Chapter 184: Egg Sheath is the Statue of God
Salina confirmed part of what Heno said.
There is indeed a powerful god named [Star Sea God] on the second layer - to be more precise, he is a demigod.
However, Salina had no experience with him, she just passed by the second floor when she was chased by the Overwrite Bug. The Star Sea God neither stopped her nor helped her, and the two sides just met by chance, which was also the usual attitude between the gods in the abyss.
As for the environment of the second layer, Salina didn't know much. She only remembered that it was mostly water and there was very little land.
The apostles finished their rest and recovered to their best condition.
Only then did Lu Yao click to enter the vortex.
The prompt of [Second Layer of Black Abyss] slowly appeared on the screen.
The second-level vortex was on a cliff, and below it was indeed a vast ocean with stars dotted in the water.
There are several cursed monsters at the foot of the cliff, and they are gnawing on the corpses of two clay figures.
Under Lu Yao's command, Salina quickly killed the cursed monster.
An exclamation mark appeared above Bian Ye's head, and he walked all the way to the bodies of his fellows. After the Clay Clan died, their bodies turned into a pile of brown soil.
"They are all dead... All the friends who escaped with me this time are dead..."
Lu Yao thought to himself, since this floor is a water world, he would have to transfer a professional water operator over.
He asked the apostles to stand by for a while and controlled the Deep Sea Lord to come all the way from the pixel world.
When Claude entered the sea, his body swelled rapidly and returned to the form of a creature carrying an island on its back.
Lu Yao asked everyone to go to the island and use the Deep Sea Lord, a sea fortress, to sail in the water.
During the time when Lu Yao was mobilizing foreign aid, Isabel learned a lot of information from Bian Ye.
"My Lord, the Clay People live in a kind of water nest."
She explained: "That is the wisdom bestowed upon them by the Star Sea God, which enables them to live in the water. The food of the Clay Clan comes from algae, shellfish and various fish in the water. Food makes them feel satisfied, but in fact, they can survive for a long time without eating..."
Soon, Lu Yao saw the water nest in the sea not far away.
It was a large ball of mud floating in the water, coated with a sticky green substance that looked like grease or paint.
The water nest slowly rises and falls with the push of the waves.
Suddenly, a hole opened on the top of the water nest, and several long vines were thrown out. A small clay man crawled out along the vines.
He lay on the surface of the mud ball and pulled up the vines under the mud ball. Under the vines hung a string of shellfish of different sizes, which looked like some kind of strange decoration.
The little man took the shell off, then crawled all the way back to the sink, and the hole was blocked again.
This is basically the daily life of Nendoroids as they grow up.
They wander on the sea, forage for food, raise shells, and wait to meet other people's nests in the water. Then they may become friends, or even become couples and start a family.
They spend most of their time hiding in water nests, consume very little energy and have a long lifespan.
In the past, the Clay People would only come ashore to live at two times: when a baby was born, and when they were about to die.
If they want to reproduce, the clay figures will control the water nest all the way back to the holy land where they were born, which is also the place of divine revelation by Lord Xinghai.
In the holy land, newborn babies will be blessed by the gods and free from diseases. There are also two most important things there, one is the companion vine, and the other is the god's artifact [Wishing Star].
The companion vine will accompany every member of the clay clan throughout their life.
It is a peculiar creature. Every old citizen baby will pick a tender bud from the long vine wrapped around the [Wishing Star]. This companion vine will stay with the old citizens throughout their lives.
The companion vine is not only a companion, it can also reinforce water nests, fix shells and catch fish and shrimp, and rescue its companion when in danger.
This is a gift from God.
It is difficult for the Clay Clan to survive here without their companion vine.
Once the original companion vine is lost for various reasons, it is very difficult to get the next one. This is because the companion vine also needs time to grow gradually, to form trust and dependence with the companion, and they are distinctly exclusive.
While escaping, Bian Ye's companion vine was torn to pieces by the cursed monster, which made him fall into despair.
