Darkness.
This was the strongest feeling anyone had when they entered the Underdark from the surface world.
The entire narrow passage was pitch black, and the ground was slightly slippery due to the water stains. Dark green moss grew on the walls on both sides. Søren's night vision allowed him to easily see the surroundings, but the little loli behind him was a little troublesome. Dragons had better vision than humans, but it was very limited when it came to dark environments. At most, they could reach the level of 'night vision', and it was very inconvenient for them to move in complete darkness.
The Underdark was not completely dark.
In fact, most of the areas in the Underdark were in the state of 'night vision'.
This was because there would be more or less light diffusing. It could be from fluorescent plants, or from other sources of light. The specific difference could be understood as a night with no moon or stars. In this case, the range of human vision would be reduced to less than three meters. Many places in the Underdark were like this, so adventurers from the surface had to prepare torches or find some rare items that could enhance their night vision.
This was not difficult for wizards. A normal night vision helmet cost around 3000 to 5000 Kindler coins.
Those who had the ability to venture into the Underdark would not be short of money!
"Oh! It's so dark! "
The little loli was lying on Søren's back. She moved her head close to his ear and whispered, "Are we not underground yet? Can't I cast Illuminate permanently? "
Light?
Are you planning to be a target in the Underdark?
"No!" Søren refused without hesitation and said in a deep voice, "About 1000 meters down, there will be fluorescent moss. You will be able to see things then."
Light.
In the Underdark, a light source was a living target. Søren knew too well how much trouble it would cause if he lit a light source.
Hooked Horrors, Giant Lizards, Mind Flayers, and so on.
These creatures in the Underdark were very sensitive to light. Recklessly using Light was the same as starting the 'farming mode' that adventurers jokingly called.
As they went deeper into the Underworld, some stalactites began to appear above Søren's head.
He did not know where the underground water source was, but he could hear the dripping sound of it. In the Underdark, any place near a water source was a battle zone. There were bound to be monsters that lived underground nearby.
"Oh! There seems to be a swamp nearby! "
The little loli leaned on Søren's shoulder and seemed to dislike the smell. She wrinkled her nose and said, "I could feel the wet smell from afar, and there was also a rotten smell. No wonder those ugly and dirty Black Dragons like to stay underground. "
In the underground swamp.
Basically, places with swamps in the Underdark would have very obvious light sources.
As expected!
Søren began to see light. It was dark green moss that emitted a faint fluorescent light. It was a mutated plant that was very common in the Underdark. The other was a mushroom that was a specialty of the Underdark. These two plants were quite tenacious and could even grow near volcanoes. Søren had seen fiery red moss near a volcano in the Underdark. The ground became a little wet. Søren gently put the little loli down and then made a gesture to keep quiet.
In the underground swamp, it was very easy for a kind of creature to exist in such a terrain.
"Swamp Bearman!"
Simply put, they were a kind of mutated human that was infected with a virus. They belonged to a branch of the Beastmen. For some unknown reason, they were bitten by other Beastmen, or they were born with the disease of Beastmen. In the end, they had the ability to transform into a beast or a Beastman in combat. LuLuMou, who Søren brought back, was a 'Catwoman' in the Beastmen branch. Looking at LuLuMou's talent, one could understand the combat power of the Beastmen. Most adult Beastmen were born between Level 5 and Level 8.
About the Beastmen.
Søren should be most familiar with Werewolves, Tigermen, and Bearmen. Among them, Werewolves infected with the Beastmen virus were the most common and could occasionally be encountered in the surface world. The rarer ones were Tigermen and Bearmen. Most of them lived in very rare areas. As for Catwomen like LuLuMou, they were basically on the verge of extinction. Needless to say, Werewolves and Tigermen had a natural Strength Adjustment of + 16, which meant that as long as they transformed, their Strength would directly increase by 16 points. (Note: The Strength of Bearmen in the Underdark fluctuates between 27-36. In human form, their Strength is not much different from ordinary people. Most of them are between 9-14.)
