The air was filled with the pungent smell of blood, and the steaming water vapor was mixed with the stench of a large amount of flesh and blood, which was undisguised and filled the surroundings.

Curt pinched his nose and endured the stench in the air, carefully investigating what was left in the seemingly "factory" room. It was clear that it was still in production mode at the time of the attack, so much so that all kinds of equipment were scattered around.

In the grooves of the ground were closely packed with eggs, and some kind of creature that did not look like a human was curled up in them. The creatures had unimaginable shapes, but Curt could still make out from the silhouettes of their bodies the monsters he had seen before, though they weren't fully developed yet.

It looks like a large number of living creatures are being produced and slaughtered at the same time, so much so that traces of blood can be seen everywhere. The flesh of the living creatures was stirred into pieces by blunt objects in nearby machinery, and the dark red silt that had accumulated in the hollows above the ground seemed to be made of them.

A huge metal instrument as tall as two people was placed on the edge of the wall, a huge tool that resembled a grinding disc, or rather a meat grinder. The pale skeleton and crimson flesh were crushed and mixed into a sticky pile of silt.

The dark red sludge is the basic substance that provides energy to the creatures in the pool, and the blood-colored crystals that are cast into it provide vitality. Perhaps the mages who created these beings simply created some "eggs" and placed them in the pool waiting for them to grow.

"It also seems to be a chimera. ”

Lizzie used her magic to scoop a smaller piece out of the liquid and looked at it carefully, "Maybe that's what the old man came up with, using a variety of materials to create chimeric creatures with certain qualities." And use them as 'soldiers'. ”

Nestled in the fetal egg that Lizzie had picked up was a monster with a barely human body, only with parts of other creatures attached to some special parts. This is the most common "soldier" look. The Eyes of Truth had thrown them into battle in large numbers during their attack on the Catrice Academy.

If this was the result of the old man's research, then he might be just one step closer to his goal of creating an artificial lifeform. These chimeric creatures, sunk in flesh and slowly growing, are very similar to ordinary living creatures. And the rate of growth is much faster than that of conventional organisms.

Lizzie attaches a piece of crystal to the egg, which in an instant breaks down into countless tiny powders that melt into a translucent film. At the same time, the sphere, which was originally the size of a coconut, grew several times larger, and the creature curled up inside seemed to have grown a lot.

"That's how these crystals that grow out of the blood are used. Liqi nodded slightly, as if she understood something, "This is the transmission of life, and the focus is not on the magic power in the crystal, but on the residual life force in the blood." ”

Not only mages, but also some alchemists believe that blood is the currency of life. Because they flow in the blood vessels, they contain the vast majority of the life force in the human body. These dark red crystals are creations formed by coagulation in the blood, and they are also one of the most concentrated forms of life force, and almost all the power left in the blood is sucked into the crystals, providing energy for these chimeras.

"It's really an unlucky red, and even among those schools of spells that have been denounced as heretical, there aren't many mages who study them. Lizzie muttered under her breath, then threw the fetal egg back into the groove in the ground, "Tong Guò transferred the power of life to create a new form of living being—his purpose was not so much to create artificial life forms as to achieve the redistribution of life. ”

A dark red color like blood, it's easy to make bad associations, as if they were able to see the lives that were lost there. Undoubtedly. Red is the color that symbolizes life, and the blood and fire that flow into the earth can become the power of a mage.

These chimeric creatures born in a patch of crimson absorb the flesh and blood essence of other creatures, and eventually develop into strange individuals. They are already qualified as "soldiers" who are simply under control, and their combat effectiveness exceeds that of most ordinary people. However, their pathetic brains leave them with little to no ability to think. They can only act under the control of the mage, and they have no corresponding intellect at all.

It's just some relatively high-level puppets, and it's still quite far from being a creature in the true sense. Perhaps it was because of this that the old man who worked in the infirmary of Catrice College was not very satisfied with his research results. Attempts to achieve further results.

The factory was built on the basis of his research, and most of the soldiers it produced may have been put on the battlefields around Catrice City by this time. No doubt. Although the old man was not satisfied with his research, it did become the power of the True Eye.

