Chapter 13: Mercury Skull
"You're not taking her seriously, are you?"
Vanessa said with a frown. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
"It's impossible to bypass God and use magic or something."
"But that's the only way we can do it now."
Simon said firmly.
Hinckley nodded approvingly and spoke in support of Simon.
"We're going to try whatever it is, and since there's no better way, we're going to trust Aphrodite. Ladies and gentlemen, we are running out of time, and the longer we drag on, the more disadvantageous our situation becomes. Anyway, I can't think of any other way for the time being, I'd rather give it a try than keep thinking, maybe we can think of more ways in a real battle, don't we? ”
Everyone accepted this statement and prepared to go to the Temple of the Sun.
Because there was no danger of death, everyone was relatively relaxed, except for Simon.
Vanessa inadvertently saw Simon actually drink the electric eel potion he got yesterday, and instantly his eyes widened, and he grabbed Simon's arm.
"Are you crazy? So how can a precious potion be used here? ”
Simon said to Vanessa with a smile.
"Potions are meant to be drunk, and if they are not used, they have no value. I'm used to getting myself in the best shape before every fight, especially when you're facing an unknown opponent and you never know if the fight you're about to face will be your last. ”
Vanessa said disapprerovingly.
"Rest assured, since President Hinclair and Aphrodite both said that there was no danger to their lives, there must be no problem."
Simon is noncommittal, but he still believes in himself more.
Simon felt an itch in his body, and then felt a slight electric current flow through his nerves, and he couldn't help but shudder all over, and the hairs on his body stood up, but fortunately, these reactions disappeared after a while. Simon felt his skin tighten and felt as if he had leather armor on his body when he touched it. Simon snapped his fingers, and a small flash of lightning flashed, and he felt a strange energy vibrating in his body, it vibrated with a special rhythm, and it was activated with his thoughts.
Simon was so pleased with the effect of the electric eel potion that he realized that not only the power of the spell was powerful, but also the increase brought by magic items and equipment could not be underestimated.
"Alright, Mr. Electric Eel should not discharge, it's time to go."
Simon heard Vanessa's teasing and realized that he had been delayed a little longer, and said sorry to them in shame.
"Haha, everyone will be like this when they use magic items for the first time, not to mention that it's not a low-level potion, it's really embarrassing to remember that the first time I drank a healing potion, I was in a daze for a long time."
Seeing Simon's embarrassed appearance, Hinckley sighed.
"Don't ramble on and on, let's go."
Vanessa impatiently urged the group to go.
Everyone came to the main entrance of the Temple of the Sun.
The façade of the temple is divided by six large square pillars and five bronze doors, each of which is divided into a number of squares, each of which is carved with the history of the temple, myths and epic stories. The first bronze door on the left is carved with the Code of Tranquility issued by the seventh Pope, the "Contemplative"; The second bronze gate tells the story of a holy warrior who slays a dragon with a flaming sword; The third, largest bronze gate, is located in the center and depicts the myth and legend of the sun god; The fourth bronze door is about the history of the church's growing and growing from the wilderness; The fifth bronze gate records the history of the temple from its design to its completion. The ashlar pillars on the façade are also carved with dozens of large reliefs and hundreds of human figures.
Simon couldn't help but marvel at the beauty of the temple built by the ancients, which may seem majestic from a distance, but up close you can feel the dedication of the craftsmen and the fervent faith of the believers. It should be the pride of the people of Essos, but it has fallen to the current situation. Although the temple is still glorious, it has long since been emptied, leaving only an empty shell, which has become a hotbed for monsters.
President Hinkley pushed open the largest bronze door in the center, and the crowd entered the halls of the temple.
The interior of the temple is also made entirely of white marble. The grand hall is divided by four rows of columns, and the four pillars that support the central tower around the altar of the hall are made of large blocks of granite masonry, clad in marble. Together with 12 smaller columns, these pillars together support the massive vaulted roof, with metal member knots between the columns to form 5 corridors. The central hall of the temple hall is high, long in length and narrow in width, the pillars on the sides are not widely spaced, and the intricate religious symbols painted on the solid wood floor form a ladder to heaven that seems to lead from the entrance to the altar.
The hall is lit by the side windows on both sides, which are thin and long, with stained glass embedded in them, and the light is dim and mysterious. The temple's 24 glass windows are mainly themed around mythological stories related to the sun, and the sun in the center is a dazzling symbol of justice and love. You can imagine the magnificence of the sun shining through the stained glass into the church, and the people felt the beauty of religion from the bottom of their hearts.
