Cataclysm King

Chapter 482 Sun Temple and Plague Fruit

After everyone in the Great Sword Group got ready, they continued walking towards the depths of the damp grass.

As I walked, a faint poisonous mist filled the surroundings, and the soil under my feet turned into a soft mire.

But for a group of high-level card masters, it's not a big problem.

The assassins spread out to explore the road and lay traps; the melee card masters guarded the head and tail of the team; and Qin Ru, the leader of the group, also stood in the front.

Ji Xun and several magic and auxiliary card masters were in the center of the team.

The team is composed of elites from the revolutionary army. Even if the fog is thicker, it will not affect the professional perception personnel's ability to identify the direction. The targeted poison-resistant drugs that had been prepared in advance also allowed them to avoid the hidden dangers caused by excessive inhalation of this nerve-paralyzing poison.

In general, I have made all the preparations I can think of.

Ji Xun in the team also walked very calmly.

During the deduction, their team was enough to push through this blackwater swamp.

Expected, nothing to worry about.

The unexpected can only be known when you encounter it.

To deal with poisons, Bonnie, the nanny, is the main force.

She had just drank several cans of toxins that enhanced her combat power, and now her face was glowing green.

Walking beside Ji Xun, she was still thinking about Qin Rushi's previous words. After all, she couldn't help but asked curiously: "Ji Xun, what did the leader mean by what he just said? Are you very good at fighting?"

Ji Xun smiled noncommittally: "Yeah, it's okay."

Bonnie blinked again and asked: "What level are you at now? Why can't I feel your spell power at all?"

Ji Xun said truthfully: "Sixth level."

He is a qigong master, and a unique ability of this sequence is "qi control."

Some methods of sensing strength based on qi are completely useless to him, and it is normal not to be able to sense it.

"Ah, you are already at level six?"

Bonnie's eyes widened when she heard this, and she said in surprise: "I remember when you were on the wanted list, you were only at level one? Or were you at level two? How on earth did you manage to advance to level six in such a short time? "

Although there are many fifth- and sixth-level card masters in their team, you must know that they are all cadres of the revolutionary army, and each one of them is one of ten thousand with high-quality talents.

But even so, none of them has grown up little by little through hard training and fierce battles, and this is where they are today.

Ji Xun responded casually: "Yeah. I'm lucky. The devil's mark and professional card are both good, so my practice is faster. And with Aunt Qin's guidance, the journey has been smooth."

When he said this, a deep look appeared in his eyes, as if he was reminiscing about his path to advancement.

From when I first came to this world, I met Chujiu in the first thought space, got [Mark·JOKER], then went to Innocence City and experienced various things, all the way to now.

In terms of advancement speed, he is indeed faster than the average person.

But the process is far from as easy as he said.

Every time you advance, you are almost on the edge of life and death.

"oh."

Bonnie seemed to understand when she heard Qin Ru's instructions.

Qin Ru's current state, but they, the revolutionary army cadres, know that he has reached the level of a true demigod.

There is also the particularity of the Bai family inheritance.

After hearing this, several revolutionary army cadres who originally wanted to protect Ji Xun dissipated the worry in their brows.

This swamp felt very dangerous to them.

Thinking about the sixth level, at least he has the ability to protect himself.

Along the way, Bonnie and Ji Xun have become quite familiar with each other.

While surprised by his rank, the chief nanny asked curiously: "Ji Xun, are you in the [Erudition] rank?"

She thought, if it was a polymath, it would still be a fragile profession, and it would still need to be protected.

Ji Xun listened and thought for a moment. Erudition was just a hobby and not a battle order, so he corrected him: "Let's just mix things up."

Listening to this strange vocabulary, Bonnie looked at him with a question mark on her face and asked, "What is the order of Zajia?"

Ji Xun responded: "A sequence that knows a little bit about everything."

Bonnie felt that her brain was not very useful: "Isn't that a polymath?"

Ji Xunxiang thought it was too troublesome to explain, so he just said: "Yeah, more or less."

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Bonnie thought the other party was joking on her and made a weird expression.

Ji Xun looked at it and reminded: "Bonnie, your face is too green, it must be 'toxin overload'."

As soon as these words came out, the teammates seemed to have experience.

By tacit understanding, he and Bonnie kept a safe distance.

[Plague Doctor] The combat methods of this professional sequence do not distinguish between friend and foe.

If you don't control it well, your teammates will be poisoned.

"Ah, I almost forgot about the inhibitor while talking to you."

Bonnie was reminded by this, and then she came to her senses and put on the black leather raven's mouth mask.

