Star Forge Titan

"Using the lives of an entire city as a sacrifice is something that even a great wizard cannot do easily. Just to create a sacrificial array covering such a large area would require at least three months of preparation, and that's under ideal conditions with no interference." Alvin noticed that there were too many unreasonable aspects of this plan.

This is not normal.

"Someone is helping him. I'm not sure who it is, but Lucius is definitely not acting alone. There is another force behind him." Khayon said quickly, while remaining highly alert to his surroundings.

"As for the sacrificial array, I've done some research. The environment in the Avonmore sewers is too harsh for ordinary people. Even the mystical monsters transformed by the Blood Order through spells are not very adaptable, unless they increase production costs."

"So, considering the comprehensive cost-effectiveness, this task was handed over to the School of Undead. We will regularly create a batch of special undead with fixed activity durations, and release them into the sewers to clear out the low-level monsters that breed there, so as not to threaten the safety of the residents of the capital." At this point, Khayang couldn't help but feel a little ironic.

The job that was originally intended to protect the residents of the capital could become a shortcut to killing them.

"You mean, they will set up a sacrificial array through the sewers." Alvin realized the key.

"Yes, a few months ago, Lucius used the excuse of experimenting with the capabilities of the new undead army to take over this part of the work. If he cancelled the self-destruct mechanism of those undead, the sewers might have been filled with various dangerous undead under his control. The old guy is best at collective control of large numbers of undead." Khayon said with a sneer.

"I originally thought that I could use the power of the Demon King's Court to drive him out and steal some things at the same time, but I didn't expect that this old guy would secretly make such a big fuss." When he said this, the black-robed wizard couldn't help but reveal a bitter expression.

After all, Khayon is still too young now, and is far from having the far-reaching plans and shrewdness of those great wizards who have lived for dozens or hundreds of years.

"Without solid and reliable evidence, even the Demon King would find it difficult to deal with the top leaders of a faction immediately. After all, Mr. Gustav is not in his prime." Alvin shook his head and looked at the sewer entrance not far away.

It was close to the main sewer line in the city, so it was much wider than the branch pipes. However, to prevent the monsters that bred in the sewer from rushing out, it was sealed with a very sturdy iron gate.

Mr. Gustave...

When Khayang heard Ivan addressing the Demon King, his face looked a little strange.

"There is no evidence, this is indeed a problem." As he said this, he followed Ivan's gaze, then looked back at him stiffly.

"Wait, you don't mean to..."

"If there is no evidence, then find the evidence." Alvin gave a simple, crude but straightforward solution.

"Besides, if that kind of magic circle stays for even one more day, it will be a threat to this city. Although I am not a tourist player, I also want to take a good look at this ancient city of Avonmore." As he said, he kicked open the sewer entrance blocked by the iron gate.

As a city with heavy rain all year round, Avonmore's sewer system is very large. Even the main pipes in the branch areas are large enough for ten people to walk side by side.

"Are you coming?" Standing in front of the dark entrance, Alvin turned around and looked at Khayang who was standing there in a daze.

"so I……"

"I heard from Frey that she often came to the downtown area when she was a child." Alvin inexplicably mentioned the eldest princess who was not present.

With his intelligence, he had already guessed the existence of some things, but he just didn't say them out loud.

"Aha, I remembered that I don't seem to have anything to do today." Ka Yang suddenly raised his voice.

"There's nothing wrong with playing an adventure game." The black-robed wizard walked to the tall barbarian with his head hung.

In fact, Ka Yang knew that if he wanted to leave, the other party would most likely not stop him. Anyone who could hang out with that silly nice guy must be a good guy at least, even if he wasn't a nice guy.

But when his eyes swept across the dilapidated lower town around him, the black-robed wizard finally sighed silently and did not turn around and leave.

"Let's go." Alvin, accompanied by his temporary 'companion' with a complicated expression on his face, strode into the Evanmore sewers, which were like an underground maze.

But not long after, he turned back and lifted up the fence gate that was kicked down. The dark golden light of [Reshaping the World] surged, and he quickly repaired and fixed the door, making it even stronger than usual.

