At 1:30 in the afternoon, the sun was scorching, the dusty, slightly potholed streets emitted scorching heat, and distorted the air.
The dusty taxi parked on the roadside, not far away was the archway of Wuhen Hotel.
Zhang Yuanqing carried a backpack, put on a cap and a mask, opened the door and got out of the car.
"Young man, do you want to go back to Songhai? I can wait for you!"
The driver's uncle stuck his head out and shouted enthusiastically at his back.
Although he made a lot of money on this trip, he still wanted to make more money.
Zhang Yuanqing thought for a while, then turned around and said, "I'll go back tonight, why don't you wait?"
"You're good to go!" The driver stepped on the accelerator and left.
Zhang Yuanqing lowered the brim of his hat, strode through the parking space in front of the store, and pushed open the lobby door.
The strong cold wind roared in, and Zhang Yuanqing was refreshed and felt comfortable.
Aunt Xiao Yuan stood in front of the counter, still wearing the same uniform of a white shirt and a burgundy suit. She was tall and plump, with bright features.
Xiao Yuan glanced at him and said calmly: "Follow me!"
With that said, he left the counter, stepped on his high heels, and walked into the hotel.
Why is this woman's attitude alternately hot and cold? Zhang Yuanqing quickly followed her and entered the elevator.
The two of them arrived on the third floor. Xiao Yuan took out her employee card from her pocket and opened the door to room No. 306.
"The level 3 bewitching demon you want has an experience value of about 30%-60%. It has good strength. He is the leader of an evil force in Jinshan City and has done a lot of unscrupulous things." Xiao Yuan leaned against the door.
Cross your arms with your chest.
Zhang Yuanqing entered the room and saw a man lying quietly on the bed. He was about 35 years old, with a thin face, a well-proportioned body, full muscles, and no excess fat.
He checked and confirmed that there were no obvious external injuries on the body, no broken muscles or bones, and nodded with satisfaction.
The physical body is equivalent to material and must be intact. Missing arms and legs will definitely not work. This body has a high degree of intactness, which shows that Madoka has taken great care of it.
"How long have you been dead?" he asked again.
It is best to control the death time of the "material" within 12 hours, because the concentration of the spirit body remaining in the body directly determines the quality of the "material".
"Just killed it this morning," she said.
Zhang Yuanqing nodded with satisfaction again, took off his backpack, and took out twenty bundles of thick banknotes, each worth ten thousand.
"This is the reward."
Xiao Yuan was stunned for a moment, her face suddenly turned cold, and she said:
"There is no need for reward. It is my promise to help you hunt down the bewitching monster, and it is a return of favor."
Her eyes were fixed on the 200,000 yuan in cash, and she hesitated for a few seconds before moving away firmly.
Does she think I'm pitying you? She's really sensitive. A little kindness can easily prick her self-esteem. Zhang Yuanqing said solemnly:
"Kou Beiyue owes me the favor, and he should repay it himself. Now, what I want to repay is the favor I owe you."
Madoka frowned and fell silent.
The hotel business is not very good, and the general environment has been sluggish in recent years, making it difficult to make money. She has to maintain the expenses of a small team, which is actually a lot of pressure.
She and Kou Beiyue are not the only ones in Master Wuhen's team.
Two hundred thousand yuan in cash is very important.
Zhang Yuanqing struck while the iron was hot and said angrily:
"The favor you owe me for Kou Beiyue makes me seem like an outsider. Am I not as good as that idiot in Aunt Xiaoyuan's heart?"
"Yes!" Madoka said.
Zhang Yuanqing: "."
A smile flashed in Xiaoyuan's eyes, but she quickly hid it and said with a cold face:
"But you are right, Kou Beiyue should repay the favor himself. He is already 16 years old and should shoulder some things by himself."
Zhang Yuanqing took advantage of the situation and handed over 200,000 cash.
