The Death List Novel - Chapter 625
Chapter 625 Water Spirit
Because the Dragonfly Nest was a dangerous place, Qin Lun and his group of seven formed a battle formation.
At the front were the Thieves Lago and Mastasia. However, Mastasia was only responsible for guiding the way. Lago was the fastest and was responsible for exploring the way. Behind them were Hill and Seaver. Hill had certain healing and support abilities, and could help the robbers in distress if necessary.
Behind them were two ranged attackers, Winnie and Qin Lun. They were the main exporters of the team. The last one was Rick, the heavily armored knight. If he really alerted the Dragon-fly Nest, he would need to cut it off.
When Winnie was in danger, it was Qin Lun who was not far behind her.
“Gale Steps!” Qin Lun’s expression darkened. The rescue operation almost didn’t go through his mind. He sprinted forward like a whirlwind, reached out and grabbed Winnie’s wrist. He pulled her backward with all his strength.
“So heavy!” However, Qin Lun’s face immediately revealed a trace of surprise. With his current explosive power attribute, he was actually unable to pull Winnie. The female mage slipped one foot into the water and tilted her entire body at an angle of almost 45 degrees to face the lake.
‘”Whoosh ~ ~” What surprised Qin Lun even more was still to come. He soon discovered that he was being dragged by Winnie and slid towards the lake.
“Ah!” Winnie, who had been exceptionally calm just now, suddenly cried out loudly.
“How is that possible? This woman has changed from an elephant, right? How much does she weigh … hmm? Is there something in the water?” After all, Qin Lun’s brain was agile, and he quickly guessed the truth. A Yin Yang Fish pattern appeared in his left eye and he looked underwater in the lake.
“What is this?” Seeing this, Qin Lun raised his eyebrows and couldn’t help but be surprised.
The images from staring at the halo were always black and white, but it was enough for the strange things that appeared in the swamp lake.
Winnie slid into the water on her slender calves and a pair of transparent arms were grabbing onto her wrists. Looking down the pair of transparent arms, Qin Lun discovered that she was a young woman.
Her hair was floating in the water, her feet were bare, she wore a tattered dress, and her beautiful breasts were half-naked around her collar. Of course, like her transparent arm, all of this was transparent. Her hair and dress rose and fell as the water flowed, making her look like a human-shaped jellyfish.
If that was the case, perhaps it wouldn’t frighten Winnie, who was a mercenary. However, this underwater woman’s face was too terrifying. There was no blood, no wounds. However, her face, which looked like a plastic mask, had a pair of transparent, colorless pupils. She stared at the female mage face to face.
Winnie felt as if she was suffocating. The mage swore that she wasn’t afraid of ghosts. However, when the transparent woman stared at her, traces of coldness came from her ankles, as well as the images in the depths of her mind that she had long forgotten, it caused her to fall into an ice cave, only wanting to flee far away.
Qin Lun, who was standing behind Winnie, saw more. Not only did he see this underwater ghost, he also saw other ghosts emerge from the bottom of the banyan tree’s underwater Qi root and slowly surround it. The number of ghosts caused Qin Lun’s scalp to go numb.
“Come up!” Qin Lun felt a burst of energy coming from his left arm. Rick, who was in charge of the broken back, arrived behind him. The two of them finally pulled Winnie back from the water.
Whether it was an illusion or not, the moment Winnie’s calf left the water, Qin Lun seemed to have heard a faint sigh of unwillingness.
“Winnie!” Lago and Mustacha, who were exploring the road ahead, heard the screams of the female mages. However, by the time they returned, the danger was temporarily relieved.
“What is that?” Qin Lun looked at the female mage who was still in shock and told the high ground Elves about the underwater ghost he had encountered just now.
“It’s the Water Binding Spirit. Didn’t you inquire about the most famous dangers here before coming to the Land of Death?” Masta Xia’s expression was very peculiar. She had never thought that these people would not even inquire about the Water Binding Spirit of the Land of Death. Otherwise, she would have warned them long ago.
“Cough cough, we came out very urgently!” Qin Lun was a little embarrassed. The moment the Blood Stabbing Trio found them, the troop immediately set off. He had thought that the mercenaries would be a little familiar with this place.
“What is a Water Binding Spirit? Is it a type of ghost?” Largo asked curiously.
“No, ghosts are undead creatures. The core is soul fire. Seriously speaking, high-level undead are already intelligent races.” Mastasia explained solemnly, “But the Water Binding Spirit is different. The Water Binding Spirit does not have a soul fire. They are just a living consciousness with special emotions. They were influenced by the environment of the Land of Death and ultimately became like this.”
“You all should know that the Land of Death was an ancient battlefield in the Ancient Era, right?” Mastasia continued, “There are countless people who have died here. Although they have not turned into undead, there are too many of them, which have created a strange aura effect that allows the dead to leave behind the most memorable fragments of their memories.”
