The tail has sharp teeth, the hunting fins have flashing scales, it is as unpredictable as the shadow when it is lurking, and as violent as a storm when it rises. It dances like a mountain of knives and is entangled like a spiral coil!
This passage, from the Starry Book "Illustrated Encyclopedia of Creatures in the Sea of Knowledge", describes the appearance and characteristics of the Ichthyosaur!
In the Sea of Knowledge, the Ichthyosaur is undoubtedly the most widely distributed and most threatening virtual creature. Because its killing method is too brutal and bloody, many magicians will suffer psychological trauma after being killed by the Ichthyosaur and have to seek psychological treatment. It can be called the "newcomer discouragement monster" in the magician world.
Almost all magicians have encountered the hostile fish-slaying dragon. It is an enemy that magicians need to pay attention to, a shadow that they need to be vigilant against at all times in the sea, and a fear hidden in the white fog!
When you see the blade-like shadow leaping out of the sea, you are only a few breaths away from death.
Bang!
A huge flaming halberd appeared in Vichy's hand, and he slapped the leaping fish-slaying dragon back into the sea!
"This is really..." Igula's magic power shook violently, transforming into warm golden heart-colored magic power, and his eyes were bloodshot.
"Nostalgic." Harvey patted the coffin he was carrying. Suddenly, a hole appeared at the bottom of the coffin, revealing a pale arm. The dark green death power was ready to be unleashed!
Miracle · Visualization overlap!
Miracle·Ghost King Shackles·Dragon Lich Claws!
Even when facing their old acquaintance Zhan Yulong, the two quasi-legends did not hold back at all. Right from the start, they used the secret poison of the Colorless Dream to transform it into different colored magical powers and used their most skilled killing moves!
In the Trickster's vision, countless dark creatures were dissecting the Ichthyosaur, and all his visualizations turned into wounds on the Ichthyosaur's body; the arm that stuck out of Harvey's coffin directly transformed into a huge skeleton dragon claw, fiercely grabbing the Ichthyosaur that fell into the sea!
Ash wanted to applaud when he saw this: from Vishi to Igula and then to Harvey, this fish-slaying dragon was actually served by three legendary magicians together. It certainly didn't expect that it would have such a blessing!
But soon, the magicians changed their expressions.
The dragon that killed the fish did not die.
Although it was covered in wounds and blood, it was not dead. It even roared with anger and jumped up like crazy to kill the magicians! The attacks of Vichy and others seemed to have only injured its skin and could not even weaken its fighting power!
"let me."
As Ash finished his words, he and Fili were nowhere to be seen.
When everyone was stunned, the fish-slaying dragon suddenly exploded from the middle, and the demon and the sorcerer flew out from it. The splashing fish blood fell on the transparent circular sanctuary, and not a drop fell on the two people.
Devil Miracle·Observer Mode.
Efficient, stealthy, brutal, and elegant.
It was also the first time that Igula and Harvey saw the fighting style of Ash and Fili, and they were all shocked by the brutal beauty of killing. Ash took Fili into the "spectator mode", and then got into the body of the fish-slaying dragon and broke out of it. Although this fighting style was not as gorgeous as Vichy's, not as silent as Igula's, and not as threatening as Harvey's, it was more straightforward and neat, and... it could not be cracked.
"Do you understand how I felt?" Vichy said beside the two of them, "This is far beyond the upper limit of Ruby Mountain's power."
"If you hadn't insisted on hunting down Fili," Igula said, "perhaps you would have mastered this power."
"But if I don't hunt down Fili, I might not become the master's maid!" Vichy tilted his head and said, "That won't do!"
The Trickster was amazed: "If one day Ash can't control you, we will kill you no matter what, or at least kill you so that you can't grow up!"
Weishi spread his hands: "Can you have some confidence in him? Maybe I will also fall under his personality charm and become a love-struck maid who is infatuated with him?"
"I believe it, if he becomes the Lord God."
"Hahaha, you really see through me." The maid laughed, "But, you also understand how important Fili is to the master, right?"
Igula glanced at her and said, "I see."
As he was talking, the bleeding fish-slaying dragon finally died, but its body did not disappear, nor did it explode with its magic spirit. The body floated on the Black Sea, making the sea even more turbid.