Unfortunately, this magnificent temple was empty, and only a white bone remained. The mercury skeleton in Hinkley's mouth was sitting on the pulpit in front of the altar. If you look closely, you can see that the mercury skeleton is not actually in contact with the lectern, but is steadily suspended in mid-air. This mercury skeleton has a peculiar texture, like liquefied white jade, pure, delicate, luster and warm. This mercury skeleton does not resemble the undead outside, it is like an artistic statue in this temple, perfectly integrated with the temple.
Sensing the approaching crowd, the mercury skeleton slowly floated forward for a distance, and then naturally stretched its whole body and stood on the ground. It then folded its hands, and then its phalanges interlaced like lotus flowers, and then the phantom motion stunned the crowd, a reaction not seen before when Sincley or Aphrodite entered alone.
"This seems a little bad now, can only one person enter here?"
Hinclair, who had fought with the mercury skeleton, left a drop of cold sweat and said helplessly.
Although they didn't know the meaning of the mercury skeleton's action, everyone felt an invisible pressure enveloping their hearts.
The mercury skeleton abruptly stopped its finger movements, and then rushed towards Hinclave!
"Be careful, it's flexible, be careful not to get too close."
Hinkley roared and met him without dodging.
Seeing this, Vanessa directly drew three arrows and shot them in turn to provide cover for Sincley.
The speed of the mercury skeleton did not decrease in the slightest, and both hands accurately missed the arrow as if they had predicted the trajectory of the arrow.
He was able to block arrows with his bare hands.
"This skeleton is a warrior monk, and his skills are quite good!"
Vanessa felt quite tricky, but she was relieved that the skeleton wouldn't completely ignore the arrow attacks, and that it should be able to discourage it somewhat. But Vanessa miscalculated, even after Sincley fought with the mercury skeleton, all the arrows she shot still missed, and the mercury skeleton's martial arts were simply unpredictable, leaving Vanessa at a loss.
Vanessa couldn't help but recall her master's teachings.
"To put it bluntly, a demon hunter archer is just an archer, what is the most important thing as an archer? It is to shoot the arrow in your hand at the enemy. In any situation, in the face of any enemy, you must accurately shoot the arrows to the enemy, and your task is to act as the eyes of the team, not only to see the overall situation and support your companions, but also to put psychological pressure on the enemy, so that they are always on the lookout for you, afraid of you, so that all enemies dare not look you in the eye. Remember, don't overdo it, the most important thing for an archer is perception. ”
Vanessa never felt that she was on the wrong path, if she now had the blessed arrows in her hands to restrain the undead, she would not be so powerless at all, in the final analysis, it was because of the lack of materials, even if there was money, there was no place to trade.
Vanessa pursed her lips, but continued to shoot at the mercury skeleton, which could not cause damage, but it was also possible to distract from it.
At this time, Sincley's feeling was not very good, the mercury skeleton's movements were light and dexterous, and it was difficult for the bulky giant hammer to hit it, especially the mercury skeleton almost wanted to stick to Sincley to fight, so that Sincley had to distance himself, otherwise he would fall into a situation where he could only be beaten and could not fight back.
What made Hinclair even more distressed was that each attack of the mercury skeleton had a strange penetrating power, and that force could even penetrate the armor and flesh, directly attacking his internal organs. This special attack made Hinclair's armor a burden, and Hincley was now eager to take off his armor immediately, and now Hincley was completely relying on his strong physical fitness.
Aphrodite stepped forward in time to support, her swordsmanship was not subtle, but it was very accurate, each move was just basic swordsmanship, but it was used just right in her hands, so that the mercury skeleton was no longer as calm as before. But I saw that the mercury skeleton seemed to be wearing a butterfly, dodging left and right under the attack of Sinclair and Aphrodite, no longer fighting the two head-on, and from time to time punching or kicking from a strange angle, making the two embarrassed.
Another attack and defense, Hincley swept the mercury skeleton aside, and Aphrodi waited for the opportunity to emerge from behind the mercury skeleton and pointed his sword at the mercury skeleton's head with a vertical split. But the mercury skeleton seemed to have an eye on the back of its head, and it did not look back, but stretched out its right hand backwards, and actually caught Aphrodite's sword with two fingers. Before everyone could be surprised, the mercury skeleton pulled the sword forward with force, and Aphrodite's body leaned forward.
"Not good!"
The mercury skeleton turned around and gently touched Aphrodite's abdomen with the palm of his left hand, and at the moment of contact, it knocked Aphrodite far away like a bomb exploded, hitting the pillar next to him.
That wasn't the end of it, as the Mercury Skull threw the sword in his hand into the air, and a roundhouse kick sent the sword straight at Aphrodite.
"Aphrodite!"
Simon originally planned to use the stones in the boulder bag to throw at the mercury skeleton, but when he saw this, he threw the stone in his hand directly towards the flying sword.
But the stone almost hit the flying sword, and Simon actually threw it off!