With the three blood-colored moon disks hanging high in the sky, Zhao Xu was already holding the strange "Seraphic Angel Oil Painting" in the tower and waiting for Antinoea's arrival.

After experiencing the scene of near-death in the cave, even if Zhao Xu held the power of iron heart and the silver fire that could create miracles at this moment, he still did not dare to be reckless.

The abyss, for him at this time, is still a forbidden place.

Although Zhao Xu did not detect any residual aura of the six-armed snake demon from the mysterious oil painting, the mysterious gate of the other world glowing with blue light still made him vigilant like the call of the abyss.

And Zhao Xu also added a "identification technique" later, but the result showed that this was an ordinary oil painting.

At first glance, the "Otherworldly Gate" clearly suspended in the frame of the painting looks like a deceptive trick.

"Knock ......"

As the bell rings in the early hours of the morning, announcing the beginning of the "curfew" prohibiting loitering throughout the capital, the capital, which was still a little bustling, is slowly returning to its former tranquility.

A familiar footstep sounded behind Zhao Xu, and he also turned his head, and immediately saw Antinoya's reappearance.

"Looks like you've gained something?" Antinoa asked with a strange look.

"I was just going to ask the tutor to identify it."

As he spoke, Zhao Xu handed over the painting in his hand.

"Interesting."

At this time, Antinoya was wrapped in a milky white and pink wool coat, and there was a slight amount of rain dripping from the hem of the clothes.

"It has a deeper secret?"

Zhao Xu couldn't help but ask rhetorically, is it true that his luck is really so good, and he can find an extraordinary picture with just a fish?

Antinoa, however, showed her bright eyes and looked straight at him.

"Actually, I was surprised. I just mentioned the Abyss Scroll to you, but I didn't expect you to get involved with it so quickly. ”

"This makes me a little suspicious, it is a coincidence of fate, or even arranged."

This sentence almost made Zhao Xu's back shudder, and he even had to react instinctively to stimulate the "rapid explosion" and then discard this oil painting.

It was as if the mysterious carvings on the wooden frame carried an evil curse aura, exuding a hideous roar from the abyss.

"Abyssal Scroll?"

Zhao Xu was shocked, but he regained consciousness in an instant.

"No, or is it a copy of the Abyssal Scroll you mentioned, the Dark Scroll of Aham?"

As he spoke, he looked at the canvas in his hand from several angles, and he couldn't see the slightest temperament of an artifact.

"It seems that you did take every word I said to you to heart, but unfortunately time was running out after we separated, so you didn't have time to go back to the Legends Library to browse through the materials on this."

With that, Antinoa placed the painting on the stone table in the center of the top floor of the tower, and after staring at it for a moment, she explained.

"Aham is indeed one of the best candidates in Arthur's history to study the Abyss, and he is one of the lucky few who has read the 'Abyss Scroll' without being corrupted by pollution."

"Eventually, he rewrote his memories of the contents of the Abyssal Scroll, which became 'The Dark Scroll of Aham.'"

"For thousands of years, although Ahham, the sage who explored the abyss, has disappeared, the 'Black Order' that upholds his will has survived, and in the hundreds of years since the disappearance of its leader, the disciples have continued to expand and write a 'scroll' of demonic knowledge."

"So, in the end, these mysterious scrolls all relied on their own power and even the power of the abyss to become artifacts or sub-artifacts. Therefore, the 'Dark Scroll of Aham' now refers to this series of abyssal artifacts that extend from the 'Abyss Scroll'. ”

Antinoya looked confused as she spoke, "Generally speaking, most of these artifacts are hidden in the branch base of the Order or in the hands of well-known members of the Order, and few of them are leaked. ”

It was only then that Zhao Xu realized that the imitation that Antinoya and I casually mentioned at that time actually had such a deep secret.

"So the painting in my hand is at least a secondary artifact in itself." Zhao Xu said with emotion.

"That's right." Antinoya responded, "You are indeed related to the artifact, and you can encounter it three times and twice, but in the end, few of them can really fall into your hands." ”

As soon as she complained, Antinoya continued to speak.