"We can't let the monster escape." Alvin muttered and clapped his hands, revealing the satisfaction of someone with obsessive-compulsive disorder who has achieved 100% mission completion.

"Why are you taking so long!" Kayang's voice came from not far away.

"I'm coming."

Then, the two of them disappeared into the darkness again, just like a brave man slowly enveloped by conspiracy, or a pair of guns of justice about to pierce through the darkness!

Chapter 42: Under the Earth

I need a gas mask...

Alvin walked in the underground sewer with a pale face.

There were all kinds of dirt floating in the ditch with sewage flowing in the middle, and slippery moss could be seen everywhere on the roads on both sides.

Although Palladio is a game that maximizes the sense of immersion by removing the status bar and other methods, it is originally possible to reduce external stimulation by adjusting the sensory synchronization rate in the game, but the real Palladio does not have this convenient function.

"As expected, the more I look at you, the less you look like a barbarian." Khayang looked at Ivan with a frown in amazement.

"The real Ice Barbarians are a race that doesn't mind not bathing for the entire winter."

At this moment, the black-robed wizard was wearing a piece of gauze as a mask. As someone who grew up in the lower city, he was very accustomed to this harsh environment. Even the fake smile on his face did not change at all.

"..."

Shit, there's no way to respond to that.

However, as Ivan focused his attention, the hidden effects of the transformation ritual gradually became apparent. The artificial organs obtained through the incantation ritual were not simply implanted organs. During the ritual, the corresponding control methods were also magically imprinted into the brain.

After relying on his firm will to eliminate external environmental stimuli, Alvin gradually found ways to reduce physiological rejection and control and strengthen his senses more precisely. This is a rational perception mode that treats the stimulation of the senses purely as part of the perceptual information.

This rational perception mode allowed him to quickly adapt to the harsh environment in the sewer. Not only was he not disturbed by external odors, but he used his developed sense of smell to keenly capture various information.

Seeing his performance, Ka Yang couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and his risk rating of this person increased by one level again.

After all, there are many ways to increase physical strength, but willpower is something you can only rely on yourself.

At this moment, the black-robed wizard held a cluster of magic flames in his left hand. It was the 'thief's candlelight', the prototype of the 'firefly tail light (traitor's light)'. The light emitted by this magic flame could only be seen by the caster and his teammates.

Therefore, the two of them don't have to worry about their whereabouts being exposed by the light.

"Wait." Ivan suddenly raised his hand to signal Khayon to stop moving forward.

"Something's coming."

"Are you sure? I seem to..." Khayang lowered his voice. There was nothing abnormal within the magical perception range of the Dead Soul Eye.

But before he could finish his words, he heard a clear sound of water approaching.

It was like a big fish swimming quickly along with the current.

"There won't be any fish here, right?" Although he said this, Alvin had already pulled out the Crusher heavy pistol.

"Maybe, but I suspect it's a water ghost." Ka Yang also pulled out the Lind steam gun from the gun bag under his armpit, and then decisively opened the valve to enter the activation state.

Small monsters with low magic power like water ghosts will indeed not cause any reaction from magical perception.

With a splash, the water surface twenty meters ahead was broken by something, and a monster with a human-like structure but blue-green skin suddenly jumped out.

It has no hair and no pupils in its eyes, which are covered by a layer of white membranous tissue. Its protruding ribs can be clearly seen on its skinny body, but its abdomen is large and round as if swollen. Its five fingers are long and narrow with claws at the ends, and its legs appear skinny.

This is a scavenger monster that originally lived in small families of three to five near waterways. But when humans began to build large cities, they began to appear in the sewers of every city.

Although this monster is not very threatening, it is very difficult to completely eliminate it. Even if all the water ghosts in the local sewers are eliminated in one go, other water ghosts will migrate from other places along the waterways in the future.

An adult male can drive away a water ghost with a stick, and an adult Elrond demon can fight a group of them alone, but they pose a considerable threat to the elderly, children and pregnant women, so the entrances and exits of the sewers need to be blocked with iron gates.