At the same time, her rumbling voice came out from the mask: "Ji Xun, do you still know about toxins?"

Ji Xun: "Well, I have read some classics before, so I understand a little bit."

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Bonnie was used to it, this guy really knew everything.

The poisonous mist surrounding it was already very thick.

As everyone was walking, Qin Rushi, the leader, suddenly said a reminder: "Everyone, be careful."

Ji Xun walked up and saw some rotten weapons and armor appearing in the swamp.

Judging from the degree of corrosion, it could be hundreds of years old.

In other words, adventurers have visited this swamp before.

But they are now swamp food.

And it can kill heavily armed mercenaries, so this should be the area where [Spiny Spinal Dragon Python] is active.

However, the Warcraft Forest is already full of dangers, and everyone in the Great Sword Group has already been mentally prepared.

Seeing this trace, instead of being afraid, everyone looked forward to those big eyeless swamp snakes coming out on their own initiative.

[Echinospinosaurus] are not very intelligent and cruel in nature. Human beings are the best food for them.

The leading black knight had a large piece of blood stuck on his spear, as if fishing, and looked around as he walked.

Ji Xun also observed his surroundings carefully. Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of the slightly rippling puddle at his feet, and his eyes froze.

Almost at the same time, the perception card master in the team suddenly discovered something and shouted: "Here we come!"

Although there was advance warning, the crisis had actually been lurking around us for a long time.

As soon as everyone raised their weapons, the grass not far away suddenly started to bulge, as if something was rapidly burrowing through the ground.

"Wow!"

The mud is splashing, and the smell of earth hits your face.

A huge snake head emerged from the swamp and rushed towards the blood food with its **** mouth open.

Ji Xun took a closer look and saw that the big snake had a head the size of a calf, with exaggerated skin folds covered with scales like a cobra, and protruding ferocious spines. Most of its body was still in the swamp, and its length was estimated to be more than twenty meters.

When it opened its mouth, two arm-sized fangs in the snake's mouth spurted out green poison.

Ji Xun looked at it and raised his eyebrows: "This is the [Spiny Spinal Dragon Python]"

He had only seen pictures in classics, and this was the first time he had seen this kind of mythical blood-born monster.

Um.

It's really cruel.

Once a snake creature launches a sneak attack, it is very fast.

In the blink of an eye, the big snake was about to swallow the black knight.

But everyone was already prepared.

Almost instantly, with a muffled "dong" sound, "Holy Hammer" Sam charged with a shield and hit the snake's neck.

The moment the big snake froze, the black knight responsible for attracting hatred pierced its jaw with one shot.

The big snake was in pain and realized that these humans were not easy to deal with, and immediately wanted to escape. However, the surrounding puddles instantly condensed into ice pits, spreading on the snake's scales. Quietly, the sneaking dagger had pierced into the heart of the snake.

In the blink of an eye, the big snake that had attacked aggressively just now was already lying on the ground, skinned and cramped into raw material.

"Ah, it's just a fourth-level dragon python. It's so big, I thought it was a sixth-level dragon python. I almost didn't realize it."

"Haha, what a good start! As expected of a mythical blood descendant, he actually produced a complete poisonous demonic core! This is a rare thing."

"The toughness of this leather is also very good. It is so complete that it can be used to make several sets of high-quality leather armor."

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There was no intense fighting process at all.

In the Great Sword Group, a group of card masters whose lowest level is fourth level, there is a tacit understanding that being accused means death.

The tacit understanding among the team members allows them to exert their combat power several times.

When the assassin used his skillful dissection skills to take out the fist-sized green magic core from the snake's head, everyone was excited.

Not all monsters have magic cores.

Not all monsters with magic cores can produce such large magic cores.

Just this piece of [Poisonous Demonic Core] is worth more than ordinary fifth-level demonic cores.

Compared to the excitement of others, Ji Xun watched from the side with a thoughtful expression.

Qin Rushi didn't make a move during the whole process. She looked at Ji Xun's expression and asked, "What are you thinking about?"

Ji Xun said in a deep voice: "I'm thinking about the Blackwater Swamp food chain."

Qin Rushi didn't expect the meaning of this sentence for a moment: "Food chain?"

Ji Xun nodded: "Yeah. Judging from the current situation, the few magical beasts attracted by the water source alone cannot support such a large [Spiny Spinal Dragon Python] group. In other words, there are other food sources in this swamp. . I wonder what it will be and where it will be.”

"Um."

Qin Rushi nodded and understood this explanation.

