186: Curse lifted

Qin Tian returned to the location of the Dark Night Elves with his two pets.

The moment he appeared, he immediately drew the attention and welcome of many Dark Night Elves.

The Elf Tree King acted very swiftly.

When Qin Tian presented his request to it, it began preparing without hesitation.

There were two reasons for this: first, the effect of racial favorability.

Second, Brother is Just a Legend had previously helped the Dark Night Elves many times, repelling many powerful enemies for them.

Therefore, the Elf Tree King was filled with gratitude towards Qin Tian.

Before Qin Tian arrived, the plaza, which had once seemed empty due to the departure of [Brother is Just a Legend], was now once again packed with a large number of Dark Night Elves.

They held longbows, neatly forming a circle.

When Qin Tian returned, they scattered to both sides, clearing a path and signaling for Qin Tian to walk forward.

Qin Tian walked forward steadily. As the distance gradually closed, he finally saw clearly the object surrounded by these Dark Night Elves in the center—a well.

This well continuously emitted a dazzling silver light, as if it contained endless mysterious power.

Even from a great distance, Qin Tian could still feel the vigorous life force continuously emanating from this ancient well.

That power was like the tide, crashing against his senses wave after wave, causing an inexplicable excitement and anticipation to surge in his heart.

Qin Tian quickened his pace and walked to the side of the ancient well.

When he got close, he felt as if every cell in his body was awakened by that powerful life force, becoming more active.

Just then, the voice of the Elf Tree King sounded again: "Put your weapon into the well, and we will help you dispel the curse upon it."

Hearing this voice, Qin Tian did not hesitate in the slightest; he directly took out the curse breaking battle axe and gently tossed it into the ancient well.

As the curse breaking battle axe was tossed into the ancient well, the calm well water immediately rippled.

Next, the Dark Night Elves standing around all knelt down toward the ancient well.

The longbows in their hands were held horizontally across their chests, and they began to chant in unison.

The singing was melodious and pleasant, but the lyrics were obscure and profound, making them difficult to understand.

However, as they continued to chant, Qin Tian found his inner self gradually calming down, as if all his worries and fatigue had dissipated at this moment.

At the same time, he also noticed that the water in the ancient well began to churn, emitting a mysterious aura.

That aura echoed with the chanting of the Dark Night Elves, forming a peculiar resonance.

A brilliant silver light shot up from the mouth of the well, piercing the sky.

Within the silver light, the outline of the curse breaking battle axe was vaguely visible.

Qin Tian looked toward the silver light and could vaguely feel that the curse on the curse breaking battle axe was slowly disappearing.

The silver light dissipated, and the demon-breaking axe fell from the air into Qin Tian's hand.

Qin Tian checked the attributes of the demon-breaking axe again.

This cursed axe not only had its curse effect cleared, but it also gained a new attribute.

【demon-breaking axe】: Gray forbidden holy item Two-Handed Axe

【Wearing Requirements】: Level 400, Strength 10,000 points, Constitution 10,000 points

【Effect 1】: Attack Power + 120,000,000

【Effect 2】 Armor Break: 20% chance to trigger the Armor Break effect upon attack, reducing the opponent's defense by 70%

【Effect 3】 Demon-Breaking: After an attack hits a target, it causes the target to lose mana, with the loss amount equal to the health damage dealt.

【Effect 4】 Mana Dominion: Activate the power of the demon-breaking axe, granting immunity to magic attacks for 60 seconds and preventing the user from being targeted by magic attacks. Cooldown: 1 hour.

【Effect 5】 Mana Detonation: Deals true damage to the target equal to 3 times the value of (Maximum Mana - Current Mana). Cooldown: 60 seconds.

【Effect 6】 Death Curse: 10% chance upon attack to curse the target. The cursed target cannot be healed, and their health decreases by 5% of their maximum health per second for 15 seconds.

Even without the final Death Curse effect, simply helping him remove the curse on the axe so he could use it without restrictions already made Qin Tian very satisfied.

Now, it even exceeded Qin Tian's expectations.

The original negative effect of the Death Curse had turned into a probability-based curse on enemies.

The power of this curse effect was even more terrifying than the poison of the Sand Poison Scorpion King from before.

5% per second for 15 seconds is a direct 75% deduction of health.

If it triggers twice in a row, no matter how much health one has, they will be killed; it is undeniably terrifying.

Moreover, the key is that Qin Tian also has the reward for maxing out Axe Weapon Proficiency: 【Earthquake】.

It allows him to trigger area-of-effect true damage when using axe weapons, which will also trigger the effect of the Death Curse.

With the two combined, a casual strike becomes a terrifying lethal move, and an area-of-effect one at that.

"Many thanks."

Qin Tian put away the demon-breaking axe.

Although the process appeared very smooth, Qin Tian could clearly feel that the surrounding Dark Night Elves had all become somewhat weak.

Clearly, to dispel this curse, they had also paid a significant price.

"Right, there is one more thing."

Qin Tian looked toward where the Elf Tree King was located.

Hearing him say this, the Elf Tree King extended a vine to Qin Tian, once again bringing him before its huge eyes.

Qin Tian searched through his inventory and found the letter belonging to the Dark Night Elves from the large number of envelopes Gobu Firm had given him.

"This is what Gobu Firm asked me to give you."

Qin Tian handed over the letter. The Dark Night Elves had no chieftain; the Elf Tree King presided over the big picture, and no one was more qualified than it to read this letter.

Hearing the name Gobu Firm, the Elf Tree King's gaze clearly changed. A thin, long vine extended and took the letter from Qin Tian's hand.

Opening the envelope, the Elf Tree King began to read.

The expression revealed in its eyes became increasingly excited.

"I never expected that we would still be able to return to our homeland. This is great, truly great."

The more the Elf Tree King spoke, the more excited it became. By the end, it turned into an ancient and obscure language.

It spread throughout the entire Dark Night Forest.

The entire Dark Night Forest, upon hearing the voice of the Elf Tree King, became excited. Clearly, they had received the news from this message that there was an opportunity to return to their homeland.

Even in the plaza, those Dark Night Elves who had originally looked exhausted were invigorated upon hearing this news, and their mental state instantly improved a bit.

"You are a benefactor of our Dark Night Elves; you must accept this."

As the Elf Tree King spoke, a vine had already extended and landed before Qin Tian's eyes.

It was a golden leaf, looking extremely magnificent.

At just a single glance, it was impossible to look away.