Chapter 5 Where the Demon Fox Escaped Chapter 14 Return to the East China Sea
It's been less than a month since the last time they came to the East China Sea, and the four of them returned here again, the difference is that this time they also brought the nine-tailed demon fox, Huai Xun means: If you go to Penglai Ruins again, can you return the nine-tails to Nuwa Niangniang.
When they first arrived, the merman's lair was in chaos, and the bottom of the sea was stirred up one by one whirlpool, although it was not very large, but it also had a great impact on their lives.
"What's going on?" asked the mermaid who had come to receive them.
"I don't know very well, but the day after the prince returned, a slight tremor began to blow at the bottom of the sea. Then there were these little whirlpools, and several small ones slowly converged into large ......" The maid said with panic, they had never encountered such a situation before.
"Where is Hao Lei?" Obviously, he called everyone over, but now he is nowhere to be found.
"The prince is stabilizing the barrier...... the maid led the group to a small room deep in the lair.
Hao Lei was doing something on the stone platform in the center of the small room......
"Stinky girl, you're here! Give me some of your blood! My blood alone is no longer enough to support the violently shaking enchantment!" Hao Lei saw Huai Xun as if he had seen a savior.
Before Huai Xun could figure out the situation, his hand was pulled by Hao Lei, and then his finger was punctured......
The moment Kaoru's blood dripped into the small hole in the center of the stone platform, the bottom of the sea calmed down, and the violent shaking stopped, and it seemed that even the whirlpool on the street was gone.
"Whew...... It's over......" Hao Lei breathed a sigh of relief.
"No, I said...... The nine-tailed demon fox has a tail that is specially used to open enchantments, and Sunset Star will also open enchantments, why do you have to prick my fingers?" said Huai Kaoru as he put his finger in his mouth and said indignantly.
"Hao Lei, why do you have to use the blood of the Huai girl?" Kong Li was also a little distressed, his ten fingers were connected to his heart, and it hurt to prick his fingers coldly.
"You don't know, this enchantment device is not like a normal one. Hao Lei checked whether the stone platform was damaged while explaining to them, "I moved this enchantment device from the Penglai ruins, although it can be opened as long as the blood of the descendants of the Protoss is used, but in order to open the most stable enchantment, you need Nuwa's blood." ”
"Indeed, as soon as Kaoru's blood entered the small hole of the stone platform, the bottom of the sea instantly calmed down...... But just in case......" Yi Xixing opened his palm and made another enchantment, "To make this undersea enchantment more stable, I'll better strengthen it." ”
"I'm here to help...... too" Xiao Jiu shook his tail, and the enchantment was reinforced.
"Thank you so much! Alright, let's go back to the hall. Seeing that the enchantment seemed to be fine, Hao Lei returned to the reception hall with a few people.
The reception hall was also in a mess, and Hao Lei's collections all fell to the ground because of the shaking of the seabed. The maids were also busy settling the mermaids, so they didn't have time to clean up.
Su Xuan walked all the way, picking up these collectibles all the way, but was still stopped by Prince Haolei: "Don't pick it up, let the maids clean it up later, let's get down to business first." ”
Hao Lei talked to everyone about what happened in Haiti after he came back.
Yi Xixing wondered if it could be that they dismantled the volcanic excitation device and caused the seabed to tremble.
"It's really hard to say, it may also be a vibration caused by volcanic activity on the bottom of the sea...... "Hao Lei half denied, "but every time the volcanic activity is violent, the fish will inform us in advance, but this time, they have no reaction......
"Maybe it really was the ...... caused by our violent dismantling of the device," Kaoru felt a little guilty.
"I've already sent the elite troops of the Shark Clan to investigate the giant gully, and they should be back soon. Hao Lei glanced at the sky.
On the sky dome is a huge solar orbital disk, which can observe the position of the sun from time to time, and Hao Lei calculates time through these.
"Report to the prince, the leader of the elite troops asks to see you. "I really can't help but chatter, I just said what about them, and there is intelligence feedback.
"See!" Hao Lei set up the majesty of his prince and nodded solemnly.
A fish-headed creature in scaly armor walked into the hall.
Kaoru looked at the creature in amazement, she had never seen such a strange-looking species. It's better to say it's a mermaid, but it's a fish-man.
