Volume 5: Protracted War Chapter 166: Evolutionary Crisis (2)
"Khufu, what happened? Why is the speed of absorbing mental power getting faster and faster? Does Hades dare to drastically reduce the supply of magma energy?" As soon as I entered the contact range, I couldn't wait to ask.
Khufu laughed bitterly. "Lord Hades is indeed experienced. He knows that even if the supply of magma energy to me is reduced, I can still get the necessary supplies from you, my master, and it may not affect my evolution. Therefore, he did not follow the usual practice, but used his control over the 'Hell Magma Pool'. Taking advantage of a violent eruption of underground magma, which affected the 'Hell Magma Pool', he dragged me into the irregular magma turbulence. I was swept to a 'magma cave' and placed here for evolution. This 'magma cave' is the lifeline of the entire 'Hell Magma Pool'. It is the area with the purest and most concentrated magma energy. If I can soak in the 'magma cave', I will be able to evolve. One day is equivalent to ten days in ordinary areas, but the location of the 'magma hole' is not fixed and may move to another place at any time. Unless you get the permission and guidance of Lord Hades, it is difficult to find the specific location of the huge 'hell magma pool'. Moreover, the energy spewed out by the 'magma hole' is too violent. Because of our impure constitution, we, the alien undead, dare not stay for too long even if we accidentally find the location of the 'magma hole' before we evolve to the highest level. With my current strength, I can't bear the energy impact of the 'magma hole'. I am still evolving and can't move to escape. In just a few days, I may be blown up and killed by the surging magma energy at any time."
I immediately became anxious. "Is there no solution? Otherwise, Taotao and Had will also go down to soak soon. I will ask them to find you and help you move to another place?"
"I am probably being washed into the area where the Nether Dragons are soaking because of the turbulent lava flow. Taotao and the others have no right to come here. If I break the rules and force my way in, it might just play into Hades' hands and give him an excuse to deal with Taotao and the others. Also, I am in the process of evolving. If I make a mistake while moving, Hades might take advantage of me and plot against me, causing me to fail in my evolution, which would be even more dangerous."
Damn Hades, he actually designed such a sinister trap. If I go forward, I will die, and if I retreat, I will have no way to survive. I am helpless. "So what about you? Can you still hold on?"
"If I rely on my own strength to evolve, I will probably die. It is basically impossible to succeed. However, with your strength, I can try to offset some of the impact of the magma energy to relieve the pressure on my body. However, this will require a lot more from you. You need to continuously provide me with a large amount of mental power. If the interruption lasts a little longer, I am afraid it will be difficult for me to hold on."
"That's no problem. I can definitely guarantee the supply of mental energy." Only I, who possess the "Touch of Death", am qualified to make such an affirmative answer. If it were other necromancers, they would probably just have to leave it to fate.
"In fact, although the risk of evolving in the 'magma cave mouth' area is a bit higher, from another perspective, the large amount of pure magma energy that is constantly gushing out is also a good 'catalyst'. It can not only shorten the evolution time, but if you can successfully survive this stage and successfully complete the evolution, because the energy supply is extremely sufficient, the strength after evolution will also be improved to a certain extent. It may lead to destruction, but it may also mean a more promising future. It is said that there was an incident where the undead of an alien race specifically applied to evolve in the 'magma cave mouth' area. This is also the reason why Lord Hades dared to design to 'exile' me here. It is not considered a violation of the rules or an abuse of power."
Hades' plan can be said to be flawless. I can't find any handle to attack him, and I can only be led by him. The only thing I can do is to try my best to ensure the timely supply of mental power. The rest depends on Khufu's own luck.
The days that followed were really hard for me. I mechanically repeated the process of activating the "Touch of Death" to absorb the spiritual power of the Terror Knights, and I dared not relax for a moment. Fortunately, I had foresight and had already dispatched 5,000 Terror Knights to the foot of the "Hell Volcano" in advance, so there was no risk of shortage. In addition, because I could only be online for a maximum of 16 hours a day, if I still rested for four or eight hours at a time as before, the supply interruption time would be too long, and Khufu might not be able to hold on. So I had to change it to rest four times a day, two hours each time. After going offline, I hurriedly ate something and lay in bed for more than an hour. When the time came, I had to go online quickly to restore the spiritual power supply to Khufu. If I delayed for a while longer, it might not be able to withstand the violent impact of the magma energy. This was also thanks to its delay of 300 years before it began to evolve, and it deliberately tempered its body, eliminated more impurities, and had a higher strength. Otherwise, it would be more dependent on my spiritual power, and it might not even be able to leave me two hours of rest time.
Even so, as the evolution process entered a critical stage, I needed to rely more on my mental power to balance the effect of magma energy. The demand continued to increase, and the time allowed for supply interruption was getting shorter and shorter. Twice in a row, I went online again according to the two-hour rest time, and Khufu was already in danger and could explode and die at any time. So my rest time had to be adjusted accordingly, one and a half hours, one hour, and finally even half an hour. I took the time to eat a few bites and take a short break, but was awakened by the alarm clock, wiped my face with cold water, and hurriedly logged into the game. I frequently went online and offline every day, strictly abided by the time limit , dared not delay for a moment, did not eat enough, did not sleep well, and suffered such "inhuman" pain and torture. Even professional players probably didn't suffer as much as I did.
In just ten days, I had no extra time to wash and dress, and even taking a bath became a luxury. In Afeng's words, I looked neither human nor ghost, and I looked extremely sloppy. The physical torture also brought great psychological pressure. I was in a state of high tension all day long. If this kind of life continued for a few more days, I would probably collapse before anything happened to Khufu. Hades was really too vicious. He was not just targeting Khufu , but even me.
