Chapter 979: Rooted
It was close to dusk again, and Zhao Wenrui, who heard the roar, immediately used his wild transformation to turn into a snow wolf like last time, and blessed himself with 'striding and running'.
And this time, he added a strong effect to increase the cost of one spell slot (2 rings to 3 rings), so that the spell amplification effect is better.
I saw a white shadow, galloping, jumping over mountains and valleys, and rushing at high speed.
Lately, he has been busy collecting tumbleweeds for most of the day, so that he can run as little as possible after the heavy snow covers the mountain. Therefore, it is a bit far from the trap area he built, and he needs to hurry.
Like last time, after confirming his location, the spirit quickly walked out of the nearby void and began to hunt down.
Zhao Wenrui is already much stronger than last time, not only has psychological preparation, as well as specific response preparations, but also has stronger armaments, including cognitive armament.
He now knew that the spirits were very forced to turn the virtual into reality, which was actually a process of coming from the shadow plane to the real world.
Rigidly understood, the shadow plane is like an atmosphere, wrapping the real world, and then outward is the astral plane, while the aetheric plane exists in the astral plane like a river on the earth, so the aetheric plane is often used by advanced spellcasters as a convenient channel to play whitewater surfing.
The Spirit is not a creature of the shadow plane, but it has the blood of a creature of that plane, so it can use the shadow plane to get around.
As for why he was targeted, Zhao Wenrui's preliminary guess at present is that it is not aimed at him, but for every target who lives in this land and meets the criteria.
What are the specific conditions, a complete soul is about one. Including the Night King, they are all of a kind, and they all represent the hunger for souls in this malevolent wilderness.
There was actually something wrong here, the Night King and the Spirit were not as cheap as he thought, and they were idle enough to target every complete soul.
For him, the root cause is that he is separated from C Kane, saying that he is a human doppelganger, but in fact there is a divine nature in his soul.
And this trace of active and powerful divinity can become an opportunity for ascension. Becoming a god has always been the most compelling and best way to get out of this terrible world.
Although so many gods have perished, there is still no shortage of successors. After all, with an independent kingdom of God, a little ability, and luck are not so bad, and it is completely possible to mix up a good time for hundreds or thousands of years.
For the gods who pursue eternity, a thousand years may not even be a flick of a finger, but for the strong who only have a few decades and have to struggle in the quagmire, a thousand years of good life is definitely a dream.
So in this world, Zhao Wenrui is destined to stage a horror version of 'Everyone Loves Raymond', which is also what Kane is looking forward to, after all, there is something to see temperament, and Kane's purpose of evolving Zhao Wenrui is not for more enjoyable experiences.
Zhao Wenrui himself is struggling with a good heart. This is also the source of motivation for him, just as Robinson believes that one day he will return to civilization, Zhao Wenrui has similar thoughts, and he also hopes that he can appear in a more decent way at that time.
As the saying goes, if you want to be noble in front of people, you have to suffer behind your back.
Dealing with Lingqi is also regarded by Zhao Wenrui as a concrete part of this theory.
With the experience of the last time and relatively ample preparations, Zhao Wenrui's response this time was obviously much calmer.
He clung to the known irritating characteristics of the spirit calf, and deliberately kept a relatively close distance, so that the spirit crunch seemed to be able to grasp it again and again, but he always couldn't catch it, and he howled wildly.
Zhao Wenrui is not dancing on the tightrope between life and death this time, his current speed is one notch faster than Lingqi, just with this, he can also widen the distance when needed, without having to show any dodge skills.
At the same time, it is precisely because he is fast enough that he will not fall into the dilemma of being outflanked and intercepted, but he is walking the dog, and through some simple skills and a deep enough area, he gradually gathers the spirit calves into a group that eats ashes behind his ass.
Against this backdrop, when he ran to the trap area and crossed it with ease, the furious, already mad spirits didn't even pay attention to the inconspicuous trap under their feet.
Stepping into the air at high speed, just falling down will be extremely injured, not to mention the arrangement of hard obstacles and stabbing spears.
9 spirits, within 3 seconds, there are only 3 left.
