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Elizabeth: "I'm a little scared. Why don't we go find the king?"
Xiaobai laughed again: "Wangba! In Eastern languages, this means turtle. Don't say this in front of the monks, or they will laugh to death. Hahahaha!"
Flint looked around alertly: "Be careful, if the cavemen attack at this time, Marika and I will be the only ones who can fight."
Xiaobai: "Me too."
As she spoke she transformed into a giant wolf, whose eyes glowed green in the darkness.
Elizabeth: "We shouldn't have followed the dragon in just now because of the light outside! It's not safe to stay with the dragon at this time!"
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In the Fetal Movement Hall, the dragon paid no attention to the changes in the light outside. It concentrated on studying the device made by the ancient lich using the dwarves. As it studied, it muttered, "Could it be that some kind of spell that is fixed on the object is continuously creating raw materials? Is it possible that there is a spell that has been fixed for so long and is still effective?"
Suddenly, the dragon's keen vision discovered a unique brick that seemed independent of the decorative painting on the wall and out of tune with all the elements in the painting.
The dragon stretched out its claws and gently poked the brick.
The next moment, a finger of death hit the dragon, but was then blocked by the mage's headband that was immune to instant death.
The dissipated spell energy stimulated the elf hanging on the dragon's neck. She slipped off the dragon and rolled when she landed before she stabilized her body and stood up again.
Elves only have low-light vision, and in this basically lightless environment, her vision is not as sharp as that of drow and dwarves.
But the next moment, the light of torches appeared outside the cave. Although it was far away, it was enough for the elves.
Nini turned her head and cast a grateful look towards the cave entrance, although she knew no one would notice it.
With the help of the dim light from the torches in the distance, the elf climbed onto the dragon's neck again.
Just at this moment, Long poked the brick again.
This time there was no finger of death. The bricks sank into the wall, and then the sound of machinery running was heard.
A huge stone with patterns painted all over it rose up under the action of a mechanical mechanism.
As the stone rose, a shit-yellow light appeared.
Although the boulder was very large, the dragon still could not enter the open door and could only bend its neck to look inside from the outside.
Nini jumped into the cave nimbly, walking towards the light source while being careful of traps.
Dragon: "That looks like the holy symbol of Lamashtu?"
Suddenly, Nini stepped on a trap - although she was very careful, the ranger was not an expert in trap removal like the rogue.
Arrows shot out from the holes in the wall, but were dodged by the elves swiftly.
The elf simply gave up looking for traps and rushed directly towards the light source, using its agility to deal with various triggered traps.
For a moment, the narrow tunnel was filled with the sound of automatic crossbow shooting. The elves seemed to be dancing, dodging arrows shot from all directions.
The dragon at the entrance of the cave was stunned. It even used its extraordinary eyesight to see the elf's secondary sexual power shaking, and it managed to swing between the two arrows!
Dragon: "Is it so soft?"
Finally, the elf came to the shit-yellow light source.
The traps all went silent.
Nini: "It's a Lamashtu holy emblem, and some other props. There's also a small stone tablet with dragon language engraved on it."
Elves are very interested in magic and art, so most elves can speak Dragon Language, a language that has deep roots in magic.
Nini read out the dragon language on the stone tablet: "Congratulations on coming here. To be here, you must have obtained the energy source of the device I made. I guess there was not much energy left when you found it. Although you can find a way to recharge it and use it for other purposes, I doubt whether you can find a craftsman who can process the Cyclops energy core in your time.
"As for the shit-yellow holy emblem in front of you, I created it after stealing a portion of Lamashtu's power. This is my exaggeration. In fact, I doubt that this evil god actively shared his power. Holding it will become unfortunate. Lamashtu's power will slowly corrode your body, making you grow feathers and possibly scales like a bird.
"The initial symptoms can be restored through the restoration spell, but as long as you hold it, sooner or later the changes in your body will be recognized by the restoration spell as your original appearance, and you will never be able to recover. Of course, if you are a lich - like me, then you can hold this thing at will.
"Corruption is a slow process that may take three to five years. Ordinary dimensional bags cannot isolate this influence, unless you have the legendary infinite dimensional bag.
"By the way, I just said holding, but that's actually not accurate. It will be corrupted around it. With such a big side effect, this thing has no positive effect and can only be used to create strange creatures. I channeled this power and added a series of mechanisms that allow me to control the process of making monsters.
"So I can make monsters that look like dwarves, but they are just monsters that look like dwarves. The dwarves will find out sooner or later, but before that they will be destroyed by the continuous production of monsters. I am now deceiving them, saying that this is just a technical problem and it will be solved by adjustments.
“The dwarves would never have guessed that my goal was actually to steal their treasure. Of course, studying how to steal the power of God is also very interesting.
"Many legendary wizards, driven by curiosity, indulge in traveling around and collecting unprecedented knowledge. I understand them, after all, I was once one of them. But now, I long for true eternity - yes, only God is truly eternal.
"Some pedantic mages believe that as long as they master the most basic principles of the multiverse, they can gain power beyond that of God. I think that is their beautiful wish.
"I, Elzam Malcolm, seek true eternity!"
The dragon was outside listening to the elf's words, and when the elf paused, he asked, "Is this all?"
Nini: "No. I'm taking a breath. I've read too much at once. There's more below.
"Dear adventurer, I'm sorry that you have obtained something with huge side effects but no benefits. My advice is to throw it away and don't carry it with you, otherwise you will regret it.
"As a replacement, I have prepared items for you that are suitable as the final reward for the great adventure. First, it is a magic book that I often use. The wizard in your team will definitely like it."
Dragon: "Oh, shit, don't give me the spell book, I can only sell it for money."
