Glancing at the giant bull demon's limbs that had indescribably swollen due to this increase in strength, Zhao Xu felt quite satisfied, as if he was looking at the big fat pig he had raised and was preparing to kill it for the New Year.
More than seventy points of strength are rare even in Arthur.
Only now did he know about the legendary creature "Activation Cellar" he encountered in the ogre cave.
In other words, the mythical creature "Activation Cellar" that was transformed by Emperor Ernest, even if it is the legendary basic version, it has 80 points of power, a measure that can dominate all living beings.
No wonder the activation cellar used the wall to press him hard, which made him, a "strong man" with 50 strength, feel powerless.
They were 30 points short of strength, just like the current 50-point Zhao Xu bullying a 20-strength warrior.
To say it was a beating would be an understatement.
At this time, the same is true for the giant bull demon with 76 powers.
Zhao Xu no longer struggled with the remaining methods at this time, and he no longer relied on this mysterious place of prayer.
He simply took out the five-ring "Gift of Extraction" scroll that Antinoya handed to him just in case.
It's not that Zhao Xu is not brave enough to cast this spell on his own.
Mainly because he cheated a little too much.
The rule of "Gift of Extraction" is that for every 4 caster levels, 1 point can be transferred.
Therefore, a level 20 mage can transfer 5 points of strength attribute.
But even if Zhao Xu reaches level 33, he can only transfer 8 points of power, so he instantly threw himself at the "level 80" "Gift of Extraction" scrolls written by Antinoya.
Level 10 Zhao Xu relied on the "Realm of Decline" to reach the peak of level 37.
And Antinoya, who was 30+, snowballed into 80+.
These mages all have a bright future.
Only by relying on this thing can it just cover the scale of 20 points of strength.
The level of the caster is the highest barrier that limits the "Gift of Extraction".
Ordinary mages, even if they can find a demon with explosive attributes, don't have the ability to transfer so many attributes.
Of course, the "life energy" and "money" that need to be paid when casting a spell are also costly. Compared with the previous purchase of a magic item that enhances attributes, it is not cost-effective at all.
Therefore, this "Lift of Extraction" spell essentially saves "equipment slots" for Zhao Xu.
And, it can also exceed the upper limit of +12 legendary magic items!
In an instant, Zhao Xu unfolded the scroll, and two huge magic arrays lit up between him and the giant bull demon.
As Zhao Xu's mantras and prayers resounded through the void, the giant bull demon also began to show a panicked expression.
However, at this moment, it refused to move, as if it had no shackles on it and could do nothing.
It could only look at everything around it with extremely frightened eyes.
For the first time, this giant bull demon, who had reached super-giant size and required a large number of living animals to feed himself for every meal, and who could conquer the city effortlessly, realized his own insignificance for the first time.
In other words, the pressure this mysterious place gives it is even more terrifying than facing the abyss lord.
And relying on Antinoya's scroll, Zhao Xu didn't have to worry about his spell being exempted by the opponent.
Naturally, there is no need to consider magic backup methods.
For example, if some mages are not able to cast the gift of extraction, they can give up something in exchange for improved immunity.
For example, if the donating demon tracks the location and location of the recipient, such as the "care spell", it can give a +1 saving throw.
Perception through the subject's eyes and ears is +3.
Telepathic communication with the subject is +5.
The most exaggerated one is the short message suggestion spell once a day, which can give +7 saving throw.
From Zhao Xu's point of view, it's all rubbish. Where did it come from? Sooner or later, he would have to spit it back twice as much, and he would have to work for the devil.
A pure black cloud of life essence began to slowly seep out from the giant bull demon's body, forming a diversion and flowing into Zhao Xu's body.
As the essence passed away, the giant bull demon's body became weaker.
On the contrary, Zhao Xu looked at his strength value with joy.
54, 55, 56…
It was directly more exaggerated than the weight after overeating, jumping to the peak of 69 points.
If Arthur really divided attribute values into an extraordinary realm, or a level of divine power, then 60 points should be a good echelon level.
No wonder that among the six major attributes, strength is the easiest to improve. It is really fast and quick to improve.
At the same time, Zhao Xu also knew that Arthur had many ways to replace other attributes with strength.
