"An abandoned temple of Moradin, the father of the dwarves? In the Underworld!"
Looking at the rock statue more than four meters high standing in the cave, Zuo Si showed a very surprised expression.
Because he really couldn't figure out who would build a temple in such a place.
Given the character of the mad wizard Halaster Blackrobed, it is absolutely impossible for him to build any temple or something like that.
In other words, as a remnant of the Imaskari Empire, he was naturally like the great arcanists of Netheril, and had no good feelings towards creatures like gods.
What's more, Moradin is the main god of the dwarves and has nothing much to do with humans.
"This was originally the residence of an ancient dwarf tribe. But before the Mad Mage arrived, they had either migrated to another place or died under the siege of the Dark Elves and Gray Dwarves. This temple in front of us should be what they built and left behind. In short, with the blessing of the Father of Dwarves, this is one of the few places in the entire Underworld City where you can rest safely."
As Ruger spoke, he knelt on one knee to express his respect to the main god of the dwarf pantheon, then took out a bedding roll from the backpack behind him and spread it on the ground.
The other two people's actions were similar, and they were obviously quite experienced adventure veterans.
For most adventurers, it is common to often sleep in the wilderness or even in underground caves.
In order to keep warm and sleep more comfortably, they usually put a sleeping bag, felt or bedding roll in the large backpack they carry with them.
When the time comes, just like now, find a relatively flat ground, simply clear away the stones, and then go up there and sleep.
However, the careful halfling thief Korra noticed that Zuo Si and Davian did not have these things.
Just when she was about to show her style and give up her bedding roll, she turned around and suddenly saw a scene that stunned and unbelievable.
I saw that at some point the Dragonborn Knight took out a large amount of iron frames, leather, cloth and other things from the huge bag on his back, and then assembled them together with extremely skilled movements.
Finally, a gorgeous tent that covered almost half of the temple was built.
Not only a tent, but also a simple wooden bed, table, chairs, bedding, and a stove for cooking.
The stove was filled with charcoal and a large amount of fresh meat, vegetables, and fruits.
"Are you guys here on vacation?"
Korra looked at it for a long time and couldn't help but raise her voice to question.
She couldn't believe that the two guys in front of her actually used expensive large-sized dimensional bags to not only carry a large tent, but also countless daily necessities.
It has nothing to do with traditional adventurous life.
"Vacation? No, of course not. This is what we usually do when we camp outdoors. After all, whether it's fighting or traveling, it's something that consumes a lot of physical strength and energy. Only by eating well and sleeping well can we recover quickly."
As Zuo Si spoke, he poured some water into the pot and then threw the chopped chicken, mushrooms and potatoes into the pot to stew.
Since [magic tricks] can slightly adjust the taste of food, tasks like stewing soup and cooking are usually done by him personally.
After all, all arcane spellcasters are natural cooks.
As long as they want, they can cook a pot of delicious soup or delicious dishes at any time.
"But this is a bit too exaggerated!"
The poet Kels also noticed the tent that suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and immediately complained with a twitching mouth.
In contrast, the dwarf Luger was quite receptive to this. He sat down at the dining table, picked up the glass, filled it with wine, raised his head and drank it all in one gulp. He smacked his lips and said with a smile, "I think it's not bad. Who would want to chew on those hard bread, biscuits, dried meat and beans when there is hot food. By the way! Kora, you go outside and be on guard. Don't let the goblins, dark elves and other monsters smell the aroma of food and come in."
"No need. I have set a magic trap at the door. If an enemy approaches, it will immediately emit a piercing sound as an alarm."
Zuo Si stopped the halfling thief who was about to stand up and walk out.
Because this hidden temple has only one entrance, and it is very, very narrow.
Unless the creature that comes in is an earth element and has the ability to move freely in the earth, it is basically impossible to launch a surprise attack.
What's more, the Shadow Legion has been lurking in the invisible darkness around them. If there is any movement within a few kilometers, Zuo Si will get the news at the first time.
"Sounds like I can finally get some good sleep."
Korra yawned lazily first, then raised her arms and stretched, her eyes fixed on the food in the pot.
Like all halflings, she is a lazy and greedy person at heart.
If he were not still young and still had a desire for adventure and fortune in his heart, his body would probably have gotten out of shape in a few years due to gluttony and lack of exercise, and he would have turned into a little fat man like Chef Welby of Ascatla.
