As the group walked in the direction pointed by Oriana for half an hour, they gradually walked from the streets of the town to the wild paths.

Deep in the trail was a forest that looked unusually eerie everywhere, and it didn't take long for the fog on the road to change.

What was originally an ordinary gray-white fog suddenly deepened into a black-gray color.

And as if there was some giant monster lurking, the fog formed various distorted and terrifying images in mid-air.

There are those that roar like ghosts, those that look like sharp claws waving, and there are poisons that look like poisonous snakes or centipedes.

Although these images are plausible and fleeting, the atmosphere of horror is still quite strong, and it is a sign that it is not a good place inside.

There weren't any living plants or moss other than the fog, just the twisted branches of the withered trees.

Blue looked at the mist, turned his head and said, "The place you are talking about, this is it, right?" ”

Orianna wrinkled her little nose, then nodded yes.

Seeing Orianna nodding, Macaria said a little worriedly, "Being able to make the fog change, the monsters in this are not simple." Are we really going to go in? ”

In the multiverse, in addition to the evil taste disguised as kobolds, the average strong person is very proud and withdrawn.

Even if they don't deliberately, they will influence their surroundings because of their power.

For example, true dragons above the ancient dragon stage, their nests naturally form a variety of home environments that are beneficial to themselves because of their own strength.

The temperature around the red dragon's lair is extremely high, and because the lair is often around the volcano, the high temperature allows the fire element of the fire element plane to come to the main material world and form a natural guard.

The Blue Dragon is a lair surrounded by unpredictable thunderstorms that are even more powerful and deadly than the magic cast by some mages.

The green dragon's lair is more cunning than his cunning nature, and the vegetation around the lair is controlled by them, forming a labyrinth-like place.

The water sources around the black dragon's lair are all corrosive, and once drunk, they will rot through the stomach.

The white dragon's lair has a lower temperature, as well as a variety of ice spikes that fall down randomly, and an ice cave that can collapse at any time.

The fog in front of Blue's eyes didn't resemble the deadly environment of a legendary dragon's lair, but it wasn't to be underestimated.

At least until then, Blue had never encountered a monster capable of affecting his surroundings.

However, now he can't help it.

If you don't find a guide, you don't know how long you'll have to navigate this fog.

And everyone went around before, they were all wandering here, but they didn't get out of this fog.

It shows that this dead area not only has the effect of confusing, but also has the effect of imprisoning.

Although it is possible to allow Oriana to open the portal and teleport out, it will not help in any way to find the artifact, it is just a waste of time, unless Blue intends to admit defeat and give up directly.

This is not his character, did it take him so long to come here, and it was just a fog that defeated him?

In this case, it is also a little too funny.

"Let's go inside, let's see what it is, our combination, even legendary creatures, has the power to fight. And the other party should not be an idiot, he is not completely sure, and he will not dare to fight with us. ”

After hearing Blue's words, everyone had no other opinions.

After stepping into the area of dense fog, a cold sensation appeared on the surface of everyone's skin, and Makaria couldn't help but shiver.

However, she looked at the other few people who didn't react much, and said with a smile: "It seems that just me feels uncomfortable, and you are all right." Then the other party's strength should not be stronger than yours, and it seems that it will not be a dragon lich. ”

At the end, she also teased Blue.

Nodding, everyone's hearts relaxed a little.

If Blue's crow's beak really was so smart, and there was a dragon lich in it, they wouldn't feel that way.

No matter how long-lived the true dragon is, it will eventually face death, and a very small number of dragons will infuse themselves with the energy of the necromancer in order to avoid their own death, and then use the ancient transformation ritual to transform themselves into powerful undead creatures - dragon lich.

Only true dragons above the age of adulthood can survive this ancient ritual, and other younger true dragons will die outright during the ritual.

When the transformation is complete, the Dragon Lich loses all of the attributes of Bahamut and Tiamat Protection, as well as all true dragons, such as amphibious and dragon's breath.