Nini continued, "Second, a glove. Your warriors will like it.
"Third, a soup spoon. Just throw it into a container no larger than three liters and add any water, and you will get a pot of delicious hot soup. I can't drink soup anymore because the lich has no stomach, but I still like this soup spoon very much. It once brought me many memories.
"You will know that it is a good thing to have delicious hot soup to drink at any time during your adventure. So, with that, Elzam Malcolm wishes you a pleasant journey.
"Oh, by the way, I have prepared a little surprise for you. It will be activated after you take these gifts. If you don't want to be frightened, don't take these things."
Chapter 99: This is what a perfect adventure should be like
Nini turned her head and looked at the giant dragon who was looking at her eagerly outside the tunnel: "He said so. We..."
She suddenly stopped and looked at her arm.
There was a small feather there that looked like a miniature peacock feather, and the disc at the end of the feather reflected the shit-yellow light of the holy emblem.
The giant dragon outside also saw the feather and quickly comforted him, "This thing can be eliminated with the recovery technique. You were only exposed for a short while, don't be afraid."
The elf nodded and continued where he left off: "Should we take these things?"
The dragon threw the dimensional bag to Nini with its little claws: "Take this dimensional bag. If I give it to you, you can put things in it. Now put everything in."
Nini was shocked: "Even the holy emblem?"
"Yes, don't worry. My dimensional bag is the legendary infinite dimensional bag. There really is another dimension inside. And time does not flow in that dimension. In other words, there is no concept of time."
Nini: "But it has no other use!"
"Maybe it will be useful in the future. Since the lich Elzam Malcolm can derive Lamashtu's power to build this machine, then so can I. I mean, I will definitely be able to do it in the future."
Genie: "What are you going to do? Use it for your own horrible purposes?"
Dragon: "I don't know. Anyway, it's right to carry it. There are no side effects anyway. I think you should quickly sweep everything on the table into the bag. If you continue to be exposed to the light of the holy symbol, your body may change again. Maybe next time it won't be feathers, but fat turning into stratum corneum or something, then your secondary sexual characteristic will really become a breastplate.
"This room was probably built to isolate the side effects of the holy symbol."
The elf gritted his teeth and turned to the holy symbol.
Nini: "How do you put it on? Do you hold it with your hands?"
"You just think about putting things in, and then you sweep everything with your hand, and the bag automatically sucks everything you want in."
Nini made up her mind and swept everything on the table into her bag. The light of the holy emblem disappeared at once, and the entire stone chamber fell into darkness.
The dragon had dark vision and could see the elf touching his secondary sexual characteristics to make sure they were still fat inside.
In the blink of an eye, there was a click in the stone chamber, and it felt like some mechanism was triggered.
Then the passionate music started!
The dragon suspected that he was hallucinating, but when he saw Nini turning her head to look in the direction where the music came from, he realized that there was really music!
As the music played, the wall behind the stone chamber suddenly slid underground, revealing a sloping slope. A rolling stone that could fill the entire passage appeared! It gradually accelerated and rushed towards the elf!
The dragon yelled, "Run, run to me!"
The elf immediately listened to the sound and located the location and ran towards the exit.
Despite such an urgent situation, she actually stepped accurately on the place where she had stepped just now, without triggering any new mechanism!
The rolling stones rumbled and were getting faster and faster!
At the same time, the huge rock at the entrance began to fall, but very slowly, as if to give people time to escape!
The dragon immediately stuck the boulder with its wings and urged anxiously: "Hurry up!"
Maybe it was because the boulder was getting closer, or maybe it was because of the dragon's urging that caused her mentality to change. Nini took a wrong step and activated another mechanism. The crossbow arrows shot out from the eyes on the side and came straight towards Nini. In such a hurry, she was basically unable to dodge!
The dragon spat and accurately deflected the crossbow arrow.
After all, this is the saliva sprayed out by the dragon's powerful oral muscles and respiratory organs, and it has one-tenth of the power of a dragon's breath!
Nini: “Thank you!”
She crawled out of the cave and was about to hand the dimensional bag to the dragon, but the dragon simply grabbed her waist, let go of the boulder, turned around and ran away.
The next moment, the rolling stone knocked away the boulder that had not yet landed and continued to chase the dragon.
The dragon looked back and immediately began flapping its wings to speed up!
At the same time, perhaps because the real core was dismantled, or perhaps because the boulder that served as the door to the secret room flew away, the entire structural stress collapsed. In short, the entire device left by the lich Malzam began to collapse.
The next moment, the transparent gel made of the slime monster inside the central pillar of the Fetal Movement Hall suddenly turned into water, and the entire pillar lost its support and stabbed into the ground like a javelin.
The pillar broke into three pieces on the ground, and at the same time the dome of the Fetal Movement Hall began to collapse.
The dragon held Nini in his hand and ran out of the fetal movement hall with his two legs, hiding on the platform where the other members of the team were standing with torches.
The rolling stone rolled away along the path planned by the stone hall.
The entire fetal movement hall collapsed, and the smoke and dust it stirred up covered the sky and drowned everyone.
The giant dragon spread its wings and flapped them hard, using the wind to blow away the smoke and dust, ensuring everyone's sight.
Flint held up a torch and looked at the collapsed Fetal Movement Hall: "So what happened in there?"
Dragon: "It's a perfect dungeon exploration, with puzzles and rolling stone traps! The only flaw in this exploration is that the collapse is not complete. This stone hall is still there, so it should have collapsed completely, forcing us to escape alive!"
Just as he finished speaking, a huge pillar on the left side of the crowd made a loud noise, and then the entire pillar fell sideways and hit the ground in the hall.
Then the giant pillar on the right collapsed and hit another standing pillar, triggering a domino effect.