After the great outburst of faith, Lu Yao set his eyes on the [Black Abyss].
This was the most dangerous place in the entire world, as well as the treasure trove of the Lord God that hid countless secret treasures.
Lu Yao had tried several times before, staring at the Blood Knights as they hacked and upgraded the monsters inside.
But even just the first level of the Black Abyss was dangerous. There were Level 40 Ghouls everywhere, and Ghoul Hunters also appeared from time to time.
Following Gul, the Blood Knight had killed two more Ghoul Hunters, but had gained nothing and levelled up nothing. Instead, he was injured by the large number of self-destructing ghouls, and his blood bar was severely depleted, so the Blood Knight had to rest frequently.
Lu Yao felt that the Blood Knight was already level 60 after all, and it was understandable that it was slow to upgrade.
But if they don’t explode their equipment all the time, then they can’t stand it.
Other people have taunting scissors when they are a Corpse Hunter Gurr. You’re the same corpse hunter, you don’t even have a decent piece of equipment on you, you’re begging for a fight, and when you die, you turn into black smoke and run away.
Is it fun to fight a white wh*re and an expert?
Yuck! Disgusting.
Because of the lack of revenue, Lu Yao had called off the [Black Abyss] development plan.
Nowadays, it’s different.
Dude has a huge amount of money in hand, 25,000+ faith firepower, and is ready to support Blood Knight Nevid on the spot.
So Lu Yao is preparing for the whole big job, letting Blood Knight explore inside and see if he can feel out a decent Boss to fight.
The ghost said that the treasures of the [Golden Wilderness] all came from here. According to what I learnt before, the Black Abyss is highly hierarchical, with the Ghoul Hunters controlling a small range of ghouls, and there must be a higher class that exists.
The one in charge of the Ghoul Hunters should have some equipment on him, right?
Lu Yao is prepared for the worst: even if he doesn’t get anything, he should at least explore the inside.
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Before entering the Black Abyss, Lu Yao had done enough preparation work.
He equipped the Blood Knight with the [Ghost White Horse], [Greedy Head], [Flayer’s Statue], and [Mocking Scissors].
The [Ghost White Horse] provided 20 points of speed, making up for the biggest shortcoming of the Blood Knight who was easily pulled.
There was also an additional bonus of 10 points of Defence and 200 points of Lifesteal, as well as a double damage bonus for the first attack before being recognised, which was the icing on the cake.
A few other pieces of equipment.
[Head of Greed] +1 morale.
[Statue of the Stripper] +2 damage.
[Taunting Scissors] +1 damage, +4 defence, and also comes with the active skill [Mad Taunting].
The fully dressed Blood Knight’s panel was raised by a lot.
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Life Value: 4050/4050
Mana: 937/937
Damage: 127
Defence: 82
Speed: 36
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Equipment that had combat bonuses, Lu Yao gave all of them to Blood Knight Nevid to ensure that this main force could carry and fight.
In addition, he had also made an attempt and found that the [Deep Sea Lord] could land in combat.
It was just that when landing, it would have to crawl out from underneath the island used as a shell and regain its true form of a giant red sea star, which would shrink it down to the size of a large beast.
The Deep Sea Lord moves slowly on land, with a speed of only 10 points, and is unable to unleash those strategic level skills in the water. However, just by relying on that 3000+ blood and a thick panel of 100+ attack and defence, it was more than enough to be a secondary meat shield.
The double brother-guy combination also makes Lu Yao feel more secure.
If things really didn’t work out, these two would cover each other’s retreat, and they wouldn’t easily fall into extreme danger.
Towards the end of the preparations, there was a small accident.
“My lord, I request to be able to participate in this operation.”
Isabelle knelt down on one knee and took the initiative to ask for battle.
Lu Yao was momentarily at a loss as to how to politely refuse.
There was no doubt about Isabelle’s potential. But potential was potential after all, and it was still in the fantasy stage before it was realised.
The monsters in the ground floor of the abyss were at least level 40 ghouls, and Isabelle would have a hard time going one-on-one, so she would be a liability if she went with them.
Lu Yao hadn’t thought of letting Isabelle follow the group and mix experience behind the two brothers and sisters.
However, considering the unpredictability of the abyss, he gave up this high-risk plan.
At this point, Lu Yao had a second thought.
Isabelle wasn’t that rash, she might have her own reasons.
Lu Yao typed.
—Why?
Isabelle replied, ”My lord, my current power is weak and I cannot fight directly in the [Black Abyss]. But I can assist Nevid and Crowe.”
“The Sword of the Forest can give Nevid and Clau enchantments that will benefit them in combat.”
Lu Yao’s brain went down for a few seconds as he watched.
The Sword of the Forest …… could grant enchantments to Blood Knights?
Meaning, the skill [Sword of the Forest] isn’t a single transformation …… but an up status buff?
Lu Yao couldn’t help but take a bite out of his mouth.
