Chapter 187 Create something out of thin air! The world in the painting
——Removing petrification.
As Xiao En casts a spell, Quinto, who has turned into stone, gradually comes to life.
The petrification effect is a very powerful hard control. If you use the fortune-telling technique after being petrified, the target will not be considered dead or alive. If a person is accidentally hit by a petrification spell when acting alone, he can basically be sentenced to death.
Petrification spells have many wonderful uses. It is not only a control spell, but also a powerful output, such as flesh and blood touch. Those monsters with amazing regenerative abilities are difficult to kill, but a petrification spell After the spell is over, if you crush it into powder, it will really be dead. Generally speaking, this tactic will only be used on flesh-side aberrations, especially those monsters with regeneration abilities comparable to trolls. Under certain circumstances, it can also be used to turn flesh into stone.
"Damn evil thing!" Quin-To gasped and stood up slowly.
As long as a kitchen knife professional is hit by a control spell, he will be at the mercy of others. The mage also has an accidental spell to save his life. If he is controlled, he can automatically trigger the spell he has prepared in advance.
——Mage's mansion.
Xiao En deployed a warning spell nearby, and then opened the secret door to his mage's mansion.
It is very troublesome to go out and come back from Candle Keep. After all, there is not so much knowledge as a ticket, and it is not safe to rest directly in Candle Keep. There are too many evil things entrenched here.
In a luxuriously decorated dimensional mansion.
As soon as Xiao En and his party entered, an invisible butler and a team of invisible servants brought a variety of food and wine. Quinto was not polite and sat at the dining table to enjoy the meal. Looking at Xiao En with a hint of envy, he said, "It's better to go through the wizard route, as you can return to your mansion at any time."
Xiao En smiled and said, "Have a good rest after eating. "
"We will continue to explore other areas tomorrow."
He lifted the effect of the merging technique, and the figure of the Insect Queen gradually separated. Her role was a powerful assistant, directly attacking. He squandered his own psychic energy pool as Xiao En's mana pool. Xiao En only consumed about one-third of his mana in this battle, but judging from the looks of the others, he might need a little rest.
The butcher still only eats vegetarian food as before. He wiped his butcher knife with a black shroud. When Xiao En looked at him, he nodded slightly and said: "I'm going to take a rest."
After speaking, this man as tall as a giant chose a room at random.
There are twelve luxurious bedrooms in Xiao En's mage mansion. Each room has a bell. Just ring it and invisible servants will come to provide services. There is a magic fountain on the side and a hot spring bath at the back. The daily necessities are very complete and may be more luxurious than the residences of many great nobles.
Ugly Monkey sat down next to Xiao En, picked up a piece of fruit and put it into his mouth, raised his eyebrows and said, "The knife in his hand seems to be a magical weapon."< br>
He was talking about the butcher's butcher's knife.
Xiao En looked very calm when he heard this. After all, he also had a divine weapon on his body, but there was no need to use it in the battle just now. The butcher's butcher's knife can activate stones into flesh. This is the first time he has seen this strange ability. However, he has seen that knife many times. It is usually used to cut the pillar of flesh and blood and there is nothing special about it. place.
Xiao En said lightly: "Is that the 'Ice Death' you are holding in your hand?"
The ugly monkey looked surprised and nodded calmly: "Yes."
“I didn’t expect you to know each other.”
Speaking of this, the ugly monkey caressed the weapon in his hand very lovingly and said softly: “This is what my Lord gave me.”
He patted his butt and stood up and said, "I'm going to take a bath. Do you want to come together?"
Xiao En shook his head decisively.
The ugly monkey shrugged and left. Before leaving, he glanced at Quinto and said, "Would you like to take a bath and relax together?"
Quinto I didn't expect that the other party was so familiar. He hesitated and stood up and said, "Okay."
Ugly Monkey was once a pirate.
It's nothing for pirates to take a bath together. When they are free and bored, they swim naked in the sea. Sometimes they wander in the sea for several months and finally land ashore once. They directly form a group and rent a high-end brothel to have fun.
In a blink of an eye, only Xiao En and the Insect Queen were left in the spacious hall. A ball of squirming clay appeared in Xiao En's palm. After taking a look at the other party, he said: "Come here and help me arrange a ceremony."< br>
There is residual divine power in it.
Xiao En’s way of digesting divinity is rather rough, that is, directly dragging the consciousness left in divinity into his own spiritual world, killing them continuously until the last trace of the enemy’s thoughts is wiped out.
The harvest from this battle was greater than he imagined.
The mysterious knowledge in Xiao En's brain has skyrocketed. Although the field of sculpture is a branch of the art priesthood, the scope of daily application of the field of sculpture is quite wide. As long as he can digest this part of the law, more than half of the way to advance to the Legend of Destiny has been completed.
“The indescribable illusion should have a conceptual realm of laws.”
“Blade Dancer may be a painting.”
“Detective-Morty Lane It's probably literature."
"If I put them together, I might be able to master the art priesthood, or give up the art priesthood and transform it into the field of knowledge, and maybe condense the law of inspiration."
