Chapter 566 Curse Lan and Artoria’s Adventure in the Black Abyss (5K big chapter, please subscribe, please vote monthly)
In the shallow layer of the black abyss in the void, a black desert lined with strange rocks spreads out, like a desolate and dead foreign land.
A gust of evil wind swept past, picking up large black sand grains and dancing crazily in the air.
A bone-eating rat that had just poked its head out of the hole happened to encounter this raging evil wind.
It didn't even have time to react before it was swept up by the strong wind.
The evil wind instantly tore through the bone-eating rat's hair and skin like a sharp blade, ruthlessly peeling off its flesh and blood, leaving only a skeleton stained with red bloodshot eyes.
With a crash, the Bone-Eating Rat's bones shattered in the evil wind and turned into dust, drifting into the distance with the wind.
Boom, boom, boom...
A giant beast with bone spurs on its back that looked like a rhinoceros was walking on the black wall.
It is at least a dozen meters tall, and its body is over thirty meters long. Its four hooves are covered with black lines, and its body is covered with pieces of black bone armor.
"Woo~"
The giant beast raised its head and roared, as if calling out to its kind.
Not far away, a lonely black rock stood quietly in the Gobi.
There is an imperceptible black bump on the ground next to the rock, which blends in with the surrounding Gobi and is difficult to distinguish.
If you look carefully, you will find that this bump is actually an animal skin spread on the ground, and the skin is covered with dense black scales.
The thing hidden in the scales moved, and soon, a white arm protruded from the scales. On this white arm, you could clearly see the dried blood.
"Okay, don't sleep, it's been more than three hours." A voice broke the surrounding silence, a rock began to loosen, and the sound of gravel rolling down echoed in the empty Gobi.
A figure emerged from a dug hole in the rock, it was Curse Lan.
He shook the dust off his body and looked around, with a solemn look on his face.
At first Curlan thought that he could easily cope with the challenges here with his own strength, but he soon discovered that he was wrong.
The creatures in the Black Abyss are very cunning, and if you are not careful, you will fall into an irreversible situation.
Cursed Blue once paid a heavy price for underestimating the creatures here.
That time, his heart was almost dug out by others, and the feeling of being on the verge of death still makes him frightened to this day.
Fortunately, Arturia saved him at the critical moment, allowing him to escape.
From then on, Curse Lan no longer dared to underestimate the creatures in the black abyss.
At the same time, he also remembered Artoria's life-saving grace.
As the root demon, Curlan has always adhered to the principle of clear distinction between grudges and grudges.
"Is it three hours so soon? It's been a long time since I got such sufficient sleep." A clear female voice came from within the scales, with a hint of laziness and satisfaction in her voice.
A female voice came from within the scales. After a moment, the owner of the voice sat up, her fluffy blond hair flowing with it, and a bunch of hair standing up playfully.
In a harsh environment like the Black Abyss, three hours of sleep is indeed extremely precious.
The creatures here are facing various crises all the time, so most of them sleep with their eyes open, let alone rest.
Being able to sleep peacefully for three hours is simply a luxury for the creatures here.
After a moment, the girl's emerald green eyes regained their vitality. She grabbed the hilt of the sword beside her and jumped up from the ground.
The girl held the sword in both hands and lowered her weight subconsciously.
This is very different from her previous fighting style, where she was always used to focusing on her waist.
After experiencing countless hell-level actual combat baptisms, her fighting style has quietly changed, becoming more calm and practical.
"Don't worry, it's that guy." Curlan made his hands into a lotus shape and pointed calmly at the giant beast standing quietly aside.
The blonde girl looked in the direction of the cursed blue finger. When she saw the giant beast staring at her, her tense nerves instantly relaxed and she breathed a long sigh of relief. "It turns out to be you."
"Woo~"
The giant beast raised its head and roared, seeming to greet the blonde girl.
"You got separated from your kind again?"
"Woo!"
Although this giant beast looks ferocious, it is actually an omnivorous creature.
When given the option to eat a vegetarian diet, it usually does not choose to eat meat.
"Three days ago, I saw your tribe in the Valley of the Dead." The blond girl continued, "Follow me, and I will take you to find them."
At this moment, the blonde girl suddenly closed her eyes.
After a moment, her eyes suddenly opened, and her vision changed drastically.
