Chapter 18: Rival
After seeing the skeleton monster, Dorothy's mind was in a mess. Her thoughts began to slow down, her consciousness began to become hazy, and she felt an incomparable sadness in her heart. She wanted to cry, but her slow thinking made her not know how to cry.
She didn't know how long this state lasted before she felt her consciousness gradually becoming clearer. When she stood on the ground with her head covered, she slowly opened her eyes. What appeared in front of her was Odchi, who was standing there with a smile.
"Hehe... I witnessed the divine wreckage without any protection. It didn't fall directly, but was only slightly affected mentally. Miss Meshhos, I'm afraid my interest in you has deepened a little bit."
Standing in front of Dorothy, Odchi said with a smile. Dorothy shook her head, regained consciousness, and then asked.
"What was that thing just now?"
"It is the remains of a skull of a divine creature. That guy found it during an expedition and used it in his construction. It is his trump card and symbol. That's how he got the name Deer Skull."
Looking at the calm sky in the distance, Odeqi continued speaking calmly.
“Generally speaking, ordinary people or low-level extraordinary people will suffer many adverse effects after witnessing the existence of divinity, including direct mental radiation, brain poison, and sometimes some material mutations. Although that thing is just a wreckage and the impact is much lighter, it is still beyond my expectation that you can still stand…” Looking at Dorothy in front of him, Odqi said bluntly, and Dorothy nodded in understanding.
'Witnessing a divine creature will cause many negative effects... Among them is a certain amount of knowledge poison, and I am immune to knowledge poison so the impact is much lighter. Therefore, I was able to stand after seeing the wreckage, and Odqi helped me erase other negative effects.'
After hearing what Odditch said, Dorothy understood why she was in that situation before. Then suddenly she thought of something else.
"By the way, if witnessing divinity will have a negative impact on ordinary people and low-level extraordinary people, then Vanya..."
At this moment, Dorothy looked at the church behind her, and she saw Vanya lying in front of the altar. She ran over to check and found that she was in a coma.
"Hey, my companion seems to have seen that guy fainted. What should we do now?" Turning her head, Dorothy immediately looked at Odmich and asked, and Odmich came over to check and spoke.
"It's not a big deal, just move her to the basement."
After saying that, Odditch stood up, opened the passage leading to the basement in the church and went down, while Dorothy also controlled the corpse, picked up Vanya and followed behind.
After a while, Dorothy followed Odki to the familiar underground studio, and then Dorothy followed Odki's instructions and put Vanya on a long table in the studio. Then, Odki asked Dorothy to give two tubes of potion to the unconscious Vanya. Then Odki lit special incense and consumed several spiritual reserves to perform a simple ceremony for Vanya, and then clapped his hands to show that the task was accomplished.
"Okay, now we just have to wait for this young lady to wake up. All she needs is a little time."
Dorothy breathed a sigh of relief after hearing what Odditch said, and then continued talking to Odditch in a joking tone.
"I see you've used so many things. You won't charge her money when she wakes up, will you? She's just an apprentice nun of the Radiant Church and doesn't have much money."
"Haha...what are you talking about, Miss Meshhos? I am a person who always keeps a clear mind about money and debt. You have helped me a lot today, and I still owe you a lot. How dare I ask for any fees? If I really want money, I would have charged you at least a pound for the information I just told you about the divine creature."
Sitting on a chair where he used to sit, Oddrich said with a smile. Dorothy was startled after hearing Oddrich's answer.
"Ha, according to what you mean, from now on I can ask any questions I want for free?"
"Of course, just ask whatever you want. But if I answer a little, it will be considered as my repayment. If you ask too many questions and I have paid you back, you will have to continue paying. Of course, my favor to you is not included. These are extra rewards given to you besides the favor." Odchi replied, which made Dorothy's mouth twitch slightly.
"You old man, you are so fussy about this. Only you know your standard of how much is enough."
After complaining in her heart, Dorothy continued to ask.
"So, you have now successfully defeated your great enemy?"
"Almost, but to be precise, I only defeated one of his cursed bone clones. His original body is still there." Odchi said slowly, while Dorothy asked in confusion.
"Cursed Bone Clone?"
"The path of 'Stone'... the path of bone master, the ability to become a 'Spirit Bone Master', which allows one to use a piece of one's own bones to make a curse bone, and then use the curse bone to graft onto other skeletons to create an avatar. That's it..."
As he spoke, Odchi took out something from behind him. Dorothy looked at it carefully and saw a piece of black human bone engraved with spells. At this time, the bone had been broken into two halves, obviously having been chopped off.
"This is... the cursed bone. Does this mean that the deer skull is a complete one?" Dorothy continued to ask as she looked at the broken bones in front of her, while Odki continued to answer.
"Yes, but relying on the remains of the divine object, his strength can be regarded as the peak of his accomplishment. He is just one step away from completing a great feat and entering the gold stage. However, he lost a curse bone this time, so his strength will be reduced a little bit."
'That monster... has the strength to reach the peak level, and is almost promoted to gold...' Dorothy thought to herself as she listened to Odditch's words, and then she continued to ask Odditch.
"So, since that guy is so powerful, how did you become enemies?"
Listening to Dorothy's words, Odditch paused, then remained silent for a while. After drinking a cup of tea, he slowly replied.
"The hatred between him and me originated from two decades ago, when we were both high-ranking members of the White Stonemason Union, and both were outstanding members of the middle-class class.
"At that time, there was a vacancy in the top three seats of the White Stone Artisans' Guild, so they needed to select the most outstanding person from the top three. This outstanding person would be able to obtain a large amount of resources from the Artisans' Guild to help him advance to the gold level, and then fill the vacancy of the three seats of gold. He and I were the biggest competitors."
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