Legend of Mir 2: Seeking the Truth in Marfa

The bone dragon Sapiron replenished his health and flew back into the sky with Xiaobai and Brook.

Orcs continued to rush over from all directions. Under Ron's attack and Brook's treatment, the team fought steadily, killing wave after wave of orcs. Not only did they stabilize their position, but they were also able to slowly advance forward bit by bit.

The 5th-turn orc infantry, the 6th-turn violent spear throwers, the 7th-turn shamans, and the 8th-turn two-headed flying dragons were all killed and repelled one by one, and the number of the undead team commanded by Loen was reduced from the initial 200 to 80. The front-line melee units were almost completely lost, and the long-range crypt spiders and others were also lost a lot. Even the more than 20 bone dragons that Loen brought from the tribe were mostly killed by the large group of suicide bats of the orcs. If it weren't for Brook's timely group treatment, this group of bone dragons would probably not have survived.

Behind him came a series of "sizzling, sizzling" sounds. Xiaobai looked back and could see, through the fog, a blood-red light like lightning, which was released every 15 seconds.

"Orcs are attacking the cave!" said Loen.

"Should we go back and help?"

"Not for now. Our mission is to secure this area. If the situation becomes urgent, the banshee on guard will notify us."

"Which hero's skill is red lightning?" Xiaobai asked.

"That's the Finger of Death, an attack skill unique to the Misty Forest Floating City. It's extremely powerful. It will be automatically released as long as the beastmen enter the attack range. With this skill, the beastmen should not be able to attack." Loen said.

"Unique skills? You mean only the floating city in the Misty Forest has them?"

"Indeed. Archimonde, the dreadlord leader who was responsible for guarding the floating city, extracted his famous skill, 'Finger of Death,' and sealed it within the floating city. This greatly increased the power of the energy gem, and the misty forest used this to block the orcs' attacks time and again."

"He can actually extract his own skills! This Archimonde is truly amazing. Do you know where he is now?"

"I don't know. This happened many, many years ago. Rumor has it that after Archimonde left behind his skills, he completely disappeared."

"Oh~"

The orcs were still attacking, and the floating city was releasing red lightning again and again, which lasted until the afternoon. The fog was getting thicker and thicker, and the visibility was getting lower and lower. It was okay for powerful heroes, and high-level monsters could barely be seen, but ordinary monsters could only see a white mist in front of them, and could not see anything except the 1-yard range in front of them.

The orcs finally called off their attacks, and the undead troops gradually retreated back into the caves.

The monsters returned to their own places. Loen also went to the spirit tower next to the burial ground to rest, while Xiaobai and Brook returned to the stone cave that belonged to them alone.

Xiaobai counted his backpack and found 32 Horcruxes of various beastmen, all of which increased health. Some monsters also drop Horcruxes that increase attack and defense, but seeing Xiaobai's low health, Loen gave him the Horcruxes that increased health. According to Loen, these Horcruxes could be exchanged for over 100 Books of Life, increasing health by over 5 points; if used directly, they could increase health by over 1.

Exchange for attribute books? Or use them directly?

Xiaobai chose the latter without hesitation.

Resources are limited and can't be wasted. Brook gave him all of them, so of course he had to make the most of them. As for the side effects, as long as he didn't die before becoming a hero, it would be fine.

Ever since Xiaobai became conscious, he has been following Brook and has never died once; since he has not died before, he will not die in the future!

This is a kind of confidence and also a kind of trust. Xiaobai trusts Brook very much.

As a result, Xiaobai's health increased to 12.

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6pm.

Brook and Xiaobai are meditating and resting.

Suddenly, with a loud bang, debris flew everywhere, and the stone chamber door was directly overturned by a huge force. The 7th level Abomination Tib roared outside the door:

"Mutated Skeleton, come out! It's your turn to patrol!"

"Patrol?" Xiaobai asked.

"That's right! The fog outside is too thick now, and only high-level monsters can see clearly. You have to patrol from 6 pm to 12 midnight. If you find the enemy, notify the banshee immediately." Tib said.

"Why should I go?"

