Misty mist fills the surrounding areas, as if the world is dyed with a light gray... This color is not very deep, and it is even easy to ignore in the surroundings, but if you raise your field of vision, you will be surprised to find that it is not more than
At a distance of twenty meters, the clarity of vision dropped sharply, and by the time it reached a distance of about thirty meters, it was already blocked by mist as thick as a city wall.
This phenomenon is quite miraculous.
Because when you look around, you will be surprised to find that you seem to be completely surrounded by thick fog. But if you really walk towards the "fog wall", you will find that the "invisible place" is following your steps.
Retreat - no matter how much you advance, as long as you are still in this magical area filled with a faint air of death, the "fog wall" will always surround you at a close distance...
This is the most intuitive reflection of Daria’s brief entry into this magical area. Even in retrospect, this relatively bold “future star” still seems a little frightened——
Although her experience in Ofer has allowed her to see some of the cruelty and bloodshed of the demon society in the NPC world...but this vague and terrifying strange phenomenon still makes her feel a little uncomfortable...
But in fact, Liu Yifei’s “understanding” of this place may be far better than Dalia’s!
Especially after Liu Yifei completed a set of torture and extorted a confession, he hurried back to the agreed meeting place, and after a little observation of the "mysterious area" in front of him, he confirmed his previous guess - there was actually a "mysterious area" here.
Shadow Realm”!!
The so-called shadow realm actually has a little to do with the "undead"... But be careful! This refers to the "undead" without any racial camp, which means "dead creatures", and even special ones.
They are some noble undead who were once famous in history, rather than those immortal monsters like Diya who manipulate the power of death and turn themselves into neither humans nor ghosts, neither dead nor alive~
The core of the "Shadow Realm" is actually a huge sphinx with self-awareness and the ability to speak endless "shadows"!!
This thing is randomly refreshed in the "battle world" and has no fixed appearance area and summoning conditions. Once it appears, it will appear like a neutral unit, releasing a powerful "field-obscuring" force against any group of units in the area.
"Shadow Fog" (refer to the fog of war architecture in H3).
Any intelligent creature that enters this area will most likely get lost in it and will never be able to find its way back until it turns into a pile of loess in this "dead land".
But if there is a "destiny", the intelligent creature may go all the way to the core of the "shadow" and directly meet the "Sphinx". After completing the other party's assessment, not only can it obtain the Sphinx's
"Blessing", for a period of time, you can obtain dark vision, heat vision, magic vision and a series of powerful BUFFs that strengthen the individual's "vision". It is also possible to obtain the "endless treasure of the undead" guarded by the other party——
According to the Sphinx, many of the "ancestors" who have passed away in history have a heart of love and care for their descendants, so as long as they are "destined", they can get the blessings from their ancestors from "him"
gift.
It's just that the "test" of the Sphinx is also notoriously difficult and nonsensical. The difficulty ranges from simple riddles to fighting projections of great figures in history, and even participating in an epic battle in the opponent's "memory", etc.
Wait~
Although the specific content of these "assessments" cannot be said to have been recorded even through the unremitting efforts of hundreds of millions of players in later generations, at least for the strange "semi-natural phenomenon" of the "Shadow Realm", Liu Yifei is better than Da
Liya and his ilk know much better~
In the eyes of NPC, this thing is an out-and-out "miracle", or an unsolvable disaster like a "natural disaster".
But in the eyes of players, it is nothing more than an "adventure shop" that is randomly refreshed in the game~
Whether you can encounter it all depends on luck, whether you can get in depends on luck, whether you can get the treasure out of it depends on luck... And there are many strong people who are truly lucky and have brought out "quasi-artifacts" from it.
Super treasure...
Liu Yifei really didn't expect that such a strange thing would be "refreshed" in this general mission~
You must know that if in the future, after the true effect of "Shadow Realm" is announced, any appearance in the future will mean a super gathering of millions of players!
All players who could possibly arrive in the shortest time would come over to try their luck.
In this no-nonsense zone, vendettas, treasure hunts, disputes, wars and the like are everywhere. It has become a real version of the "Dark Forest", and the situation is far more tragic than in the NPC world.
Even the bloody survival rules of the demon society!
Although there are not millions or tens of millions of players in the current mission to explore this "shadow zone" together, even just two people are "guided" by Liu Yifei to chase a large group of demons.
I got tricked into it!
According to Liu Yifei's "instructions", Dalia returned to this magical area that she couldn't understand and entered a little bit, which was about the same distance as when she tried to enter to find the little devils who were lost in it.
In short, just don’t go deeper than 100 meters in a straight line.
Then she sent out the previous message asking for help from the other demon warlords... Even here Liu Yifei specifically told her to make her appearance more miserable and not to speak too clearly, even if it was natural here.
To interfere with the transmission effect of communication magic, she can also deliberately eat some words and speak in a confused way, making her situation appear to be very bad. It is best to say half of the words and then suddenly cut off the communication, with some shocked and terrifying expressions.
…
When the time comes, if you release a magic beacon, you won’t have to worry about those demon warlords not being fooled——
What Liu Yifei is doing is an upright conspiracy!
The other demon warlords may not come to rescue Dalia's "Treadna" regardless of the danger just because of her status as a "compatriot"... But the other party's words were deliberately created to create an appetizing scene, plus the final surprise.
The performance was enough to make the demon governors suspect that the other party might have been caught by the sudden appearance of "himself".
And as long as the demon governors have speculations like this, they will never let go of the clues that are right in front of them.
When they came over to check out the weirdness of the "Shadow Realm", they couldn't even think about it - such an excellent hiding place undoubtedly proved that the fugitive they wanted to capture was indeed very likely to hide deep inside.
possibility……
Then, whether the demons choose to explore in depth, actively search, or station on the spot and try to establish an external patrol team, Liu Yifei will have enough time to eat the opponent's "tail", and then achieve his purpose of questioning the character's background information.
