Seeing the scene in front of him, Zhao Xu directly cast the second-ring spell "Undead Shroud" without even thinking about it.
As a dappled white light bathed his body, Zhao Xu's face turned pale for an instant, and then returned to its normal rosy color.
It's just that at this time, he has re-plated the "appearance" of an "undead creature".
To the undead, he is one of a kind.
Because Zhao Xu saw a pale figure nearly two meters tall in the front, floating in the air, but its appearance was completely different from that of a ghost or even a bound spirit.
"It's 'Shadow'." Lux blurted out at this time.
"Sooner or later, I will kill all the undead creatures because of this demiplane of death." Zhao Xu complained.
Although he didn't know what kind of creature was in front of him, his intuition at that moment made him decisively release the spell first and disguise himself as the same undead creature.
"The shadow is a medium-sized incorporeal undead creature. The incorporeal creature is the 'ghost' you have encountered before, Master. But the shadow specifically refers to the undead creature in front of you. The 'ghost' is a template , after the death of any creature, if there is lingering resentment in the heart and the soul is infected by negative energy, it will become a ghost. Shadows are more like deterministic undead creatures such as skeletons, zombies, and ghouls."
Lux continued to explain, "The shadow itself has the supernatural ability to 'produce derivatives'. Once a humanoid creature is injured to death by the other party, it will become a similar 'shadow'."
Zhao Xu looked at the shadows in front of him and thought to himself that these creatures were similar to the "Terror-bound Spirits" he had encountered before. If they were killed by the other party, they would become their spawn and become a new "Bound Spirit". spirit".
However, these "Shadows" and "Bound Spirits" are all the same data panel, and they will not inherit the power of their lifetime, so they will not have an inestimable upper limit like the "Ghosts".
And this ability to create derivative bodies is also a very difficult point for these undead creatures.
For example, the "Blood Oath" that Zhao Xu previously used with the "Family Command Technique" will turn into an undead creature once the recipient dies.
The effect is equivalent to the sixth-level "Calling the Undead" spell, which can summon ghouls (level 11-), demons (level 12-14), mummies (level 15-17), and demon souls according to the caster level. Corpse (level 18+), etc.
Among them, Zhao Xu's caster level corresponds to the "Demon Soul Corpse" with a challenge level of 8.
It also has the function of creating spawns, so if that scene really continues to develop, that castle will become a paradise for "demon corpses".
Seeing the "shadow" standing at the end of the corridor ahead, Zhao Xu judged the situation at the scene.
"Does this shadow cause strength or physical damage?" Zhao Xu asked.
With Lux's assistance, he didn't have to use his own knowledge and skills to search.
"It's 1-6 (1D6) points of strength damage. The prerequisite for becoming a shadow spawn is to be damaged by the opponent's strength attribute until it returns to zero." Lux said.
At this time, Zhao Xu looked at his character card with only 8 power, and couldn't help but shake his head. Fortunately, he was already disguised as an undead creature.
"How is your intelligence?" Zhao Xu then asked.
"The challenge level of 'Shadow' at level 3 and the 'Advanced Shadow' at level 8 are both around 6 intelligence. Among them, the power damage of 'Advanced Shadow' is 1-8 points, in addition to various conditions being better, such as the life from 19 HP Beyond expectations of 58HP, Advanced Shadow also possesses certain tactics."
Hearing that Zhao Xu was interested in taking action, Lux fed back everything she knew.
Zhao Xu also re-evaluated and realized that without the support of magic items, he actually couldn't survive.
When he first came in, Lux was hidden in the bones inside his body, so she escaped the effect of the "Mage Disintegration Technique".
Just like before, he could block the "Mage Splitting Technique" of Frank, the great mage in the treasure house of Falling Star Town, by erecting a stone wall.
Zhao Xu had previously used the Book of Ten Thousand Laws to simulate for himself the nine-ring "instant shelter" spell that set six trigger conditions to escape to other places, and the six-ring "jewel jump" spell that read out instructions to transfer to the place where gems are stored, because Pointed at himself.
So the power of the spell is stored in him.
Naturally, it was immediately lifted by the "Mage's Splitting Technique" when he came in. Zhao Xu didn't feel too bad if he didn't do it, and he could easily make up for it in the future.
The other nine-ring "escape technique" that crushed the gem and then teleported home was able to survive because the magic power was stored in the "gem".
It's just that this demiplane suppresses the effects of all spells with caster levels above level 5, so it's useless even if Zhao Xu puts it in his mouth and brings it in, he also entrusts it to Antinoya.
Thinking of this, Zhao Xu frowned deeply.
The demiplane of the God of Death in front of me was because the "artificial God of Death" had taken away "control of the plane."
This world is equivalent to being controlled by the other party, and the "magic network" that has naturally been integrated into the plane properties is also affected by it.
This is also the reason why the Mage Association does not dare to take advantage of loopholes and shrink some magic items whose caster level is lower than level five and put them in capsules for him to put in his mouth and bring them in.
If you jump too much, you will only be targeted in this demiplane.
