Chapter 484: Warden's Orientation
The appearance of this creature is somewhat similar to the crazy librarian Mogtu that Xia Chiyu had dealt with before, like a fat baby with a white body, probably like this after the dwarf was infected. When he saw them, the creature burst out laughing with great excitement: "Ah! The new members, the Warden will be very happy! ”
As he spoke, the creature flashed and scurried forward, screaming as it throbbed, "I'm going to inform the Warden that there's a new member!" Welcome Ceremony! ”
But halfway through the jump, Gu Qinyan's long sword suddenly pierced its head and pinned it to the wall.
"It's noisy, it's annoying." Gu Qinyan snorted coldly, drew out his long sword, shook off the blood on the sword, and inserted it back into the scabbard.
"It's okay......" Xia Chiyu breathed a sigh of relief, "I feel that if this guy goes to report the news, it seems that something terrible will happen." Now, though, ......"
As soon as the words fell, the monster on the ground, although its head was pierced, was not dead, it lay on the ground and let out a sharp scream, the scream was extremely long, the echo kept echoing in the prison, and then quieted down.
After a while, a dull and deep answer sounded from the depths of the prison: "Oh? A new member has arrived. It's been a long time since it's happened. Get ready for the orientation, little ones! A nice welcome to our newcomers! ”
"Oh!" An answer sounded, and then there was a commotion in the depths of the prison, and I don't know what had changed inside. Xia Chiyu signaled everyone to be careful, and then walked in front with Gu Qinyan.
Nadya is not here today, and their combat effectiveness has weakened a lot, so Xia Chiyu can only shoulder the auxiliary work again to avoid attrition in the battle. However, despite the tip-off, they did not encounter any enemies on the way, and made their way to the door of the prison's dining room. You can see the flickering fire in front of you through the crack in the door.
Gu Qinyan looked at Xia Chiyu, but Xia Chiyu nodded, so Gu Qinyan stretched out his hand and pushed the door open.
A cheer greeted him in front of the prison's dining room, with tables and chairs for inmates to eat in the center and a ring of cells on the periphery. At the end of the passage is a staircase leading to the second floor, which is also another circle of cells.
At this time, the dining room was full of "people", and the tables and chairs were placed on the "sumptuous dinner". There are also streamers and balloons. Formally, the place is like a real welcome party.
Unfortunately, the prisoners, jailers, and wardens who welcomed them were all mutated horrific creatures, and most of them were pale skinned monsters like the mad librarian Mogetu before them, but they were of a variety of sizes.
It was no longer clear that they were originally dwarves, but only the Warden was special. The lower half of the terrifying creature turned into spider-like legs, and six slender arthropods supported his fat upper body. And the upper half of his body, his swollen abdomen was full of tears, and the cracks glowed with a green glow.
The warden wore an eye patch covering his left eye and a mask similar to an ice hockey mask. But only the exposed right eye was bloodshot, and the white of the yellow eye and red pupils stared at them fiercely.
The ID of "Warden Stanvik" appears above the creature, who sits at a table. Those mutated prisoners gathered around him, looking at Xia Chiyu and the others with a smile. Stanwick looked at Xia Chiyu and the others with interest, and then smiled in a hoarse and deep voice: "Welcome, welcome...... There has been no newcomer in the Kingdom prison for a long time. ”
Although the formation is quite enthusiastic. But the food on the table was really flattering, and most of the things on those plates were still alive, mutated cockroaches, fleas, wriggling rat tails and the like, it was disgusting to watch.
"So, let's welcome you with prison rituals. Prepare a little light wine, please forgive me for the poor hospitality......" Stanwick said as he took off his mask......
The skin of his mouth appeared to have been torn off entirely, and his gums and teeth were exposed. Immediately, Stanvik grabbed a white flea-like creature from the table, and a large number of tentacles wriggled wildly around the creature's body.
Stanwick grabbed the worm and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing it up.
To be honest, if you don't look at the food itself, this guy still tastes quite fragrant, juicy and crunchy......
"Anyway, let's eat something first." Stanwick chuckled kindly as he munched on the insect.
"No, thank you, we've had dinner." Xia Chiyu looked at the things on the table and said with some disgust.
"Hmph, let's go straight to the first stage of orientation." Stanwick elegantly wiped his mouth with a napkin, then put his mask back on, raised his fat right hand and snapped his fingers, and the prisoners on the first floor immediately moved out of the way.
