Half Elf Ranger

Chapter 506 The Blasphemer

The next morning.

Thorn woke up the little banshee leaning on his arms, and the little devil hanging on the branch opened its eyes, flapped its little wings and landed on its shoulders.

Afterwards, the five of them had a brief breakfast, and the paladin Avar, who was most sensitive to negative energy, led the way to the cave deep in the valley.

They walked from a meadow dotted with sparse trees through a misty, winding valley, and then across a grove that was eroded by negative energy and withered.

Avar, the paladin leading the way, stopped, touched the hilt of his sword, and looked around vigilantly.

"It should be that cave." Thorne walked up to the paladin, stood side by side with him, and looked at the cave not far ahead together.

This is a deep cave with a height of four or five meters. On the ground paved with gravel, there are very obvious traces of activity. He also found traces of a bonfire left by the hunter a few days ago.

A cool and humid breeze floated by, and the vague smell of blood blew from the direction of the cave, mixed with the morning mist, and permeated the forest.

"There is such a secret base in the valley. You two have lived here for so many years, haven't you discovered it?" After thinking about it, Thorn turned to look at the elven swordsman Lance and the witch Cecil behind him.

"I've been to this place a few times, but I've never found such a cave." The witch looked back at the cave in surprise, and told Thorne her guess:

"I think the reason why the negative energy overflows in the valley is probably because the cliff collapsed and unintentionally revealed this hidden cave to the world."

After listening to the witch's analysis, Thorne nodded slightly.

Because he did find that the few birch trees growing around the cave were very young, and there were no traces of vicissitudes left in other places. Most of the plants seemed to have grown in recent years.

"There's a wolf there..." Suddenly, Kefla, the elf banshee standing beside Thorn, tugged on his sleeve and said softly.

Thorne clearly felt the nervousness of the little banshee, but she didn't expect that she was still afraid of this kind of beast.

So he reached out and patted the back of her hand, his eyes signaled her not to be nervous, and then followed her gaze to look over.

He found that just over 100 meters away from the five of them, a pair of yellow eyes were staring at him closely.

A dog-like wolf face stared at him with no emotion. The wolf's nose had a slit and a pink tongue could be seen between the long white tusks.

At this time, it was squatting on a rock, with its back slightly bowed, as if it was ready to attack everyone at any time.

Thorne subconsciously touched the hilt.

However, when he was about to do these things, he found that this spiritual wolf was still staring at him calmly, those eyes seemed to be able to see through everything.

Thorn withdrew his hand that was touching the hilt, because he had realized that the wolf that wandered here unintentionally was not hostile.

"It looks very hungry." Paladin Avar was also observing the wolf.

He also saw that the flanks of the wolf were only covered with spots of fur, and the ribs were clearly visible, which seemed to be caused by hunger.

Its ear was pulled sideways, and there was a scarred red wound on it, which looked ugly.

Hearing the slightly low voice of the paladin, the wolf turned its attention away from Thorne and turned to him, and stretched out the other ear that was intact.

"Give it something to eat." Paladin Avar whispered to Thorn.

"Hey, here!" Thorne glanced at the paladin unexpectedly, and while speaking, took out a large piece of bacon from the dimension bag, and threw it on the grass not far from the wolf.

The wolf glanced at the piece of meat, and then turned his gaze back to Thorn, his yellow eyes somewhat embarrassed and uneasy.

After a stalemate like this for a while, Thorne thought that hunger had overcome the wolf's reason, it sniffed tentatively, and then jumped off the stone.

He looked up at Thorne again, and after confirming that he was not moving, he bent down and began to tear the flesh with his long and sharp white teeth.

Staring at the figure of the wolf eating and leaving, Thorne always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't explain why.

"Among the Mara believers who attacked your village, is there really only one Tier [-] hunter?" Thorne couldn't help asking the witch again his doubts.

The female wizard nodded to the ranger with a slightly helpless expression.

The other party had repeatedly confirmed this question to her many times yesterday, but she did not expect to ask the same question again today.

Seeing that he couldn't find anything to ask, Thorne could only secretly tell Ta Ling to help him pay more attention to the surrounding situation, then led the little banshee, followed in the footsteps of the paladin, and walked directly towards the cave.

The cave was pitch black, not even a trace of fire.

Thorne and the paladin walked carefully to the cave.

The holy warrior Avar took off the holy emblem worn on his chest, whispered a word, and a bright light shot into the deep cave.

