Terraria: Cruel World Legends

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"I swear that I will always be loyal to the dragon clan and serve them with all my abilities as a mortal!

As long as I am still alive! As long as I still have a drop of blood flowing! As long as I still have my consciousness!

Here, I declare my name to the great glorious dragons - Xerox!"

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The extraordinary voice awakened Xi Yao. He slowly opened his sleepy eyes, only to find that he was surrounded by darkness, like a void space with no boundaries.

Xi Yao held his forehead and recalled. He remembered that he was fighting with a big eyeball on the grassland, then fell from a high altitude, and then fainted... How could he be in this dark place now?

And what was that voice in his mind just now... Before Xi Yao could figure out the situation, suddenly! The surroundings began to vibrate violently!

Xi Yao looked around nervously and saw a beam of light shining in the distance, which was not there just now.

In this dark space, the light appears particularly dazzling.

At this time, the vibrations around became more and more intense, as if the entire space would soon collapse.

With no other choice, Xi Yao ran towards the light.

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"...What a wonderful primordial light... With this, I will eventually become a god..."

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"…Hmm? Promise? Tsk, that thing is worthless."

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Xi Yao was running towards the light when a voice appeared in his mind again.

The sound shocked Xi Yao's mind.

At this time, the vibrations all around had become particularly severe. Xi Yao could even hear the sound of something breaking. It sounded like glass...breaking.

At this moment, Xi Yao was not far from the light.

"...I hereby declare my name: the original god - Xerox... the first god in this world..."

Suddenly, the space began to vibrate violently, and the pitch-black surroundings began to disintegrate. Countless black fragments shattered from all sides, forming several black cracks.

Xi Yao gritted his teeth and ran for his life, and was already very close to the light.

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"...Oh, a mortal could have slaughtered so many gods?

...I am becoming more and more curious. As a mortal, can I really surpass the gods?"

"It's better than..."

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At this moment, this space seemed to be about to collapse completely in the next second. Countless black fragments shattered from all directions, some fell to the ground, and some even fell on Xi Yao...

Even the road ahead of Xiyao had a big crack...

Xiyao ran to the big rift, bent his knees slightly, and then took a running start and jumped to the other side, but it was still some distance away. Just as he was about to use the double jump, he found that the cloud bottle did not seem to be on him.

Just when Xi Yao was about to fall into the big crack, he immediately stretched out his hands. Luckily, he grabbed the outside of the big crack. Then, Xi Yao successfully got back to the top with a pull-up.

At this time, Xiyao was only 20 meters away from the light... 10m... 5m... 3m...

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"Hence, you were born, Xiyao. I hope I can get the answer I want..."

As soon as Chaofan's voice fell, Xiyao rushed into the light.

The next second, the entire black space instantly fell apart.

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Xi Yao only felt that he was enveloped by countless lights, and his eyes were pierced by the light and he couldn't open them... The feeling brought by these lights was neither comfortable nor uncomfortable...

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When he opened his eyes again, Xi Yao was lying on the ground. He quickly stood up, opened his eyes wide and looked around nervously.

There was a grassland all around, very peaceful and harmonious; a few furry rabbits were playing and fighting together; the breeze blowing from afar with the fragrance of green grass brought Xi Yao's thoughts back from the black space he had just arrived in.

Xi Yao couldn't help but sigh. After all, the black space just now gave him an extremely depressing feeling, and there was a strange voice saying strange words from time to time in that strange space.

"Hmm? Xiyao, come here when you wake up."

A familiar voice sounded, Xi Yao turned around and saw Andrew roasting a rabbit behind him.

The golden crust and the aroma are fragrant.

Andrew pulled the roasted rabbit off the grill and handed it to Xiyao.

"Eat it, be careful it's hot." Andrew said with a smile.

Xi Yao didn't bother to be polite with Andrew. He grabbed the roasted rabbit from Andrew's hand and started to eat it.

“Ouch… cough cough…”

"Oh, it's hot, right? I told you to eat slowly. Were you that tired last night?" Andrew smiled.

"Wu... ahem... oh... ahem... speaking of last night, I single-handedly took on a big eyeball last night... you see, its body is right here... eh, where's the body?"

Xi Yao was just about to point to the place where Big Eyeball fell last night, but he found that Big Eyeball's body was gone.

"here."

After Andrew finished speaking, he showed Xi Yao the position behind him.

Behind Andrew there was a pile of black and purple stones, and a white bag with a hint of dark blue.

Xiyao:?!

“Is this the big eyeball?”

"Big eyeball? What's it called? It's called the Eye of Cthulhu, and it's the remains of a god's flesh...

To be precise, these things are the result of my decomposing the Eye of Cthulhu.

Because after the Eye of Cthulhu dies, if it is not decomposed within a short period of time, it will soon turn into dust.

I saw you fainted last night, so I broke it down before it turned into dust, and now I have this pile of black and purple stones.

As for this bag, it's the loot bag... oh, and this."

After Andrew finished speaking, he took out a vortex-shaped object from his pocket.

"This is a legend about the Eye of Cthulhu, and it was also written by the Godseeker."

After Andrew said this, he handed the item to Xi Yao.

Xi Yao took it and listened carefully.

