Lu Yao took a hot bath first when he got home to ease the weariness of work and relax.
When he came out of the bathroom, Little Fire had already finished cooking the food and neatly arranged it on the computer desk: a steamed egg, a glass of cola with ice, a stack of Chips sprinkled with pretzels, and the Perpetual Wine.
Together with the handmade pancakes that Lu Yao had bought on his way back, dinner was complete.
Being able to eat something hot in the middle of winter always puts people in a good mood.
Lu Yao ate a piece of French fries, the outer shell was crispy and the inside was soft and sticky.
He gave a thumbs up to the cactus ball in the flower pot next to him, “Not bad, oh, cooking skills have grown.”
The cactus ball bowed slightly with some pride, “It’s all because you taught me well, Lord God, that your servant was able to learn a minuscule portion of your wisdom ……”
“Well, shut up.”
Lu Yao raised his hand to make it stop.
Little Fire immediately returned to its normal fairy ball stance.
This cactus ball follower is otherwise good, obedient, understanding, doing things meticulously …… but it has a fault: overly enthusiastic flattering.
It is not bad to listen to occasional boasting, but frequent boasting makes Lu Yao feel awkward.
In this day and age, licking is the same as blacking, and blacking is the same as whitewashing.
That’s about it.
Everything in moderation.
Lu Yao ate while focusing on the pixelated world in the simulator.
After resting for a few days, today he was going to launch a big operation to explore the [First Floor of the Black Abyss] again and advance the progress of the ground floor’s survey a bit.
The upper right corner showed.
Population: 22,318 Faith: 21,545
With the large amount of faith brought about by the last fanatical cult, Lu Yao’s arsenal of ammunition is now well-stocked.
However, to go down the copy he had to pay full attention, keep an eye on the scene at all times, and from time to time he had to operate on two fronts – in addition to manually operating the Deep Sea Lords, he also had to pay attention to casting miracles. Every time he entered the Black Abyss, it was also a mental drain on Lu Yao.
He nourished his energy for a few days and adjusted his state to prepare for the second time for the next layer.
The duplicate squad trio quickly assembled.
As Lu Yao used the key to open the golden gate, the game interface once again turned into the grey abyssal world.
The words [One Level of the Black Abyss] slowly floated in the centre.
Unlike the last time, this time there were hardly any ghouls to be seen on the periphery of the entrance.
Occasionally, one or two ghouls were awakened from the ground, and as soon as they saw the trio of Blood Knights, they immediately dug into the ground in fear and scrambled to cover themselves with rocks and dirt to mount their corpses.
Lu Yao found that after Earl of Apocalypse was killed off, the remaining ghouls in the neighbourhood had completely dispersed. They no longer acted together in an orderly manner, and their aggressiveness and boldness were much smaller.
Obviously, they were level 40 monsters, but they basically panicked when they encountered the Blood Knights and dug up graves and fled, with no thought of confrontation at all. Instead, it was more like they had the appearance of self-awareness.
The trio continued to explore inside along the previous path.
They crossed the frost-covered area where Count Fade had awakened, now crumbling and silent, with only traces of the battle and rubble littering the ground.
The background music kept its normal soothing tone.
One thing that annoyed Lu Yao in the abyss was that there was no mini-map here, so he had to keep trying to find his way. His overhead view didn’t give him any advantage either.
Lu Yao pulled out the [Mirror of Fiery Blaze] from the props bar.
His first purpose of going down to the copy today was to experiment.
Lu Yao pondered. Since he had a long-range meteorite bomber like [Egil’s Fire] in his hand, if he could fire at the abyss and wash his face with a swarm of meteorites, wouldn’t it be much easier to go down to the copy and fight the boss?
This beautiful thought was quickly dashed.
Lu Yao attempted to activate it by aiming with the crosshair on the monocle, but the entire crosshair appeared grey and could not be activated.
He was a little disappointed.
But after calming down, Lu Yao also figured it out.
