Chapter 159 Corruption, Madness, and Boarding
Chapter 159 Corruption, Madness, and Boarding
What Brother Mangzi released was naturally the drops he obtained after defeating the Bone and Blood Colossus.
【Essence of Eternal Life Block】
[Type: consumables]
[Effect: After taking it, you will enter a boarding state for a period of time, greatly improving your own attributes. After the duration ends, you will die. ]
[Explanation: The power of immortality seems to be hidden in it, but is it really immortality that it brings? ]
The eternal life block still looks like a lump of flesh and blood, but in fact it is a slightly hard lump that looks a bit disgusting.
Likewise, the scab pendant isn't much better.
Small lumps like blood scabs are strung together by red ropes like blood vessels to form this scab pendant.
【Scab Pendant (Excellent)】
[Type: Accessories]
[Effect: During the period of time after being hurt, the HP of the person who just suffered the damage will be slightly restored.]
【Description: Scabbing, healing, strong vitality. 】
The last dropped item is a "chest armor" whose appearance and function are rather unexpected.
That’s right, this is a piece of equipment, a heavy breastplate, and from the appearance, it is not only not disgusting, but also quite handsome, with some unique and strange beauty.
【The Confusion of the Immortal (Excellent)】
[Type: Breastplate]
[Effect: Provides moderate defense and slowly restores health when not attacked, but consumes a small amount of mental power. ]
[Explanation: Eternal life? What is the meaning of such a painful eternal life? ]
Fighting is exciting: "How about it, brothers? This time it's finally my turn to be proud, hahahahahaha..."
Brother Mangzi is still feeling proud.
But Bu Long had already flipped through the chat history and poked the man beside him with his face covered.
"Brother Mangzi, stop sending messages. Niuniu and the others killed them before us. Take a look at the chat history..."
I felt helpless but also ashamed.
Hear the words.
Brother Mangzi was stunned.
Then he quickly flipped through the chat history, his face getting redder and redder, obviously feeling embarrassed.
Not only had Niu Niu and Mushroom discovered the boss a long time ago, but they also killed him much faster than them.
As a result, he foolishly thought that he must have been the first to kill and no one else noticed.
Battle is awesome: "...Haha, ha, it's still Brother Niu. He killed the girl as soon as he entered. How decisive!"
Brother Mangzi gave a dry laugh, trying to cover up his embarrassment by praising Niu Niu.
But he obviously didn't pay much attention to the repeated torture of Niu Niu by other players in the chat records.
But what he didn't know was that this sentence was like pouring salt on Niu Niu's wound, which had already been stabbed several times.
I did push-ups with the bull: “…Stop talking.”
This is just great.
Originally there was only one person who was unhappy, but now two people are unhappy.
See this situation.
Li Miao, who was still offline, was laughing to death.
Brother Miao did not fail the exam: "...It's okay, Brother Mangzi, you are also the second one to kill, which is still very impressive."
Seeing Li Miao's comfort, Brother Mangzi was not happy at all.
Even someone like him, who has strong limbs but a small brain, can understand one thing: everyone will only remember the first place, no one will remember the second place or the stepping stone.
He is not Yue Lun.
So...his idea of washing away the shame naturally failed again!
Brother Mangzi felt so sad that he couldn't even cry.
Seeing that he looked dejected, Bulong could only pat him on the shoulder.
"It's okay. We still have Xiao Yao. Maybe he has succeeded in getting through first?"
Hearing this, Mangzi's face fell even more: "If he succeeds, wouldn't it be even more embarrassing for us?"
"..."Bulong fell silent.
It seems... that's indeed the case?
As the saying goes, I am afraid that my brothers are having a hard life, and I am also afraid that my brothers are driving a Land Rover.
Now they are in a huge state of disgrace, and if Xiao Yao succeeds, the failed trio will become a failed duo!
"Is he out now?" Thinking of this, Brother Mangzi asked quickly.
"Not yet." Bulong shrugged.
……
Since the players' exploration focus is on the Forest of Bones, most players generally believe that the two-player copy is less difficult.
Therefore, in the world chat, most players discussed things related to the [Corpse Forest] dungeon.
As for the other single-player dungeon [Gales Hollow], although few people discuss it, it does exist.
After all, some players are just stubborn and like to try things that others have not tried.
However, unlike discussions about the Forest of Bones, the most common question asked by players discussing the Gales Hollow was just one...
