When people mention the abyss, they often think of endless, suffocating terror, extremely harsh and absurd environments, dangerous and manic demons, and think of the famous Abyss Plain and the bloody battlefield that seems to never end.

Because it is undoubtedly the most terrifying lower plane of Corell, the home of demons dedicated to death and destruction, and one of the destinations of chaotic evil souls.

But in fact, the bottomless abyss reflects the collection of all concepts of ugliness, evil and chaos through infinite levels and countless changes. As it spirals downward through countless levels, it finally boils down to the extreme of cruelty.

The bloody battlefield leading to Avernus, the Hell of Baator, is not always a constant battle, but the frequency of local wars breaking out is appallingly high.

When some bards sell people the adventure stories of the abyss, they often say that the bottomless abyss has 666 levels. I don’t know who first proposed this idea.

But in fact, the real number of layers is far more than this. In theory, it has infinite space and is infinitely large, which is far more terrifying than what traditional cognition can encompass.

Except for some knowledgeable scholars or plane travelers who have actually ventured to the abyss and returned safely, few people know that in fact, the Abyss Plain in the mouth of the natives of the main material plane is called the Abyss Demons.

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Pazunia.

It is only known as the Plain of Abyss or the Palace of One Thousand and One Secret Chambers.

It's a windswept wasteland, jagged rocky mountains that flicker in and out of sight beneath the canopy of hordes of winged demons, and an oppressive red sun that has bathed the entire plane for endless years.

Under the scorching heat and dazzling sunlight, there are occasional dark clouds covering the plain, hiding potential dangers. Huge pits scattered throughout this level plunge into the deeper levels of terror.

Among them, a shocking large crack located in Pazunia is particularly conspicuous. It is called the Great Abyss by the abyss demons.

Rumor has it that during the Obiris Demon Age, most of the original demon residents of the Abyss chose to stay in the Abyss Plain, and then secretly investigated the portal pits leading to lower levels.

But some demons preferred a simpler and cruder approach, and they instigated a 'carefully planned' magic project:

Trying to dig a tunnel deep into the surface of the Abyss.

The result was an unprecedented and terrifying collapse.

That disaster shook the entire Abyss, and the twelve Lords of Obiris who were the instigators all fell into disgrace.

But as the smoke and dust dissipated, a cave-like crack was revealed that seemed to extend downward indefinitely.

As the demons explored this huge and vast chasm, they discovered countless natural space cracks distributed on its overhanging steep rock walls.

They are natural portals, and each one leads to a different level of the bottomless abyss. However, some 'doors' are two-way, and some are one-way tickets that come with lava cremation or glacier sky burial. Therefore, there is no

Without a map of the Great Abyss, wandering through these doors is tantamount to suicide.

Maps marking the Great Abyss and journals documenting its numerous portals are commonly found in Graz'zt's marketplace and the Fortress of Pazunia.

Well, according to the bloody and tearful accusations of countless demons and plane travelers, the latter is much more reliable than the former, which is comparable to the devil's pit, but none of them is completely correct.

After all, this product is produced by Devil, so its reliability can be seen, so you have to bear the risk at your own risk.

But even though they are so sinister, Obiris still prefers the portals in the Great Abyss to those scattered across the surface of Pazunia, with broken bridges and ruined towers spanning the Great Chasm and clinging to its cliffs.

Above, it symbolizes the ancient colonization of this place by the Obiris demons.

Since this vertical tunnel is considered to extend infinitely, most plane travelers classify it as an independent level of the Abyss, and call this area the fourth layer of the Abyss - the Great Abyss.

Although the Obiris Demons had reached an agreement on the use of the Great Abyss, the Tanar'ri Demons could not tolerate such a cooperation.

Certain demon lords, notably the Altina Shi, have long claimed the many stretches of the Great Abyss as their own, as her iron fortress is located next to this vertical tunnel on the edge of Pazunia's rift.

The infinite depth of the layer makes this claim completely useless. Well, maybe a simple devil's egg is more useful than this.

These competing demon lords tend to send their minions to guard specific portals rather than the vast areas they focus on, but no matter what, many demons with chaotic natures can't control their random hands from attacking other demons.

Therefore, this level has become another vast battlefield. If you walk here, the greatest danger comes from the high-altitude projectiles above your head - the broken rock fragments that fell during the battle and the fallen corpses of the slain demons. Of course,

There are also unlucky ones who are thrown down by other demons.

Don't underestimate the threat of falling objects from high altitude here. Due to the depth of space and the gravitational chaos between the various portals, gravitational acceleration and ultimate uniform speed are simply not applicable here.

Maybe after a falling object is lucky enough to experience a long fall, its speed will be comparable to that of space junk in the orbit of the planet.

A devil's head that has not yet cooled down is likely to produce the explosive effect of a main battle tank shell. Teacher Newton couldn't help but raise his head when he saw it.

What not many living demons know at this time is that a certain human spellcaster has quietly taken root in a dark cavity level of the great abyss with his lover and a group of special subjects.

Moreover, ten years have passed since I lived there.

They were Calvin and his party who secretly smuggled into the abyss through the portal according to Li Wei's arrangement.

This was originally the place where the tentacles of the abyss were first discovered, but as Calvin's Kingdom of Heaven suit became more and more popular, and was even transferred to other planes several times by some unscrupulous smugglers, the tentacles of the abyss at this level were almost exterminated.

We can only rely on regular hunting stops and food release, and only a few pitiful dead remnants are left to grow.

