Chapter 185: Chanem! The Illusion of Candlekeep

When Xiao En heard this, a cold light suddenly flashed all over his body, because the name "Chanem" was the son of slaughter who fought his way to the throne of Baal. (PS: The official protagonist of Baldur's Gate 1-2.)
He finally ascended the throne of killing, but refused to be deified and died alone as a mortal.

Gurion.

The adoptive father of the Son of Slaughter.

It seemed that apart from Xiao En, Chou Hou was the only one present who saw the indescribable grey reflection. However, he was a Wanderer, and his own inspiration was not high enough, so he could only vaguely see the phantom condensed in the corridor and hear the whispering of the grey reflection.

The ugly monkey put his palm on the hilt of the knife and sent a telepathic message: "It should be Grian, the adoptive father of the Son of Slaughter."

Xiao En nodded slightly, and the spell sequence on his body was ready to be activated at any time.

In history, the ending of the Son of Slaughter was not actually good, because almost all of Chanem's companions died in the end, and the rest left one after another, leaving him alone.

Montaro and Thrall were killed by the Harpers, Saan was killed by a giant spider, Safana was killed by the protagonist after turning into a werewolf, Khalid and Danahel were captured and killed by Erinikas, Fado was killed by Jasira, Arjantis was killed by the protagonist as a monster, Tias was killed by Erinikas, Yoshimo was killed by the protagonist after betraying the protagonist, and Saan fought with his own bad son and died together. Kaidon died in battle with the giants, Korgan was killed by the dark elves in the Underdark, and finally conquered the Five Saints. Sarevok was surrounded by several dragons under Abazig and died in battle, and Jasira was killed by the blue dragon Abazig.

The most frustrating thing is that sister Imoen was assassinated by Xindai when Chanem was away.

After defeating the Five Saints, Kelemvor asked Chanem if he was willing to become one of the gods. Chanem replied: "If I become a god, can I bring Imoen and Jasira back to life? At least, can I bring Gurion (adoptive father) back to life?"

The answer is no. (Being deceived and manipulated)
The laws of life and death cannot be easily shaken.

Chanem said, "What's the point of me being this god?"

So he would rather live out his life alone as a mortal.

The relatives and friends who had tried their best to protect him died one by one. Even after paying such a huge price, Chanem did not complete the task of eliminating all other descendants of Baal. In 1479 DR, while he was out, he was attacked by another descendant of Baal, Viekang, and eventually died at the age of 136.

Thus, the era in which the Son of Slaughter was active came to an end.

Ugly Monkey knew more, because the master he served, His Excellency the Lord of Death, had the blood of the Son of Slaughter. However, the "Son of Slaughter" talent possessed by the later generations who awakened their bloodline could not be compared with the original Son of Slaughter. The Sons of Slaughter in those days were all the second generation descendants of gods, born with divine power, and the Sons of Slaughter that appeared later were basically the bloodline of those Sons of Slaughter in those days. Because of some coincidences, the bloodline reverted to its ancestral roots, and only then did they awaken the talent of the killing field.

They must collect divinity themselves to awaken more abilities.

Xiao En and Ugly Monkey both have the talent of the Son of Slaughter, and it seems that because of this, they were mistaken for "Chanem" by the indescribable gray-robed shadow.

The gray-robed shadow stared at Xiao En and whispered, "You are finally here..."

"I've been waiting for you for a long time."

Everything around gradually returned to normal.

The strange scene he just saw seemed like an illusion, but Sean knew it was not. Gurion, one of the founders of Candle Castle, seemed to have placed his last hope on Chanem. He believed that the power of the Son of Slaughter could end it all.

Theoretically, this is also feasible because the Son of Slaughter has the ability to directly kill ancient evil creatures and even evil gods.

Of course, the prerequisite is that you must first become the God of Killing.

The reason why the Old Ones have never been completely eradicated is because they have immortal characteristics. Even if they are killed, they will automatically resurrect. If the immortal characteristics of the Old Ones can be broken, then it will be possible to kill them completely.

"No wonder Candlekeep here is so similar to the one in Faerûn."

Ugly Monkey patted Xiao En's shoulder and said in a serious tone: "Don't take it lightly, he is no longer a living person."

Grian seemed to have become the bound spirit of Candlekeep. After the birth of a large number of indescribable illusions, the entire Candlekeep had been polluted.

After seeing that Sean also possessed the talent of the Son of Slaughter, Ugly Monkey already knew who Sean had met. Although the two did not have much contact, Ugly Monkey was probably more reliable than the Insect Queen and Quinn-To.

Xiao En nodded slightly and said, "I know."

After Chanem's death, there is little historical information about the Slaughter of Godson.

The group quickly passed through the corridor, and as a towering arch emerged, they crossed a courtyard and appeared in an open lawn area. There were three passages here, one leading to the castle fortress in the center, one leading to the reading room on the side, and the last one connected to the underground storage room.

Each area of ​​Candlekeep is occupied by specific monsters, and only powerful evil creatures can gain control of their own territory here.

