Chapter 203 The Abyss Is Staring at You

Chapter 203 [Abyss], staring at you

The dim light shone through the gaps between the leaves of the lush trees and fell on the sticky black mud.

The strong smell of decay, accompanied by a strong stench that made people feel sick and vomit.

A group of frog-like frogs, almost the same size as humans, with a pair of exaggerated eyes, lay beside the trunk of the fallen tree, casting a covetous look at the walking figure not far away.

Soon, several of the frogs could not hold back their greed, and suddenly jumped out and attacked the figure.

They were in the air, spewing out a large group of thick gray-yellow mist from their mouths, but before the mist spread far, the frogs rolled their eyes, and the fire of life completely dimmed.

A small through hole appeared between their eyebrows.

Frightened by this, the remaining frogs fled.

Ryan retracted his gaze and looked at the gray-yellow mist that was about to dissipate in the air, with a solemn expression.

This kind of strange frog itself is very weak, and ordinary warriors can slaughter them. However, the gray-yellow mist sprayed by this strange frog has an extremely terrible "instant death" judgment, and the introduction given by the panel is as follows:

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[Cursed Poison Frog]: A deformed body that lives in the poisonous swamp forest and has been mutated by the influence of the dissipated "power of the abyss". It is weak in itself, but likes to gather in groups, and the mist it spews has an "instant death" judgment.

Organisms within the range of the poisonous fog will make a "death judgment" every second. If they cannot pass the judgment, the "instant death effect" will be triggered and they will die immediately. (The stronger the strength, the greater the probability of passing the judgment, but even the "fire king" has a probability of passing the judgment that is not 100%.)

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If it were not for the prompt of the panel, the extraordinary person who had just entered the poisonous swamp forest without any preparation would probably be tricked by this thing.

Even the Cinder King cannot guarantee that he will definitely pass the "Instant Death Judgment", so you can imagine how exaggerated it is.

Ryan was shocked when he encountered it for the first time.

Moreover, this thing will explode immediately after being killed by melee combat, emitting poisonous fog covering a radius of several meters. It is simply the nemesis of melee professionals and is extremely disgusting.

Fortunately, Ryan is not a pure melee professional. He can use the sword energy to deal with these strange frogs from a long distance, so there is no danger.

Looking up at the deep poisonous swamp in front of him, Ryan narrowed his eyes slightly.

He has been deep in the "Poison Swamp Forest" for an hour.

During this period, except for the cursed poison frog, he did not encounter any other disgusting monsters, but the environment here is really bad enough.

He could feel the poisonous swamp gas everywhere in the air. If a Transcendent who was lower than the "Warrior" level entered here, he would not survive for long. Even if he was a "Knight", he would be corroded by the poison gas and his vitality would be continuously lost. Only those who reached the "Paladin" level were qualified to explore this place for a long time, but it was also very dangerous.

"According to Quinn's description, it would take about an hour to reach the depths of the swamp..."

Ryan thought.

His speed was much faster than that of ordinary Transcendents. If he were a "Knight", it would take at least a day to reach his current location, not counting the time to deal with the cursed poison frogs on the way.

While thinking, Ryan's steps suddenly stopped, and the next moment, a large amount of black and red, ghost-like energy hit the area where he was.

"Boom!"

The shock wave generated by the explosion lifted a swamp layer several meters high. Ryan stood on a branch of a big tree more than ten meters away, looking at the giant monster that was slowly approaching not far away.

Its body is nearly 20 meters long, holding a tree trunk covered with tumorous nodules in its hand. Under its control, more than a dozen black and red shadows are flying towards Ryan.

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[Deformed Elder Gulu]: It is the ruler of the Gulu race, with a huge body that is extremely inconsistent with its own race. It is a terrifying predator living in the poisonous swamp forest. It has the savage power to uproot dozens of meters of trees. It swings its thick branches and hits its opponents fiercely, causing the earth to tremble.

At the same time, Elder Gulu also has a strange Gulu spell, which can control the secondary alien energy of the abyss with erosion and instant death judgment.

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Ryan's eyes fell on the groups of humanoid monsters in the distance behind Elder Gulu. Presumably, those are the Gulu clan mentioned in the panel introduction, right?

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

A washbasin-sized black and red shadow energy group flew in front of Ryan, but passed through the phantom.

Ryan appeared behind Elder Gulu, and the huge Elder Gulu suddenly became stiff, then fell down with a bang, splashing mud all over the sky.