The center of the hall was quickly relinquished with a circle of open space. The prisoners formed a circle and waited for further instructions from the warden. Next, Stanwick held his chin and said leisurely: "Come on, the first step for newcomers, first prove your strength." Every one of you must kill a prisoner, or ......"
With that, Stanwick snapped his fingers, and six prisoners walked out of the crowd, of the same rank as each of them, just elite monsters. On the other side, however, some of the prisoners carried out some strange contraptions.
"Choose, fight these prisoners, or endure these painful punishments." Stanwick said lightly.
"Hmph, it's enough for me alone." Gu Qinyan pulled out his long sword and took a step forward and snorted coldly, but on the contrary, a muscular man of level ninety carrying a hoe among the six prisoners walked out. Stanwick explains, "Introducing Urgart, the most ferocious miner among the dwarves, who likes to chisel through skulls with a chisel. He said he liked the sound. ”
Ergart raised the miner's hoe in his hand and shook it excitedly, letting out a giggle in agreement.
But Stanwick turned to Urgat, and said softly, "How many times have I told you......" and then, Stanwick's voice suddenly became fierce, and he slapped Urgat's head and reprimanded, "Don't laugh like that!" ”
Urgat was beaten to the ground, but immediately got up, scratching the back of his head and nodding his head in understanding. Stanwick's voice returned to softness, "That's very rude, and I don't want you to scare our newcomers." Do you understand? ”
With that, Stanwick turned to Gu Qinyan and said with a smile: "So, let's start......
"Tsk, is it just one? It's disappointing. Gu Qinyan frowned and said, instead of using passive domain skills, he directly used his ordinary weapon and put himself in a good position.
Xia Chiyu wasn't too worried about the enemies they were facing, Liu Yiyu, Zhang Zinuo and Lin Qianxue all had considerable combat ability under Nadya's cultivation, and it shouldn't be a problem to deal with an elite of the same level. But. Just in case, Xia Chiyu still wanted to see if there was room for outsiders to interfere in this battle, so while Gu Qinyan and Urgat were fighting, Xia Chiyu secretly raised his hand and tried to release a spell to help, but at this time, several prisoners suddenly grabbed Xia Chiyu's collar.
"Cheat!" Several prisoners said angrily, dragged Xia Chiyu together, and threw him into the circle where Gu Qinyan was fighting.
Before Xia Chiyu had time to react. He stumbled and fell beside Gu Qinyan.
But these people did not continue to attack Xia Chiyu, but isolated Xia Chiyu and Gu Qinyan in this circle together, constantly tapping the ground with the weapons in their hands. The mouth muttered: "Cheater! Cheaters! Cheaters! ”
"Ah, it looks like there's a clever mouse." Stanwick chuckled and then exclaimed, "Come, tell me." What is our punishment for cheating guys!? ”
"Tongue pulling! Tongue pulling! Everyone cheered in unison, and Stanwick smiled and nodded, "That's right." We pluck out his tongue. And then...... I've got my favorite snack tonight. Garfield, remember to give more red wine. ”
A short and fat little monster behind Stanwick responded in a low voice, and then Stanwick suddenly raised his hand and aimed it at Xia Chiyu, and a blood-red whip shot out of his hand and wrapped around Xia Chiyu's neck. Xia Chiyu raised his hand to open the spiritual force field, and the blood-red long whip collided with his spiritual force field, and a dazzling light came.
"Uh......" Xia Chiyu snorted and was shocked and flew out.
Stanwick is a rank"?? "The boss level monster, that is to say, its level is above level 100.
"Looks like someone is going to challenge my authority?" Stanwick let out a low growl, and suddenly stood up from the table, a wave of air spreading out from his side. Then, Stanwick took a slow step forward, came to the circle formed by the prisoners, raised his stout right hand, and asked, "Who dares to challenge my authority?" ”
The prisoners let out a low, neat roar, and then Stanwick raised his hand and grabbed Xia Chiyu.
"Iron Gate!" Xia Chiyu stretched out his hand and pressed it to the ground, and a steel gate rose in front of him. But Stanwick let out a muffled snort, and actually broke open the steel door with his hand, grabbing Xia Chiyu in his hand.
Xia Chiyu noticed that Stanvik's hands were surrounded by a circle of blood-red aura.
"I'm going to kill you like pinching an ant......" Stanwick whispered.
"The ...... of the End" Xia Chiyu immediately prepared to release the Seraph, but Stanwick clenched his hand violently.
Xia Chiyu only felt a violent impact coming from all directions, and then his vision suddenly blurred, and the scenery in his eyes began to spin. Of course, he didn't feel too much pain due to the game, but he felt a large amount of fluid overflowing from his mouth, and his whole body lost strength. Immediately, he felt Stanwick let him go.
