"I remember you. The little story you told me last time impressed me deeply!"
"But the situation is different this time. In order to celebrate Queen Xina's unification of the Arun Inland Sea and the great Naga Kingdom's power, we will not allow any human beings to wander freely in the Naga territory."
"A pretty boy like you is very suitable to be brought back to be one of the candidates for the prince. This is your honor. Follow me obediently!"
The little Naga leader's tone left no room for doubt.
Matthew frowned.
The Nagas are becoming more and more domineering.
He had heard before that the Naga Queen wanted to select a prince, and he also guessed that the Nagas might be robbing the prince if they wanted to.
I just didn’t expect that it would actually be stolen from me!
Don't think that becoming a prince will lead to a good life.
Nagas are cruel and easy to kill. They are extremely conservative and xenophobic. Even if they are really favored by the Naga Queen, they will only be popular for a few months at most.
Wait until the freshness period is over.
After leaving a sufficient amount of genetic material.
The plundered humans will soon be abandoned, and their fate is not much different from the prisoners in the endless sea prison.
Naga is such a cold-blooded animal.
Of course Matthew would not pay attention to their nonsense.
"I was just passing by here..."
He tried to explain a little bit.
However, the Naga leader did not give him a chance to explain:
"Someone is coming!"
"Tie up this pretty boy!"
The forty or so young Nagas following him immediately rushed forward.
Matthew shouted sharply:
"roll!"
"Celebrity field: Scream back"!
That moment.
The Naga leader was immediately forced back more than ten meters by invisible pressure.
Immediately afterwards.
An even more terrifying majesty emanated from Matthew.
"Dragon Slaying Domain: Above the Dragon"!
The mental shock that surpassed the dragon's power instantly overwhelmed the will of all the Nagas present.
One by one, they lay on the sea unable to move, their eyes widened, and all their scales shrank violently, as if small animals had encountered a natural enemy.
"act recklessly."
Matthew shook his head. The last time he met the Naga boss, he was only a second-level mage. Naturally, he was cautious in everything he did. He had not yet had time to recover the money taken away by the Naga boss;
But today is different from the past.
Matthew is now a top-level fourth-level mage, and can take a step further at any time.
Face these guys who have no vision.
He also behaved more calmly mentally.
"Forget it, just give them a little punishment."
Matthew didn't initially want to kill everyone.
But just when he was thinking.
A strong impulse came from the undead contract.
That emotion is so familiar.
Matthew reacted almost immediately:
"A soldier?"
Immediately afterwards.
A brand new task panel appeared in front of him.
What's more interesting is.
This time the task panel has yellow characters on a white background.
This is different from before.
…
"Tip: You have activated the companion mission - the advancement of the Blade Dancer.
As one of the most powerful sea races, Naga often harass the edge islands of sea countries.
They would plunder men, kill women and human babies, and many villages on small islands were destroyed by Naga invasion.
During his lifetime, A Bing lived on the southern islands of the maritime countries.
He is just like other knife dancers.
At first he was just an ordinary beach dancer.
But the Naga invasion took away their relatives and destroyed their home.
In the end, these dancers were forced to pick up the knife and began to take revenge against Naga. This is the origin of the profession of knife dancer.
To this day.
The theme of Blade Dancer's elite advancement is still revenge.
As long as all the Nagas in the sea are not killed.
The fire of revenge inherited by the sword dancer will burn brightly!
Mission requirements: Kill 1,000 Nagas or Naga Queens!
Mission reward: A large amount of XP (A soldier only)/Reputation of maritime nations (human)/10 strengthening opportunities (A soldier only)"
…
It turns out that the background of the profession of knife dancer is this.
The original seaside dancer took up the knife to fight against the cruel ocean race.
No wonder A Bing couldn’t wait to kill these Nagas when we last met!
Seeing that A Bing is eager for revenge.
This time Matthew didn't choose to stop it.
He quickly chanted a spell and pulled A Bing over through the summoning of the dead.
at this time.
These Nagas have already recovered from the shock of the giant dragon.
They looked at Matthew with some fear.
Even the arrogant little boss became submissive now.
Matthew glanced at them coldly.
