At this moment, Zhao Xu walked close to the dilapidated building and within nearly 20 meters, he began to take out a book on the goddess's teachings from his backpack.
A few people behind him thought he wanted to read the teachings, clarify his thoughts or even scold the possible evil spirits ahead, but they did not ask any questions.
However, Zhao Xu took off his holy emblem, stuck it tightly to the book, and then recited a sacred oath in the language of heaven.
Although only Zheng Xinyun and Eliton could clearly hear the content of Zhao Xu's oath, as the oath in Tianjie language, full of rhythmic beats and balanced vowels and consonants, came into everyone's ears, more than a dozen other people also felt a wave of excitement all over their bodies. It seems that the closer you get to Zhao Xu, the more you can appreciate the relaxed and harmonious atmosphere.
Finally, when Zhao Xu finished reciting the oath, the spell combined in the oath was also completed simultaneously.
A torrent of incomparable sacred energy ejected directly from the Holy Scripture, and then amplified and radiated through the worn Holy Emblem.
Suddenly, everyone seemed to feel the goddess whispering softly in their ears, and their ears felt soothed.
[Adventurer Zhongxia, you cast the three-ring divine spell "Praise" (spell lasting), and your attack, defense, and saving throws gain +3 luck bonus, duration: 24 hours (originally 1 round/level)]
"Huh?" Everyone present couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise.
Although those cavalry who have not become warriors do not have a character card system and do not know that they have been blessed with spells, they can still feel the strengthening of themselves.
The guard captain Chuck, who was a warrior, also saw a message on his panel, but he didn't understand the content of the spell, so he could only see the specific increased value.
"It's nothing, I just used the magical technique of 'Praise' on everyone." Zhao Xu explained, and by the way, he also told everyone about his general blessing ability.
The other cavalrymen were still at a loss. Only Mrs. Betty and Chuck in the team looked at the Midsummer Mage deeply with their eyes wide open.
"What's wrong?" Zheng Xinyun was not very clear about the concept of numerical values at the moment, and saw Eliton on the side with an expression of disbelief.
At this time, Eliton was silent for a moment, and then explained in a low voice: "The attack has been strengthened by 3 levels, which is equivalent to everyone carrying a +3 magic weapon invisibly, except that there is no additional damage. And the immunity has been increased by 3 levels. It’s worth a resistance cloak worth 9,000 gold coins.”
"There is also level 3 of defense. Don't you understand? Your previous chainmail shirt was only level 3."
"What's more important is that this can be added up. The luck bonus is blessed by the power of fate. However, if you don't share the same faith as Mr. Zhongxia, it will only increase by 2 levels. Only if you share the same belief in the goddess, it will be 3 level."
Therefore, "Praise" is a very good missionary magic, and Eliton does not dare to say it blasphemously.
As they got along with each other in the past few days, Eliton also realized that Mr. Zhongxia might actually be a priest with special channels to cast arcane magic.
Then think about the fact that the other party said that he could become a mage.
He suddenly understood something.
The Mage Association cannot make an ordinary person a mage, but the Magic Goddess can.
This kind of speculation also made his heart beat loudly, and he was even more energetic in response to Zhao Xu's instructions.
At this time, Zhao Xu looked back, and after confirming that everyone had been blessed by his magic, he nodded.
Praise is a spell with a range of 18 meters with him as the center of the circle. This fixed-distance spell with itself as the center of the circle also happens to be suitable for "spell persistence".
What's even more exaggerated is that enemies within the scope of the spell will also suffer level 3 punishment in those three aspects. In this way, the two aspects of attack and defense will be a full 6 levels back and forth.
In fact, no one behind him would have thought that the third-ring "Praise" provides a good bonus, so its duration is only the round level.
The duration is usually only tens of seconds.
Now Zhao Xu uses "spell lasting" to extend the time to a full 24 hours, so that the intensity is directly off the charts.
But the rest of their exclamations will have to wait until they go back to Mystra and chat with people in the future.
Zhao Xu did not stop at this time, he cast another spell directly towards him.
[Adventurer Zhongxia, you cast the third-ring "Dragon Skin Technique" on yourself (spell lasting), gain level 5 natural defense enhancement bonus, gain fire resistance 20, duration: 24 hours (original 10 minutes/level)]
Suddenly, a layer of "dragon scales" appeared faintly on his body, which was covered by the cloak and sacrificial robe.
This spell that imitates dragon skin has caused Zhao Xu's own defense bonus to soar to a full 26th level.
Level 4 Armor Bonus (Mage Armor).
Level 4 shield bonus (shield spell).
Level 3 Holy Bonus (Praise).
Level 5 natural defense bonus (dragon skin spell).
The superposition of four spells that lasted for nearly a day made Zhao Xu basically have the top defensive ability among the current players during this day.
