Tick ​​tock, tick tock~

Wet, cold blood with blue fluorescence dripped down the edge of the dining table. A huge sea monster head was placed on the table. In its appearance, part of the face of Captain Arles, the commander of the Praetorian Guard, could be vaguely seen.

The characteristic, in those fixed blue pupils, is not cruelty, but shock.

Maybe Arles himself didn't expect that it would die so quickly and so tragically after being transformed into a monster. Although its head was still intact, its body was evenly distributed on the surrounding walls, and it was also covered by Sin Ya.

Si swallowed up part of it. Si Yasi's original words were that it tasted terrible and smelled like dead fish.

Su Xiao flicked the fluorescent blue blood on the flying knife. Although it didn't take much effort to kill Arles, the guard commander was trained in vain. After the opponent was deformed into a monster, his ability was very troublesome.

Although the blood and body fluids of Arles are not corrosive, they are corrosive. After this guy was deformed, what he was best at was spitting out a fluorescent blue body fluid.

This body fluid has a slightly viscous feel. Once you are touched by it, you will suffer an abnormal state called "blood of water stasis".

This abnormal state is quite terrifying. Once struck, it will cause reduced vitality recovery, weakness, temporary aging, and a deceleration effect that increases over time, plus a temporary reduction of all attributes.

If the erosion rate exceeds 50%, the body will undergo irreversible distortion. When it exceeds 100%, it will completely transform into a monster.

What's even more unexplainable is that this abnormal state will not resolve itself, but will continue to deepen its effects as time goes by.

To put it simply, after enduring this abnormal state, if it cannot be relieved within an hour, you will be so weak that you will have difficulty walking. If you encounter an enemy, you will die.

Su Xiao determined this information by detecting Arles' data, and that the other party became like this due to the rapid outbreak of "turbidemia".

The reason why "blood of water stasis" is so terrifying has to start with its source.

When the old Elf King used the "Talent Awakening Device" to highly activate the power of the abyss, and drank it to enhance the talent, he had already planted the root of the disaster. However, the "Blood of Water Stagnation" at that time was only a prototype and could not even be exploded.

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At that time, the activated power of the abyss was called "source water". Although it was not rare, it was strictly controlled.

When the old elf king led the elves to compete for territory with the tree elves, because the tree elves were from the abyss, the elves were no match at all. In order to continue the race and to seize the territory that could support the elves' habitat, the elves at that time united.

Yixin, their belief is to defeat powerful enemies and continue the race. To this end, they do not hesitate to transform into evil spirits.

That was the period when "source water" was most abused. The old elf king even opened the ban on the great ruins, and anyone could go in and drink "source water" to go to the battlefield.

In the end, the elves won. As the price of victory, the skin color and eye color of most of them changed. Their skin color became light blue and their pupils turned dark blue.

All the elves at the time knew that they were not evolving, but aberrations, so most of the warriors at the time did not choose to leave any descendants and live alone with their former glory, including the old Elf King.

The descendants of the relatively normal elves had relied on the "talented sliding device" and "power of the abyss" for a long time, so the second-generation elf king did not seal the great ruins, but instead rationed "source water" in appropriate amounts.

Drinking "source water" from generation to generation has laid the foundation for the outbreak of "turbidemia". This is not the most important thing. 15 years ago, "turbidemia" broke out in the elves.

The curse of blood distortion broke out, and the elves were forced into a desperate situation. It was at this time that the aquatic mother, who was originally imprisoned in the "Dark Realm", escaped. For this reason, it was seriously injured to the point of dying. The aquatic mother

The Mother has multiple divinities, both evil and neutral.

At that time, some people in the fishing village also suffered from "turbid blood disease". Because they had saved the Aquatic Mother, the Aquatic Mother chose to save them by letting the fishermen drink its blood and use blood with sufficient water properties as their '

diluent', thereby resolving "turbidemia".

