35 Chapter 35
"Boom-"
Something didn't seem to be able to brake or be uncontrollable, and it hit the outer wall of the main hall, probably sweeping the load-bearing giant pillar, so that the entire temple trembled slightly.
It sounded noisy and chaotic outside, some people were yelling, some people were screaming, and there were some staccato sentences in between:
"What the...... How to control it?! Ahhhhhhh
", why are these undead so crazy!"
"Can you find the right direction? Yes?! β
"Keep up, keep up! Your Majesty has already entered the door! β
Kevin: "......" sounds like a fat gut in some kind of unreliable way.
As a result, in the next second, a black wind with the smell of death and decay slammed open the huge stone door of the temple, splitting his head and covering his face. Kevin's eyes quickly grabbed the pillar of the stone cup, and he barely got out of the air.
For a while, the howl of ghosts and wolves filled the entire temple, and the terrible roars of thousands of fierce beasts and the sharp long roars of birds of prey poured into his ears one after another, making Kevin's eyes dark, and with a "buzz" sound in his head, one head swelled into two big.
Is this a whole farmstead coming in?!
The two stone doors slammed into the walls on both sides, and suddenly the rubble fell straight down, sweeping up a cloud of dust that had been accumulated for many years, choking people's eyes and making them unable to open their eyes.
As soon as Kevin blinked his eyes twice, and blinked the ash in his eyes, he saw a black shadow with wings spread and fall, and Osvid's shouting order came from above through the noise: "Get out of the way!" Don't let them bump into the idols and blaspheme! β
In the legends that have been passed down in the mainland for a long time, whether it is the tomb of the gods or the tomb of the god Fae, in addition to the totem symbol in the main hall, there are huge stone statues corresponding to the gods. The statues were not pure sculptures, but coffins.
They are hard and hollow on the outside, and inside are the remains of the gods who have been sleeping for thousands of years, symbolizing that even if the gods are dead, they will always stand tall and straight.
This statement has been passed down from generation to generation, and has since become a fact recognized by almost everyone, although no one has ever confirmed it, and it is impossible to have the opportunity to confirm it.
"Did you all come in? Lead this mass over and shut it out! β
Before Kevin could open his eyes, he felt another gust of wind with huge wings fanning overhead, and then the black mist of ghosts crying wolves was followed by walking towards the door, and the force was so great that it almost lifted Kevin away again.
Everything happened in the blink of an eye, but everything seemed to be running according to the emperor's command, and the whistling black fog was about to crash out of the door, and someone had already taken a long breath and shouted in advance: "Finally-"
As soon as these two words came out, the black mist suddenly changed direction, as if the things in the temple attracted their attention more than the living. The black mist screamed in confusion and swooped down on the huge statue of Phae.
Osvid and the others couldn't react, and when they turned to chase after them, they only saw the idol fall with a bang.
"Boomβ"
The explosion of a boulder against the ground was followed by a cacophony of rubble rolling to the ground. The statue of the god Fae, which had stood alone in the temple for an unknown number of years, was shattered to the ground.
Everyone: "......"
They were so frightened that they closed their eyes directly, and even their hearts were shaking: O Tomb of the God of Phae! This is the tomb of Phae! We dug up God's grave and opened God's coffin, save ...... Life......
The person sitting on the back of the bird closed his eyes, and even the giant beastman who turned into a bird closed his eyes, so you can imagine it.
I heard a series of crashes and muffled sounds, and everyone banged on the door, hit the wall, and fell one after another. When they finally couldn't touch their blindness anymore and had to open their eyes, they suddenly reacted - the black mist mixed with thousands of undead just now had somehow disappeared.
"What about the dead, the undead?" Nick asked, stammering, but his eyes never dared to glance at the shattered stone statue.
"It seems that I didn't hear the idol after it fell down just now...... someone whispered back.
The idol is down......
Why the fuck is the statue down......
Everyone bowed their heads in silence and took a deep breath.
