(I'm preparing for a peak battle, a breakthrough attempt. The foreshadowing that should be buried is almost done. I hope to finish it before the end of the month. Please look forward to the true strength of the Arcane Empire!)
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Puchi!
Fresh blood spurted out.
The bear-shifter let out an angry and painful roar, and slapped his back. The huge force set off a gust of wind, and a millstone-sized bluestone was smashed into pieces in an instant. Søren's figure leaped, and his Curved Sword Icingdeath slashed through the gap between the bear-shifter's arms again. Accompanied by a cold light, another wound appeared on the bear-shifter's body.
Tremendous strength, sluggish movements, and a brain that wasn't considered smart.
For Søren, who had now advanced into the legendary realm, dealing with this kind of enemy was actually very simple, because it was too difficult for the bear-shifter to hit him. If it wasn't for the fact that most of the bear-shifter's physique was higher, he was afraid that his initial backstab would have been able to finish off the target. But now, the bear-shifter's injuries weren't light either. Its chest kept bleeding. Its huge body seemed incomparably ferocious, but every time it attacked, it hit the empty ground.
If it was a tiger-shifter with a high threat, it might still be able to touch Søren's body, but the bear-shifter didn't have much to think about.
Plop!
A dull sound of something falling to the ground sounded.
Søren slowly withdrew his Curved Sword, and stared at the dead body of the bear-shifter on the ground. After losing its vitality, its body gradually shrank, and finally became a human man with thick hair all over his body. His face was very rough, and his appearance was similar to that of a savage. It was only after his death that he turned into a human form. The side effects of the bear-shifter disease were very big. If one's innate strength was not enough, it was very likely that they would be like the bear-shifter in front of him. They would be an ignorant beast for the rest of their lives, and only death could make them return to their original form.
In addition, there was another very dangerous aspect of the bear-shifter.
Low-level bear-shifter like the one in front of him would carry some kind of terrible virus. If one was injured by them, there was about a ten percent chance of being infected with the bear-shifter disease.
At this time, one would have to go through a compulsory test of immunity.
Or else.
It was possible for them to be infected with the Beast Virus. After a period of feverish and painful transformation, it was possible for them to transform into Beastmen on a certain night of a full moon or at any other time.
During the transformation process, there was also a mandatory Constitution Test. If it failed, it would cause the user to go crazy or even die.
Most of the beast viruses were carried by low-level werecreatures.
Their bodies contained the most primitive virus. If they were the offspring of a Beastman, such as LuLu, an extremely rare existence, then the Beastman virus would transform into their own genetic lineage. LuLu's main body was still in human form. There was no sign of her transformation, so it was very likely that her father or mother was a purebred human. (Note 1: "On the Mutated Form of Beastmen and the Mutation after Reproduction", Chapter 6.)
(Note 2: "On Reproductive Isolation and the Probability of Interracial Reproduction of Werecreatures", Chapter 3: Research Report on Mixed Werewolves.)
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Søren wasn't afraid of these viruses.
Regardless of whether it was the Beast Virus or the Undead Corpse Poison, it was impossible for him to be immune to them with his current Endurance, Vitality, and Will. Unless Søren was infected by the virus while he was dead, he could basically ignore them.
"Come out."
Søren slashed open the cage next to him and said to the grey dwarf imprisoned inside, "Where are you from? Are you familiar with the surrounding terrain? "
* Bang! *
Just as Søren opened the cage, the Bugbear suddenly rushed out and ran out of the swamp without saying a word. It didn't know if it was out of its mind, but it actually thought that it could escape from Søren's hands. What greeted it was a cold flash of a sword. Søren swung his sword and chopped off the Bugbear's head. The blood that gushed out splashed onto the grey dwarf's body. The grey dwarf couldn't help but shudder and then stutter, "Your Highness! … Your Highness! … Don't kill me! … "
"I'll tell you everything I know! … Please don't kill me! … No matter where you want to go, I'll lead the way for you! … "
Light footsteps could be heard.
The little loli tiptoed from outside. When she saw the corpse on the ground, she immediately clapped her hands and swaggered over. She pouted and said, "Søren! I'm bored to death! The environment here is so disgusting! Why don't we go out first? "
As a Brass Dragon that lived in the desert, she naturally hated the swamp environment.
