Chapter 506: Limb-joined Nobles and the Cliff
There is a saying that goes, the more you don't want to encounter something, the more likely it is to happen.
If Yuffie had come across the Thane dungeon under normal circumstances, she might have found it very novel and interesting, and it wouldn't have been a problem for her to have a good experience of it.
But the key point is that the current situation is not normal. They don’t even have a teleportation crystal on them!
As we all know, in order to allow adventurers to gain more benefits in the dungeon, the Senn Dungeon mercifully introduced the popular bonfire, so that adventurers can start over at the bonfire even if they fail, without having to be sent out of the dungeon after failing once and waiting to enter the next day.
But the prerequisite for starting over is to find a campfire.
If you enter the Senn Dungeon without touching the bonfire, you will still consume the teleport crystal and be teleported out if you die.
Play is play, but don't joke with your life. For adventurers who don't have a teleportation crystal and can't find a campfire, Sion's horror is fully displayed at this time.
Yufei found this situation quite difficult and scratched her hair in annoyance.
At this point, she couldn't hypnotize herself into thinking that the limb-grafted nobles were not necessarily monsters unique to the Sen Dungeon. That would be tantamount to deceiving herself. She had to make a decision immediately.
"I'll handle it, and you guys improvise."
There's nothing to be afraid of, just a limb-jointed noble.
She took out her spear. She and her father had fought against the lobster-headed limb-splicing nobles in Lake Lienia before. How could she lose to a limb-splicing noble without a lobster head?
As soon as he thought of this, Youfei rushed forward like lightning. The limb-replacement noble was not to be outdone and raised his golden weapon that looked like it was made of gold and stabbed forward swiftly. A great battle was about to break out!
"They said we should adapt to the situation," Isa looked around, "There's nowhere to hide in this empty plain."
The road we came from and the other exit were blocked by fog, and it seemed that there was no way out. What was even more puzzling was why the fog blocking the door here was not white, but an indescribable color, as if gold and many other pigments were mixed together, and it was flowing slowly like liquid.
It is weird and at the same time, it also has a bit of artistry. Adventurers who are used to seeing white fog doors may feel a sense of oppression when they first see this color-changing fog door.
"I'll go help too." Vann was eager to try. During this time, Yufei had already fought with the limb-removing noble. He felt that he could participate in this battle.
"Listen to Lord Yufei and don't mess around," Tepi said, walking away from the battlefield. "This dungeon always gives me a bad feeling."
For some reason, just staying in this dungeon made Tepi feel his scalp tingling, as if he and this dungeon were born to be incompatible.
By the way, he destroyed his mansion as soon as he appeared here, isn't it a natural conflict!
Vann hesitated several times, but finally, unwilling to do nothing, he chose to hide aside and look for an opportunity to shoot, trying to trigger the gun by luck and give Yufei a greater chance. These were the only mercury bullets he brought from Red, so he had to fire each shot carefully.
At the same time, the limb-rejoined noble used his large shield to block the spear stabbed by Yuffie. All his limbs worked together, and his huge body did not even shake under this blow. His free arms even allowed him to launch a sneak attack from a tricky angle!
Yuffie dodged by jumping back, looking troubled.
She suddenly discovered that this plain-looking limb-replacement noble seemed to be stronger than the one in Lienia of the Lake?
If the limb-splicing noble in the Lake District who got lobster heads and a bunch of rapid-fire crossbows improved his skills and operability, then this original-skin limb-splicing noble in the Chapel of the King has high stats in a simple and unpretentious way, without any fancy moves, and is purely a test of strength!
And this shield poke is really good!
Yufei suddenly had an inexplicable feeling that this limb-grafted noble would suit the tastes of the traditionalists in the Warrior Kingdom.
She appeared behind the limb-replacement noble in an instant, swinging her spear and causing considerable injuries. The limb-replacement noble then took advantage of the situation and smashed back, forcing Yuffie to retreat.
It is somewhat difficult to break through the big shield head-on, so it is more civilized to attack from behind.
