Chapter 81

Fang Yi, at this moment, stood behind Il, his left hand, surrounded by a faint blue glow, firmly pressing against the heart area of Il's back—although the level 1 Frost Touch only dealt 5 points of damage, its freezing effect was enough to ensure that the frail mage in front temporarily lost the ability to resist.

Fang Yi's short sword had already been thrown like a dart, and now his right hand held a brick. The moment Il's body was frozen, the brick, as large as a washbasin, came down with a heavy thud, "bang," directly knocking the old mage to the ground.

"Let you show off!" Fang Yi drew his dagger and stabbed at Il's neck. The rock of such size only caused 1 point of damage to the mage with the Stone Skin spell, but the force of the blow was real. The frail mage never regained consciousness until he was stabbed to death by Fang Yi.

"Phew..." Fang Yi picked up the blood, took a deep breath. After this battle, the two level 1 scrolls "Silent Phantom" and "Frost Touch" he bought in Tashil were used up. Before reaching the west gate, the only thing left in Jenna's ring would be spells like "Mage Hand."

Looking back at Fort, who stood dazed to the side, Fang Yi shook his head inwardly. Poor kid, before he attacked, Fort had cast a Haste spell on him, likely after a great internal struggle, unwilling to fight against the village chief.

Before entering the underground waterway, Fang Yi had noticed someone following them, but he didn't expect it to be this child, and for him to witness such a brutal scene.

From the beginning of entering the village, Fang Yi noticed that all the mages and priests in the village wore the same brooch, except for Il. Originally, Fang Yi didn't think much of it, until he found the bones and the brooch in the palm of the bones, as well as the stone wall inscribed with Il's name. Having Fort hold the brooch was just to distract Il, after all, with a witness, it would be easier to explain things later.

After the village chief Il was defeated, no equipment dropped, but the purple brooch on his chest still glowed with an eerie light. Fang Yi reached out to pick up the brooch and examine it, his eyes widened and his hand trembled, almost throwing the brooch back onto Il's corpse.

Mihal's Sweet Gift (Epic Brooch) (Quest Item)

Special Equipment

Equipment Requirement: None

Weight: 1

Mihal's Kiss: All intelligent beings wearing this brooch will hear the whispers of devil attendants, and their souls will be baptized by the nine layers of hell.

Casting Speed +9%

Spell Damage +9%

Level 1 Spell Slots +2

Level 3 Spell Slots +1

Maximum Mana +9

Corruption: Intelligent beings (except devils) wearing this brooch will gradually turn to lawful evil and lose their free will, becoming Mihal's spokesperson.

"Welcome, mortal!"

What the hell! Fang Yi cursed, this thing was too malicious. Not only did it have the Corruption curse, but the attributes were too overpowered, adding three spell slots. If he were a mage, seeing this thing but unable to equip it would probably make him spit blood.

Glancing at the leaderboard, Mihal's Sweet Gift did not appear in the accessory rankings, clearly not an item for players. Fang Yi frowned, looking at the corpse on the ground. Il was clearly influenced by this brooch, falling into evil. The question was, where did this thing come from?

At this moment, Fort also walked over, staring blankly at the village chief's corpse without a word.

"Fort, do you remember when Chief Il changed his brooch?"

"It was a year ago, when the village's water source was contaminated. The chief and a few elders came down to investigate, and when they returned, the brooch was gone. After that, he always wore this purple thing." Fort wiped his eyes, looking at the item in Fang Yi's hand with disgust.

The problem must have started a year ago, but now all the parties involved were dead, and the truth of the matter would likely be buried in this deep cave forever.

There were no more enemies in the underground waterway. Fang Yi and Fort returned to the surface and informed everyone of what had happened. After hearing Fang Yi and Fort's account and seeing the corpse on the ground, everyone sighed. The captain of the Mystra temple's guards, upon seeing the brooch in Fang Yi's hand emitting an evil aura, exclaimed, "Isn't this the thing under the statue of the goddess?!"

Only after Fang Yi pressed for more details did he learn that the statue of the goddess in the temple had always been pressing down on this item, but it was covered by the goddess's foot, and no one knew about it.

Until a year ago, the village experienced a minor earthquake, and the stone maintaining the alignment barrier array loosened. After Chief Il led everyone to repair the barrier, this item was discovered, and Il, being the highest-ranking, took it first.

"Since then, the chief hasn't entered the temple," the guard captain said, his expression falling, clearly thinking of Il's body lying underground. Fang Yi knew that NPCs couldn't see the specific attributes of equipment and thought to himself: Evil beings can't enter the temple anyway.

Returning to the Mystra temple, the brooch was placed far away, and they watched as several elders used magic to seal the evil item.

However, Fang Yi knew that this journey was somewhat dangerous. If Fort hadn't been present, or if Fang Yi hadn't discovered Fort as a quest element, he would have probably taken the items that dropped from Il and fled—after all, as an outsider, if the village chief died after he went down, it would be hard to explain.

With the help of the villagers, they thoroughly searched the underground waterway and soon discovered a passage in the abandoned waterway that connected to the northern bank of the Long Arm River in the forest. The elders cast spells to seal the cave and ordered everyone to use stone slabs to block the passage, making it difficult to move without powerful magic.

Taking advantage of the break while everyone was busy, Fang Yi logged out and connected to the forum to check the terrain around Green Creek Town. Indeed, within dozens of miles of his coordinates, there were no traces of player activity, and the closest place with a carriage to Green Creek Town was the Giant's Heel.

Reconnecting to the game, the sky was already breaking dawn. In the early morning sunlight, the dark forest looked like an ancient giant, quietly lying on the ground. Fang Yi had already bid farewell to the people of Green Creek Village and once again entered the forest. On his left chest, next to the Lizard Toe, another white brooch with intricate carvings appeared, made of an unknown material, shaped into an oval, and emitting a faint milky white glow.

The Village Chief's Legacy (Fine Brooch)

Special Equipment

Equipment Requirement: Rogue/Ranger

-2 to all necromancy spell damage

+1 to necromancy spell resistance

Night Vision: +3 feet vision in complete darkness

+5 feet vision in dim light

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