The burly humanoid has a ferocious piranha-like head on its torso, and a snake-like tail in the tail vertebrae. There are only 4 fingers and webs at the joints.
"Hey, don't look at it, it's rude to lift up!" Kong Li watched Huai Xun staring at the creature, and reminded her in a low voice.
"Oh! Huai Xun reacted and apologized in a low voice.
"Let me introduce you to you, this is the most heroic general of our mermaid clan. Hao Lei introduced this strange creature.
"Don't mention the courage of the year!" I'm just a fish trainer now, patrolling and ......patrolling when I'm fine," Yu Lu said modestly.
Although it looks fierce, it still feels quite kind when it opens its mouth, and its voice is not vulgar at all, but gentle and elegant.
"By the way, the prince, the last general went to the giant gully this time and found something terrible. I've recorded it. As he spoke, he pressed his right temple, and an image was projected from his right eye onto the wall.
In the ravines under the sea, there is a faint orange-yellow light, and it beats very rhythmically, as if someone is playing music.
"I'll go, this can't be the Rim of the Pacific Chrysanthemum Beast coming......" Kong Li unconsciously complained after seeing this picture.
"What Pacific Rim, what chrysanthemum beast, what do you say?"
"Ah...... It's okay, it's just a movie......" Kong Li waved his hand and motioned for Huai Xun to look at the screen.
"Prince, the last general also recorded a terrifying voice from the great ravine. The picture just now was silent, and the fish shark pressed the position of his ear again.
A deep rumbling sound came from his mouth, coming and going, and listening closely, it seemed that someone was still roaring, which was creepy.
"Every now and then, the ravines hear this kind of sound from hell, but I've never seen a yellow glow in the ravine. It looks like something is really going to happen......" Hao Lei worried.
"Prince Haolei, I have a request...... the nine-tailed demon fox jumped in front of Haolei, "Please come with us to the Penglai Ruins." ”
"Nine-Tails, do you remember something?" Yi Xixing looked at Nine-Tails with suspicious eyes.
"Truth be told, when you get to the bottom of the sea...... Especially after Ah Xun dripped blood into the stone platform, I remembered the last mission that Nuwa Niangniang gave me......" The nine-tailed demon fox answered Yi Xixing's question.
"Oh?" the crowd wondered.
"Eh, I can't say a word or two, anyway, I'm going to go to the ruins of Penglai, and when I get there, everything will be clear!"
"I don't know if the Penglai ruins are also affected by the submarine earthquake, will there be danger......" Yu Lu looked at Hao Lei sincerely, "Please agree to go with the last general!"
“...... You just came back from the giant gully, if you go to the Penglai ruins with me, I'm afraid your lady won't agree......" Hao Lei found a reason to refuse the fish shark, "After all, you have just been promoted to father and are not ......"
"This ......" Yu Lu still seems to want to protect Haolei's safety.
"General Yulu, don't worry with us, we promise that we won't hurt your family at all!" Huai Xun patted his chest, "Anyway, I'm also a descendant of Nuwa!"
“...... Well...... Well, then I beg you, to protect the prince!" the fish shark looked at the group pleadingly.
"I'm not a three-year-old child, I went to save them a few days ago......" As soon as these words came out, Hao Lei quickly covered his mouth.
"Hmm, why don't I know about this? You didn't have an accident, if there was an accident, how could I explain it to the first king......" Yu Lu Luo Li was stunned by Hao Lei.
A dignified merman prince, in front of the head of the guards sent by the previous king, has to be obedient like a child.
Kaoru looked at him and stole fun on the side.
When the number of fish sharks was finished, the group opened the teleportation, and the group came to the Penglai ruins.
Seeing the closed gate of the Penglai Ruins, Huai Xun began to beat the drum in his heart, and he wouldn't use blood to point the star track again.
While thinking, he walked forward absentmindedly, without carefully looking at what was under his feet. With a stumble, the whole person pounced directly on the door......
The door was opened, and there was no need for them to click on the Blood Star Track again.
"Hey...... I don't have to bother again. Not bad. Although Huai Xun was lying on the ground, he was still a little happy.
"You, you, can you be careful?" Kong Li stepped forward to help Huai Xun up.
"I thought that I would have to order the star track to open this gate, who would have thought that it would open as soon as I pushed it......" Huai Xun smiled hehehe.
