prynovel Chapter 4205 Proverbs
Chapter 4205 Proverbs
Chapter 4205 Proverbs
"The Book Demon"
Attack Power: E+
Defense: F
Brief comment: He seems to use whatever book he has in his hand. He's very malleable, but ultimately he's just a paper tiger.
that's all.
This is not information from the text box, but rather information compiled by Angell himself regarding the Book Demon V1 version.
E+'s combat power mainly stems from its all-encompassing rain of fire covering the entire field.
This is a classic technique for easily defeating weak opponents; without defensive capabilities, you're basically doomed. However, if you can withstand the fire rain, defeating the book demon becomes quite simple...
At that time, Angel used nine white mist phantom limbs to attack the book demon, but as soon as the first phantom limb touched the book demon, it was severely injured.
Before the power of the first phantom limb could even be fully unleashed, the book demon's health bar was already reduced to zero.
The subsequent eight phantom limbs returned without touching anything.
This shows that the Book Demon is essentially a fragile mage, with high attack but low defense. As long as it can withstand the first wave of fire rain, even an ordinary person could easily defeat it.
However, it is very difficult for ordinary people to withstand the fire rain.
However, not all book demons can generate fire rain. Angor highly suspects that the abilities of book demons depend on the books they summon.
This book demon wields the "Mastery of Fire," allowing it to unleash a rain of fire. The next book demon we encounter might wield the "Water Tales," its abilities transformed into water-based powers.
Therefore, Angell's assessment of the Book Demon was: it has great potential.
However, without the ability to enhance its defense, the Book Demon is ultimately just a paper tiger.
……
The moment the book demon fell, the oppressive pure white space around it melted away like snow, with tiny particles of light rising from the edges and slowly dissipating into the air.
As the pure white space dissipated, Angell's feet slipped, and he landed steadily on the familiar ground.
He has finally returned to the outside world.
As soon as he stood still, he almost immediately looked up at the top of the mountain of books, his gaze locking onto the book demon that had just been nestled on the "mountain top".
At this moment, the thick black mist that had been swirling around it had completely dissipated, revealing it to be a pitch-black ball.
The surface is covered with spiderweb-like cracks, as if it would shatter at the slightest touch.
According to Thereta, the book demon they defeated would leave behind "last words" before disappearing.
So, will this thing leave behind its last words?
If so, then Thereta's guess might be correct: the last words of a large number of book demons, when put together, are the hidden information of this level.
Just as Angell was looking expectantly at the book demon, it suddenly floated up from the top of the Book Mountain.
The sudden commotion deepened the cracks on its body, making it seem as if it might disintegrate at any moment.
The pitch-black ball not only floated up, but even flew towards Angel.
He subconsciously summoned the white mist phantom limb. If the book demon were to launch another attack, he would send it back to the desolate land even if he disregarded its last words.
Soon, the book demon arrived in front of Angel.
But the book demon seemed to ignore Angell completely, not even glancing at him, and instead walked past him and left the hidden space.
It floated out unsteadily, flying along the dimly lit corridor straight towards the hidden space that had been opened after the butterfly had materialized.
Angor was a little puzzled, but he immediately followed.
Perhaps it was the book demon's forced flight that caused the cracks on its body to multiply, and once it stepped into this empty hidden space, the momentum of its disintegration could no longer be stopped.
Suddenly, the cracks on its body widened, accompanied by a faint cracking sound, and the entire black shadow disintegrated, turning into countless fine, inky droplets, like a silent black rain.
Instead of falling to the ground, the ink droplets strangely coalesced and deformed in mid-air, resembling nimble black water snakes, winding and swimming, before finally landing together on the only desk in the center of the space.
Like pen tips falling on paper, they flowed and arranged rapidly on the smooth tabletop, gradually revealing a row of characters gleaming with ink:
"I chose pen and ink in order to receive their inspiration."
"This is... a last message?!"
Did the book demon transform itself into ink and leave its last words on this desk?
Angell still remembers that when the Book Demon that Tretta's team defeated was said to be their "last words," how did it turn into a message now?
Could it be that each book demon's last words are presented in a different way?
But why would the last words be left here?
