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"Let's put that aside for now. The question is how we should communicate with Ouroboros."

Blaze looked up at the sky with a headache. It was foggy there and he couldn't imagine that this was the belly of a creature.

In fact, he went to Mekingiod City to find the Ouroboros's incarnation instead of going to the edge of the world to find the real body, because he considered that the Ouroboros's body was extremely huge and he would have no way to communicate with it. Now, he couldn't even communicate with the roundworm in his stomach, let alone the Ouroboros.

"We're not so leisurely as to explore this place in detail."

Blaze pulled out his Emergency Escape Device, which showed it was usable. However, when he swapped it out for a regular teleporter, it said it was out of range. He had no guarantee he'd get another challenge after leaving this place.

His instinct told him that this was a test from the Ouroboros. If he passed the test, it would listen to his request. If he gave up, the Ouroboros would no longer pay attention to him.

"How about we look for the place where the Ouroboros is? With our size, even if the Ouroboros shrinks, we can still walk out directly." Chicken came up with a bad idea.

"..." Blaze didn't answer immediately. Instead, he hesitated for a long time and asked seriously, "Is the Ouroboros male or female?"

"male."

"Then let's go find that location. I, the male, will have no burden." Blaze suddenly realized and stepped forward.

Blaze hadn't taken a few steps when the classic scene occurred.

The monster suddenly appeared and attacked.

It was a zombie with half of its body charred and the other half normal, rushing forward waving a large sword covered in rust.

[Wanderer of the Land of Death LV95]

[Pathetic corpses, unable to live or die. They have lost their sense of direction and cannot find a path to rest, so they can only wander and rot forever.]

Blaze dodged the vertical chop by turning sideways, raised his fist and struck hard, breaking the Wanderer's sword into two pieces instantly. Then he grabbed the Wanderer's neck with his other hand.

"Friend, can I ask you something?"

Blaze remembered how strangers approached a completely unknown area: they would question everything they found, even monsters. What if they were capable of conversation? What if they were hiding some clue?

If there were walls around, Blaze would definitely dig into the cracks.

"what--"

The Wanderer opened his rotten mouth and uttered a series of meaningless syllables. Blaze thought it was hopeless, but the Wanderer kept opening his mouth, as if he was saying something.

Blaze looked at his blessing, the hidden effect of possessing both [Night Watchman] and [Lantern Bearer] at the same time, with a very high probability of triggering special dialogues with the dead, wandering spirits, ghosts, and vengeful spirits.

Apparently, the Prowler responded to his question, but he couldn't understand it.

"This..." Blaze looked at the [Translation B] that he had blessed.

He still remembered that after reaching Z proficiency in [Translation], he could decipher not only the subtext between the lines but even the other person's breathing. It was clear that [Translation] had great potential, but it was also very difficult to achieve proficiency.

Blaze hadn't shut down the skill since learning it, which was why he only had a proficiency level of B. Now that he thought about it, he must have been mumbling non-stop during the training mission with Chiron, trying to improve his proficiency in [Translation].

It seems that if you want to understand the language of the Wanderers, you must improve your proficiency in [Translation]. And raising B to A requires... 10 skill points.

This is a reduction of 100 points in all attributes. Not to mention wisdom and faith, his strength will be reduced by 100 points. What a disturbing change!

Blazer raised his head and tried hard - for a while, he comforted himself with Herbie's theory of "there is gain only when there is sacrifice" and used 10 skill points with a painful heart.

【Translation A】

[Can read the hidden meaning between the lines, even if it is only one syllable]

The Prowler's voice became clearer.

"Oh blood-spotted giant dog, I will offer you sea-la-pancakes. Please let me pass through the gate and rest in peace..."

The wanderer's body decayed quietly, as if he had found peace after his words were understood.

……

The hidden strategy method for monsters in the Undead series is to chat, or to chat and gossip.

The dead speak a different language than the living, but most of them are reluctant to rest in peace because they cling to the world of the living. Therefore, with a high level of proficiency in [Translation], you can reach the souls of most of the dead through conversation, and even use high-level dead as targets to trigger quests and gather intelligence.

Unfortunately, the first reaction of players when they see undead monsters is to cover their faces with holy water, which leads to them entering the combat phase directly.

This is also caused by the inherent prejudice against undead monsters from playing other games.

Chapter 378 The Lost World of Death

【Hella Pancake】

[A shortbread made of warm sunshine, a soothing sea breeze, and tears of joy. Its description of the deliciousness of the world of the living is so tempting that even the terrifying demons guarding the Gate of Hel and dwelling in Nipa's caves would be bribed to get out of the way.]

Only monsters in the Helm's Underworld Wanderer series have an extremely low probability of dropping items.

