novelonline Chapter 2150 Dark Demon Core
Chapter 2150 Dark Demon Core
Chapter 2150 Dark Demon Core
[Hunter has gained the permanent benefit "Battle Resonance". ]
[Battle Resonance: When you and your teammates use abilities of the same attributes or types during battle, resonance will occur, enhancing the effects of the abilities used by you and your teammates.]
The permanent buffs given by this quest were, well, average, nothing amazing. But Lin Jiu was quite satisfied with it, after all, this quest was just a pre-quest to start the boss battle, and it was good to get such a buff that could immediately improve the combat power.
At the moment when the permanent gain was extracted, Lin Jiu also received the final task.
[Main Quest (Sixth Ring): Shadow of the Devil]
Difficulty level: 67
Mission Description: The controller of the demonic forces is like the shadow behind all the forces in the Yimi Continent. To the demonic camp, he is second only to one person and above ten thousand people, but it seems that this "shadow" is not satisfied with this.
Tip: The final part of the main quest is the attribute barrier breakthrough assessment.
Mission information: Seize the core of the dark demon.
Task duration: one calendar day.
Mission reward: Ring of Plunder (Holy Spirit Level).
Mission penalty: Forced execution.
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Lin Jiu checked the mission. This was probably the second to last part of all the missions. Needless to say, the last part was already marked there, which was the breakthrough assessment mission. And the target of this mission, the Dark Demon Core, Lin Jiu also knew what it was. It was the black metal multidimensional cube in the center of the magic circle that he had just seen.
If he wanted to snatch that thing, there was no other way but to kill the guy in front of him first. The guy in front of him was still reminiscing about the past with Xi Lei.
"Hillei, if you offer me the elemental mark now, I will be willing to give you a way out." The demon in front of him was just like Melia who had fallen into the demon world. He was also a demon who joined the demon world from other camps. But no one expected that he would be the Oak Sage who founded the Cangyue Council and led various forces to fight against the demon invasion.
This truth was shocking, but Lin Jiu and the others were only surprised. The one who was truly shocked and couldn't understand it was Xi Lei. She never thought that the sage who was once kind and gentle and saved the day when the Dusk Jungle was in crisis would now become their biggest enemy.
The demonized Oak Sage in front of him was wearing a tattered black robe with strange runes embroidered on it. These runes flickered ominously in the dim light. He was thin, but his eyes, deep in his eye sockets, were like two burning coals, flickering with cunning and cruelty. His skin was an unhealthy grayish white, covered with wrinkles, like cracks on dry land.
His dark black hair was scattered on his shoulders in a disorderly manner, with a few strange dark red strands in between, as if it was stained with blood. There was a sneer on the corner of his mouth, and that smile contained contempt and disdain for everything in the world, as if all life was just a tiny plaything in his eyes.
The only thing that could connect the old demon in front of him with the former Oak Sage was the pair of curved argali horns on this guy's head, a distinct feature of the Dusk Jungle bloodline.
"Is that so?" Lin Jiu saw the information about this round of tasks and combined it with the two nesting doll formations he saw in front of him. He immediately understood what the Demon Oak Sage was doing.
He was plundering the power of the Demon Lord Roy and wanted to replace him. Taking advantage of the opportunity when the power of the gods severely injured and sealed the Demon Lord Roy, it began to steal the power of the Demon Lord.
The ominous-looking magic circle inside the tower is the one used to steal the power of the Demon Lord. The blackened Oak Sage Sarver merged himself with the Dark Demon Core, using it as a carrier to integrate the stolen power into his body.
Lin Jiu didn't know what the Dark Demon Core originally looked like, but it must be extraordinary, otherwise it would not have been chosen by Sarver to become the carrier of stolen power. Ordinary creatures or things cannot carry the power of the Demon Lord. Moreover, this thing is something that the Samsara Paradise mission requires to rob, so it must be an important item.
Based on Savoy's purpose of stealing Roy's power, Lin Jiu also knew what the magic circle based on elemental crystals outside the tower was used for. It was nothing more than suppressing the power of the Demon Lord dissipating in the tower and suppressing it to a certain extent, so that Savoy could truly integrate this power into himself.
The power of Safer, who has transformed into a demon, comes from the Demon Lord. If he wants to overthrow Tiangang, he must rely on the elemental power that is in conflict with the power of the demon to help him achieve his goal.
At the same time, Lin Jiu could also understand why Sarver did not arrange those high-level demons to serve as guards around him. Just based on Sarver's behavior and purpose, if he arranged those high-level demons to come, the guards would probably become enemies.
Lin Jiu only knew the functions of these two magic circles and Saf's purpose, but he didn't know that this was not an idea that Saf had when he existed as a demon, but an idea that he had started to have when he was the Oak Sage.
Although he was reluctant to admit it at the time, Sarver had to realize one fact, that is, he was indeed old. Not only did his movements of waving his staff and chanting spells become slower and slower, but he also often fell asleep when communicating with the forest.
When the autumn and winter seasons came, he even "fell ill". The illness came quickly and violently. There were no physical signs. Ever since the Well of Annihilation had moved, the dark energy had been invading the jungle with the demons, contaminating the creatures in the jungle. The Oak Sage, who used his mental power to connect the jungle, was the first to be affected. Although he was able to escape unscathed due to his powerful spells, the seeds of darkness still took root somewhere.
Sarver's nightmares became more frequent, and he dreamed of "that voice" more and more often. "That voice" understood all his fears and anxieties. The old man's life was already counting down, but his research on natural magic was stuck at a bottleneck.
Every night, this old, hoarse voice would slowly sound. If someone heard this voice at this moment, they would be panicked, because except for the strange tone, the voice was almost exactly the same as their own!
"Saff, how can you be willing to give up? You only need to live a few more years, just a little bit longer, and you can complete your research and gain a glimpse of more profound knowledge."
"Yes, with a little sacrifice, you can extend your life..." the voice said temptingly. Several times, Safo almost believed that this came from his mind. For him, it was not difficult to extend his life through the magic knowledge he mastered. But the price he had to pay was enough to make this wise, rational and kind old man give up this practice.
Sarfu's vitality was gradually eroded, while the voice seemed to grow stronger and stronger. As one grew stronger, the other weakened. One day, the voice even broke away from Sarfu's nightmare and took on a shadow-like form in the real world.
On that most dangerous and anxious night, Sarver even felt the shadow twisting wildly, fighting with him for control of the body. The forest seemed to have sensed this smokeless battle. The usually peaceful dusk forest was thundering with lightning. In the wind and rain, Yaden saw several figures rushing in the rain. They were Mora and Luo Feng and other disciples who had come back from a long distance.
(End of this chapter)