As Sheyan ventured deeper into the misty region, he discovered several more zombified mutated creatures. All of them were boss-class existences, baring their fangs and brandishing their claws, appearing exceedingly malevolent. Their cause of death was exceedingly bizarre. Nevertheless, there weren't any traces of an intense battle here. In other words, the probability of suicide was higher than homicide.
As for the remaining mutated creatures that survived, they appeared exceedingly dispirited. Moreover, they appeared exceedingly fearful of the downpour, trying their best to avoid it. It was as though the unceasing downpour contained boundless destructive power.
Witnessing such a scene, Sheyan instantly understood. Perhaps, this strange phenomenon wasn't unrelated to the intense battle in the fiery plaza. For the sake of restraining the terrifying and formidable Guarba, the Gundazan had activated an ancient mechanism left behind by the Coiled Serpent Statue, releasing the ultimate curse of the Coiled Serpent Chieftain – 'Deprive the power of the Coiled Serpent Deity'. Guarba was the first victim of this curse.
From the looks of it, this incomparably malevolent curse (which was probably a mysterious powder or gas in essence) had already spread throughout the entire Ndipaya region along with the downpour. The more severe the mutation of creatures infected by the Progenitor Virus of the 'Stairway of the Sun', the greater the influence of this curse. The lesser the mutation, the lesser the influence of this curse.
To the Ndipaya tribesmen, this ultimate curse was in fact a double-edged sword. One must understand, from a certain perspective, their high ranking priests and elders were similarly mutated creatures that had obtained tremendous power from the 'Stairway of the Sun'. Only, they were blessed by the Coiled Serpent Deity, retaining their rationality and control over their actions. Without a doubt, as long as they weren't careful, they would perish miserably under this curse …... both the Ndipaya tribesmen and their main enemy, the mutated creatures, would lose their elites under this torrential downpour.
Traversing through the misty region, Sheyan didn't wander around aimlessly like a headless fly. Instead, he relied on his memory from the sand table to head towards the westernmost village. This was an important village of the Coiled Serpent Tribe, and was only conquered by the mutated creatures during the final phase of the war! It was precisely because of the fall of this village that the Coiled Serpent tribe and the Sun subtribe, who had always been mortal enemies, felt the threat of annihilation. That was why the two of them truly joined hands to fight against the enemy.
Sheyan's objective here was to verify the credibility of the words spoken by Mbenga before his death. Mbenga had suppressed his master Gundazan for several years, and naturally possessed a portion of Gundazan's memory fragments. Sheyan trusted Mbenga, but the crux of the matter was that he didn't know if Mbenga's information was a deliberate trap set up by the Gundazan, or if it was true.
The abandoned village was also a scene of decay. A huge mutant worm was lying dead in the middle of the square. Half of its body had dissolved in the rain, emitting a pungent smell. After ascertaining that the creature was truly dead, he followed Mbenga's instructions and arrived at a small hut beside the largest assembly hall.
Here, an exceedingly crude sculpture of a serpent head with a human body was carved. Sheyan followed the direction of the serpent head's bewitching tongue for ten steps. Then, he squatted down and rummaged through the muddy water. Very quickly, he found a pull tab.
This pull tab was woven with straw rope. Even though it was a specially made straw rope, it had long decayed beyond recognition. Sheyan could only think of a solution. After digging and prying, he finally activated a mechanism below. Then, he returned to the front of the snake-headed, human-bodied sculpture. Exerting his strength, he pulled it out. The stone slab beside it caved in, and when it rose up again, it was an exquisite large chest. The chest was engraved with a coiled serpent motif.
Instead, Sheyan's heart sank. The chest's lid was open! It seemed like a Coiled Serpent tribe member had secretly sneaked back and snatched it first.
Facing such a situation, Sheyan hastily rushed forward to take a closer look. Instantly, he heaved a sigh of relief. Although the chest was completely empty, the bottom of the chest was still intact. According to Mbenga's explanation, the items placed within the chest were used to deceive others. Only the items placed within the chest were the true treasures.
Sheyan smashed his fist against the bottom of the chest. As the thick wooden board shattered, a deep green radiance illuminated his face. Sheyan sucked in a breath of cold air. Mbenga truly treated him well. The first secret he divulged before his death, actually allowed Sheyan to obtain another piece of equipment from the Ndipaya Prestige set!!