At this time, after Zhao Xu thought clearly, he put aside the idea of attacking and walked directly towards the front of the corridor.
Although his "Undead Shroud" is ten minutes per level, it can last for 50 minutes. However, you may not be able to use it much here, so you still have to hurry up.
On the one hand, it is to save people, so that Wang Ningwei and Eswig will not really die here.
On the one hand, it is also to see the legendary "Death Godhead Fragment".
After Zhao Xu was infected by the divine power of the abyss, his intelligence synchronized with the data in the game.
This also made him look forward to what abilities he would be able to synchronize when he came into contact with the real power of the God of Death.
As Zhao Xu approached, the situation at the intersection ahead became clearer.
The end in front is not sealed, but there is a three-way intersection where you can go left or right.
"Are there too many undead creatures?" Lux couldn't help but exclaimed at this time.
Even the waves in Zhao Xu's heart were responding to Lux's words.
Just within the scope of his sight, he could see that the corners on both sides of the three-way intersection were densely packed with no less than twenty shadows.
They were floating in mid-air, and those who didn't know it thought they were hanging white corpses, revealing a strange sense of fear.
Several of the shadows looked thicker and emitted stronger negative energy fluctuations. They were probably high-level shadows. They were also the only ones actively moving around in the field, scanning with their red pupils. Everything on site.
With this number, as long as two "shadows" attack Zhao Xu at the same time, he will probably turn into a spawn on the spot.
At this time, Zhao Xu's confidence in the "Fireball Technique" that he had used to clear the area with one shot had disappeared. With hundreds of shadows crowded here, his Fireball Technique had a half chance of taking effect and killing the opponent.
But these advanced shadows exceeded his current spell damage limit.
I had no choice but to pretend to be like a zombie, step by step, looking for the gaps in the shadows to pass through.
For Zhao Xu, the game Arthur instantly turned into a single-player horror game.
When he squeezed past two shadows, they were all flying in the air. Zhao Xu was only as tall as the opponent's legs, but the shadows themselves were looming and slightly moving, accompanied by a pale color. The eerie aura and bodies kept passing in front of his eyes.
Several times, the feet of these "ghosts" that were close to the earth brushed directly against the bridge of Zhao Xu's nose, making him almost itchy and sneeze.
"Can they withstand this kind of pressure?" Zhao Xu couldn't help but feel surprised, and he also somewhat sympathized with the other party.
At this time, Zhao Xu also discovered that what he thought was the end just now was actually a transitional room blocked by a huge solid column in the middle. After going around, there was still a straight corridor several meters wide, but there was nothing behind it. Without the light, everything is in darkness.
At this time, Zhao Xu cast the hour-level second-level spell "Dark Vision" on himself, which could last for a full 5 hours.
But after seeing the details in front of him, he stopped.
He originally thought that searching for the portal key in the Skeleton Square in the pit was disgusting enough.
At this moment, in front of him was a field of gnawing ghouls, hundreds of them crowding the road ahead.
"It's so disgusting. Master, I'll take a nap first, and then call me when you're over." Lux said immediately.
At this time, those ghouls were exuding a foul smell, as if it was the smell emitted by the corpses of the disease after rapid decay.
Zhao Xu once used the nine-ring spell "Finbul's Winter" to stop the decay of corpses in front of "Falling Star Lake", but he did not expect that he would have to face this situation again.
Even the ghouls that escaped from the kitchen that had been sealed for countless years in the underground temple were not as strong as the stench emitted by the hundreds of ghouls gathered together at this moment.
[Adventurer Zhongxia, you were affected by the "stench" and failed your saving throw, falling into a "nauseous" state. You have a -2 penalty on attack, damage, saving throws, skills, and attribute checks, lasting 8 minutes (1D6+4).]
In an instant, a prompt appeared directly, making Zhao Xu immediately on high alert, and his whole body was on the verge of breaking out.
He was not shocked by the negative state he suffered, but the ghoul did not have such ability!
Faced with this unknown situation, Zhao Xu tried to retreat, but an even colder chill immediately came from behind him, and he came into contact with the "shadow".
In this narrow space, he had no room to move.
"Master, this is the ability of demons and ghosts. They are just smaller cousins of ghouls." Lux felt Zhao Xu's negative state at this time, woke up instantly, and immediately reminded him.
Zhao Xu didn't panic when he heard that this was the ability of demons and ghosts.
The unknown is a mage's greatest fear.
Whether it is a ghoul with challenge level 1 or a demon with challenge level 3, it is still a threat to level 1 players from the outside world, but for Zhao Xu, who is already level 5 at this time, it is actually just upgraded energy.
The only thing that gave him a headache was that he had to endure the nausea and forcefully squeeze through these ghouls
Seeing the pus constantly rising from the ghouls, Zhao Xu felt that his breakfast was a little too full.
Then he is regarded as too unstructured as a mage.
"Master, there is a way. If we eat a spider now, we can perform the 'Spider Walking Technique', and then we can crawl along the wall without encountering these ghouls." Lux looked expectant. said.
(End of chapter)