Xiaoyuan held bundles of banknotes, closed the door and was about to leave, when she suddenly stopped and said:
"I originally wanted to help you hunt an older woman, but such a target is relatively rare, and you pressed too hard. Next time you want to refine the Inferi, remember to tell me half a month in advance of the reward."
She looked down at the large bundle of banknotes on her chest and raised the corners of her mouth: "It's still two hundred thousand."
boom!
The door is closed.
She actually made a joke on me? And it was a joke about this aspect. Zhang Yuanqing was dumbfounded.
But, Madoka, I like warm older women, not cold ones.
After being delighted for a while, he suppressed his emotions and turned his attention to business.
Zhang Yuanqing took out a small white porcelain bowl, a writing brush, cinnabar, the bodily fluids extracted from the zombies, and the black soil from the barren tombs that had accumulated Yin energy from his backpack in sequence, and poured them all into the small white porcelain bowl, and then stirred them quickly with the pen.
After a while, the objects in the bowl were mixed into a dark brown substance that was as thick as paste.
He walked to the bedside, slashed the clothes on the body with a bloodthirsty blade, held a bowl in one hand, and a pen in the other, dipped in "ink", and sketched the spiritual vessel on the bewitched monster's body.
After death, the spirit body will gradually dissipate. During this process, although the spirit body remains in the physical body, it has actually been separated from the physical body.
Just like the relationship between a cup and water, the water is in the cup, but it is not one with the cup.
Therefore, the first step in refining the Inferi is to let the remaining spirit body in the body merge with the physical body again.
Only in this way can the Inferi with low intelligence be refined. An Inferi without intelligence is equivalent to a motionless puppet, which is of little significance.
In addition, after the spirit body and the physical body are fused, some attributes will be retained, usually a certain passive skill.
The Bewitching Demon in the extraordinary stage has only one passive - violent!
Zhang Yuanqing concentrated his energy, concentrated on his work, and carved every stroke very carefully. In addition to the fact that the spirit urn was drawn without mistakes, the power of the lunar energy entering into each stroke must be the same.
If the power of Taiyin enters unevenly, it will cause the formation structure to be unbalanced and the result will be in vain.
Ten minutes later, the carvings on the spiritual vessel were completed. The twisted and different incantations were connected harmoniously and regularly to form an evil and beautiful formation.
Zhang Yuanqing clearly felt that the spirit remaining inside the corpse was gradually integrating into the flesh and blood, returning to the already cold body.
"It's done!"
Zhang Yuanqing exhaled heavily, his face full of joy.
Although the spirit urn is the innate skill of the Night Walker God, controlling the spiritual urn is only the foundation. Whether you can succeed in one go depends on your proficiency.
In this regard, the gap between novices and veterans is huge.
Zhang Yuanqing, who was refining the Infernal Corpse for the first time, took a deep breath and took out two glass test tubes from his backpack, containing purple and red liquids respectively.
The purple liquid is the blood of a powerful feline creature, produced in the exclusive spiritual realm of the Night Travel God.
The red liquid is the sap of a tree called "Blood Hand Flower", which contains powerful vitality.
The former is used to nourish the infernal corpse, giving it evil spirit and yin energy. The latter is used to rejuvenate the cold corpse, make the joints no longer stiff, and restore the flexibility of the muscles.
A more popular understanding is the lubricant that makes rusty gears rotate again.
Finally, Zhang Yuanqing took out an amber-clear citrine. Among all the materials, this one was the most expensive, worth two million.
It is a material in the exclusive spiritual realm of earth monsters. It contains powerful earth-attribute spiritual power and is extremely tolerant and can be integrated with most things.
The attribute he chose for the Inferi was "earth". This was decided long ago and was a deliberate thought.
The Bewitching Demon is a good fighter, and its melee combat ability ranks among the best among all major professions. However, the mediocre self-healing ability and defense power are the Bewitching Demon's weaknesses.
Between self-healing power and defensive power, Zhang Yuanqing chose the latter.
Because the Inferi does not tire or feel pain, its self-healing ability is a bit weak, but its defense power is different. As a puppet and a tool, it will be damaged.
