Quadruple split

two minutes later

"Where are you going to take us!" Cole, who had been following Mo Tan, finally couldn't help shouting. This young thief who had been pestering two redback beasts alone for nearly five minutes was now both mentally and physically. He has reached his limit, many wounds on his body are bursting open, and the toxins that have invaded his body are gradually paralyzing his senses and limbs.

Mo Tan stopped when he heard this, nodded to him, and whispered: "It's almost here. You can rest for a while, and then talk to me..."

"I don't care about that!" The moment Cole finished speaking, his legs fell to the ground uncontrollably, and the body that had been carried behind him also fell to the side. He weakly interrupted Mo Tan and moved the body beside him. The already lifeless Qi Ke held her in her arms, raised her head and asked, "Why do you want to save me? Why do you want me to take Lorna with me?"

Mo Tan leaned over and handed him a bottle of healing potion, and smiled playfully with only half of his face exposed under the hood: "Lona, this beautiful name does have a name, oh, let me see~"

He brushed away a few strands of hair from the left half of Lorna's face. He didn't mind at all how terrifying the body that was originally very beautiful but with the other half of its face almost disappeared looked like it. He nodded and continued: "Yes, there is a beautiful body. Owner."

"What are you doing!" Cole, who had recovered a little strength, shouted angrily: "Don't insult her!"

"Insult?" Mo Tan repeated in a low voice, then shook his head at Cole and said: "Only false praise is an insult. My friend, speech from the heart is not. Can't you see how powerful her soul is? Is it pure and beautiful?"

Cole was stunned for a moment, then looked down at the girl he had secretly loved for many years in his arms: "Her...soul...?"

As far as Cole knows, there are several types of people in this world who can always talk about their souls. The first is pastors and priests of various sects, but the man in front of him does not look like a religious person. Although people have no evidence, they can be sure of this...

This is of course, we all know that Mo Tan's [Unbeliever] talent is enough to make any preacher stay away from him, and naturally it can also make others conclude at a glance that this guy is definitely not a person of faith.

Of course, for players, this kind of simple and clear talent information will turn into inexplicable things like 'temperament', 'feeling' or real 'talent' in the eyes of NPC. In short, it won't appear that much. It's just abrupt.

So excluding people of faith, only lunatics with abnormal minds and people who spend a lot of time dealing with dead people are left.

Although Mo Tan does make Cole feel like a madman, he is more inclined to the latter at this time...

Necromancers, psychics and cultists all fall into this category. The heads of these people are full of all kinds of 'taboo' knowledge in a broad sense, although in many places they are regarded by ordinary people as savage and chaotic beasts. Fanatics, walking evil, but there are also many people who secretly make friends with them and give them countless support and help, just to get the so-called 'eternity'.

If Cole's previous attitude towards this kind of person was no different from that of others, then holding Lorna, who had long since lost her body temperature, he couldn't help but ignite a glimmer of hope deep in his heart.

"Can you help me..." He suddenly grabbed the hem of Motan's robe and said tremblingly: "Help me resurrect Lorna! You just said that! She has a beautiful soul! A beautiful soul shouldn't just disappear. Is that right?!"

Mo Tan smiled with satisfaction. Although his understanding of the world is still far inferior to that of any native from the village, this guy is very good at letting others use his knowledge and experience to convince them. He is prepared with countless clear and logical explanations. The steps are firm for me to step on.

"Do you know what this is?" Mo Tan did not answer Cole's question. Instead, he took out a small gray-white jar from his luggage and handed it to the young thief. The jar was covered with countless twisting and changing objects. If you look carefully, you can even see countless faces with different expressions on them, but as long as you relax your attention just a little bit, you will never be able to distinguish them again.

[Soul-inducing bottle]

Quality: Epic

Use: absorb soul/release soul

Special restrictions: Non-[Lawful] camp

Effect: Ingest the soul from a person whose death time is within 13 hours and store it in it. There is no storage time limit. The shorter the death time, the higher the integrity of the soul. There can only be one soul in the soul bottle.

