Chapter 370 Saltwater Swamp, Fire of Sacrifices, Summoning of Ancestral Spirits
When Bokos accepted a "+1 piercing attribute" dagger and a "+1 sharpness attribute" dagger, he officially became Moriarty's slave. Of course, the latter also publicly revealed his two current possessions.
The enchanted weapon is just a temporary substitute. Whenever I have free time, I will make a suitable alchemical short spear for the cavemen. As for the enchantment attributes of the short spear, the total attributes of the short spear can be adjusted by Bokos within the total attributes not exceeding "+3".
Think for yourself and decide.
After hearing these words, many young tauren wanted to throw themselves at the feet of the human mage and call out "big brother"! However, under the warning gaze of the Torch Prophet, the flames in these young people's eyes had to be extinguished.
As for the Tartar elders of the "Greyback Tribe", no one paid attention to them anymore. They just stood by the road and watched the mighty tauren team disappear for a long time before they returned to the house feeling lost, not knowing what they thought in the end.
After walking out of the small plain, under the leadership of Zhu Luobu, the entire team began to slowly walk through the rugged and unpredictable tunnels. On the way, they also encountered some sporadic Abyssal beasts, but most of them just looked at the queue.
At one glance, he "obediently" stepped out of the way and avoided it.
After traveling for about five days, after passing through a passage that was not easy to walk, the team came to the first dangerous place on the way: a saltwater swamp with an area of about ten square kilometers.
To be honest, in the underground world, terrains such as swamps are rare. Because many rock structures seem to be extremely solid, they actually have very good water permeability and cannot store water at all. Therefore, Nigon has never been short of water.
But there are rarely large rivers or lakes, not to mention the special landform of swamps.
The saltwater swamp here is said to be accumulated on a large salt crystal vein. The salt rock at the bottom has long been sealed by salt crystals, so it can store water. At the same time, the high concentration of salt water nourishes the swamp.
Many halogen-loving mycelium plants eventually formed this deep and unpredictable underground swamp.
"We are about to enter the swamp, everyone, please be careful. Form a circular formation, with d'Artagnan and Beyoncé leading the way."
Arriving at the edge of the saltwater swamp, the old tauren very seriously informed the disciples of various precautions when entering the swamp. Among them, there are two points that need to be paid attention to the most:
1. Although the salt water in the swamp has high salinity, the average water level is not high. According to the height of the tauren, the height of the tauren can be submerged up to the crotch. However, in some invisible areas, the rock surface at the bottom of the swamp is floating.
A collapse may occur if you step on it. Then those who set foot will fall into the collapsed pit, making it difficult to climb out;
Second, there is a special kind of abyssal beast living in the saltwater swamp, called the "petrified crocodile lizard". It is said to be a variant of the Tartaglia petrified lizard in the surface world. It is good at using the complex terrain of the swamp to lurk under the water.
It launches a sneak attack when the prey is not paying attention. In particular, its "petrified bite" can petrify a small part of the flesh and blood near the wound, which is the most insidious and difficult to prevent.
"Therefore, everyone must form a tight circle and look out for each other. No one is allowed to leave or act privately. Anyone who violates this rule will be severely punished!"
Finally, there was another powerful roar, and all the tauren children nodded again and again, ensuring that all actions would follow the command. In this way, the entire team marched into the saltwater swamp.
Of course, as a legal officer, Moriarty was protected in the center of the circle like the two carts, so there was no need to worry about any external sneak attacks. Moreover, the twin-tailed gecko was also able to handle complex terrain like swamps with ease.
Carrying Moriarty and floating directly on the water was a leisurely ride. As for the caveman slave, because of his short stature, he was able to sit on the cart, which was quite relaxing.
"It is indeed highly concentrated salt water."
Reaching out into the swamp water below, Moriarty immediately felt a slight burning sensation at his fingertips. In such water, it would not take long for ordinary humans to develop dehydration and skin ulcers, and then feel excruciating pain. But
Seeing the tauren standing in the deepest swamp water up to his waist, with a normal expression and not feeling any discomfort at all, one can't help but marvel at the thickness of his cowhide.
And when they actually entered the swamp, the Torch Prophet showed his profound strength for the first time. On the totem staff held high by the old tauren, a green flame began to emerge, and it rolled silently, emitting a faint green light.
Under this flame, not only can't you feel any heat or warmth, but there is a kind of coolness that is constantly radiating, making people shiver rather eerily.
This is the famous sacrificial fire, and it is also one of the powerful spells of the Torch Prophet.
It is rumored that the so-called sacrificial fire is actually some kind of will-o'-the-wisp summoned from the ancestors' spirits, but it is different from the undead flame of the undead warlock. It is a special flame that is biased towards positive energy but has certain death attributes.
. Under the sacrificial fire, the tauren can often obtain additional physical and magic resistance bonuses, but the specific magnitude is not fixed. At the same time, the green sacrificial flame also has the power of illumination, anti-invisibility, expulsion of monsters, and more.
It can directly attack some pure spirit or pure energy enemies, and it can be called the magic weapon of the Torch Prophet.