The Black Abyss was essentially another Shard World.
[Egil’s Fire] doesn’t have that ability to strike across worlds …… If it really can do that, maybe this miracle can really protect the Undersea Wanderer clan.
Just as he ended the experiment, the tempo of the background music changed and the BGM lightened up.
There was a situation!
Lu Yao returned his attention to the Abyss map.
The replica trio arrived at a peculiar area. The wind was blowing here, and the ground was covered in thick layers of ice, with condensed ice sculptures everywhere.
The trio became visibly wary as they arrived at this new scene.
Even the Blood Knight, who was at the forefront, had reduced his movement speed and was wary of the surroundings.
A black cage appeared on the ice ahead.
It looked like a giant birdcage. The cage was surrounded by golden chains, firmly fixed to the ground, and there was a snowman inside.
This is the boss?
Lu Yao carefully observed the caged man.
The snowman looked normal, with a carrot for a nose and black buttons for eyes.
It has a red fluffy hat on its head, a red scarf tied around its neck, and its arms are two branches with red gloves on the ends.
Seeing the people coming from outside, the snowman inside the cage enthusiastically waved his twig arms, “Greetings, strangers!”
“It’s been a long, long time since I’ve seen another, and you are very welcome to the Abyss.”
However it was securely bound by golden chains and a black birdcage outside, as if it were a very dangerous prisoner.
Lu Yao double struck the top of the snowman’s head.
……
【Hero LV5】Snowman Jimmy
Life Value: 10/10
Mana: 15/15
Damage: 0
Defence: 0
Speed: 2
[Undead]
For unknown reasons, he possesses the characteristic of immortality, and is able to keep coming back to life.
[Curse of the Old Gods LV10]
Cursed by the Old Gods and sealed in all directions.
[Enchanter]
Less mana consumption when casting spells.
Field of Zero (Uncontrolled)
When the ability is on, all targets within Jimmy’s field of vision are continually subjected to cryogenic damage and have their speed reduced.
[Snowball LV5 (Out of Control)]
Creates snowballs to attack enemies, and there is a certain probability that being hit by a snowball will enter the [Freeze] state.
……
This data panel looked a little confusing to Lu Yao.
Whether it was in terms of level or ability, Jimmy the Snowman was not as good as a normal little monster outside.
However, in terms of its location within the Black Abyss and the treatment of its captivity, it seemed to be even more dangerous than Earl Dying.
The snowman staggered over to the cage and waved his arms.
“You came from outside right?”
“……”
The replica squad is a bit speechless in the face of the Yeti.
However, Lu Yao noticed that a [Zero Degree Field] negative status had surfaced above the heads of all three of the Blood Knights, -0 life value deductions were constantly appearing, and all of their speed had been reduced by 2 points.
The Snowman spoke to himself, “Further in, it’s the Tyrant’s territory, he’s the ruler of the first level of the Abyss.”
“The Tyrant is very scary, you guys better not go any further.”
“Excuse me, is there light outside?”
It was the first time Lu Yao had met a boss in the Abyss that could communicate.
Under his command, Isabelle said, “Why are you locked here?”
“I don’t know.”
The snowman gripped the cage with his twiggy arms, “I’ve been here as long as I can remember, and my past memories are sealed. Can you guys talk to me a little longer? Just say whatever you want!”
“I haven’t spoken to anyone in a long time, the ghouls ignore me, Mr Earl says I’m bad luck, and the tyrant calls me a loser ……”
“For the first time, I’ll give you a gift.”
The snowman’s two twiggy arms felt around in his body, seemingly finding no treasures to hold.
Finally it plucked off its own red nose and touched it again and again with some reluctance, before finally handing it over with both hands and placing it on the ice outside.
Lu Yao mouse placed it on the snowman’s nose on the ice.
……
[Carrot]: a plant.
……
Lu Yao’s face twitched.
It was really just a carrot to eat.
