When Sheyan witnessed Travice's attack style, he instantly regained his senses! These white people who had crossed the ocean from afar, could possibly be carrying parasites that only existed in Europe!
The climate of Africa and Europe were vastly different, and would inevitably lead to differences in species. Europe's native parasites might not exist in Africa. Even if Africa did have parasites, the Ndipaya aborigines probably had unique habits such as eating certain plants or fruits. Hence, after consuming the 'Stairway of the Sun', the horrifying powers of the 'Stairway of the Sun' would directly affect their bodies, causing them to lose control and transform into existences similar to Lickers.
Furthermore, after those Europeans had stolen and consumed the 'Stairway of the Sun', the horrifying powers of the plant or animal would be shared and absorbed by the Ndipaya aborigines like roundworms, hookworms, tapeworms and the like. Relying on their unique lifeforms, they would evolve into a new species. That was the parasite-dominated Plaga Host that Sheyan battled previously!
Of course, Bernard Fokke definitely had a fortuitous encounter in the past, allowing him to successfully escape this calamity. His fortune was then summarized and recorded in his voyage log, before being passed down to his descendants. Little Lord Fokke had also replicated his ancestor's experience, and perhaps even modified it to become such a horrifying existence. Sheyan couldn't see any traces of parasites in his body.
As for Travice's display of symptoms that were vastly different from other Plaga Hosts, Sheyan's initial conjecture was probably due to him being afflicted with an incurable disease, and constantly consuming medicines, which suppressed the parasites in his body.
As for why this unlucky brat was imprisoned in this place, it was probably the punishment of the Ndipaya barbarians. Firstly, the Ndipaya barbarians probably had sufficient confidence in eliminating a Plaga Host like him (because the secretions of the 'Stairway of the Sun' could be said to be an extreme restraint against them). Secondly, they wanted him to endure endless torment, and assume the role of a guardian of the sacred land, as a punishment for desecrating the sacred land.
After slaying Travice, although Sheyan obtained a key, his luck would always fluctuate. Furthermore, the nightmare realm had already mentioned beforehand that the rewards would be disproportionate. Thus, apart from obtaining 10,000 utility points, he only obtained a single item.
[Sacred Nightshade Decoction]
"Category: Medicine."
[Description: Before the 18th century, this drug was widely used in various ways. Young ladies would drip it into their eyes to enlarge their pupils, patients would use it to numb their nerves to resist pain, conspirators would use it to poison their opponents, veterinarians would use it to make poultry vomit to fight against plagues...]
[Effect: After taking it orally, it can numb your sense of pain. When attacked by enemies, your damage will increase by 10% for 10 minutes. At the same time, because of the addition of holy water, the divine power in it may be able to heal your body and regrow broken limbs.]
"Summary: It was this object that supported Travis to the continent of Africa. It was personally concocted by the Cardinal of Paris, Saint Domingo. To obtain it, Travis paid a price of 700 guineas. The only question now is: Is this object still effective after hundreds of years?"
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Although this item was rather disappointing, he still received a notification of slaying a famous storyline character, a Plaga Host boss. He received + 1 achievement point and + 2 free attribute points as a reward. Finally, he received a consolation prize.
Although the 'Sacred Nightshade Decoction' seemed rather unreliable, Sheyan was astonished to discover that it could actually be sold for an exorbitant price of 20000 utility points. Therefore, after seeing that the holy water could heal his body and regrow his broken limbs, Sheyan straightforwardly drank it down.
One had to admit, the taste of this medicine was weird and slightly nauseating. It was like adding salt to a steaming hot foot bath. After waiting for a while after drinking, he suddenly felt the surrounding sunlight converging on his severed arm.... following that, the wound started to itch. Rays of light started to slowly form an arm around the severed limb. Even the faint sound of hymns drifted into his ears.
Seizing this opportunity to heal his broken limb, Sheyan casually entered the stone cell where Travis was imprisoned. However, he didn't find anything. This was a 5-6 square meter cell, filled with dense dust, and abnormally hot and humid. Travis was an old antique existence, and couldn't be compared to Little Lord Fokke's gang from a decade ago. After a few centuries, anything useful would've probably rusted away, rotted away, or turned into ashes.
While Sheyan was still lingering here, he suddenly heard a resounding boom from outside! Tiny pebbles and dust on the cave walls were shaken off, as though a violent earthquake had occurred.
Sheyan was instantly startled. If he were to be buried alive at this moment, that would truly be unlucky!
