Chapter 903: Cursed Runes
Lu Yao poured a glass of iced Coke and cleared his mind.
The situation on the ninth level of the abyss is not simple.
According to the world's backstage records, there are more than 3,000 prisoners on this floor, and most of them can move freely, but there are only a handful of them, such as Lady Nature and Stone Lion.
The God of Darkness gave an evaluation of each prisoner. It can be seen that the collections placed on the ninth floor are all selected by him.
The bottom of the abyss is connected to the insect nest for this purpose.
It's like someone deliberately introducing an invasive species just to have some fun making things more difficult for the ants in the insect tank.
The purpose is to let the prisoners fight against the cursed insects.
A god who has lost his divine status is only a demigod, with full power of his own body. It is difficult to recover quickly after being injured. The outcome of a fight with a large number of curse insects is unpredictable.
On the ninth floor of this octagonal cage of life and death, the situation was changed by the cursed insect.
In the early days, the curse insects that invaded from the outside world were mainly two types: "overwriting insects" and "parasitic insects". These were the ones Lu Yao fought against when he first explored the abyss.
But later, Heilongjiang integrated and conquered these two groups, stabilizing the place.
The Black Clan has a strong sense of territory and prohibits prisoners from approaching their territory - the so-called tenth floor. However, the Curse Clan among them will negotiate and communicate with the prisoners.
There is no specific conversation record in the world backstage, it can only be seen that this situation is very frequent.
After many years of contact, the Abyss Demigod has undergone strange changes.
Some of them began to become curses.
When Lu Yao saw this, he suspected that he was wrong.
[The unknown rune triggers successfully: evolution of life. 】
[The rule is triggered successfully: the curse insect is born. 】
[The unknown rune triggers successfully: evolution of life. 】
[The rule is triggered successfully: the curse insect is born. 】
…
But a large number of written records show that this is what happened.
The demigod turned himself into a cursed insect through a certain rune, and walked into the insect nest where the cursed insect was in an attitude of embrace and assimilation. In this way they escape the abyss and embrace a new freedom.
The prisoners on the ninth floor can be divided into three parts based on their behavior.
The first part is the prisoners who were transformed into cursed insects. This part is the largest, with a total of 1,754, representing the final choice of most prisoners.
They find staying here more unbearable than becoming cursed bugs.
The second part was those who entered the tenth level area, but were not shown to have become cursed insects. This part was classified as missing, and the total number was 704.
The last part is the confirmed dead prisoners of the abyss, 642.
Excluding Lady Nature and the Stone Lion, there are now 11 people on the entire ninth floor, all of whom are demigods.
There are no special objects or monsters here anymore.
As for the tenth floor, it is actually the overlapping area connecting the ninth floor and the insect nest area. It cannot be displayed or recorded on the world background, and the screen displays a fog of war.
Lu Yao turned his attention to these 11 people.
They are each hiding in a corner. They are the most conservative neutrals and know best what has happened here.
Among the remaining 11 people, the one with the oldest qualifications and the highest record in the world is a demigod named [Yu Zhu].
It looks like a candle wrapped in a copper candlestick, fixed on the top of the outer wall of the passage. The candlestick is still burning. If you are not careful, you will mistakenly think that it is just a lighting tool.
For this fish candle, the God of Darkness made no secret of his contempt and neglect.
"Drop objects to test the mortality rate of the ninth layer of the abyss."
There are no other reviews.
In short, it is a tool for construction inspection.
Malik told the demigod disguised as a lighting device: "Yu Zhu, master of the abyss, Lord Yao has something to ask you."
"Ouch! Lord of the Abyss! What a rude old man!"
The candlestick of the fish candle is supported upward, and it is stuck on the wall with two legs and two hands to fix itself.
The Candle Man carefully climbed down the wall, his movements indeed looked like those of an elderly person.
It knelt down respectfully and put its head on the ground: "Supreme Lord of the Abyss, Yuzhu offers you unreserved loyalty and respect, and your servants obey all your orders."
Unlike the previous prisoners, this one showed a natural obedience.
Lu Yao asked it.
——How did the gods here become cursed insects?
The flames on the candle man's head were swinging: "Lord Lord of the Abyss, because a powerful feathered person [Yulu of the Gods] Amel appeared among the cursed insects, she brought a special rune called [Curse Talisman] arts】."
"This is a kind of power similar to curses and seals. It can take effect on demigods with divine bodies. Based on their respective abilities, they can be transformed into the form of curse insects or curses. A demigod usually becomes at least three To the five curse families, each curse insect represents a part of its body and ability."
"Amel told the demigods here that if you want to leave here, you can first turn into a cursed insect through the [Curse Rune], and then pass through the insect nest over there, and you will not be restricted by the rules and boundaries of the world. Thus begins a new life. She hopes that the demigods can join her camp and gain freedom and a future."
