Chapter 41 Shadow Weaver Nest is your most loyal servant!
Things developed basically as Okodo expected.
If we have to say that he guessed wrong, it's probably only one thing -
That is, from the very beginning, the Demon King had no intention of discussing anything with them, so he angered them again and again and made them lose their minds.
Unfortunately, when Octo realized this, it was already too late, and his reaction was even one step slower than that of a certain inhuman guy.
"Frost shock!"
A faint blue arc of light streaked across the dark space and accurately hit the center of the Lizardman delegation.
As early as when Arakdo offered his loyalty on behalf of the Shadow Weaver Nest, Luo Yan was preparing his spell! Although ice magic was not his forte, it was most effective against the lizardmen who were resistant to fire and puncture.
One of the reasons why these guys are called four-legged snakes is that they are afraid of the cold.
The five lizardman guards were unable to dodge and were hit by the dark blue arc of light.
The exploding frost splashed everywhere, as if even the air was covered with a layer of frost!
The five geckos didn't even have time to scream before they turned into five ice sculptures in an instant.
That’s not all!
The cave spiders, who were originally on the same side as them, also ruthlessly added insult to injury—
Or the icing on the cake.
"Baji!"
Dozens of streams of white phlegm flew towards the Earth Dragon Clan's delegation. Although they were not completely useless, they were indeed more insulting than lethal.
Arakdo, who was known as the wisest general of the Shadow Weaver Lair, shamelessly opened his voice and shouted as if seeking credit.
"Master Demon, please act now! I will hold them back for you!"
Luo Yan didn't have time to deal with this guy at all.
At this moment, his attention was all on the big gecko that had escaped.
This guy.
His level might not be much lower than mine!
"roar--!"
Watching his tribesmen being frozen into sculptures in an instant, Octo's eyes turned red. He only regretted not seeing through the Demon King's tricks earlier and was caught off guard by the sudden overturned table.
Escape was impossible.
The cowards of Shadow Weaver's Lair were already running for the hall's entrance, waiting for him to fall into their trap.
Knowing that he had no chance of survival, Octo roared, and instead of retreating, he advanced, drew his scimitar and killed Luo Yan.
"Champion's Blood!"
The frozen blood seemed to be injected with industrial methanol, flowing faster in his blood vessels! The cold was dispelled! Under the blessing of the Dragon God, his body was coated with a layer of light golden light!
That is the power of "Qi"!
It seems that these geckos are not only cosplaying as dragons, but also bringing over their heritage.
The power that erupted in that instant might have been above gold! However——
This guy is too naive to think that he can take down the home mage with a momentary burst.
Long before the negotiations began, Luo Yan had already stacked up all the buffs on his body.
“Go to hell!!!”
Kill! Octo swung the scimitar in his hand fiercely, slashing at the motionless demon king like a flying whirlwind.
The exploding cyclone crossed with the pitch-black cloak and hit the stone pillar behind the Demon King like a cannonball.
The marble column that two people could hug together was cut off and collapsed in a cloud of dust.
A sinister smile appeared on Octo's lips. He didn't expect that the so-called devil was just like this.
However, before he could feel happy for two seconds, the ferocious expression turned into astonishment and froze on his face.
Escaped?!
How is this possible!
His amber pupils moved quickly as he tried to lock onto the figure of the Demon King in the flying dust, but he only saw skeleton soldiers rushing towards him, screaming.
“Brothers!”
"Knife him!!!"
“Experience!! My experience!!!”
Octo glanced at him with disdain.
A trifle!
Just as he raised his hand to chop down the skeletons in front of him, a feeling of being stared at by a poisonous snake spread throughout his body, and then he felt all the strength in his body draining away at a speed visible to the naked eye.
This is--
Soul Absorption?! Without any time to hesitate, he jumped back with both feet, trying to distance himself from the caster.
However, just as he leaped into the air, a premonition of death followed him like a shadow.
It was that zombie! Octo was terrified and tried to twist his body, but because he was in the air and had no leverage, he could only watch his back crash into the upright blade.
"Hungry……"
Bond, who had been accumulating strength and waiting for a long time, raised his head, and like a batter in a baseball game, he swung the sword in his hand forward!
Pah! The scarred sword broke with a loud noise.
The broken sword blade pierced into Octo's back without any suspense! The boiling blood sprayed into the air, adding a hideous mark to the bloody hall.
Octo didn't have time to say a single last word before he knocked Bond over due to inertia, and after rolling several times he breathed his last silently.
"I guessed you would jump back."
Soul absorption is relatively effective against bronze players, but it will take a while to absorb souls against steel-level players.
However, as a bait to create an attack window, this trick is still as useful as ever.
The reason why he didn't call Bond to protect him was that he was waiting for that guy to jump in and then jump out.
Behind the granite pillar, Luo Yan smiled faintly and put away the lens in his hand.
In addition, he and Youyou are becoming more and more skilled in working together.
The latter only needs a glance from him and will obediently stand where it should be.
As for the players.
At present, it still needs to settle down.
Looking at Bond who pounced on Octo's body and wanted to bite it, Luo Yan raised his wand and tightened the dog leash in his hand. Then he recited a spell, swung his backhand and swung out a green light, which hit Octo's chest where blood was gushing out.
"Wake up——"
"My servant."
The dried blood stopped gushing out, and Octo, who had awakened in the form of an undead, slowly stood up from the ground, grasped the broken sword with his claws, pulled it out of his body, and threw it on the ground.
