Chapter 185 Chanem! The Illusion of Candlekeep
When Xiao En heard this, his whole body suddenly exploded with cold light, because the name of 'Chanem' was the murderous son of God who killed all the way to the throne of Baal. (PS: The official protagonist of Baldur's Gate 1-2.)
He finally ascended to the throne of killing, but refused to become a god and died alone as a mortal.
Gillian.
The adoptive father of the murderous son of God.
Of all the people present, it seems that except for Xiao En, only Ugly Monkey saw the indescribable gray reflection. However, he was a wanderer, and his own inspiration was not high enough, so he could only vaguely see the shadow condensed in the corridor. Hear the whisper of that gray reflection.
The ugly monkey pressed his palm on the handle of the knife and sent a mental message: "It should be Gillian, the adoptive father of the son of the killing god."
Xiao En nodded slightly, and the spells on his body were sequenced and ready at any time. start up.
Historically, the ending of killing the Son of God was actually not good, because almost all of Chanem's companions died in the end, and the rest left one after another, until he was the only one left.
Montaro and Thrall were killed by the Harpers, Thaan was killed by the giant spider, Shafana was killed by the protagonist after turning into a werewolf, Khalid and Danahe were killed by Irenikas Captured and killed, Fado was killed by Jasila, Argentis was killed by the protagonist as a monster, Tias was killed by Irenikas, Yoshimo was killed by the protagonist after betraying the protagonist, Thern and He fought with his son who had become evil and died together. Kaidong died while fighting the giants, Korgan was killed by the dark elves in the underdark area, and finally conquered the Five Saints. Sarevok was surrounded by several dragons under Abazig and died in a fierce battle. Jasira was killed by the blue dragon. Abazigh killed.
The most disappointing thing is that my sister Imoen was assassinated by Zhendai when Chanem was away.
After defeating the Five Saints, Kelanvor asked Chanem if he was willing to become a member of the gods. Chanem replied: "If I become a god, I can let Imoen and Jasira live. Come here? At least, can you bring Gillian (adoptive father) back to life?"
The answer is no. (Controlled by deception)
The laws of life and death cannot be easily shaken.
Chanem said: "Then what do I mean by this god!"
So he would rather die alone as a mortal.
The relatives and friends who desperately protected him died one by one. Even after paying such a high price, Chanem did not complete the task of getting rid of all other descendants of Baal. In 1479 DR, during an outing At that time, he was attacked by another Baal descendant, Viekang, and eventually died at the age of 136.
Thus, the era in which the Son of the Killing God was active came to an end.
The ugly monkey knows more, because the master he serves, His Excellency the Lord of Death, has the blood of the Son of Killing God. However, the 'Son of Slaughter' talent possessed by the awakened bloodline of future generations is simply not comparable to that of the original Son of Slaughter. The Sons of Slaughter back then were all second-generation descendants of the gods, and were born with divine power. The Sons of Slaughter that appeared later were basically The above are all the bloodlines multiplied by the sons of the killing gods. Due to some chance and coincidence, the phenomenon of bloodline returning to the ancestors occurred, and then the talent in the killing field was awakened.
They must collect divinity themselves to awaken more abilities.
Xiao En and Ugly Monkey both have the talent of being a child of slaughter, and it seems that it is because of this that they were mistaken for 'Chanem' by the indescribable gray-robed phantom.
The phantom in gray robe stared at Xiao En and whispered: "You are finally here..."
"I have been waiting for you for a long time."
All around Everything gradually returned to normal.
The strange scene he just saw seemed like an hallucination, but Xiao En knew it was not. One of the founders of Candlekeep, Gillian, seemed to place his last hope on Chanem. He believed that killing the Son of God The power can end all this.
Theoretically, this is also feasible, because the Son of Killing God has the ability to directly kill ancient evil objects and even evil gods.
Of course, the premise is that you must first become the God of Killing.
The reason why the Old Ones have never been able to be completely eradicated is because they have immortality. Even if they are killed, they will automatically resurrect. If the immortality of the Old Ones can be broken, then they can be killed completely. They become possible.
“No wonder the Candlekeep here is so similar to the one in Faerûn.”
The Ugly Monkey patted Xiao En on the shoulder and said in a solemn voice: “Don’t take it lightly, he is no longer alive. .”
Gillian seems to have become the spirit of Candlekeep. After a large number of indescribable illusions were born, the entire Candlekeep has been contaminated.
After seeing that Xiao En also has the talent of the Son of Slaughter, Ugly Monkey already knew who Xiao En had met. Although the two people did not have much contact, Ugly Monkey was probably more powerful than the Insect Queen and the Insect Queen. Quinto is more reliable.
Xiao En nodded slightly and said: "I know."
After Chanem's death, there was very little historical information about the killing of the Son of God.
The group quickly passed through the corridor. As a towering arch emerged, they crossed a courtyard and appeared in an open lawn area. There were three passages here, one leading to the castle in the center. Fortress, one leads to the reading room on the side, and the last leads to the underground storage room.
