Diablo Destruction

"Brother Wu, I wonder what you two are here to do? Where are the other team members?"

After feeling the warmth from the campfire and gradually relaxing my body, the paladin Charlie sitting opposite me asked aloud.

"Well, I have a bit of a mission. I want to come to the spider lair to investigate a little bit."

I responded vaguely and took the hot water from Jeluka. Only at this time did she act like a lawful maid.

Just... why are you sitting behind me? Isn't there a place next to me? Wouldn't my body be warmer if I were closer to the bonfire? I still don't understand this. Could it be that this dirty maid is hiding behind me because she is afraid of fire? Although it is impossible, it is indeed a very creative idea. Most of this guy's words and actions cannot be answered by common sense.

"So that's it."

Charlie nodded in understanding: "Is it related to the recent changes?"

"Oh, you know that too?"

After taking a sip of hot water, I raised my head and looked at Charlie. Although Akara said that the harm scope of the crystal fragments is too wide, it is impossible to solve it while blocking the news. In order to prevent adventurers from encountering danger, The alliance has passed on some news, but I am still very interested in knowing how much these adventurers know.

"Well, I received a notification a few days ago that the situation seems to be very serious. Even the teams that were still training outside were called back to inform them. I heard that it was caused by the chain of attacks by monsters at Rogge Camp and Lu Gao Gao a few months ago. There will be some mutations from the third world, and it will look like some monsters from the third world are occasionally transported here."

Paladin Charlie explained calmly, and when he said it with a calm and cold expression, it made people feel as if this originally horrifying incident could be overcome as long as we work together. This is probably It must be his charisma as a paladin and captain.

"Oh, it seems that everyone knows the same thing."

I nodded and said, Akara did not conceal much information, except for some of the causes and consequences of this incident.

"Did Brother Wu come here just to check whether any monsters from the third world were transported here?"

"Indeed, there is nothing to hide in this matter. According to our analysis..."

"I see, I didn't expect it to be like this."

The six people looked stunned. Although it was only a trivial judgment, it was undoubtedly a piece of considerable information for them who had never encountered the crystal fragment explosion incident and were still confused about the notice sent by the alliance. .

In addition, there is what happened this morning. The effect of the explosion of crystal fragments is not only to transport monsters from the third world, but now there is a second possibility, that is, the second world The monster absorbed the energy inside and mutated.

This discovery must be reported to Akara as soon as possible. To a certain extent, the second possibility actually appears, which is more threatening to adventurers. If only a monster is teleported, perhaps an adventure team cannot solve it even if , you can also protect yourself and evacuate, but if a group of monsters are mutated, and these mutated monsters attract more monsters, then if an adventure team encounters them, they will basically be wiped out.

After these situations are reported, Akara will definitely quickly give feedback to all the adventurers in the second world to ask them to be more careful, so I don’t mind letting Team Strasto know in advance here, so that there is Be on guard.

"By the way, brother Charlie, from the looks of you, it doesn't look like it's your first day here at the spider lair."

I looked at this hideout, and there were some obvious traces that proved that this team had lived here for more than a day or two.

"That's right, we have been here for almost half a month. This damn cave terrain is so dark that we can't even see a trace of sunlight. I'm afraid that if we continue like this, I might turn into a caveman. .”

The barbarian warrior Abak shouted loudly. It could be seen that this big man didn't like the dark and humid environment of the cave. It should be said that not many people would like it.

Hearing Arbuckle's nagging, everyone couldn't help but smile. In fact, which team has never stayed in a cave environment? It's normal to stay here for several months, which requires a lot of willpower. Speaking of which, I can't help but think of the first year I came to Diablo.

I remember that during this first year, I spent a large part of my time in cave environments, such as the evil caves in the Blood Wilds and the first and second floors of the caves in the Cold Plains. No matter how strong my willpower was at that time, I could endure the caves. The dark environment, how to say it? When I first came to the Dark World, I felt really hesitant and didn't adapt to this strange world at all. Therefore, my dark and decadent otaku mentality, perhaps subconsciously, was more willing to stay outside where I was incompatible everywhere. The idea of ​​wandering alone in a cave.

To put it simply, other people call squatting at home because they have a home. I didn’t have a home at that time, so I ended up squatting in a hole. Speaking of which, I have to thank Baby Sarah, if it weren’t for her angelic warm and pure heart. , which allowed me to gradually adapt to and accept this world. Maybe this dark continent will soon have a famous cave survival expert.