.
Although the most important thing about this mission is to help Dalia complete her general mission, it is a rare mission. Even if it is already a reward, why doesn't Liu Yifei not want to gain more benefits?
Not only do we have to think of ways to deal with hostile NPCs, but Liu Yifei also has ideas for this "shadow land"!
Yes~
As a "foreign aid", he really can't bring out too many good things when he joins the mission...but he can ask Dalia to help! As for the "extra gains" in the mission, the agreement signed by the two of them also has a clear understanding
According to the terms and conditions, Liu Yifei is not worried that Dalia will blackmail his share for no reason~
The game has only been launched for three months now. If he can bring a "treasure"-level treasure from the "shadow zone"... then Liu Yifei will make a lot of money!!!
You must know that the "Greed" sword that helped him kill the horned devil and doubled "Geralt's" actual combat effectiveness was nothing more than a "rare" quality "mortal object"
~
No matter how powerful "mundane things" are, they are still fundamentally different from "treasures"!
Therefore, after observing the demon brigade that seemed to have established a temporary stronghold camp outside the "fog area", Liu Yifei was not discouraged at all - he was not afraid that these guys would not go in for a while, as long as he sent out an early exploration team, plus
With a little bit of luck, I can bring in all these demons by just making some noise~
In comparison, it is more important to find a secluded place and enter the "shadow zone" to explore!
After running around the temporary camp set up by the demon for a distance, Liu Yifei finally caught the opportunity and entered the place covered by gray shadows without anyone noticing. Unfortunately, as a "human" character, he still didn't seem to have the qualifications to do so.
The talent for sensing magic power has no special perception of the faint aura of death that should be fairly obvious during this period.
Then Liu Yifei began to move carefully along the edge of the shadow zone - thanks to the "cute" demons~
Although this shadow area is a particularly obvious barrier to "vision". What you can see from thirty meters away is only a thick and seamless "fog wall", but other modes of perception such as "sound" and "smell" are not.
There isn't much of a barrier.
This is also thanks to the "strategies" compiled by the players in the future - in the later stage, the number of ways the players approached the game was simply dazzling. I had to admire the players' enthusiasm and study for the game, which really put countless people to shame...
Right now, Liu Yifei doesn't even need to do anything special. The noises made by the demons outside the foggy area have become his best "coordinates" - the demons want to "surround" this huge shadow land to prevent
The fugitives who may have entered it escaped again, so naturally they could only set up patrols and start exploring in all directions, trying their best to circle the boundaries of the shadow area.
The chaotic nature of demonic creatures is doomed, and it is impossible to maintain discipline and quietness in their actions like elite humans, elves, or mages. Noisy and loud noises have long become their daily routine.
In this way, wouldn't it become Liu Yifei's best coordinate reference?
All he had to do was hold his breath and concentrate, and move carefully in this area that was neither near nor far away, not going too deep, but staring at the ground very carefully.
Not long after, Liu Yifei's eyes lit up and he suddenly saw the small mark on the ground - it was the "password" that he and Dalia had discussed before entering the mission!
Unexpectedly, it was not used when we met in the dry forest before. Instead, it became an excellent "contact method" here. It was carved generously on the ground without even worrying about other demonic creatures finding it~
Following the guidance of these "codes" that contained directional information, Liu Yifei also successfully found Dalia, who was also in the fog at the moment.
"How's it going? Did you ask what you wanted to ask?"
Dalia was actually somewhat resistant to Liu Yifei's previous unplanned actions that were "superfluous".
She is far less mature now than she will be in two years, and her understanding of the game is no different from other ordinary players.
Therefore, in her eyes, completing the mission of the general star honestly and receiving a piece of "General Star Fragment" safely is all she pursues - she herself only received one "General Star Fragment", but due to luck,
Okay, the effect of that fragment is relatively strong, so I thought that the general star fragments can have that terrible effect, so I really have to die to ensure a basic harvest no matter what~
But Liu Yifei knows more about this than she does~
Completing the General Star mission only provides the opportunity to "extract General Star fragments". The final reward depends on your face~
In comparison, the value of the Jiangxing mission itself is equally huge!
As long as you can manage to make the NPCs in the plot stronger, you can add that extra strength to yourself at a very high ratio.
Really comparing it, the stability is even higher than brushing the face to draw fragments~
It's just that he couldn't explain these things to Dalia in detail. Liu Yifei could only block him back with the excuse of "a temporary idea, and I hope she will cooperate. He will never delay the other party's main mission" - Liu Yifei's meaning was clear.
If you believe me, I will do as I say, otherwise...if I break the contract, I may cause trouble for your mission!
Liu Yifei didn't make it clear, but now the "status" between Dalia and Liu Yifei is inherently unequal. Dalia is just an ordinary player. It's unworthy to be labeled as a "foreign beauty player". For Liu Yifei, Liu Yifei
The gap between the "currently popular masters" cannot be calculated based on lies.
The other party made it clear that he had his own way, and even though Dalia complained a little in her heart, she could only obey the other party...
Now that she saw that the other party came back safely as promised, how could Dalia not be excited?
She just hopes that this old man will "finish his own affairs" and then let her kill him happily. It is best to end this mission. She really doesn't dare to think about anything else...
It's a pity that facing Dalia's big eyes full of hope and helplessness, Liu Yifei shrugged indifferently... Sister!! Can you please go and look in the mirror before you act cute?!
Although I also know that your true appearance is indeed very beautiful and attractive...
But you have a scary "demon face" like an NPC demon under your eyes, and you suddenly act like a little woman begging for help... Brother, I, a "demon-eating monster", can't stand it anymore!
