Chapter 31 Shadow Weaver’s Lair! Crypt Lord!
Just when Luo Yan was sitting cross-legged to meditate and rest, in a corner of the north side of the first floor of the maze, in a nest like a coiled silk cave, the chirping of insects was like a surging wave.
Dense spider webs intertwined with each other in the small space, intertwining into a series of bridges in the air.
Tens of thousands of crypt spiders walk through here.
Among them are two-meter-long giants, as well as palm-sized cubs... The dense swarm of insects will make people lose their SAN value just by looking at it!
Even the boldest and most experienced adventurer in "The Pavilion of Swords and Broken Swords" would turn around and run away without hesitation after reaching this scene...
If you can still escape.
Obviously.
This place has broken away from the category of a maze, and has completely become a monster's lair... This is no longer a problem that adventurers can deal with, but should be solved by the local lords.
For the adventurers who are making a living in the labyrinth, there is really no need for them to worry about the lord and risk their lives for it.
It is worth mentioning that although the crypt spider belongs to the category of monsters and can be summoned by the core of the maze, and will drop magic crystals when it dies...but it also has certain biological attributes, and this does not conflict with its monster attributes.
It’s more than that.
Powerful crypt spiders will also give birth to human-like intelligence, and even overcome the racial talent of "isolation" and develop into a "social tribe" with civilized characteristics.
Especially when monsters in the maze mix with monsters under natural conditions, the latter will naturally bring "advanced thoughts" from outside into the maze, accelerating the transformation of these little bugs from "primitive spiders" to "civilized spiders".
Generally speaking, a qualified Demon King will avoid this kind of thing happening.
After all, only obedient monsters are good monsters. Monsters united together are not only useless, but will become pests in the maze.
Crypto spiders are not the only monsters with the potential to establish their own order.
Once these monsters form a self-order, they will no longer actively respond to the Demon King's call, and may even show signs of separation, establishing independent "lairs" in the maze and preying on other monsters in the maze.
In a sense, the slave rats who escaped to the Beifeng Mine were victims of this situation.
When Reggie Dragon was still alive, they lived quite comfortably in the maze. Not only did they have a stable food supply, but they could also go out and steal the farmers' food from time to time, making the latter so angry that they were helpless.
However, since the death of the Demon King, this situation has undergone earth-shaking changes.
Hymph They were originally the lowest-level slaves in the Demon King's Territory, but they were directly reduced from "cannon fodder" to "food".
In contrast, the crypt spider, one of the natural enemies of the rat-men, thrives due to the lack of basic order in the maze.
The mother spider named "Arachinos" proclaimed herself the "Lord of the Crypt" with the support of thousands of descendants, and established a kingdom called "Shadowweaver's Lair" in the north of the first level of the maze.
It is different from the "lonely person" wandering in the maze.
They are not only stronger and more industrious, but also have a clear social division of labor.
They shuttle in groups in the cave, some are responsible for taking care of spider eggs, some are responsible for packaging the captured prey, and some are responsible for feeding fat dead fly larvae, or digging the walls of the maze, carrying soil, expanding the nest outwards... They are busy like worker bees in a hive.
In addition, under the leadership of the Crypt Lord, the Crypt Spiders in Shadowweaver's Lair quickly assimilated the "lone dwellers" wandering in the maze, as well as the large and small Crypt Spider tribes that emerged during the same period, through a combination of kindness and power. As rising stars, they became a powerful force in the underground world of Thunder City, creating a miraculous prosperity!
Human ambitions will expand, and so will insects.
Especially "Arachnos" knows very well how powerful the Demon King's minions are, and how weak he is in front of them despite his seemingly burly appearance.
Those demons are not as easy to bully as little mice.
Although they have no time to pay attention to the first layer close to the surface for the time being, it will be a matter of time before they set their sights on this place.
Hand will also send a new demon king.
That guy doesn't care who is innocent and who deserves to die.
