Chapter 20: The Grim Reaper
The vast underground space is a world of its own, and it is no wonder that the Roland people can survive for generations. It took nearly two days for Duqi to travel south through the vast green grasslands, and based on the maps he had previously found in the village, it would take about another day to reach the "Eye of Leiye" in the city.
The Blue Sky Grassland is a flat river, and Du Qi can see far away at a glance, so he avoids many wandering jailer teams, and only occasionally finds a lone monster, he will take the initiative to challenge. During this time, he even had the privilege of seeing a vision of a fragment of the sky falling from it, and because of the distance, he only saw a ray of light streak across the sky like a meteor, and finally fell somewhere in the western part of the steppe.
After nearly two days of travel in the Blue Sky Grassland, Du Qi has reached 100% research on the jailers and successfully unlocked the detailed information of this monster in the Pokédex, which is described below.
"Jailer: Formerly known as the Black Lynx, the overlord creature of the White Forest, cruel and insane. The Black Fox knows what it fears, and once it has locked on to its target, it will attack without hesitation, even if the opponent is far stronger than itself, and will continue to fight until death. In ancient times, the ender king Yuan Moxi's expedition, but his overwhelming army encountered unprecedented obstacles in the White Forest, resulting in the failure of his plan to encircle the Quwo Kingdom with three armies. After conquering the Western Regions, Yuan Mo led a large army to besiege the White Hidden Forest region and beheaded the Black Fox King. However, instead of exterminating the creatures, Yuan Mo banished them to the Black Realm, a terrifying realm dedicated to holding death row prisoners. Soon, the black fox relied on his fierce nature to fight for his murderous name, and received the new title of jailer; Normal attributes: Blood Lv2, Stamina Lv1, Magic Lv0, Strength Lv1, Defense Lv3, Resistance Lv1, Speed Lv2, Berserk Lv1; Weaknesses: None. ”
Compared to Du Qi in the Starry Night suit, the Jailer's attributes are not far behind, especially the defense of up to Level 3, it is no wonder that he will be in a difficult battle. If not limited by intelligence, they can even cause problems for Duzi in one-on-one combat.
After reading the Jailer's profile, Douzi had some new ideas.
He had carefully studied a map of the world in Yi Qi's hand, which was very crudely drawn and marked with scarce information, but it also gave a general structure of the world. Therefore, Duzi could be confident that he had never heard of the so-called White Ghost Zone, or the Black Zone used to hold death row prisoners. He had also inquired about the leaders and history of the major forces in his spare time, and had never heard of such figures as the Ender Kingdom and Emperor Yuanmo. Combined with this information, and reminiscent of previous Lizardmen events, Duzi is almost certain that these monsters are most likely the same as the player and not native creatures of this world.
It is likely that the jailer somehow came to this world from the Black Realm where he was originally located. They were so strong in battle that the indigenous Roland people here were no match for them at all, so they were slaughtered.
Perhaps that's why this underground world seems so lifeless.
After a long trek through the Blue Sky Grassland, Duqi entered an area known as the Red Rock Plain. It was a plain of dark red rocks, and countless craggy mountains created the complex terrain and caused more trouble for his adventures. At this point, he could no longer avoid the difficult monster hordes in advance as before, and more often could only rely on his sense of hearing to judge the situation around him.
As a result, Dozi soon encountered a new enemy.
It was a behemoth called the "Negative Xuan", which had a similar appearance to a buffalo but was larger than an elephant. He has six thick thighs, black and tough skin, no organs such as a head, eyes, and nose, but there are two pairs of large ears above a pair of front legs, and a disgusting mouth protruding outwards on the front abdomen. In addition, there is a black protrusion like a small mountain on the back of the negative gen, which looks like some kind of ore is growing from the appearance and luster.
And the most peculiar thing is that there is an unusually tall jailer sitting on the monster's back.
From the previous dozen battles, Du Qi had already known that the jailers had a certain amount of intelligence and group awareness, but he didn't expect that they would even know how to tame monsters as their mounts. He tried to avoid the pair that didn't look easy to mess with, but the jailer held the reins and controlled the huge negative Xuan all the way on a rampage, and the rubble flew everywhere, making it impossible for Du Qi to avoid it. "If you keep running, this loud noise may attract more enemies." He could only choose to fight.
