Chapter 284 The Black Hole Deep in the Swamp
Generally speaking, killing monsters should be inexperienced.
It's the same as killing small animals.
Because while monsters possess powers comparable to those of transcendents, they don't actually have a clear transcendent level. Their level in the game is simply the level of "what kind of transcendent their power is equivalent to."
Although Aiwass didn't remember the specifics of "experience," he did have a general idea of "free experience." It was actually related to the natural release of Dao Power when killing or expelling enemies in fierce battle. This was because Dao Power naturally flowed from higher to lower, and the system merely served as a channel for receiving it.
But basically, you can only gain experience by killing extraordinary people who are stronger than you, or at least at the same level.
Therefore, this is essentially a "transcendence" ritual.
This fits perfectly with the player's "Son of a Snake Father" setting - gaining power through transcendence.
Therefore, the experience gained from killing a transcendental being is usually not as good as dispelling a phantom demon of the same level. Once a phantom demon is dispelled, its power will disintegrate; however, a transcendental being may be transformed into an undead upon death, and dispelling an undead demon will usually result in less Path Power.
These monsters are special creatures without consciousness or intelligence. They are inexperienced.
They are similar to some kind of phantom demons, but in fact they were not born in the dream world, but are native creatures of the material world.
Just as a transcendent of the first energy level may not be able to defeat a wild wolf; a transcendent of the second energy level is mostly unable to defeat ferocious beasts such as lions and bears; even for a transcendent of the third energy level, it is very dangerous to fight an adult elephant with bare hands.
It is not until the fourth energy level that extraordinary people can possess sufficiently obvious individual advantages.
Monsters are a little more special - they are indeed born with the power of Tao, but they do not have enough intelligence, so they can only rely on instinct to use it.
Because of this, it is unable to enhance its power through means such as entering dreams or using mystical techniques, and is still essentially a beast.
It’s just that in addition to the dimensions of “teeth”, “muscles” and “weight”, he also gained the additional power of “the power of the Tao”.
In this world, whether or not one can dream directly determines whether or not one has the possibility of becoming stronger - all creatures that cannot dream are unable to connect to the dream world and cannot obtain stronger power of the Tao.
If the Beast Master was still around, the situation would be different. But now that the Beast Master has left, and the Path of Love is controlled by the Moon God Hengwo, these beasts have lost the possibility of further advancement.
Therefore, even if the level is one energy level higher than theirs, the monster can still be hunted safely.
Transcendents, as well as supernatural creatures like griffins and demons, all consciously make up for their weaknesses. But monsters are different.
Although monsters are very strong in certain directions, they may be weak in other places.
Like the collision of a mud turtle, it is roughly equivalent to a lead-core villa rushing towards you at a speed of about 120 miles per hour; or equivalent to a 400-ton dump truck charging.
This would basically kill anyone except Haena with just one hit.
This is undoubtedly the power that a fourth-level extraordinary person can exert.
But if you can directly damage its inner core - penetrate the rock shell on its back, or bury a trap on the ground to attack it from its relatively vulnerable abdomen, or shoot it from the "flesh" part like Sherlock, it can be easily killed.
The hunters of Black Hawk made their living from this. A well-trained and well-equipped hunter could even surpass two or even three power levels to kill a monster. The materials from the monsters fetched a considerable sum—natural biological materials imbued with Daoist properties, useful in both alchemy and rituals.
Bullying these beasts certainly wasn't considered an act of transcendence. Therefore, even challenging a higher-level beast wouldn't earn you any experience points—but it would increase the hunter's mystical skill level.
Aiwass was not quite sure whether he could gain experience from monsters because the monsters here were special, or because the times had changed and he could indeed gain experience from monsters.
In order to test his own thoughts, Aiwass has started hunting——
Hunting monsters is easy, as long as you have sufficient intelligence. Mud turtles feed on skeletal animals, the undead, and mud. They usually disguise themselves as swamps, half asleep, their mouths open, motionless, waiting for unconscious undead or animals to wander over and fall into them.
The earth elemental magic power condensed into a vortex will make the surrounding swamp extremely sticky, and it will be difficult to escape once you fall into it.
——From this perspective, the reason why Sherlock disturbed a mud turtle was because his magic was equivalent to pulling out its tongue.
A nest of mud turtles consists of about four or five individuals. They live in groups because they need each other's strength to form a large enough swamp area.
In this half-asleep, half-awake state, they wouldn't attack, which was enough time for Aiwass to set up a complex curse ritual on their faces, and without disturbing them, use the curse to kill them in their sleep.
