Saifei'er bent down to look at her legs. Although she was wearing golden 'leg armor', she had seen her feet before. Her calves were fair and slender, but her thighs were plump. Especially the leg ring on her left leg seemed to be tied a bit too tightly, and a faint indent from the constriction was clearly visible.
To put it simply, while being aesthetically pleasing, they were also full of power. It was precisely because of this that she was able to kick the skull's head to pieces.
Speaking of which, Saifei'er suddenly remembered a move she had seen in an anime in her previous life: 'Have you been kicked at Godspeed?'
Now that she thought about it, if she activated 'Godspeed', could she also use a similar skill? At super high speeds, such a kick would probably shatter a person.
Ew~ Just thinking about that scene was a bit disgusting.
Saifei'er shook her head, then refocused her attention on the battlefield at hand. Ailiya and Douglas were still fighting, especially at Ailiya's feet, where the ashes burned by Holy Strike had already piled up into a small hill, emitting a strange burnt smell that mixed with the omnipresent stench of decay in the air.
Saifei'er couldn't help but pout and frown, 'Ugh~ So disgusting, it feels like someone sprinkled bone ash into a pot of stinky socks boiling salted fish. I'm going to throw up~'
However, Saifei'er looked at the other three; their expressions showed no obvious change. She didn't know if they were used to the smell or if it was simply because Saifei'er's nose was more sensitive, which was why she felt so uncomfortable.
At this moment, two more lone skeletons walked towards her and Fei. Saifei'er didn't hesitate. She pinched her nose with one hand and took a quick stride forward. This time it wasn't a roundhouse kick, but a simple high-leg kick. Because of her extreme speed, Saifei'er heard a whooshing sound as she swung her leg.
However, unlike before, Saifei'er had kicked casually then, but this time she aimed carefully, just like kicking a football. The head of the skeleton in front of her whizzed out, accurately hitting the chest of the second skeleton nearby. With a crisp snap, it directly smashed the second skeleton apart.
All the ribs in its chest shattered, its limbs flew in four directions, and its head rolled a few times on the ground. And the 'football' kicked by Saifei'er, after shooting through this skeleton, still maintained its speed, embedding itself into the opposite wall with a 'thud'.
After these three stragglers, in a moment, accompanied by shouts of 'Holy Strike', all the remaining skeletons were completely cleared by Ailiya and Douglas. Ailiya put the stone sword back into its scabbard, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and said, panting, "In that case, this commission is pretty much complete, isn't it?"
Conservatively estimated, Ailiya had used Holy Strike at least ten times in the previous battle, so her physical strength was naturally greatly depleted. In contrast, Douglas, who had been constantly swinging his great axe, looked as if nothing had happened, with no trace of fatigue on his face.
At this moment, Fei waved to Douglas, and the two whispered something. However, Saifei'er had no intention of eavesdropping on their conversation. She rubbed her small hands, her tail wagging gently behind her, and looked curiously at the stone coffin in the center of the hall, appearing eager to move.
The burial objects of the tomb owner; anyway, their former owner had long been dead, and these things were ownerless. So, naturally, whoever found them should own them.
They had worked so hard exploring here for so long and killed a bunch of monsters. Next, it should naturally be the 'treasure chest' opening and reward collection phase, right?
Seeing Saifei'er like this, Ailiya couldn't help but say, "Wait, isn't it a bit impolite to open someone else's coffin without permission?"
Saifei'er said indifferently, "What does it matter? Anyway, the owner in the coffin has no objection. Just close it again later, and it's done, isn't it?"
Ailiya, "Ah... huh?"
Ailiya was momentarily stunned. Her first reaction was actually, 'Sister Saifei'er seems to make a lot of sense,' but then she felt something wasn't quite right upon closer thought.
During this brief delay, Saifei'er placed her hands on the edge of the coffin. Perhaps she had underestimated her strength, or perhaps this stone coffin wasn't as heavy as she imagined? In any case, she pushed it open quite easily, without feeling any strain.
