Chapter 383 Guardian Beast

"Is this the monster lair you were talking about?" Blood Crystal Flower asked in surprise as she looked at the giant door that was more than a hundred meters high in front of her.

I nodded and said: "The lair of Warcraft is actually built in an independent alien space. What you see now is just the entrance."

"You mean the monster lair is actually a hyperspace?"

"That's right. Although the Warcraft Lair is built inside Essinger, the interior is after all a place for our guardian beasts to breed and breed. Of course, it cannot be made like the interior of a city. It must have a relatively complex natural environment. Let them live.”

Blood Crystal Flower nodded as if understanding, then looked at the huge door in front of her and asked: "But how are we going to get in now? This door looks like it weighs dozens of tons, right? Can the two of us push it? ?”

"Of course we don't have to bother ourselves." I said and took the lead in walking towards the door over there. Although the Blood Crystal Flower didn't understand what I was going to do, it had no choice but to follow me when I walked over.

Just when I walked to the gate of the Warcraft Lair over there, there was a muffled sound from the huge gate of the Warcraft Lair, and then it began to slide to both sides automatically. As the huge two-meter-thick stone door moved to both sides, we could even feel the ground shaking with the thunder beneath our feet, and it felt like an earthquake.

"How heavy does this thing have to be? It's so scary!"

"This is a special building given to us by the system. We did not build it ourselves. As long as we prepare the materials and then select a location and click to build, it will be automatically generated. There is no construction process at all and it will appear directly. So your question I'm not too sure either."

Blood Crystal Flower just asked casually. Since I didn't know her, I didn't ask any more questions. Besides, her attention soon stopped focusing on it. As we entered the huge gate of the monster's lair, the sight in front of us immediately made Blood Crystal Flower so surprised that she almost dislocated her jaw.

After experiencing the daunting and terrifying architectural style of the Essinger Twin Cities, I suddenly entered the Warcraft Lair. The surrounding primitive and dreamy natural environment was simply incompatible with Essinger's architectural style. This huge The contrast of the environment produced a stronger visual impact, which made the Blood Crystal Flower feel dumbfounded.

The inside of the gate of the Warcraft Lair is not all smooth sailing. On the contrary, this is a world with extremely complex terrain. At the entrance, the door behind us, we entered a completely different world. Although when we entered here, we passed through a huge gate that was consistent with the overall style of Essinger, but after passing through the gate, what we walked out of was not the back of the gate, but a cave.

This cave is only a few meters deep. Outside the cave's exit is the monster's lair, and inside the cave is the stone door.

This cave is not located on the ground. But it is in a relatively high position. Outside the cave entrance is a flat ground, which is not small in area. It's enough to be used as a small airport. However, this place is not a flat plain like a sports ground. Instead, there are many plants growing there. Basically, everything except the roads is occupied by plants.

Two wide ramps extend from both sides of the platform. Although they are quite flat, it can be seen that they are naturally formed rather than artificially constructed. The sides of the ramp are still covered with various plants like the platform, but the ground in the center has nothing in the way except for the grass that reaches the feet. At first glance, the green and flat grass makes people want to run on it. The urge to run.

I did not let Blood Crystal Flower go down the ramps on both sides, but took her to the edge of the platform. Looking out from here, you can see a huge valley, which is completely surrounded by mountains extending from the mountains on both sides of the mountain where we are. There was only one opening in the distance. Below the platform is a lush virgin forest. Even from the tops of those towering giant trees, the drop from the platform is at least a hundred meters.

Not far in front of the virgin forest is a winding river, but after a short distance, the river merges into a large lake. Amber is surrounded by forests on three sides, and one side is against the mountain in front of it on the right. On top of the mountain, you can see a waterfall flowing down from it. It seems that the flow of water is not small.

Further into the lake there is a triangular alluvial plain. Of course, limited by the valley, the area of ​​​​this place is very small, but the grass on it looks like a huge green carpet, which looks very pleasant.

After passing through the alluvial plain, the meandering river turned into the exit of the mountain col in the distance. Because the line of sight was blocked by the mountains in the distance, it was impossible to see what was going on there.