As for the dwarf and the poet, they took advantage of the time before dinner and quickly drank a whole bottle of "strong liquor" with an alcohol content of about 30 degrees.
Especially the former, after drinking so much alcohol on an empty stomach, he didn't even feel drunk at all. Instead, he was still unsatisfied and looked around to see if there was a second bottle.
It is well known that in order to relieve the fatigue and stress of the journey, almost all adventurers are alcoholics.
The dwarves as a whole are also addicted to alcohol.
For many dwarf tribes living in caves and mines, the three most common items they purchase from trade with human towns outside are nothing more than food, salt, and wine.
So when a dwarf becomes an adventurer, he is just a mobile wine barrel.
Given the chance, they would drink anywhere, until their stomachs were full and they could drink no more.
However, Zuo Si obviously would not provide an unlimited supply of alcoholic beverages to a dwarf in the Underworld.
After searching for two rounds without finding the bottle, Ruger quickly gave up the search and lay down at the table patiently waiting for dinner to be served.
After a while, as the soup in the pot began to boil, a rich aroma began to emanate.
Simply sprinkle a little salt and seasoning, and then use the [magic trick] to add a little spiciness, and a dish of stewed chicken, mushrooms and potatoes was served on the table.
Before serving, Zuo Si carefully sprinkled a lot of chopped green onions on the dish. The rich green onion aroma made those waiting for the meal start to breathe in through their noses involuntarily.
He, who has always been a germaphobe, served himself a portion first, and then threw the whole pot of food to others to deal with.
As expected, these experienced adventurers ate as if they were snatching food, and did not use any cutlery at all, just stuffing the food into their mouths with cooking spoons.
One person fills their mouth and then passes it to the next person.
Impatient dwarves will even grab it with their hands.
If Zuo Si were to eat from the same pot with these completely unhygienic guys, he would probably explode on the spot.
The meal was finally over after the whole pot of food was eaten up and each person had eaten two or three pieces of bread on average.
The halfling Korra took the endless kettle and took the initiative to take on the task of washing dishes and pots.
After finishing his meal, David lay down on the hard bed and fell into a deep sleep.
He was too tired to keep watch as usual.
As usual, Zuo Si took out a spell book before going to bed and began to learn the spells copied from it.
Although he had learned a lot along the way, compared to the huge and astonishing number of types of arcane magic, it was probably not even one-third of it.
Moreover, with the deepening of the understanding of super magic skills, "spell enhancement" and "spell extreme effect" can finally be applied in actual combat.
The effect of "Strong Effect" is to increase the maximum damage limit of a spell by 50%, while "Extreme Effect" is to ensure that the maximum theoretical damage limit can be reached after the spell is released.
Given Zuo Si's current spellcasting level, the highest he can reach is only a fifth-ring spell slot and a divine spell slot.
Therefore, spell power is obviously more cost-effective than spell maximum.
So he decided decisively to cast a powerful fireball spell to test its power after waking up.
After about an hour, Zuo Si, who had learned a new spell, finally closed the book and began to rest.
It may be because the location of this dwarf temple is too remote, or it may be that the goblins, dark elves and monsters were all killed by the shadow army ambushed at the door.
Anyway, the team members were not disturbed at all during their sleep.
After waking up, everyone had a simple breakfast on the spot, and after waiting for the two spellcasters in the team to prepare their spells, they packed up their things and continued to move deeper into the underground maze.
After killing a tribe of hobgoblins that blocked the entrance to the lower level, the third level finally appeared before them.
Different from the dry environments of the first two levels which were either caves or mazes.
This broken place is full of puddles and even pools of varying depths.
And it is not fresh water, but sea water full of fishy, salty and humid smell.
Some of the pools are filled with sea hags and sea trolls hiding, waiting for an opportunity to launch a surprise attack.
Since the former possesses many powerful spell-like abilities, if they are accidentally stared at by those eyes full of evil power, they will fall into a trance in minutes, and see tragic future scenes or doomsday scenes, eventually falling into a deep coma or even dying on the spot.
The dwarf, who always liked to walk in the front and explore the way for his teammates, was just caught and glared at by the sea hag. In the end, he was rescued by Zuo Si's magic.
