Let Me Through!
"Tongma Town?"
Are you sure?
Roger was taken aback.
This word is not common in the Common Language, unless Cindy is making it up...
That makes things interesting!
Cindy was startled, hurriedly lowered her head, and grabbed the brim of her hat with both hands, saying tremblingly:
"They said it, I've verified it several times..."
Roger couldn't help but move closer.
He asked the little girl he had rescued in a kind tone, "Are you from Tongma Town?"
The little girl stared at him blankly, seemingly having no intention of saying a word.
The same applies to the other children.
Roger was in a bit of a dilemma.
He instinctively reached out his right hand.
But I quickly interrupted myself.
No matter what.
We also cannot lower the intelligence of these children.
"If I think about it, it's been more than six years since I left Tongma Town..."
"If it really is the same group of people, then these children were all born after that incident."
In a short time.
Roger felt a mix of emotions.
Seeing that the children were still unwilling to communicate with him.
He didn't intend to force the issue.
Roger immediately led the children out of Blood Crow Cave and escorted them to the vicinity of Martin Camp. He then left Cindy to take the children in alone.
He had already spoken to Lawson beforehand, telling him that the kobold girl was one of his people, so they were let in without much trouble.
After ensuring the children are safe for the time being.
Roger suddenly transformed into Raven Storm and returned to the Blood Crow Cave! During the process of killing the Blood Crow Leader...
He found a "Purgatory Sac" at the bottom of the fourth level.
The Qi Divination Technique is shown below.
"Purgatory Sac (Blood Crow): A remnant organ of the Purgatory Mother Pool. It can secrete 800-1200 Blood Crows daily, depending on the situation."
It's obvious.
This Purgatory Sac is the root cause of the rampant monsters in the Blood Crow Cave!
Roger guessed that there were quite a few of these bags in the "Between Purgatory".
No wonder it can secrete a continuous stream of demonic creatures.
If all the monsters here were as powerful as Blood Crow.
Roger is definitely not going to leave! After returning to the cave.
Roger placed nine mushrooms in the Purgatory Sac and other key locations.
While ensuring visibility and waiting for the monsters to spawn, he didn't sit idle; instead, he started digging deep into the cave!
"Barehanded Digging: You have obtained a piece of abandoned Purgatory Red Soil."
"You have obtained iron ore (quality 4)"
"You have obtained the Purgatory Gold Nugget (Quality 9)"
Mining is a tedious process.
Moreover, the mineral veins in Blood Crow Cave are far inferior to those in Drovas. Apart from the occasional gold nugget that has some merit, everything else is of poor quality.
But Roger still maintained a diligent and conscientious attitude.
He deeply understands the importance of accumulation.
Excellent mine shafts must be thoroughly cleared.
We couldn't miss any of them that time.
that's all.
Time passed little by little.
12 hours later.
The "Poison Mushroom" provides a field of vision.
The fleshy, shell-shaped Purgatory Sac quietly opened its scarlet fleshy teeth.
Wave after wave of bloody, pasty substance gushed out from inside! Spraying throughout the entire cave.
Roger looked closely.
The paste-like substance struggled on the ground for a while before fluttering and flying up.
Who else could it be but Bloodbringer? He patted his butt and crawled out of the hole, calmly replenishing his strength.
Then they transformed into a flock of crows and sank rapidly! The Slaughter Storm was like a merciless meat grinder.
Wherever it went, the newly born blood crows all vanished into nothingness.
Roger was very satisfied with this efficiency.
The only slightly troublesome thing is...
With Cindy not around, Roger had to pick it up manually.
The Celestial Sprite are incredibly stupid; they can't even distinguish between corpses and valuable loot.
Roger didn't trust them at all.
At this time.
Cindy's importance is once again highlighted.
Roger silently raised the priority of "finding some companions for Cindy" in his mind.
Then he quietly got to work.
Four days later in the blink of an eye.
After eliminating the newly spawned batch of Blood Crows.
