Hogg was poisoned.

It is a terrible poison, and if you don't get the antidote within seven days, you will be gone.

It had thought it would cry out when it heard the bad news, but in fact Hogg found himself very calm, perhaps because he had expected that it would not be possible to obtain such a high-level psionic item so easily.

The so-called pay will be rewarded.

Wait, did you have too much contact with those warriors?

This is obviously not the traditional way of thinking of jackals! Smash the table!

"Don't worry, it's just a vampire heart."

Murphy admonished Hogg in his heart:

"It's not a rare thing, in order to get these command scepters that can form an army in an instant, let alone a vampire heart, even if it is a living vampire, my warriors will find a way to tie you up.

And I have a suggestion, Hogg, you see, you take one is poisoned, and ten are also poisoned, anyway, they are all poisoned now.

Why don't you take a few more from Cripple?

After all, there may not be a chance next time. ”

"Hey, we're talking about the hearts of your fellow citizens, Lord Murphy, is it really appropriate for you to talk about vampire hearts like pigs going into water?"

Hogg spat frantically.

But it realized that Murphy's reminder came just in time.

Its reconnaissance mission has been completed, and next time it will not personally risk coming to this dangerous place where it may lose its life at any time.

So the Bloodclaw Chief rolled his eyes, stuffed the more than twenty inferior command scepters scattered on the table that could only control 10-20 skeleton armies into his bag, and then wagged his tail and raised his head to look at the two eyeballs to the left and right, up and down, and salivated down and said:

"I can bring you the heart of a vampire, we fought with vampires before when we were under King Kempot, but it's dangerous, you know what I mean?

I may need to take a lot of clan elites for this, I know it has nothing to do with you, but I'd like more help, like more command scepters? ”

"No, the meat-ripping tutor didn't give me much."

The lame paw wiped his mouth, and said regretfully:

"Ever since the last time I commanded the adorable Skeleton Army to tear up a dozen brute soldiers who bullied us into experimental materials, the Mentor has forbidden me to use them.

But I secretly made it here, and I didn't do it well without a mentor, and it occasionally broke down when I manipulated the Skeleton Army, but I could control 50 of them when it didn't!

Yes, when they don't get out of hand, they're no different from the original. ”

"Give it to me!"

Hogg the Lion opened his mouth and said:

"Give me all those uncontrolled command scepters, and I'll bring you the heart of a vampire as soon as possible."

"Well, that thing won't sell anyway, and the other cowards won't dare use the scepter I made, you're a brave fellow, Hogg, quack.

Maybe your courage can make you a better test subject than other gnolls? ”

Lame Paw let out a creepy laugh again, and it quickly brought Hogg a large bag of rather crudely made or even unpolished bone command staffs.

When the Bloodclaw Chief turned around to leave after his "hard work", Lame Paw suddenly stopped him again:

"Have you ever seen Kenpot die? Do you know what happened to its body? ”

"Well, the vampire blood servants were going to burn the body of King Kenpot, but it was a hunting priest, and the flames couldn't incinerate its flesh, so I secretly saw the blood servants bury the body in a pit."

Hogg scratched his head and said:

"What are you asking about this thing for?"

"What good material!

There aren't many pure-blooded biting heirs like Kenpott in the Dark Mountains, and the Assassins of other great clans have been trying to eliminate them in a variety of ways.

What a waste! ”

The mad lame paw said without concealment:

"The Bone Biting Clan is also afraid that their death will be unknown, and now that the Black Plague has arisen but the throne of the 'King of the Gnolls' is still empty, several clans cannot choose a leader at all, but the hunters, brutes, and warlocks have agreed with the priests that they do not want to see the descendants of the King of the Biting Bone ascend to the throne again

Anyway, I'd like to get a pure-blooded biting body to experiment with, and you can secretly dig up Kempot's corpse and bring it back to me. ”

"It's too dangerous."

Hogg instinctively refused:

"There are witch hunters guarding that place all the time, and they will hack me to death in the past! I'm not going to provoke those dangerous witch hunters, I won't do it! ”

"You're all poisoned, you have to do it if you don't do it!"

The lame paw scolded very violently:

"Don't you want to live?"

"I think! But I'd rather die in my den than be chopped up by the witch hunters, and my name is still on the Blood Rat Gang bounty list! ”

Hogg resolutely refused, but it was only a bargaining tactic.

The cunning gnolls knew very well that with the Plague Clan trapped in the swamp and having to complete the task of finding the Treasure of the Biting King, the lame paw had no talent to find a second person to help him collect the corpse.

In other words, you can only do it yourself!

Now it's a "seller's market", and I'm still poisoned by this dog, and I'm sorry for this foreign crime if I don't slaughter a single penny.

Seeing Hogg's cowardly appearance of not eating oil and salt, the lame claw was not angry, but in order to persuade the coward to help, its peculiar eyes that were not in the same focus rolled around, and said with a gloomy expression:

"I have the Knights of Hades here to lend you to protect your safety, I haven't seen such a timid creature as you in all my travels in the Dark Mountains!"

