Chapter 82: The Eye Demon from Another World!

The weird country is indeed not a place for people to stay.

After humans retreated to the real world, the territories that originally belonged to humans in the weird kingdom became the territory of monsters. Xiao En had just passed a dirty sewage pit, and suddenly it turned into a wriggling mass of dark green colloid, and a mouthful of acid spurted out that corroded Xiao En's trouser legs.

——"Knowledge discovered the trick of acid splash."

This thing couldn't be killed by a single shot, and was finally smashed into a foul-smelling pus on the ground by Xiao En's invisible hand with a cold weapon. It looked a bit like a slime monster and a mud monster, with some characteristics of elemental life, low intelligence, very weak strength, but good at camouflage, and there were snakes, insects, rats and ants that had not been fully digested in its body. This kind of monster seemed to be bred randomly, and there were more of them in the swamp. The source might be the blood and pus of the old family.

There are some very large Old Ones in the swamp. When the pustules on their bodies burst, a large number of such pus monsters will emerge, changing the surrounding ecological environment. They are generally regarded as the source of pollution in the weird kingdom.

Xiao En looked at the shallow corrosive scar on his calf and refined the extraordinary relic left by the monster.

This minor injury is no problem for him.

The relic that drops is a 0-level cantrip that can be used to conjure a little splash of acid.

The spells that wizards can master are basically the innate abilities of monsters. They seize their extraordinary essence for their own use, and after digesting the mysterious knowledge, it becomes the source of spells.

After knowing this, Xiao En can also hunt monsters in a targeted manner to obtain the spell knowledge he wants to master. However, some spells are very rare, and monsters with corresponding abilities are not active in the material plane.

It's just getting dark now.

Xiao En took the time to rest for three or four hours in the afternoon and restored his magic power to full capacity. It was now around six o'clock in the evening, and in about an hour, the sun would set completely. At that time, the monsters from the spirit world would be projected into the weird kingdom.

He has currently mastered 7 new spells. Because he digested too much extraordinary essence in one breath, his mental pollution has also improved a lot, and the knowledge in his brain is much more active than before.

But the speed of strength improvement is indeed fast, and the resources of the weird country are not comparable to those in the real world.

If people are not crazy, then there is no pollution.

"Are there footprints?"

Sean was carefully scouting the area. The wizard was not as good as the wanderer in this regard, and his tracking ability was very average, but he still made some unexpected discoveries because he saw some footprints that had been left for some time on the plains.

These footprints are very large, almost exactly like human feet, with five toes, and are the traces left by walking barefoot.

"He's very tall and heavy, probably one and a half times my weight."

Xiao En roughly calculated that the creature that left the footprints was about two meters tall and weighed at least three hundred kilograms, otherwise it would not have left such clear footprints. The direction of the footprints was deep in the plain, so it was possible that it was a humanoid creature living there.

But it shouldn't be a human being. Maybe it's a legendary giant.

"But if it's a giant, the footprint is a bit small." Xiao En looked into the distance, hesitating whether to touch over and take a look.

Anyway, it's very dangerous for him to stay anywhere now, maybe he can find a place to stay if he goes back.

Xiao En can't stay in the wilderness all the time. Experienced hunters know that if you find a bear cave in the wilderness and kill the bear inside, the cave will be your temporary safe house. Of course, you have to be able to beat the bear first.

Sean must find a way to survive his first night in the wilderness of Weird Country.

In the weird kingdom, even the Abyss City is protected by 'mystery locks' at night. Unless you are a skilled and courageous extraordinary person, you basically won't go out at night, because you may encounter ghosts, literally.

"Those monsters that can survive in the wilderness of the weird country basically have their own way to survive the night."

"Once it's completely dark, this place will probably enter monster spawning mode."

Xiao En thought about it and finally decided to follow the footprints to see the situation. It would be equally dangerous to stay in the wilderness. Under the cover of night, the creatures from the spiritual world would enter reality. When the gray fog began to spread, those huge reflected giants would also emerge in the real world.

They are very very strong!
When Sean followed Loris out of the high wall, he saw the reflections of black giants. These reflections of the giants would gradually disappear after the sun rose.

The Weird Kingdom is relatively safe during the day, but the challenge level skyrockets at night.

As the sky gradually darkened, a little bit of blue will-o'-the-wisp began to appear in the distance, as if attracting Xiao En to come closer. Now that he was not wearing the mask, he could see the will-o'-the-wisp clearly. After carefully avoiding it, Xiao En gradually discovered some traces of human activities.

"Ok?"

