Volume 2 The Golden Covenant and the Dispute Between Shennuo Chapter 49 Underground Mechanical City (1)
Before dawn, Glori was summoned to the "Rocks" conference room, which lived up to its name.
As soon as Glori entered, he saw Dylan open the window of the conference room. Then the rain swept into the room, causing all the participants to breathe in the heat – the ice cubes on the windows spread directly down the dripping water from the windows until the rain seeped into the windows and condensed into a flake of ice.
"This rainstorm is not only non-stop, but also extremely cold. ”
Gloria paused. He saw Dylan move his hand off the windowsill to dodge the spreading ice flowers. And Dylan looked at him like this, with a look of surprise.
"April 30th, today is the day to go to Machine City, and we are in the Desert of Death. But how did this weather become such a virtue?"
Dylan couldn't figure it out, and he didn't like the rain. When he and Glori greeted each other, they shivered at the sound of the rain crashing against the rocks.
Glori wrapped his cloak tightly, unable to withstand the cold of the conference room he had just entered. He looked at the other meeting participants, each wrapped tighter than the other. He sat down on the west side of the table with Dylan and the others, next to Lolaika who sat in a wooden chair at the north end of the table.
"Our human friends don't like such unusually cold rainstorms either. ”
As Lolaika spoke, there was a crackling sound outside—the damn torrential rain, turned into rain and hail. He couldn't help but glare at the window, as if the weather had become an enemy. Then, he looked at King Shennuo on his left, and then at Glori.
"What's going on? have there been any changes in plans?" asked Glori. Was there anything worse than the weather? He was a little uneasy, just like he had been when he had noticed the glimmer of light from his sword the other day—as if something was about to be triggered.
"Uh...... However, the rainstorm got in our way, and no one liked to step out of their homes in such weather, let alone head to the underground mechanical city. Hizer explained. He was behind Loleka and looked at Glori.
Glori saw Hizer's indescribable expression and knew how unusual the rainstorm was. But what the hell is going on with this rain? He wondered, just look at Loleka.
"The plan was to leave before dawn, but as Hizer said, the rainstorm came at an inopportune time and was strange. The Afterlife Stone told me that today was a sunny day...... "Loreka added, "and that the Messenger of Order that Elrith met has not yet been found. ”
So, the cause of the rainstorm has not yet been found, which is really good news. However, nine times out of ten, this bad weather has something to do with order. If it hadn't been the Order Messenger who had appeared the other day, it would have been done by some other Order Clan, Glori guessed.
Now that Dolores is dead in Giffany, the situation is even more dire than it was at the beginning, so Glori frowns. Fortunately, he is not the only one who is worried about this, Shennuo Wang Wei is also anxious.
"If control of Machine City is lost...... Wei said worriedly. When it comes to the word loss, Wei conjures up all the consequences.
Wei knew that the mechanical city was an important existence for the Gudian Kingdom to win everything back. What if it is lost? Without the mechanical guards of the mechanical city, it can only rely on the weak human race to resist the Demon Dragon Empire, and if it is not lost, it can only be stalemate with the order for a while. Therefore, regardless of whether the control of the Machine City is lost or not, the Golden Covenant will always be crucial. And the important mission of awakening the God of Light must also be carried out in ensuring the safety of the covenant - this trip can be made, just under the dark clouds.
"We need to get the Golden Covenant. Don't let this damn weather hold back. And His Majesty has made assurances. ”
Glori pushed his glass aside, interrupting Will's thoughts—the wine could ward off the cold, but he didn't take a sip. He wanted to be sober, but he wasn't this kind of sober that was frozen by the ghost weather.
Hearing Glori say this, Christopher scratched his head: "Glori is right. If it doesn't go as planned today, who can guarantee that nothing else will happen in the future? ”
Glori pursed his lips and nodded. He saw Joe staring at Christopher with admiration on his face, and saw Judy graciously hugging Christopher.
Then, Lolaika nodded as well - a consensus was reached. At this point, Glorry and all his friends stood up.
"Let's go now, before dawn!" Wei picked up the Magic Rose Bark Cloak from the maid's hand and left directly. And Glori, who was already dressed in a cloak, smiled and followed.
Glori and Wei mounted their horses in the courtyard and headed for the south gate. Then, he heard Zoe's voice.
"Will, Glori, wait for us!" called Zoe.
Zoe lay on her horse, clutching the reins. She wasn't used to riding a horse, but she still pushed hard. Behind her was Dylan, and beyond that was Irris, who made horseback riding a commonplace.
Iris wanted to follow the Cavaliers, but Glori and Dylan were already separated from the team by a large distance, so they had to chase after them. Therefore, in order to ensure safety, the leader of the Red Feather Knights also broke away from the team of Lolaika and Hirzer and followed Elris.
