The Truth of Magic

Chapter 659 The Secret of Pollution, the Battle of Mage!

In the past, when Zhao Xu chose to advance, he had heard of the "Pollution Scholar" who came from the same world as the archive scholar.

However, what dissuaded him at the time was that this advancement required a moderately or severely degraded state.

In this rumored world, evil is a force that infects corruption.

Even a paladin who strictly abides by the precepts may be corrupted in soul and body in the long-term struggle against evil.

Generally, real heroes will resist the pollution of evil through magic or atonement, but sometimes even out of good intentions, some adventurers will choose to embrace evil and accept the power from "pollution".

And "Pollution Scholar" is a leader in this regard.

Even archivists who simply study ancient classics and mysterious stone tablets, because they are in this world, their professional ability titles are all "dark knowledge" series.

At this moment, Zhao Xu was silently thinking about the content of this world in his mind.

Fortunately, when he became a file scholar, he still made some preparations.

Entering evil places, touching evil items, being attacked by special monsters, and performing evil tasks will all lead to being "polluted" by evil.

Zhao Xu used to wonder why Arthur didn't have this kind of pollution. Whether it was the abyss or hell, their evil was equally pure, so why didn't they pollute the character.

But now it seems that it is obviously inseparable from the related creatures such as the "Cthulhu of Lalaieri" he heard.

I am afraid that the "evil" they spread is the source of these "pollution".

As for the degree of "pollution", the physical "symptom" is "corruption of the body", corresponding to the "corruption point", which can be resisted with a strong immunity.

The spiritual "sign" is "spiritual depravity", corresponding to the "depravity point", which can be resisted with will immunity.

The original Zhao Xu didn't even know what world he entered, so he couldn't retrieve anything at all.

But at this time, according to the other party's prompt, he realized that he had entered the legendary world full of horror elements. After getting this key information, Zhao Xu also began to activate his plane skills, constantly searching for relevant knowledge background.

For some reason, he was extremely wary of the deformed man in front of him from the bottom of his heart.

So he must do his homework first.

But with the background knowledge popping up in his mind, Zhao Xu's sense of urgency grew deeper.

The symptoms of corruption and depravity are divided into five stages: "none", "mild", "moderate", "severe", and "madness/death".

The character's physique and perception value are different, which also determines the specific corruption points in the next few stages.

As far as ordinary people have 10 points of attributes, the 0 points of corruption and depravity are pollution-free.

The light pollution is 1-5 points, moderate 6-17 points, and severe 18-41 points.

If it reaches 42 points, the corruption of the body will lead to death, and the corruption of the spirit will lead to madness.

As for Zhao Xu's current physique of 27, the severity of physical corruption is 42-98 points, and 99 points is death.

His 17 perceptions correspond to mental degradation, with a severe score of 30-69 points, and a 70 point of madness.

Thinking of this, Zhao Xu couldn't help asking the man, "Senior, how much corruption and depravity will be raised by being exposed to this space?"

"Exposure to evil in the outside world is 1 point every 24 hours."

"However, it is calculated on the basis of 1 point of corruption per hour, and both are polluted at the same time."

1 o'clock every hour!

There is no exemption at all.

Doesn't it mean that after 70 hours, he will go beyond the severe symptoms of mental degradation and go straight to madness.

After 99 hours, overcoming the severe symptoms of physical corruption, he died directly.

The deformed man continued to look at Zhao Xu, who was completely different from him, with white skin and tender flesh, "Sure enough, no one who can get in touch with a 'document scholar' in another world will not be easy-going. It seems that yours Knowledge and skills are not low at all, and you already know most of the secrets."

"Isn't it weird?"

"Generally speaking, every time an adventurer enters a new pollution stage, they will get a new symptom, which is the corruption effect. It stands to reason that I only have a mild symptom, a moderate symptom and a severe symptom now."

"Why is it becoming so exaggerated now?"

Hearing this, Zhao Xu couldn't help but nodded. To advance to the rank of "Pollution Scholar" is only a matter of mental degradation, which is a spiritual problem.

In other words, the man in front of him became so deformed because he was in the depths of this hidden giant stone fortress.

At the moment, the wound on the man's body has the symptoms of a "worm nest" in which parasites enter and exit.

Curvature of the spine is a symptom of "rickets".

The enlarged and deformed skull is a symptom of "recast head".

Mildew on the body is a symptom of "dermatoses".

Eye rot is a "Lich Pupil" symptom.

Rotten nasal flesh is a symptom of "rotten nose syndrome".

There are a total of six severe symptoms visible to the naked eye, making the person in front of him look neither human nor ghost.

