Chapter 88 Minotaur
"Maze..." Gillim did not show much surprise when he heard the thief's report, nor even doubted. He just frowned and pondered, "Maybe we encountered a nest of advanced creatures!"
"Bio nest?" The apostles and others looked at each other. There were such a biological nest, which creature would specially build a maze fortress in the dark area.
"It's the Minotaur's nest!" Gillim did not confuse the apostles for too long, and quickly replied with a wry smile.
"Mutato? Is Kitahara's orc?" Mastasha asked curiously.
"No, it's not the kind of tauren in Kitanohara..." The old dwarf's eyes were a little confused, as if he was trapped in some kind of memory, and murmured, "The origin of the creature like Minotaur can basically be traced back to more than 30,000 years of prehistoric... The elves have not yet arrived in the Lizardman era of Torrell!"
More than 30,000 years ago, Feren was still a primitive continent covered with forests.
At that time, the world of Torrell was not even stable enough. Its spatial barriers with other planes were very weak, and creatures from other planes often broke into Torrell. Of course, the largest group here was the elves that replaced the lizardmen to rule Feren in the future.
In addition to the elves, the creatures that have appeared before history, such as dragons, Titan giants, Flame giants, Qi giants, Barlow Demons, Eye Demon Lords, Minotaurs and other creatures, all come from other planes, rather than races born and raised in the world of Torrell.
The elves come from the Fairlier plane; the dragon comes from the dragon world; the Titan giant comes from the god world. The dwarf is the stone spirit created by the Titan giant using its own bloodline to combine rocks. The flame giant and the Qi giant come from the elemental spirit world; the Eye Demon Lord comes from the Nightmare plane; the Barlow Demon and the Minotaur come from the abyss plane.
Later, the Titan Giants left Torrell for some reason, but in addition to creating the dwarves, the legendary Hill Giants and Trolls also had part of their bloodline.
The number of dragons entering Torrell was not large. Later, they fought with the giants many times, and some of them were wiped out by the elves and dwarves, and slowly disappeared on the continent.
The Flame Giant Spirit and the Qi Giant Spirit have established a short-lived civilized country. However, not long after, a war broke out in the present Kalinshan and eventually disappeared into the long river of history.
The traces left by that war have not been eliminated to this day, that is, the Kalin Desert north of Kalin Port.
As for the even rarer number of Balo Demons, Eye Demon Lord and Minotaur races, they were driven into the dark area by elves and dwarves, and could no longer affect the surface world.
As time goes by, the world laws of the Torrell world gradually stabilize. Abyss creatures like the Minotaur gradually lost most of their abyss talent and were assimilated by the Torrell world. Even so, they still retained strong combat abilities, and to some extent, their physical talent became more perverted.
"Muttaurs of pure blood can reach high-level strength as long as they become adults. They have strong strength and high physical defense. Even if they don't wear any armor, they are equivalent to plate-armored knights." Gillim said with a wry smile.
"The Minotaur is born with racial talents such as bloodthirsty, violent, and self-healing. After being taught by his ancestors, he can basically master several combat skills such as battle cry, charge, trampling, and blocking. He is a natural berserker."
The old dwarf became more and more depressed as he spoke. He rubbed his temples and continued, "Of course, this is not their most perverted place. The most troublesome ability of the Minotaurs is their magical physique. When this savage abyss monster is immune to all spiritual magic of non-forbidden spells, from most shadows and corrosion damage, and is immune to elemental damage below the Five Rings when he grows up!"
"The Kitahara Taurus mentioned by the harpist is actually just a bastard left after the miracle and orcs are mate." Gillim spread his hands and said helplessly, "If it is a real miracle... let's be honest, with my combat ability, I can only deal with two of them head-on!"
The people around Gillim looked at each other and the legendary powerful man Gillim actually admitted that he could only deal with two adult miracles... The apostles' faces suddenly changed, and they didn't know what to think.
Berserkers are immune to mental control, which they can understand, but how much does it mean to be immune to elemental damage below the Five Rings???
According to the magic net rules of the Torrell world, zero-ring magic corresponds to apprentice spells, one-ring and two-ring magic corresponds to low-level spells, and three-ring and four-ring magic almost reach intermediate spells. Although the fifth-ring magic barely enters the high-level, if converted into apostle skills, it is a B-level magic skill!
Only B-level skills can affect Minotaurs? If you want to directly damage them, wouldn’t you need A-level skills? Only by losing A-level skills can you eliminate a monster? Romon, the black-robed mage of Weiss’ team, immediately became extremely exciting!
