…
"Absolute Insight: You witnessed Cecilia's infernal form"
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"Insight: You realize that Cecilia's ascension ritual is about to fail..."
…
On the sea.
The infernal wind gradually lost its momentum.
In the mottled bloody outline.
Roger saw Cecilia floating helplessly in the air.
Her head and limbs hung backwards, with only her chest and abdomen protruding upwards - she seemed to be suspended in mid-air by an unknown force, and her whole body was shaped like an arch bridge.
The pair of delicate fleshy wings behind her trembled slightly.
The long and slender tail is tightly wrapped around the slender waist.
She is in a terrible state now.
Failure to get promoted is a foregone conclusion.
To this.
Roger had expected this.
Getting promoted is never an easy thing, especially for the devils. Any promotion without the permission of the superiors is a gamble with all one's money!
You know.
In a sense, a "person" is actually a container of power.
And the so-called road to upgrading.
It is the process of continuously expanding the size of the container.
Compared to other power systems.
The natural orderliness of the Purgatory camp makes the process of "self-expansion" very painful and difficult!
What's more, the dimensional restrictions of "Between Purgatory" directly blocked her possibility of upgrading.
Her actions were destined to be meaningless...
only.
Watching her pain as she struggled.
Roger felt a little uncomfortable.
It's not that he felt any sympathy for Cecilia—
In fact.
While spying on Cecilia stealing the Blood Crow's status.
Roger also saw the "Inscription of Sin" faintly visible on the inside of Cecilia's thigh!
This is one of the devil's highest glories.
Only demons who meet the special requirements of "evil nature" can obtain this blessing from the will of purgatory.
This kind of devil must be extremely evil.
She can only obtain this blessing after she has slaughtered at least one peaceful city-state on her own or overthrown a large kingdom.
Therefore, there is no psychological burden in killing this kind of devil Roger.
But here’s the thing.
"Phil's Secret Diary" gives Cecilia a twisted love.
It also put some slight psychological burden on Roger.
"perhaps."
"It is against my conscience to use any living organism for curse experiments..."
Think of this.
Roger couldn't help but sigh slightly in his heart.
"If I had known this earlier, I would have just stabbed him with a knife..."
But he changed his mind and thought again.
With Cecilia's cunningness.
I will never stab myself while standing.
Just watched for a while.
Roger discovered 6 powerful escape methods from Cecilia!
This made Roger feel a little melancholy.
It's inevitable that they are getting eager to try.
After making up my mind.
Roger simply stood outside the gradually dissipating strong wind.
However, what he didn't expect was.
After the purgatory storm completely dissipated.
Suddenly, a heart-wrenching roar came from Cecilia's body.
Next second.
Her skin shattered into pieces and turned into a bloody mist.
In the blood mist.
A cocoon-shaped foreign object is brewing!
…
"Insight: You noticed that Cecilia successfully stole the power of the Blood Crow, but failed to steal the Blood Crow's person and authority."
…
"Absolute Insight: You discovered that Cecilia had transformed into the 'Alien Purgatory Bag' and that she used a special treasure to attempt a second theft."
…
At that time.
The dissipated infernal winds returned, and the dried-up fountain of truth became more buoyant.
The layer of infernal power surrounding Cecilia gathered again.
The blood mist was thick.
Roger's vision was greatly disturbed. He couldn't help but loosen his grip on Chiyue's hand, his mind filled with doubts:
"What on earth is this woman betting on?"
“She can’t possibly succeed…”
Between thoughts.
Other revenues from the tower defense mode were also fully accounted for.
Roger simply kept an eye on Cecilia's abnormal behavior.
While continuing to count.
…
Overall.
The revenue from this tower defense mode is still very good.
first.
In terms of basic attributes.
Roger ushered in a veritable 'attribute explosion'!
His extraordinary physique is an important piece of the puzzle for him as an octagon fighter.
The remaining attributes have also been improved to varying degrees:
…
First of all, strength.
The Chain Demon Legion contributed more than 23,000 power fragments.
It's a pity that Roger is now in a state of 'power overflow'.
Therefore, he converted all these fragments into "free fragments" that can be exchanged for other attributes at a ratio of 5:1.
This will at least bring some value.
…
The second is charm.
With the generous reward from the Fallen Demon Legion.
Roger's nude charm soared by 4 points to 17 points, and he was just one step away from being extraordinary.
This means that Roger's continued improvement in handsomeness is backed by real talent.