Not to mention the symptoms of mental depravity, I don't know which one it is, such as "capriciousness", "severe fear", or "murderer".

The man showed a cruel smile, "You know that as long as you enter a new pollution stage, you can suppress it back to the original stage within 24 hours by using spells such as restoration, such as dropping from intermediate to primary. "

"That's right." Zhao Xu said, "If it exceeds 24 hours, only miracle and wish spells can reduce the pollution of the stage. Otherwise, how to use spells in normal times can only reduce the pollution of the current stage."

At this moment, Zhao Xu scanned the list of spells in his mind in an instant.

The five-ring magic "Atonement" is more complicated. After completing the task, the pollution point must be reduced to a certain extent, and the maximum does not exceed the level of the caster.

The three-ring magic "remove curse" reduces 1 point of corruption, and the three-ring magic "remove disease" reduces 1 point of corruption.

The four-ring divine spell "Restoration" can be reduced by 1 point for every 4 levels. Zhao Xu's current caster level of level 33 can be reduced by 8 points, and casting spells within 24 hours after crossing the stage can also reduce pollution and return to the original stage.

The seven ring magic "advanced recovery" is 1 point per level, but he can't use it now.

The nine-ring "miracle technique" and "wish technique" are reduced to the upper limit of the next stage, and are not subject to the 24-hour limit.

These spells can only take effect once a day, so it is difficult for Zhao Xu to take care of both by relying on the "restoration spell".

And the more critical point is that to use these spells, he needs to not be exposed to evil pollution.

Obviously, it doesn't meet this point.

Thinking of this, Zhao Xu cast his gaze beyond the stone gate.

The deformed man who saw this scene showed a sneer, "If I were you, I would never think about going out again."

"Because that stone gate has a curse, the moment you go out, your brain will be directly polluted and you will fall into madness. This is why I am trapped here."

Zhao Xu couldn't help but cast his eyes at the man in front of him, "Then how did you survive?"

The deformed man smiled, "It's very simple."

"If pollution is so unsolvable, then adventurers in this world can just stay at home."

"Is there something that can fight pollution?" Zhao Xu immediately grasped the point of the question.

Now he obviously has to survive first, and wait until Antinoya comes to help him.

The most important thing is, don't go crazy.

"That's right." The deformed man smiled, "Some natural items can absorb pollution instead of the owner who carries them. For example, a pure jade scepter with the size of a finger, a piece of high-quality parchment made of full moon lamb skin, Statues carefully carved from oak branches struck by lightning."

"Generally, one item of this kind is enough to absorb 7 points, enough to support the average adventurer for a whole week's adventure journey."

"Can't you bring so much?" Zhao Xu asked back.

If the problem is so simple, there is no reason why the man in front of him will become like this.

If he, in this kind of world, would definitely bring enough reserves to last a hundred years, and even create things at any time.

He has been in the town before, and has never been in such a situation of cutting off supplies. If it is really useful, he can create things through "supernatural spells" without sacrificing life energy, and he is even more outstanding in this regard.

A mage will never be embarrassed by the problem of material reserves.

Of course, the premise is that it is strong enough.

The deformed man shook his head, "When an item absorbs the corruption, it will immediately darken, become soft, and gradually rot and disappear. Moreover, these items are exposed to the pollution at the same time, and while sharing the pollution, they will affect each other. And gradually decompose. Therefore, too many items will have the effect of enhancing the pollution effect, and will accelerate this process."

"One anti-pollution item can absorb 7 points, two items can only absorb 12 points, 16 points is already the peak when 4 items are taken, and it will drop if you bring more later, and the last 7 items can only absorb 1 point."

Zhao Xu glanced at the other party directly, and asked, "Can't you always keep only four pieces on your body?"

The deformed man couldn't help but smiled wryly, "It seems that the spellcasters in your world are very interested in exploiting loopholes. It's a pity that when those items decay and disappear, their pollution will linger on you, so unless you leave the polluted environment, don't use it again. Changing to a new item is also the fifth item by default, and it will not have any effect.

"So adventurers in our world, after a certain period of time, no matter what the outcome, must escape from being exposed to the evil environment of pollution."

"But you don't have to worry. There is a way for me to survive until now. As long as you keep praying R'lyeh's mantra to attract new travelers, you can use the other person's body as a sacrifice and get shelter for a period of time." Time is not polluted."

Speaking of the deformed man, he showed a treacherous smile, "Since the last time the ship strayed into the storm and approached here, there have been no new arrivals for almost four months. I thought I couldn't last a few days, but I didn't expect it. .”

"I sacrifice a spellcaster this time, and the immortal old will surely shelter me through a season!"

Speaking of which, this deformed pollution scholar directly waved the staff in his hand!