Legend of Mir 2: Seeking the Truth in Marfa

Brook returned to the outside of Shabak City and began to kill the monsters in the Gobi Desert.

As the beast tide arrives, if a large number of monsters are killed, a small number of monsters will descend. This small number of monsters that descend every 10 minutes is called a refresh by the warriors from other worlds.

Most of the alien warriors were now concentrated in the Bicchi Province, while the number of Marfa monks was small. Moreover, it was early in the morning, and apart from Brook, there was no one else around. This resulted in the surrounding monsters being extremely numerous, even though they were not densely populated.

Brooke continued to kill monsters, gaining experience points. He soon reached level 15 and switched to the Taoist weapon Banyue. His attack and Taoist skills increased slightly.

Continue to upgrade. Brook wandered the Gobi Desert, leaving only the corpses of monsters everywhere he went. The corpses of monsters would disappear after 5 minutes - just as strange as their arrival, suddenly arriving, and finally disappearing just as suddenly.

Brook encountered several more giant polyhedral beetles along the way, and his backpack, full of gear, needed clearing out, leading him to return to Shabak City four times. He did manage to find some top-tier equipment, including a Phoenix Pearl Necklace with 4 Accuracy and 1-1 Magic, a set of light armor with 3-3 Defense, a Magic Helmet with 5-0 Defense and 2-0 Magic Resistance, and a large bracelet with 1-0 Magic. He equipped what he could use and saved the rest for later.

In addition to killing monsters, Brook also saw the beautiful sunrise, quiet and magnificent; in the blink of an eye, it was hot noon, hot and scorching. He kept killing until 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and with a flash of golden light, he reached level 18.

After 12 hours of killing, Brook finally paused, took out the Soul Fire Talisman, finished learning, and then used a skill. Huh? No response. Oh, I forgot to equip the amulet.

So I ran to Shabak again. I had to clean up my bag anyway, and the magic potion I had used up was just used up.

Brook arrived at the general merchant in Shabak. Amulets, like potions, came in three sizes: medium, large, and super. In the past 12 hours, besides reaching level 18, Brook had also earned a lot by returning to the city frequently to clean up his inventory. He now had 35 gold. With his deep pockets, he bought ten of the best super amulets, each with a durability of 10, for a total of 600 gold.

A talisman shot out from Brook's hand, flying far away. If it hit its target, it would explode with a bang, dealing damage. This was very similar to a mage's Fireball spell, except that a Taoist priest needed an amulet. While this Soul Fire Talisman could attack from a distance, it unfortunately couldn't penetrate obstacles. If there was a wall or a tree in the way, it would miss its target.

Brook looked at his own attributes, level 18, health 113, magic 102, Taoism 3-6, attack 6-15, defense 4-13, magic defense 2-8, accuracy 13, agility 15. Except for the Taoism that was a little low, the others were pretty good.

Brook bought a few more torches from the grocer. He had already planned to explore Shabak's secret passage after learning the Soul Fire Talisman skill. The entrance was somewhere behind the clothing store in Shabak City. Situ Haoyun had mentioned it in his notes and marked the approximate location.

The monsters inside are mainly zombies. The zombies' attack is 8-17, and with your own defense of 4-13, you should be able to withstand it.

I wonder if there are many monsters inside? It would be great if I could level up inside, because there is a shop right outside the secret passage, which is very convenient for resupply.

After restocking his potion, Brooke took a torch and went to the back of the clothing store. He walked slowly, step by step, trying to find the secret passage. Soon, he found a hidden entrance. Brooke gently pushed it open and stepped in decisively.

Turning my sight, I was standing on a staircase. The torches illuminated the surrounding area, which was filled with zombies, densely packed. The zombies, which had seemed to be sleeping, smelled the human scent and hesitated for a moment before waking up one after another, making "hungry, hungry, hungry" cries, which was a bit creepy.

The three zombies next to him began to attack Brook, -3, -4, -10.

A round of attacks knocked away 20 points of Brook's health. Fortunately, Brook's defense was high enough. If someone else had come in, they might have been killed instantly.

Brook's Healing spell. Currently, Brook's Healing spell has reached three full stacks. At levels 3-3, the spell can restore a total of approximately 6 HP. While the three-stack Healing spell still only grants 40 HP per stack, the interval has been shortened, currently triggering approximately 3 times per second, restoring approximately 5 HP per second.

The location of this staircase is decent. Only three zombies can attack it at once, so the damage is manageable. If you're low on health, you can take some Advanced Wound Medicine. That way, you can at least withstand the zombies' attacks.

The only drawback is that Brook's attacks are still too weak. Each physical attack can only deal an average of 9 points of damage to zombies, and the Soul Fire Talisman is only at level 0, which is even weaker, only dealing about 6 points of damage. But it doesn't matter, just treat it as training.

