Master, May I Swear?
"Hint: You have obtained ' Blood Crow Eye ' *2"
The entrance to the Blood Crow Cave.
Roger looked at the crystal-clear jade bone fragment in his hand, his face full of emotion. "As expected..."
"As long as the brothers are supportive."
There are no useless abilities in the world!
Without a doubt.
At this moment, the Blood Crow's unremarkable appearance had become incredibly pleasing to Roger's eyes.
He checked the specific data.
Finding one Blood Crow can provide 1 millimeter of length! And judging from the relevant progress bar...
There is enormous room for improvement in the Blink Distance!
"If you calculate it that way..."
"10,000 blood crows equal 10 meters, so 100,000 would be 100 meters!"
"If only we could get a million of them..."
Roger was overjoyed!
Although he knew that one million was definitely an unscientific number.
But even just fantasizing was enough to make him happy for a long time.
Imagine this scene—
In the darkness.
The assassin, holding the murder weapon, stood on high ground.
A night breeze was rising at that time.
The assassin flashed to a distance of 1000 meters.
With a single slash, the enemy was beheaded and executed!
Then, with another flicker, it drifted away.
If there are astonished glances from onlookers as a footnote, and they add the famous line, "Isn't it reasonable for a blinker to travel 1000 meters?"...
What an exhilarating experience that was!
Therefore, Roger stopped his unrealistic fantasies in time.
His current Blink Distance is only 8.001 meters.
The road is getting longer.
The task is arduous and the road ahead is long.
The Blood Crow is a highly mutated alien demon, and its corpse is mostly covered with rotten fur and twisted internal organs, making it a rare source of loot.
Only those eyes, as white as bone and as beautiful as jade, had some effect.
The Qi Divination Technique revealed this.
"Blood Crow Eye" and "Evil Ghost Essence" are materials from the same source and are suitable for use in the forging field.
However, the Evil Ghost Essence is best used in weapons.
The Blood Crow Eye is more suitable for armor.
A large number of Blood Crow Eye can not only make armor have stronger defensive attributes.
It can also grant some special effects.
In this way...
Roger's motivation to farm Blood Crow has increased even more.
He immediately called out Cindy.
Transform it into a kobold and have it follow behind you to pick up the loot.
He then plunged headlong into the depths of the Blood Crow Cave.
Very soon.
The helpless and furious curses of the Blood Crows echoed from within the cave!
One hour later.
Deep within the first level of the Blood Crow Cave.
In a spacious underground passageway.
At the corner.
The sound of bowing strings rang out continuously.
Two bright red shadows fell from the green miasma.
The kobold was quick-witted and tried to pick it up.
Roger grabbed his Miner's Helmet.
"Return!"
Roger whispered.
Cindy quickly straightened her hat and stood trembling behind Roger.
"Don't you even look at how many people are in front of you..."
Roger said in a low voice.
He then cautiously approached the corner.
Behind those layers of stone walls, there was a recessed underground stone chamber.
Two rotten coffins were placed in the stone chamber.
There were quite a few blood crows perched on it! Roger estimated roughly.
There are at least 100 of them!
"It's a little annoying."
Outside the stone chamber.
Roger frowned slightly.
It wasn't that he was afraid of the Blood Crow.
The combination of "Blinding Poison Evil + Emerald Zephyr" is indeed the nemesis of Blood Black.
But the problem is...
As Roger continued to delve deeper...
The space inside the Blood Crow Cave is constantly shrinking, becoming extremely narrow.
The difficulty of using a bow and arrow has increased dramatically.
Moreover, the terrain ahead is a stone chamber.
They were facing yet another group of enemies.
Improper handling can easily lead to injury.
"Unless someone can lure them out!"
Roger glanced at the kobold.
Cindy shakily placed her little hand on the brim of her hat.
Seeing Roger's meaningful look.
She mustered her courage, straightened her back, and was about to speak when she saw Roger silently shake his head.
"I'll do it myself."
The words fell.
Roger's body suddenly underwent a dramatic change! A soft thud was heard.
His body suddenly swelled up, rising to nearly three meters in height, before quickly collapsing back down.
Without a sound or a sound.
Dark shadows flew out of his body, flitting through the cave like ghosts.
Not long after.
This long underground tunnel was occupied by flocks of "Plague Black Crow"! (Data bar displayed.)