And after forty-six years of arrest, these abyssal tentacles, which originally made the demons shudder, gradually began to fear humanoid creatures.

The large-scale extinction of abyssal tentacles makes this cavity level an excellent choice for stationing in the abyss.

The environment at this hollow level is somewhat similar to the dark areas of the main material world. Although the light is dim, it is relatively rich in moss, poisonous vines, and some shade-loving abyssal creatures.

Therefore, whether it is the Calvins themselves as humans, Alley as a demon, her mount Huenda, the red dragon, or the more fragile Cavans, they all adapt relatively easily.

But even so, in the first year, most of the Cavans who came here with Calvin to station themselves died due to various reasons.

Some died from eating poisonous vegetation, some died from slipping and falling into deep pits, and some died from falling objects while scavenging.

But if you look closely, most of them died from the erosion of the abyss, which can also be explained as the abyss version of 'acclimate'

Just like the famous Tanar'ri Demons, except for the first batch of Tanar'ri Demons who were transformed by Chaos and some Obiris' evil effects on mortal souls, almost all subsequent Tanar'ri Demons are evil souls or evil thoughts.

Formed after the pollution of the abyss.

They will transform into demon larvae, which are the primary stage of demons and the favorite food of demons. Eventually, they will gradually transform into the lowest level of cowards, Rothworms, etc. through killing and devouring each other.

Compared with fragile souls, foreign travelers are relatively more susceptible to this subtle evil erosion. In a short period of time, they will only suffer from negative psychological states such as irritability, irritability, suspicion, suspicion, etc. However, over time, they are also prone to negative psychological states.

Degeneration occurs.

Perhaps the Cavans Rat was originally a chaotic creature that favored the neutral camp, and had been baptized by Calvin's "Heavenly Law is Good", so it has higher resistance on the spiritual level.

Most of them died of physical transformation, but according to Calvin's observation, most of the surviving Caverns rats lost their hair, were bald, and their teeth and claws became sharper.

Apparently becoming more adapted to the abyssal environment.

At that very first moment, Calvin also had no time to think about anything else. After confirming that there was no excessive source of threat in this cavity, Calvin took out the "Platinum Star" that Levi jokingly called "Platinum Star"

The humanoid construct spent nearly ten months using the "Meditative Prayer Method" to finally successfully separate the evil personality that was 'contaminated' by the negative beliefs of Cavins Rat from his own soul through hypnosis, and stuffed it into

Into a construct equipped with suppressors and elemental core drivers.

At that moment, Calvin, who was lying on the hospital bed in an armored vehicle with a pale face, silently glanced at his wife, who was holding his hand tightly with an excited and complicated expression.

It feels quite absurd that I and Wei Na had their identities reversed, and then the baby was finally born after ten months of pregnancy.

What's even more absurd is that less than ten minutes after he gave birth, he had to fight with his newly-born baby.

But he and Wei Na couldn't do it alone!

If Alley, who went out to slay the red dragon but still couldn't get used to the specialties of the abyss, hadn't come back in time for dinner, I'm afraid that Calvin would have become the first spellcaster to be killed by 'himself'.

Both he and Levi made a common-sense fatal mistake.

Since it is the self of another personality who shares the memory, then since he knows the control method of the construct suppressor, then the other self naturally also knows.

Fortunately, both Calvin and Vina are qualified scholar-mages. After Vina's modification and debugging, Calvin was finally able to fully control the construct.

After discussing the successfully controlled construct with Vina, Calvin finally called this evil 'self'——

darwin

It means evolution.

It also represents Calvin's earnest expectations for those Cavans Ratmen.

And these Cavins ratmen did not live up to his and Levi's expectations. Although the initial acclimatization greatly reduced their number of rats, the remaining Cavens ratmen were led by Cavnis and other ratmen leaders.

, still firmly carried out his original order:

That is, in this layer of the nest valley, which originally belonged to the tentacles of the abyss, a stone cliff sentry was built using stone fortresses, and a patrol sentry was organized.

With their current strength and absolute local numerical advantage, it is basically no problem to deal with some timid demons, demon-loving demons, hidden demons, and quasai demons that have strayed into them.

When encountering beings such as the Violent Demon, the Cunning Demon, and the Fire Demon, heavy casualties may occur in the absence of Cavenes and other rat leaders.

Once you encounter a succubus or a spider hunter or above, only three or more rats like Cavnis, Kuito, and Drizzt can solve it personally.

If you are unfortunate enough to encounter powerful beings such as the Flo Demon, the Blood Lion Demon, the Crazy Fighter Demon, the Enchanting Demon, and the Soul Seal Demon, you can only rely on Ai Li, Hu Enda, or even him and Vina to save the situation.

After successfully separating Darwin, Calvin no longer suppressed himself, and naturally entered his own legendary destiny as a psionic warlock.

At the same time, 'Darwin', who was in the body of the construct, was blessed by the power of massive rat people's faith and broke through the legendary gate.

However, since there is no knowledge and rituals related to igniting the divine fire to become a demigod, 'Darwin' can still only be regarded as a legend, and he is still relatively weak.

Because he followed the path of Calvins Rat's belief in gods, 'Darwin' was unable to awaken Calvin's psionic spellcasting expertise as a psionic wizard.

This means that he is neither a demigod who can use some divine power, nor a legendary psychic warlock, nor does he even have any relevant knowledge about warriors.

Everything has to start from scratch.

But that day also meant that two new legends were born under Li Wei at the same time:

Calvin and Darwin.

They have two sides to one body, good and evil coexisting.
To be continued...