"What is this? Farmland?"

Sean found a field that was obviously cultivated, but the seeds of the crops in it were unfamiliar. They looked a bit like gray thorns with sharp thorns, but the fruits they produced looked a bit like water chestnuts, and they were not fully ripe yet.

"Farming? Are they intelligent creatures?" Sean was confused.

The traces of humanoid activity here are more obvious. There is a mountain in front, and the terrain nearby is a bit like the Shiwan Mountains, which is the terrain of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan in the previous life. There are small hills one after another. These hills are very short and distributed quite densely, and part of the surrounding flat land has been reclaimed.

Xiao En hardly saw any green vegetation along the way. The whole world was gray and dilapidated. Signs of corruption could be seen everywhere on the earth. The surviving plants were twisted into all kinds of strange shapes, and some even came "alive".

"It's really a human!" Xiao En's expression was shocked. He had just given himself the ability of super vision.

Darkvision.

Xiao En's sight penetrated the night sky and saw a burning bonfire in the distance.

"Can you farm and use fire?"

"Are there other human survivors in the weird country?" Sean said with a hint of excitement.

But he still carefully cast invisibility on himself, and then under the cover of night, he approached the target little by little.

Xiao En saw a group of 'people'.

He didn't know if they were human, because they had facial features that were similar to those of humans, but not modern humans. They looked a bit like primitive humans, closer to Neanderthals. They were about two meters tall, covered in dirty animal skins, with large skulls, very strong limbs, and very primitive weapons. There were heavy bone sticks placed at their feet next to the campfire. They had a lot of hair all over their bodies, their skin was grayish white, their cloudy eyes had a hint of dark yellow, their eyes were dull, and their eyesight was probably not good, but there was a bit of "wisdom" in their eyes.

He just looks a bit demented and stupid.

"A degenerate sub-human?"

Sean saw the food they were roasting on the campfire. He didn't know what it was, but it had complete limbs, big feet, and a chopped-off head. There was a pile of skulls not far from the campfire, and dark red blood on the ground, as if it was a trace of a sacrifice.

The food must be some kind of humanoid creature, and they are feasting around a campfire.

Branches of humanity.

The completely degenerated grim barbarians have their caves not far away. Most of the degenerated barbarians are cave dwellers.

"Generally speaking, these stone blind barbarians are kept as food by monsters..."

Xiao En hid himself cautiously.

The Stoneblind Barbarians are a subspecies of humans with self-enclosed minds, the product of blindness and stupidity. Their dull hearts are unaware of the outside world, and they only rely on instinct and the talents left by humans to survive. Their intelligence is even lower than that of primitive people.

This is a small tribe of grimlocks, with only seven or eight family members. If it were a large tribe, Sean would have to turn around and run away immediately, because large tribes are kept in captivity by very powerful monsters.

They are stupid, so just be careful and you won't have to worry about them discovering Sean.

The Stoneblind Barbarians have very low inspiration and are twisted creatures that are self-contained. When faced with irresistible danger, they will hide in the dungeons and then, like cattle and sheep waiting to be slaughtered, they do not know how to resist at all. It can be said that they have been completely domesticated by the weird kingdom.

They are very strong and have better physical fitness than primitive people, and some of them have the natural talents of barbarians.

For some monsters that like to eat people and brains, the Stoneblinds are like free-range slave livestock. As long as they are given a relatively safe habitat, they will slowly reproduce on their own.

It doesn't matter if there are fewer occasionally. After all, evil creatures won't care if a few of their captive cattle and sheep are eaten by wolves in the wilderness.

"There's another tough guy here!"

Small groups of grimlocks are often kept in captivity by monsters with psychic abilities. They are easily controlled and can be immediately submissive slaves. Monsters that keep grimlocks in captivity only need to periodically kill individuals who have awakened their barbarian talents. Without a strong leader, they are a mess.

In addition, they are born illiterate, and their brains reject any mysterious knowledge. It can be said that their brains have completely degenerated.

"Strange? Or evil?"

Xiao En's figure disappeared into the darkness. After finishing the food on the campfire, several grimlocks began to fight for it. The strongest grimlock ate the last bit of food. Then they extinguished the campfire, and with a burst of noise, they swarmed into the cave.

They know to hide when it gets dark, and their long-term cave-dwelling life has caused them to degenerate into more and more humanoid monsters.

A strange hissing sound was heard in the sky.

Sean quickly found a secluded corner to hide, and couldn't help saying in his heart, "It would be nice to have a stealth or invisibility cloak." Abyss City sells a large number of rare items, and Sean has seen stealth cloaks, but unfortunately Amon didn't give him time to prepare.

