Chapter 34: The Abyss of Darkness
The stones on many of the dwarven graves in the resting place were lifted to reveal the empty tombs inside.
Even the dwarves could not tolerate the rest of their ancestors being disturbed.
Steel Bean's body trembled and roared, "Who did it?"
"Don't be impulsive just yet, it doesn't look like it was vandalism or a monster. Arthur said, staring at an open tomb.
"What do you mean?"
"If it had been cut open from the outside by a human or a demonic beast, the stones that buried the tomb should have shown signs of being thrown outward, and many of the stones from these open tombs fell back into the tomb. ”
"I don't understand what you're trying to say?" Steel Bean still didn't understand, there was indeed a gap between the dwarves and the Terrans in terms of logical thinking and reasoning.
"I mean the tomb was destroyed from the inside, and the most likely thing is that the body opened the tomb on its own. ”
"Impossible!" shouted as Steel Bean shook his head.
Not only did Steelbean not believe it, but almost all the dwarves did not believe Arthur's claim, which sounded too absurd.
Arthur patiently continued, "Although we don't want to believe it, our worst fears may have happened. Arnold is a dark mage, and you have also seen the war spirit Ah Yi he summoned before, manipulating the dead and dead corpses is the most basic ability of a dark mage. ”
"You're saying that the corpses of the ancestors were manipulated by the dark mages?" asked Steelbean, still confused.
"No, they're more like they've awakened themselves and become necromantic creatures. Arnold took over.
"How is it possible for the ancestors to become necromantic creatures?"
"Very possibly. Because you dwarven ancestors swore to guard the dwarven kingdom after death, the more powerful the obsession, the less likely it is for the heroic spirits to dissipate after death, and if they happen to be nourished by abundant dark magic elements, these heroic spirits are very easy to awaken into necromancers, and if the corpses or bones in the grave are still intact, these necromancers have a substantial body. Arnold explained to the dwarves in detail how necromantic creatures formed.
"And where are they now?" asked Steel Bean.
"Necrons prefer places where dark magic elements are strong, as these places make them stronger, and we should find them as long as we keep going. ”
The expedition team that set off again was led by Arnold, because he could sense the subtle changes in the dark magic element, and as long as he advanced to a place where the dark magic element was stronger, he would definitely find those necromancers. ”
Arnold led the expedition through the entire resting place, and a rough estimate estimated that nearly a quarter of the graves had been opened. Because the resting place is buried with countless dwarven ancestors, even if it is only a quarter of the number, that is a terrifying number.
Arnold stopped suddenly, and beneath him was a cliff, and beyond that was a bottomless abyss.
"Where is the front?"
"Ahead lies the Abyss of Darkness, where the western frontier of the underworld of our dwarven kingdom stops. Steel Bean replied.
"What's inside? I can feel that the source of these dark magical elements that wander in the underworld is there. ”
"Except for the occasional powerful underground demonic beast that pops up, there's nothing in it. Steel Bean explained, "There were powerful dwarven ancestors who went down before, but the news that came back was that it was not suitable for dwarves at all. We just need to beware of the mighty monsters that emerge from the dark abyss. But in the past thousand years, there have been very few powerful demonic beasts that can threaten the Earthfire Furnace Castle from it, and occasionally some demonic beasts that pose a small threat can't even get past the underground jungle and are hunted by our hunters. ”
"Can we go down then?"
Steel Bean hesitated, "Okay, let's look along the edge of the cliff, it is said that there is a place to climb down." ”
The exploration team dispersed and began to look for a way down to the dark abyss, Arnold's hand jumped over the edge of the cliff and stretched forward, and he suddenly touched a layer of dark enchantment, no matter how hard he pushed forward, his hand could not penetrate it.
"Is there a seal or an enchantment here?"
"I've never heard that there is a seal here that can't go down?" Steel Bean also noticed Arnold's strange movements, and tried to stretch his hand forward, but found that his hand could only reach the level of the edge of the cliff, and could not reach an inch further.
Steel Bean suddenly picked up the sledgehammer in his hand and hit the barrier in front of him, which was completely invisible. It was equivalent to the full force of the warrior's blow, but the hammer was still bounced back.
Steel Bean's heart was on fire, and he gathered all his body's fighting energy to attack the enchantment in the darkness with three consecutive blows, but the result was still in vain, and the hammer couldn't penetrate the edge of the cliff at all.
"What a strange thing!" Arthur pushed hard towards the edge of the cliff with one hand.
But a strange scene happened, Arthur didn't push anything, he pushed it with one hand, and his whole body fell down the cliff because of inertia.
"You're hurting me, ah!" Arthur fell into the dark abyss.
Everyone was stunned......
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At the end of the Lethe River Canyon, Leon, Lingyu and other orcs looked at the bottomless entrance of the black hole in front of them and stopped temporarily.
The orc youth of the Demon Ape Clan among the few people suddenly spoke, "Do you know why this place is called Lethe River Canyon?"
"Don't sell it, I know that you have seen a lot of knowledge by the side of the high priest, speak quickly!" the tiger orc who led the team this time urged.
"Legend has it that the Lethe River is between Huangquan Road and Hades, and after crossing the Lethe River is the world of death, and the Lethe Canyon where we are now is said to also lead to the world of the dead, and the cave in front of us is the passage to the world of the dead. ”
"! Don't scare yourself. The tiger orc cursed and led the way to the cave.
Leon followed closely behind the Tiger Orc, and a faint layer of golden fighting aura had lit up on his body, and the long sword was clenched in his hand and ready to attack at any time.
Lingyu and another winged Black Crow orc were in the middle of the team, and the Demon Ape orc and the leopard female orc were in the middle of the team.
Several people cautiously advanced to the depths of the cave, and from time to time there was a clatter of stepping on dry bones from under their feet.
"How can there be so many bones here?" said the Tiger Orc, frowning.
"I forgot to remind you, not only are the guardian beasts here carnivorous, but even the Blood Vines we are looking for this time are also carnivorous plants, and those Beasts will even hunt from outside to feed the Blood Vines. The Demon Ape Orc explained at the end of the team.
"Is the beast you are talking about similar to your demon ape clan?"
"How do you know?"
There was the sound of a fierce fight, and the Tiger Orcs and Leon were already fighting the beasts that suddenly pounced out of the darkness.
"Remember the words of the High Priest, don't kill them, the temple still relies on these guys to protect the Blood Vine for a long time. The Demon Ape Orc at the end of the line shouted gloatingly.
After being artificially restricted, Leon and his progress became more difficult, and almost every step forward was fought hard in battle.
Fortunately, these Templar disciples were all the top powerhouses of the young orc generation, and they had been fighting almost day and night for three days before they saw the goal of this mission.
The stone wall at the end of the cave was covered with thigh-thick vines, and the black vine branches grew crimson leaves, and each vine had a fist-sized blood-red gourd at the thickest branch.
"Go ahead, go take it off. Several orcs encouraged Spirit Feather to pick it first.
Ling Yu stood on tiptoe and reached for the blood gourd closest to him......