Siuge waited quietly for change to happen.

It wasn't long before the strange "eating" session was coming to an end, and until now, Xiuge had discovered that the "exchange", or simply "sacrifice", he had gone through was closely related to the conditions they demanded and the things he eventually obtained.

The first time he used twenty silver coins in exchange for the magic inscription and the Touch of Calron, this is not the case, according to Theseus, it is some "mercy" he gives to prevent the "actor" from dying violently at the beginning of the play.

Although it may be a bit infuriating to say, it is an undeniable reality.

"The Swamp Witch's hair gave me two alchemy bombs, three belly rat tails in exchange for a running rat, and then ...... That set of female aristocratic ornaments gave me a relatively ample reserve of magic power. ”

"So, what can the essence of the shapeshifter bring?"

Xiuge looked at the two black mouthparts, watching as the remnants of the shapeshifter that belonged to the shapeworm in the past were continuously absorbed and devoured, and as this process continued, the black mist that originally sealed the transparent glass cabinet began to fade, on the contrary, the amorphous existence that filled the cabinet became clearer and clearer, and its color began to become dull, and finally completely turned into a cloud of pitch black.

Shuge couldn't tell what it was, but he could feel that it was becoming more concrete and powerful, and now he only felt that what was in front of him was a black fish tank, and in it was a huge fish that was constantly crashing into the cell where he was bound.

Finally, the last bit of shapeworm slime was completely absorbed, so the words that blocked the cabinet and the two slender arms that had been transformed into mouthparts also collapsed and disappeared in an instant, and now, between Xiuge and his unknown existence, only a thin layer of glass was left.

The constant collision stopped, and Shuge stared ahead, and he clearly felt a "sight" in the glass case in front of him, as if the existence in the cabinet was looking at him.

"Whatever it is, come on...... I'm ready. ”

He breathed a sigh of relief, then reached out and slowly pulled the glass door open.

This seemingly simple action caused an extremely violent reaction, the moment the cabinet door opened, the deep fog exploded in the cabinet, and before Xiuge could withdraw his hand, a long black and slender arm poked out of the fog, its palm was precisely clasped on Xiuge's wrist, and the astonishing force was exerted, and it actually dragged Xiuge forward.

"What is this?"

Rao was mentally prepared before, and Xiuge didn't expect that this "interaction" would be so violent and direct.

He hurriedly propped up the table in front of him with his hand to prevent himself from being dragged forward, but that arm seemed to be thin and thin, but the strength was a little terrifying, no matter how hard Xiuge used his strength and how he retreated, there was no way to pull the arm back by half a minute, on the contrary, he gasped a few times inadvertently, and then let his body continue to lean forward.

"Should I let it drag me through?"

In the midst of this tugging, this strange question popped out of Xiuge's mind.

This is really the first time that such a situation has appeared, Xiuge suddenly realized that the things he had exchanged for "sacrifices" before did not give him any room for "refusal", whether it was the entanglement of the touch of Calron or the gnawing of the running rats, the impact they brought was rapid and direct, and he had no chance to resist at all......

This time, however, it doesn't seem to be the same.

In a momentary moment of thought and distraction, the black arm exerted its strength again, so that Xiuge almost lost his balance, and under the violent pull, his right palm and forearm were dragged into the cabinet, and the dark and thick mist stirred up, like the stomach pouch of some kind of creature.

The cabinet was so big that Shug was sure that the arm he had reached into was far beyond the depth of the cabinet, but he never encountered any obstacles, as if the arm had been swallowed into another dimension.

The numbness came, and Xiuge could no longer feel his palms and forearms, as if those parts of his limbs had never existed.

At this moment, a strong sense of uneasiness came up, although this time, there was no warning in the spiritual world, but Xiuge didn't dare to let the other party continue to pull him, he stepped on the ground with both feet, and at the same time his body fell back desperately.

"Something is wrong...... That's not right! ”

He couldn't tell how he felt at the moment, but his instincts told him that if he didn't resist this time, something bad would happen.

The tug-of-war was painful and long, and even though Shuge was in a dream at the moment, he could feel the most vivid physical exhaustion.

Luckily, after the initial outburst, the strength of the black arm began to slowly wane, and after surviving the initial surprise, Shug finally regained his dominant position in this tug-of-war, and he began to gradually pull his forearms and palms out of the black mist, so that the lost sense of touch returned.

Immediately after, the black palm that was clasped on Xiuge's wrist was also forcibly dragged out of the fog by brute force.

The situation was completely reversed.

Xu is a flash of inspiration in his heart, or the abhorrence of this shameless sneak attack, when the black palm and thin arm appeared again, Xiuge anger from his heart to the side of the guts, he turned his right hand suddenly, his fingers took the initiative to clasp the black strange palm, and then launched a fierce attack, while scolding, while violently dragging the other side back.

"Ah!!h

An ugly, piercing wail came out of the black mist, it was not a human wail, but a pop of air when passing through a small space, but Xiuge did not intend to let go, he gritted his teeth, his body was forced backwards, with another violent force, the black hand, and the thick "fog" connected to it were finally completely torn out of the cabinet, only to hear a sticky "click" sound, the amorphous strange color fell to the ground, at this time Xiuge realized, It wasn't actually a black mist at all, but a liquid mass with some resemblance to the shapeshifter.

Leaving its shelter, the strange creature seemed to lose all power at once, and it collapsed limply to the ground, slowly squirming, while Schug took a step back, vigilantly watching its subsequent changes.

Under Xiuge's gaze, the boundaries of this irregular black "slime" gradually became clear, and it began to take on its own form—it was a black human form, thin, weak, and a little pitiful.