His previous skill understanding was completely wrong!
Lu Yao thought back carefully.
In Isabelle’s skill set, the first two [Wisdom] and [Mass Prayer] were comprehensive abilities, not purely combat-oriented skill sets.
[Sword of the Forest], however, turned into an incarnation of the Holy Sword, charging into the enemy and slashing, which was out of place with the previous two abilities.
What’s more, the key thing is.
The activation effect of [Sword of the Forest] was that it would create some forest elemental creatures after the battle.
This was a proper commander-in-chief skill.
If the Sword of the Forest could enchant other people, then everything was clear.
Isabelle’s position was that of a commander-in-chief who sat in the middle of the field.
[Wisdom] represented the growth of intelligence, command and ability, [Prayer of the Dead] was used to gather information on the battlefield, [Sword of the Forest] gave the vanguard generals gain status, and after the battle, they could also obtain forest elemental creatures to replenish their troops.
That’s it.
That’s right!
Lu Yao couldn’t help but slap his thigh.
He asked Isabelle about it in detail, and the reply he received was true.
The only pity was that the Sword of the Forest didn’t add to the group and could only benefit a single unit.
At this point, the formation of the replica squad of the main Blood Knight, the sub-tan Deep Sea Lord, and the auxiliary Isabelle was complete.
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Lu Yao clicked on the key in the upper left corner to open the golden doorway on the island.
The screen suddenly turned.
Words slowly appeared on the screen: [One Level of the Black Abyss].
The simulator was a pixel style, so even in the world of the Abyss, it was just a dark and cold tone. There were no impactful visual elements that would not affect Lu Yao’s viewing and operation.
As soon as the replica squad entered, they unleashed a lopsided slaughter on the surrounding ghouls.
The speed of the heavily equipped Blood Knight soared, he didn’t summon a white horse, but the various attribute gains were still there. Not only did the accelerated Blood Knight move extremely fast, the frequency of his attacks also increased dramatically, killing the enemy more than twice as fast.
Isabelle cast [Sword of the Forest] on the Blood Knight, so the green holy sword hovered above the Blood Knight’s head, giving him an additional green logo of [Sword of the Forest].
The green colour on the logo was slowly depleting, representing the duration of the status.
Lu Yao compared the panel and got the detailed data.
The Sword of the Forest Lv1 brought gains of +15 damage, +15 defence and +3 speed. the combat bonus was considerable.
The Lord of the Deep Sea also brought a little surprise.
Lu Yao used manual mode to manoeuvre this large Python to be on the safe side.
The Deep Sea Lord used its wide torso to protect Isabelle behind it, and the ghouls were mostly rushing it. However, against its high 112-point defence, these ghouls, which only dealt 39 points of damage, were completely unbreakable.
The toxins they came with were hardly effective against the Deep Sea Lord.
The most outrageous thing was that around the Deep Sea Lord, many of the ghouls’ bodies suddenly swelled up, as if they were about to explode themselves in a heroic manner. But soon, their bodies contracted back to normal.
It looked like a ghoul blowing up a balloon with its body and then inexplicably leaking air, the scene was somewhat comical.
Their self-detonation cannot be activated, and the use of toxins often fails, the root of which lies in the [Deterrence] ability of the Deep Sea Lords.
……
[Deterrence].
When facing a low level individual, there is a certain probability that the opponent will fail to use the ability.
……
This ability is extremely effective in actual combat, and can be called a minion’s nemesis.
Blood Knights still get poisoned and bleed out in front of ghoul swarms – albeit rarely. The Deep Sea Lord was like a mountain in front of the ghouls, it was simply insurmountable, and the Blood Skin was almost motionless.
The three-member squad made their way forward to clear the ghouls, killing another ghoul hunter named Jordson, and still didn’t explode any equipment.
As the squad continued to move forward, the environment ahead suddenly changed, and the ground was covered in a layer of white frost.
The game’s background music changed abruptly, and all of a sudden, it became urgent and exciting.
Lu Yao was in high spirits.
The Boss had finally appeared.
A line of text was even displayed on the screen as a reminder.
[Fading Earl Serti awakens from his slumber.]
The ground covered in white frost deviated and cracked, and a large, dry hand stretched out from the ground. A huge humanoid monster chained in golden chains slowly crawled out from the crack, and a gust of gloomy wind gusted around it for a while.
During the Count’s rise, the Blood Knights and the Deep Sea Leader had long since launched a siege on it, causing -60-20 damage to continuously emerge from the top of this Boss’s head.
Count Fading let out a roar, “Damned stinkers! How dare you disturb my slumber! You all must die!”
As it roared, damage values were still bubbling up from its head.
Lu Yao shook his head as he watched.
What kind of era is this, and you’re still engaging in this kind of fancy stuff.
The ones locked up in the abyss were indeed all old-fashioned, protruding a classical appearance and fixed styling.
