Your secret game is absolutely poisonous!

Chapter 245: The Soul-Calling Bell and Ashes
Skyshroud Behemoth is a more difficult dungeon area.

The main storyline copies include: Temple Outskirts, Dryad Jungle, Purgatory, Midnight Sun, First Spine, GBL Goddess Temple, and Second Spine.

In addition, there are several hidden copies including "Forbidden Land of Sky Curtain" and "Breeding Ground of Tree Spirits". If necessary, one or two activity copies or original copies will be added appropriately.

After adventurers open the Skyshroud Behemoth dungeon area, they can start exploring from the "outskirts of the temple" and go deeper step by step, and finally challenge the weakened Apostle Rotus in the "Second Spine" area of ​​Skyshroud Behemoth.

Lotus will become the first apostle boss defeated by the adventurer!

This BOSS is only level 38 in the dungeon. Adventurers can challenge it as long as they can reach level 40 or so. However, if they challenge it in the Return to True Mode, its strength will reach a level no weaker than that of a fourth-level three-star.

Even in an extremely weak state, Rotus is still difficult for mortals to defeat. Even the top-notch Arad warriors of the same level cannot resist his powerful mental attacks.

Qi Ji believes that this big boss will leave a deep impression on the adventurers.

Of course, even if you just follow the normal exploration process and plot of the original work, it will take a long time to complete this area, and this can be seen from the level distribution of the copy.

The monster level in the lowest-level dungeon is generally around level 25.

The monster level in the highest-level dungeon is generally in the early 40s.

In other words, before reaching level 40, adventurers have to spend most of their time in Skyshroud Behemoth, and the difficulty of upgrading in the secret realms of the Arad continent gradually increases. It is definitely not something that can be completed in a few days to upgrade from level 20 to level 40.

What's more, there are a huge number of tasks.

There are both main quests, side quests, hidden quests, random quests, etc.

In order to enrich the experience of the continent of Arad, Qi Ji enriched the original game's plot characters and basic framework, and increased various types of plots and tasks by at least ten times.

Adventurers explore the Skyshroud Behemoth.

It’s not as simple as just swiping.

These adventurers can not only witness the tragic situation of the GBL headquarters ruled by Rotus, but also get to know the whole picture of Rotus and the Sky Veil Behemoth.

In addition, adventurers can further develop relationships with various characters and forces, or delve into the details of GBL life, cultural history, and even ancient civilizations.

In ancient times, the Sky Veil Behemoth was the temple of the goddess of beauty Venus.

Therefore, there are still many relics and secrets that even the GBL religion has not yet cracked.

Qi Ji has relevant setting materials in his hands. If there are adventurers who delve deeper into this line, he can also create one or two special copy areas for the Sky Curtain Behemoth that are independent of all the main and side quests.

all in all.

This will be a rich and imaginative adventure.

Qi Ji estimated that even top adventurers like Vesalos would need at least half a month to get through. Ordinary second- and third-level adventurers who wanted to explore more thoroughly would have to spend at least one or two months repeatedly in this place.

This is the good thing about secret realms in online games.

It allows people to brush repeatedly every day without getting tired or tired.

It is estimated that many high-level adventurers will return to the Sky City and Green Forest to brush the King's Map. A large amount of resources can be produced every day. Miracle City will definitely make a lot of money in this process!

The appearance of the Sky Curtain Beast.

Apostle Lotus's gimmick.

This put the continent of Arad at the center of discussion.

A local adventurer who had just arrived in Miracle City exclaimed, "It's amazing! This secret realm is tailor-made for us adventurers. I've never seen such an exciting adventure world!"

Another newcomer was equally excited, saying, "Although it's a secondary secret realm, its scale is comparable to the core main secret realms of top-tier territories. Each dungeon area is equivalent to the main secret realm of a high-quality dungeon, not to mention the large number of towns and people..."

An elven adventurer commented: "Guns, magic, swordsmanship, machinery, knights, elves... Although this world may seem a little strange, it also contains many familiar elements."

"..."

It is true that the continent of Arad is just a secondary secret realm.

As Miracle City’s first long-term, true RPG online game, it is very important to Miracle City.

The levels, equipment, skills, social and team systems, and other innovations in the gameplay of this secret realm are eye-opening for adventurers.

The characters are vivid.

Very individual and charming.

No wonder so many adventurers are addicted to it.

Among all the secret realms in Miracle City, the popularity of Arad Continent is second only to Frenzy and Ten Kingdoms, and higher than Star Sea and Disease Realm, which shows its popularity.

……

Mengbai has returned to the border area.

Although she was also very interested in the content of the Sky Curtain Behemoth.