"Is this the fully formed Ichthyosaur?" Ash said, "It's too resistant, isn't it?"
"No, although it is huge, it is only in the growth stage at most." The maid was also a little confused: "But if it weren't for you, the master, using the Demon Miracle, we would probably have to fight for more than ten minutes to kill this beast. Even the fish-slaying dragon I encountered in Ruby Mountain was not as powerful as this one, but it is not at the level of a demigod fish-slaying dragon..."
"It's the environment that has changed." Igula looked into the depths of the white fog. "This place has enhanced the combat power of the Fish-Slaying Dragon. If there are all Void Realm creatures of this level in here..."
Ash saw the coffin bearer Harvey turning over the belly of a fish dragon and asked curiously, "Are you interested in fish carcasses as well?"
"First, I treat all corpses equally, but I am still studying the corpses of intelligent creatures." The necromancer said, "Second, there are more than just fish corpses here."
hiss!
As Harvey opened the belly of the fish, a fishy stench was visible to the naked eye. Ash was quick to block Fili's eyes with his hands!
"What, what happened?" Fili didn't dare to remove Ash's hand and asked nervously, "What's in there?"
"A corpse," Harvey answered her. "A corpse that has been chewed up by the Ichthyosaur and is being digested."
In the belly of the ichthyosaur, there were countless scattered corpses of humans, some of which had been digested by the ichthyosaur and turned into a ball of minced meat. A quick look showed that at least hundreds of people had died in the belly of the fish, and there were men, women, young and old, all in horrible death, and it was obvious that they had been eaten alive by the ichthyosaur.
Even Ash and Igula, who were used to seeing life and death, looked extremely ugly when they saw this scene. Only Vichy and Harvey remained indifferent.
"A body?"
Fili was startled, hugged Ash tightly with both hands, and said in a trembling voice: "I, I remember this is Canaan City with a permanent population of one million..."
Ash looked around, but couldn't see any buildings or hear any human voices in the white fog.
At this time, Harvey was stepping on the flesh and blood of unknown people and squatting in the belly of the fish to search for human corpses. Ash and Igula's expressions changed when they saw this, but they still said nothing and waited quietly for the necromancer to finish.
"really."
In the pile of rotten meat, Harvey found a relatively intact corpse finger. The part of his palm that touched the corpse finger made a sizzling sound, as if it was corroded, and soon his palm was burned through, and the corpse finger fell into the sea.
Harvey flew up contentedly and looked at the others: "Do you understand?"
"The corpses of mortals are corrosive to mysterious beings?" Igula guessed.
"Very close." Harvey said, "When I saw the 'Mysterious Chain' in Heath's notes before, I found a loophole in it. That is, if we kill all the mortals before they become aware of the 'mysterious event', then the mysterious chain will not be triggered. Did the Starry Lord leave such a big loophole?"
Vichy nodded repeatedly after hearing this; she thought so too.
This loophole may seem difficult to achieve at first glance, but don't forget that those who can enter the Kingdom of Stars are all legendary magicians. For them, it is not uncommon to have the miracle of evaporating hundreds of people in an instant.
Even the three strange legends, Ash, Igula, and Harvey, have many large-scale killing miracles. Igula's mental scream can make the entire square silent in an instant.
"This is his back-up plan." Harvey pointed at the fish's belly and said, "In addition to 'Mind Cognition', 'Mysterious Chains' can also be triggered by 'Dead Soul Cognition'."
"'Dead Cognition'?"
"You can think of it as the resentment of the dead." The necromancer said, "If you know who killed you, this resentment will haunt the murderer; if you don't know the murderer, it will remain in the body. Of course, this negative energy is not necessarily harmful. It all depends on whether the magician knows how to use it."
"I can use it!" Weishi raised his hand and said, "If you kill a million people in a month, the accumulated resentment can be used as the main material for constructing a spiritual miracle!"
Ash gave the maid a slam dunk and asked, "So, if the sorcerer kills a mortal, it will trigger the mysterious chain?"
"Not exactly." Harvey raised his corroded palm. "It will attract mysterious chains, but mysterious chains will only attack the "mysterious existence" that comes into contact with resentment, and will not lock onto a specific target."