Detective Mortylane has been looking for Xiao En, but he has an "unreachable" ability. As the name suggests, even the gods cannot detect it, so even if he comes to Candlekeep, Detective Mortylane probably won't be able to find it. Know. In the weird country, it is difficult for people with high inspiration to survive without someone to protect them. Before they can rise, the indescribable illusion has already swallowed them up.
No words for a night.
When Xiao En walked out of the room the next day, there was a trace of divine luster in his eyes, and in his palm was a ball of gray clay, part of which had been cut out. But what's left quickly divides itself and grows back to its original size.
——Gray Soil [Legendary Sealed Object]; This sealed object from the dust plane can continuously regenerate and divide itself. The separated parts can be shaped into anything you want by simply petrifying them. In a necessary form, this special stone is regarded as a magic material, has a hardness equivalent to steel, and has good magic conductivity. If you use it to make a construct of a statue creature, clay golem, stone golem, etc., the creature will automatically have health (construct), damage reduction (adamantine), and strength enhancement (extra +4) after the creation is completed. , the bonus feat of magic resistance.
——Special ability [Erosion]: This sealed object can erode any stone creature. After direct contact, it is equivalent to casting a 9-ring domination spell (stone construct).
——Special ability [Petrification]: Direct contact with the sealed object will cause oneself to be petrified.
This sealed object is used to make the golem.
It can be used to control any stone-like creature. The effect is equivalent to a domination spell, which can cause pollution effects on all golems.
“Can it be used to control the giant stone statues outside?”
Xiao En immediately thought of the giant statue guards outside Candlekeep, three stone giant statues, three iron giant statues, The Iron Colossus is a no-brainer, but the Stone Colossus is probably a possibility. Even if you can't get control of Candlekeep, you can only control it for a short period of time if you force it.
"Can you control the stone colossus to block the iron colossus outside?"
"So that others can drive straight in and directly attack the interior of Candle Keep."
Xiao En said to himself: "There is a chance You have to discuss it with the teacher.”
If you can jump over the Colossus Legion outside Candle Keep, then the difficulty of capturing Candle Keep will be greatly reduced.
Others in the hall have already arrived.
Xiao En nodded to the others, and the reconnaissance eyes appeared in his palms. After making sure that there was no problem outside, he was the first to walk out of the mage's mansion.
In the light curtain of the secret door, Xiao En appeared in his original position.
It seems that the balance of Candlekeep has been maintained for a long time, and other evil things will not easily enter other people's territory.
“Wait a moment.”
After walking out of the door of the storage room, Xiao En motioned to the others to wait. He had digested the monster’s extraordinary relics last night, and after getting the Son of Slaughter’s After gaining the ability, Xiao En can even digest extraordinary relics much faster.
——Dominate the animated statue.
Xiao En cast a spell-like ability, and as the wall gradually squirmed and changed, figures appeared in the center of the wall.
——The Great Reader-Isidor [Statue Creature] [Candlekeep Scholar] (Challenge Level 15)!
——Singer-Karl Modan [Statue Creature] [Candlekeep Scholar] (Challenge Level 13)!
——Leader-Ratnawen [Statue Creature] [Candlekeep Scholar] (Challenge Level 12)!
Three monsters that had been killed appeared.
They have become the earthbound spirits of Candlekeep, but after Xiao En killed the evil thing, they became obedient to Xiao En's orders. Perhaps because they were killed once, the challenge level of each living statue has been reduced by one level, and their imprisoned sanity has also recovered a little. However, these people have been dead for too long, and many memories have been completely forgotten. "Can you control them?" Quin-To asked in surprise.
Xiao En nodded slightly and said: "Yes. We will need them next time."
Xiao En can control the activated statues around the entire storage area, but The challenge level of those statues was only 7-8, which was not very useful to him, so he only brought these three activation administrators.
They still retain their ability to cast spells in life, but it has been weakened a lot. It is not known whether Ms. Hecate can help them regain some of their minds.
Beside the storage area is the reading room.
When he saw a portrait hanging in the corridor in front of him, Xiao En knew that he had entered another place of 'indescribable vanity'.
Each area in Candlekeep is distinct, often showing different characteristics due to the different evil objects it controls.
The group entered the corridor.
The next second.
Everything around them began to change, the laws of reality were distorted, everything they saw seemed to turn into the color of ink, and even the ground looked like a landscape painting splashed with ink.
"Alert! Alert!"
"Abnormal space fluctuations detected! You have entered the [pictured world]!"
"Alert! Alert!"
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"An unknown area was detected interfering with the laws of reality!"
"This area is imprisoned by a dimensional lock."
Xiao En realized in an instant that all teleportation spells had failed.
Different from the previous indescribable illusion, the evil thing here is obviously better at the laws of space. It directly distorts the dimensional field of the reading room and connects it to the realm of paintings created by itself.
“Be careful.” The butcher’s deep voice sounded.
At this moment, the Butcher's appearance has changed drastically, or in other words, the appearance of everyone present has changed drastically. They all look like three-dimensional oil painting characters, while the Insect Queen has become like a monster in a cartoon.