However, compared to the continent of Arad, she obviously attaches more importance to the adventure and development of the border area. After all, this is a world that has not been opened up, and there is a chance to become a legendary fader leading the dungeon!
In terms of content.

It is different from the youthful vitality and passionate feeling of the continent of Arad.

The border area gives people a feeling of decadence, depth and gloom. It is full of majestic wonders, but at the same time it is introverted, silent, dead and dilapidated. This feeling of alienation and mystery has a unique charm.

I really can't understand why there is such a big difference in style and temperament between the same dungeon and the secret realm created by the same lord?

Of course, there are more than just these two secret realms.

It is said that every secret place in Miracle City is extremely unique.

No time to think.
Time is running out.

First I left the forest blessing where I met Melina.

Mengbai heard that when he went to watch Visaros and others' adventure in the continent of Arad, an adventurer playing the role of a Faded One had successfully passed through the woods and arrived at the camp in front of the Storm Level in Stonewell City.

"I have to hurry too!"

Mengbai activated the spirit horse whistle and blew it gently.

A large amount of star-like soul energy emerged and gathered from the void, and instantly turned into a horse with horns on its head.

This is the spiritual horse Torrett that Melina gave to the Faded One. It rubbed his hand very smartly, then leaned over and waited for its owner to ride on it.

"Good horse!"

I rode on Mengbai to experience it.

She was surprised to find that Torret could communicate with his master's mind.

Therefore, it is very convenient to be able to move as you wish without giving any instructions.

This feeling is very wonderful. It seems that Torret is not a horse at all, but a part of the body extending outward, so it is easy to achieve precise control of the horse and the rider in unity.

Torret is also very powerful in terms of performance.

It is extremely fast and flexible, and can easily cross rugged mountains or jump over cliffs. Even in complex forests and rugged mountains, it can move as fast as the wind.

This is an excellent means of transportation.

This is also a very good fighting partner.

"If I had obtained you earlier, even facing the tree guards would have been much easier!" Mengbai stroked Torret's mane and said with emotion: "From today on, you will follow me on adventures and witness me become the King of Elden!"

Torrett neighed as if in response.

Mengbai officially started the action.

Although the terrain of this forest, which covers an area of ​​tens of thousands of acres, is complex, walkable paths have formed in the forest due to the frequent passage of mountain goblins and giants, or the marching of large armies.

Mengbai quickly spotted soldiers on patrol or in ambush.

In order not to alert the enemy, she canceled the summons of the spirit horse, then groped her way forward through the bushes and locked onto three patrolling soldiers.

From the outside, these Grek soldiers who serve the limb-jointing demigod are not much different from normal people. Their armor mainly consists of iron helmets and chain mail, and their simple outer garments are painted with "big tree" and "beast" patterns.

The tree should represent the golden tree.

The beast is said to represent the first king, Godfrey.

Greg is a descendant of Godfrey, so it is not surprising that Greg's soldiers and knights have these decorations, and this is also the delicate part of the secret realm of Miracle City.

According to the monster encyclopedia unlocked by adventurers.

The strength of an ordinary Grek soldier is about three or four stars at the first level.

When the Ring of Law was broken, the vast majority of people who believed in the Golden Law in this land called the Borderland suffered varying degrees of shock on the spiritual and mental levels.

At the mildest, people become emotionally indifferent, numb and dull.

In severe cases, they may completely turn into a walking corpse or lose their mind and become completely crazy.

Of course, there were a few lucky ones who were not affected and could still communicate normally, and the few Grek soldiers in front of him looked relatively normal.

Mengbai could hear them talking.

There are many complaints about the heavy workload.

There is also the fear of Greg's growing madness and twisted nature.

These sane soldiers would rather sleep in the open air than return to Stonewell City, because Stonewell is now a super-large slaughterhouse.

Of course, some family matters were occasionally mixed into the conversation.

For example, some soldiers mentioned things like "I hadn't been home for two or three years and found that I had a one-year-old son", "My wife said it was a gift from the golden tree", and "The supreme will is so great".

Mengbai eavesdropped for a while but felt that there was no particularly useful information.

In order to avoid being discovered, she launched a surprise attack, stabbing her sword into the back and through the heart, killing one soldier first.

"who?"

"It's... the Fader!"

The other two Grek soldiers were shocked.

They all took out their weapons, one holding a two-handed greatsword, the other holding a long sword and a shield, and then quickly attacked Mengbai. The first to approach was the shield-bearing soldier, who tried to suppress the Fader with his shield.

Strike several times with the sword in quick succession.

Although they were all blocked by the shield.

But after being strengthened by Melina, his strength and power had increased significantly. How could a shield-wielding soldier possibly withstand it? He could only barely block four or five sword strikes before his body became unstable.