It is true that the Aquatic Mother is a god, but gods are not omnipotent. Its blood seems to cure "turbidemia", but in fact, it is raising the upper limit of turbidemia.

Assuming that the original upper limit of "turbidemia" is 10, then an elf will become ill after his "turbidemia" reaches 10. However, if the upper limit is increased by 50, it seems that he will be cured in the near future.

In fact, when an outbreak occurs, treatment cannot cure it. This is to strengthen the "turbidemia" rather than cure it.

The Aquatic Mother didn't know this, and neither did the Elf Royal Family. They only saw that the "turbid blood disease" in the fishing village was cured.

The Elf royal family sent an expedition team. The 16 people in the expedition team were all the top experts of the Elf clan at that time, including the father of the Guards Commander Arles.

The expedition team left in the name of friendship. They told the fishing village that they wanted to resolve this disaster by having the whole family believe in the aquatic mother.

The people in the fishing village cheered for joy. On one side were their ruling royal family and on the other side were their gods. It would be better if both parties united.

At that time, the Aquatic Mother was also very hesitant. It was one thing to save the fishing village, but it was another thing to save the entire elves. There were only a few people in the fishing village, so just giving up some blood was enough, but the entire elves...

There are two things that make the Aquatic Mother hard to let go, that is, the power of faith that the elves can provide, and the environment in the great ruins that is suitable for it to live for a long time. These two points have a fatal attraction for it.

After the expedition team arrived at the fishing village, they euphemistically called it to escort the Aquatic Mother. However, as soon as the Aquatic Mother landed, she was besieged by the expedition team. As a result, the Aquatic Mother was defeated by the Elf King Cromwell who was hiding in the expedition team.

, this is a ruthless man who even the dark spirits admit is qualified to become a king.

After the Elf King Cromwell captured the Aquatic Mother alive, he ordered his people to clear out the fishing village. All followers of the Aquatic Mother were executed for the crime of believing in heresy.

After that, the "turbidemia" in Bay City and surrounding forest cities was cured. Almost everyone in the elves drank the medicinal soup containing the flesh and blood of the Aquatic Mother, which also led to the already terrible "turbidemia".

”, which was enhanced and evolved into the effect of “blood of water stasis”.

A simple metaphor is that after the ancestors of the elves drank the "source water", their bloodline became distorted, but this distortion had no clear direction. 15 years ago, the elves drank a medicinal soup containing the flesh and blood of the aquatic mother, causing them to

The bloodline distortion has a direction, thus speeding up the progress.

This is also why Arles, the captain of the Praetorian Guard, deformed into a sea monster similar to a fish-man.

The characteristics of "Water Stasis Blood" include abyss, ocean, water Qin, weakness/aging, etc. This is definitely the most terrifying abnormal state in the tree world. "Soul Freeze" and "Real Poison" cannot be compared with it.

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At present, "turbidemia" has completely broken out in Bay City. The streets are full of deformed monsters. The residents who are lucky enough not to be deformed are running away screaming.

The reason why it broke out on such a large scale in such a short period of time is because of the arrival of the Jar of the Abyss, which is a thing from the Abyss. Its arrival has invisibly accelerated the "turbidemia", which is also caused by the power of the Abyss.

Bloodline distortion.

"roar!!"

A roar came from outside. In the living room on the third floor of the mansion, Su Xiao looked out through the window. The originally bustling back city area was now in chaos. A deep-sea python with a body length of dozens of meters was coiled in the old town.

On the statue of the Elf King Burai Arond, its strange flower-like mouth opened to its maximum, and it roared to the sky.

The clean streets in the city were now eroded to the point of being old, and were covered with a black oil-like greasy substance. The walls were densely covered with barnacles and looked uneven, which was simply good news for the secret fear.

The sky, which had been clear just a moment ago, now became dark and gloomy, with black clouds covering the sky. The cold and damp air was filled with the smell of marine life.

Everything happened too fast. One moment it was a warm, open, and even debauched city of elves, and the next moment it turned into such an apocalyptic scene.

