The two of them stood on the cliff, gazing at the silent valley.
"We'll reach the Holy Seal Valley if we go down from here. Do you still remember the specific steps to catch the Crystal Stag?" Brando observed the situation below. The valley was also covered in dense cedar forest, but there were specks of light between the trees. Those were the light of the Moonlight Grass.
"Go down."
"Catch it."
Brando turned his head and gazed at the calm female Knight. This was really like the answer from Senior Allium Japonicum. It was simple, clear, and without any ambiguity.
"Why are you looking at me? With your current abilities, it's not difficult to catch it. I only remember that this valley is a concentric circle. The frost demons live on the outermost perimeter, and then there's a lake. The lake is very shallow, and many places can be crossed by wading through. "Maynild bathed in the night wind with a calm expression.
"Even if you obtained this information from the kingdom's geographical records …"
"You guessed correctly, Mr. Brando. I did obtain this information from the Manoweir Geographical Records published in 355. The memories in my dream are fragmented, and sometimes I have to match them one by one from documents, "Maynild answered calmly.
"But you told me you can find the Crystal Stag! They only appear at three or four o 'clock tonight when the moon is full. They travel by the River of Magic, but I've never had the experience of finding the River of Magic … "
"I have, but you need to bring me down first."
Brando let out a sigh of relief. He looked back at the pitch black forest and nodded. "That's not a problem."
The distance from the outskirts of the valley to the central lake was a slope that sloped toward the center. Large patches of cedar forest were spread out sparsely, and the forest was dotted with Moonlight Grass that glowed brightly. From afar, it looked like a meadow on fire. This was also the place where frost demons could be found. Frost demons were a type of secondary elemental creature that looked a bit like a flat ice man. Its strength was about the same as three skeleton soldiers, and its vitality was far more tenacious than the latter. However, it didn't have any special means of attack, except for a spell called "Frost Flying Dagger."
As a low-level magical creature, frost demons also lacked intelligence. Their movements were completely based on their beastly instincts. Therefore, the hunters set up traps to catch them. The Frost Core, the magic core in their bodies, was an inferior magic crystal. It could be sold for a good price in the market.
However, Brando did not intend to provoke these things. Most Frost Demons liked to move in groups, especially near their habitat. He did not want to attract the attention of these demonic creatures.
This was the first test of this mission.
To the average player, this test would be quite troublesome. Brando could imagine that only an expert could complete this quest. Most players would choose to gather their friends and fight their way in from the outside.
However, this quest was unusually simple for him. He simply took out King Buni's Concealment Cloak of All Things from his backpack, opened it, and stood down. He looked up at the female Knight beside him and said, "Come in."
Maynild hesitated for a moment before she got into the cloak and squeezed together with Brando.
"I'm warning you, don't take the opportunity to get close to me." She exhaled.
Brando nodded awkwardly and closed the cloak with his hands. Inevitably, the distance between the two of them got closer. Maynild snorted softly, but she knew that Brando did not mean to take advantage of her, so she could only ignore it.
With the Concealment Cloak of All Things, passing through the frost demon's territory became a very simple matter. There was no need to think about taking a detour. Brando went straight through the first half of the valley. Soon, he saw a silver light spot appear in the forest. It was a lake. The reason why it was shining was because the mirror-like surface of the lake reflected the continuous flow of Moonlight Grass.
As Brando approached the lake, the Concealment Cloak in his hands gradually lost its magic power. After two flashes, it turned back into an old rag.
At this moment, Brando heard a sharp squeak from behind him. He knew it was not good. He hurriedly put away the cloak and pulled out Halran Gaia. Looking back, he saw a creature that looked like a transparent ice crystal looking at them under the shadow of a tree not far away.
That thing looked like a thin ice man. Its height was only half that of a normal human. He could barely make out that there was a ball of red light on its head, which looked like an eyeball. But Brendel knew that it was just the Mana Core of the enemy.
This was the frost demon.
"It seems that the duration of your cloak is shorter than you expected. You've regressed, Brando," Maynild turned around and pulled out her longsword, standing back to back with Brando.
Brando immediately felt awkward. Ever since he transmigrated to this world, his attention had been occupied by other things. As a player, his sharp senses had indeed slowed down a lot.
After a scream, twenty to thirty monsters of similar appearance immediately rushed out of the cedar forest, surrounding the two of them.
"How do we fight?" Brando asked.
"I can deal with seven or eight of them, no problem," Maynild said calmly.
"Then you protect yourself. Leave the rest to me."
Maynild nodded. She was very clear about Brando's ability. With her strength, she would only be a burden to him. So, she only needed to protect herself and not distract Brando.
