Chapter 195 The Battle of the Holy Mountain
Half an hour later
A thick arm suddenly lifted up from the snow, scaring the two orc children next to them and ran away with a cry.
Cordoba, who had lost most of his health from the cold, crawled out in embarrassment. The rune body under the cloak was flowing with hot red light, rapidly melting the surrounding layers of ice and snow. Looking from a distance It's like a steam engine coming to life.
"It's really dangerous. Fortunately, old guy Rubina has built a lot of new features before, otherwise it might have been cold just now. Well, it's quite cold now." Cordoba was stiff while moving. He muttered in a low voice, and it seemed that he didn't dare to speak loudly for a while.
After a while, Cordoba, who had completely dispelled his frozen state, finally regained his ability to move. The continuously flowing light on his body gradually changed from red to green, replacing the original burning runes with the Gust Talisman. The text was emitting a buzzing sound, faintly resonating with the thin wind element around it...
Five seconds later, the rune body mode transformation was completed.
Córdoba kicked the ground suddenly, and his whole body flew into the air as if he was light as weight. In an instant, he was already a dozen meters away.
Yes, he has become faster!
The seemingly heavy body was galloping on the snowy slope. Although it was carrying the heavy punisher's staff M2K, Cordoba did not leave any footprints wherever it passed. The shining anti-gravity runes allowed him to temporarily get rid of most of the gravity, and he performed a true step on the snow without a trace under this holy mountain. The gust runes that filled his body allowed him to obtain at least four or five acceleration states at the same time. , making its movement speed reach a level that is almost nonsense, even compared to the Husky... sled dog that monopolizes the entire polar transportation industry.
This is the rune body that Lu Wei has temporarily upgraded, referred to as Cordoba V1.5!
Not only does it greatly increase the body's endurance and performance limit, but it can also transform into forms under specific circumstances as needed. For example, the current one completely replaces the runes on the body with gust, resonance, anti-gravity, and overload. In [Explosive Speed] mode, its movement speed will not be at a disadvantage even compared to that of the Ramsaber galloping on the plains. In this case, Ji, who used to be able to barely compete with Cordoba with his flexibility and speed, Akatsuki theoretically couldn't even touch him!
Of course, this extremely extreme super transformation form naturally has its shortcomings. For example, when Cordoba is in the current [Explosive Speed] mode, his strength and defense will be reduced to a very ridiculous level. To such an extent, the Punisher's Staff M2K on the back, which was also activated with anti-gravity runes, has almost completely lost its attack power, and the energy consumption rate will also increase exponentially. To put it simply, it not only becomes fragile and weak, but also It’s also easier to run out of battery...
There are many examples like this, such as the extremely destructive [Monster Overload] mode (but its own blood volume will decrease at a frequency of 15%/s); [Immovable Barrier] mode that doubles the value limit, doubles all resistance, and increases defense power by 500% (you really can’t move); named by Cordoba himself, all attributes increase by 300% within 20 seconds and in The [Unparalleled Flurry] mode has no side effects during the process (it will self-destruct after the end), and the [Big Mushroom] mode (which will self-destruct directly) not only consumes nothing, but also causes indiscriminate and huge damage to all surrounding units.
If you choose to ignore those side effects, it can indeed be said to be quite powerful~
In short, at this moment Cordoba is transforming the rune body into the [explosive speed] mode that can make him faster to climb the mountain. Although it consumes a lot of physical strength and energy, it is not enough for those who have reached the destination. It’s nothing to him. Anyway, he can have a good rest after going up the mountain, and his energy is very abundant at the moment...
This mountain range named Sumir is his first destination on this journey. One stop.
Holy Mountain Sumir, this majestic and magnificent snow-capped mountain is located at the northernmost tip of the mainland. It is the birthplace of all shamanic sects. It is said that the oldest and wisest elemental spirits in the world reside here. Every year Thousands of pilgrims come here to listen to the whispers of the ancient ones. It is a holy place common to all shamans and orcs.
