Volume 4 Dungeon Instance Chapter 167 The Craft of Stitching (Part 2)
The Shisanto's successor abominations are made by sewing together the remains of minotaurs and orcs into the Pei Xun River. They possess great strength and defense, making them heavy ground combat units.
This time, Li Wei chose the same materials, but made some minor changes to the combination.
Li Wei stitched the abomination he had created into the shape of Ghoul, so that it could crawl on all fours. In addition, Li Wei used a lot of hard leather and thin iron sheets to make its skin, using these two materials on almost all the important parts of the Abomination's body, which would greatly increase its defense.
As for the teeth of this sewn-up tent monster, Li Wei used the Ghoul's steel teeth, which are so hard they can crush steel, making them the best choice for making sharp teeth.
In addition, sharp bone blades and bone spikes were installed in some parts of it.
After Li Wei finished creating the Abomination's appearance, even the master Stolk was full of praise.
"This design is simply brilliant. It fully utilizes its speed and mobility, and its defense and attack have also been greatly improved. Child, if you can help it finally stand up and become a valiant Forsaken soldier, I think not only I, but even the captain of the Undercity guard would be very happy."
Li Wei simply scoffed at Stolk's words.
What does all this painstaking work of creating this body have to do with that damned defense captain of Undercity whom I've never even met? Li Wei created this Abomination to distract the Loss Squad and the Scourge.
Of course, Li Wei wouldn't reveal his true feelings, because the important part was yet to come.
That is the dark magic that allows the Abomination to stand up and fight again.
However, at this moment, Stolk clearly did not want to tell anyone this secret. He "politely" drove Li Wei out of the tomb, and stayed there alone to prepare for the final magic.
The mission guided by Stolk has been completed. Li Wei obtained the Abomination icon from the Yellow Paper. By using these icons, Abomination Warriors will appear. Of course, Li Wei also obtained the title of Stitching Apprentice.
Although he had mastered the stitching technique, without the final dark magic, the stitching technique alone was of no practical use, and Li Wei was absolutely unwilling to leave just like that.
Having stealthily reached the tomb, Li Wei activated "Shifting Forms and Changing Positions."
In an instant, Li Wei arrived at Stolk's workshop, where Stolke was preparing on the platform, completely unaware that Li Wei had returned using teleportation.
Although Stolk is a master of stitching, his combat strength is pitiful, so he can't detect Li Wei is only at the Tian level.
Especially after Li Wei used the "True Qi-Controlling Formula" to seal all auras, including the aura of the Undead, within his body, he was now almost as solid as a stone.
Thus, Li Wei witnessed the entire process of Stolk unleashing dark magic without any prior knowledge.
It was an extremely complex set of Undead spells, containing the use of dozens of magical sign languages. In order to memorize them, Li Wei even activated his Visual Release, using his mental eye to observe every move of Stolk.
This spell took a very long time, a full ten minutes. Finally, a ball of black light appeared in Stolk's hand, and then, like a bolt of lightning, it pierced into the body of the Abomination.
Of course, before that, the green blood had already been delivered to the entire body of the Abomination using a special compression device.
With a buzzing sound.
The Abomination seemed to be struck by electricity; its body twitched.
Then, something happened that left Li Wei speechless. The Abomination actually stood up.
"See," "have seen the master," "man." The Abomination, whose speech was clearly not very fluent, crawled on the ground like a small Ghoul, but it was stronger and more brutal than Ghoul.
"Excellent, excellent, hahaha, truly a perfect work of art. I think that if I take that young Forsaken as my apprentice, I can produce a powerful army in just a few days."
Li Wei wouldn't pay any attention to this mentally unstable old Undead; he was more interested in this Abomination.
With its level 100, special abilities like tearing and cannibalism, and immense strength and defense, this Stitched Monster surpasses ordinary Abominations. Li Wei believes that this Abomination can handle two ordinary Abominations.
After thinking for a moment, Li Wei did not alert Stolk, but instead activated his Shifting Forms and Changing Positions and left the area.
In the mission world, skills, even magic, are not necessarily learned solely through Skill Book. Li Wei had already studied magic before, his initial contact with it stemming from the notes he obtained from Sand in the Heroes of Might and Magic world.
Although the notebook wasn't a Skill Book, it recorded Sand's understanding and insights into magic. As a result, Li Wei gained a lot of experience from that notebook.
This is equivalent to an experienced magician personally teaching Li Wei some basic magical knowledge, and even his understanding of mental power and control of elements. He also has some knowledge of these.
Of course, all of this remained theoretical knowledge. Li Wei would only look through this notebook before going to bed each night, but later, his original Yellow Paper was accidentally fused with the Black Paper, causing him to lose the notebook.
In the time that followed, Li Wei devoted himself to the research and practice of martial arts techniques, so he temporarily put aside the matter of the magic notebook. However, Li Wei had already memorized all the contents of Sand's notebook.