In order to gain true freedom, Shadowweaver's Nest must expand its territory outwards, expanding its living space and expanding the size of its population, until they build a huge "nest" deep in the mountains that far exceeds the underground labyrinth or even Thunder City——
That's when.
Whether it is hell or the kingdom of humans, they will never dare to look down upon them again!
However, just as the noble crypt lord was implementing his great plan, a group of guys that smelled of corpses stepped into his web...
Hurrying footsteps interrupted Arachnos's contemplation, and a strong gray-shelled male spider crawled at the entrance of his palace.
"Your Majesty, all the people we sent to the "Pioneering Land" were slaughtered by adventurers from outside! The outpost was destroyed, the ground was full of the corpses of children, and not a single one survived!"
There is not a single one left alive!"
If it were not for the power of fear of the intruders, it would have rushed forward and tore them apart immediately.
Halachinos, who was as towering as a mountain, looked down at his servant, his scarlet pupils shining with disbelief and fear.
"How is it possible...Why would the adventurers focus on the northern entrance? That place...haven't they been there for a long time?"
Long before its people arrived in that area, unknown little spiders had already built a thick web there.
It is precisely for this reason that it chose that area as an outpost to open a new nest.
The gray-shelled male spider crawled down and buried its huge head lower.
"I... don't know... but it seems to be lively there recently!"
At this point, it seemed to be thinking of something again, and continued to add.
"The previous "Great Harvest" seems to be related to those adventurers!"
Arachinos's eyes darkened, and his scarlet eyes flashed with a looming fierce light.
Adventurer.
This group of guys came early and late, but they suddenly came out at this time.
This is absolutely bad news for Shadowweaver's lair, which is actively expanding into the northern mountains.
After pondering for a moment, it opened its mouth and gave an order.
"Arakdo, take a few hunters over to conduct a reconnaissance to see what's going on with that group of adventurers... We have to first figure out who they are and what their purpose is."
"Follow your orders."
The black-shelled flower-faced spider crawling in the corner of the palace bowed its head slightly and walked outside with its eight thick and flexible legs.
As for the burly and majestic Arachinos, he drove away his servants and turned back to the depths of the lair with a group of trembling male spiders.
Danger is approaching.
As the mother of Shadow Weaver's lair, it must give birth to more children...
...
On the other side, Luo Yan stood up again after resting from meditation and continued to spawn monsters.
Although he said to let the players roll, he never thought about leaving all the troubles to the players to solve, and he sat aside to rest.
As the BOSS of the Necropolis, he must level up more.
You can’t be caught up by the players.
Hard work pays off.
Before evening, Luo Yan, whose hands were stained with blood, finally reached level 33!
Thanks to him.
Five players have also received varying degrees of improvement.
Among them, the experience bar of the Long Xing trio and the little brother Hu Wan has been filled up. Once the contribution points are enough, they can officially advance to the Black Iron! Become a skeleton soldier with extraordinary power just like Yiye Zhiqiu!
As for Yiye Zhiqiu, this guy is too smart. After figuring out a way to gain experience by doing damage output, he simply leveled up again and is now at LV5.
This time, not only other players, but also Luo Yan felt that it was a huge loss for this guy to play the game for free.
Physique: 13
Strength: 13
Dexterity: 13
Intelligence: 38 (+2)
Spirit: 39 (+1)
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He glanced at the attribute panel, and then at the spider corpses all over the ground, Luo Yan couldn't help but feel something.
"It's true that one general's success can lead to the death of thousands of bones."
Are all the high-level demons on the front line killed in this way?
ifier。
At this time, Youyou interrupted in his ear at an inappropriate time.
"Sir, Demon King, do arthropods have no bones?"
Luo Yan knew that this guy would complain, so he laughed. "That's wrong. Chitin exoskeleton is also a type of bone. I can even summon skeletons from its corpse."
Before Yuyou could speak, Luo Yan continued.
