Chapter 111: About Demons
Ye Guyun followed the team through the winding and deep corridors in the gray iron fortress. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info
Leading the way was Kapanik, a wild lion, accompanied by his close companion Pompeii, a human mage - now that the main threat in the fortress has become a demon, it is natural that the mage is better equipped to deal with these mysterious beings.
Outside of the two, there are Ye Guyun, McAti and Dirkku. Jimmy, the blacksmith, was left outside the fortress, which made sense, the presence of demons in the fortress led to the upcoming large-scale battle, the exploration work could not be carried out, and it would only become a burden to follow him, and he could not cope with all the dangers inside, and he could even die if he was not careful - Jimmy was a smart man, and he knew what was the best choice for him.
Of course, this is indispensable for everyone to be afraid of his words. And this factor is probably the most important of them, not one of them.
The Gray Iron Fortress is a dungeon city, or a mountain city, but in fact it is submerged in the mountains of a mountain range, and only the gate that is not very beautiful in the eyes of human aesthetics is left in the sun, it is like a clumsy beast's mouth, silently wide open, and I don't know who it is threatening.
The interior of the fortress was not as dim as expected, and the walls of all the passages that Gain had walked through were interspersed with torches, and although the yellow light of the fire stained the surrounding environment with an inexplicable layer of decay and darkness, it still clearly showed everything in the area.
Torches are not inherently there.
The grey dwarves from the dark regions did not need torches for lighting, and the extreme conditions of living underneath the earth forced them to have a superior dim perspective, allowing them to see within 120 feet even in a dim light, so they actually only needed to inlay or hang some fluorescent ore in the walls to meet their lighting needs - they have always done this underground.
As for the torches, although the gray dwarves who are photophobic (dizzy in bright daylight) are able to tolerate this level of brightness, it does not mean that they are willing to arrange such unliked things within their own living areas.
Well, in other words, the torches we see now are all set up by adventurers who have arrived here, and of course these people can't let themselves walk in the area they have conquered and are constantly plagued by darkness.
On the other hand, the range of torches is a clear reflection of the battle. Wherever there are torches, it means that this is an area that has been captured by adventurers. In fact, the "Torch District" is quite large, encompassing two-thirds of the dungeon, so it seems that the adventurers' progress is actually quite good.
According to Kapanik, before today, only the innermost core area and a few small strongholds near it had not been taken. However, no one would have imagined that without warning, the gray dwarves were "wiped out", the demons took their place, and the two warring sides suddenly turned into adventurers and demons.
As you go deeper, you will gradually have a general understanding of the style of this dungeon.
This is a typical dwarven dungeon, thick, heavy, coarse, clumsy, square, simple and rough, lacking patterns, rarely decorated, and full of iron and stone elements, which can be felt from every balustrade and every wall tile.
The entire dungeon is slightly ring-shaped, multi-level, with complex and deep passages connecting the living quarters and the mines, as well as warehouses, storage rooms, smelting centers with stone pillars, and numerous workshops, but most of these places have now been battered, disfunctional, and abandoned by the constant incursions of adventurers.
Bang dang~
The leader of Kapanik didn't pay attention, and he knocked a lost iron part under his feet, which was lying on the ground, hidden in the shadows, and it was not easy to find, and if he did, he could only consider himself unlucky. However, Kapanic clearly didn't intend to let the part go, and as soon as he lifted his leg, he kicked it away and cursed "shit" unhappily - well, it's not ununderstandable that rudeness is after the embarrassment.
There were still a lot of parts lying on the ground, because it was a workshop, and it made sense, and everything of value in the workshop had been scraped away, leaving only scrap, destroyed tools, and a mess of the ground.
On the other side of the workshop was a volley trestle paved with iron nets and iron frames, and behind the trestle was a deeper depth, and over there, it was still dark. So, this workshop is the deepest that Kapanik and his team have ever reached.
After passing through the workshop, without any hesitation, the group immediately stepped onto the trestle, of course, there were two more torches raised in the team, and everyone's faces were a little more cautious.
The communication between Ye Guyun and the mage Pompeii continued, and the latter was in power, and the former was popularizing some demonic knowledge.
“...... The common and classic demons generally refer to the Tanari Demon Clan, and there are probably cowardly demons, Kwwasai demons, succubus demons, Flo demons, berserk demons, bewitched demons, soul judgment demons, six-armed snake demons and Baro Flame Demons, and Baro Flame Demons are the highest rank and most difficult to mess with......"
“...... The home of the demons is in the "Abyss", an extremely 'famous' plane. ”
“...... It is an endless, suffocating place of horror, a place of extremely harsh conditions and extremely dangerous lives, a place of moral decay, a place of moral annihilation, a place of never-ending killing, a place of evil where there is no friendship, no affection, no love, only betrayal, killing, and destruction. Traditional occultism holds that the Abyss has a total of 666 layers, but the latest research shows that there are many more layers than that! In short, the Bottomless Abyss is a collection of all the ugliness, evil, and chaos through infinite layers and countless variations. With the myriad layers of spiraling downwards, it comes down to the extreme ...... of brutality"
“...... Oh, don't look at me like that, I've never been there, I'm—I'm just reading from the book......"
“...... Anything else?more?, I'll talk about the devil again!
The Demons of Tanari, a race of demons, are the undisputed masters of the Abyss, though the near-infinite diversity of the Plane means that there are certain areas beyond their reach.