Logically speaking, Sheyan had already achieved his objective and could return to the nightmare realm. However, Sheyan's heart was still filled with unsolved mysteries. For example, the mystery of Mbenga's identity, what exactly happened to him when he entered this place, Bernard Fokke's fortuitous encounter, the mystery of demon horse Momore's metamorphosis, and the reason behind the decline of the Ndipaya village …...
More importantly, the bloody lesson was still vivid in his mind. Directly consuming the 'Stairway of the Sun' would either result in one becoming a Licker, or an enhanced version of Travis if one had a roundworm in one's body …... Sheyan didn't wish to transform into either of those disgusting freaks. After all, this was closely related to Sheyan's personal interests. Therefore, Sheyan decided to stay here for a period of time. At least, he had to resolve this most important question first.
After resting and recovering to his optimal state, Sheyan once again visited the 'Stairway of the Sun'. Instead, he could sense an intense threat from that plant. Obviously, approaching it would be life-threatening. At present, he no longer had any interest in challenging it. Instead, he returned to the entrance of the 'Stairway of the Sun', and activated the mechanism of the 'Stairway' according to Mbenga's instructions.
Very quickly, he witnessed an extremely primitive 'elevator' descending from above. In this instant, Sheyan's nose sniffed an incomparably intense stench of blood. He immediately pulled out his saber and bent his waist, guarding his front with his saber!
Shockingly, on the descending stone slab, were several corpses strewn about in a disorderly fashion!
These corpses were dressed in the attire of the Ndipaya Kingdom's guards. Their faces were embroidered with coiled serpents, and javelins in their hands, bows and arrows strapped to their backs. Beneath them, blood had congealed into a blackish red blob. Sheyan's gaze swept over, and unexpectedly, a hairless dog the size of a calf was wagging its tail as it licked the filthy blood on the ground. A sun brand was imprinted on its back, and upon seeing a stranger, it immediately pounced ferociously!
While this large dog was pouncing in mid-air, its mouth had already split apart, transforming into a humongous fleshy mouthpart. Its teeth were dense and incisive. Instead, this biochemical dog had already suffered grievous injuries, and was chopped down by Sheyan's saber. After several consecutive slashes, the humongous dog's head was chopped off, and it was successfully slain.
After entering this world, Sheyan had encountered several opportunities to unlock milestones. The highest was actually to slay that humongous blood red Licker boss …... the reward was actually a rare silver grade milestone title. Of course, Sheyan bluntly rejected it. What a joke!
Instead, after slaying this mutated vicious dog, another milestone was unlocked. Sheyan was asked if he wanted to activate it, and that was to slay six types of creatures that had gone berserk due to biochemical contamination. At present, Sheyan had already slain five types – biochemical dog, Plaga Host, Licker, Great Ndipaya Crocodile, and Mutated Arachnidacrab. Under such circumstances, after careful consideration, Sheyan chose to accept it. This was because he recalled seeing scavenger crows at the outskirts of the Kijuju Marshland.
While Sheyan was contemplating over the milestone, a miserable shriek abruptly drifted in from above. Yet another person tumbled down from above, carrying with him a spray of blood.
Sheyan immediately leapt backwards, as that person crashed into the pile of corpses. After bouncing back up, he propped up half of his body, before crashing back down. Like a malicious spirit, he was on the verge of death. His wrist appeared to have been bitten off by a ferocious beast, as his ghastly white bones were exposed from the bloody wound. Purplish black blood scabs covered the surface. Judging from the bite marks and claw marks, this was most likely the work of the biochemical dog.
Sheyan cautiously walked over, and discovered that he was still a Ndipaya Kingdom Guard. From his feeble breathing, Sheyan could barely determine that this person was still alive. Sheyan cautiously pulled away the corpse pressing down on this person, for fear of causing too great of a shock, and extinguishing this person's feeble life force like a flickering candle in the wind.
This Ndipaya Kingdom Guard appeared to be roughly 40 years old. Both of his eyes were blankly ashen, and speckles of blood could be seen on his naked chest. Sheyan wanted to pry some information out of him. After pouring several mouthfuls of water down his throat, he pressed down on his temples and tried his best to save him. Yet this person remained motionless as though he was dead. If not for the slight undulation of his chest, Sheyan would've given up already.
Just as Sheyan was in despair, this person abruptly sprang up! His movements were so violent, that the blood stains on his body splashed onto Sheyan's face. Exerting all his strength, he raised his weapon arm and yelled out hoarsely.
"Guarba!"
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