In the eyes of ordinary people, this is a small problem that will be completely ignored.

But in Ji Xun's eyes, it is a necessary thing in a complete logical line.

From some small details, we can deduce the source.

He had a vague feeling that there might be something special about this swamp.

After packing up the Orochi's materials, everyone moved on.

[Spiny Spined Dragon Python] Although it is a Clan monster, there are quite a few of them in this swamp.

But there is no sense of community, and most of them do their own thing.

Just like a fish, even if one is caught, the bait will still be there and the bait will still be taken.

Therefore, everyone in the Great Sword Group encountered more than a dozen big snakes sneak attacks along the way.

One is of sixth level, two are of fifth level, and the rest are of third or fourth level.

The harvest was huge.

This is the treasure deep in the Warcraft Forest.

As long as you have the strength to survive, you will definitely earn a lot of money.

However, because they knew from the mouths of the two elemental elves that there were seventh-level lord monsters in this swamp, no one dared to be careless.

As he walked along, Ji Xun gradually began to wonder: "It's strange, why haven't we met him yet? Is it possible that the lord is not in the swamp?"

The noise in the previous battle was not small, so it stands to reason that the lord-level monsters should have noticed it.

But it still hasn't appeared.

Ji Xun is very strange.

But at this time, Sam in front shouted excitedly: "Look, there are architectural ruins here!"

Ji Xun's thoughts changed as he listened, and his expression became expectant.

Korra, the elf in the pocket, also said to herself: "I don't understand why you humans are so interested in those stones."

Yes, this is also the direction guided by the elf.

There are many ancient ruins buried by history in the World of Warcraft Forest. In the eyes of natives like the elemental elves, they are just some strange stones.

Ji Xun smiled and walked over. At this glance, several broken stones covered with moss suddenly appeared in the swamp.

Some are exposed and some are soaked in water.

The water is very clear, with various fluorescent aquatic plants, and small fish swimming in it.

If you look closely, you can see that there are some vague carvings on the stone, which look like pillars of some kind of palace.

Everyone in the Great Sword Group gathered around the pillars, unable to contain their excitement.

Because there are architectural remains, it means that this place may have been the territory of human activities, and there may be some other treasures.

There are also archaeologists in the team, but after all, this is the Southern Continent, and the knowledge of the Eastern Wasteland can't tell them anything.

They all looked at Ji Xun in the team inexplicably.

Ji Xun uncovered the moss on the stone pillar and carefully studied the vague patterns on it. He recognized it at a glance and introduced: "This is the sun **** pattern of the Alterac civilization. This may be the site of a sacrificial temple. ”

Hearing this, Bonnie asked curiously: "Ah, Ji Xun, do you still have research on archeology?"

Not only him, but others also cast surprised looks.

To be able to tell the dynasty of the ruins at a glance requires a lot of knowledge.

Everyone knows nothing about the Alterac civilization, and they don't even know about the Illuminati Sect.

"Um."

Ji Xun nodded, it was a bit of a coincidence.

There are many ancient civilizations, but she has been studying the Alterac civilization recently, so she recognized the "sun pattern" as soon as she saw it.

This is the relic of an ancient civilization hundreds of thousands of years ago.

This kind of stone that is exposed and still remains today must have been specially treated.

Don't look at it now as a few broken stones, but back then it might have been a treasure that couldn't be exchanged for gold.

Usually either a large palace or a religious place.

The water near this building is very deep, and in some places you can't see the bottom at a glance. It seems that ancient secrets are hidden in the dark depths.

Qin Ru was watching Ji Xun looking carefully into the water and asked, "What's wrong?"

Ji Xun introduced: "Judging from the specifications of these pillars, the size of the temple may be very large. Judging from the pattern, it is not a 'bishop's temple', but also a high-end place like the 'Pope's Temple'. Usually this kind of There is a lot of space underground when building a clan. It is like the temple of the Holy See, which is used to worship the gods. In other words, there may be some sacrificial items."

"yes!"

At this statement, everyone in the team's eyes lit up.

Archaeological remains are like this and need to be excavated.

Even if you come across something that has been discovered, it may not have been found by anyone before. If they find it, they can become rich.

Moreover, Ji Xun is professional and reliable as soon as he opens his mouth.

"Captain, let's go down and take a look!"

"Okay. Uncle Dong, be careful."

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As soon as Ji Xun said that, two assassins who were good at diving plunged into the water.

Everyone also dispersed, looking for clues nearby.