It was originally in the "Dragon Mimicry" space, but after being defeated, it came to the "Butterfly Mimicry" space that Angor had previously unlocked.
Why would it go to the trouble of leaving its last words here? Couldn't it have left them in the original space?
Just as Angel was filled with questions, a line of text suddenly popped up in the text box:
"You have discovered a hidden message."
"Should we make a rubbing of this information?"
"whether"
"It was indeed hidden information. It seems that Thereta's speculation was correct."
Angell felt a slight sense of emotion.
However, he did not immediately choose to make a copy, but instead focused on the words "hidden information".
The font of these words has a noticeable change, meaning they can be expanded to reveal more information.
Manual operation with a simple tap.
A new row of information was then displayed:
"For the Book Demon, its birthplace holds special significance; it represents reincarnation."
"When each book spirit senses that it is about to die, it will return to its birthplace and leave behind a maxim condensed from its entire life."
"These proverbs may have special significance for certain beings."
Seeing this, Angell roughly had a general idea in his mind.
If nothing unexpected happens, the space behind the butterfly-like creature is the birthplace of the book demon from earlier. That's why it's doing everything in its power to fly back and disintegrate here.
When a book demon dies in its "birthplace," it leaves behind "wise words," also known as "last words."
In other words, if Angell hadn't solved the mystery of the butterfly's anthropomorphism, the book demon wouldn't have been able to fly back to its birthplace, and thus wouldn't have had any last words.
Thinking of this, Angel couldn't help but curse inwardly: This is really insidious!
Who the hell knew that fighting a book demon required preparing a graveyard for it beforehand?
If they don't prepare a burial plot, they won't leave you a will, and there will be no hidden information... This is all interconnected; who could possibly discover it?
Okay, he found out.
But it was all by accident!
If he hadn't discovered the hidden space behind the butterfly anthropomorphism from a god's-eye view and become curious about the empty hidden space, he would never have discovered the mystery of the butterfly anthropomorphism!
The riddle about the butterfly is very well hidden, and with the obvious riddle of "dragon mimicry" on the other side, a normal team would most likely overlook the butterfly mimicry when passing by.
It's so yin, so very yin.
This level isn't very difficult right now, but it hides more things than other levels.
In comparison, the difficulty level is actually about the same.
If Angor had the choice, he would actually prefer to face a straightforward challenge, like Nereid...
Angell mentally scoffed for a moment, then silently selected "Yes".
Although the significance of making a copy of this last message is currently unknown, since the fairy realm has prompted us to make one, we should definitely do it...
However, the feedback from Wonderland's prompt was...
"Printing failed"
Note: Imprinting can only be performed in Perfect Completion mode.
Angel: "..." Only a perfect clear mode is required for imprinting, so you're making me choose now?
Upon seeing this new notification, the urge to complain that had just been suppressed rose up again.
But looking back, there were some advantages to giving advance notice.
At least tell him about this, so he doesn't forget about it when he gets a perfect playthrough.
As Angell was trying to comfort himself, he heard footsteps behind him.
The person who arrived was none other than the rabbit girl.
"Where are Gabriel and Gray Porcelain?" Angell notified them to come over after defeating the Book Demon.
Rabbit Girl: "The door is too small, Gabriel can't get in, so Gray Porcelain is keeping him company outside."
Angel nodded casually: "Since they're outside, let's go outside and talk."
The rabbit girl glanced at the words on the table, a hint of curiosity flashing in her eyes, but she didn't ask any questions and followed Angel away from this space.
Once outside in the corridor, Angel gathered everyone together and briefly recounted the battle.
"The Book Demon itself is very weak, so as long as you get close to it, even Gray Porcelain can easily defeat it."
"You can try it later."
Angor left illusion nodes on them, creating a simple barrier that should be enough to withstand the first wave of attacks.
Therefore, teammates can take on the subsequent Book Demon challenges.
Angel changed the subject, his expression becoming serious, and said, "However, the Book Demon Trial is not important. What is most important to us is to find the birthplace of the Book Demon."
Next, Angel recounted what had happened in the butterfly-like space.
After hearing this, everyone fell silent.
Although no one said a word, Angell could read the same "desire to complain" in their eyes.