There are many races of demons, and different abyssal planes often have different unique demons, their body structures are completely different, and they also have different abilities, but most of them have hand-to-hand combat abilities beyond humans and can use various types of spells.
Irascible and irascible and malicious, violent and immoral and unpredictable, demons are dedicated to destroying and destroying all things (including their own kind) as a lifelong pleasure, often invading other planes to bring destruction and fear. They resist order, and even the Abyss Lord can't keep them completely organized. Unless they are controlled by spells, they can never be united, nor can they have planned actions, and ideas one moment will be overturned the next. They are powerful and evil madmen......"
“...... Hey, hey, what kind of eyes are you? What's wrong with reading from the book? If you have the ability to read from the book, you'll be able to read the book ......."
“...... The demon's form is particularly interesting, and is generally a forcible blend of several animal limbs, such as the Soul Judgment Demon, which is a giant ape, with the head of a wild boar on its body, and a pair of comical pocket (relative to size) bird wings on its back......!
“...... However, it is not necessary to be immutable, chaos is always their essential attribute, and the law cannot be expected to exert too much restraint on them. Therefore, even if it is the same demon, the form of different individuals can be significantly different. For example, in addition to the classic form, different individuals may have different animal characteristics! some have animal heads, some have bird beaks, some carry bat wings, and some carry wings...... In short, the current trend of all demons is that they are more and more of a different animal!"
"Simply put, mongrels are getting more and more mongregs!" Capanick summed up with a strange comical expression, even though he had only just heard a good part of it.
"Haha~!Boss!You're right!" Pompey couldn't help but laugh in return.
Ye Guyun also pulled the corners of his mouth, normal people would not be disgusted by this kind of lively action, even if it was as cold as him. It's just that his mind has already shifted to a more core aspect, and there are some things that Pompeii has not mentioned positively, so he immediately asked again: "Our target is a Barlow Flame Demon, I need more information about the Barlow Flame Demon, it would be better if there was a specific battle record! This thing is really extremely difficult to deal with?"
Pompeii put away his smile, scratched his head, spread his hands, and said, "Actually, in the previous narrative, I told everything I knew about the Baror's Demons!As for the other ......" He looked at Kapanic, who shook his head, and he smiled wryly, "The boss doesn't know, and I don't know! After all, we've never met!"
"Huh?"
Pompey then explained, "Demons are restless bastards, so it's not uncommon to hear rumors that they're the culprit, but that's just a rumor, it's a very rare thing, and not many teams have ever encountered it. Some of the 'unlucky' teams had never even seen a real demon!Oh! Shit! Anything of it! Never seen any of them! Even the weakest of the cowardly demons! Not to mention a top-level existence like the Barlow Flame Demon!" In the end, he was already mad, raised his hands, and rubbed his hair urgently, with that unwilling expression, everyone else felt sorry for him when they saw it.
Kapanik pouted and said, "Unfortunately, our team is the kind of team that is 'unlucky'. ”
"In a way, demons and gods are one thing and the same: they are recorded in detail in various texts, their deeds are widely circulated, everyone knows and accepts their existence, but not many people have actually seen them as they really are......"
With a hey, Kapanik pointed at Pompeii and said, "Even you mages are shallow believers who make such blasphemous metaphors!"
"Forget it, Boss, you're a shallow believer too!" replied Pompey.
Kapanik hurriedly retorted, "No! No, I'm just a little bit more devotive!"
Hearing this, Pompey's mind could not help but have a long list of names of gods: Tampas, the god of war, Tyr, the god of justice, Nubien, the god of lions, Shanny, the goddess of love and beauty, and Wokin, the god of commerce and wealth......
This...... Is it just "a little much"?
Speechless, don't look away, don't pay attention to it - Pompeii decided to put an end to the topic by force, and countless previous experiences had taught him that discussing faith with Capanic was a painful affair to be avoided. Back to the topic, he still remembered to give Ye Guyun a definite answer: "In short, the Baro Flame Demon must be difficult to deal with! Since all the classics are recorded in this way, then there must be no mistake! And we can only choose to believe it." ”
Kapanik turned around, put on a nonchalant expression, bared his teeth, and exclaimed, "Ahh
"Heh! Yes. Pompey laughed as well, and he chimed in, "There is no doubt about the strength of the Barlow Flame Demon, but it is far from being invincible! According to the scriptures, an experienced team can have the ability to destroy it if they are well prepared. And now, this place, the experienced team? haha!
"You can kill him with just a bunch of people!" cried Kapanik, not knowing what was worth it in that sentence.
"Now we should be more worried about whether we can find the Baro Flame Demon before others and kill it, you must know that there is only one thing, if it is preempted, then there is nothing!honor, fame, loot..... You may not even get a chance to see it!" Pompeii said.
"Hehe~!Don't forget the sky-high reward promised by the advisor!" Kapanic pointed at Ye Guyun and smiled.
.......
Ye Guyun was not interested in dealing with a blind optimist and a dogmatic theorist where you were still getting more and more deviated and unreliable, twisting his head, he turned his inquiring gaze to the black and white bears who had not spoken.
Dekeku is still the style of being stingy with words, spreading his hands and shrugging his shoulders, that's it, if it wasn't Ye Guyun who asked the question, an existence that made him afraid, he probably wouldn't even save these simple actions. In this combination, McKati has always been in charge of speaking, so he heard the big white bear say, "We haven't encountered a demon either. ”
Huh?
So, in the end, you can only adapt to what Pompeii said came from the classics?