Qin Ru was looking at Ji Xun's unflappable brows, and the tacit understanding made her guess that the other party had concerns, so she asked: "Do you think that dragon python lord might be spying on us near the ruins?"

"Um."

Ji Xun nodded and said: "I have read from the classics that the Sun Temple is usually the place with the highest concentration of elements in an area. Even if it is a ruin, it still has some spirit-gathering effects. This [Spiny Spinal Dragon Python" 】The tribe is here, there is a high probability for this reason. Also, the [Spiny Spinal Dragon Python] Lord feels very strange to me. I think it is more intelligent than the legend, and may have sensed the threat and did not come out. .Or, for some reason, it is not normal to hide and not want to come out."

As he said that, he also felt incredible.

In the classics, there are also two elemental elves who say that this big snake should not be so smart.

But no matter how he deduce it now, Ji Xun always feels that something is wrong.

Qin Ru nodded seriously after hearing this.

But this is the charm of adventure after all, no one can guarantee what you will encounter.

Looking at the traces on the ruins, it seems that no one has set foot there in at least the past few hundred years, so the probability of digging up treasures is not small.

Everyone in the Great Sword Group was in full swing, diving, diving, and digging.

Soon, more and more stone pillar remains and broken walls were discovered.

Ji Xun seemed not to be involved at all, just standing on a pillar and observing.

But in his mind at the moment was the 3D structure diagram of the temple-building group.

This kind of temple occupies a very large area, usually with a construction area of ​​several kilometers. However, as long as you are proficient in the architectural style of that era, you can restore the layout of the entire ruins in a sense from the distribution of stone pillars.

Sure enough, not long after waiting, as everyone discovered more and more, Ji Xun suddenly fell in love with a direction.

If I really wanted to dig through this area in the swamp, the amount of work would be staggering. It’s also possible that after digging, time was wasted and nothing valuable was found.

That would be more of a loss than a gain.

But that's the average person.

Ji Xun walked over and quietly woke up his plug-in: "Ivan, can you help me feel if there is any space underground?"

In her trouser pocket, the sleepy little Loli was awakened by a bag of candies. Then she chewed the candy, jumped down and landed on the grass. After feeling it for a moment, she responded lazily: "Idiot Ji Xun, it's not here. Over there, about a hundred meters underground, there is a very Big space.”

Ji Xun looked slightly embarrassed and laughed at himself: "Ah, the calculation is a little off."

As if sleepwalking, Ivan jumped back into his trouser pocket and went back to sleep.

Qin Rushi, who was on the side, watched the whole scene, chuckled, and then called to his companions in the distance: "Boni, dig this way."

The Great Sword Group didn't know how Ji Xun and Qin Rushi determined their positions.

But now, no one doubted Ji Xun's professional ability at all, and immediately started taking action.

First, use spells to solidify the swamp near the coordinates, and then dig all the way down.

Soon, a robbery hole was dug.

As Ivan said accurately, when more than a hundred meters away, the people underground suddenly shouted: "Chief, we have dug a rock formation!"

In a swamp, that's not a rock formation.

Ji Xun immediately guessed that it was the top of the underground palace!

The people below broke through the hard stone several meters thick, and sure enough, there was a huge space.

Not long after, everyone descended into the underground space.

Even though everyone was well-informed, they were also shocked by the scene in front of them.

In this underground palace that had been forgotten for hundreds of thousands of years, the few remaining ever-bright magic lights illuminated a patchwork of light and shadow.

The air is not turbid, but filled with a touch of dust and ancient magic.

The depths of the palace were hidden in darkness, with no end in sight.

Its incredible scale can only be vaguely felt.

In front of everyone in Ji Xun was a row of huge steps leading to the temple hall.

Each step is several meters high.

It seems that it was not built for humans, but for the huge dragons.

On the stone steps, two rows of giant stone dragons came into view roughly like guards.

These statues are tens of meters high, almost touching the top of the palace.

The dragon's wings spread out, and the stone scales shone like metal in the dim light.

Its eyes were carefully carved from magic gems, and they were piercing, emitting a faint light even in this dark environment.

It was as if the petrified real dragon could come back to life at any time.

These giant stone dragons have been silently guarding this temple for who knows how many years.

"It's really a temple! Look, there are complete statues of gods in this hall. Hey, what kind of dragon is this? Gee, it's so domineering. It actually made me feel the power of the dragon on the statue."

"Oh my god, there is such a big space under this swamp. My dear, these stone sculptures look like they are alive."

"What race are these giant dragons? Their scales look like metal. Why haven't you heard of such giant dragons?"