"Initially, there was absolutely no response."
"However, as time went by, the abyss began to vibrate and tear frequently, but it was not repaired. There were more and more cracks and gaps in this space, and the dangerous area continued to increase. More and more curse insects came in to attack the demigods. It is said that even the upper layer has such a situation."
"It is becoming more and more difficult for everyone to deal with the curse insects. There are too many of them, as if they are endless, and they will crawl out of the gaps on all sides. More and more demigods have been killed, and everyone is having a hard time. There is no way..."
The flame on Yuzhu's head became a little dimmer, as if it represents its low mood.
"I can only hide far away."
Lu Yao double-clicked the candle man and found that its panel was indeed very weak. Yuzhu's damage and defense are both less than 100, and its speed is only 7 points. Among the demigods, it is a slow-moving grandfather.
However, it has a special ability, which is also the key to survival here.
...
[Candle Shadow]: By illuminating the surroundings and projecting candle shadows, it can swap its position with the candle shadow.
...
It is equivalent to a small-scale teleportation ability. As long as it is still glowing, it can be quickly transferred.
First-rate escape.
"Then there was a dying demigod who tried the curse rune, became a cursed tribe and joined Amel's camp, thus obtaining shelter, leaving here and entering the insect nest. Although he must also accept orders over there, at least he escaped from the dilemma of death."
The candle man said: "Death in the abyss is not complete extinction. When a prisoner dies, he will get a chance to return to the place of service and become a death servant of the God of Darkness, working and serving for Him until the service period is over, and then he will be thrown back into the abyss again."
"This is an endless cycle, forever struggling between death and exhaustion."
"That's why some people become cursed insects, hoping to fly out of here."
Lu Yao remembered at this time.
When he attacked the first few layers of the abyss before, he encountered some hostile prisoners. For example, the earliest [Count Celty of Withering], and the later [Tiger Yizi] who resisted stubbornly, all turned into black smoke and drilled into the ground after death.
It seems that they were forced to serve after death.
If you want to live, you have to serve.
This is a good way.
Lu Yao understood it roughly.
The dark brother put pressure on the abyss, so that the will of these prisoners who refused to surrender but had good abilities gradually loosened in the endless battles for many years.
This slow knife cuts the flesh, so that they finally go from resistance to numbness and then to obedience, thus completing the taming.
After the service is completed, they will be thrown back.
This is a false hope.
Lu Yao judged that most of the death soldiers were soldiers. If they were gods or apostles, they should not be treated like this.
Unfortunately, the God of Darkness should not have expected that his arrangement would be exploited by Amel, who stole many prisoners here and turned them into his own curse clan subordinates, thus becoming an excellent recruitment point.
On the screen, Yuzhu was still narrating.
"A few years ago, the Black Snake Clan suddenly announced their evacuation. It is said that a large-scale disaster occurred in the Time Stop Zone, and they needed to protect the safety and reconstruction there, so they simply evacuated all of them."
"Before leaving, they repaired the gaps and cracks around the ninth floor."
"It was also because they saw that the Black Snake Clan had evacuated on a large scale and might not come back, so almost most of the demigods chose to leave with them, otherwise they didn't know when the next opportunity would be."
"Except for those who made clear statements, some eventually chose to go to the service place, leaving only a few of us old guys to stay where we are."
According to Yu Zhu, the tenth floor is actually more like a special space. Unlike the ninth floor, it is connected to the passage to the service place and is connected to the insect nest, which is a three-way intersection.
But it is timid and has never walked forward. What it knows is basically what it has seen and heard over the years.
It has survived until now, even the God of Darkness has fallen, but it is still alive, which is indeed a winner.
Malik asked the other survivors who stayed behind separately, and the statements he got were similar.
So Lu Yao ordered Malik to lead the army of soldiers and spirits to explore the tenth floor.
The three feathered warriors led by Joseph also went out with the army.
They volunteered. Because there might be curse insects in front, they can recruit them immediately, mainly to reduce unnecessary internal consumption of curse insects.
Lu Yao stopped the view above Malik's head.
The brigadier general of the soldiers and spirits led the troops to advance in formation, and the fog was gradually cleared.
Ahead was a world of stars, like some lazy screenshots, unable to distinguish between the ground and the sky, which looked very strange.
Lu Yao summoned [Judgment] and [Concord].
A line of prompts appeared on the screen.
[Concord: Suspicious unknown targets found, danger assessment is "unknown", extremely dangerous, please be careful. ]
Lu Yao was alert in his heart, and activated [Judgment] again, clicking [Law Break].
After [Judgment] consumed 2.6 million spiritual energy, it radiated the psychedelic light band in all directions.
An entry slowly emerged in the center of the top of the screen.
[Tianzun Star].
Lu Yao frowned.
Could it be that the tenth floor is the projection of the Zodiac Star?