Accompanied by the sound of stone grinding, Saifei'er pushed the coffin open a crack. Immediately, a skeleton dressed in gray robes appeared before her. This skeleton's hands were crossed over its chest, looking very peaceful.
But Saifei'er immediately noticed a point of doubt: Fei had said that this 'place' was filled with a large amount of negative energy, so why had all the surrounding skeletons 'come to life' while the skeleton in this coffin remained so quiet?
Especially since others should have been here not long ago. Saifei'er looked at the 'zombie' next to her, killed by Douglas. This intruder had been 'revived', and she had thought that after she opened the coffin, its owner would crawl out and attack her.
At this moment, Fei walked over. He glanced at the skeleton in the coffin and said with great certainty, "The owner of this tomb was a Death School mage in life. He used a special method to 'insulate' himself, preventing negative energy from affecting his corpse, possibly to prevent himself from reviving as an undead after death."
Fei's gaze swept over the inside of the coffin. Aside from the skeleton itself, there were very few things inside the coffin, only a dust-covered book. Fei reached out and picked it up. This single action caused dust from the book to fly everywhere. Saifei'er couldn't help but frown and retreat several steps.
But even so, she still felt her nose tickle and sneezed several times in a row.
"Achoo~ Achoo~~~ Achoo~"
Fei casually flipped through the book in his hand and said, "This is a diary."
Saifei'er waited for a moment, and seeing that Fei had nothing more to say, she asked, "That's it? Is that all?"
Was this necromancer a bit too poor? Normally, a mage's tomb should at least have some magical items, magic scrolls, and such, right?
Actually, Fei was also very curious. Even without magical items or magic scrolls, any proper mage should at least have a 'spellbook' each. This thing is like a mage's 'study notes,' after all, a mage's entire life is a process of learning, so you always need something to record your progress, right?
Fei had a spellbook that recorded all the magic he had learned so far, as well as his personal unique understanding of these spells. Each spell was like a difficult math problem, and each mage might have different solutions.
Fei was flipping through the diary in his hand, and only then did Saifei'er notice that Douglas had disappeared at some point.
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On the other side, the three thieves had just passed through the 'trap area'. After seeing all the traps triggered but no corpses, the thief nicknamed 'Mouse' was clearly a bit timid. "B-Boss, isn't this group of adventurers a bit too strong? Should we just not bother them?"
The thief boss slapped Mouse's head hard. "What nonsense are you talking about? If this group of adventurers were really strong, they wouldn't have triggered so many traps. They must have used some other method, like having an animal walk in front and trigger all the traps."
Mouse said, "B-But that's not right either. If there was an animal, I didn't see any blood just now."
The thief boss heard that and hit him again. "That was an example, an example, understand? What if that animal was summoned by a mage and disappeared after it died?"
Mouse became even more scared when he heard that. "A m-mage? Then we really can't afford to provoke them?"
The thief boss looked disappointed, as if he couldn't believe his subordinate was so useless. "What kind of powerful mage would come to a remote little place like ours? Maybe they can't even recite spells properly. Let's be quick later and take him out in one encounter, isn't that all?"
Just then, the thief boss suddenly noticed a faint white glow emanating from the corner ahead, which was very conspicuous. He immediately said, "Who's there!?"
Then, a man glowing like a light bulb walked out from the corner. It was Douglas. He spread his hands and said helplessly, "Ah, what a pity. I was just about to ambush you, but I didn't expect to be discovered?"
The thief boss's mouth twitched slightly. In a completely dark underground tomb, a giant light bulb ambushing someone, are you serious?
Douglas was, of course, joking; he just said it casually. But after the joke, his expression also became serious. "I just heard that you seem to have some ideas about my companions?"
There was a 'zombie' in the main tomb chamber that looked like it had only recently revived. Fei guessed that someone had definitely been here before them, then couldn't defeat these skeletons and fled. Combined with the fact that none of the traps earlier were triggered, it wasn't hard to guess that this was a group of thieves.