"This is the decision of His Excellency the Hero of the Floating City! Besides you, several other high-level monsters above rank 5 must also go. If you have any objections, you can directly report them to His Excellency the Dreadlord Varimathras."

"...I can go." Xiaobai stared at Tibu with cold eyes, "But before I come back, you have to clean up these stone debris and repair my stone door!"

Tib sneered, ignored Xiaobai, turned around and walked towards the Spirit Tower. He also had to notify several other high-level monsters.

Including Xiaobai, a total of 10 high-level demon beasts formed a patrol team, and the leader was a rank 3 demon female. She would not go out and would stay in the cave, responsible for sending messages and keeping watch.

"Everyone, please look at this topographic map of the Misty Forest..." The Level 3 Banshee gathered the team members together, then spread out an animal skin map and assigned tasks while pointing at the map.

The Misty Forest wasn't particularly large, just over 1 yards in radius. Patrols didn't operate in groups; instead, each undead was responsible for a different area. Every few minutes, the leader would check in with the group to see if it was safe. This way, even if they were attacked and killed, they could still detect the enemy in time.

"Mr. Mutated Skeleton, you have reached the 7th level, and your vision must be farther than that of other undead. Please be responsible for the northeast area. If you find anything abnormal, please inform me in time!" said the Banshee captain.

Several high-level monsters beside her looked at the mutant skeleton with only 12 HP with sympathy. The northeast direction pointed by the banshee was the forefront of the misty forest, the closest to the orc territory, and of course the most dangerous area.

Xiaobai nodded and said he had no objection.

The Banshee captain was somewhat surprised to see Xiaobai agree so readily. She didn't want to bully a mutant skeleton with only 120,000 HP, but she didn't know how this seventh-level skeleton had offended the big boss in the floating city, so she could only follow orders.

"Any other questions? Okay, let's go!"

The task assignment was completed and the patrol team walked out of the cave.

The fog was at its thickest, and ordinary monsters had a field of vision of less than half a yard. Only powerful, high-level monsters could see slightly further. At level 7, Xiaobai could only see 3 yards with the naked eye; even with Brook using Condensation, he could only see 30 yards.

However, Xiaobai was gifted with extremely sharp perceptions, and having been trained by Brook since childhood, he could detect the presence of demonic beasts hundreds of yards away without even using his eyes. Therefore, patrolling was a piece of cake for him.

After walking in the fog for more than 20 minutes, Xiaobai and Brook arrived at the designated location and began patrolling a fan-shaped open area.

Xiaobai kept moving forward, and soon, he spotted three demonic beasts 300 yards ahead, but their demonic aura wasn't very strong. So Xiaobai and Brooke quickly approached them.

Congeal!

In front is a 5th turn dragon orc swordsman, followed by two 3rd turn dragon orc archers, they also seem to be patrolling.

Brook charged forward, paralyzing and petrifying them with a Hurricane Break before waiting for a reaction. He then unleashed a flurry of Bloodlust spells. The battle was over in less than a minute, revealing three Horcruxes, a low-level Reincarnation Pill, and several pieces of Fire Dragon and Taurus equipment. Brook collected them all, which were worth dozens of Jinserkuri coins in the equipment shop.

The chance of Horcruxes dropping on Red Star is very high, especially from Reincarnated Monsters, which are almost guaranteed to drop. Of the three Horcruxes, two increase health and one increases attack. Xiaobai absorbed them all on the spot.

"Has anyone found anything unusual? Please report in turn." The voice of the banshee captain came from the team.

"normal."

"normal."

......

"everything is normal."

Xiaobai finished replying and continued to move forward. Soon, he spotted several more orcs a few hundred yards ahead. Their demonic aura was quite strong, indicating they had all been reincarnated. These were all powerful beastmen, and none of them could be spared. Brooke took advantage of the fog to sneak up and hunt them.

The two continued to kill orcs and walked further and further away; the air in front of them became colder and colder, and the fog became thinner and thinner. Before they knew it, they had walked out of the misty forest of Ionia and entered the mountainous territory belonging to Freljord.