Brook stood on the steps and began to chop down zombies, occasionally using the Soul Fire Talisman. For every three strikes, Brook would use the Soul Fire Talisman, cast a Heal spell, and drink another bottle of Golden Wound Potion. With a zombie's health of 3, killing one took about 155 seconds, and earned 30 experience points. This leveling efficiency was much higher than killing armored beetles outdoors.

Soon, all the nearby zombies were cleared, revealing two skill books, some gold, and some medicine. Brook picked them up. One for teleportation, the other for blasting fire, both for mages, and both available in the shop. However, there were no bookstores in Shabak, so he had to store them in the warehouse and sell them in the shop later, once he reached Tucheng.

After descending the stairs, although he lost his positional advantage, he could use the Soul Fire Talisman to attack from a distance. Brook used the Fire Talisman to lure the zombies to him one by one, killing them one by one. Leveling was still efficient, and because he changed to a 1-on-1 duel with the zombies, he even saved the need for gold wound medicine.

There are currently three types of zombies: a crawling zombie, a standing walking zombie, and a third type dressed in yellow monk robes. It's important to note that after killing the first two types, there's a chance they'll resurrect, but their health will be reduced by half. Brook was initially startled when they resurrected, but now he's gotten used to it.

Brook slowly pushed forward. He spotted a different zombie wearing a gray robe. Without thinking, he threw a fire talisman at it. The gray-robed zombie raised its hand, and a white laser shot out, hitting Brook squarely and knocking off 40 HP.

Brook was startled. This zombie turned out to be the electric zombie with ranged attacks mentioned in Situ Haoyun's notes. Its damage was incredible. He immediately cast a healing spell on himself.

The electric zombie took a step forward and raised his hand to shoot another laser. Brook was hit again and lost 42 points of health.

With only 1/3 of his health left, Brook immediately drank a bottle of Sun Water, which instantly restored 30 HP, and ran back. While running, he drank a high-level golden wound medicine.

The electric zombie could no longer be seen in the light of the torch, but another laser passed by behind it without hitting it.

Brook ran a bit further, then stopped after confirming the electric zombies weren't chasing him. He remembered from his notes that the electric zombies' attack power was only 12-18. He hadn't expected the laser to deal 40 points of damage. It must be the bonus from the laser skill.

Now I'm in a bit of a pickle. Even if I use Healing and Wound Medicine together, I can only recover 24 HP per second at most. So, I can only hold out for 6 seconds. Do I have to use Sun Water continuously? But the Electric Zombies aren't boss-level monsters, and there's probably more to come. I only have a little over 10 bottles of Sun Water, so I can't use it so carelessly.

Brook thought for a moment, recalling the last laser beam that missed him. "Huh? It didn't seem like it missed because of a magical dodge, but rather because it was off-target, hitting me a square away, and therefore missed?"

This is a fundamental difference. For example, when using a Soul Fire Talisman to attack a monster, approximately once in ten attempts, the attack will clearly hit the monster but inflict no damage, effectively dodging it. Considering my own 10% magic dodge ability, it's not difficult to infer that monsters have a similar dodge ability, resulting in a in chance of being dodged.

But the laser just now was not dodged by magic, but the electric zombie itself missed the target.

Brook decided to try the zombie master again. He walked slowly towards him, and in the light of the torch, he finally saw the zombie. This time, Brook didn't stand directly in front of the zombie, but stepped aside.

Use poisoning magic to first apply yellow-green poison to the electric zombie to increase the damage it receives and make it lose blood continuously.

The electric zombie immediately shot out a laser. Brook saw a laser passing by him. It was powerful, but it missed and he was not hurt.

If that's the case, just don't stand directly opposite it.

Seeing that the laser couldn't hit anyone, the electric zombie took a step to the side, and was facing Brook again. Brook, noticing the electric zombie's movement, also moved to the side. The electric zombie fired a laser, but it still missed. The secret passage was not narrow, and there was plenty of room to move sideways.

Brook mastered this pattern, so he retreated and moved sideways while using the Soul Fire Talisman and the Electric Zombie to shoot at each other from a distance.

The electric zombies moved faster than regular zombies, but Brook's agile positioning made it difficult for the lasers to hit Brook. Brook's Soul Fire Talisman, while weak, was still effective under the effects of his poison spell, knocking 8 HP off the electric zombies each time. Finally, after half a minute, the electric zombie collapsed, dropping several potions, a pile of gold, and a piece of equipment.

Brook didn't pick it up immediately, but waited patiently for more than 10 seconds. He was not sure whether the electric zombie would come back to life and get up again.