Each area of Candlekeep is occupied by specific monsters, and only powerful evil creatures can rule over one side here.
Xiao En is going to enter the storage room first to check out the situation. Candlekeep has many storage spaces, and the things stored in each space are different. Basically, you can encounter boss-level monsters in larger places. .
“Be careful!”
The ugly monkey’s figure has disappeared into the shadows again. The wanderer needs to check the surrounding situation and open a path at the front of the team. This is how the legendary ability ‘narrow escape’ is developed.
——High-level reconnaissance magic eye.
The aura of magic appeared in Xiao En's palm, and soon a large number of reconnaissance eyes flew out. He could observe the situation in a small half of the courtyard, but he could not fly too high, because there was a forbidden magic area, and the reconnaissance eyes could not touch it. It will disappear directly after reaching a certain height.
“There are many statues here!”
Xiao En found many lifelike statues. At the corner of the corridor, there was a statue that looked like a scholar. He was a gentle middle-aged man holding a Holding a volume, he stared solemnly ahead, and his palms seemed to be preparing to cast spells and form seals.
I don’t know how long this statue has been there, and its surface is covered with mottled marks.
“Unknown territory fluctuations detected!”
"Alarm!"
"You have entered the realm of unknown evil things!"
The mysterious knowledge in Xiao En's brain issued a warning. Behind him, the butcher's expression was also solemn, no Know when to place your palm on the hilt of your knife.
Buzz.
The surrounding ground trembled slightly, and a faint whisper sounded: "Knowledge is also a prison."
"Chasing endless knowledge will lead to a sea of misery."
Alert!
Alert!
The spell fluctuation of the Advanced Arcane Missile has been detected!
In the darkness on the other side, arcane missiles pierced the air one after another. Xiao En activated the shield immediately, but arcane missiles still hit his body. The missiles didn't do much damage, but they tracked automatically, instantly beating everyone to the point of being injured and vomiting blood. Fortunately, there were more of them, and each of them shared part of the damage. If it were all concentrated on one person, I am afraid that high-level transcendental beings would also be seriously injured and on the verge of death.
——Great Reader-Isidor [Statue Creature] [Candlekeep Scholar] (Challenge Level 16)!
——Singer-Karl Modan [Statue Creature] [Candlekeep Scholar] (Challenge Level 14)!
——Leader-Ratnawen [Statue Creature] [Candlekeep Scholar] (Challenge Level 13)!
Fuck!
Xiao En activated time acceleration in an instant. In front of his field of vision, all the statues that looked like decorations came to life. They actually cast spells one by one. In Xiao En's opinion, This is an incredible thing, because constructed creatures cannot cast spells.
Unless it is said that they are not conventional constructed creatures, but some special circumstances, transformed from human flesh into rock statues.
“There are a total of 8 Great Readers in Candlekeep!”
“All of them have 9-level spellcasting abilities, and there are even legendary mages among them.”
Xiao En instantly began to cast a spell, targeting the enemy's Great Reader - Isido. As he activated a certain strange object, others were automatically blessed with wild power. Then the butcher's figure also moved. In the normal state Xiao En could hardly see the butcher's movement trajectory, but under the power of time acceleration, the butcher's movements seemed to be in slow motion frame by frame.
There is a dark golden flame burning in the butcher's pupils, which is derived from the power of divinity. His speed is getting faster and faster, slowly entering the time frame of Xiao En's time acceleration. , and finally when the magic power was about to end, he and Xiao En entered the same time frame.
As a legendary monster hunter, The Butcher has more divine power than Sean, and he may even have touched the threshold of a demigod. boom!
The figure of the Great Reader was blown to pieces by Xiao En, and the Butcher flew out, cutting the singer-Karl Modan into two sections with a knife. At this time, the Insect Queen had just cast a spell, and Quinn- To is still in the process of transforming into a rage.
A cold light flashed across the shadows, accompanied by biting frost, and the last leader was also beheaded by the ugly monkey.
He doesn't fight like a thief, he looks like a berserker.
"There is no power to absorb souls!"
Xiao En's expression was surprised and he said solemnly: "Be careful, they may not be dead yet."
After receiving the talent of the Son of Slaughter, When Xiao En kills monsters, he will seize the soul power, but he has not taken any soul power now. He doesn't know if the monsters are special or if they are not dead at all.
The statue in front is broken.
I don’t know when, a door leading to the underground storage room opened.
The ugly monkey's figure flashed in the shadows, and disappeared without a trace again. An existence like him should be able to be permanently invisible.
The Butcher walked at the front of the team and said in a deep voice: "Spread out the formation."
"The enemy has spell casters."
Xiao En nodded slightly and walked in He walked into the center of the team, flanked by the Insect Queen, and Quin-To, who had transformed into a little giant, consciously walked at the back of the team. He had already mastered the ability to tirelessly rage, and it was no big problem to waste one rage.
At the same time.
On one side of the large courtyard, the outline of a human figure gradually appeared on a stone wall, followed closely by the figure of Isido, the great reader who had just been crushed into rubble all over the ground. It was reuniting its body bit by bit. The surrounding gravel merged into one, and soon it opened its eyes again.