It's not a self-delusion.
…
Next is intelligence.
The Snow Mountain Demon Legion’s contribution was equally impressive.
More than 6,000 intelligence fragments allowed Roger to take another solid step towards "intelligence upgrade" on the basis of his extraordinary ability.
Considering the upcoming acquisition of the "Jade Phoenix Master".
The future of this property is also bright.
…
The fourth is soul quality.
Compared to the powerful brothers mentioned above.
The Great Devil Clan seemed much more stingy due to their small numbers.
In total, they gave less than 2,000 soul fragments.
Fortunately, there are free fragments as a supplement.
Consider the application scenarios of the "Force System" in interstellar journeys.
Roger directly transferred over 4,000 free fragments.
In this way.
His soul quality increased to 16 points.
This means that his soul strength has been greatly improved.
While memory and thermal weapon adaptability increase.
The force value also increased a lot.
This way he will have enough energy to learn more Force skills!
…
Finally, it comes agility and insight.
These two attributes are affected by the scarcity of the corresponding devil races.
Even with the addition of free fragments, it only increased by 1 point.
Against the backdrop of extraordinary agility and extraordinary savvy.
This improvement is relatively not that obvious.
But a towering building rises from the ground.
Roger cherishes every attribute accumulation before upgrading.
As far as he knows.
The attribute structure of the upgraded ones is slightly different.
The higher the basic attributes are before upgrading, the higher the power enhancement will be after upgrading.
So starting today.
Roger set himself a small goal——
As an octagon fighter.
Before the realm is upgraded, at least 4 attributes must be obtained to obtain "Authority Expertise", right?
When the power has been upgraded.
There are only 45 attribute points in total...
certainly.
Given that his current free attribute point is 1, it does seem a bit far-fetched.
But Roger is confident in his efforts!
…
In addition to the attribute benefits.
Roger also accumulated more than 40,000 "Tower Defense Points".
Compared to honor points.
The value of tower defense points is obviously higher.
However, the selection of items that can be exchanged is rather narrow.
The main thing is that half of the items in the "Tower Defense Store" are various building blueprints.
…
"Barracks (blueprint)"
"Price: 10 points"
"Effect: Satisfy the accommodation needs of ordinary soldiers; Morale +1"
…
"Shooting Range (Drawing)"
"Price: 10 points"
"Effect: Satisfies the shooting needs of some soldiers; Satisfaction +1"
…
"Sword Field (Blueprint)"
"Price: 10 points"
"Effect: Satisfies the fencing needs of some soldiers; Satisfaction +5"
…
…
All these things.
There are many different opinions.
Roger gave it a cursory glance.
I thought I was playing a business strategy game!
These buildings work together to create special effects.
For example, "barracks + shooting range + enough recruits" has a chance to train "recruit archers".
Some other architectural combinations are also very interesting.
It just makes people dizzy when looking at it.
He thought about it seriously.
Most of the drawings here are actually useful.
During the construction of the Xiayin world.
Roger has already realized that unplanned construction can easily lead to conflicts.
If he plans to go the legion route in the future.
Not only do we need to solve the problem of the devil camp's dominance.
We need to work harder in more areas.
Not only the hard power must be strong enough.
Soft power cannot be left behind!
And these drawings can provide certain soft power support.
not to mention.
The high-end stuff in the drawings made Roger drool.
For example, the "Floating City Core" costs 1 million!
For example, the "multi-functional base vehicle" costs 200,000!
After reading the description.
Roger was eager for these things, but was confused by the tower defense store's pricing strategy - doesn't it mean that 5 base vehicles can replace 1 floating city core? Then how 'multifunctional' must these base vehicles be!
In comparison.
A "super-large city sewer planning blueprint" is priced at 80,000.
This made Roger feel incredible.
I can only continue to salivate silently.
After all, the points he had were not enough to buy even half a drawing like this.
final.
He bought a "Medium-Sized City Sewer Plan" and a batch of inexpensive general architectural blueprints.
These universal buildings encompass many of the advantages of both magic civilization and thermal weapon civilization.
In Roger's plan.
There will be no super-large cities in the Hidden World for at least a hundred years.
This was too much of a burden for the new demiplane.
But a medium-sized industrial city that can provide a variety of outputs is still possible.
This will also be helpful for him to resist the possible "destruction of the world by God" that may be launched by Quinan and Mistra in the future.
…
This pile of newly acquired blueprints also reminded Roger that it was time to consider expanding the population of the Hidden Realm.