"What are you doing lying on your stomach? Get up! Osvid's impatient voice sounded coldly again, and he paused, then added in a low voice, "The idol is empty inside, and there is no remains of the legendary god of light." β
Everyone was stunned for a moment, then quickly got up, hooked their heads to look at the large piece of rubble, and sure enough, they didn't see anything that looked like a body.
This makes me feel much better.
Nick patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief.
Kevin stood by the stone cup, looking at the temple in disarray like a hurricane, his expression was a little numb: Are these little grandchildren who don't know how many generations have passed a little lawless? Well?
Of course, the word "grandson" is purely scolding and does not have any intimacy meaning.
The destruction of the idol was a shock to Osvid, but when he discovered that Phael's body was not here, the impact of something else clearly prevailedβthe venerable Lord Kevin Fassbender was standing beside the temple cup.
Osvid squinted, raised his foot to step over the large and small gravel, and sneered as he walked towards Kevin: "Your Excellency Fassbinder, are you good at using drugs?" Why don't you just come a little more and let us sleep straight into the next century? β
Kevin: "......"
According to his usual character, if he didn't have a brain at this time, he might have blurted out the words "too much for fear of making you stupid", but he closed his mouth for the first time at this time, and the momentum of looking for a fight was stuffed back.
The young emperor who was walking towards him in front of him looked very calm, and there was no other expression than the usual sneer. His Excellency Fassbinder, who has never looked at other people's faces, has rarely explored a little more this time, and the more he explores, the more he feels...... Osvid's calm seemed to be suppressed by some kind of anger that was about to burst out.
It's just that there is a difference between this anger and a simple tantrum, and Kevin can't describe the specific difference, but when he saw Osveld's appearance, he was a little inexplicably weak.
What do I have to be vain?
Kevin laughed at himself in his heart, raised his hand and pointed to the stone cup in front of him, and said, "Ohβholy water." β
Osvid walked up to him and looked at him with a cold face.
The small stone cup-shaped pool does contain a puddle of water, which accounts for about two-thirds of the stone cup. The water has been stored underground for an unknown number of years, but it is still as clear as a wash. After the chaos just now, there was not even a layer of dust on the surface of the water, which shows that it is indeed very special.
Osvid breathed a sigh of relief when facing the holy water, and his face softened slightly. But when he looked up at Kevin again, his face turned faster than the book.
Kevin: "......"
He thought about it and asked, "How did you get in?" β
It's okay not to ask, but when he asks Osvid, his face gets even darker, and Kevin feels that he deserves to be beaten for the first time.
Auswid said lukewarmly: "What do you say? Weren't you the first to enter? β
Kevin: "......" I obviously don't have the same approach as yours.
The little lion on the side sat up with a blue nose and swollen face, and just wanted to run this way, but was grabbed by Dan, and squeezed his eyebrows for a while.
Ben obviously didn't understand the meaning of the big black face huddled together, but he couldn't break free from Dan's clutches, so he had to say to Kevin from a distance: "I'll tell you!" We dug up all the dirt in front of the thorns and dug it more than a meter deep! And guess what? Piles of animal bones dug up! Ah, and the skin, the flesh, and the stuff. β
Kevin: "......"
With this, he suddenly remembered that on the side of the Jungle of Andorha, Osvid had mentioned that when the Priesthood received the letter and was suspicious, in order to confirm the credibility, he took someone to dig up Kevin's grave.
In addition, this time the tomb of the god was dug up twice in a short period of time, and the revenge of killing his father was nothing more than that.
While Kevin was amusing himself and laughing at himself, Ben pointed at Osvid and continued, "Your emperor said that the separated bones represent a curse, a curse to God! God, can you think of this?! β
Kevin: "......" I'm still the unlucky one who was cursed, and you wouldn't have thought of it.