But now, Zurob holds the sacrificial fire high and stands in the center of the circular formation. All the tauren are illuminated and protected by the green fire, which is equivalent to strengthening the defense of a dozen totem warriors at the same time. And far away
Under the water, some petrified crocodile lizards that had just begun to quietly swim towards the team also quietly retreated after seeing the green fire.
After seeing the old minotaur showing off his power, Moriarty, who was a guest on the side, could no longer just sit back and enjoy it silently, so he also sent two gargoyles to start cruising in the air to cover the team's airspace. In this regard, Qiu Qiu
Loeb nodded repeatedly in praise.
However, as the team traveled deeper and deeper, gradually approaching the center of the saltwater swamp, the number of petrified crocodile lizards swimming around had increased to a considerable extent. And under the temptation of the delicious food in front of them, the light of the sacrificial fire alone could
It seems that it is no longer possible to directly drive away the cold greedy eyes under the water. A battle seems inevitable, and even d'Artagnan, the leader, has picked up his battle ax and is ready to kill.
However, in the saltwater swamp, fighting against hundreds of petrified crocodile lizards, although Zhu Luobu still had the confidence and certainty to win, he had no interest in it, and even if he killed all these abyssal beasts, he would not get any benefits.
It will only increase the damage and consumption of the tauren.
So, seeing that a large number of crocodile lizards were about to pounce on them, the Torch Prophet suddenly stopped and roared loudly. At the same time, he thrust the totem staff in his hand into the salt rock below the water surface of the swamp.
"boom!"
When the tip of the totem staff touched the rock at the bottom of the lake, the sacrificial fire on the top of the staff immediately rose up, changing from the original ordinary flame into a huge floating fire. And in the blink of an eye, this
The huge green fire changed its shape again. In a burst of silent coldness, a huge bull-headed shadow stood out in the green flames, and then turned its empty eyes to look at the petrified crocodile lizards on the water around the circle.
Immediately, the crocodile lizards that were stared at by the invisible gaze of the bull-headed shadow seemed to be cut by a knife and burned by fire. They all turned around and fled in all directions, without even daring to stop for a moment.
"This is…"
Also looking at the light and shadow of the bull's head on the old tauren's staff, Moriarty's heart suddenly moved. If he guessed correctly, the phantom summoned from the green fire was the ancestral spirit of the "Melting Pot Tribe".
It is the soul of ancestor Julob.
After a while, when all the petrified crocodile lizards dispersed and there was no enemy outside the circular formation, the phantom with the jade fire bull head turned back again, nodded towards the staff-holding Jorobul, and then slowly disappeared.
And the sacrificial fire returned to its original appearance again.
"It's so... so interesting..."
Observing the legendary Minotaur's "ancestral summons" throughout the process, Moriarty couldn't help but smile. Contrary to his original imagination, it turned out that the Minotaur's ancestral souls actually resided directly in the totem staff.
, and can accept the call of descendants at any time and show up to protect it. At the same time, it seems that the spirit of the ancestors still retains clear characteristics of wisdom, without any chaos or constant phenomena. This alone is incredible.
Because even in Dejia, necromancers will imprison or control some spirits, but they need to be contained in special magic props. And the longer the time, the spirit and reason of the spirit will be damaged, and this process is almost impossible.
It cannot be postponed or even delayed. In this regard, the explanation given by the ancient necromancers is: "The soul must be accompanied by the body, otherwise it will soon face exhaustion." But now, the "ancestral spirit summons" of the tauren has nothing to do with it.
This conclusion was broken without any objection. Moreover, according to Moriarty's observation, in the ancestral spirits just summoned by the Torch Prophet, in addition to the power of death, there was actually a trace of faith, which was somewhat similar to the former high-level undead priest.
The feeling that "Necromantic Rose" Heliansi gave him. Although the attributes of the power of faith between the two are completely different, some basic things are very similar.
"The power of faith? This is a forbidden power that goes deep into the gods. Is it the result of long-term sacrifices and worship by the Tauren tribe? Then what role does the power of faith play in maintaining the soul's intact form?"
It's a pity that although Moriarty wanted to ask the old tauren to borrow his totem staff to study it, the result would definitely be rejected and he would probably be beaten up by the other party. Because the totem staff not only serves as the weapon of the tribal leader,
Magical objects and symbols are also the residence of ancestral spirits, and are a hundred times more important than the enshrined tablets. Just like if an outsider comes to a family and wants to borrow the tablets of his ancestors, the outcome will probably be that the outsider cannot even think about it.
He had to go out completely. When he asked the Torch Prophet to borrow the totem staff, the result would only be much more serious.
Therefore, no matter how interested Moriarty was, he could only do more than observe secretly.
Relying on the power of their ancestors, the tauren frightened away the petrified crocodile lizards without any danger. Then, the circle continued to move forward without any obstacles, and successfully walked out of the saltwater swamp.
Next, after nearly a week of trekking, the second pass in the journey, which was also the most difficult and dangerous place to pass, appeared in front of Moriarty and his team. (To be continued)
