Chapter 63 Flooded Spider Cave!
The hall was covered in blood, and was strewn with bones and spider webs. Today, the Demon Lord's palace was as gloomy as ever.
Two big lizards stood on both sides, one on the left and the other on the right, and in the middle was a burrow spider lying to make up the numbers, looking smug and arrogant.
Hearing the footsteps of the Demon King, Arakdo immediately walked over on his eight legs, as docile as a pug.
Missy crawled on the ground trembling.
She first recited the lengthy opening remarks in a drawn-out tone, and then expressed Queen Sissi's greetings to the cemetery and the Demon King himself.
Honestly, she doubted the Demon King was even listening.
Because she accidentally burped out of nervousness in the middle of the conversation, and the adult didn't even notice.
If the same thing happened to Lady Sissi, it would often be because the latter was really hypnotized by their chattering reports.
Normally at this time, she and Yusi would quietly slow down their speech in tacit understanding.
If they were not scolded or urged by Her Majesty the Queen, they would simply stop and slack off, secretly admiring Lady Sissi's adorable sleeping face, until the latter woke up with a confused look on her face, then buried her head and added loudly, "Report completed."
This completes the report.
This trick of slacking off worked every time. Since Lady Sissi was too embarrassed to admit that she had fallen asleep, she would even pretend to be majestic and praise them.
However, facing the Demon King at this moment, Missy did not dare to slack off at all, let alone test whether he was asleep or not.
The aura that guy exudes is simply terrifying!
And she didn’t know if it was her illusion, but she always felt that there seemed to be more skeleton soldiers making disgusting noises?
Just as she was daydreaming, a majestic cough suddenly came from above her head.
Missy was suddenly startled and realized that she had been distracted. She had no memory of what she had just said, so she crawled on the ground tremblingly.
"My Lord Demon! I have no intention of offending you. I just…"
"Okay, don't force yourself," Luo Yan continued in a majestic voice, looking down at the little devil, "I understand your queen's intentions, but my answer remains the same. Please convey my regards to her, and don't mention the rest."
By the way, does this guy really convey his meaning every time he passes on a message?
Maybe he trusted the efficiency of these "local demons" too much...
"Yes, yes..." Missy squeezed her legs together, her nervous expression like a student who had made a mistake.
Without pushing her too hard, Luo Yan softened his tone and continued.
"Also, I need you to help me make a batch of cross ornaments with soul-releasing magic. The weight must be less than 30 grams, with a hole for threading a rope, and the material can be granite or obsidian. As for the quantity... you can make 10,000 pieces first."
In order to prevent the little devil from forgetting, he wrote his needs on a letter and asked "Octo" to hand it to her.
After hearing the Demon King's instructions, Missy took the envelope with a confused expression on her face.
"Making a cross that seals the Soul Release Technique... Lord Demon, is there any use for making this thing?"
Nightmare Land has done similar things before, and has done a lot of them.
For example, they had previously stuffed crosses engraved with a magic circle called "Summoning the Undead" into treasure chests on each level of the maze, and secretly engraved words like "Resurrection Stone" on them.
Some experienced adventurers will naturally not be fooled and usually just ignore it.
However, some newly-weds will carry it with them as if it were a treasure, and even send it back home as a souvenir.
This kind of accessory will not work normally. Once the wearer dies, he will be immediately transformed into an undead of the same level, and then indiscriminately attack surrounding teammates.
For a group of novice adventurers, this is enough to take them away in just one wave.
This is a top-level prank.
In addition to this hellish joke, their creativity also includes but is not limited to treasure chests that bite people, potions that dissolve clothes, armor with tentacles, helmets that make the head look strange, paralysis rings that cannot be taken off once put on and will discharge intermittently, etc.
"This demon king has its own uses. Just do as you are told. I will use it to drain the pockets of adventurers. By the way, remember not to do unnecessary things! What I asked you to carve on it is a spell to release the soul, not a spell to devour the soul. Don't get it confused."