This is an attempt to beat him to death.

call out!
Something seemed to be flying across the sky. With the blessing of super vision, Xiao En's vision was almost the same as that of a ranger, and he could see through all the darkness. He saw heads flying across the night sky. Their outlines were a bit like human heads. There were more than ten of them, and their ears turned into leathery wings, flying across the sky in groups.

The monster is coming!

The spiritual world has begun to overlap with the real plane, and some evil spirits, monsters, and wandering souls living in other levels have entered the weird kingdom.

——Flying head barbarian [weird] [evil].

These flying-headed beasts are slightly larger than human heads. Their serrated teeth are very eye-catching. Their terrifying hissing can frighten nearby creatures, with an effect similar to that of a wizard's terror spell. Their bite is poisonous and can turn other creatures into their own kind.

This is a Constitution saving throw. If it fails, within a few hours, the target bitten by the flying head barbarian will first lose all its hair, its ears will gradually turn into leathery wings, tentacles will extend from the jaw and scalp, and its teeth will grow longer until they become fangs. Finally, the victim will die, the head will be separated from the body, and it will become another flying head barbarian.

The Night's Watch headquarters has recorded this kind of monster. It is a relatively common evil spirit. People bitten by it will be poisoned.

But in the real world, there are generally not so many flying-head barbarians. There are dozens of ferocious heads flying by. Usually when so many flying-head barbarians gather, there will be some very powerful monsters appearing.

There was a sound of flying through the air.

Sean saw a terrifying ghost flying in the sky. It looked like a twisted starfish, with necks growing from its five corners and bald heads on top. These ugly heads were covered with scales, and there were menacing green flames in its eyes. Gray-white wings extended from its body. After circling in the air, it quickly commanded a group of flying heads to leave.

Weird.

The Faraway Kingdom is the origin world of monsters. They are all strange lives with completely distorted shapes. Basically, any strange life that does not conform to normal biological common sense can be regarded as a monster race.

This one is really unbeatable.

To deal with the Haunted Ghost, you need at least a whole team of experienced Night Watchmen, and you need to equip them with one or two seals. They are very tough opponents. (Challenge level 10 or above)

Fortunately, these flying-head barbarians did not discover Xiao En. The figure of the terrifying ghost circled and left with a group of flying-head barbarians, heading towards the swamp.

About half an hour later.

The will-o'-the-wisp in the distance suddenly began to flicker, and then a tall, hunched and strange silhouette appeared. It looked about two meters tall and was strolling along the grass on the plain. Behind it were groups of drifting will-o'-the-wisp, and there was a faint sound of insects gnawing at something.

——Night witch [evil spirit].

This hunchbacked night witch is herding soul worms, which serve some powerful evil creatures, monsters that like to devour souls. The night witch can collect wandering souls and transform the collected souls into a kind of strange and hideous worms through a unique "herding ceremony".

That was Sean’s first job at the time, cleaning up those ugly bugs with human faces.

The Night Witch did not come near this side.

This area seemed to have a unique ecological balance. Neither the Flying Head Barbarians nor the Terrorghosts came here, and the Night Wizard just grazed the livestock around, not even destroying the simple 'farmland' of the Stoneblind Barbarians.

sizzle.

A dense mass of worms appeared at the foot of the hill. They all had ferocious human faces, were about 20 to 30 centimeters long, and were crawling very fast. The Night Witch was a very patient "herder". While collecting the scattered ghosts, it checked the growth of the soul worms.

If there are soul worms that are not growing well, that is, those that do not have human faces, it will lift up its black hood, revealing a mouth full of sharp and dense teeth, and chew greedily and enjoyably, eating those unqualified soul worms.

This is their snack.

In the night wilderness of the weird kingdom, no one usually attacks the grazing night witches and ghost women, because they are just "herders" and there are even more terrifying existences behind them.

However, well-grazed soul worms are very attractive to all monsters that are eager to devour souls, and sometimes even daring evil creatures will take action.

The Night Witch's shepherding staff is a very powerful magic staff with strong combat power. They rarely enter the real world and have the ability to move across dimensions. They can only be encountered in the weird kingdom, the spirit world, the shadow plane, etc.

"They are all difficult enemies."

Sean should be in a safe zone now. Of course, behind this safe zone is another dangerous monster, but it has not discovered Sean yet.

The Night Witch will not stop, they will keep grazing until dawn, and then leave the real plane again after harvesting the wandering souls along the way.

