Chapter 581 Crystal Castle (Part 2)
Although illithids are thoroughly evil creatures, these guys are not easy to deal with.
Adult illithids are about level 40. In addition to their psychic powers, which are comparable to superpowers, their seemingly slender bodies are actually very powerful, and their sharp claws are enough to tear tigers and leopards alive.
This is just an ordinary illithid monster. If it is the kind of illithid monster that masters both spiritual power and magic, it will be above level 50.
Among the three, Aldai, who is the highest level, is only level 45. If she encounters one or two illithids, she can handle them, but if she encounters more, it might be like having a meal delivered to her door.
There are no special clues from the wound on the head, but having said that, I really didn't expect that there were illithids involved in the ruins.
Did these guys also have something they wanted to get, so they went to the ruins to look for it, but they got into a conflict with another group and had their heads cut off?
Thinking of this, Aldai suddenly had a new guess.
Is there a possibility that this crystal castle-like place was built by illithids?
The Five Kings Mountains period was the most prosperous era for the dwarves. At that time, other races had not yet developed, and the elves, the original world hegemons, had become refugees at this time.
The dwarves can be said to be a dominant family. If this group of dwarves didn't prefer mining in the dark underground, they would have occupied the surface long ago.
However, the Five Kings Mountain Period ended very suddenly, causing a large number of dwarves to flee and flock to various planes in the multi-distant universe. The dwarves from the Demon Clan also arrived at this time.
Since then, the dwarves have basically mixed with other races, and at most they have formed city-state-level settlements. There is no longer a powerful dwarf kingdom.
Academics have been debating how the dwarves declined during the Five Kings Mountains period. One hypothesis mentioned that the dwarves were attacked by illithids.
The appearance of the illithids is even more inexplicable. Even the gods have no idea where these guys come from.
They happened to appear suddenly during the Five Kings Mountains period, as if they were a race that appeared out of thin air.
Because of their brain-eating eating habits, they would raise mortals like livestock, and the dwarves at that time happened to suffer.
If this hypothesis is true, then this ruins can be explained. It is likely that they were attacked by the illithid, and a large number of dwarves fled to the demon realm closest to this demiplane.
Thousands of years ago, when the first Demon King God was still there, He would not allow an evil race like the illithids to defile His sand table. The natural dwarves were successfully rescued, and part of this ruins was occupied by the illithids. , and used the dwarves who had not had time to escape as slaves to carry out construction.
If you think about it carefully, there are terrifying legends about illithid monsters in the demon kingdom. It was after the demon king god disappeared and the mythical age ended. Without the deterrent of the demon king god, the illithid monsters dared to enter the demon kingdom.
It's really right.
However, this is just a guess, and there is still a lack of conclusive evidence, otherwise the academic community will not believe it.
Assuming that this guess is true, Aldai and the others are likely to face two situations next.
One is that there are no or only a few illithids in the lower ruins.
After all, if there were a large number of illithids living here, no one would hide artifacts or creatures like the Demon King's Ring there. Hiding them does not mean that they are given to the illithids.
In addition, there is a race called the Githyan who are hunting illithid all over the world. They were originally slaves of the illithid, but during the long process of enslavement, the Githyan gained the psychic powers of the illithid. and successfully revolted, the illithids were now the hunted party.
If there were a lot of illithids living in a place, it would definitely attract the attention of the Githyan, so the illithids wouldn't gather together now, waiting to be eaten.
The second guess is just the opposite. There are really a lot of illithids here.
This is not without evidence. In addition to the head you just saw, don't forget that the traps in the passage leading to the sixth floor are not released. The legendary mage Brian lived there, and he actually didn't remove the trap in his living area. At that time, Aldai felt it was strange, and this was quite inconvenient for her life.
But what if these traps are to guard against the illithids on the sixth level?
Of course, it may also be to be wary of other monsters running up from deeper places. After all, a vast mushroom forest can be seen near the entrance to the sixth floor, but the possibility of being wary of illithid monsters is not completely impossible.
Aldai went through a lot of things in her mind and silently grabbed the holy symbol around her neck.
Soon, Aldai confirmed through prayer that Li Chengqi had been watching her. After receiving this answer, she immediately greeted Nimiya and Zola with confidence to continue moving forward.
She still used prayer as a hotline as always.
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Aldai's fucking research spirit will not only bring trouble to the people around her, but at most, it will actually bring big trouble to herself.
However, Aldai's strong curiosity does not mean that she is like Yang Yiyi, a reckless person who doesn't consider anything. Aldai also knows how to weigh the pros and cons and act within her ability.
If it were a large group of illithids, then the three of them would have no chance of getting out alive. They would basically be giving extra food to the illithids, and it would be almost impossible to win a head-on conflict.
But don’t we still have insurance?
As long as it is confirmed that Li Chengqi has been paying attention, then the matter will be stable. In the worst case scenario, he will have to take refuge in the 'God Realm'.
With confidence in her heart, Aldai was naturally bold and invincible.
——Although Li Chengqi feels a little bit fucked up.
Continuing forward, the three of them soon found an empty small room with two passages, one on the left and one on the right, leading to different directions.
The map given by Yue Luo didn't mark the sixth floor. Maybe it's because we haven't had time to explore it yet, so we can only rely on our feelings on where to go.
Just as the three of them were hesitating, suddenly, an exaggerated arc of electricity flashed behind the crystal panel above their heads, almost stinging them so hard that they couldn't open their eyes.
Referring to previous experiences, it may be that images from elsewhere are refracted.
But since she didn't know whether to go left or right now, Aldai decided to follow the direction of the arc and entered the passage on the left.
As you go deeper, the arc flashing behind the crystal above your head becomes more and more dense, but every time the arc flashes, you will find that the brightness in the channel is decreasing a little bit.
It wasn't until the three of them walked out for almost seventy or eighty meters that they saw something beyond the arc.
Guys wearing golden and red robes, with half of their bodies mechanized, stood on the crystal ceiling above their heads. The three of them could even clearly see the lines on the soles of their shoes.
These people were holding incense burners, scepters that looked like some kind of mechanical creation, or large, flag-like magical instruments.
The arc of electricity circled around them gently, but then flickered fiercely, densely connected.
The Glow Ion Yin Order, these guys are actually on the sixth floor.
(End of chapter)