Kill the fourth-level monster and gain 26 free experience points.
Kill the fourth-level monster and gain 26 free experience points.
Kill the fourth-level monster and gain 26 free experience points.
…
Do you really have experience?
Aiwass raised his eyebrows.
Can monsters that don't enter combat also give experience?
Generally speaking, if a transcendent was killed before entering combat, they would not provide experience to Aiwass. For example, Lawyer York, who was assassinated by Aiwass, or President Tommy.
But these monsters not only provide experience, but also provide exactly the same experience. This is not right... Even if it is a transcendent of the same power level or even the same level, the experience given is random within a range.
——Only summoned creatures will give fixed experience.
This is quite interesting.
Aiwass tentatively used the Purifying Fire to disperse a few passing Headless Skeletons, but he gained no experience.
As they stayed in the swamp, the fog around them began to grow thicker. It was unclear how much time had passed, but the white fog had completely obscured the surrounding environment, and some undead spirits, which only appeared at night, began to appear in the swamp.
For example, Night Rider.
After carefully confirming that there were no other knights around, Aiwass silently summoned the Flame Butterfly and used the Purifying Fire to easily disperse a lone Night Knight.
[Expel the Night Knight and gain 64 Freedom Experience]
This experience is normal. It shouldn't be a problem with this place.
It wasn't until Aiwas killed a third-level "Swamp Ghost" that he finally discovered the anomaly -
[Expel the swamp ghosts and gain 84 free experience]
Swamp ghosts are the undead spirits of those killed by the swamp. Their swollen bodies are filled with poisonous mud and can vomit disgusting and foul-smelling mud.
This was a very common undead, not particularly powerful in combat. However, the experience it gave was much higher than that of a Night Knight warrior of the same level...
"You said there's something wrong with the swamp?"
Sherlock frowned. "Isn't it because of that... Mud Turtle inside? You've already cleared it out, haven't you?"
After seeing Aiwass kill all the mud turtles, Sherlock wanted to leave because it was really unpleasant to move in the swamp, not to mention the white fog around him that made him unable to open his eyes and nauseous.
But Aiwass still dragged him along, making him accompany him to kill three times in and three times out, killing every undead he could see several times.
Hearing Aiwass's words now, Sherlock felt it was outrageous. "Are you still planning to chase him into the swamp and continue killing him? Are you going crazy?"
"This is called a bug recurrence."
Aiwass said confidently, "The fact that it can be reproduced means we've found the problem. Try catching another elemental creature from the swamp. If we've killed all the mud turtles, you shouldn't feel any resistance, right?"
“Okay, okay, okay…”
Sherlock couldn't persuade Aiwass, so he could only agree helplessly: "Hurry up and finish it and leave quickly. I can already feel something sticking to my face..."
He stretched out his hand again, spread his five fingers and pointed them at the largest swamp, closed his eyes and prepared to summon the mud eagle again.
But Sherlock's expression changed quickly. His hand flinched as if it had been electrocuted. A flash of ochre lightning crackled across Sherlock's right arm, causing him to tremble violently.
——The spell failed.
But in an instant, the fog around dissipated.
Suddenly, the swamp began to move—like a flushing toilet, it suddenly flowed toward the depression in the center, sucking the white mist around them in along with it.
At that moment, the air became fresher, and his vision seemed to suddenly brighten. Sherlock breathed in the fresh air in big gulps, and even felt a little moved.
Soon, the swamps were completely "receding".
Only a huge black circular hole was left in the middle.
The hole was about ten meters in diameter, and its edges were very smooth. There was even a sharp right angle where the ground and the hole met.
The hole was lower than the terrain where Aiwas and his companions were, and was surrounded by a smooth surface that sloped downward like a funnel.
Lily asked Aiwass for advice: "Should I go and take a look?"
She has "lies" to pull her body along, so she is not afraid of falling into them.
"No, let's leave."
Aiwass cautiously rejected Lily's words: "This is not the place we should be now."
Because he already recognized what it was...
They initially guessed that Eagle Cape Village was a fairy forest, which was why it could not be seen from the outside; later they discovered that this was a maze formed by some special dusk power that disrupted the time sequence of Eagle Cape Village.
——But now, the possibility of the first guess has returned.
Because this funnel-shaped black hole that suddenly appears in swamps, at the bottom of lakes, and deep in the snow is called the Fairy Hole - it is the portal to the Fairy Kingdom!
(End of this chapter)
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