Frilian: The Adventure of the Hero

Night was falling.

The three people arrived at an abandoned monastery dedicated to a goddess.

The outer walls of the monastery have collapsed, leaving only a dilapidated prayer room standing silently in the weeds, with stained glass windows shattered all over the floor, and the goddess statue in the center of the room is also mottled.

Xia En looked around and decided to spend the night there.

As soon as Philon entered the monastery, her gaze fell upon the dusty statue in the center of the hall. Having grown up with Haita, she was devout from a young age, and even in this abandoned place of faith, she subconsciously treaded lightly.

Frillie followed behind her, dazed and unsteady.

She was so engrossed in reading magic books last night that she accidentally stayed up half the night. This morning, Philon dragged her out of bed, and she's been out of sorts all day.

"Mr. Shane, why don't you go and try catching a couple of fish? I'll take care of things here."

Xia En nodded.

He slung his long sword over his shoulder and walked toward the stream not far away. Hehe, ever since he got the [Electrocution], he has loved catching fish the most. Who can understand the "Fisherman's" redemption of never going home empty-handed?

Inside the monastery.

Philon gathered some firewood and started a campfire.

"Lady Frillien, let's eat before you go to sleep, Lady Frillien..."

Philon sighed. Frillie was already wrapped in a blanket, leaning against the wall, asleep.

She stood up, looked around, took a clean linen cloth from her backpack, went to the depths of the prayer room, and began to wipe the statue of the goddess.

Unlike typical monasteries, this place features a goddess statue with guardian stone statues beside it.

It is evident that when it was not in ruins, it must have been solemn and majestic, with many believers.

She patiently brushed away the thick layer of dust from the statue.

Just as Haita had taught her, she meticulously cleaned the idol.

The movements were gentle and devout.

Just as she was wiping the last corner of the statue's base, a guardian statue on her left behind her suddenly emitted a dull cracking sound.

Stone chips fell in a flurry, and the previously still statue slowly turned its head, its jagged stone wings instantly unfurling, and a pair of crimson eyes fixed intently on Philon.

"!!"

Philon was stunned.

boom--

A beam of magic flashed past my ear.

Frilian's attack was swift and struck the stone statue that lunged at Philon.

"Philan, when you encounter the enemy, don't hesitate, just attack."

As soon as she finished speaking, Philon snapped out of her daze, immediately summoned her staff, and aimed it at the smoke and dust from the explosion.

[Magic Detection] indicates: The opponent is not dead.

Sure enough, a moment later, the statue pulled itself out of the groove in the wall, stretched its body, and with its sharp claws slicing through the air, it pounced on Philon again.

boom--

Philon unleashed his magic.

The stone statue was sent flying again, this time crashing directly into the wall.

"This is a Gargoyle, which often appears in various churches or dungeons. It disguises itself as a stone statue and attacks suddenly when adventurers are not paying attention."

Philen listened attentively to Frilian's explanation, his eyes fixed on the target.

The gargoyle rose from the ground and continued its attack on Philon.

"Why is the magic not working?"

"Gargoyles have a natural high resistance to magic. The trick for mages to defeat them is to attack them before they can act."

"But this resistance is a bit too high; it's impossible to harm it!"

Frillie also noticed the gargoyle's unusual behavior. She looked around and observed the layout of the entire prayer room.

The entire prayer room has 12 pillars, each over a meter tall, along both sides of the wall. Except for the one that the gargoyle was disguised as, the tops of the remaining 11 pillars are hollow.

"No way..."

Philon continued to attack the Gargoyle, but all the magical attacks were like tickling it, unable to kill it at all.

The gargoyle is repeatedly knocked away, only to rush back quickly and continue its attack.

"Philan, this gargoyle has unusually high resistance. It probably hasn't eaten humans for too long and has devoured a large number of its own kind to solve its hunger, which is why it has evolved into such a troublesome form."

Devouring its own kind...

Philon made a slightly disgusted expression.

"Lady Frillien, what should I do now?"

"Of course, run."

"??"

Philon thought he had misheard.

Then I saw Frillian turn around and leave without the slightest hesitation.

She froze on the spot, momentarily forgetting to react.

She only snapped out of her daze when the gargoyle's deep roar rang in her ears and its sharp stone claws came hurtling towards her. She scrambled to her side to dodge and followed Frilian outside.

Just when she was about to despair, Xia En appeared in her line of sight, carrying a string of fish.

The little girl plunged headlong into it.

"Mr. Shane!"

This time, Xia En learned from her previous experience with grilled fish. She made sure to clean the fish by the stream, removing its internal organs, scraping off all the scales, and washing it many times.

I'm sure I'll be able to make delicious grilled fish this time!

Just then, a purple figure rushed towards them from the front.

Behind the figure followed a hideous creature with a grotesque face.

Without a second thought, he pulled Philon behind him, drew his longsword, and charged forward.

boom--

The tip of the sword trembled.

The gargoyle's claws struck the longsword, leaving only a shallow white mark.

On the contrary, Shane was pushed several meters away by the impact and almost fell on the same side as Philon.

"Shane, be careful, this gargoyle has high resistance."

Frillie's reminder came just in time.

Xia En steadied himself. "Is his resistance really that high? In that case, it's a good time to try out his new affix."

He pulled the still-shaken Philon behind him, raised his longsword again, and steadily met the attack.

Numerical Mirroring

In an instant, Xia En's physical resistance surged, and he became erect.

Then, he activated [Dual Blade Style: Shadow Kill], instantly transforming into a blur and appearing behind the [Gargoyle], revealing a triumphant smile.

puff.

puff.

puff.

……

After several consecutive attacks, the longsword pierced the same spot behind the gargoyle.

[Dual Blade Style - Ferocious Transformation] is triggered, and the armor-piercing effect is activated. The longsword slides smoothly and effortlessly into soft tofu, without any obstruction.

The gargoyle let out a howl in an instant.

But there was only one howl.

Under the continuous piercing attacks, the [Electrocution], [Suspicious Poison], and [Torture] effects were all in effect. Apart from its initial howl, the gargoyle was unable to make any other movements, let alone attack.

At this point, the roles of offense and defense have reversed.

I have to say, the Dual Blades style is really good. When I first learned this skill, I thought I would have to use two swords to learn it.

Unexpectedly, the logic behind the entry's activation is completely different from that of diligent study.

He became the only person in the world to wield a single-handed sword in the "dual-wielding" style...

During this time, because the gargoyle had such high resistance, Shane had to deliver a finishing blow every now and then. After a full half hour of this, the gargoyle finally shattered into a pile of stones in its twisting and struggling.

slam-la-

A bunch of random things fell out of the gargoyle's belly.