"That's the dragon **** guard of the 'Light Sect'. It looks like the legendary metal dragon. The color dragon and the metal dragon are the two branches of the dragon. However, this history was erased by the Holy See."

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After everyone listened to Ji Xun's popular science, everyone suddenly realized.

Just because he recognized it, Ji Xun was shocked beyond words.

He looked at these dragon guards and seemed to see the once powerful Alterac civilization.

The temples of theocratic civilizations were usually the most exaggerated places at that time, where most of the social resources were pooled to build and dedicated to the gods!

Facing this kind of "miraculous" general establishment of the clan, everyone in the Great Sword Group was shocked, and at the same time very excited and looking forward to it.

A place like this would be worth a lot of money even if you just move these stones back!

What's more, no one has obviously been to this underground palace for a long time. Except for natural damage caused by earthquakes, everything else is still in good condition.

Qin Rushi didn't know what he noticed, so he reminded: "Everyone, be careful."

Ji Xun also looked deep into the palace after hearing this.

The Bai family's fairy secret skills are much more sensitive to living creatures than others.

There is a high probability that Lord Dragon Python is really hiding here.

They didn't come out, and they weren't in a hurry.

Ji Xun noticed some details and murmured in his heart: "The specifications of this temple are a bit beyond imagination."

However, before he could think about it, Bonnie, the team doctor who was sensitive to toxins, suddenly said in surprise: "Ah, look!"

Everyone looked intently and suddenly saw a strange plant with three green fruits growing in a small black puddle not far from them!

The reason why I say it is weird is because the three fruits on this plant are emitting a green gas that is highly toxic at first sight.

And that green energy also formed the shape of a skull?

Ji Xun's eyes lit up as he guessed what such an iconic fruit was.

Bonnie could no longer hold back her excitement and exclaimed: "Ah, is this the legendary divine fruit - [Plague Fruit]?"

After all, everyone is a person who has seen the big world.

Hearing Bonnie's excitement, the outspoken "Demolitionist" Lawson was also curious: "Bonnie, what is this thing? Can it be eaten?"

Bonnie said: "I don't know either. I only read in an ancient book that the sap of this fruit is said to be one of the most poisonous in the world. It is said that if the gods touch it, they may be infected with the plague. Also, there is... I forgot. I may have to go back and look through the classics."

This statement obviously cannot solve the problem.

Even the professional poison masters couldn't explain clearly, so everyone could only look at Ji Xun.

Ji Xun has long been accustomed to being regarded as an encyclopedia by everyone.

He lived up to expectations and said: "Bonnie is right, this fruit is highly poisonous, and the green gas can easily corrode through steel. It is even said that it can corrode the human soul, so its poisonous gas looks like a skull. "

"ah?"

As soon as they heard about the poison, most of everyone's inquiring minds were immediately gone.

He also silently maintained a safe distance.

But Ji Xun continued: "But legend has it that as long as you can withstand the toxicity of this fruit, you can transform your bloodline genes and obtain a poison-resistant body that is almost invulnerable to all poisons, and even your soul can be tempered."

After saying this, Bonnie also remembered it and was so excited: "Yes, Ten Thousand Poison Body! That's the effect! I saw that the ancient book also said so!"

For a plague doctor, nothing could be more exciting than encountering such highly toxic material.

But at this time, Ji Xun thought of something and added: "It is also said that only the bones of gods can be used as nutrients to breed such a poisonous fruit. Usually, it is also the favorite of most poisonous monsters. Great supplement”

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Qin Ru listened thoughtfully.

At the same time, her eyes suddenly looked into the darkness in the distance, and a pair of amber snake eyes suddenly lit up!

Before they had time to remind them, everyone had already felt the dangerous aura that sent chills down their spines.

Taking a closer look, a hundred-meter-long [Spiny Spinosaurus Python King] had long been entrenched there.

"Whoosh" sound of breaking wind.

It sprang out from behind the statue at lightning speed, carrying a poisonous aura that was so stench even through gas masks, it attacked everyone.

However, everyone was originally coming for it, but they were just a little surprised and already entered a fighting state.

As the leader of the group, Qin Rushi also put his hand on the big sword and quietly exerted his strength.

Ji Xun, who was in the team, murmured in his heart: "Are you really here?"

The big snake is here, and the previous deduction has come to fruition.

But compared to the lord snake that was bound to appear, Ji Xun had no trouble in his heart. Instead, he was more interested in the environment of the underground temple. He thought to himself: "I wonder where the fresh air comes from? Is this palace still open? Somewhere else?"

(End of chapter)