Just when she was about to use the same trick again, she suddenly found that the limb-jointed nobleman's speed increased, jumping left and right like a big crab, always guarding against her and resolutely not giving her the chance to attack from behind. When she tried to find a breakthrough, the limb-jointed nobleman's huge body turned like a windmill, forcing Yufei to retreat again and again.
"Bang!" The gun went off, and the bullet hit the limb-reattached noble, but failed to hit its weak point. The injury caused was not even enough to stop it.
But this shot brought about an unexpected result. The limb-replacement noble turned the gun around and rushed towards Vann!
Vann fought with him without any fear and was able to fight against him temporarily, but who knows what will happen if the time goes on for a long time.
As long as you are a normal human being, you will never think of playing a tug-of-war with monsters with more abundant physical strength in this small space.
"We have to make a quick decision," Yufei said helplessly, "We can only use that."
She knocked her lower abdomen, and a large number of insect shells immediately appeared on her waist, which looked like a belt from a distance.
"Transform." She whispered to herself.
The next moment, the fine insect carapace spread out from the "belt" to her body and even her limbs. In the blink of an eye, she turned into the same appearance as before when she was parasitized by the Insect King! ?
On the other side, Vann and Isa's combined efforts gradually couldn't hold on. They saw the golden tombstone in the hands of the limb-replaced noble glowing with light, as if he was about to use some kind of combat skill, but they were too late to interrupt.
At this critical moment, a reliable figure appeared in front of the two of them, and Yuffie's fist covered with an exoskeleton smashed into the face of the limb-replaced noble, causing him to stagger back and his fighting skills were interrupted.
"Yuffy?" Both the brother and sister widened their eyes, looking at the Insect King's limited-time return, their eyes looking as if they had seen a ghost.
Tepi was different. Looking at Yufei's appearance, he felt that young people nowadays dressed in a very non-mainstream way.
"It's just a harmless aftereffect. I'm still me."
Seeing the limb-replaced nobleman coming to his senses and rushing towards the crowd, Youfei opened his hand and was able to wrestle with him. Then he burst out with all his strength and threw the limb-replaced nobleman to the edge of an open space on the side, and he almost fell off the cliff.
At the beginning, although she restored her human form with the teardrop larvae, the Insect King also left her with a transformed form, which is not sure whether it is good or not, and that is her current appearance.
When transformed, her strength is improved in all aspects, and she is almost painless like a super beast. However, this transformation is not very stable. Sometimes she will trigger the transformation with just a little effort, which results in her having to carefully control her strength on weekdays.
In addition to the improved stats, the transformation also gave her another signature ability of the Insect King.
Yuffie rushed to the edge of the field, raised her hand and smashed the shield that the limb-jointing noble had not yet put up. She ignored the opponent's weapon piercing into her body, and she met the limb-jointing noble's eyes and shouted:
"exchange!"
A gleam of light burst out in the eyes of both parties. Both Yufei and the limb-replacement noble felt as if struck by lightning, and their momentum visibly weakened.
That’s right, one of the Insect King’s signature abilities, body swapping, was also left to Yuffie!
However, the human spirit does not seem to be able to support the act of exchanging bodies. Even if it is forced, it will not succeed. It can only cause severe mental shock to both parties involved in the exchange, just like two people's souls colliding at high speed. The pain is definitely strong!
So, Yufei developed a weird way to play with this ability, turning the exchange into a mental shock.
A mental shock that has a 100% chance of hitting the target and will definitely be effective is something that ordinary magic cannot compare to!
"Fall down!"
Because she was used to the mental pain brought by the exchange, she was the first to regain her ability to move. Her exoskeleton hands grabbed the body of the limb-replaced noble and threw him towards the cliff!
There is no edge protection here!
"Good job!" Tepi was the first to applaud, and he had grasped the improvement.
Vann followed closely behind, and Issa was a little slow to cheer.
Yufei's figure disappeared.
The applause suddenly stopped.
The remaining three people looked at each other in bewilderment. They couldn't believe what they had just seen. Finally, Isa spoke tremblingly:
"Yuffy was dragged down?"