Maybe destroying it would be a good option? Curt suddenly had the idea of destroying a facility here. By the way, put a big fire and burn all the fetal eggs that have not yet grown. As long as this is done, then the power of the True Eye will undoubtedly be limited.

However, Lizzie doesn't seem to have any intention of destroying the factory, rather being interested in the principles of the spells that produce these chimeric creatures. Her eyes widened with curiosity, and she looked up and down the devices around her, as if she wanted to imprint all the knowledge of these things in her head.

After all, the so-called "murder weapon" is only a form of tool, and how to use it does not depend on its own function, but on the user's idea. The old man's research could only produce these dangerous creatures in the hands of the Eye of Truth, but if someone could put it to good use, it could also become a new kind of knowledge - for the mage, the secret magic possessed by others was probably the most appealing thing to them.

"Who?"

Just as the two of them were concentrating on investigating the spell tools around them, Curt felt an unfamiliar aura appear not far away, slowly approaching here. Its owner was near the wall not far away, and at this time he was quietly observing the two people in the hall with a cold gaze.

Looking back, a humanoid black shadow ran farther and farther on the road ahead, and knowing that he had been discovered by the observation target, he chose to flee without hesitation. His mobility was so good that in the blink of an eye, he distanced himself from the two of them and fled all the way to the distant cluster of buildings.

Almost subconsciously, Curt immediately pulled out his legs and rushed out. He felt that the man must have information on him that he wanted to know, so he must not let him escape—obviously, in order to avoid being caught by Curt, the other party also put a lot of effort into escaping.

"It's a little strange, I don't find in him the breath of a living creature. Lizzie, who was half a beat slower, followed behind Curt, muttering as she ran, "That guy seems to be a ghost, and he doesn't have soul fluctuations, maybe a cloud of air is clearer." ”

Lizzie didn't know how to describe the feeling that the shadow had left for her, but she was sure that it wasn't a living creature.

The two of them walked along the underground street, and as the bricks on the ground gradually became neat, the road ahead became more and more open. Not far away is a square-like place between the intersections of multiple roads, with a dark stone pillar erecting in the middle of the clearing.

The figure that had been running for his life seemed to have escaped into the square through an arch in front of Guò, and its steps were so fast that the two of them almost lost their way. The footsteps in front of him were still fading away, and it was clear that the other party was still increasing his speed.

Immediately after the shadows, they slipped through the arched doorway that had been slightly hewn into the shape of a gate, revealing an even larger cavern in front of them. Solid stones of different colors and huge pieces of wood collected from nowhere, they are layered together to form a layered complex.

The atmosphere was very strange, there was no movement in the open cavern in front of me, and even the sound of the wind dissipated. Not only the sound, but also the breath of life seemed very thin, as if the people who lived here had long since returned to dust, and this was just a deserted stronghold.

"Damn, he escaped. ”

There was no longer a figure to be seen around, and the sound of footsteps that had been echoing before was only empty. The shadow vanished abruptly as it had first appeared, leaving only the two men who had chased it all the way to the place and the empty square.

Rows of holes like doors and windows have been carved into the walls of the surrounding artificial materials, as if it were a simple building with an incredible structure. The lines between inside and outside are blurred, and rugged roads connect between the buildings and spread all the way beneath the abyss beyond.

The ceiling at the top is blocked by a single uncracked rock plate, as if the surrounding buildings were built to support it. When you look up, you can only see the rocks reflecting the unpredictable light and shadow in the firelight. The uneven stone has left many marks like knives and axes.

How big is this underground facility?

Curt was speechless as he looked in the direction he had come, and then at the intricate passages in the distance, not knowing for a moment how to react. The streets that connect here are like a labyrinth, disappearing between the undulating rocks and buildings, and the sense of chaotic space makes you fall into a trance.

Curt had seen many open halls or caverns before, but the scale of the underground stronghold seen today was not quite the same. Established by the True Eye, they are beneath the heavy mountains near Katris, a town that has fallen deep underground. (To be continued......)