Chapter 192 Ash Erosion and Soul Particles

Chapter 192 Ash Erosion and [Soul Particles]

As Ryan made his choice, the page of [Canggu Freedom Book] depicting the "Undead Settlement" emitted a dazzling light, and then a slowly rotating space gate formed on the side.

At the same time, an illusory dry fire appeared on the ground not far away.

Ryan's heart moved and he came to the fire.

With a cluster of sparks dripping from his palm, the color of the dry fire suddenly changed from transparent to bright, the sparks spun and danced, spreading outward, and the warm waves swept over the whole body.

[You found a place where spirituality gathers - Canggu Freedom Temple. ]

[You can set up a "bonfire" here to achieve rapid transmission between the "starting point". ]

[When you are in the "bonfire", you can use the rest of the functions except "return". ]

[——Whether it is a navigator, a hunter, or a messenger of God, adequate rest is a very important thing. 】

A familiar prompt popped up in front of him. Apart from the place name, the only difference was the last title.

In the past, there were only navigators and hunters, but now, there is an additional "God's Messenger".

Hunter is Ryan's nickname in "Monster Hunter World" and his main profession.

Now, does the appearance of the title of God's Messenger have the same meaning?

After lighting the bonfire, Ryan came to the portal and walked in without much hesitation.

The particularity of the initial waypoint of this world means that if he wants to explore the world and obtain the "anchor point", he must trade with the [Canggu Freedom Book].

He is not opposed to this.

Compared with his aimless search for "anchor points" and powerful monsters in the whole world, it is much more convenient for Ryan to have the guidance of the [Canggu Freedom Book].

Maybe the [Canggu Freedom Book] has some hidden dangers. After all, it is a divine thing left by the seventh-level gods, but for now, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

As Ryan walked into the teleportation gate, his vision began to twist. After the steep transmission bump, the world in front of him returned to normal.

Before observing the surroundings, Ryan felt his body suddenly sink.

Such a strange situation startled him. He expanded his perception, but did not find any strange energy or force field fluctuations.

"It's gravity... Gravity is different..."

Ryan looked solemn.

The terrible gravity far exceeded the world where the main body was and the world of Monster Hunter, acting on every cell in his body.

Ryan estimated it.

The coefficient of gravity here is three times that of the world of the main body and the world of Monster Hunter!

Under this degree of gravity, if ordinary people from the main body world come here, even if they do nothing, it is extremely difficult to just stand up. Compared with muscles and bones, the pressure on the internal organs will be much greater, and there may be a situation of internal organ rupture and bleeding.

Ryan's current [physique] is close to 500. Although this gravity has an impact on him, it is nothing.

But things can't be seen in this way.

The gravity coefficient of a world affects all aspects.

A high gravity coefficient means that the mass of this world is very large, and high gravity will also cause all materials in this world that can maintain their form normally to have a higher density than those in a low-gravity world.

In layman's terms, the physical strength of creatures in a high-gravity world will be far greater than that of creatures in a low-gravity world at the same level, and the hardness of other materials, such as metals and rocks, is also the same.

The monsters born in this world must be very strong, and even ordinary people have physical fitness that exceeds that of ordinary humans in other low-gravity worlds.

At the same time, high gravity also causes Ryan to use more energy when using heavy weapons such as a greatsword, slow down his movement speed, and reduce his jumping height.

Ryan moved his body and adapted to the sudden change in gravity.

Changes in the world's gravity are not something he can control. How to accept, adapt to and use them is what he needs to do.

Looking around, the scene he saw made Ryan look a little ugly.

The first thing that caught his eyes was the gray sky without a trace of sunlight. The whole world seemed to be covered by a thick haze, resulting in a pitifully low visibility a hundred meters away.

And he was now in a corner of a broken wall that rose abruptly and far exceeded the surrounding terrain.

Half of the ground that should have been paved with regular stone bricks collapsed, and a large patch of stubborn weeds grew out of the cracks in the corners. It was obvious that no one had been here for a long time, and it looked desolate and lonely.

