The fisherman druid is in another world

Chapter 404: Jian Gai prepares to steam rice
As one of the Old Ones, Priest Luo's ability to use the power of darkness and the emotion of fear is, if not superb, at least consummate.

The dark cloak of fear generated by it allowed Faust to simulate the fog of fear and successfully deceive the constant dense fog in the core area of ​​the swamp.

It is not enough to just be able to hide. In such a thick fog, perception is unreliable and it is normal to get lost.

The psychic realm is Faust's weakness, which further increases the possibility of him getting lost.

Because in this simplified version of the foggy space of the divine realm, interference based on the power of negative emotions is everywhere.

The fog of fear works on the same principle. After absorbing the power of negative emotions, it does not devour it, but processes and transforms it, mixing it with the power of darkness to form a new type of mixed supernatural power.

To put it in a more vivid way, it is an alternative expression of the howling of ghosts, the whispering of demons, etc.

It’s just that one carrier is sound and the other carrier is fog. Anyone who enters will be infected by it.

This thick fog was more evil and sharper than most fogs of fear. Faust could clearly feel the discomfort of being surrounded and encircled. His perception was deliberately condensed into a beam, scanning and detecting like a radar, but it was still being consumed all the time, and the exploration radius was far lower than the normal environment.

In order not to get lost, he made some preparations in advance, including the scepter of water victory.

The top bead of the scepter is still in the Tidal Tower. As its core, it operates and gathers the power of the water element.

As the body of the scepter and the Tidal Bead are already matching magical instruments, they have a special connection with each other.

This connection is inter-dimensional, just like laying underground cables, except that this one is not buried underground, but in the water elemental plane.

Faust determined his current relative position by locating the tidal tower on the homemade swamp map in his mind.

Anyway, he doesn't need to be particularly precise, just roughly accurate will do.

As the journey was long, Faust tried not to delay on the road and headed straight for Samarran.

But it was inevitable to see the specific scene of the outer forces of the Water Evil God who were in such a miserable state caused by the deadly ice tide.

The algae ponds and mud ponds where clams are raised were all frozen over, frozen through to form a large block of ice that was difficult to break open with an ice pick.

Unfortunately, ironware rusts too easily in swamps, there are no decent metal mines in the swamps, and the metallurgical and forging technologies are also very poor.

Sure enough, the clam farmers who were frozen to death also appeared in Faust's vision, some alone and some in groups, with their own postures and expressions, telling of the last suffering they endured before death.

I have to say, watching these alone in the hazy fog half-transmitted by the moonlight on a quiet night, my heart would feel creepy and I would have a strange sense of horror.

Faust took a quick look and chose to leave.

At the same time, he sketched on the map in his mind.

Specifically, it is the so-called Death Ice Tide killing line.

Taking his current location as the center, draw a line from south to north that is roughly parallel to the coastline. The west of the line can basically be understood as the peripheral forces of the Water Evil God in the swamp country, and the bottom of its food chain has basically disappeared.

After walking a distance further, Faust noticed the light in the thick fog and felt the temperature of the blood of living beings.

It is a holy place, a stronghold established by the True Sama sect.

The specific scene looks very evil, like an alternative big tree with root infection effect.

However, this tree is not made of wood. It looks like crystal, but it is not in the shape of a crystal cluster like a flower. Instead, it looks like bundles of steel bars. Due to their different lengths, they form a pointed object like a steep mountain.

The root system of its infection is centered around it and spreads throughout the cracks on the ground.

The black light with a hint of purple scorched the surrounding land. Without having to look down from the air, Faust could picture in his mind the scene that was as if he had been hit by a poisoned arrow, with the poison spreading throughout the blood vessels.

"Is this the reason why the Water Evil God established a bridgehead in the Marshland? It's like a primary version of the Black Evil Pollution Zone in the Dream Dimension?"

Faust is someone who has been to the dream dimension and witnessed the polluted areas firsthand, so he is very sensitive to such concepts.

For the same reason, it also makes it easier for him to tell the difference.

"No, this is not the work of the Water Evil God. This thing just uses the technology provided by the Water Evil God, and its power comes from Sama's power of faith!"

Faust realized that his decision to use the spring pool in the New Castle 22 to gather the power of faith in the water god Sama was an extremely correct decision.

It is precisely because the power of faith there is well guided that Sama's power of faith has not become a treasure trove of power unique to the True Sama religion.

Even so, these traitors still used it to create a divine magic system.

This system may not be able to deal with high-end assassins like him, but it can play a good role against ordinary battle groups and teams.

Especially in this thick foggy area, it is still very difficult to defeat them in the context of defending key points.

Now that they have been washed away by the deadly ice tide and have lost their foundation, time has become their enemy.

However, time does not seem to be on his side.

The poor situation of these villains just shows that the direct descendants of the Water Evil God did not have much expectations for them at all, and they ruled them with the attitude of investing less in them and using them as cannon fodder.

Considering that the Water Evil God himself seems to have no shortage of money, one can imagine that his strategy for operating the bridgehead is probably to concentrate its efforts on major tasks.

Especially along the way, he clearly found that the population of the people in the marshland did not match.

