Volume 20, Chapter 222: The Twelve Star Gods Shining on the Stars

Searching for such a nail in the Odin Protoss is really just my temporary idea, but the sooner I do this, the better. After all, although life information is easier to collect and much safer, it often takes a long time. It's much slower, so you have to prepare in advance to gather enough information when you need it. Book mi group 4∴8065

The reason why I suddenly want to install such a nail in the Odin Protoss is mainly because of the impact of this Olympus Protoss incident. From our guild's recent war mode and the deduction of future war modes, we can roughly see that the most cost-effective way to fight is not to defeat a force head-on and collect some residual materials left after the war. That kind of behavior is simply At lang fee. The most economical and profit-maximizing way of fighting should be like ours. First win over some of the enemies who can be won over and convert them into your own people before the battle, so that you can strengthen yourself, and then defeat those die-hards in the war. Then, after the die-hards are defeated, collect the remaining material resources and support the remaining people to build a family. With our new forces, we can not only obtain a variety of different types of resources to the maximum extent, but also turn the forces we have attacked into our breeding grounds, which will continuously provide us with various benefits from now on. .

Compared with directly destroying a force, our method requires less investment and more returns, and it can be continuously recycled, so there is no problem of using up all the resources. What's more important is that this method can continuously strengthen ourselves during the battle, rather than reducing the number of people we fight. This sustainable development path is the right choice.

Because of this idea, the Odin Protoss may be on our prey list at some point, in order to prevent us from being blinded by that time. I am driving a nail in advance now. Whenever we want to attack the Odin Protoss, this nail can help us find the enemy's weakness as quickly as possible, and then directly target the key points, and we can kill them in one go. The opponent is disabled.

After signing the agreement, the remaining work is to deal with this guy's two companions. In order to ensure the safety of this spy, these two people must not go back alive. Otherwise, it wouldn't make sense that as soon as they reported that they were attacked, our spies would run back intact. So I just petrified these two unlucky guys and planned to take them back to Essinger Mobile Fortress and lock them up. Maybe these two people have some other uses. As for our spy, of course we need to prepare a better escape story for him. I'm the best at this kind of thing.

After simply arranging an escape story for our spy, I asked him to point out the entrance to the dungeon to me, and then let him leave first. Anyway, there is a contract guaranteed by the superior god, and he cannot betray it no matter what.

After separating from our spy, I directly followed the path pointed by the guy to find the entrance to the dungeon. This entrance looks quite huge, and its shape is also very unique. Looking from a distance, it looks like a lump of something that can nourish fresh flowers. Of course, the entrance was not covered with fresh flowers, but was completely barren of grass. Moreover, the area within a radius of 200 meters around the cave entrance is almost completely bare.

After riding Ye Ying to the cave entrance, I suddenly smelled something unusual. After sniffing hard, I immediately asked Ye Ying for confirmation: "Did you smell something?"

"The taste of home." Yeying answered directly.

"That means my nose is fine. It seems that this entrance is not connected to an ordinary dungeon!"

The reason why I say this is not an ordinary dungeon is mainly because I smell the smell of sulfur.

The entrance to the dungeon is just an entrance to the underground world. It doesn’t mean that there must be a city below. Sometimes there are some natural maze-like tunnels under the underground city entrance, and some are just a huge cave, but most of them are connected to some underground worlds. This kind of underground world is often very large. A small one can be as big as a province, and a large one can even have a total area of ​​more than a continent.

Generally speaking, there will be some peculiar smell at the entrance of the dungeon. After all, this place is an underground world. The air flow is much worse than on the surface, so it is normal for there to be some strange smell in the air. but. Generally speaking, this smell is mostly a rotten smell. Although most dungeons have their own light sources, most of them are dark areas, so it is easy for various rotten materials to appear, and then the gas emitted cannot spread and can only follow the passages. They were dispatched bit by bit through the dungeon entrance, which determined that most of the dungeon entrances were filled with an aura of violence. However, the entrance to the underground city in front of you does not have any odor of sex. Instead, there is a strong smell of sulfur, just like the corridor where firecrackers have just been set off after the Spring Festival. You can even feel the tingling sensation in the nasal mucosa.