Otherwise, he would probably sink to the bottom of the water and drown.
"Damn it! I hate water! I hate sea water even more!" Ruger complained in a low voice with gritted teeth.
Because the dwarf has short legs, he is often soaked in water below the neck. His pants, clothes and shoes all become wet, making him feel extremely uncomfortable.
In addition, he almost had a close contact with an extremely ugly sea witch just now, which made him feel extremely bad.
Seeing the dwarf's humiliation, the poet immediately took the opportunity to mock him, "It's because you usually eat too much, and as a result, you are seriously overweight. Otherwise, you could just sit on Davian's shoulders like Korra did."
"Shut up! If I hear another word from you, I'll pry your teeth out one by one with an ax." Ruger threatened viciously.
"Come on. If you really hate this sea water, why don't you go to Skull Harbor? You can even take a small boat there and quickly pass through the third and fourth floors and reach the fifth floor directly." Kels rolled his eyes in annoyance.
"I know the answer to that!"
Korra, who was sitting on Davian's shoulder, interjected while trying not to laugh.
"Asshole! You promised me a secret!"
The dwarf immediately became anxious upon seeing this, and jumped up desperately trying to pull the halfling thief down and cover his mouth.
Unfortunately, compared to the agile Korra, his movements were far too slow.
The halfling simply jumped from the Dragonborn Knight's left shoulder to his right shoulder, easily dodging the dwarf, and then bluntly announced: "You know what? The reason why Ruger never goes to Skull Harbor is that he is more afraid of taking a boat.
When he was young, he once took a merchant ship from Waterdeep to Baldur's Gate.
As a result, he encountered a storm halfway and fell off the deck into the sea, drifting for seven or eight days holding a wooden barrel.
From then on, he vowed never to set foot on another ship again."
"Hahahahaha! Oh my God! So this is why you never go to Skull Harbor?" The poet burst into laughter.
"Ahhh! Korra! I'm going to kill you!"
The dwarf, whose dark history was dug up and who was publicly "socially dead", instantly flew into a rage.
I have to say that having a few teammates around who you can play and have good relationships with can indeed make a boring journey a lot more interesting.
Because he had the ability to [walk on water], Zuo Si always stepped on the water and watched the show with interest.
The shadow army under his command had already been deployed and had a clear understanding of the dangers around them.
Some of the larger groups were even slaughtered mercilessly.
After walking through just over two floors, the number of the Shadow Legion expanded again.
I don't know if the mad wizard will come to cause trouble when he finds out that the monsters he had worked so hard to get were all killed.
However, Zuo Si obviously didn't care about this and harvested a large amount of mana unscrupulously.
And use this overflowing mana to continuously create various arcane and divine cards.
After more than seven hours of arduous journey, the team finally passed through a cave completely flooded by sea water and arrived at the fourth level of the underground maze.
But just after coming out of the water and before they had time to catch their breath, they saw a group of Kou Tao fishmen standing on the shore staring at them.
The two sides stared at each other for about ten seconds. The Kou Tao fishman reacted immediately and raised his fork and javelin and threw them at him.
"Gan! Dive and hide!"
The dwarf couldn't help but swear, then dived underwater again.
Because of the huge buoyancy of the sea water, the thrown forks and javelins could not penetrate more than a few meters and would completely lose their lethality.
However, Zuo Si and David did not dive.
Just the opposite!
Zuo Si directly used the card to give the Dragon Knight a three-ring divine spell [Walking on Water].
The two of them stood above the sea.
Davian raised his shield in front of his master, blocking all the forks and javelins that fell from the sky.
Zuo Si, on the other hand, was completely focused on casting the spell.
In the blink of an eye, a fireball with super magic skills - powerful spells, flew straight to the place where the Kou Tao fishmen were most concentrated on the shore.
The next second...
boom!!!!!!!!
Accompanied by a horrifying explosion and white flames, all the fishmen within a radius of six meters were evaporated in an instant.
When the flames died down, only a small amount of burnt black ashes remained on the ground.
Such a horrifying scene caused the Kou Tao fishmen, who had been aggressively attacking in the previous second, to fall into stunned silence in the next second.
Because they are not those low-intelligence murlocs in the world of Azeroth who can only scream and rush forward in a swarm, but a very ancient aquatic intelligent race.
