Chapter 3361 The Trial Of The Fool (One Hundred and Sixty-Four)
Chapter 3361 The Trial of the Great Fool (One Hundred and Sixty-Four)
This blow came extremely fast, as fast as lightning—no, it was fire, not lightning. If Edmund hadn't reminded her, Elaine would have been hit.
Fortunately, he reacted quickly enough and activated [Village] in time. As a result, the flames instantly rushed over the cavalry, but failed to hit anything.
It is difficult for Elaine to maintain the form of this white lion boy for a long time. In particular, he also needs to bring Bailey, Xuri, and even the iron cavalry with him to perform the virtualization, so the duration of the virtual state is even shorter.
Yes, it only lasts less than half a second.
But fortunately, the speed of that arc of fire was extremely fast. From the time it started to attack Elaine to the end of the attack, the time was less than half a second. As a result, it happened just before Elaine's [Village] ended.
It slipped past, failed to hit anything, and barely left any residual heat behind it. It was too fast, but suffered the disadvantage of being too fast.
But this really makes people sweat. The prominence shrimp is so fast. It is difficult to catch up with Elaine's reaction ability and eyesight alone. This time he relied on Edmund's reminder
I just barely escaped the disaster, what about next time?
We cannot tangle with these monsters in this kind of terrain. There is only one road here, with lava pools on both sides. Elaine and the others can never predict that the prominence shrimp will come out of nowhere to attack! No matter how many lives you have to stay here for a long time, it will not be enough!
"Turn off the stealth and leave here at full speed!" Elaine shouted decisively. Since the enemy has discovered it, there is no point in hiding. It is better to escape to a safe area as soon as possible - assuming the "water circulation system" that Zuoli mentioned
"It's really just ahead.
Queeg instantly turned off the stealth system, and Edmund also launched a huge ice arrow to clear the way. The ice arrow melted extremely quickly in this scorching environment, even though it was fired forward at high speed.
However, it turned into ice mist during the launch. This ice mist just covered everyone's rush forward, so that they would not be exposed to the scorching air of the lava world. It seemed that Edmund planned to shoot a large number of ice arrows continuously to provide continuous cover.
Is the magic power really enough?
Before worrying about this, it's better to run away quickly.
The two iron cavalry rushed forward at full speed, trying to get rid of the attacks of those prominence shrimps as much as possible. At this time, the entire lava pool was boiling, not because of the increase in internal temperature, but simply because there were a large number of creatures active in it.
When the prominence shrimp moves at high speed, it also causes the pseudo-lava fluid in the lava pool to surge up and down, making it look like the entire pool is boiling!
The situation became dangerous. What was originally a dangerous situation became a hundred times more dangerous. Arcs of fire chased after them crazily, and the cavalry's speed at full speed was only slightly faster than the attack of the prominence shrimp. If it had been slower for a moment,
, the iron cavalry will be hit by these monsters!
What's worse is that the iron cavalry sailing at full speed in such a high temperature environment will wear out a lot of parts. Even if it is the highest quality anti-gravity gunboat specially made by the King of France, even if the quality of these iron cavalry is the same as the "dragon cavalry" used by the knights of Great Britain.
"It's very close, and their engines can't maintain full power operation in high-heat environments. So Edmund fires more ice arrows faster, more frequently, and the ice mist generated after the ice arrows are fired can barely power the iron cavalry."
Open a path so that the iron riders will not be exposed to such a hot environment!
Despite this, it was only a matter of time before the cavalry's engine burned out completely. Elaine only hoped to reach the so-called water circulation system before the cavalry's engine could no longer sustain it.
The cavalry was galloping ahead, and hundreds of fire pillars turned into prominence shrimps were constantly chasing the cavalry, crossing left and right on the pipe-like road. If the flames were alive, then they might exist in this form. Just like rabbits on the run.
Jumping and flapping like a tiger, these fire protrusions are fierce and vicious.
Many times, the prominence shrimps almost collided with Elaine's cavalry at the rear. The white lion boy either raised a large wooden shield made of [Sword of Mercy - Mysterdin] to block the attack, or he was instantly immune to [Void]
Damage, barely keeping the cavalry from being hit.
"They are so angry!" Seeing this terrifying scene, Xuli shouted in panic: "Holland shrimps will never attack those Aters! Is it because we are all outsiders?!"
Of course. Elaine thought to herself. The stalkers live in this underwater city and are part of this city. The monsters created by the defense system will naturally not attack them.
But Elaine and his party are real invaders. Whether it is the defense system or the monsters in the vassal and defense system, they are all hostile to Elaine and his party. If you want these monsters not to attack Elaine and his party,
Unless all of them transform into stalkers like Edmund did. But that is obviously impossible.
No, maybe it can be done?——The white lion boy suddenly had an idea.
"Bai, Bailey, does your illusion only work on you?" he asked the little fox.
"No, as long as I have physical contact with you, I can apply the illusion to you." The fox boy responded.
"What about indirect contact? For example, through, through a rope or something..."
"Hmm...it's a bit difficult. I'll try my best?"
"Queg! Grab, grab this!" Elaine took out a rope made of Luna silicone (the same rope used to tie Edmund before) and threw it towards Queeg.
Queeg didn't quite understand what happened, but he caught the rope with a casual grab. He could only control the iron cavalry with one hand now - but it was no big problem. All he needed to control now was the iron cavalry's direction pole and
Just step on the accelerator with your foot!
"Go on, let's start, Bailey! Turn us all into stalkers!" the white lion boy urged.
