Arcane Journey

Chapter 414 Seth's calculation

Just when Brian was about to ask about the sudden appearance of the Sarukh Lich, he suddenly found that a strange white and green light flashed in his vision without warning, which lit him up with a little uneasiness. face.

Brian immediately discovered that this strange light came from a swaying oval flame, which was suspended in mid-air out of nowhere at some time, and it was located in this narrow and cramped room.

Its appearance easily broke through the defensive magic shield activated by Brian, making him feel the scorching heat.

Fortunately, another trigger shield that Brian had preset for himself to resist energy damage was activated and emerged in time, preventing him from suffering the slightest damage.

After avoiding the flickering flames, he saw the figure of the Sarukh Lich suddenly become nothingness, and then twisted and disappeared without a trace.

"Is this an illusion?" Brian stepped forward, frowned, and waved his hands to cast detection magic, muttering to himself, "Why don't I feel the existence of any magical energy?"

"Be careful, the flame appeared again." At this moment, the golden dragon Paralandax hidden in the Austrian fire quickly reminded:

"The purpose of the flame is not to attack you, but to lock your position, and then completely seal off the surrounding space, so that you cannot escape through the teleportation spell for a short time, and then build a portal to teleport here."

As soon as the words fell, Brian saw the oval flame transform into a shadow, moving slowly in the darkness of the room.

He was about to do something when he realized it was too late.

A shadow exuding a cold and dead air emerged from the phantom-like porch and walked out slowly.

The other party was still the female Sarukh witch that Brian saw for the first time, wearing a tattered robe, tall and thin, with cold and flickering eyes, radiating a cold light in the deep-set eye sockets.

Seeing the Lich's real body coming, Brian's heart suddenly twitched.

There is no doubt that this is the real Sarukh Lich, an evil creature that was transformed into an evil creature after the Sarukh Lich, who had lived for tens of thousands of years, chose the road of immortality.

Seriously speaking, the lich in front of him is even more powerful and terrifying than the lich transformed by the great arcanist in the Netheril period.

I saw the lich sliding the rotting snake body, getting closer and closer.

Brian met her icy gaze, which gleamed in the hollow of her skeleton, sized him up, then contemptuously.

"Adventurers who are not afraid of death will always find this place." The lich whispered, her hissing voice was surprisingly loud, but Brian felt that she seemed extremely far away from him.

"Do you know how long I haven't seen an adventurer who has trespassed here?"

She raised her withered eyebrows, "In Faerun Continent, I can always meet a bold adventurer like you who dares to break into the sleeping place of our Lord. Congratulations, you have stepped into your own deathbed!" road."

A hideous grin broke across the lich's skeletal face, then raised a hand, drawing a glowing mark in the air.

"Wait a minute!" Seeing that the other party wanted to make a move, Brian interrupted her bravely, met those palpitating eyes, and said calmly:

"Your Excellency, please don't get me wrong, I am not the adventurer you imagined to seek the mysteries of wealth and magic, I came here in the name of the ancient creator race, the god of Sarukh witches, and the evil snake Seth. "

Hearing Brian mention Seth's name, the Lich's raised arms paused for a moment, and the soul fire in his eye sockets brightened a little with excitement.

Immediately afterwards, she seemed to think of something again, and suddenly calmed down again, raised her eyelids, looked at Brian playfully, and smiled coldly:
"Ignorant adventurer, dare to call the name of my lord!"

"Since you don't believe it, then you should take a look at this holy emblem first."

Brian naturally knew that it was impossible to gain the other party's trust with his own words alone, so he threw the holy emblem in his hand without hesitation.

In fact, the reason why he called Seth an evil snake in front of the Lich was to see the change in her expression, so as to confirm whether the other party was the sleeping Sarukh Lich. Seth firmly supported her. By.

It can be seen from the other party's excited expression that his guess is correct.

However, what Brian didn't expect was that he had overlooked one thing.