Roger decisively withdrew from the Blood Crow Cave.
One reason was that his Sixth Sense vaguely detected some malice.
And the Raven Saint's transformation time is running out.
On the other hand, it's because the number of Blood Crows spewed out by the Purgatory Sac is getting smaller and smaller! The number for the previous two days was around 1200.
On the third day, the score suddenly dropped to 500.
By the fourth day, I only had about 200 left.
Including this newly released batch.
Roger barely managed to kill over 10,000 Blood Crows.
The range of a single flash has also been extended to 18 meters.
At this length, the "blinking" ability finally becomes somewhat decent.
A single flash might not be enough, but three flashes in a row would cover at least 54 meters.
This initially gained practical value in Roger's mind.
After leaving the Blood Crow Cave.
He returned the way he came.
They were taking stock of what they had gained from the trip.
The most valuable loot was actually the weapon that Cindy found on the first day!
"The Despicable One's Crossbow (Hand Crossbow/Extraordinary)"
Rating: SS+
Texture 12, Elasticity 9, Resilience 9, Balance 9
Special Effect 1: Extremely Long Range
"Extremely long range: This weapon has an effective kill range of up to 300 meters."
Special Effects 2: The Curse of the Despicable
"The Curse of the Despicable: Targets hit by this weapon will be infected with at least one of the following four curses:"
1. Blood Curse (Your health will not be able to regenerate)
2. Heart Failure Curse (Your heart will gradually weaken, eventually leading to death) 3. Infertility Curse (You will permanently lose your fertility) 4. Slowness Curse (Your movements will become extremely slow, and your thinking speed will also be greatly reduced)
This is a very distinctive hand crossbow.
Its attributes are unremarkable.
The fact that it reached an SS+ rating is entirely due to two special effects—
For a crossbow, a range of 300 meters is indeed considered extremely long.
The four curses are particularly unique.
"This thing is useless to me."
"After all, I rarely use curses."
"It can only be effective in specific scenarios..."
Thinking this way.
Roger casually stuffed the crossbow into the "frequently used Weapon Column.
Next were the two pieces of equipment he had taken from the Blood Crow Leader.
"Blood Crow Amulet (Accessory/Extraordinary)"
Effect 1: Blood Crow's favorability +30
Effect 2: Purgatory Incantation - Corpse Explosion
"Corpse Explosion: You will be able to control your corpse to self-destruct. The damage of the Corpse Explosion depends on your level."
"Blood Crow Cloak (Cloak/Extraordinary)"
Effect 1: Blood Crow's favorability +50
Effect 2: Purgatory Incantation - Tyranny
"Tyranny: While in Tyranny state, you can deal double damage to creatures 10 levels or less below your level; you cannot deal any damage to creatures 5 levels or more above your level."
"As expected of the Purgatory Incantation, which has always been known for its virtue of bullying the weak and fearing the strong!"
"This is devilish..."
See here.
Roger muttered a couple of complaints to himself.
"Purgatory Incantation" is a system of Spell-like Abilities powers based on Evil Nature.
Thanks to the strict hierarchy of Purgatory, most Purgatory Incantation have a glorious tradition of bullying the weak and fearing the strong.
But something like "tyranny".
This is the first time Roger has ever met someone like this!
Considering that rank has never been Roger's forte, this cloak will probably only be kept in his Tinder Pouch as a collectible...
The "Blood Crow Amulet" is quite useful.
Roger put it on right there and then.
He himself certainly had no intention of self-destruction.
But "Plague Black Crow" is good!
The Corpse Explosion Mantra has no limit on the number of times it can be used! Roger could easily control the crow flock to try the "suicide attack + corpse explosion" combo.
As for how much power it actually has.
Then we can only wait for it to be tested in actual combat.
Apart from the three pieces of equipment mentioned above.
The rest were just scattered iron ore, gold nuggets, and Blood Crow Eye...
Although the number is quite large.
