Unless we ask for help from allies and related forces.
But the price we have to pay might exceed an epic weapon several tis over.
Suddenly!
Both the Master of the Dark Furnace Lokar and the High Priest Dughal turned their heads sharply in the sa direction.
"High Priest, you felt it too, right?"
"Lord Lokar, it seems the opponent underestimated us after all and brought out the Counterattacker." Dughal showed a slight smile and said, "I’ll head over right away!"
"Wait, I’ll go with you."
....
Half an hour earlier.
After quickly retreating from the vicinity of the Dark Furnace and progressing a bit through the winding crevice passage, not far from the danger point of the Hook Horror, Raine and the other two finally slowed their pace.
Rushing forward quickly consus a lot of energy.
Moreover, being in the Underdark, their minds were constantly on high alert, which was quite exhausting.
Raine glanced at the slightly tired expressions of the two won and said:
"The Gray Dwarves’ dragnet search shouldn’t reach here; we can rest for a while."
In Raine’s view, even if the Gray Dwarves pursued, they would definitely chase after that adventurer squad.
Now that I think about it, their presence made this operation much more convenient.
Otherwise, the commotion caused by killing two Gray Dwarf priests and two commanders wouldn’t be much less than it is now.
Hearing Raine’s words, Laisa nodded repeatedly.
"Mmm, we can have sothing to eat."
"Okay, Mr. Raine," Sulfur Vine also let out a long breath and said.
By the campfire.
Laisa was grilling at strips while flipping through the ’Forbidden Magic Helt’ given to her by Sulfur Vine, looking amazed.
"Sulfur Vine, there should be magic traps and guards where the treasure was kept, right?"
"You’re amazing! Tsk tsk, if it were , I’m afraid I wouldn’t stand a chance!"
"No, no!" Sulfur Vine waved her hands repeatedly, a little embarrassed, and said, "I was just lucky!"
"Happened to encounter the Wanderer in that adventurer squad stealing sothing, which helped distract the Gray Dwarf guards."
Laisa blinked her beautiful eyes, still sowhat surprised.
"Well, if you hadn’t said you believed in likki, I would have thought you were a follower of Lady Tymora."
"Your luck is extraordinary."
Sulfur Vine, feeling a little embarrassed by Laisa’s praise, glanced at Raine, who was in deep thought nearby. She tilted her head slightly and softly said to Laisa:
"I have luck, but Mr. Raine is truly remarkable."
"Let tell you....."
Although Raine was gazing at the campfire, if you looked closely, you could see that his eyes were sowhat vacant.
Because at this mont, he was focusing on the four newly acquired icons.
Raine had already placed the bloodline icons of the two Gray Dwarf Priests and the two Gray Dwarf Commanders in the bloodline bar.
The system prompt had also appeared:
[Unable to enhance two of the sa bloodlines of the sa level, rge?]
"Yes!"
Raine promptly chose ’yes’.
The next mont, the last three Gray Dwarf bloodline icons suddenly blurred and disappeared, while the Gray Dwarf Priest icon in the first slot rapidly transford.
The priest, originally slightly slimr than the Gray Dwarf Warrior, quickly beca more robust, and the staff in his hand suddenly turned into a Warhamr, with the hat on his head now bordered with gold, significantly more luxurious.
With the appearance of the new icon, the highly anticipated Raine imdiately focused his gaze on it.
The new icon na instantly surfaced in his mind — ’Gray Dwarf Combat Priest’.
"Combat Priest?"
He quickly reviewed the bloodline talents and spell-like abilities of the Combat Priest.
"I see."
"If the Wild Boar Shaman was previously seventy percent combat and thirty percent magic, the current Combat Priest is more like fifty-fifty."
"Hmm....perhaps, it’s because this was derived from two priests and two commanders?" Raine mused.
But this wasn’t important at the mont.
What mattered was that he had achieved one of the most crucial objectives of coming to Dark Furnace City — ’increasing psychic resistance’.
It’s just that this increase in psychic resistance was different from what Raine had anticipated.
It wasn’t in the form of a bloodline talent.
Although Firm Will had increased from level 2 to level 3, raising resistance to stun or charm, illusion, and psychic spells by forty percent.
But compared to level 2, to be honest, the improvent wasn’t significant, only by ten percent.
Because this increase in psychic resistance was more reflected in the spell-like abilities.
