Dark Mist Mountains, Rhino Horn Mountain City.
The high ridge is like a huge curved rhinoceros horn, lying on the earth. Under the huge "rhinoceros horn" is the fortress of Sturdiness, with many fire pots dotted among it. This is the station under the shadow of the cliff.
"Lord City Lord, Rhino Guard has been prepared, and the 304 active rhinos Knight have all arrived."
On the high observation deck of the city wall, a figure wearing a gray-brown thick feathered cloak turned his head. His face looked slightly weathered, with wrinkles and ravines on his face.
"How are the other accompanying support personnel prepared?"
"It was accompanied by 145 chalk masons, 37 guiding scholars, and 212 other support staff."
After listening, the old man nodded slightly and then gave instructions.
"Let them set off. Every time they clear a point, they will build Lighthouse nodes along the way."
"Yes."
Soon, an elite team of about 700 people set off from Rhino Horn Mountain City and headed towards the dark and lightless Abyss zone.
In the past few years, the 11 stations of the Dark Mist Mountains have been gradually prepared, and sufficient resources and manpower have been accumulated, so the Dark Mist Mountains plan has been developed and entered the second phase.
Their goal is to clean up various unknown locations around the Dark Mist Mountains, eliminate the monsters entrenched there, and build Castle nodes at various locations, like a huge net, to gradually control the environment here.
After the second phase of the plan was launched, teams at various stations began to take action.
Inside Blazing Sun Garden, about forty Knight wearing platinum armor were ready to go. They were now riding war horses, holding shields and swords, and were arrayed in the square of the garden. Behind them, other personnel were also getting ready.
Sylutia was wearing a loose cloak jacket today, riding on the leader Hyacinth Horse, leading everyone to set off.
Following the route planned on the map, Sylutia and everyone did not encounter too many monsters on the first day, and the road was very smooth.
On the second day, the area they arrived was far away from the usual range of activities. The environment here became unfamiliar, and the monsters they encountered became increasingly powerful.
"Tia, a Brain-Eating Monkey station was found ahead." Rachel rode a horse and returned from the wilderness ahead to report.
"How many are there and are they dangerous?"
"The number is about thirty, of which there are six at the third level, and the rest are at the second level and below. These guys have bodies as strong as stones, and are very strong, but they don't have many weird abilities, they are just very strong."
"Then let the first team handle it." Sylutia ordered, and then a team of about thirty people came out, including eight third-level Knight, one third-level healer, one third-level gardener, and the rest were second-level combat and auxiliary personnel.
After receiving the order, they accelerated their speed, rode towards the direction of the report, and began to fight.
Although it is a clearing mission, Sylutia also takes into account the needs of the students in the station to grow. Every time when arranging manpower, the number will be slightly higher than that of the opponent, but it will not completely crush them. This will stimulate the potential of the team members, let them cooperate more, and exercise their thinking and adaptability.
More than ten minutes later, the team arrived at the strange stone forest where Brain-Eating Monkey was located. After observing for a while, they began to take action.
Above the sky, a large Beholder quietly Levitation watched the battle below and reported the information to the girl in the distance in real time.
With the help of the vision of this "Dim-Sight Evil Eye", Sylutia can clearly observe the situation. If encountering special situations and dangers, he can also command Beholder to provide support at any time, or he can simply flash over and change the situation of the battle.
Fortunately, the difficulty of this operation was not high. After entering the stone forest, Knight, as the main combatant, formed two three-person teams and charged in like two sharp arrows. Behind them were the second-level members who dealt with the aftermath and dealt with the mobs.
"Meteor Archery!"
Several members raised their long bows high and shot Sharpness arrows. There were several gray Brain-Eating Monkeys in the Penetration stone forest, which triggered a burst of excitement among them. In a panic, a few leading third-level Brain-Eating Monkeys rushed out. They were strong and muscular, with muscles on their bodies like gray-green stones. When they charged, they let out weird roars, revealing their big blood-red mouths and white teeth.
Facing the attracted monsters, the people in front of the team raised their large shields and lined up closely. Then holy lines appeared on the shields and connected together to form an illusory Sturdiness city wall.
Brain-Eating Monkey, who rushed forward, shot off the incoming arrows, then jumped up high, slamming them down with both hands like throwing stones. Violent shocks spread from the light curtain on the city wall, and the shield hand in front felt his wrists sink.
Unable to break through the city wall barrier, the huge Brain-Eating Monkey quickly slipped from the light curtain, and at this moment, several spears stabbed out from behind the shield, Penetration and its Sturdiness incomparable skin, inserted into its body.
"Piercing Cavalry Lance!"
The gun tip shone with Sharpness's silver light, and even the tough and thick skin with extra defense could not withstand it. Brain-Eating Monkey, who was seriously injured, was immediately knocked down.
The next few third-level Brain-Eating Monkey were also defeated by team members using the same idea.
