Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Abyssal Gate
Demons, enemies or supporting characters that are essential in various fantasy works and video games. Lin had a lot of dealings with these guys when he was on Earth, and he was ...... in video games.
However, in the maze, what kind of attitude should be used to face this creature from the abyss?
It can't be too cautious!
This kind of experience is about Lin's blood and tears. Looking back, I still remember that when I first went out on an adventure as an apprentice and earned a small salary, I chose a new monster from the bad streets, the goblin. That time, he almost didn't come back, so that the people who traveled through the eighteenth layer of hell didn't know whether they should die back to their hometown, or die in the underworld here.
The cunning of the uncivilized race is not lost at all to their civilized relatives, or to humans. And goblins aren't pigs and tigers, even herbivorous 'monsters'βserious beasts that can cast magic, not beasts that can only screamβand some guy who has been brainwashed by video games actually makes a pot of drink. If you don't eat grass, you must be easy to bully.
It was also from that time that Lin profoundly realized that this was a real world. And he is not LV99, a god costume, a brave man who cuts the demon king like a chopping vegetables. It was also from that time that Lin never dared to be impulsive when he went out to take risks, he was always careful and careful, and would rather choose to bully the weak than to kick the iron plate, with fewer arms and legs.
If the goblins are so troublesome, what about the demons? The answer to this question is self-explanatory.
Secondly, this demon still has a considerable reference. At the very least, it unravels the mystery of the unknown data that has been detected in the past few days.
From the abnormal fluctuations detected in the forest outside the tower more than a year ago, Lin did not understand it at that time. I went to the scene to investigate, but I didn't find anything suspicious, so I left it on hold. To this day, the demon I saw for the first time in my life appeared in front of my eyes, and routine testing was of course indispensable. A fuzzy comparison of the resulting data yielded the answer that Lin was most unwilling to see.
What does this mean? Lin's judgment, this represents the appearance of demons, not natural or accidental, but a man-made disaster. Because the time point of occurrence is quite a long time away from the original six-star alignment; On the contrary, it was the village outside the tower that began to gather countless people of unknown origin.
And the place where it happened, but every night someone sneakily arrived, and it took a long time to leave. Now that I think about it, I guess it's some kind of ritual. No, now it seems that the ritual is obvious, which is to summon the abyss.
Since it's an uninvited villain, there's no need to worry. Lin directly pulled the creatures with the same characteristics into the highest level of the blacklist under the monitoring system, that is, kill when you see it. Also corrected the Arcane Eye's observation parameters so that it can understand and see creatures from the abyss.
The next moment the setting is complete, the Arcane Eye takes shape at the top of the tower. The large eyeballs formed by the firelight looked around, and several points of light were marked on the surveillance screen in the core room. Immediately, the light bullets flew in strings and struck towards the marked spots. After a few breaths, the attack stops.
Adjust what the Arcane Eye can see and show several strike locations at the same time. Sure enough, it was a strangely shaped xenomorph creature that died under the attack. The common denominator is the dark red complexion that resembles the flow of lava and the ability to corrode the blood around it.
The light bullet, which is a purely positive energy attack form, seems to have a bonus effect on these abyssal creatures. This is to guess from their glowing wounds, which are constantly being eroded and expanded.
However, the same attack had no effect at all on the place that might be connected to the gap in the abyssal world. Lin tried to shoot a few light grenades at the place, but the aura of power from the abyss did not change except for destroying the surrounding trees. On the contrary, the power of the light bullet suddenly diminished after entering the realm, as if it had been repelled.
Activate the tower's Boca Mosho Giant Palm Technique to pull the demon's corpse back. At the same time, the Arcane Eye is activated, and the new function combined with the 3D stereoscopic imaging in the tower is a kind of augmented reality, which reproduces everything in the target location in the core room, making people feel like they are in the real world.
However, the effect does not seem to be very good, targeting this suspected location of spatial gaps. For other places, this set of augmented reality features can be recreated in great detail, including flying insects, wind blowing leaves, and so on. However, the spatial fluctuations of the two worlds interfering with each other seemed to affect the observation results of the Arcane Eye, so the interior scene of the core that was changed appeared from time to time with interfering noises. It's like an old tube-shaped TV, with gray and white lines and noise that appear from time to time.
But at least it can give Lin some insight into the scene. Switching between several observation modes in a row, he finally saw the magic array arranged around him in the magical psionic vision that was dominated by power. The flow of aura of mana power exposes the hidden magic array. It may confuse human vision, but it cannot conceal the flow of energy.