"One is not enough! Those witch hunters are fierce. ”

Hogg immediately shouted:

“2”

"More than that, we'll split it up afterwards, and I might even consider giving Kempot's head back, since it's an experiment, the more complete the body is, right?"

Murphy's voice sounded just right, causing Hogg to stop talking, and then coughed, and said:

"Twenty!

It would take at least 20 knights of Hades to escort me to the graves of the fierce vampires, but I don't want you for nothing, I can bring back the corpses of the guards who Kempott strengthened with the secret art of the priesthood.

And you see it too!

I'm a terrible gnoll thief, and if you can give me a little security assurance, I might even be able to venture to the Crimson Keep and steal Kempot's head hanging from the gates for you!

Aren't you going to experiment? ”

Hogg whispered a seduction:

"You see, I don't know much about the pedestrians of the pestilence, but I guess if there were only corpses and no heads, the quality of the finished product would be greatly reduced, right?

Can a master corpse constructor like you allow such a big flaw in your work? ”

"Ugh"

Lame Paw hesitated for a moment.

It could feel Hogg taking advantage of it.

But the problem was that its crazy mind was not capable of thinking properly, so after a few seconds of confused thought, it said:

"But I only have 7 knights of the underworld, and I can only deduct so much at most without being discovered, no more, I can't tear my flesh old! Its suspicions are getting heavier and heavier, and every day it feels that someone is trying to harm it and take its place, which makes it more and more dangerous.

I've already made a mistake once

I don't have a chance to make mistakes. ”

"Seven is fine, albeit barely."

Hogg made a disappended expression, but in fact his heart was already happy.

This is the Knight of Hades!

Although I don't know what these guys can do or how powerful they are, if you listen to the name of the profession, you know that these guys are definitely not ordinary.

It says:

"Give them to me, and I'll get you everything you need in seven days! This time, it doesn't matter if I put my entire clan in for the sake of my friendship with Lord Cripple. ”

"Seven days! Hahaha, that's awesome, I love the efficiency! ”

Cripple was also excited.

It rubbed its paws that had lost a few fingers, and said excitedly:

"I'll prepare the test bench at once, get those lazy corpses moving, my capable brother in Translasia, and I'll get to work as soon as you bring me what I need!"

"Ask it, can you pick the Knight of Hades yourself?"

Murphy reminded Hogg in his mind:

"Find a knight of Hades named 'Bernice' and bring her out, and I'll send someone to your den to pick her up and bring you Kenpot's head.

But if you can't, don't ask for it, so as not to arouse the vigilance of other warlocks.

This lame claw is a 'talent', Hogg, you need to keep an eye out for it, its unstable spirit can even be a weapon of war for your Bloodclaw clan if it is 'well guided'! ”

——

"Buzz"

The concussions of psionic energy dissipated in the offices of the Crimson Corridor, representing the interruption of the remote reconnaissance technique.

Murphy rubbed his eyes to adjust to the return of vision, and he leaned back in his chair to reflect on what he had just seen through Hogg's eyes.

In front of him, Heru had prepared a pen and paper to prepare for the subsequent raid by drawing a topographical map of the plague town through the information sent back by Hogg in a few moments.

Murphy waved his hand and motioned for Heru to go out for a while before coming in, and the scout, who was very discerning, immediately turned around and left, not disturbing the next secret conversation between the lord and the Grand Duke.

"It's not easy."

The Vampire Lord whispered:

"There are thousands of undead creatures in that tower alone, not to mention the corpse witches and skeleton armies that the Plague Clan has strengthened with necromancers.

Bella said that there were at least 40 Witches and Knights of Hades, and it looked like they had made many more, even if Hogg had brought out 7 of them, and the remaining number would still be considerable.

In addition, the Warlocks of the Plague Clan serve as psionic attackers, and there are two abandoned mage towers as the core of defense.

In terms of quantity, quality, and terrain, the threat of a town controlled by the Plague Clan is much higher than that of the Jackal army assembled by Kenpot.

But on the flip side, as the last large copy of the closed beta, it's a perfect fit! ”

Murphy stood up and walked around in an eerie "dev ecstasy" posture under Tracey's gaze, his eyes still shining, and he said thoughtfully:

"The elite skeleton army and the corpse witches and knights of Hades outside Plague Town are completely strong enough as patrol mobs, and the gatekeeper boss is the vanguard brute of the Biting Bone Clan and the captain of the guard who was humiliated by Hogg when entering the town!

This can be a battle of both offense and support.

Then enter the town and attack the Construct Tower, where my warriors will need to challenge the Mad Structurist Cripple and the vampire zombie Kenpot!

This is the first half of the copy.

The second half is in the Pesticity Tower!

In that place, warriors will not only have to face the evil warlocks of the Plague Clan, but also battle their wits against the various mechanisms hidden in the abandoned mage tower.