Long before the rise of human civilization, the Kuo-Toa fishmen had worshiped the demon lord of the 89th layer of the Abyss - "Lord of the Deep Sea" Dagon, and built one underwater city after another.
But later, with the rise of shark-like fishmen, they were slowly slaughtered bit by bit.
They can only find new habitats in shallow seas or even near coastal land.
Among the Kou Tao fishmen who were killed by the fireball just now, there were two priests and tribal leaders, causing the entire tribe to lose its leader.
However, Zuo Si obviously had no intention of letting go of this group of "walking mana points" and quickly completed the next spell.
He just raised his hand and gently pointed towards the location of the Kou Tao fishman tribe in front of him.
moment!
A large cloud of extremely poisonous fog suddenly spread out.
Almost all the unlucky people who accidentally inhaled it died on the spot with blood coming out of the mouth and nose in less than a second.
Those who were lucky enough not to be affected turned around and tried to escape without saying a word.
Obviously, this is the famous [Death Cloud Technique].
Seeing the Kou Tao fishmen starting to flee in all directions like crazy, Zuo Si directly gave the order to the Shadow Legion to kill them all.
Soon, in every corner deep in the cave, they were chased and blocked by countless shadows.
In the end, they were all killed without exception and transformed into new shadows.
As the mana pool began to overflow again, Zuo Si immediately took the opportunity to upgrade the four [Fireball] cards to [Stronger Fireball].
Needless to say, he was quite satisfied with the power of the fireball that was enhanced by magic.
To outsiders, the underground maze is full of dangers and crises, but to the mages, it is like a huge treasure.
Whether it is the monsters that can be turned into mana or cards that the "Mad Mage" Halaster Black Robe caught from somewhere, or the unknown magic network node in the lower area that can be made into land cards, they are what Zuo Si, a "novice" mage, needs most.
As the saying goes, "One who eats the food of others should be grateful, and one who receives the favor of others should be grateful."
Zuo Si thought that when he became stronger in the future, he might find a way to help Halaster Black Robe cure his madness, even as a way to repay the other party for his "selfless" help.
Just as he was putting away the upgraded cards, the other three people who had dived underwater to avoid the attack finally couldn't hold their breath anymore and came out one after another.
When he saw the corpses of the Kuo-Tao murlocs lying all over the shore, Kels, the only poet who knew arcane magic, immediately opened his mouth and exclaimed: "Death... Death Cloud Magic! Did you use the fifth-ring magic?"
You should know that a wizard who can cast a fifth-ring spell must have a casting level of at least LV9.
Such mages are definitely rare among adventurers.
Given Zuo Si's still somewhat immature appearance, it is a foregone conclusion that he will become a great wizard in the future.
What's more, he is a pastor himself.
"That's right! There are too many of these annoying guys, and they are very scattered. It is difficult for low-level spells to cover such a large area. Death Cloud Spell is the best choice." Zuo Si responded casually.
After all, poisonous gas magic such as Death Cloud and Stink Cloud in real life will not stay in one area like in the game.
Just the opposite!
It will spread around as the air flows.
If Zuo Si had used the [Wind Creation Technique] to blow the deadly cloud of poisonous gas into the cave, more than half of the escaping Kou Tao fishmen would have been caught up by the poisonous cloud and would have bled to death.
But considering that the Shadow Legion is responsible for the hunt and can also transform new shadows, there is naturally no need for that.
In fact, in order not to arouse the suspicion of his three temporary teammates, Zuo Si was always very restrained.
Apart from using some trump cards against Warren, he basically did not use the ability of the Voter, and rarely used the cards of the Planeswalker.
"Well done! These annoying Kou Tao fishmen are all followers of the Demon Lord. They kill many adventurers who enter the Underworld every year. They all deserve to die."
The dwarf obviously hated the Kuo-Toa murlocs and spat fiercely at the corpse on the ground.
But then he squatted down and began to search the body for valuables.
Especially various kinds of pearls.
Finally, I put it all into the backpack and continued on my way with satisfaction.
Compared with the third floor, the fourth floor is obviously more soaked in sea water, and it is often the case that several passages in a row are completely filled with sea water.
If no one knows the way, it is almost impossible to find the right direction in the intricate underwater cave.
No wonder the poet said that one could reach the fifth floor faster by rowing a boat directly from Skull Harbor.
