The underground of the Abyss Labyrinth is much richer than imagined, but it is also more dangerous. ,
Under the leadership of Gron, this patchwork team began a very important task, which was to explore, search, kill, and then... cook.
That's right, since Goron can grab a big fat insect from the soil, theoretically there should be a second and third one... These hellish creatures are different from those humans who have been contaminated by demons. In this case they are the best food source. Then the actual situation was even better than Gron had expected, even a little extraordinary. The underground world of this abyssal maze is actually a vibrant oasis of life. As long as you dig deep into the soil on the cave wall, one or two of those big dark green flesh worms will appear every now and then. Although they are extremely poisonous hell creatures, once the poison sac ruptures, they can pollute and poison an area of nearly 100 meters in an instant. If they are directly contaminated with its venom, it will be a very terrible thing. However, with the help of Goron's superb cooking skills and the young priest who is not very bright but has real ingredients, the big meat worms after removing the poisonous crystals and purifying the toxins have a smooth taste. A high-quality protein-rich ration. As for the large amount of poisonous crystals, they are incidental receipts. Goron was even surprised to find that these poison crystals could be used as sacrifices to the shaman ancestors, and their quality was almost the same as the Ai Zhe red stone.
Including the "Son of Miracle" Achilles, no one here except Goron has eaten anything decent these days. This time, thanks to Goron's glory, even though the food he ate were bugs from hell, it was still a full meal. What's more, the taste is not bad, after getting over the initial psychological barrier. Everyone was satisfied with their meal and their faces looked radiant. Even Spike, the stinking-faced Swordfish Earl, doesn't seem so hostile to Gronn now.
Goron saw it. But he was secretly relieved. There was more food than expected, which prevented him from making some drastic decisions right away. In order to obtain a large amount of ingredients in a short time, he originally planned to dispose of everyone except Suarez and the wood elf girl as ingredients... Yes, in order to awaken his compatriot Chopper Blackhand who was demonized by the miasma of the abyss, Goron planned to use a large number of dishes made by himself to evoke his memories of himself and the Black Hand tribe where he grew up and lived. This idea is naturally a bit wishful thinking. If it can succeed, it will be more like a joke.
But if Gron doesn't think of some solutions or does something. If he doesn't do it himself, he will go crazy first. Seeing his tribe, his family, that naive and silly "Blood Eyes" Chopper who always pretends to be pitiful and asking for food, appear in front of him in such a pitiful and pitiful image, the nightmare of that night reoccurs in his mind. As it happened again before his eyes, the longing for his mother and Hakulili that he had tried his best to suppress before would be like a huge wave, drowning him. Suffocating Goron.
Of course, Gron will not tell all the true plans in his heart. He is now using the excuse of "preparing a lot of delicious food and trying to lure the one-eyed monster out of the cave." Explore the interior of the cave with the help of everyone.
Gronn must find more decent food. Those big meat bugs that can only be used as snacks cannot satisfy the demonized Chopper.
There are many native demon species living in this abyss labyrinth, and there are not many underground caves dug and lived by them. But it's not too few, that's why few people enter the cave. There is no doubt that it is because the danger level here is actually much higher than that of the maze outside. Many teams have sent explorers into the cave before, but almost no one came back alive. The reason for this was that Goron and the others soon knew why.
The first is the air here. Perhaps it is because of those green flesh worms that the air here is not as dry and hot as outside, full of the smell of sulfur and fire. The air here contains a trace amount of toxin that is very difficult to detect. Silently eroding the intruder's body and mind.
The first person to be abnormal was Count Swordfish, who was in the worst mental state. He first suddenly started talking to himself, then laughed loudly and looked crazy, and then he actually pulled out his weapon and stabbed Achilles crazily in front of him. Not only him, but also the wood elf girl Luna and Asalia of the Golden Bird family all had confused looks on their faces, turning a blind eye to Earl Swordfish's anomalies, like walking zombies, even under the divine power of the Lord of Holy Light. All the little priests looked confused and staring, with a naughty smile appearing on the corner of her mouth from time to time, but this sinister smile unique to the villain appeared on her silly and cute face. No matter how you looked at it, she felt that it was neither fish nor fowl. .
The abnormality of these people has long been in the eyes of Gron and Achilles. The rampage of Count Swordfish will naturally have no consequences, but it is worth mentioning that even the ogres who are super resistant to toxins Gronn felt more and more uncomfortable, and there was a faint trend of failure. On the contrary, Achilles could not see anything strange. She first patted Gronn on the shoulder, and the next moment there was a breath of death. The cold air instantly filled every cell in Goron's body, and a blue-white ice shell instantly formed on his body.
The frozen state only lasted for half a second. Goron was shaking violently, and his entire body seemed to have grown in size. The rapidly expanding muscles cracked the ice shell on his body inch by inch. Although this strange cold air caused some damage to Goron, it also made his mind regain consciousness instantly, and the toxins in his body naturally subsided.
"Is this... 'A Touch of Frost'?"
