208 The Fourth Ladder of the Abyss
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"How do you get out?" asked Red Fury immediately.
"Do one thing for me first, and I'll tell you. The old professor breathed a sigh of relief, "I take away the silent wise man, so I must leave the seed so that he can pass it on." Please gouge out one of my eyes and put it in that door. ”
Catherine reached out and scooped out a purple fruit from the eye socket of the silent wise man, with tiny white roots attached to it. They were torn out of their eye sockets and waved desperately, as if they were suffering untold pain.
The female mage flicked the fruit away and landed right in front of the door on the silver pillar. The purple fruit was like a living thing, dancing and crawling forward with its roots. It occupies a large door with its tiny body, and countless tendrils emerge from the surface of the fruit and plunge into the silver pillar. In a few moments, it grew into a small, wordless wise man, not much taller than his fingers.
"Then I'm relieved. Now let's talk about how to get out. The old professor began to explain, "To put it simply, waiting, this huge silver pillar in front of you is actually the root system of a super plant. You've all heard of the 'ladder to the abyss'. ”
"Which one is the root of the ladder of the abyss?" asked Catherine thoughtfully. As we all know, the Underworld has three Abyssal Ladders that connect the major abysses.
"It's not just one plant, it's just one plant in total. The old professor's words were astonishing, "I now realize that the knowledge I have accumulated in the past is really too little. There is so much wonder in this world, all we know is a leaf in the forest. ”
"One? Are you saying that the three Abyssal Ladders in the Underworld are actually one plant, and their roots are here. The female mage was also surprised by the news, "It turns out that the existence in Lindeworm's mouth is this Super Abyss Ladder, and you have always been its guard. ”
"Master, I don't know what the ladder of the abyss is. I used to be just responsible for finding food for the Great Being. Lindworm replied obediently, "But for now I'm just for you." ”
"If this is the ladder of the abyss, then we can fly out along it. Red Fury is no stranger to the Ladder of the Abyss, "What are you waiting for?" It's better to leave now. ”
"You're the only one who can fly out, and we'll have to climb on our own. Catherine frowned and said, "Each Abyssal Staircase is so tall that it runs through the entire Underworld. Here are just the roots of it. If you want to climb to the top, who knows how long you will have to climb. ”
"We don't have to walk on our own, because the ladder to the abyss is about to grow a fourth plant. As the old professor spoke, his body was gradually shrinking. He grew smaller and smaller, and finally shrunk into a thin man of less than half a meter, looking somewhat similar to a real goblin.
"I'll consume less, but it won't last long. The goblin sat up and said, "According to the memories of the wordless sage, the ladder to the abyss grows every tens of thousands of years. Now we happen to be experiencing its fourth pruning. ”
"You're saying there's going to be a fourth Abyssal Ladder in the underworld?" Red Fury's body suddenly grew taller, the same height as the top of the Lind Worm's head, and he could directly talk to Catherine and the goblins. "Every ladder of the abyss is the target of the major forces. This fourth plant might as well be in our hands. ”
Catherine said expressionlessly: "It's a good idea, what do you rely on to control." Is it just me and you?"
Red Fury laughed and said, "What? The Lord of Hell doesn't even have the slightest ambition at all? With the Abyss Ladder, you can easily travel between the major abysses, and you can control a lot of territory along the way. The great rout of the Hell Legion back then was certainly because you were sealed, but it also had a lot to do with Goros Damon relying on two ladders of the abyss to transport troops. ”
Catherine glared at Red Rage. Noncommittal. The old professor took the opportunity to interrupt the topic, saying, "There is not much time left until the pruning of the branches. We have two options, one is to wait here, and when the branches are finished, we can use the new abyss ladder to leave, and the other is to go directly to the branch pulling point, and at the same time, rely on the power of sprout growth to leave here. ”
Red Rage said, "Of course, the sooner you get out of here, the better." Or just go and sit on the other three abyssal ladders. ”
The old professor shook his head, "Impossible. The other three Abyssal Stairs were higher up, out of the range of their roots. To be able to go there is to leave the place of captivity. Probably only you can fly up here, but I don't know how long it will take. The roots of the abyss have grown longer than we can imagine. The depth here is impossible to speculate. So it's easier to escape by relying on this new ladder to the abyss, which starts at the roots and grows upwards. We can get on it with relative ease. ”
Catherine said unhurriedly, "What are the advantages and disadvantages of both options?" ”
"Well, as you said, there are pros and cons to both options. The goblin stood up. He tried to take two steps, then sat down again, "I have to find a way to survive, I don't have to survive for more than ten days now." ”
"Don't worry, old man, we won't let you die if we want to go out. Red Furious rolled his eyes and said, "As long as we can get out, are we afraid that we won't be able to think of a way to keep you alive?"
The old goblin ignored the dragon and continued, "Wait until the branches are finished before leaving, of course, the advantage is safety, but I don't know how long it will take. If you sit directly on the bud and go all the way out as the ladder of the abyss grows, the speed will definitely be fast, but you will inevitably bear the corresponding dangers along the way. ”
"I'm going to leave as soon as possible anyway, it's fun to be in danger, isn't it?" Red Rage disagreed, the nascent god-bloodline dragon was very conceited about his strength.
Catherine's gaze wandered around Red Rage and the goblin scholar, and finally asked the old professor, "Mr. Professor, what is your advice?"
"I don't have a suggestion because I don't have a choice. The goblin didn't answer directly.
"That's the best, let's go to the sprouts and use the branches to get out of here. The female mage didn't drag her feet and responded immediately.
"Oh!" Red Fury howled excitedly, "Old man, where is the sprout?"
"On top, you can see it by walking up the silver pillar for a while. The goblin pointed to the black sky above.
"Are you joking, old man, how do you go up so high?does this pillar have a ladder?" the dragon's eyes widened with rage.
Catherine said, "No need to climb, we will fly up with you." ”
Red rage dwarfed, and Catherine poked her head out of the top of the Lindbug's head to see that the creature had become smaller than a goblin.
"Don't bully people. Red rage rolled on the ground, "I have little arms and legs, how can I fly." And there are so many of you, do you want me to carry it?"