Sudden danger
Felicia?
Neither of them had any impression of this name, but after exchanging glances, they gradually realized what was going on.
What she was talking about...could it be the female corpse in the dungeon?
Seeing the girl's increasingly hostile gaze, Ruixia knew that something bad would happen if this continued, so she hurried forward to explain, and gave a brief account of how she got separated from her companions and was imprisoned in the dungeon, how she met Ximu, and how they escaped from the prison together.
For those who have not experienced it personally, this story is truly bizarre, especially the wandering magical creatures and strange energy arrays, which make people feel disconnected, as if the edge of reality has been shattered and the whole world has become absurd.
"wrong……"
As if she had found some suspicious points, the distrust on the girl's face deepened again.
She subconsciously distanced herself from Xi Mu and the others, retreating while cautiously questioning, "According to you, the staff and robes she was wearing were taken from a female corpse, a corpse that had been dead for a long time?"
"Yes, judging by the circumstances of his death, it should have been six months to a year."
"impossible!"
The girl waved her arms violently and vehemently denied it, "I'm absolutely certain that the staff you hold is my friend Felicia's. The robe you wear is also hers, because the embroidered patch on your right sleeve is exactly what I embroidered for her not long ago... I just parted ways with her an hour ago, and now you tell me she died six months ago. Do you take me for a fool?!"
Feeling the violent fluctuations of magic power surging from the other party, Xi Mu's eyes turned cold and he was about to attack immediately.
But Ruixia turned around, stopped her vigilant companions, and at the same time, she was not afraid of the priest's wrath, and her face remained calm.
"We didn't lie to you. As I said before, Ximu and I were so anxious to leave because we didn't know the purpose of the magic circle and were afraid of becoming its nutrients. I can't say why your friend was there, or why she died in such a state, but I can assure you that her death had nothing to do with us.
"If you mind, I can have Ximu return her things to you, or I can draw you a route map so you can verify the truth of this matter yourself... But we finally escaped from there, so I definitely won't go with you. Please understand this."
Although the priestess girl still looked skeptical, she calmed down somewhat when she thought about the danger she was taking alone. The hair and hem of her clothes that were fluttering due to the surge of magic power gradually calmed down.
In her opinion, she had just gotten separated from her companions on the way into the mountains to repair the old temple.
After a short while, he was suddenly knocked unconscious and told so much inexplicable information, saying that there were monsters that captured people, there was a magic circle that ate people, and that the friend who was chatting with him not long ago had turned into a mummy...
It is only natural that she could not bear such unreasonable and explosive information for a while.
"And, if I'm not mistaken, you should be priests who believe in the God of Life, right?"
After all, both of her parents were adventurers. Ruixia carefully observed the style of the staffs and the patterns on the other party's magic robes, and it was easy to tell their backgrounds and factions.
Currently, all healing magic on the continent must be triggered by the power of "faith". Therefore, priests from various temples are the key protected objects in all adventurer teams.
Some powerful priests can not only repair physical injuries, but even mental trauma caused by spiritual magic - of course, this kind of "walking miracle" is usually protected by the temple and difficult for ordinary people to access.
"Yes, my name is Morina, and I'm an official priest of the Temple of Life."
When mentioning this, the short-haired girl straightened her chest, obviously full of pride and recognition of her profession.
"Look, in a place like this, where danger is lurking everywhere, why would we harm a priest? Priests are crucial logistical support and the most direct source of rescue in any team. Why would we kill them instead of uniting them?"
As Ruixia spoke, she pointed at the already damaged staff in Ximu's hand: "My companion is not a priestess. This staff has no bonus for her. It can only be used as a stick-shaped weapon... Who would harm a stranger for such a reason?
"Besides, if we were truly the kind of vicious criminals who robbed anyone we saw, would you still be standing here unscathed? You've seen Ximu's speed. If she truly had malicious intentions, you would have been dead the moment we met."
Morina's face turned pale, and it seemed that she also realized this possibility.
At this moment, Ximu behind Ruixia was still not relaxed. His eyes were cold and ready to strike. If he had a dagger in his hand instead of a staff, his murderous intent would have been directly manifested.
She silently took another step back, and after gradually calming down from the anger that her friend might have met with an unexpected accident, the petite priestess pursed her lips, her heart still hesitant, not knowing whether she should trust the two people in front of her.
