Chapter 389: Ominous Breath and Drowned Bones (2-in-1)
"Entered, entered. β
The mid-level awakened people from the major colleges and universities who were waiting by the Lake of Dead Souls jumped into the lake one after another.
It should be noted that the awakened person itself has a spiritual power field, and when the spiritual power field is opened underwater, oxygen is enough to breathe for a short period of time, and generally speaking, the breath-holding ability of an intermediate awakened person is about ten minutes.
Therefore, these Awakened students jumped directly into the lake, and it only took two or three minutes to swim to the bottom of the lake and enter the portal of the treasure space, without any additional diving props.
The Awakened who was in charge of the visit just now needed to be underwater for a long time to observe the opening of the Treasure Land Space Portal, so he had to carry an oxygen cylinder on his back.
After Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi swam into the water, they felt that the water of the Necronomicon Lake was indeed cold to the bone, and this cold feeling directly acted on the spirit, and it was probably impossible for ordinary people to hold it, that is, the awakened people whose physique far exceeded that of ordinary people, so that they could survive this biting feeling of yin qi.
The two of them swam for more than a minute, and then they came to the bottom of the lake and saw a slightly dim light curtain, which was obviously the entrance to the space of the Necromantic Lake Treasure Land.
Li Shuyi gently shook Bai Xiaowen's hand and made a cheering gesture. Bai Xiaowen smiled and nodded, and the two of them threw themselves into the light curtain one after the other.
A slight feeling of weightlessness came, Bai Xiaowen himself was head down, feet up, and drilled into the light curtain in an upside down posture, but after entering the light curtain, he obviously didn't move, but in terms of feeling, he changed back to the normal standing posture of his head and feet.
It's a strange feeling, it's like the whole world has turned upside down, the sky has become the earth, and the earth has become the sky.
When the feeling of weightlessness disappeared, the scene in front of me finally froze.
"Oh my God...... Am I in Hell or the Underworld?"
The sky above Bai Xiaowen's head was dim, completely obscured by swirling dark cyan clouds.
The ground under your feet has horizontal and vertical cracks, the small cracks are only one finger wide, and some cracks are more than ten meters wide, which can already be called canyons.
The land is generally dark brown, and wisps of white mist emerge from the cracks in the earth.
Bai Xiaowen knew that this white mist was called "ghost mist", which was different from the normal mist of the earth, and it was itself condensed by the resentment of yin qi, which was cold to the bone.
The Awakened will automatically gain an instant negative state in the Ghost Mist area: Yin Qi is swirling, and the speed of physical recovery, health recovery, and mental recovery will be greatly reduced, and it is close to a state of stagnation. In other words, the sustained combat ability of the awakened in the Ghost Mist area will be greatly weakened.
However, in the Necronomicon Treasure Land space, the Ghost Mist Zone is absolutely unavoidable.
In the outer edge areas, the extent of the Ghost Mist Zone is not too large. But the deeper you go, that is, the core area of the Necronomicon Treasure Land space, the ghost fog will become thicker and thicker. The most central area is almost completely covered in ghost fog.
What's more, many of the special treasures in the Necronomicon Lake are produced in the Ghost Mist Region, such as the target of Bai Xiaowen's trip, the Ghost Hydra, which is a monster entrenched in the Ghost Mist Area in the depths of the Necromantic Lake.
Of course, the negative state of the Yin Qi in the Ghost Mist Region can also be avoided, which is a valuable experience summed up by the awakened people who have broken into the treasure space in the past.
"If you want to travel normally in the Ghost Mist Zone, you must collect a set of 'Necromantic Camouflage'!" Bai Xiaowen recalled the prepared information, "Necromantic camouflage requires the fusion of Nether Grass and Drowning Bone, the more quantity and quality of Nether Grass and Drowning Bone collected, the more perfect the Necromantic Camouflage will be." β
Bai Xiaowen checked the map and observed his initial position.
"On the left there are mountains, and on the right there are plains. A huge crack runs across the east and west ......"
Bai Xiaowen quickly confirmed that he was located at the southernmost point of the Necromantic Lake Treasure Land space, with the Ghost Spirit Mountain Range to the west and the Ominous Plain to the east. As for the huge ground fissure in front of me blocking the way, it is called the Nether Rift.
This is the southern area of the seven confluence areas delineated by Bai Xiaowen.
The confluence point in the area due south, called Yin Feng Gang, is located in the Nether Rift.
Bai Xiaowen contacted through the team and sensed Li Shuyi's location. He could only roughly judge that Li Shuyi was in his northeast direction, and the distance seemed to be a little far away.