Xiao En planned to enter the storage room first to check out the situation. Candle Castle had many storage spaces, and each space stored different things. Basically, you could encounter leader-level monsters in larger places.

"careful!"

The figure of the ugly monkey disappeared into the shadows again. The wanderer needed to investigate the surrounding situation and clear the way at the front of the team. The legendary ability "Nine Deaths" was trained in this way.

——Advanced reconnaissance magic eye.

The magic light appeared in Xiao En's palm, and soon a large number of reconnaissance magic eyes flew out. He could observe the situation in half of the courtyard, but he could not fly too high because there was a magic-forbidden area here. The reconnaissance magic eyes would disappear directly after reaching a certain height.

“There are lots of statues here!”

Xiao En discovered many lifelike statues. At the corner of the corridor, there was a statue of a scholar, a well-mannered middle-aged man. He held a scroll in his hand and stared at the front with a serious look, and his palms seemed to be preparing to cast a spell.

No one knows how long this statue has existed, and its surface is covered with mottled marks.

"Fluctuations in unknown areas detected!"

"alarm!"

"You have entered the realm of unknown evil!"

The mysterious knowledge in Xiao En's brain issued a warning. Behind him, the butcher's expression became extremely solemn, and he didn't know when he placed his hand on the hilt of the knife.

hum.

The ground around them trembled slightly, and a faint whisper sounded: "Knowledge is also a prison."

"The pursuit of endless knowledge will lead to a sea of ​​suffering."

alarm!

alarm!

Spell fluctuations of advanced arcane missiles detected!

In the darkness on the other side, arcane missiles cut through the air. Xiao En activated the shield spell immediately, but some arcane missiles still hit his body. The damage of these missiles was not high, but they tracked automatically and injured everyone. Fortunately, there were more of them, and each of them shared a part of the damage. If all the damage was concentrated on one person, I am afraid that the high-level extraordinary person would also be seriously injured and dying.

——The Great Reader - Isidor [Statue Creature] [Candlekeep Scholar] (Challenge Level 16)!
——The Singer - Kael Modan [Statue Creature] [Candlekeep Scholar] (Challenge Level 14)!
——Guide-Ratnaven [Statue Creature] [Candlekeep Scholar] (Challenge Level 13)!
Hey!
Xiao En turned on the acceleration of time in an instant. In front of his field of vision, the statues that looked like decorations all came to life, and they actually cast spells one by one. This seemed incredible to Xiao En, because constructed creatures could not cast spells.

Unless, they are not regular constructed creatures, but some special cases, where human flesh and blood have been transformed into rock statues.

"There are eight great readers in Candlekeep!"

"All of them have the ability to cast spells at the 9th level, and there are even legendary mages among them."

Sean started casting spells instantly, targeting the enemy's great reader - Isidor. As he activated a certain strange object, the others were automatically blessed with wild power. Then the butcher's figure also moved. Under normal circumstances, Sean could hardly see the butcher's movement trajectory, but under the power of time acceleration, the butcher's movements were like slow motion frame by frame.

A dark golden flame was burning in the butcher's pupils. It was the power from divinity. His speed was getting faster and faster, and he slowly entered the time frame of Sean's accelerated time. Finally, when the power of the spell was about to end, he and Sean entered the same time frame.

As a legendary monster hunter, the Butcher possesses more divine power than Sean, and he may even have touched the threshold of being a demigod. Boom!
The Great Reader's figure was shattered by Sean, and the Butcher flew out and chopped the Chanter - Kael Modan into two parts with one knife. At this time, the Zerg Queen had just cast a spell, and Quinn-To was still in the process of transforming into a violent state.

A cold light flashed in the shadows, accompanied by a bone-chilling frost, and the last guide was beheaded by the ugly monkey.

His fighting style doesn't look like a thief, but more like a berserker.

"No soul power was absorbed!"

Xiao En's expression was filled with doubt and he said in a deep voice, "Be careful, they may not be dead yet."

After obtaining the talent of the Son of Slaughter, Xiao En would take away the soul power when he killed monsters, but now he did not take away any soul power at all. He did not know whether it was because the monsters were special or if they were not dead at all.

The statue in front has been broken.

At some unknown time, a door leading to an underground storage room opened.

The figure of the ugly monkey flashed in the shadows and disappeared again without a trace. Someone like him should be able to remain invisible forever.

The butcher walked in front of the team and said in a deep voice: "Disperse the formation."

"The enemy has a spellcaster."

Xiao En nodded slightly and walked in the center of the team. On his side was the Insect Queen. Quinn To, who had transformed into a little giant, consciously walked at the end of the team. He had already mastered the ability of tireless rage, so it was no big deal to waste one rage.

at the same time.

On one side of the large courtyard, a human figure gradually emerged on a stone wall, followed by the figure of the Great Reader - Isidor, which had just been shattered into rubble. It was re-condensing its body bit by bit, and the rubble around it merged into one. Soon it opened its eyes again.

