Diablo Destruction

The air was burning, and all I could see were blurry, undulating sand dunes. The blue sky seemed to be roasted red, turning into a dark red color in my eyes.

After leaving the Lost City, which is located closest to the depths of the desert among the five major cities, and walking for several days, it seemed that I finally arrived at the depths of the desert that were said to be like hell.

In my mind that was blurry due to the high temperature, I could still vaguely recall the day Seattle Lake came back. The three of us began to discuss the specific steps of the plan. After agreeing on the contact details, I, Sister Sharna and Carlos, Seattlek left a message and came to the Lost City, then followed three different directions to explore the depths of the desert.

As for that guy from Seattle, he said that he spent almost all of the five days in the sewers searching for paths and killing people in order to hurry. Under such high-intensity consumption, even if Seattle is a man who only needs to go up A car that can run non-stop on gasoline would probably be paralyzed due to heat and wear. As a result, after coming back, I ate and drank a lot, and not long after that, I ran to my room and fell asleep.

This is also my fault. When I asked Seattle to go to the sewer, I didn't include the rest time for physical exertion after coming back. If I had known that he would have to take a nap anyway, I would have limited the time to three days. I guess it must be like this at this time Under the pressure, his journey will be more colorful, hmm.

"Xiaofan, you are exuding a black aura, and you are trying to get people's attention again."

The little ghost walking... no, floating aside, slightly sticking out its cute tongue like a thirsty puppy, immediately gave me merciless comments.

"It's just your misunderstanding. I used to be patted on the head by my relatives and aunts during holidays and praised my children for being good."

I suddenly became unhappy. Although I was indeed thinking about some insidious idea just now that I wish I had tricked Seacoat, but that is already in the past. Isn’t it possible to do it even once? It's not illegal to masturbate.

"Humph, that's just etiquette, an adult's etiquette."

The little ghost raised her moon-colored hair and pretended to know the adults very well.

"Besides, maybe when they touch your head, they won't want to leave and may just twist it off."

Hey Hey hey! !

It's not to defend those relatives who praise themselves with masks, but what kind of outrageous things must be done to make these people with similar blood have such vicious thoughts towards the younger generation? You are right to say this. Extreme skepticism about my ordinary childhood? Do you think I am the kind of lustful boy who would tell the little girl next door that we should discuss why our bodies are different when we are still ignorant about the opposite sex?

"Speaking of which, if you don't hide in the necklace and run out to suffer on such a hot day, does it mean that a certain desire that has been hidden deep in your soul has finally awakened?"

Looking at the little ghost shrouded in the cloak, floating sickly like a dried vegetable, I couldn't help but be surprised.

"You should take care of yourself, this saint is sunbathing."

The little ghost glared at her silver jewel-like pupils and declared loudly.

Oops, this is really serious. Is this guy sick? He is a ghost who obviously hates the sun and likes to live in dark places, but he says such words. It is like an ice cream stick jumping into boiling water shouting that the refrigerator is cold. In my eyes, it is simply awe-inspiring. Respect the fearless idiot spirit.

"You are such an idiot."

I couldn't help but reach out and rub her head.

"It's so long-winded. How can a mere servant want to overpower and dictate to this saint? It's still 10,000 years too early. Just lie down and swim forward."

The little ghost angrily shook off the big hand that was touching her as if she were a child, and with a crisp and graceful upward tone, he hit me with three consecutive blows, almost knocking me over, in this furnace-like place. In the hot air, it's like a basin of water pouring on your heart, very comfortable.

"Um...my dear saint, can you say the first part of what you just said a few times?"

I shamelessly showed my pleading eyes.

"Wow!!"

The cute little saint exclaimed, tilting her head and looking over with troubled eyes.

Could it be that... Xiaofan, a certain part of your desire that has been hidden deep in your soul has finally awakened? "

"..."

What a familiar conversation, only the roles have been reversed.

"Don't worry about this kind of thing. Come on, let's talk about it~~"

I reached out and hugged the little saint into my arms, and rubbed her delicate face. I found that it was indeed a ghost body. This guy's body was extremely cold. Compared to my current temperature, which was almost smoking. To me, it's like holding a big ice cube exuding cold air, and this "ice cube" is extra soft and comfortable in your arms.

Could it be that I accidentally discovered another function of the little ghost.

"Ben... Idiot, let go now, it's so hot~~ It's so hot, don't stick your sweaty face to me, idiot, idiot, idiot, oooh~~" Struggle, struggle~~

"What does it matter? This warmth is the servant's passionate care and loyalty to the master. Just accept it with satisfaction."

"I don't want this kind of care and loyalty." Struggle, struggle~~

"I didn't expect it to be like this, trampling on the care and loyalty of the servant. In this case, I can only do the same thing. The slave becomes the master."

I hugged it tighter, ah, how should I put it, an ice cube with a soft and elastic feel and an alluring fragrance is really so comfortable. Why haven't I noticed it all this time?