Bailey seemed to have guessed Elaine's intention. He tried to activate illusions to transform people who were in direct contact with him and those who were in indirect contact into other shapes.
Bailey's illusion is similar to a mental interference technique, the specific principle of which is unknown. Basically, it is to release photon waves that can interfere with other people's visual systems from a specific object, thereby achieving the interference effect.
This "specific object" is not just Bailey. He should be able to transmit similar photon waves to other people or even objects, making these people or objects that have indirect contact with him look different - at least it seems
Like.
In an instant, Elaine, Xury and Queeg, including Bailey, turned into the appearance of stalkers under the influence of illusion. At least in the eyes of the prominence shrimp.
And what about Edmund? He has long since transformed into a stalker and no longer needs the support of illusions.
Now, the five people on the two iron cavalry are all "stalkers".
In this way, those prominence shrimps have no reason to attack again. They are just a kind of Warcraft, and most Warcraft are relatively low-intelligent and easy to deceive.
The pursuit from the monsters behind him continued for a few more seconds, but Elaine could indeed see that the momentum of the sniper attack was gradually weakening.
They were probably wondering why the invaders they were chasing suddenly turned into the indigenous people here (stalkers).
He hesitated because of doubts, and then the attack was not as ferocious as before.
Although it was a last-minute plan, Elaine's plan really succeeded.
"Very, very good!" He turned around and saw that the group of prominence shrimps were no longer chasing him, and he breathed a sigh of relief: "Bailey, how long can you hold on? Try to hold on as long as possible."
"Don't worry, big brother." The little fox grinned and said, "This is my specialty, and it's not as expensive as you think. It doesn't matter how long it takes."
Bailey seems to be able to maintain the appearance of the lion boy even when sleeping. Although it is indeed just an illusion, it is really powerful. Illusion is different from other spells. It is just a technique to deceive others. It emits very few photons.
Therefore, the consumption of magic power is also very small. Bailey even once said that even if he pretends to be Prince Cloval and is assassinated, his body will still last for about a week after his death, and the illusion will be lifted - which shows the magic power of illusion.
The consumption is really small!
"That's good, keep at it!" Elaine replied, and even ordered Queeg to slow down the cavalry. Their cavalry no longer galloped at full speed, but began to move only at a medium speed.
Elaine saw the engine overheating warning on the dashboard of the cavalry, and he couldn't help but feel grateful that he could give the engine a little rest.
"Are you using illusion magic?" Xuri asked Bailey, "That's amazing. Can you lions use any magic?"
"Actually, illusions are not entirely spells..." The little fox seemed to want to explain it at first, but he immediately felt that the explanation was futile, so he simply murmured. Anyway, Xuri, who grew up in such a wild tribe-like place,
You won't understand.
Xury couldn't even see through the fact that Bailey was a fox-man and not a lion-man. How could a lion-man use illusions? That was a fox-man's patent - you really have no common sense, this little bird.
"Ah! Here we are, right in front!" Xuli said suddenly.
Elaine then looked forward and found that the channel formed by the converging pipes in front became wider. A large number of pipes intertwined into a huge platform, and there was a huge pool in the middle. There was something like a distilling dish on top of the pool.
's structure.
Needless to say, that is the "water circulation system" that Zuoli mentioned. It seems to be the Atlantis system that pumps in seawater from outside, and then uses the heat of the lava to evaporate the seawater into purified water. This purified water
It has various uses. The areas filled with fresh water on several levels above Atlantis probably all come from pure water distilled from this "water circulation system".
This place is also filled with a steamy and humid feeling. Most of the steam has been taken away by the ventilation system, otherwise the high-heat steam would be fatal if it filled the area.
If we go there, it will at least get a little cooler. The cavalry's engine is really about to overheat and explode. To be able to encounter a cool area at this time is like encountering a timely rain.
Elaine only hopes that that area will not be attacked by Warcraft. Such an important water circulation system, is it impossible for the prominence shrimp to attack it? If their attack damages the important system, wouldn't it be a big problem?
Of course, it cannot be ruled out that it is made of a material that is "theoretically indestructible" and will not be afraid no matter how violent it is attacked. If so, the prominence shrimp might still attack ferociously. If it really evolves like that,
What should we do? Stay by the pool and fight against the enemy?
Maybe it's a good way. It's much better than fighting them on a straight road next to lava. And at least it won't be so hot next to the pool. Edmund will definitely be able to make better use of the Stalker's transformation during the fight.
The ice magic of the body is more beneficial.
Anyway, let’s take this step first and let’s talk about it next.
The two iron cavalry approached the water circulation system. The moist heat of the steam hit their faces, but it somewhat neutralized the dry heat of the lava.
Edmund continued to release ice mist, further lowering the surrounding temperature.
"Very, very good. Just stay here and wait for the cavalry's engine to cool down before leaving." Elaine said. He glanced at the thermometer of the cavalry. The engine had already been seriously overheated and was on the verge of blowing up. It's a shame that it can work hard.
After holding on to this point, after the engine was completely shut down, Elaine could see that the temperature of the engine was slowly dropping. The surroundings were still quite hot, but at least the cavalry's engine had a chance to cool down.
According to this cooling rate, the cavalry will have to stay here for at least half an hour. In the worst case, in the next half hour, they must defend this place and repel waves of prominence shrimp attacks. Only
I hope this water circulation system is not a combat area and the monsters really won’t attack!
"Your Highness, look." Edmund pointed to the lava pool in the distance.
"Wow..." Elaine swallowed and saw the monsters emerging from the pool.