leonardwarren Chapter 66 Soul Search
Chapter 66 Soul Search
Lin Er's entire fortune was in his backpack, and he felt that running so fast might damage the Dragon Blood Ginseng inside.
In addition, Keller and Talia were indeed unable to keep up, so he stopped after apologizing to the little giant Roman.
Keller and Talia, the couple, caught up, panting heavily. Although they had magical storage bags to carry their luggage, they still couldn't catch up with Liner and Flora.
After catching his breath, Keller saw that the Rust Blade Brotherhood squad had disappeared and felt ashamed and guilty. He said, "Lord Lin'er, I'm sorry, we held you back."
"Don't blame yourself. We'll catch up with her later. Besides, Flora has a very strong tracking ability."
Lin Er waved his hand and turned to look at Flora.
Flora: "Don't worry, you won't lose them."
With their assurances, Keller and Talia felt somewhat relieved.
The four rested for a short while before continuing their journey, soon entering a misty forest.
Flora walked at the front and said, "This area is quite dangerous, everyone please be careful."
Upon hearing this, Lin Er also drew his sword and looked around warily.
At this point, Talia suggested, "How about I summon a water elemental to scout ahead?"
"No," Lin Er said almost instantly.
If he were to summon a water elemental now, it would probably be the first one to attack him.
Seeing Lin'er's resolute attitude, Talia found it strange but did not insist any further.
Lin Er continued, "Summon it again after you encounter a monster, and remember to summon it from a distance."
Talia nodded confidently and said, "Mr. Lin'er, please rest assured, this time it definitely won't get out of control again."
She thought Lin Er was still worried about what happened last time, so she patted her chest to reassure him.
Just then.
Flora suddenly raised her hand, making a shushing gesture.
Lin Er quickly raised his sword, and Talia and Keller also shut their mouths and raised their staffs.
At the very front, Flora stopped and crouched down, seemingly observing something.
Lin Er let Talia and the others stay behind, and walked over quietly. He saw a pair of footprints on the ground.
Flora whispered, "These footprints are very fresh, showing two claw marks from upright walking. They must have been left by a lizard-like demi-human."
Lin Er couldn't help but wonder, "A lizard-like demi-human?"
At this moment, Talia walked over upon hearing the sound and said, "I know. Teacher said that most of the lizard demi-humans are the minions of evil dragons, and they are the main targets that the guild wants to eliminate this time."
Flora nodded, her expression slightly excited.
"This lizard-like demi-human must be acting alone; it's not far away."
Lin Er could also see that Flora was in high spirits. She was looking for the dragon's minions to find Blackhorn, and now that she saw the clues right in front of her, how could she calm down?
After a brief moment of consideration, he said, "Then let's go and take a look."
Talia couldn't help but ask, "What about Roman?"
They had promised Roman they would act together, but now they were completely out of reach.
Lin Er said in a deep voice, "They are all second-tier experts, so there shouldn't be any problems. Let's find this lizard-like demi-human as soon as possible, and then it won't be too late to chase after it."
All three agreed that the suggestion was sound and promptly turned to find the lizard-like beings. If they could find their lair, it would be a great achievement, far more important than killing a few forest wolves.
Flora immediately took the lead in pursuit, with Lin Er and the others following behind as guards.
The forest was dense with trees, shrubs, and weeds, and a light mist drifted in the wind, creating a very hazy scene. Fortunately, the fog wasn't too thick today, and it was still possible to see the distant scenery fairly clearly.
This also has its downsides; it makes it more difficult for the four to hide in the fog, and they must be more vigilant.
After tracking for hundreds of steps, Flora frowned as she looked at the tracks left on the ground.
Lin Er couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Is there a problem?"
Flora pointed to the ground, where a few drops of black blood were splattered next to the footprints.
"There's something wrong with this pool of blood; it looks like it's caused by poisoning."
[The sorceress in your party has discovered a poisoned evil demon. This demon is near death; please capture him before he dies.]
[Reward: Soul Searching Jade Slip *1]
Soul search?
Lin Er's expression was somewhat strange.