Although such sulfur-smelling dungeon entrances are rare, they are not uncommon either. There are generally two possibilities for places with this kind of smell. One is that the underground city is connected to an area where underground lava is very active. In such an environment, a large amount of sulfide gas will be emitted, so the smell is relatively bad, and most of it has a certain odor. Poisonous. Another situation, although there is no poisonous gas, is worse than the poisonous gas, that is, this underground city is connected to the abyss passage.

The abyss in the game cannot be interpreted with its actual meaning in reality. In "Zero", the abyss represents a place, not a terrain. This place is somewhat similar to the underworld, but different.

The underworld or underworld in "Zero" is actually a world exactly like the earth, except that it is a world of negative energy. After the death of creatures on the earth, their souls will reach the underworld. It can be said that the two places are basically two different spaces. There is no direct relationship between them, but they are closely connected. As for the abyss, it is a demiplane sandwiched between the underworld and the human world. The laws of this place are very chaotic and incomplete.

Because there are less than a hundred tasks related to the abyss that have been triggered in "Zero" so far. Therefore, all players currently have a very shallow understanding of the Abyss. Our Frost Rose Alliance already knows a lot about this, but the information is still very sparse, and a lot of it is not sure whether it is correct or not.

This is certain based on the information we have now. There are many demons in the abyss, and they are all kinds of demons, with huge numbers and complex races. As for whether there are other races in the abyss besides demons, we still know nothing about this so far. The known information can only say that no one has ever seen creatures of other races from the abyss, but it cannot be ruled out that there are creatures from other races in the abyss. There are other races possible.

According to Ling, the history of demons she heard seemed to say that there had been a physical battle between demons before. Then the losing party finally fled to the abyss and developed into the current abyss demon. In other words, the abyss demons in Ling's historical reality are actually immigrants from our local demons. However, according to the information obtained from a few limited abyss missions, the abyss demons seem to believe that the abyss is the birthplace of demons, and the demons currently remaining in the world are all exiled from the abyss.

Based on the fact that various countries in modern society often say that each other comes from themselves, we can probably conclude that the two demons are definitely related, but who is correct? You definitely can’t listen to what both sides have to say. Otherwise you can never expect to get an answer.

No matter where the abyss demons and our local demons come from, it is certain that demons emerge from the abyss, and it seems that there are some differences in the evolution directions of demons in the two places. Take Ling as a reference. You will find that the magic attack power of local demons is very strong, even if Ling wears armor, the attack power is not much weaker than that of a real warrior. But generally speaking, the demons on this side of the earth seem to be more inclined to become a mage, and will only consider fighting under special circumstances when magic is of no use.

Speaking of which, this is somewhat similar to the dragon clan, but the two clans have completely opposite ideas. Dragons happen to be just as powerful as demons, and are also good at magic. However, unlike demons who want to become mages, dragons generally like to fight directly. They will only consider using magic when they find that they can't beat them. .

In fact, the demons on this side of the earth don't like fighting and like to use magic. Their bodies and looks are getting closer and closer to humans, especially the powerful high-end demons like Ling. Basically, except for having a pair of wings, they are almost the same as humans.

However, what is completely different from the demons on the earth is that the abyss demons like best fighting. Although they can also use magic, the magic of the abyss demons is basically auxiliary, and there are only a few attacks. The power of magic is not very great either. However, compared to the degradation of magic ability, the abyss demon's lust has been compensated. Not only are these guys generally much stronger than their compatriots on Earth, but they also tend to become huge in size, especially some high-end abyss demons, which are often as big as hills, and some seem to have undergone a change in evolutionary direction. , began to transform from humanoid form to beast form. Because of this change, some demons that look like Warcraft often appear among the Abyss Demons. Not only do these demons look completely unrecognizable to human form, but they also have low intelligence and basically only have the way of thinking of beasts. Anyway, these guys are no different from animals.