Thorne immediately looked intently, and he found that the cave was empty, and there didn't seem to be anything alive.

Of course, even if there is, it will definitely be hidden in the deepest part, and it will not show up so stupidly.

The two walked in carefully, and a disgusting stench and a strong smell of blood came to their nostrils.

At the same time, Thorne, who has cold resistance and blood of inflammation, still feels the coldness of negative energy.

This strong negative energy atmosphere, if ordinary people walk in, there is even a danger of suffocation.

Fortunately, the ring of the paladin he wore helped him resist the coldness.

Seeing that there was nothing in the spacious and cold cave except piles of bones of various creatures, Thorne waved his hand to the outside of the cave, and the witch led the little banshee in, followed by the elf swordsman.

These two people have the characteristics of undead creatures. The negative energy atmosphere in the cave is not only harmless to them, but more like ducks in water.

As for Lance, the elven swordsman who was released at the end, he put on himself a protection from evil spell in advance.

Except for the daily sacrificial items of the hunters, nothing else was found in the cave.

The only threat was that a few undead creatures that had awakened into skeletons due to the excessive negative energy aura were randomly kicked by Thorne, and they fell apart.

In this way, under Thorne's guidance, Avar, who is a paladin, walked at the forefront of the team and walked towards the deepest part of the cave together.

About ten minutes later, when they were about to reach the end of the cave, everyone made an unexpected discovery.

On the cold rocky ground, rows of ferocious fang-like stones curved inwards formed a large circle, forming a simple temple of Mara.

In the circle surrounded by stones, a beast sculpture with black fur and antlers, which looks like a feline animal, stands in the very center.

Although this is just a sculpture, the fangs and claws of this terrifying beast are constantly bleeding, and the strong smell of blood and cold negative energy are filling it.

"Let me do it." Sensing the angry look of the paladin looking at the statue of Mara, the god of hunting, Thorne chuckled and reached out his hand to stop him.

The paladin Avar hesitated for a moment, but quickly figured out the reason, and immediately retreated to make room for Thorne.

The sorceress Cecil also took the elf banshee's little hand away from Thorne.

Only the elf swordsman was still touching the hilt of his sword, observing the surrounding situation vigilantly, guarding against those enemies who suddenly appeared from the darkness.

——"Spell-like ability: Fireball!"

Thorne flipped his palm, and a big fireball that made everyone's faces turn red gradually condensed into shape, suspended in mid-air, and under his guidance, mercilessly smashed on the statue of Marat.

"Boom!"

Accompanied by a deafening bang, this ferocious and cruel statue collapsed and turned into a pile of ruins.

Seeing the collapse of the idol, Thorne waved his hand, and a scorching wind dispersed the smoke and dust.

Just when he was about to move on, he unexpectedly found a prompt from the system:

"You have earned the title of Blasphemer. "

[The Blasphemer (Background Specialty): You are a mortal who dares to ignore and challenge the majesty of the gods. This kind of person who needs more will and courage than fighting dragon power and fear is called: Blasphemer.As a blasphemer who can directly look at the majesty of the true god, when facing threats from the gods and attacks from believers, you have a heart of blasphemy without fear. 】

1. After gaining this feat, the blasphemer has a +2 modifier to any mind-affecting divine spell.

2. Will saving throw +3
3. Divine impediment (1/1 time per day): The blasphemer can grant himself a temporary divine resistance shield to resist damage from divine spells.

Note: If this ability does not function within 24 hours, it will dissipate by itself.

……

Seeing this background specialty, Thorne couldn't help being pleasantly surprised.

After all, he is always threatened by the spirit of the demon lord at all times, and will immunity is undoubtedly the attribute he needs most.

This gave him a little more confidence when he planned to increase the level of demon power in the future.

As for "divine hindrance", it even allowed him to obtain a divine shield that was immune to divine damage once a day.

Seeing this newly acquired background feat, Thorn instantly thought about the reason for acquiring this feat.

This made him realize that his efforts in hunting Mara believers and destroying the temple in the Great Sword Scar Mountains in recent years were not in vain.

Of course, not all of it is due to the destruction of the Temple of Mara.

The Undead Lord Otis in Twin Towers Town, the Temple of the Mighty One in the Forest of Tranquility, and the Temple of the King of Gnolls in the Great Sword Scar Mountain Range were also destroyed by him.

This is more like a cumulative process, but he doesn't know at least how many temples need to be destroyed to obtain this specialty.