He is a righteous cultivator, upright and honest in his actions. How could he possibly learn the evil arts of demons and heretics?
Therefore, Lin Er said without hesitation:
"Hurry and chase after him! He might be poisoned to death!"
Flora nodded, realizing the seriousness of the problem.
The four of them quickly followed at full speed, and after running for several hundred steps, they indeed saw a lizard-like demi-human.
The lizard-like demi-human lay dead under a tree, dressed in ordinary linen clothes and carrying a bundle on his back. He looked like he was on the verge of death, occasionally spitting out a mouthful of black blood.
Because Lin'er and his group didn't slow their pace when they caught up, the lizard-man Nak immediately heard the noise. He thought it was the chieftain coming to pick him up, but when he saw that there were four people, he jumped up in fright.
Nak clutched his abdomen, struggled to pull out his knife, and assumed a fighting stance.
"Damn it, Mara is waiting for me to go back and get married, how can I die here... *splat*..."
Nak cursed under his breath and spat out another mouthful of foul blood; he was now barely breathing.
Lin'er also noticed Nak's unusual behavior, but he didn't dare to be careless and said to Talia:
"Talia, cast Entanglement to control him!"
Talia agreed and immediately raised her staff to cast a spell. In an instant, a green light flashed, and a large clump of vines and thorns burst forth from beneath Nak's feet.
Nak's expression changed, and he struggled to escape, but was only entangled more tightly.
He was already very weak, and after struggling twice to no avail, his legs were tightly bound by vines.
Seeing this, Lin Er jumped up, pulled Nak out, and disarmed him.
After the intense activity, Nak was on the verge of death. Seeing that he had been captured, he gave up resisting and closed his eyes to await his death.
However, the expected death did not occur.
Lin Er pried open Nak's mouth and forced the Rejuvenating Dew down his throat.
"That should prevent him from dying."
Lin Er watched as Nak's complexion visibly changed from pale to rosy after drinking the Rejuvenating Dew. Just as he was about to breathe a sigh of relief, Nak vomited a mouthful of black blood, and his complexion deteriorated rapidly.
Flora shook her head: "No, he's too poisoned. Unless we find a specific antidote, we need to find out where the lizard-like people's lair is first."
After catching his breath, Nak gave a cold laugh and closed his eyes without saying a word.
He can't possibly say anything.
Despite Lin Er's repeated questioning, Nak remained unmoved, refusing to utter a single word.
Talia said regretfully, "If only I knew the 'Speak to the Dead' spell, I could just kill him and ask his soul directly."
Lin Er couldn't help but glance at Talia, and said in a deep voice:
"Actually, I can."
Upon hearing this, the three of them looked over, their faces filled with surprise.
Lin Er coughed and said, "What's about to happen might be a bit cruel. You guys go to the side, I'll go ask him by myself."
Flora nodded and led Talia and the others to the side to keep watch.
At this moment, Nak, who had been waiting to die with his eyes closed, saw that Lin Er was actually serious and began to struggle desperately.
"You demon! If you're so capable... don't use such insidious magic!"
Nak cursed loudly, and because he was short of blood and energy, he spat out another mouthful of blood.
"Just a mere demon..."
Lin Er ignored him. After extracting the jade slip, a stream of light entered his mind, and he mastered the most basic soul-searching spell.
Basic soul searching has many limitations. You must never search the soul of someone whose cultivation level is higher than your own, and the memories you can find are only those things that the target has a deep impression of.
Lin Er's cultivation level of three levels of Qi Refining is indeed very low, but he can't compete with Nak in front of him who doesn't even have a cultivation level.
He lifted Nak up directly, and as he cast the Soul Searching Technique, two purple lights appeared in his eyes, both dreamlike and sinister.
Nak was instantly controlled the moment he saw those eyes.
Lin Er felt as if Nak's sea of consciousness had turned into a book that he could browse at will, but the book was very tattered and most of the memories were extremely blurry.
Soon, he found something that impressed Nak.
The Mistbone Nest, the magic circle that absorbs elemental power, Chieftain Kolo, Mara, the Tauren Blackhorn, the water elementals...
"I see, now I understand."