For example, "Strength" replaces the mage's spellcasting attribute "Intelligence", that is, relying on "Strength" to cast these.
At the same time, strength replaces agility for defense, replaces charm, etc.
This is equivalent to concentrating all resources on certain or two attributes to improve them and obtain the maximum economy.
In the end, after all 16 points of strength were taken away from the giant bull demon, it seemed to be sluggish and fell limply to the ground.
"Okay, let's get rid of what this giant bull demon just got." Zhao Xu added in passing.
Instantly, the +6 intrinsic bonus from the wish spell and the +12 enhancement bonus from the legendary belt of power...
They disappeared one by one from the body of this giant bull demon, and the attributes of this giant bull demon were directly reduced to the bottom!
At this time, Zhao Xu also had to sigh.
If the bug method of "Extraction Gift" really spreads, it will definitely be the devils of the abyss who have outstanding certain attributes, with deadly swords hanging above their heads.
In addition to the six major attributes, the remaining dozens of skills can be permanently transferred with "enhanced bonuses" in this way.
This is more lasting than those buff spells cast every day, and it is also the only way for Zhao Xuri to pass in the future.
This time he just came to the abyss with Antinoya to pick six monsters and extract their attributes.
In the future, you will have to go back to the abyss in person to extract the skill values of dozens of demons.
"Send this giant bull demon away." Zhao Xu said.
Anyway, after drawing so much power from this demon, he was too embarrassed to turn his back on him and just kill him on the spot.
What is the difference between this and murder and looting
However, the next second, the giant bull demon's entire body turned into foam, slowly seeping into the pitch-black ground.
It was as clean as if it hadn't existed just now.
The giant bull demon is dead.
In other words, it was also the first time in this place of prayer that he violated his wishes. Instead of sending him away, he was killed on the spot.
At the same time, during this process, Zhao Xu did not sense even the slightest stench of the devil.
What's more important is that during this period, he has seen enough demons die.
After they died, Zhao Xu had basically calculated the ways in which the corpses disappeared.
The way corpses disappear in unpopular spots is that the flesh and blood immediately decay after death, leaving a disgusting smell, and then the bones will be preserved, but they will break at the touch.
Or maybe the demon's skeleton breaks free of flesh and blood, walks three steps, and then turns into dust.
Like the corpse of the "cowardly demon" just caught, the opponent's corpse is also a very unpopular method - it has no special effects and disappears like the corpse in the main material plane.
This is the essential reason why they can study the corpse.
But there has never been one like this giant bull demon just now.
It's as simple as garbage collection.
"It's dead?"
Zhao Xu asked instead, not continuing with his plan to increase his attributes.
"Yes, it has returned to the embrace of the abyss."
The cold voice from the place of prayer answered.
"But if what I said is right, I am sending this giant bull demon away?" Zhao Xu emphasized, and his eyes began to become stern.
"This is the way to send off the place of prayer." The voice was still cold.
really.
It’s really a bit big.
The remaining five methods of brushing attributes did not dare to continue speaking.
Zhao Xu stopped acting as he had just done and began to look warily at the pitch-black void that he couldn't look directly into.
There is no physical existence at all. If you don't adapt to this claustrophobic space, you will go crazy in less than a day and a half.
But what Zhao Xu lacks most is patience.
"Can you tell me the reason?" Zhao Xu asked.
The wishing spell can be called Arthur's most unrestricted spell, but it is also the most restrictive spell.
In the ancient times, there were no taboos in the wishing technique, and its power depended on the ability of the mage.
Therefore, it has caused many problems for the stable operation of the entire Arthur, including the stability of the Magic Network.
In particular, two mages had the same wish, but one succeeded and the other failed.
Even if the same mage cast two prayer spells with the same wish next to each other on the same day, something went wrong.
At this time, the "wishing technique" is an extremely delicious cake that can obtain excess benefits.
It’s also a powder keg that’s about to explode.
In addition to the "prayer technique" of the gods, with the blessing of divine power, it is real and can realize "conservative limited wishes" and cannot interfere with the "divine power" of the prayer technique.