Okay, let’s stop complaining about our own behavior. In short, everyone ignored Arbuckle’s yelling. Everyone knows that barbarians have big mouths and are the best at bragging.

"Sorry, it's all because of me."

Sure enough, no, Arbuckle's open mouth clearly made Necromancer Mike feel guilty. His entire face, which was already gloomy, seemed to turn into a black shadow at this time.

"Mike, that's not what I meant."

After receiving reproachful looks from other teammates, Arbuckle scratched his pigtails and giggled sheepishly.

"Don't listen to this big talk like Arbuckle. It's not just for you but for the whole team."

Charlie knocked the fire stick on Arbuckle's head and cast a warm and trusting look at the Necromancer.

"Speaking of which, I also want to ask, with your strength, a place like the Spider Lair is no longer suitable. Why do you come all the way here?"

Seeing the conversation between Strasto's team, I felt moved and asked.

The strength level of Charlie and others is obviously much higher than that of experience training areas such as Spider Forest. I think they can go to Cui Fank or even hang out in the Hatred Cage, so why would they come to a place like this?

Sure enough, Charlie's answer suddenly dawned on me.

It turns out that this adventurous team has indeed broken through to the deepest point of the third level of the Hatred Cage as I expected. However, the six of them are not sure about the next demon clone-Mephisto, this half-real and half-imaginary guy. It's not something to be trifled with, and the first world's experience in dealing with it must not be put here.

Mephisto's magic is particularly sharp, especially lightning magic. Unpredictable lightning damage can often pose a huge threat to mages with thin skin and short blood. As the captain, Charlie thought, no, it is better to be safe. Courage is of course important. , but complete certainty is the way to survive. Then, they listened to some unreliable rumors. It is said that in the Spider Forest, especially in the spider lair, equipment suitable for mages has a high explosion rate, and came here to hang out. Half a month.

The most important thing for adventurers is time. Sometimes it takes a month or two to prepare for hunting an elite monster, not to mention the demon clone Mephisto in front of him. Charlie is not cautious at all. Strangely, this is not a game where you can use SL**. Once it fails, you don't know how many of the six people can come back alive.

"The results of it?"

After listening to their explanation, I couldn't help but have huge doubts about the rumor. I guess... well, it's very likely that Abak, a barbarian, heard about it with his barbarian brothers in the bar. "Very reliable news".

Sure enough, as soon as my question came out, Abak's eyes became evasive and he lowered his head, looking like he wanted to bury his bare head in the bonfire.

"What should I say?"

After glancing at Arbuckle, Charlie's eyes were slightly confused.

"Although the original purpose of coming here has not been realized, the harvest is indeed not small. If you don't say anything else, just kicking spider eggs, this is actually a very good place to farm equipment."

After Charlie said something like a complaint and a comfort, Arbuckle immediately became proud as if he had made a great contribution. He was such an easy-to-understand guy.

"Does that mean you guys are still planning to stay here?"

"Haha, there is no other way. Who makes us not strong enough and not very sure? We have no choice but to do this."

Charlie didn't mind complaining about his team at all and laughed heartily.

In fact, in my opinion, with the combination of Paladin and Necromancer, and the strength of the other four teammates, this team is already very strong. As for why it is in this situation, the answer is actually very simple. , because it took them less time to reach this point than other Kurast adventure teams. In the end, they had to stop for a while because the equipment could not keep up. This situation is very common and often occurs in elite adventures. The team is jokingly called the elite bottleneck by many adventurers. The way to break through this shackles is very simple. Just guard against arrogance and impetuosity, and spend some time to keep up with the equipment and skills.

"Have you noticed anything strange happening in the spider lair these past few days?"

"No, everything is normal, but we are just moving and fighting in a fixed place. Even if something happens, we may not necessarily know."

"Uh, that's it..."

I lowered my head and thought for a moment, then raised my head as if I remembered something.

"By the way, don't you want to get mage equipment? I just have one here, you can see if it suits you."

Then, I took out the shrunken heads exclusive to the Necromancer that I had just recently collected from those stingy mutant elite monsters.

Although I have already complained about it, I still want to complain about it again. Good children should never go out with such a [shield], or they will be arrested as a perverted murderer.

"Shrunk head?"

As soon as he took it out, the necromancer opposite him reacted. The face that seemed to have been hidden in the darkness all his life was raised, revealing a pale and delicate middle-aged face that was not as ugly as imagined. Staring at the shrunken head, his gaze was as hot as if he had seen his long-lost wife.