Zuo Si was totally unable to imagine how much time and energy the "Mad Wizard" had spent on building the underground maze city.
This is not a huge project that can be completed in just a few hundred years. Instead, it was started before the establishment of Waterdeep City, and has been continuously developed and constructed for more than a thousand years.
Just as everyone was holding their breath and swimming forward along the underwater cave, a huge black shadow about six or seven meters long suddenly flashed through the slightly turbid sea water in the distance.
The poet was immediately startled and bubbles kept coming out of his mouth.
But unfortunately, one cannot speak in water, so no one understood what he wanted to express.
Just one second later, the swimming dwarf suddenly stopped all movements, turned around without warning, and swung his axe at the halfling thief.
Korra had no time to react and could only kick her short legs desperately to escape the opponent's attack range.
At this critical moment, Davian rushed forward, and with the advantage of his longer arms, he grabbed Luger's wrist and tried to control him by force.
But unfortunately, before he could restrain the dwarf, the bard next to him also became abnormal and rushed towards Zuo Si, waving his sword.
But underwater, Zuo Si was not as powerless as the others.
Before the other party got close, he took the lead and directly used the magic card - [Bigbai Protective Palm].
moment!
An invisible giant hand appeared out of nowhere and blocked Kels several meters away. No matter how he attacked, he couldn't get any closer.
Less than a few seconds after the huge black shadow appeared, two people in the team suddenly attacked their companions like crazy. Anyone who was not a fool would know that something was wrong.
So the other three people didn't even hesitate and immediately began to float up quickly.
Just when they were about to surface, the black shadow that had just disappeared reappeared again, and passed over their heads at an extremely fast speed, forcing everyone back underwater with its huge body.
But this time, Zuo Si saw the true face of the black shadow.
It was a giant fish creature that was about six or seven meters long and weighed more than three tons.
However, what makes it different from ordinary fish is that it looks very ugly and weird, with a large pink area on its abdomen, three eyes on its head, and several strong tentacles extending around its body.
When this guy swims by, the smell of the sea water will suddenly become very foul.
Without a doubt!
This is a terrifying bottom-dwelling demon fish!
An intelligent aquatic creature as ancient as this world itself, and the most terrifying of all enemies encountered in the water.
According to legend, they were born at the beginning of this world from seeds sown by the ancient evil creature Paiskaesis, also known as the "Bloody Queen" and the "Mother of Monsters", who happened to visit.
Moreover, every bottom-dwelling demon fish will automatically obtain the memories of its parents and even all its ancestors after it is born. It will know how its own race was born and how the world has evolved into its current appearance through disasters again and again.
It can even be said that the Aboleth is the living historical recorder of the entire planet Toril.
Its huge amount of memory is simply unmatched by any other race, not even the legendary dragons and the mind flayer kingpins.
They are truly immortals, having lived in the deep sea before most gods were born.
These powerful creatures can not only easily control other creatures within a certain range around them, but also possess psychic powers similar to those of the mind flayers.
After realizing what the attacker was, Zuo Si's expression immediately became serious. Without saying a word, he took out two [Remove Curse] cards and freed the two people who were enslaved by contact.
Immediately afterwards, he took out a [Level 5 Monster Summoning] card and chose to summon a [Super Large Infernal Shark] without hesitation.
In the blink of an eye, an underwater beast from Baator Hell emerged from the magic circle and attacked the bottom-dwelling demon fish directly according to the summoner's will.
When the Aboleth discovered this, it immediately began using its psionic powers to create illusions and illusions to deceive the Infernal Shark.
In just a dozen seconds, the low-intelligence Inferno Shark was played around by the opponent.
But Zuo Si didn't expect that a mere creature summoned by five-ring magic could pose any threat to a benthic demon fish. He just wanted to use it to buy a little time.
During this time, the other four people in the team had surfaced, struggled to climb to the shore and escaped from danger.
When the Aboleth had finished dealing with the Infernal Shark, it was surprised to find that Zuo Si was the only one left. It immediately used telepathy to ask with a slightly curious tone: "Why didn't you run away?"
"Escape? Why should I escape?" Zuo Si asked meaningfully through the mental connection.
Since the Chosen One has the ability to breathe underwater, he does not need to surface to breathe every once in a while like normal people do.
