The long corridor stretched from the square to the bottom of the fortress, and Lawson felt himself moving underground, the fire flickering around him, and the air getting colder. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"The core of the defensive circle is located in the depths of the fortress, this is the magic circle left over from the Second Holy War, when this ultramarine fortress was still in the heart of order and civilization, no one would have imagined that today, this circle will become the only defense against the minions of the people of Chaos. ”

Gascoigne said, holding his torch aloft and lighting it up.

Grantia followed, biting her lower lip and looking pale, clearly unaccustomed to the temperature.

Rosen was the last to go, and Gascoin asked Tolina to inform the others to organize a defense, but Rosen was left behind.

With the idea that maybe the tomb of De Gray was at the core of the fortress, Rosen silently followed, I have to say that his identity as a gray knight is really useful, and Gascoigne's current kind attitude towards Rosen is afraid that more than eighty percent of him values his identity.

"The magic circle will only break the seal when the demon tide falls, in order to prevent ill-intentioned people from using this fortress to do some shady things, after all, when the magic circle is opened, this group of green fortresses is comparable to the French fortress during the first holy war. ”

Rosen had heard that Fort Fran was a legendary fortress during the First Holy War, as the front line against the people of Chaos, it stood in several battles and became a legend, but it was finally destroyed by the Second Holy War of the Four Clans and the undead, and drowned in the wasteland.

"This way, Miss Grandia. ”

Gascoigne said, the torch leading to one side, illuminating a stone door.

The simple and heavy gate is surrounded by scenes of creation myths, ancient runes are arranged in it, and the whole door shows a sacred atmosphere, as if just touching it can make people return to those glorious and glorious times.

"Please put your hand on the stone door, only the people of the Ulysses family can open this door. ”

With that, Gascoigne stepped out of the way, allowing Grantia to step forward.

"Okay. ”

Stroking her chest slightly, Grandia took a deep breath and gently placed her fair right hand on the stone door.

Boom -

A low sound came from the ground, and the dust of the years fell, causing a burst of dust to fly in the corridor, and in this haze, I saw the door slowly lifted, revealing the core hall that had been dusty for many years in front of the three of them.

"It's ......"

The moment you walk through the door, the originally dim hall immediately lights up with dazzling flames, sweeping away the darkness.

It is a circular hall with a dome like a blue sky, surrounded by burning torches, the marble floor is flat and smooth, the walls on all sides are the scene of the creation of the goddess described in the Rainbow Psalms, and in the center of the hall, a stone pillar stands, as if the years of a thousand years are only a moment.

"This is the core hall of Ultramarine Fortress, that's the core mechanism of the defense technique, Miss Grandia, please. ”

Bowing deeply, Gascoigne saluted like a knight of the ancients, solemn and solemn.

"Well, I know. ”

Grandia nodded, and approached the stone pillar step by step, just as she was about to stretch out her right hand, which had been placed on her chest—

"Be careful!"

The first to react was Rosen.

Everything is like slow motion.

Lawson, who was still searching for traces of the cemetery, felt a scorching breath behind him, and he instinctively rolled to one side, and after a breath, a flaming arrow pierced through where he had been before, and finally hit one side of the wall, leaving a charred crater.

"Who is it?"

When Gascoigne's sword was unsheathed, Satoru's perception was immediately activated, and he finally locked on to the shadows of the hallway.

This flame bolt is not something that can be activated by a magic item, the caster must be a mage, thinking of the mage who is now in the Ultramarine Fortress, Lawson quickly came up with the answer.

"Don't hide, Mr. Zeroth. ”

As Rosen spoke, the man slowly stepped out of the shadows.

With gray hair, a beard that reached to his chest, and a ring shining on the three fingers of his right hand, it was none other than the blood wizard Zelas.

"Verus, that idiot, if it weren't for him for the forcible attack, how would you have dodged my blow. ”

Zelas scolded softly, his previous fight with Lawson had made him feel the aura of his Flame Arrow, so he could sense the threat to some extent, but he was still completely sure that the sneak attack would not succeed.

With a wave of his hand, the five people who followed behind Zelas also appeared, although their faces were quite unfamiliar, there was no doubt that they all had the strength of the Black Iron Rank!

Several of them had blood on their blades, presumably by killing the guards who stood in their way to get here.

"Black Iron Steps, I've never heard that Regios has so much Black Iron, what did you do?"

Gascoigne smelled something bad, and he was still on guard with his sword ready to strike.

"I just got a formula. ”

Zeroth smiled and didn't answer directly.

“...... You've taken refuge in the cultists?"

Gascoigne immediately understood what Zelath meant.

The formula Zelas obtained should be the "price of power" that was listed as an absolute forbidden medicine by the Rainbow Tower and the Templar, this potion can greatly increase the strength in a short period of time, enough to forcibly pull the unranked middle rank to the level of the lower reaches of the black iron, but the side effects are also quite large, most of the people who take the potion will die violently after a week, so it is listed as a taboo.

The formula of "The Price of Power" has been banned for many years, and only cultists who are good at demagogic people can master it.

Thinking of the assassination he heard from Grantia, Gascoigne immediately grasped the truth of the matter.

"Do you want this fortress to fall?"

"That's right, if the Ultramarine Fortress is destroyed in this demonic tide, then at least a third of the territory of the Kingdom of Astre will be lost, and the Wendran Federation and the Chalander Republic will never let this opportunity go, and besides, there seems to be something else hidden in this fortress...... Something that originated from a goddess. ”

Zelas said with a smile, it seems that the cultists are quite well-informed, and even have heard about the holy relics.

"War will lead to chaos, and chaos will reveal truth. ”

"It seems that you have chosen this wrong path because of so many years of stagnation. ”

Gascoigne sighed, if he couldn't advance for many years, would he go to the darkness like Gascoigne?

After all, since ancient times, heroes have been most afraid of twilight.

Shaking his head, the old knight dispelled the gloomy imagination, and the long sword in his hand beeped.

"Your advancement to the peak of black iron is the only accident, but I'm curious, how long can you hold out in front of these five warriors in the middle of black iron?"

Zelas made a gesture, and the five men stepped forward, their blades glowing in the light of the fire.

However, before they could make a move, they saw a sword light fall to the ground, cutting a notch on the smooth marble floor, blocking the five men and Gascoigne, and a knight was standing in front of the notch.

"The only accident?"

The long sword in Lawson's hand was raised flat, and the edge was exposed.

"Looks like you've forgotten someone. ”

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