The place where Ryan stood was exactly the half of the plane on the broken wall that had not collapsed. In front of him, there was a half-illusory dry bonfire.

Looking at the tall buildings and old tree outlines faintly in the gray mist in the distance, Ryan exhaled lightly and raised his hand to the bonfire.

As the sparks dripped, the illusion turned into reality, and a bonfire burned brightly.

[Ignite [Bonfire Point - Undead Settlement Entrance]]

The appearance of the new bonfire point made Ryan feel more relieved.

Although it can be teleported through the [Ancient Book of Freedom], it is a divine book left by the God of Wind after all. If you can teleport yourself, it is better not to use this book frequently.

"Cack...Cack..."

In the distant sky, a few harsh crow calls were faintly heard, but before Ryan could listen carefully, the "cack" sound suddenly became sharp, as if the crows in the sky were attacked by something.

"Huh..."

With a light breath, Ryan took a step and walked down the stairs of the broken city wall.

This is also the only way at present. The other directions are either cliffs shrouded in clouds and mist, or broken city walls.

All the way down, not long after, a huge city gate came into view in the thick gray fog.

The style of the city gate is very old. It is a mesh structure. The material is heavy solid wood wrapped in metal, and the hinge structure is used to control the opening and closing of the city gate.

Of course, this is not the point. What attracted Ryan's attention were several skinny figures kneeling on the ground in front of the city gate, seemingly praying.

They were wearing tattered gray and old robes, and their exposed arms, necks and other parts were like dead branches, with black blood vessels clinging to their bodies. Some of them made hugging gestures with their hands facing the sky, while others were praying. In silence, it gave people a creepy feeling.

"Are they civilians here? Or... monsters?"

Ryan was cautious and did not look down on them because of their "unremarkable appearance". He walked lightly and approached them carefully from behind.

However, just when Ryan was about to reach the end of the steps of the city wall and was about 30 or 40 meters away from these skinny figures, the sound of "creaking" hinges suddenly sounded.

The tightly closed city gate rose under the pull of the hinges, and several figures lying on the ground with limbs suddenly rushed out.

They were so fast that they were like gray shadows. In just a few seconds, they threw more than a dozen skinny figures in front of the city gate to the ground and bit them wantonly.

And these skinny figures did not make any intention of resisting. Those who hugged the sky hugged the sky, and those who prayed continued to pray. It seemed that for them, their lives were far less important than maintaining these movements.

They looked like hounds, but all the hair on their bodies had fallen off, revealing smooth gray skin.

One of the "grey hounds" rushed farther and was in a relatively forward position. At a distance of dozens of meters, it seemed to smell something, and its eyes turned towards Ryan's direction, making a "hoarse" bark.

"Woof! Woof! Woof woof woof!"

Attracted by the sound, the other grey hounds that had pounced on the skinny figure stopped biting and rushed over together.

At the end of the wall stairs, Ryan frowned.

The existence of the gray fog caused the visibility to be very low, and the sense of smell of these strange grey hounds seemed to have been specialized and very strong. They could easily smell his scent from such a long distance.

Looking at the five grey hounds rushing towards him, Ryan raised his hand and grasped the hilt of the greatsword behind him.

"Swish! Swish! Swish!"

The grey hounds sprinted at full speed at an astonishing speed. In an instant, they arrived near Ryan, and they also consciously dispersed their positions to double-team from different directions.

The three grey hounds in the front were the "main attackers", while the other three, one on the left and one behind, attacked from the side and rear.

As for why there was no right side, it was because there was a towering city wall on the right side.

Until the three grey hounds in the front came three meters in front of him, Ryan's still body suddenly moved.

"Clang!"

The green light that exploded formed a perfect half-moon arc in front of Ryan. The three grey hounds that flew into the air "banged" and exploded into three balls of blood mist under the sweep of the greatsword.

The blood of the grey hounds was not bright red, but a strange gray-black.

Such a shocking force frightened the other three grey hounds on the right and behind, and their tails shrank. They wanted to brake urgently and then escape, but they were too close, and they were blasted in the head one by one by the greatsword during the "emergency braking" process.