In addition to Sumir, the Elemental Spirits also reside in the Azure Sky Lake, Molten Forest, Lanyong Rift and Thunder Bluff in the Innocence Continent. They are also revered and guarded by the major shaman sects. But in terms of status, it is still not as good as this sacred mountain in the polar regions.
The main reason why Cordoba went here was to find another light of apocalypse in this seemingly magical place. Of course, he was just trying his luck, but Sumir did have a try. value, not to mention his new friend in real life, Wan Yang, named Huo Yanyang in the game, is also here.
[Even if you can’t find it, you can at least brag about it. Anyway, those high-level observers who are talking about it don’t have a clue~]
This is what Cordoba thinks.
……
At the same time
At the other end of the holy mountain Sumir, the Elder’s Steps located halfway up the mountain
Huo Yanyang, who was wearing red chain mail, was in the middle of a chaotic battle. He panted and waved his totem pole to push back the two black-robed elves. He hit the war drum on his waist hard to release his auxiliary skills. A red bloodthirsty halo exploded under his feet, coating the eyes of the seven or eight orc warriors around him with a touch of golden red.
There are about twenty orc warriors here, as well as less than half the number of enemies exuding strange auras.
“Kill!” A certain naked orc warrior roared, his muscular arms suddenly waved, and the battle ax in his hand hit the frozen soil hard, in front of him A cone-shaped shock wave covered in ice and snow was set off.
A thin middle-aged man in a dark green robe was unable to dodge and was hit. The two arms he had raised in a hurry suddenly had broken bones and tendons, hanging softly on both sides of his body. , when he staggered back, he was hit hard in the back by another orc warrior with a war hammer. With a loud sound, blood spurted out all over the sky, and he even shouted: "It doesn't hurt or itchy! I just... Uh... Uh-huh! He wasn't injured at all!"
Then he really got up from the ground as if nothing had happened, and the broken bones and spewed internal organs a few seconds ago were no longer there. Know when you are healed!
No matter how brave the two orc warriors who have been blessed by bloodthirsty are, they can't help but feel a little hesitant when they see this scene. After all, this scene is a bit too unbelievable!
I personally broke the opponent's bones and shattered the opponent's heart with my own hands, but the guy with a crazy look in front of me seemed to be unscathed... No, to be precise, he was unscathed. He drew his weapon and charged forward, hacking and slashing!
What is even more shocking is that the chaotic attack was accompanied by words like 'You can't dodge', 'I will hit you', 'You're bleeding, bastard' from the opponent. You get something out of it every time!
This incomprehensible scene happened in every corner of this small battlefield... The orcs, who had the advantage in terms of terrain, strength, and numbers, waved their giant swords and fought again and again. Axes, hammers, or totem poles, but the opponent either mysteriously dodges the attack that they would have hit, or was beaten half to death and then got up unscathed the next second and continued fighting.
"Is this cheating?!" Huo Yanyang threw away the totem pole whose durability was cleared, picked up a hammer in his backhand and smashed it at the man in black robes in front of him: "Invincible Locks Blood Self-aim, right?"
Then he was knocked to the ground by the opponent's sword, and half of his neck was almost cut off, and his health dropped to the bottom on the spot.
After all, he is just a war priest who relies on intelligence. Even if his physique and strength are much stronger than other spell-casting professions, he is not a melee profession. Compared with the tall intruder holding a two-handed sword in front of him, There is definitely no chance of winning in hand-to-hand combat.
"Protect the sacrifice!" A certain orc female warrior with delicate features rushed over from the side, knocked the enemy who was trying to make a last hit, turned around and asked loudly: "Are you okay?"
Huo Yanyang shook his head, and then poured himself a bottle of healing potion while covering his neck. After stopping the wound, he immediately got up from the ground and took out the last healing scroll from his bag. He handed it over to the former and said in a hoarse voice: "Jana, go treat those warriors who are about to lose their strength. Let's hold on for another five minutes. If no one comes to support us, we will have to give up here."
The orc female warrior Janna hesitated for a moment and said hesitantly: "But the Elder's Order..."