Well, it's really unimaginable to stare at a shriveled skull shield with such an expression. Necromancers are really not a group of guys that can be easily understood.

"I just got this shrunken head today. Do you think it's suitable?"

"I'll just say it!!"

As a result, before Mike could get excited, everyone was startled by Arbuckle's loud voice after slapping his thigh. The big barbarian man seemed even more excited than Mike.

"Let me just say that the news is true. Look, didn't Brother Wu explode this thing? It can only be said that we have had bad luck these days."

Arbuckle grinned with shining teeth and finished speaking proudly.

"..."

If Abak knew that I finally obtained such a piece of equipment from hundreds of mutated elite monsters, he would definitely not say these words.

"It's suitable, it couldn't be more suitable."

Necromancer Mike took the shrunken head, took a familiar look at it, and immediately fell in love with it. Looking at it, it seemed that he wanted to rub his face on it to show his satisfaction.

Well, cherish your life and stay away from the Necromancer.

Seeing Mike's crazy behavior, these big words came to my mind.

Charlie and the others also came up and took a look at the properties of the shrunken head. They all nodded with satisfaction. It cannot be said to be the best, but it is definitely top-grade. In addition, it is the exclusive equipment of the Necromancer, so the value is extremely high. .

It’s worth it… Charlie’s brows, which were relaxed just now, slowly wrinkled.

The higher the practical value of this shrunken head, it means that it has to be paid more expensively in exchange for it. This cannot be ignored.

The shrunken head must be replaced. This is something with a price but no market, so Charlie summoned five team members and discussed it in a low voice.

"Ahem, um...Brother Wu, do you know if you have any equipment that you want to change?"

After a while, Charlie asked me with a slightly red face.

Asking this kind of question makes him feel a little ashamed as a paladin. He should have exchanged it for something of equal value anyway. Asking this question does not mean that he wants to seize other people's needs and gain some advantage. ?

"Uh, just shoes, maybe a belt, maybe gloves too."

I thought about it carefully and found that I am really in a state where I have no desires and needs. If I have to say that there are any equipment parts on my body that can be changed and used frequently, then these are the few places on my body. The rest, such as Speaking of weapons, I don’t believe that Charlie and the others can come up with a weapon sharper than the Ganji sword. Of course, even if they come up with it, I don’t have anything that can be exchanged for it. Guys who are more powerful than pseudo-artifacts, this kind of thing is really Is it valuable? Tsk tsk~~

Several people had another discussion, and finally, Charlie handed over a pair of golden sharkskin boots and a golden iron fist glove.

"Sorry, we can only scrape together these two pieces of equipment. It seems that they are not worth the price of the shrunken head. Although I know that Brother Wu, you will definitely not be short of gems, but... um... can you suffer a little loss? The remaining shortcomings, let Shall we make it up with gems?”

After saying these words, Charlie's old face turned red. At our level, how can a rare piece of equipment be exchanged for a common currency for adventurers such as gems?

Of course, except for perfect gems.

"Well, no problem, but I only accept diamonds."

Looking at the two pieces of golden equipment that Charlie handed over, I responded casually. Did you hear that? The little ghost classmate who is far away in the first world, thank me honestly and with tears of gratitude for my great kindness, like me. Where can I find such a hard-working and uncomplaining breeder?

The two pieces of equipment that Charlie handed over are:

Roar of the Beast Iron Fist Gauntlet

Defense: 5

Durability: 23/5

Strength points required: 8

Required Level: 43

70 defense enhancement

+50 defense against missiles

+15 Strength

+4 Agility

+7 maximum damage

Cold resistance +24

Restore equipment durability 1 within one day

The attributes of the golden sharkskin boots are:

Cry of the Soul Sharkskin Boots

Defense: 74

Durability: 18/4

Strength points required: 5

Agility points required: 4

Required level: 54

6 defense enhancement

+3 high speed running/walking speed

+12 Agility

+25 mana

Resistance to lightning +25

Cold resistance +13

There is a 1 chance to cast level 3 lightning arc when attacked.

Well, both of them are pretty good golden equipment, especially the sharkskin boots, which also have a rare attribute. Although they only have the sad number 3 added, they are still rare attributes after all, right?

To be honest, if Charlie is a treacherous businessman, then these two pieces of golden equipment are enough to replace his shrunken head, and maybe he can even fool me into making some compensation for these two pieces of golden equipment.

From this, it can be seen that the paladin in front of him is really an upright partner worth making friends with.