The Penglai ruins are still the same as the last time they left.
Hao Lei has always known about the existence of this place, but today is the first time he has come here in person, although he is curious to death in his heart, he still pretends to be very calm on the surface.
"Kaoru, put your spiral key in the recess in the center of the hall. "Nine-Tails was jumping at the keyhole.
"Okay!" Kaoru obediently put the key on, "Do you want to add my blood?"
The last time I opened the communication, it was opened with her blood, and this time I don't know if I need it too, so she asked cautiously.
"No, what I need this time is my ability!" Nine-Tails slashed the soles of his feet, dripping blood into the keyhole.
Something miraculous happened, and Nine-Tails' blood flowed out in a scattered pattern in the nine directions, and at the same time, Nine-Tails stuck his own nine tails into nine holes in the ground.
At this time, Huai Xun and the others saw that in the center of the hall of the original Penglai ruins, there was a gossip map.
When the blood of the Nine Tails filled the entire slit of the Bagua Diagram, the Bagua Diagram broke away from the bottom of the sea, floated, and split into 8 equal pieces.
These 8 hexagram cards slowly changed their shapes, and gradually became the size of a palm, a Rubik's cube-like square, and there were regular blue lines on the squares.
If you look closely, it seems that there are still points of light that follow the lines on the squares.
These 8 squares, as if they knew who their owners were, swished, and floated to Huai Xun's side.
"Wow...... They actually found me on their own!" Kaoru held up her hands, and the eight squares shrunk a little, all of which fell into the palm of her hand.
"Kaoru, these are the keys to unlock the Earth's defense shield, they must be kept!
"I'll definitely put away these keys!But where are the Earth Defense Shields?Are there any clues?" Suddenly receiving this "mission", Huai Kaoru was confused.
"I don't know about this, these devices were installed by Nuwa Niangniang back then. I didn't tell you exactly where it was......" Nine-Tails shook his head.
"Then when they left, didn't these devices turn on?" Kong Li asked the Nine-Tails puzzled.
"It is said that they were ready to turn it on, but due to all the resources at the time, the energy was used to defend against the Lombard giants, and there was no extra energy to open these devices. If they open the shield, then I am afraid they will not be able to return to the universe. The nine-tailed fox explained to Kong Li.
"Are you sure, can we turn it on now, what if we find the device, but the energy is still not enough?" Kong Li asked, not completely sure, he didn't want to take the risk.
"It can definitely be opened now!" Hao Lei answered him first, "After all, those devices have accumulated energy for thousands of years, and there must be no problem in opening the defensive cover!"
"Indeed, where are we going first?" Kong Li looked at Huai Xun who was fiddling with the blocks.
"Huh? The cube didn't give me any specific hints. Kaoru held up a block, but he couldn't see why.
"I'll try?" Yi Xixing took the cube in Huai Xun's hand.
Still nothing happens......
"Sister Kaoru, would you like to put your blood on this block?" asked the young man tentatively.
"yes, why did I forget about the blood test again......" With that, Kaoru slashed his finger and dripped blood onto the stripes of the square.
Sure enough, the moment the cube received the blood, it unfolded a hologram at the bottom of the sea.
It is a map with several small triangles whose locations match those of the planets that make up the constellation Orion.
"Pyramid! This device is in the pyramid!" Kong Li said excitedly.
"You know all this?" Huai Xun looked at Kong Li in disbelief.
"Everyone on earth knows that the pyramids are built with reference to the constellation Orion, and the location of those particularly famous pyramids is the same as the position of the three stars to be carried by Orion, and the position of one is the same as Sirius!" Kong Li flaunted his knowledge.
"Maybe there's a device we're looking for in that pyramid with the same position as Sirius!"
"Then let's go to Pharaoh's country!"
"Xiao Xuan, before going to the Pharaoh's Country, we have to send Prince Hao Lei back safely!" Yi Xixing smiled and pulled Fu Xuan's wrist.
"yes! I almost forgot about it. He stuck out his tongue.
After everyone sent Hao Lei back to the shark lair, they did not go directly to the Pharaoh's country, but went back to the villa first.
It can be said that it is fortunate that they went back, otherwise the demon clan in the villa would really be ruined.