Encyclopedia of Feanor Continent

Ghost is a relatively common type of undead. If a person dies in a state of great fear, resentment, pain, or has a strong obsession, and happens to be affected by a little magic, part of his consciousness It will remain as a ghost.

Ghosts, like all undead, are afraid of the sun, and will only appear at night or on rainy days. They look like a thin white mist, and sometimes they can condense into a translucent afterimage as they were before.

The lethality of ghosts is mainly reflected in mental damage, or severe frostbite to those who touch them.However, after the Age of Demons, the power of the undead has also been greatly weakened, necromancy has become a taboo, and there is no longer the scene of a necromancer commanding an army of undead roaring past, although there will still be sporadic undead. , but most of them are weak, and ghosts can only make people feel chills and have nightmares. —— "Feno Continental Encyclopedia: Monsters"

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The Templars put on their armor again and brought simple luggage, because no one knew how long they were going to stay below, and Avondel was still traveling lightly, only carrying his backpack.

Phils said courteously: "I think that book is quite heavy, and it will hinder the movement, right? Would you like to leave it to me for safekeeping temporarily?"

Evandel adjusted the strap of the backpack: "Thank you for your kindness, but this is my most important thing, and I never leave it."

Phils leaned against the rock wall in boredom and said, "You really don't want to take me with you, I'm good at climbing cliffs."

"The Templars have worked very hard to protect me from being overwhelmed by the ghosts. The fewer people on this trip, the better. You stay in the camp and help them guard against the sneak attack of the 'Blood Spider', and don't let us come back All I saw was ruins."

"Good master." Phils changed the title without authorization, but Evandel didn't quite cooperate: "Don't call me master."

Fiers could only shrug his shoulders and roll his eyes: "...Okay."

The Templars were tying themselves into a string with ropes, so that even if someone slipped, the other two would be able to hold him in time. Kent wanted to ask Evandel to also fasten the safety rope, but the mage seemed to suddenly remember Just like anything else, he turned around and got into his tent, and told the mercenaries not to open the tent when he was away, and not to touch anything inside.

It wasn't until Kent urged him that he came out of the tent without tying the rope, walked straight to the edge of the cliff without saying a word, and began to climb down.

Kent shook his head helplessly, he was used to the waywardness of mages, so he could only say to the other two Templar knights: "I heard that there is a magic that can make mages fly in the air temporarily, so he will be fine, follow up Bar."

So they set off, Avondell at the bottom, above the three Templars in a string, Palos first, Kent in the middle, and Basil last down the steps.

After climbing less than 20 meters, they suddenly heard Phils' warning and mercenaries yelling from the camp above them. A crossbow arrow was shot and hit the rocks around them, and some even hit the armor of the Templar Knight, and bounced off the solid armor with a "ding".

The range that the torch can illuminate is very limited. As a human being, you can't see the situation on the other side of the cliff, but you know that the dark elves must have taken the opportunity to attack.

The underground races don't have strong crossbows that can shoot very far. It is impossible for a light hand crossbow to shoot through armor from tens of meters away, and it can't pose any threat to the Templars, but Evandel is not wearing any armor. Armored.

Just as Palos had time to think of this, a few muffled groans came from below. He looked down and saw that several crossbow bolts had been inserted into the mage's back, and his fingers could no longer grasp the rock, and he fell backwards weakly.

Palos was shocked, and immediately let go of his hands and jumped down, trying to catch Evandel.

He almost grabbed the mage's hand, but the rope tied around his body was tightened suddenly, holding his falling figure, and Kent on the top firmly grasped the rock wall to prevent all three of them from being taken down. Palos could only watch Avondel fall into the darkness, without casting spells, flying up, or any miracles.

The mercenaries were still yelling and using their bows and crossbows to fight back on the opposite cliff. Obviously, this did not cause any casualties to the assassins, but they retreated anyway. After all, their goal of assassinating the mage had been achieved. As for the others, Obviously, it can't be cleaned up with a few crossbow arrows.

Palos grasped the rock wall in despair, and followed his companions to climb back to the camp, leaving nothing but a blank in his mind.

Along the way, Kent repeatedly explained that even at the cost of his life, he must protect the safety of Avandel. If this mage who is proficient in ancient languages ​​is lost, no one will be able to unlock the ancient protective magic outside the Sharma Temple. Their mission will be a complete failure, and people who can speak the ancient language are as rare as a feather, and most of them are old scholars. It may be difficult for the church to find another person who is willing to take risks in the underground labyrinth.

The mercenaries and Templars looked at each other, and the mercenary captain said in a daze, "...what should I do?"

Kent didn't answer, he lay down on the edge of the cliff unwillingly and looked down, it seemed that he hadn't recovered from the blow.

Templar Basil sneered and said, "Great, we don't have to go now."

On the other hand, Phils stood there nonchalantly and leaned against the rock wall to watch their distraught, as if he had completely forgotten that once the mage died, the collar around his neck would strangle him to death.

When Palos began to feel that there was something wrong with Phils' attitude, a gap was opened in the mage's tent, and Evandel's voice came out and asked in a low voice, "Are they all gone?"