Considering the nature of the little devil, Luo Yan had to add this sentence at the end.
“Yes, yes!”
Hearing the Demon King's warning, Missy tensed up in fear and nodded repeatedly.
Extra things...
She felt guilty when she heard this.
After a pause, Luo Yan continued.
"I've said before that I will help you solve the food crisis. From today on, for every amulet you make that contains the Soul Release Technique, I will pay you... 900 ghost coins."
After much thought, he finally linked the ghost money with the copper coins of the Ottoman Empire.
Let's set it at 1:1 for now, and a piece of bread is priced at 10 to 20 ghost coins.
After all, this place is too far away from hell. Even if I hook up with Kayla, it would be meaningless and would only make things difficult for myself.
Missy tilted her head, confused.
"Ghost money?"
"It's the currency of the cemetery," Luo Yan knew that she wouldn't understand what he said, so he patiently explained, "Hell money is only circulated in the cemetery. You can use it to buy extra supplies from me. For example, grilled sausages, grilled meat, grilled lizards, and big plate chicken!"
Although she didn't know what Dapanji was, when Missy heard that she could exchange it for food, her saliva was already flowing to the corners of her mouth, and she couldn't help swallowing several times.
"Understood, understood! I will definitely convey your instructions to Her Majesty Sissi accurately and without error! I will never add anything unnecessary!" Missy's voice became softer and softer as she spoke.
Luo Yan nodded with satisfaction.
"Very good. In addition to the amulet I mentioned, if you have other novel gadgets, you can also send them to me and I can help you take a look. Finally, don't get my words wrong. Go down."
The last half sentence was purely a well-intentioned reminder, but it couldn't stop the guilty conscience of someone who had something to hide.
Missy stood up straight as if she had been electrocuted, like a frightened groundhog, and even her voice was out of tune.
“Yes, yes!”
After receiving the order, she did not dare to stay for a moment. She flapped her wings, took off into the air, and flew shakily to the cave entrance.
However, perhaps because she used too much force and failed to control the height, she hit her head on the ceiling of the cave entrance, screamed and covered her head.
Standing proudly in the shadows, Arakdo couldn't help but let out an unbridled laugh.
“Hahahaha, how embarrassing!”
"Wow..." Missy, who was sitting on the ground, had tears in her eyes. She stared angrily in the direction of Arakdo, but dared not say anything.
hateful!
This stinky spider!
A mere low-level Black Iron monster dared to speak rudely to this demon (a little demon is also a demon!)! If it weren't for the Demon King, she would have cut this guy into eight pieces and stewed him in mushroom soup! "How dare you!"
Seeing the grievance in the eyes of a certain little devil, Luo Yan reprimanded him in a stern voice.
"Araquedo, do not be rude. She is a subject of the king just like you."
"Yes, Lord Demon." Arakdo lowered his head respectfully, folded his eight legs and crawled on the ground.
"It's okay, Master Demon. Missy was just bumped. She'll be fine after rubbing it..."
Missy stood up hurriedly and bowed respectfully towards the shadows, hiding her aggressive nature of bullying the weak and fearing the strong.
But Arakdo was not afraid of her, and he apologized only for the sake of the Demon King.
Although he only has Black Iron, as the Demon Lord's mount, he can be considered the Demon Lord's shadow if you round it off.
Just as Missy was about to retreat, a small burrow spider suddenly rushed in from outside the hall.
The spider waved its eight legs and shouted in panic.
"Something terrible has happened!"
"How dare you!" Before the Demon King could speak, Arakdo arrogantly scolded him, "Why are you so flustered?"
"yes--"
Arakdo: "Kneel down first!"
The little spider quickly folded its eight legs, and its round belly stuck to the ground with a "duang" sound, and it made a hissing sound.
"Home! The home of the Shadow Weavers! Something terrible has happened! Queen Arachnos' palace has been flooded!"
Arakdo was struck by lightning, his brain froze for a long time before he could utter a word.
