Chapter 437: A Node from the Abyss
It is a rare thing for demons to appear on the main material plane.
Most of the time, followers of certain evil gods use magic to summon demons in an attempt to enlist their help - they usually end up being torn apart by the demons, and then the demons begin to cause great chaos in the surrounding area.
After all, this is a pure chaotic evil creature, and the purpose of their existence is to disrupt the order of the multiple planes, and it is the demonic instinct to fight and destroy.
Demons see basically only one pattern of behavior for any other creature, killing.
"It's good that it's just some weak demons." Barn said, "The defense forces on the airship should be able to handle it. ”
Without him mentioning this, Townsend saw that the airship's own magical barrier had been opened, keeping out the demons, and the magic weapons it had brought with it had begun to fire arcane missiles.
These are not much more powerful than ordinary beasts, and the demons will fall directly after eating one or two arcane missiles.
Of course, they were not killed, and beyond the bottomless abyss of the demon's lair, the demons were not afraid of death, because when they were killed, they would immediately reshape themselves in the abyss, and their essence and mind would be the same as before.
The only way to truly kill a demon is to enter the bottomless abyss and strangle its essence.
Apparently normal humans wouldn't be stupid enough to run to the terrible place of the Abyss - ignoring the excited look on Tracy's face, the half-elf wasn't normal in that regard.
The appearance of the demon obviously made the captain a little uneasy, Townsend felt that the airship was speeding up, preparing to move away from this area, the people of Silvermoon City had the courage to face the evil and probe the cause of the demon's appearance, but ensuring the safety of the passengers was more important to the captain.
But the situation was clearly worse than the captain had envisaged.
The number of those weak demons increased instead of decreasing under the constant attacks, and even began to gather to attack the magic enchantment of the airship.
"It's definitely not like some spellcaster's demonic summoning spell is out of control."
Naomi appeared next to Tang Sen, and her tone was a little solemn: "There are too many weak demons, this kind of creature that is only a consumable in the abyss is not worth being summoned, there is only one possibility for a large number of them." ”
"A spatial node connected to a certain layer of the abyss has appeared nearby!" Tricy excitedly shouted, "Our luck is so good! ”
"You're saying the opposite!" Barn let out a low growl and hurried to find his Adamantite Helmet - although he had spent most of his time on the airship fully armed, there was no way he could drink while wearing the helmet.
"I once heard a story told by an elder of the tribe."
"There was once a dwarf named Gorbin who strayed into a certain layer of the abyss because of a magic item, he named it the Corrupt Lands, where there was nothing but darkness and chaos, and countless demons, fortunately, he only stayed on that level for three minutes, and when he returned to Faeron, he found that the adamantite plate armor on his body was covered with countless bite marks and scratches-"
Speaking of this, Barn paused and tapped the armor on his body: "That's right, the guy with the same set as me was almost completely torn apart in three minutes!" ”
"So, never think about going to the abyss." Barn admonished Trihy.
Tricy said weakly, "However, I have heard that powerful spellcasters and adventurers will be willing to participate in the bloody battle between demons and demons-"
"They weren't happy, some of them just strayed into battle, some of them because the devil offered them a price they couldn't refuse. You know, the devil has always been generous when it comes to dealing with demons. ”
Demons and demons are very different creatures that hate each other, compared to the demons who are unorganized and undisciplined, and only rush into fights, the devils belong to the camp of orderly evil, they have a strict society and class, and are willing to trade with all other creatures Of course, trading with the devil is always a risky thing, although they do have reputation, but you need to pay attention to those inconspicuous terms.
Perhaps one of them would be enough for a person to sell their souls and become eternal slaves.
Between the brief exchanges between the two, the battle situation outside had begun to deteriorate further, not only the weak demons, but even the Type I demons like Flomo appeared.
This is how demonologists divide demons, classifying this chaotic population according to differences in strength, from weak to strong into types I to VI, and beyond the six types are weak demons and demon lords.
"Let's go up to the lookout and have a look." Townsend spoke.
He didn't intend to pin all the situation on the airship's defenses, and if something unexpected happened, Townsend would prefer to take the initiative himself.
Naturally, everyone had no opinion on this idea, and they were all adventurers, so they would not shrink into the room and tremble like those merchants or nobles when they encountered the situation.
As he passed through the corridor, Townsend saw a lot of people gathering towards the hall in a panic with frightened faces, as if this would give them a sense of security, and many crew members were shouting for everyone to relax, and the Green Emerald could ensure the safety of the passengers.
But the shock and fear brought by the demon was still too strong.
The four of them went upstream, and soon came to the entrance of the lookout, where several guards in armor were blocking a woman with a delicate face, shouting with a serious face: "Miss, please stand back, the current lookout is very dangerous, you can't go up." ”
Townsend and Barn glanced at each other, and Trish had already run up excitedly: "Lephrenxia, you plan to go up too." ”
"It's my duty to fight against evil creatures like demons!" The golden dragon turned to look at Trixie, and both of them could see the excitement in each other's eyes, and they both smiled.
"I suspect that there is a node leading to the abyss nearby, which must not be tolerated." She said quickly, "I must keep these demons out of here and fight back into the abyss." ”
"Me too!" Trish excitedly shouted, "Together! ”
"Wait, wait! Two young ladies, it's really dangerous up there! The guard was anxious: "This is not the adventure story you see in books—"
Rumble!
Before the guards could finish their words, the entire airship suddenly shook violently.
Screams rang out one after another, and a frightened voice sounded from above: "The magic barrier has been breached!" ”
"Prepare to take the ship!"
The guards couldn't care about dissuading everyone anymore, their faces changed greatly, and they pulled out the long sword in their hands, opened the door of the lookout, and rushed straight up.
Townsend and others followed.
Before he could see the situation clearly, a demon had already pounced on him.
(End of chapter)