Finally climb to the top of the tower and face the old but evil gnoll Grand Karcist tearing flesh.

Tsk, it's a perfect design! ”

"Maybe we can add a little more field combat?"

Tracey's first promising job as a "dog planner" couldn't help but get involved, saying:

"There are many dangerous beasts in the filthy swamp, and the weak beasts near Plague Town have long since run out because of the entrenchment of the gnolls.

Those who dare to stay are all powerful guys.

Can we pick out the ones who have been contaminated and enhanced by the toxins expelled by the Gnoll Warlocks as an 'optional fight'? ”

"Hmmm! This design is good! ”

Murphy's eyes lit up, clapped his hands and said:

"It's the process of filling the dungeon, Tracey, you're very good at this business, so this 003 group book 'The Land of the Rotting Corpse' is decided.

Next, we need Hogg to send its people to continue to scout and explore, and after figuring out most of the details, we can do an event in advance to warm up or something. ”

"Also, I've noticed that both the Gnoll Vanguard and the Cripple have inadvertently revealed in their words that the Plague Clan's next move is the legendary creature that exists in the Filthy Swamp, Ninki Nanka."

Tracey continued in a low tone and added:

"It seems that the Plague Warlocks have decided that the Lost Treasure of the Bone Lord is in the lair of those legendary creatures, and this is an opportunity, Murphy.

Or rather, this is the only chance.

When the gnolls of the Plague Clan go to war with the legendary creatures, or when they return from a crushing victory or defeat, that will be the best strategic window we can get.

But this matter cannot be rushed.

Let's plan first and wait for that moment to come. ”

"That 'Ningkinanka'."

Murphy whispered:

"Is it really as powerful as you describe?"

"You're still young, and you don't understand what the words 'legendary creatures' mean, and I can tell you that if Rip Meat intends to conquer that legendary thing, it doesn't necessarily guarantee it access to the nest of Ninki Nanka if it throws all the power at hand.

Legend has it that the serpents live in groups. ”

Tracey shook her head and said:

"I saw those strange creatures once when I was younger, and I was quite impressed.

I know that the Lord has a set of protective leather armor made of gemstone leather from Ningkinanka, which is said to have been the spoils of war that the Lord had captured by his own hands when they crossed the filthy swamp before the Epoch era.

It was also the pinnacle of old Edward's cobbler's craft.

It would be impossible to say that these beasts were so powerful that they could not be conquered, but even the golden powerhouses would not provoke them casually.

Haven't you always wondered why there are no dragons on this continent?

Actually, there is.

The monsters that live in the filthy swamp are probably the closest thing to the legendary dragons.

Although, in my opinion, it's just some powerful big lizard. Elsewhere they can only be called 'difficult', but when it comes to challenging Ningkinanka in the swamp, I can only say that this act is 'sending to death'.

That's the true spirit of the swamp!

Its existence and power are tied to the entire filthy swamp, and it is even theorized that the reason why the swamp has expanded to such a large area today is because it is inhabited by a nest of Ninki Nanka.

If the jackals do attack it, we can breathe a sigh of relief. ”

Hearing Trace's explanation, Murphy tilted his head and thought about it, and suddenly his eyes lit up.

He clapped his fist with his hand and said loudly:

"So, Wild Boss!

Yes, how can a classic role-playing online game not have this link and gameplay?

Write down everything you know about Ninki Nanka, Trace, and I'm going to mark this rare and powerful thing on our upcoming map of Transencia and the surrounding area, as a strategic guide for young players when they get out of the 'Newbie Village' in the future.

Speaking of which, are there a lot of legendary creatures on this continent? ”

"There aren't too many legendary creatures, but when you think about it, they're not too few.

In addition to the 'swamp dragon' Ningkinanka, the 'swamp dragon' I have seen with my own eyes, there is also the Anuka lion in the northern mountains of the Grinee Islands, which is said to be the bloodline of all royal flying lions and Grinnes lions.

The Great Wilderness is roamed by a black ominous wolf.

Locals call it the 'Winter Wolf' in horror, and each time it appears, it heralds the arrival of a terrible winter that will freeze to death.

The vampire coast of the Dark Mountains is home to a group of life-feeding 'vampire monsters' Chopacabura, making that coast one of the few areas untouched by gnolls.

In the Sea of Mirrors in the deserted grey desert is a giant water monster, an underwater dragon known as 'Luktawa'.

In the deepest depths of the Eternal Rift, the Dark Regions have always had legends about the 'Queen of the Weavers'.

Too much.

Even I can't collect them all. ”

Tracey shook her head and rolled her eyes, and with a "I really can't help you" attitude, she wrote down the information she knew, and said:

"No one knows where those legendary creatures came from, but they exist in their own territories, and their very existence represents mystery and power, noble beings who stand on top of the natural world.

But one thing is for sure, these legendary creatures have been around the land much older than us mortals.

Most of them existed before the mysterious era, and alas, no one has yet been able to crack their secrets. ”

(End of chapter)