[The Deformed Elder Gulu] was quite powerful, reaching the level of "Paladin", but "Paladin" was just a move in front of Ryan now.

Putting away [Elder Gulu's Soul], Ryan shook it in his hand. Although the soul of the Paladin level was useless to him, it could still bring a little experience after crushing it.

However, seeing the progress bar jump by 1%, Ryan still sighed.

Upgrading is really difficult...

He glanced at the ordinary Gulu clan of about 20 in the distance, and then continued to go deeper into the swamp. After his eyes swept over, 20 ordinary Gulu had blood holes in their eyebrows, fell on the swamp, and their bodies were swallowed by the sticky mud.

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"Roar, roar, roar--!"

A crazy roar sounded in the depths of the swamp.

Ryan's eyes lit up as he looked at the three-meter-tall humanoid monster rushing towards him.

The strong body was covered with ugly scars, and the huge shackles bound behind it made it look even more hideous.

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[Crazy Cursed Sinner]: The twisted appearance and blood-red eyes were proof of being eroded by the abyss. Before the Wolf Blood Knights freed them, the shackles and chains on their bodies were the last resort to stop them from going crazy. But even so, there were still a few cursed sinners who relied on the power they gained from the "abyss" to successfully escape and wandered in the poisonous swamp forest.

Once hugged and bitten by it, in addition to suffering a huge amount of bleeding damage, they will also be "death judged". If they fail to pass the judgment, the "instant death effect" will be triggered and they will die immediately. (The stronger the strength, the greater the probability of passing the judgment, but even the "Crimson King" has a less than 100% chance of passing the judgment.)

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Lian didn't care much about the strength of the "middle-level Paladin" of the Cursed Sinner.

The key is that the "Wolf Blood Knight Team" mentioned in the introduction made Ryan realize that he was not far from the location of the ancient ruins.

With a sweep of the sword, the Cursed Sinner's head was cut off, and the crazy body fell down in a trembling state. Ryan looked at the corpse in front of him, and a thoughtful look appeared in his eyes.

From the cursed poison frog at the beginning, to the later Gulu clan, and now the Cursed Sinner, Ryan found that the monsters in the poisonous swamp forest were basically affected by the power of the dissipated abyss, and their attacks were accompanied by a terrible "instant death judgment".

So, does it mean that the monsters affected by the power of the abyss have "instant death judgment" in their attacks?

Although Ryan is now dealing with these "miscellaneous soldiers" with melons and vegetables, the "instant death judgment" has no sense of existence at all, but this is based on the huge strength gap between him and the "miscellaneous soldiers".

If you encounter a "Cinder King" level monster, or a "Brave Peak" monster that can fight him for a while, then the "Instant Death Judgment" is a bit scary.

As long as you touch it, you may die.

Ryan understands why Saint Iochilis never set his sights on this place again after coming here once.

Even the "Cinder King" is not 100% immune to the "Instant Death Judgment".

If you capsize in the gutter, it's not worth it.

While feeling heavy in his heart, Ryan couldn't help but admire the Wolf Blood Knights.

As the "Cinder King", Saint Iochilis grabbed the souls of countless people in the Undead Settlement and devoured them, only for his own selfishness, while the Wolf Blood Undead Team sacrificed themselves to guard the ancient ruins and execute countless monsters contaminated by the "Power of the Abyss".

The Cinder King is just an identity, and it does not represent the virtue of the identity holder.

But...

Ryan had a faint doubt in his heart.

【Crazy Cursed Sinner】According to the panel introduction, it should have been a monster in the ancient ruins, and it was eroded by the power of the abyss, and it was also the target of the Wolf Blood Knights.

And the strength of a mere mid-level Paladin can escape from the hands of the "Cinder King" Wolf Blood Knights?

Under normal circumstances, this is absolutely impossible.

Admittedly, the strength of the Wolf Blood Knights may not be as strong as the Saint Aiocillis who devoured the Son of God, but at the same level of the Cinder King, there will never be a big gap.

The strength of the Paladin level can easily kill the Cinder King with just the aftermath of ordinary attacks.

With such a huge gap in strength, the crazy cursed sinner can still escape from the ancient ruins and wander in the poisonous swamp forest. Does it mean that the current state of the Cinder King Wolf Blood Knights may not be very good?

The speculation in his heart made Ryan's expression more solemn.

Continuing to move forward, not long after, a continuous ancient building appeared in Ryan's eyes.