Although I don't really need these two pieces of golden equipment, if I tell the truth, the other party will definitely think that I just don't want to trade. Well, if you don't want it, you can't give it up.

I scratched my head and thought about it for a while, and finally made a decision.

"These two are enough, but Charlie, how about I make another deal with you?"

"Well, what deal?"

Charlie was about to say something, but he was attracted by what I said next and asked.

"I want to replace this iron glove with gemstones, diamonds of any grade and quality."

Then, I pushed the iron glove back. Don't think that I don't know. It was just taken off from Arbuckle's hand. This iron glove.

"This... how can this be like this? Brother Wu will suffer a big loss." Charlie said hurriedly, golden equipment can no longer be exchanged for gems.

"There is no gain or loss, everyone just gets what they need. I am in urgent need of gems right now."

After saying this, I secretly wiped away a handful of sad tears. What on earth did I do in my previous life to be able to meet such a fool who feeds on diamonds and complain about the sinister saint?

At my insistence, the Iron Gloves were finally replaced with all the diamonds on Strasto's team. You can't tell that they are quite wealthy, with seven complete diamonds and more than twenty cracked diamonds. Diamonds, hundreds of fragmented diamonds, and one flawless diamond. Where did they get it? Without the explosion rate bonus of the bug amulet, the explosion rate of a flawless diamond is even lower than that of dark gold equipment.

These diamonds have far exceeded the value of the iron gloves, so I returned the sharkskin boots. Don't think I don't know. These boots were just taken off from Assassin Steve, and they were still wearing them. His feet smell bad, bah bah bah.

Being able to replace the most important equipment on his body for the equipment of his companions. This kind of unity can make people vaguely see the bright future of the Strasto team. What they lack now is not strength or trust. , belief, just requires some luck.

Paladin Charlie has always felt sorry. Although the value of these diamonds is almost the same as that of a shrunken head, some things cannot be exchanged for the same value, especially exclusive equipment, which has a price but no market. If it is in the trade market If it were sold publicly on the Internet, it would not be impossible to sell half or even double the number of diamonds.

Seeing that Charlie was restless because of this [unfair] transaction, as if he had a needle in his butt, I suddenly thought of a good idea.

"Otherwise, brother Charlie, if you really think I'm getting the short end of the bargain, how about doing me a favor?"

"Oh, what's the big deal? Brother Wu, it doesn't matter if you say it."

Charlie immediately became excited after hearing what I said.

"Well, before I do that, I want to ask, do you still plan to stay in the spider lair?"

Charlie was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't understand why I asked such a question, and then nodded.

"Of course, one shrunken head is not enough. Maybe we have to get one or two more suitable pieces of equipment for Tolaki."

"Since this is the case, it's easy to handle. Then my gang wants you to go to Kurast."

I snapped my fingers and said happily, if Team Strasto is about to return now, then my help is not really a help, it is just a way to help. Then again, why do I have to go round and round to ask others to help? ? Being a good person is really tiring.

"I want you to convey what I just said to the person in charge of Kurast, is that okay?"

"Of course there's no problem with this. It's better to say it's too simple."

Charlie still felt a little bit regretful. Even if he made a special trip back to Kurast and rushed back to the spider lair, it would only be a day's journey away. For adventurers who are not short of time, it would be no different than going for a walk. .

"Yes, I not only hope that you will convey it to the person in charge of Kurast, but it would be best to let everyone know as soon as possible."

"no problem."

Charlie agreed immediately, but then hesitated.

"But... the person in charge of Kurast is probably Mr. Dean. We are not that familiar with Mr. Dean. If he doesn't believe what we say..."

"Well, no problem, I have a way to make him absolutely believe in you."

Saying this, I turned around, lowered my head and started rummaging through the inventory.

Uh, elder's seal... elder's seal... where is my elder's seal that has been a handyman for thousands of years?

Finally, in a corner where a lot of dust had accumulated, I found the elder's seal that I had abandoned for a long time. It was covered with a piece of paper, and the golden light flowing like a living thing was the elder's seal. It was only this one, and there were no other branches. .

Done, do I need to write something more on it? It doesn't seem good to just have a single print on a piece of paper.

So, I wrote some unnecessary words on it in a very superfluous way, and then I folded it and handed it to Charlie with satisfaction.

"This matter should not be delayed. If we inform you earlier, we might save some of our companions from being in danger. Brother Charlie, if there is nothing else important, how about you leave now?"

"I understand, then Brother Wu, see you later."

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