But after witnessing the wealth of the Ancient Dragon.
Roger was no longer bothered by praise or criticism.
He skillfully sorted and packed the items away.
He quickened his pace on the return journey.
Not long after.
A line of red text suddenly appeared on the data panel.
"Warning: Someone has destroyed your Poison Mushroom!"
The view shifted.
Roger saw a group of Greater Devil appear inside the Blood Crow Cave!
Among them were four Greater Devil Overseer (LV80/Elite)! They were frantically searching every corner of the cave.
Several mushrooms that were clearly hidden were destroyed.
But Roger still maintains some control over the perspective.
It's a pity.
The Poison Mushroom cannot move.
Roger had no idea that these Greater Devil had come because of his massacre of Blood Crows.
Or perhaps it's for some other reason.
"In any case, we still need to be careful."
Roger silently warned himself.
This is the Between Purgatory.
The opponent is a purgatory creature with a certain level of intelligence; sometimes you can't be too greedy for attributes! With this in mind.
He couldn't help but shut down the Second Form.
Run fast on the hill.
The Rampage Power silently accumulates to a certain number of layers.
After a while...
The outline of Martin Camp came into view.
"Knock knock knock!"
Just then.
Such sounds came from the mountain road ahead.
But then a sika deer, as graceful as a dream, darted past.
It was surrounded by a pure white holy light.
Roger blinked.
Suddenly, the sika deer took off running wildly westward.
It didn't run very far.
Suddenly, a magnificent white horse appeared behind us! A short while later...
The white horse chased the deer until it disappeared without a trace.
Roger suddenly came to his senses and realized that the white horse and the deer were not physical objects, but rather beings perceived by his Extraordinary Perception!
On the data panel.
"Extraordinary Perception: You have witnessed the defection of a Wilderness God."
"The defection of the Wilderness God?"
Roger frowned, his mood becoming heavy.
He quickly returned to "Martin Camp".
I don't know if it was just his imagination.
He always felt that the barrier of the Wilderness God outside the wall was much dimmer than before.
A lingering sense of despondency permeated the camp.
The people coming and going had expressionless faces.
But Roger seemed to see the unease in their eyes.
After he received the bounty for "Blood Crow Leader" from Lawson,
They then took the head of the Blood Crow Leader to "White Horse Divine Servant" Dingle —the same old man who had examined Roger in front of the horse statue.
Dingle saw Roger easily bring back the head of the Blood Crow Leader, but there was no surprise in his eyes.
After a simple verification.
He said to Roger:
"The White Horse God will receive you, but not now."
"You may have to wait a while... by tomorrow night at the latest."
I'll let you know when the time comes.
Roger nodded.
He turned and left the Horse Square, returning to the hotel where he had previously stayed.
In the hotel room.
Cindy gets along very well with the children.
Roger observed secretly for a while.
He quietly withdrew.
He asked the hotel owner.
It was finally confirmed that "Tongma Town" was indeed a town within the territory of the Wilderness Temple.
That town appeared five or six years ago.
Its specific location is in the southwestern hinterland, less than 60 kilometers from Martin Camp.
"Tongma Town is a great place! It's in a great location, and it also has the special protection of the Wilderness God..."
The innkeeper said with envy, "Unlike Martin Camp, which is the front line against the devil."
"The area is rich in produce and the people are very hospitable. In fact, one-third of the food supplies for Martin Camp last year came from Tongma Town."
"But this year might be different."
Roger asked in a deep voice:
"How come it's different?"
The innkeeper sighed and said, "There's a big problem with the road from the camp to Tongma Town. Several groups of merchants have gone missing."
Roger frowned:
"Was it Blood Crow's doing?"
The innkeeper shook his head:
"It's a bandit organization that calls itself the ' Salvation Army '."
"They had also attacked the camp earlier..."
According to the innkeeper's intermittent description.
Roger got a general idea of what was going on.
turn out to be.