"You can get the Elder's Order back if you lose it. You...I mean if our lives are lost, You can't pick it up again, listen to me." Huo Yanyang shook his head and said solemnly: "The power of those evil god believers is too weird, we have exhausted it. "I am strong."
Jana no longer hesitated after hearing this. After covering Huo Yanyang and retreating to the rear, she immediately took the scroll to treat several soldiers who looked like they were about to die. Pure. The warm water spurted out from the center of the scroll, and the life force contained in it finally managed to hang on to the lives in front of her.
"You guys should retreat first." Janna picked up the bandage and bandaged one of them randomly a few times, then picked up her two machetes again and rushed down. The strongest person in the team, she must be responsible for the rear duty.
【These gangsters! 】
Huo Yanyang was panting and sitting on the half-meter-high steps to recover his health. He looked gloomily at the followers of the evil god below who were attacking more and more fiercely. In addition to cursing, he just wanted to curse.
Those people came from a place called 'Whispering City', a mountain peak outside Sumir that was discovered more than half a month ago. There are a large number of fanatical believers who believe in evil gods gathered inside. They hollowed out the entire mountain, built a huge city inside, and used it as a base in an attempt to take the Holy Mountain as their own. I heard that a large part of it was driven over by people from the Holy Land. Yes, the time can even be traced back decades ago, but it was just discovered not long ago. [ Echo of the Mountains], I am afraid that until now no one will discover that such a group of blasphemers has quietly taken root near Sumir.
According to the hazy information fed back by [Mountain Echo], the followers of the evil god who attempted to blaspheme Sumir have gathered more than ten thousand people. They are entrenched in the strange city built in the mountain peak, praising the one who The evil god named Whisper continues to carry out crazy blood sacrifices and rituals, and even erodes an ancient earth line...
If they are allowed to continue their activities, then the spirit of the earth hidden under Sumir and The ancestral altar may even be corroded by evil gods, with disastrous consequences.
So, the war broke out naturally.
In addition to Chiron, the great shaman who fell asleep due to blowing the Horn of the Stone Ancestor, the Council of Elders sent a total of three earth prophets, ten wolf soul druids, and twenty high-level shamans. Manchu, hundreds of war priests, and the Earth Whip Guards, numbering 2,000 people, launched an attack on the Whispering City at noon the next day after receiving the news.
Because the echoes of the mountains have not dissipated, each prophet can be guided by the spirit of the earth. They found the cultist who looked like the other mountains on the surface, but in fact the entire interior had been hollowed out. At the stronghold, it took half a day to break through several layers of evil spirits that confuse people's minds, and then launched the attack immediately...
The fierce battle lasted for three full days, and the result was beyond everyone's expectations. .
More than half of the Earth Whip was lost, not even one war priest was left alive, three high-level shamans were killed in the battle, and seven were seriously injured. Two wolf soul druids were bewitched by the power of the evil god, and one of them was killed by another German. Rui was killed on the spot, and the other person disappeared under the cover of many cultists. Jose Thorn Bird, one of the three earth prophets, also stayed in that building forever. Under the mountains, he summoned two [Ancestor Colossi] at the cost of his own life, and detonated one of them to destroy the earth line that was overflowing with the power of the evil god. Before he died, he ordered the other Colossus to hold on. Exit, buying precious time for others, and only then did most of Sumir's remnant army successfully withdraw. Otherwise, no one knows how many more people would have died.
Of course, the Whispering Sect also suffered heavy losses in this battle. The earth line that they regarded as their foundation was completely cut off. This severely weakened those believers who could have relied on divine power to a large extent, and at the same time they also lost their greatest support. This situation of being able to cross levels and fight just by mumbling a few nonsense words can no longer happen again, and the Whispering City is no longer a perfect shelter.
But even so, their number and combat effectiveness cannot be underestimated.
That night, countless Whispering Cultists appeared in every corner of the Holy Mountain, launching a counterattack.
The frontal war has begun...
So Huo Yanyang, who originally only came to the Holy Land to undergo trials, became tragic...
And another, more tragic person is coming soon.
Chapter 192: The End
(End of this chapter)