"……ah!?"
…
A maze corridor about five or six hundred meters away from the Shadow Weaver's Lair.
Three Iron-level Skeleton Soldiers riding on the backs of crypt spiders, along with a dozen newbies with the dragon ID, are fighting a bloody battle with wild crypt spiders.
One of the Black Iron Skeleton Soldiers rushed to the front and with one sweep, it directly cut the two surrounding Crypt Spiders into two pieces! "Hahahaha! What a joy! What a joy!"
The leading player laughed loudly, the soul fire in his skull burning fiercely, and he actually made a Black Iron-level skeleton soldier act like a Death Knight.
The guy he was riding was also a Red Hare among Spiders, and his momentum was no less than his. Looking at the flying juice, he shouted excitedly.
"Brother is awesome!!!"
The cheers were as exciting as seeing the Chinese national football team score a goal.
The guy riding on the spider's back felt a little embarrassed by the flattery. He put his index finger under the bridge of his nose and rubbed it twice like a scholar.
“Haha, keep a low profile!”
That being said, his actions were not low-key at all. The younger brothers in the back row were thrown more than ten meters away by him and could not catch up with him.
This person was none other than the leader of the Dragon Traveling the World Guild, [Long Xing Wanli]! And the guy he was riding on was his good friend whom he rented for 500 yuan - [National Server No. 1 Pig].
After several days of training, the two have mastered each other's rhythm and combined attack skills!
To be specific, when Brother Wanli raises his arm, Brother Guofu will push forward. When Brother Wanli swings his axe forward, Brother Guofu will push forward again.
Although on the surface it seems that the national server brother is only responsible for pushing forward, there is actually a lot of knowledge involved, and all of them are tricks if you explain them in detail.
For example, when the boss successfully chopped off a spider's head, he would seize the opportunity to shout "Nice job, brother!" If the boss was so angry that he killed two spiders with one move, he would excitedly shout "Awesome!" If the boss missed or chopped it off, he would quickly grab the blame - "My, my, this wave is my fault."
But having said that, Brother Long is actually quite skilled and a nice person. Although he has a strong desire to win, when he suffers a loss he will just sulk and keep silent. He is not as difficult to deal with as other bosses.
Thanks to Brother Long, [The First Pig in the National Server] has indeed become the only Black Iron-level spider in the entire server.
As for the two funny guys, the Failed Eel and the Failed Dirty Eel, since their fighting style with the boss is more "dirty", their upgrade speed is slower than that of him who is charging in the front row.
Seeing the two solitary guys, all the surrounding crypt spiders surrounded them with murderous intent, ready to teach the two invaders a lesson.
Looking at the monsters surrounding him, Long Xing Wanli was not afraid at all. Instead, a fighting spirit was burning in his skull like a boiling fire!
"Brother, let's go!"
"Ahh! They're coming, brother!" Although the national server brother was panicking in his heart, he calmed down instantly when he saw that the shrimp soldiers and crab generals behind him were about to arrive.
"Fuck it! Bro! Don't run so far ahead, I can't even shoot!"
Brother Baili, who was riding on the spider's back, complained while pulling the bow and shooting an arrow. With a whoosh, the arrow knocked down the spider that was rushing towards his elder brother.
At the same time, Qianli, who was also riding on the back of a spider, gave calm commands and finally rescued the boss before he was surrounded by monsters.
"Group A, go forward and attract aggro! Group B, pay attention to support! Group C, aim at the spiders in the distance! Remember! Wait until they get close before shooting!"
A wave of arrows whizzed down on the front row of the spider swarm. The howling skeleton sword and shield warriors rushed forward with the cover of the archers and chopped down the wounded crypt spiders.
Wild monsters are wild monsters after all.
Even though the three-dimensional panel of the Crypt Spider was much higher than that of the Skeleton Soldier, it still could not withstand the organized PK of this group of guild members and was quickly defeated.