After destroying Mara's sculpture, the group did not waste time and continued to explore the depths.

Soon, they came to the end of the deep cave.

"It seems that the negative energy breath overflows from this secret door." Paladin Avar stretched out his hand to caress a dark black door on the wall, and said in a low voice.

Thorne took a closer look and found that on the three-to-four-meter-high gate, apart from the traces left by the years, there were many scratches left by sharp knives and blunt objects.

But the cold negative energy breath did not overflow from these scratches, but seeped from the cracks in the door, and the strands seemed to be real.

As for the scratches left by weapons, Thorne guessed that they were probably the means by which the hunters living here tried to open them.

Unfortunately, the unlucky hunter failed to open the door until his death.

"Is there a way to open it?" Thorne and the paladin Avar stared at the door for a long time, saying that there was no way, and finally turned their eyes to the meditating female wizard Cecil.

After all, Cecil invited herself here, so she must have a way to open the secret door, otherwise she wouldn't be so confident that Winster the Insighter had something to keep for herself.

"Let me try it." Sensing the gazes of the crowd, the female wizard reached out and took out a pure black amulet emitting magical aura from the hidden pocket of the robe, and walked slowly to the gate.

Seeing the shape of the magic talisman in the opponent's hand, Thorne's expression changed, and he thought secretly.

Because the appearance of this talisman is exactly the same as the token that Malvisa gave him when she asked him to go to the demiplane to pick up things. The only difference is the color.

"Boom!"

The whole process was completely within Thorne's expectation. The moment the sorceress Cecil stuck the magic talisman on the groove of the gate, there was a dull sound, and the dark black gate was automatically separated.

Immediately afterwards, a strong negative energy breath came oncoming like a tide.

Fortunately, the paladin around him reacted very quickly, and he instantly set up a divine power barrier, which gave Thorne time to gradually adapt.

The moment a group of people stepped out of the secret door, Thorne clearly felt the darkness in front of his eyes, and a feeling of dizziness hit him, as if he stepped into some kind of teleportation circle.

However, after seeing the four of them safe and sound by his side, he secretly heaved a sigh of relief, and then began to carefully examine the surrounding environment.

At this time, the free negative energy breath is obviously not as strong as before, and there is still a faint natural breath in the air.

Thorn found that their group was in a dark forest.

All around them were thick trees, thick with tangled foliage, so thick that they shaded the sky, and the moss, fallen leaves, and pine needles seemed to form a soft blanket on the ground.

Just as everyone was looking at the environment, the paladin Avar found an armor half hidden under a rotten leaf under a thick tree.

He immediately squatted down and carefully cleaned the rotten leaves on the surface of the rusty armor.

When he saw the indistinct pattern on the armor, he couldn't help but murmured to himself: "I don't know why, seeing this armor reminds me of the former name of Shuangta Town: Shuguang Town."

Hearing that the paladin mentioned Dawn Town, Thorne immediately became interested.

He came to the paladin, his eyes locked on the almost shapeless armor.

Vaguely, he also found a very weathered corpse wrapped inside the armor.

Obviously, this should be a corpse, but due to the precipitation of the years, it has already become unrecognizable.

Seeing Thorn here, he always felt that he had seen this style of armor somewhere.

When he thought of the town of Dawn that the paladins were talking about again, he woke up suddenly.In his mind, he recalled a death knight he had met in the underground space of Twin Tower Town with the dragon-born paladin Peo.

Could it be a member of the Knights of the Dawn, Thorne thought to himself when he remembered the death knight's message.

"Do you know Dawn Town?" At this time, he saw the paladin Avar solemnly bowing to the corpse and using divine magic to purify it, so he asked curiously.

The paladin Avar sighed slightly, and said slowly: "Dawn Town, which is the town of Twin Towers today. Before the most chaotic and turbulent year came, Dawn Town was a very important border town, and it was also a very important border town against the Barren Skull Mountain Range. Evil's first line of defense.

But on a certain day, this border town with a population of 6000 suddenly turned into dead ruins, and all the residents disappeared strangely, leaving only deep darkness and a tower of the dead shrouded in shadows all year round in the town.

In the temple of Tom, there is still a research report submitted to the Wizarding Union by the court mage who went to Dawn Town to investigate at that time. "

　Thanks to the boss: Taoism is naturally rewarded by the demons, thank you for your support! ! !
　　
　
(End of this chapter)