"Midsummer."

"Although Aham's dark scrolls are varied, and the chapters are even hundreds, some of which are just a scroll when viewed alone, while others can be bound into books, but don't underestimate them."

"As far as the current accepted research is concerned, the 'Dark Scroll of Aham', which records knowledge of the Abyss, demons, and other related subjects, is the only way to point to the 'Abyss Scroll'."

Zhao Xu also nodded at this, and carefully remembered the style of this oil painting at this time.

"Mentor, do these dark scrolls have any special effects or costs other than knowledge records?"

"This is natural."

Antinoa confirmed, "These artifacts give their owners a skill bonus, and even have different special powers, which are divided into secondary and advanced levels. ”

"However, every time you use the power of the Dark Scroll, you will have a cumulative chance of summoning the infernal creatures associated with it, with a secondary rate of 1% and a high level of about 5%. Once inferno creatures are summoned, they will attack the user in a frenzy until they destroy the opponent and obtain the scroll. ”

"Only by destroying the creatures of Purgatory can you reset the summoning chance of the scroll."

At this time, Zhao Xu couldn't help but look carefully at the oil painting on the stone table-"Dark Scroll".

Could it be that the "Otherworldly Gate" in that painting is a secondary or advanced power, and once he uses it, he may come face to face with a purgatory creature?

You know, every time you use it, it's a re-roll of the dice.

In particular, there will inevitably be a day when this probability will reach 100%, not to mention that as long as it exceeds 50%, more than half of each use is likely to be summoned.

However, Zhao Xu also had doubts about this, especially when there were a lot of dark scrolls.

"I'm not too worried, Mentor, but will the other owners really be able to avoid these infernal creatures? And what happens when you die, and the Dark Scroll is seized by the creatures of Purgatory? ”

"Well."

Antinoya was staring at the three blood moons in the night sky of Yanan, which were rumored to be one of the incarnations of the gods.

"The Order took this into account when creating the Scroll of Darkness, so each scroll was attached with magic to banish demons. As long as there are any demons born in the abyss within 10 meters, it will automatically accumulate a 10% chance of activating teleportation or otherworldly teleportation to leave its current location every turn. ”

"And if this escape ability is effective, the probability of summoning a purgatory creature will also be recharged to 0%."

"And what if it's obtained by the creatures of Purgatory?" Zhao Xu asked rhetorically.

"As soon as the creatures of the abyss gain ownership of the Dark Scroll, they lose some of their teleportation and other powers. Any demon who obtains Aham's Dark Scroll will immediately carry it back to the Abyss. ”

Zhao Xu was mixed with joy and sorrow in his heart.

This means that the six-armed snake demon is not possessed by this frame, otherwise the other party must have already understood the secret.

Even the other party did not activate the teleportation effect of the oil painting as a dark scroll because it was possessed by the void.

The six-armed snake demon actually intertwined with the scroll of darkness they were also pursuing.

Antinoa also smiled at the moment and said, "Any demon who regains the Dark Scroll and brings it back to the abyss will honestly present it to the top boss, the six-armed snake demon or the Barlow Flame Demon or the like. If the presenter is high enough, it will even be a Demon Prince. ”

"And the Dark Scroll has always been a thorn in the side of the demons because it has recorded too many secrets of the abyss, and they will relentlessly destroy the artifact whenever they have the opportunity."

"But no matter how fragile Aham's Dark Scroll is, it will be nearly indestructible because of the artifact." Zhao Xu said, "Is there another way? ”

"Naturally, there is a well-known way not to fail, just throw it into the dark well of the abyss, and the evil juice of chaos inside will completely destroy the dark scroll in an hour."

As she spoke, Antinoya's gaze fell back on the canvas in front of her.

"I now have a scroll of darkness in my hand, called 'Scroll of Darkness: Geography of the Abyss', and Turkot Noel Aham explored the abyss without anyone before or before with the records of the 'Scroll of the Abyss', and then he created a guide to dealing with the ever-changing dimensions."

"That guide contains geographic information on many aspects of the Abyss, including dangerous and relatively safe locations."