This is both an edible prop and a guide to where to go next, and it is undoubtedly an officially provided prop for skipping classes.

But Blaze frowned as he looked at the shortbread in his hand.

Dogs are man's best friends and the most reliable guardians. Guard dogs are undoubtedly the embodiment of this trust.

This tool turned out to be an evil tool used to bribe guard dogs and erode their trust and loyalty!

Blaze always believed that the guards who were seduced were actually quite innocent. After all, if no one had tried to use crooked means to enter the guarded place, the guards would not have been tempted and fallen.

Therefore, Blaze would give the guard dog the highest dignity of a guardian, which was to fight to the last moment to protect the place he guarded. He believed that the guard dog would be able to feel his respect and recognition from his fist.

[Hela Biscuit] also has a hidden effect, which is that when carried on the body, it will increase the frequency of attacks from the Prowler series of monsters that will not explode [Hela Biscuit].

The monsters in the Wanderer series are half-dead beings, out of place in the world of the living, yet unable to meet the requirements of entering the world of the dead. Therefore, in order to rest in peace, they will madly desire a way to enter the world of the dead.

The Wanderer monsters of the top world manifest themselves by constantly searching for deeper dimensions. They instinctively sense that the dead world, where rest can be found, lies beneath the earth. And this Helm's Underworld manifests itself by attempting to penetrate its depths.

This place is the belly of the Ouroboros. There is no sun or stars, and the surroundings are filled with thick fog. For the living, this is a lost world where they cannot distinguish the direction.

Blaze had a flash of inspiration, and when a Prowler appeared and attacked, he threw the [Helala Biscuit]. The Prowler immediately turned around, caught the [Helala Biscuit], and then rushed in a certain direction.

The living are absolutely unable to find the entrance to Helm's underworld, because their instinct makes them reject the world of the dead. But the Wanderers are different. They instinctively suffer and seek peace.

Even without eyes, they can find their way; even without legs, they can climb forward with their hands.

Blaze rode on the chicken and followed behind the wanderer. There were many strange monsters on the road, most of which were struggling dead or terrifying monsters from the world of the dead.

But unlike the demons in common sense, the monsters in the world of the dead here are mostly horses and carriages with gray-white flames rising.

According to Ji, in the previous era of gods, death was not expressed in the simple way it is today, but required a funeral to transform into the living state of the dead.

The dead will be reborn after the funeral, in the same way as the dead. The funeral of the [World Tree] is cremation, so the wanderers appear to be charred.

There were subtle differences between the various pantheons, with the World Tree being perhaps the least lenient, even categorizing death into different levels. Warriors who died on the battlefield would be taken to the Great Palace for a rest, while those who died of illness or without bloodshed would enter the underworld of Helm.

And if you want to go to the underworld of Helheim, you must walk on a rugged road for nine days and nine nights in the cold and dark land of the far north.

Wealthier families could burn horses or carriages at the funeral. Slightly wealthier families, or those with connections to blacksmiths, could prepare a pair of particularly sturdy boots for the deceased, as the nine days and nine nights of rough roads required a good pair of boots.

Without even good boots, the road would be worse than the poor fellows' lives when they were alive.

"The most tragic thing is the death of those who died on their way to Helheim when the World Tree collapsed. They became the wanderers you see before you, unable to die and unable to live. It is said that some wanderers will go to extremes and jump off the end of the world."

The chicken looked at the wailing prowlers around and sighed with pity.

"Perhaps the Ouroboros devours strangers who jump from the end of the world, treating them as wanderers in pain and intending to lure them into Helheim."

"But judging by the results, it only gave these wanderers some illusory hope." Blaze wielded the twisted greatsword and worked with the chicken to eliminate the attacking wanderers. In order not to lose them, he gave up the soul flames of these wanderers.

The soul flame of the wanderer will return to the wanderer's body after a few seconds and revive the wanderer. Obviously, in this world of the dead, the soul flame will not dissipate on its own.

Although the Soul Flame was not seen, there were still some drops.

【Hull Boots/Footwear】

These boots are strong enough to withstand the harsh terrain of the cold and dark far north for nine days and nine nights. They are incredibly tough enough to deflect weapons, and the built-in fur reduces impact damage while also increasing comfort.

These boots have excellent properties, especially for those Strangers who prefer to use parts other than weapons to parry attacks. It's a pity that Blaze is still under the curse of armor and can't wear armor.

The wanderer's speed gradually slowed down, and at the same time the sound of the river came from all around.

Dagior River

It was a swirling river, its bottomless channel like a vast chasm. Thick black smoke flowed like the breath of some gigantic animal, making the sound of a river.

The only access is a gilded crystal suspension bridge. The bridge appears to be suspended in the air, but if you look closely, you will find that a hair is holding the bridge up.