The [Wishing Star] in the holy land is a sacred artifact left by the gods of the sea of stars. Although the gods may have fallen, this artifact is still immortal and cannot be devoured by curse insects.
[Wishing Star] is the hope in the eyes of all the old people.
Every believer can make a wish to it, and pray with the most pious attitude and wholeheartedly. The gods can hear the believers' deepest prayers and desires.
Many believers will receive the attention of the gods of the sea of stars and their wishes will come true.
Unfortunately, ever since the invasion of the cursed insects led to the fall of the gods, the apostles in charge of the Wishing Star also perished. The Wishing Star has since fallen into complete silence and no longer responds to wishes.
On the island where the Deep Sea Lord incarnated, a frightened expression with his hands covering his head appeared above Bian Ye's head.
He said, "My Lord Apostles, the holy land has been occupied by cursed monsters. They are laying eggs there... We cannot reach the shore."
"The holy land is in the center of the sea. There are cursed monsters on the water around it. They are hunting water nests everywhere. The clay tribe lives a very difficult life... Most of the time we have to hide the water nests underwater."
It is not known whether this is a measure taken by the cursed insect or a purely unintentional result.
The current situation on the second layer of the Abyss is that cursed monsters are gradually replacing clay figures.
The second floor was much larger than the first. Even with Isabel searching in the air and the Lord of the Abyss advancing on the water, it still took Lu Yao half an hour to find the location of the central land.
It is called land, but it looks more like a large isolated island.
The island was covered with a white floc like spider silk, like a huge spider's nest.
There is a giant spherical object in the center, occupying one third of the entire island.
It is also covered from top to bottom with white silk threads, and on the top is something like a black pod, from which all the silk threads on the island come.
Lu Yao called up the [Eye of True Vision] to check.
…
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
[Parasitic Insect Egg Sheath LV70]: Egg sheath made by Cursed Insect Parasite.
HP: 8592/24180 Damage: 42 Defense: 94 Speed: 0 [Hatch]
Consume health points and hatch cursed monsters.
[Curse Seal]
Cast a curse and draw the fire of faith through it.
Rumination
The cursed monster will send the captured mature cursed seals into the egg sheath to concentrate the power of faith.
…
【Divine Character】: None.
【Divinity】: As lowly as an ant (13478).
【Divine Body】: None.
…
Lu Yao understood.
This [parasite] uses a curse to extract the fire of faith from every clay man and then returns it to the egg sheath.
Hunting the Clay Clan is just a means.
The egg case in the center of the land can be seen as a statue made by the parasite.
At this time, it's the snowman's turn to take action.
"Jimmy will complete the task!"
The snowman is out.
As the Deep Sea Lord crashed into the edge of the isolated island, cursed monsters crawled out of the white silk net of the holy land and rushed towards the invaders as if by conditioned reflex.
Faced with these low-level monsters, the Tyrant and the Blood Knight launched a one-sided crackdown.
Jimmy's figure was ghostly, and he soon rolled all the way to the dead ball, grabbing the egg sheath with his red gloves.
Faith +9321 is displayed in the upper right corner of Lu Yao.
The egg sheath was made anxious by this, and immediately sprayed out silk threads that wrapped around the snowman.
But the snowman was too fast, constantly moving flexibly, and even detoured and reached out to the opponent again.
Faith +1227.
At this moment, the insects that were originally resisting the Tyrant and the Blood Knight turned around and rushed towards the Snowman like crazy.
Seeing this, Jimmy ran all the way back and was picked up by the Blood Knights in the rear.
"My Lord God, that egg case has no props, it is very poor, and only has some fire of faith." Jimmy said.
Lu Yao thought it was not bad.
A small profit of ten thousand.
The Black Abyss is indeed a treasure trove of rich resources! I will come and visit more often when I have time.
Next, it's time for Salina and Navid to clear the field.
(End of this chapter)