“Tsk, tsk, tsk——”
Seeing that their fellow tribesmen had suffered heavy casualties, the remaining few burrow spiders immediately fled in all directions, even abandoning the nests they had just built.
But at this moment, the group of people who were enjoying killing stopped their unstoppable offensive and stopped advancing.
Although this maze is ridiculously large, it is still not easy to find a monster spawning point that provides stable returns and is suitable for group fights.
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According to the post on the official website, this game has the concept of "ecological balance". Once a nest is completely cleaned out, no new monsters will appear in the area for a long time in the future, unless nearby monsters migrate over.
If they are individual players, of course they don't have to think so much, but they are playing as a guild after all, so they have to try their best to avoid draining the pond for fish, even for their own sake.
Long Xing Wanli's decision is -
Unless the cemetery issues a bounty for clearing out monster nests, treat the nests you encounter as monster spawn points that continuously drop gold coins.
Looking at the nest that had been harvested, Long Xing Wanli carried the two-handed axe on his shoulder and said with lingering feeling.
"Let's go to the next area."
Current level: LV6.
He didn't expect to surpass Yiye Zhiqiu directly, but he felt that he still had hope of catching up with the second place in the server.
After all, he was the third one to be promoted to Black Iron.
Just as the group was about to leave the area, a rumbling sound suddenly came from a cave in the distance.
The sound came from far away and was like a war drum that was gradually being played, like thunder! A player standing next to Qianli looked slightly changed, and said to her.
"It sounds like a flood."
Qianli looked at him quickly.
"Are you sure?"
The player nodded hastily.
"Sure!"
He had been on the front line during rescue operations before, and he was very familiar with this voice.
The whole skeleton was shocked when Long Xingbaili saw it.
"What the hell...how could there be water in the maze?!"
"Who knows! Retreat to higher ground first!"
Qianli roared and kicked the spider under him, but he saw that the brothers around him were standing motionless, and the spider under him did not move either.
Seeing this, she suddenly became anxious.
"What are you all standing there for?!"
Long Xing Wanli glanced around with a subtle expression, then touched the back of his head with an awkward smile.
"I was wondering... where is the higher place?"
And he forgot who told him that.
If you hear a sound, you basically can't run away, so try to find something to hold on to...
"Theoretically, skeletons are not afraid of flooding. Anyway, let's stand together and see if we can rush to the same place."
As he spoke, Long Xing Wanli had already climbed down from his mount and held the two-handed axe tightly in his arms.
Everyone also held their equipment against their chests and rallied around Brother Wanli.
The number one pig in the country: "Fuck, bro, where am I?!"
Long Xing Wanli: "It's considered a work injury."
The first pig in the national server: "Fuck!"
As they were talking, the raging flood had already rushed over, instantly sweeping everyone in the maze downstream.
…
At the same time, at the edge of Silver Pine Forest, there was a maze entrance less than a hundred meters away from the river and hidden behind the reeds.
All I saw was a crooked, crudely dug canal that connected the river to the cave entrance at some point! The surging river water was pouring into the cave like a wild horse running free!
Because there was simply too much water to pour it all in, the overflowing river water even formed a large pond in the nearby forest!
Hundreds of mermaids and lizardmen from the Earth Dragon Clan were standing beside the entrance to the maze, and the Earth Dragon Clan leader Sanu, who was leading them, laughed heartily.
"Hahahaha! It feels so good! It feels so damn good!"
It is impossible to fill the entire maze with this river water, and it is even difficult to wet the floor of the North Peak Mine.
But if we can't flood the Great Cemetery, there's no problem at all flooding Shadow Weaver's Lair! As for why we want to flood Shadow Weaver's Lair?
Who wants these eight-legged bugs to be accomplices of the cemetery! The frozen corpses sent to the Earth Dragon Clan had spider silk from crypt spiders, and the only organized crypt spiders on the first level of the entire maze were the Shadow Weaver Clan.
Thinking of the group of bugs struggling in the flood, Sanu felt indescribably refreshed all over his body, and he wanted to let out a dragon roar on the spot to add to the fun.
