Act Twenty-Five: Andariel, the City of the Dead
Three days after leaving the lava giant's fleet, Rosen was finally able to meet the legendary city of Andariel in the hot morning. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Neither in the previous life nor in this life, Rosen had never seen such a majestic city, and even Eastar, the capital of gold and wine, could hardly be compared with Andariel.
Leaning on the mountains at the junction of the Molten Plains and the Blazing Hills, Andariel is divided into several layers, each of which has its own characteristics, presumably an area inhabited by different kinds of elemental creatures.
Rosen was still thinking about what the burning city looked like in Gleiman's mouth, but at this moment, he immediately understood.
The top floor, and the most richly decorated, of Andariel was burning with dark flames.
The flame will not be extinguished, burning silently, and the hills around the city will appear dead silent.
The blazing hills are dotted with numerous volcanoes and magma fountains that intermittently erupt from scorching lava and then solidify, forming the complex landscape of the region.
But at this time, all the volcanoes in the vicinity of Andariel fell into a deep sleep, as if even the elements were silent.
"The taste of chaos. ”
Rosen was no stranger to such smells, and there was a strong aura of chaos in the place, even stronger than when Rosen was projected by Byron Weiss confronting the people of Chaos.
If you are an ordinary person, if you approach this city, you will fall into a frenzy and start killing each other, so it's no wonder that there are no creatures in the vicinity.
"We'll have to walk the rest of the way. ”
Claire said, glancing at the three-dimensional map projected by the crystal in her hand, she could see that most of the chaotic army was rushing towards the front line, and at the same time, the army of ashes had also been assembled, and it looked like it was going to fight to the death with the forces of chaos.
"And this battleship?"
Rosen was a little curious, but Claire only motioned for Rosen to disembark.
Then, as Rosen flew off the Queen of Vengeance and stepped on the lukewarm magmatic rock ground, a strange change occurred in mid-air.
Despite being hidden under the invisible barrier of law, Lawson could still sense that the huge battleship was folding little by little, eventually becoming a tiny square that was difficult to spot, and landed in Claire's palm.
With a whoosh, even the small square disappeared, and the Queen, which was originally difficult to ignore, disappeared completely.
Could it be that these ancient warships could be used like this, and wouldn't it be true that the Flange Fortress could also do the same?
Rosen thought, watching Claire land beside him.
"To be on the safe side, we opened the barriers of the law and walked slowly. ”
Claire said, raising her hand slightly, and an invisible barrier opened, and Rosen felt that everything around him was suddenly cut off, the world seemed to be covered with a layer of frosted glass, and even Rosen's own perception was weakened by half, and he could only feel something within a radius of ten yards.
Nodding, Lawson kept up with Claire.
As soon as he stepped within five miles of Andariel, Lawson felt the air around him freeze, and the intense fire elemental that had been everywhere in this scorching canyon disappeared, replaced by a maddening chaotic force.
"What a stench. ”
Claire said, frowning slightly.
"With this concentration of chaotic power, it seems that this time we are not facing a small handyman. ”
As if thinking of something, Claire quickened her pace.
Originally, if they used their magic powers, they could reach Andariel City in an instant, but as Claire said, it was not a good idea to attack rashly when the situation was unclear.
"Speaking of which, I remember when we decided to come to Andariel, there seemed to be friendly troops stationed here?"
Rosen thought of the small spot of light that was still holding on, but what he saw at this time, it was hard to believe that there were other normal people.
"There were, but now, there are only enemies. ”
Claire, whose perception is more than that of Rosen, must have already probed the vicinity, knowing that even the last ash had fallen, she paused before continuing.
"Originally stationed here was Torrell of House Franz, a powerful silver lich, and we need to be careful if he wasn't simply killed but corrupted by the forces of Chaos. ”
"Lich ......"
Rosen still remembers Gruul vividly, he is not too familiar with the lich, only knows that all lichs have a soul box, and only by destroying the soul box can a lich be truly destroyed, and if the silver lich is really corrupted, I am afraid that the soul box has been eroded.
Unlike mages who use elemental spells, lichs use more biological-like attacks, whether it's endless corpse bugs or frenzied thorns, these lichs are more eerie and difficult to guard against.
Now we can only pray that the silver lich will burn the jade of the enemy, and not stay to add unwarranted trouble to Lawson and them.
As he drew closer to the city of the dead, Rosen discovered the city's grandeur.
The city is carved out of black rock, exuding a sense of solemnity, but with the current solemn atmosphere, it is even more cold.
Andariel's door opened, the tall stone door large enough for the largest lava giants to enter, and Claire and Lawson looked very small in front of the gate.
"So how do we go now?"
Lawson didn't have a map of the city, and because of the influence of the forces of chaos and Claire's Law barrier, it was difficult for him to use his perception to explore the surrounding landscape, so he could only look at Claire.
"The furnace of the Primordial Flame is located in the deepest part of the city, and the flames you see on the top floor are actually embers rising from the inside of the furnace, and we walk from the central avenue, which leads directly to the location of the furnace of the Primordial Flame. ”
Claire said calmly, looking at the avenue that stretched from the main city directly to the core of the city.
Andariel is quite rustic in its architecture, and perhaps the elemental creatures here are more fond of this rugged and unadorned architecture, with towering buildings on both sides of the central avenue casting long shadows in the dark flames of the city at the top, making the streets even more eerie.
Andariel looked like an empty city, and Lawson and Claire walked most of the way without encountering a single enemy, until they came to a tall and stately building.
"This is the Temple of the First Fire, a temple built to protect the furnace of the First Fire. ”
Claire said, frowning again.
Because from the secluded temple of the First Flame, a figure slowly floated out.