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After stepping into the gate of the first floor of the Black Tower, what appeared in front of Li Qing and the Dark Queen was a slaughterhouse-like space. [Chinese.com. The Starters]

Thousands of chains hung from the beams, and on the hooks at the end of each chain, a bloody corpse hung from it. Among those corpses, there are humans, elves, dwarves, orcs and other mainstream intelligent life races in the main plane, as well as demons, devils, celestial creatures and other creatures from the outer plane.

Every corpse, no matter where it came from, no matter what race it was in life, was like a disemboweled, hanging upside down on an iron hook at this time. Blood of various colors trickled out of the wounds that had been cut open in their chests and abdomen, dripping to the ground, pooling into patches of piercing pools of blood.

When Li Qing and the Dark Queen walked in, those corpses that were hanging upside down on the chains, disemboweled, and hollowed out, actually opened their eyes at the same time, staring directly at Li Qing and the Dark Queen. The strange eyes, coupled with their miserable images at this time, made Li Qing feel terrified for a while.

"These corpses are the souls of strong men who once tried to control this scepter." The Queen of Darkness said lightly, her tone unfazed.

"So much?" Li Qing was surprised: "This Calamity Scepter has not left any imprint on the Calondo Continent and the planes related to it, it is clear that it has only been in the Calondo Continent for a long time, how can so many souls have tried to control it?" ”

"Who said that this scepter of calamity only appears on the continent of Calondo? It has appeared in many planes. The souls of these powerhouses, almost none of the Kalendo Continent, are all powerhouses from the Xenoplane. ”

The Queen of Darkness calmly looked at the thousands of strange corpses and said, "These souls have some strength, but they are still too self-conscious, and they failed to break into here, and they are imprisoned here, suffering eternal torment, and never being able to be freed. ”

Li Qing smiled bitterly: "It seems that I am really reckless." These souls can at least break into the tower, but I can't even get past the lake. If it weren't for you, I'd have been blown away by the lake breeze. ”

"It's good to know the lesson." The Queen of Darkness strode forward, saying as she went, "These souls, after being caught, have become part of the Black Tower. While enduring eternal torment, he will instinctively attack the soul of the tower. They are full of envy for free souls, and they always want to make free souls one of them. Once the soul of the tower is defeated by them, it becomes one of them. ”

"How did you know this information?" Li Qing asked curiously.

"Just because the little vampire you surrendered can't identify the Calamity Scepter, that doesn't mean the king can't. Don't forget how powerful this king used to be. Although he has lost most of his strength now, the knowledge of this king has not disappeared. ”

"I see...... By the way, these souls are all hung on chains, how can they attack the souls of the tower? Li Qing followed closely behind the Dark Queen and followed her into the upside-down corpse.

As soon as they entered the corpse thicket, there were corpses with miserable images in front of and on the left and right, but those corpses were all staring at Li Qing and the Dark Queen with their eyes wide open, staring directly at Li Qing and the Dark Queen, their eyes moving with their movements, always staring at them. Such a strange and terrifying situation made Li Qing's scalp tingle, and he couldn't help but chase after her for a few steps, not leaving her, and the tip of his front foot almost touched her back heel.

"When the souls of the towers walked into the corpses, their attack had already begun." The Queen of Darkness walked calmly, walked between the two upside-down corpses, looked at the corpses close to the left and right, and said lightly:

"As I said, this is a supernatural space, don't use the thinking of the real world to measure the way the spirits attack. It's like these upside-down corpses, they are staring at you, that's how they attack you. Once you are disturbed by their gaze and panic appears in your mind, then you have failed.

"The fear, panic, and other negative emotions in your heart will instantly change into hooks and chains that lock you, break through your chest and abdomen, and connect to the beams of the house. By the time you come to your senses, you'll be one of them hanging upside down on an iron hook. This kind of attack comes from your own emotions, and it is impossible to prevent it, and only the fearless soul can pass through it safely. ”

Hearing this, Li Qing couldn't help but sweat coldly: "I ...... just now When he was stared at by these dead corpses, for a moment, he panicked in his heart...... "Under normal circumstances, when Li Qing enters the black knight battle state, he will become absolutely rational and calm, like a cold robot. Any negative emotions that are not conducive to fighting, such as fear and panic, will not appear.

But in this supernatural space, even if Li Qing's soul incarnation was a nightmare knight, his emotions could not remain absolutely rational and calm, and they were still the same as in an ordinary state.

And Li Qing in an ordinary state, although he is already well-informed, the weirdness of this soul slaughterhouse is still beyond his imagination. Because of this, when he was stared at by the thousands of upside-down corpses, Li Qing couldn't help but feel terrified and frightened.

"Then you've failed." The Dark Queen said lightly, "But it's understandable. Although this king does not recognize your strength, he recognizes your courage. You are indeed a warrior, and this king believes that you will dare to charge and counterattack even if you face thousands of troops alone. But that doesn't mean you don't have fear in your heart. It's just that you overpowered the fear with courage and showed only the heroic side.