The world around him turned gray, and footprints of various colors appeared on the ground.
Red footprints represent traces left by very dangerous creatures, white footprints are left by creatures that can be hunted and used as food, and black footprints mean that powerful creatures that cannot be resisted have passed by.
Curse Lan also pinched a seal and cast a spell to cover the two people and the beast.
This spell can effectively isolate their breath from leaking and avoid attracting the attention of other predators.
Just after Curse Lan and Artoria left, the space suddenly fluctuated.
A green toad wearing a crown emerged from the crack in the space.
It squatted on the ground with a snap, holding a delicate quill in its right hand and a thick notebook in its left hand.
The green toad was flipping through the notes, observing the surrounding environment, and muttering: "It seems that the progress is going well. As long as she continues the trial for 107 days, she will be qualified to become an arbiter.
According to Curse Lan, he has become the judge, but he expressed that he still wants to continue to follow Artoria.
There are still some problems with Artoria's character, and she is still too young compared to Cursed Blue. What the judge needs is absolute fairness, which conflicts with her chivalry.
Almost all the people who participated in the trial in the same batch died, and now only Curse Lan and her were left. This character issue is really a headache, and it really pisses me off. "
As he spoke, the green toad scratched his head with a quill, looking quite troubled.
It has the responsibility to ensure that a sufficient number of this group of reserve adjudicators can successfully transfer to official adjudicators.
If the number of people is too small, it will definitely not get good results.
Samsara Paradise's assessment of them is strict, which is why it has to watch this judge's trial.
"Toad"
The heavy notebook in his hand suddenly spoke to the toad.
"What's the matter? I'm very busy now." The toad responded impatiently, and its attention was still focused on how to solve the problem of Artoria's character.
A rough male voice came from the notebook, and there was also a faint cry of death.
"Which race are you killing again?" As soon as Toad heard this voice, he knew that No. 1045 had started his "entertainment activities" again.
This number 1045 is simply a butcher.
"How many times have I told you not to slaughter races on remote planets casually."
"Killing... is my only pleasure. Only in killing can I feel that I am still alive..." No. 1045's voice was very fanatical, as if he was intoxicated in some kind of bloodthirsty pleasure.
"Stop, stop, sure enough, you were sealed entirely because of yourself." Toad interrupted No. 1045 impatiently, "Speaking of business, why do you want to see me?"
"Reincarnation Paradise has just handed over a task and needs a low-level judge." No. 1045 said quickly, "I remember that one of yours has become a full-time judge? Just send it to me."
"Oh? What happened?" Toad's voice showed a hint of interest.
"An ancient god has invaded a world that has been notarized, and now it needs to be notarized again." No. 1045 explained.
"Ancient God? Which ancient god is so brave? Are you willing to die?" The toad seemed to be quite interested in this matter.
"Don't mention it, there's not even a scum left of that ancient god now. Hurry up, Samsara Paradise is in a hurry." No. 1045 urged.
"Okay, got it." The toad responded.
The toad stood in the roaring wind and yawned with his mouth wide open.
This kind of evil wind that frightens some shallow creatures in the black abyss is only slightly cool to it.
It looked down at the notebook in its hand, which recorded the details of the upcoming trial arrangements.
"Well, it looks like we have to change our plans."
It immediately began to modify the content of the trial prepared for Artoria later. She could not be allowed to perform too dangerous tasks alone. After all, Curse Lan would leave soon.
Toad wants to ensure Artoria's safety, and at the same time, let her get enough training and growth.
This is its role as a watchdog.
…
[The transmission is completed, the hunter returns to the exclusive room,]
[Exclusive rooms are absolutely safe...]
[Hunter has returned to Samsara Paradise and has begun to settle rewards from the derived world. 】
Derived World: Dynasty Warriors
World difficulty: LV.23~LV.29. (Semi-collapsed world, regional difficulty greatly increased)
Obtained the source of the world: 38.9%.
Number of tasks completed: 3. (Main mission × 3.)
Overall evaluation: A-. (Note: Ratings range from E- to S+. The comprehensive evaluation is calculated based on the total number of World Sources obtained and the number of completed tasks.)
Start collecting World Sources...
The collection of the source of the world is completed, and the counting of rewards begins.
