Chapter 88: Caged Man

After returning home, Lu Yao took a hot bath to relieve his fatigue from work and relax.

When he came out of the bathroom, Xiao Huo had finished cooking the food and placed it neatly on the computer desk: a steamed egg, a cup of iced cola, a stack of French fries sprinkled with pepper and salt, and the wine of eternity.

Add the hand-pulled pancake that Lu Yao bought when he came back, and dinner is ready.

Eating hot food in winter always makes people feel good.

Lu Yao ate a piece of French fries, the outer shell was crispy and the inside was soft and glutinous.

He gave a thumbs up to the cactus in the flowerpot next to him: "Not bad, your cooking skills have improved."

The cactus bowed slightly with some pride: "It's all because of your good teaching, Lord God, that your servant can learn a tiny part of your wisdom..."

"Okay, shut up."

Lu Yao raised his hand to let it stop.

Xiao Huo immediately returned to the normal cactus posture.

This cactus follower is good in other aspects, obedient, sensible, and meticulous in work...but it has a problem: it is too keen on flattering.

It's not bad to listen to flattery occasionally, but it makes Lu Yao feel uncomfortable when it is flattered frequently.

In this era, licking is equal to blackening, and blackening is equal to whitewashing.

That's enough.

Everything should be done in moderation.

While eating, Lu Yao paid attention to the pixel world in the simulator.

After a few days of rest, he will launch a big action today to explore [the first layer of the black abyss] again and advance the exploration progress of the first layer.

Displayed in the upper right corner.

Population: 22,318 Faith: 21,545

The last fanatical worship brought a lot of faith, and Lu Yao's ammunition depot is now sufficient.

However, he has to concentrate on the next dungeon, keep an eye on the scene at all times, and have to operate on two lines from time to time-in addition to manually operating the deep sea lord, he also has to pay attention to performing miracles. Every time he enters the black abyss, it is also a mental consumption for Lu Yao.

He recuperated for several days and adjusted his state to prepare for the second trip down to the next level.

The three members of the dungeon team quickly assembled.

As Lu Yao used the key to open the golden door, the game interface once again turned into a gray abyss world.

The words [Black Abyss Level 1] slowly appeared in the center.

Unlike the last time, there were almost no ghouls outside the entrance this time.

Occasionally, one or two ghouls were awakened from underground. When they saw the Blood Knight trio, they were immediately scared and drilled into the ground, hurriedly covering themselves with stones and soil to pretend to be corpses.

Lu Yao discovered that after the Count of Withering was killed, the remaining ghouls in the vicinity also completely dispersed. They no longer acted together in an orderly manner, and their aggressiveness and courage were much smaller.

Although they were clearly level 40 monsters, they basically hurriedly dug graves and fled when they encountered the Blood Knight, and had no idea of ​​fighting at all. It seemed more like they had self-awareness.

The trio continued to explore along the previous path.

They passed the frost-covered area, which was once the place where the Earl of Withering woke up. Now it has become dilapidated and silent, with only traces of battle and rubble all over the ground.

The background music maintained a normal soothing tune.

There was one thing in the abyss that made Lu Yao very unhappy. There was no small map here, so he could only keep trying to find the way. His bird's-eye view did not have any advantage.

Lu Yao called out the [Fire Mirror] from the prop bar.

His first purpose in going to the dungeon today was to do experiments.

Lu Yao pondered. Since he had a long-range meteorite bomber like [Egil's Fire] in his hand, if he could fire at the abyss and wash his face with a group of meteorites, wouldn't it be much easier to fight the boss in the dungeon?

This beautiful idea was quickly shattered.

Lu Yao tried to aim and start with the crosshairs on the monocle, but the entire crosshairs appeared gray and could not be activated.

He was a little disappointed.

But after calming down, Lu Yao also figured it out.

The essence of the black abyss is another fragmented world.

[Egil's Fire] doesn't have the ability to strike across worlds... If it could really do that, maybe this miracle could really protect the seafloor walker clan.

Just as he finished the experiment, the background music rhythm changed, and the BGM became cheerful.

Something is happening!

Lu Yao returned his attention to the Abyss map.

The copy trio came to a strange area. There was wind blowing here, the ground was covered with a thick layer of ice, and there were condensed ice sculptures everywhere.

The three people came to this new scene and became obviously alert.

Even the blood knight who was walking in the front slowed down his movement speed and was wary of the surroundings.

A black cage appeared on the ice in front.

It looked like a giant birdcage. The cage was surrounded by golden chains and firmly fixed to the ground. There was a snowman inside.

Is this the boss?

Lu Yao carefully observed the person in the cage.

The snowman looked normal, with a carrot nose and black buttons for eyes.

It wore a red velvet hat, a red scarf around its neck, and two branches on its arms, with a pair of red gloves at the end.

Seeing the people coming from outside, the snowman in the cage waved his branch arms enthusiastically: "Hello, strangers!"

"I haven't seen other people for a long time. Welcome to the abyss."

However, it was tied up tightly with golden chains and a black birdcage outside, as if it was a very dangerous prisoner.

Lu Yao double-clicked on the snowman's head.

...

[Hero LV5] Snowman Jimmy

HP: 10/10

Mana: 15/15

Damage: 0

Defense: 0

Speed: 2

[Undead]

Possessing the undead characteristic for unknown reasons, it can be resurrected continuously.

[Old God Curse LV10]

Cursed by the old gods, it is sealed in all directions.

[Caster]

Lower mana consumption when casting.

[Zero Degree Field (Out of Control)]

When the ability is activated, all targets within Jimi's field of vision will continue to suffer low temperature damage and be slowed down.

[Snowball LV5 (Out of Control)]

Create snowballs to attack enemies, and there is a certain probability of entering the [Frozen] state when hit by snowballs.

…

Lu Yao was a little confused by this data panel.

Snowman Jimi is not as good as an ordinary monster outside in terms of level or ability.

But from the location in the black abyss and the treatment of imprisonment, it seems to be more dangerous than the Count of Withering.

The snowman staggered to the edge of the cage and waved his arms.

"You are from outside, right?"

"…"

The copy team was a little speechless when facing the snowman.

However, Lu Yao noticed that the three Blood Knights all had a negative state of [Zero Degree Field] above their heads, with -0 health points constantly deducted, and their speeds were reduced by 2 points.

The Snowman said to himself: "Go further inside, and you will reach the Tyrant's territory. He is the ruler of the first layer of the Abyss."

"The Tyrant is very scary, so you should not go any further."

"Excuse me, is there light outside?"

This was the first time Lu Yao had met a boss in the Abyss that he could communicate with.

Under his command, Isabel said, "Why are you locked here?"

"I don't know either."

The snowman grabbed the cage with his branch arms: "I have been here since I can remember, and my past memories are sealed. Can you talk to me for a while? You can say anything you want!"

"I haven't talked to anyone for a long time. The ghouls ignored me, the count said I was unlucky, and the tyrant called me a waste..."

"Since we first met, I will give you a gift."

The snowman's two branch arms touched his body, but it seemed that he didn't find any treasures to show off.

Finally, it pulled off its red nose, touched it again and again with some reluctance, and finally handed it over with both hands and placed it on the ice outside.

Lu Yao put the mouse on the snowman's nose on the ice.

...

[Carrot]: a plant.

...

Lu Yao's face twitched.

It really is a carrot for eating.