The Truth of Magic

Chapter 364

364 the auction

the old ghost woman was dressed in tattered clothes and didn’t wear any armor.

However, its extremely tough skin and powerful damage reduction gave it enough courage to ignore ordinary attacks.

Damage reduction was for every attack, and it could offset a portion of the damage.

once a monster had such a terrifying ability, it meant that the other party would not be afraid of low-level human wave tactics.

Generally speaking, only a small number of monsters had no weakness in their damage reduction ability.

otherwise, most of them would have specific flaws. As long as the weapon was made of the corresponding material, it would be effective.

For example, the old ghost woman’s damage reduction could be overcome with a cold-iron weapon or a magic weapon. Magic weapons were the weakness of most damage reduction abilities.

it was just that ordinary people couldn’t afford the most common magic weapons, and ordinary people wouldn’t really bring all seven kinds of weapons made of special materials such as ” adamantine, ” ” mithril, ” and ” cold iron. ” therefore, unless it was specifically targeted, ordinary people would have to rely on their looks to deal with it.

this was also the reason why the human wave tactic that the players on earth had tried so many times in online games had failed in arthur.

The old ghost hag seemed to be only level 11, but in fact, after the transmigration of humans from Earth, she was an extremely powerful threat even to the top players.

in the blink of an eye, the old ghost woman had already arrived in front of everyone. her purple-green skin was covered in disgusting abscesses, and a strong stench assaulted their faces.

even the fully-armored cavalrymen standing at the back could not help but take a few steps back.

After someone shouted out the name “old ghost woman,” many people were already scared out of their wits.

the old ghost hag had always been famous in the terrifying legends of arthur. she wasn’t much weaker than the undead creatures or even demons.

They could turn into spirits and invade the dreams of living creatures, then ride on the victims ‘backs for the whole night, causing them to suffer.

even when the victim woke up at dawn, they would find that their vitality had dropped by 1 point.

Only Zhao Xu had remained calm from the beginning to the end. It was as if he had been chopping wood for thousands of times as he faced the old ghost woman and swung his staff at her with his will.

The Supreme magic staff was made of a solid material, and it was a magic item worth 170000.

However, it wasn’t a magic weapon, so it couldn’t penetrate the damage reduction of the old ghost woman.

if it weren’t for the various abilities he had, it was very likely that he wouldn’t even be able to cause a single wound.

However, in the old ghost woman’s eyes, all of this was nothing.

After seeing Zhao Xu swing his staff, it had the confidence to take this hit from this priest head on.

The only thing he did not know was whether the spellcaster on the other side could withstand its bite attack that carried the plague.

even though zhao xu had already reached level 6, because most of his level was that of a wizard or an archivist, his attack power wasn’t that high. he might not even be able to compare to a level 3 warrior.

however, even if a pig was placed here, its punch, with all kinds of mysterious abilities and magic enhancement, would not be inferior to the punch of a level-10 warrior.

Dark knowledge level 3!

[ devout knowledge ] Level 2!

Level 3 praise!

the three of them combined into one and then combined together, making zhao xu’s attack seem as if he had been blessed with good fortune. the trajectory of the attack and the direction it was coming from were all extremely tricky.

the old ghost woman, who was approaching him, slowly felt the ferocity of this attack and was somewhat alarmed.

However, it still firmly believed that its natural defense was comparable to A +4 full-body armor, and that it could survive.

This continued until Zhao Xu’s staff touched the old ghost woman’s skin.

Immediately after, the tip of the staff emitted an illusionary image filled with the will of death.

It was like a giant bat, opening its sharp fangs and pouncing forward.

the old ghost woman’s expression finally changed upon seeing this!

it finally knew that this spell caster was not trying to kill it with the stick, but was casting a spell on it!

when mages cast spells in close combat, they had to consider the fact that they could only be effective if they hit the target. therefore, when ordinary mages cast such spells, they had to consider the risk of being close to the target and also their own hit ability.

therefore, mages rarely prepared to come into close contact with spells.

however, they had a huge advantage, which was that they could ignore any armor and natural defense armor.

The moment they touched each other, it meant that the spell had been cast.

For a spell like ‘electric claw’, the moment it touched the armor, the electric current generated by the spell could be transmitted into it, so no matter how high the defense of the armor was, it was useless.

more importantly, spell damage ignored damage reduction.

adventurer zhongxia, you have cast the third-circle skill, vampiric touch, on the old hag. 20HP (6d6) damage dealt. you have gained 20HP for a short period of time. lasts for 1 hour.

adventurer zhongxia, your hp has increased from 30 to 50. ”

vampiric touch.

A spell that can deal damage and at the same time gain an equivalent amount of health points.

it was also one of the few spells that the wizard class could use to increase their maximum health other than fake health.

In an instant, Zhao Xu used this spell to reduce the old ghost woman’s damage from 70 to 50. At the same time, his own health bar was almost the same as her health bar.

this caused zhao xu’s health points to instantly shoot up to the top of the players. even a level 4 barbarian wouldn’t have as much health points as zhao xu if he didn’t use his berserk skill.

at this moment, zhao xu’s attack power, health points, defense, and armor were all way above most of the warriors and barbarian players.

with most of his abilities being buffed all day long, zhao xu was now strong enough to become a powerful warrior and stand at the very front to take on the attacks.