And even so, these three spirit spirits are still 'I only have you in my eyes', staring at Zhao Wenrui.
Zhao Wenrui slowed down, detoured, and deliberately let Lingqi catch up, Lingrui pounced, Zhao Wenrui dodged, but Lingqi fell into the pit.
The other spirit pounced again, and it was a pit again.
But the third end is not trapped, and there is no trap nearby.
However, Zhao Wenrui didn't need it, and left one head behind, just to practice the combat skills in the state of wild transformation.
So, the snow wolf and the spirit calve, which was three circles larger, fought together.
Zhao Wenrui took out some of his usual combat ideas to confirm, and also put into practice the skills he usually practiced, and the result was naturally beaten, and it could even be said that he was quite embarrassed.
But Zhao Wenrui's gains are huge, and his progress is extremely fast, especially after observing the application of Lingqi's flail-like tail, he also noticed the wonderful use of his tail, and found that it is not only the key to maintaining balance and flexible turning, but also can be regarded as a third hand and a third leg.
The latter does not need to be said, the third hand, simple understanding, is equivalent to holding a feather fan in one hand, which can block the action and shake the other party, attract its attention, and it is also a sharp weapon when used well.
The two sides fought for an hour, and it was immediately dark before the battle ended. And in the end, Zhao Wenrui also relied on the characteristic that restoring transformation is equivalent to sleeping well, as well as the ability to transform 5 times a day, which is hard to win.
After victory, it is natural to check the harvest. But there's really nothing to dwell on in this session. Because the best hunting seasons for greyhounds are summer and winter.
Those who have a little hunting knowledge know that they hunt skins in early winter, but the main reason for hunting spirit calves in winter is not for skins, but for ice gems. Of course, the leather is also good, the frost mane skin, not only beautiful, but also a transcendent material.
As for the Spirit of the Hot Summer, it can provide Flame Gems and Flame Mane Fur, and the key point is that the Spirit has a unique energy strangeness, which can absorb additional elemental energy for its own use. However, they are slow to perceive the attributes of wind and the earth, so in spring and autumn, they lack the most characteristics, and the only advantage may be that they are relatively weak, without the blessing of elemental power, but they are irritable and irritable.
Time flies, in a blink of an eye, a year has passed, and another cold winter is coming.
Zhao Wenrui, who was only wearing underwear, stood in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling mirror, looked at himself in the mirror, and confirmed that he was indeed taller and stronger.
Since his life was stable more than half a year ago, he has entered a strange period of development, and now, he has grown from less than 1.8 meters to 1.92 meters, and his weight has increased to more than 240 pounds.
He didn't know if the problem was food or druid. Originally, he thought that he would develop towards the trend of a thin ghost woman because of the path of shadows, but he didn't expect to go to the governor in his heyday.
However, his muscles are not as shaped as those of the governor, and he will never achieve that effect unless he pursues it deliberately. But when it comes to muscle mass, explosiveness, or something, the governor estimates that he will have to catch up with a BMW.
After admiring the well-proportioned body, Zhao Wenrui began to worry about the glowing eyes again.
This started half a year ago.
First of all, the eyes are getting brighter and brighter, especially at night, under the light of the fire, like the eyes of an owl, so bright that you can't see the pupils clearly.
Later, it began to shine.
Now, even during the day, there is a thick light around the eyes.
Compared to these, the beard and hair are a little heavier, but it is acceptable.
He planned to find and contact with civilized society at the beginning of spring, and his body shape was already very conspicuous, coupled with this unique eye, it was definitely eye-catching, and he felt that it was a bit too much, and it did not meet his psychological expectations that he could not only deter Xiaoxiao, but not be too noticeable.
But how do you restrain the light in your eyes? It's been quite a long time, and he's tried a lot, but nothing has worked.
"Whew......"
The roar of the spirit exploded in his heart.
The corners of Zhao Wenrui's mouth curled, Lingli's regular delivery of food has become a part of his life.
To this day, he still hasn't figured out what mechanism is at work behind this, just as he still hasn't understood what the power of the root causes of the visions in the ruins of the mountain city is.