Suddenly, the figure of the Insect Queen began to change. She seemed like ink that had been washed away by water, and suddenly became indescribable. It was like a painting that had been soaked with water and turned into absurd graffiti. Even the basic human form cannot be maintained.
This is an effect similar to Malicious Transfiguration.
Shawn had seen a scene where reality was distorted into an oil painting, when he first saw the Blade Dancer.
Ms. Hecate also taught him the mysterious knowledge about the Cathay people's mountain and river map. It was also a world opened up in the painting, which was equivalent to a half plane painted.
——The Pot of Greed [Prayer Technique]!
Xiao En took out the Pot of Greed in an instant. As he wiped the Pot of Greed, a wind elemental monster appeared with a slightly dull expression. His style of painting was different from everyone else's. , Xiao En and others all turned into the color of ink, while he was a dark blue stain that seemed to be irreversible.
——Prayer (9th-level spell).
——Changing reality.
With the appearance of the wind djinn and monsters, everyone's style of painting began to become normal, and they returned to their past appearance. The Insect Queen who had just melted into a ball of graffiti also returned to her original appearance, as if she were The transformation spell was lifted.
"Unknown transfiguration effect detected (painting field)!"
"Unknown creation effect detected (painting field)!"
"Creation out of thin air detected!"
Ta.
When everyone returned to normal, the surrounding space had turned into an ink painting, and weird and twisted illusory creations crawled out one after another. They appeared one after another from the corners, scrolls, and portraits. They poured out and soon filled the corridor ahead.
——Great Reader-Braniff [Scroll Spell] [Candlekeep Scholar] (Challenge Level 16)!
——Dossier Scholar-Isidora [Scroll Curse Spirit] [Candlekeep Scholar] (Challenge Level 15)!
——Draftsman-Gallati [Picture Scroll Spell] [Candlekeep Draughtsman] (Challenge Level 13)!
Two men and one woman.
Three figures emerged in the twisted scroll kingdom. They did not look like normal people, but more abstract ink portraits. The monsters around are a bit like the magic pen Ma Liang, except that the things drawn by the magic pen Ma Liang are not so terrifying. All kinds of twisted, distorted creations and replicas of evil objects are constantly pouring out of the painting.
——Shadow of the Scroll [Real Mirror Image] (Challenge Level 8-10)!
Touches of flesh and blood emerged one by one like ink landscape paintings. They were black tentacles dripping with sticky ink. The other monsters were basically similar to those in the outside world, except that they were in the painting. replica version.
"Multiple spaces? Multiple mirrors?"
"Can this be achieved in the painting field? This evil thing even has some laws in the space field!" Xiao En looked slightly surprised.
Master the laws of space through the field of painting.
Incredible!
Quinn-To finally had a chance to show off this time. He roared and his body began to expand, turning into a burly giant. He directly swung his battle ax and chopped the monster in front of him into pieces. The barbarian's fighting power is still quite strong, and the replicas of these monsters cannot stop him at all, but the three condensed scroll curse spirits are a little different. When Quin-To's battle ax fell, they suddenly changed from three-dimensional The creature turned into a two-dimensional creature, just like a paper man, directly ignoring the opponent's calculations.
"Similar to ghosts, there is a certain chance of being immune to physical damage."
Xiao En took a decisive step forward, and after signaling others to step back, he took a deep breath.
——Dragon Breath Technique!
A ferocious dragon head appeared in front of Xiao En, and as the sea of fire spread, all the creatures in front of him were submerged in the flames.
Clear the venue directly.
Even the scrolls and portraits on the walls were burned clean.
The entire corridor was empty for an instant, and the surrounding space changed. They returned to reality again, and had already reached the door of the reading room, except for a painting hanging on the corridor along the way. All were burned to ashes.
This is a ritual-activated barrier.
"It's a bit interesting."
"It feels like a labyrinth trick, forcibly dragging us into the world of the painting."
Xiao En's eyes are fiery. What he covets is not the field of painting, but the monster. Mastering the laws of space, the false creation here seems to be able to distort the real space, constantly switching between reality and the world in the painting. It may be more difficult to deal with than the previous indescribable illusion, but the ability it masters has greatly improved Xiao En. .
"The two-dimensional world and the three-dimensional world."
Xiao En's eyes were dark. He did not expect that an inconspicuous field could be exploited to such an extent.
Create things out of thin air, change space, and maliciously deform.
Xiao En didn’t know what other weird abilities this evil thing had. The domain laws that the other party mastered were stronger than Xiao En imagined, and its attainments in space laws were even higher than Xiao En's.
Squeak.
The heavy door of the reading room opened. It was a quiet space. At first glance, it was filled with bookshelves. Many books were shining with various auras, and black mist hovered above some books. Some books have tentacles of flesh and blood, and there is a bookshelf surrounded by nebula-like dust. Every book here is full of activated knowledge, and they are also living things.
In the deepest part of the reading room, Xiao En saw the 'Blade Dancer', but it was not hanging on the central wall.
The center position is now empty!
The most powerful evil thing in the field of painting does not seem to be the Blade Dancer. There are two other indescribable paintings hanging next to it.
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(End of this chapter)