Not all members of the Salvation Army perished in the Funeral Mountain Range.
Not to mention that some people probably escaped like Roger.
They had originally built a base deep in the wilderness.
The base was located on the main road between Tongma Town and Martin Camp.
After the failed attack on Martin Camp.
The Salvation Army wanted to use this as an excuse to collect tolls.
Ultimately, the relationship between the two sides became even more strained.
Currently, the merchants in the camp would rather take a long detour than go towards the Salvation Army base...
From the perspective of hotel owners and other ordinary people.
The actions of the Salvation Army are incomprehensible.
Because the main theme Between Purgatory is that non-purgatory creatures unite to resist the invasion of purgatory.
All non-purgatory creatures are natural allies.
Human armies like the Salvation Army that wreak havoc in the wilderness.
This was their first encounter with the Wilderness Temple was already weakened.
They were powerless to eliminate the Salvation Army's threats.
The only way to supply Martin Camp was by taking a detour.
After thanking the boss for the free information.
Roger sat alone in the corner, quietly thinking.
The Wilderness Temple was weaker than he had imagined.
He had assumed that a force capable of contending with Purgatory for so many years must have some real skill.
But now it seems...
The reason why the Wilderness faction was able to withstand the Blood Crow Lord's attack was...
It is mostly achieved through the authority bestowed by the gods.
The most direct manifestation of this authority is the special barrier Martin Camp.
Roger tried it in secret.
That barrier could even block "Yu Song's Magic Sword," making it a defensive barrier that was both highly sensitive to and extremely resilient to evil forces.
Its power originates from the Wilderness Temple.
This barrier can cover the entire edge of the wilderness.
This clearly demonstrates the extraordinary nature of that power.
on the other hand.
The proportion of professionals at each level in the Wilderness faction is also quite interesting.
Martin Camp had a population of only two thousand.
But Roger saw hundreds of superhumans in the camp! That's an absurd number.
I only found out after inquiring.
All professionals in this place who reach a bottleneck are eligible to apply for a "Divine Power Infusion" from the Wilderness God.
This Divine Power Infusion made their advancement to the extraordinary level much easier.
However, this also significantly reduces its value.
Most of these extraordinary individuals only possess Extraordinary Body and level 51 strength.
And combined with the intelligence gathered over the past few days.
Roger also deduced the level of the Wilderness God —around level 89.
The "Blood Crow Lord," who is clearly a level above them, is very likely a level 99 or Level 100 boss!
The reason it can't go any higher is because this is Sub-Plane! All Sub-Plane have a lower level ceiling than the Prime Material Plane.
Roger's perceptions over these days told him...
The level cap for "The Between Purgatory" is stuck at the edge of being upgraded.
This means that even if the Blood Crow Lord accumulates 0.5 of the rank, he cannot break through! Unless he can leave this world.
"No wonder it kept attacking relentlessly."
"Only by completely incorporating this place into the map of Purgatory can it have a chance to be upgraded."
Roger's thinking became increasingly clear.
He gradually realized this.
Between Purgatory is actually a Sub-Plane that suits me very well.
There are monsters here that offer good attributes.
There is a level cap that is locked at the upgrade level.
He's practically invincible here!
This made him quietly change his plan to "make a quick buck and leave".
Before finding the reincarnation of Mystra.
It's not necessarily a bad thing for them to develop for a while longer.
The following day at noon.
The White Horse Divine Servant sent someone to deliver a notice of an audience.
Roger immediately headed to the White Horse Temple in the north of the camp.
The temple sits atop a towering mountain peak.
The terrain here is rugged and sparsely populated.
The elderly man leading the way had a difficult walk.
40 minutes later.
Roger, led by him, slowly stepped into the deserted temple gate.
To his surprise...
An older woman dressed in a white dress walked out of the gate.
She has a beautiful face and a dignified demeanor.
The edges of the simple dress were shrouded in layers of pure white holy light.
Just one glance.
Roger immediately recognized her identity—
White Horse God!