At that time, Fei realized that the 'zombie''s accomplices might be guarding near the tomb entrance and perhaps had already followed them in, as Fei understood very well what kind of people thieves were.
However, while thinking about these things, he secretly glanced at Saifei'er and silently added in his heart, 'Except for this Catgirl.'
In short, when they reached this conclusion, their battle had just ended. Ailiya had used Holy Strike many times, and her physical strength was greatly depleted. And Saifei'er had almost thrown up when she saw the corpse earlier, so Fei certainly wouldn't let her deal with the trailing thieves. Therefore, Douglas was naturally the only choice.
In the stone corridor, after hearing Douglas's words, the thief boss suddenly shouted, "This guy is one of those adventurers! Go, kill him!"
Although Mouse had been the most timid before, he was now the quickest. He reached into his backpack with his right hand, grabbed a handful of dust, and threw it out, scattering it towards Douglas's eyes.
And the thief boss also took out something like a blowdart, took a deep breath, and blew a cloud of green gas towards Douglas.
A highly potent anesthetic gas!
Thieves are not good at frontal combat, but they are good at sneaky tricks! Whether it's throwing dust or poison gas, they don't work on undead, but they're always effective on humans, aren't they?
This stone corridor was a relatively enclosed environment with almost no air circulation, making the released poison gas very difficult to disperse. And Douglas's axe, nearly two meters long, would be very difficult to wield in this confined space. Geographically, he was undoubtedly at an absolute disadvantage.
"This is an anesthetic that can make even a bear pass out in just a few seconds..." The thief boss laughed. Next, he just needed to wait for the opponent to be unable to move, then easily slit the opponent's throat.
But the next second, Douglas slowly walked out of the poison gas area, rubbing his nose. He slowly exhaled, and the thief boss could clearly see that the gas he exhaled was still light green.
Completely ineffective!
Douglas possessed the Blessing of the war god; he could ignore all adverse effects caused by poisons and diseases. A follower of the war god should die honorably on the front lines, in battle, and never by the insidious tricks of some treacherous villain!
Douglas walked forward, raising his arms and shouting, "Invincible war god, please bless me—!"
The next second, a golden light seemed to descend from the sky, penetrating who knows how deep into the earth and shining upon Douglas. Second-ring divine spell, Wild Bear Strength.
Since the narrow terrain made the great axe unusable, then don't use it! Douglas took a stride forward, his right hand, encased in metal armor, clenched into a fist like an iron hammer, and swung violently at the thief boss in front of him. Before the opponent could react at all, he struck his temple with a heavy blow, but this was not the end.
Douglas's right fist pressed against the thief's head and slammed him directly into the adjacent stone wall. With a 'bang', his entire head was flattened and crushed like a watermelon, brains splattering!
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Douglas's character panel, for reference only:
Name: Douglas
Gender: Male
Profession: Priest · War Domain (Level 6)
Grace: 8 (A special 'resource' consumed by priests to use divine spells, refreshes daily. Using a first-ring divine spell consumes one point of Grace, a second-ring divine spell two points, a third-ring three points, and so on. This means Douglas can only use two third-ring divine spells, or four second-ring divine spells per day, after which he has no spellcasting ability.)
(Note: The Grace value of a normal priest is much higher than Douglas's.)
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Attributes:
Strength 17+2 (The '2' refers to the effect of the divine spell 'Wild Bear Strength')
Agility 13
Constitution 15
Intelligence 9
Perception 15
Charisma 9
(Normally, Perception is the priest's primary attribute. The stronger the Perception, the stronger the person's connection with the gods, and the more power they can obtain from the gods.)
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Priest · War Domain Professional Skills: Steel Tempering, Master Team Combat, Master of Giant Weapons
Divine Spells Mastered:
First Ring: Detect Good and Evil, Healing Spell, Pious Shield
Second Ring: Soothe Emotions, Wild Bear Strength
Third Ring: Spirit Weapon, Spirit Guardian
Douglas's Personal Special Ability: Blessing of the war god