The broken city wall has shown signs of partial weathering and collapse under the erosion of time, but from the outline of the ancient ruins, one can vaguely see the glory of this place hundreds of years ago.

The predecessor of the ancient ruins should be an ancient fortification. It is hard to imagine how much sacrifice the people at that time made to build such a fortification in this place ravaged by poison gas and swamps.

Or was there no poison swamp at that time, but it slowly appeared later?

Ryan guessed in his heart.

He took a step and walked in from an entrance that was roughly an arch.

The feeling of leaving the mud and being on the ground made Ryan's eyebrows and eyes relax a lot.

Although the poison gas of the poison swamp forest did not affect him, the soft and wet feeling of his feet was really unpleasant.

In addition to metal wall lamps, some rusty weapons were hung on the walls on both sides of the spacious passage, mainly axes and halberds, which exuded a murderous aura.

"Tap...Tap..."

Just after Ryan took a few steps, an unusually heavy sound of footsteps came from the end of the passage.

Under Ryan's gaze, a tall knight wearing full black armor and a pointed horn helmet walked out slowly under the dim light.

In the silent silence, the black knight drew the knight's sword at his waist and pointed the tip of the sword at Ryan.

"... Die..."

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[Black Knight Leader]: Brave level, the leader of the Black Knights who wandered in the world. In the past, they served the "Original Cinder King".

The king who followed the "Wind Heat" was also burned, and since then he turned into ashes and continued to wander in the world.

But there are always some ashes left, unable to let go of the perseverance in their hearts. Even if they die and their strength is only one-hundredth of what it is, they still instinctively chase their former enemies.

ps: [Abyss] is staring at you.

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Ryan's eyes narrowed slightly.

This is the first time he has seen a monster that is clearly identified as a "brave level".

The previous group of brass bishops and black erosion trees only have the soul strength of "peak paladins", but they have mastered special powers and have the combat power comparable to that of brave warriors.

The leader of the black knights in front of him gave Ryan a faint sense of threat.

It is incredible that he can make him feel dangerous as a brave man.

The Black Knights, Ryan knew that the [Great Sword·Black Slash] in his hand was forged in the [Black Paladin Soul] furnace.

And the leader of the black knights, just from the name, can see the difference between it and the ordinary black knight.

The Black Knights serve the "Initial Cinder King", and their enemies must also be the enemies of the Initial Cinder King. In the poisonous swamp forest, Ryan can't think of a second existence except the "Abyss".

Could the abyss at the bottom of the ancient ruins be the source of the "aftermath of the catastrophe"?

Especially the last sentence in the panel introduction made Ryan very concerned.

[Abyss] is staring at you.

Seeing this sentence, Ryan had an instinctive sense of horror.

Suppressing the doubts in his heart, Ryan focused his attention on the leader of the Black Knights. No matter what, the first thing to do now is to get rid of the leader of the Black Knights.

Ryan was very curious about what kind of means it was to threaten himself who now had the combat power of the Cinder King with the body of a brave man.

Under Ryan's gaze, the tip of the knight's sword in the hand of the leader of the Black Knights fell back on the ground paved with hard stones, and the next moment.

"Sizzle--"

The sparks caused by the ultra-high-speed friction between metal and stone formed a straight long line.

The leader of the Black Knights attacked Ryan, and the knight's sword in his hand drew a perfect half-moon arc, seemingly slow but actually fast, slashing towards Ryan's face.

Some doubts appeared in Ryan's eyes.

Although the sword of the leader of the Black Knights was fast and powerful, it was only at the level of a normal brave. How could he feel threatened by this alone?

Are there other strange abilities?

But the Black Knights do not have the "instant death judgment" ability like the abyss-polluted monsters?

Thinking so in his heart, Ryan did not mean to be careless.

The blood barrier emerged, and at the same time, the sword in his hand also slashed out.

The three-stage power accumulation made a faint light appear on the surface of the sword, which was particularly clear in the dim passage.

The knight's sword intersected with the sword, and the moment the weapons touched, there was a wave in Ryan's calm eyes.

The body of the Black Knight leader flew backwards in the collision, but Ryan's right hand holding the greatsword also had fine cracks on the knuckles, oozing blood.

Although the wound was healed in an instant under his terrifying self-healing ability, he could still get hurt...

"Interesting greatsword swordsmanship!"

Ryan's eyes were bright, and the look he gave the Black Knight leader was completely different.

This was the first time he met a strong man who specialized in greatswords, and his swordsmanship was no less than his own.

How could he not be moved?