– You shouldn’t be doing that. I offered it from the bottom of my heart. I have loved you for many years now!
– Repeat again?
Hyde whispered something. I couldn’t even make out the words. It’s a pity – the spell is spectacular, I wouldn’t mind adding it to your panel either. Five snake heads appeared from his staff at once. They looked like the Hydra in the old Olympus stories. And, unlike a regular killing spell, they did not disappear immediately after being cast, but continued to penetrate our defenses. The PVP in this game is thought out very well. Crowd against crowd, real battles.
– DONE! – I shouted my favorite phrase, and the yellow blow flew towards the enemy.
– NAYEN! – Hyde retorted.
It looked like a complete mess. The robots only had time to reload crossbows. And the technicians even had a prototype of some kind of elementary firearm. They were the only ones who saved us – if not for the army of technicians, we definitely would not have been able to cope with so many conquests. Although the robots could not penetrate the magic armor, the weakest of the players were already out of action.
– KISHI! – said Sienna, and Hyde did not have time to parry the killing spell. And it takes away the entire supply of lives if it goes well.
Our enemy fell to the ground and disappeared into thin air.
«Your reputation with the Freed faction has decreased by two units.»
«Your reputation with the Conquest faction has decreased by forty-two points.»
– Has your reputation also fallen? – I asked.
– Still would! Direct killing spells are the strong point of the conquests, and here Gerber strictly forbade them. Okay, let’s give them a hard time. We all use any yellow spell together.
– DONE! – I said. Usually the shock wave only came from the staff, but now it spread in all directions at once, and one after another our enemies were thrown back to the walls.
Meanwhile, Dirk continued to walk towards the exit, pushing away enemies.
– We need to stop him immediately! Sienna said. – DEPRESSION! – a violet beam headed towards Dirk. But his shield could not be broken so easily. He turned in our direction.
– SAMPT-NIEN! – he said. This meant approximately: «No shield.» A red spot appeared on our blue hemisphere, which continued to grow in size.
– NAYEN! – I tried to cancel the effect of his spells.
«It’s no use,» Sienna said. – His spell is more complex; it consists of several connected words. Against a spell of the second level, spells of the first are powerless. I don’t know any second-level spells yet. They will become available only from level forty.
Something needs to be done about this urgently! If our shield disappears, then we will not hold out for long against superior enemy forces. Although, what could be simpler? Just cancel the shield cancel.
– NAYEN-NAYEN-SAMPT! – I said. A red beam shot out from my staff. But after half a second, the staff in my hands shattered into pieces.
– What are you talking about! You have a weak staff for second-level spells! He is not able to pass such an amount of energy through himself!
A few seconds later our shield burst like a soap bubble. And then about twenty green rays flew in our direction.
Again a sharp ache all over the body.
And I woke up at the spawn point. I was surrounded by elves and poured some strange-smelling infusions over me. I want to tell you that it is not a pleasant feeling to come to life. There was a feeling that you were being turned inside out, then you disappeared in one place and appeared in another. In general, I don’t recommend trying it.
Level 3. Ghost Squad
Gerber was waiting for us in the throne room. A gray-haired, bearded old man sat on a throne. There were guards around. The light from the windows near the ceiling was an even white blanket, but the candles were still burning, adding to the solemnity of the atmosphere. It smelled of rose oil and wine. Minstrels played lutes.
– How he escaped! – I didn’t expect such a loud voice from the old man. I even jumped on the spot, honestly! – The technicians could not allow such an oversight! They have never been friends with magicians, which is why I entrusted Dirk into their hands. They believed that he was accidentally captured by them, but in fact the Order of the Frieds did everything possible to ensure that the head of the conquests was imprisoned as long as possible.
Although, why am I blaming the technicians? It’s only my fault! I was too careless! The time has come to prepare for war. Before this there were endless skirmishes, but now the enemy has a leader again. And conquests cannot live without war, because power and conquest are their element. Friends, I want to warn Melissa about the impending danger.
New task. Accept.
– She is now in Parkwell, which is southwest of Darville. Harness your horses and ride to her!
The six of us immediately rushed to complete this task. It seems that we were the very first to be in the thick of things, so the main thing is not to miss the chance and complete a number of unique tasks. Most likely, they will give us all sorts of goodies. Come over to our side – we have cookies!
But the path lay through the Cursed Forest.
– It looks like the developers are planning some serious changes in the plot of the game! Sienna said. – Now, I can imagine the faces of the arrogant ones from the Sable clan! We will receive unique tasks that will not be available to them! And our tops will also bite their elbows for not being, like us, in the right place at the right time!
***
The light somehow made its way through the thick foliage. The forest was dark and gloomy. An eerie, ominous silence reigned. It was even scary to break it by stepping on a branch. Here and there an owl hoots or a wolf howls. And fog, which makes it very difficult to know where you will step next.
– Guys, be careful! Sienna said. – Here mobs appear from the void. Been here several times – unpleasant place. And I don’t really want to come here a second time from the respawn point – I can’t stand this horror.
We walked on, stepping carefully. Then Sienna motioned for us to stop.
– Do you hear? – she whispered. I was just trying to answer when suddenly a ghost appeared in front of us. It was a gray-bearded man in knight’s armor.
– What did you forget, travelers, in our forest? He is ours, and only ours. And we don’t invite guests at all.
«Let us go to Parkwell,» Still said.
– You chose the wrong route.
– But there is simply no other! – Bran intervened.
– But there is also no other way through our forest, except to reach the outskirts of the forest, becoming a ghost. This path is closed to the living!
The knight clicked his teeth and flew towards us. My companions realized faster, and they were already wearing blue shields.
– SAMPT! – I shouted when the ghost was a couple of steps away from me, and he hit the blue hemisphere.
– MALLEBAR! – I shot orange lightning towards the ghost, but he did not pay attention to my magic, which did not harm him
– DONE! – Robert shouted, but the shock wave only hit the trees, and the ghost continued to tear apart our shields.
– KISHI! – said Bran, but a green ray entered the ghost and spread