Chapter 183: The egg case is the deity

Chapter 183: The egg case is the deity

Sarina confirmed part of what had been said about the wilderness.

Indeed, on the second level, there was a powerful deity known as the "Star Sea God"—to be precise, a demigod.

However, Sarina had no dealings with this entity; she had merely passed through the second level while being pursued by Curse Insects. The Star Sea God neither hindered nor aided her; they simply crossed paths, which was the typical attitude among the gods of the Abyss.

As for the environment of the second level, Sarina knew little. She only remembered that most of it was water, with very little land.

The Apostles had finished recuperating and were back to their optimal states.

Only then did Lu Yao click to enter the vortex.

The screen slowly displayed the prompt "Black Abyss Second Layer."

The vortex on the second layer was atop a cliff, and below was indeed a vast ocean, with stars twinkling in the water.

At the base of the cliff were several Curse Insect monsters, gnawing on the corpses of two clay figurines.

Under Lu Yao’s command, Sarina swiftly dispatched the Curse Insects.

An exclamation mark appeared above Neville’s head as he made his way to the corpses of his kin. After the clay people died, their bodies turned into heaps of brown clay.

"They’re all dead... All the friends who fled with me this time are dead..."

Lu Yao thought to himself that since this layer was a water world, it was necessary to bring in a professional water operator.

He ordered the Apostles to stand by and controlled the Deep Sea Lord from the pixel world to rush over.

Klau entered the water, and his body quickly swelled, reverting to the form of an island-bearing colossus.

Lu Yao had everyone board the island and used the Deep Sea Lord, this maritime fortress, to navigate the waters.

While Lu Yao was summoning reinforcements, Isabella learned a lot from Neville.

"My lord, the clay people live in something called a water nest," she explained.

"It’s a wisdom bestowed upon them by the Star Sea God, allowing them to live in water. The clay people’s food comes from algae, shellfish, and various fish in the water. Eating makes them feel satisfied, but in fact, they can endure for a long time without food..."

Soon, Lu Yao spotted a water nest not far away in the sea.

It was a large, floating mud ball with a sticky green substance smeared on its surface, looking like grease or paint.

The water nest bobbed with the waves, slowly sinking and floating.

Suddenly, a hole opened at the top of the water nest, and several long vines were thrown out, with a little mud person climbing out along the vines.

He lay on the surface of the mud ball, pulling up the vines below, which were adorned with a string of shellfish of various sizes, looking like some strange decoration.

The little person took down the shells and then crawled back to the water trough, and the hole was closed again.

This was essentially the daily life of an adult clay person.

Drifting at sea, foraging, cultivating shellfish, waiting to encounter other water nests, and then possibly becoming friends or forming a family as a couple.

They mostly hid in their water nests, consuming little and living long lives.

In the past, the clay people only came ashore to live at two moments: when a baby was born and when they were about to die.

To reproduce, the clay people would control their water nests all the way back to their sacred birthplace, also the site of divine revelation from the great Star Sea.



Consumes health to hatch Curse Insects.

【Curse Mark】

Places a curse mark to draw the fire of faith.

【Ruminate】

Curse Insects send captured mature curse marks into the egg case, concentrating the power of faith.

...

【Godhood】: None.

【Divinity】: Lowly as ants (13478).

【Divine Body】: None.



Lu Yao understood.

This 【Parasite】 used curse marks to extract the fire of faith from each clay person’s body, then sent it back to the egg case.

Hunting the clay people was just a means to an end.

The egg case in the center of the land could be considered an idol made by the Parasite.

At such times, it was the Snowman’s turn to take action.

"Jimmy will definitely complete the mission!"

The Snowman was deployed.

As the Deep Sea Lord collided with the edge of the solitary island, Curse Insects emerged from the white webs of the sacred land, reflexively rushing towards the intruders.

Facing these low-tier monsters, the Tyrant and the Blood Knight began a one-sided purge.

Jimmy moved like a shadow, quickly rolling up to the death ball, and his red glove grabbed at the egg case.

Faith +9321 appeared in the upper right corner of Lu Yao’s vision.

The egg case, panicked by this action, immediately spat out strands of thread to entangle the Snowman.

But the Snowman was too fast, constantly maneuvering agilely, and even circled back to snatch another handful.

Faith +1227.

At this, the insects that were originally resisting the Tyrant and Blood Knight turned around, rushing towards the Snowman like mad.

Seeing this, Jimmy sprinted back, receiving support from the Blood Knight in the rear.

"Lord deity, that egg case has no items, very poor, only some fire of faith," Jimmy reported.

Lu Yao thought it was not bad.

A small profit of ten thousand.

The Black Abyss was indeed a treasure trove of rich resources! He would have to visit more often when he had the time.

Next up, it was time for Sarina and Neville to clear the field.