#731 - Great harvest (seeking monthly ticket recommendation ticket)
The 【Exorcism Book】, synthesized from the pages of the Book of Revelation, radiated a light blue magical glow, quietly suspended in mid-air at a height of one meter. Its color did not represent the 【Exorcism Book】's quality as merely a blue piece of equipment; it seemed that was its original appearance.
And after the 【Exorcism Book】 was fused, a corresponding prompt came to everyone's ears.
【Prompt: The second stage of stronghold defense has been completed】
Now entering settlement...
Elite demon annihilated: 3
Demon minion annihilated: 53
Remember the first website domain 𝕥𝕨𝕜𝕒𝕟.𝕔𝕠𝕞
Participants in the battle: 5
Number of team deaths: 0
Comprehensive evaluation: A (Excellent)
Settlement reward issued: Team Purple Legendary Treasure Chest × 1
Bang!
After the background prompt ended, a huge treasure chest fell from the void beside the 【Exorcism Book】, larger than any the group had found elsewhere, its entire body emitting a clear purple light.
"So this stage only issues rewards after the task is completed! No wonder those elite enemies didn't drop loot after they died," Ron exclaimed excitedly as he rushed towards the treasure chest, the others also quickly gathering around.
However, upon arriving, the group did not immediately check the treasure chest, but instead prioritized taking down the 【Exorcism Book】.
At this time, the 【Exorcism Book】 was not like the scattered pages before, where detailed attributes could not be seen; it also had its own data and abilities.
【Exorcism Book】
Quality: Quest item, no specific evaluation
Health Points: 5000 points
Attached skill: Exorcism
Skill Consumption: None
Cooldown Time: None
Duration: Permanent
Skill Range: Within 15 meters
Skill Description: A magic specially developed for exorcising the demon body of 【Despair Town】, it can be used to infinitely enchant the 【Badge of Authority】 with this spell. When facing the demon body directly, it can be guided and released towards the opponent. Each time an exorcism is cast, it can kill the demon body at a rate of 1% every 10 seconds.
Note: While guiding the exorcism, the caster cannot perform other actions except for moving.
"I see!" Hermione nodded after seeing the attributes of the Exorcism Book. "This is a piece of equipment specifically for the demon body. It seems that when facing the demon body later, we don't need to attack directly, but instead guide the exorcism to kill the demon body."
"Each guided exorcism can reduce 1% of health every 10 seconds. We now have 4 people, 4 Badges of Authority. If we guide at the same time, wouldn't that cause 4% damage every 10 seconds? At this rate, we can solve the demon body in just 250 seconds."
Ron smiled easily after seeing the attribute description, "In that case, the so-called demon body is nothing great, it can be completely killed in just over 4 minutes."
"No, it's not that simple," Harry countered. "Our next stage is fighting the demon entity. The other party definitely won't sit still and be captured. Not to mention how strong the so-called demon entity is, the enemies who come to stop us will probably not be fewer than the stronghold battle just now."
"And you can't perform other operations while guiding the demon entity..." Neville also added at this time, "That is to say, the person releasing the exorcism will actually be in a defenseless and awkward state. If they are attacked by other enemies at that time..."
"Then it's like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered," Ron understood at this time. "That is to say, after opening the third stage, we can't guide the exorcism together, which is a bit troublesome."
"Too many casters will obviously lead us to danger, but too few will delay the time. If only one person is casting, it will take roughly 16 minutes for the entire process, two people is 12 minutes, and three people is 8 minutes. How to plan specifically at that time is a bit troublesome."
Neville calculated the time, and couldn't help but fall into contemplation.
"However, the fact that casting exorcism doesn't require a cooldown time is very good, which means we can cast the spell at any time, and we can also interrupt it at any time. Perhaps it will turn into a melee at that time, and whoever can free up their hands can cast the spell," Hermione said her guess after simply simulating the battle in her mind.
"Why does it sound so troublesome..." Ron hugged his head speechlessly, then turned his attention to the treasure chest, "Let's not worry about those things for now, let's see what the stage reward is."
