"Ugh! What are these? It feels so disgusting..."
Yin Lin covered her nose with her hands with a sad expression. Not far in front of her was a gray-brown swamp.
It's not so appropriate to say a swamp, but more like black mud composed of filth. They are like moss, covering the original soil. Wherever they pass, the original grass and shrubs have withered and turned yellow, and many trees are also bare. Only the rotten branches were left.
Waves of unspeakable stench emanate from these black mud swamps. What makes people's scalp numb even more is that they are still squirming regularly, as if they are breathing. Every time they squirm, they will absorb the water from the earth below. Nutrients make the land and all the vegetation on it increasingly lose their vitality.
After successfully bringing the "Terror Lizard Clan" into the alliance and learning that most of these clans were actually descendants of his contractors, Liao Ji didn't stay long and quickly adjusted his strategy.
He left 86 in the camp as a precaution, then took Yin Lin and Long Niang and immediately continued southward, with the goal of investigating the wild swamp, and... looking for those "watchmen" who were still standing on the sidelines fighting against the swamp. The clans.
They thought they would walk for a while, but they didn't expect that after just one day's work, they could already see the wild swamp.
Following Yin Lin, who was responsible for opening the road ahead, Liao Ji also followed.
He followed the girl's line of sight and looked at the pools of black mud swamps crawling on the ground not far away. He couldn't help but frown slightly, feeling that the situation was a bit worse than he imagined.
And more importantly...
I actually found a sense of familiarity in this black mud swamp.
That's right.
At the last level of the week, the scene in the "Abyss of Disaster", which is the source of all disasters, is somewhat similar to the one in front of you.
It is also black mud that makes people feel chilly at first glance, but of course, the degree of filth in the wild swamp now is still incomparable with that in the Abyss of Doom at that time.
The swamp in front of me is just absorbing the nutrients that eat away at the earth, causing the vegetation to wither.
And the copy in the Abyss of Disaster at that time...
The picture of memory emerged, it was the earth that had been completely corroded and assimilated.
No, to be precise, it should be described as "mother's nest".
It is not that there is no grass growing on the black mud. On the contrary, there are many "plants" growing vigorously. The premise is that those plants must be in the shape of "eyeballs" or like "human hands" growing out of the ground, and they will crawl out when you get close. The soil comes chasing your "plant" as a plant.
There are many indescribable strange plants growing on the black mud like this, which really left a big shadow on Liao Ji, who entered this dungeon for the first time.
Especially as we go deeper into the mother nest, the characteristics of another "Abyss of Disaster" begin to appear more and more, that is...
tentacle.
This is a phenomenon that only exists in the "Abyss of Zhuo'e". It is the embodiment of the will of "Zhuo'e". No matter what kind of monster it is, it can drill out several tentacles from various parts for you.
Come and try it quickly. 】
When the final boss battle came in front of the "Mother of Turmoil" in the deepest part of the brood, the tentacles filling the screen were so beautiful that Liao Ji, who was still playing at night, was really doubtful. What kind of mental state could one create such a horrifying and twisted scene?
Even he is like this outside the screen, not to mention the characters on the screen. Almost most of them will be automatically attached with a listless debuff that reduces all attributes when entering a copy like "Brother's Nest", and it will stay there. The longer it lasts, the more severe the weakening effect of this debuff will be.
However, nothing is absolute. There are two people who are exceptions and will not be mentally intimidated by the "Brother's Nest". One is naturally the protagonist of the "cloaked man" controlled by himself, and the other is his own mother...
As a "guardian" elf female knight, Annuo.
This is all thanks to Annuo's "weird and powerful" talent.
One of the talents is that all "positive gains" are invalid for Annuo, and all "negative gains" will have the opposite double effect on Annuo.
The second talent is that every time Anno is attacked from the outside, he will gain increased defense, increased damage reduction percentage, increased shield toughness, increased efficiency in gaining experience points after the battle, increased favorability, and increased skill proficiency... .
It is worth mentioning that whether it is talent one or two, it does not distinguish between friend and foe, that is, the attacks of friendly characters can also give Annuo a passive layer.
So many times, there will be a very dramatic scene, that is, after the battle begins, Annuo, as the "guardian", has not yet been attacked by the enemy. Liao Ji will first let his character curse Annuo, and then focus on this one round. Female knight.
Later, when Annuo learns a skill that can take all the damage of the entire team by himself in a short period of time, the harder the enemy hits, the thicker Annuo's shield becomes, allowing Liao Ji to do whatever he wants. All characters are output.
Anyway, with Mom’s shield, it’s so comfortable.
Because of this improved game experience, even if Annuo is the last one among "them", he is also the latest to join. However, Liao Ji's feelings for Annuo will never be inferior to those of the previous four. After all, it is Mom, I saved my life countless times.
Pulling back his thoughts that were drifting further and further away, Liao Ji shook his head in front of the black mud of the wild swamp.
It was a bit emotional, and it was also because a series of recent investigation intelligence pointed to Annuo, so Liao Ji couldn't help but fall into the memories of this elf female knight.
In fact, if you think about it carefully, Annuo's character of "protecting others" is indeed the behavior of "taking in" those characters who have been abandoned by her.
but.
While Yin Lin, who was clearing the way ahead, was still trying to touch the mud with a small branch, Liao Ji cast a questioning look at Long Niang behind her, wondering if the swamp had always been like this?
Jiuyou shook his head.
In her memory, there was indeed a lot of evil pollution left in the southern border in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, but after the demihumans led by Karl opened up the land, it should have been almost purified.
Sure enough...
Liao Ji sighed inwardly.
Whether it was the well of turmoil that shrouded the sealed capital that was created by the jackal demi-human Loba with blood sacrifices before, or the filthy black mud in the wild swamp in front of us now...
These things that should have only existed five hundred years ago show similar traces today.
All kinds of signs gave Liao Ji a feeling. From the way Long Niang frowned next to him, it seemed that he had also realized this feeling.
certain beings...
She seems to be making a comeback.
However, at the end, my level 150 self crushed her easily. The battle was really hearty and relieving. I was able to control the mother of disasters like a centipede giant octopus with those "fresh and multi-limbed" tentacles. Chop it up and cut it off with a knife, humiliating her until no one is left.
Liao Ji didn't have much fear for this kind of defeated enemy who had defeated him once and still won a ruthless victory. He was like a big star on TV. After a real upheaval, when he saw it on the screen again, he felt... ..It seems like that?
Although the metaphor is not very appropriate, Liao Ji's current feeling is actually similar to this.
Take a long breath.
You can despise it spiritually, but you still have to pay attention to it strategically.
Just like...
Now she knew it was dangerous, but she was still curious and kept playing with the dirty black mud with branches.
This undoubtedly made Liao Ji raise his brows, and he understood a little how those parents with naughty children felt. His fists suddenly became a little harder, and he reflected on whether he had been too indulgent and lenient with Yin Lin recently.
Just when he was about to call the girl back, another person got in front of him.
To be precise...
It was a flying arrow that was missing.
