Chapter 264 The Growth of the Black Soul Stone (2 in 1)
At this time, Baishi Town is quite different from the dilapidated state at the beginning. The wooden houses are scattered at random, and you can still see the smoke rising from the kitchen.
Several local residents gathered around Bai Xiaowen and others to the scene of the latest tragedy.
More than a day had passed since the incident occurred, and the residents had no awareness of protecting the scene. There were only two mutilated bones in front of Bai Xiaowen.
The death conditions of these two corpses were very miserable. One of them had a big hole in his belly, and the dark red blood had solidified. The other had his neck twisted a full 180 degrees, and even his tongue was hanging out.
In addition to these two fatal injuries, the body of the deceased was stained with blood, and not a single piece of flesh was intact.
Li Shuyi suppressed the discomfort in her stomach, frowned and said, "What kind of monster is it? When you saw it, didn't you find even a single clue?"
Anton shook his head: "We suspect it is a flying monster... because there are no monster footprints at the scene."
Bai Xiaowen squatted down and began to identify the bones.
"It shouldn't be done by monsters," Bai Xiaowen said. "Look, the deceased's thighs, calves, arms and other wounds all have marks of sharp cuts. They should be man-made... In this case, it is easy to understand that there are no footprints. The murderer is more
Prudence erased the footprints."
Bai Xiaowen stood up and continued: "From the death state of the deceased, part of the scene at the time of the crime can be restored. For example, the second deceased had severe bruises on his head and left shoulder, and the fatal injury was that his neck was twisted
.Among the murderers, there must be a very tall guy. He grabbed the deceased's shoulder with one hand, grabbed his head with the other hand, and just turned..."
Bai Xiaowen made a demonstration move that made everyone present, especially the residents of Baishi Town, feel a chill on their necks.
Li Shuyi quickly assumed the role of Conan: "In this case, the murderer is forty or fifty centimeters taller than the deceased, at least two meters taller... Are there such tall people in Baishi Town?"
Anton shook his head repeatedly: "Those burly and strong people have left Baishi Town with their families a long time ago. Now there are basically few residents in Baishi Town who are taller than me, let alone those who are so much taller.
"
As a miner, Anton is relatively tall and strong, with a height of 1.8 meters. When he said this, it undoubtedly showed that the murderer was not from Baishi Town.
"Have you noticed that the deceased's body was covered with wounds, and the skin and flesh had been cut off in many places?" Bai Xiaowen said.
Several people nodded at the same time.
"Generally speaking, unless they are abnormal, the murderer will not make any unnecessary moves. Of the two deceased, one had his neck broken, and the other had a large transparent hole in his stomach. They were already fatal injuries that caused death on the spot. Why did the murderer still
Want to cut off their skin and flesh?"
Bai Xiaowen said to himself, "There is a 10% chance that the murderer is a pervert. There is a 20% chance that the murderer tortured the victim before his death for revenge. And the biggest possibility... is that the murderer needs the meat as... food!
"
Everyone in the field changed their colors.
"Xiao...Brother, it shouldn't happen, right?" Li Shuyi's face turned a little pale. She had only heard of the ancient story of "Yi Zi cannibalism" in history books. People would eat other people. This kind of terrible thing she
Never thought about it.
"There is no need to make such a fuss. If the last speculation is true, the perpetrators should be the remnants from the Sin Realm. Only the demi-human races among the remnants will regard our human race as mobile rations. Moreover, the demi-human race
In China, many ethnic groups are quite tall, and it is normal for strong men to be over two meters tall."
Bai Xiaowen expressed his judgment and then summoned the Raging Claw.
"If it were a simple case of monsters eating people, I wouldn't go to great lengths and just relocate all the residents of White Rock Town. But if the remnants of the Sin Domain appear, it is necessary to track them down, or at least understand them first.
The approximate strength of the survivors of the Sin Domain." Bai Xiaowen said.
Angry Claw sniffed at the bones of the two dead bodies, then rubbed its big head against Bai Xiaowen's waist, then pointed its head in the north direction and scratched its claws.
"Let's go after the murderer. Anton, you go and convey my order, let the villagers pack their bags, assemble, and wait in the open space in front of the lord's house. After I come back, I will take you to relocate to Hongye City. There is
A strong city wall can resist even if the remnants invade Northern Xinjiang in large numbers."
Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi rode on Fury Claw and ran north.
Along the way, Raging Claw would occasionally stop, scratch and smell the ground, and then continue running.
"The angry claws are also used for chasing evil. The nose is like a dog." Li Shuyi hugged Bai Xiaowen's waist and whispered.
"Wolves and dogs are originally from the same family. Dogs have been domesticated by humans for a long time and lack the experience of hunting in the wild. Biological evolution is based on the law of use and loss, so the wolf's sense of smell is inherently better than that of dogs. Raging Claw is the leader of the mutated wolf pack and has a good sense of smell.
Of course it is more sensitive." Bai Xiaowen said.
…
To the north of Baishi Town, in front of a remote small valley, Raging Claw quietly stopped, pawing with its paws, and letting out a low whine.
"There are traces of human activity."
Bai Xiaowen squatted down and identified the messy footprints on the ground.
Judging from the direction of the footprints, it is true that it is a humanoid creature walking upright on two legs. However, the shape of the footprints is very strange. At the front of the long soles, there are only two toes, one large and one small, and there is a small protruding section of the heel.
It looks like the third toe.
Bai Xiaowen used the Black Soul Stone's accompanying skill Return of the Dead, and a group of undead summoned creatures appeared beside him.
As for Dr. Zombie, he has an independent consciousness and personality. With Bai Xiaowen's consent, he does not need to respond to Bai Xiaowen's call.
Bai Xiaowen ordered the shadow assassin to become invisible as usual and sneaked into the valley.
There are several animal skin tents in the valley, with a bonfire in the center on which meat of unknown origin is grilled.
Surrounding the bonfire, there are three humanoid creatures sitting in a circle. Each is tall and slender, with blue skin and sharp fangs extending from its mouth. Bai Xiaowen is very familiar with this image. Before entering the world of Kane's plane,
, he drew the humanoid creature image troll that had passed this template.
When the shadow assassin approached, one of the trolls said "hmm", tilted its head slightly, and raised its pointed ears slightly.
The troll's perception was obviously very high. Bai Xiaowen controlled the shadow assassin to slowly retreat without stepping into the opponent's warning range.
Afterwards, Bai Xiaowen ended the vision sharing with the Shadow Assassin, opened his eyes and said: "There are three trolls in total. It seems that they are all elite creatures and do not pose a big threat to us. Let's go directly."
Li Shuyi nodded, she couldn't wait to teach these cannibals a lesson.
When a group of summoned creatures rushed into the valley and blocked the entrance, the three trolls were still having a leisurely barbecue banquet of human flesh.
A string of incomprehensible language roared out from the mouth of the troll in the middle, but neither Bai Xiaowen nor Li Shuyi could understand the meaning. When they first entered the world of Kane's plane, they spent 100 psychic points to get it.
There is only common language (ancient Latin), these trolls obviously speak another language.
If there is a language barrier, there is no need to communicate. Just after the trolls were attracted by the skeleton sword and shield bearers walking side by side, the shadow assassin took the lead and launched his assassination skill, hitting one of the trolls in the back.
Bai Xiaowen was a little surprised by the strength of this level 5 elite, mainly because all three skills were quite powerful.
[Frenzy] is a skill that continuously superimposes attack speed. Normal attacks have a chance to trigger it. Each time it is triggered, it will be superimposed one layer. Each layer increases the attack speed by 10%, up to a maximum of 50%!
[Regeneration] is the passive ability of the troll race, which speeds up the recovery of health points. It can consume a certain amount of physical energy to restore its own disability (broken limbs) during battle.
The last [Blood Assassination] is the ultimate move, which consumes half of one's health, applies the ancient spell of the ancient troll to the war spear, and causes an equal amount of magic damage to enemies in a straight line!
Of course, in terms of skills, this level 5 elite troll headhunter may not be better than trainee knight Bonita.
But you must know that Bonita herself is a divine knight, and she has a high chance of evolving into a leader at a high level, so she has such powerful skills! Others, not to mention fakes like Kitts, are in the Holy See.
Most knights don't have Bonita's potential.
If the skills of this elite troll are the abilities that all troll headhunters have, then the fighting power of the remnants is really a bit scary. If there are a few more elite troll headhunters, and they use their ultimate move regardless of their disability, they will probably be able to do it.
Killed the boss of the same level.