"Notification: Your specialization - Second Form (Raven Saint) is active, current form is ' Feast of Crows '"
"You have transformed into the ' Slaughter Storm ' (Plague Black Crow *2000)"
Inside the passageway.
The crows stirred.
This experience is quite magical.
Roger discovered that his consciousness could move between individual Plague Black Crow and control the entire situation from a god-like perspective—it felt like playing a holographic RTS game.
"If a real expert were here, wouldn't this guy take off on the spot?"
"Pity..."
Just as Roger was clumsily figuring out how to operate the crow flock.
A message suddenly flashed before his eyes.
"Blood Crow Season: You have earned the favor of the Blood Crow Lord. The combat power and related attributes of all Plague Black Crow have been increased by 20%..."
"Um?"
Roger was stunned for a moment, then his face lit up with joy!
He had noticed it before.
In the Blood Crow Season.
The enhanced creature is not a "purgatory creature".
Rather, it is a creature that meets the ' Blood Crow Lord's ' standards!
"Blood Crow Lord's Appreciation" should be a broad standard, and all that meets the standard will be enhanced, including most infernal creatures and some strange species.
For example, Roger's "Plague Black Crow"! "That's great, at least I don't have to grind monsters while carrying debuffs..."
"The effect of one side gaining at the expense of the other is quite troublesome."
Roger's consciousness glided happily among the crows.
The encouragement from the Blood Crow Lord was indeed very effective.
Not long after.
He then gained a basic understanding of how crows attacked and hunted.
The next moment.
Roger had a sudden thought.
A dense swarm of crows immediately rushed into the stone chamber from the passageway! Whoosh! A flock of crows passed by.
A dark storm swept through every corner of the stone chamber.
Before the blood crows even realized what was happening, their lair was stolen by Plague Black Crow coming from all directions!
Just half a minute later.
All 136 blood crows turned into corpses.
The stone chamber was left in a mess.
Roger piloted one of the strongest black crows and peered into the coffin for a while.
They found it was completely empty, with nothing inside.
This stone chamber must be quite old.
The contents of the coffin had long been thoroughly ravaged by the Blood Crows.
Roger didn't Root Bone.
However, he found a small corpse in a corner of the stone chamber.
His senses told him.
It belonged to a human little girl.
Age not exceeding five years.
"He was eaten like this shortly after he died..."
Roger's emotions fluctuated slightly.
The next second.
The flock of crows suddenly flew out of the stone chamber.
It flew deep into the cave!
The flock of crows moving at high speed emitted low whimpers.
It sounded like a howling gale.
It is like a woman's weeping.
Each Plague Black Crow has 75 Job Levels and possesses the simple and useful traits "Iron Beak" and "Claws," as well as powerful feats such as "Violent Scratching," "Powerful Leech," and "Tearful Focus."
It also has the blessing of Blood Crow Season.
Therefore, the Slaughter Storm offensive was extremely fierce.
And with continuous practice.
Roger's skills gradually caught up as well.
Later on...
He controlled the crows as if they were his own hands.
Where the storm swept through.
No one in the Blood Crow Clan escaped.
Nearby monster lairs were being taken down one after another.
Half an hour later.
Roger cleared out the first level of the Blood Crow Cave completely.
Upon seeing this.
Without hesitation, he guided the flock of crows into the wind tunnel hidden Bamboo Shoot Queen.
That is the second level of the Blood Crow Cave.
The space below became even more cramped and eerie.
The density of blood crows is also increasing rapidly.
But Roger remained unfazed.
He unleashed a killing spree with the Slaughter Storm activated!
In a short time.
The already pervasive bloody aura in the cave became even thicker.
The stench of slaughter has permeated the dark land.
The only one out of place here was the dog-headed man wearing Miner's Helmet.
Aside from verbally complaining that their owner killed too quickly.
She continued to silently scavenge any possible spoils of war from the pile of blood-soaked crows.
"Auto-pickup: You have obtained ' Blood Crow Eye '*2"
"You have obtained the Despicable One's Crossbow (Transcendent)"
"You have obtained the Female Mage's Cactus (Transcendent)."
Four hours later.
Roger maneuvered the flock of crows into the fourth level of the cave.
He glanced casually at the data panel.
Cindy was still on the second floor! "She's been dawdling..."
"Or was I too fast?"
Roger was somewhat taken aback.
But the next second...
He was captivated by the sight before him!