Gradually, however, Xiuge noticed something unusual.

He noticed that the black humanoid face began to have more subtle lines, and although it was still black, in the dim light, Shuge still caught a hint of familiarity in the black face.

"That's my face?"

He wasn't sure, he didn't want to confirm further, and the next second, the figure of black slime changed its position, it knelt on the ground, and crawled forward like the most loyal and humble servant, and when it came to the front and back of Xiuge, it lowered its body and gently stretched its head over.

This time, Shug didn't dodge, so he saw the dark figure kiss his feet gently.

With this action, all the previous uneasiness completely dissipated, and the magic disc in the spirit world finally reacted, and it began to rotate rapidly, stirring up the magic around it.

Under its influence, the submissive black figure reverted to its original slime form, which encircled Xiuge's body like a fluid, and eventually, like a tidal wave, rushed to Xiuge's body.

No pain, no choking, no weird hallucinations...... The only thing Shuge felt was a chill that crept up his ankles and eventually covered his entire body.

In the innermost area of the magic disk, the last groove welcomes its own occupants.

A pitch-black humanoid silhouette appeared in the groove, and it looked so similar to Xiuge himself that even in the groove, it posed as if it was writing at a desk.

Xiuge wanted to use the magic power directly to pour it over in order to "interrogate" the real name of this magic, but perhaps the previous violent actions had completely conquered it, and a strange message had already surfaced in Xiuge's mind with the inscription of this magical power.

"The Shadow of the Mirror dwells in the heart of the abyss, a servant of the boundless palace and a listener of the mad singer."

Shuge silently repeated the words in the air, he spread out his palm, and with the mobilization of his magic, black shadows flashed from his palm.

……

That night, despite a torrential rain, the water vapor brought by the "Poseidon Howling" still shrouded the edge of the Lowe Plateau.

This time of year is the most painful torment for the soldiers standing guard in these areas.

"Ahh Damn, it's damp to death! ”

A uniformed Teresa soldier tugged vigorously at the flag of the Teresa Kingdom hanging from the sentry box, which was supposed to be fluttering in the wind and was mainly composed of irises, which was hanging listlessly because of the humidity.

Another Teresa soldier took out a thin wooden stick from the sentry box that had been used for an unknown number of years, so the two worked together and finally succeeded in barely holding up the flag of the Teresan Kingdom.

"Praise the god of the sun, and get rid of the vapor...... Lao Tzu's crotch is about to become moldy. ”

"You've just gotten moldy, and my chicks are about to hatch."

The soldiers returned to their positions with a scolding, their guard post was located in Lone Wolf Ridge near the city of Seren, where there had been a very serious wolf plague, according to rumors, the source of that disaster was a deformed werewolf, his presence made this mountain for more than ten years people refused to set foot in the dead ground, until the Law Council and the royal family of Deresa organized a large-scale hunt, the serious deformation of the wolves were cleared, as for the plague and curse of the werewolf, was finally burned alive by the mages at the highest point of the mountain.

Lone Wolf Ridge got its name from this.

But since then, the area has taken a turn for the better, and nearly sixty years ago, the land rights to Lone Wolf Ridge were bought by a desperate merchant, and a large number of high-quality magic crystals were discovered here, and since then, the merchant has become the top supplier of magic crystals in the kingdom of Teresa and even in the Plains of the Goddess.

In order to be able to get a piece of the pie, the royal family of Deland naturally provided a lot of convenience for the businessman's career, and they even added a new military camp and a number of sentry posts here, in order to strengthen the management of the sensitive border of Deland.

But in fact, after that, the royal family of Deresa was able to earn an additional amount of high-quality magical minerals every month.

It was very difficult to stand guard on such a night, but fortunately, the commander of the sentry camp was not a rigid and strict person, and he did not forbid the soldiers to engage in some pastime activities at night, so several soldiers on the sentry began to chat.

A young soldier tugged at his damp uniform and said with trepidation, "Have you heard? It's going to be war. ”

"Fart the fuck...... Where did you hear this gossip? ”

"I'm serious, I only came back from the Black Forest Fort two days ago, and the news is reliable."

After tearing his shirt, the young soldier began to toss his pants again, and as he tugged at it, he said: "It was the girl I knew who told me that her brother works as a clerk in charge of army logistics, and that a lot of things have been sent here recently. ”

Hearing this, several soldiers who were playing the dragon's tooth card next to them also stopped moving, and they held the long-pole crystallized guns issued by the Delan army in their hands, with a worried look on their faces: "It won't be so fast, right?" Didn't all the princes of the highlanders come over? ”

"That's right, could it be that the highlanders are all crazy and plan to start a war during the armistice celebration? Where is this fighting, it is simply slapping the face of the gods of Van En ! ”

The young soldier spread his hands: "I don't know, obviously I went to exchange some wine with their camp half a month ago...... Originally, I was going to go the day after tomorrow, but now it looks like I'm going to go to the soup. ”

"I'm still thinking about alcohol, let's think about what you're going to do if there's a real war!"

A veteran with a bitter face mocked mercilessly: "Just the two of you, facing those highland guys, especially the army of the Waterl...... I'm afraid that in less than two minutes, I will already be so scared that I will pee my pants, and my legs will be so weak that I can't run if I want to. ”

The veteran said, but he recalled his own experience on the border of a conflict between the two countries many years ago, so his body shook violently, and a complicated look flashed on his face.

"Those guys are like emotionless iron men, they don't even say a word when they attack, and after two rounds of shooting, they rush straight over with crystalline guns loaded with bayonets, damn it, I learned later, they were even recruits from the Waterllands!"