The Wanderer looked at the crystal suspension bridge tremblingly and moved closer while muttering. But just after taking two steps, a huge monster fell from the sky and crushed the Wanderer's dry body with one foot.

It was an extremely hideous skeleton monster, wearing a huge leather armor made of wild beast fur, and the weapon in its hand was a huge club made of torn bones.

[War-crazed War-weary—Desiccan Modgud LV110]

Anyone who wants to cross the bridge must offer their blood as a toll.

"Will you offer your blood?" asked the chicken.

"Do you think I'm stupid? What if this guy sucks my HP down to only 1 point, and then kills me?" Blaze jumped off the chicken and took a fighting stance.

"I have to respect this guy's profession."

Chapter 379: The Skin of a Thousand Beasts, Prone to Trouble

The skeleton monster is extremely weak but also extremely powerful.

Even the most fragile skeleton monsters have passive abilities that negate piercing attacks and severely negate slashing attacks. Because they have no flesh, only bones, even if they're chopped to pieces, they'll still reassemble.

There are two reasons why strangers hate the skeleton monsters.

One is that for the strangers, the highest pursuit is to either not lose a drop of blood or to have only one drop of blood. A skeleton monster that can launch a sneak attack with only one arm left can easily break the strangers' defenses.

The second is that when the stranger himself reincarnates into a skeleton monster, he is really just a poor skeleton monster, and the sense of disparity is huge.

While slashing and piercing attacks were ineffective, blunt attacks were surprisingly effective. Without the protection of flesh, bones were no big deal and were extremely fragile.

There is also magic and prayer, holy, water, and fire can easily cause a lot of damage.

Facing the Skeleton Modgud, Blaze's [Fatal Execution] was ineffective, but the [Pankrasin] skill set came in handy immediately.

The skeleton Modgud roared and swung the bone club in his hand to smash towards Blaze. As the bone club fell, the bones on it trembled noticeably and the skulls opened their mouths one after another.

The moment Blaze rolled out of the way, the skull on the bone club let out an extremely sharp howl. Anyone who heard this sound would be forcibly restrained.

This is a very common control skill of Undead monsters. The howling attack of boss-level Undead monsters even has a chance of instant death. In this case, just use louder voice to fight back.

“Roar—”

[Leo derivative - King's wrath and intimidation]

The lion that steps into the night as a king, with just its roar, can crush those who dare to challenge its existence.

At Blaze's roar, the bone club of Dry Modgud trembled, shattering the bones one by one. In terms of stubbornness and voice, Blaze was confident that he could not lose to anyone.

The third thing people are most confident about is undoubtedly their fists and feet.

Blaze transformed his fists into spears, repeatedly stabbing Skeleton Modgud's joints. Even at the boss level, they were still skeleton monsters, weak to blunt attacks being their common weakness.

Skeleton Modgud is worthy of being a monster with the word "Berserker" in its title. Even though his body was broken into pieces, he still madly waved the bone club and chased Blaze.

Although Blaze has an incredibly powerful Fire Prayer, he doesn't think that a BOSS guarding the bridge is really just an upgraded version of a simple Skeleton Warrior.

The most important thing is that this guy’s health bar didn’t appear.

Sure enough, after Blaze kicked Skeleton Modgud's knee and made Skeleton Modgud kneel on the ground, Skeleton Modgud stopped moving.

It let out a short whimper, as if waking from a deep sleep.

The sound of the river in the Dagior River became more obvious, and a dark mist filled the air from the dry riverbed.

The smell of blood suddenly hit me.

To cross the bridge, one must offer one's blood to the Skeleton Modgud. But where does a skeleton hide its blood? The black mist is the misty blood, and now this blood is beginning to gather within the Skeleton Modgud's body.

The blood gradually revived the dry skeleton Modgud, and muscles grew on the bones.

The most terrifying thing was the withered skeleton Modgud draped over his body, which looked like a hide armor made of countless beast furs sewn together. Under the influence of blood, the hides came alive and squirmed around Modgud's body.

With the horrifying sound of bones shattering, the withered skeleton Modgud transformed into a giant wild boar.

The wild boar is one of the most dangerous monsters in the world, and one of the most terrifying monsters. Even in the Age of the Gods, of which only a few fragments remain, the danger of the wild boar was emphasized.

But Blaze crossed his arms in disappointment.

Not only did it deliberately transform into a living being, but it also happened to be a living being with the beast affix. Isn't this courting death?

When Blaze faced the charging boar, he didn't immediately engage it, but slid to avoid it and moved around to the side of the boar. Although the boar monster was terrifying, it was only effective in the front, leaving the back and sides of the boar completely defenseless.

"it's over!"