01 For whom the bell is tolling
Bell......
Sia didn't know how long she had been asleep, and her consciousness seemed to be struggling in the endless darkness......
It was a nightmare! She watched and listened, a farce with no actors in sight.
"You've been deceived!" A sweet female voice spitting words like poisonous juice. "He doubts you, he doubts ......"
"Nope! No! It was his voice of grief.
"O Holy Light! I'm willing to trade my life for it! Interfere with her life and death! "It's too late, I'm sorry......
"Forget it!" A cold voice ended with an unquestionable, imperative tone.
So these voices eventually left her, and what finally woke her up was the distant sound of the bell.
Is the nightmare over?
Thea opened her eyes. Then, as if it had been a long time, her body felt the will from her brain, and she struggled to grasp the edge of the coffin and sat up.
Where is this?
It seems to be underground, and there is a heavy dead air in the air.
Is she dead? Did they bury her? But she's still alive, what's going on? Xia was a little frightened, and at this moment in this strange environment, she chose to quietly restrain herself and did not make any sound.
When her eyes were in the dim light, Thea groped her way down the dark tunnel, towards the glimmer of light.
In such a quiet environment, Xia could clearly hear the faint and piercing sound of bones grinding against each other due to the long absence of activity.
The light grew brighter and brighter, and you could see the floating dust dancing in the light. When Thea climbed to the ground, she found herself in a gloomy tomb surrounded by layers of trees, and in the distance, the sky that leaped into her eyes was a strange color of turquoise.
Xia stared blankly at the eerie sky, her mind seemed to be blank, but under this blank was fear, sadness, joy or something else, she couldn't tell.
"Are you awake?" A voice woke her up.
Thea turned her head so that she was scared to death. It took her best effort to keep her voice out of her throat.
An undead man with a wind lamp in his hand. At this time, I don't know if it was intentional, his lamp was held high next to his cheek, shining his chinless face very clearly. He gave Thea a pleasant and smug smile, but it looked weird because he had lost his chin.
"You know, I almost got rid of you?"
"Dispose of it?" Thea finally found her voice.
"Yes, although I brought back a lot of new goods this time, you were the only one who woke up in the end. I almost finished that batch. If you're a few days too late, it's time to be dealt with. "He took a lamp and shone it on Thea." Yes, yes, what a beauty, and Dosten under the mountain must be very happy. Come with me. I'll send you down the mountain. With that, he turned around and walked away without wasting any time.
She struggled to keep up with him.
"Wait, who are you?"
"I'm Modern, the administrator here." Moldor stopped suddenly, as if remembering something, "Do you remember what happened before you died?" Name? Family? ”
Thea opened her mouth, feeling as if a lot of things were on her lips, but finally she shook her head in frustration and sighed slightly. "Hey......"
Instead, Moldor laughed knowingly. "Okay, there's nothing to be sad about, like you, although there are few, but it's not nothing, not everyone remembers their life after they are resurrected. Name...... I want to think," he pulled out a notebook from his coat pocket and flipped through a few pages, "Love...... Eletaxia, okay, you will be called Eletaxia in the future, that's a good name, haha"
"Well, that's nice, thank you" Shia somehow felt familiar with the name, so she sincerely thanked Moldo.
As if opening the conversation, Mordo began to babble non-stop.
"It's like this every time, a newcomer like you, you have to go down the mountain before you wake up, and you always let me stay here alone, and I don't even have a person to talk to, and sooner or later I'm going to be forced to die, haha, fortunately, I've already died once."
"Where is this?" Thea probed him cautiously, her gaze falling on Mordo's missing chin, "And, yours...... What's going on? ”
"This is Death Knell Mountain, and at the foot of the mountain is Death Knell Town. Your destination is there. As for my chin, hum...... It was gone when I woke up. You say, how lucky is a person like you who has been perfectly resurrected, which one is like me, look, there is no jaw, hey, I don't know where I lost it, and I can't find it if I want to find a good one. I hope they can see my years of hard work and send me a match sooner. There isn't even a shadow of a natural disaster in this place."
Thea looked down at her fingers, pale and slender. The nature of women made her can't help but touch her face, which is okay, it seems to be in good condition. She sighed in her heart and laughed silently, now she felt that this terrible-looking undead was quite cute. "Have you been here for a long time?"
"Well, it's been here since the Dark Queen established her kingdom, and even though she's already the Queen of Darkness, the damn elf aesthetic still takes up most of her brain. Like me...... Such a thing is certainly not as pleasing as a beautiful and intact resurrectant. Moldor was a little frustrated, but straightened up in an instant, "But it's important work here!" ”
As if he was afraid of being looked down upon by Thea, he explained, "Although we will not die as fragile as humans, the number of our races will not increase through reproduction like humans, which is the most nerve-wracking thing for the Dark Queen." There are fewer and fewer people who can awaken from the Lich King right now, and most of our new population passes through here...... Resurrected. Look at this place so remote, what creatures, undead, demons, people...... No, who would have thought that this is such a place so important to us. So, to be the caretaker of this place, I'm quite trusted by the Dark Queen! ”
"Well, it's a lot of work! You're amazing. Shia smiled and agreed.
"Of course! However, if a beauty like you is lucky, she may be able to become the queen's maid. Serving by the Queen's side is everyone's dream! ”
"Really? I'm afraid I can't, I don't understand anything. ”
"I'm not kidding, tsk," Moldor walked around her again, "well, perfect...... It's hard to change your posture when you wake up, but learning common sense is the easiest thing to do. As if thinking of his lost jaw, Mordo sighed again. Once you're in Deathtown, go find the innkeeper there first, and she'll tell you what to do next. ”
"What's next?" Thea was a little confused.
"Cut, silly girl, your rebirth is just the beginning, and as a newborn forsaken, you still have a lot to learn. Okay, I'll have to send you here, I have other places to patrol, and you can go down the mountain along this road. Moldor finally stopped complaining and pointed to the path in front of him with the lamp in his hand. Let's go, let's go, down the hill is Deathknell, and if you're fast enough, you'll be in town before dark. ”
Thea followed his finger and saw a winding path, in the shadow of a dense jungle of trees.
"Relax, this is the Dark Queen's domain." As if sensing Thea's uneasiness, Moldor whispered mysteriously, "A novice like you, your future life will be long and eternal, enjoy it......"
"Thank you for your advice." After Shia thanked her, she walked slowly down the trail down the mountain, and when she turned back, the faint light in the depths of the jungle was no longer visible.