Chapter 986: Chapter 614: The Cursed One_2 Chapter 986: Chapter 614: The Cursed One_2 Nodding respectfully to Leo Ray, Benson introduced, “I have also reorganized three battalions for the reserve forces, with veteran soldiers serving as commanders at all levels, and they are currently undergoing intensive training.”
“Understood, which ans that the conventional forces Dragon’s Lair can mobilize have reached the scale of a legion, along with five elite Tier 2 middle teams,” Leo Ray nodded thoughtfully as he stroked the soft fur that covered the armrests of his chair.
“Replying to my Lord, that’s correct,” Benson said with a proud smile on his scarred face, “Among the Defense Army of Dragon’s Lair, there are three thousand n who have followed since my ti at the Extre South Rainforest Fortress as the commander of the special operations team, with many battles under their belt.”
“The strength of these ordinary soldiers is generally above Tier 1, eight-stars, with rich combat experience. Their overall combat capability is far superior to that of a general city’s Defense Army,” Benson continued, an eagerness appearing on his pale face.
“Please rest assured, Lord, that as soon as you give the order, whether it’s a siege or an encounter battle, my Legion will deliver a devastating blow to the enemy like a storm.”
“Very good, I look forward to your outstanding performance on the battlefield. That day is near.”
Leo Ray gave a satisfied smile and nodded slightly.
Then, as if rembering sothing, Leo Ray asked Benson a question that had long puzzled him.
That was: he had reached the Tier 3 peak level over twenty years ago, so why hadn’t he broken through and entered the Tier 4 powerhouse threshold?
“To be honest with my Lord, the reason I have not advanced to the Tier 4 is because of an unexpected accident many years ago.”
Benson sighed heavily, an unusual look of dejection on his face, and began to explain, “Twenty-one years ago, when I was at the Tier 3 peak level and just a step away from becoming a Tier 4 powerhouse, an unexpected situation occurred right before I was preparing to advance.”
“During a routine post-battle field cleanup operation, I accidentally discovered a mysterious cave. After so exploration, I found a notorious necromancer inside.”
“As I understand it, the man took advantage of the chaos of the Coldfla border village and abducted many innocent children. So I didn’t hesitate and started a bloody battle with him inside the cave.”
“After a fierce fight, I smashed all the summoned skeleton warriors and swung my heavy chain hamr toward the bald head of the necromancer. But when he knew he was dood, he self-destructed, causing serious injuries to .”
Benson pointed at his scarred face and shook his head, “Half of the scars on my face were caused by his bone shards during the explosion.”
With another sigh, Benson continued, “The most desperate thing was that, at the mont of his self-destruction, a dense black fog burst out from his body and entered my body…”
“Benson, are you saying that you were hit by that necromancer’s lethal curse?”
Hearing this, Joshua blurted out without thinking.
“Yes, General Holy Light, it is exactly the lethal curse,” nodded Benson, with a hint of black aura seemingly lingering among the many scars on his face.
“A lethal curse, huh?”
Listening to the conversation between the two, Leo Ray fell into deep thought.
In this world, curses were considered one of the forbidden techniques alongside necromancy, petrification magic, dark magic, and corrosion magic, with very few people practicing them.
This was because such cultivation often took place at the expense of the lives of other innocent people.
As a result, those who practiced forbidden techniques were almost always notoriously notorious, and most of them carried several arrest or kill warrants on their heads.
Furthermore, so special types of forbidden techniques not only posed a significant threat to the target but also caused a certain degree of magic backlash to the caster themselves.For instance, petrification magic and various curses.
There’s no need to ntion the petrification magic, as they had already encountered it in the Winged Race’s barrier area before.
As for curses, this was the first ti that Leo Ray had seen them.
“It’s said that there are many types of curses, but most of them harm others without benefiting oneself. The Lethal Curse, in particular, refers to the caster using their life as the price to impose a powerful curse on the target.”
Thinking about this, Leo Ray nodded slowly.
It appeared that Benson had been unable to advance due to the curse.
“That’s right, My Lord, the Lethal Curse I suffer from prevents the energy vortex in my body from growing any further. In other words, Tier 3 Peak Level is my limit in this lifeti.”
Benson bowed slightly to Leo Ray, his gaze dimming as he said: “Therefore, I can only constantly hone my combat skills on the battlefield to improve myself in another way. However, being a Tier 3 Pinnacle Powerhouse is ultimately too limiting, making it impossible to achieve any significant progress…”
“So that’s what happened.”
After understanding the ins and outs of the matter, Leo Ray’s gaze focused on the two Tier 4 healing powerhouses under his command.
Although curses were powerful, they were essentially a type of negative effect that could be removed using purification magic.
Gideon Black and Joshua were both experts in this field.
“My Lord, if it was an ordinary curse, I might be able to find a way to solve it, but there’s no way for to deal with a Lethal Curse.”
Noticing Leo Ray’s inquiring gaze, Joshua shook his head helplessly and responded.
“My Lord, I also have expertise in so curses and can use the special thods of Dark Healers to cultivate without harming the innocent. However, at least with my current strength, I still can’t purify the Lethal Curse.”
Gideon Black furrowed his brow and shook his head as well.
“My Lord, there’s no need to trouble yourself.”
With a bitter smile and a soft sigh, Benson spoke: “In the first ten years, I never gave up hope of breaking the curse. But the result was that the greater my hope, the greater the disappointnt I harvested.”
Subconsciously gripping the armrests of his chair, Benson’s eyebrows, separated by old scars, drooped low.
He continued: “During those ten years, while rotating out of the border battlefield, I visited almost all the renowned healing powerhouses of the various human countries, only to receive shake after shake of their heads and sighs.”
“Eventually, I accidentally t a Light Bishop from the Temple of Light who specialized in the study of curses. I learned that to break the Lethal Curse, I must et two extrely harsh conditions that would be almost impossible to achieve.”
As he said this, Benson’s face, covered in scars, showed no joy, but rather darkened even more. He lowered his head and said, “It was these two extrely harsh conditions that made completely abandon the idea of removing the curse, leaving no choice but to accept the fate.”
“Oh?”
Leo Ray’s eyes brightened, and he nodded for Benson to continue speaking.
As long as there was hope of removing the curse, Leo Ray would naturally not let it go easily.
If he could help Benson advance to the Tier 4 Level, it would undoubtedly be a great help to himself.
“My Lord, the two harsh conditions for breaking the curse are as follows…”
By Leo Ray’s side, Benson lifted his head again and began to describe the conditions.
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