Especially if you encounter a strong opponent, you may be skinned and cramped.
In this way, the Inferi will be scrapped.
Zhang Yuanqing poured the purple and red liquid into a small bowl, mixed it with the viscous liquid, and stirred briefly.
Dipping the brush into the diluted liquid, he began to carve the formation on the floor of the room. It is worth mentioning that the hotel floor was paved with wooden boards and floor tiles. If it were replaced by a red carpet, Zhang Yuanqing would be dumbfounded.
The difficulty of carving the formation is more complicated and more difficult than painting on a corpse. To ensure that there are no mistakes, Zhang Yuanqing painted extremely slowly.
After all, there is only one set of materials.
Half an hour later, he wiped the sweat from his forehead and felt as exhausted as when he was a child and had spent a whole day working on building blocks and was finally done.
Zhang Yuanqing picked up the body of the Bewitched Demon, gently placed it in the center of the formation, and then placed the citrine on the chest of the body.
"Success or failure depends on this!"
He retreated to the edge of the formation, pressed his palm gently on one corner, and continuously absorbed the power of Taiyin.
In an instant, there was a dark wind in the room, the temperature dropped sharply, and the dried mantras shimmered in purple, black and red.
The black and purple rays of light merged into the corpse, condensing into the evil spirit, while the red light nourished the corpse and rejuvenated the pale skin. Upon seeing this, Zhang Yuanqing immediately increased the delivery of the power of the lunar yin.
The three colors of black, purple and red soared to the ceiling, magnificent and gorgeous.
The citrine on the corpse's chest was like a piece of melted ice cream, being absorbed by the Inferi.
The Inferi lying in the center of the formation suddenly opened its eyes, its gaze was sinister and violent. A powerful and unparalleled force came out of its body, turning into a sinister wind and blowing up the curtains and sheets.
"It's done!"
Zhang Yuanqing was overjoyed.
No, there was still one last step left. He strode into the formation, bit his fingertips, and drew a circular formation on the forehead of the Inferi.
As soon as the circular formation took shape, it disappeared into the body of Yin, and in Zhang Yuanqing's sea of consciousness, there was an identical circular formation.
This is the mark of the master and the medium through which the Inferi is manipulated.
This brand has two functions. One is to give instructions to the Inferi and assign it to complete a certain task, but it can only be a relatively simple and superficial task, such as killing enemies.
Inferi with low intelligence cannot understand and execute commands that require technical content, such as painting.
The second is to use the brand as a medium to take over the body of the Inferi and manipulate it like a spiritual servant. In this state, the Inferi can perform various delicate operations.
"Look at what abilities this guy has retained, and what attributes the citrine has given it."
Immediately, Zhang Yuanqing concentrated his energy, separated out a unified thought, and integrated it into the imprint in the sea of consciousness.
The next moment, he felt like he had been "split". He felt that he had two bodies, and at the same time, through the perspective of the Inferi, he saw himself wearing narrow cropped pants and a white T-shirt.
This feeling is not unfamiliar, and it was the same when he leaned over to make a fool of himself.
"Damn it, the body of the Inferi is stronger than my real body."
After finding out the properties of the Inferi, Zhang Yuanqing was shocked.
First of all, the body of the Yin Zombie. As a level 3 bewitching demon, its physical quality is stronger than its current body, and Zhang Yuanqing feels a fighting will from this body that is ready to move.
It was as if he was born to fight. His desire and confidence in fighting were something Zhang Yuanqing's original body did not possess.
"It's like being given a fighting talent. Is this the normal state of the bewitching demon?"
Next is the attribute. The passive skill of Seeing Blood and Violence has been preserved. This is also the only passive skill of the Bewitching Demon.
Bewitch and Mark, as active skills, have returned to the spiritual realm.
But what really makes Zhang Yuanqing happy are the three attributes given by citrine: 1. During battle, the Inferi can actively absorb the power of the earth and enhance its endurance, without the need for the owner to use the power of the twelfth to nourish it.