In the eyes of others, Xia Chiyu was pinched by Steinwick like this, and his health suddenly decreased by 90%, and he directly entered a state of dead blood, but there was still the last trace of health left. Everyone suddenly let out a burst of exclamation, and Xia Chiyu instantly withered in Stanwick's hands and fell to the ground unable to move.
"You bastard......" Gu Qinyan was a little surprised, and immediately put on a posture and launched an attack on Stanvik, while Yuxi and the others immediately stepped forward to check Xia Chiyu's state. Lin Qianxue and Zhang Zinuo helped him up, and Yuxi raised his hand to envelop Xia Chiyu with a piece of green light, and Xia Chiyu's health began to slowly recover.
"Your opponent is Urgart, and if you want to challenge my authority as well, then your end will be ...... Die. Stanwick stared at Gu Qinyan.
"Huh, really? I'm not as fragile as this guy. Gu Qinyan grinned and took a posture to draw his knife.
White fighting qi erupted from Gu Qinyan's body, and the handle of the Tai Dao on his waist glowed with colorful light. Immediately, Stanwick waved his hand and grabbed a blood-red whip and swept towards Gu Qinyan.
"Instant Fanghua ......" A colorful petal bloomed in front of Gu Qinyan. He turned into a white light and instantly passed in front of Stanwick, staying behind Stanwick, and then immediately turned around and assumed a stabbing pose, a dark red fighting spirit erupted from his side, and he also turned into a dark red dragon and pounced on Stanwick's thick body.
However, what is surprising is that Gu Qinyan's instant Fanghua only caused less than two percent of the damage to Stanvik, and the broken army could not even beat Stanvik's blood. Stanwick, on the other hand, just waved his hand lightly. The dark red fighting spirit dissipated in an instant, and Gu Qinyan flew out like a kite with a broken string.
The prisoners got out of Gu Qinyan's flight path one after another, hitting the wall all the way, and Gu Qinyan finally stopped and fell to the ground, and his health was reduced by half.
"Something is wrong, this BOSS ......" Liu Yiyu said hesitantly, she shook Xia Chiyu's shoulder and asked, "Eat fish, is this BOSS set to be undefeatable?" This damage and defense is so unscientific! ”
But eating fish was still in a semi-coma at this time and had not recovered, so he couldn't hear Liu Yiyu's inquiry. And Stanvik's attacks didn't stop. It continued to rush towards Gu Qinyan, who was pushed against the wall by Steinwick before he could get up from the ground, and the wall quickly shattered and dented. And Gu Qinyan's health also began to decline rapidly.
Like Xia Chiyu, Gu Qinyan's health dropped to about ten percent and then stopped, but Gu Qinyan also fell into a state of serious injury. After that, Stanwick turned to Zhang Zinuo and others. The naked right eye stared at them and said coldly, "Do you also want to question my majesty? ”
The eyes were hideous and terrifying, and Liu Yiyu and the three of them hurriedly shook their heads. Stanwick snorted. He snapped his fingers again and said proudly: "Go, lock them up first, and then hold the orientation ceremony again later." ”
When Xia Chiyu regained his senses, he was already in a cold cell, and there seemed to be a banquet outside, which was very noisy.
"Hell...... Is that guy set up to be unbeatable? Xia Chiyu rubbed his head and said to himself.
He looked around and found that only Liu Yiyu and Zhang Zinuo were beside him, so he asked, "What about the others?" ”
"I'm in another prison." Zhang Zinuo helped Xia Chiyu to sit up and muttered: "Fortunately, this is just a game, otherwise we are a few weak women, locked up in a cell with these terrifying male creatures who haven't seen a woman for I don't know how many years...... I can't even imagine what will happen. ”
"If that's really the case, I won't let you come to this kind of place......" Xia Chiyu smiled bitterly and looked at the cell. It was no different from a normal cell, a four-person cell with two bunk beds, and nothing but a desk and a dilapidated toilet. Xia Chiyu shook the prison door, which was not very firm.
Just when Xia Chiyu was thinking about whether he could stage a prison escape, a whisper sounded from the depths of the cell.
"You can't defeat the warden......" An old, hoarse voice sounded.
Xia Chiyu looked at Zhang Zinuo and Liu Yiyu suspiciously, and asked, "Aren't there only three of us in this place?" ”
"I don't know...... But this is a four-person cell, right? Liu Yiyu replied in a low voice, obviously taken aback. Xia Chiyu then raised his hand to summon a ball of light, and then shone it into the depths of the cell, only to find that there was a person on the wall. Xia Chiyu didn't know whether there should be someone "inside" the wall or "on" the wall.