Although Yufei threw the limb-reattached noble off the cliff, the opponent's weapon was still stuck in her body, so she was dragged off the cliff with him.
She should have noticed it, but after the transformation, the pain was greatly reduced. Under the mental shock, she actually forgot that the limb-replacement noble still had a weapon stuck in his body!
This can only be attributed to the fact that the transformation form is used too seldom and the experience is not rich enough.
Several people quickly ran to the edge of the cliff, but there was no sign of Yufei. Instead, a moment later a stream of golden light penetrated into the bodies of the three people. This was the trophy after defeating the limb-removing noble - Rune.
The three of them stared at the empty cliff in silence for a long time. Tepi said as if he was numb: "Lady Yufei, she won't just -"
"Shut up!"
Fann quickly stopped him and said, "What if there is still a chance of recovery? We can't give up any hope."
Tepi stopped talking, just sighed and shook his head, then walked towards the door that was previously blocked by fog. In addition to the main door they came from, there was another door, which was the only way to move forward.
Vann and Isa followed, their eyes filled with worry for Yuffie. Perhaps they also felt that the chances of survival for someone who fell off the cliff were slim.
But at this moment, Tepi's voice was heard:
“Why is it a dead end?”
When the two of them looked over, they saw that there was only a small cliff behind the door and there was no way to walk on it.
Vann threw a stone towards the cliff and confirmed that it was not an air bridge, but this made him even more confused.
After defeating the elite monster, a new path will appear. Isn't this a common rule for every dungeon? However, what's going on with this cliff?
"Is there some mechanism that we haven't discovered?"
When people are thinking about problems, they will feel that everything around them is suspicious. Vann walked to the edge of the cliff and looked down. He pointed to a protruding rock and asked, "Do you think that looks like a mechanism? Will there be any changes if we hit it?"
"Where?" Tepi and Isa also came over, and the three of them stood on the cliff.
If the Sion Dungeon could talk, it would definitely say this:
【It’s almost time】
“Kaka-ka-ka—”
"Did you hear any strange noises?" Vann raised his head and looked around.
"No, it's me, ahhhhh!"
The cliff suddenly shattered, and Issa's words turned into a long series of screams before she could even finish them.
With a loud bang, the cliff under people's feet suddenly shattered and the three of them fell rapidly!
In this situation, who can resist screaming?
Van En almost screamed out, but he remained calm while falling. He turned over with difficulty and found that the shape of the stones formed by the fracture of the cliff was not very natural. The more he looked at it, the more it looked like the broken stones were artificially pieced together to disguise themselves as intact!
Wait, it's a trap!
When he realized the truth, his scalp went numb, his mental energy dissipated greatly, and he completely lost his composure.
What kind of beastly person must be able to think of setting a trap here, bastard!
There was no time to think, he felt that he was about to fall to the ground and be smashed into a ball of meat. It is said that one will see a revolving lantern when dying, but he was so confused by falling into the trap that he could not even think of the revolving lantern.
Suddenly something magical happened.
The lead-gray sky suddenly disappeared, and the surroundings turned pitch black. Points of light shining like crosses appeared from behind him, like meteors flowing backwards in the sky.
He was still falling, but it was as if there was no land and he was falling endlessly. He could no longer feel the strong wind on the cliff. Instead, he felt a little relieved when he saw the flowing lights, as if they were saying that everything would be safe.
What's going on?
Vann's question was soon answered.
Because in the darkness covering the sky, an illusory human figure suddenly emerged.
It was a woman wearing a thick snow-white robe. Her upper body could not be seen, which gave her a sense of mystery. But what was puzzling was that her skin was an unusual blue color, and she had four slender hands.
Not human?
The woman's voice reached my ears, quiet and mysterious, like a dark moon hanging high in the sky.
[That was a long time ago]
As her voice echoed, the scene emerging from the darkness began to slowly change.
[But for me, it is still vivid in my mind]
If the scene that Yufei felt in her drowsiness before was just an accident.
So what Vann saw at this moment was the real plan that was planned by Sean in the process of this area, which everyone could see.
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(End of this chapter)
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