Using elves as a labor force is not a long-term solution.
And the devil has his drawbacks too.
"Looks like we have to look for a new race..."
Thinking so.
Roger spent the last wave of tower defense points and bought the few non-blueprint items in the store.
It is a red rope.
It is also one of the parts of the evil suit that Roger is collecting.
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"Evil Ankle Ring (Accessory/Extraordinary/Set)"
「Rating: SS」
"Attribute: Charm +1"
…
"Special Effect: Miniature Me"
"Miniature Me: You can quickly shrink 100 times and maintain the mobility of your original size for 240 seconds."
…
To be honest.
Roger didn't like the appearance of this anklet very much.
There's always something wrong with a grown man wearing a red string on his feet...
It’s just that the special effects of this thing deeply attracted him.
"Miniature Me" is also a name worth complaining about, but its effect is outrageous.
It would be fine if it was scaled down 100 times.
The ability to move while maintaining the original body size is too abnormal!
This ability, combined with Roger's current super-fast movement speed, makes the operating ceiling visibly high.
At worst, you can imitate Sun Wukong.
After shrinking, drill directly into the enemy's body!
Roger has no sister-in-law.
No matter how the enemy begs for mercy, he will not come out.
The final result is likely to be bloody...
all in all.
Roger thought casually.
There are more than twenty operation plans in my mind.
As for more usage postures.
Still need to explore in actual practice.
…
at last.
Compared to the property explosion and the profits from the tower defense shop.
The most obvious loot is the least.
This is mainly because Tengu’s bite was too cruel.
Everything swallowed was digested thoroughly.
The strong men in Purgatory all had a poor look on their faces. Roger killed four Lv89 guys in a row, and what he got was quite small.
This made Roger look at Hades with something strange in his eyes.
Fortunately, Medill finally gave something decent.
This made the frightened Hades feel a little safer.
…
"Trickster's Kit (Special Item/Extraordinary)"
「Rating: SSS」
"Description: Every day you can draw a 'trick' from the Trick Bag.
When you decide to use a trick, you can choose a target or range to complete the "trick prayer".
Within the established schedule, the ruse will work.
The content of tricks includes but is not limited to the following types:
·Estrangement
·Destroy the whole family
·The Beauty Trap
·Sudden disaster
·Two peaches kill three warriors
· Trick: Drought
…」
"Number of uses remaining: 2/3"
…
In Roger's opinion.
This trick is a bit like a degraded version of the wish spell.
It is very useful when dealing with some low-level magic forces.
But it is difficult to get past the "Evil Repulsion Ward" or "Evil Protection Ward".
What Roger valued was that it took effect silently and did not have side effects like a curse.
in addition.
The trick note can maintain its effect for 360 days after it is drawn.
That is to say.
When Roger draws a suitable trick, he can save it for later use.
Think of this.
He couldn't help but open his "trick bag" and took something out at random!
…
"Hint: You have obtained 'Trick (Gender Change Bud)'"
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"Trick (Gender Change Bud): After completing the prayer, you can make a target have self-gender identity disorder, thus generating the urge to change gender;
Within 360 days.
The target has a certain chance to actively complete the gender change.
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"Veylan!"
Roger instinctively wanted to use the tricks he had on hand to trick his old friend.
As long as she becomes a woman.
With his "heroism" and "secret diary".
Isn't it just at your disposal?
But think about it carefully.
Roger finally restrained his impulse——
Vilan is no idiot.
If a mage of this level suddenly wants to wear women's clothes.
He would definitely cast "Evil Detection" on himself first.
Then Roger's ruse will be exposed.
This is also where this thing is not as good as the wish magic.
But Roger thought about it.
He didn't slip the ruse back.
Instead, it was stored in a tinder bag.
He had a hunch.
This trick will come in handy sooner or later.
…
After the inventory is completed.
Roger continued to stay by Cecilia's side.
Because of the "Extremely Evil Blood Crow".
Many hellish creatures have also bred around the Prison Mountain Camp.
Fortunately, everyone in the camp retreated into the safe area covered by the wilderness turret's firepower.
Roger's amazing performance also greatly boosted the morale of the Prison Mountain Camp.
The voices randomly intercepted by his sixth sense made him realize that many people in the Prison Mountain Camp regarded Roger as the newly born God of the Wilderness, or even the reincarnation of a god in heaven!
And after the White Horse God publicly offered His Heart of the Wilderness.