"The sage seeking knowledge is back again!..." murmured Isidor the Great Reader.

It was dark all around.

Sean gently raised his fingertips, and the eternal flame ignited, quickly illuminating everything nearby. He saw a large number of lifelike statues, including humans, animals, monsters, and even fruits, vegetables, bacon and sausages. They had all turned into stone, and no one knew how long they had been preserved here.

"Indescribable vanity." Xiao En's expression was extremely solemn.

These statues were not animated, or rather, they could be animated at any time. In each closed independent storage space, many imprisoned creatures could be seen. Some were deformed, some were monstrous, and some remains had the aura of evil, but they were all completely petrified.

The group didn't know how long they had been walking.

In the darkness, the space in this storage room was larger than imagined, as if it were another world.

Quin-To's violent state has ended. He followed the team with a slightly nervous look, his palms with bulging veins tightly grasping the weapons. Suddenly, he seemed to feel something, and looked down at his palms, only to see that his fingers had turned a grayish-white hue, and then the rock-like luster spread rapidly throughout his body. He opened his mouth to speak, but no sound came out of his throat. Others seemed to have completely forgotten about him, and within a few breaths he turned into a lifelike stone sculpture standing still.

Xiao En felt like he had forgotten something very important.

After entering this underground storage space, the mysterious knowledge in his brain became very lazy. They curled up lazily in the gray matter area of ​​the brain. If it were not for Sean's order, they didn't want to move.

The butcher's expression was also a little strange. He just walked forward with big strides without even looking back at them.

As a powerful psychic, the Queen of the Insects seemed to sense the danger. She followed Xiao En closely and even grabbed the corner of Xiao En's clothes with one hand. The ugly monkey had gone to an unknown place. After escaping into the shadow, even Xiao En could not use his psychic vision to lock his approximate position. He seemed to be assimilated by the shadow.

"Did I forget something?"

Not right.

Xiao En stopped instantly. He glanced at the Insect Queen beside him, then turned his head and looked behind him. There was nothing but darkness behind him.

——Mechanized mind!

All the emotions on Sean's face began to disappear, as if he was a cold humanoid machine. He completely entered a state of clairvoyance, calmly building a mental fortress for himself, staring into the darkness with ruthless eyes, searching for possible traces of the enemy.

Suddenly, a beautiful statue with a broken arm emerged in the darkness. At first glance, it was dozens of meters away. At the second glance, it was more than ten meters away. When I looked at it again, it was already very close.

——Venus with Broken Arms [Evil Thing] [False Creation]? !

Xiao En instantly sensed a hint of danger.

He touched the Zerg Queen beside him without hesitation, and she reacted the next second. The whole enchanting figure was disappearing. Xiao En merged with her, turning into a slender figure with insect keratin on the body and a pair of tentacles growing on the forehead. He seemed to pass by like an afterimage. His extraordinary agility gave him amazing explosive power. The hormone burst was activated, and the internal body was adjusted. The bionic form made his legs more like Zerg life. With a muffled bang, the place where Xiao En was collapsed, and a pit appeared out of thin air.

——Statue of David [evil thing] [false creation]? !

A tall figure about five meters tall emerged. It was a young and strong naked man with a toned body, a determined expression, full muscles, and full of vitality. The flying stones it threw were like heavy artillery. If Xiao En had not dodged quickly, he would have been smashed to pieces.

The mysterious knowledge in Xiao En's brain was forcibly activated, his inspiration burst out, and he saw countless shadowy shadows in the darkness. They seemed to be able to come alive at any time and enter the real world at any time.

Quin-To!
At this moment, Xiao En remembered something and he knew that he had just forgotten something important.

"Alarm! Alarm!"

"Detected the fluctuation of the law of the [Forgotten] realm!"

"Alarm! Alarm!"

"Detected the fluctuation of the law of the [Sculpture] field!"

"A large number of animated sculptures detected."

"Petrochemical field aura detected."

"Highest alert!"

"It has been detected that the laws of the living realm are being distorted! ... Flesh and blood are transforming into rock form! ..."

The mysterious knowledge in the brain was completely awakened at this moment, and they screamed out bursts of alarms.

Countless knowledge turned into silver runes to protect the brain.

Xiao En gently raised a finger, and he saw a grayish-white color on his fingertips, as if he was under the influence of stone skin technique. The grayish-white color gradually spread to his body, and his flesh and blood were twisted into rock.

Click!

Xiao En simply broke off his own finger, and a finger that had completely turned into marble fell to the ground. As the flesh and blood continued to squirm, the Hundred-Shaper's spiritual power burst out, and a new finger regenerated.

This strange petrification effect seems to be impossible to remove with conventional spells. Once turned into stone, the corresponding body parts cannot move and he is unable to cast spells or make seals at all.

"Creation out of thin air!"

"Distort reality!"

Xiao En's expression was extremely solemn, and he murmured, "It's almost transformed into an ancient evil creature!"

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(End of this chapter)