"Let's go to the Yinfeng Gang meeting point first and wait for a while. Yin Feng Gang itself is also a well-known relic in the treasure land of Necronomicon Lake. β
Bai Xiaowen summoned his angry claws, and one man and one wolf walked along a ramp into the Netherworld Rift. The white mist surrounded him, Bai Xiaowen shivered slightly, and his angry claws also sprayed his nose. This white ghost mist seemed to absorb the heat emitted from the two of them's bodies.
Bai Xiaowen took a look at the personal panel, and sure enough, there was an additional negative state of "lingering yin qi", and the effect was exactly the same as recorded in the information.
The ghost fog here is relatively thin and has little effect on the field of vision. In Bai Xiaowen's line of sight, he could already see the shadowy rickety black shadow crawling up and staggering in his direction.
γDrowned Zombie (Level 5)γ
[Race: Undead Race/Necro Race]
[Attributes: Strength 24, Agility 11, Constitution 22, Spirit 5]
[Skill 1: Ominous Breath: Passive, the breath of a drowned zombie will bring bad luck, and the enemies within the melee range will be stacked with the extension of the battle time, and each layer of Ominous Breath will temporarily drop all attributes by 1 point, and a maximum of 10 stacks. The negative effects will dissipate 10 seconds after leaving the fight. γ
[Skill 2: Sluggish: Passive, reduces all damage taken by drowned zombies by 25.] Drowning Zombies' base attack speed is reduced by 25%. γ
"This monster is a bit tricky, especially unfriendly for melee combat. β
Bai Xiaowen put away his insight. The passive skill [Sluggish] is a double-edged sword that reduces damage taken while also reducing one's own output ability. However, the first passive skill that works with Drowning Zombies is a bit of a trick, and the longer the battle, the more disadvantageous it is to the Awakened.
If you stack 10 stacks of Ominous Aura, all stats will drop by 10 points. It should be noted that this kind of drowned zombie does not appear alone, as far as Bai Xiaowen can see, there are three.
I don't know if the "ominous aura" of the three zombies is calculated uniformly, or if they are counted separately. If you count it separately, it's a bit terrifying, the passives of the three zombies are stacked to 10 layers, that is, 30 layers of ominous breath, no matter what you are a dragon spirit and a fierce hero class, all attributes are reduced by 30 points, and you can't move.
Bai Xiaowen raised his hand and summoned two skeleton sword shield hands and the Bone Demon Sorcerer, and at the same time took out the Desert Eagle. He had to be quick.
A gunshot rang out, and the first bullet from the Desert Eagle burrowed into the eyebrows of a drowned zombie.
A scorching bullet ripped over the skull of a drowned zombie.
100% Critical Strike Chance!Headshot! Vital Attack!
Of course, there is also the first bullet that ignores the piercing effect of the defense, but only hits the vital point of the eyebrow, and itself ignores the target's armor.
The drowning zombie fell to the ground with a pop and was killed by Bai Xiaowen in seconds.
The two skeleton sword and shield hands set up shields separately, blocking the remaining two drowned zombies, and the angry claws circled the back of the drowned zombies, and the giant claws waved continuously, scratching fiercely.
The two drowning zombies were just level 6 monsters with ordinary templates, and although they had a 25% damage reduction, they still couldn't withstand the violent output of Bai Xiaowen and the Angry Claw and the Bone Demon Sorcerer, and they quickly fell to the ground after ten seconds.
Bai Xiaowen looked at the layers of "ominous aura" on the angry claw's body, and in just a dozen seconds of battle, three layers were actually superimposed.
"I remember that in the first second after entering the battle, two layers of ominous aura were superimposed on the Furious Claw and the two Skeleton Sword and Shield Hands, which should have been one layer for each of the two drowned zombies. The ensuing set of fires kills one first, and the other drags on for ten seconds, and then stacks on top of each other. β
Bai Xiaowen summarized the ominous aura superposition mechanism of drowning zombies. If it is a drowned zombie, the first stack of Ominous Aura will be stacked immediately upon entering the battle, and then an additional layer of Ominous Aura will be added every 10 seconds, up to a maximum of 10 stacks.
And the three layers of ominous aura on Angry Claw's body are a negative state combined. That means that the ominous aura stacks up to 10 layers, no matter how many drowned zombies you face, the number of layers will not exceed 10, but the more drowned zombies, the faster the stacking speed.
Bai Xiaowen must be in his heart. He walked over to the three drowned zombies and began to loot for loot.
After drowning zombies, their bodies quickly dissipated into gray mist and merged into the world. In the place where they died, only a few black bones remained.
When Bai Xiaowen's fingers touched these bones, he got a hint, which was one of the materials needed for necromantic camouflage - Drowning Bone (Inferior). Bai Xiaowen harvested a total of three.