Mengbai seized the opportunity and quickly moved to the side, stabbing the soldier fiercely in the neck with a sword. Blood spurted out and another soldier fell down. Although the last soldier was shocked, he also raised his two-handed sword and attacked Mengbai.

Dang Dang!

The greatsword struck the shield twice.

Although sparks flew, Mengbai did not move at all.

Mengbai received two attacks, and the Grek soldiers were exhausted, so they immediately swung their swords to fight back. Sparks flew when the weapons collided, and they broke the opponent's neglected King's Army sword in half on the spot.

A cold light swept across.

The sword was pressed against the throat of the Grek soldier. Meng Bai, his face contorted with murderous intent, shouted, "Do you want to live or die?"

The soldier's face was filled with fear. He obviously hadn't expected that this Faded One was so powerful.

Mengbai tried to keep this person alive so that he could communicate, just to ask about the defense and detailed information of Stonewell City. Unexpectedly, the soldier refused to reveal any information and instead shouted loudly despite being terrified.

No way.

Can only be killed with one sword.

The three soldiers burst out a small amount of rune.

In addition, there are several relatively complete pieces of equipment.

Mengbai didn't have time to collect all the spoils when suddenly a crossbow arrow shot out from the woods and she was hit in the chest. She quickly pulled out the arrow and kept her distance, then took out the red dewdrop holy grail and took a sip.

next second.

The wound healed.

Mengbai rolled to avoid the arrows that followed one after another, and quickly ran towards the attacker with sword and shield in hand, only to find that there were five Grek soldiers in the bushes.

So many?
I guess he was attracted by the shouting!
Mengbai jumped and attacked immediately.

The attack was easily blocked by a large shield held by the leading Grek soldier.

"Mengbai, be careful!"

"This is no ordinary Grek soldier."

"He is a knight of Grek, with the strength of a second-level, one-star!"

"..."

Only then did Mengbai realize that this Grek soldier was different. He was taller than ordinary soldiers, and the armor he wore was obviously more advanced. He wore a gray helmet tassel and held a knight's sword.

Combat skill——Blood slash!

The surface of Knight Greg's greatsword was covered in blood.

The moment he swung the sword, blood formed a splashing blade. Although Mengbai used his shield to block it in time, he felt that the opponent's slashing power was extremely strong, and part of the blood-colored sword energy passed through the shield and fell on his body.

not good!

Great!
As he staggered backward.

Soldiers on both sides rushed up and launched an attack.

Mengbai could only barely parry a few times, and Knight Greg took advantage of the opportunity and stabbed him in the chest with a fierce sword.

dead!
【The adventure ends! 】

[Rating for this round of adventure: C-!]

Mengbai didn't make much progress this time. Not only did she waste some energy, but she also lost the rune she had just obtained, which made her feel very unwilling.

Rest for two minutes before continuing.

As a result, they failed to escape from the woods both times.

The number of Grek's soldiers and the threat of their traps proved more formidable than anticipated.

There is only more than half an hour left before the dungeon closes, so it is very likely that we will not be able to go to Stonewell City today.

But at this moment, Mengbai obtained a very useful piece of information from other adventurers in Miracle City. She simply gave up crossing the woods to go to the Storm Level, and instead used the blessing to teleport back to the Church of Aire.

The campsite at Airey Church is relatively lively.

At least dozens of faded ones will appear every day.

Mengbai can choose reliable teammates here. With the help of helpers, it will be much easier to pass through the woods full of Grek soldiers... Of course, this is not her main purpose of coming back this time.

Because the remaining time is not enough for another round of battle.

The reason why Mengbai returned to the Church of Ailey was mainly because an adventurer triggered a hidden plot here, and through this hidden plot he could get a very useful item.

As for the method, it is very simple.

First, you need to trigger Melina and obtain Torret's Spirit Horse Whistle.

Then go to the Church of Islay and choose to rest until midnight, because the relevant hidden plot will only be triggered at midnight.

Mengbai sat cross-legged in the blessing and activated it, then chose to rest for ten hours, because according to the current time at the border, ten hours of rest would be exactly midnight.

It's black in front of you.

Ten hours passed.

When Mengbai opened his eyes again, it was already completely dark. The entire Ailey Church fell into deathly silence. Only a strange blue mist was seen between the ruins and the camp.

This mist seemed to have a powerful hypnotic effect. At this moment, both the wandering merchant Kale and other faded people in the camp were sleeping at the same time.

A faint voice was heard.

"Faded One, please come here... Don't wake up the others. I just want to meet you alone."

Mengbai immediately looked in the direction of the voice and saw a woman dressed as a witch sitting on the ruins outside the Church of Aire. She was surrounded by hazy mist, giving people a mysterious feeling.

interesting.

It looks like it's her!