The flock of crows silently flew over a cold, stone forest.
At the end of the stone forest.
The space inside the cave suddenly became spacious.
A building resembling an altar came into Roger's view.
A large number of blood crows lingered nearby.
On the altar.
A strange figure in red robes, half-human and half-bird, was pacing back and forth.
In front of him.
Six human children were tied up!
"You have encountered Blood Crow Leader X (Alien Demon/Elite/LV76)"
"You have discovered the ' Blood Plague Altar '."
Above the Stone Forest.
The flock of crows, which had been moving silently, suddenly merged into one.
After a short rest.
On the smooth stone wall above.
A dark figure is walking upside down rapidly!
This is another form of the "Raven Saint": the Lone Ranger! The Lone Ranger's weapons are a long-handled scythe and a plague dagger.
He possesses 85 Job Levels and a variety of formidable feats and skills.
Running upside down on the ceiling.
It's just the basic skill of Lone Ranger in the Crow Crow.
Not long after.
Roger slowed his pace.
Then the invisibility skill was activated.
He was slowly approaching the altar.
On the altar.
The Blood Crow Leader paced back and forth restlessly.
He was muttering something under his breath.
Roger couldn't understand.
But he quietly took out a "Purgatory Language Comprehension Scroll" from the Tinder Pouch and tore it open.
Then, as they walked, they listened to the Blood Crow Leader's curses:
"The attack on... the human village... failed..."
"We need more human children to please the Blood Crow King."
"They have too little blood..."
"But the sacrifice must be performed!"
As they were talking.
The Blood Crow Leader suddenly pulled out a dagger.
The children, who were tied to the altar, screamed!
They showed signs of fear.
The Blood Crow Leader walked impatiently toward one of the little girls.
But before he could get close to the little girl...
A dark shadow, seemingly stretched countless times longer, descended from the sky!
Whoosh! The Blood Crow Leader's on-the-spot reaction was noticeably a beat slow.
When he tried to crouch down and roll on the ground.
Roger's long-handled scythe had already fallen.
The sharp scythe severed the Blood Crow Leader's head as easily as cutting grass!
"Woo-hoo-hoo!"
The blood crows' angry cries echoed from the darkness.
Roger gripped his weapon tightly.
He frowned as he looked at the corpse of the Blood Crow Leader.
Between breaths.
The corpse suddenly exploded violently!
Roger did not dodge.
He simply held the scythe horizontally in front of him, his black wings folding forward, and then took the brunt of the "Corpse Explosion Art! "Boom!"
After the explosion.
The altar was covered with stones and blood.
The data is displayed in the data column.
The Raven Saint's health has dropped below half.
Roger didn't care.
He turned around and glanced at the little girl behind him.
The latter, his face covered in blood, stared at him in shock.
But she was not harmed.
Roger breathed a sigh of relief.
Outside the altar.
The Blood Crow Leader's figure quickly regenerated from a pile of corpses.
He glared at Roger with a sinister look, and the pair of deformed wings on his back quickly unfurled.
Whoosh! The breeze rustled through the air.
The Blood Crow Leader fled without looking back! Roger was about to give chase.
But the blood crows in the surrounding stone forest charged forward recklessly!
That number is at least over 500! "What cunning creatures!"
Roger frowned.
If I go after them myself, the children on the altar will surely die.
The Blood Crow Leader was certain that he would protect these human children! But he did not hesitate.
It switched directly to the "Feast of Crows" mode! Beside the altar.
A fierce battle slowly unfolded.
10 minutes later.
Cindy arrived late.
There are no living blood crows left around the altar.
certainly.
Roger himself also sustained injuries.
In a head-on battle against 500 Blood Crows, he lost 16 Black Crows.
This actually has little to do with his actions.
The main purpose is to eliminate these monsters as soon as possible.
Anyway, even if Black Crow dies, it can be reborn; it just takes some time.
After eliminating this wave of enemies.
The number of Blood Crows killed by Roger has exceeded 6,000!
On the panel properties.
The flashing distance has also increased from 8 meters to 14 meters!...
"It needs to be longer..."
Roger looked away.
After untying the children on the altar.
He also tried to communicate with them.
But whether it was because the children were too young, or because Roger in his crow form seemed to be in cahoots with Blood Crow, they just couldn't say anything.
Roger waited for a while.
So they temporarily entrusted this place to Cindy.
"Protect them, but don't let them escape."