However, it still retains the immune attributes of fire and lightning, and also increases the immunity to toxins and states such as charm, weakness, fear, paralysis, and poisoning.

In general, before the transformation, the Dragon Lich's attack ability has decreased slightly, but its spell defense has been greatly improved.

And because the dragon lich can be reborn by occupying the corpse of another true dragon, not only do they not have any feelings for their former kind, but they are also very hateful, and they are eager to kill them as soon as possible.

This is one of the reasons why Blue is most reluctant to run into the Dragon Lich at this stage.

When Blue and the others advanced a few dozen meters, they saw an old castle.

The black-gray mist turned blood red around the castle, and this strange and brilliant color surrounded the castle, as if the castle was in a sea of bright red blood, adding a bit of mystery and horror to the atmosphere.

Seeing the color of these fogs, Blue turned his head to look at everyone and said, "Look at the color of the fog, plus the changes in this area, the owner of this castle should be a vampire. ”

Macaria's face turned pale, and she said hesitantly, "...... Vampires? Let's get out of here. ”

"How is it possible to leave? Vampires are neurotic, but they're a good person to talk to, so let's 'invite' him or 'her' to lead us around. ”

Macaria's eyes widened in surprise and she said in disbelief, "Alas, that's a vampire, a vampire!" Unlike the vampires in fairy tales who are afraid of garlic, this is a real vampire...... Even if it's Lux, he may not be able to beat him! ”

"No problem, I'm worried if it's a lich or a dragon lich, and if it's a vampire, then I'll him. Oriana, when the time comes, see the vampire and give me a spell to increase the effect, you know? Blue said confidently.

Oriana looked at Blue suspiciously, and asked, "Spell boosters can increase your spell damage, but at the same time, they will also increase the spell damage you receive." ”

"Don't worry!" Blue waved his hand, "Isn't there Krisanna, isn't the meaning of my sister's existence to block the gun for my brother, if the vampire attacks me at that time, Krisanna, you remember to block in front of me." ”

Krisanna: "......"

Vampires are indeed very powerful creatures, if they are calculated according to their level, they are at least above level 13, which is more powerful than high-level devils like Lux.

But for the blue dragon, it is a natural restraint against vampires.

This is because its dragon's breath is a lightning bolt, containing scorching heat and dazzling light.

And these two points are the magic attributes that vampires are most afraid of, if it is a family formed by vampires sucking blood, even this kind of lightning like sunlight will burn.

That's why Blue said it was just right, vampires or something, I liked it the most.

If it's a vampire beauty with a big waist and thin hips, it's even better!

Walking to the front of the castle, Blue discovers that the ruined gate of the castle has been violently breached.

The right door was still hanging in the doorway, but the left door was already lying on the floor in the doorway.

There were still fresh footprints on the ground, and it seemed that someone had climbed before them.

Macaria squatted down and looked at it, then looked up and said, "Look at the footprints, it should be humans, there are quite a few of them, there should be more than a dozen people." ”

Orianna was a little surprised and said, "When they saw the vampire's castle, they dared to rush in?" Could it be a very powerful adventurer? ”

Blue was also a little puzzled, could he have guessed wrong, the vampire in this castle was actually a third- or fourth-generation wastewood?

If it's a third, fourth-generation vampire, then a high-level adventuring team can indeed handle it.

However, Macaria was a bystander, she shook her head, and said her guess: "No, I think they didn't think there were vampires in there. ”

When Macaria said this, Blue and Oriana suddenly came to their senses.

Indeed, it was only through the memories of the primeval dragon that Blue recognized the strangeness of the mist at a glance.

Oriana, on the other hand, trusted Blue's judgment very much, so she wondered how bold these adventurers were.

But from the perspective of the adventurous team, at most, they feel that the environment here is gloomy, and there is a strong collection of negative energy, as for what kind of monster is inside, it can only be detected by scouts.

