Star Forge Titan

I've mentioned before that its head is like a cat's, with two triangular protrusions on its head fur that look like cat ears, and they flutter quickly when it's scared.

There is a circle of exceptionally soft sideburns on his neck. In addition to a pair of exceptionally large and bright eyes, there are three pairs of round things on his forehead, which look like crow's eyebrows.

But when the big eyes closed because of fear, those round eyebrows were moving quietly, which were obviously sensory organs, perhaps they were several other pairs of eyes.

The eight legs are not the sharp blades of a spider, but are covered with fur and have faint stripes. The whole body is round, and there are protruding soft tissues at the end that can adhere to the ground, which looks like a cat's paw pads.

Behind the little monster's round body, unlike a spider, there is a tail.

At first glance, it doesn't look very long, like a ball of fur like a rabbit's tail. But a closer look reveals that it's actually curled up because it's scared, and it must be longer normally.

All in all, it looks a bit like the Cat Bus in the cartoon that Alvin watched as a child.

So...what exactly is this [desert curse word]?

Is it a cat-cat-worm? Or a spider-cat?

At this time, Lilim and other team members who followed closely behind also passed through the pit where Ivan "freestyled" and arrived at the new corridor.

By the light of the fireball in the wizard's hand, they also saw the strange little animal hiding in the cocoon. Regardless of whether it was a disguise or not, its strange yet cute appearance made it difficult to call this little creature a monster.

"Hey, that's kind of cute."

Lilith moved closer as she spoke, but her actions did not match her words. It seemed as if she was going to poke the other person with a dagger instead of a finger.

Even though she looked like a little girl, Lilim, a halfling thief, was, after all, a mature adventurer with several years of experience. She wouldn't be easily fooled by a strange creature with a cute appearance, unless it was truly too cute...

"Be careful, that thing might be poisonous." Andre had just warned when he saw the frightened little animal move again.

“Mee——!”

The furry little creature shrank back into its cocoon, its chubby little paws constantly scratching the walls of the shelter it had woven.

My friend, are you tying yourself up in knots?

Seeing this scene, Alvin couldn't help laughing out loud.

"Haha, you seem to be a little fool." Lilim laughed strangely, looking like a naughty child with a bad heart.

"Don't hurt anyone unless necessary. It's shameful to waste food." The orc muttered and crossed his hands, but did not step forward to stop it.

After all, Lilith isn't really one of those bear cubs from his tribe, so just mentioning her is enough.

"Is this... a demonic creature?" Kalani thought for a moment and suddenly said an unfamiliar name.

"Are you talking about that weird-looking chimera that looks like a bunch of animals stuck together?" Alvin frowned, then his eyes became cautious as he looked at the little guy.

"You know Chimera? Almost, but Chimera is just a type of magical creature."

Kalani was a little surprised at first, but then she didn't ask too many questions and just continued to tell everyone the relevant information she had learned.

"So-called magical creatures are, in full, 'magically modified creatures.' They are created by artificially modifying natural creatures through the use of magic to interfere with their development. They often have special uses, such as experiments, medicinal purposes, and so on."

"In fact, many of the magic pets of mages are also modified creatures." After saying that, Kalani looked at the little guy with a look like a magician.

The so-called wizard-like look is almost the same as the way a subject instructor looks at mice in a laboratory.

"Meow!" The little guy screamed immediately.

"Hey, don't scare it."

Lilith glared at the half-elf wizard in dissatisfaction. It was obvious that the little guy in front of her was one of those "too cute" ones.

"Mee@＃(@*＆＃!(￥＃" The frightened little guy suddenly made a series of grunting sounds.

The changes in tone sounded regular, and it didn't seem like the strange calls of animals, but a strange and ancient language.

"Hey hey hey, you can talk?" Lilith said in surprise.

But everyone else frowned at this.

"Ancient... Norse?" the half-elf mage said uncertainly.

If this thing could use language, it would almost directly confirm Kalani's previous guess.