However, when he heard the curse, his expression was complicated for a moment, and then quickly returned to his original state, asking, "And then?" β
"Have you seen the bottom half of the monument at the entrance of the tomb?" Osvid finally spoke in a deep voice, "I found the phrase 'the undead open the way' on it, and it just so happened that the menacing ones that were dug up were borrowed and used. β
Kevin looked admiring: "...... You're guts. β
"Soβ" Osvid stared into his eyes and said slowly, "How did you get in?" β
Kevin was stunned for a moment by the question he threw back, and then quickly reacted. He raised an eyebrow at Osveld, then glanced around the others a little farther away, leaned over and whispered, "It's the same undead who open the way, but I don't need help, because I'm the undead." β
As he spoke, he stretched out his left hand, which was backed behind him, and gestured at Osvid's wrist: "You forgot?" I'm the one who died. β
Osvid: "......"
When Kevin raised his head again, he found that His Majesty's face had changed again, and Kevin couldn't help but sigh that it was not easy for his thin skin to be compatible with so many complex meanings at the same time.
"You knew about the curse buried at the entrance of the tomb?" Osvid said this in a tone that was not interrogative at all, "You weren't surprised at all when Ben mentioned it. β
"Sort of." Kevin shrugged, "I didn't know at first, but then I knew a little." β
Osvid frowned: "You said before that the reason why you are in this situation is related to the Tomb of Phael, and that you are involved in this curse?" β
Kevin admired his ability to associate more and more, "It's a little related, but it's not all." β
Being so affirmative by him, Osvid's face suddenly became even more ugly: "That wave of undead disappeared after hitting the idol, is this curse solved or not?" β
"Normally, this curse stems from the resentment of the imprisoned undead, and now that they have been released, it is almost time for the effect to fade." Kevin was relieved.
Osvid was so irritated by his seemingly omniscient state that he was already a little numb that he didn't say much, just stared at him again for a long time.
"......," Kevin said a little helplessly, "I've noticed that you've been a fan of staring into people's eyes lately, and trust me, it's not a comfortable way to gaze." β
Osvid didn't change anything because of what he said, and he should watch it or keep watching. After a moment of silence, he opened his mouth to guess a little inexplicably: "I even suspect now that you were involved in the visit of Emperor Bethman to the tomb of Phael. β
Kevin knocked on the rim of the stone cup, and said, "How many things have you pondered, just ask together, don't squeeze them out one by one like pouring beans." β
"So your answer is?" Ausveld did not give up.
"Okay, barely count me in." Kevin sighed.
Osvid: "......"
"What's that look on your face?" Kevin was amused by his expression similar to a toothache, and simply stopped coming closer, but straightened up his waist and hugged his arms, and said slowly: "You asked me last time how many years I lived, can you have a count now?" Why don't you change your name to great-great-grandfather or something? β
This stinky and shameless bastard got a little carried away when he amused people, and he was punished as soon as he said this.
Osveld's gaze swept over his arm, and then he grabbed his wrist with the same force as ever, and Kevin almost stumbled.
"What's the matter with your arm?!" Osvid's anger, which had been suppressed for a long time, suddenly rushed to his head, and he asked sharply: "Why do you stand here so badly, there is such a big wound all of a sudden?!" β
Although the emperor's strength was great, he only choked the wrist, deliberately avoiding all possible places where the wound might be touched. His knuckles and the tiger's mouth were tense and white, and there was no blood, which showed how much strength he had used and how angry he was.
The wound widened and grew under his nose, and the flesh was dripping down Kevin's arm, and in the blink of an eye, Osvid's hands were all over his hands.
"Speak!" Osvid's expression looked as if he was about to swallow his life alive, and Kevin felt a little guilty again.
Many years ago, when he was at Parson Manor, he only felt that the personality of this eight or nine-year-old young master was not a little awkward, probably due to an abnormal growth environment, and his way of expressing emotions was always ingenious. I always say I'm bored with what I like in my heart.,When I want to attract people's attention, I especially like to go against people.,Sometimes it's extremely paranoid.,Love to go to extremes.,But the essence is not bad.γ
Kevin can actually see this little bit of a child's thoughts at a glance, but unfortunately, he has a bad nature and is a complete bastard. knows that he knows, but he didn't follow the little master's meaning at all, and he had to make people want to roll up his sleeves and fight to be enjoyable.