It is worth mentioning that the Inferi also has limits and is not a perpetual motion machine. After the power of Taiyin in the body is exhausted, it needs to be re-irrigated by the owner.
Second, the defense of skin and flesh is enhanced.
Although it has not reached the level of copper skin and iron bone, it is difficult for other blades and bullets to be effective against it.
Three, summon the stone armor.
This attribute is an active skill. The Inferi can convert the earth spiritual power stored in the body into invulnerable stone armor. This lasts for three minutes. The stone armor has extremely strong defense, even if it encounters a bewitching demon of the same level who is good at breaking armor.
Professional props can also resist for one minute.
"Without the use of props, I feel that the Inferi is a little stronger than my real body. No wonder they say that the Night Walker with the Inferi and the bachelor Night God are two different things. No wonder those bachelors ranked me 11th."
Zhang Yuanqing suddenly realized.
I couldn't help but think, Zhao Chenghuang, who is ranked first, has a level 4 Inferi. How powerful is his combat power?
Even if the Inferi has lost most of its Saint-level skills, as long as it retains one, it can almost crush most extraordinary beings with its Saint's physique.
And this doesn't even count Zhao Chenghuang's own combat effectiveness.
I was overconfident before, but fortunately now I also have the Inferi, and the gap has been shortened. In two days, there will be an arena competition, and when the time comes, I will make a shining debut with my Inferi. He left with confidence and left with the Inferi.
Room.
Taking the elevator back to the first floor, Madoka in front of the counter heard the noise and looked sideways.
She paused for a moment on my evil spirit corpse and said calmly:
"You'd better get him a pair of sunglasses and a mask. You don't want to be walking on the street and the security guard asks for your ID."
Zhang Yuanqing looked back at the Inferi Corpse and touched his chin:
"That makes sense!
"By the way, I haven't given him a name yet. Aunt Xiaoyuan, do you have any suggestions?"
Madoka mocked: "Call it Dead No. 1, it suits your aesthetics."
Zhang Yuanqing's eyes lit up: "What a good name, that's it."
The spirit servant is called Little Doubi, and the corpse is called Dead One. Everyone has a bright future.
Madoka: "."
"Aunt Xiaoyuan, the day after tomorrow is the group competition. Just wait for me to win the championship. Well, I will definitely be in the top three." Zhang Yuanqing did not finish his words.
Madoka looked at him and said, "It would be great if you can make it into the top five."
"Make a bet?" Zhang Yuanqing was unconvinced.
"What are you betting on?" Xiao Yuan answered.
If I were the little emperor's uncle, the bet would definitely be a date and a kiss, but I am a serious person. Zhang Yuanqing thought about it and said, "The loser will have sex with the winner!"
Then he and the Inferi were thrown out of the hotel by Madoka.
"It's a joke, it's true"
Zhang Yuanqing fled in despair.
Two days later, early in the morning.
Zhang Yuanqing had breakfast, washed up, returned to the room, and locked the door.
Summoned the Inferi No. 1 from the closet, put on the fanny pack, and installed the Elvis speaker.
Waiting silently for nine o'clock to arrive.
According to the official announcement, the way to enter the arena match is the same as entering the dungeon. You only need to wait at home for the spiritual realm prompt.
The opening ceremony is at nine o'clock in the morning.
"etc."
Zhang Yuanqing suddenly remembered something. If that Yin Ji was really the lover of the Demon Lord, she must have seen the Elvis Presley speaker.
After all, this item cannot be stored in the inventory.
If she finds out that I own an Elvis Presley speaker, she won't necessarily assume that I am the descendant of the Demon King, but she will definitely question it and ask questions.
Just cause trouble.
Thinking of this, he quickly took off his pocket bag.
You should continue to lie in the drawer. Alas, you have lost a powerful auxiliary item. He thought with regret.
Time passed by minute by minute, and finally it was nine o'clock.