Chapter 1155: Different Regions, Different Voids
Compared to the last time, the Void creatures under Acacia at this time were obviously much denser - although Rhodes and Cassadine were consciously avoiding contact with these guys, even so, the endless Void Worms still caused them a considerable degree of trouble.
Moreover, unlike the last time Rhodes came, this time in the depths of the underground, there are many Void Worms that have never been seen before, these guys no longer have fangs and claws, but give birth to tentacle-like tissues, which are mainly ambushes in the dim underground.
Although these new guys are not very strong in terms of combat effectiveness, the level of disgusting has completely increased by several notches - they can be killed as soon as they are discovered, but they can always scare you every time they find them.
"It looks like we're in the wrong place." After failing to find Kaisha's trace for several days, Rhodes was also a little embarrassed, "The number of void worms here is not right, we are likely to break into their lair by mistake - Kai'Sa is impossible, and it is also dangerous for her." ”
Cassadine nodded, but his face under the mask was already crumpled.
Although he believed that his daughter was a smart little girl, he was still a little nervous when it came to the end, if Kai'Sa really entered this area where the Void Worms were particularly dense for some reason, then she might be really dangerous.
"Now we have two options." Seeing Cassadine nodding, Rhodes crystallized the tentacles that popped up on the ground in front of him with an arcane ray, "One is to go back to the surface now, I'll go to the place where I last saw Kai'Sa, and then go down to the ground; There is also going directly underground, in the same direction. ”
"Go underground." Cassadine didn't hesitate, "It's a little more likely to see her that way." ”
Rod shrugged his shoulders and gave a "sure do" look - Cassadine would rather be in trouble than miss any chance to meet Kaisha.
"Okay, then go ahead."
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Rod and Cassadine walked underground for more than half a month.
Thanks to Rod's space backpack, there are still a lot of Hex crystals, otherwise Cassadine is likely to be short of energy - in order to fight against the will of the void, he deliberately entrusted himself to a certain degree of Hex's body transformation, so there are so many pipes on his body.
Although Hex's transformation can avoid the impact of his own emotional fluctuations in battle to a certain extent, Hex's crystal is also indispensable if he wants to maintain his work.
Although Cassadine himself has prepared a lot of inventory, which is full of it in the safe area of his armor, no amount of Hex Crystals is enough for him to fight continuously for half a month - if it weren't for the fact that there is still some stock in Rhodes's space backpack, I'm afraid Cassadine has lost his combat effectiveness!
"You're in a terrible situation right now." Repelling a wave of Void Worms again, after clearing his surroundings, Rhodes didn't move on, "I'm not a Hex scientist - I don't have many Hex Crystals here, if we can't find any trace of Kai'Sa today or tomorrow, we must go back to the ground and prepare supplies." ”
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Cassadine was silent for a long time before nodding slowly, his face under the mask full of unwillingness.
"But you don't have to be too nervous." Sensing Cassadine's frustration, Rod could only comfort him a little, "At least the journey on the ground is easier, isn't it?" These tentacles remind me of a lot of not-so-good memories, and if I could see the sun, even the scorching sun of the Acacia Desert, I would feel a lot better. ”
Unfortunately, Cassadine was clearly not appreciative, and he was completely focused on his surroundings, as if trying to find any meaningful clues as much as possible - and Rod could only shake his head and sigh when he saw this scene.
It's a pity - if Cassadine can keep going, then they have a good chance of finding Kaisha, but once they get back to the ground and come down again, it's really a bit of luck......
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Just the next day, when Cassadine replaced the penultimate fast Hex Crystal, and Rod was ready to open the upward channel, the law of conservation of character finally took effect.
After taking out a batch of tentacle monsters, Cassadine cleaned up the battlefield and found the remains of several Arcacian gerbils - their bones had been gnawed clean.
This discovery finally made Cassadine's eyes shine!
The Void Worm will devour living creatures, but the way they devour it is either to devour it completely, or to simply decompose, eating the flesh and leaving the bones, which can't be done by the Void Worm anyway!
The surprise came so suddenly that Cassadine froze in place, and after a moment, he silently comforted himself, "Don't get too excited, maybe some predator happened to stay" - despite this thought, Cassadine was completely excited.
If it weren't for Rhodes asking him to be quiet, he would have even wanted to shout Kaisha's name loudly!
Sensing that something was wrong with Cassadine, Rhodes came over - the gerbil skeleton on the ground was conspicuous, and Rod realized it.
"If you're lucky, Kai'Sa might be nearby." Manipulating the mage's hand to pick up the gerbil skeleton, Rhodes narrowed his eyes slightly, "It seems to be pressed under the tentacle monster, and the surface is very shallow traces of corrosion, which means that the tentacle monster has just arrived." ”
"What should I do?" Cassadine nodded and looked at Rhodes, "How did you find her?" ”
"If she's nearby, it's easy." Rod smiled, then raised his staff aloft, "Bow your head, Mr. Cassadine - Multicast Spell Crystallization Glare!" ”
Arcane rays radiated in all directions, causing a slight crystallization of the surface of the surrounding void chitinous walls, and the shiny surface layer after crystallization strengthened the light technique to an incredible level, according to Rhodes' estimate, as long as they were underground, anyone within a kilometer of the surrounding area could discover their spells.
Faced with Rod's hand, Cassadine was dumbfounded, obviously, Rod's whimsical spell casting was completely beyond his imagination - seeing that Cassadine was a little stunned, Rod paused helplessly.
"Come back to your senses first - it's not just Kai'Sa who sees the bright light, the surrounding Void Worms have all been attracted now, we have to see your daughter first, we have to settle this wave first!"
Before the words fell, the dense Void Worms with fangs and claws had already appeared a few corners in front of him, and Rodder paused his staff, and a wall of fire rose from the ground.
"Watch out for the fish that slip through the net!"
Without Rhodo's advice, Cassadine flashed forward with the blade of the underworld in his hand, and several Void Worms that had broken through the wall of fire were already dead on the spot.