In fact, this is not sudden. The "Turbid Blood" has been suppressed for too long, and now it is bursting out. Coupled with the characteristics of the water-based evil deity, the Aquatic Mother, it is actually inevitable that Bay City will become like this.

In the back courtyard of the palace, Su Xiao felt uncomfortable when he saw the mist there and held his breath without inhaling. Seeing this scene now, he knew why he felt uncomfortable before.

[Warning: The area you are in will be converted into a high-risk area in 3 to 5 hours.]

[Announcement (Tree of the Void): The Far South, the Elf Capital, Pandaran (Bay City) will soon be transformed into a high-risk area.]

[The Elf City, Pandalan (Bay City), the name is changing...]

[The place name of this place will be changed to "Oiled Land" in the notarization.]

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Seeing this series of announcements and reminders, Su Xiao knew that the situation was not good. It was now the early stage of Bay City's transformation into a "turbid land".

In Su Xiao's view, not only can't go deep now, but he must leave as soon as possible. It's not that he likes to challenge high difficulties, but that there are "sources of distortion" everywhere in the city. There are as many "sources of distortion" as there are elves alive in the back city area.

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Su Xiao closed his eyes and sensed himself. Although it was very subtle, he could feel that the water in his body was changing at a slow speed. Maybe he would suffer the "Blood of Water Stagnation" effect without the monsters in the city attacking him.

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It is not advisable to stay here for a long time. Even if you really want to find the "Talent Awakening Device", you have to wait until this "tide of distortion" subsides and the situation becomes stable before you can step into this place. As for selling the "Secret Medicine of Life" to the elves, don't even think about it.

That's it, the elves are finished.

While Su Xiao was thinking about these things quickly in his mind, Caesar on the side took out the Jar of the Abyss. After the Jar of the Abyss expanded several times, Caesar clasped it on his head to complete the integration.

"My dear friend, do you need Caesar to help you find your way?"

Caesar spoke with a wicked smile and rubbed his hands.

"Can you penetrate deep into the great ruins?"

"As for myself, it's okay. You know, the power of the abyss will not corrode me in this state."

Caesar knocked the jar of the abyss on his head. Indeed, with this thing on his head, it was strange to be corroded by the power of the abyss.

After a short discussion, Su Xiao, Wood, Sias, Caesar, Bubo Wang, and Baha decided to divide into three teams.

Su Xiao, Baha's team, they have to go to the palace and find the Elf King Cromwell within an hour. The reason is that the passage leading to the great ruins is probably blocked at all levels, and no royal family provides a way to open it.

, it is difficult to go deep there, especially after the Bay City distortion.

As for Caesar, Wood, and Sias, they were a team of three. They explored the palace (robbed it while it was under fire), found the entrance to the great ruins, and confirmed whether the degree of distortion there was serious, so as to facilitate subsequent actions. Finally, Caesar used some kind of method.

He temporarily sneaked into the large ruins using a method he didn't want to disclose. According to him, he could sneak in for 30 seconds. What he found depended on luck.

Bubu is responsible for going to the underground prison under the palace to rescue Adol. Su Xiao has been busy recently, and this special overlord unit has left Na for foster care for several days. He has forgotten about it. Now it is up to Bubu Wang to rescue her.

Come out, no matter how you say it, this is 100 points of killing merit.

The current operation must be fast. The entire process is limited to 1 hour. No matter what, we must exit Bay City within 1 hour to avoid being affected by the subsequent deep distortion in Bay City.

It's not that Su Xiao has never thought about taking this opportunity to rush to the great ruins and use the "Talent Awakening Device" there to complete the talent awakening. The problem is that he doesn't want to awaken the talent while this area is in the process of distortion. That would be too risky.

, before he is certain, he never seeks death... well, he never makes dangerous attempts.

"One hour."

Wood pressed the timer in his hand, and just as the group was about to split up, the door downstairs was slammed open.
To be continued...