There is no underworld in the weird kingdom, and there is no such thing as souls entering the underworld. After the death of ordinary humans, their souls become consumables and food.

in the dark.

A strange fist-sized green eyeball floated out and flew directly to the vicinity of the Stoneblind Barbarians' dungeon. It checked the livestock they raised, and then slowly circled the territory.

——Strange Eyes!
Xiao En's pupils shrank slightly, just in time to see the green eyeball floating at the entrance of the dungeon. It was dragging a ten-centimeter-long eye stalk, hovering at a height of one meter from the ground, and flying around in a circle at a not very fast speed.

This is a part of a monster's body, and it lets its secondary eye come out to patrol its territory.

Its main body should be in the cave behind.

Because the separated eyeball cannot be too far away from the main body, this green eyeball approached Xiao En's direction after patrolling the Stoneblind Barbarians' cave. According to its floating flight trajectory, it is almost certain to pass by the place where Xiao En is hiding.

"Damn it! This strange eye seems to be able to see through invisibility!"

"Isn't it the Eye Demon?"

Eye demons exist in many worlds. For example, one of the source worlds of alien souls is a crystal wall system called the Kingdom Sky. Many alien souls that enter the distant kingdom come from the crystal wall systems of the Kingdom Sky, the Wild Sky, the Gray Dome Sky, etc.

The deceased Loris was an alien human from these places.

They can come in, and monsters from distant countries can sometimes go out, so there are many indescribable horrible creatures that run to other crystal wall universes and become ancient evil creatures there.

Many of the creatures that escaped from distant countries are called monsters. They are indescribable deformed creations that do not conform to common sense. Some monsters even look like twisted shapes that are simply put together randomly.

The collision of these two different universes is the origin of the birth of the weird kingdom.

However, since the gray fog spread, the entire weird kingdom has been completely closed, and only souls can enter and exit.

Those beings that are not souls, even the messengers from other worlds summoned by Loris, will be quickly distorted by the laws of the world, or even swallowed up by more terrifying and indescribable things.

But the planet where the Weird Kingdom is located seems to have a special attraction, which often allows souls from other crystal wall universes to enter here. One of the souls from another world that the butcher knew was an angel from Mount Heaven. She also entered the Weird Kingdom from the crystal wall system of the Kingdom Tianyu after her death.

Most of the otherworldly souls here come from the crystal walls of Dungeons & Dragons. In the Dark Ages, there was even a time when powerful wizards from other worlds used artifacts to spy on distant kingdoms. The artifact called the Ebony Mirror spied and recorded a lot of information about the distant universe, and compiled it into a terrifying book called "The Book of Eternal Exile".

With the help of this artifact, a powerful wizard named Afego began to study the mysterious cosmic boundaries beyond space and reality, and recorded the horrific scenes he saw in the Ebony Magic Mirror in the Book of Eternal Chase. After in-depth and detailed research, Afego discovered and confirmed that in that terrifying distant universe, there are indeed some extremely strange ancient beings living there, and even immortal gods will be corrupted and driven crazy by them if they enter.

It is also because of this that in the crystal wall systems of other alien worlds, some people have been secretly studying forbidden knowledge about the distant universe. This is how some of the souls from other worlds came to this bizarre kingdom.

Even the extraordinary system of the weird country is a professional variant that adapts to the laws of the distant universe, and its roots come from the forgotten country.

Not far away, the strange eye flew over!
Xiao En instantly grasped his gun and held his breath. The distance between them was less than twenty meters. If it flew a little forward, it would be able to see Xiao En.

In an instant.

The figure of the Strange Eye stopped, and its fist-sized eyeball looked towards the place where Xiao En was hiding, followed by a green energy beam.

boom!
Xiao En decisively fired in advance, and one bullet directly blew up its eyeball. Amid the gushing green blood, a painful roar came from the cave in the distance.

It's really an eye demon!
Because a huge eyeball monster flew out from the darkness. Its diameter was about one meter, and its body was covered with a wriggling cuticle. Its green eyeballs were connected to its body by eye stalks. Its eyeballs locked onto Sean's position at the same time.

The moment they met each other, they felt a sense of resonance, just like when Sean met Loris.

It is a soul from another world!

However, for this monster, its soul entering the weird kingdom is considered to have returned to the "homeland" of its race.

The Distant Kingdom is the place of origin of all strange monsters. They are "strangers" in other crystal wall universes, but they are very powerful and can live well no matter where they are.

This is also a soul from another world that has just been reincarnated not long ago, because the real Eye Demon should be bigger and stronger than it.

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(End of this chapter)