In this mission world, Li Wei discovered that after learning "Web Spell," his previous notes...
The difficult parts suddenly gained a new understanding.
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Just like learning a magic skill, you can master it if you have two prerequisites: sufficient mental strength and the necessary Skill Book.
However, you can only use this skill; your understanding of magic remains superficial.
After learning those experiences and knowledge from Sand's magic notes, Li Wei was clearly at a higher level. The principles of magic, the use of spells, and the control of elemental forces became useful after Li Wei acquired his first magic skill.
This is why he was confident he could master this mysterious magic simply by observing Stolk's dark magic casting process.
"So-called magic is the use of the spiritual power of higher beings to sense various elements hidden in the magical plane, and then to create a magical effect by resonating and controlling those elemental forces through incantations or Hand Demon Language. Therefore, this is a noble skill that only high-level beings can perform!"
Li Wei finally understood why magicians in literature were always portrayed as noble and arrogant; it seemed that their upbringing had categorized magicians as higher beings.
Yes, those creatures that rely solely on brute force and instinct to fight are no different from wild beasts in the eyes of a mage. For some reason, Li Wei suddenly thought of the way the great wizard looked at him.
"So, that bastard has always regarded me as an inferior being. No, maybe he sees all reincarnators the same way. I heard from the Daoist that that guy is trying to break through to a higher combat level. Apart from mandatory missions, he spends all his time in mission worlds practicing magic. I wonder if I'll be facing a top-tier expert next time I encounter him!"
Thinking of the arrogance of that reincarnator named John, Li Wei couldn't help but categorize him as the same kind of person as the Great Wizard.
Li Wei found a very remote cemetery located in Tirisfal Glades.
While the territory ruled by the Forsaken may not be as terrifying as the Scourge, it is still far more so than the territories ruled by other races.
What's the one thing we have in abundance here?
Dead people, corpses, and cemeteries.
Yes, this is the land of the Forsaken, this is Tirisfal Glades, once the capital of a kingdom, now a paradise for the Forsaken. All of this was caused by that tragic prince, Arthas, now the Lich King.
Li Wei wouldn't dare to touch such top-tier areas now, but conquering a few graveyards inhabited only by low-level Undead is still a piece of cake for him.
So, after killing several terrifying skeletons, Li Wei took over the cemetery.
Then, he became a gravedigger.
Using tools, Li Wei dug out all the corpses he could find. To speed things up, he even summoned the Stitching Abomination, a gift from the temporary quest.
At Stolk's place, Li Wei Weishun had taken a lot of sutures and tools, as well as the green blood, enough for him to create more than one Abomination.
Li Wei's first step in his plan was to create a group of Abomination that he could enslave.
Just as Li Wei was busy stitching up the corpses, Zheng Yutong and her group, who were active in the Undead Scourge territory, encountered a reckless challenger.
The black man with wings.
This guy, whose special skill is flying and whose combat power has reached the highest level, began a probing attack after discovering Zheng Yutong and her group.
In the past, the reincarnators he dealt with were basically helpless against him because of his ability to fly. Even when those reincarnators attacked with ranged weapons, he could deal with them with ease.
After all, even if someone with a combat strength of level 1 is directly hit by a weapon like Firearms Mastery, his defensive armor can neutralize the threat. However, this black man obviously did not expect that there were two level 1 experts in this team.
Tragically, he was shot down by an arrow from Zheng Yutong.
When he finally crawled out of a pool of sewage, still groggy and in pain from his wings, he found himself surrounded by a group of menacing reincarnators.
"If you don't want to die, let me go right now!" The black man, who had initially tried to resist, was now slurring his words after Amakusa slapped him, knocking out two of his teeth, but his tone remained extremely forceful.
"Open your dog eyes and look at me properly!" Amakusa said, hands on her hips. She recognized the black man.
In the Shadow Hall, many reincarnators knew each other well; for example, Amakusa was known to many. She recognized this black man; he was a slave of a senior reincarnator, holding a position similar to that of the Bear King under her command.
She naturally didn't need to be polite when talking to this kind of person.
"You... you are Ugly Number, Sword Lord Amakusa?" The black man finally saw Amakusa's appearance clearly. Although Amakusa was dressed as a woman, the unique heroic spirit between his brows remained unchanged.
Compared to the astonishment of the Black man, Amakusa's face also showed a hint of seriousness.
The Black man, being a reincarnated being, certainly wouldn't let her show such an expression; what she cared about was the person behind the Black man.
"What's wrong?" Zheng Yutong, noticing the change in Amakusa's expression, asked, "Do you two know each other?"
"We've met a few times in Shadow Street!" Amakusa pulled Zheng Yutong aside, composed himself, and said, "We're in trouble!"