As soon as Brando finished speaking, the tip of Halran Gaia lightly slashed downwards. With a loud bang, something seemed to rise from the ground. Two sharp stone spikes pierced through the ground and flew towards the two frost demons. Before the latter could react, they were nailed to the cedar tree trunk behind them.
With a crack, the cedar tree snapped, and the two frost demons were completely smashed into a pile of ice crystals.
This happened in an instant, so much so that before the numerous frost monsters could react, they had already lost two of their kind. But everyone knew that Halran Gaia could only be activated after swinging it. It wasn't that the sword missed, but that Brando hadn't arrived yet.
Brando's figure was gradually fading.
But on the other side of the battlefield —
A black blade appeared in front of a frost demon — that demon raised its head and watched as Halran Gaia swept across its body. Like breaking glass, its body of ice shattered inch by inch.
Brando's sword seemed to have cut open a gap, creating a huge arc. Three frost demons were turned into countless flying fragments along with his sword.
The shattered frost demons in midair melted at a speed visible to the naked eye. Before their shattered bodies could even land on the ground, they turned into a light blue crystal and fell to the ground.
This crystal was a Frost Core, a very inferior substitute for magic crystals, but it could barely be considered a renewable resource — if Brando had just arrived in Tónigel, such a substitute would have been a precious treasure to him, but now it was of little value — he didn't even look at these drops, and like a whirlwind, he charged into the frost demons. In an instant, it seemed as if four or five Brando's had appeared on the battlefield at the same time.
Maynild quickly joined the battle, and the battle was basically one-sided. Only the last few frost demons managed to scratch the female Knight with their Frost Daggers before they died. And it was basically impossible for these monsters to pose any threat to Brando.
The last frost demon also turned into ice under Brando's sword. The battle ended in just a few minutes, and Brando didn't even feel that his body had warmed up. However, Maynild had used up a lot of energy. She used all her strength to push away the last frost demon that she killed, and its corpse fell to the ground with a crash, shattering into thousands of pieces. She then leaned on her sword, looking as if it was very strenuous.
Brando turned his head, looked at the female Knight with a red face, and teased, "You've also regressed a lot."
"Don't compare me to her, I'm not her." Maynild sighed softly, and raised her head to glare at him hatefully.
Brando smiled faintly. He also knew that Maynild wasn't his senior sister Allium Japonicum, but they seemed to have influenced each other. From her, he could always see the shadow of his senior sister in every detail. He finally understood why, other than her appearance, she always gave him a feeling of closeness.
Perhaps it was because of this feeling that it was very difficult for him to bear any ill will towards her, and even had a natural sense of closeness.
At this moment, the corpse of the frost demon that Maynild killed was melting, like snow seeping into the meadow, leaving behind a dark blue hexagonal crystal. Brando's smile immediately froze on his face.
"Mm …" Maynild also noticed the crystal at her feet. She gently picked it up, "This is …"
"The Heart of Frost!" Brendel almost screamed out.
"Martha above, how did your face become better?" He looked at the female Knight with a dumbfounded expression, and blurted out, "This thing's drop rate is only 0.003%!"
Maynild was slightly startled, and immediately glared at him hatefully, replying word by word, "I said, I'm not her —"
"But isn't your face still as black as mine?" Brando couldn't help but curse in his heart. When he thought about how this Knight captain had opened the corpse a few times before, he still had some lingering fear.
"What did you say?"
"No, I'm just lamenting …" Brando shrugged.
Maynild glanced at the gem in her hand. Her gaze was a little confused, but she clearly recognized this thing. She raised the Frost Heart, "You want this thing? Is it useful to you?"
"It's very useful." Brando took a deep breath and answered honestly.
"But you're not an Elementalist, are you?"
"I know, but it's more useful to me than an Elementalist —" Brando answered.
After hearing his answer, Maynild didn't hesitate, as if the thing in her hand was trash to her. She looked at the gem again, and then casually threw it over. "Remember, don't compare me to her. I am me, and my name is Maynild." With this action, the female Knight coldly ordered.
Brando was slightly startled. He suddenly thought of something, "Is this why you don't want to learn magic …?"
But before he could finish this sentence, Maynild glared at him coldly. "I'm going to treat my wound." The female Knight said this and disappeared behind the forest.
Brando actually already had an answer in his heart, but he was slightly stunned for a moment before bending down to pick up the Frost Heart. Opening the interface, a familiar attribute immediately appeared in his vision:
Frost Heart
Wind, Water Elemental Pool Capacity + 5%
… … (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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