◎【Polar Abyss】(3) Sculptures on both sides of the stone steps◎
Seeing the sticky mass like jelly completely engulfing the male soldier, the last cry for help finally came to an abrupt end.
However, compared to losing a teammate just after entering the dungeon, Yamato Mitsuyo's focus was obviously not on this.
"What kind of disgusting thing is this? It actually eats people right away." He kicked the body of the male soldier lying on the ground in disgust.
The mass wrapped around the corpse bounced slightly a few times, then as if satisfied, it retracted its body contentedly and slowly retreated into the dark passage.
Xia Li had noticed these black lumps before.
The blood flowing out of the fat worms seemed to nourish these lumps. They took root in the dark and damp crevices, then grew rapidly. Finally, they climbed onto the player's body while the player was not paying attention, using the player's blood as their secondary nutrients.
If the male soldier had been more careful, or if he had listened to her advice, he wouldn't have ended up like this.
However, these lumps of matter seemed to do more than just eat people; the fragrance floating in the air also seemed to be emanating from them.
There are no settings in the copy for no reason.
Soon, the prompt issued by the system confirmed what Xia Li thought.
[Because you have inhaled excessive amounts of the original fungus, your body will be eroded by 5% of the fungus every 5 minutes]
[Erosion progress reaches 20%, agility decreases by 10%]
[Erosion progress reaches 50%, agility drops to 50%, health drops to 50%]
[When the erosion progress reaches 80%, the body will fall into a coma]
[Hint: The antidote is in the dungeon, please try to find it!]
All right, the players' self-prepared antidote was no longer usable. Xia Li gave up her intention to drink the medicine and took a light step forward. Using the corpse of the fat worm, she avoided the restless clumps on the ground and easily reached the other side of the passage after a few jumps.
Murphy and his two companions followed closely behind.
At the end of the passage, there is a long row of stairs leading down, with huge stone sculptures standing on both sides of the stairs.
Each sculpture looks different. Some look like pythons, with their bodies coiled on the base and their tongues sticking out; some look like lizards, with their backs slightly raised, as if giving a warning; and some look like spiders, but with an extra pair of legs compared to ordinary spiders. Their legs covered with cilia hang on the spider web, and their huge bodies make people feel creepy at a glance.
What's even more outrageous is that the number of these sculptures is simply countless. They are next to each other, spreading endlessly along the downward stone steps, like the guardians of hell in the abyss, always ready to destroy any foreign invaders.
Yamato Mitsuyo couldn't help but hiss, "Oh my goodness, this is the Great Exhibition of Bizarre Species from the Abyss!"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone suddenly heard the sound of stones rubbing against each other, slow and low, like the humming of an alien species, which made people's scalps tighten.
"The statue is moving, everyone be careful!" Murphy shouted while raising the priest's staff in his hand, ready to protect his teammates at any time.
The pythons and lizards closest to them began to move first.
The python swam towards them, and from its open bloody mouth continuously sprayed out fine green venom.
Yamato Mitsuyo screamed and dodged narrowly.
The venom that sprayed behind him quickly melted into a horrible hole in the ground.
In order to divert the giant python's attention, Che An released two waves of magic skills from a distance. The giant python was attacked, and the hatred instantly shifted from Yamato Mitsuyo to Che An.
"Che An, step back! Watch out for my rockets!"
Yamato Mitsuyo hurriedly pulled the bow, and a stream of fire with a 5-second burning effect flew out, hitting the giant python's right eye, and the flames burned instantly.
The giant python did not change its target because of his attack. After all, the mage's output was no joke.
The hatred value still fell firmly on Che An's head.
The giant python just casually sprayed a few jets of venom at Yamato Mitsuyo, then turned its head and continued to attack Che An.
Murphy quickly threw a prayer to Che An to reduce the python's attack on him.
But no one expected that the giant python swept across with its tail, and even though Che An was praying for the priest, his health bar still dropped by nearly half.
"Damn, this snake's attack is too strong!" Yamato Mitsuyo exclaimed with wide eyes.
You have to know that Che An is already level 31, and he has just changed his equipment. In addition, with Murphy's skill protection, it is impossible for him to lose blood to this extent.
"Sister Fei, Che An, will there be any level suppression in this dungeon?!" Yamato Mitsuyo shot another arrow and suddenly a flash of inspiration came to her.
While Yamato was firing arrows to stir up hatred, Che An drank a large bottle of red medicine. He raised his sinister squinting eyes and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth where the snake's tail had fanned out. "There should be level suppression, but the gap won't be too big."
Otherwise, what is the point of releasing this book?
At this moment, Xia Li, who was flying a kite with a giant lizard on the flat ground, felt a subtle gaze. She turned her eyes slightly and vaguely found that the gaze seemed to come from Che An.
"It's a waste of time to fight them one by one. Yamato, you and the alchemist rush down the stairs as fast as possible, use a skill with the lowest damage, and draw all the attention to this platform." Suddenly, Che An's low and cold voice came through the team channel.
"Ah, that's too dangerous for me..." Yamato Mitsuyo muttered reluctantly.
Che An glanced at Murphy at the right moment, and the latter immediately stepped forward and gave Yamato and Xia Li a look: "Don't worry, my Divine Protection skill is already level 21, which can guarantee that you will be immune to any physical and magical attacks for 25 seconds."
Divine Blessing is the priest's ultimate skill and also a life-saving talisman for other professional players.
With Murphy's words, Yamato finally felt relieved: "Okay, I'll go down with her."
He pointed at Xia Li.
"Wait a minute," Xia Li narrowed her eyes, "What should I do after I attract all the monsters to the platform?"
They can’t even deal with one monster now, let alone a bunch of them?
Che An raised the corner of his lips and revealed a meaningful smile: "I have a non-professional skill - Nightmare."
nightmare?
"Did you go to the Flower Maze?" Xia Li raised her eyebrows.
"Why? The maze isn't just yours. You're allowed to go, but we're not?" Murphy rolled her eyes. But perhaps because they were going to cooperate later, her tone was less aggressive. "We went through a lot of trouble to defeat 100 flower demons to get this skill book. You can rest assured."
She remembered that there was more than one skill book hidden in the prosperous maze. The [Gliding] she got was only one of them. As Murphy said, the other one needed to be triggered after defeating 100 monsters.
Probably to convince her, Che An added calmly, "This is a group attack skill. It can put all monsters within a 5-meter radius into a nightmare state. So, as long as the two of you pull the monsters up, I can help everyone escape successfully."
Xia Li listened quietly, looking thoughtful.
"I think my explanation is sincere enough, right?" Seeing that she was reluctant to agree, Che An narrowed his eyes.
Under the anxious gazes of Murphy and Yamato, Xia Li smiled softly. She slowly raised her hands and pulled the blood-red gloves on her palms.
"Okay, I promise to pull the monster." she said.
-over-
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