Behind the drowning bones, there is an additional hint that this special material is formed by the convergence of the Yin energy of the Necromantic Lake, and can only be formed in the Necromantic Lake Treasure Land space, and if you leave the Treasure Land space, it will soon dissipate.
These three ordinary drowned zombies did not drop the treasure chest, leaving only three drowning bones.
However, Bai Xiaowen is not discouraged, this is the normal explosion rate. If the drop rate of ordinary monsters' chests is so high, psionic points and psionic items will not be so scarce.
After walking a few hundred meters deeper into the Netherworld Rift, suddenly, Bai Xiaowen stopped, and the Desert Eagle suddenly raised and shot at the left-hand side.
A dull gasp sounded, and a pair of blood-colored eyes appeared in the mist, followed by the muffled sound of heavy giant palms slapping the ground.
In the mist, a giant crocodile with a body length of more than three meters pounced. It has been lurking for a long time, but it has not escaped Bai Xiaowen's spiritual scanning.
The equally large Furious Claw also pounced, and after dodging the first pounce of the giant crocodile, it went around to the side, and the laceration skill was thrown out, leaving several claw marks on the skin of the giant crocodile, but there was no bleeding.
γDeath Giant Crocodile (Elite Level 6)γ
[Race: Beast Species/Terrestrial Beasts]
[Attributes: Strength 37, Agility 22, Constitution 30, Spirit 14]
[Skill 1: Thick Skin: The armor received by the Dead Giant Crocodile is increased by an additional 30%. γ
[Skill 2: Ambush: The Dead Giant Crocodile can blend well with the surrounding environment, reducing the probability of being discovered. Attacking undetected will grant a shock and deal additional damage. γ
[Skill 3: Hunting: The Dead Giant Crocodile pounces on the opponent and bites the target, the target must first pass the strength test, otherwise it will not be able to break free and continue to lose health; γ
"In the Necronomicon Treasure Land space, there are still living beings. β
The strongest of the Dead Giant Crocodile is undoubtedly the third hunting skill, which can be said to be the main trick. Of course, the ambush skill is also tricky for the awakened who lack detection means or have a low priority, but it is not an obstacle for Bai Xiaowen.
There were angry claws to withstand the ordinary attack of the Dead Ze Giant Crocodile, and the Dead Bone Demon Sorcerer's lightning bolt technique smashed down, leaving streaks of green smoke on the body of the Dead Ze Giant Crocodile. Spell damage is not subject to armor reduction.
Bai Xiaowen, on the other hand, turned on the burst fire mode, doubled the rate of fire, and poured bullets past one by one.
At this time, the penetration effect is shown to be powerful, every three bullets, the fourth bullet must ignore the armor, and the Death Giant Crocodile can only eat the full damage.
Roar!
The stubby and powerful four claws of the giant crocodile kicked suddenly, and its large mouth full of sharp teeth opened and bit towards the angry claws. Bai Xiaowen instantly got a hint, this is the hunting skill of the Dead Ze Giant Crocodile.
Crackling!
A lightning strike fell from the sky. After the skeleton mage became a necromancer, the lightning throw became a lightning strike technique, the speed of the shot became faster, and the lightning energy no longer needed the "trajectory" of flying in the air, when Bai Xiaowen used it as an interrupting skill, he became more handy, and the amount of advance that needed to be calculated became less.
If it's a physical interrupting skill, such as the "shield strike" of the skeleton knife shield hand, the Dead Giant Crocodile can still carry it. But the spell ignored its armor, and the interrupting effect took effect immediately, and the whole body of the giant crocodile was paralyzed, and the momentum of the forward rush was also abrupt.
The agility of the Angry Claw itself is much higher than that of the Death Giant Crocodile, and with the containment of this interrupting skill, it easily dodges the Death Giant Crocodile's pounce and uses the Tear Skill. Under Bai Xiaowen's subtle control, this attack of the Angry Claw landed on the injured part of the Dead Ze Giant Crocodile.
With a snort, the furious claws ripped off a large piece of flesh from the body of the Dead Giant Crocodile, a blow that not only caused a critical hit, but also had a moderate bleeding effect.
The giant crocodile of Dead Ze rolled in pain, almost going berserk. However, no matter how hard it struggled, as a level 6 elite, it was not Bai Xiaowen's opponent, and its residual health was quickly cleared, and it fell to the ground with a pop.
Above the corpse of the Dead Giant Crocodile, a silver treasure chest appeared.
Although out of the treasure chest, Bai Xiaowen's focus is not on the treasure chest.
Crocodile meat is delicious, nutritious, and a treasure. Although the living environment of the giant crocodile is a little different from that of ordinary crocodiles, it is still a beast species in nature, the race has not changed, and it can be eaten, which is much more expensive than the meat of mutant dogs and mutant wild boars.