The huge valley in front of them gave Blood Crystal Flower the urge to settle here. Although the steel jungle of modern society also has its own beauty, human beings always like what they don't have. People living in big cities often yearn for the kind of pastoral life in mountain villages, not to mention this paradise-like wonderland in front of them?

Just when the Blood Crystal Flower was looking at the beautiful scenery in the distance and sighing, she suddenly felt something passing under her feet. As soon as she lowered her head, she saw a white fur ball jumping across her feet and then disappearing into the bushes nearby. Before she could react to what was happening, she saw more fur balls jumping out of the grass on the other side. These fur balls seemed not to be afraid of people at all and rushed past her feet. It seems to be chasing the one in front.

"What is this?" The Blood Crystal Flower was not afraid of these little things. After all, these creatures were furry and looked very cute.

I didn't answer her question immediately, but directly reached out and grabbed one from the grass nearby and handed it to her.

"This is one of the guardian beasts of our guild. Its name is Furball. You will get one soon."

"Is this a guardian beast?" Blood Crystal Flower took the fur ball I handed over in surprise and started teasing it happily.

Speaking of creatures like furballs, they are really deceptive. Their cute appearance makes it difficult for people to associate these things with Warcraft. In fact, these guys are out-and-out Warcraft, and their levels are not low. . The specialty of these little things is that they can swallow anything, whether it is living or inanimate, as long as the other party has no ability to resist or does not resist, they can swallow it in one bite and then slowly digest it. Their stomachs are basically like an extra-dimensional space. If anything goes in, it won't come out again. Of course, since they can't devour objects that resist, they basically can't be used in combat. but. Although they can't fight, these guys still have good support abilities. For example, sometimes you need to destroy corpses and eliminate traces, these guys are the best tools. Also, if the enemy throws a bomb or something at you, you can also let them swallow that bomb. As long as the bomb didn't explode before it entered its belly, it would be useless no matter how it exploded afterwards. These guys' bellies never burst.

"How's it going? Isn't it cute?"

Blood Crystal Flower stroked the furry little guy's ears with her hands and nodded: "This is simply a living plush toy! It's so cute!"

"Okay, if you like it, I'll get one for you in a minute. Put that one down first. We still have things to do."

"Can't this one work?" Blood Crystal Flower asked with some reluctance.

I shook my head and explained: "The one in your hand is not yet an adult. Do you like child soldiers?"

"Baby soldier?" Blood Crystal Flower was stunned for a moment. Then asked: "Is this fur ball a combat creature?"

"Although not entirely, they are at least a kind of magical beast, and they do have fighting capabilities. After all, these are guild guardian beasts, and they are not ornamental pets. How can they be useless at all?"

Only then did Blood Crystal Flower remember that the creatures here should all be our guild guardian beasts, and the guild guardian beasts themselves should have combat or auxiliary capabilities.

"I never thought that such a cute thing could actually be a fighting monster! By the way, President, what can this fur ball do?"

While I asked Blood Crystal Flower to follow me out of here, I explained to her the purpose of this fur ball. She quickly figured out that the fur ball turned out to be an extra-dimensional trash can, and anything she didn't want could be thrown into it. Then no one can see that thing again.

"So this furball is an auxiliary type?" Blood Crystal Flower asked me.

I nodded and said: "It should be said that it is an auxiliary and defensive system. After all, it can also help you swallow bombs. Okay, we are at the place. Come in quickly." The Blood Crystal Flower has been listening to me explain the use of the hair ball. I didn't expect to get there so quickly.

In fact, the place we are now is directly below the platform we were just standing on, so we arrived so quickly. This place is a building built on a cliff. It only has a whole door, and its internal space is all carved out of the cliff. Of course. Because the interior has been renovated, it looks like a normal building after entering, and you won't notice that it is actually a cave.

The space inside this building is also very tall like the gate of the Warcraft Lair. The reason why it is so big is mainly because there are dragons from our guild living in the Warcraft Lair, in order to ensure that they can enter and exit normally. Therefore, the space inside this building is relatively spacious.

The first thing we saw after entering the building was a hall, but it was almost empty now, except for a row of counters at the end of the hall.