Although he is a bastard, he is still very self-aware to some extent. I know that I walk and play with others like this, and it's good that the little master doesn't hate him, but it's impossible to like it much.
So, when he offered to come to the tomb of Phae alone, Osvid's reaction was actually quite surprising.
After all, he could see that although His Majesty the Emperor didn't have a good face all day, when he stopped him, he was really out of kindness and concern. So much so that Kevin felt that Osveld had the potential to be a "masochist" for a while.
But this time it was different, and although Osvid strongly opposed his proposal out of fear, he was not angry to this extent.
So much so that Kevin directly put surprise on his face.
Probably seeing his expression, Osvid's clenched fingers loosened slightly, and his expression was forcibly softened a little, and he asked again: "What's the matter with you?" Obviously he was not injured, but suddenly he festered like this. β
Kevin replied: "Because in the tomb of the gods, the physical condition is not very stable, after all, this is not a suitable place for the living, after all, it should be better." β
As he spoke, he pointed to the arm that Osveld was holding, and said, "See?" It's starting to heal. β
As he had said, the shocking wound that almost revealed the bones had expanded to the extreme, and then healed toward the middle at a speed visible to the naked eye, first the bones and then the flesh.
"Okay, that's nothing, what should you be busy with, don't you want holy water? Just hanging? Kevin waved his hand, looking like he was already alive.
However, his body seemed to be committed to hitting him in the face, and as soon as he had said this, the part of his neck bone near his shoulder began to fester, and the pain probably was not light because of the action, and he frowned slightly.
Osvid: "......"
Kevin: "......"
To be honest, whether it is the process of ulceration and expansion or the process of re-healing, it is quite blinding, very unsightly, and much more scary than the small opening on the wrist last time.
In Kevin's opinion, this kind of thing is really not suitable for inviting people to enjoy, so he "coughed", moved his fingers, and raised his eyebrows at Osvid and said: "It's almost, my hands are numb by you, you pull this side of my neck even more, let go and let me move first." β
Osvid grabbed his wrist and didn't respond immediately, still staring at the wound with his eyebrows downcast, not sure if he hadn't heard or was thinking about something else. After another moment, he raised his head and let go of his fingers, nodded his head and slowly spit out a word: "Okay." β
There was nothing wrong with the content of this short few minutes of close conversation, but the atmosphere was really a little weird, and when Kevin withdrew his hand, he habitually took a step back before he began to pinch his wrist to activate blood.
Osvid had already turned and walked towards the crowd, his expression grim as he turned his head, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
Kevin heard him order at the Ugin Iron Rider, "Whoever has an empty water bladder, come and fill it with holy water." β
With that, he turned his head and searched again, and asked, "What about the medical officer?" Where is the medical officer? β
"Your Majesty, I'm here, and I have a knock on my leg, and I'm a little cramping. Do you have any instructions? The medic gestured near the ruins of the idol, struggling to his feet.
"Okay, don't move, I'll go." After Osvid finished speaking, he stepped over a few gravels, walked over to the medical officer, crouched down, and whispered a few words about the medical officer's condition.
Kevin withdrew his gaze and didn't pay any more attention to the movement, just thinking about something related to the curse.
But just a moment later, the familiar sound of steady footsteps came back in this direction. Kevin raised his head a little helplessly, and saw Osvid beckoning to him, and said, "Let them go and fill the holy water, don't be awkward there, come and pack up and prepare to go back." β
Kevin nodded, walked over, and when he reached Osvid, he turned his head and lowered his voice with a straight face: "Such a big wound, it doesn't heal much faster, I took some medicine powder from the medical officer." β
"How can you use the powder...... Kevin couldn't help but laugh, "I haven't finished the dressing yet, the wounds are all healed, and when the wind blows, there is no second use except to paste my face-"
Before he could say the word "yes", Osvid leaned on his tall man, holding the back of his neck with one hand and covering his face with the other.