The Nagas subconsciously backed away.
The next second.
Matthew opened any door and came to the sea 80 meters away.
The Nagas breathed a sigh of relief when they saw this.
"Why does this man look so scary?"
"He seems to be a mage or a warlock? Should we go back and report to the Centurion?"
"Of course! Let's do this. I'll find a way to hold him back, and you can go back and report the news..."
With the blessing of proficient language and super perception.
The discussion of the Nagas was carried to Matthew's ears by the sea breeze.
However, he didn't care about it.
He just quickly chanted the mantra given by Chen.
Because just as the Nagas were discussing in low voices, a ghostly figure appeared behind them.
Shadow Realm, start!
"Knife Dancer: Colorful Dance!"
Illusory shadows appeared in the Naga group one after another, and when the double swords symbolizing death began to cut out a piece of snowflakes and white light on the waves.
It was only belatedly that the Nagas realized the danger was coming.
Unfortunately it's too late.
More and more white lights flashed across the sea.
The killing technique called the funeral dance is vividly demonstrated in the hands of A Bing, who has no feelings.
Wherever the two swords go.
The human head and snake tail rolled to the ground.
Gradually.
The waves are no longer white and turbid.
The smell of blood and the smell of sea mixed together to form a death knell.
the other side.
Matthew didn't pay attention to the battlefield where A Bing was at all.
These Nagas have been frightened by themselves, and their fighting power is less than half of their usual strength.
Ah Bing is now an elite character who has been tempered for many years, and his strength has gradually grown to level 16. He can come and go freely even in the midst of thousands of troops, not to mention that the killing skills mastered by the sword dancer are originally aimed at Naga.
So he just gave the soldier an additional order to "remember to pick up the money after killing."
Then he focused on the matter at hand.
After a while.
The chanting of the mantra is completed.
The sea breeze gradually became noisy, and two unusually high peaks suddenly appeared on the sea surface at Matthew's feet!
Matthew controls the magic carpet to fly higher.
Shockingly, I discovered that the sea peak was actually the chest of a huge humanoid lying on the sea.
And look up the neck.
It is a huge and delicate face of a woman.
…
"Tip: You encountered the sea spirit "Sea Lady" (LV20/Lord)"
…
When Mrs. Nahai saw Matthew, she immediately smiled tenderly:
"Come into my mouth."
Said.
She slowly opened her mouth, and it was dark inside, with faint magic runes flickering.
Matthew hesitated for a moment, then flew in on the magic carpet.
The moment it entered Mrs. Hai's mouth.
Matthew felt dizzy.
The strong feeling of frustration and pushing on his back stimulated his nerves. He felt as if his whole body was being picked up and thrown around, and he seemed to be starting and stopping on a never-ending bus.
Blah blah blah!
The endless sound of water floods into the ears.
Matthew felt his body get wet, and then evaporate to dryness in an instant.
After a full 10 seconds.
The uncomfortable feeling slowly subsided.
He felt his feet stepping on solid ground, so he opened his eyes and looked around.
The location he is currently in seems to be a hexagonal building made of glass or crystal.
Because it is a completely transparent material.
So you can see the scenery outside the building at a glance:
The dark seabed, colorful and luminous fish, flashing shadows in the sand, and a group of unknown creatures that could discharge swaggered past Matthew's field of vision.
"This seems to be the bottom of the sea, or even the depths of a trench."
Matthew looked up.
I found that there were layers upon layers of huge shells above my head.
These shells extend upward in a spiral shape.
Each piece of shell should be a layer of the mage tower.
Matthew couldn't see the end of the shell.
But the data column prompts that he is now in the Tower of Babel, which is the territory of Eastern Guardian Chen.
Just when Matthew was about to walk around.
He suddenly looked down and saw a ferocious and huge dragon head glaring at him under his feet!
Matthew couldn't help being shocked.
During this process.
He discovered that the floor of this hall was also made of transparent material. Under the hall, a huge dragon head was nailed to the iron pillars by countless iron chains.
Matthew did not see the dragon head's body.
But even if you only have one head.
It also brought him extremely strong pressure.
"What kind of dragon is this?"
Matthew was curious.