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In the past, the title of hero was earned by facing such monsters.

Now, they thrive from unbridled evil, running rampant, with the horrific injustice of generations of monsters ingrained in their bones.

Killing one eye just paves the way for more, but of course, no one cares about that these days.

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Seeing Xiyao silent, Andrew smiled, then picked up the white bag and handed it to Xiyao.

"It's normal that you don't know what the legend says yet. You will naturally understand it slowly after you encounter it more often in the future...

Well, take it and open it, the spoils this time are very rich. "

Xi Yao agreed, then picked up the bag, found the zipper, and pulled it gently.

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Inside the palace deep in the jungle

The figure sitting alone on the throne holds a crystal ball in one hand, and the crystal ball is transforming into images of grassland, Xi Yao and Andrew.

"..."

Then, he slowly put away the crystal ball, held his forehead with one hand, and seemed to be in a bad mood.

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"...In the past, the title of hero was earned by fighting against such monsters...But now, no one cares about these things...

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...Xi Yao, I wonder if you will be a hero or a coward in the future?

...You are improving very fast, really very fast, but I am still standing still... No... Maybe I am regressing...

...I am looking forward to your performance in the future..."

As soon as the words fell, the figure on the throne slowly stood up and gradually disappeared into the dark palace.

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Surface

"Hmm, that's still not right. First, lean your body forward, concentrate your strength on your arms, and then push the shield forward slightly."

On the grassland, Andrew was teaching Xiyao how to operate the Cthulhu Shield.

Just after opening the bag, Xiyao quickly figured out the eyeball summoning staff inside. Just wave the staff and a friendly eyeball will float above Xiyao's head and shoot lasers at hostile creatures.

But when it came to the Shield of Cthulhu, Andrew explained it more than 10 times but Xi Yao still didn't understand.

"Is that so?" Xi Yao did as Andrew said. Although he successfully sprinted, his movements were very irregular.

"... barely... but the Shield of Cthulhu can only advance 3 meters at most, and you can't even reach 2 meters with this operation.

Well, it takes time to master the operation. You will become proficient after practicing it several times in actual combat."

"By the way... guide, this shield is a little shaky when it's sprinting..." Xi Yao had made more than 10 incorrect sprints in a row, and his head was already dizzy.

"If you operate it correctly, it won't shake like this. Practice it a few more times in your spare time.

The sprinting skill is always an excellent combat skill. Not only can you quickly distance yourself from the enemy, but some sprints can also cause damage to the enemy, such as your current Cthulhu Shield. "

"So, guide, what is this black and purple stone?"

After Xi Yao finished speaking, he reached out to take it, but was pushed away by Andrew.

“Be careful, this is corrupted ore—demon ore.

The magic ore contains a strong dark power. If you touch it without processing, you are likely to be infected with corrupting bacteria, causing your blood vessels, internal organs, nervous system, etc. to gradually rot. In the end, you will become an empty shell.

So, do you know where those monsters in the Corruption Land came from?"

"What, you mean... touching the magic ore will turn you into a soul-eating monster?"

"That's about it... but in fact, most Soul Eaters are native."

When Xi Yao heard the first half of the sentence, he immediately withdrew his hand.

Andrew smiled slightly and said:

"But these magic ores have all been processed by me."

Xiyao: (?_? )

Andrew: (???c)

"Well, Andrew, you're trying to scare me, aren't you?"

“I didn’t say you can’t touch it, I just want you to be careful and pay attention to whether you have any wounds.

The bacteria of the magic mine spread through wounds. If you don't have any wounds on your body, then neither the original ore nor the processed one will have any effect on you.

But if you have wounds, you must not touch the magic ore, even if it has been treated.

These ores can be used to create powerful equipment, but there is no furnace or anvil now, so we have to go back.

But our goal this time is to reach the sea, so unless we reach the sea, we can't go back... Of course, excluding some special circumstances."

"Uh, okay... Anyway, where did you go last night?"

"……Well……

I thought one rabbit might not be enough for the two of us, so I planned to catch another one..."

Xiyao:?

"But didn't you say that it was dangerous at night? Why don't you pay attention to what you said?" Xi Yao said this with a slightly reprimanding tone.

"..."

Andrew shook his head and said with a smile:

"...Xiyao, there is no need for you to inquire about where I went. As I said before, now you just need to accept my teachings and don't worry about trivial matters.

If you really want to know why I always leave you by coincidence every time you encounter a powerful enemy, then you must first have the ability to know these things.

Well, let's finish breakfast and set off." Andrew said, leaning against a big tree, crossing his arms and squinting his eyes.

(Well, actually I think it would be hard to write if Andrew was standing by when Xiyao was fighting the boss. After all, if Xiyao couldn't do it during the fight and Andrew couldn't do anything, it would be awkward. So I just let Andrew avoid the boss when Xiyao was fighting.)

“…That’s all…”

After Xi Yao finished speaking, he took a big bite of the roasted rabbit in his hand, as if he had a grudge against this roasted rabbit... but he unexpectedly choked.

"Cough cough..."

"...I told you to finish your meal early, but I didn't tell you to wolf it down..."

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Soon, after Xiyao finished his meal, he and Andrew set off for the jungle.