Rumors about Roger's identity intensified.
Everyone was in high spirits.
This is a very rare thing in this extremely evil bloody season.
Roger didn't make any further excuses.
After obtaining the Wilderness Heart from the White Horse God.
The key to the Cage Island is now half complete.
"That leaves the couatl, the spider, and the elephant."
Roger was calculating silently in his mind.
The one in Quetzalcoatl's hand is easy.
He is a close friend of the White Horse and is responsible for the defense of the western front.
After the battle at Prison Mountain Camp.
The one in his hand is already in Roger's pocket.
The ones that are a little more troublesome are spiders and elephants.
These two gods of the wilderness have fallen.
Their wild hearts are said to be buried with their remains in the "Great Cemetery" in the far south.
In the mouth of the White Horse God.
The cemetery is a very dangerous place.
There are not only "grave keepers" who have existed since ancient times.
There are also some monsters imprisoned by the gods.
In between purgatory.
The Great Cemetery is a more dangerous forbidden area than the Cage Island.
As rampant as the Blood Crow Lord.
I haven't tried to enter the cemetery either!
This shows how dangerous it is.
But anyway.
Roger's cemetery is a must-see.
Not only because of the commission from the Sea Serpent Queen, but also because the White Horse God mentioned the 'monster imprisoned by the gods'!
after all.
Such a thing as fate.
Being proactive is also a very important part!
…
Most of the day passed like this.
Roger was still thinking about what he needed to prepare for going to the cemetery.
At this moment.
Suddenly, a strange roar was heard from the Far North!
The sound was extremely sharp, like the cry of a baby animal.
What matters most is the source of the sound!
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"Insight: You sensed strange sounds coming from Cage Island"
…
Before Roger could look further into the mist of Cage Island.
In the sticky bloody sky.
Suddenly, eleven tall hooded shadows appeared!
The heads of the figures were pressed together.
An arch was formed above the sky!
The lower halves of those shadows hung down in all directions like willow branches.
Roger observed.
The apex of the arch.
It was right above the Cage Island!
That moment.
Roger's expression suddenly became very solemn!
on the data bar.
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"Insight: You have captured the strange phenomenon caused by the 'Savior Society' using the 'Cosmic Tour Technique' on the 'Cage Island'."
…
"Sixth Sense: You noticed that the 'Savior Society' didn't seem to want to give up 'Purgatory'. The strange noises on the Cage Island might be related to their spying.
Not long after.
The Salvation Society may return to the 'Purgatory'
…
The strange phenomenon in the sky soon faded.
"What the hell?"
"Change your mind every day?"
At that time.
Roger's mind raced.
The Salvation Society has clearly temporarily given up on further deployment in Purgatory, so why are they suddenly taking action now?
After thinking about it.
Roger couldn't help but catch his breath.
If the vision is true.
Then there are only two possibilities left!
…
"1. The Salvation Society suddenly realized that there is a greater value in Purgatory - it is a more attractive existence than the reincarnation of Mystra."
…
"2. The Salvation Society did not change its mind overnight. They made full preparations before starting to plan for the second exploration."
…
If it is the second one.
Things will be troublesome.
That means there is a big problem with the flow of time in 'Between Purgatory'!
It stands to reason that the flow of time in the secondary plane is slower than that in the main material world.
This is also one of the reasons why Roger is happy to brush here.
But it does not rule out that this place is a special case!
"If that's the case."
"By the time I return to Mystra or Quinan, won't everything have changed?"
"But... judging from the situation of everyone in Tongma Town, the speed of time here should be fine - to be exact, it was fine before I came here."
"So, either the Salvation Society suddenly discovered the value of this place, or something has changed since I came here..."
Roger thought calmly.
Look at it objectively.
The first possibility, or the possibility that 'the Salvation Society suddenly changed its mind', is more reliable than the second possibility.
But his sixth sense was mysteriously obsessed with the second possibility.
This made Roger a little anxious.
"Whatever."
"After exploring the Cage Island, let's go back to Quinan first!"
"We can't be in a hurry now. We still have to finish things step by step."
After adjusting your mindset.
He told himself so.
that's all.
He stayed outside the Prison Mountain Camp for another half a day.
During this period.
A group of blind "devil crabs" came.
There seem to be quite a lot of these things.
It’s a pity that the attribute given is——
…
"Your calves have been slightly slimmer."
…
Roger looked at his shapely calves.
I think being too thin is not a good thing.
