Chapter 205 204. The ownerless demon
What is this?
A shapeless wreckage and a hammer head slid out from the beast's broken abdomen.
The corpse had been severely dissolved by digestive fluid, and Lin Jun could only make a rough judgment based on the exposed skeletal frame.
Humanoid, with horns on its head, and the crystal on its chest is... inlaid?
Puji took out the crystal from the corpse on the ground.
Unlike the crystal clear magic crystal, the internal pattern of this crystal is complicated and layered. Unfortunately, it has been broken and no one can make out what it is.
"This... is probably the magic core of the demon. It is very important to the demon, but for other people... find an excellent craftsman, and with luck, they can make a skill accessory out of it." Louisa, who was summoned, judged after taking a few glances.
"What is a demon?"
"A race that has carved power into their flesh and blood." Luisa explained, "They hunt the strong, strip them of their power, and etch it into the flesh and blood of newborns in the form of 'magic patterns' to gain power. Their own talents are also quite powerful. One of the twelve pillars of the empire is a demon descendant."
She paused, her eyes fell on the tragic wreckage again, and a hint of sneer appeared at the corner of her mouth: "But... since we met them in this far north, they are most likely those losers."
"loser?"
Louisa snorted. "They didn't have the absolute power to make people obey them, but they also refused to bow their heads to the strong man in front of them. In the end, they were only able to survive because of the kindness of His Majesty... the Emperor of the Empire. They were exiled to the ice and snow to dig for food. If not losers, what else could they be?"
"Oh! I heard that a group of demons were driven to the north. So it was them! It seems that their living environment is quite harsh!"
"Initially, there were more than ten species of demons that migrated to the north, forming dozens of tribes. But after hundreds of years, most of them either disappeared in the ice and snow or gradually returned to the empire. There shouldn't be many who are still stubbornly guarding a pile of ice." Louisa kicked the wreckage with the tip of her boot. "Anyway, I didn't hear much news from the north when I was in the empire."
"In other words," Lin Jun concluded, "this is a group of humanoid creatures that have the potential to fight, but have no affiliation, and may not be numerous...?"
Humanoid?
Louisa thought the eldest brother's description was a little strange, but she nodded anyway.
Then, she added strictly, "Boss, strictly speaking, they are still loyal to the Demon King."
"Didn't the Demon King die a long time ago?"
"There is no conclusive evidence that the Demon King has..."
Before Louisa finished her words, Lin Jun said nonchalantly: "The demon king who has not been heard from for three hundred years, what else can he be but dead? Even if he is not dead, it is probably the same as being dead! A masterless demon descendant... Good! Good!"
Puji rubbed the broken magic core, wiping off the blood and stomach acid bit by bit, as if he was wiping some treasure.
On the other side, Norris and Xiao Hei were also surrounded by the Pujis and passed through the crack to the No. 3 mushroom garden, which had not yet been cleaned.
Less than two minutes after Xiao Hei touched the ground, he tucked his tail between his legs and tried to dive back, but was barely stopped by the Pujis.
Her [Cold Resistance] is also level seven, which means she can survive here without any problems, but she still feels a bit cold.
There was no other choice, Lin Jun had to get a few ground-drilling birds and let them fly around Xiao Hei to keep warm.
Xiao Hei was not afraid of the burnt paws. He opened his paws on both sides and hugged the scorching hot Puji tightly, then he breathed a sigh of relief.
As for Norris...a four-meter-tall Jida covered with a hard shell also stood in Mushroom Garden No. 3.
Since the three rounds of reinforcement were initiated before the decision to stay overnight, there was no time to install [Cold Resistance] on Norris, so he simply stayed in Jidali and did not come out.
Although the first version of Jida performed poorly in the test and the combined combat effectiveness was not even as good as the elite Pujis fighting separately, Norris liked the feeling of controlling Jida.
In this regard, Lin Jun’s comment is - good vision!
In addition, Norris had not yet given the reward for training the cavemen, so Lin Jun simply spent some time to sculpt a complete version of Jida for Norris. After all, he would definitely be better than Norris himself in a fight.
Taking into account the environment of the Chiss Territory, this batch of newly created Puji naturally comes with [Cold Resistance LV7] as standard.
Norris stayed in the sealed cockpit of the Jida, and with the warming ring that could emit a little heat, he could move freely here.
…
Although Chis no longer confronted Lin Jun head-on, he made many other small moves.
Relying on his familiarity with the terrain, he made a detour to attack the fungal mat at the rear, destroying some holes and passages to create some minor trouble for Puji.
However, due to the lack of hard power, no matter how many small moves they make, they can only slightly delay the spread of the fungal blanket, and Chis's living space is being gradually eroded every minute.
What Qis didn't know was that its harassment in a certain direction actually exposed its intentions, allowing Lin Jun to concentrate more strength in that direction, and finally, found a hole leading to the castle above...
With Jida, Norris volunteered to take the mission of going out for investigation, and Xiao Hei expressed his desire to follow Norris.
Originally, Lin Jun was worried about these two guys, one of whom had no strength and the other had no brains, going out alone, but since they were going to act together...
After teaching Norris the scale-pulling and wish-making technique, he let them go.
As for the yellow book…it’s still under the deep area, and I don’t know if Norris has completed the transformation.
——
Dong——Dong——
Kara-Kara-
The strange sound echoed in the deep corridors of the ancient castle, dull as the sound of a heavy hammer, mixed with harsh scraping sounds.
The step that Qiong had just taken froze in place in an instant.
"Go!" Qis's voice appeared in Qiong's mind again.
But this time, Qiong clearly felt its almost panic-like urgency - what was Chiss afraid of?
Seeing that Qiong was still motionless, Qis seemed to want to use the same old trick again and use hunting to coerce him, but at the end of the corridor, the source of the sound had already appeared.
At the corner, a four-meter-tall figure stepped out! It was covered with a thick carapace and had a mushroom cap on its head, which looked extremely weird.
Behind it, there was a creature that was less than half the height of the giant, covered with thick black scales and had wings on its back...
"Dragon man!?"
Qiong, who grew up in the Far North, could barely recognize Xiao Hei's identity as a dragon man by his distinctive features.
As for the strange shelled giant and the two strange creatures in the dragon man's arms that were buzzing and constantly heating up, he had never heard of them.
Although I don’t recognize them, there is no doubt that these three things do not belong to the Stone Castle Dungeon!
"hiss--"
The Chiss growled threateningly.
However, Qiong discovered that this was completely different from the cold and silent hunting posture in the previous fight.
(End of this chapter)
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