As I said before, who would have thought that before challenging the Book Demon, you have to find its birthplace first? Otherwise, you'll miss the hidden information.
This kind of setup is very difficult to detect unless you're extremely lucky.
"I'm a little curious. If the Book Demon has to go to its birthplace to leave its last words, then what about the last words that Thereta heard?" Gabriel asked curiously.
Angell: "There are two possibilities: either the place where the Tretta team defeated the Book Demon is its birthplace; or the words spoken by the Book Demon are not the so-called 'life's wisdom'."
Although the Fairy Realm information mentions that the Book Demon will return to its birthplace and leave behind a lifetime of wisdom, it does not say that the Book Demon can only speak in its birthplace.
If the book demon happens to want to express its feelings, then it can say so; that's perfectly normal.
Moreover, according to the information provided by Thereta, the book demon only revealed the name "He".
This is quite different from the content of the "Proverbs".
Therefore, Angell judged that it was highly likely that the book demon was merely lamenting before its death, and did not actually leave behind any words of wisdom.
In other words, the words that Thereta heard were not hidden information and did not qualify for "imprinting".
When it comes to rubbings, everyone is very curious about them.
Why did this prompt suddenly appear in Wonderland? And why can't the hidden information be used in Perfect Completion mode?
In response, Angell offered his own speculation.
"The fairy realm hint mentioned that the proverbs left by the book demon have special significance for certain beings."
"I suspect that imprinting the proverbs could either trigger a hidden quest later, or it could be related to the god who was ultimately sealed away."
"But there's no need to worry about it now. Once we've actually copied a proverb, I believe the fairyland will give us a corresponding hint."
After thinking about it, everyone agreed that it made sense, and they would know when the time came.
“Although the imprinting can only be done in Perfect Challenge mode, we can remember the contents of the proverbs left by the Book Demon.” Angerton paused. “Moreover, judging from the first proverb, it is indeed related to ‘He’. In other words, our previous idea was correct.”
"The more proverbs we collect, the better we can understand 'He.' This can be instructive in whether or not we should undertake the challenge of perfection."
"Therefore, we should participate in as many Book Demon trials as possible in the future."
Although the premise for the appearance of the "Proverbs" is somewhat sinister, once they know of their existence, they certainly cannot miss it.
Therefore, no one objected to Angell's proposal.
"Come on, let's move on."
"If nothing unexpected happens, there should be another book demon not far ahead."
……
The group, who had set off again, stopped after only five minutes.
It wasn't that we encountered a book demon, but rather... there was no road ahead.
At the end of the simulated corridor was a solid wall, blocking everyone's way.
However, Angel insists that there is a path here, so there should be a solution to the mystery here, barring any unforeseen circumstances.
Everyone spontaneously looked around, searching for possible clues.
Soon after, Gray Porcelain was the first to discover the anomaly.
In a clock-like object near the far wall, two books have black spines, which correspond exactly to the "hour and minute hands" of the clock.
Among a sea of white-background books with black spines, these two books with black spines stand out, as if they hold a mystery within them.
The crowd gathered there, speculating whether the riddle was related to time.
For example, if the hour hand is pointing to the three o'clock position and the minute hand is pointing to the twelve o'clock position, it means that it is three o'clock in the afternoon.
Could it be related to the three points?
But 3 PM doesn't seem to make much sense, does it? Are they supposed to wait here until 3 PM before it opens?
Amidst the various opinions, the rabbit girl reached out and took out the two books with black spines.
The book is called "Knock On".
The book is called "If You Only Had Ten Seconds Left to Live".
Judging from the title alone, there seems to be no clue.
However, when they opened the inner pages, they found that the chapters of the book "If Life Only Had Ten Seconds Left" were divided according to "seconds".
For example, the table of contents of a normal book might be "Chapter 1: Birth".
The table of contents for this book is titled "The First Second: Birth".
Most importantly, several chapters are clearly circled in red in the table of contents.
They are "first second", "fourth second", "ninth second", and "tenth second".
Upon seeing this, a thoughtful look flashed in the rabbit girl's eyes: "One book is called 'Knock On,' and the other book was drawn in ten seconds, four of which were spent drawing circles."
"Is it possible that this is the riddle?"