Fortunately, the Shadow Assassin's attack was effective, and he successfully pierced the vest of the first troll, causing high damage and also causing a bleeding state.
After the three trolls saw the two humans, Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi, they quickly gave up their intention to communicate, roared and charged towards Bai Xiaowen. Their attack method was also very special, they shot with spears thrown from behind, but
The distance is relatively close.
After a round of spear-throwing, the four skeleton sword-and-shielders rushed into the melee range of the three troll headhunters. However, the three troll headhunters took off the spears from behind and held them with both hands.
He fought hand-to-hand with the Skeleton Swordsman and Shieldman, showing no intention of retreating.
"It can be far or near, it can attack or defend. It is indeed a powerful unit."
Bai Xiaowen commanded Angry Claw to fly forward and bite the injured troll's arm. With a click, the disabling effect of [Bite] was triggered, and half of the troll's arm was bitten off.
The injured troll roared, pinched the broken arm with his left hand, and took a step back. The other two trolls quickly came to the rescue, and the passive ability violent special effects were superimposed. The two war spears stabbed the angry claws one after another, and then withdrew and stabbed again.
!
The first troll, with its remaining left hand, beat its chest and roared, with veins on its forehead exposed, as if it was suffering from great pain. But from the break of his right arm, a light blue arm suddenly sprang out.
Compared with other skin on the body, the color is a bit lighter.
This is the racial ability [Regeneration] of the trolls, and it is really tough. However, the first troll seemed to have consumed a lot of energy. It took two deep breaths and did not continue to attack for the time being.
On this side, Bai Xiaowen controlled Raging Claw to eat two rounds of four attacks, and his health dropped to 60%. Under the blessing of the lv4 skill special effect [Blood Fury], Raging Claw's eyes quickly turned red, and there were more
40% extra critical hit chance!
Wow, the [Mutilation] skill was thrown out, triggering a critical hit just in time. The second troll was almost disemboweled and suffered severe bleeding! The angry claw figure jumped up angrily and bit the opponent's throat.
Crucial.
Critical hit, another critical hit!
The neck of the second troll was bitten off directly, and blood spurted out wildly. With such a terrible injury, no matter how strong its regeneration ability was, it could not be saved, and it would be killed immediately!
The third troll yelled, bit his middle finger, smeared blood on the war spear, muttered something, and stabbed the wrathful claw with a spear. This spear, with a terrible bloody light, was stirred by the strong wind, and had a kind of force.
An eye-opening feeling.
"...There are too many redundant actions."
Bai Xiaowen was waiting for this moment, and he directly activated [Deterrence]!
Enemies whose mental power is below 11 (including 11) will fall into a coma! Even if it is higher than 11, they will enter a state of fear after the deterrence skill is passed! This is the special effect of [Deterrence] after it is upgraded to lv4.
"Crush"!
The spirit of the third troll was slightly higher, and it fell into a state of fear. Its ultimate move [Blood Assassination] was stillborn. But the first troll, which had just regenerated after a broken arm, fell into a coma and was killed by Li Shuyi and
Summon creatures to join forces to kill.
As for the third troll, half of its health was spent in vain but it had no effect. Bai Xiaowen put the Desert Eagle between his eyebrows and shot him directly in the head without giving him any chance.
After the battle, the prompt message of the rules of the spirit world came:
"You destroyed the Sinland Alliance Troll Scout Team."
"Your reputation in the Human Alliance Army has improved. It is currently: Friendly."
"Your reputation in the Sin Domain Alliance has been reduced. It is currently: Hatred."
"You have obtained merit points from the Human Alliance camp: 107 points. Please go to Basil Heber, the quartermaster of Black Rock Fortress, to inspect and exchange for military supplies."
Li Shuyi also received a reminder of the merit points. The two of them totaled up and found that killing a level 5 elite troll would award a total of 50 merit points, which would be distributed according to the kill contribution.
"It seems that the remnants of the Sin Domain Alliance have already begun to infiltrate before the war. So while we are developing the antidote, we have something to do. If we find these scout teams and kill them, we can get a lot of merit points."
Bai Xiaowen said.
Li Shuyi wholeheartedly agrees.
However, what worries Bai Xiaowen even more is that his exclusive equipment: the Black Soul Stone, finally reached level 4 after absorbing the souls of three trolls!