Chapter 87 Blazing Blade Dance
Isabella and Sammy drew the monsters from both sides. Before they even got within 90 feet, the monsters noticed them, their eyes glowing red, and all turned to stare at the intruders. "Alert, intruders detected!"
As the alarm sounded, all the Mechanical Marionettes and Mechanical Warriors within a 120-foot radius were alerted. The surrounding mechanical monsters locked onto the two, and before long, they found themselves being pursued by hundreds of Mechanical Marionettes and Mechanical Warriors.
Scarlet was secretly shocked as she saw this. Luckily, she hadn't recklessly drawn the monsters earlier, or the whole team would have been wiped out.
"Black Flame, are you sure this way of drawing the monsters won't be a problem?" Scarlet watched as Isabella and Sammy were closely pursued by the mechanical army. If they hadn't dodged in time, they would have been finished.
"Don't worry, they have acceleration scrolls. These mechanical monsters can't catch them," Eric said confidently.
Eventually, to their relief, no mechanical monsters managed to catch up with them.
Everything was just as Eric had said. After drawing all the outer mechanical monsters, the two started circling in a large open pit, with the Mechanical Marionettes and Mechanical Warriors relentlessly chasing them.
Their monster-drawing technique was very skilled, and soon, they merged the two groups of mechanical monsters into one.
Scarlet was secretly amazed. She also had acceleration scrolls, but they were too expensive. Even their team only had one each for emergencies. She hadn't expected Eric to take out two so easily and just to draw monsters—what a luxury.
But with these acceleration scrolls, they indeed safely drew all the monsters.
However, a problem arose: faced with such a large number of monsters, how would they handle the situation?
They didn't have any area-of-effect spells, and even if they did, they wouldn't dare use them. It would cause chaos with the monsters' aggro, and their MT hadn't learned high-level AoE taunt skills yet. Everyone would end up dead.
Eric naturally knew everyone's concerns. He just smiled mysteriously and walked forward. "In ten seconds, draw all the monsters to the center," Eric said in the team chat channel. "Okay," Isabella responded.
After speaking, Eric took out a dark red, ornate scroll from his backpack and unfurled it. It was filled with incantations, and just revealing it caused the surrounding magical fire elements to surge.
Even a layperson could tell this item was extraordinary.
As an Elementalist, Scarlet was shocked. What kind of magic scroll was this? The magic scrolls in magic shops couldn't achieve this level. The incantations alone could rapidly gather the surrounding fire elements, making them extremely violent.
The gathered fire elements in this short time were several times stronger than her strongest Inferno Dragon's Roar. Who knows how powerful it would be when cast? At this moment, Eric activated the magic scroll and drew his Demonic Weapon, Abyssal Blade.
Suddenly, the fire elements on the magic scroll poured out like mercury, with fiery serpents over ten meters extended diving into the Abyssal Blade. The blade burst into brilliant flames, instantly transforming into a flaming sword, emitting a faint phoenix cry that echoed around.
Such a grand spectacle naturally caught everyone's attention.
No one had expected Eric to have such a trump card.
In fact, Eric hadn't wanted to use this Tier-2 magic scroll. It was a rare item, and he had scoured the entire Luminescent Grove to get four of them. Now, with one used, he only had three left.
By this time, Isabella and Sammy had drawn all the mechanical monsters to the center and were running towards Eric.
The mechanical monsters were getting closer—120 feet... 90 feet... 60 feet... 30 feet... But the teammates didn't see Eric make any move. He just stood there quietly, with his sword blazing brilliantly.
Just as Isabella and Sammy passed Eric, he made a sudden move, wielding the flaming sword.
Tier-2 magic: Blazing Blade Dance!
In an instant, countless crimson flames erupted from the Slash. The scorching flames, like an ocean, engulfed the entire mechanical army, burning everything within a 180-foot cone into ashes.
Even the Mechanical Warriors, with 3000 HP, couldn't withstand the damage and were all turned into scrap metal.
Eric's experience points surged, reaching level 6 at 37%. The others also broke through level 5, reaching level 6, leveling up rapidly.
Seeing the loot scattered all over the ground, everyone was overjoyed. Eric was mighty, killing level 9 elites in one move. Though he relied on external items, obtaining such items was a skill in itself.
If they could do this a few more times, everyone's levels would quickly reach 10!
Isabella was also glad she chose to help Eric with the quest. The experience points alone were a considerable gain.
"Black Flame, what kind of scroll did you use? It's so powerful," Scarlet asked curiously, her big eyes blinking at Eric.
"Tier-2 magic scroll," Eric replied casually.
"Black Flame, can this kind of magic scroll be bought anywhere?" Scarlet was already fascinated by its previous destructive power. Even if it cost ten silver coins, it would be worth it.
Eric shook his head and smiled, "You cannot purchase this item. It can only be obtained through the chance of finding it in high-level treasure chests."