Unlike Bond.
There was a strong murderous intent - or resentment - emanating from him, as if it could go out of control at any time.
However, when he looked at the lizardman puppet that staggered to its feet, a hint of surprise flashed in Luo Yan's eyes.
"...The soul level is actually gold level?"
This time I won a prize!
Although the undead cannot practice like the living, the necromancer has many ways to strengthen the awakened puppets.
Simply put, the upper limit of enhancement is determined by the strength of the necromancer himself and the level of the souls of the dead.
For example, Bond.
If Luo Yan does not actively improve his soul level, the ceiling of his strength will be bronze.
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But if it is Octo, as long as he is slightly strengthened, it will be no problem for him to exert the combat power of the fine steel level!
However, why would a gold-level soul appear on the first floor of the maze? It seems that many things that Hell doesn't know about happened here during Reggie Dragun's tenure...
Just as Luo Yan was refining the champion warrior of the "Earth Dragon Clan", Arakdo and a group of messengers from the "Shadow Weaver Lair" were prostrating themselves on the ground respectfully.
If there was still a trace of doubt about the Demon King's strength before, then at this moment, Arakdo no longer dared to have any doubt and completely bowed down at the feet of the Demon King.
The players wanted to rush up and chop them down, but just as they were about to do so, their bodies became unable to move.
“Fuck!”
"I thought it was a boss fight!"
"Why can't I move again?!"
"Who is the tool man?"
"Skip! Skip! I want to kill people! I want rivers of blood to flow!"
"Sacrifice your skull to the skull throne! Sacrifice your blood to the blood god!"
Hearing the chattering complaints, Luo Yan almost couldn't help laughing out loud.
If you are not the tool, then who else could it be, me?
"That's enough. I'll give you a chance to bleed, but not now."
As soon as Luo Yan finished speaking, the creaking sound began to boil again.
“Ooooooh!”
"The Demon King is looking at me! He's looking at me!"
"Hey! I thought NPCs ignored people?"
Luo Yan: “…”
Although he had played the game before, he always felt that these guys were unexpectedly difficult to understand.
Is it because times have changed?
Luo Yan walked up to the five ice sculptures and raised his magic wand to tap on them.
The ice sculpture broke into pieces.
"Youyou, when the CG animation is over, find a few players to deliver these things to the lizards."
"The war has begun."
Youyou, who seemed gentle and considerate but actually wanted nothing more than for the world to be in turmoil, said this with great energy.
"Alright! Lord Demon!"
After arranging the lizardman's funeral, Luo Yan continued to face Arakdo and spoke slowly in the language of hell.
"I came to this land with the order of His Majesty the Demon God to take over the mess left by Reggie Dragun."
"Now, let's talk about your loyalties."
Arakdo answered faithfully.
"Please give your orders, respected Demon Lord! Although we may have had some misunderstandings before, our loyalty is unquestionable!"
Luo Yan didn't bother to be polite with him and spoke in a commanding tone.
"I need a thousand adult 'Diggers' to help me expand my territory. And 1,000 'Weavers'. I need the silk they spit out to make tools."
"In addition, I need 1,000 Hunter eggs to expand my army."
"Go back and tell your leader that as long as he delivers what I want, I can ensure that the name 'Shadow Weaver' will continue to exist in my maze."
"Also, my servants are thirsty for blood. They will indiscriminately attack any living creature they see in some areas of the maze. I will order them to avoid your nest, but you'd better place some sacrifices outside the nest... such as cave spiders similar to other tribes."
Responding to the Demon King's call is the unshirkable duty of the monsters in the maze.
However, after hearing the lion's lofty request, Arakdo's body couldn't help but tremble slightly.
"yes……"
He agreed reluctantly, and then under the gaze of the Demon King, he hurried away with the cave spider.
After watching the messenger from the Shadow Weaver Nest leave, Luo Yan continued to give orders to his godhead.
"Youyou, put green names on those messengers so that players won't bother them."
"In addition, we are preparing to update version a04, which will allow players to choose whether to enter the game as an 'insect type' or a 'skeleton type' when entering the game."
There are two main conditions for injecting soul images. One is that the target can serve as a container for the soul, and the other is that the target is not occupied by a complete soul.
Adult crypt spiders cannot be used as containers, including the adventurers he imprisoned in the stone prison... their bodies already have their own souls, and their bodies have completely adapted to the shape of their inherent souls.
Forcing a strange soul into your body is no less than injecting type A blood into a vein filled with type B blood.
As for the soul-devouring sacrificial ritual, that is another matter entirely, and the side effects are considerable.
In short, letting players who want to become crypt spiders reincarnate into spider eggs that are about to hatch, and then catalyzing their growth with the power of faith is relatively the most appropriate option at present.
As for the future, this process can be completed through the "altar" facility.
The Acolytes of Hell can "summon" adult Crypt Spiders in bulk by directly sacrificing spider eggs, and most of the Crypt Spiders in the maze are obtained this way.
Some of the spider eggs that Luo Yan had asked players to collect before were about to hatch, and could be used as containers for souls.
"Got it!" Youyou responded playfully and quickly prepared to update the announcement.
After completing all the deployments, Luo Yan opened the attribute panel and took a look. As expected, his experience points had increased significantly, almost equivalent to the amount he gained from killing hundreds of crypt spiders! Not only that, but he was also surprised and delighted by another thing——
I saw that the daily growth of faith value was finally no longer equal to the daily consumption!
(End of this chapter)