Volume 5: Protracted War Chapter 159: The Bottomless Abyss (1)
At this time, in Tianxia, after the Fearless Warriors obtained the "Thor's Hammer", two more artifacts - "Holy Cloak" and "Dark Night Dragon Fang" have appeared. The holders announced by the system are the seventh-level professional Sky Swordsman Lost World and the Thorn General Goryeo Warrior. "Dark Night Dragon Fang" is a weapon dedicated to assassins and thieves, while "Holy Cloak" is suitable for players of any other profession except the two major professional systems of light and darkness. It can weaken the effects of all negative states suffered by oneself by 90%. However, it is said that Lost World and Goryeo Warrior are not the real owners of the two artifacts. They were all obtained through transactions. After all, unlike the artifacts obtained through lottery such as "Holy Cross" and "Touch of Death", the first player to obtain the artifact through regular game programs such as killing holy beasts and completing certain specific tasks will not be announced by the system. Only when the player matches the profession of the artifact and has gone through the blood recognition procedure can he be considered the real user of the artifact.
Because of my concealment, the "Resistance Alliance" did not announce the brilliant victory of seizing the artifact of light, the "Eye of Glory", and the Church of Light also followed suit, blocking the news and not spreading it to the outside world. Therefore, apart from those involved in the battle that day, not many players outside knew that the "Eye of Glory" fell into my hands. Similarly, there was no news about the "Death Control" that I had been looking forward to. Even after reaching a consensus with Desert Eagle and Qiu Shui Chang Tian, and letting Long Xing Tian Xia and Yun Wu Ying arrange to quietly spread the "rumor" that some players wanted to "barter" in "Tianxia" through some secret channels, I still couldn't touch the trace of "Death Control".
If the "Death Control" really didn't fall into the hands of those NPCs of the Church of Light, it can only mean that the light professional players who hold it may not like the "Eye of Glory" in my hand. After all, the "Eye of Glory" is only a divine weapon suitable for light priests. If the one who gets the "Death Control" is a light knight, he may not be willing to exchange it with me. This can also be regarded as a restriction of the system on the two major professional systems of light and darkness. All the holy and artifact-level props and equipment that can be used have strict professional restrictions, which are more stringent than the restrictions of other professions. Even the props and equipment of knights and magicians of similar nature cannot be used. It is much more difficult to obtain suitable high-level items, which can be regarded as further making up for the gap in strength between professions.
It has been a while since the news spread, and although no big fish were caught, it did attract a lot of small shrimps. Although the content of the rumor is quite obscure, some people who know the inside story have guessed the mystery. Many priests of light have expressed their intention to buy it with money, hoping to get in touch with the holder to discuss specific transaction matters. Although Holy Heaven was not found among them, I think he who already has an artifact "Angel Robe" will definitely not miss the opportunity to further improve his strength. Maybe he is wisely hiding behind the scenes and letting his companions come forward to participate in the competition to increase the chance of success. This is also one of the reasons why I am only willing to "barter" and dare not sell it easily-even if the "Eye of Glory" is finally obtained by Holy Heaven, I can also equip the artifact gloves of "Touch of Death" and "Control of Death", which will not let him be the best and weaken the limelight of our dark professional players.
After I subdued Khufu and the little mummy, I took Taotao and Hader and the other two out of the "Hell Volcano" without them. March 1 was the day for Khufu to be immersed. He would start to evolve, and I didn't know whether he would succeed or not, and what the result would be. So I wanted to take the time to give some pointers to the little mummy, the offspring he had carefully cultivated, to increase the chances of the little mummy's survival. With Khufu looking after him, the little mummy would not be in any danger. When it was time to enter the "Hell Magma Pool" to be immersed, I would let the little mummy leave the "Hell Volcano" to avoid the limelight for safety.
As there were still a few days before Khufu's evolution, I decided to explore the "Bottomless Abyss", one of the four forbidden areas, and try to find the "Ultra-Yin Water" as soon as possible to remove the first . Given the complex environment there, with swamps all over, if you are not careful, you will be trapped in it and sink into the ground. A large army going in would only cause unnecessary losses, and it is not clear what kind of powerful undead creatures live in it. Therefore, I only brought the most powerful Shaman with me. It has the "Blood Shadow Clone" and I have the "External Incarnation", both of which are excellent means of life-saving and escape. Once in danger, it is relatively easy to get out.
According to the dead old man, flying in the "Bottomless Abyss" consumes a lot of physical strength, several times more than in normal circumstances, and it is very easy to become exhausted. Ah Feng is a knight, and the increased physical strength does not have much effect on him. He refused to accept my "gift", so I have divided it into four times, one bottle per month, and drank all three and a half bottles of "royal jelly" obtained from the "Hundred Flowers Valley". The upper limit of my physical strength has increased by at least one third compared to the original, so as to increase my capital to venture into the "Bottomless Abyss" as much as possible.
From the surface, the "Bottomless Abyss" is nothing special, just a deep trench, four or five miles long, with a width ranging from dozens of meters to three or four hundred meters. On the ground on both sides of the trench, eight large characters are neatly engraved - "Second Forbidden Land, Bottomless Abyss", clearly indicating its "true identity". Looking at the abyss from above, there are large groups of gray, black and even green thick fog surging inside, with extremely low visibility, and it is unclear what is hidden inside.
The quickest way to enter the "bottomless abyss" is to fly in, but there is no telling what kind of danger is hidden in the thick fog, and it is difficult to grasp the direction. Moreover, the existence of gravity will not only consume more physical strength, but also make it easy to lose control of the body. Even if you fly close to the ditch wall, you will constantly feel the horizontal or vertical suction force of varying strengths, and you may be sucked into the thick fog at any time. Therefore, it is better to use a more clumsy but relatively safe method, choose a "road" that may be set by the system, use your hands and feet, and climb down along the ditch wall. Fortunately, I am also a thief, and I have to be more flexible, so the speed is not too slow. The limitation of this entry method alone makes it impossible for many races of undead creatures to set foot in the "bottomless abyss". For example, the dark knight, most of the land-based horror knights... Even the black warriors and corpse wizards should find it quite strenuous to climb up, and it may not be easy to gather a considerable number of them.