[Ndipaya Swamp Crow Prestige]
[Origin: Resident Evil, Origins (Hidden World)]
[Equipment rarity: Dark green (Set 2/3)]
[Material: Striped Ebony + Swamp Crow Ashes + Frost Reed + Human Blood + Mutated Dust]
[Addons: None]
[Equipment position: Wrist]
[Equipment type: Wrist guard]
[Warning: To display the full potential of this equipment, the user's DNA must be analyzed and locked. Once equipped, it will be bound to the user's soul, and cannot be traded with others]
[Weight: 0.4 kg]
[Equipment usage requirements: Strength 30 points, intelligence 40 points, spirit 40 points] [Basic Meditation lvl 8]]
[Equipment usage requirements: To equip this equipment, the user must pay the price of a temporary 10% MP reduction. This effect will vanish after removing it]
[Durability: 0/30 (Damaged, you must repair it before using it)]
[Equip: When not in combat, the soul residing in this hand will continue to absorb energy from the air. Grants an additional 25% damage bonus to your next attack.]
[Energy absorption requires at least 120 seconds. During this process, your MP will be depleted at a rate of 2 points per second, until the absorption duration ends]
[Equipment: Heavy and bizarre is a common trait of all Ndipaya equipments. After equipping this equipment, both strength and perceptive sensing will be lowered by 3 points]
[Equipment: Every time you deal damage to an enemy, the spirit residing in this wrist guard will obtain strength from the enemy's agony. After accumulating 6 damages to an enemy, the spirit of the raven residing in this wrist guard will materialize and fly out to deal damage to the enemy. This damage is equivalent to your MP x 5, and has a probability of infecting the enemy with the disease 'Initial Stage Septicemia'.]
[Releasing the spirit of the raven will consume 8% of your maximum MP]
[Equipment: Intelligence + 1, Spirit + 1, Physique + 3]
[Special effect: Crude – The crude craftsmanship of the Ndipaya natives determines the fragility of this mask. When the user receives a direct attack from an enemy, there is a 50% chance of doubling its durability consumption]]
[Special effect: Rare – This mask originates from a hidden world and is exceedingly rare. Therefore, the materials required to repair it are exceedingly precious. If you wish to repair it in the realm, apart from paying 500% repair fee, you must also pay 1 achievement point!]
[Equipment special effect: Corrosive Swamp – When dealing damage to an enemy, there is a probability of transforming the surrounding ground into the Kijuju Marshland. While reducing the enemy's movement speed, there is a probability of infecting them with various diseases]]
[Equipment special effect:????] (You must acquire the full Ndipaya Prestige set to activate this property)]
[Description: This is a wrist guard personally crafted by the former Gundazan Chieftain. His pet was a raven that lived in the Kijuju Marshland. In order to allow his pet to accompany him, the Gundazan Chieftain injected the raven's spirit into this wrist guard before the raven's death.] [Hence, even if the raven's spirit recognizes you as its master, it is best to place the wrist guard in an environment that the raven prefers when there is no battle. Otherwise, its durability will continuously decline]]
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After obtaining this dark-green equipment, Sheyan was first overjoyed, but soon felt a pang of heartache! The durability of this equipment had utterly vanished. This signified that he had to repair it before he could use it again …... Of course, Sheyan wouldn't repair it. That would mean a 500% repair fee in addition to an incomparably precious achievement point!! Bluntly speaking, if one wanted to sell this item, one couldn't possibly sell a completely damaged item right?
At present, the rain had gradually subsided. One could distinctly sense that the dense fog had also thinned out. Sheyan didn't encounter any other mishaps along the way. To save time, he didn't take the underground river route, but instead followed the memory of the sand table he saw in the belly of the mountain. Finally, he arrived at the village where they first encountered the mutated Arachnidacrab.
The traces of battle here were distinct and vivid. Sheyan couldn't help but recall Mbenga whom he had fought side by side with. The two of them had ventured into this mysterious and bizarre hinterland together, braving through fire and water to uncover the deepest secrets. Yet now …... only one of them had left. Sheyan couldn't help but feel sad.
After entering the outer reaches of the Kijuju Marshland, Sheyan realized there wasn't much rain here. It was still humid and stuffy. At present, he still remembered a milestone he had yet to complete – Slay six types of creatures that had gone berserk due to biochemical contamination.
At present, Sheyan had already slain five types – Biochemical Hound, Plaga Host, Licker, Great Ndipaya Crocodile and Mutated Arachnidacrab. After searching for a short while in the Kijuju Marshland, he discovered a flock of scarlet-eyed ravens. Surprisingly, these ravens possessed relatively high HP. Moreover, they were flying creatures, and would flee upon being attacked. If Mogensha was here, it wouldn't be a problem. Instead, Sheyan alone was rather thorny. During his hunting attempts, he had scared away two flocks of Scavenger Ravens. It wasn't until the third flock that he finally dealt a critical strike and slayed one.
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