There has been such a huge deviation in the evolutionary direction of the two demons. I guess it may have something to do with the environment on both sides. The earth's environment is probably more suitable for humanoid creatures, and it has abundant magic power, which is suitable for the growth of magic power. There may be a poor demon plane on the other side of the abyss, and the environment is harsh, prompting the body to continue to evolve.

Although there are two demons with different development directions, I can't tell which one is more powerful, but one thing is for sure, that is, I would rather have a group of earth's native demons living in this dungeon than encounter an abyss demon. It's not that the Abyss Demons are powerful, but that these guys have the same virtues as the Odin Protoss, and they can't communicate with each other at all. They will fight when they meet, and they will fight to the death. I once heard a player who had done an abyss mission describe an abyss demon, and I thought it was very appropriate. He said that the abyss demons were like a group of rabid demons. If it is an ordinary big demon, although it is powerful, he knows how to be afraid. After weighing the pros and cons, he will not easily provoke people like me, but the abyss demons will not care about this at all. They would rather die than bite a piece of meat on you. The spirit that comes down can definitely scare a lot of people. Even if I'm not scared, I definitely don't want to run into these guys. But now it seems I have no choice. Because the Twelve Star Gods have already gone down, if I don’t go in, I can only watch them die. Of course, that assumes there really is an Abyss Demon down there instead of just a lava lake.

Follow the entrance on the "cow dung mountain" and enter the underground passage. Then we walked down in circles like a spiral staircase, and with the last breath we went deep for seven or eight kilometers before returning to the horizontal direction. Originally, I thought I would need to search to determine the location of everyone in the Star Temple after I came down, but I didn't expect to find them just after reaching the end. However, the situation here seems to be very bad now, because when I arrived, there were already corpses lying around, and there were many wounded people wailing on the ground.

"Damn, why are these guys so unlucky? They really happened to meet me!" After stepping over several corpses, I immediately saw a corpse that was obviously different from the surrounding ones.

This is an abyssal demon. You can basically confirm this without looking at it. Although he was lying on the ground at this time and his face could not be seen, there were at least two hundred scars on this guy's body. The battle was so intense that no one would have time to whip the corpse, so we can only say that this was caused while he was still alive. Being able to withstand more than 200 wounds and kill so many enemies, I really can't think of any other creature besides the Abyss Demon.

Underneath the corpse of the Abyss Demon is clearly a Saint from the Star Temple. Of course, this guy is already dead. There are a circle of fallen Saints lying around. Judging from the position, they should all be the result of this guy. . From this point we can see how terrifying the Abyss Demon is. Especially the injured Abyss Demon. That is simply the devil among devils. However, because Abyss Demons are not as well-proportioned as native Demons, these guys are very difficult to die. Therefore, if you want to kill the Abyss Demon, you must almost go through the process of getting injured by the Abyss Demon, and then you must withstand the opponent's attack, and only after a round of explosion can you kill these guys. If one's own strength cannot achieve an overwhelming advantage. Casualties are almost inevitable.

Beyond the corpse of the Abyss Demon, there are batches of corpses ahead, including those of Abyss Demons, Saints, and even some low-level gods from the Star Temple, but fortunately, we did not see the corpses of the Twelve Star Gods. . Anyway, in my opinion, the most important thing about the Star Temple is their twelve star gods, as long as they don’t die. I don't feel bad if everyone else dies.

Following the signposts full of corpses on the ground, he quickly entered a very large underground space after passing through a relatively narrow passage. There is only one physical entrance to this space. It was the one I just entered, but not far from the entrance, there was a black space crack rolling there. From time to time, an abyss demon could be seen rushing out to join the battle group, and outside there were stars. The remaining personnel in the temple are fighting with a large group of abyss demons.

It's really a hun war, because here it's not a one-on-one battle between the people of the Star Temple and the Abyss Demon, but a complete hun war. In front of me to the right, there are three Saints from the Star Temple who are joining forces to deal with a low-level protoss from the Star Temple. Not far from them are two Abyss Demons hugging each other and beating their heads to pieces. What's even more outrageous is that In front of me on the left, there were actually two Saint Seiyas and an Abyss Demon teaming up to attack another Saint Seiya and three Abyss Demons.