If you don't understand, you don't understand, after a long time, some things will be looked down on, and they will no longer be as calculating and demanding as before.
This is not only the result of the passage of time, but also the result of the refinement of the state of mind.
His current mentality has a bit of a 'hit sometimes will come eventually, if the hit is not forced'.
He himself doesn't think it's because he's lazy, but more of a free and easy.
He strode outward, his clothes and armor were put on as he walked.
This is an advanced application of the Mage's Hand.
Practice makes perfect, in the past half a year, the zero-level spell bit has almost become a special seat for this spell, so that it is perfect, and its use has long been not limited to experiments and work, but has gone deep into life.
Compared with the ugly armor at the beginning, the set he is wearing now can be called a handicraft, which has both the regular symmetry of artificial creations and the smooth and roundness of natural products, and it is this almost perfect combination of artificial and natural that makes it have a unique charm, and the style is nothing, and Zhao Wenrui himself has no talent in this regard.
To put it simply, he is a person whose craftsman smell is far greater than the characteristics of spiritual creation, and he also has unrestrained thinking, but basically does not focus on artistic creation, but on cranky speculation.
Zhao Wenrui's armor is not only unique and beautiful, but also has the characteristics of low-key luxury, the main embodiment of luxury is the expensive and Seiko composite material, and the low-key is expressed by artificial aging, giving people the feeling that the former gorgeous armor has withstood the sharpness of the years, revealing the charm of time precipitation.
The probe arm opened his hand, and the staff came.
After going through different stages of evolution, the final weapons are two types, the staff, and the short knife.
In fact, it can be seen as two knives, because the tip of the staff can shoot out the sharp edge of the knife for a stable and long-lasting time, and the sharpness is extremely high.
Walk out of the cave with your staff and smash the ground with the triangular blunt cone at the bottom of the staff.
'Boom!'
In the dull sound of a heavy drum hammer, dark green energy ripples spread out from the hammer point.
The focus is not on the circular rolling and spreading waves, but on the alienation that occurs with the spread.
It's like a flop of cards, the other side of the flipped is black, and if you look closely, you will see black smoke like moss lichen, which makes the ground black.
What's even more interesting is that this peculiar aperture is active, always centered on Zhao Wenrui, and wherever Zhao Wenrui moves, the aperture moves.
It's not a domain, but it already has a bit of a domain.
Zhao Wenrui has not yet become a great druid, and he has achieved such an effect, not because of how high his talent is, but because of the influence of that trace of divinity.
A good thing is a good thing, and while being coveted by outsiders, it will also give the holder a special advantage in the right circumstances.
Zhao Wenrui called it the shadow aura.
In the aura, the power of shadows continues to gather, but it is not affected by the external environment, the black light mist, like insects and snakes, and like vines, probed towards Zhao Wenrui from different directions, and then coiled up, gradually coating him with a layer of black light, and in the end, black smoke rose, completely wrapped, leaving only a pair of shining eyes.
After waiting for a few minutes in the open field, the spirit calves appeared, 13 heads, since three months ago, the number of spirit calves has not been 12 heads, nor has it exceeded 15, this time it is considered decent.
After the spirits saw Zhao Wenrui, their expressions hesitated, and then they saw Zhao Wenrui's mouth open, and let out a high-pitched and powerful roar, just like the roar of a tyrannosaurus, extremely wild.
The spirit spirits were not frightened by this roar, on the contrary, they were directly enraged and pounced on Zhao Wenrui.
Zhao Wenrui waved his staff, 'Hum!' The outermost part of the shadow aura rotated and spread outward, and this ring of light did not stir up earth waves anymore, nor did it fade and thin due to rapid expansion.
Within the aura, countless strange sub-loads that resemble fangs float and sink, and when this aura comes into contact with the spirit reel, it will form an effect like a wire saw pulling, causing even more terrifying lacerations.
The quick-reacting spirit tried to jump over the damage, only to be stabbed in the air by the spear-like branches that the Odd Spec grew into in an instant.