Ron's words quickly pulled the rest of the group back, after all, they were still a bunch of children, and their interest in rewards was the greatest.
After opening the treasure chest, they discovered why this treasure chest was called a team treasure chest; there were so many things inside that one person couldn't take them all.
The group counted a total of 7 items from it.
Among them were 4 identical purple quality amulets, which could provide the wearer with 300 points of shield value.
With these new amulets, everyone's survivability had been improved by a level, and everyone immediately put them on after obtaining them.
As for the other 3 items, there were no weapons, but 2 Revelation Bottles and a ring.
【Revelation Bottle】
Quality: Blue
Number: 3
Special item, pouring the liquid in the bottle onto the 【Badge of Authority】 can grant the wearer a special ability.
This Revelation Bottle Skill: Grace
【Grace】
Consumption: 8 marks of magic power.
Cooldown Time: 20 minutes
Duration: 1 minute
Skill Description: For the duration, the caster enters an 'invincible' state, ignoring any damage and negative effects.
【Revelation Bottle】
Quality: Blue
Number: 9
Special item, pouring the liquid in the bottle onto the 【Badge of Authority】 can grant the wearer a special ability.
This Revelation Bottle Skill: Charm
【Charm】
Consumption: 4 marks of magic power.
Cooldown Time: 2 minutes
Duration: 90 seconds
Skill Range: Within 50 meters of sight.
Skill Description: Can be actively cast on a low-level demon, the target will be controlled by the user, while increasing health and attack power, until the duration ends or the unit dies. Only one low-level demon can be controlled at the same time.
【Ring of Darkness】
Quality: Purple
Category: Accessory
Attribute Bonus:
Strength +1
Agility +1
Attached Skill: Harmlessness
【Harmlessness】
Cooldown Time: None
Duration: Permanent
Skill Description: In a dark environment, the wearer will not be regarded as an attack target by low-level demons, and will also reduce a certain amount of aggro from mid- and high-level demons.
The quartet were beside themselves with excitement after seeing the item attributes; these three items were too strong!
Among the two Revelation Bottles, one could provide an invincible effect, which could greatly increase the user's survival rate, and also enrich their tactical choices.
Although the Charm skill of the other one didn't seem very strong, the ridiculously short cooldown time allowed this skill to be cast continuously, which was a very practical ability.
And the attributes of the 【Ring of Darkness】 surprised them, the group was still worried about how to deal with the third stage mission later, and now a targeted item appeared.
With this ring, one of the quartet could stand alone, specializing in casting exorcism on the demon entity without worrying about safety issues.
After a discussion, the group decided to give the 【Grace】 skill to Neville, after all, his combat power was the strongest.
With this skill, not only was his survival rate enhanced, but even his offensive ability was strengthened. At that time, Neville could completely rush into the enemy formation alone without worrying about being surrounded by many enemies.
The 【Charm】 skill was still given to Hermione to use. Her self-defense ability was weak, and it was also a good thing to be able to charm an enemy at any time to protect her. Moreover, this skill can actually be regarded as a single-target magic spell that can instantly kill demon minions.
As for the final 【Ring of Darkness】, everyone decided to give it to Harry to use. First of all, his average attribute was the lowest among the group.
The attributes added by the ring were already a lot, which could allow Harry to have stronger combat power. If there was better equipment next, it could be replaced in time.
Secondly, Harry's solo combat ability was also the worst among the group.
They had already planned that in the upcoming third stage, Harry would be responsible for guiding the exorcism, and the rest of the group would take the opportunity to cast spells. If there were any unexpected situations, they would break away from the guidance to meet the enemy.
After a brief discussion and distribution, everyone temporarily put away all their weapons and equipment, and then gathered around the previous campfire.
After the previous battle, everyone's fear value was very high and had to be eliminated quickly, and Jason's mask skill also needed to cool down, so everyone decided to rest here for a while.
At this time, Snape, who had solved 【Pennywise】, finally slowly wandered back to the group, and then unceremoniously reprimanded them.