After the Land of Death turned into a swamp, these memory fragments were merged into all the swamp lakes. Legend has it that under every banyan tree in the Land of Death, there is a water-bound spirit bound. If it weren’t for the fact that most water-bound spirits couldn’t leave the water, the coast of Sword Bay would have suffered an unparalleled calamity. ”
“There’s one under each root?!” Everyone looked at the thick air roots exposed on the surface of the water and couldn’t help but suck in a mouthful of cold air.
Most of the banyan trees in the Death Swamp were huge, each with at least several hundred roots buried underwater. Although this place was not as lush as ordinary forests, it still occupied an enormous area. There were at least thousands of banyan trees.
In other words, the number of water-bound spirits was terrifying, almost equal to the entire population of a medium-sized country.
“Hey, Winnie, it’s just something that looks like a ghost. There’s no need to be so scared, right?” Lago waved his palm in front of the dazed female mage, hoping that she could pick up her spirits.
“Don’t disturb her. The Water Binding Spirit has different degrees of mental intimidation towards all living beings. It is said that their eyes can reflect the most terrifying thing in the depths of each other’s heart.” Mustacha pulled the thief away and whispered, “No one knows what she saw. Anyway, it can’t be the Water Binding Spirit itself.”
“So terrifying!” Lago laughed dryly twice and muttered as he walked away.
“Hey, guys, should we leave now? There seems to be some movement over there!” Just as everyone was discussing softly, Schiffer’s weak words rang out at the right time.
“Dragon flies! Damn it, I forgot about them.” Rick turned around and his expression changed. He cursed to himself and hurriedly signaled for everyone to leave.
Because of Winnie’s screams, the Dragonfly Nest, which was only a few dozen meters away from them, was still alarmed. Although the commotion caused by the crowd wasn’t too big, there were still more than a dozen dragon flies moving outside the dragon fly nest.
“We are too close to the dragon fly nest to fight here. Everyone, protect yourselves and open the distance between us and the dragon fly nest before dealing with these tails.” Mastasia was still calm, she held Winnie up with one hand and dragged her forward.
“You protect Hill!” Qin Lun gestured to Rand, then pulled Siver to follow Mastasia.
The magic profession couldn’t use magic at this time, so it was a little cumbersome. Rick was the only one hanging behind him as a target to attract dragon flies. In any case, he was fully armed, and it didn’t hurt to get stung a few times.
Everyone suddenly increased their speed, attracting the attention of the dragon and fly. These large bug-type magical beasts were very agile, but their flying speed wasn’t fast. Even so, the distance between them and Rick quickly decreased as time passed, and Rick, who was hanging at the back, was surrounded by several dragon flies.
After the knight was surrounded, his helmet-wearing head was immediately stung several times. Unfortunately, although the dragon fly’s tail needles were very sharp, there was no good way to take this tin can.
In order not to alert the large swarm of dragon flies in the nest, Rick didn’t dare to retaliate. He only waved his arm continuously in front of him to avoid blocking his line of sight. However, his comrades who had been watching him all this while were still able to observe Rick’s movements. He slowed down at a noticeable speed, probably due to the dragonfly’s innate magic.
“We should feel lucky that there are only a dozen dragon flies chasing after us. Otherwise, Rick wouldn’t be able to run anymore.” Mastasia glanced back with joy and quickened the pace beneath her feet.
After running for more than a hundred meters, the dragon fly nest behind them could no longer be seen clearly. Under the influence of the fog, only a faint black shadow could be seen.
“Look, they’re coming this way.” Seaver, who was dragged away by Qin Lun, suddenly whispered.
Everyone turned around and saw that the dragons and flies that had been circling Rick had begun to split up and fly forward. These big insects weren’t completely lacking in intelligence. Since the metal cans below couldn’t be eaten, they naturally thought of a few other prey.
“Is this distance enough?” A cold light flashed in Qin Lun’s eyes as he asked Mustacha.
“Almost there. Although we haven’t left Dragonfly’s territory, it doesn’t stop us from leaving.” Mastasia knew what Qin Lun was asking and nodded to remove the longbow behind her.
“No need, let me do it. It’s faster!” At this moment, Rand suddenly took a step forward and reached out to stop Mastasia.
“Are you sure? It’s safer to deal with dragon flies from afar!” Mastasia looked at Rand in confusion.
“Leave it to him. Killing one by one is too much of a waste of time!” Qin Lun and Rand looked at each other and smiled, “Fireworks, let me see your progress!”
“I won’t disappoint you!” Rand shrugged his shoulders and spread out his hands. A fireball floated on each of his palms.
These two fireballs were different from the magician’s fireballs. They were more like two lava balls that had been crushed into spheres. Magma seeped out from the cracks in the lava balls and dripped onto the moist ground, causing clumps of high-temperature water vapor to rise.