"Which way should we go in this Gales Hollow?"
"Oh my god, where did you come from, little bitch? Is this still China?"
"Why is the guidance of the spirit candle sometimes in front and sometimes behind? Is there a bug?"
"It's not a bug. The game gave a hint that it was caused by some mysterious force. But what is the source of this mysterious force? How to solve it?"
"Where is the guide? Save him!"
"..."
That’s right, the first challenge that players who enter the Gales Depression will face is not a dangerous monster or a puzzle, but finding the direction!
This initial area is full of swamps, and the map is very large, which makes many players lost.
Moreover, there seemed to be a mysterious force at work in the swamp, making it difficult for them to find the right direction. Many times they got lost and involuntarily entered a place full of monsters, and then had to start all over again.
Some players even had to go through great pains to get their wax ash back.
This made the few players who explored the Gales Depression retreat...
……
Gales Depression.
Perhaps due to the dark border outside the map that isolates everything, the gloomy and gloomy sky seems to be the main theme of most copies.
Some pale yellow vines hung from tall but withered trees, hanging down into the swamp.
In the dark brown with a hint of green lowland swamp mud, some sticky bubbles emerge from time to time. The gas in them accumulates for a long time before suddenly bursting, and green-yellow poisonous gas rises.
Wow...
The Spirit Fire Sail moved forward slowly.
Huge deep-sea worms and giant-tailed sea monsters pushed away the floating mud in the swamp ahead, allowing the Spirit Fire Sail to move forward smoothly.
Although the resentful ghost giant was guarding by his side, the Black Mountain Demon still looked unhappy.
He had been lost in this trench swamp for nearly a day, and after working so hard he only found two milestone spirit candles!
The so-called [influence of mysterious power] is really a headache.
It’s impossible to find the right direction!
However, the Black Mountain Little Demon's journey was not without gain. In addition to killing some of the special monsters in the Gales Depression, the only important thing was the snake-like thing in his hand.
[Snake Eyes' Guidance]
[Type: Special Items]
[Effect: Always look in a fixed direction. ]
[Explanation: The eyeballs of the copper snake in the depression. The snake eyes seem to be able to ignore the influence of the power in the area and always look in a specific direction.]
Swamp Brass Serpent.
This is a special monster that the Black Mountain Demon discovered in the surrounding area after he found the second milestone spirit candle with great difficulty.
Although it is a snake, this monster is as huge as a python, covered with rusty scales like brass, and has obvious joints on its body. It clearly does not look like a normal life form.
After killing it with great effort, this thing dropped besides wax.
Judging from the description of this item, it may be able to take him to a special place in a depression, where he may be able to find a way to resolve the influence of the mysterious power of the depression.
Of course, it is also possible that this place is the focus of the Gales Hollow dungeon.
So Black Mountain Little Demon is still quite looking forward to it.
He left the dungeon halfway through to check the chat channel and found that no player seemed to have discovered this special feature yet.
If he finds it, even if he doesn't become famous, at least people won't always think of him as "One-Third Fish Brother" or something like that.
Just as the Black Mountain Demon was thinking.
There were new movements coming from the deep-sea worms and giant sea monsters ahead.
But the Black Mountain Demon was not worried.
It was just a crocodile-like monster encountered in the swamp. For the Black Mountain Little Demon who had spent a lot of money to upgrade all the attributes to the top, it was not worth mentioning at all. He had encountered many of these things along the way.
After the two subordinate creatures dealt with it.
The Black Mountain Demon's eyes suddenly focused.
Because, in his sight, suddenly there appeared a strange building, half-hidden by dead trees and vines in the swamp.
The broken stone pillars sank into the swamp. Mosses and vines grew wildly, but they could not hide the roaring snake head with fangs bared in front of the building. The mane on its neck was lifelike.
This is a huge relic!
The guidance of the spirit candle also appeared at this moment, pointing forward.
This must be a big deal in the Gales Depression, no doubt!
Seeing this, the Black Mountain Demon suddenly became excited and quickly touched the spirit candle fire to speed up his progress.
Finally, finally found it!
It's worth all the time and energy I spent!
However, just when the Black Mountain Demon was excited.
As if sensing the arrival of outsiders, the entire swamp suddenly churned violently. Many huge bubbles rose from the swamp, and there seemed to be some kind of power hidden in the yellow-green gas.