Their fighting method is actually very simple, that is, they first arrange an array, and then use long-range attacks to attract the enemy and let them come over. Then, under the protection of Sturdiness's shield front, they use various abilities to focus fire on nearby enemies in an instant, kill them, and then move on to the next target.
A few minutes later, all the third-level monsters in this Brain-Eating Monkey gathering place were eliminated. The remaining second-level First Order monsters began to flee in fear, but most of them were caught up and killed by the team members.
After completing the settlement, they retreated in an orderly manner. The logistics team arrived here and began to transport the monster corpses here, and the accompanying personnel began to deploy the Ritual Array, Purification area.
In this way, every time they go to a point where monsters gather, they clear it out, then establish the environment around Lighthouse nodes and Purification, and prevent other monsters from approaching.
In this way, the Lighthouse nodes along the way connect into a vague line leading to the dark depths outside the Dark Mist Mountains.
Five days later, Iron Wall High Cliff.
"How is the forward advance going?" the station commander Taos asked the deputy beside him.
"Overall it went smoothly, but the process was not easy either."
"Okay." He nodded, standing by the guardrail and looking into the darkness in the distance.
"According to the continuous excavation and investigation by the Woodland Alliance scholars, the area outside the Dark Mist Mountains is likely to breed powerful monsters."
"A powerful monster?" The deputy was slightly puzzled.
"Yes, you may not understand yet. High-level beings are like magnets. Just by existing there, they will gradually change the surrounding environment and affect the surrounding creatures."
In each Secret Realm and dangerous area of "Dark Mist Mountains, the number of monsters in "Nightmare" Aspect Power is significantly more than the normal indicator, almost equal to the number of monsters in "Distortion" Aspect Power."
"We originally thought this would be the legacy influence of "Palen Markov", but the excavation of Blazing Sun Garden shattered this conjecture."
"During Palen Markov's sleep, Aspect Power, which had almost sealed itself, would not have such a big impact. In addition, his strength is weak and he is far from a high-level existence that can cover the entire Dark Mist Mountains."
"Sylutia once reported that the remains of "Twin Snake Cult" were found in the Secret Realm not far from Mammoth Town. During the development in recent years, students have successively reported that traces of "Twin Snake Cult" were found."
"According to scholars' speculations, the identity of "Palen Markov" is the masterpiece of a branch sect of "Twin Snake Cult"."
"It has the horns of a cow and the lower body of a snake. It also majors in Nightmare Path which "Twin Snake Cult" is good at."
"The last time Twin Snake Cult appeared in the Surface Continent was five hundred years ago. When the last one was eliminated, it cursed and ridiculed that the two snakes would return in the future, and according to time calculation, it is now."
"Could this be just a statement they used to scare people? After all, many people in Twin Snake Cult are lunatics." The adjutant speculated in a low voice.
"Many people didn't believe it at first, but now according to scholars' observations and comparison of collected data, there must be a powerful monster somewhere outside the Dark Mist Mountains, causing World of Shadows here to gradually deviate from the shadow of the mainland."
"It's like sitting on a long wooden bench. Although we can't see it, we can feel the ups and downs of the board we are sitting on on the other side." He simply compared it.
"We should soon find the place where the monster sleeps secretly." Taos estimated the time.
"If we continue to explore further, we will have completely slipped into the Twilight Sea area. I don't think the "Twin Snake Cult" back then had the ability to go deep into the area."
On the seventh day, Sylutia's team.
"Everyone has a good rest tonight, and the wounded will be gathered in special tents to take care of them."
Sylutia arranged the vigil. After it was over, most of the members got into the tent and fell asleep. In the white tent on the other side, Sylutia and several medical staff checked the condition of the injured and assisted in taking care of them.
World of Shadows's biological abilities are weird, and the monsters in this Abyss area are also more difficult to deal with. Even if the team members are not bad at strength, they often encounter completely unfamiliar and unknown methods, which are difficult to prevent.
Silvery light spots formed behind Sylutia, and then converged into an enlarged phantom of the girl. "She" held a water bottle and poured out Purification's clear spring water, washing the wounds of the wounded and removing toxins and corrosion from the body.
"Thank you, Lord Tia." A wounded man was awakened by the cool water and stood up to thank him.
"You go to sleep first." Sylutia stopped the other party.
"Yes." The wounded man slowly lay down again obediently.
After that, he continued to use Qingquan Purification twice. Sylutia put the excess Qingquan into the water bottle, left it in the tent, and then walked out.
The bonfire was still going on Burn at this time, and except for a few night watchmen, everyone else was asleep.
She found a place by the fire and sat down slowly. The girl hugged a soft pillow and took a nap. Her long, light silver hair reflected orange in the firelight.
"Master Tia has had a hard time today." Several members of the vigil in the distance talked quietly.
"Yeah, who would have thought that we would encounter a Fifth Order monster on the road. Although it is the most rubbish "Corpse-Stitcher Monster", under the suppression of that guy's Aspect Power level, many people were poisoned by the acidic mist it spewed, and a few low-level members were almost melted into blood by the mist."
