Chapter 88 Caged Man
After returning home, Lu Yao took a hot bath to relieve work fatigue and relax.
When he came out of the bathroom, the food had been cooked over a low fire and neatly placed on the computer desk: a steamed egg, a cup of iced cola, a stack of French fries sprinkled with salt and pepper, and the wine of sustainability.
Add to that the scallion pancakes that Lu Yao bought when he came back, and dinner is complete.
Eating something hot in winter always makes people feel good.
Lu Yao ate a piece of French fry, the outer shell was crispy and the inside was soft and chewy.
He gave a thumbs up to the cactus in the flowerpot next to him and said, "Not bad, your cooking skills have improved."
The cactus bowed slightly with some pride: "It is all because of your good teaching, Lord God, that your servant can learn a tiny part of your wisdom..."
"Okay, shut up."
Lu Yao raised his hand to stop it.
Xiaohuo immediately returned to his normal cactus posture.
This cactus follower is good in every other way: it is obedient, sensible, and meticulous in its work...but it has one flaw: it is too keen on flattering.
It's okay to listen to flattery occasionally, but Lu Yao feels uncomfortable when he hears it too often.
In this era, awkward licking is equal to blackening, and awkward blackening is equal to whitewashing.
That's about it.
Everything should be done in moderation.
While eating, Lu Yao paid attention to the pixel world in the simulator.
After a few days of rest, he is going to launch a major operation today to explore the [first layer of the Black Abyss] and advance the exploration progress of the first layer.
Displayed in the upper right corner.
Population: 22,318 Faith: 21,545 The last fanatical worship brought a large amount of faith, and Lu Yao’s ammunition depot is now sufficient.
However, he had to concentrate on the dungeon, keep an eye on the scene at all times, and operate two lines from time to time - in addition to manually operating the Deep Sea Lord, he also had to pay attention to performing miracles. Every time he entered the Black Abyss, it was also a mental drain on Lu Yao.
He gathered his strength for several days and adjusted his condition to prepare for the second trip to the next level.
The three-member copy team quickly assembled.
As Lu Yao used the key to open the golden door, the game interface once again turned into a dark abyss world.
The words [First Layer of Black Abyss] slowly appeared in the center.
Unlike last time, there were almost no zombies outside the entrance this time.
Occasionally, one or two ghouls were awakened from underground. When they saw the trio of Blood Knights, they were immediately frightened and burrowed into the ground, hurriedly covering themselves with stones and soil to pretend to be corpses.
Lu Yao discovered that after the Count of Withering was killed, the remaining ghouls in the vicinity completely dispersed. They no longer acted together in an orderly manner, and their aggressiveness and courage were much less.
They were clearly level 40 monsters, but when they encountered the Blood Knights, they simply dug their graves and fled, with no intention of fighting. It was more like they had self-awareness.
The trio continued exploring along the previous path.
They passed through the frost-covered area where the Earl of Blight had awoke. Now it was dilapidated and silent, with only traces of battle and rubble left on the ground.
The background music maintains a normal soothing tune.
There was one thing in the abyss that made Lu Yao very unhappy. There was no small map here, so he could only keep trying to find the way. His bird's-eye view did not have any advantage either.
Lu Yao took out the [Fire Mirror] from the prop bar.
His first purpose in going to the dungeon today was to do experiments.
Lu Yao pondered. Now that he had a long-range meteorite bomber like [Egil's Fire] in his hand, if he could fire at the abyss and wash his face with a swarm of meteorites, wouldn't it be much easier to fight the boss in the dungeon?
This beautiful idea was quickly shattered.
Lu Yao tried to use the crosshairs on the monocular to aim and activate it, but the entire crosshairs appeared gray and could not be activated.
He was a little disappointed.
But after calming down, Lu Yao figured it out.
The Black Abyss is essentially another fragmented world.
[The Fire of Aegir] doesn't have the ability to strike across worlds... If it could really do that, perhaps this miracle could really protect the Sea Walker tribe.
Just as he finished the experiment, the rhythm of the background music changed and the BGM became cheerful.
Something's happening! Lu Yao turned his attention back to the Abyss Map.
The three dungeon members came to a strange area. There was wind blowing, a thick layer of ice on the ground, and condensed ice sculptures everywhere.
The three men came to this new scene and became visibly wary.
Even the Blood Knight who was walking in the front slowed down his movement speed and was on guard against his surroundings.
A black cage appeared on the ice ahead.
It looked like a giant bird cage, with golden chains wrapped around it and firmly fixed to the ground, and inside it was a snowman.
Is this the boss?
Lu Yao carefully observed the person in the cage.
The snowman looks normal, with a carrot nose and black buttons for eyes.
It wears a red velvet hat, a red scarf around its neck, and its arms are two branches ending in a pair of red gloves.
Seeing the people coming from outside, the snowman in the cage waved his branch arms enthusiastically: "Hello, strangers!"
"I haven't seen anyone else in a long, long time. Welcome to the Abyss."
However, it was tied tightly with golden chains and there was a black birdcage outside, as if it was a very dangerous prisoner.
Lu Yao double-clicked on the snowman’s head.
…
[Hero LV5] Snowman Jimmy
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
HP: 10/ 10Mana: 15/15Damage : 0Defense : 0Speed : 2 [Undead]
For unknown reasons, he possesses immortality and can be resurrected repeatedly.
[Old God Curse LV10]
Cursed by the old gods, he was sealed in all directions.
[Caster]
Less mana is consumed when casting spells.
【Zero Degree Territory (Out of Control)】
When the ability is activated, all targets within Jimi's field of vision will continue to suffer low temperature damage and their speed will be reduced.
[Snowball LV5 (out of control)]
Creates snowballs to attack enemies. Being hit by a snowball has a certain chance of entering the [Frozen] state.
…
Lu Yao was a little confused by this data panel.
Snowman Jimmy is not as good as an ordinary monster outside in terms of level or ability.
But judging from its location in the Black Abyss and the treatment it receives as a prisoner, it seems to be even more dangerous than the Count of Withering.
The snowman staggered over to the cage and waved his arms.
"You are from outside, right?"
“…”
The copy team was a little speechless when facing the snowman.
However, Lu Yao noticed that a negative state of [Zero Degree Field] appeared above the heads of the three Blood Knights. -0 health points were constantly being deducted, and their speed was also reduced by 2 points.
The snowman said to himself: "Go further in and you will reach the tyrant's territory. He is the ruler of the first layer of the abyss."
"The tyrant is very scary. You should not go any further."
"Excuse me, is there light outside?"
It was the first time that Lu Yao met a boss in the abyss with whom he could communicate.
At his command, Isabel said, "Why are you locked in here?"
"I don't know either."
The snowman grabbed the cage with his branch arms. "I have been here since I can remember. My past memories are sealed. Can you talk to me for a while? You can say anything you want!"
"I haven't talked to anyone for a long time. The ghouls ignored me, the Count said I was unlucky, and the tyrant called me a waste..."
"Since we first met, I'll give you a gift."
The snowman's two branch arms felt around his body, but seemed to have found no treasures worth taking out.
Finally, it pulled off its red nose, touched it again and again reluctantly, and finally handed it over with both hands and placed it on the ice outside.
Lu Yao placed the mouse on the snowman's nose on the ice.
…
【Carrot】: a kind of plant.
…
Lu Yao's face twitched.
It's really just carrots that we eat.
(End of this chapter)