Goron looked at Suarez with a rather strange look. During the two years when he was asleep, Suarez transformed into the empire's "red-haired God of War" and became the invincible "Son of Miracle". The most incredible thing It changed from "she" to "he". However, all of this added up was not as severe as the shock caused to Gron by the cold touch just now. After he became a priest of the shaman ancestors, he was particularly sensitive to the aura of divine enemies, not to mention the power of natural disasters originating from Diamond, the "Allah of Death" among the twelve magic emperors.
When Goron revealed her secret, Suarez's expression suddenly changed, and she reflexively looked at Swordfish and Gorse. The murderous intent in his eyes was like a cold, piercing blade stained with blood. Gronn had dealt with the death knight who was hiding in the Imperial Survey Corps, General Lena Catherine. Of course he knew that the next moment would be to kill someone and silence him. However, even the ogre Goron was not completely immune to the toxins in the crypt, and naturally the other people were not spared. Including Earl Spike, who had just been knocked unconscious after a sneak attack, they were either unconscious or crazy at this time, and it was obvious that they did not seem to be able to hear anything. It's just that the "natural disaster" is really important. Just when Suarez was hesitant, Goron suddenly said: "They are all still useful... At least the elf girl and the priest are indispensable to us."
Suarez stared at Goron with a rather complicated expression. She suddenly smiled coldly and said: "Why, I remember you didn't kill as many people as you said before. Even I almost died in your hands." Come on. Why haven't you seen me for two years and your appearance and height haven't changed much, but you suddenly know how to pity girls? I think this elf girl has a good relationship with you. Are you already together? "
Goron was confused and vaguely noticed that there seemed to be a bit of sourness in Suarez's words, but he didn't bother to pay attention to it. He couldn't figure out the complex and difficult thoughts of women, and he didn't have the energy to focus on it.
Didn't answer Suarez. Gronn followed the guidance of the shaman's divine power in his heart, but summoned the "Blood Spring Totem" gifted by the elemental lord. Waves of light red halo water spread out from the totem pole, washing away everything nearby. This power comes from nature and ancient spirits. He had previously protected Gronn from being demonized by the miasma of the abyss, and he obviously had extremely strong purification and protection powers. Although this purification power was not like the Holy See's divine magic. Having that extreme, paranoid attitude. The pure power of light that does not allow any shadow to exist, the Blood Spring Totem is more like washing the soul and body. Thoroughly stimulate the potential of life itself to resist all forces that pollute nature and blaspheme life and soul.
Swordfish and Gorgeous Bird were washed away by the divine power ripples of the Blood Spring Totem, and wisps of dark green smoke slowly evaporated from their bodies. The expressions on their faces gradually became soft and natural, and they seemed to have recovered more than half of their health. It's just that the cute little priest's body shone with pure white light power from time to time, faintly resisting the power of the blood fountain, but he was the last one to return to normal.
"Do you have any news about 'Fairy Tale'?" Before these people woke up, Goron finally had the opportunity to ask this question that had been suppressed in his heart for a long time.
Suarez was silent for a while and then said slowly: "That time, we followed you into the Survey Corps, and then you suddenly disappeared. They all said you were dead, but they couldn't find your body, but I became I became a prisoner of the Survey Corps. Should I say it was my luck or misfortune... General Rena Catherine appreciated me very much. She spent a lot of energy and time to seduce me. I was also very confused and confused at the time. He was so confused that he embarked on that damn... 'Road of Natural Disaster'..."
Goron frowned slightly, and his intuition told him that although what Suarez said was not a lie, there must be some key details hidden in it, but this was not his biggest concern. "Where's the Fairy Tale Circus? Why hasn't there been any news from them in the past two years?"
"After I gained the complete trust of General Catherine, I finally regained some freedom. I also searched for my master and successfully found the code she left for me... You may not know that Fairy Tale was planning something at that time. A very important operation, they are looking for the God-Destroying Demon prop left by the twelve magic emperors, one of the four great legislators, 'Frost Legislator Siwa' - the 'Indestructible Ice' needed to open the seal. Sacrifice, the 'Ogre of Strength and Beauty', the 'Unicorn of Purity and Filth', and the 'Queen of Chaos and Order', the first two of which have been acquired by the Fairy Tale Circus. To obtain the 'Queen of Chaos and Order', our trainees in that period can be said to be part of this plan, but your appearance seems to have disrupted this plan... "
Hearing the words "the ogre of strength and beauty" and "the unicorn of purity and filth", two obvious images suddenly appeared in Goron's mind with great clarity, making him suddenly feel a feeling in his heart. The pain was like being pinched so hard that even the simplest breathing was so difficult.
"Did they succeed? Those...those...'sacrifice'...how are they now?" Goron asked with difficulty, fearing that he would soon hear the bad news that he could not accept, "the ogre of strength and beauty", just listening This name immediately reminded him of his family. As for the "pure and dirty unicorn", it also reminded him of a very special member of the fairy tale circus... "Snow White", she is undoubtedly the only one in nature that Goron has ever seen that can rival the beauty of the giant monster. Elf. But with the word "sacrifice" added, Goron would no longer have any good associations. Fortunately, Suarez did not give him a bad answer right away. (To be continued...)