The last sentence broke his guard, and the deeply shocked Youyou turned into the emojis he probably learned from the official website, and floated away from the mirror he took out...
Today’s excitement is unusual.
It has just been two days since the closed beta test server was launched. When the vast majority of players’ contributions have just reached three-digit figures, some people have already accumulated 1,000 contribution points and exceeded the level limit of lv3!
If this isn’t a shady story, what is it? !
· Pig-head knight: "A shady plot! It's definitely a shady plot!"
· Stifled the chemical pool: "That's right! Even if it's not a shady plot, it must be a bug!!! It is recommended that the official investigation be carried out!"
Humbling in the chemical pool: "Gah?! Official of Gouyue, who has the authority to change my ID?!"
His knowledge explosion: "Pfft, hahahahaha...wait, although your thing is very funny, let's put it aside for now, let's talk about the shady things first!"
Pig Knight: "That's right! I'm still at LV0, how did this guy get promoted to LV4! (Screaming)"
Tauren Warrior: "You still have the nerve to say... I want to take you with me Upgrade, and as a result, you are either locked up in the dark room, or on the way to the dark room (sweat)"
Dragon-slaying warrior: "Cut it! I don't care! Cut it! (Crazy)"
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Yiye Zhiqiu: "Forget it if they are playing tricks, you guys haven't even entered the game yet. (Sweat)"
Haughty life: "Haha, I pretend to look the same, I made me laugh. ."
Hunted the chemical tank: "The dog planned to come out to the battle! Tell me! Do you have a ghost in your heart? If you don't have a ghost in your heart, why did you change my name!"
【The player "stuffed up the chemical pool" has been banned for 24 hours. Please speak politely. 】
The old man at the entrance of the village: "Where did the mad dog come from? (Khan)"
Pig Knight: "Shivering.jpg"
Yiye Zhiqiu: "Calm down, brothers, I have written down the upgrade method in the strategy post. Anyone can use it, it just tests awareness and micro-management. In addition, to be precise, I am not LV4, but It’s already LV5.”
Muraguchi’s old man: “Holy shit! So fast?! (vomiting blood)”
Ichiba Chiaki: “There is indeed an element of chance, but that’s not the point. Let me tell you my experience... As expected, Master is the ultimate answer to this game!”
Knowledge explosion: "Wait, you can cast spells?!"
Izhiqiu: "No, but the NPC can."
Without hiding his opportunity, Izhiqiu recounted what happened in the afternoon, especially vividly describing the handsome figure of the Demon King when he was calling the wind and rain.
魔王大人只是挥挥手的功夫，他们这些骷髅兵需要斗智斗勇半天才能遛死的地穴蜘蛛，直接成片成片地死了一堆……
那夸张的描述，就连暗中窥屏的罗炎都忍不住脸红了。
At the end, Yiye Zhiqiu also specifically mentioned the changes when breaking through the LV3 bottleneck.
Especially the changes in mental and intellectual attributes!
He is no longer a brainless skeleton soldier, but has transformed into an elite monster with wisdom!
The old man at the entrance of the village: "With the MP slot, you should be able to learn skills, right?!"
Yiye Zhiqiu: "It should be no accident, but I haven't found a way to learn skills yet."
Looking at the exchanges between players on the forum, Luo Yan's mind became active.
"Yuyou, is there any way for players to learn magic?"
Since players have MP slots, it would be a waste if they don't use them.
Furthermore, in Luo Yan's impression, there is such a thing as a "skeleton mage" in the world of the undead.
Although they cannot make human voices, they can still communicate with the elements of nature in their own way and call upon their own extraordinary power.
Similar.
Although the player does not know the language of the other world, language should not be an obstacle to casting spells.
Hongyou in the mirror thought for a while and gave an answer that surprised Luo Yan.
"Yes... Well, although I wonder if it's a little too early, but since your impression, Mr. Demon King, has been deeply rooted in the minds of the players, I think it's about time for you to add some settings for your players."