"When I first heard Nina mention that guy named John from another reincarnation team, I felt like I'd heard that name somewhere before. He's a very dangerous reincarnator. At first, I wasn't sure, but now," Amakusa looked at the black man lying on the ground and confirmed, "I'm sure it's him, that reincarnator named Mad John!"
"His combat strength is one level higher than mine, reaching the Bow level. Of course, in terms of combat strength alone, we can still contend with that person. However, his special skills are too powerful!"
Amakusa looked serious.
Nina scoffed, "Aren't they all reincarnators? They all have one nose and two eyes, how powerful could he be?"
Amakusa chuckled, then immediately adopted a terrifying expression. "Little sister, let me tell you something. That John's special skill is probably the strongest in the entire Shadowlands. Do you understand now?"
"I don't believe it." Nina was clearly startled by Amakusa's expression, but she still refused to admit defeat.
She had observed Little John through the blood slaves and immediately felt that he was a very terrifying guy, especially his unpredictable killing skills, which left a deep impression on her.
"I don't believe it either!" After obtaining the bloodline of the Cave Demon, Chen Dali's monster-killing ability was terrifying. Now, most monsters could not break through his defensive shell. His rapidly improving strength brought his confidence to its peak.
"That guy named John, how good can he be? Even if he's good, can he be better than Brother Li? The number one special skill in Shadow Street? I, Chen Dali, don't believe it at all." Chen Dali also looked disdainful.
Amakusa was both amused and exasperated by Amakusa sight. If it were according to her usual personality, she would have killed this big, simple-minded man long ago, or even if she hadn't, she wouldn't have cared about him.
But now, this short guy is Li Wei's teammate, which means he's her teammate, and it's a forced one at that. Although she has already accepted Li Wei in her heart, it doesn't mean she accepts this group of reincarnators.
So her face darkened. "Believe it or not, Madman John's reputation is very high. Basically, apart from those few perverts with the previous numbers, no one dares to mess with him. Master, his fighting strength is definitely no match for John, at least not for now, otherwise this black man wouldn't be here!"
Chen Dali was speechless for a moment after being choked by a woman's words. But thinking about it, it made sense. Li Wei had gone to test and assassinate the reincarnator named John, and now that the other party had sent someone over, it meant that Li Wei's assassination attempt had failed.
Given Li Wei's personality, he would definitely try to eliminate any threatening enemy he encounters, leaving no hidden danger. The appearance of the black man indicates that Li Wei is likely no match for John.
"Alright, I believe Amakusa. It's more reliable to ask that reincarnator about this," Zheng Yutong said.
She glanced at Amakusa, a few thoughts flashing through her mind.
Indeed, since Amakusa was Li Wei's slave, she wouldn't lie to him. But if John really did possess the strongest special skill in Shadow Street, as she said, wouldn't that be a very troublesome matter?
So where is Li Wei now?
This problem was solved after Nina used her vampire powers to enslave Black people.
Afterwards, from the black man whose eyelids were drooping and whose eyes had lost their vitality, everyone received information similar to what Amakusa had said.
John is indeed a very capable guy.
His special skill was Card Magic. All the black man knew about the cards were those cards, which were divided into several major categories according to their colors, such as the earth-yellow defensive card "Rock Wall" or the offensive card "Apostle of Annihilation". Each card was imbued with powerful magic.
The magical power of a single card is already astonishing; if used in combination, John is practically invincible.
Black people were enslaved by this powerful force during a mission.
"Where is the reincarnator who attacked you? Where is he?" Zheng Yutong asked.
"After the attack failed, he fled..." The black man said, then suddenly came to his senses and began to curse and struggle.
"I tried my best. The opponent is a top-tier fighter. My vampire enslavement won't last long. Besides, he already has Slave Brand on his body. Before that mark is removed, he cannot be completely enslaved by me," Nina said with a helpless expression.
"Knowing this is enough. I think Li Wei is already trying to find a way to deal with John. What we need to do is try our best to kill the Undead Scourge and gain some leverage for our score at the end of the mission!" Zheng Yutong said, glancing at the black man, and continued, "As for him, kill him."
John's Yellow Paper suddenly appeared amidst the Undead Army marching towards the human stronghold in the south.
After he read the instructions, a twisted smile appeared on his face. Catherine, who knew him well, knew that her master was truly angry, so she and the other two reincarnators remained silent to avoid being caught in the crossfire of the madman's rage.
After sewing a large piece of hard leather onto the torso beneath him, Li Wei stood up and wiped the sweat from his brow. It had taken him most of the day to use nearby corpses and limbs to sew the torso of the Abomination, and he had infused them with green blood. All that was left was to use dark magic to bring them back to life.
Beside them, only a fat, sewn-up monster stood there dumbfounded, quietly watching all of this.
"Alright, now comes the most important part, success or failure hinges on this!" Li Wei cracked his knuckles and began casting the dark magic he had secretly learned on the first corpse. To find out what happens next...