Chapter Sixty-Eight: The Shadow of the Old Gods

"Shhh One of the lizardmen suddenly looked up, its scaly nose twitching slightly, and its crazy eyes showed a hint of doubt. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Shout!

Suddenly, there was a faint sound of wind in the forest, and the lizardmen's attention was immediately attracted, and just as they turned back, a white streamer slammed into the trunk of a nearby tree.

Wow!

The white light exploded in an instant, and countless silk threads grew wildly from it, completely engulfing the two lizardmen in the blink of an eye. Sticky silk threads covered them in layers, and the latter let out an angry roar and struggled to break free from the cobwebs.

However, the seemingly fragile silk thread was unexpectedly tough, and it couldn't get out of the range of the spider web technique for a while.

"Attack!"

Ryan's shout came from the bushes, followed by the arrows that had fallen off his bow in his hands.

Piercing (Heavy Attack) -13

The whistling arrows enveloped the skin-aching wind, avoiding the protection of the scales and piercing deep into the lizardman's body. Foul-smelling pus and blood burst from the wound, but surprisingly, the wound didn't stop the lizardman at all, who still struggled to tear at the cobwebs, struggling to move towards the edge.

"Give me, stop!"

Above the woods, an afterimage cut through the emerald green leaves, and after being in the air for a short time, Angle's waist twisted, and the huge force was instantly transmitted to his arm, and a spear flew down like a meteor!

Burst!

The spear left a cold light in the air, piercing the wounded lizardman's thigh, and the force of the force continued unabated, digging deep into the dirt. The sharp spear pinned the lizardman's thigh to the ground, and with the spider web technique, the lizardman couldn't even move his body for a while.

The others were not idle, and because these lizardmen looked abnormal, everyone was reluctant to fight in close quarters, and under Ryan's arrangement, they took out their bows and crossbows to shoot at the lizardmen who were restricted from moving.

After a round of attack, the two lizardmen, who had lost most of their mobility, were like live targets, and in the blink of an eye, they had become hedgehogs.

Walking out of the dense bushes, Ryan withdrew the magic of the spider web, only to see the silk threads gradually turn to ashes, and the corpses of the two lizardmen lost their support and slowly fell to the ground.

As he got closer to the center, the stench grew stronger, and Ryan frowned slightly, crouching in front of the lizardman's corpse. Taking out the cowhide gloves he had prepared, Ryan gently flipped the signs of corruption on their bodies.

With the death of the lizardmen, the disgusting abscesses on the body seemed to have lost their vitality, no longer rising and falling as slowly as before, like a leaky balloon, gradually shrinking and festering. The flesh grew paler and paler, and large scales were easily torn off by Ryan.

"How? Did you find anything? Anglie stepped forward and drew the spear that had nailed the other lizardman to death, staring at the foul of the foul with a disgusted look at the stinking viscous blood on the spear.

"The process of decomposing the body is so fast, it's like being dead for years. Not surprisingly, as I thought, these lizardmen may have been transformed by flesh and blood. Ryan gently pressed the wound of the lizardmen, and saw a light red viscous liquid slowly flowing out of their bodies, and the glove touched the liquid, and suddenly made a continuous clattering sound, and a small obvious corrosion mark appeared on the cowhide glove.

The knowledge test was successful.

The rumor test was successful.

Spell identification successful, spell-like ability: Flesh Shaping (Strong Acid, Blight Infection, Mind Devouring.) )

Bite!

Quest obtained: Forbidden Ancient Magic

You discover that the transformation of the Lizardfolk comes from an evil ritual that is hated by all living beings, Flesh Forming, a barbarian sorcery from ancient times that reshapes the flesh of living beings to give them great power. But you know the horror of flesh shaping, and you can't help but start worrying, what is going on in the depths of the swamp?

Ryan glanced briefly at the taskbar and fell into a brief moment of deep thought.

The horror of flesh shaping is no match for its effects, and even the soul and body of a dragon cannot sustain this change. Most of the modified creatures are unable to keep their sanity, and what is even more terrifying is that they will list all creatures that are not modified as enemies, even if they are former companions.

It is rumored that this was a ritual in ancient times for certain priests to please the ancient gods of the earth. It is also believed that it was a spell created by some perverted High Elves.