When Arthur's mage casts a wish spell, he only dares to cast it with fear and hard thinking, and the effect is not guaranteed.
Every time you cast a wish spell, it's like entering a casino with your life as a bargaining chip - gambling on your life.
That's why the goddess of magic later made a decree to clarify certain "safe ways" for the wish spell.
There are no guarantees beyond the "desire" for safe use.
The reason for these safety methods is that they have been imprisoned by the goddess's divine power and will no longer be misinterpreted by the will of heaven and earth.
Other excessive wishes will be misinterpreted by the will of the world.
And the more detailed the description, the more "desire" to add a lot of "attributives" and "adverbials" to limit it, the easier it is to be misinterpreted by the ambiguity of a certain positioning.
On the contrary, the vague possibility that I want to become handsome has become a reality.
What he did at the place of prayer just now was obviously "misinterpreting" Zhao Xu's wish.
He wanted to send the other party away from this area.
But the "sending away" of the giant bull demon was actually sending him to death.
That naturally includes another point.
If he wants to "send himself away", is it possible that he will encounter the same scene
"Can I ask, which layer of the abyss is this?" Zhao Xu has become more cautious now, no longer the casual attitude he had just now.
"Is this your wish?"
Suddenly, the place of prayer did not answer directly. Instead, it took a detour and asked Zhao Xu.
this
Zhao Xu couldn't help but sweat broke out on his forehead.
The other party is not telling him clearly that you are ready. Now I am going to start misinterpreting your meaning.
A blurted "yes" was forced into Zhao Xu's stomach.
Sure enough, planes are very cunning after they have will.
Instantly, an idea flashed in Zhao Xu's mind.
He said directly, "I want Lux to appear in front of me."
Appearing in front of you is a very conservative decision, and what the other party can misinterpret is which "Lux".
But through this method, Zhao Xu can slowly narrow the scope and clarify the capabilities of this place of prayer.
Sufficient information is the stage where a mage can display his skills.
However, this place of prayer suddenly erupted with a roaring sound, as if there were countless clouds in the sky, thundering and exploding the void.
After a long time, it came out.
"Sorry, this wish cannot be fulfilled."
"Why?" Zhao Xu blurted out immediately, not caring about the risks he would encounter.
Because this was an answer that was completely beyond his expectation.
This place of prayer could obviously be distorted and realized, but it didn't do so
In just a few seconds, this mysterious place was shrouded in a cloud of doubt that was difficult to see clearly, shrouding Zhao Xu deeply.
"Because the other party has not yet condensed out of the abyss."
Um
No way.
From the abyss.
Gather it out!
As a "Lux" who has lost her memory, is she essentially part of the abyss
Slowly, Zhao Xu's ears began to ring with the profound songs he had heard before, as if they were engraved on ancient stone slabs, and only the oldest classics would mention them.
Slowly, Zhao Xu heard it.
This mysterious song is singing the history of the entire abyss!
Including the alternation of different demon races, how they changed from the original Orbis Demon to today's Tanar'ri Demon dominating the abyss.
No.
As the sound of the ballad progressed, secrets representing the abyss and ancient times were bombarded in Zhao Xu's ears one by one.
He even felt that after hearing this, whether he could leave the abyss alive was a huge question.
Big brother.
He just came to the abyss to improve his attributes and see if he could find Lux and take him home.
He had no intention of getting involved in the muddy waters of the abyss.
It is not the tanar'ri that dominate the Abyss.
Instead, Abyss chose Tanar'ri.
This is what the song told him.
By the way, I also told him that in the entire development process of the abyss, there were countless factors that seemed to be due to the hard work of the demons.
Behind the scenes are traces of the will of the abyss.
Including why the fourth level abyss appeared!
Including the origins of many abyss lords!
Including the Spider Queen Lolth, who was not transformed into a Tanar'ri demon by the Elf Lord Corellon.
But after she was exiled, she voluntarily swore an oath to the abyss and surrendered, and finally got the chance to be favored.
In other words, what is the purpose of this game of chess in the abyss
In the end, Zhao Xu's expression slowly turned cold and indifferent.
He asked, looking at the place of prayer.
"What's for now?"
"For the Lord of the Abyss."
(End of chapter)