The knight in the abyss

Chapter 257 The journey of hard work

Unlike the mage's mirror image technique, the sword shadow created by Qingyun Sword Art can cause damage, although the power is only one-tenth of the body's power at the beginning.But with the improvement of the level of sword art cultivation, it becomes stronger and stronger, and more sword shadows can be summoned, making it difficult for the enemy to parry.Lancelot tried according to the key points in the exercise, and unexpectedly created a sword shadow very easily.

Ordinary monks usually fight with bare hands, manipulating magic weapons, spells, or spirit beasts according to needs, but Lancelow naturally does not have that condition, so he is used to attaching the Qingyun sword glow to the weapon, so the sword shadow he creates is also the same. A long sword with a green handle.

But getting the sword shadow is only the most basic step. It is necessary to control the sword shadow through spiritual consciousness, so that it can move as it pleases. It is possible to catch the enemy by surprise and catch them unprepared, so that the sword shadow can truly play its role.This was difficult. Lancelot tried for a long time, and found that it was difficult for him to focus on two tasks. He could not care about the weapon in his hand when he controlled the sword shadow, and he could only let the sword shadow float quietly in the air when he focused on swinging the sword.

It seems that he still has to work hard to master this supernatural power.

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Early the next morning, everyone embarked on the journey again.With yesterday's experience, they moved forward a lot faster today, but they encountered an unexpected enemy—a few giant earth monsters.

This is a humanoid monster with a yellow-brown carapace and sickle-like teeth. It is more than eight feet tall. It usually lurks underground and in rock walls. Several thin and hard body hairs protrude from its carapace to sense the surrounding vibrations. , and then launch a surprise attack when someone passes by.

Lancelot accidentally over-practiced the night before and consumed a lot of consciousness, causing him to not realize the existence of the ambush until he was very close.Despite his advance warning, the distance was close enough to allow the umber hulks to activate their spell-like abilities.

At that time, he only felt that the eyes of this monster were very strange, as if it wanted to suck people's souls in.Lancelot didn't think much about it, and he and Helotesia rushed up immediately, chopping the earth giants who had chosen the wrong prey into a pile of pieces.

But it wasn't until the enemies were all killed that Lancelot realized that something was wrong - Bruto, who usually couldn't wait to come to "snatch monsters" when encountering a battle, didn't respond for a long time, and the rest of the people didn't provide any support move.

He and the succubus paladin turned their heads and found that the rest of them were standing there with puzzled faces, as if they had no idea why he was holding a weapon in his hand.

It was only after seeing the monster's corpse that Kalarin explained to him the reason for this situation--the eyes of the umber hulk have the ability to disturb people's minds, and many people who survived the attack of the umor hulk have no memory of being attacked by them at all. During the attack, he didn't even know what attacked him.Except for Lancelot and Helotesia, everyone present couldn't resist the bewildered gaze of the earth giant, so they stood there stupidly.

This forced them to slow down and move forward at a more cautious pace.Afterwards, everyone encountered several groups of earth giants trying to ambush them, but with the first experience, everyone learned to look away immediately and avoid eye contact with such monsters.

Once the bewildered gaze of the earth hulks can't take effect, they are just ordinary monsters with a hard carapace, and it is difficult to cause any damage, if you don't consider the discomfort caused by seeing their disgusting appearance.

This more or less slowed down the pace of the team.When they camped that night, they again only descended about a mile.But everyone's morale is still very high, because apart from some hardships, the journey is generally very smooth, and the occasional one or two low-intensity battles is a pleasant pastime for everyone.

The third day went very smoothly, they descended about a mile and a half, and the same was true for the fourth day.The fifth day was only less than half a mile down, but they traveled far horizontally to avoid the portal to Yeenoghu's domain.It was the same situation for the next two days, and everyone circled in a big circle to avoid attracting the attention of the Succubus Queen.

On the tenth day, everyone finally saw the portal they were looking for from a distance, through which they could reach the destination of the trip, the territory ruled by the 'Mother of Demons' Cang Ye, the 471st floor of the abyss Andrina.

Seen from a distance, the portal was surrounded by dense bushes and thorns, which seemed quite abrupt in the desolate red rock wall of the Great Abyss.An invisible boundary separates the contrasting plants on the left: those on the left are lush and full of vitality; while the plants on the right are decayed and dilapidated, full of breath of death.

This strange phenomenon is likely to be related to the situation in Andrinana.Although it nominally belongs to the Mother of Demons, only about half of the area is under her control, and the rest belongs to the entire generation of children of the Eratian clan who were trapped here by her design back then, as well as those who were driven from other planes. Protectors of these good souls who came here and swore to guard them.

For countless years, the two sides have been fighting for the control of this layer. Due to the unity of the good side, the army of the Mother of Demons has never been able to regain control of the entire area, and the other abyss lords have all chosen to stand by. The Airas who almost killed the Obiris back then, unless the Airas completely expelled the Mother of Demons from their territory and launched attacks on other abyss kingdoms, the Tanari lords would not ask for it. trouble.

The political ecology in the abyss is like this. Every demon lord is planning to seize each other's territory, but the years of fighting have brought about grievances that are difficult to sort out.Any demon lord trying to attack an enemy should first consider that this will open up opportunities for his other enemies.

Due to the nature of demons, it is also difficult for them to trust others, and the degree of reliability of the covenant is like the underwear of Mercanthot-in most cases, there is no such thing at all.Therefore, although the Mother of Demons is fighting against the forces of good, none of the pit lords has offered her support, at least not publicly, including the children who are rumored to be her children, which also makes this woman from ancient times The power of the Obiris demon lord who has survived to this day has continued to decline, and has gradually lost its old influence. She has not been seen in major events that have occurred in the abyss in recent centuries.

Lancelot sensed it from a distance and confirmed that there were no hidden enemies nearby, so he led the crowd to the portal.

"I'll go in first to see what's going on, and I'll let you in after I confirm it's safe." He instructed everyone, then packed his equipment and walked towards the portal.

　I was suddenly busy at work this afternoon, and I started writing after I got home. I am sorry for the late post again... I am sorry, readers...

　　
　
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