Except for intelligent creatures, ordinary animals cannot use language, and among all the intelligent creatures living on the advanced continent, none of them grow into little monsters like this.

In addition, the language used by the other party sounded very similar to the ancient Norse language used by the early ancestors of the North.

It is said that it is an ancient language left over from the ancient Giant Kingdom, and most of the tribes living on the northern ice fields originally communicated with each other in this language.

Later, after they established contact with other places and deepened communication (referring to rowing south to plunder), this ancient and difficult-to-learn language gradually began to incorporate the vocabulary of ancient human Saga language, and was finally gradually replaced by the Xuma language commonly used on the continent today.

The language used by the little guy in front of him sounds very similar to Old Norse, except that there are differences in pronunciation, grammar and common expressions, which are almost the difference between modern English and Old English.

The half-elf frowned. The long lifespan of the half-elf allowed him to know a lot of knowledge, but he could only understand a small part of the words in the ancient Norse language, which was almost extinct.

The general meaning is that this little guy is begging for mercy, and saying that according to some regulations, enemy soldiers and enemy intelligent servants who choose to surrender cannot be attacked.

At the same time, Ivan, who was standing on the other side, had a very strange expression.

because……

He could totally understand.

Chapter 38 Symbiotic Servant Clan

A simplified variant of Uranus?

Or maybe Low Uranus?

And the so-called Old Norse is a simplified variant of Uranus with a dialect accent?

The simplified language created specifically for the servant races was formed by removing the part that could induce magic and the relatively more complex part. This was the ancient Norse language mentioned by the half-elves, and the reason for its appearance.

A strange realization arose in his mind, a fragment of information scattered from the inheritance of Ishtarli.

Except for the ceremony of establishing the foundation of the original world, only a few words will occasionally emerge when stimulated by the outside world.

Alvin, who knew about the Uranus language from his inheritance, could naturally understand this simplified version of the ancient Norse language.

"Symbiotic Servant Clan of the Factory-Type Mobile Fortress Hellagh, production number 33045768233230132. According to the recognized regulation No. 755 of the War of Bias, intelligent life with souls shall provide humanitarian treatment to intelligent life and intelligent servants above level 3 who express their surrender..."

"The War of Divergence?" Alvin approached the shaking cocoon and whispered this unfamiliar term in standard Uranus.

"?" All he got in response was a bunch of (unmistakable) round, blank stares.

Then, the soft white cat-bug began to repeat the same words again.

After a little thought, Alvin came up with a possibility.

Perhaps, the little guy in front of me only knows the pronunciation of this sentence and when to use it, but it does not understand the real meaning of the words.

Just like parrots, after being trained, can learn to imitate the pronunciation of certain specific human languages, thereby obtaining food as a reward from their owners.

The 'talking' parrot itself does not understand the true meaning of the words, but simply learns the superficial phenomenon that it can get food by saying this sentence, thus completing the conditioned reflex-like training.

In fact, the words spoken by the cat and cat worm may be information passed down from its relatives for many generations, and they themselves have never actually experienced a situation where they needed to use these words.

Skinner box...

Alvin silently thought of a famous psychology experiment in his previous life.

At the same time, he also secretly memorized the name "Battle of Divergence" in his mind.

"Do you understand what they say?" Lilith looked at Ivan strangely.

"I just said it casually. It seems like you don't have any reaction." The black-haired boy raised his hand and pinched the scruff of the cat bug's neck to lift it out.

The latter struggled and screamed continuously, and finally twitched and became stiff, hanging limply in Ivan's hand as if he was really scared to death.

The two front legs near the head of the cat-worm stretched upwards like a suffocating person, while the six short legs on the abdomen dangled downwards and swung back and forth, like capitalists and scabs who were packed and hung on a street lamp.

"Tsk, I feel guilty about bullying small animals."

Alvin curled his lips. The pounding heartbeat he felt in his hand was enough to show that the little animal in front of him was just pretending to be dead.

The cat-worm that was lifted up looked just like a slightly larger cat, except for a few more legs. It gave people a cute yet strange feeling.

