"Because Grand Duke Antos wields Authority through blood and flesh, the Blood Corpse under his command are more... how should I put it, more like the living in appearance than those of other lineages."
[ Howling Pothos ] pondered and said:
" The Blood Corpse of the Antos Lineage have a less stench of decay, while the Blood Corpse of the Adelaide Lineage have much of their blood in a near-clotted state..."
He listed several differences between the Antos and Adelaide Lineage Blood Corpse, leaving the listener stunned by the phrase "[ Easily Soluble in Water ]".
Unlike the companions of [ Retreat Drum Player ] and [ Elderly and Children Fly First ], [ Howling Pothos ]'s team is not a professional team, but a pure player team that was spontaneously formed under his call.
For those who genuinely treat this World of Disorder as a game rather than a job, discovering such details is indeed quite challenging.
However, after hearing what [ Howling Pothos ] said, [ Easily Soluble in Water ] realized that it seemed to be true.
"What other characteristics have you identified about the Blood Corpse of other lineages?"
[ Easily Soluble in Water ] was clearly interested in this, but [ Howling Pothos ] just shook its head and said:
"For the others, because the sample size is too small, we haven't found any differences yet. For example, among the Blood Corpse in the Rosalind Lineage, we've only seen Muller, and many abilities and characteristics are undeniable as to whether they are shared by the lineage or unique to him..."
"I understand. So, we haven't come away empty-handed these past two days..."
" Easily Soluble in Water," he said, suddenly realizing.
"That's right."
[ Howling Pothos ] nodded:
"Just like we saw on the third level, most of the Blood Corpse killed by Silvis and the Eternal Domain Expeditionary Force had relatively abundant blood, so they belonged to the Antos Lineage. However, the Blood Corpse here actually have very little 'living blood' in their bodies, and this trend is decreasing as we go deeper."
"So, the sealed location in Adelaide might be nearby?"
"Yes."
[ Howling Pothos ] looked at him and said:
"I have a feeling that a fierce battle might be brewing soon."
The group continued on their way, and an hour later, [ Zhongde ] suddenly called out to them.
Did you guys see it?
He pointed to the depths of the Rotting Corpse Dark Lake:
There was a flash of light just now.
As a civil engineering and intelligent construction major in real life, [ Zhongde ] is quite interested in some geological issues. Wherever he goes, he likes to pick up a few stones to see their categories and try to find some connection between them and the real world.
In the Rotting Corpse Dark Lake, his subconscious glance at the bottom of the water revealed information that no one else had noticed.
"What?!"
Everyone was immediately surprised. After leaving some people to keep watch, the rest of them walked into the knee-deep dark lake and looked in the direction [ Zhongde ] was pointing.
"There isn't one here either. You must be mistaken."
Holding their breath and staring intently for several seconds, the group did not see the so-called light.
Zhongde was starting to panic, wondering if he had really misread the image.
But at that moment, a dim yellow light slowly lit up as if inhaling, reached a peak brightness that was equally faint, and then gradually faded away as if exhaling, the whole process lasting less than three seconds.
If this had happened before, no one would have noticed this. Only someone like Zhongde, who always looks down when he walks, would have noticed such a detail.
However, everyone can now clearly see that there is indeed something flashing underwater, but the interval between the two flashes is too long, almost a minute.
So, in a game World of Disorder, which has a rigorous setting and almost no reuse of materials, what things flicker at a certain frequency like breathing?
Some brothers, some.
It's a seal, or more precisely, the runes surrounding the sealed area.
Many of the players present had participated in the operation to forcibly revive a vampire count in a critical state, and were very familiar with the sealing patterns that appeared around the sarcophagus.
They would use minimal blood to break the shimmering seals, then force the vampire counts to fight them when they were newly revived and at their weakest, in order to achieve the goal of capturing them alive.
In the cave where the Earls were sealed, the thickness and length of the shimmering seals were no more than that of a finger, looking as if a person had dipped their finger in some kind of paint and been writing and drawing on the ground and walls.
And now, judging from the size of the area of light that just shimmered underwater, the width of this seal's pattern alone is as thick as a forearm!
Judging from the number of destroyed patterns we saw in the Antos Sealing Grounds before, there must be a large number of such seals around here.
The existence of such a massive number of sealing runes here can only mean one thing: the Grand Duke of Adelaide was sealed nearby.
At this thought, an almost fanatical expression appeared on everyone's face.
They have never forgotten the humiliation suffered at the city lord's mansion, and now that the seal of Adelaide is about to be discovered, they can finally avenge their shame!
The three captains suppressed their elation and whispered to the others:
"Everyone scatter and blend into the Blood Corpse to search for traces of the seal. Determine the center location based on the curve's trajectory."
This is a pattern that players have observed in their previous actions.
The seal set up by the two Short-Eared Elf has a geometric beauty to it, and in form it resembles a concentric circle maze from a children's book.
The runes are basically composed of incomplete arcs and outward radiating lines, so by simply confirming the direction of the sealing runes, one can roughly determine the area where the center is located.
This is not a difficult thing for these adult players.
The group immediately dispersed, first grabbing a few Blood Corpse and quietly killing them to replenish their blood for disguising their identities. Then they began to bend down and search for the sealing patterns hidden in the water.
Although the theoretical difficulty is not high, because most of the seals have become invalid and the remaining seals are flashing at a very low frequency, players can only progress at a slow pace.
However, at this moment, everyone held a simple and unpretentious belief in their hearts—
Not just Adelaide, but all the other Grand Dukes will have to be dealt with by them!
"Not only Antos, but all the other Grand Dukes can be dealt with by the Eternal Domain."
Valhalla, the ancient castle.
Knight Charlie stood opposite Ed's desk and spoke with certainty.
"Are these the exact words of the Twin Kings?"
Ed, who was engrossed in writing something at his desk, asked the question without even lifting his eyelids.
"It is precisely the will of Your Majesties that has led to the devastation of this world by the Blood Corpse for many years, a situation that no one has been able to stop. But now, the Eternal Domain is willing to shoulder this responsibility for the world."
"Ah, they sound like they're getting along really well."