The Truth of Magic

Chapter 364 Auction

The old hag was dressed in rags, without any armor.

But its extremely tough skin and strong damage reduction make it brave enough to ignore ordinary attacks.

Damage reduction is for each attack, it can offset part of the damage.

Once a monster has this terrifying ability, it means that the opponent will not be afraid of low-level crowd tactics from now on.

Generally speaking, there is no weakness in the damage reduction ability of a small number of monsters.

Otherwise, most of them will have special defects. As long as the weapons made of corresponding materials are used, it will take effect.

For example, the damage reduction of the old hag can be broken through with cold iron weapons or magic weapons. Magic weapons are also the weakness of most damage reduction abilities.

It’s just that ordinary people can’t afford the most common magical weapons, and those with special materials such as “fine gold”, “mithril” and “cold iron” are not really equipped by ordinary people, so unless they are specially targeted at Otherwise, you will have to rely on your face to face it when you encounter it.

This is also the reason why the human sea tactics of earth players in the vast online games will fail in Arthur.

The old hag seems to be only level 11, but in fact, after the humans on earth have crossed, even for top players, its threat is extremely strong.

In a short time, the old hag had already killed everyone. Its bruised skin was covered with disgusting abscesses, and a strong stench hit its face.

With this kind of power, even the many cavalry in full-body armor standing at the back couldn't help but take a few steps back.

After someone called out the name of "Old Hag", many people were already scared out of their wits.

The old hag has always been well-known in Arthur's horror legends, not much smaller than undead creatures or even demons.

They can take the form of spirits and intrude into the dreams of creatures, then spend the whole night riding on their victims' backs in a tormenting state.

Even after waking up at dawn, the victim finds that his Constitution has dropped by 1 point.

Only Zhao Xu, with a calm expression from the beginning to the end, swung a stick of his own will at the old hag like he had chopped wood a thousand times.

The material of the super magic scepter itself is hard, and it is also a magic item worth 170,000.

But it is not a magic weapon, so naturally it cannot penetrate the damage reduction of the old hag.

If it weren't for the superposition of various abilities, it is very likely that even the slightest wound could not be caused.

It's just that in the eyes of the old hag, these are nothing more than that.

Looking at Zhao Xu's swing, it had the confidence to take the priest's blow.

I just don't know if the caster on the opposite side can withstand its bite attack with disease.

Although Zhao Xu had already reached level 6, because most of his levels were mages and archivists, his attack level was not very high, and he might not even be able to match the current level three fighters.

However, even if a pig is placed here at this time, its punch, under the blessing of various mystical abilities and magic spells, is no less than the seasoned punch of a level 10 fighter.

Level 3 of "Dark Knowledge"!

"Knowledge piety" level 2!

"Praise" Level 3!

The three were combined into one, and they were fused and superimposed together, making Zhao Xu's attack like a blessing to the soul. The trajectory and castration of the attack were extremely tricky.

With such power, the old hag who had come close slowly felt the rapidity of the attack, and was a little frightened.

It's just that it still firmly believes in its own natural defense ability comparable to +4 full body armor, and firmly believes that it can survive.

Until Zhao Xu's stick touched the old hag's skin.

Immediately, a phantom full of death burst out from the tip of the staff, and the phantom came back to life, faintly.

It was like a huge bat, opening its sharp fangs, and biting head-on.

This scene finally changed the color of the old hag!

It finally knew that the caster didn't want to kill it with a stick, but to cast a spell on it!

A mage's melee contact spell needs to be hit to take effect, so when casting this kind of spell, many ordinary mages have to worry about the risk of close quarters on the one hand, and struggle with their own hit ability on the other.

Therefore, mages rarely prepare for close contact with spells.

But they have a huge advantage, they can ignore any armor, natural defensive armor.

At the moment of touch, it means that the spell has been cast.

For spells like "Electric Claw", the moment it touches the armor, the current generated by the spell itself can be transmitted in, so no matter how high the armor's defense is, it won't help.

More importantly, spell damage ignores damage reduction.

[Adventurer Zhong Xia, you cast the three-ring "Vampire Touch" on the old hag, causing 20HP (6D6) damage and gaining 20HP temporary life for 1 hour. 】

[Adventurer Zhongxia, your HP has been increased from 30HP to 50HP. 】

Vampire Touch.

A spell that can deal damage and gain an equal amount of health.

It is also one of the few spells in the mage profession that increases the upper limit of life in addition to false life.

In an instant, Zhao Xu relied on this spell to suppress the old hag's damage from 70 hp to 50 hp, and at the same time his own and the opponent's health were close.

Let Zhao Xu's life value soar to the forefront of the players in an instant, even if a level 4 barbarian does not use the Berserk spell, it is only this life value.

At this moment, Zhao Xu directly exploded the vast majority of fighters and barbarian players in terms of attack, health, and defensive armor.

Under the premise that most of his abilities were blessed around the clock, Zhao Xu at this moment was enough to be a powerful fighter and stand at the forefront to fight.

"ah--"

Just when Zhao Xu held the scepter and was about to follow the trend, he found that after the old hag let out a shrill cry, his whole body began to become blurred and slowly transformed into a spirit body.

It sneaked into the spirit world bit by bit.

In front of Zhao Xu and others, he fled to another dimension.