As he spoke, Antinoya took it out of the dimensional pouch in his arms, "Because of the automatic teleportation of demons, I usually have to seal it. ”

The abyssal geography was a large, bulky book, with the appearance of a navigator's rudder.

As Antinoya spread out, Zhao Xu observed that the page alone was 2 meters long and more than one meter wide, and it also exuded an extremely strong musty smell.

"Reading this abyssal geography alone is also a difficult task, and the process of reading will be urgently suppressed ritual. If the will is not able to hold up, it is likely to become delusional and paranoid, and will no longer want to touch the dark scroll, or even be in a state of terror if it does. ”

"But if you get through it, then you'll get a detailed understanding of the abyss."

"The Knowledge (Plane) check about the Abyss and demons and the Survival check in the Abyss have a +10 environment bonus, and this effect can last for a full year after reading."

Zhao Xu understood that this was the typical skill bonus of the Dark Scroll, and continued to ask, "What about the secondary, high-level power?" ”

"A secondary force that can perform a restrictive otherworldly teleportation that returns at a specified time. The other is a daily high-level teleportation. The last advanced power is the once-a-week Atlas Gate that summons demons. ”

After hearing this, Zhao Xu shook his head directly, "I feel that this effect is also average." ”

Antinoya couldn't help but laugh, "It's your standards being raised. However, I really don't recommend using it, because each time I use power, I will always summon 2-5 Soul Judges. Once the probability is reached, it will also cause the Calling Demon to rebel, and will also summon an additional six-armed snake demon and 1-4 berserkers to retrieve the artifact. ”

"At the same time, these demons are all called and have entities, so they can continue to summon and let you face a demon reinforcements."

Hearing this, Zhao Xu had already secretly shook his head, "It hurts to hear it." ”

"I feel that these so-called artifacts are a bit unworthy of the name, and they are more like the indestructible nature of the artifact."

At this time, his evaluation of "oil painting" in his heart had dropped a lot.

Antinoya then retracted her "Abyssal Geography", and from the perspective she easily mentioned, the power contained in Antinoya's seemingly weak body was also amazingly terrifying.

"As for your oil painting, I really can't guess which Aham Dark Scroll it is, after all, I've only been a member of that Order for a few years, and I haven't been exposed to much."

As she spoke, Antinoya frowned and pondered.

"But from my point of view, this painting is more like a teleportation key."

"Keys?"

Zhao Xu couldn't help but recall that when he was about to go to the half-plane of death, the "giant scythe" in his hand was the key, and what he was looking for was the hidden "portal".

"Generally speaking, mages can easily lose their specific coordinates in the astral plane due to dimensional storms once they are not enough for the half-plane they operate."

"Therefore, most mages who can use the legendary spell 'Genesis' to create a 'half-plane' will fix the coordinates of the entrance of the half-plane in the frame, and then apply the power of the 'teleportation' spell to the oil painting."

"So, this painting in my hand is likely to point to a certain level of the abyss?" Zhao Xu muttered to himself.

"That's right, when we usually reach the Abyss, we select the fourth layer of the Abyss Plains, which is widely known for the existence of many portals to the Abyss, making it one of the most frequent passages to the Bottomless Abyss, and a common destination for most travelers who wish to travel to the infinite level."

"If I were you, I would also suggest that you choose this level for teleportation. At least when it lands, it's safer than at other levels. ”

As she spoke, Antinoya raised the canvas in her hand, "But now that we have this canvas, let's take this opportunity to enter it, and by the way, let you experience the aura of the 'Dark Scroll', and make it easier for you to recognize it later." ”

In an instant, with Antinoya activating the power of this painting.

The Otherworldly Portal, which came to life in the painting, directly inspired an intense light that swept Antinoa into it.

Until the light fell on Zhao Xu, the blue light suddenly turned black.

Zhao Xu also disappeared directly.

After a period of indescribable jolting and vomiting.

Zhao Xu was surprised to find that he appeared on a rough sea level, and instantly used his "flying technique" to control his body.

There was no sign of Antinoa beside him.

At the same time, a mysterious call suddenly came from behind him—

"Lalleye."