Mengbai walked forward without saying anything.

This person has a beautiful appearance, wears a big witch hat, and her eyes are full of magic like moonlight.

If you look closely, you will find that her skin texture is not like that of a living person. She has four arms and the joints have traces of stitching. It can be seen that this body is not natural flesh and blood, but a very realistic magic doll.

Meng Bai asked: "Excuse me, who are you..."

"Nice to meet you. I'm Witch Reina. I heard the spirit horse Torret has a new owner, so I took the time to find this place..." The woman who called herself Reina looked at the ring in Mengbai's hand as she spoke. "It seems that this person is you. You can summon this spirit horse, right?"

Meng Bai nodded: "Exactly, what advice do you have for me?"

Witch Reina: "That's right. I have something to give you. Please accept it and don't refuse. It was entrusted to me by Torret's former master..."

Mengbai obtained an ancient silver-black bell from the other party.

She couldn't help but ask curiously, "What is this?"

Witch Reina explained, "This item is called the Soul Summoning Bell. Some souls in the borderland haven't returned to the Golden Tree. As long as you can obtain the ashes containing their souls, you can summon them. These spirits not only possess the combat skills they had in life, but will also be controlled by you..."

Meng Bai felt his eyes brighten.

According to what the witch meant.

Can this bell temporarily revive souls and control them?

If this is the case, this will not only be a very powerful prop, but also an extremely powerful treasure. If it can be converted into real-world value, it will be inestimable.

"I happen to have a portion of ashes here. Although the quality is not high, I will give it to you as a gift."

Witch Lena took out another small bottle, and inside the transparent bottle was some grayish-white soul energy. The so-called ashes were actually ashes formed by the soul.

"Well, I guess we won't meet again. Let's savor the taste of the borderland!"

Reina continued, "I'm also looking forward to seeing how long you faders will obey the two fingers..."

Finish this sentence.

Reina's body suddenly turned into countless stars and smoke and disappeared.

At the same time, the mist that enveloped the Church of Aire quickly began to dissipate, and many of the drowsy Faded Ones woke up one after another, and no one knew what had just happened.

If it weren't for the bell and ashes in my hand.

Mengbai even suspected that it was a dream.

She quickly checked the two new items in her hands.

[Soul-Calling Bell] (Secret Realm Item), a fourth-tier rare item...

[Stray Wolf's Ashes] (Secret Realm Item), a rare first-tier item...

This bell looks ordinary.

I didn’t expect it to be a fourth-level treasure!
And its function is as powerful as expected. It can directly summon a spirit through the ashes containing the soul. Although this spirit can only exist for a short time, it has all the combat skills of its life.

Even if Mengbai is knowledgeable.

I also think this thing is a rare treasure!
She immediately went to the wild, activated the summoning bell, and used the ashes of the stray wild wolf. Amidst a low wolf howl, three translucent spirit-like wild wolves were summoned.

Even if it is a first-order unit.

When three of them come together.

The combat power that can be exerted is also not weak!

Mengbai believed that with the help of the three spirit wolves, even if she faced a team of four or five people led by Knight Greg, she had the confidence to fight them and kill her way through the territory to the Storm Checkpoint in front of Stonewell City.

such a pity!
There is no time.

Because the secret realm was about to close, she had no time to experience the feeling of controlling the wild wolf and fighting with the Greg soldiers. In the end, she had to reluctantly leave the secret realm.

Although I feel regretful.

But at the same time, I am more excited.

From the spirit horse whistle to the spirit-calling bell.

The story of "Elden Ring" indeed contains a lot of treasures.

Now the adventurers who play the role of the Faded Ones are very interested in the "Spirit Summoning Bell", because with the characteristics of this item combined with the abundant spirits in the dungeon, wouldn't every adventurer in Miracle City be able to summon temporary monster soldiers like a lord?
……

at this time.

Qi Ji returned to the lord's mansion.

Preparing to summarize the day's income.

At this time, Jill, wearing a beret, came in and reported:
"Lord, as per your request, we have successfully procured two blueprints for the advanced training tower."

"Is it out so soon? Great!"

Qi Ji was satisfied with the efficiency and speed of acquiring the drawings.

In this way, the territory can build two third-level training towers, and then as long as the fourth-level "Illusionary Enlightenment Tower" blueprint is received, the Miracle City version of the cinema can be successfully built.

Resident Evil, Star Wars, Naruto...

Qi Ji's sea of ​​inspiration contains a lot of materials that can be used to produce movie theaters, and once the Miracle City Cinema Chain is successfully built, it will have even stronger promotion capabilities.

The cultural invasion of Miracle City will be unstoppable and usher in a blowout!
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(PS: Ask for monthly ticket!)
(End of this chapter)