When I saw this scene, I was stunned instantly. This is all a mess, who am I going to help? It is said that the demons of the abyss are like rabies patients. I can understand the infighting among them. After all, the beasts often attack each other to compete for territory. This is normal. But the problem is that the people from the Star Temple also attack themselves. What kind of situation is this?

When the situation was like this, I certainly wouldn’t think these people were joking. There is only one possibility that can lead to this situation, and that is that there is a large-scale group spell on the scene that affects the thinking or senses of all creatures here, causing them to miss their goals, and then it becomes what it is now. With this kind of guess, and then thinking about the characteristics of the abyss demon, it is not difficult to guess the reason. Don't forget, although the attack magic of the abyss demons is not strong, their auxiliary magic is very powerful, and many of the auxiliary spells of the abyss demons have become an ability similar to racial talent. This kind of magic that becomes a racial talent has an advantage, that is, it consumes no mana or very low mana. Anyway, it can be used almost from the beginning to the end, and the coverage of this kind of talent is generally very large, affecting the entire mountain. The creatures within should be no surprise.

Ling is the most knowledgeable among my demon pets. It should be somewhat helpful at this time. After all, she is a big demon herself. In theory, she should be able to use the magic of the abyss demon. At least you should know.

Sure enough, Ling frowned as soon as he appeared, and then said directly without waiting for me to ask questions: "There is a crazy demon here."

"One? Not to mention those abyss demons, I think those saints in the Star Temple are about to become crazy demons!"

"No, I'm talking about a branch of demons. This branch is called mad demon, the same name as succubus and shadow demon."

"Crazy demon? Could it be that he is a demon born with the realm of madness?"

"Although it's not, it's almost the same." Ling explained: "Crazy demons are a rare branch of the devil. They should actually be a variant of the Heart-Eating Demon. The magical ability of crazy demons is almost zero, but They are born with a kind of innate magic - hunluan aura. All creatures that enter the range of the aura will be affected by the aura. If they cannot resist the erosion of this magic, they will lose themselves and attack all creatures around them, regardless of whether the opponent is The enemy will pounce on them without hesitation, and they will not stop fighting."

"In this case, wouldn't the mad demon himself be in danger?"

"This is what they need." Ling explained: "Almost all the magic abilities of crazy demons are useless. Except for this halo, they almost don't know magic. But their bodies are extremely strong. Although they can't fly, their combat power is amazing. . There was a legend among the demons in the past. The mad demon is the strongest fighting demon besides the refining demon. It can be said that as long as they don’t encounter the refining demon, these guys are invincible in single combat."

"Damn. So his ability is really suitable for him." After I finished speaking, I glanced at the battlefield again, and then asked: "What does that crazy demon look like? Tell me quickly, and I will kill him. Oh, by the way. , what abilities are needed to resist this kind of aura? I won’t be affected too, right?”

Ling Bai glanced at me and said, "You just remembered it now? You have been within the halo since you entered this cave."

"Then I..."

"It obviously didn't work." Ling said, "It should have something to do with Phantom."

I usually let the phantom attach to me in the form of a second soul, so that if I create a soul or spiritual attack, the phantom will be the first to be hit. If the phantom can't bear it anymore, it will be my turn to be hit. According to Ling, I was affected as soon as I came in, but the phantom itself is a spiritual body. Therefore, the resistance to this kind of mihuo mental spell is very high, so although I was slightly affected, I did not lose my mind. My body is controlled by myself, and even if the phantom is affected, it will not affect me. Action, this is why I didn't realize that I had been tricked.

Now that I know I'm immune to this thing's abilities, it's much easier. Just fly over and find the madman and kill him, and everyone will return to normal immediately. Of course, I have to figure out which one is the crazy one first.

