Tower Defense Game: My Kingdom of Eternal Life

"It is not a man-made magic, it requires a steady supply of mana and cannot be distracted.

No magician would be so bored as to release a guardian spell here continuously for...a long time."

Cheng Shen thought.

"Then the only thing that makes up this dark realm is the magic circle."

He made a conclusion.

Then I felt intense curiosity.

Most of the magic-related items that Cheng Shen has seen so far are limited to independently structured runes.

And the magic circle,

It is a complex combination structure composed of countless runes and magic patterns.

Speaking of which, he had just obtained an ancient sacrificial mask, which should be regarded as a high-level magic equipment.

Among them, the structural parts between the runes are somewhat close to the composition of a magic circle.

But it can only be regarded as an incomplete microcosm.

Durability limit.

It is the greatest manifestation of incompleteness.

A true magic array must not only have the basic components to absorb energy, transform energy, and transmit energy.

It is also necessary to take into account the maintenance of the material itself that makes up the magic circle, so that it can be nourished for a long time and will not be easily damaged.

In this way, a magic circle can maintain operation for hundreds or even thousands of years without being looked after.

This is fundamentally different from magic equipment that will be scrapped due to exhaustion of durability after being used for a period of time.

For example.

The former is equivalent to a single life individual, and its activity cycle is just the moment during which life particles are active.

The magic circle is a complete ecological cycle that may not be eternal, but can at least be maintained for a long time.

On this basis,

This is an important part of the purpose of building a magic circle.

Therefore, to build a complete magic array, it can be roughly divided into three steps.

An array base composed of basic functional symbols and energy transmission patterns,

The main body of the magic circle is composed of special function runes such as maintenance, reinforcement, circulation, and concealment.

and a core consisting of elemental runes that affect the main effects.

Among them, each component will have one or more key axes based on physical objects.

That is, the formation eye.

To crack the magic circle by conventional means, you must find these formation eyes.

certainly.

There are also brute force methods.

Any magic circle cannot be built out of thin air, but must use some materials with magical properties as the structural foundation.

But violently breaking the magic circle means facing the strongest power it can unleash.

If you don't have enough strength to crush them, doing so is seeking death.

Moreover, generally if the magic array is protective, most of it contains a self-destructive structure. Once a violent crack is carried out and the self-destructive structure is triggered, everything in the magic array will be destroyed instantly.

There is also a third situation.

It is the sealing circle.

This type of magic circle generally suppresses monsters and disasters that cannot be eliminated by the magic circle builder.

It would be quite foolish to destroy the magic circle and release the contents without knowing why.

"Protection...or seal?"

Cheng Shen looked forward.

He initially judged it to be a protective magic circle because the dark mist was not offensive.

But when the second thought arises, I can't help but think more about it.

"You guys retreat first."

Cheng Shen said to Aljieka and the soldiers.

Then, he walked forward, and a thick golden-red halo surged in his eyes, as if two incompatible, gelatinous energy flames merged into a slowly flowing river, slowly dragging

Moving and rising.

The closer.

The diffuse dark matter became more and more detailed in his eyes.

It was not pure mist, but a series of wandering magic runes, thousands of which were gathered together to support the continuous operation of the entire magic circle according to a certain structure and operating rules.

Condensation, extraction, transformation, energy...

At a glance.

Cheng Shen immediately saw countless basic functional symbols that he had mastered.

There are many others that he has not come into contact with, and at this moment, their symbolic names are automatically interpreted under the influence of spiritual resonance.

break down,

reorganization,

solidification,

…

Cheng Shen was trembling with excitement.

Suppressing the joy in my heart.

Building a magic circle often requires the inscription of thousands of magic runes, although many of them are repeated to enhance the effect.

But it is also a huge treasure house for him!

certainly.

It's just for him.

For others, the most they can do is see clearly the traces of energy flow in the magic array, and use this to trace the source, find the center of the array, and crack it.

But he can directly see every basic component!

Get to the essence!

Cracking the magic circle suddenly became unimportant at this moment. Cheng Shen was extremely hungry and greedily decoded all the visible runic structures.

Quickly enrich your knowledge reserve.

Just a moment.