Kevin only felt a smell of anthers rushing to the door, filling his nose in an instant, and the next second he felt a deep sleepiness rushing over him, and his head seemed to be poured into a thick mud, and he couldn't stir it up.
His eyes went dark, and the last thought flashed in his chaotic mind: Are you itching to chop and plot against me?!
Then he fell unconscious.
Except for Osvid's anxious words, the conversation between the two of them was deliberately low, and the people in the temple didn't know what was going on.
"I'm just a man who bows his head and raises his head, why is the little white-faced commander lying down......" Dangan stared at Osvid with a pair of big white eyes, looking at Osvid in confusion, "He, is he still angry?" β
As soon as Osvid picked up Kevin and walked towards the crowd, he heard such a stupid question, immediately rolled his eyes, and said angrily: "Of course there is gas, but it is a little overworked to kill it alone, I asked the medical officer to get him some medicine, and now he is in a coma." β
The medical officer who gave the emperor a large wave of drugs silently lowered his head, touched his nose, coughed and agreed: "Well, yes, painkillers painkillers." β
Dan: "......" He really didn't understand why painkillers could make people faint.
But in view of the scene he had seen in front of the tomb gate, he decided that it was better to shut up and not ask more.
"Your Majesty, the holy water is loaded." Nick led the two of them, and shook the water bladder in his hand as he walked towards the side, "Shall we go now?" β
The other officer looked hesitantly at the rubble on the ground: "The statue is ...... That's it? β
Osvid motioned for Dan to transform back into the form of a giant eagle and settle the sleeping Kevin on his back, before he walked over to the rubble and crouched down to rummage through it.
"What are you looking for, Your Majesty?" Nick couldn't help but ask.
"Didn't you notice that this idol is indeed hollow?" Osvid pointed to one of the severed hands of the idol at his feet, swept around the other curved stones, and said, "If it's not for the sake of putting something in it, why bother to make it hollow?" β
When they heard this, they also felt that it made sense. By the emperor's little bit, everyone understood his intentions - since the statue of the god was hollow, it was very likely that it contained something, or had been contained, and the emperor wanted to find some traces on these rubbles.
Because the statue is too big and there is too much rubble, it really takes a lot of work to find it, especially the only insect lamp brought by Kevin in the entire temple, and the lighting is very problematic.
But fortunately, there were a lot of them, and each of them collected a few pieces to take a closer look at the insect lamp, and soon looked through most of them.
"Your Majesty! Over here! Come and see here! One of the officers gestured with a gesture.
"How?" Osveld hurried over and followed his finger to a piece of gravel lying on the ground.
"Look at this arc, if you guess correctly, it should be the bottom of the statue." The officer drew an outline with his fingers in the air and said, "Look here, do you want footprints?" β
Osveld frowned, took the insect lamp held by the crowd, and leaned closer to the stone. I saw a faint trace on the stone, like some kind of dark liquid such as blood and water under the feet, leaving an imprint on the stone statue.
It's just that this mark doesn't know how many years ago, it's so shallow that it almost disappears.
What does the double footprint on the bottom of the inside of the idol mean?
At that moment, everyone subconsciously held their breath - that legend might really be true, and they really couldn't imagine any other possibility than the remains of Fae'e who left these footprints.
"Wait!" Nick turned over another stone next to him, and he put it under the worm lamp and said, "There's something here." β
"What's that?"
"It's ...... A name and a pattern. Nick handed both the stone and the worm lamp to Oswald, "Your Majesty, why don't I understand this pattern?" The name is also very old, and I don't know how to pronounce it. β
Osveld stared at the stone for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "The pattern is a flower...... No, it's flower vines, and thorns. The name is ......"
There are many differences between the ancient texts and those used today, but some can still be inferred from the present.
The Emperor's gaze lingered on the unfamiliar name for a long time, and then he tried to read it: "Merlot, the engraved name is Merlot." β