The shape and impact of the negative Xuan are indeed full of courage to the senses, and such a battle reminds Du Qi of challenging some difficult bosses. Past game experience has taught him that when facing this kind of monster, he should not be impatient and greedy, and slow down is the right way.
By constantly distancing himself and observing Negative Xuan's moves, Du Qi soon discovered that Negative Xuan's personality was very similar to that of the jailer, and he was just as irritable. Lacking eyes, it mostly follows its master's instructions and makes a fearless charge ahead.
"In this way, it is easier to fight!" Du Qi smirked evilly, and began to deliberately seduce the jailer, allowing him to pull the negative Xuan towards the huge rock mass with the bulges. It is true that the body structure of Negative Xuan is very peculiar, and the hard lump above the chest can always smash the protruding rocks to pieces, but he is not harmed.
But such a collision will not have any effect on it. In any case, they cannot defy the common sense that comes from physics.
Once he became familiar with the rhythm of the Negative Xuan, Du Qi began to take advantage of the moment before the collision between the negative Xuan and the rock, and relied on the prediction to jump on the back of the monster and swing his sword to the jailer once or twice. It is conceivable that under the influence of the inertia of the violent charge, the jailer had almost no power to fight back in a short period of time, and could only let the governor attack like a meat target.
After a few reciprocating years, the irascible jailer roared and threw down the reins, jumping off his back, and with his bare hands trying to seek revenge on Duqi. But how could a despicable human choose this time to confront the jailers head-on? It only took a few wounds to pay for him, and he managed to cause a vicious traffic accident between his mount and his master.
The out-of-control negative Xuan was like a frightened bison, and when it charged recklessly, it collided with the angry jailer. Rao is a jailer with such a strong defense, and in front of Yingxuan, he is just a flat boat in the angry waves, soaring into the air and flying out a few meters. To make matters worse, the jailer was trampled by the huge iron hooves after he fell to the ground, and was killed on the spot.
After the jailer's death, the crazy negative mystery lost its threat even more. Du Qi remembered the word "drag" and kept dealing with monsters. It was as if a rousing matador's march sounded in his mind, and after twenty minutes of fighting, he finally grinded the thick-scaled monster to death.
As expected, the unusually tall jailer was indeed an elite, and Du Qi successfully dissected a ball of light on it. To his delight, the ball of light contained not a skill that did not have much effect, but a set of equipment creation methods.
"Black Domain Reaper: This is a set of equipment designed by the master smith Bronze Sideburns based on the characteristics of the monster jailer, and the army in black armor walked out of the Black Domain, leaving behind the murderous name of the Grim Reaper."
"The army?" Du Qi scratched the back of his head blankly, "Could it be that there was a rebellion in the Black Domain?" These intermittent pieces of information made him intrigued, especially when he learned that these monsters might come from other worlds like them.
From the forging window, it can be seen that the Black Reaper set has five parts, namely weapons, shields, gloves, armor and pants, and the materials required to craft the equipment are similar to those of Starlight Night, in addition to those materials from the jailer, an additional ore called Black Mountain Stone is also required.
"Black Mountain Stone?" Seeing an unfamiliar name, Du Qi couldn't help but glance at the fallen negative Xuan.
Luckily for him, since his anatomy skills were upgraded from novice to beginner, he could get a little more material per dissection, and the Black Mountain Stone was the kind of associated ore on the back of the negative Xuan.
So, Duzi took the opportunity to create his fourth piece of equipment. In order not to clash with the existing equipment and maximize his strength, he chose the gloves in the suit.
"Black Domain Death-Zheng: Strength Lv1, Blood Lv1, Skill: None. The last ender king was mediocre and loved to collect the world's divine weapons. The master smith, Bronze Sideburns, was summoned to the royal palace and commissioned to forge a great sword for the king. The bronze sideburns sternly refused, and reprimanded the emperor in front of him in the main hall. He was furious and loved him so much that he couldn't bear to kill him, so he banished Bronze Sideburns to the Black Realm to make him repent. Later generations praised the move of the bronze sideburns, which deserves a Zheng word. ”
"Is this a follow-up to the previous story? The ender king Yuanmo and the ender king Jiyu, these two stories run through an entire dynasty, and both seem to be related to the jailer. Du Qi put on his gloves and waved them angrily. With the help of this equipment, I believe he will have a lot easier with the jailer again. "It's a pity that the cooldown time for forging is too long, and I don't have enough materials." He sighed helplessly again and set out on the journey again.