When Seth's holy emblem was thrown into the air by him, it was instantly controlled by the Lich using telekinesis energy and stayed in the air.

She took the holy emblem, rubbed it in her palm, raised her head after a while, and stared at Brian with indifferent and cold eyes.

Just when Brian thought that the other party had believed that he was the emissary sent by Seth, the other party suddenly threw the holy emblem over in embarrassment, hissed loudly, and roared:
"The holy emblem of my lord is also something that ignorant mortals like you can forge and blaspheme, court death!"

As soon as the words fell, the lich's arms waved a series of complicated gestures at an extremely fast speed.

In an instant, the free magical energy in the air immediately became active.

Brian took the holy emblem, and he didn't have time to think about why the other party was not as excited as the Ethiopian lizard after seeing Seth's holy emblem.

Because at this moment, the Saluk Lich has already made a move.

Almost without any hesitation, he propped up a gleaming barrier of light to block between himself and the Lich.

The lich waved his arm in disdain, and released a simple and casual dispelling magic, and Brian's barrier shattered into countless pieces of fine magic dust, which danced and burned like the sparks of a bonfire.

I saw a trace of sneer on the lich's bone-like face, "You think you are very smart, and you can hide it from my eyes by carving a holy emblem of our lord casually, but in my eyes, you are simply stupid Unthinkable."

The hissing whisper pierced Brian's ears like countless sharp awls, "How can a holy emblem that doesn't even have the divine power of our Lord deceive my senses so easily."

After listening to the lich's explanation, Brian quickly glanced at the attributes of the holy emblem.

As expected, he found that the holy emblem in his hand had really turned into an ordinary piece of wood that couldn't be more ordinary.

Don't say that Seth's thoughts are hidden inside, even the attributes that were given to him at the beginning have completely disappeared.

"Oops!" Golden Dragon Paralandusk obviously sensed the tricks:

"We were tricked by Seth. From the moment he entered the tomb, he deliberately hid it and even restrained the divine power of the holy emblem. His purpose was to misunderstand the Sarukh Lich here and kill him. you."

"If that's the case, then there's no way out." After hearing Jin Long's explanation, Brian's expression darkened instantly.

He had to admit that he really did not expect Seth's calculation.

Now that the explanation has become pale and weak, he can only find a way to avoid the edge temporarily, or leave this place directly with the holy emblem.

Although doing so would lead to the failure of his own mission, but also, Seth's purpose of persuading Sa Luke's witch would also come to naught.

After all, he was not arrogant enough to rely on his own strength to "convince" the unfathomable Saluk Lich in front of him, making her believe that he was really Seth's emissary.

Just when the lich broke the magic barrier and released mocking words, Brian was not affected in the slightest, but was silently preparing a counterattack spell.

I saw his hands drawing traces like afterimages, crackling blue and white energy condensed on his fingers, and then turned into magic arrows, galloping towards the lich.

In the face of Brian's attack, the lich's corrupt expression did not show any change.

She didn't dodge or dodge, as if she wanted to use her body to resist this terrible attack.

The fact is exactly that, the moment the magic energy arrow hit the Lich, countless tiny lightning bolts began to frantically jump and explode around her body, but they couldn't cause the slightest damage.

This made Brian, the attacker, secretly shocked that the opponent's magic resistance was so high.

After only one round of fighting, Brian immediately gave up the idea of ​​confronting him head-on, and then implemented another plan.

That is to find a way to drag out the lich, so that the golden dragon Paralandax hidden in the arcane fire can break the dimensional confinement of the space blocked by the lich as soon as possible.

After confirming the plan, the phantom of the golden dragon Paralandax suddenly appeared in the secret room, and began to release detection magic one after another, trying to find the energy core of the confined space in the room.

Seeing the ghost of the giant dragon that suddenly appeared, the Lich was not surprised, but even let out a hollow laugh, then stretched out her bone arm, and began to cast her own spells.