“ah!”

just as zhao xu was holding onto the staff and about to attack, he noticed that the old ghost woman let out a shrill cry and her body started to become blurry as she slowly turned into a spirit.

it slowly sneaked into the spirit world.

He escaped to another dimension right in front of Zhao Xu and the others.

zhao xu shook his head helplessly when he saw this.

unfortunately, he didn’t have the fourth-ring ‘dimension anchor’ or the eighth-ring ‘dimension lock’, so he couldn’t do anything about this escape.

originally, mages would just use teleportation and run away if they couldn’t win, but now it was being used in front of a wizard like zhao xu, and he didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

“Captain?” Zheng xinyun was also looking at the old ghost woman in a daze.

the momentum of the attack just now was like a storm.

In the blink of an eye, the other party’s attack had failed and he had escaped, disappearing into nothingness.

zhao xu didn’t know what to do either. he didn’t have the courage to fight back at all, and he didn’t even have the face to call himself a famous monster that could stop children from crying.

However, the sound of people falling to the ground could be heard behind him.

looking back, it was a group of cavalrymen whose legs had turned to jelly. they had just mustered up the courage to attack the other party under the threat of the old ghost woman.

After the old ghost woman had fled, she was finally able to heave a sigh of relief.

“we actually managed to drive away a powerful ‘old ghost hag’.” Warrior Chuck was no longer as brave as he was at the beginning. He was also wiping the cold sweat on his forehead and panting.

He knew that today’s scene would probably be enough to be written into his own life biography, if his descendants were prepared.

“it seems that there are quite a few legends about the old ghost woman in this area.” Zhao Xu looked at everyone’s weak state and knew that there was probably some historical reason for this.

“captain, why did that old ghost woman run away?” Ellington asked after exhaling.

Naturally, the one who scared the old ghost woman away wasn’t the minions standing behind them.

This meant that his captain’s individual strength had already surpassed that of a powerful old ghost woman.

“that old ghost hag used the ‘spirit realm travelling together’ technique to escape.” Zhao Xu explained.

when the old ghost woman saw that he had reduced her hp by 20 in one hit, she immediately gave up everything and made a prompt decision to escape.

after a while, zhao xu started to understand why these smart monsters were able to survive so close to mystra.

“travel to the spirit realm together?” At this time, Madam Betty could not help but ask. Her voice was a little mumbling, as if she was full of uncertainty.

“that’s right.” Zhao Xu confirmed.

before he came, he knew that he might encounter the old ghost woman, so he had made sufficient preparations, including reading all the information about her.

as for her own knowledge check, it was even more obvious. in fact, the old ghost woman’s ability was clearly recorded in black and white.

zhao xu also found it hard to believe at first.

“what’s wrong, madam?” For the first time, Chuck noticed that Mrs. Betty’s expression had changed a few times. He suddenly realized that there was something wrong.

travelling together in the spirit world was a spell that he had never heard of before, so it probably had some background.

Could it be a powerful fifth-circle spell?

After Madam Betty calmed herself down, she said slowly, ” ” i thought the old ghost woman’s name was already loud enough, but i didn’t expect that we’d still underestimate her ability. ”

Her face was half conflicted and half bright.

Even though Zheng xinyun’s entire body was covered in the radiant armor and it was still shining in the light of the day, it still didn’t stop her from looking at Zhao Xu with the light of hope.

“What’s wrong?” another older guard asked.

Madam Betty’s Red lips closed slightly. that’s a ninth-circle spell.

it was like a sudden clap of thunder, sweeping through the hearts of countless people.

everyone who was begging for food in mystra understood the meaning of ninth-circle spells, so even if monsters could be involved, it would be of great significance.

if they had known that the old ghost woman had the power of a ninth-circle spell, most of the cavalrymen would have thrown away their weapons and fled from the beginning.

“let’s go after searching for a while and not finding any traces.”

zhao xu ordered.

His voice was not loud, but it was like a heavy hammer smashing into everyone’s hearts.

even the guard captain chuck and madam betty didn’t need to give them any orders. even the soldiers who were already sitting on the ground all jumped up and instinctively followed zhao xu’s orders. they started looking around the room for any traces.

This was because everyone had clearly realized.

What did it mean for a Midsummer priest to be able to drive away an old ghost woman who had a level 9 spell and was traveling with her in the spirit world?

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after that, zhao xu joined in the search and even used some spells.

Their group still found nothing.

It was as if this Burnt House was just a temporary stop for the old ghost woman.

Or rather, the secret of the house itself had long been buried by the fire.

After that, everyone returned to the carriage and set off again. They were still discussing the interlude of meeting the old ghost woman with great interest.

No one would have thought that a group of cavalrymen, with an average of Grade 1 or 2, would be able to escape from the enemy’s hands. They could even be considered to have repelled the enemy.

Especially the few cavalrymen who had successfully shot the old ghost woman. They felt a little high-spirited while riding on their horses. They felt that when they went to the town’s Tavern to boast, their faces would be full of pride.

In the end, the group successfully arrived at Lady Betty’s home in frostdew town and stayed there for a night.

the next day, under madam betty’s guidance, zhao xu roughly browsed through the simple folk customs of frost dew town. zheng xinyun even found a few trinkets from a street stall.

Until the setting sun fell on a corner of the courtyard, dyeing the stone sculpture rockery golden and poetic before dusk, accompanied by the “washing” sound of the stream and spring.

zhao xu looked at the “auction invitation” wrapped in black leather in his hands and fell silent. the time was exactly that night.