Even if it was just an adult Bearman, their Strength after transformation was higher than a strong Brown Bear!
Huge footprints began to appear on the ground.
They were about the same size as a Brown Bear. These mutated Bearmen were between humans and beasts. The Beastmen virus affected their intelligence, making them not much different from savages. Most of them lived in a tribal way. There were rumors that Bearmen were the failed product of a Druil transformation research experiment in a glorious arcane era, which eventually led to the appearance of the Beastmen virus. Unfortunately, no one could prove it. (Note: The appearance of the Beastmen virus was earlier than the Arcane Empire, and the Arcane Empire also conducted research in this area.)
Thinking back to when he first met LuLuMou, he could understand what kind of creatures these Bearmen were.
At that time, she was really wild and untamed!
…
"I'll go and see the situation."
Søren glanced at the little loli behind him and whispered, "Maybe I can find a guide in the Bearmen's territory. They like to capture other creatures as slaves and reserve food."
Stealth.
Søren's figure disappeared into the shadows. In the Underdark, he was like a fish in water. He could enter Stealth at any time.
There were a lot of footprints on the ground.
Søren preliminarily judged that there were 3-6 Bearmen living here. With this scale, even the patrolling Drow guards would not easily provoke them.
The swamp terrain was a bit troublesome.
But fortunately, Søren still had spells. As he gradually sneaked in, he soon saw a shabby shack.
And a huge cage.
There were obvious skeletons on the ground, which could be distinguished from Drow, Gray Dwarf, and Gnome creatures. There was no bonfire, which meant that the Bearmen in front of him were the most primitive creatures that ate raw meat and drank blood. There was no way to communicate with them at all. The Beastmen virus could completely destroy the brain and turn them into beasts. Some of them could not even master the ability to transform back into a human for the rest of their lives. In the entire Underdark, there were very few Beastmen that could be civilized and intelligent.
In this regard, LuLuMou was a very smart Beastman! (Strong combat power and very low IQ. This seemed to be more prepared for war.)
There were some creatures in the cage.
Søren saw an injured mutant Bugbear, a dying Gray Dwarf, and a dead Hook Horror.
All of them were very difficult to deal with.
But for the Bearmen infected with the Beastmen virus, they were all just food.
Bang.
Heavy footsteps could be heard.
In Søren's field of vision, a huge monster that weighed more than 1500 pounds appeared. It looked like a brown bear that walked upright. Its head was that of a bear, but part of its body had the outline of a human. It was very similar to a werewolf after transformation. No matter how one looked at it, their bloodline level was much lower than LuLuMou's. It also meant that they were more primitive, more wild, and more threatening.
"A Bearman that can't transform back into a human!"
Søren could determine the state of the enemy at a glance. After the Bearmen returned to their territory, their noses twitched and sniffed everywhere, as if they had smelled something.
Wild intuition!
In front of him was the lowest level of Beastmen, the most brutal, vicious, and inhumane. They couldn't be considered intelligent creatures at all. They could only be considered as beasts that walked upright.
"Bearman [Beastman] (Grade 3)."
"Challenge Rating 10, Monster Level 12 +, has the ability to transform."
"Highest and Lowest Attribute Points: 36 and 9, Total Attribute Points: 85-100."
"Special Abilities: Sturdy, Violent Strike, Powerful Slam, Rend, Claw, Roar, Transformation, Rage, Bloodthirst, Charge, Wild Intuition."
"Difficulty: S +."
…
Most of the Bearmen were Grade 3 creatures, but if you measured them as an ordinary Grade 3 enemy, it was basically an act of suicide.
This was because their difficulty in Grade 3 was'S + '. (Note: A team of fully armed adventurers with a Profession Level of 10 has less than a 10% chance of defeating a Bearman after exhausting all their items.)
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(PS: There is only one chapter today. Please let Futu organize his thoughts. Mwah.)
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