Chapter 287 Holy Axe Hall
The "mother will" of the Deathly Holy Scarab swarm has 6 intelligence attributes, which is quite smart. Realizing that the situation is not good, it quickly issued a mental command, urging all beetles to stay away from the war forged that was discharging electricity.
Joseph Cooper manipulated the mechanical arm of the war forged, took off the flamethrower on his back, aimed the nozzle at the area where the beetles gathered, thought for a moment, shook his head, and put the flamethrower back.
Gao Fei was not surprised by his behavior.
According to the monster illustrations provided by the star disk, the Deathly Holy Scarab swarm has 30 points of fire resistance.
The war forged's flamethrower is only as powerful as the 1st level spell "Burning Hands". Each time it erupts, it causes 5d6 points of fire damage to the target in the 15-foot cone area. It is almost impossible to penetrate the fire resistance of the Deathly Holy Scarab swarm.
In addition to the flamethrower, the war forged also has an external weapon, which is the +1 electric shock hammer slung over its shoulder.
Joseph Cooper manipulated the war forged to hold the hammer in both hands and smashed it hard on the ground.
Bang!
The large war hammer hit the floor hard, and the bright electric sparks flew in all directions. All the beetles within ten feet were affected, either shattered on the spot or burned by the high-voltage arc.
The frightened swarm of insects fled in all directions.
The dwarf drove the war terracotta to chase after it, stamped his feet hard, and the stone floor shattered in large pieces.
Where the war terracotta's iron giant feet trampled, the strong shock wave spread in all directions, shaking the tiny beetles into flying.
Colony creatures are not afraid of single attacks, but they will also receive double damage when facing group attacks.
The electric hammer and trampling of the war terracotta are large-scale group attacks for the beetle swarm, and a large number of them will die if they are hit.
Joseph Cooper drove the war terracotta to chase the swarm of insects, killing the insects while smashing the six pottery jars where the swarm of insects lived.
When the last pottery jar was smashed by the giant hammer, the remaining beetles in the hall stopped crawling, decomposed into wisps of black smoke, and dissipated in the blink of an eye.
"Haha! It's easy!"
The dwarf opened the cabin and jumped down first. He fell flat on his face with a clang, and quickly got up and adjusted his horn helmet.
Hearing the laughter behind him, Joseph the Cooper's old face turned red with shame. He turned back and punched the young man in the cabin and shouted: "What are you laughing at! Get down quickly! We have to get the holy axe before the frost giants catch up and quickly escape from this damn tomb!"
Gao Fei jumped out of the cabin and said to the dwarf: "Uncle Joseph, after this adventure, we plan to take a boat back to the New World. Anyway, there is no point for you to stay on the island. Why don't you come with us?"
The dwarf hesitated for a moment, and faced with the sincere eyes of the barbarian prince, he finally made up his mind and nodded heavily.
"Okay! We have scattered the ashes of that old ghost Carl Olaf, and the Holy Axe is no longer here. Why should I waste my time on this small broken island!"
"After leaving the Resting Island, I will go on the ship with you! Speaking of which, I have several cousins living in a place called Nidavellor in the New World, so it's just right to visit them on the way!"
Touching his beard, Joseph Cooper imagined the future, his eyes full of longing, and he seemed to be a hundred years younger.
Although he had obtained the consent of the dwarf uncle, Gao Fei did not receive the system prompt that he had officially joined the adventure team. He shook his head in confusion, put aside this question for the time being, and hurried to the altar.
As soon as he approached the glowing spherical protective shield, Gao Fei was blocked by an invisible force.
"Boy! To open the altar barrier, you need your blood and the spell on the jade disk." The dwarf reminded loudly.
Gao Fei took the dagger handed over by Qi Tian, pierced his finger, and dripped blood on the altar, then recited the spell engraved on the jade disc aloud.
The barrier surrounding the altar resonated with the spell echoing in the air, and after two tremors, it was quietly lifted, opening the way to the altar.
Gao Fei breathed a sigh of relief, climbed onto the altar, and held the artifact axe in both hands.
After walking in and observing the holy axe, he found that the axe handle and axe blade were forged from fine gold, weighing heavily on his hands. If it weren't for his berserker's strength, he really couldn't lift it.
Fine gold is the hardest natural metal in the game world. At first glance, it looks as black as carbon. If you look closely at the light source, you will find that the black has a beautiful dark blue luster.
As for the dark golden magic aura seen before, it has nothing to do with the material of the holy axe, but only indicates that it is an artifact-level magic device.
According to the legend passed down from generation to generation in the Olaf tribe, this artifact should have an enchantment level of +10 and a lot of powerful special abilities.
Gao Fei used the astrolabe to identify it, but found that it was just a "+4 adamantine beheading axe".
If the holder belongs to the "non-evil camp", he can also get the following additional benefits from the holy axe:
· Strength attribute +4
· Damage reduction armor 5/adamantine
· Advantage in attack rolls against evil creatures
· Advantage in immunity against cold magic and supernatural powers.
From the perspective of weapon performance alone, it is definitely powerful, but considering the status of the artifact, and comparing it with the various legends about Olaf's holy axe in history... it seems a bit unworthy of the name.
However, Gao Fei quickly adjusted his mentality and knew that the current identified attributes could not represent the true power of the holy axe.
Because he just got the holy axe and had not had time to synchronize it!
When synchronization is completed in the future, the true power of this artifact will be fully revealed.
So what are the synchronization requirements for the holy axe?
What is the maximum number of synchronizations that can be performed?
With curiosity, Gao Fei was about to continue to identify the holy axe, but suddenly he sensed an extremely strong wave of magic power!
He looked up subconsciously and saw a dark cave opening in the air above the altar!
Behind the cave, it seemed to lead to a mysterious demiplane.
"Is that... 'Magic Rope'?!"
Among the people present, only the mage Joseph Cooper recognized the nature of the black cave. His face changed immediately and he hurriedly warned the young man beside him.
"Silly boy, run!"
However, it was too late.
Several figures appeared at the entrance of the demiplane created by the "Magic Rope". The first to jump out were two fully armed frost giant warriors, followed by General Schroeder, and the last one to float down was the "Ice Tower Warlock" Gelmir.
"Basaka Olaf, why are you here just now? I have been waiting for you here for a long time."
Gelmir had a playful smile on his lips.
"Thank you for helping me to unlock the altar barrier. You've worked hard. Now give me back the holy axe."
"MMP!"
Gao Fei couldn't help but swear.
He admitted that he underestimated the cunning of the ice tower warlock, who ambushed him here in advance, but he couldn't stand the other party's naked shamelessness and arrogance.
"Your holy axe? You're so embarrassed!"