At this time, there was only one NPC sitting and napping behind the long row of counters, and all other seats were empty. It wasn't until we walked less than five meters in front of the counter that the NPC was awakened by the sound of our footsteps. When he suddenly saw me appearing here, the guy suddenly jumped up from his seat as if he had been electrocuted. As a result, because he had just woken up from sleep and was still awake, he slipped under the table without stopping. But this guy quickly climbed out, then immediately stood up straight, saluted me and asked loudly: "What are your orders, Mr. President?"

I don't blame this npc for sleeping during working hours. After all, his department is not a combat readiness unit, so there is no need to be so strict. Besides, the characteristic of their department is that it is extremely busy when it is busy, and it is almost like a ghost when it is not busy. It is no wonder that the NPCs on duty fall asleep.

I pushed the Blood Crystal Flower directly to the counter, and then I said loudly: "This is our new member. Help her prepare a team of guild guardian beasts."

"Understood. Please wait a moment." The NPC on duty quickly turned around and ran into the back room. Then in less than five seconds, he rushed out and pulled another NPC out. The guy who was pulled out had obviously just woken up and was in a daze, but after seeing me, he woke up immediately like his companions.

I simply repeated my request to this guy, and he immediately nodded and took a record book from the previous companion and led us out of the building over the counter. After leaving the building, we entered the virgin forest outside. Although the vegetation in this place seemed to be lush, the roads were smooth, so it was not difficult to walk.

After quickly passing through the small piece of virgin forest, we arrived next to the lake we saw on the platform before. I didn’t feel it before on the platform because of the distance. When they arrived at the lake, Blood Crystal Flower discovered that the waterfall was much larger than expected. Moreover, she didn't know whether it was due to the obstruction of the water mist or other reasons, but she hadn't noticed before that the mountain cliff where the waterfall was left was actually covered with caves. What shocked her even more was that You can also see giant dragons coming in and out of those cave entrances from time to time.

"That, that, that... couldn't be the dragon's cave, right?" Blood Crystal Flower asked in a trembling voice, pointing to the cave above the waterfall.

"You read that right, that's the dragon lair, but don't get too excited. The dragon is just an ally of our guild, not a guardian beast. So don't expect me to equip you with a dragon."

Blood Crystal Flower was obviously a little disappointed when she heard my words, but she quickly recovered. After all, it was too scary to talk about the dragon guardian beast. She didn't have much hope, so even if she didn't exist, she wouldn't be disappointed.

While the Blood Crystal Flower was observing the dragon's lair above, the NPC who led us suddenly took out a very strange thing from his body. This thing looks a bit like a recorder at first glance, but it is much smaller than an ordinary recorder, and the material of this thing is also quite unusual. It is actually carved from a whole piece of crystal, and it looks crystal clear and very beautiful.

After taking this thing out, the NPC put it to his mouth and blew it, but the Blood Crystal Flower didn't hear any sound. He just looked at the other person in confusion, not knowing what he was doing. In fact, Blood Crystal Flower cannot hear because her ears cannot receive sounds of this frequency. It is like the dog whistle in reality, which can be used to call dogs, but human ears cannot hear it. This crystal recorder also has a similar function, but it is a little more special. Not only can it emit sounds that are inaudible to human ears, but it can also continuously radiate a special soul wave outward. It can be sensed by most Warcraft and can convey a certain meaning. It can be regarded as a communication tool specifically for Warcraft.

As the flute was played, Blood Crystal Flower soon discovered that a large black cloud appeared above the opening of the mountain col in the distance. As the black cloud gradually approached, she realized that it was not a black cloud at all. , but a large group of spears covering the sky flew over.

Because it uses jet power. Therefore, the propulsion power of the spear is higher than that of ordinary birds, so their wingspan ratio is not as large as that of birds, but they are flying creatures after all, and their wings still occupy a large proportion of the body, so when there are enough of them, they still It can cover the sky and the sun.

Those spears began to swoop as soon as they crossed the top of the mountain col over there, and then flew over the lake where we were at lightning speed and began to hover, and soon formed a huge rotating whirlpool-like structure above our heads. certainly. Because the spears are jet-powered flying units rather than flying by flapping their wings, their noise is much louder than that of a flock of birds.