Because the man seemed to have become part of the wall, his body melted into the wall, only his head and two hands were exposed, as if he was wearing a shackle, and the color of his skin had begun to assimilate with the wall.
The man's face was very old, wrinkled so deep that he could barely open his eyes, but he could still vaguely see that it was a dwarf face, and his beard blended into the wall like his body, and when he spoke, he could only see his beard squirming slightly, giving the impression that he would hang up at any moment. His name is "Mag? Hammerstone, the declining blacksmith".
"Why do you say that? We can't beat the Warden? Xia Chiyu continued to ask.
"Warden...... It is the embodiment of fear, and every prisoner is afraid of the warden. "Mag? Hammerstone whispered, "Cursed by the plague, the Warden's domination over the prisoners here has gone even further. His evil has coalesced into an entity, and he is able to suck the fear of the people here into him to increase his power......"
"So that's ......" Xia Chiyu held his chin and muttered to himself, "No wonder that guy is a level??" 's boss, this version seems to be only the Elder Dragon at this level. ”
"So, as long as the prisoner here is still afraid of the warden, he is unbeatable." "The only way to break the Warden's magic is to dispel the fear of the Warden in the hearts of the prisoners, so that they fear you more than they fear the Warden," Mag explained...... Eliminate the prisoners here 'themselves'. ”
"You mean...... Kill the prisoners who are afraid of the warden? Liu Yiyu asked a little unbearably.
"That's right, the fewer people who fear the warden, the weaker his power becomes...... You can keep weakening him to the point where you feel you can defeat him. "Mag? Hammerstone explained, "I was a former palace blacksmith who was thrown into prison simply because I didn't create a weapon that was in line with the kings of the previous generation. When the plague broke out, I was unwilling to succumb to the warden's brutality, trapped in the walls by his magic, never able to get out. If you can defeat the Warden, I'll be able to return to the earth......"
"I probably know what to do...... Xia Chiyu held his chin and muttered.
Mag? As if he was about to fall asleep, Hammerstone's voice became lower and lower: "The warden's orientation party is your best chance. Kill his most powerful men, unleash the fears that come from you, and make the prisoners fear you more than they fear the warden, and weaken the warden's power......"
After all, Mag? Hammerstone's body slowly sank into the wall, and only a faint human face was left on the wall, and he didn't know when he would wake up again and relay this information to the next person who came to this cell.
"I think he's so pitiful, he hasn't done anything wrong, but he has to be tortured like this......" Liu Yiyu reached out and stroked the wall Mag? The stone lines left by Hammerstone's face muttered quietly.
"Then, let's go and set him free." Xia Chiyu said, reaching out and pressing on the door of the cell, "It's time for the warden to start his second round of orientation party." ”
A magical glow burst out from Xia Chiyu's hand, "Bang! A muffled sound came, and the cell door was directly blown out by Xia Chiyu. At the same time, Gu Qinyan, who was in a few cells next to Xia Chiyu, also opened his eyes.
"Hmph, looks like it's time to get started." Gu Qinyan said, turned to Yuxi and Lin Qianxue, who were chatting on the side, and reprimanded: "Stop chatting, concentrate, you have to fight." ”
Xia Chiyu had just burst open the cell door and came to the corridor on the second floor, when several sword lights flew out of the next room, and the cell door turned into iron and scattered all over the ground, and Gu Qinyan walked out of the cell with Lin Qianxue and Yuxi.
"Have you found a way to defeat the warden?" Xia Chiyu asked Gu Qinyan.
"Roughly understood." Gu Qinyan replied lightly, "But I know you must be sure, right?" ”
Xia Chiyu just smiled, so the two came to the railing on the second floor and looked at the noisy first floor. At this moment, the prisoner and the warden were continuing to celebrate on the first floor, eating, drinking, fighting, and scolding, as if upstairs and downstairs were two worlds.
"The cell upstairs is very noisy." Warden Stanwick put down the wine glass in his hand and sneered, raised his head and stared at Xia Chiyu and Gu Qinyan, the unknown dark red liquid dangling in the cup spilled on the table, "Have you thought about it?" Do you want to be honest enough to join us in the orientation party, or do you want to continue to challenge my authority? ”
"Ah, we've figured it out." Xia Chiyu grinned, "Let's continue with the previous welcome party." (To be continued.) )