"The only person who can really be fearless is a strong man who is strong enough to crush everything, such as this king. And the brain hole is so big that I don't know what the road is, and it's a brain that is afraid. As long as the others are normal people, no matter how heroic they are, it is impossible not to be secretly afraid of the strange scene of this soul slaughterhouse. Whatever a thousand people refer to will end up without a problem, let alone being stared at by thousands of pairs of dead eyes?

"And this soul slaughterhouse, no matter whether you can overpower fear with courage or not, as long as there is a trace of fear seed in your heart, even if you could have suppressed it with courage, that seed of fear will turn into a chain of life, and it will not give you any chance at all."

Li Qing was afraid for a while, and muttered: "So, according to common sense, I have become a member of the corpse." It's just because you're there that I'm safe? ”

"Yes, it is precisely because this king suppressed the attacks of these corpses that you can be safe and sound."

Speaking of this, the Queen of Darkness stopped, turned around and glanced back at Li Qing, and said, "In the realm of the real world, you are the sword and shield of this king. With you, this king has nothing to fear. Here, the king is your sword and shield. Knight, with this king in front of you, you ...... What else are you afraid of? ”

Here, this king is your sword and shield!

Listening to the Dark Queen's elegant and sweet voice, declaring the monarch's obligations to the knights, all the negative emotions in Li Qing's heart were swept away in an instant.

Endless heroic courage rose in his heart, and even the exhaustion of a fierce battle that consumed too much soul power was swept away in an instant, and his back couldn't help but stand as straight as a javelin, and his shoulders were as hard as if he could carry two mountains.

He looked directly at the Dark Queen's pair of clear, pure and unfathomable beautiful black eyes, and said with a smile: "Yes, here, with you, I should have been fearless!" ”

As soon as he said that, an invisible aura rose from his body like a flame and spread. Wherever the fiery invisible aura passed, the corpses hanging upside down let out a piercing howl, and the thousands of pairs of dead eyes staring at him seemed to be burned by the flames, and bursts of black smoke rose from them.

Then, all the corpses closed their eyes tightly, and two lines of black blood flowed from the corners of their eyes. They moaned/moaned weakly, and could no longer interfere with Li Qing in any way.

"Not bad." The Queen of Darkness nodded with satisfaction, "With fearless 'courage', defeat these corpses in an instant, and your soul power will become stronger again." ”

The flame-like invisible aura that had just diffused from Li Qing's body was his courage. In this supernatural space, on the battlefield at the soul level, the temperament concept of "courage" can also become a weapon with real power!

Li Qing said modestly: "That's because with your backing, I can really be fearless." ”

The Queen of Darkness said: "No, even with my backing, if you don't have a soul level ascension yourself, you can only pass the test safely under my protection at most, and it is impossible to defeat these dead corpses in turn." You can defeat them with your own strength. Knight, your performance deserves the king's appreciation. Now this king understands that what that little girl will choose you for. Let's go, let's go to the next level. ”

Li Qingdao: "What about these dead bodies...... Don't you have to rescue them? ”

"Rescue them?" The Queen of Darkness strode forward in the soul slaughterhouse, which was no longer threatening, and said lightly: "This king is not a philanthropist, why should he save them? Sooner or later, this wand will belong to you, so it's better to keep them here and keep guarding. ”

"But ......"

"No, but!" The Dark Queen's tone was flat but unmistakably interrupted Li Qing's words, "Knight, don't forget who this king really is. This king is the demon king of destruction, not the Guanyin of great mercy and compassion to save the suffering. If you really want to save these suffering souls, become stronger as soon as possible. When the time comes, you yourself will unleash them. ”

"Okay......" Li Qing shook his head helplessly, glanced back at those suffering souls, and followed closely after the Queen of Darkness.

The black tower was built in a chaotic manner, like the building blocks of children put together haphazardly. There is not even a road to the second floor. But with the Dark Queen there, this little problem is no longer a problem. Wherever the Queen of Darkness passed, the rules of space in a small area were tampered with by her at will, and even if there was no road, she easily walked out of a way.

So soon, Li Qing followed the Queen of Darkness to the second floor of the Black Tower.

The space on the second floor was messy, like an undecorated rough house, with piles of wood, sand, and stones piled up everywhere. These haphazard accumulation of building materials turned the second floor of the Black Tower into a labyrinth, and countless chaotic souls wandered in the labyrinth, unable to get out of the seemingly rudimentary labyrinth.

In the labyrinth, there are still ghosts wandering. The spirits were human on the upper body and a cloud on the bottom half, floating in the air and hunting in the labyrinth. Every time it hits a bastard soul, the ghost will pounce on it and bite it. And the bitten soul does not disappear, but only becomes more chaotic and gradually transforms into a ghost.

"It's a labyrinth of chaos." Standing at the entrance to the labyrinth, the Dark Queen said, "From the outside, it's just piles of construction waste placed indoors, no big deal. But once you enter the labyrinth, you will find that the construction waste has become a series of lofty mountains. Once the mind is upset because it has been unable to find the way for a long time, the soul will be lost and will never be able to get out. ”

As she spoke, she strode into the entrance to the labyrinth. His eyes are still calm, and his steps are still calm. He didn't care about the chaotic labyrinth.

Li Qing also followed her indifferently without care. As the Queen of Darkness said before, here, she is his sword and shield. With her opening the way in front, why should Li Qing be afraid? .