Looking at the terrifying group of spearmen above me, Blood Crystal Flower had to lean into my ear and shout loudly to make me hear what she was saying. "President, what are you doing?"

I pointed at the spears above and said: "Let you make a two-way choice with them. The guardian beasts of our guild and the paired players all choose each other. After all, only those who are pleasing to the eye can have a happy cooperation, right?"

Blood Crystal Flower nodded with understanding, and then asked again: "But there are so many of them circling above my head, how should I choose?"

The NPC next to him seemed to have been prepared. He covered his ears and shouted loudly to the Blood Crystal Flower: "They will choose you first in a while. When they make their own decision, most of them will leave. You just need to choose from the remaining ones." Just choose the one you like among the spears."

Blood Crystal Flower nodded and said no more, and the spears in the sky moved very fast. Soon a large number of spears broke away from the rotating formation and flew towards the outside of the ring mountain range. In less than a minute, there was only one above us. There were five guardian spears left hovering there.

"Am I so bad? Only five of the thousands of spears can look up to me?" Blood Crystal Flower didn't understand the rules for selecting partners for spears, so she felt it was embarrassing that she only had five spears left.

I smiled and explained to her that because there were too many of these spears, they would leave as long as they didn't particularly like them. It didn't mean that the other spears didn't like her. It's just that those spears didn't feel they had to use her, so they didn't stay. The remaining five were the ones who liked her very much, so they stayed in the end.

"So that's it!" Blood Crystal Flower finally felt relieved after hearing my explanation, and then asked: "How do I choose my own spear among these five?"

"It all depends on your own preferences. Just tell us which one you like."

Although all guardian spears look the same, and they are all our guild guardians, and their attributes are basically the same, there are actually certain attribute differences between spears and lances. According to our own statistical data. The strongest spear is about 5% stronger than the weakest spear, although the ratio is not large. But after all, there is still a bit of a gap.

Blood Crystal Flower didn't know what to pay attention to when choosing a guardian spear, so she asked in detail. After learning that there was no difference, she casually selected the largest one among them. In fact, this spear is not much bigger than the other four. After all, they are all of the same species, but if you look carefully, you can still notice some slight differences.

After the Blood Crystal Flower selected the guardian spear, the NPC over there blew the flute again, and then the four unselected spears turned around and left, while the selected one slowly landed. After the spear landed, the NPC guard asked Blood Crystal Flower to familiarize herself with the spear. Then he handed her a small piece of equipment specially used to store the guardian beast, and finally taught her how to ride it. Spear.

Generally speaking, the correct posture for using a spear is to lie down in the concave structure on their back. This can reduce wind resistance and ensure that riders will not be thrown out. However, few people in our guild actually fly on the back of a spear every time. Unless they are using assault skills to fly at super high speed, our members generally like to stand on the back of a spear like playing on a surfboard. Although this action is more dangerous, I have to admit that standing on the spear in this surfing-like posture looks very handsome, especially when many players in our guild fly together. It was an extremely shocking scene.

The spears are all flying experts. After taking the blood crystal flower for two rounds, it flew quite smoothly. The blood crystal flower also performed well. There is no problem such as fear of heights, and it is also very adaptable to speed. You must know that even an ordinary guardian spear can reach supersonic speed when using skills. This speed is not something ordinary people can withstand. A lot of people throw up all over themselves when they first start flying. It took more than a dozen times to get used to it. However, the Blood Crystal Flower is obviously a great person. She adapted to the supersonic assault on her first flight. As for the cool posture of standing on the back of a spear... that is purely a personal behavior of the player. The guild will not take the initiative to teach its members to use this kind of posture.

After the Blood Crystal Flower initially adapted to the guardian spear, the NPC took out the flute and started playing it again. Then this time there was movement from the mountain col over there, but this time it was not in the air, but in the water. I saw that the river flowing into the mountain col suddenly set off a wave as if a tide suddenly appeared, rolling it all the way into the originally calm lake. Then there was a churning in the lake, and then dozens of huge heads gradually rose up from the shallow water on the shore.

"What is this?" Blood Crystal Flower was startled when she saw those heads, and quickly stepped back a distance.