After waiting for a while, Brook saw that the electric zombie hadn't gotten up, so he ran over to pick up the equipment. The Prayer Helmet, a green hat with a ruby ​​embedded in the forehead. Attributes: Defense 3-4, Magic Defense 1-2.

"That's a lot of defense!" Brooke looked at the helmets in the clothing store. The best one was a level 24 Taoist helmet, with stats of 1-2 defense and 2-3 magic resistance. Apparently, the Prayer Helmet had better stats, and it was a high-level piece of equipment not available in stores.

After putting it on, Brook's defense attribute increased from 4-13 to 7-15. Brook was very satisfied, except that the color of the hat was too green, which was a bit conspicuous and did not fit Brook's low-key personality.

With the experience of fighting electric zombies, Brook became more adept in the secret passage and advanced deeper into the passage.

The secret passage was dimly lit, relying entirely on torches for illumination. Occasionally, a long-burning lamp would be found in a corner, but it was rare. Sculptures of ancient ministers, wearing official hats and gazing solemnly ahead, appeared on the stone pillars lining the secret passage's walls. Perhaps they were the first generation of heroes who built Shabak, unaware that the place was now overrun by demonic beasts.

Let me help you clear out the monsters here. Don't just stand by and watch, but bless me with safety and good equipment.

I don’t know how much time had passed, but Brook had already filled almost a backpack with items. Suddenly, a golden light flashed, and he was upgraded.

Before he knew it, he'd reached level 19. Brook looked at the time; it was already past 9 p.m. He needed to head back to town for some rest, and his backpack was full and needed to be sorted.

Oh, and there are new skills to learn at level 19. Brook took out the "Summon Skeleton" from his backpack, learned it, and then immediately used it to see the effect.

A white mist rose, and a white skeleton emerged from the mist. Its full name was "Mutated Skeleton", and it was holding a small axe in its hand. Brook was a little stunned by it. It was indeed a summoned skeleton. He couldn't figure out where it came from. Although it was a skeleton, it didn't look scary at all. It was white and thin and quite cute.

Brooke was overjoyed. Finally, he had a pet. And it was a movable one that could always follow him.

After the skeleton was summoned, it took a few steps and came behind Brook. Although the skeleton could not speak, Brook seemed to be able to feel that he had established some kind of telepathy since he summoned the skeleton.

Brooke thought and commanded the skeleton to attack the group of zombies in front. Sure enough, the skeleton really walked forward step by step. Although it walked very slowly, despite the group of zombies in front, and although it knew it was outnumbered, it resolutely obeyed Brooke's command.

As soon as the skeleton walked forward, it was beaten by the zombies. It only lasted for 3 seconds before it was shattered to the ground.

Brook cast the Skeleton Summoning Technique again, and sure enough, after a burst of white mist, a brand new Skeleton appeared out of thin air.

There's no time limit! Even if a skeleton dies, you can summon it again at any time! Hahaha, this skill is great.

"From now on, you will be called Xiaobai. Even if you die and are summoned again, you will still be called Xiaobai." Brook said to the skeleton. He then carefully observed the skeleton and sensed its attributes.

0级骷髅：攻击10-25，防御10-10，魔御10-10，血量60。

Its attack power is higher than Brook's, and its defense is also good, except that its health is relatively low. However, it is only level 0. As the summoning skeleton skill improves, it should be able to upgrade.

I remember the last beast tide, when the two scarecrows were always by Brook's side, helping him occupy two positions. Although they were constantly attacking Brook, I still affectionately called them scarecrow babies. But now I can summon skeletons, resurrect them infinitely, and control them with my mind. This is a real baby!

Brook was in a good mood and originally wanted to practice with Skeleton for a while, but seeing that it was already past 10 o'clock in the evening, he decided to go back to the city and have a good rest.

After exiting the secret passage, the sun had long since vanished. Shrouded by the crimson glow of the red star, the night on the Marfa continent seemed eerie and mysterious. Shabak City remained quiet and deserted. It would likely be a few days before any cultivators or otherworldly warriors arrived. After all, while Shabak was a large city, it wasn't the main city.

Brooke planned to go back to the hotel and rest. He would pack his backpack tomorrow. It was so late, and Uncle Fu would probably be asleep.

I've had a good day, but leveling up alone is a bit lonely. It would be nice to have some reliable teammates.

There were too few Marfa monks, and I hadn't encountered any yet. There were still many uncertainties for warriors from other worlds, so until I was strong enough, it would be better for me to practice alone in silence.

How could anyone be alone all the time? Even if there were no monk teammates, there was still Xiaobai.

Don’t worry about having no friends on the road ahead, there are soulmates everywhere in the world.