After I asked Ling again, Ling unfortunately provided a bad answer. She had no idea what the mad demon among the abyss demons looked like. She knew about the existence of mad demons because she had read about them in the classics, but she had never seen mad demons herself. After all, this was a mutant branch, and the heart-eating demons as the mother body of mutations were not a big race. There were only a few mind-eating demons in the first place. The mutation rate is low, so this madman naturally becomes a rare animal. Of course, even rare animals cannot become protected animals. On the contrary, mad demons are said to be entities that demons of all types generally hope to kill. If you think about it, you can understand that who would like an existence that would make one's own relatives disown him? Even a demon must have a few allies or subordinates, right? What kind of devil can bear being treated like this by a mad devil? Therefore, even if he is a demon, he will kill the madman as soon as he sees him.

"Isn't there a description of the appearance of the Mad Demon in the book you saw?"

Ling thought for a while and suddenly said: "By the way, I have seen some fragments about Kuangmo's foreign trade in another book. It seems that there is a row of bone spurs along the spine on Kuangmo's back."

When I heard this, I flapped my wings and rose into the air. Then I glanced at the battlefield and used my computer to capture a still picture. Then I immediately found the individual Abyss Demon with bone spurs on its back. "Is there any other description? At least one-fifth of the abyss demons here have bone spurs on their backs!"

"Let me think about it again!" Ling lowered his head and tried to remember for a while and then suddenly said: "By the way, the appearance of the mad demon should be a bit like a werewolf, but it is many times thicker than a werewolf. If you don't pay attention, it looks like a humanoid. Bear."

"There are eight more targets that match your description. Are there no more details?"

"There is a small amount of body hair on the crazy demon, and it should be mostly red and brown."

"OK, target confirmed."

Fortunately, what Ling remembered happened to be used. Seven of the last eight targets just sent out have long hair. They really look similar to bears. But Ling said that the mad demon has sparse body hair. Those seven obviously don't, so the ones that meet the requirements are There's only one left. Although this guy's body is silver-white, at least most of his appearance meets the requirements. Besides, no matter from time to time, just go and cut it and you will know.

After taking back Ling, I flew directly over the heads of the crowd. Fortunately, the fighting crowd below was so crazy that I didn't notice that there was another person above.

The suspected mad demon was currently gnawing at another abyss demon. You tore off a piece of meat from me, and I pulled a piece of skin from yours, and the bloody meat flew everywhere. Although both of them are demons, I didn't wonder why the crazy demon attacked the abyss demon. After all, Ling said that the crazy demon is like a rat crossing the street among the demons. Thinking about it conversely, the relationship between the crazy demon and other demons must be the same. It won't be good, so for the crazy demon, everyone except himself is the enemy, and it will be the same no matter who he attacks.

Because the two demons below were biting each other, I simply swung the throwing knife from behind. As a result, at the moment when it was about to hit, the suspected mad demon suddenly pulled the abyss demon he was fighting with his opponent's knife. My back blocked my flying knife. Although the guy escaped my attack and didn't let me read his attribute data, I have now determined that this guy is the mad demon, because all creatures within the range of his aura will lose their minds. Since he was able to be distracted during the battle and notice the attacks around him, it meant that he was not affected at all. But within this range, apart from the mad demon himself, the only ones who are unaffected are those with extremely high mental resistance. But if there is an abyss demon that can resist the halo of hunluan, the other party should know that there is a mad demon here, and According to Ling, if a demon knows that there is a mad demon here, he will definitely attack the mad demon first, but that guy is attacking another abyss demon, and the data read after that abyss demon was hit by my flying knife It shows that he is not a mad demon, so the one attacking him is not an ordinary abyss demon, but can only be a mad demon.

Now that the target is confirmed, it's easy to handle. "Hehe, so what if you're invincible? The worst I can do is I won't touch you." I lifted up the Avenger with a wicked smile, and directly opened the dragon-head-shaped cover and replaced it with a crystal clear short arrow. At the firing position, he quickly closed the cover and aimed again at the mad devil. "Bye bye to the maker of hunluan."