Chapter 56: The Ancient Alchemy Laboratory (14)
On this side, the two of them are in danger, and on the other side, Saya and Tali are much more relaxed.
Not long ago, Tali was also entangled in "Jelly" once. At that time, the other three people were far away from her, and they were all half cold when they saw this, but the next development of things was unexpected by everyone.
As Tali screamed and slapped the slime around her with her weapon, the slime that had reached her calf suddenly retreated.
And after that, "Jelly" never locked up Tali again, as if she didn't exist at all.
At first, everyone didn't understand why this was the case, but Leach thought of the situation when he was submerged, and suddenly realized that this "jelly" was completely dependent on energy fluctuations to locate its prey, and the small eyes that were completely disproportionate to the body might just be decorations.
And because Tali hadn't had time to cultivate her fighting spirit, she didn't have the slightest "edible" value in the perception of "jelly", and she was afraid that it was no different from a dead thing, so she deliberately ignored her.
With this in mind, Tali becomes the rescuer, taking care of the weaker Saya and Leach taking care of the slow-moving Lena.
Just when everyone was about to lose their hand, Oriana, who had disappeared for a long time, finally reappeared.
I don't know what happened to her after she disappeared, the cloak on her body was covered with dust, and she didn't appear from the place where she disappeared, but walked out of the door that the Leach and the others couldn't open anyway.
"Sister Anna, be careful, this monster will absorb fighting energy and magic, don't be entangled!" Tali, who was relatively the most relaxed, hurriedly reminded with a happy face.
Seeing that Olena was safe and sound, Leach was also greatly relieved. If something happens to an employer, it can be a huge stain on the adventure hunter.
"Don't worry, just leave it to me!" Oryna said as she pulled out a pink potion from her bosom. Then, she sprinkled the potion on the nearest slime.
Strange to say, the "jelly" that made the four of Leach helpless was easily subdued under a small bottle of Elianna's potion.
I saw that the drugged "jelly" flowed and stiffened, and then quickly retreated into the pool. After only a short while, it was back to the way it was when Leach and his party first arrived.
"Are you alright?" Orianna looked apologetic, "I'm really sorry just now, I accidentally touched the mechanism, I didn't expect to be sent to the secret room, and I released that guy, it took me a lot of effort to find a way out, fortunately it was still in time." ”
"No need to apologize, Sister Anna, look, we're all fine!" Tali said with a smile, "By the way, what kind of potion did you just use, and you made that guy go away all at once." You don't know, that guy is tough to deal with!"
"That's the potion I found in the vault, specially refined by that ancient alchemist to deal with that alchemical creature. ”
"This is an alchemy creature, I don't know how to get it, it's really perverted, you can't kill it no matter how you fight! Are all alchemy creatures so perverted?" Thinking of the experience just now, Tali was still a little afraid.
"Not really. The strength of the alchemy creature depends on whether its body is strong, and the body of this alchemy creature may be a slime. ”
"Slime? Didn't you say that slimes were extinct a long time ago? Besides, slimes seem to be very low-level magical beasts, how could they be so strong?"
When Saya was still on the Empire's side, he once read a book that happened to introduce some magical beasts that no longer exist, so unlike the others, who were full of curiosity because they heard about this kind of magical beast for the first time, they immediately questioned it.
Oriana was really surprised that Saya knew about this kind of magical beast, but still explained: "That's right, slimes are indeed very weak magical beasts, and their size is generally only the size of a domestic cat. However, in ancient times, because slimes themselves had a very unique ability to absorb energy, many alchemists would use slimes as research objects, hoping to solve the mystery of this anti-heaven skill. ”
However, it backfired, and the alchemists not only failed to get what they wanted, but directly contributed to the alienation of the slime. The mutated slime has gained the ability to evolve indefinitely, that is, as long as there is enough energy, a mutated slime can fully evolve into a god. ”
"God, really, fake?" Tali was so surprised that she could barely speak.
"It's true, and it's because of this terrifying potential that the powerhouses of the whole continent later joined forces to exterminate all the slimes. After all, if slimes want to evolve continuously, they must be based on plundering other creatures, and humans naturally will not sit idly by. ”
"As for this one, it should be an incomplete mutant, after refining, its size and energy absorption speed have been amplified, but it has completely lost its intelligence, and only instinct remains. The bottle I used just now was a sleeping potion specially developed for it. ”
"Alright, Miss Orianna, you should have gotten what you want, don't you? I don't think it's good to stay here for long, so let's get out of here quickly. ”
From just now, Leach went to the corner with the help of Lena to recover his fighting spirit, so he didn't speak, and at this time he was finally able to walk alone, and immediately suggested. It's just that the title of Oriana is different.
After calming down, Leach had been thinking about Oriana's disappearance just now.
No matter how you think about it, Leach always has the feeling of being used as cannon fodder, bait, and outcast.
First, when Orianna was in the mask, Leach did see a flash of joy on her face, indicating that she did not accidentally touch the mechanism, as she said, but did it on purpose.
Second, when the alchemy slime was released, the mask that made them helpless was absorbed by the slime, which made Leach feel more and more that Orianna was using the four of them as bait to prevent the slime from disturbing her next move.
Thirdly, and most importantly, Oriana explained that it might be true that she couldn't hear outside the mask at all, but Leach didn't believe that a person wouldn't look up to see the effect of his actions when he was manipulating something. At that time, Orianna had been buried in the workbench without even raising her head, which was not at all logical.
The only explanation is that everything was expected by her.
With this inference, it is naturally impossible for Leach to be as close to her as before.