After saying that.
Roger swiftly transformed into a flock of crows and flew away from the altar! The next second...
A solid golden line gradually appeared in his field of vision.
"Ultimate Hunter" activated! "You think you can get away with this?"
Roger snorted inwardly.
It increased the speed of flight.
20 minutes later.
In a very secluded stone chamber on the fourth level of the Blood Crow Cave.
Roger successfully located the still-shaken Blood Crow Leader.
This guy saw Roger.
He tried to run away without saying a word.
Unfortunately, Roger never gave him that chance!
Even before the two sides met.
He switched back to his Lone Ranger form and then burst into the stone chamber.
Whoosh! Before the Blood Crow Lord could react...
The Lone Ranger then ran a lap around the stone chamber.
And in this process.
He planted six long-handled scythes around the stone chamber. (Click to view settings)
After the six sickles were in place.
Roger immediately unleashed the Raven Saint's two most powerful specialties!...
"Notification: Your feat ' Suppression Barrier ' is active (click to view feat)"
"Your feat ' Taste of Blood ' is active (click to view feat)"
The next second.
Roger transformed back into a flock of crows.
He unleashed a furious attack on the Blood Crow Leader! This guy hadn't recovered from the weakened state caused by "Corpse Explosion Art + Rebirth".
Beneath the iron beak of the Plague Black Crow.
Naturally, they could only be beaten and forced to flee in terror.
He wanted to run away.
However, the "Suppression Barrier" composed of the six scythes had already taken effect.
Not long after.
The Blood Crow Leader was suppressed and unable to move.
A thin line of blood appeared at the tip of the long-handled sickle.
A wriggling column of blood appeared on the bloodstain and quickly connected to the Blood Crow Leader.
The next moment.
The bleeding blade tip greedily sucked the blood from the Blood Crow Leader's body, just like the mouthparts of an insect!
"Taste of Blood: You have consumed a portion of the ' Blood Crow Leader's' blood. ' Raven Saint's' maximum health increases by 1."
12 minutes later.
The Blood Crow Leader was drained and turned into a devil's mantle.
He eventually died in a coma! (Data column).
"You have killed Blood Crow Leader X. Raven Saint's maximum health has increased by 76."
"You've achieved a new milestone by successfully draining a monster dry with your sorcery for the first time: Vampire."
"Vampire: Someone who killed a demon by sucking its blood, hence the name 'vampire'?"
"Corresponding title: The Blood Eater's Shadow (Your every move will inspire fear)"
The Raven Saint is indeed a very strong Second Form.
Because it has considerable growth potential.
Therefore, Roger will consider raising it when the time is right.
In addition to the benefits that come with the "Taste of Blood".
The Blood Crow Leader also contributed a special skill to Roger! (See the data panel.)
"Extermination Order: You have acquired the Blood Crow Leader's special ability - Abusive Language Hurts."
"Abusive Language Hurts: For every curse you utter against an enemy, your XP increases by 1."
Curses with repeated words are counted a maximum of 10 times; curses targeting a single enemy are counted a maximum of 100 times; profanity effects are doubled; servant curses are treated as effective.
..."
See here.
Roger couldn't help but smile slightly.
After quickly cleaning up the Blood Crow Leader's corpse.
He immediately returned home.
Not long after.
Roger then returned to the altar.
He found Cindy.
He quietly slipped her a small note.
In addition to the Abusive Language Hurts descriptions on the note, the line "curses from servants are considered valid" was circled in red.
Roger's hint was quite obvious.
He is, after all, the ruler of a country; it is not appropriate for him to verbally abuse others on the battlefield.
In order to farm more XP, the servants naturally had to do it for them.
The devils are no longer with him.
It goes without saying who should bear the responsibility of cursing the enemy.
After Cindy finished reading it.
He remained speechless for a long time.
A moment later.
She looked up at Roger, her eyes clear, and asked, "Master, may I swear?"
Roger paused for a moment.
He immediately realized it was a double entendre and chuckled, "You can try it."
Cindy lowered her head in frustration.
After a while.
She suddenly seemed to remember something and said to Roger, "Oh, right, Master."
"I just got through to them."
"They said they were from a nearby human town, and the town's name was quite unique..."
"It seems to be called..."
She hesitated for a moment before pronouncing it.
Finally, he said in a clear and articulate voice:
"Tong... Tongma Town".