Chapter Eighty-Eight: Minotaur
"Labyrinth ......" Gillim didn't show much surprise when he heard the thief's report, and didn't even question it, just frowned and muttered, "Maybe we came across a lair of higher creatures!" ”
"Creature nests?" The Apostle and the others looked at each other, and there was such a creature nest, which creature would build a labyrinth fortress in the dark area. ∽ ↗ Top ∽ ↗ Point ∽ ↗ Small ∽ ↗ Said, www.
"It's a minotaur lair!" Gillim didn't confuse the apostles for too long, and quickly replied with a wry smile.
"Minotaur? Half-orcs in Kitarahara? Mastasha asked curiously.
"No, it's not the kind of Minotaur from the Northern Plains...... the old dwarf's eyes were a little confused, as if he had fallen into some kind of memory, and muttered, "The origin of this creature is basically traced back to more than 30,000 years of prehistory...... The elves have yet to descend to the age of the Lizardmen in Torrell! ”
More than 30,000 years ago, Ferron was a primeval continent covered with forests.
At that time, even the laws of the world were not stable enough, and the spatial barriers between it and other planes were very weak, and creatures from other planes often broke into Torrell. Of course, the largest group of people is the elven clan who will replace the lizardmen to rule Faeron in the future.
In addition to the elves, the prehistoric dragons, titans, fire djinns, air djinns, Barlow demons, eye demon lords, minotaurs and other creatures all come from other planes, not races native to the world of Torrell.
The elves come from the Ferrell plane; Dragons come from the dragon realm; The Titan Giants come from the divine realm, and the dwarves are the stone spirits created by the Titan Giants who combine their own blood with rocks in legends. Flame Djinn and Air Djinn come from the Elemental Spirit Realm; The Lord of the Eyes comes from the Nightmare Plane; The Barlow Demon and the Minotaur come from the Abyssal Plane.
Later, the Titans did not know why they left Torreel, but in addition to the dwarves, the legendary hill giants and trolls also possessed a portion of their bloodline.
There were not many dragons that entered Toriel, and later they fought many times with the giants, and some of them were wiped out by the elves and dwarves, and slowly disappeared from the continent.
The Flame Djinn and the Air Djinn had established a civilization for a short time, but it was not long before a major war broke out between the two in present-day Kalinsan, and finally disappeared into history.
The remnants of that war, which have not been erased to this day, are the Great Carlin Desert north of Port Carlin.
As for the more scarce races of the evil camp of the Ballow Demon, the Lord of the Eye Demons, and the Minotaurs, they were driven into the Dark Realm by the elves and dwarves, and they were never able to affect the surface world again.
As time passed, the laws of the world in the world of Torrell gradually became stable, and the abyssal creatures such as the Minotaur slowly lost most of their abyssal talents and were assimilated into the world of Torreel. Even so, they still retain their strong fighting ability, and in some way, their physical talents are even more perverted.
"A pure-blooded minotaur can reach high-level strength as long as he is an adult. They are very powerful, and their physical defense is very high, even if they don't wear any armor, they are equivalent to plate knights. Gillie said with a wry smile.
"The Minotaur is born with racial talents such as bloodthirsty, berserk, and self-healing, and after being taught by his ancestors, he can basically master several combat skills such as war cry, charge, trample, and block, and is a natural berserker."
The old dwarf became more and more depressed as he spoke, rubbed his temples, and continued, "Of course, this is not the most perverted part of them. The most troublesome ability of minotaurs is their demonic constitution. When this savage abyssal monster reaches adulthood, it is immune to all non-forbidden spell spirits, immunity to most shadow and corrosive damage, and immunity to elemental damage below the five rings! ”
"The Minotaur of the Northern Plains mentioned by the harpist is actually just a hybrid left over from the mating of the Minotaur and the orc~." Gillim spread his hands and said helplessly, "If it's a real minotaur...... Let's be honest, with my fighting ability, I can only deal with two head-on! ”
The people around Gillim looked at each other as they listened, and Gillim, a legendary powerhouse, actually admitted that he could only deal with two adult minotaurs...... The faces of the apostles changed suddenly, and they did not know what to think.
Berserkers are immune to psychic control, which they can understand, but immunity to elemental damage below the five rings is a few meanings???
According to the rules of the magic net in the world of Torrell, the zero ring magic corresponds to the apprentice spell, the first and second ring magic correspond to the low-level spells, and the third and fourth rings almost come to the mid-level spells. Although the magic of the five rings can be considered to be at a high level, if it is converted into an apostle skill, it is a B-level magic skill!
B-level skills can affect the Minotaur? If you want to hit them directly, wouldn't you need A-level skills? Throw an A-rank skill to destroy a monster? The black-robed mage of Weiss's team, Luo Meng, immediately turned into a wonderful face!