Unless he was extremely unlucky and happened to be walking through a sparsely populated area deliberately designated by the Water Evil God, he should not have encountered only a few scattered clam fields and two True Sama sanctuaries along the way.

Where did the two million people go?

Considering the nature of the evil god, the answer is obvious.

"No wonder there is no legion battle, it turns out that they have been taking the elite route since the beginning. No, it's a strategy to do something big!"

Faust felt that he might have guessed the truth, and he became more urgent to gather intelligence, assassinate top leaders, and destroy key facilities.

He is now a little afraid that this deadly ice tide is actually a step towards a big move by the Water Evil God.

Transmit tremendous energy from the deep sea to this side, freeze the earth in the process, and then create a forbidden spell version of a great earthquake to directly shatter the crust of the western part of the swamp and even the continental shelf, thus creating a world of ice and fire. Maybe it can also help the Fire Evil God in the Evil God dimension controlled by Pastor Luo.

This is not self-deprecation.

It has now been basically confirmed that the forbidden spell cast on the Dark Forest was the work of the Dark One, or in other words, the Earth Evil God.

The purpose is to dig the first 'Dark Well of the Soul' in the soul habitat of the Ash Mountains.

This is a very symbolic and representative event, representing breaking the web constructed by the laws of nature and completing a new round of zero breakthrough.

In ancient times, the evil gods had successfully combined the five elements. Their control continued to deepen as they constructed the main material world with the power of the elements.

But a hero never brags about his past achievements.

They were defeated by the forces of order summoned by the world's will.

As time goes by, it is doubtful whether the old ghost can still make a living.

But the forbidden spell of the Dark Forest, the blackening of the Ash Mountains, and even the pollution of the dream dimension are proof of this.

This proves that at least the Evil God of Earth has kept up with the pace of the world's evolution and is capable of doing big things in this era where the laws of heaven and earth are many times more meticulous than those in ancient times.

Taking this as a reference, why can't the water evil god, who seems to have a similarly rich family background and chooses to accumulate wealth in the deep ocean to do his work, make a big splash and shock the world?
Therefore, Faust inevitably became worried because the evil gods' first-mover advantage was too amazing.

Just like those gangsters, even if they were in jail, their will could still stir up trouble outside. They even transformed the prison cells into alternative safe houses, making it difficult for ordinary opponents to reach them.

The evil god's first-mover advantage is so obvious that even his teacher, Priest Luo, who has great means, can only pull out the nails honestly. It took ten years to clean up the Dream Dimension, and now it will take who knows how many years to clean up the Fire Evil God. If you can deal with the Fire Evil God directly, why do you need to take down the Evil God Dimension at the same time?
It is because sometimes slow is steady and steady is fast, so we have to use seemingly stupid methods.

The enemy has a deep accumulation of strength, and you want to take advantage of it to bypass its strengths, which is actually a risky move. If you are not careful, your limited capital will be lost, and then you will be chased and beaten by the enemy. You can tell with your feet that the enemy will never give you a chance to breathe, but will chase you to the end.

Faust understood these principles.

He dared to take risks because he played the role of Blade and had Eagle's Nest Castle and even Pastor Luo to support him.

If you really have to rely on yourself for everything, you will run out of ammunition, but you won't be able to do anything to your opponent, and then you will be chased without even a chance to breathe. Imagine that kind of life on the run with your status and resources completely depleted. Let alone a comeback, you may not even be able to survive, and you will be exhausted to death. After all, even a good wife cannot cook without rice.

Because of this, when Pastor Luo told him that the swamp was unable to provide top-level military support, he immediately felt under great pressure, slowed down his pace, and advanced steadily step by step.

Judging from the current situation, it seems that our opponent has taken advantage of this mentality.

He is running the business, and others are also running the business.

His project is creation, others' project is destruction.

As we all know, it is always easier to destroy than to create.

This means that if he wants to win this competition, he must have obvious technical advantages and even investment advantages.

It is hard to say whether we have any advantages now, but the other party has a time advantage, having started half a year earlier, which is true.

The occurrence of the deadly ice tide also seemed to indicate that he had no advantage in terms of resource investment.

And if the other party is really doing something big, then the disaster relief and recovery projects he is doing have obviously become petty and despicable things.

When a super-large earthquake occurs, large areas of marshland sink or become a sea of ​​​​lava. What use are the fortresses, dams, ponds, and magical protection systems built based on the current environment?
So Faust felt anxious, and the more he thought about it, the more anxious he became.

Just in this bad mood, at about four o'clock in the morning when the moon was setting, the Mountain finally appeared in his sight.

This was his first time going so deep, and also his first time seeing a man-made creation of this scale.

The icy power constantly emanating from the Demon Mountain and the negative emotions released by the souls of the sacrificed beings merged into a wind of deadly cold energy that constantly swirled around the Demon Mountain.

Therefore, within a radius of one kilometer from the Demon Mountain, there is no thick fog, but instead there are extremely cold winds like ice storms and the occasional freezing scene of electric snakes running around.

The characteristics of the whole thing seem to become more obvious because of the existence of these evil mountains.

Faust took a deep breath and decided to take the risk himself.