"That is to say, killing is still possible, but one must be more cautious," Vichy concluded.
Ash also breathed a sigh of relief. Although he had no intention of killing anyone, in the upcoming angel hunt where legends would intrude, he naturally hoped to have as few restrictions as possible.
Igula, who was deep in thought, suddenly woke up from his dream: "In other words, He chose Canaan City on purpose?"
"What's the meaning?"
"This fish-slaying dragon has actually become weaker." Igula said, "It has eaten so many people, and its interior has long been corroded by the mysterious chains. If the angels' hunting is not carried out here, but in the deserted suburbs, then these virtual creatures..."
"It will spread to other cities along with the spreading white fog." Ash muttered.
“So from the beginning, a city was needed as a sacrifice to make the virtual creatures that appeared in the white fog sick.” Igula said: “Since the white fog is the influence of the source angel, these virtual creatures are probably the hounds of the source angel. The Starry Lord wanted to digest the silver wings of the source angel, so the silver wings directly brought reinforcements from their hometown to resist.”
Ash: "Hometown?"
"This fish-slaying dragon should have come from the Sea of Knowledge." Weishi said, "Growing fish-slaying dragons are rare even in the Time Continent, let alone the Ruby Mountain. Only in the shallows of the Sea of Knowledge can fish-slaying dragons grow."
"The Starry Lord must have anticipated this, and the Mysterious Chain was also prepared for this." Igula said, "For the creatures in the Void Realm, every citizen of the Stars is poison. The more they eat, the weaker they become. The Silver Wings of the Source Angel are naturally powerless to resist, and are swallowed up by the Starry Lord."
"But, but what about the people in Canaan City?" Fili asked in a trembling voice, "Did they just die like that?"
"You'd better pray that they are all dead," said Vichy, "otherwise they would just be waiting to be digested in the fish's belly along with countless rotten meat, eyeballs and internal organs."
Fili lowered her head and buried her head behind Ash: "This is too much..."
The magicians looked at each other, not to mention Vichy, the elf, even Ash's expression was a little subtle. If it was a real person, then Ash might still feel angry and sad, but the problem is that the people in the Star Kingdom are all projections.
Even if the projection dies, it will only cause a backflow of emotions and will not have any effect on the physical health of the original body.
Therefore, the Star Lord's design can be said to be very kind and even humane. He can even make a statement that the ordinary people who died in the angel hunt were projections, and no real people were harmed.
But for Fili, this is her only reality.
Ash patted Fili's hand and whispered, "I'm sorry."
Fili wiped her eyes, "Why are you apologizing?"
"I don't know, because both the Star Master and I are magicians?"
"Amazing! You've found something in common between you and the Lord God." Igula said, "You might as well say that you're both alive."
Fili shook her head, "No need to apologize, I know...you are all good people."
Except for Ash, who had never done anything bad, the other three accepted this evaluation calmly.
"Ash, if I try hard to help you," the little sheep asked seriously, "can I save others?"
Ash was stunned, he thought for a moment and replied, "I'll try my best."
"Okay." Fili hugged him tightly, "I will work hard to learn how to fly and fight alongside you as soon as possible."
"Then I'll just wait and hope."
As everyone continued to move forward, Wei Xi suddenly murmured, "There are still loopholes in Master Fanxing's arrangement."
"What?"
"The Illusionary Creatures like the Ichthyosaur will eat people, and you can use the "Mysterious Chain" to deal with them. But another kind of Illusionary Specialty will not eat people."
The magicians were startled, and then they reacted: "You mean..."
"The silver wings of the source angel can summon the fish-slaying dragon from the sea of knowledge, so there is no reason why they can't summon the magician's projection." The maid said: "Even if there is the "Mysterious Chain", it is actually difficult to activate it because of the cover and protection of the white mist. The Kingdom of Stars cannot deal with the magician's projection."
"So, either the Starry Master uses other miracles to directly cut off the possibility of the magician's projection appearing, or..."
She raised her head, her eyes gazing at the distant starry sky through the white mist: "He arranged for the magician's projection to be resolved somewhere else."