Rewards obtained: 9 real attribute points (including those obtained in the derived world), 30,000 paradise coins.
The overall evaluation is A-. The current hunter level is LV.20. The hunter level is +2 (derivative world level × number of tasks completed + comprehensive evaluation - task completion time). The hunter level has been upgraded to LV.22. .
The settlement is completed and the reward has been automatically deposited into the Hunter Brand.
...After Lin Yi returned to the exclusive room, he fell to the ground tiredly. His soul was severely damaged, and it had even affected his sense of direction, making it extremely difficult to even stand.
He took a deep breath and tried to calm down his chaotic breath.
"Soul Resurrection."
"Advanced healing techniques."
"Soul Resurrection."
Lin Yi just sat on the ground, using his healing skills round after round.
Every time he used it, he could feel the wounds deep in his soul gradually healing.
[It has been detected that the hunter’s vital signs are unstable, whether to recover. 】
"No way, what's the problem?"
Lin Yi stood up and stretched his muscles and found that apart from feeling a little dizzy, there was no problem with his body.
[Beep, detecting hunter status..., detection completed. 】
[Recovery begins. 】
Lin Yi suddenly felt a sharp pain, as if countless sharp blades were scratching his bones bit by bit.
His legs gave out and he fell to his knees.
In this severe pain, Lin Yi felt that a mark hidden deep in his bones was being slowly peeled off.
There was a shrill roar as the mark was being peeled off, but it was quickly extinguished in the air.
As the mark disappeared, Lin Yi felt a sense of relief well up in his heart.
After a long time, the bright light faded, and Lin Yi slowly stood up from the ground.
When he saw the bill from Samsara Paradise, the corners of his mouth twitched.
Samsara Paradise really wanted money. Lin Yi had already solved most of them, but he didn't expect that solving this mark would actually cost him more than 20,000 additional Paradise coins.
In fact, this was Lin Yi's misunderstanding. This mark was not a simple mark, but a curse seal similar to Orochimaru's in Naruto, but more complex and powerful than the curse seal.
The mark of Aiolos is directly imprinted on the soul, which is why Lin Yi always felt dizzy before.
The mark will gradually erode and assimilate Lin Yi's soul over time, transforming it.
If the erosion and assimilation reaches a certain limit, Aiolos will be resurrected with the help of Lin Yi's body.
After all, as a soul-based ancient god, Aiolos still has some tricks up his sleeve.
But it is a pity that the detection system of Samsara Paradise is not vegetarian. Aiolos' mark was detected as soon as he entered Samsara Paradise.
When Lin Yi was about to take a break, an email reminder suddenly flashed in front of his eyes.
Pi Pang: "The progress share of this world has arrived, please remember to check it. (Attachment)"
Lin Yi clicked on the attachment in Pi Pang's email and received 70,000 paradise coins.
"It's so rich."
You must know that Lin Yi only owns 5% of Pi Pang's profit share. In other words, Pi Pang's profit sharing is more than one million paradise coins each time.
This kind of income is far easier than taking risks in the derivative world.
But Lin Yi no longer cares about thinking so much. He just wants to have a good sleep now.
In the derivative world, the long journey and the fierce battle with Aiolos made Lin Yi feel physically and mentally exhausted.
When he came to the bed, Lin Yi didn't even have time to take off his clothes, so he fell straight on the bed and quickly fell into sleep.
The next second, snoring sounded.
This time, he slept for a full fifteen hours.
When he woke up from his sleep, his mind was still a little groggy.
He held his head, wandered to the bathroom, turned on the shower, and let the cool water wash over his body.
After taking a shower, Lin Yi felt as if he had come to life again.
The feeling of recovering from fatigue made him feel extremely comfortable and refreshed.
"Much better."
Sitting shirtless on the bed, Lin Yi began to summarize what he had gained in the world of Dynasty Warriors.
The light golden treasure chest exploded by Sun Shangxiang.
The golden treasure chest exploded by Zuo Ci.
[Legendary Treasure Chest·Soul (67%)] exploded by Aiolos.
Zhou Yuanwai obtained the [Longhu Mountain·Tianshi Tao Spell Encyclopedia] and the legendary weapon [Soul Sorrow (imitation)] that he finally obtained in exchange for soul coins.
