Chapter 167: Lost
The high-level Demonic Beast Swallowing Clouds, in many archives, has another name that better reflects its essence - Swallowing Cloud Peak. It is a half-elemental, half-flesh life, it looks like a misty mountain, the clouds and mist that linger around the rock body do not disperse all year round, and any creature whose strength has not reached the high level, as long as it enters the range of clouds and mist around it, few can leave alive. And the clouded leopard, a magical beast, likes the misty environment the most, and only has the strength of the intermediate level, which is the favorite ration of the cloud-swallowing cloud.
In fact, Swallowing Cloud is a very timid magical beast, and the best way to reflect this is that they are afraid of pain. The rocks on Swallow Cloud Peak's body are not armor, they are also part of its flesh. It's just that attacks that don't reach a high-level level can't be shaken at all, and that only makes it feel very itchy, and it's still a long way from the pain.
Swallowing clouds is quiet, often staying in one place for decades, rarely moving its nest unless necessary, like a normal mountain, waiting for food to come to the door. As for taking the initiative to attack other creatures, the little energy obtained from predation is not enough for them to move their bodies, so they naturally will not do such a thankless task.
However, the cloud swallowing that appeared in front of Liu Li's eyesβin Liu Li's "omnipotent" state of perception, he could clearly perceive that the fog that lingered around its body was filled with a huge amount of "chaotic elements"βand how much of its peaceful nature could be imagined.
"Well, maybe that's the best outcome. Ankka, who rushed towards the clouds, looked back at the four young men, and then looked at Kayla by the spatial rift with hopeful eyes. The old mage spent almost the rest of his life on this rift, and did many things, some of which were praised and some of which were criticized. He just wanted to eliminate this hidden danger, and he never deviated from this goal from the beginning to the end.
Ankh tightened the elemental crystals in his hand, the elements in it were almost full, just a high-level spell, and the consumption of it was only negligible, "I don't know where this kid got such a precious thing, compared to the sixth-order magic crystal, the elemental content is estimated to be not much worse." It's just a pity...... Maybe I won't be able to give it back to you, Liu Li. β
The old mage came here with the intention of dying, although in terms of strength, he was not inferior to this huge demonic beast, but if Swallowing Cloud only wanted to rush towards the spatial rift, it would be extremely difficult to hinder its steps...... After all, it's too big.
The action of swallowing clouds seems to be slow, and it takes more than ten seconds to take a step, but a few tens of meters at a time is an easy task for this behemoth. At the current rate, it is estimated that it will be able to reach the spatial rift in about two minutes. Even if Ankh has enough confidence in the strength of the super-rank, he doesn't want to add any variables to the career he has been fighting for for half his life.
Kayla was noncommittal about the old mage's approach. With Cuiwa's help, she did have the confidence to stop the footsteps of Cloud Swallowing, but the handling of the spatial rift would definitely be affected, and at this time, this super-level existence could only watch the old mage with the will to die have a hard-to-face duel with the giant beast. Kayla respects Ankkah's choice, and although she has always been a little girl, as a super-level spellcaster, she has experienced even more brutal battles.
"Kayla, Triva, no matter what the price is, tell me if there is any way to help him!" Regarding Anka's decision to sacrifice himself, Liu Li can't be as indifferent as Kayla.
"Don't be delusional, with your strength, you can't mix in this kind of high-level battle, unless you don't even want your own life, maybe you can have a little chance of causing damage to Swallowing Clouds. Kayla broke Liu Li's unrealistic delusions, "In this world, most of the time, nothing can be done with just one passion. β
"Is there really no way at all?" Liu Li's tone was full of loss, it was not that he didn't understand what Kayla said, but he ...... Very unwilling. When he had just crossed over to this world and watched the three of Kamal die in front of his eyes, that sense of powerlessness made Liu Li never relax on the road of practicing magic for so many years. Now, he really didn't want to be caught up in that feeling of powerlessness anymore.
"Perhaps...... It's not that Xiao Liu Li can't help at all. Cuiwa's words sounded in Liu Li's ears, and it was no different from the sound of heaven. Ms. Bailong didn't sell it, and continued: "Xiao Liu Li, if you really want to help Xiao Anka, there is indeed a way, but it is still too dangerous for you. β
"There's nothing wrong with calling this weird red element the 'Element of Chaos,' and there's nothing wrong with that, and in my realm, there's the element of 'order'. This kind of Cloud Swallowing Demon Beast, Dariga invited me to eat a few of them back then, if you can put a large number of ...... Well, a lollipop in its head might bring it back to its senses. β
"What exactly should I do?" Liu Li had already made up her mind.