People hate this monster as much as they hate cockroaches, so much so that in some areas there are adventurers who specialize in eliminating water ghosts.

Seeing the water ghost standing there with its back bent and hissing and roaring at them, Ivan and Khayon both looked indifferent. The former gained superhuman perception due to the secret ritual of incantation, while the latter also shared wide-area magical perception through the Dead Soul Eye.

In addition to the water ghost, there was a bigger guy approaching quickly within their perception range.

Seeing that the two men had no reaction, the water ghost showed a look of fear and lay on the ground using all four limbs to run away.

But before it could run three meters, a dark shadow leaped out of the waterway. With the crisp sound of bones shattering, a monster resembling a catfish but with two thick legs bit the water ghost.

The newly appeared monster was more than three meters long, with its mouth wide open and covered with fine and sharp teeth. It seemed as if it didn't use much strength, and half of the water ghost's body was easily bitten off by it like a sugarcane. The blood mixed with internal organs sprayed on the side wall of the sewer, splashing large patches of filth.

"What the hell is this thing?!" Alvin was stunned, then his face changed drastically and he pinched his nose.

He was not afraid, but this thing was too ugly and weird-looking, and most importantly, it smelled terrible!

"Damn it, it's the arcane monster that those Blood Order guys threw into the sewer!" Seeing the vague double-helix lifeline symbol on the monster's forehead, Khayang quickly determined the origin of this thing, and at the same time raised his hands to cover his mouth and nose because it was so smelly!

"Most likely it's out of control." Seeing the water ghost instantly torn into pieces like a rag doll dropped into a meat grinder, the black-robed wizard couldn't help but feel like retreating.

Because the spell-modified creatures created by the Blood Order are mostly created through various mystical rituals, they are also called mystical monsters by the outside world.

Although he didn't understand this kind of monster, he understood the research and development ideas of the flesh-and-blood monks of the Blood Order.

First, you have to be able to fight, and second, you have to be able to run...

The harsh wild environment of Elrond has taught them to develop the mindset of increasing combat power before deciding on anything.

This is also because if a mystical monster is not powerful enough and is released into the outside world, it will most likely become prey to wild animals. In that case, it will not be able to complete any work at all.

Secondly, they can run away because there are all kinds of dangerous individuals among the wild beasts in the outside world, and the combat power of the arcane monsters is inevitably limited by cost, so if they cannot defeat them, they must at least be able to run away.

But when this hit-and-run arcane monster gets out of control...

It will be very troublesome.

Kill with one bite, eat up in two bites, the mystery monster with a great appetite turned its head and looked at the two people not far away.

[Mysterious Monster - Out of Control Scavenger] Ivan glanced at the pop-up prompt, but did not step back like Khayon.

"Look at its left leg." The tall black-haired boy held the Crusher heavy pistol in one hand, pointing the muzzle at the out-of-control scavenger monster while observing calmly.

This monster with a good appetite does not seem to be in as healthy a physical condition as its appetite.

The two bent legs supported the huge body to stand. Compared with the normal right leg, the left leg was obviously shriveled. The two looked as different as dehydrated vegetables and fresh vegetables.

"Hmm? The traces of the withering ray? Or a spell with a similar effect." A gleam flashed in Khayon's narrowed eyes.

"Although sewers can breed monsters, wizards won't appear out of thin air, right?" Alvin raised the corner of his mouth and told a not-so-funny joke.

"It came from the front. The wizard who created this trace should be over there."

"Tsk, I really don't like this kind of ugly and smelly thing." Ka Yang complained with a headache and a frown on his face.

"Who isn't?" Ivan shrugged.

The next moment, the out-of-control scavenger monster let out a deafening roar, and then stumbled towards the two of them like a long-legged bowling ball.

Then, sharp gunshots suddenly rang out in the sewer.

Bang, bang, bang, accompanied by the sharp whistling sound of high-pressure steam, the magic steam pistol in Khayang's hand fired a series of lead bullets, making bloody holes in the scavenger's tough skin.

