Different World Online

Walking up, through the open gate of the inner city, Steve entered the inner city which was more like a castle.

Walking through the main road paved with neatly stacked stone slabs that could accommodate four carriages running side by side, passing by the flower beds that had long been dilapidated and full of rotten branches, Steve looked up at the tall castle in front of him that was more than 50 meters high.

It's obvious that this castle was designed by a dwarf designer. The doors, windows, and everything else are big. Everything seems to be designed specifically for giants.

With a relaxed mood, Steve walked into the castle and came to the reception hall with a height of nearly 30 feet.

In the reception hall, the skeleton soldiers wearing armor that had long been corroded and rotted were still standing diligently in the places they once guarded, just like they did in the past.

At the same time, on the tall stone throne at the back of the hall, a middle-aged man zombie with a detached jaw, black blood on his face, and wearing a gorgeous robe sat motionless on the throne, his pair of red eyes staring straight in the direction of the gate.

On a smaller seat beside the throne, a female corpse, wearing a long dress dripping with dirt and blood, with her upper body naked and only half of her head on the right side, was lying on her back;

Her exposed body had already shriveled and turned blue, and her only eye was staring at the ceiling. From her eyes, one could vaguely see the fear she felt before she died.

“Tsk tsk tsk…it’s not rotten, there are no maggots, even the brain has dried up naturally!

Arranging the bodies to look like they did when they were alive is such a bad taste!"

Steve smacked his lips and covered his mouth and nose to block out the faint disgusting stench of corpse in the air.

Avoiding the throne and the diligent skeleton soldiers, Steve left this disgusting place through the side door.

In fact, all this was not beyond Steve's expectations. After all, who doesn't know the behavior of Xirik's chosen followers?

Let’s put it this way, the mad Xirik now may not be as crazy as he was before he went crazy!

Yes, Cyric, the god of murder, a real evil god.

Steve even suspected that his mind had been influenced by the priesthood of killing when he ascended to godhood;

Have you ever seen any god who would actively instigate his own believers to form gangs and kill each other?

Well, you know what, the Prince of Lies Xirik really did that.

The believers of other families all fought for the favor of God and for power, but his believers were completely different;

Sometimes, you can even see two groups of Xirik believers from different temples, fighting to the death even if they are being hunted down by the followers of the Lord of Dawn.

Heresy is more hateful than paganism, and this is not a simple joke.

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Steve went up through the winding spiral staircase, avoiding the patrols of the Undead soldiers and went straight to the top floor;

As the top floor exit drew closer, his temples suddenly swelled and a strong sense of crisis surged into his heart.

Holy shit! Is there a big danger on the top floor?! Could it be that some of the six chosen believers haven't left yet?!

It shouldn’t be!

With his heart beating fast, Steve instantly activated [Void Shadow], and the throbbing in his temples finally eased.

He slowly poked his head out from the doorless archway and looked slowly at the room that gave him a strong sense of crisis.

Although he has [Void Shadow] as a guarantee, he is not afraid of quite a lot of damage types, but ignoring the collision volume does not mean he is invincible, and there are still many types of damage that are effective against him.

For example, charm, fear, and some scenes that make people's sanity drop wildly...

The sight moves little by little, stretching all the way across the neat and smooth grey marble floor;

Soon, thorn bushes with silvery-white metallic luster on their branches and roots appeared. These thorn bushes with sharp thorns pushed open the marble floor and stubbornly grew out of the stones below.

As the line of sight moved, the thorn bushes became more and more lush, and lifelike human statues began to appear around the bushes.

Some of these statues are wearing smart adventure suits, some are wearing armor, and some are simply shirtless, but the only thing they have in common is that they have a real fear on their faces that makes people empathize with them.

The line of sight continued to move, and soon, a coiled snake tail as thick as an adult woman's waist appeared in the bush.

This is a very beautiful tail, the whole color is reddish brown, and it is dotted with golden circular markings with black edges.

The moment he saw this thing, Steve immediately retracted his head and dared not look at it anymore.

Stone statue, snake tail. If he couldn't figure out what was inside, all his 212 points of occult knowledge would be wasted.

There is definitely a Medusa in here!

Thinking of this, Steve frowned, and slowly recalled in his head the knowledge about Medusa that Old Pete had talked about while laughing.

Unlike naturally formed species, Medusa was not naturally formed as people think.

On the contrary, Medusa is an eternal curse, this extremely beautiful and intoxicating creature is quite deadly;

Usually, men and women who desire to maintain eternal youth and beauty will pray to evil gods, demons and devils, asking these horrible beings to grant them eternal beauty.

However, their fanatical desire for beauty numbs their nerves and minds, making them ignore the terrible curse that comes with making a deal with these terrifying beings.

After countless years, these creatures who retain their eternally beautiful and youthful bodies will pay the price for their vanity and arrogance, and the price is to be forever transformed into Medusa.

It is worth mentioning that this terrible curse does not come from evil gods, demons and devils, but from the powerful laws of nature;

The laws of nature cannot accept the existence of immortals. The cycle of prosperity and decline of all things is the true meaning of the laws of nature.

This curse entangles every immortal like a maggot attached to their bones, causing them to lose forever what they value most;

Medusa, always so beautiful and intoxicating, but no one dares to muster up the courage to appreciate their beauty;

It is worth mentioning that most Medusas are in human form with snake hair, and only women who once had extremely high charm attributes will suffer the more terrifying curse of turning into a snake tail;

Because of this, only the Snake-Tailed Medusa has the possibility of advancing to become the legendary Queen Medusa.

It takes decades or even hundreds of years for a Medusa to form naturally, and the fall of the Kingdom of Marandesinus took only about three to five years.

It was obvious that this unfortunate girl was forcibly transformed by God's Chosen One through certain means.

By the way, by the way, Medusa’s petrification is basically irreversible. Even when they look at the mirror themselves, they will be forcibly petrified by the petrification curse.

Therefore, there is never anything shiny or reflective in Medusa's lair.

A strong physique might be able to slow down the speed of petrification, but it ultimately cannot stop the curse from the powerful laws of nature.

To deal with them, you must avoid visual contact as much as possible, so the [Blind Combat] feat is a must-have feat for exploring Medusa's lair.

Putting aside the petrification curse, Medusa's fighting power is not strong.