Seeing this scene, Zhao Xu shook his head helplessly.

It's a pity that he doesn't have the "dimension anchor" of the fourth ring or the "dimension lock" of the eighth ring, so he has no ability to escape this kind of behavior.

Originally, the sorcerers used to teleport and run away when they couldn't beat it, but now it was staged in front of the sorcerer Zhao Xu, which made him a little dumbfounded.

"Captain?" Zheng Xinyun also looked at the old hag with a lot of thunder and little rain in a daze.

The momentum of the attack just now was like a storm.

It's just that in the blink of an eye, the opponent fled without a single blow, disappearing invisible.

Zhao Xu was also helpless about this, he didn't have the courage to go all out, and he had the nerve to be a well-known terrifying monster that could stop children from crying.

It's just that there were several sounds of falling to the ground immediately behind him.

Looking back, it was a group of cavalry whose legs were already weak. They had finally summoned up the courage to attack each other under the threat of the old hag just now.

At this moment, after the old hag escaped, the puffed up breath in his heart because of the creeps was finally relieved.

"We actually chased away a powerful 'old hag'." The warrior Chuck was no longer as brave as he was at the beginning, and was panting with cold sweat wiping his forehead.

He knows that today's scene is probably enough to be written in his biography, if his descendants are prepared.

"It seems that there are many legends about old hags around here." Looking at the limp state of everyone, Zhao Xu knew that there might be some historical reasons for this.

"Captain, why did the old hag escape?" Elleton asked after heaved a sigh of relief.

Naturally, the ones who scared the old hag away did not rely on them standing behind.

This means that the captain's single-handed strength has surpassed that of a powerful old hag.

"The old hag cast the 'traveling in the spirit world' spell and escaped," Zhao Xu explained.

The old hag saw that he had cut off a full 20 HP by one blow, but she was able to give up everything immediately and run away decisively.

After a while, Zhao Xu also began to understand this clever monster, and it was no wonder that he was able to survive near Mystra.

"Traveling in the spirit world together?" Mrs. Betty couldn't help but ask back at this time, her voice was a little murmured, as if full of unconfidence.

"That's right." Zhao Xu confirmed.

Before coming, knowing that he might encounter an old hag, he had already made sufficient preparations, including reading all the information about the old hag.

As for his own knowledge check, let alone, in fact, the old hag's ability is clearly recorded in black and white.

Zhao Xu was a little hard to believe at first glance.

"What's the matter, ma'am?" Chuck noticed that Mrs. Betty's face changed several times for the first time, and he suddenly realized that there was a mystery.

Traveling with the spirit world, a spell that I have never heard of, I am afraid it has some background.

Could it be a powerful five-ring spell?

After Madam Betty calmed down her emotions, she slowly said: "I thought the old hag's reputation was loud enough, but we still underestimated each other's abilities."

Her face was half tangled and half bright.

Even though Zheng Xinyun's shining armor was still shining through the shining daylight, she still couldn't stop her from looking at Zhao Xu with that hopeful light.

"What?" Another aged guard also asked.

Mrs. Betty's vermilion lips closed, "That's the nine-ring spell."

Like a thunderstorm, it swept over the hearts of countless people.

Everyone begging for food in Mystra understands the meaning of the nine-ring spell, so even if the monster can touch it, it is of great significance.

If they knew that the old hag still had the power of the nine-ring spell, most of the cavalry would throw their weapons and flee from the beginning.

"Search and find no traces, then let's go."

Zhao Xu also ordered at this moment.

His voice was not loud, but it smashed into the hearts of everyone like a heavy hammer.

Even the cavalrymen who had already sat down on the ground stood up in a jerk without the orders of the chief guard, Chuck, or Mrs. Betty, and instinctively obeyed Zhao Xu's orders, searching for traces around the room.

Because everyone is already aware of it.

What does it mean to be able to drive away the old hag with the nine-ring spell and the old hag who wanders the spirit world. "

During the entire search process that followed, even Zhao Xu joined the search group and even used some magic methods.

A group of them still got nothing.

It seemed that the burned house was just a place where the old hag stayed temporarily.

In other words, the secret about the house itself has long been buried by the fire.

Then everyone returned to the carriage and started again, still talking about the episode of meeting the old hag with great interest.

No one could have imagined that a group of cavalry with an average of one or two ranks could escape smoothly from the opponent's hands, and they could even be regarded as repelling the enemy.

Especially those cavalrymen who successfully shot the old hag felt a little high on their horses, and they felt that they would go to the town tavern to brag, their faces were bright.

In the end, everyone successfully arrived at Mrs. Betty's natal house in Frost Dew Town, where they were entertained and stayed for one night.

On the second day of the period, under the leadership of Mrs. Betty, Zhao Xu had a rough look at the simple folk customs of Shuanglu Town, and Zheng Xinyun also found a few gadgets at the street stall.

Until the setting sun falls on a corner of the courtyard, giving the stone rockery the golden poetic flavor before twilight, accompanied by the sound of "gargling" from the stream and clear spring.

Zhao Xu looked at the "Auction Invitation Letter" wrapped in a pitch-black cover in his hand, and fell silent. It was tonight.

The college entrance examination tomorrow, I will make up what I missed today. By the way, PY's new book "Starting with a Master Uncle", the author's previous experience of finishing the book with a million words.