※If a second soul is absorbed into it, the first soul will collapse immediately※

[Note: Only powerful masters of soul knowledge can create it. This advanced soul-binding creation can become a necessary material for a variety of taboo items, and the soul inside it will not suffer any torture, no matter how skilled you are. It is a very good choice for senior alchemists, necromancers who are in urgent need of a temporary soul box, or rich people who can afford such a special 'urn'. PS: Even kind people don’t mind dealing with it, but those who follow the rules obviously don’t think so. 】

Cole shook his head honestly. No matter how shrewd the thief was at this time, he would not choose to lie, but his eyes had gradually become eager. After all, something with a big background at first glance was obviously not good. Maybe a madman could just pull it out.

"Of course you don't know~" Mo Tan shrugged: "To tell you bluntly, this thing is called a soul-inducing bottle. It has multiple uses and is easy to operate. I think one of the functions is very useful. For example... I haven't had time to save one yet. The dissipated soul, so that it can one day bask in that nasty sunshine again."

Cole's whole body was trembling with ecstasy and excitement. Of course, there might also be a little bit of pain caused by the wound, but that was not important. The most important thing to him now was...

"I'm just an insignificant apprentice thief, but if you can help me..." Cole knelt down in front of Mo Tan and said solemnly: "I can pay any price, including my life!"

[Although they are different, there are some familiar words...]

Mo Tan suddenly thought of what Medi said before he died. Everything in front of him was so similar to that time, except that this time he did not have any tasks that were detrimental to Cole, and if the soul-inducing bottle was used now, , this soul named Lorna will undoubtedly be relatively complete, unlike the remnant soul that resides in Medi's ring, which has no hope of resurrection.

So now he doesn't hesitate to give this infatuated human boy a little help.

"Remember what you said." Mo Tan's voice suddenly became a little cold. He pointed the soul-inducing bottle at Lorna's body and said slowly: "I am not a philanthropist."

I saw a hazy white light lighting up from the corpse in Cole's arms, and then floated upward for half a meter, hovering around him for a while before being sucked into the bottle in Mo Tan's hand with a 'swoosh' sound. , made a ethereal murmuring sound and then disappeared.

The system prompt sounded in Mo Tan's ears:

[The soul-inducing bottle has incorporated new souls, and its integrity is 94%]

It seems that it should be successful...

"What did you do?" Cole also felt a very obvious change. The flash of white light before made him feel an inexplicable throb, as if Lorna came to life again and gently whispered in his ear. He was telling the same thing, but when he lowered his head, the cold corpse was still lying calmly in his arms, lifeless.

Mo Tan gestured to the soul-inducing bottle in his hand, then put it into his bag, and said leisurely: "I helped you save her soul, leaving a trace of possibility. As for whether this possibility will become a reality, then It depends on your performance... Don't ask me too many questions. I am neither obligated to tell you everything, nor am I noble enough to maintain my patience..."

"Yes!" Cole replied quickly, and then stood up and performed the highest etiquette he knew on Mo Tan. Although it was a bit unethical for a thief to put a dagger on his heart and bow at 90 degrees, this one was slightly more obvious. The awkward knight's salute of fealty still conveyed his mood at the moment very well.

Mo Tan nodded with satisfaction, found a relatively flat place nearby and sat down. He signaled to Cole that he didn't have to stand there stupidly, and then asked: "Now tell me, who are you, and who are you?" Why was it attacked in this place? The process can be a little more detailed."

"My name is Cole Shuren, and I am a student at Padin Knight Academy." Cole replied immediately, then glanced at the body of the elf girl in his arms, and continued with a slightly hoarse voice: "She It’s my classmate, Lorna Yuehui, who is a member of the second-year Nuanyang Team like me. We..."

Mo Tan sighed and interrupted: "Put her down first. The body in your arms is just a shell now. If you want, you can bury her here later."

Cole put Lorna's body aside with some reluctance, forced himself to calm down, and continued to tell Mo Tan the ins and outs of the accident...

After Cole's explanation, Mo Tan finally understood what happened, and also got some unexpected gains from it~

Every year, the Lanzhi Moon and the Star Moon are the time for the comprehensive test of the Padin Knight Academy, which is divided into two parts: the theoretical written test for each category of corresponding subjects and the team's actual combat, and the Nuanyang Team is on its way back after completing the actual combat test. There was an attack.