The black-haired boy was frank and easy to talk to, and his explanations were quite reasonable and well-reasoned;
The silver-haired girl is dangerous and not to be trifled with. It seems like she's going to resort to knife-wielding if she disagrees with you...
Is the so-called female corpse in the prison really Felicia?
If so, how did she die? If, as they say, she may have died in prison, why did she die in such a way?
Did they lie to her?
But what good would it do them to make up such a story?
Morina subconsciously looked up at the two of them again, only to find that their expressions suddenly changed, as if they had seen something unexpected.
She looked sideways suspiciously, only to meet a head with blurred features and a bluish complexion.
The world seemed to stop for a few seconds.
The monster that only existed in the other party's description suddenly appeared before her eyes. When Morina gradually woke up from the blackout, the first sound she heard was her own scream.
"Ahhhh what is this!!!"
"You've retreated too far, come here!"
During the confrontation just now, Morina kept retreating in order to maintain a safe distance, and unknowingly left the safe area covered by the silver light of the trees.
Ruixia was startled and quickly warned.
She didn't care whether to believe it or not at this moment. The solution was right in front of her, so Morina was about to do it - but as soon as she raised her foot, her whole body was instantly lifted into the air. After her vision spun wildly for a circle, she was forced to stop at a shaky height.
She, she was rolled up?!
—Being wrapped up by a head with its snake-like neck, ahhhh!
Seeing the monster head that had captured its prey about to retract into the mist, Ruixia's expression changed. She immediately took out a magic crystal cannon from her bag that was obviously more powerful than the previous ring weapon, and suggested to Ximu in a concise manner: "Save him!"
Only then did he come back to his senses from the small shock of "how did he take out such a long cannon barrel from such a small bag". Ximu glanced at him, and without asking any more questions, he swung his long staff and flew out!
So far, there have been no major mistakes in Ruixia's instructions. Although I don't understand why, I just listen to him.
The long-necked monster moved very quickly when attacking with its head, but now something was wrapped around its neck, and it seemed unable to attack directly like before. Instead, it was slowly retracting its neck into its body.
Xi Mu naturally couldn't let it attack him with its hands and feet fully prepared, so he jumped up and stabbed with his stick, hitting the gray head directly, blocking its recovery movement for a moment.
"Ximu, pull its head up!"
The young man's voice came from afar through the mist. Ximu understood and changed his body shape in the air. He stepped on a nearby tree trunk to gain leverage, then swung his long weapon and swung it out, smashing the head straight into the air like a ball!
“Ahhhhhhh!!!”
Poor Morina was wrapped by the monster's neck and soared up all the way, feeling dizzy.
At this moment, a very bright light suddenly appeared on the other side of the fog. Before Morina could react, she saw the light approaching rapidly, with surging energy fluctuations, and it was right in front of her in a moment!
"Wait, wait! What is this? No, wait, help! Help... Ouch."
The expected scene of being blown into charcoal did not appear. A huge energy bombardment passed through her from under her, and the huge force that had been entangling her disappeared in an instant.
And then—the girl, having lost all her support, naturally fell down.
As soon as Morina opened her mouth and before she could even wail, she fell into a strong embrace.
The silver-haired girl caught her nimbly, landed her steadily on the ground, and then rushed straight towards the glowing tree from which they came without looking back.
It took her a while to finally realize that she was rescued by the two of them. The girl, who had been nervous just now, suddenly felt complicated.
"Or, put me down..."
"You're too slow. Don't move."
Ximu rejected the proposal without a second thought, even glancing at the monster. Seeing that the monster, which had lost its connection with its head, was gradually disintegrating, he felt a little relieved.
And her speed was indeed fast. She returned to the starting point within a few breaths, carrying one person.
Morina, who was put down, looked at the two of them, feeling somewhat uncomfortable.
After all, the two sides were still in conflict before, and the words of thanks were already on the tip of his tongue, but he just couldn't say them.
Fortunately, they didn't seem to care too much about it. Seeing that she was safe and sound, Ruixia just smiled and nodded at her.
Ximu, who was standing by, also came forward at this moment, walked to Ruixia's side, and asked, "How is it?"
What's up?
Morena was confused.
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