But due to the caliber, small lead bullets have limited effect on such huge monsters. Ka Yang frowned and took a half step back, letting Ivan move to a more forward position, ready to cast the undead spell to deal with the enemy. Before completing the spell, he let his free teammates hold off for a while.

On the other hand, Alvin didn't care about the traitor's writing about reasonable distribution of work, which was read as the traitor's cancerous behavior of selling out his teammates.

The tall Titan descendant held the Crusher heavy pistol in one hand, stood sideways with the pistol held horizontally, and stood still with his feet one in front of the other. His ice-blue pupils looked through the mechanical sights on the barrel, and with his sharp gaze, he connected the bloody mouth of the scavenger monster with the sights.

boom!

Unlike the sharp whistling sound of a steam gun releasing high-pressure steam, the sound of the Crusher Heavy Hand Cannon is as loud and deep as a church bell.

The elemental crystal at the end of the self-propelled gem bomb exploded instantly under the impact of the magic-containing firing pin. The violent elemental power was restrained in the barrel of the gun made of inert magic-averse metal, and was forced to transform into a tremendous force that pushed the bullet out of the barrel rapidly.

The cracked elemental crystal spewed out a stream of flames backward along the hole created by the firing pin, causing the gem bomb to continue to accelerate during its flight.

A long, narrow line of crimson fire rushed out of the muzzle, and the end expanded rapidly, as if a rolling fireball was emerging from the muzzle. The power released at the moment the elemental crystal was broken caused a fleeting and intense magical fluctuation in the surroundings.

The .75 caliber self-propelled gem bomb pierced the air, leaving a red tracer trail, and also disappeared into the scavenger monster's bloody mouth full of sharp teeth.

Since the crystal gem in the warhead is lighter than the corrosive iron in the back that serves as the projectile body, the bomb deforms and rolls at the moment of impact, and the resulting cavity effect causes huge trauma in the monster's body.

At the same time, the kinetic energy carried by the gem bomb will be applied to the scavenger monster to the maximum extent, causing an extremely strong stopping effect.

The huge monster was like being hit head-on by an invisible fist. It paused for a moment, and then its head involuntarily flipped upwards and hit the top of the sewer heavily.

Almost without a pause, its fat belly suddenly bulged outward, and its thick skin as strong as rubber burst into pieces. The red fire element power suddenly erupted from it, blasting a bloody hole through the monster's body from front to back.

The scavenger monster let out a scream and its steps became staggering, but its tenacious vitality that allowed it to survive in such a harsh environment as the sewer prevented it from stopping completely.

Seeing this, Alvin was not moved at all. He had just used his steel-like muscle strength to easily offset the recoil of the Crusher, which was enough to break an ordinary person's bones. The muzzle of the gun did not jump up by more than a few millimeters when he fired the gun.

So, when the arcane monster's body twitched violently and continued to move forward, he locked onto the target again and pulled the trigger without having to adjust the muzzle.

The magic firing pin triggered the bomb, a red light flashed, and the self-propelled gem bomb drilled into the scavenger's soft abdominal cavity through its open mouth. The explosion of its thick skin seemed particularly dull, and a black smoke with a smell like burning feathers wafted out of the monster's mouth.

The scavenger monster's staggering steps stopped, and inertia carried its huge body forward until it stopped less than a meter away from Ivan's feet.

Without any mercy, Alvin moved the gun away expressionlessly, then raised his right leg and stomped it down hard!

The power of the Space Marines made this trampling force comparable to that of a warhammer. The scavenger monster's head, which was almost entirely occupied by its big mouth, was chopped into pieces by one kick, and a large fan-shaped blood stain splattered under Ivan's feet.

The headless body twitched slightly a few times and then became completely motionless.

"Just to be on the safe side." Only at this moment did Alvin lower his eyes and speak softly.

"What... is that?" The fake smile on Khayon's face froze.

Cold sweat streamed down his forehead. If he remembered correctly, it seemed that this dangerous object had just hit his head. And the guy holding that dangerous object possessed a dangerous brute force comparable to a weapon.

"Bullets, what else could it be?" Alvin looked at his captured temporary companion in surprise, feeling a little strange about the question whose answer was obvious.