"Settings? What do you mean?" Luo Yan asked confused.
Yuyou said matter-of-factly.
"It is to add creeds to one's own believers, whether it is personally sending an oracle, or through the mouth of a spokesperson... Isn't this kind of thing very common for gods?"
Is it common?
Perhaps it is more common in this world?
Seeing that Luo Yan still didn't fully understand, Youyou jumped up and down and continued to explain.
"For example, the believers of Saint Sith said that Saint Sith brought the Holy Light, so the world has the Holy Light... This is the most typical setting!"
Luo Yan was slightly startled.
"You mean...the Holy Light was defined? It didn't exist before?"
Yoyo nodded her abstract head: "Of course! How can there be such convenient light in the spectrum of nature? People in this world don't know, but you know it anyway, right?" , the essence of communicating with the elemental spirits is actually to pray to the elemental spirits to summon elemental fire, elemental wind, elemental water... You should have noticed it, too? For example, elemental fire is actually different from fire in reality, right?
Luo Yan nodded with deep feeling. He had been curious about this question a long time ago.
The essence of flame in reality is high-temperature gaseous or ionic matter. What people see is more of the phenomenon displayed by the matter.
However, the fireball he created by chanting a mantra was different.
That kind of flame is not attached to the existence of any material, but burns in the void, burning an abstract power called "extraordinary power". It is not attached to a specific substance, and even the oxidation reaction may not be taking place.
"I probably understand what you mean, that is to say...the essence of extraordinary power is actually a kind of faith?"
"Yes! The extraordinary power and the power of faith are actually the same thing. ! Or to put it more bluntly, the so-called gods gather the power of everyone to manifest things that mortals firmly believe into actual existence! "
When he said this, Yuyou couldn't help but make a little fuss.
"Speaking of, Lord Demon King, did you just realize it now? The setting collection of "Calamity OL" clearly hinted at this from the beginning."
If it were the sentence "People in the First Era used extraordinary power to create the godhead", this expression would be too abstract.
Luo Yan pressed his eyebrows and went straight to the point.
"So what should I do specifically? Create a magic system like Saint Sith or the Demon God? Will this kind of thing be too difficult for us?"
He only has a hundred followers.
Excluding the players, it may only be the few people in the cage and the waitress who is on duty at the canteen.
If even a god like him could create things out of nothing and invent a magic, wouldn't the species on this planet have already stepped on their left foot and climbed to the sky with their right foot, with their spiritual energy soaring and their hearts surpassing things?
Yuyou: "Don't bother me! You see, His Majesty the Demon God didn't actually invent a new magic system, right? You should know best, right? The magic system used in hell is still the one from the Hades era, but some improvements have been made on this basis."
"The second era is different from the first era. The predecessors and former gods have already formulated a large number of rules, which is equivalent to perfecting the underlying code of this world!"
"So, you do not need to re-create a magic that does not exist. At least for now, you only need to refer to the existing magic or martial arts and set them directly on the players!"
"It's okay even to let your players use the Holy Light! It's just that the Holy Light contains the restraint of the undead in the rules. Considering that you are already attached to the system of Hades, Yunyu does not recommend you to do this!"
"Set it directly?! You mean, just update these things in the setting set? Is... that simple?"
Luo Yan couldn't believe it.
However, Yunyun nodded its abstract head confidently.
"That's right! It's that simple! After all, players use their own extraordinary power to release skills, consume their own MP, and call the "code" that already exists in this world. Strictly speaking, it is not relying on your power! Instead, you are using the power that exists in this world itself together!"
"After completing the setting of the creed, you only need to find a master to teach them a few times to let them know what the skills are and what their effects are. Then Yoyo will add a "UI" for releasing skills to the players' operation interface, or you may personally teach them a "spell" that focuses on mental power, and your little players can use the skills normally!"
(End of this chapter)