In just a moment, Jinlong, relying on his keen perception of magic, discovered that there was a book in the open closet behind Brian, which also emitted the same white and green light as the lich, which was very weak, as if it would go out at any time.

Paralandax stared at the lich, victorious already in her eyes.

Shadow-like gray energy tentacles burst out from the Lich's hands, attacking the two of them at the same time.

"Go and destroy that book!" Brian also noticed the strangeness of the book, and immediately said to the dragon ghost, "As long as the book is destroyed, we can leave here immediately."

Then, his hands began to dance another spell.

Dazzling flashes erupted from Brian's fingertips, forming a wall of light mixed with arcane energy and psionic power around him, and devoured every incoming tentacle in fury.

But the Lich just shrugged nonchalantly, and her bony fingers began to silently gather another wave of energy.

While releasing the magic, she reached into the robe and took out several small amulets, and then these amulets suddenly disappeared from her hands.

As if in response, scarlet energy beams shot towards Brian like sharp arrows.

At the same time, there is also a ghost-like magical arm, which also exudes terrifying energy that shocks the soul, extending from the front to Brian.

Unmoved, Brian calmly activated the Austrian fire, and the blue and white energy shield suddenly hung in front of him to protect him.

Immediately afterwards, he suddenly felt a sudden scream of terror, which directly crossed his defensive barrier and spiritual barrier, passed it to the depths of his mind, and was shocked in place.

Just when Brian was stunned by this terrifying force for a moment, the lich's magic arm tore apart the layers of blue and white shields surrounding him like a bamboo.

Brian's chest suddenly felt a rush of burning pain, and the lich's magical arm full of energy had turned into sharp claws, tearing his chest apart, and sucking blood and strength from the wound.

A deep sense of powerlessness came over me.

Brian gritted his teeth, activated the sword of stars on the ancient ring without hesitation, and transformed into a sword of magic energy with starlight jumping, trying to free himself from the crimson energy wave.

Just as he was about to slash, a flash of light exploded, followed by a roar.

Sparks flew out, and the violent energy threw him directly backward into a pile of neatly arranged books.

The magic long sword also collapsed, transformed into countless fragments, and dissipated in the air.

Blood poured into Brian's eyes, and his chest felt like it was being pressed with a red-hot iron, exuding burning pain.

He clutched the blood gushing from his wound, and before he could struggle from extreme weakness, the Lich appeared in his sight like a victor, shrouded in a halo of fiery red flames.

With her hands behind her back, she let out a hollow and pale laugh, completely ignoring the golden dragon Paralandax on the other side.

Obviously, she believes with extreme confidence that it is impossible to destroy the energy core of the confined space with the ability of the golden dragon alone.

"Although you are able to release spells in this deadly magic area, I am very surprised."

The lich, who was sure of winning, slid to Brian with a tail wag, raised his arm shining with scarlet magic energy, and said condescendingly:

"But it's just a surprise, now you can be my..."

However, before she could finish speaking, the injured Brian stood up suddenly, and a wave of chaotic energy summoned from the far void, like a waterfall rushing down, washed majesticly on the body of the Lich.

The Lich, who was caught off guard, was immediately washed away by this terrifying energy, and his body was like a kite with a broken string, slamming hard against the wall behind him.

Brian also took this opportunity to activate the healing ability of the cursefire, allowing warmth and strength to flow into his body again.

Afterwards, he felt that the blood dripping from his eyes disappeared, the burnt wound on his chest was also healing at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the negative energy that penetrated into his body was burned away by the curse fire in an instant do.

On the other side, the Lich got up from the ground unharmed.

"There are a couple of tricks that can actually remove my curse, but that's it!"

She gave Brian a vicious look, and swung her arms angrily. A cloud of red mist spewed out from her corrupt body, filling the entire narrow secret room in an instant.

(End of this chapter)