"The sage seeking knowledge is back!..." Isidor, the Great Reader, murmured.
It was dark all around.
Xiao En gently raised his fingertips, and the eternal flame ignited, quickly illuminating everything nearby. He saw a large number of lifelike statues, including humans, animals, monsters, and even There are also fruits, vegetables, bacon and sausages. They all turned into stones and I don’t know how long they have been kept here.
"Indescribable vanity." Xiao En's expression was solemn.
These statues are not activated, or they can be activated at any time. In each of the closed independent storage spaces, you can see many imprisoned creatures, some of which are aberrations, some of which are monsters, and some of the remains have the smell of evil. But they were all completely petrified.
The group of people didn’t know how long they had been walking.
In the dark, the space of this storage room is larger than imagined, as if it is another world.
Quinn-To's violent state has ended. He followed the team with a slightly nervous look, holding the weapon tightly in his palm with bulging veins. Suddenly, he seemed to feel something and looked down at himself. He opened his mouth to speak, but no sound came out of his throat. Others seemed to have completely forgotten him. Normally, within a few breaths, he would turn into a lifelike stone sculpture standing frozen on the spot.
Xiao En felt as if he had forgotten something very important.
After entering this underground storage space, the mysterious knowledge in his brain became very lazy. They curled up lazily in the gray matter area of his brain. If it weren't for Xiao En's order, they wouldn't want to move.
The butcher's expression was also a bit strange. He just walked forward without looking back at them.
As a powerful psyker, the Insect Queen seemed to be aware of the danger. She followed Xiao En closely, and even grabbed the corner of Xiao En's clothes with one hand. The ugly monkey no longer knew where he had gone. After escaping into the shadow, even Xiao En could not locate his general position with his spiritual vision. He seemed to be assimilated by the shadow.
“Did I forget something?”
Something is wrong.
Xiao En stopped in an instant. He glanced at the Insect Queen beside him, and then turned to look behind him. Behind him, it was pitch black and empty.
——Mechanized mind!
All the emotions on Xiao En's face began to disappear, as if he were a cold humanoid machine. He completely entered the state of spiritual vision, calmly blessing himself with a mental fortress, staring into the darkness with ruthless eyes, searching There may be traces of enemies.
Suddenly, a beautiful broken-arm statue emerged in the darkness. At first glance, it was dozens of meters away. At second glance, it was more than ten meters in front of it. When I looked at it again, It's already close at hand.
——Broken-armed Venus [evil object] [false creation]? !
Xiao En instantly sensed a hint of danger.
He touched the Insect Queen beside him without hesitation, and the next second she reacted, her entire enchanting figure disappeared, and Xiao En merged with her, turning into a The surface of the body is covered with insect horny, and a pair of tentacles sprout from the forehead. He is a slender figure. He seems to be passing by like an afterimage. His extraordinary agility gives him amazing explosive power. The hormone burst is activated, and the internal regulation of the body is adjusted. The bionic form makes the legs more like It was a Zerg life form. There was a muffled sound, Xiao En's position collapsed, and a pit appeared out of thin air.
——The Statue of David [evil object] [false creation]? !
A tall figure of about five meters appeared. It was a young and powerful naked man with a strong body, a firm expression, full muscles, and a sense of vitality. The flying stones it threw seemed like heavy cannons, if not Xiao En dodges so fast that he may have been shattered to pieces.
The mysterious knowledge in Xiao En's brain was forcibly activated. His inspiration burst out and he saw countless shadowy shadows in the darkness. They seemed to be able to be activated at any time and enter the real world at any time.
Quin-To!
Xiao En remembered something at this moment, and he knew that he had just forgotten something important.
“Alert! Alert!”
“Fluctuations in the laws of the [Forgotten] Realm were detected!”
“Alert! Alert!”
"The law fluctuations in the [Sculpture] field were detected!"
"A large number of activated sculptures were detected."
"The aura of the petrified field was detected."
" Highest alert state!"
"The laws of the life realm are detected! ... Flesh is transforming into rock form..."
The mysterious knowledge in the brain was completely awakened at this moment, and they screamed and sent out waves of alarm sounds.
Countless knowledge turns into silver runes to protect the brain.
Xiao En gently raised a finger, and he saw a grayish-white color on his fingertips, as if he had been blessed with the Stone Skin Technique. This grayish-white tone gradually spread towards his body. , and at the same time the flesh and blood was twisted into rock.
Click!
Xiao En directly broke off his finger, and one finger completely turned into marble and fell to the ground. As the flesh and blood continued to squirm, the Variety's psychic energy exploded, and a new finger was regenerated. come out.
This weird petrification effect seems to be impossible to remove with conventional spells. Once it turns into stone form, the corresponding body parts cannot move, and it is impossible to cast spells and form seals at all.
“Create things out of thin air!”
“Distort reality!”
Xiao En’s expression was solemn and he murmured: “It’s almost transformed into an ancient evil thing!”
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(End of this chapter)