Neither the NPC nor I was busy explaining, but stood there waiting for them to come ashore. However, the Blood Crystal Flower is not stupid either. Seeing our lack of reaction, we guessed that this should be the guardian beast of our guild, because if there is When it comes to dangerous creatures, we have to have some kind of reaction.

As the water surged, those huge heads finally lifted completely from the shore, and then the huge bodies stood up from the water and gradually climbed onto the lake shore. Each of these huge creatures is about ten meters long. Their body shape is a bit like a large lizard, but their bodies are much more muscular than lizards. You can see bulging muscles on their strong limbs. You can tell at a glance that they are incredibly powerful. Their heads look a bit like the heads of giant dragons, but the horns on the top of their heads point forward like inverted buffalo horns. Moreover, these horns are not actually very sharp, but are rather thick and look more... Good for ramming rather than poking.

Except for the head. There are three other things that are more distinctive about these guys. First, there are six pairs of twelve water pipe-like tentacles growing on their backs. The outside of these tentacles are wrapped in a ring-shaped carapace that looks like metal. You can tell at a glance that the hardness is not low, and the tips of the tentacles are The sharp spikes and the shining cold light alone are enough to show that they are by no means a decoration.

The second special thing about this creature is their claws. The claws of these guys are very large. At least relative to their size, these four claws are obviously larger than they should be. certainly. It wouldn't be surprising if they were just larger. What really needs attention is the sharp and huge hooks at the front of these guys' feet. The shape of that thing was unusually ferocious, and it looked like a heavy weapon. I believe that most creatures will die immediately if they receive a claw. Even Warcraft may not be able to withstand the attack of this thing.

The last distinctive thing about these creatures is their tails. The first half of the tails of these creatures are relatively normal, similar to the tails of ordinary lizards, but at the end their tails split into more than a dozen tentacles similar to those on their backs, and these tentacles are all connected with webbed feet. structure. In fact, this structure is indeed something similar to a flipper, and it is indeed a tool used for paddling.

"Okay, this is the second guardian beast of our guild - Steel Claw." The NPC introduced to Blood Crystal Flower: "They have many abilities and are very adaptable. You have also seen it. They are actually They are aquatic animals, so they perform well both on the surface and underwater. Moreover, although they are aquatic animals, they don’t actually need water very much, and they can survive even in desert environments. If you don’t have a suitable mount, you can Use them as mounts, although the running speed is not as fast as those special types of professional mounts. But they are definitely much faster than war horses and the like."

"This, this, this... can this creature be beaten?" Blood Crystal Flower asked, looking at the dozens of steel claws in front of her with gleaming eyes. Before this, her magic pet position had always been blank, and she had never had any auxiliary creatures that could be commanded by her. So when she suddenly learned that she was about to have such a fierce combat creature, she was so excited that she couldn't control herself. .

I looked at the excited Blood Crystal Flower and took over the NPC's explanation: "Steel Claws are standard combat creatures. Riding is just their extra ability. Their own combat effectiveness is very strong. You have seen those tentacles on their backs, that thing It's super easy to use against miscellaneous soldiers. If the level difference is more than a hundred levels, even dozens of times the number can't get close. In addition, the reason why Steel Claws are called Steel Claws is because their claws are very powerful. When fighting, they often It will swipe at the enemy with its claws, and few creatures of the same level can withstand their claws."

"Aren't their heads capable of attacking?"

"Of course." I explained: "The head of the steel claw is equivalent to a battering ram. If you have knight-like charging skills, the steel claw can allow you to exert 300% of your attack power. A frontal collision is basically a bulldozer. Except for those real super monsters, basically few creatures can beat him in a frontal collision. Also, although it doesn't look big, the teeth of the steel claw are actually very sharp. These Guys are originally carnivores, and their bite force is very strong to pinch you, so their bites are not weak at all."

Blood Crystal Flower asked excitedly: "Can I choose one now?"

The NPC over there quickly said: "This won't work. For all our guardian beasts, they choose you first, and then you choose your partner from the ones left behind."

Although Blood Crystal Flower is very eager to get her first combat creature, since this is the rule in the guild, she can only wait. Fortunately, the steel claws are super fast and they just come up to surround them. We circled around and returned to the water one after another. Those who didn't like it left directly, and the only ones left were the steel claws who wanted to be her partner.