"Okay."
Søren nodded slightly and put away his sword. He stared coldly at the grey dwarf in front of him and said in a deep voice, "Lead the way! There should be a road that leads to Glex City nearby. Take us there first. "
The grey dwarf cowered and walked forward.
Søren followed behind with an expressionless face. The little loli was still carefree and happy, but she didn't like the environment here.
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About a thousand meters away from Søren.
A slender masked woman stood in the darkness. Her eyes were slightly shining, as if they contained some kind of mysterious power. There seemed to be an invisible force field around her body. Anything that got close to her, including the wind, was isolated. She stared at Søren's position. Her gaze seemed to penetrate through space and directly locked onto Søren's figure.
“DIE！”
Heavy footsteps sounded. Behind the slender woman, a burly man appeared. He carried a heavy battle-ax with one hand. His terrible muscles seemed to contain infinite power. The luster of the adamantine was mixed with some kind of indescribable power. Just a glance could tell that it contained a strong lethality. This was a very terrible barbarian. There was almost no need to guess that his strength was already above the legendary realm.
He spoke the ancient common language, a language that was used thousands of years ago. It was a language composed of 36 rune letters.
The name was very special.
However, if it was converted into the current syllables, it should be possible to call this masked woman "Die."
The barbarian slowly walked behind her and said in a deep voice, "What are you doing?"
Haha.
There was a chuckle. The masked woman turned around and looked at the barbarian. She smiled and said lightly, "I accidentally found a good rogue. He's a very interesting little guy! And he's followed by a Brass Dragon in human form. Such a combination is quite rare! "
The barbarian frowned and said in a deep voice, "Don't complicate things!"
"We didn't come out of Sigil City to play this time! This is the first official action of the Godslayer. Our bait has attracted the target. The Queen of Spiders has turned her attention to the bait. "
"To deal with this terrible existence, I believe you should know the consequences of failure!"
The Queen of Spiders!
The supreme existence of the Underdark! The Queen of the Drows! The ruler of the Abyss!
A terrible god with great divine power!!!
Die's expression gradually became serious. She withdrew her gaze and said slowly, "I know what's important. I won't delay business! It's just that this little guy's soul is very special. I've never seen such soul power. "
"Dark, cruel, ruthless."
"But there's an indescribable light. I even saw the glory of sacrifice!"
"It's a little fascinating!"
The masked woman smiled a little frivolously, then slowly spread out her palm and said in a cold voice, "War Chess (Note 2) simulation activated! Activate [Arcane War Chess] scanning mode! … "
A cluster of pure energy appeared.
Then, an invisible energy field spread out in all directions.
"Psionic energy field activated!"
"Soul scanning activated! … Activate terrain simulation! … Scan the surrounding 100 kilometers! … "
"Thaling 7 took over command of the war chess system!"
"Beginning terrain simulation! … Tactical map construction! … Scanning the nearby space nodes! … "
"Psionic energy field spread!"
"Activate Psionic Resonance! … Synchronized Psionic Transmission established! … Calculating space waymarks! … Semi-plane synchronization locked! … Simulation of a different dimension teleportation channel! … "
"Teleportation node rune! … "
"Arcane Power Armor (Note 3) standby! … Thaling 6 took over command of space waymarks! … "
"Godslayer plan activated!"
"Target — Queen of Spiders [Lolth]!"
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Note 1: Sigil City is a very mysterious existence in the entire multiverse. Legend has it that it is an important node of the multiverse and has portals that connect countless planes. The Lady of Pain is the absolute ruler of Sigil City and has terrible power that mortals can't imagine. However, Sigil City has been closed for a long time, and now there are very few existences that can enter Sigil City. Sigil City rejects all gods, and even gods with great divine power can't easily set foot in this place.
Note 2: Arcane War Chess is a tactical simulation game that originated from the Arcane Empire. Now this special technology has been lost, and only a few wizard organizations have a partial simulation ability. When Søren was looking for the second elemental stone, the elemental djinn he met mentioned this [War Chess]. The monsters it summoned at that time simulated the rules of Arcane War Chess.
Note 3: The Magic-Powered Armor was a terrifying war machine during the Arcane Empire, in all the previous information.
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