"This is..."

Looking at the strange scene in front of him, Moriarty's heart suddenly moved, and he remembered a passage he had read in the "Guide to the Demon Plane":

"As a large and complex population, although the demons firmly occupy the entire demon plane, their civilization system is extremely traditional and rigid. Because in their world, bloodlines and talents are a qiē. The vast majority of demons are born with a class hierarchy and social status. And only a few lucky people can change their situation and destiny through acquired evolution. ”

"The evolution of demons is similar to that of human professionals, but it is more contingent and random, and it lacks a systematic established model. Therefore, it can be said that the evolution process of each demon is a special case. However, there is one thing that is common to the demon, and that is that the evolution of demons requires the support of external energy. For demons, the best way to obtain energy is to devour a large amount of fresh flesh and blood, which is the fundamental reason why demons are so murderous. Of course, in special cases, demons may also use certain special substances to act as catalysts for their own evolution. But it's also very risky, and it's called 'passive evolution'. ”

"Through guò evolution, the body of a demon is usually reshaped and recreated. The process is like 'a chick breaking its shell', with a lot of drama and joy. And the end result of evolution is nothing more than two things: success or failure. Those who succeed can be promoted to the top of their own clan, and can even compete with some of the higher-level demons; As for the loser, he died on the spot. There are no exceptions. ”

Obviously, the blood-colored magic ball erected more than ten meters in front of Moriarty's body at this moment is the best interpretation of the above account. Therefore, Moriarty is 90% sure that the desperate leader Gogmo, who has been cut off by an arm, has embarked on the dangerous path of "passive evolution". As a catalyst, it is a high-quality sulfur gall specially refined by Moriarty to lure the target.

Faced with an enemy in a strange state, Moriarty immediately began to cast a spell. After a while, a magic arrow was summoned by Moriarty. Even in order to maximize the power of the spell, Moriarty even ventured to open the fire elemental realm (pseudo), so that the magic arrow also brought an additional fire damage.

However, when the magic arrow accurately hit the orb, it could not penetrate deep after only a few inches. And the magic energy that erupted afterwards was also blocked by the solid and extremely resilient outer layer of flesh, and even the black meridians on the surface of the magic ball were not destroyed in the slightest.

"Evolutionary shelter..."Watching the light of the magic arrow helplessly dissipate in front of the magic ball, Moriarty finally confirmed the other party's evolution status 100%. It is only in the process of evolution that demons can be protected by this astonishing "blood barrier".

Now that he could no longer deal effective damage to his enemies, Moriarty stopped. Although he didn't know if the leader, Gogo, would complete his evolution or die halfway through, Moriarty could only wait attentively. At least until his beneficial magical status expires, Moriarty doesn't intend to retreat at will. After all, if you can seize the opportunity to close the distance with a ranged attacker and engage in melee combat, Moriarty will not give up easily.

At the same time, hundreds of kilometers away in Hockenheim, Schmidt and Depra were standing in front of a huge magic sandbox with solemn faces.

Above the sand table, the images of Moriarty and the Demon Ball were imprinted in front of the two of them. And looking at the leader of the passive evolution, Gogomo, Schmidt and Depra's faces became gloomy almost at the same time. Obviously, the academy was not able to envision this variable in front of him. …,

"Provost, I request that the test be interrupted immediately. The occurrence of abnormal events such as demon evolution has exceeded the upper limit of the first-level mage promotion task. Glancing at the magical image on the sandbox again, Schmidt turned and said loudly to Depra.

"It's an unexpected change. However, the tester hasn't given up on his mission yet, so we can't interfere with it. Otherwise, it would be a great disrespect to Moriarty. Depra shook his head slowly and said in a deep voice, "Besides, Rainbow Ranch is so far away, it will be difficult for us to get there in a short time. ”

"I know, so hereby I formally apply to the hospital to open the 'Spiral Tower' to summon 'Fiadigut'." Schmidt looked at Depra and said firmly.

"'Fiadigit'! Schmidt, do you know what you're talking about? Do you know the cost of opening the Spiral Tower? Hearing this, Depura changed color, and his tone suddenly became very stern.

"Yes, I understand perfectly. But if it's to keep Moriarty, I'm willing to pay whatever it takes. Schmidt was completely unafraid of the astonishing momentum of the high-level mage, and immediately retorted loudly.