Lin Yi didn't gain much this time, because Lin Yi was basically on the way to complete the main mission and had no time to complete the side missions.
However, although the harvest is small, there are many good things, especially the [Hunshang (imitation)] spear.
Lin Yi first took out Sun Shangxiang's treasure chest and prepared it for cushioning. Anyway, the pale gold treasure chest couldn't bring out anything good.
The moment Sun Shangxiang's treasure chest was opened, an exquisite long bow gently landed on Lin Yi's bed.
[Open the light golden treasure chest. 】
[Obtain soul crystal (medium) × 3. 】
[Get the Dawn String. 】
【Chord of Dawn】
Origin: Three Kingdoms Unparalleled
Quality: Light Gold
Category: Longbow
Durability: 120/120
Equipment requirements: Bow and arrow specialization LV.20 or above.
Equipment effect 1: Dawn Arrow (passive): Arrows shot with this bow will cause damage equal to 1% of the user's current mana. The higher the mana, the more powerful the arrow.
Equipment Effect 2: Dawn Break (Passive): There will be an 8% probability of shooting an armor-piercing arrow when attacking. This arrow can ignore the opponent's defense and cause armor-piercing damage.
Rating: 308
Introduction: A proud work created by the master blacksmith Kong Bei.
Price: 86,000 paradise coins.
…
Although it is a pale golden weapon, in Lin Yi's eyes, this long bow is comparable to most golden weapons.
Especially the equipment effect 1: Sunlight arrows can exert extremely strong combat effectiveness for some specific professions. The power of one arrow cannot be underestimated.
If sold, the price of this bow would probably be comparable to that of ordinary golden equipment.
Greater expectations are yet to come. Lin Yi turned his attention to Zuo Ci's golden treasure chest.
[Open the golden treasure chest]
[Obtain soul crystal (medium) ×10. 】
[Obtain Five Thunder Talisman ×10. 】
【Five Thunder Talisman】
Origin: Three Kingdoms Unparalleled
Quality: gold
Type: Consumable
Use effect: Cause lightning damage to the enemy within a certain range (radius 20 meters). The lightning strike will cause additional damage based on the user's current soul strength. The higher the soul strength, the more powerful the lightning strike will be. At the same time, lightning strikes have a 5% probability of triggering the "thunderstorm" effect, causing the target to fall into a brief state of paralysis and be unable to move, lasting 2 seconds.
Rating: 400+
Introduction: The Five Thunder Talisman contains the power of the God of Thunder. When used, it can summon thunder to cause a devastating blow to the enemy.
Price: 86,000 paradise coins.
…
[Five Thunder Talisman] This thing is a powerful tool for clearing the area. Lin Yi is not going to sell it. It will definitely be useful when clearing the area in World War in the future.
Next comes the highlight. Lin Yi holds the [Legendary Treasure Box Soul (67%)] that Aiolos exploded in front of him. Any treasure chest with a suffix on the back has a very high probability of getting something good.
A dazzling white light burst out from the treasure chest.
Lin Yi had to close his eyes. After a few seconds, the brightness weakened, and then Lin Yi opened his eyes.
[Open the legendary treasure chest·Soul (67%). 】
[Acquire soul paralysis (legendary level). 】
[Obtain Legendary Medal ×5. 】
【Soul Paralysis】
Quality: Legendary
Type: Passive skill
Skill effect 1: After attacking the enemy, there is a 2% probability of causing soul paralysis to the enemy.
Under the effect of soul paralysis, the enemy will be in a vulnerable state. In the vulnerable state, the damage received is increased by 50%.
Prerequisites: Spear Master LV.30 and above required.
Rating: 507
Introduction: The feeling of soul paralysis is really addictive.
Seeing the scroll in his hand, Lin Yi suddenly wanted to laugh.
At first glance, this thing is matched with [Soul Sorrow (Imitation)]. When [Soul Sorrow (Imitation)] is used in combination with the [Soul Paralysis] scroll, their effects will far exceed the sum of when used alone.
Lin Yi needs to think carefully now. If there is only [Soul Sorrow (fake)], then the fourth-level contractor may buy it, but with [Soul Paralysis], the combined value of these two items is already far away. It is beyond the purchasing power of a fourth-level contractor, and even for a fifth-level contractor, it is a considerable expense.
(End of chapter)