The number of first-ring runes he mastered increased from the original 28 to 39, and the additions were basically precious functional runes!

"Thirty-two one-ring functional symbols..."

Cheng Shen was shocked.

Just to construct the base of this magic array, thirty-two different first-ring functional runes, totaling more than two thousand in number, need to be used!

What a complex and vast project!

What Lawrence once told him, the definition of a normal Talisman Carver's ability is still fresh in his mind.

If an ordinary first-level talisman carver were to do this work, it would take at least two or three years!

Of course, the premise is that the talisman carver does not grow in the process.

But it's amazing enough.

Cheng Shen was prepared that this magic circle would bring him some subversive cognition, but he still underestimated its complexity.

"No wonder……

Lawrence said that among thousands of talisman carving masters, it is difficult for an formation master to appear, and it is difficult for this formation master to reach an advanced level..."

Cheng Shen sighed softly.

The study of formations is the sublimation and complex evolution of runicology.

Not only does it require transcendent talent.

It takes a lot of time to invest!

It often takes months or even years to build a magic circle. Even if you have a vitality comparable to that of a warrior, it will be difficult to achieve high achievements in this field before you die.

Unless you break through to the extraordinary.

Manpower is ultimately limited.

As for extraordinary people, their life span can easily reach thousands of years.

Cheng Shen quickly suppressed the unrealistic fantasies in his heart, although he did not deny that he had the potential to step into the extraordinary.

But the premise is that you can survive until that time under the strange threat.

Cheng Shen then took a step forward.

At this moment, he was less than one meter away from the edge of darkness.

The thick mist in front of him seemed to be inspired by some kind of inspiration, forming black lines and rushing toward him.

But whenever it reaches a fixed distance, it will dissipate invisible.

"Scope restriction..."

Cheng Shen was thoughtful.

Even so, he still felt an uncomfortable feeling in his body, as if there was some kind of living thing squirming, which was a little creepy.

But this discomfort was nothing to him who had personally come into contact with weird things.

He squatted down and observed carefully, and sure enough, he saw the magic lines carved on the ground at the position corresponding to the boundary.

The texture is obscured by black fog.

After Cheng Shen hesitated for a moment, he stretched out his right hand and reached into the darkness.

As soon as his arm crossed that boundary, it was immediately covered with thick black mist. Cheng Shen immediately saw and felt that there were thick earthworm lines rising and moving under the skin of his arm.

This is not a hallucination.

puff!

A lavender tentacle covered with tiny spikes suddenly tore through the skin of his arm, came out, and slowly twisted its body in the darkness.

Cheng Shen looked at this scene with an attitude close to indifference.

"Erosion, corruption, distortion..."

He calmly analyzed the entire process of the change in his arm.

Although the process is very quick.

But his perception of energy reaching molecular structure allowed him to instantly grasp the phased impact of dark energy on flesh and blood tissue.

and.

We cannot ignore the negative emotional impact that comes with the erosion process.

This was much stronger and countless times pure than the negative emotions he had when absorbing blood and resentful spirits. If it weren't for the special resistance of the bright red form, Cheng Shen would have been hard-pressed to withstand this level of resentment erosion.

This is not because his willpower is not strong enough.

Rather, this energy itself is already considered a transcendent existence.

According to records.

Ordinary creatures only need to live in an area where the dark aura leaks for a period of time without being exposed to energy, and their emotions will be affected, becoming irritable and irritable. When triggers are triggered, they will immediately deform into monsters.

Even the high-level magicians of the old era could not directly touch the dark energy.

At this moment, he is equivalent to conducting experiments beyond four or five levels!

Cheng Shen immediately retracted his arm.

The price of direct contact with darkness was that his entire arm underwent complete abnormal changes in just three seconds.

The skin on the arm became charred and twisted, like dry and wrinkled tree bark. Purple tentacles half a foot long drilled out of the flesh, and eyeballs sprouted from the top. The eyes were full of evil and frantic scanning of everything around them.

Cheng Shen used his body to block the tentacle's sight, preventing it from looking at ordinary soldiers. That would definitely not bring about any good changes.

He felt that a chaotic and turbid energy was still seeping into his body from his arms.

Cheng Shen did not rush to turn the arm red and separate it.