"You!" Looking at Schmidt with a stern face, Depra didn't know what to say for a while. But one thing is for sure, he will never allow Hockenheim's ace alchemist to summon "Fiadigut".

"Provost!" Seeing that the other party was just silent and did not speak, the anxious Schmidt yelled again.

"Alright, you two don't have to argue anymore." Suddenly, a third voice suddenly came from behind Schmidt.

Hearing this voice, Schmidt and Depra immediately changed their faces, then quickly turned around, bowed in the direction of the voice and saluted: "Lord Dean!" ”

"Whether it summons 'Fiadigut' or not, it doesn't make sense now. See for yourselves, the demonic evolution is complete. ”

Hearing this, Schmidt's face changed suddenly, and he immediately turned his head to look at the magic sand table, and sure enough, he saw that the demon ball in the image began to move violently, and it was obvious that a new demon was about to break out of the magic ball.

At the Moriarty, the feeling was much more direct.

A wave of heat mixed with a strong sulfur smell erupted from the open pores on the orb, forming a choking yellow smoke that enveloped the orb. The black meridians that covered it were constantly bulging, swinging, and twisting, as if an excess of blood was flowing through these veins at high speed, pumping towards the inner core of the magic orb.

Suddenly, a dark red flame burst out from the top of the orb, enveloping the entire orb in the blink of an eye.

Sensing that something was going to happen, Moriarty immediately retreated twenty meters back, but his eyes never took a step off the orb.

Finally, with a loud popping sound, the entire magic ball exploded. The shattered flesh shell and black flesh flew straight into the air more than ten meters above with a strong impact force before falling down like dirty rain. At this moment, a vague figure appeared in the location where the magic ball was originally located.

Through the flying fragments of flesh and blood, Moriarty stared, and then his face changed slightly.

It was a crimson demon about the height of Moriarty, covered in red armor like snake scales. The limbs are sound and thick, and the elongated black nails at the tips of the hands and feet are even sharper than razors. From a distance, this demon seemed to be a huge lizard walking upright, and its cold bloody eyes were full of resentment and murderous intent.

"Human, I'm going to kill you!" Staring at Moriarty, who was more than twenty meters away, the demon shouted for the first time in the lingua franca of the plane: "Under your persecution, I have to be demoted to evolve. So, get ready for the most painful baptism of death! ”…,

"Downgrade evolution? No wonder that's so..."Moriarty's heart moved, and then he smiled coldly. As a mage, Moriarty already knew the lingua franca of the plane, so he knew what was going on as soon as he heard the demon's roar.

It turned out that in order to evade Moriarty's pursuit, the leader Gogo had activated the passive evolution process when he was forced to do so. But such a start-up is only using high-purity sulfur gall as a catalyst, which can be said to be very reluctant. To use a more popular analogy, the leader of the Goge Demon had to choose the path of "premature birth" in order to get a glimmer of life and death at the moment of life and death. However, it itself has not yet made sufficient material and spiritual preparations for evolution, an important turning point in life, death, and fate. Therefore, in order to survive the dangerous "single-plank bridge" of "passive evolution" as much as possible, and also to maximize the counterattack against Moriarty after the evolution is completed, the leader Gogo resolutely chose "downgrade evolution".

The so-called "downgrade" refers to the fact that under some very special circumstances, the demon has to give up his original rank and transform to a branch of the demon race of a lower level.

Taking the demon in front of him as an example, it belonged to the second level of the demon race sequence before evolution, and although it also belonged to one of the lower demons, it was at least not the lowest level. But now, after it chose to be downgraded, its demon rank immediately dropped by one level, and at the same time, its body structure also changed from the original Goge Demon to the lowest level of the little demon. In other words, at the expense of its own intermediate level, it provides valuable material and spiritual resources for its passive evolution.

Considering the essential significance of demon evolution and the original elite qualifications of the leader Gogo, when the final passive evolution is completed, the new demon born is the "mutated elite little demon" in front of Moriarty. Not only did it completely recover from its previous severed limb injuries, but it also transformed from a ranged spell attacker to a melee demon. According to the preliminary estimation of strength, this demon should have reached the combat power level of a fourth-order human warrior

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