With a flick of his wrist, the gray-black blood remaining on the sword was shaken off. Looking at the corpse on the ground, Ryan's face did not show much joy after the victory, but his brows were furrowed.

These gray hounds are extremely fast and weaker in strength, but not bad. By comparison, they are almost as strong as the lower two-star special species!

It is hard to imagine that there are only a few hounds with such physical fitness...

"It is worthy of being a world where true gods exist. The strength is really not low."

Ryan sighed in his heart, and after a simple glance around and seeing nothing worth noting, he wanted to walk towards the wide-open city gate.

Along the way, a skinny figure who was not completely dead fell to the ground and kept hissing: "Pilgrimage... Pilgrimage..."

It was obviously a language he had never heard of, but Ryan could understand the meaning.

Perhaps, this is the "knowledge of the languages ​​of all worlds" brought by the [Nameless Ship Sculpture]?

Ryan's heart moved slightly and he came to the side of the skinny figure.

Most of the skinny figures died under the attack of the grey hounds, but this lucky skinny figure was bitten on the shoulder. His neck was not completely bitten off, but it was also torn apart for the most part. At this moment, he was already in a state of breathing but not breathing out.

——

[Gray Corpse]: A humanoid monster transformed from a civilian infected with the "Gray Erosion Disease". Its strength fluctuates greatly, depending on its physical fitness before the disease.

The skin of humans infected with the "Gray Erosion Disease" will gradually turn gray from the outside to the inside. In the end, even their internal organs and blood will turn completely gray, and then they will die completely. During this process, the "Gray Erosion Disease" patients are in a weird state of neither life nor death, gradually losing their memories, and are also called "immortals".

Most of the "gray corpses" move slowly, in a praying or hugging posture, as if they are longing for something.

"Gray erosion", a large-scale plague disease that suddenly broke out hundreds of years ago, the source is unknown, and to this day, there is still no cure.

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[Greyhound]: A strong hound infected with "gray erosion", whose speed and strength have been explosively improved, but its vitality is relatively fragile.

Most of the greyhounds are raised by the villagers of the "Undead Settlement" to drive away "gray corpses" and assist in hunting.

——

The panel gives a detailed introduction to the skinny figure and the grey hound.

After reading this information, Ryan's eyes were filled with contemplation.

"Gray erosion... Undead..."

Both the gray corpses and the greyhounds are closely related to the plague called "gray erosion".

"Is the source of the gray erosion the source of the 'aftermath of the disaster' in this area?"

Ryan was thinking in his heart, and at this moment, a ray of grayish-white dim light attracted his attention.

During the time he was thinking, the gray corpse in front of him died completely, and on its corpse, a gray-white object shaped like a quietly burning flame was emitting a faint light.

Ryan looked down.

——

[Broken Soul of Gray Corpse]: The soul that is about to disappear in the gray corpse can be used to obtain a little [Soul Particles].

The ownerless [Soul Particles] can be exchanged for other things in a "specific place", or they can be crushed and converted into "Experience Points".

It is said that the ownerless souls are the source of power for those "ashes" that have risen from the "sleeping cemetery" and are thirsty for souls. They greedily collect souls just to complete the supreme mission.

——

"Soul... Experience Points..."

Ryan looked at the introduction of the gray-white object in front of him with interest.

"Experience Points" are a must-have for him to travel and upgrade his clones.

In the Monster Hunter world, he accumulates "experience points" by defeating monsters, and he has never explored the essence of "experience points" too much.

In the Monster Hunter world, "experience points" should be related to the "blood" of monsters.

The introduction of [Gray Corpse's Broken Soul] vaguely reveals that the source of "experience points" in this world is related to "soul".

From this perspective, the composition of "experience points" is not single, but is related to the system of mainstream forces in the world.

Ryan leaned over to pick up [Gray Corpse's Broken Soul]. It seemed to be non-physical, but it was something that could be touched.

—— Entity soul.

This word suddenly popped up in Ryan's mind.