So I let these devil crabs go.
certainly.
He let these monsters go.
Hades took the initiative to attack with a heavy punch——
This guy is worthy of being the king of infighting among the devils. He killed all the devil crabs in no time.
Even Roger, who was very efficient in killing monsters, couldn't help but look sideways.
Just when he couldn't help but want to ask Hades about the techniques to destroy crab monsters.
The infernal wind not far away finally calmed down again!
All the strange phenomena faded away like a cicada shedding its shell.
A nearly perfect female body crawled out of the "Alien Purgatory Bag".
Roger just glanced at her.
I couldn't help but feel my heart and soul shaken!
…
"Insight: Cecilia failed to be promoted. She failed to occupy the position and authority of the Blood Crow Lord."
…
"Checia's level has been raised to Lv100..."
…
"Are you here to kill me?"
Above the sea.
Cecilia looked at Roger calmly.
Those charming big eyes were blinking, as if they could capture people's hearts with just one more look.
Roger walked on the sea without looking around.
Above the red moon.
The light is shining brightly.
"Can't you give me a chance?"
“Although the promotion failed.”
"But I'm still very capable..."
Cecilia begged in a low voice.
However, while she was speaking.
Roger had already approached and chopped off Cecilia's head with just one blow!
…
"Hint: Cecilia is in a near-death state."
…
"Is it so cruel?"
Her head rolled on the sea like a quail egg in a hot pot.
Those eyes still stared at Roger quietly:
"You know I won't resist..."
Wow!
Wow!
Wow!
Three more knives!
Cecilia's body was cut directly into 8 pieces!
“It hurts!”
"I'm going to die..."
"I know I am unforgivable to you... so before I completely perish, can you let me hear a reluctant 'I love you'?"
Cecilia's body was floating on the sea.
It looks like sections of kelp seedlings.
Facing Cecilia's plea.
Roger just swung the knife.
Just chop.
Very quickly.
Under the burning of the ancient dragon flame, Cecilia's powerful life recovery ability was also offset.
"Isn't this scene a little funny now?"
"Are you the devil or am I the devil?"
"Does your conscience really not hurt?"
Cecilia's voice became extremely sad and long.
Her voice permeated far, far away.
The data bar is displayed.
Her life had come to an end.
Roger slashed down again.
at the same time.
He finally spoke softly:
"If I had said those three words..."
"Am I cursed now?"
"You've been tinkering in there for so long, and it's not for the second promotion at all, but to set a trap for me, right?"
Next second.
Cecilia's expression became extremely resentful.
She screamed:
"So what?"
"I just want you to stay with me!"
"I just want you to..."
Bang!
A scarlet light flashed.
Her head was split in two!
The sound also stopped abruptly.
Roger immediately opened fire.
The shadow of the red moon continued to fall.
Chop Cecilia's brand new body into pieces!
…
"You killed Cecilia"
…
"You have acquired Cecilia's expertise: Escape"
…
"Resistance saving throw failed! You are cursed by Cecilia: Suicide of Love"
…
"Suicide for love: You will forever remember the woman you killed.
You will forever feel guilty about her.
You will no longer be able to be attracted to other women.
As time goes by.
The idea of ​​committing suicide for love will become stronger and stronger in your mind..."
…
"Ha ha ha ha……"
That moment.
Roger heard Cecilia's dying voice:
"The curse I prepared..."
“But there is more than one.”
"my sweetheart……"
The words fell.
Roger just felt a sharp pain in his heart!
Next second.
The figure of the cursed dragon suddenly appeared behind him!
"You killed the cursed target midway. You destroyed the curse ritual. You will bear the consequences..."
The projection of the Cursed Dragon said coldly.
on the data bar.
…
"Hint: You have been attacked by 'Phil's Secret Diary'"
…
"You are cursed by the cursed dragon: Favoritism and Sacrifice"
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"Preference: While alive, you are destined to fall in love with a devilish woman; this curse conflicts with 'Suicide for Love'; this curse automatically overrides 'Suicide for Love'"
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"Sacrifice: After death, your soul will be enjoyed by the cursed dragon."
…
"Curse... is not something that mortals like you can touch."
The Cursed Dragon whispered proudly in Roger's ear:
"Now."
"Give me your soul..."
Roger covered his heart.
I held it in for a long time.
Finally I uttered two words:
"That's it?"
Next second.
on the data bar.
…
"Your Hidden Knight level has been raised to Lv60"
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