After a simple ceremony.
Dingle bowed and withdrew.
Only the White Horse God and Roger remained in the temple.
The voice of the White Horse God was solemn and dignified, carrying an air of unyielding authority:
I've seen you in the countryside.
"You are very strong."
"The most powerful... traveler I've ever seen?"
Roger smiled slightly.
There's no point in pretending in front of such a perceptive, innate deity.
So he openly said, "I have come for the gods."
The White Horse God nodded:
"Just as I expected."
"Unfortunately, the gods have not answered our prayers for many years, so your wish will most likely be in vain."
Roger quickly asked:
"What's the situation with the gods now?"
The White Horse God shook his head and said, "I'm not entirely sure about the specifics."
"But the power of the Wilderness Temple is waning day by day, Greater Devil are constantly encroaching on our land... yet He has never shown himself, which is not a good sign."
"Hundreds of years ago, the bridge leading to Cage Island collapsed overnight, and no one knows its current condition."
"Cage Island?"
Roger asked, puzzled.
The White Horse God, however, was unwilling to elaborate further on this topic.
She took two steps back and said demurely, "I am very grateful that you killed the Blood Crow Leader. That monster has harmed many children."
"But compared to the Greater Devil who have committed countless crimes, the Blood Crow Leader is just a minor character."
"If you can kill one of the Greater Devil, I will gladly offer you my ' Heart of the Wild '; if you wish to repair the bridge to Cage Island, then all six Heart of the Wild are indispensable."
"Besides..."
The White Horse God spoke at length.
Roger extracted two key pieces of information from it—
Firstly.
The god mentioned by the Wilderness God.
It once appeared in the forbidden northern land— Cage Island.
The bridge leading to the forbidden area has been broken for many years.
To repair the bridge, you need to collect something called the ' Heart of the Wild '.
This thing is currently in the hands of the six Wilderness God.
Secondly.
The Wilderness Temple is in terrible condition.
Of the original six Wilderness God, two have fallen and two have betrayed them.
Now only 'White Horse' and 'Feathered Serpent' remain.
The Purgatory side, on the other hand, boasts a strong and well-equipped army.
Not only the Blood Crow Lord.
There are also Greater Devil and the rebellious Wilderness God.
The next ' Extremely Evil Blood Crow Season ' will be a moment of life and death for the Wilderness.
"No wonder she came to me so directly to ask for my help."
Roger thought to himself.
As far as he knew, the Wilderness God were all "animal spirits" that naturally formed between heaven and earth.
Therefore, their shapes are all animal-like.
Its power comes from the believers' faith in them.
therefore.
The Wilderness God is basically a simple-minded and kind-hearted being.
They are among the few trustworthy Divine Kingdom Practitioner.
However, they were faced with the request from the White Horse God.
Roger did not readily agree, but responded cautiously:
"I don't know anything about the Greater Devil. I will only consider whether to accept this commission after I have a complete grasp of their information."
The White Horse God readily agreed:
"I can tell you everything I know."
"My intuition tells me you're not a bad person, so I'm happy to answer your question."
"If only you could help us..."
Then, she began to talk at length about the Greater Devil.
Roger listened quietly.
Until the end.
He nodded solemnly. "I understand, I will give it a try."
"But before that, I have something else to do."
"By the way, I rescued a few children when I was hunting the Blood Crow Leader. Could you please send someone to look after them?"
Half a day later.
On the Blue Mountain Trail, west of Martin Camp.
A swift shadow streaked past at high speed.
The mountains on both sides retreated frantically.
Large sections of roadblocks appeared at the intersection ahead.
Before Roger could get close...
He then spotted the Salvation Army patrolling soldiers! These men looked rather listless.
But there are quite a few people.
A set of "True Sight Gems" was displayed in a very luxurious manner at the entrance of the base.
This made Roger marvel at the Salvation Society's financial resources.
"As expected, he and Vilan are birds of a feather."