So relieved!
It was so satisfying! Looking at the smug look of the so-called Earth Dragon Clan leader, Suoduo, who was carrying a harpoon on his back, curled his lips in boredom, with a hint of disdain hidden behind his defiant eyes.
Too weak.
Whether it was these geckos that called themselves earth dragons, or the little spiders that were fighting with a group of geckos, they were all like bugs in front of him.
Especially this so-called patriarch.
With just fine steel-level strength, he can become the head of a clan.
There are so many turtles in shallow water! "This trick of yours is really vicious. Why didn't I think of it?" Looking at Sodo carrying a harpoon, Sanu couldn't hide the joy on his face.
Sodo smiled.
"That's nothing. We know a lot of things... it's just that most of them don't work well on the shore."
Sanu said with a grin and bright eyes.
"We, the Earth Dragon Clan, can make up for your shortcomings on the shore!"
If the Stone Lizards had said these words, he might have been furious, but when he heard these presumptuous guys say these words, he didn't even feel angry at all.
"Hahahaha! Let's solve the trouble here first!"
Sodo laughed and swung the harpoon on his shoulder, touching the pointed end downwards to the rushing water.
He closed his eyes and spoke after a moment.
"Wow, this maze is quite deep. It took me so long to find the bottom."
Sanu said proudly.
"After all, the area of this maze covers most of Thunder County. Even Silver Pine Forest cannot compare to it."
"Is that so... But in this case, the strategy of forcing the opponent out will not work." Sodo rubbed his cheek with his index finger and said thoughtfully.
Sanu frowned.
"I don't believe that the demon king would sit idly by and do nothing about his vassal, unless he doesn't want to stay in this maze anymore!"
"That's not the question," Sodo shook his head and tapped his head with his index finger. "Think about it for a moment. If you were the Demon King, what would you do?"
Sanu: "Stop the source!"
Sodo chuckled.
"This is the most dangerous because the enemy is bound to lie in ambush there."
If they wanted to rob a ship at sea, they would not chase it head-on, and it would not be easy for them to swim past a human steamship.
They would first use the waves to drive the enemy off course, and then chase and intercept them, forcing human ships to sail into the storm.
Then it was time for them to eat.
If the captain is experienced, he will definitely predict their hunting plans, and at this time they will have to make some adjustments... such as taking advantage of the other party's self-righteous "familiarity with the sea."
Looking at the bewildered Earth Dragon Chief, Sodo no longer had any hope in this guy's brain, and walked towards the flooded maze entrance carrying a harpoon.
"You guys just wait here. I'll go to the 'intersection' of the torrent and wait there."
The water has been flooding for such a long time but the bottom has not been seen, which means there is a flood discharge design in the maze.
In this way, the other party actually doesn't have to worry about the source of the flood. They can just build a few walls at the intersection of the torrents to drain the flood that flows into the Shadow Weaver's Lair to other places.
But he won't let that guy succeed.
"Do you know where that 'intersection' is?" Sanu looked at Sodo's back and frowned, saying, "How about I send a guide to you."
This guy is obviously a lizard from another place, but he acts like he knows a lot about mazes.
Sodo curled his lips and said disdainfully.
"The current will guide me."
Looking at the mermaid warriors disappearing at the entrance of the maze, a hint of displeasure finally appeared on Sanu's face.
This guy...
From the beginning to the end, he didn't take him, the head of the clan, seriously! A fish without a home, a duckweed without roots... I don't know what he is showing off? Nils walked to the side of the clan leader and whispered.
"What about us? Should we follow them... or continue to stay here?"
Sanu snorted.
"Since this guy is so confident, let them go. We just need to guard this place and make sure the water doesn't stop flowing."
Looking at the unhappy patriarch, Nils smiled bitterly but could do nothing.
He knew that the patriarch was not happy with these long-cheeked guys.
But he couldn't find any other helpers...
(End of this chapter)