It has strong strength and its defense is equivalent to that of a plate-armored knight. It comes with a bloodthirsty and violent template. It is also proficient in combat skills such as warriors' battle cry, charge, blocking, etc., and it also helps to avoid elemental damage...
No wonder the legendary dwarves think they can only deal with two!
"Well, that... Gillim, in your opinion, how many miracles are there in this maze fortress?" Qin Lun observed that his companions were not in high spirits, and immediately coughed and asked Gillim.
With Qin Lun’s question, the apostles suddenly realized that it doesn’t matter whether the Minotaur is powerful or not. The key is whether there are many. Generally speaking, high-level creatures have the concept of territory, and the number in a certain area will not be too concentrated.
"According to historical records, the Minotaurs who were driven into the dark area are usually based on families, but there are also records of several families forming tribes." Gillim said with a frown, "From the area of the maze in front of us, there will be at least ten, and the upper limit will not exceed thirty."
"Ten to thirty Minotaurs..." All the apostles only felt bitter in their mouths. Judging from the old dwarf's description, let alone thirty Minotaurs, even if there were only ten Minotaurs, they were much better than the rat-man tribe I encountered before.
Rats are timid and cowardly by nature, and they will run away once they lose. The Minotaur obviously does not. This is a berserker with a bloodthirsty and violent temper. He will never look back without touching the wall. The so-called ox temper refers to this kind of monster.
"But you don't have to worry too much. The Minotaur is not without weaknesses!" Seeing the ugly faces of Qin Lun and others, Gillim comforted and smiled, "The historical records of our clan also record that the Minotaur is a rare creature with a strong sense of honor on the abyss plane. In the absence of a large difference in number and size, they usually fight until they die and will not call their companions!"
After hearing this good news, Qin Lun and others finally lit up their eyes. If this is the case, this battle can be tried. If the Minotaurs can cut off some of the amount before they detect the crisis, it will be much easier to deal with.
"Gillim, what should we do?" Qin Lun asked humbly.
"Pick people with sufficient ability and divide them into three teams to enter the Mirtoise maze." The old dwarf pondered, "Their mazes are both nests and hunting grounds. The traps and terrain of the maze are enough to trap prey entering it, and then the adult Mirtoise will come to harvest alone.
At this time, it will be our best chance to kill it. With our size, three people are not enough to make an adult miracle call a companion. Once half of the adult miracle are eliminated in the early stage, the remaining old, weak, sick and disabled will be easier to deal with."
"Does three people deal with a Minotaur?" Qin Lun and Weiss each thought about it in their minds and found that the Exploration Team can form up to four three-man teams.
In addition to Gillim, there are several middle and high-level powerful people among the dwarves, who can probably form two teams. The apostles are more unlucky. The combat power of the black-robed mage is basically destroyed. If Hill and Rand do not use their trump card, they will not have much combat power left.
Although the female priest and the thief have a role, there are only three positions per team. If one is assigned to them, the other two will be under great pressure, so they can only serve as a support team outside the maze.
In this way, only Qin Lun, Weiss and Shieldguard Newton, plus Ilistin, Mastasha, and Idriya, they could only form two teams.
Everyone combined with their mutual combat expertise. Weiss, Shield Guard Newton and Mastasha formed a team, so that both meat shields and long-range attacks would be available. Qin Lun's side was Ilistin's meat shield. If the elf druid turns into a giant bear, his defense is also very high. Besides, there is also Hellfire Demon Dog Cyborg.
After making the decision, the exploration team began to retreat to the original cave. They planned to take a break and adjust, and then divide into four directions and enter the maze at the same time.
"Feral, these days with you are so wonderful!" Sitting in front of the bonfire, Mastasha's face changed unpredictable, and she smiled at herself, "I didn't expect that I would see the legendary Minotaur one day. When I go back, the companions of the Harpist Alliance will definitely not believe it!"
"Master, I'm very happy to be with you!" Qin Lun smiled and raised his wine glass to the highland elves. Even though the dwarves were exploring in the dark area, they did not forget to bring their spirits with them.
"And Idriya and I!" Ilistin shook his pink fists at the two of them, pretending to be dissatisfied. His face under the bonfire looked more charming and charming, making Qin Lun feel a little lost in his sight. Just looking at his appearance, probably no one would have thought that this elf beauty would sometimes turn into a violent creature like a giant bear.
After resting for a full twelve hours, until Qin Lun and others confirmed that their physical and mental health had returned to their best conditions, they finally gathered in front of the maze again.
"Take care!" The four teams said to each other and entered the maze from different entrances. The other dwarves and apostles guarded the entrances respectively. If the battle situation is not good, they will immediately enter the maze and rescue the three-person team in distress as soon as possible.
Chapter completed!