Seeing this, the Black Mountain Demon's heart skipped a beat.
Oh no, could there be some monster guarding the gate?
Thinking of this, he quickly took out the newly bought magic bead and prepared to summon it out to deal with the next battle.
However, the next moment, something happened that shocked him.
The bubbles in front of the huge ruins gathered to a certain extent and then suddenly shattered, releasing a bunch of yellow-green gas, which distorted the surrounding environment.
Immediately afterwards, the huge ruins began to twist, then became blurred, and then disappeared completely.
what?
The Black Mountain Demon was stunned when he saw this.
What about the ruins? How could such a huge ruins just disappear?
The Black Mountain Demon, somewhat unconvinced, sent deep-sea worms and giant-tailed sea monsters to check it out.
But, just as he saw.
The huge ruins just now really disappeared right under his nose.
The Black Mountain Demon was stunned for a moment, then took out Snake Eyes for guidance.
At this time, the snake's eyes were pointing to another place.
The same is true for the guidance of the spirit candle.
Apparently, no matter what, Snake Eyes was indeed pointing to the ruins, but entering them might not be as simple as moving the boat over to them.
Seeing this, the Black Mountain Demon suddenly felt a headache.
Do you have to look for it again?
What's going on!
……
"Corruption, Madness, and...Boarding..."
As he spoke, Roger turned around and looked behind him.
"Master Burton, has there ever been soil on the Burning Land that nurtured these heretical forces?"
Judging from the situation on Niu Niu's side.
This fellow who hosts the Bone and Blood Colossus is a special existence. Not only has he retained his wisdom in the catastrophe of unknown origin, he even knows that there are countless of it outside the border of darkness.
This is an unusual thing and naturally attracted Rogge's attention.
Therefore, he did not hesitate to consume a large amount of wax oil and entered the dungeon to have a friendly exchange with the Bone and Blood Colossus.
He also obtained some useful information.
And all of this can be roughly summarized as "a heretical parasitic power manifested by a residual breath."
That's right, just a residual breath gave birth to the Bone and Blood Colossus, a life form that could maintain sanity in the chaotic copy world.
The most important word among them is "boarding".
Just like the "corruption" lurking in the Exile Island.
Madness is raging in a seaside town.
"Boarding" is also an almost identical heretical force, different from any mainstream, accepted force in the Burning Land.
The source of these powers is so unknown and terrifying.
Nonia, who was standing behind Rogge, also felt a little uneasy when she heard what Rogge said. She pursed her lips and clenched her clasped hands even tighter.
"I don't know the power of these heretics, but I have heard about their corruption."
In response to Rogge's question, Master Burton nodded slightly, but also shook his head, indicating that he didn't know much.
"But I don't know much. What I can recall is perhaps only the so-called 'corruption'..."
He first talked about the "corruption" of heretical forces.
"Corruption... This kind of heretical power has been recorded before. It originated in the Far West."
"The Far West has a complex terrain, many races, and is often hit by natural disasters. As a result, there are many countries that fight against each other and cause endless wars. Lives are lost and blood flows like a river."
"It is recorded that at that time, in the Far West, no matter which country's roadside led to, no matter at the bottom of a cliff or in the abyss where few people went, there were stinking corpses. Their decaying smell lingered for a long time, lingering throughout the Far West, giving birth to countless terrifying things..."
"It was at this time that a sect called the Order of the Undertaker appeared. They collected corpses everywhere, and the number of terrifying creatures in the Far West decreased as a result."
"However, as the bodies gradually disappeared, civilians from various countries also began to disappear. The countries in the Far West noticed something was wrong."
"They gathered powerful fire-burners, found the Order of the Undertaker, and discovered the hidden truth."
"The records are very vague about the exact results."
"But since then, the Order of the Undertaker ceased to exist, and some countries also disappeared. The term "corrupted heretic power" also became a taboo..."
"And during my travels, I also saw the Guraid Empire's army suppressing these heretics."
At this point, Master Burton looked at Rogge, sighed, and said:
"If the light of fire is weak, darkness will show its fangs and claws."
"The darkness that has grown under such terrible turmoil is probably unimaginable."
Some readers have responded to the plot about extreme players like Niu Niu. The author will try to write less in the future. Even if he wants to write, it should be a side story...
(End of this chapter)