Such a Demon Mountain cannot be defeated by the tsunami formed on the upper lane by the Tidal Tower.

Originally, he wanted to create a tsunami that would sweep away the entire camp. In the face of the mighty power of heaven and earth, ordinary barracks and fortresses would be nothing but paper tigers that would be destroyed with ease.

But now he could see that the minions of the Water Evil God had been working hard to build this magic mountain from the very beginning, and it didn't matter if everything else was destroyed.

Especially now, if we don't pay attention to the peripheral forces, they will collapse in the accelerated self-consumption. If we can get a wave of strong firepower from the enemy, it will play a role in consuming the enemy's extraordinary resources before dying, which is a profit.

The Tidal Tower card cannot be used, and the Ogre card is also meaningless.

In this magic mountain with numerous traps, one does not need to think too much to analyze. If a team or a regiment is thrown into it, it will be like mercury pouring out of the ground and will soon disappear without a trace.

He even suspected that the environment inside was much worse than the Fire Evil God dimension he had visited before.

Of course, he was referring to the tomb-like underground palace where the sons of the evil god lived, not the ruins outside.

"So, this time, I'm the only one who can take risks and achieve great success!"

Of course, it is dangerous, but Faust still has a way out.

He was able to successfully escape from the Evil God dimension when the Fire Evil God awakened. It doesn't make sense that the level of terror inside this Demon Mountain would be even more exaggerated than facing the Evil God.

So Faust planted the anchor index on the spot.

This time was different from the previous time when he was in the Hidden Flame Crack in the Great Flame Mountain. That time, the Great Flame Mountain had become basically safe under the effect of the Tyrant Thorn, but this was the inner ring area of ​​the Water Evil God Fortress. If he was accidentally exposed because of the anchor point, and the minions of the evil god discovered his arrival in advance, it would be too bad.

Therefore, Faust put a vest on the anchor index and buried it very secretly under a pile of rocks. Then he started the operation.

The Mountain is closed and there seems to be no portal at all. It really looks like a bug that has been completely immersed in amber and fixed.

Faust entered the shadow plane for this purpose, and then took advantage of the opportunity.

Sure enough, a high-end product like the Mountain is also prepared to defend against invasions from other dimensions.

However, the defenses in the shadow dimension cannot be as thorough as those in reality.

This is mainly because the laws of the shadow plane are different from reality.

Relatively speaking, the rules here are rougher and broader.

The law system of the shadow plane is actually evolving and improving.

However, there is progress only when there is a touch. Just like humans who love to fight, the first technological inventions that promote this are basically the improvement of the means of warfare.

The shadow plane does not have many active creatures, and there are many trials and errors, so its evolution is much slower. However, the law is long and there is no loophole. It is not easy to make big moves in the shadow plane, and because the rules are different, the key points are also different.

In the main material plane, matter is the main existence, while in the shadow plane, it is energy, especially the power of shadow.

From this perspective, both the Water Evil God and Priest Luo hold the key to great activity in this plane.

Now, what Faust wants to test is whether the dark fear cloak given to him by Priest Luo is so advanced that it can even hide the magic forbidden in the Mountain.

If not, then a sneak attack would be more risky and the final effect would be worse.

If possible……

As it turns out, it really works! When Faust nervously stepped into the magic forbidden barrier, he slowly sank into the pool of water like taking a bath, with only a slight ripple of energy, and no more extra abnormalities.

He even noticed through the membrane between the shadow plane and the real plane that the patrolling pseudo-Naga glanced over here and then shifted his attention elsewhere.

Obviously, the noise he made was not worth the other party's further attention. He just noticed the energy ripples from the shadow plane and glanced at it out of habit.

"Very good!" Faust became excited and began to cruise in the magic mountain force field area of ​​the shadow plane.

Here, he can move around the royal city of Samarlan, which is sealed by the Demon Mountain, as if he were moving in the reflections of objects in the real world.

Of course, he would not go to the palace, at least not in a hurry. Through his sensitivity to blood energy, he detected the existence of the members of the Triune Council, all of whom were high-level legends.

It's not that he can't defeat the high-level legend, but he doesn't know to what extent the Mountain has additional bonuses on it, so he won't touch it for the time being, so as not to ruin his mine-laying plan.

In order to deal with the evil water god, he specifically asked Priest Luo for a batch of fierce fire elements.

These are all extraordinary resources that Priest Luo scraped off when he was dealing with the Fire Evil God dimension.

If you want to do it seriously, you have to go deep into the plane of fire element to have a chance of obtaining it. The gains and rewards are often not proportional. Except for those legendary or above extraordinary people who have walked the path of fire element, no one will take the risk for some fierce fire elements.

But on the other hand, it is a magical energy that is far more violent than the ordinary power of the fire element. It can be understood as an extraordinary version of metallic hydrogen, which is extremely powerful.

Didn't the Water Evil God's minions make a huge ice shell? Faust meant to use it as a steamer lid, set up a fire pot underneath, and boil water in the steamer to stew seafood.

Let's give it a good try and see if all the shrimps and crabs in this city can be turned into a seafood chowder...

(End of this chapter)