"For others, the most dangerous thing is to be near it. If it is a normal cloud swallow, as long as a creature enters the range of the clouds around it, it will be difficult to distinguish the direction. If you are strong enough, you can give it a look, and then rush out in a random direction, and those who are not strong will only be lost. But for you who are 'gifted and all-powerful', this is not a problem. β
"You need to find the crystal in its head, then reduce the food I gave you to the white element, and then extract the part with the 'order' property and pour it into the crystal. It's not hard for you to find its magic crystal, but there are two problems that can't be ignored. β
"One is the process of restoring and extracting the 'Order Element', this process must be fast, if the speed is insufficient, the 'Order Element' you extract is just a drop in the bucket for it, there is no way to awaken its sanity, and it will not take too long to reach the spatial rift. β
"The second difficulty is how do you get out of the fog after it comes to its senses. I could have let you through, but I didn't think I'd trap you, or that fellow at Croces would get me in trouble. Triva paused for a moment and continued: "The only one who can help you in this matter is Xiao Anka, extracting the elements will deplete all your spiritual power, but if he makes the slightest mistake, you may be trapped in it forever." For the sake of this spatial rift, Kayla and I have done our best, even if the problem of the rift is solved, I am afraid that there will be no way to pull you out. Moreover, we are running out of time. β
"That's the way it is, little Liu Li, you ...... Are you sure you want to go?"
Liu Li...... Forget it. "The squirrel knew what Ankka and Swift were doing in the dark cavern, and was already dissatisfied. In addition, in recent years, he has spent most of his time in the Elven Forest receiving martial arts training, and he has little contact with the old mage. The cat lady knew that Liu Li was going to take the risk of solving the trouble of the spatial rift, and she was unwilling in her heart, and now she was pinning her life on Anka, and not refusing it was already the greatest restraint.
Heng and Fei Li did not speak on the side, but it was clear that like the squirrel, they did not approve of Liu Li's decision.
"Listen to me, squirrel. Liu Li didn't know what several girls thought, "This is not Anka's business alone, or even Odin's country, but the collision of two worlds." There are two more similar spatial rifts in the Kronos Empire, and these are responsibilities that I can't bypass. β
Liu Li did not explain in more detail. From the moment he was promoted to the middle rank and came into deeper contact with the azure in the meditation space, he had a feeling that whether it was Landolia's Necromantic Realm, or the Demon Realm on the other side of this spatial rift, including the other three worlds connected to this world, there was a wonderful connection with him. Even the white world that has collapsed in Cuiwa's mouth has a chance to recover.
"It's good, with this kind of awareness, it's no wonder He puts His hope in you. "I knew that even in the most desperate situation, he wouldn't just find someone to throw at him. β
The exchange of hearts and minds was so fast, when Cuiwa explained the situation to Liu Li clearly, Anka had not yet arrived at the location where Swallow Cloud was. It's a pity that the last sentence of the white dragon was just muttering to himself, and Liu Li, who had already rushed out, didn't hear what it said, otherwise he might have noticed the reason why he had crossed over.
"Ankka, wait for me, I have a solution to the problem of Cloud Swallowing, but I need your help. β
When Ankka rushed out before, he broke the link of the psychic communication network, and Liu Li had to reconnect with this stubborn old mage at this time in order to explain to him what he had to do.
"No, this is too dangerous!" Hearing Liu Li's plan, Anka directly refused: "You are still young, and I am already approaching the end of my life, I can't let you take this risk." You can give me those magical hedrons, you can do something that a child who has just entered the middle level, there is no reason why I can't do it at this high level. β
"You stubborn old fellow, this is something that only I can do, you can't do it. Although the characteristics of the 'Order Element' are diametrically opposed to the 'Chaos Element', you are not familiar with its characteristics, and it is impossible to extract them!"
"This ...... Okay, but I need to stop it, and if you succeed, let me know as soon as you succeed, and I'll definitely drag you out!" Ankha knew how critical the situation was and there was no time for him to hesitate.
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The crimson fog is not thick, and Liu Li, who has turned on the "omnipotent" state, can clearly perceive the surrounding environment. When he approached Swallowing Cloud and really stepped on this giant demonic beast, he finally understood why even a clouded leopard, a magical beast with a body length of more than five meters, would be lost in the fog - Demonic Beast Swallowing Cloud's mastery of spatial elements was beyond imagination, although it did not reach the level of a leaping beast, it was not far away.
Liu Li was at the top of the mountain at this time, halfway up the mountain, and the destination of the top of the mountain, from the current perspective, was above the peak nearly a thousand meters away.
What's worse is that the link of the psychic communication network has been broken since he rushed into the fog, and Liu Li is now not only unable to perceive everything outside the fog, but also has all contact with other people.
"It's bad. Liu Li said to herself: "Alas, do what you need to do first, and then think about other things." β