Knife saw gun wheel, this is the name of this technique. After all, Zhao Wenrui still failed to control the whip and spear ghost vine like Lucius, but he also had something plausible, more yin and more changeable.
In the end, there was not even half of the spirit that escaped the knife and saw gun wheel, and before it had time to breathe, it already needed to face the culling of the shadow crow.
In fact, this trick is also plausible, these controlled by Zhao Wenrui are not real crows, also?? The reason why they look like crows is because of Zhao Wenrui's aesthetics, and he deliberately came up with such a template, so that when this trick is used, it looks like a group of crows dancing wildly, and even black feathers are flying, which can be described as perfect in detail.
And the essence of these crows is actually Zhao Wenrui's idea of revenge.
As the name suggests, the idea of revenge is closely related to the 'revenge value' unique to the Ash Oath.
Indeed, it seems that a group of crows attacking the enemy is actually a spiritual blow with additional materials.
Being able to have such an effect is also related to divinity, which affects the soul and makes it have certain characteristics of the divine soul, which is the main reason why Zhao Wenrui can willfully present the invisible spiritual power in the material world in the form of shadow teeth.
The vengeful crow passes through its body and takes away a portion of the spirit of the spirit, causing damage that causes the spirit to tear and pain, as well as affect its control of limbs.
Therefore, it is often the spirit that wails and falls, and then is constantly ravaged by the black crows that come and go in the constant twitching, and when the crows disperse, the spirit is already a shell.
The spirit calves in winter and summer are not so inferior, they can still fight a few times by relying on the power of the elements, and the spirit calves in spring and autumn are really vegetables. If it weren't for the high cost, Zhao Wenrui would even have the heart to raise the spirit spirits that appeared in these two seasons for a period of time before killing.
After the spirit was killed, from the black area under Zhao Wenrui's feet, the bone beasts appeared one after another like fish jumping out of the water, pounced on their respective targets.
These bone beasts, made by imitating thorn beasts, are not as treacherous and versatile as thorn beasts, they are much more rigid, that is, they act as hunting dogs, at least to this extent.
The Bone Beast looked like nothing more than a combination of a wooden branch and a bone stick, with an empty shelf, but with great strength, it could easily pick up the spirit and drag it back into the shadow aura.
Zhao Wenrui now has no shortage of superficial coolies, and he no longer needs to do everything in person like he did at the beginning.
As soon as this wave of Lingqi died, he had about half a month to stop, and he was now very accustomed to this kind of life rhythm of usually farming and occasionally fighting monsters.
Of course, there is also an important part of the expedition.
In this regard, the ruins of the mountain city are really a treasure, it feels like throwing all the bones of a tyrannosaurus to a dog to taste, whether it can be gnawed for a lifetime I don't know, but it will definitely not be able to gnaw it for half a lifetime.
This has also contributed to Zhao Wenrui's repeated slowing down of progress, just like the original tumbleweed, as a kind of operation to find surprises, rather than some kind of work that has strict requirements for exploration progress or acquisition.
In short, one of the skills he has mastered in this ghost place is how to control and adjust his mentality, and the reason behind it is naturally the problem of San value.
He will now even deliberately drop his San below 50 to gain Shadow Resources.
Accumulation, as well as cultivation, have made him gain a lot this year, although he is still level 13, his comprehensive strength has increased several times. And finally has the characteristics of a little ash oath, and is no longer just a bluff.
It's just that in terms of revenge value, there has been no good progress, which is an important reason why he plans to set foot in civilized society.
Fortunately this year, his foundation is too thin, there is no good entry for revenge, and he does not lack skills that need to be improved, the root of the Ash Oath is a druid after all, and many basic things are the same.
But if there is still no improvement next year, it will be a drag.
And his 'small farming' is basically up to standard, and if you want to make great progress, either there will be a big improvement in technology, or a big expansion in the richness of resource categories, otherwise at most it will increase the thickness, which will not help much for the depth and further systematization.
Therefore, all aspects are pushing him to go to the wider world to find all kinds of resources he needs.
However, to his surprise, not long after entering the winter, this barren land actually came to visit......