Soon, Glori's team used wind magic to cross the Wing Bridge connecting the Dead Desert to the Ruins at breakneck speed. Of course, they saw the black fog and black clouds in the rear, and they knew that they had been followed all the way to Jifani City.
But Glori and his friends knew they couldn't stop. Neither the biting rain nor the darkness that followed it was an excuse to regret it!, and Glori was grateful for his friends, so he took a steady step after leashing his horse.
"See you inside, friends. Glori said. Then, Wei nodded and called out to Dylan, Zoe, and Iris behind him.
"We went in first. You'd better hurry up. We've got to hurry!" Wei said. He followed Glory with Brad Furzes, who was beside him, and entered the passage.
"The weather makes it dreary. ”
Glori placed the cloak on the stone statue of the "weeping" craftsman in the passage. When the sound of dripping water from the depths of the passage was accompanied by a cold current, Glori took a cool breath. Only then did he realize that the gap in the boulder at the top was also occupied by water droplets, and he still resolutely took a step forward, but was grabbed by the arm of King Shennuo.
"Ahead is the 'intruder's cage'. There is a mechanism on the wall of the middle passage, which is a secret passage leading to the gate of the mechanical city. Wei pointed to the wall with chains. He glanced back at Glori, and saw Dylan and the three chasing after him.
"Let's keep moving forward and get the Golden Covenant as soon as possible. ”
Glori said with a frown, and vaguely felt a strange aura. This aura is similar to the orderly that makes Pike, but there is a distinct difference.
With that, Glori saw Willa drop her chains, and a secret entrance appeared in the ramp of the central passage. As he and his friends entered, they saw a massive steel gate emerge behind a shattered magical barrier—the gate of the Underground Mechanical City.
Above the gate are seven spoon-shaped connected gemstones, symbolizing the guidance of the royal family of Grace. On either side of the gate are two giant statues seven meters high. The statue holds a spear in its hand, and its original appearance has been obscured by dust.
Before Glori could speak, Wei stepped forward and approached the gates.
"Ladies and gentlemen, when I turn it on," said Will, "please stand back." ”
"Please get started. Glori said. He had drawn his sword and taken three steps back with the others.
"I am the successor of the Guardian of the Light! Here...... "Wei holds the King's Heart pendant on his chest and recites a mantra. But what was happening in front of him interrupted him.
"Click", the statue shook. Dust was sprinkled, and the light in the secret passage was bright and dark.
Suddenly, the spear in the hand of the statue on the right swept towards everyone. At that moment, Wei raised his left hand—a green light was born on the back of his hand and quickly unfolded, finally forming a barrier against the statue's sweep.
Before the statue could put away its spear, Dylan stepped forward and gave it a flaming slash.
Then Dylan saw dust fall from the statue's spear, which revealed its sharp blade of steel. Suddenly, the blade of the spear flashed with a dazzling white light, and the companions retreated, but their retreat was cut off by the boulder falling from behind.
At the same time, the black mist entered the secret passage through the gap in the boulder, hiding in the shadows while everyone was focused on the battle. This was noticed by Glori. So, he sent a blue sword wave into the dark corners around him.
However, the black mist dispersed and gathered, just like the black shadow that Glori saw in the hollow outside Fengyan City, which could not be defeated. He tried again, but was interrupted by Wei.
"Wait, that's not right. The guards of the Machine City have launched an attack on the holder of the King's Heart. Wei shouted confusedly. He had never heard of anything like this. Since he hadn't been exposed to much dark magic, he guessed that it might be caused by the magic core not being exposed to the magic of the King's Heart for too long.
In order to avoid the statue guards, Wei planned to finish reciting the spell just now, but he didn't expect that the gate would directly enter a state of gradual opening due to the effect of the king's heart. However, there was a rattle, and then the door that was opening stopped again—the gears of the gate were jammed, and the crack in the door could pass through two people at a time.
Therefore, the partners took advantage of the opportunity.
Then, something that panicked the friends happened. The other statue moves much faster than the statue on the right. It used its spear to block Glori's path with Zoe.
"Zoe, watch the back!" Glori swung his sword, struck the statue on the left side of the attack on Zoe with a wave of sword.
As a result, the Boulder Fist turned from the direction it went to Zoe and smashed it into Glori. Zoe wanted to turn back to help Glori, but he blew a tornado through the steel gate, and then asked Dylan to pick him up. She looked back and saw Glori stepping on the arm of the statue on the left.
Glori leaped forward, dodging the giant's two-handed siege on the right and slumping inside the gate. Despite this, Glori clenched the sword in his hand and did not let go even when he fell.
"Your Majesty, shall we move on?" said Glori, standing up and nodding.
Wei smiled faintly and looked at Glori, who looked determined.
To the surprise of Glori and Will, a shout poured into the wind from outside the city......