Even after upgrading and mastering higher-level spells, Zhao Xu can continue to stack up in terms of agility, deflection, insight, perception, and dodge.
Just to break into this mysterious dilapidated house, Zhao Xu made many preparations.
But in fact, the mage battle itself is like this. Before the battle, the whole body is full of status buffs. In fact, the battle only takes a moment.
Therefore, Zhao Xu, who has stacked 26 levels of defense, coupled with the star cloak and the damage-limiting energy-suppressing skin, it is really difficult to face an old hag with a challenge level of 9.
In fact, Zhao Xu now has a way to improve his defense, making his defense a full 20 levels higher than the old hag's attack, so that the opponent can only attack his gaps with perfect performance.
It's just that he doesn't have unlimited potential points yet. He already feels a little distressed by using the third-ring "Dragon Skin Technique", so naturally he can only choose to give up other bonuses that have little improvement.
At this time, Zhao Xu looked back at Chuck behind him, glanced at the giant sword in his hand, and said, "Try to stab me."
"Sir?" Chuck, the guard captain, didn't understand. He couldn't help but look back at Mrs. Betty beside him.
"Isn't this bad? Mr. Pastor." Mrs. Betty was also worried at this time.
Although Zhongxia just blessed everyone with this divine spell, Chuck's attack has also been improved. When he swings the sword, the luck blessing caused by the spell will affect him, allowing him to take advantage of Zhao Xu's weaknesses. Bell attacks inside.
Eliton immediately frowned and said: "Just give it a try, leader Chuck, you can really penetrate Mr.'s defense. He is just testing the actual effect of the spell before going in."
He knew that Zhong Xia had just stacked mage armor and shield spells on them.
Hearing this and seeing Zhong Xia's signaling gaze, Chuck gritted his teeth and directly clenched the thick two-handed giant sword in his hand.
Attack ability is mysterious, but it is actually an evaluation of everyone's offensive ability. It is the kind of ability that can be seen even if the sword is swung blindly.
For someone with an average foundation like Chuck, one can only look at the specific performance (level 1-20 performance), which means that the legendary warrior's basic attack ability exceeds level 20. Even if his performance is average, he can easily penetrate the defenses of ordinary people.
Chuck, who has received training as a warrior, although his attack power is only level 1, he has good arm strength. After receiving the 14 strength blessing, his attack can be regarded as the best among the guards.
I heard the sound of a sword piercing the air, penetrating through this wilderness, and immediately startled the nearby sparrows and immediately spread their wings and fled.
Even Mrs. Betty didn't expect that Chuck actually used this sword seriously. She could see that the other party performed well with this sword.
Like a horned antelope, it can also directly attack Zhao Xu's ribs at a slightly tricky angle.
It is difficult for ordinary people to resist, and they can only try their luck by dodging.
However, Zhao Xu just stood there unmoved.
This powerful and heavy sword was pressed against Zhao Xu's chest for a few seconds, then froze in the air.
The cavalrymen who were shocked by the strength of Mage Zhongxia just now were all amazed at Chuck. They did not expect that the opponent could actually frighten Mage Zhongxia with such a powerful sword.
However, Chuck said at this time: "Is this the power of the spell?"
After hearing these words, everyone noticed that at this time, Chuck's arms were bulging with veins, and he was trying to stab forward with his giant sword, but he couldn't make an inch forward.
The sword trembled slightly, telling Chuck how much strength he had spent and how helpless he was.
"That's it." Zhao Xu said.
At this time, Chuck's giant sword also let go and fell to the ground, and his arms were still shaking uncontrollably. It was obvious that he couldn't hold it back with too much force.
Chuck had heard about the earth-shattering power of spellcasters, and he had even seen the power of the scrolls in the Redbud Chamber of Commerce.
But in his opinion, the mages have made more powerful achievements in dimensions that they cannot reach.
But he could never imagine that a spellcaster without half a piece of armor would be unable to move his giant sword even in a sacrificial robe.
After a while, Chuck also picked up his long sword again. He finally understood why his wife had secretly found a letter of recommendation from the mage family and wanted to send the young master to the floating city to learn magic.
Defeating the opponent in the dimension that the opponent is good at is the true meaning of spell casters.
After verifying that his defensive spells were indeed working properly, Zhao Xu turned back and formally walked into the dilapidated wilderness hut.
Half of the wooden gate of this dilapidated house has been burned, and it is barely leaning against the door frame, and may collapse at any time.
After Chuck followed, according to Zhao Xu's instructions, he raised his giant sword and slashed at the door frame. With a squeaking sound, the hinge broke and the entire door fell to the ground.
This muffled sound did not receive any feedback from the room.
Zhao Xu took the lead and stepped forward. At this time, all the people on guard behind him were holding light crossbows in their hands, constantly scanning and aiming in all directions.
Unexpectedly, there were no windows in the house, and there was no light. Darkness suddenly enveloped the team.