All kinds of magic arrays and runes are not only arranged on the ground, but also the surrounding trees and stones have corresponding magic patterns that work together, forming a whole. The origin of energy generation is a few objects that are buried in the earth. Judging from the form of the magic aura that emanated, it should be a polished magic stone.
I couldn't tell where the spatial gap was happening, and the aura of power from the abyss seemed to appear out of thin air, and the concentration was constantly deepening. If you judge by the point of the thickest point, or the place where the rate of rise is significantly higher than that of other locations, then this space can be said to be full of gaps. To put it figuratively, it's like a cracked eggshell, the shape of the egg is still intact, but it is full of cracks.
In addition to this, a faint source of abyssal aura was observed, buried deep underground. After filtering through several waves of solid objects, I saw an object that resembled an arm's outline underground. Unlike the arms of ordinary humans, they have distinct four fingers, sharp into claws, withered like wood.
Is this thing the one who opened the crack in the abyss? Or is it just an introduction to attract the attention of the world? Restoring it to its original visual scene, Lin tried to observe it from all angles.
While he was thinking, three women, two small and one in a group, walked in. They were amazed by what the core was looking like. Although a few tables and chairs, as well as the silver mirror-like energy pool in the center, are still there, suspended in mid-air, and the large and small water mirror screens are still there, but the surroundings have turned into the appearance of the woods.
The colours, the sheen, and the way the leaves sway in the wind are so real. This made the two girls curious to reach out and touch it, only to realize that these were just phantoms. An apparition without smell, without sound.
Fen asked directly, "How do you make this place the same as the outside?" β
"A use of stereoscopic imaging. Use the Arcane Eye to observe the outside world and make copies of it. β
"Oh, that's right. So where is this? β
"This is where the demon appeared. From the point of view, this place is filled with an aura of power similar to that of the demon, and it is also the place where people sneak up in the middle of the night in the previous records. β
"Oh, it's the prototype of the Abyssal Gate. It's just that you're too lazy to even go out and see it yourself. If you always design something so convenient, you will get lazier and lazier. β
The progress of science and technology is to raise human beings into waste wood ......! No, it's so that humans can enjoy life better. You, a lich from a thousand years ago, don't understand this. But listening to this tone, it's not quite right. Lin asked, "Do you know that location?" β
"Yes. So the obvious smell of the abyss came from there, and it wasn't the nose that was broken. β
"You know why you don't say it?" Lin raised his voice a little hysterically. But the former demon king said disapprehantly: "After all, it was already there before I was resurrected." I thought you already knew, but I don't think you care too much about what you haven't done. And that's not a big deal, just open a door to the abyss or something. If it's really open, I can go over and get some souvenirs back, which is much more convenient than opening the door myself. β
How to say, the height of the body is different, so the things you see are also different. Lin held his head weakly and said, "I didn't know it was the Abyss Gate before. β
"Oh, that's right."
Eldest sister, is the table sauce good, I'm hurt.
However, as soon as he thought of the other party's past identity and profound knowledge of magic, Lin ignited hope again, and hurriedly asked, "Do you know the solution?" It's the way to close that hell door so that it can never be opened again. β
"It's too late. The Gate of the Abyss has developed to such an extent that it is only a matter of time before it is fully opened, and it is impossible to reopen it at this stage. β
In a desperate answer, Lin slumped back in his chair weakly. On the contrary, the two little apprentices also sensed the seriousness of the situation, Kaya only frowned, but Halumi asked worriedly, "Why can't you lock it up?" The Gate of the Abyss. β
"Well, let's give you that a metaphor. It's like a siege in a war. If the gates and walls were intact, the attacking side would have to pay several times as many casualties as the defending side before it could break through. At this point in time, the side defending the city has an advantage. β
As she spoke, Fen walked over to the real scene at the center of the Abyss Gate. Fingers draw out of thin air, leaving traces of magical energy, which is exactly the whiteboard pen technique invented by Lin. And the traces drawn are the magic arrays that summon the abyss. It was exactly the same as the energy flow that Lin had observed when he opened the magic psionic vision before, that is, the magic array that was actually arranged in the place.
"If the gate had been opened, the defense would no longer be complete," said Fenbian. The defender of the city would have to pay tenfold, if not a hundredfold, to defeat the enemy. Because the usual situation is that you have to prepare for a city war, the city gate side can only give up. As to why this is so, I shall say this, when you see a small crack in the heavy gate, and you desperately try to close it; But how could the other person be desperately trying to open the door? β