"They've plundered so much of the people's wealth and yet they do absolutely nothing decent..."
Thinking this way.
Roger did not approach the base.
Instead, they quickly made their way towards the mountain peaks in the northwest—
That's the highest point in the area.
The Salvation Army set up a four-man squad there to guard the area.
These people have a good sense of crisis.
It's just a pity that their strength is far inferior.
To avoid alerting the enemy.
Roger did not act immediately.
Instead, he found a blind spot at the foot of the peak and calmly observed the situation at the Salvation Army base.
In Roger's view
The Salvation Army is the biggest variable in the Between Purgatory.
This group was useless against the Blood Crow Lord.
But it's adept at dragging down the wilderness.
After all, they were the ones who initiated this expedition.
Roger wanted to get more information from them about the "Expedition to Mystra".
Most importantly.
He wanted to confirm whether reinforcements would be sent from Quenan!
If so.
How many reinforcements are there?
even...
Will Vilan come in person?
He had to figure these things out and then get rid of this cancer that was stuck in the wilderness.
Only then can he deal with the Blood Crow Lord with peace of mind.
However, they only observed for a short while.
Roger's anxiety subsided.
The atmosphere inside the Salvation Army base was terrible.
There were only about 1,000 ordinary soldiers left, and most of them looked listless.
Several high-ranking officers of the Third Army Corps survived the battlefield.
Relying on their past authority, they are still able to control the situation.
But once they fall, the soldiers will scatter.
Then this obstacle will no longer exist.
This thought came to mind.
Roger didn't hesitate any longer.
He leaned against the rock and stretched out his hands, pointing rapidly into the air!
"Spell-like Abilities: Lava Spray!"...
Thin, long spurts of lava shot from Roger's fingertips.
It ended the lives of those four Unlucky One silently.
The next moment.
He successfully climbed to the top of the mountain.
Night slowly fell.
Cindy emerged leisurely and began picking things up.
Roger, however, pulled out a huge thing with lightning speed!
"Ammunition Expert: 'Halo' is ready, 12/12 bullets, ready to fire at any time."
Click, click.
On the mountain peak.
The two-meter-long sniper rifle was already in place.
A night wind suddenly rose.
In Roger's field of vision.
Rows of canvas tents stretched out in a dense expanse of yellow.
The next second.
A cross suddenly appeared in his pupils.
This process is accompanied by...
Roger couldn't help but murmur along, "Give me the light..."
The word "vision" has not yet been uttered.
On the data panel.
"Notification: Eye Technique - Absolute Insight is in effect..."
"Extermination Order: Target successfully locked on ' Simmons ' (Salvation Society Member/ Elite Mage /LV69)"
"Abusive Language Hurts: Your XP+2"
"Ah?"
Roger was slightly taken aback.
Is that considered swearing? He glanced at Simmons ' head while nudging Cindy next to him with his knee:
"You should curse a couple of times too."
Cindy was stunned. "Do I really have to scold you?"
Roger aimed intently:
"Certainly."
"Develop good habits."
Cindy held it in for a long time, until her face turned red, before suddenly bursting into a furious outburst:
"You bad guy!"
"You big bad guy!"
"You heartless, wicked bastard!"
Roger glanced silently at the data panel, his smile turning slightly unfriendly, "You're not insulting the enemy, are you?"
Cindy was speechless.
It opened its mouth, as if about to explain something—
But then a muffled 'bang' was heard! A slightly pungent smell wafted over.
Inside an inconspicuous tent in the center of the Salvation Army base.
The middle-aged monk's head vanished without a trace!
Why are there women in the Salvation Army?
Roger muttered something.
After shedding the halo.
He then disappeared on the mountaintop.
On the data panel.
"Extermination Order: You have acquired the feat from Simmons - Spell Delay; this feat has been determined to be invalid. Do you wish to convert it into a valid feat?"
"Um?"
What feat can Spell Delay be converted into?
Roger fell into thought.