Zhao Xu tapped the top of the one-meter-long scepter in his hand.
Under the action of the zero-level spell "Light Spell", his super magic wand seemed to turn into a torch, and a soft light spread out, illuminating the surrounding area within six or seven meters.
Slowly, other people behind him also squeezed in. The same few held torches in their hands and looked at the desolate ground in the house.
The sofas and chairs in the living room were basically burnt to the point of being reduced to their shelves, scattered on the ground, and the hand-made wooden cabinets were burned to the point of losing their shape.
"It just looks like an abandoned house that has been burned by fire." Chuck said when he saw it.
But as soon as he finished speaking, the torches in everyone's hands immediately lost their light, as if an invisible and deep darkness was swallowing them up.
"Hehehe, welcome to visit." A harsh and hoarse voice came, like scratching a blackboard with nails next to the ear.
"Ah, it's that old hag!" Suddenly a cavalryman couldn't help shouting. He had already recalled the legend nearby.
"That's all."
Zhao Xu smiled casually, and immediately shouted a mysterious password.
After all the companions present heard it, although they could not understand it, they all felt that they had understood the weakness of the old hag.
[Adventurer Zhongxia, you used "Dark Knowledge (Tactics)" (dossier level 1 ability) and passed the knowledge (plane) test. You and your partners receive a +3-level attack bonus, which increases the damage by 3 points and lasts for 1 minute]
On the basis of the original praise spell level 3, Chuck and others immediately shouted in surprise: "Another level 3 attack improvement."
At this time, in everyone's minds, although they had never seen a creature like the old hag, they seemed to be born with the knowledge of how to attack each other's weaknesses.
The level 6 bonus is already the difference in basic combat ability between a level 6 warrior and a civilian.
At this time, Zhao Xu activated another ability of his.
[Adventurer Zhongxia, you use Knowledge Piety (Knowledge Domain Replacement), pass the Knowledge (Plane) check, you get a +2 level attack reward, and increase the damage by 2 points.]
In just a moment, Zhao Xu relied on this professional ability to raise himself to another level.
In total, he was equivalent to a full 8-level improvement in attack, which was equivalent to one and a half +5 magic weapons.
It is true that a mage rarely needs to hit the enemy with a wooden stick by himself, but the mage himself has many ray spells that need to be aimed at the enemy, so the attack power itself is also of certain use to Zhao Xu.
The old hag hiding in the darkness snorted coldly at this time. It has dark vision and will not be affected by darkness.
As if it had realized that the biggest threat in the scene was Zhao Xu, it directly raised its hand and released the spell in Zhao Xu's direction.
"Sleep spell!"
An extremely ordinary first-level spell, the negative state can only put people into sleep for 1 minute per level. The spell's aftermath spreads two to three meters with Zhao Xu as the center of the circle.
At this time, the teammates only moved closer to Zhao Xu, as if he felt safe here, but they happened to be covered by this "sleep technique" with a limited range of effects.
In an instant, there were no fewer than ten sounds of falling to the ground behind Zhao Xu.
As for Zhao Xu, because he was a level 6 character and exceeded the limit of 4 hit dice for the spell to be effective, he was not affected at all.
But others, especially the cavalrymen with ordinary qualities, were basically defeated by this move.
At this time, Zhao Xu was calm. He knew that this old hag was probably not just the most basic template, but she might have also evolved additionally.
That's why the opponent's "sleep spell" was so powerful, directly defeating most of their combat power.
Everyone seems to be asleep, and this spell can be broken by shaking them one by one to wake them up.
But at this moment, they only have a few people standing and can't spare the time to do this!
This made Eliton on the side very anxious. He didn't know if he should cooperate with the captain to attack the incoming enemy, or if he should immediately wake up the cavalry behind him.
Zhao Xu was not nervous at all at this moment. He suddenly let out a light crow like a rooster crowing at dawn.
The lingering sound stirred people's hearts, shattered their sweet dreams, and directly woke up everyone in their sleeping state.
Druid's zero-ring magic "Dawn"!
It was a spell that ordinary people would not prepare at all, and only Zhao Xu had the chance to use it by relying on his spontaneous spell casting ability.
At the same time, Zhao Xu had already prepared the second spell. He waved the light ball in his hand to touch the still standing "Zheng Xinyun".
"Second-ring holy magic - radiant armor."
Zheng Xinyun's original invisible armor was directly equipped with a more powerful layer of radiant armor. A protective shimmering aura shielded her directly.
At the same time, the armor itself immediately activated the power of the third-ring spell "Daylight Technique".
In an instant, the entire dilapidated room was completely illuminated like daylight. The sharp and intense light spread out, reaching every corner, and completely dispelled the darkness that had been swallowed up.
When the rooster sings, the whole world becomes white.
(End of chapter)