Redback beasts that would never appear in such a place came two at a time, and due to their natural flaw of low visual ability, they stared at the Nuanyang team, not even leaving them a chance to escape. Everyone tried many methods, whether it was sound interference or trying to lure the tiger away from the mountain, but they still could not get rid of the entanglement of these two monsters. They were forced all the way from the wilderness to this forest...

Then, the wind mage apprentice Rona died, and the other three members, under the cover of Cole, were trying their best to escape to Pato City, where the academy is located. As for what happened next, Mo Tan, who had been observing in the dark for a while, basically Already know it.

[Side mission has been triggered: Save Nuanyang Team, reward: optional experience 200]

[Hidden mission has been triggered: Resurrection of Lorna Moonlight, reward:? ? ? 】

The expected system prompt rang in Mo Tan's ears. Although he had been browsing the forum for a while before, he didn't know about the hidden mission setting, but he was still very confident that his behavior this time could trigger the side mission. , and another unexpected gain is... the composition of Coren's own Nuanyang team!

The mage Lorna Moonglow, the thief Cole Shuren, the priest Ai Vanye, the great swordsman Radha Dona and the knight Dave Sagar.

"Dave..." Mo Tan gently rubbed his forehead, then stood up and said to Cole: "Go back to Pato City first, find the cheapest hotel to stay in, and don't contact anyone."

Cole was stunned for a moment: "Then you..."

"I will go find you." Mo Tan replied calmly, then turned on the stealth state, and relied on his high dexterity value to quickly fly away into the distance.

He already had a clue, but he still needed to verify it.

…

[Reconnection begins...]

[Connection completed, reading character information]

[Chaotic and evil Mo, welcome to the world of innocence]

The gray sky...

Dead ruins...

An endless pool of corpses and blood...

Mo looked at the 'city' behind him that was wailing because of the curse and pain, and let out a burst of extremely suppressed laughter. Then he tightened the gray cloak tightly and continued to walk forward on the path, leaving the vague feeling behind. A ghostly scene is left behind.

The repression of the previous years has almost been released before, and the equipment and experience have been slightly accumulated in that extremely joyful massacre. What he has to do now is to leave this place as soon as possible. As for the destination...whatever it is. …At least I’m not in a hurry to think about this kind of thing right now…

But there are still general goals.

A drop of cool muddy water hit Mo's face, and the sky began to cry without warning... It was raining.

A roar suddenly sounded next to the silent mountain road, and a strange-looking beast rushed from a short distance away. It seemed that it had no intention of avoiding Mo who was standing on the path, so it just charged at him fiercely. Hit it.

Then, a hand filled with black flames stretched out from under the cloak and pressed it on the head of the beast that was three parts like a pig and seven parts like a cow.

【Burning】

Active skills

Mastery requirements: Wisdom 40, Physique 50, possess the profession ‘Dark Wizard’

Consumption/limitation: 30 magic power/second, 30 health value/second, [Chaos] camp

Effect: Release black magic flames from your body, inflicting a large amount of fire/dark element damage to the target and adding a 'smoldering' effect. The effect on undead creatures is halved and no special effects are triggered. Cooling time: None

[Note: This is a mixed magic created by my grandfather, the famous theoretical dark wizard Spoon Riddle, but no one, including himself, can use it, because from a wizard's point of view, this kind of magic A spell that requires even higher physical fitness than magic power is simply a scam! ——Riddle III who burned off his right hand]

Along with a burst of wailing, the monster turned into a pile of blackened bones in an instant. As the caster, Mo didn't even stop for half a second, but silently retracted his hand into his cloak and continued to move forward. .

Then he was blocked...

A tall figure wearing simple leather armor, with a large area of ​​fair skin exposed, stopped in front of him.

"That's my prey." The beautiful dark elf frowned slightly, her long silver hair swaying in the wind behind her. She glanced at the pile of dead bones behind Mo, and then asked Mo coldly: "You kill me?" Lost it?"

Mo didn't answer, but raised his head slightly to look at the somewhat ignorant Yin Changzhi, and was stunned for a moment.

The cold and pretty face in front of me seemed to have been seen somewhere before.

If he remembers correctly...

This girl should be a player named Ji Xiaodao, and she had dinner with him at the same table not long ago.

…

Chapter 10: End