Fiers looked at the other side carefully with his eyes that could see things clearly even in complete darkness: "They're all gone."

"Very good." Under everyone's amazed eyes, Evandel got out of the tent.

"Mr. Mage...how are you..." The mercenary captain Herris was so surprised that he couldn't complete a sentence, and the three Templars were even more stunned.

"It's just a magic trick. If the 'Blood Spider' can't kill me as they wish, how can they let it go? At this critical moment, I don't want to be on guard against someone jumping out from the shadows and stabbing me. So I thought of this when Natalie spotted them approaching with hand crossbows."

"You really... scared us to death." Kent said with lingering fear, "You should tell us first, Palos jumped directly to save you, and almost took all three of us down."

"If I tell you, everyone's reaction will not be so realistic." Evandel said, "So, shall we continue to stand here and chat, or hurry up and leave?"

Palos still wanted Evandel to tie the safety rope. He didn't want to be scared again just now, but the mage still ignored him, but cast a spell on himself, and jumped off the edge of the cliff with a torch .

His body floated down gently like a piece of down. Except for some special cases, there is no need to waste the limited magic power on lighting. After all, the era of magic masters flying all over the sky on magic floating discs has passed. Floating could not last long, and Avondel sat on a ledge, waiting for the Templars to climb down.

Natalie, who didn't know where she was just now, appeared from the darkness, flew onto his shoulder, and made a grievous chirping sound. Evandel took her down and checked it by the firelight, and saw some scars on her back. A small wound was oozing blood, and the Templars healed it with magic while the Templars weren't looking.

At this altitude, the surroundings have begun to feel cold, and some fog has formed.

The Knights Templar began to recite the holy words of exorcism. This special ability is the biggest difference between them and ordinary soldiers. The first Knights Templar was established to fight against the mad mages during the Second Cataclysm. They can use An ability called "Holy Word" interferes with the surrounding magic, making mages within a certain range unable to cast spells.The existence of the undead also has a certain magical effect, so the "Holy Word" can also weaken, disperse the undead, or even destroy them, so this has become an ironclad proof that the church has declared that magic is evil.

Under the effect of the holy words of exorcism, an invisible protective cover seemed to appear around them, and the mist rolled around, but they couldn't get close to them at all.

It seems that the Holy Word also has a difference in strength and weakness. The Holy Word of Knight Templar Kent has the largest range of action, Palos is second only to his teacher, and Basil's Holy Word is very unstable.

Kent couldn't help but warn: "Stay focused and don't think about it!"

Basil used a louder voice to recite the holy words, as if this could cover up his timidity and hesitation.

While the holy words dispelled the evil spirits, Evandel also lost the ability to cast spells. Fortunately, the slow fall technique could last for a while, and he landed lightly beside the Templars, hiding within the range of the holy words of exorcism. Inside.

The stone steps dug by the gray dwarves had come to an end, the surrounding fog became thicker, creepy screams kept ringing in my ears, and distorted faces could still be seen flashing by from time to time. From the expressions, you can feel the pain of them suffocating to death under extreme fear and despair.

The faint light of the torch could no longer penetrate the thick fog. Palos could only feel his way down and crawl down. Suddenly there was a muffled groan from Kent above his head. Palos looked up, but he couldn't see anyone at all. , only the faint light of torches came from the depths of the thick fog.

He asked eagerly: "Kent, what's the matter with you?"

"...It's okay, it's just that my foot slipped."

Palos breathed a sigh of relief, and suddenly felt that the surrounding area was much brighter, and the mage holding the torch was falling lightly, because he couldn't find a suitable grip in the stone crevice, so he simply grabbed his belt.

Palos swallowed secretly. The mage was as light as a bird now, so of course it wouldn't cause him any trouble, but the close distance between the two still made him feel a little nervous.

Although the mage was holding a torch, he couldn't see anything except the white mist around him. Evandel felt a little bored, and he started talking to Palos: "Have you ever had a similar nightmare, the whole world doesn't exist anymore, Surrounded by endless darkness, you can only see a small cliff in front of you. You know in your heart that the cliff has no bottom, and no one will come to rescue you. You are full of despair, but you still have to keep climbing, because that is the only way you can. Something to grab."

"...What do you want to say?" Palos' voice was a little breathless, he was a little tired even with his physical strength after crawling in full gear for so long.

"Don't you think this scene is a little scary?" The mage threatened maliciously, "You can't see anything below, we might climb all the way to hell, or maybe you crawl, and there will be a sudden Reach out and grab your foot with one hand."

Palos was speechless.

Because he lost his mind listening to the mage's words, Palos stepped on the ground, lost his center of gravity and slipped. If he hadn't firmly grasped the gap in the rock with one hand, he would have fallen. Kent heard the movement He also tightened the rope tied to him: "What's wrong?"

Palos looked down, and the rock wall was cut off at the middle, and his lower body was suspended in the air.

"We seem to have reached the end of the cliff." Palos said nervously, "There is nothing below."