Just as Xing Ze expected, the screams of the two demons attracted other creatures in the lair. The first ones to come were a group of ape-like monsters.
Xing Ze originally thought that they would regard the corpse as food, but they seemed to be full of fear of monsters and ghosts. They only circled the corpse for a while and then continued running deeper.
After these little monsters left, there was a sound of sneaky footsteps, and some slight fluctuations occurred in the air around the corpses.
Xing Ze knew that it was another demon, but he was not waiting for this, but for what came after that demon.
It was a snake-man, to be precise, a wise snake-man. During the conversation with Scia Reese, he used his excellent dark vision to see some snake-men hiding in the dark. They were obviously not too big.
He is very intelligent, and his behavior is more like that of an ordinary beast.
As their leader said, strong bodies can be found everywhere, but smart minds are not so easy to come by. The snake man spat out a message and squatted down to check the body, but it didn't take long for it to stand up again cautiously.
body.
The time cannot be delayed for too long. Xing Ze understands that the chameleon spell can allow them to blend into the environment, but it cannot cover up their body temperature. The snake people's heat sensing system is quite developed, which is the most common method they use to find enemies in the dark.
Before he was exposed, Xing Ze rushed out as quickly as possible. Behind him, the eldest lady tacitly threw a dazzling light ball.
The demon protecting the snake man was scratched by the bright light and temporarily lost its threat. Xing Ze sprinted very fast and arrived in front of the snake man in one breath.
Blue Beak turned into a sharp blade and struck out. Although the snake man was also disturbed by the bright light, he managed to avoid Xing Ze's sneak attack with his dexterous body and fighting instinct.
It spun around quickly, opened its mouth and spit out a burst of poisonous mist. The mist suddenly filled the air around it, and the poor demon struggled in the poisonous mist.
However, it obviously didn't expect that the opponent didn't care about the poisonous gas at all, but continued to charge. The snake man was slightly stunned, and its vision returned to normal, and then the light came on and it could see its enemy clearly.
But that's all. The deadly Death passed through the thick fog, and the sharp blade pierced its abdomen. The opponent's other hand pressed on its face, and black particles flew from his mouth, nose and ears crazily.
influx.
Xing Ze needs an intelligent creature who knows this place well, so that he can read the other party's memory for his own use without wandering around here.
The snake man is constantly struggling, and its consciousness is fiercely resisting Blue Beak. This is the first time Xing Ze has invaded the brain of a dream creature. Compared with humans and wizards, dream pollution naturally invaded Xing Ze's brain unstoppably.
Various fragments flashed before his eyes, including his parents, childhood memories, painful past, and even the warmth from his mother's arms when he was a baby.
This is a confrontation and competition of wills. Xing Ze gradually sinks and gets lost in the past. Until that voice rings in his ears.
"Xing Ze! No matter what you are doing, hurry up! We don't have time!"
Ai Li's voice was like a heavy hammer, instantly waking up Xing Ze who was immersed in illusion. He regained his consciousness and threw away the body of the snake man. The poor guy's brain had been completely burned, and there was no trace left alive.
hope.
Xing Ze took a deep breath, then turned around and walked quickly towards Ellie and said, "Follow me, I know the way."
The eldest lady didn't ask any questions, she just waved her wand to cast a spell. The passage in front of them shook, and with several loud noises, falling stalactites and fallen stalagmites completely blocked the road.
"This should be able to block them for a while." Ai Li followed Xing Ze and said.
Those unintelligent snake people are rushing here. Xing Ze can hear the sound of them crawling on the ground, walls, and roofs. The noise made by the two of them has put the entire lair on alert.
"We are going to Scia Reese's laboratory. There is what I am looking for there." Xing Ze explained.
The eldest lady quickened her pace and said, "Let's go then. I hope there won't be too many surprises on the way."
"Hey, wait." Xing Ze pulled Ellie, "If... if something unexpected happens, just use Apparition and leave me alone."
Something flashed in Ai Li's eyes. She shook off Xing Ze's hand and said, "You should pay more attention to yourself. I don't need you to worry about it. Be careful not to hold me back."
Xing Ze nodded apologetically, letting Blue Beak invade the Snake People was a rather risky move, and he was taking a big gamble.
Although they almost died together, he still got a lot of useful information. He was lucky that the snake-man was not a complete snake-man, it was transformed from a human.
When he got this information, Xing Ze was also quite surprised. He now finally fully understood why the snake people had such superb biotechnology but were still hiding in the sewers of Liverpool.
That's because they have lost the most important thing - wisdom. Yes, the key to the survival of this population is their wisdom and technology.
The Snake Man's technology is indeed powerful, but many technologies have become a pile of waste after losing the necessary conditions and operators.
According to the information obtained, Scia Reese is the only one in the entire lair who can manipulate and use existing technology, but even it needs to find the necessary snake-man holy artifacts to reuse the lost technology.
Technology is the only way for the snake people to resist the curse of their gods. These snake people from Youss Fortress betrayed their original god, the snake god Igg, and were cursed by the snake god.
This curse will cause them to gradually degenerate and eventually become the same as ordinary beasts. This is a disaster for creatures like snakemen who attach great importance to wisdom.
Although the snakemen of Youss gained a way to resist the curse from their new god, the price they paid was quite heavy, which indirectly led to their slow decline in the subsequent natural disasters and wars.
As Xing Ze walked forward, he told the eldest lady the information he had obtained. They used the chameleon spell to avoid a large number of ape-like creatures.
These ugly and savage creatures are actually degenerated humans. Their ancestors are those black slaves and overseers. Long-term inbreeding and the deliberate modification of the snake people have turned these creatures into this look.
It can be said that Scia Reese relied on experiments on these humans to invent the human assimilation serum. This strange serum can transform humans into snake-men, or half-snake men to be precise.
"Is that Snake you just killed Frank? That squib detective Frank?"
"That's right, Scia Reese wants to use serum to assimilate humans to supplement the snake people's deterioration in intelligence. It needs assistants and managers, not a group of similar people who only know how to kill."
Ai Li saw Xing Ze's pace gradually slowing down. She swallowed the question on her lips and looked at the suddenly bright future.
Looking at the yellow translucent cocoons hanging on the top, the eldest lady couldn't help guessing: "Let me guess, this is the hibernation room of those snake people."