Chapter 682 Xionggu Chases the Murderer

The supplies provided by Father Gallup include three bottles of "holy water", "healing potion", "antidote potion" and "disguise potion", two maps of Bear Valley, and finally a scroll of "object location".

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2nd ring "object location (prophecy)": The spell effect lasts for 10 minutes/level. During this period, the caster can specify an object whose general appearance has been seen or heard. When the target object appears in a radius of 400 feet + 40 feet/level, the caster can determine its specific location.

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"After you arrive in Bear Valley, you can use this scroll to lock the rapier carried by William James, and then determine William's location and provide navigation for the rescue operation."

The priest introduced the use of "object location" to the young people.

"Even if the rapier was taken away by the bandits halfway, at least it is still in the bandit's nest. As long as the sword is found, the cage holding William will not be far away."

After listening to the priest's instructions, Jiang Feng and Gao Fei discussed in the star plate private chat channel.

From the description of "Item Locating Spell", the higher the level of the spell, the larger the search radius.

Counting the enhancement of "Experienced Spellcaster", Gao Fei and Jiang Feng both have 9 spellcasting levels.

The scanning radius of "Item Locating Spell" cast by the scroll is 760 feet (about 253 meters), covering an area equivalent to 28 football fields, and the spell lasts for 90 minutes.

In other words, the person responsible for rescuing William must find him within 90 minutes.

So the next question is, who should take on the mission of searching and rescuing William James?

"Let me do it!" Gao Fei said, "I have 'Invisibility' and 'Silence', which is more suitable for sneaking into the bandit's nest!"

Jiang Feng and Martin thought it made sense, so they accepted the division of labor he proposed.

Jiang Feng's role in the game has two identities.

On the surface, she is a noble lady, and privately, she is the thief "Masked Catwoman".

Neither of these two identities is suitable for representing the Gordons to negotiate with the kidnappers, so they take a bottle of "disguise potion" to become the male protagonist and walk with Martin so as not to arouse the kidnappers' suspicion.

Before leaving, Gao Fei handed the "greasy wand" to Jiang Feng.

He has a more powerful "fuel technique" and no longer needs this wand.

Jiang Feng's "spider silk ring" can only be used 5 times a day, and he lacks control spells more than him.

Bear Valley, located at the foot of the mountain in the northern suburbs of Binhai City, is one of the many strongholds of the Blood Anchor Gang.

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There are no bears in Bear Valley, but there are many bear goblins.

These humanoid monsters covered with black hair are the strongest and most ferocious among the goblin family.

The average height of an adult bear goblin is two meters and the weight is not less than 200 kilograms.

There are no less than 40 or 50 bear goblins entrenched in Bear Valley. The leader is a bear goblin chief named "Qiqitak", who is also one of the four leaders of the Blood Anchor Gang.

The leaders who rank higher than Chichitak include Hawke, Cody, and a Cyclops named Barry.

Above these four leaders is the godfather of the Blood Anchor Gang, the mysterious "boss" who never shows his true face.

Jiang Feng spent a star disk energy to quickly skip the journey.

The game screen turned and the stage came to a valley far away from the hustle and bustle of the city.

There is only one way to enter the valley.

A gurgling stream meanders out from the depths of the valley.

The banks on both sides of the stream are covered with weeds and shrubs.

The cliffs on both sides of the valley are hundreds of meters high, and occasionally a few pine and cypress trees are slanted from the cliffs. Birds of prey sometimes fly from the bird nests on the treetops.

This is Bear Valley, the place designated by the Blood Anchor Gang to pay the ransom.

The dense forests, steep terrain, and the large group of bear goblins entrenched in the valley make this place one of the most suitable places for illegal transactions, such as smuggling, selling stolen goods, kidnapping and extortion.

The police in Binhai City have long known that Xionggu is an important base of the Blood Anchor Gang, but they dare not mobilize police forces to sweep it.

Gao Fei unfolded the Xionggu topographic map provided by Father Gallup.

A secret path was drawn with a red line on it, which could bypass the surveillance of the bandits and sneak into the heart of the valley from the back, that is, the lair of the bear goblins.

William James was imprisoned in a cave deep in the lair of the bear goblins.

Gao Fei and his two partners said take care of each other, and then shot an "Invisibility" on himself and climbed up the steep cliff.

To climb the cliff, you need to make a DC12 agility check.

Before setting off to climb the mountain, Gao Fei blessed himself with "Cat's Grace", raising his agility attribute to 22 points, and correcting it by +6.

Counting the +3 proficiency correction, as long as the test dice is not less than 3 points, you can pass it safely.

For the sake of insurance, Gao Fei also used climbing tools, which can gain advantages in the test.

In general, it was a close call.

If Jiang Feng were to carry out the infiltration mission, she would not need to perform a check at all, as her "Templar Soldier" has the "Flying Walls" function, and the "Spider Silk Ring" provides a safety rope, so she would automatically be deemed to have successfully climbed.

Five minutes later, Gao Fei successfully climbed over the hill and took a shortcut to the bugbear camp according to the map provided by the priest.

Under the cover of dense grass, Gao Fei did not alert the bandits in the valley and successfully reached the outskirts of the camp.

Hiding in the bushes, Gao Fei peered down.

Eight tall and strong men wearing animal skin armor and holding heavy maces were patrolling near the entrance of the camp.

These monsters really look a bit like black bears standing up, with a pair of fangs sticking out of their mouths, and their faces are full of ferocity.

The eight bear goblins have an average HP of 35 points, strength 18, agility 14, constitution 15, intelligence 7, perception 14, and charm 9.

The bear goblins also mastered four specialties: "Sturdy", "Mastery of First Attack", "Power Attack" and "Brutal Strikes".

It is not easy for Gao Fei to kill all eight bear goblin sentinels alone.

Moreover, once the battle breaks out, the sentinels will sound the alarm and call for more bear goblins to join the siege, and the guards in the nest will also be on high alert, making it even more difficult to sneak in to rescue people.

The wiser approach is to avoid conflict with the patrol team and sneak into the nest without alarming them.

To achieve this goal, you must take advantage of the short gap when the patrol team turns their backs to the bushes and run past them at the fastest speed.

At the same time, you can't make any sound under your feet.

You know, the ears of the bugbears are very sharp!

All the above stealth elements can be simplified into a DC14 "Stealth" check.

The difficulty of this check is neither high nor low.

If Jiang Feng were here, the chance of passing the Stealth check would be about 80%, and once the check failed and the patrol team was alerted, the rescue operation might fail completely.