"Do you know what you are doing now? This place is too dangerous, it is not where you should be staying. In a while, you few should find a place to hide, and I will take you out after I solve Quirrell."
"Come on, Professor Snape, if it weren't for Hermione just now, you would have been smashed into meatloaf by that 【Frankenstein】, and in the dungeon, we are not as weak as you think," Ron retorted with a foul mouth.
Although they no longer suspected Snape at this time, this did not mean that they were in the same group. This old bat had targeted the quartet a lot in the past, so everyone's goodwill towards him was almost zero.
"Dare to talk to the professor like that, you are really getting more and more presumptuous." Snape snorted coldly after being choked by Ron.
"Alright, Professor Snape, we are now trapped in Despair Town, we are on the same boat." Hermione sighed weakly after seeing that Snape was still fierce at this time, and couldn't help but complain.
"Despair Town? Did Anduin give this ghost place its name? How boring." Snape curled his lips unhappily.
In fact, after encountering Harry and the others, he felt that he seemed to have been tricked by Anduin, because he knew very well the relationship between the little guys in front of him and Anduin, not to mention that Harry was specially entrusted to him by Dumbledore for guidance.
So logically speaking, Anduin would not let these children rashly delve into this dungeon.
Anduin has always been cautious to the extreme. Snape didn't believe that the other party would make such a big mistake.
Therefore, the appearance of these four little ghosts here was either intentional by Anduin, or a deliberate result of letting them go.
So after discovering Harry and the others, he was very angry.
However, after figuring this out, Snape was not so worried about the safety of the little wizards, because since these children were here, Anduin's gaze must have been focused here as well.
It's just that he still couldn't figure out what the other party was selling in his gourd, why did he throw these little ghosts and Quirrell, that dangerous guy, into one place?
Wasn't Anduin afraid of things getting out of control?
Snape cursed in his heart, then couldn't help but raise his head and look around. He estimated that Anduin, that bastard, might be watching them somewhere.
"Professor Snape, what are you looking at?" Neville couldn't help but be curious after discovering Snape's actions. "Before entering the next stage, this place should be safe, you don't need to worry so much."
"I'm not worried about those ugly monsters here, I'm searching for other guys with ulterior motives." Snape didn't know Anduin's arrangements, but he didn't intend to expose this matter.
"Are you talking about Quirrell?" Harry obviously misunderstood, "By the way, you kept saying that Professor Quirrell was plotting the Sorcerer's Stone, but what is the basis for this? He doesn't seem like that kind of person."
"Hmph, do all bad people have to write their sins on their faces? You don't understand that because you don't know him before. Since taking over as the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor this year, that guy has become unpredictable, and I originally followed him to chase him to this place, does this still need any evidence?"
Snape did not explain that he often used Legilimency to peek into the superficial consciousness of others. When Quirrell was still a Muggle Studies professor, he occasionally liked to peek at the other party, and at that time he could more or less perceive Quirrell's joys, sorrows, and happiness.
But from the beginning of this school year, the other party's brain seemed to have become a bottomless abyss, making it impossible to see through at all. Snape gradually became suspicious of Quirrell from that time on.
"In that case, why didn't you tell Professor Wilson or Headmaster Dumbledore earlier? You're always sneaky, making us think you're doing something sneaky." Hermione couldn't help but look at the other party with resentment, remembering their previous behavior of tracking Snape.
Heh, do you think those two old schemers didn't pay attention to that guy? If it weren't for the two of them suddenly leaving Hogwarts, would I have bothered to monitor him?
Snape cursed secretly in his heart. He was really doing something unnecessary. If he had known that Anduin had other plans, he would have ignored Quirrell at all.
However, these things were not convenient to reveal to the little wizards, Snape could only snort coldly and let it go. He was not in the mood to explain to these little ghosts one by one.
And after seeing Snape's performance, Harry and the others could only look at each other with a wry smile. They now knew that they seemed to have accidentally caused a disaster.
"By the way, Professor Snape." After an awkward silence, Hermione tried to break the deadlock, "Since you entered Despair Town with Quirrell, haven't you found any trace of him?"