"You bastard, you didn't talk to this saint with the consciousness of a servant in the first place."

"Oh my gosh, it took more than eight years to finally realize it? It's not easy."

"Obviously he is just an idiot servant, but he talks like this saint is the idiot, ahhh, God damn it!!"

"Boom—boom—boom—"

Not far from the front, more than a dozen sand pillars rose into the sky, making a sound like gunpowder explosion, which was very harsh in this hot, boundless, but extremely silent desert.

For the two of us, this was already a daily matter. In an instant, we gave up playing around, and the little ghost in my arms surged up with a few white lights, fell on me, and then slipped into the necklace with a slithering sound.

She, a little priest in her twenties, couldn't afford to offend the monsters in the second world, but the dwelling necklace was a good place to hide, which is why I could safely bring her to such a place.

Rushing up to the huge sand pillars tens of meters high, dozens of black shadows flickered, falling to the surrounding ground like ghosts. The ugly body was bent low, with a posture like a toad about to jump, but it was as long as steel. The limbs full of thorns and the sharp claws on them show their good attack power.

It’s these guys again, are you annoying?

I touched my head and took a look around. I saw one elite, four bosses, and more than twenty minions. It was just barely enough.

The third-level evolution of Desert Jumper - Graveyard Crawler, these guys are always jumping out of the sand in surprise, wouldn't there be some other way to appear?

While thinking about it, I cheered up, lifted the cloak covering my whole body behind my back, and assumed an attack stance. My body exuded a faint holy light, which were the several states that the little ghost blessed myself with before getting into the necklace.

There are the third-level skill [Agility] of the blessing system, the third-level skill [Qingming] of the healing system, and the second-level skill [Bright Shield] of the demon-breaking system. A whole set of amplifying skills with gorgeous visual effects are used. Compared with those shining white angels, we only lack a pair of wings.

The three amplification skills only took a second or two to cast, which was enough to prove that this little saint had practiced hard in a place where she couldn't see her.

"Whizzing--"

Not long after these scarlet-eyed graveyard crawlers landed, seeing that their siege tactics seemed unable to panic the enemy, they began to scream impatiently, and then swished a few times. At the signal of the elite, a few minions Launched a tentative attack.

Ahhhhh——! ! You are asking for death! !

I yelled. With the blessing of agility, I felt that my body was as flexible as a breeze. Qingming could calm my brain and sharpen my eyesight. It seemed that even my mediocre IQ value had improved a lot.

With my confidence greatly increased, I turned over with one hand and faced him with a blue fist blade.

Sure enough, it would be more satisfying to beat the enemy with your fists.

"Thunder bang bang—dong dong clang clang—"

After a long period of meaningless fighting, several white sword lights suddenly flashed, followed by several screams and roars. A moment later, the elite graveyard crawler looked at you with an indignation of "You are cheating" and stood up in mid-air. His body suddenly broke into several pieces, blood sprayed out, unwilling to die.

It seems that I never said not to change weapons.

Gently wiping away the blood on the dark gold sword, I still felt aggrieved by the resentful look of the elite graveyard crawler before his death.

The elite monsters in the second world have thick skin. Even with the attributes and attacks of a sixty-year-old adventurer, I can't break through its defense with an ordinary blue fist blade, so in the end, I can give up. His heroic idea of ​​annihilating the enemy with his fists was met with contempt from the elite graveyard crawler before his death.

Let's take a look at what was dropped. After all, there is an elite and four bosses. If we don't act quickly, these dropped items will be buried in the sand.

Just as he was thinking these things in his mind, a white light burst out of the necklace and rushed toward the exploding items.

"..."

Sometimes, I really can't tell the difference between a saint and a dragon.

"Huh, they're all rubbish."

The little ghost classmate excitedly embarked on a treasure hunt, or to put it simply, a journey to find diamonds. He threw aside the items that he didn't like and muttered angrily.

Hey, hey, that's golden equipment! !

Watching a golden light being abandoned by the little ghost and drawing a beautiful parabola in the air, I rushed forward to catch it with one hand.

Sometimes, I really can't tell the difference between a saint and a fool.

A piece of golden cloth armor, no, it should be said to be the extended level equipment of cloth armor - the ghost armor. The name is very impressive. Of course, as an extended level item, the attributes are definitely not much different. Thinking of this, I Slap the identification scroll in your hand upwards.

Eagle Feather Ghost Armor

Defense: 296

Durability: 60-60

Required Level: 47

Strength points required: 60

+158% defense

+50 missile defense

10% faster attack again

+12 energy

+10% mana regeneration speed

Fire resistance +35%

Poison resistance +12%

Restores 1 point and lasts for one day

Oh, from my perspective as an adventurer for many years, this is definitely a top-notch piece of equipment for mages.

