unknown, and it was always right to destroy it. After thinking so, Mikoto raised the "Shadow Tooth" in her hand and waved it towards the "Crystal".
However, her movements suddenly stopped in the air, not because she was attacked by accident, but because Mikoto heard the system prompt in an instant:
[Ding, I found the prop "Dark Blade", the gorgeous purple light cuts through the sky, a darker ending than darkness. This item is mainly used for synthesis research. As a one-time consumption prop, you can cast the magic "Nation of the Undead", resurrect and control all bones within a 5-kilometer range, form a skeleton army to eliminate all enemies, and the effective time is 2 hours. Will you obtain this prop?]
This is the Dark Blade?! Mikoto remembers that there was a Cybertron ore lying in her storage space at this time, and the two could synthesize the "dark energy sea". What Mikoto was most excited about was to improve the ability of a class of equipment attributes. You should know that when she held the Blade of Light given by Akara, Mikoto almost couldn't help but use it. In the end, she suppressed such thoughts with reason, and now she finally had another chance!
So without hesitation, Mikoto put away the "Shadow Tooth" and secretly said "Confirm". The next moment, the "Dark Blade" in the center of the magic circle disappeared and was naturally transferred to Mikoto's storage space. All this was not discovered by the two people behind. I believe they only thought the Dark Blade was destroyed.
Losing the energy provided by the Dark Blade, the entire magic circle quickly changed and gradually stopped operating. However, Mikoto's mind was no longer here.
‘Use Dark Blade, Cybertron ore to synthesize the Dark Energy Sea!’
Mikoto recited silently in her heart, and she quickly received a systematic reply.
【Compare the synthesis formula, congratulations on the successful synthesis, consume props Dark Blade*1, Cybertron Ore*1, get props Dark Energy Sea*1]
Looking at the mysterious object that appeared in the storage space, Mikoto suddenly hesitated. Good steel is used on the blade. Such a good thing that can improve the attributes of an item should of course be used on the dark gold equipment. But what made Mikoto hesitate was that she had more than one dark gold equipment in her hand at this time, whether it was the crescent shield, Shadow Teeth, or the Claw of the Ferry Bird who gave Amprisa, these were all dark gold levels, which made her not know which one to choose to improve.
I have to say that this is a luxury hesitation. Perhaps the explosion rate in this world is high. In the game, Mikoto was in the ordinary difficulty mode but did not get a dark gold suit until she was destroyed. However, after thinking for a moment, Mikoto first ruled out the crescent moon Shield. Not only because the initial value of this equipment is too low, even if it is improved, it may not be useful in the later stage. Moreover, Mikoto's physical fitness at this time meets the equipment needs of the crescent moon Shield. If the level is increased, it may not be used. She cannot perform any effect like the "Shadow Tooth", which is not worth the loss. The Claw of the Hound has long been given to Amprisa. If it is improved and changed the form, Mikoto doesn't know how to explain to Amprisa.
So in the end Mikoto found that the only thing she could use to improve her level seemed to be the only "Shadow Tooth".
[Elevate the level of A (dark gold) equipment ‘Shadow Tooth’ to level s (divine artifact, magic weapon), consumes Dark Energy Sea*1, and the equipment will undergo unpredictable changes. Is it confirmed?]
Gritting his teeth and hesitating for a moment again, Mikoto nodded and chose to confirm, and then spent several anxious seconds until the system sounded again
[The level of ‘Shadow Tooth’ has been successfully upgraded. Congratulations to the junior explorer Misaka Mikoto for obtaining the magic weapon…]
Without paying attention to the sound of the system, Mikoto nervously checked the new form of "Shadow Tooth", then she let out a breathing sound. She finally understood what it means to "the equipment will undergo unpredictable changes". The sword has become a long sword, and its shape is very different from "Shadow Tooth". It is an excessively long sword, just like a bamboo pole.
Mikoto suddenly thought that as she was familiar with, the assassin Sasaki Kojiro in "The Night of Destiny" seemed to be such a weapon. The blade was less than two meters long and was much taller than Mikoto herself when she stood upright. However, after Mikoto checked the system introduction, she realized that this knife was not Sasaki's bamboo pole, but another name that Mikoto was also familiar with -
Authentic? Kanano Tadao
Of course, it is familiar to the arrogant man, who wanted to resist fate with one person and was willing to be enemies of the planet, usually Mikoto would not have a good impression of the villain when watching anime, but Safiros was an exception. He did not expect that the so-called "unpredictable changes" here turned out to be a weapon in the anime, and it was Safiros' love knife!
Mikoto couldn't wait to check the attributes of the long sword, then let out a slight "Huh". To her surprise, the entire knife only had three attributes: greatly improve a certain attack power (depending on the character's ability), break down all magical effects, and never wear out. It doesn't seem to be a terrifying attribute at first, and it seems that it doesn't match its magic weapon identity higher than the dark gold equipment.
But Mikoto's doubts were quickly unraveled by the sound added by the system -
[Does it be bound to be soul? After binding, obtain the equipment's inherent skills. It cannot be dropped, sold or transferred]
She could actually obtain skills! This made Mikoto look surprised and chose "yes" without hesitation. Then she felt a tingling pain in her brain, as if she was forced to be inserted by a burned red steel needle. The pain came and went quickly, and it disappeared in a few seconds.
[Get skill ‘reduced ground’, skill level 1, attack or dodge with supersonic speed, burst range 10 meters, consume 30 mana
Obtain the skill ‘Juhezhan’, skill level 1, use sword energy to cause superimposed damage, attack range 2 meters, damage power 40 (120% bonus per stack), superimposed times 3-5, mana consumption 70
Obtain the skill ‘Speed’, skill level 0 (not learned, need to be 50 agility, ‘Shrinking’ level 3 or above)
Obtain the skill ‘Prison Gate’, skill level 0 (not learned, Strength 35 is required)
Obtain the skill ‘Eight Swords and Flash’, skill level 0 (not learned, need 50 strength, need 40 agility, and above ‘Prison Gate’)
Obtain the skill ‘Anonymous Angel’, skill level 0 (not learned, sealed)
Obtain the skill ‘Supernova’, skill level 0 (not learned, sealed)]
It turned out to be Sephiros' skill! Although I had already guessed it before, I still couldn't hide my excitement when I felt the knowledge in my brain. I can only say that Sephiros is worthy of Sephiros. Even though Mikoto could use only the skills "Sephiros" and "Juhezhan", these two basic skills of only level 1 can be comparable to some advanced magic!
The effect of "reducing the ground" is naturally first-class, both attacking and dodging, and the power of "Juhe Slash" is even more exciting. The number of stacking times is 3-5. Even if calculated based on the average 4 times, the damage caused by an attack is as high as 215. If you are lucky enough to cut out 5 stacking times, the damage will be closer to 300!
This is just a level 1 Juhe Slash, which is powerful enough to compare with high-level magic. The only disadvantage is that the mana consumed is also considerable. With Mikoto's current mana value, it will be exhausted even if it is used once in full state.
In any case, this trip to the Bone Burial Land has really gained unexpected results. Mikoto vaguely felt that although this is the world of the "Dark" game, what can make herself powerful seems not only from this game, but this mysterious "system" is also a big treasure that needs to be excavated by itself!
Chapter completed!