The strength is strong, the defense is equivalent to the plate knight, it comes with a bloodthirsty and furious template, and the warrior's battle cry, charge, block and other combat skills are also proficient, and the magic is immune to elemental damage......
No wonder the legendary dwarves think they can only deal with two head-on!
"Ahem, that...... Gillim, in your opinion, how many minotaurs will there be in this labyrinthine fortress? Qin Lun observed that the feelings of his companions were not high, and immediately coughed and asked Gillymu.
With Qin Lun's question, the apostles suddenly woke up to the fact that it didn't matter whether the minotaur was strong or not, the key was whether there were many of them. In general, high-level creatures have a sense of territory, and the number of people in a certain area is not too large.
"According to the historical records of our clan, the minotaur who was driven into the dark region is generally a family unit, but there are also records of several families forming a tribe." Gillimu frowned and said, "Judging from the area of this labyrinth in front of us, there will be at least ten of them, and the upper limit will not exceed thirty. ”
"Ten to thirty minotaurs...... all the apostles only felt bitter in their mouths, judging from the old dwarf's description, let alone thirty, even if there were only ten minotaurs, they were much stronger than the nezumi tribe they had encountered before.
Rats are timid and cowardly by nature, and will run away if they are defeated. The minotaur obviously doesn't, this is a berserker with a bloodthirsty and furious temper, and he will never turn back without touching the south wall, and the so-called bull temper refers to this kind of monster.
"Don't worry too much, though, the minotaur is not without its weaknesses!" Seeing the ugly faces of Qin Lun and the others, Gillimu smiled comfortingly, "It is also recorded in the historical materials of our clan that the Minotaur is a rare creature in the abyss plane with a strong sense of honor. In the case of little difference in number and size, they generally fight to the death and do not call their companions! ”
Hearing this good news, Qin Lun and the others finally lit up their eyes, if this is the case, this battle can be tried. If you can cut off some of the numbers before the minotaurs perceive the crisis, it will be much easier to do later.
"Gillym, what are we going to do?" Qin Lun asked humbly.
"Pick someone with enough ability and divide into a team of three to enter the minotaur's labyrinth." "Their labyrinths are both a lair and a hunting ground. The traps and terrain of the maze are enough to trap the prey that enters it, and then the adult minotaur will come and harvest it alone.
At this time, it will also be our best chance to kill it. And with our size, three people aren't enough for an adult minotaur to call a companion. Once half of the adult minotaurs are eliminated in the early stage, the remaining old, weak, sick and disabled will be easier to deal with. ”
"Three people against a minotaur?" Qin Lun and Wei Si each thought about it in their hearts, and found that the exploration team could form a maximum of four three-person teams.
Among the dwarves, in addition to Gillim, there are several middle and high-level powerhouses, who can probably form two teams. The apostles were more unlucky, the combat power of the black-robed mage was basically abolished, and if Hill and Rand did not use their hole cards, their combat power would not be much.
The Priestess and the Thieves, despite their role, only have three positions in each squad, and if one is assigned to them, the other two will be under more pressure, so they can only be used as a backup team outside the maze.
In this way, only Qin Lun, Weiss, and Newton are left, plus Elistin, Mastasia, and Idria, and they can only form two teams.
The crowd combined with each other's combat specialties, with Weiss, Newton, and Mastasia forming a team, so that both the meat shield and the ranged attack were available. On Qin Lun's side, Elistin is the meat shield, and if the elf druid becomes a giant bear, his defense is also very high, not to mention the hellish fire demon dog Cyberfalls.
After making their decision, the exploration team began to retreat to the original karst cave, where they planned to rest and adjust, and then divide into four directions and enter the maze at the same time.
"Ferral, these days with you have been really wonderful!" Squatting in front of the campfire, Mastasia's face changed unpredictably, and he smiled to himself, "I didn't expect that I would actually see the legendary minotaur one day, and when I go back, those companions of the Harpists League will definitely not believe it!" ”
"Master, I'm glad to be with you too!" Qin Lun smiled and raised his glass towards the highland elves, even if the dwarves were exploring in the dark region, they didn't forget to bring their spirits.
"And me and Idria!" Elistin shook his fist at the two of them, pretending to be dissatisfied, and his face under the bonfire looked more and more charming and moving, making Qin Lun look slightly distracted. Just looking at her appearance, it is estimated that no one would have imagined that this elven beauty would sometimes turn into such a violent creature as a giant bear.
After resting for a full twelve hours, until Qin Lun and the others confirmed that their bodies and spirits had recovered to their best, they finally regrouped in front of the labyrinth.
"Take care!" The four teams of people cherished each other, and each entered the labyrinth through different entrances. The other dwarves and apostles were guarded at the entrance. If the battle situation is unfavorable, they will immediately enter the maze and rescue the three-person team in distress as soon as possible.
If things go well, then after getting rid of one or two batches of minotaurs, they will all enter it, and then it will be the final battle. I527