"Because if you don't run away, you will become my slave, or your skull will be opened and the memories in your brain will be read."
The Aboleth stated his intention directly without any concealment.
They have no concept of "equality" and "harmonious coexistence" at all.
In the eyes of all the bottom-dwelling demons, this world should originally belong to them.
All other intelligent life forms that were born later were either pests that had to be eliminated or objects of enslavement.
If caught by an aboleth, the best outcome would be immediate death.
Otherwise, whether it is having the skull pried open to read the memories in the brain, or being turned into a controlled slave by spell-like abilities, it would definitely be a life worse than death.
"Humph! You and your race are really as arrogant as the rumors say. You don't realize that this world has been permanently reshaped. Now, I give you two choices. One is to become my pet obediently, and the other is to become a dead fish."
As the last word came out of his mouth, Zuo Si instantly released the divine power in his body, filling the water with deadly viruses, bacteria and toxins.
In less than half a minute, all the fish, shellfish, shrimps, crabs, algae, etc. within a radius of one or two kilometers were killed.
The densely packed fish carcasses floating on the water surface are so terrifying that it makes one's scalp tingle.
Likewise, the bottom-dwelling demon fish also felt the terrible change in the water quality, and began to be covered with festering sores all over its body.
The intense pain and discomfort caused it to first try to invade Zuo Si's brain, but as expected, it was blocked by divine power. Finally, it couldn't help but ask, "What on earth did you do?"
"Easy! I filled the waters with viruses, bacteria, and the fastest-acting toxins in the world.
Like I just said, your body is dying at a very fast pace right now.
If you don't want to die, then don't resist and just be my pet.
Otherwise, no matter you choose to escape or fight, the final result will be only one, that is, a painful death from disease and toxins.
Also, I advise you not to try to control me anymore, because your ability has no effect on me."
After saying that, Zuo Si took out a blank card.
You know, he is quite interested in the ability of the bottom-dwelling demon fish to infinitely superimpose and pass on memories to future generations.
Because apart from the Aboleths, no other race on the continent of Faerun has similar abilities.
"I choose to surrender! From now on, you are my master."
Realizing that it could actually be killed by disease and toxins, the bottom demon fish decisively gave in.
After all, this kind of creature is very precious about its life.
Almost no aboleth would give up its life easily.
And in their concept, being defeated in battle, being captured and becoming a slave is simply a matter of course.
"Very good! You made a wise choice. Don't resist now, I will seal you up and take you away." Zuo Si deliberately used words to deceive the other party.
Because of the barrier formed by divine power, he didn't worry at all that his true thoughts would be detected by the other party.
Just like that, without the Aboleth putting up any resistance, Zuo Si successfully made it into a creature card.
[Creature Card: Monster - Aboleth]
[LV3 blue card (upgradeable)]
[Card Quality: Rare]
[Effect: Summons a bottom-dwelling demon fish to serve the planeswalker.
The creature possesses a host of spell-like abilities and psionic powers.
Slavery: Three times a day, can control any creature within a ten-meter range, the effect is equivalent to [Dominate Humans]. When the distance between the two parties exceeds one and a half kilometers, the enslaved will break free from control.
Psychic powers that can be used at will: hypnotic pattern, illusion wall, mirage, permanent illusion, preset illusion, projection, and veil.
Skin softening: The skin of any creature struck by the tentacles of the aboleth may gradually become transparent and secrete mucus like amphibians. In this state, creatures must keep their skin moisturized, otherwise they will suffer great pain due to the inability to maintain body temperature, and eventually die.
Slime Cloud: Aboleths secrete a slime that surrounds their bodies. Any creature that accidentally inhales it will lose the ability to breathe air for three hours. If they leave the water, they will suffocate.
In addition, the Aboleth also possesses a vast memory that has been passed down from ancient times, which can help the mages better understand the secrets hidden behind this world.
The Aboleth will obey all your commands until it is completely destroyed.]
[Using this card requires five blue mana points, or five universal mana points]
[When the Aboleth dies, the card automatically enters the graveyard and waits for rebirth for three days.]
There is no doubt that although this biological card is only level 3, the value it contains is probably the highest value among all the cards available today.
Apart from anything else, the memories and knowledge of the world passed down from generation to generation by the Aboleths since the birth of the entire race to the present may be equivalent to several Candlekeep libraries.
