Wizard Earl

Chapter 417 Azedin Serpent

Upon hearing the name of the magical beast "Azedin Serpent" from Margaret, Connor seemed to understand something.

The word "Azedin" in ancient Byzantine means bloodthirsty and devouring. The Azedin serpent is not a common magical beast. Connor had only seen records of this serpentine magical beast in ancient texts. According to these texts, the Azedin lurks deep underground and enjoys devouring rotting corpses. Moreover, the Azedin serpent is extremely greedy for the blood of living beings.

In terms of strength, the young Azedin snakes are equivalent to wizards and junior wizard apprentices. As Margaret said, the adult Azedin snakes are roughly equivalent to intermediate wizard apprentices. Although their individual strength is not high, Azedin snakes are social animals. Once they appear, it is not just one or two, but at least ten or a hundred.

At the same time, the Azedin snake is a highly aggressive magical beast. As long as a living being appears around it, regardless of whether you pose a threat to it, it will attack you out of greed for your blood and flesh. The Azedin snake's high aggression is not only directed at enemies, but also at its own kind. The growth of an Azedin snake from its juvenile stage to adulthood is a history of killing. They fight with enemies and also with their own kind. A wizard once conducted an experiment and found that only one out of five juvenile Azedin snakes grows into an adult.

According to Margaret, there are hundreds of adult Azedin snakes on the second floor of the dungeon. So there must be at least five or six hundred Azedin snakes on the entire second floor of the dungeon. Such a large number would be easy for a formal wizard to face and could easily lead to an accidental defeat!

After seeing that Connor remained silent and simply stared at her after she explained the situation of the dungeon they were going to, Margaret, who knew Connor's personality very well, naturally understood what he was thinking. She rolled her eyes at him and then said, "I know that on the surface, having you accompany me to the second level of the dungeon seems much riskier than having me help you kill people, but Connor, you should understand that although there are many Azedin snakes on the second level, with the right methods and sufficient preparation, we are not without a chance!"

"Aside from these Azedin snakes, are there any other dangers on the second level of the underground palace you're going to?" Connor asked in a deep voice.

"There should be another restriction!" Margaret thought for a moment, then said to Connor, her tone hesitant, as if she wasn't quite sure about what she was saying.

"It either is or it isn't. What do you mean by 'should'?" Connor was somewhat dissatisfied with Margaret's words. How could she not be sure about something so important?

“Here’s the thing,” Margaret explained to Connor. “I got the blueprints for the underground palace from an elder, and he told me that a group of Azedin snakes inhabit the outer perimeter of the second level, and there are some restrictions in the core area of ​​the second level! But last time I entered the second level, after encountering the Azedin snakes, I wasn’t prepared, so I didn’t break through the outer perimeter where the Azedin snakes were and enter the core area of ​​the second level. Therefore, I can’t be sure if those restrictions exist!”

Hearing Margaret's explanation, Connor frowned again. If it was just a group of Azedin snakes, then accompanying Margaret to the second level of the dungeon to get her to help him kill old Victor wasn't out of the question! Margaret was right; with the right methods and thorough preparation, getting through this group of Azedin snakes wasn't impossible!

According to ancient records, the Azedin snakes detect enemies using their keen sense of smell. As long as they release even the slightest scent, these snakes will detect your presence. However, if you prevent them from smelling you, even if you are a meter away from these beasts, they will not be able to detect anything! Connor came up with two ways to prevent the Azedin snakes from smelling you!

The first method is to find a way to completely conceal one's aura. Without an aura, the Azedin snake naturally won't be able to smell it. However, this method has a fundamental problem: Connor can completely conceal his aura, but he can't finish it in more than a minute. No matter how much he tries to save time, a minute is not enough!

The second method is to make the Azedin snake unable to smell your scent, and since you cannot completely conceal your scent for a long time, you can also consider finding a way from the Azedin snake!

Connor could try to concoct a poison bomb that releases a strong, irritating smoke. Before entering the second level of the dungeon, he could throw a few of these poison bombs into the dungeon to fill it with poisonous smoke. Then, he and Margaret could go down wearing masks. With the help of the poisonous smoke, the sense of smell of the Azedin snakes in the second level of the dungeon would be basically useless. If he and Margaret were careful, it wouldn't be impossible for them to pass through the outer perimeter of the second level of the dungeon where the Azedin snakes were located and enter the core area of ​​the second level of the dungeon.

From a technical standpoint, given Connor's alchemy skills, there are no technical difficulties in using the second method to manufacture poison bullets. If Connor were willing, he could produce poison bullets in three or four days.

Even if the poison bombs don't work, Connor, who is skilled at crafting alchemical bombs, can use them to deal with the Azerdin snakes. These snakes, which live deep underground, prefer cold and damp environments, making intense heat their natural enemy. The alchemical bombs, releasing sufficient light and heat, will undoubtedly be very effective against them! So, while a group of hundreds of Azerdin snakes might seem frightening, it's not without a way to deal with them!

But now, besides the Azedin Serpent, some kind of ridiculous restriction has appeared, which makes Connor somewhat...

Seemingly sensing Connor's intentions, Margaret's beautiful eyes flashed with hesitation, but ultimately she gritted her teeth and continued speaking to Connor: "Let me be honest with you, in the core area of ​​the second level of the dungeon, there's something I absolutely must obtain, and it concerns... the blood witchcraft I've been practicing!"

Connor glanced at Margaret with some surprise. He hadn't expected that the dungeon was related to the blood witchcraft that Margaret possessed. However, as unexpected as it was, upon closer inspection, it seemed to make sense. Judging from Margaret's attitude towards the dungeon, it was very important to her, which coincided with the blood witchcraft!

(End of this chapter)