As if understanding what he was thinking, Chen's voice came from above the shell:
"This is the evil dragon in the sea, the source of endless trouble."
"I have fought with him for more than 30 years and have killed his resurrected form three times.
But he is essentially immortal, so during the inactive period, I can only seal his head here and keep it under strict guard.
And it's the active period.
This seal can't stop him.
In order to minimize the disaster caused by the evil dragon in the sea, I must keep an eye on him at all times.
It's just that every time this guy is resurrected, he will be stronger than before.
Killing him last time cost me a lot, and I don’t know how terrifying the enemy I face next time will become.”
During the conversation.
Chen appeared in front of Matthew.
To Matthew's expectation, Chen, who was famous for his melee combat skills, looked completely weak.
His face is clean and his skin is very smooth, even having a creamy appearance.
The only thing that is different from ordinary pretty girls is.
Chen's eyes were firm, bright and shiny.
This is an external manifestation of mental strength.
"What's wrong?"
"Do you think I'm more handsome than you thought? Or more of a sissy?"
Chen seemed to be in a good mood today, and he even took the initiative to joke with Matthew.
Matthew hurriedly said:
"It's different from what I imagined."
Chen explained with a smile:
"Appearance is just the shallowest layer of skin for us mages. The reason why I look like this is that when I was young, I hoped to use this method to disguise myself in order to attract more enemies to attack me in close combat.
, This can create better spell-casting conditions for myself."
Matthew nodded in understanding:
"So is this also one of the secrets of melee spells?"
Chen shook his head:
"Of course it can't be called a secret. It was just a little bit of caution when I was young. Later I got used to it and didn't modify it."
"Actually, the word melee spell itself can easily lead people astray. Which mage would give up his range advantage and choose to engage in melee combat with the enemy?"
"You must know that no matter what realm you are in, the advantage of casting distance is everything!"
Matthew agreed very much with what Chen said.
A big part of why mages are so powerful is their long hands.
"Then why do you want to take the road of war?"
Chen explained:
"I have no choice. Since I was born, I have been cursed because of my bloodline."
"When practicing ordinary spells, I got half the result with half the effort and the efficiency was very low. Then an accidental discovery allowed me to open the legendary path of melee glory. I took advantage of the cursed loophole, and then I achieved what I have achieved today."
"Actually, I'm quite envious of you guys who can grow up in a step-by-step manner. People like me, who are completely on their own, don't know what to do next."
curse?
Matthew was slightly startled.
He thought that Chen practiced melee magic because he liked it, but he didn't expect that it was because he had no choice.
"Why is there a curse on you?"
"Is it related to the Sioux people?"
Matthew vaguely thought of something.
Chen nodded:
"My father is from the Sioux tribe, and I even suspect that he is of the bloodline of the last emperor of the Sioux tribe. Therefore, when he arrived on the continent of Irondor, he developed severe symptoms of element imbalance. During that time, he had vomiting and diarrhea almost every day.
To die."
"I don't know what happened after that. After all, I wasn't born yet. In short, my father found a way to alleviate the symptoms."
"Thanks to this, I was born."
"However, my father's method does not seem to have completely alleviated the Sioux people's acclimatization. I have had many minor problems since I was born. One of them is that I can use spells but cannot use long-range spells."
"Fortunately, these problems are not serious problems, they are just a little disgusting occasionally."
Matthew is very interested in the curse on Chen.
But it's somewhat inappropriate to ask for details after meeting for the first time.
So he tried to make some innuendo:
"I saw some Sioux people on Junliu Island before. When they die, they will return to the sea. Is this also a kind of curse?"
Chen Chenyin said:
"maybe."
"When I was young, I studied the phenomenon of the Sioux people returning to the sea. If you are interested, I can talk to you about it."
"At present, there are three possibilities. The first possibility is related to King Mingtan back then——
In order to allow his ship to pass through the Endless Ocean smoothly, King Mingtan reached some kind of deal with the sea monster that blocked it.
The content of the deal should be that the Sioux people must serve the sea monster after their death.
The natural form of expression is sinking into the bottom of the sea;
The second possibility is related to the last emperor of the Sioux people.