Whether it's pleasing the Old Gods or spell effects, flesh shaping is frowned upon by all creatures. There are many tribes and numbers of lizardmen in the swamp, even when they attack the green forest without unity, this kind of transformation has great hidden dangers, how can they let the flesh and blood shape endanger their homeland? Could it be that they are united?

"Keno, Eddie... Damn, this is the companion who set off together two days ago. Negro gritted his teeth and looked at the devastated corpses of his former companions, his face full of anger, "I'm going to kill them!" ”

"Negro, calm down." Ryan has made progress on the strange things that happened in Midorizawa, and the top priority is naturally to hurry back to the town to inform Taylor, after all, they are now in the territory of the lizardmen, and if they are too impulsive, it is easy to have accidents, "Our strength is not able to compete with the tribe of the lizardmen, we must spread the news of the flesh shaping." ”

"Flesh and blood?"

Here, Ryan knew something about this kind of thing, and seeing that everyone else was puzzled, he had to explain it to everyone briefly.

"You're saying this stuff can be transmitted to other creatures? Aren't the injured spies? As a mage, Lanier knew a thing or two about the dangers of this sorcery, and quickly caught the most troubling part.

"No, they're just infected with the disease."

Ranier was relieved to hear Ryan say this, but then the half-elf's words shook his heart.

"These lizardfolk are just failures, even if they can't even infect their own kind, but if there is a compatible individual among them... Add to that the priests who preside over such rituals, and the problem is about to escalate. ”

Ryan's eyes deepened as he looked at the exaggeratedly decomposed corpses on the ground.

The ancient gods of the earth are the beings believed in by some humanoid creatures with civilization. Compared to the gods of the pantheon, they have no priesthood, no divine body, and are more like condensed souls or condensed beliefs.

But they also have a godhead, and as long as their followers are not lost, they remain immortal. Some believe that they are the true guardians of Ariel, but many others disagree, they are more like parasites of Ariel...

Ryan certainly leaned towards the latter, not only because the followers of the Old Gods were extremely crazy, he had even organized a group to kill the Old Gods. Originally, their actions caused a lot of controversy, but it wasn't until a legendary polydoc popularized the knowledge of the ancient gods that everyone was shocked.

The Old Gods are a virus!

Although the magic and various energies of the main material plane are enormous, they are not infinite, and there is a delicate balance between biological absorption and release.

However, the gods beyond mortals have the power to affect this balance, and the energy concentration of divine power is too high, and when a god walks on the main material plane for too long, it will affect the energy concentration of the main material plane, and even cause a vacancy.

Therefore, the main material plane will actively repel the arrival of the gods, and the latter will have to exert strength to resist this rejection if they want to influence or descend on the main material plane. To put it simply, the gods need to pay taxes to this world by channeling their divine power into Ariel.

However, the Old Gods were different, and at the beginning of Ariel's birth, they were too weak relative to the gods to attract the attention of the main material plane. By the time they grow, they have the ability to resist Ariel's world consciousness.

They are greedy for energy absorption and have no reward. Like parasites rooted in Ariel, the energy consumed is only to inflict their own power until the whole world is sucked dry!

At the same time, the will of the Old Gods is crazy and twisted, and the harm they bring to Ariel and the creatures in it is far more terrible than one might think.

Thankfully, however, as the times changed, the exchange between barbarians and civilized races led to more and more creatures becoming civilized, and they saw the drawbacks and gradually corrected their beliefs. But after all, it is a smuggling, and the power that the ancient gods can give is more and stronger than that of the heavenly gods! There are still many evil creatures who look to these old gods to give them immense power ...

"Where did Anglie go?" Eventually, the group listened to Ryan's advice, and just as everyone was packing up and getting ready to go, Jerry looked around and asked questions about everyone.

Shout!

An arrow whistled from afar, and just when everyone was vigilant, they found that the arrow was firmly inserted into the trunk of a tree beside it.

Joseph hesitated for a moment, stepped forward and pulled out the arrow, then his face changed, and he pointed to the simple marks on the arrow and said, "This is Angle's arrow, he is in danger!" ”

Just as Ryan frowned, a gust of wind suddenly swept through the woodland, sniffing the fishy smell in the air, and his expression suddenly became solemn: "I'm afraid it's not him who is in danger, it's us." ”