This time the selection was smaller than last time. Only two of the steel claws remained, but to my surprise, these two steel claws were actually mutant models.

Guardian creatures like steel claws are different from ordinary guardian beasts. The difference in their combat power is quite obvious. The strongest steel claw is more than twice as powerful as the weakest steel claw. The two remaining steel claws in front of me are obviously the strongest ones, and they are basically on the same level as my own protective steel claw. Although this kind of steel claw looks only slightly larger than ordinary steel claws in appearance, the combat effectiveness of these steel claws is actually much stronger than that of its companions, because all attacks of this mutated steel claw carry elemental damage, which is more powerful than ordinary steel claws. Pure physical damage is much worse.

Because there are only two goals left. So Blood Crystal Flower chose the larger one according to her preference. I can finally see it now. Although Blood Crystal Flower is a woman, she is indeed an authentic Russian and likes everything in large sizes. It seems that the characteristic of Russian industrial products is that they are much larger than others, and Blood Crystal Flower has perfectly inherited this orientation. The guardian beasts she chooses are the largest among the options.

After the selection is completed, it is a little running-in like the previous long gun, although it will still take a long time to adapt. But the initial break-in is the most important. The action of the steel claws on the ground actually does not require any running-in, because they are actually very stable when soaking. And because the intelligence level of Steel Claw is not low, it knows how to cooperate with the partner on its back during battle. The thing that really takes getting used to is actually underwater combat. The flexibility of the steel claws in the water is completely different from that on land. Just like those seals that look very clumsy on land, once they are in the water, they are like torpedoes. Not only are they extremely fast, but they are also extremely flexible in turning. .

Because the steel claw itself has a special layer of scales and the body structure, the underwater resistance is very small, but the player does not have such a structure. Therefore, when the steel claw moves at high speed underwater, players often need to withstand huge resistance and pulling force. If you don't pay attention, you will be thrown off. This is more dangerous than being on a spear. Although the underwater speed of the steel claw cannot be as fast as the spear in the sky, the problem is that the density of water is not comparable to that of air, so riding the steel claw to move underwater is actually faster than riding the spear to fly at supersonic speed in the sky. difficulty.

In addition to being careful not to be thrown off, there is another thing you need to pay attention to when riding a steel claw, and that is the breathing tube of the steel claw. This tube is located at the root of the tentacles on the back of the steel claw, and is usually contracted within the muscles. It will only come out when needed. This tube is not for Steel Claw to breathe, but for the partner on its back. This thing is said to be prepared for the little steel claws, because although the steel claws are creatures that live in the water, they were actually originally land creatures. When the young steel claws were born, they did not have the ability to breathe underwater at all, so the adult steel claws This breathing tube evolved on its back. You can temporarily hold the small steel claw in your mouth and use it as a respirator. However, the biggest use of this thing now is that when players move underwater for a long time and do not have a breathing helmet, they can use this tube to breathe through the steel claws, so that they are not afraid of drowning in the water.

However, although this tube can supply oxygen, it is indeed a bit difficult to breathe with such a thing in your mouth. After all, this thing is not a respirator for humans, so it takes some getting used to to ensure that water is not inhaled into the lungs. Of course, I don't need this kind of practice. After all, my helmet can ensure my underwater breathing, so I don't need this tube at all.

Blood Crystal Flower's adaptability to this thing was pretty good, and she quickly got the hang of it.

After Blood Crystal Flower put away the steel claws, the NPC summoned Furball and Shusi to her respectively.

Furball functions as a super trash can, and Shusi acts as an emergency nurse. When players are alone, or when leveling for a long time, they can use Shusi to replenish blood and magic. After all, these guys have almost no shortcomings except that the replenishment speed is a little slow. As long as it can touch the ground, Shusi can continuously replenish players' blood and restore magic. It is simply a mobile gas station.

After the handover of these two auxiliary creatures, the NPC finally summoned the most important guardian beast of our guild-Fenglong. Although it has no combat power, every player in our guild unanimously admits that Fenglong is actually the most indispensable existence among all the guardian beasts in our guild. Who makes the space equipment in the game so scarce now! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.)