The ’Gray Dwarf Combat Priest bloodline’ compared to the ’Gray Dwarf High-tier Commander’, both have the sa three bloodline talents, but the spell-like abilities increased from four to six.
The two extra items are directly related to Spiritual Energy.
The first one is precisely the spiritual resistance spell that Raine is most concerned about—the ’Psionic Barrier’.
Psionic Barrier lv3, Effect: When your mind is highly concentrated, you form a barrier within a short ti to withstand spiritual spells.
During this period, your resistance to spiritual spells is greatly enhanced, and any damage from spiritual spells to you is reduced by 80%, negative effects are reduced by 80%, and the duration is 10 minutes.
’It actually reduces by 80%!’
’With this, it’s likely that you can withstand the spiritual spell attacks from a Mind Flayer head-on!’
Raine’s eyebrows raised, and he looked delighted and jubilant.
Although the duration is only ten minutes, a high-intensity battle often concludes within just a few minutes.
Therefore, in Raine’s view, ten minutes is basically sufficient.
The second extra item is also related to Spiritual Energy.
However, compared to the defensive-leaning Psionic Barrier, this second item pertains to an attack in Spiritual Energy.
Mind Spike lv2, Effect: You can release an invisible spike made of spiritual energy to a single target within 30 ters. If their ntal will is relatively weak, they will be stunned, pass out or even beco dumbfounded.
(Note: Duration and effect are influenced by the target’s ntal will strength.)
’Spiritual energy, invisible spike....’
Raine quickly grasped the keywords of this spell.
’Even if the target’s spiritual power is strong, the Mind Spike can still cause a stunning effect, which, from a certain perspective, is just like the Ice Ring Spell, a rare control spell!’
’And if the enemy’s ntal strength isn’t enough, it can directly cause them to pass out!’
As Raine continued to examine the newly integrated ’Gray Dwarf Combat Priest Bloodline’.
Sulfur Vine suddenly rembered a little thing she picked up before.
"Oh right, Laisa, I also picked up a little thing."
"Can you help take a look, what is this for?"
Saying this, Sulfur Vine fumbled around a bit, then took out a square black miniature model from her waist pouch and handed it to Laisa.
"Huh? It’s so exquisite!"
Holding it, Laisa was quite surprised by the sensation of soft leather.
"Sulfur Vine, don’t you think this looks like a little leather suitcase?"
"Laisa, you think so too."
Laisa rubbed it a few tis, unable to discern its purpose, and was about to return it.
But suddenly at that mont!
Beside the campfire, a black suitcase abruptly appeared!
"Whoa!" Laisa was so startled she leaped several ters back.
"This, this..."
Raine also imdiately snapped back to reality, holding his shield and gripping his hamr, adopting a combat stance.
"I... I didn’t do anything!" Sulfur Vine blinked her big eyes, completely bewildered.
"Wait, this is..." An idea flashed across Raine’s mind.
With Raine’s detailed record of spells at the Adventurer’s Association up to Fifth Level and below, he imdiately thought of sothing.
Could it possibly be the treasure that the adventurer squad was desperately trying to steal?
"Laisa, let see the thing in your hand."
"Oh, okay!"
Without hesitation, Laisa handed the miniature model over to Raine.
After Raine took it, he rubbed the model a few tis.
The next mont!
The black box beside the campfire vanished abruptly.
And as Raine rubbed a few more tis.
The box reappeared again.
"This is Leoman’s Secret Chest, a Fourth Level Spell...." Raine confidently introduced.
"It’s very likely the treasure that the adventurer squad wanted to steal."
"A treasure?" Sulfur Vine and Laisa glanced at each other, at a loss for words!
"Sulfur Vine, you just picked up a treasure?" Laisa then exclaid with joy.
"Quick, open it and see what it is!"
As she said this, Laisa, eager and curious, opened the box.
As the Secret Chest opened, what t the trio’s eyes was a single-handed warhamr emanating silver light.
The warhamr lay quietly inside the Secret Chest, with a vintage square hamr head, it didn’t initially catch the eye, but the bright yet gentle light and the intricate carvings on the hamr handle seed to tell of its extraordinary nature.
"Wow~ what a beautiful warhamr!"
Laisa couldn’t help but reach out to grab the hamr handle, lifting it up.
"So heavy!"
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