By the way, the hair on the body of this unknown catworm feels very smooth, just like a mixture of silk and coral fleece.

It’s just that petting a cat is fun for a while, but it will cause you to get scratched.

As the adventure team was studying the unfamiliar little animals in their hands, a series of rumbling sounds came from the other end of the corridor, followed by bursts of familiar shouting.

"Hiss—ha—mi—!"

The sound came from far away and was obviously approaching the corridor where the few people were.

"Get ready for battle, something big is coming!" Andre shouted first.

This veteran sandworm hunter was also quite experienced in exploring ruins, and he immediately issued various instructions to familiar team members.

"Kalani, increase the light."

The half-elf wizard nodded, waved his hand to disperse the fireballs, and chanted a spell to summon a large number of floating light balls. The bright light quickly enveloped the surrounding corridor that was dozens of meters long, leaving no shadow at all.

"Gaoshan, prepare your defenses, and protect Kalani."

"Huha." The orc let out a war cry and immediately took a rock-hard fist posture, allowing the petrifying power to begin to transform his skin.

"Lilim, watch your back."

"okay."

The halfling thief agreed crisply, raised his hand and threw a scattering spike obstacle that looked like a 'caltrop' on the ground.

Although these things may not necessarily cause much damage, they can at least serve as a warning when the enemy launches a sneak attack.

What's more, a thief's skill is not just about using props.

The halfling's figure gradually faded. This kind of spell-like ability was rare among first-level warriors. However, she soon discovered that Evan's eyes would always linger for a moment when passing by her.

Does this new guy even have the ability to see through invisibility? What a little freak...

Lilim sighed speechlessly and enviously:

At the same time, Andre also gave instructions to Ivan.

"Newcomer, let's take two steps forward and form the first line of defense." As he said that, Andre took off a round shield that was hanging on the belt behind him along with the broadsword.

Although this shield has a limited area, it can provide good defensive effects in the hands of someone who knows how to use it.

"Okay." Alvin had no objection. While activating the magic power in his body to start the "Virtual Scale Steel Armor", he did not forget to hold the Annihilation Battle Axe in his hand, which emitted a low hum.

All this happened in a very short time, almost in the blink of an eye, and the adventure team was ready to engage the enemy.

The person who was making the rumbling sound in the distance finally appeared in everyone's sight.

With the help of the lighting magic released by Kalani, Alvin and others could see each other's appearance clearly.

A huge spider monster appeared, its body covered in a lot of rock fragments and its head almost scraping against the corridor ceiling.

Eight heavy, sharp blades repeatedly struck the stone floor of the corridor, leaving scratches and a resounding rumble. It was like a tumbling boulder, threatening to sweep away everyone in the adventuring party.

But the next second, Ivan's expression became strange.

Because he discovered that in the gaps between the rock fragments stuck to the surface of the seemingly huge spider monster, there was actually a white silk-like filling.

In addition, through the gaps between the fillings, you can see many small round dots that are flashing with faint light.

Those little dots gave him a sense of déjà vu.

Could it be that……

After a moment's thought, the savage Titan from the north punched the spider monster expressionlessly in front of the astonished gaze of his teammates.

Ivan didn't even use all his strength, but when his right fist, which was covered with the power of the black boxing configuration, collided head-on with the huge spider monster.

An unexpected scene happened.

The massive rock spider, over three meters tall and filling the entire corridor, collided with Ivan's fist the moment...

Explode! Explode!

Bang——! ! !

White, black, red, blue and spotted, a large group of cats and insects with different fur colors were like popcorn coming out of a pot with the lid opened, screaming "meow" and "meow" as they sprayed out from the "spider monster" that had cracked in the spot.

The soft fur balls were scattered all over the ground with a "bang bang bang" sound. Although the white silk thread filling the "spider monster" protected them, those little eyes still looked like they were emitting mosquito coils and had a dizzy look on their faces.

This is not a rock spider monster at all, it's clearly a large scary toy made by a group of cat bugs using silk threads and gravel!

It’s also hollow!