He calmly looked at the deformed area and tried to regain control of his arm.

Some difficulties.

But his palms still closed slowly.

"The strength... has been doubled, and if you use this arm to attack the enemy, I am afraid it will also have a strong dark erosion effect..."

Cheng Shen felt the changes.

Not only that.

He soon gained control of the dark energy molecules contained in his arms.

Within the magic circle, isolated by the effects of the formation, he could not directly use his talent energy to affect the energy changes within it.

If only this could be done.

When facing an enemy, he doesn't even need to take action, he can easily defeat it by directly detonating the elemental energy in his body.

Obviously.

The current energy control talent cannot achieve this step.

But now this part of the dark energy belongs to him.

"Strange... the intensity level of dark energy does not seem to be higher than that of basic elements such as earth, wind, water, and fire... they are basically the same intensity!"

Cheng Shen said in surprise.

He originally thought that dark energy might be some kind of advanced energy like concentrated magic energy.

But now it seems that is not the case.

The reason why dark energy is so dangerous is because of its negative properties, which can have a catastrophic impact on ordinary life forms.

In fact, as long as one is distorted or transformed into an undead, even a low-level dark mage can easily master this energy...

"That's enough."

Cheng Shen immediately decided to interrupt the test.

But at this moment, a cold and terrifying aura suddenly broke out in his body. The dark energy flowing in his body was instantly assimilated into deathly silence, and the tentacles growing on his arms withered instantly!

The wet and smelly seawater seeped out of his skin.

In the blink of an eye.

Just soak him all over!

"not good!"

Cheng Shen was shocked. The erosion of dark energy actually detonated the deep sea curse hidden in his body in advance!

puff!

He didn't hesitate at all and made a prompt decision. A golden dagger appeared in his left hand and stabbed him hard in the chest!

call!

The soul-killing blade sank into his chest, and white flames suddenly erupted from the dagger, covering his whole body! When the flames met the sea water, they immediately reacted violently, and evaporated into a large piece of ashes along with his body!

laugh……!

Cheng Shen couldn't feel the pain, but he could feel that his vitality was rapidly declining.

The Exorcist Blade itself is a strange object with a curse attached to it. Just using it can make people pay the price of their lives. By using it to attack himself at this time, Cheng Shen is facing the erosion of another strange force!

But this situation has actually been rehearsed in his mind countless times.

This was the inspiration he got from seeing Aoki fuse two weird powers at the same time!

However, Cheng Shen's purpose is not to use the curse of the Exorcist Blade to suppress the curse of the deep sea in order to achieve a check and balance effect. Although it can prevent the curse from breaking out, it will also turn him into a strange coexistence!

What's more.

There's more than just a deep sea curse hidden in his body!

This kind of check and balance cannot be achieved. When the Apple Curse breaks out, he will still be assimilated by Weirdness!

All Cheng Shen has to do is to use the gap between the soul-killing blade and the curse of the deep sea to gain a chance to escape!

Wow!

His body suddenly melted into a pool of blood, but at this moment, the blood was no longer bright red. Half of the blood turned into a turbid substance like sea water, and the other half was dark with white flames rising from the surface, forming a dividing line in the middle.

Just within this dividing line, which was only a gap wide, a bloody arrow shot out!

"Get out of here!"

Cheng Shen's voice came out from the blood arrow, which immediately gave Aljieka and the soldiers who were at a loss a backbone.

"Retreat, retreat quickly!"

Da Meng had seen strange and terrifying places before, and hurriedly ordered the soldiers to evacuate from the ruins, not daring to look at the blood remaining on the ground.

For a moment.

The whole team withdrew from the ruins nearly a hundred meters away.

After giving up 99% of his body, Cheng Shen has returned to a healthy blood volume through the high recovery effect of his passive skills.

His face was still a little pale.

There is lingering fear in my heart.

Fortunately, he passed the dark corrosion test through bright red.

Otherwise, he wouldn't even have a chance to escape in his normal form, and he would be assimilated by Weirdness in an instant!

What Cheng Shen is most worried about is whether he who was strangely assimilated is considered dead, or is he another life form recognized by the system?

If it's the latter.

He didn't even have a chance to trigger passive resurrection and trigger Apple Curse!