It is said that the emperor had mastered the power of a divine magician and could bring the dead back to life.
As far as I know.
That emperor fell during the third battle of the Abyss Invasion.
According to Sioux legend.
A hundred years later, the emperor will be resurrected in a certain underwater tomb and lead his people back as kings.
If this legend is true.
Then the Sioux people who entered the seabed may have gone towards the emperor's tomb.
The source of the third situation is a dusk creature sealed on the bottom of the sea by the Sioux people.
That guy's name is the Twin Snakes of Destruction and he is also the creator of the original Naga.
Because He was sealed by the Sioux people, He hated them deeply.
When the Sioux clan was strong, he did not dare to speak out, because if he made any noise, the emperor would come and beat him.
Now the Sioux empire fell.
He naturally had the opportunity to add insult to injury.
Various signs indicate that the Twin Snakes of Destruction are currently in a very weak state, which is consistent with the fact that they can only charm the dying Sioux people.
In fact, the above three possibilities can all explain the Sioux curse.
But there just lacks enough evidence to support it.
After all, the eastern part of the Endless Ocean is already a restricted area, and no one knows what is happening there."
Matthew was surprised and said:
"Even a strong man like you can't understand it?"
Chen frankly said:
"Human power is limited, even the divine mage. Except for legendary figures like the natural disaster mage, I can't think of anyone else who can enter the area east of the countercurrent sea abyss, which has become an unexplainable place.
The laws of space have been broken up and reorganized, and you can often see pieces of islands floating in the sky. Those are the fragments of the Eastern Continent where the Sioux people used to be."
"We still don't know what happened in the Su Kingdom, but the accident a thousand years ago must be related to the invasion of the Abyss."
"Don't you think that on the continent of Irondor, the devils are always more active than the devils?"
"In fact, we have observed that when the Soviet Union fell 1,000 years ago, the Abyss also suffered a major blow. A large number of demon lords died, and even the mother body of the Abyss seemed to be injured. Therefore, the Abyss was pushed back by Purgatory in these years.
It’s so powerful that I don’t have much energy left to make trouble in the material world.”
Matthew nodded suddenly.
No wonder the presence of devils is always much stronger than that of devils.
It turned out to be the far-reaching impact of the fall of the Soviet Union.
Because there is a common topic of the Soviet Union.
The subsequent conversation between the two was natural and smooth.
Matthew learned some secret past events of the Su Kingdom from Chen's mouth.
After a while.
Chen suddenly brought the topic back:
"Do you still remember the two world-destroying snakes I just told you?"
"That guy is a pure bad guy. Due to odd changes in the sky recently, the seal on him has been loosened a lot, so he has re-bewitched some Nagas."
"They established the "Holy Cult of the Dark Primarch" under the sea, trying to unify the Naga Kingdom first, and then turn more humans into Nagas."
"Those stupid Nagas are actually willing to sacrifice their lives for the two world-destroying snakes, and they are also doing bad things under my nose. It really disgusts me."
"But my main energy will be used to deal with the evil dragon in the sea and other super monsters in the southeast. I plan to leave the task of dealing with Naga to other mages in the alliance."
"It just so happens that you can come here today. I just want to ask you, can you do this task?"
"Don't worry, I won't let your work go in vain. As long as you can kill Queen Xina of the Alunei Sea and destroy the Dark Primarch Holy Religion, I will directly recommend you to become a member of the next Silver Parliament."
"I also prepared some small gifts for you."
"I will give you this one in advance, because it is also related to Margaret's safety."
During the conversation.
Chen waved his hand.
A lavender, beautiful translucent robe appeared in front of Matthew.
Matthew was slightly startled:
"This is...women's clothing?"
Chen smiled faintly:
"This is the Star Weaver Robe, also known as "The Joy of the Goddess of Magic." Please take it over and have a look first."
Matthew took the robe and felt it was very soft to the touch.
on the data column.
…
"Starweaver Robe (semi-artifact): Wearing this robe, you will be able to block the eyes of some or all people and gain powerful arcane energy.
Note: The goddess of magic has walked through the world wearing only this robe several times, which made her feel extremely happy."