He clenched his palm fiercely, and [Gray Corpse's Broken Soul] dissipated and turned into a gray crystal the size of a gravel.

"This is [Soul Particle]."

After thinking about it, Ryan crushed it directly.

[Soul Particle] can be exchanged for other things in a "specific place", but for Ryan, the so-called "specific place" is still unknown. Instead of caring about this invisible thing, it is better to use it first to see how much "experience points" [Soul Particle] can bring.

Moreover, weak gray corpses can drop this kind of "physical soul". Ryan can foresee that in the subsequent exploration process, there will be no shortage of similar and better "physical souls".

After the [Soul Particle] was broken, it flowed into Ryan's body from the palm of his hand and turned into a warm and fiery power.

Ryan glanced at the panel.

As expected, the "experience value" progress bar behind [Level] just jumped slightly. If it is displayed as data, it is not even "0.01%".

The strength of the gray corpse is too weak. The experience value of the condensed physical soul is really insignificant to Ryan's current massive experience bar.

Ryan was not surprised by this.

After raising his eyebrows, he took a step and walked towards the city gate.

Gray corpses, gray dogs, gray erosion, souls...

From the information he has come into contact with so far, the "Undead Settlement" seems to hide some huge secrets, and this secret is most likely related to the "source of the aftermath of the disaster". Without a deeper understanding, it is useless to rely on speculation.

...

After entering the city gate, what Ryan saw were rows of neatly arranged wooden buildings.

The withered, gray and old trees are planted on both sides of the main road. Their bare branches make them look like weirdos with bared fangs and claws from a distance.

The main road is paved with stone bricks of uniform specifications. Ryan walked forward cautiously. Not long after he walked forward, a tall and thin figure holding a plow slowly walked out of a wooden house beside the main road.

It was wearing shabby clothes similar to the gray corpse, and the plow in its hand had become rusty due to lack of maintenance.

The tall and thin figure moved silently, without any fluctuations that life should have, so that Ryan could not sense its existence at such a close distance.

The distance between the two sides was less than 20 meters, so the tall and thin figure discovered Ryan's existence the moment he went out.

It was originally moving slowly, but suddenly it burst into a terrifying speed, raised the plow in its hand high, and stabbed Ryan's chest with the rusty tip.

"Dang--!"

The rusty plow suddenly became bent as the big sword swept over, and hit the chest of the tall and thin figure, causing his chest to collapse directly.

The terrifying force pushed the body of the tall and thin figure, causing it to fly backwards and directly collapse the wooden house behind it.

Ryan raised his eyebrows slightly.

At the moment of collision, he saw the prompt on the panel. The name of the tall and thin figure was [Gray Corpse-Undead Town Resident]. Compared with those wandering nameless gray corpses outside the city gate, its physical fitness was much stronger, close to the level of "lower two-star" special species.

Of course, for Ryan, "lower one-star" or "lower two-star" made little difference, and they were all weak creatures that could be killed with one blow.

The loud noise of the wooden house collapsing made many tall and thin figures come out of other wooden houses on both sides of the main road.

And a little further away, a strange figure that looked "bloated and huge" also strode over.

For the ordinary [Gray Corpse-Undead Town Resident], Ryan didn't care much. He stepped on the ground and his body disappeared instantly. When he reappeared, he had come to the roof of a wooden house not far in front of the "bloated and huge" figure.

Even if the gravity became stronger and caused his speed to slow down, it was relative.

Compared to the gray corpse, Ryan's speed is still as fast as a phantom. Although he can no longer break the sound barrier, it is still no problem to reach subsonic speed.

Looking down from a high place, he can clearly see the appearance of the "bloated and huge figure".

It is fat, with a metal mask and armor made of brass on its face and body. One hand holds a book emitting gray-black light, and the other hand holds a metal scepter that is nearly as tall as it.

The breath far surpassing the gray corpse emanates from it.

That is the difference between elites and miscellaneous soldiers.

——【Brass Missionary】!

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(Thanks to the big brother "Brother, let me see your limit" for the reward!)

(Seeking monthly tickets~)