"Afterwards, it was Lord Tia Purification who took out the sour mist and rescued the personnel who were almost killed."
"I heard from scholars that if the monster "Fifth Order" is found, then we should not be far from the target we are looking for."
"Have a good rest these two days and try to stay in the best condition. We may have to face a fierce battle later."
"Fifth Order monsters are all out of reach and difficult to defeat. I can't imagine facing a monster above Sixth Order."
Is Sixth Order a monster? Sylutia, who was taking a nap, slowly woke up from half asleep and opened his eyes.
The conversation between the members just now was heard by her and came to mind.
Before setting off, she also received a lot of key information and instructions. Their mission this time was to collect the goods and find the hidden high-level monsters. If monsters above "Fifth Order" were found, it would be a warning signal.
Among the Sixth Order creatures she has seen so far, one is "Cangqing Griffin" who once rescued Regas, and the other is the remains of a giant monster that transformed into Trial Labyrinth.
The former was so powerful that she couldn't see the end of it. It could almost easily change the entire Regas climate for thousands of kilometers and tear apart everything that resisted it. As for the latter, she could probably feel the overwhelming crushing power of the opponent. The opponent's power seemed to be endless, and maggots and Insect Moth monsters were always being nurtured in that kilometer-long body.
Even if she faced her now, she could only retreat as much as possible, but could not defeat her, unless she relied on the powerful power of Witch of the Otherworld like last time.
Fortunately, Woodland Alliance will not let them be cannon fodder. If you find possible traces, just report them quickly, and the upper-level forces of the Alliance will assist in the battle.
What kind of enemy is lurking, which can affect the entire Dark Mist Mountains for a long time, and what the power of the upper level of the Woodland Alliance will look like, Sylutia thought about slowly falling asleep.
The next day.
The team of Sylutia used the special "Water Mirror Ritual" to report the information to the rear, and then continued to explore.
It is already a harsh area with almost eternal night, and the air has become sticky. When walking, it seems as if a layer of oil slides across the skin. When breathing, if it is not filtered, the lungs will be as if they are blocked, and you will slowly suffocate.
At this moment, the team has raised several layers of pure white curtains to isolate them from the erosion of the environment. The members walking among them also lowered their breaths and carefully looked at the environment here in the light of the held-up torches.
Occasionally, the team stopped and protected the scholars in the middle. They used the tools they carried to dig into the soil, explore the situation here, and search for possible ruins.
"Sir Tia." A Knight from the front rode over to report.
"It is impossible to go any further," he continued.
"If we continue, the Purification curtain we raised may not be able to support it." He explained with a hint of shame.
"I understand, let's stop here for now." Sylutia nodded. She looked around. Even though she had various eye skills and detection abilities, she was suppressed to a great extent in this harsh environment.
"Let the scholars do the last excavation and sampling, and arrange the Lighthouse node and mark this place."
"Yes." Everyone responded.
Sylutia got off his horse, explained something, and walked out of the curtain.
Although the team members are unable to move forward, she can still resist the erosion of the environment here and can do the final exploration work alone.
Take a deep breath, Sylutia say goodbye to everyone for a moment and step into the darkness.
Faint starlight appeared around her figure, and then she shuttled quickly, moving deeper into the area.
The further inside you go, the more you feel like you are walking in black mud, and everything around you is filled with mud.
Sylutia held the Knight Badge given by the previous leader Cassius, and propped up the pure white light ball to isolate the sludge.
This is it. When she walked somewhere, she suddenly noticed something different and stopped.
Closing his eyes, Sylutia carefully analyzed where this special feeling came from, and then slowly opened his eyes again. At this moment, a strange deep purple color was flowing in them.
[Mist-Piercing Eye]
Using Hundred-Eye Cult's special secret observation method, she looked Penetration this extremely dark mud to the distant Abyss bottom.
In the boundless chaotic sludge, a vague black outline was perceived in Sylutia's consciousness.
It was huge, as if it were several kilometers long, swimming slowly in the boundless darkness. Its shape was like a huge snake, but there were snake heads on both sides.
When he saw the outline of this monster's body clearly, a huge sense of terror suddenly arose in Sylutia's heart.
She didn't have time to think about it, her body flashed and disappeared from the spot, and just a second later, the giant Great Serpent mouth about a hundred meters wide swallowed up the place where she had just stood, and was sucked into the belly of the snake that would sink forever.
With bursts of cold sweat, Sylutia appeared again in the camp where the team was stationed. She could not forget the startling glance, the outline of the giant snake that looked like the natural nemesis of mankind.
Just seeing it makes people horrified and frightened.
[Two-Headed Serpent·Heikuis Larva](Sixth Order·Nightmare·Dead Ember)
"The descendants of Abomination and "Heikuis" who defeated King of Ancient Barbarism three times are not as powerful as their ancestors, but blessed by the legend, they are born to be the nemesis of mankind. All creatures of human origin will be suppressed by it."
That's it for today, good night~