Although the attributes are not considered to be the best, the light weight of the Ghost Armor itself makes it more suitable for legal professions. It requires only 60 points of strength but up to 296 points of defense. This is a high "cost-effectiveness" that no other heavy armor has. , in terms of attributes, the 50-point missile defense that takes effect against long-range attacks is of great benefit to mages who are more troubled by long-range attacks, but the most precious ones are [+10 Express Attack Again] and [+10% Mana Recovery Speed] 】Attributes, I don’t need to explain their uses.

In short, although I can't use it myself, I should be able to exchange it with other mages for some good things.

Thinking like this, I happily put away the golden ghost armor. Others include a blue expansion equipment, a sapphire, and the rest are mass-produced items such as gold coins and powerful life (mana) potions. .

There are no diamonds that the little ghost wants. That is a matter of course. Gemstones are rare items in the first place, and they are divided into six categories. The chance of finding a diamond has to be divided by six. Even if there is a diamond, it is there.

"Woooooo~~"

The little ghost returned disappointed, with a bulging mouth, as if someone owed her a hundred gold coins.

"Okay, okay, don't be angry. In the worst case, I can just change the other gems into diamonds when I get back."

Angrily and amused, I lightly poked her soft bulging cheek.

Have you been pampering your little one a little too much lately?

"Really, I knew Xiaofan was the best."

The little ghost's face looked as if the sky had cleared up after the rain. He swooped over and rubbed his face with a satisfied smile.

"As a price, please help me cool down along the way."

"No." The answer was extremely cheerful.

I said, was that moved look just now all fake?

"Actually, you haven't been willing to go back into the necklace just because you wanted to use your body to cool me down. It's just that you're too embarrassed to say "If Xiaofan doesn't mind, please use my body to cool down" when things get tough. That's why you've been having trouble, right? , you are so tired."

Looking at the little ghost who said no but did not immediately escape from his arms, I suddenly remembered the word "outright" and couldn't help but speak subconsciously. After saying it, even I shook my head.

In terms of arrogance, the little ghost has indeed reached the standard to do such a thing, but is this complaining saint really so kind? Misaka thought with disbelief.

"Are you kidding? Why do I have to do this for you, a servant?"

Unexpectedly, the little ghost's fair and delicate face was slightly stained with a layer of red, and he retorted loudly with a voice twice as loud as usual.

This reaction... Misaka's heart was filled with inexplicable happiness.

Okay, that's the end of the rant, let me explain why neither of us uses magic to cool down.

That happened on the first night after leaving the Lost City. When I dug a big hole in the desert, jumped down, and used ice magic mixed with a thick layer of sand to cover the big hole to avoid the violence of the desert night ( The methods learned from Carlos should not be learned by ordinary people).

Afterwards, watching me use freezing magic, the little ghost suddenly asked, why is it so hot during the day, and I don’t use magic to cool myself down, such as the mage’s ice armor or something, isn’t it easy?

After a moment of silence, I suddenly looked up at the distant starry sky above my head, and patted the little ghost on the shoulder with a sincere voice: Magic is not for enjoyment. As an adventurer, you have to experience wind and rain to grow. stand up.

Then after a moment of pause, I suddenly asked the dying little ghost who was also exposed to the sun during the day: Why not use egg shells? The sand-proof and heat-insulating function of this thing is not to mention.

After a moment of silence, the little ghost suddenly punched the wall for no apparent reason, then turned back with a calm face and told me that her answer was the same as mine.

Then, the two fools began a several-day arduous journey called "Death to Save Face and Live to Suffer".

above.

What a tragedy! !

The weather became worse and worse. A few days later, a sandstorm broke out in the desert. I felt like I was in a hell of yellow sand. The sand blown up by the storm was like blades, constantly scraping around my body. At the same time, I felt like I was in a hell of yellow sand. There was a big hand that was constantly pulling on his body with strength comparable to that of a barbarian, intending to lift him into the air.

No wonder Carlos told himself several times before setting off that he must not underestimate the depths of the desert. If he were not careful, even a domain-level adventurer would lose his life here.

The next moment, my body was suddenly pulled up, and I was thrown into the air by an unprecedented storm. My body completely lost control and I was spinning violently in the air until I was a thousand meters above the ground. The wind here was stronger, but the sky was full of wind. The sand disappeared, and the line of sight became wider.

I squinted my eyes slightly from the strong wind, and I was immediately stunned.

As far as the eye can see, there are a total of seven yellow sand pillars connecting the sky and the earth, constantly raging on this land, like seven crazy roaring dragons, it seems that the entire desert is being shaken by their crazy dance. Trembling.

Needless to say, these huge pillars of yellow sand were the famous tornadoes of the desert. Adding the one below my butt, a total of eight tornadoes were madly destroying this poor land, creating a scene of doomsday.

Is this really the human world?

For a moment, I had a new understanding of the harshness of the desert—it was indeed a place where even monsters accustomed to the hellish environment would not want to stay.

For the sake of my own life, I had already transformed into a blood bear, and now I was leisurely riding this tornado for free air travel.

It just saves me a lot of travel. Maybe this tornado can take me directly to the Horadric clan in the second world.

Of course, this is the most optimistic result with the lowest probability...