Scarlet was a bit disappointed.
If Eric knew Scarlet wanted to buy it for ten silver coins, he might have spat blood.
No one would sell a Tier-2 magic scroll because it was too valuable. Using it at a critical moment could be a game-changer. In the previous life, many large guilds couldn't even buy a Tier-2 magic scroll for two or three gold coins.
If it weren't for the importance of this quest, Eric wouldn't have used this scroll.
Isabella had also wanted to ask about it, but hearing Eric's tone, it was clear he was a bit pained. Even a wealthy top blacksmith was pained, showing how rare this item was.
However, knowing that high-level treasure chests could yield such items, they could keep an eye out in the guild.
Then, everyone started collecting the loot. Among the 800 mechanical monsters, there were quite a few elite monsters, dropping a lot of items, including several level 7-8 Common Level equipment and over thirty pieces of Bronze Equipment, along with a few skill books.
"These monsters were all killed by you. We didn't help much, so we won't take any of the equipment or skill books," Isabella said, organizing the loot and trading everything to Eric. However, the Shield Warrior was drooling over the MT equipment and was reluctant, but he didn't dare voice any objections.
"You all helped a lot. Let's distribute according to class needs. As for the skill books, I'll keep them," Eric said, taking only the skill books because he saw a special skill, Precision Strike, which was very useful for him. The Bronze Equipment wasn't worth much to him. He was wearing the Silver Moon set and wouldn't change equipment before level 10. Eric would get better and more suitable equipment for Tonny and the others.
The equipment wasn't of much use to Eric, but it was beneficial for Isabella.
"I'd feel bad taking them for free. How about I buy them all? I don't have enough game currency. Can I pay with credit points?" Isabella asked softly, not wanting to owe Eric a favor.
"Paying with credit points is fine," Eric said naturally.
In a short while, Isabella transferred fifty thousand credit points to Eric, significantly boosting his credit points.
"What about the remaining Mechanical Knights? Are we still using magic scrolls?" Isabella asked, looking at the hundred or so Mechanical Knights guarding the gate with some anticipation.
"A Tier-2 magic scroll can't take them down, and I don't need to kill them to get inside. I just need to draw them away," Eric said, sweating a bit at Isabella's suggestion. Tier-2 magic scrolls weren't that common.
"Leave it to me," Isabella said after studying the terrain for a while and deciding it was feasible.
"Here are acceleration scrolls and return scrolls. Once you run out of the pit, they won't chase you anymore. After disengaging from combat, you can use the return scrolls to leave," Eric said, handing over a few scrolls.
As they were about to part ways, Scarlet felt a bit reluctant. She didn't know why, but being with Eric gave her an inexplicable sense of ease and safety.
"Black Flame, let's add each other as friends. We're going to do a level 5 team dungeon tomorrow. Why don't you join us?" Scarlet suddenly said.
Isabella was slightly surprised, looking at Scarlet with a helpless smile. But she thought it was a good idea. With Eric, their chances of clearing the level 5 team dungeon would be much higher.
Eric hadn't expected Scarlet to want to add him as a friend and invite him to the dungeon. Her attitude had changed so much from before.
"Adding friends is fine, but I have plans tomorrow. Maybe another time," Eric politely declined the dungeon invitation. After all, he couldn't be in two places at once. Adding friends was not a significant issue since the demon mask created a distinct friend list, ensuring that others wouldn't notice anything out of the ordinary.
"Then let's add each other as friends," Scarlet said, biting her lip. She was disappointed that she couldn't dungeon with Eric right away, but adding him as a friend was still good for future contact.
System: [Do you accept Scarlet Embermoon's friend request?]
Eric clicked accept, and Scarlet Embermoon was automatically added to Black Flame's friend list.
Then Eric headed towards the left side of the gate.
By this time, Isabella was ready on the right side to lure the Mechanical Knights."Scarlet, let's leave this to Isabella," Judy said softly, noticing Scarlet standing still."Okay," Scarlet said, taking one last look at Eric's back before turning to leave.
Seeing that Eric was ready, Isabella activated the acceleration scroll and rushed towards the level 10 Mechanical Knights.
Before Isabella reached halfway, all the Mechanical Knights at the gate lit up their eyes. Their massive bodies began to move, all focusing on Isabella. She immediately stopped and turned to flee.
The Mechanical Knights roared in anger, moving their huge bodies to chase Isabella. Once all the Mechanical Knights had left, Eric quickly ran to the steel gate.
Although Isabella had drawn away the Mechanical Knights, the time she could keep them away was limited. They might not fall for the same trick next time, so he had to hurry.
At the gate, Eric found a keyhole covered in green moss and inserted the broken obsidian crystal Blackbeard had given him. The fortress key had been stored for nearly a thousand years. Blackbeard had mentioned it might not open the gate, but it was worth a try.
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