Mercenary Wars

Chapter 257 Level 10 Gaussian Eye Demon
Looking at the buffs provided by the Eye Demon, Gao Gano nodded to himself, quite satisfied.

Eight attribute points, plus "Eye Magic Vision," those two alone are pretty good.

Moreover, there are also Mana Burn, Wounding Ray, Paralyzing Ray, Madness Ray, and Level 1 Casting Rank.

However, the latter few buffs can only be obtained by entering a demonic state.

The so-called "demonic state" is, in a sense, "half-human, half-demon," which obviously cannot be openly displayed, otherwise one would be taken to the Inquisition in no time.

In other words, these abilities should only be used in critical situations or when there is no risk of being reported; otherwise, they should be ignored.

Gao Jiano experienced the "Eye Demon Vision".

Eye Demon Vision is a racial trait of Eye Demons, and they also possess many other functions such as advanced dark vision, clairvoyance, illusion detection, and invisibility detection, roughly equivalent to a low-end version of Divine Vision.

Of course, Gaucano's normal vision is somewhat weaker, and he needs to enter a demonic state to gain vision comparable to that of a true eye demon.

Regardless, this is quite practical. At least it can save a lot of dark vision potions, and the permanent effects of psychic vision, illusion detection, and invisibility detection can prevent many sneak attacks and detect many secrets.

Gaucano looked at the magic circle again.

There is one summoning material left.

This portion should also be used.

If a low-level beholder is summoned, it will be made into pet food; if a high-level beholder is summoned, it will replace the beholder currently in the Cage of Sin.

However, he has no magical power now and cannot perform the summoning.

Let's summon again tomorrow.

Gaugano drew the Summoner's Blade and went with Dariss to the Sindragosa Cathedral to find a place to rest. The moment the Summoner's Blade was drawn, the light of the magic circle quickly dimmed, and the entire space fell silent again, with only the remaining traces of the summoning on the ground as proof of what had just happened.

Inside the church, several of Pierce's spirits were reading books and gathering together, occasionally discussing them—the books brought by Gaucano had greatly increased their understanding of the world today.

"Are the blood elves completely extinct?"

"Sigh, I once saw a blood elf girl in my previous life, she was so beautiful..."

"I knew Gadgetzan was going to become independent, and it really happened!"

"Asur has become so degenerate..."

"The Black Holy Name can escape being burned alive; a golden age has arrived!"

"I wish I had been a part of the Dibto war!"

When Pierce saw Gaucano come in from outside, he thought for a moment, then suddenly closed his book and said, "Gaucano, could you bring something next time?"

"What to bring?"

“Energy crystals, guardian stones, connecting crystals… and Patrick marble, lots of Patrick marble,” Pierce added. “I want to renovate this place and turn it into a real cathedral.”

Upon hearing Pierce's request, Gaucano hesitated and said, "This...this is not cheap."

Pierce owns some property.

But for a goal like “building a cathedral,” Gaucaneau was convinced that Pierce’s wealth was clearly far from sufficient.

Pierce pondered for a moment and said, “The Shackleton family has a secret cellar containing many things that would now be considered artifacts—especially for the Shackleton family. But judging from the information you’ve given me, this cellar seems to have been forgotten.”

He paused for a moment, then continued, "You could buy the land where the secret cellar is located, and then sell it to the current Shackleton family for five thousand gold coins. I don't think they'd refuse. You could then use half of that to buy supplies, and keep the other half for yourself. What do you think?"

Gao Jiano thought for a moment: "Where is the secret cellar?"

“The southwestern border of Asur.” Pierce took out a map and looked at it. “That’s the place now known as the ‘Count of Lorraine’.”

“Okay, I promise you,” Gao Jiano said. Pierce then pointed out the exact location of the secret cellar and drew up a detailed shopping list for him.

The next day.

After a period of rest, Gaucano prepared to summon the Gaussian Eye Demon once again.

He did not wait for his magic power to fully recover.

After all, he had just experienced the feeling of burning mana and knew that having too much mana was not a good thing in the battle against Gauss the Eye Demon.

After setting up the magic circle and placing the last set of summoning materials, Gaucano began chanting the summoning incantation.

This time, luck seemed to run out. It took more than ten hours for Gaucano to finally get a Gaussian Eye Demon to take the bait, until he was almost exhausted.

However, the long wait seems to have yielded even greater rewards.

Feeling the unprecedentedly strong magical feedback, Gaucano's expression changed slightly, and after a moment's thought, he made a decision: "Daris, go find Pierce and the others!"

Daryls immediately ran towards the Church of Sindargos.

Gao Jiano immediately activated Earth Skin and entered a demonic state.

After being demonized, his skin instantly turned black, and fine spikes appeared in several places, emanating a distinct demonic aura.

A bit ugly.

This is somewhat related to the Eye Demons. After all, it is well known that Eye Demons are not a race that is good at looking good. Being corrupted by the power of the Eye Demons will naturally affect one's appearance.

Ugly as it may be, it still has some strength.

Through demonization, Gaucano gained additional attribute bonuses: one point in each of the five attributes, and one level of spellcasting ability.

In addition, there are four available spells: Mana Burn, Wounding Ray, Paralyzing Ray, and Madness Ray.

The summoning was complete, and accompanied by intense spatial fluctuations and an oppressive evil aura, a gigantic Gaussian beholder appeared out of thin air.

grade ten!

Despite having some expectations, Gaucano couldn't help but twitch his lips slightly when he actually saw the level 10 Gaussian Eye Demon.

Without hesitation, he threw out two standard-grade holy oils and simultaneously cast two spells of Mana Burn.

"Ahhh—" Although Gauss's Eye Demon was level ten, he was caught off guard and was in a very bad situation. First, he was splashed with holy oil and his whole body was smoking. Then he was burned by magic power and howled. His magic power was also depleted.

"I'm going to tear you to pieces!" He glared fiercely at Gao Jiano, a dangerous glint quickly gathering in his enormous eyes.

Gaucano was unsure if he could withstand the rays of a level 10 Gaussian Eye Demon—whatever those rays were.

But he had no intention of trying.

Just before the level 10 Gaussian Eye Demon was about to unleash its ray, its face instantly transformed into a glowing vortex, releasing the sealed level 8 Gaussian Eye Demon. Then, it immediately charged away with its blood-burning energy.

When eye demons meet, it's a fight to the death.

The "singleness" of the species makes any two beholders mortal enemies.

At first, the level 10 Gaussian Eye Demon hesitated between dealing with Gaucano first or the level 8 Gaussian Eye Demon, but Gaucano's Blood Rush dash quickly got it far away, so it immediately changed direction and stared fiercely at the level 8 Gaussian Eye Demon.

The moment the two demons locked eyes, it was as if lightning flashed through the air. Their hatred was so intense that it made the surrounding temperature seem much colder.

"There can only be one Gaussian Eye Demon!" he roared, unleashing a wounding ray.

Although the level 8 Gaussian Eye Demon was low, it was not willing to be outdone in the face of "fraternal hatred," so it also fired a ray from its eyes to meet the attack!

(End of this chapter)