This is also one of the main reasons why adventurers are a high-risk industry, and adventure teams are often wiped out.

Where you thought it was a ghost or a skeleton, there was a Death Knight sleeping next to you, who woke up and slashed your dog's head.

Surprised, surprised?

"In this way, they must have hit a thunderbolt."

Shaking his head, Blue mourned for the other party for a second.

Those who can form this kind of environment must be relatively powerful vampires.

And judging from the fact that there are no traces of large-scale battles in the castle, either those adventurers have not yet encountered the vampire or simply killed the vampire in an instant, or they were killed by the vampire in an instant.

As far as common sense is concerned, it is generally the latter.

With Lax in the rear, Krishanna in front, and the regular formation between Blue and Macaria and Oriana, the group stepped into the castle.

Due to the unexpectedly large space inside the castle, the footsteps of the crowd echoed in the corridors, sounding very hollow.

They followed the fresh footprints of the ground as they watched their surroundings.

Although the castle has been in a dilapidated state for centuries and the frescoes on the walls have become dilapidated, the ruined frescoes and some lampholders made of silver still show the former glory of the castle.

Although it was dusty, there was snow-white marble underneath the fresh footprints, and there were various copper and iron objects on the many shelves that had become wreckage, and some of the ornaments placed on the empty shelves were taken away because they were too valuable.

Macaria looked around and said, "This is supposed to be a nobleman's castle, and those adventurers may not have come here because there are evil creatures here, but because they think there will be treasures here." ”

Blue touched his chin: "The people who came here should all be for the mission of Bahamut, and they should not be greedy for such things as treasure...... However, no one has ever said that you can't hunt for treasure on the way to Bahamut. ”

As he spoke, the footprints on the ground suddenly changed.

There were many footprints before, but they looked neat and orderly, but suddenly they changed around a corner of the walkway and became cluttered.

Blue and the others stopped, then looked at the footprints on the ground.

A few steps further, the first traces of the battle were seen around the corner.

In the middle of the chaotic human footprints, there are also four footprints that are clearly not human, which look very much like canine footprints.

However, there were no human or demonic corpses or blood on the ground.

Blue reckons that it should be the shadow wolf summoned by the vampire.

The Shadow Demon Wolf is a magical beast born from the shadows, and its strength is much stronger than that of ordinary wolves, but it is also limited in strength.

It's about level 2.

Even low-level adventuring teams can easily deal with it, but when the Shadow Demon Wolf dies, the corpse will turn into nothingness, so there is no corpse left.

But vampires summoned such low-level magical beasts, most likely just to test the strength of these adventurers.

It's just a level 2 Warcraft, which makes their footprints so messy, it seems that the strength of these adventurers is not very high.

With this kind of strength, he dares to provoke vampires, and he simply doesn't know how to write dead words.

Blue shook his head, and once again mourned for these "warriors" in his heart.

After ten minutes, the passage finally came to an end.

Around the corner, a rectangular garden about 200 meters long and 50 meters wide appeared in front of everyone.

There are two long corridors on either side of the garden, while in the middle of the garden is a large pool.

A black figure was in front of the large pool, and he had his back to Blue and the others, looking in the direction of the pool.

In the center of the pool was a stone statue of the goddess holding a water bottle, and Blue looked at the dusty stone statue a little strangely, and always felt that the goddess statue was a little familiar......

The whole garden was lifeless, and the dirt that had been silent for I don't know how many years was black like ink, and there were only a large number of rats walking around, and I didn't know what they relied on to survive in this barren place.

And next to the pool, the fresh human footprints suddenly disappeared.

After seeing Blue and the others, all the rats that had been running around scattered at once and burrowed into the hole.

Blue, Macaria, Chrisanna and the others could see that the figure was a man dressed in a red aristocratic costume by relying on their dark vision, but there was no breath of a living person on his body.

"Welcome, visitors from afar."