At least the Candlekeep Library will never have any records about the birth of this world, before most gods came.
And after making it into a card, Zuo Si can boldly dissect the bottom-dwelling demon fish repeatedly to study its physiological structure, especially the structure of its brain.
After recovering the viruses, bacteria and toxins that were scattered in the surrounding waters, he surfaced from the water.
"Master! Are you okay?" David asked with concern.
Zuo Si wiped the water off his face and shook his head gently: "It's okay. But I never expected to encounter an aboles in a place like this."
"What? Aboleth!"
The halfling Korra suddenly jumped up from the ground and screamed.
The poet next to him also shuddered and cursed in a low voice: "Damn it! I was wondering why I was suddenly controlled. It turns out that the huge black shadow under the water is actually a terrifying monster like the Aboleth."
Even the usually bold dwarf said with lingering fear: "If we can make it back alive this time, we will have something to brag about. After all, not many people can survive an encounter with an aboleth."
"Yes! But the feeling of being controlled by a charm spell is terrible. I still feel dizzy and nauseous." The poet slapped his chest hard with a pale face.
"Me too. Looks like we need to rest here for a while."
The dwarf raised the [Endless Water Bottle] and poured two mouthfuls of water into his mouth, barely suppressing the strong feeling of nausea.
Needless to say, the two people's uncomfortable reactions were typical aftereffects of being hit by enchantment magic.
Yes!
The effects of this kind of magic are not just immediate effects such as charm, hypnosis, immobilization, and emotion control.
And after the magic wears off, it will be accompanied by severe physical discomfort.
Among them, dizziness, vertigo, and nausea are relatively safe and low-level conditions.
Severe cases may even cause permanent damage to the brain and memory, and the person may become crazy and unreasonable.
After more than an hour of repair, the discomfort of the dwarf and the poet finally subsided a little.
At least you don't have to worry about suddenly starting to vomit while diving.
So the team set out again, diving into the water and shuttling through the intricate caves.
I don't know exactly how long it took.
Anyway, when the halfling thief Korra was feeling exhausted, the group finally left the fourth floor which was full of water and officially entered a large underground forest full of various plants.
Seeing the light source above his head that was created by magic and looked like a small sun, as well as the towering trees, thriving bushes and weeds around it, Zuo Si had a clear understanding for the first time of the extent of Halaster Black Robe's madness.
You have to know that this is an endless primeval forest built from scratch in the underground world!
The difficulty is so high that it is beyond the imagination of ordinary spellcasters.
As for the eternal light source above the head that looks like the sun, if nothing unexpected happens, it must be the effect of legendary magic.
These forests have probably existed for at least four or five hundred years and have long since formed a stable ecosystem.
Occasionally, you can see small animals such as rabbits, foxes, and squirrels running by, and various birds standing on the branches chirping.
If there were no sky and clouds above my head, I would probably forget that I was in a maze of underground veins full of dangers.
"This forest is simply a miracle!" Zuo Si exclaimed slightly.
The poet immediately agreed, "Yes. The fifth underground floor is the only relatively safe place in the entire Underground City. This forest is managed by a female moon elf archdruid named Yueluo. Generally speaking, as long as we don't run into another green dragon, we are basically safe."
"Green dragon? There's a dragon on this floor?" Zuo Si's eyes lit up slightly.
Because in his opinion, most of the dragons that are not strong enough are just there to give him money, equipment, and summoned creature cards.
"Hahaha! I know what you're thinking. But that green dragon was captured by the mad wizard, so there isn't much treasure in his lair. It's better to give up as soon as possible."
The dwarf obviously saw Zuo Si's intention and couldn't help but burst into laughter.
To be precise, compared with the giant dragons outside, the dragons in the entire Underworld City are generally poorer because there are not many people to rob.
Even if you manage to snatch enough treasures from other monsters or your own kind through your own efforts, you may accidentally encounter a passing mad wizard and be teleported to other levels.
When they finally returned with great difficulty, they found that their nest had already been looted.
It is this intense uncertainty that causes many dragons to give up their hobby of collecting treasure and instead start looking for ways to escape.
Some guys even go so far as to transform themselves into humanoid creatures and join a passing adventure team, asking them to take them away from this hellhole.
(End of this chapter)
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