Chapter 45: Underground Ruins
- Why is Ivan here? What about the underground ruins? Time goes back to when Ivan fell to the tunnel.
Ivan's legs twitched, and he slid down the steep tunnel, and he couldn't help but feel a deep despair in his heart, "God is going to kill me!"
After falling all the way, Ivan finally stopped his body, and he really couldn't move. After lying on the corpse for a long time, Ivan took out the pendant and bit it hard, after the pendant was broken, there was a wave of magic fluctuations, and a warm feeling came, and Ivan felt that he was alive again.
It's just a recovery technique, but it's a lot of help for Ivan at this time. Moreover, the maker of this pendant is obviously not a junior mage, and the effect of the recovery technique is much stronger than that of the partner, half of the dry magic power has been restored, and the physical strength has also been significantly restored.
"Huh, why is this stone underneath? Isn't that an underground cavern?" Ivan gathered his magic power and condensed into a single firelight, barely able to see the surrounding scene.
The granite floor, with a faint wall not far away, turned out to be an underground house!"Could it be that I came to the abode of an underground race?" Ivan had a big brain, but after taking a few steps, he confirmed that he was thinking too much. There is a quaint stone door in front of it, there are still some traces of magic patterns on it, plus the height of the handle that pushes the door, no matter how you look at it, it was built by humans.
Pushing open the stone door, a small amount of yellow light came, and finally there was a light source that could see the surroundings, and the source of the light was a magic lamp. The surrounding walls are covered with ancient writing and simple frescoes. In the center of the room is a round stone table surrounded by eight stone chairs of different styles. There are eight different sets of teacups on the table, and in the center is a statue carved of a magician riding a giant beast with seven staff of different colors flying around it.
"It's supposed to be a conference room, but what does this statue say?"
Ivan knew too little about history and didn't dwell on it. There was a door on the left and right sides of the room, Ivan opened the door on the right, and the first thing he saw was a bookshelf, and there were tables and chairs next to the bookshelf, thinking that it was a study. Unfortunately, the books have long since decayed, and Ivan will turn into dust at the slightest touch.
"It's a shame! These books may contain a lot of magical knowledge, or maybe ancient history. Either one is very valuable, but it is a pity that time is merciless, and even the books that record history will turn into dust. ”
Ivan's fingers slid lightly over the decaying books, feeling the ruthlessness of time and the burial of the past.
"Wang Tu's hegemony is empty, and the powerful magic also disappears, I don't know if this world is eternal. However, it is also unknown whether eternity itself is a good outcome. ”
When Ivan ran his fingertips over a book, he suddenly noticed that it was different.
"Huh, the book seems to be in good condition, it's a rarity. Ivan was pleasantly surprised by what he had gained, took out the book, opened it and looked a little dumbfounded, "I forgot that this is a previous book, and it is in a certain language in history." Fortunately, some parts are obviously magic patterns, and they should be some magic, but I don't know which one it is. ”
Touching the special material of the book with his hand, the mysterious words and magic patterns are full of special charm, which is a melancholy feeling of uncovering the dusty history.
"It seems to be somewhat similar to Teacher Lucia's magic book, but it's a pity that it's been too long and I can't feel the obvious magic fluctuations. ”
With a sigh, Ivan stepped back and pushed open the door on the left. There was a laboratory table in the room, on which some experimental instruments were placed, and there were many containers containing unknown potions and materials, but there was no trace of magic fluctuations, and it was long gone. I've never eaten pork but I've seen a pig run, although there is no actual basis, but I can guess that this is a laboratory for magic potions.
"You don't have to think about it to know the preciousness of these magic potions and materials. It's a pity that it's all gone, otherwise I would have made a fortune if I could have gone out this time. It seems that the treatment between me and the protagonist Long Aotian is still a little bit worse, a distance of a kun. Ivan said self-deprecatingly, talking to himself just to make himself feel more relaxed and optimistic.
Walking further, I opened the door and came to a beautifully decorated room that looked like a living room. There is a large bed, several magic crystal lamps, and several one-man tall sculptures set up in the room. On the bed lies a withered skeleton, which is supposed to be the owner of the underground ruins.
Due to the erosion of time, the dry bones and the dark underground cannot bring a sense of horror, and can only sigh the ruthlessness of time.
"It seems that this is the master of the underground ruins, and judging by the scale of this ruins and what he has seen before, he should be a high-level magician. The high-ranking magicians are said to be wealthy, and the owner of the ruins should have something left. ”
Ivan looked at the dry finger, and sure enough, there was a ring! Although it is reasonable to be on guard against some traps, Ivan does not know much about this, and besides, the owner of the ring does not know how long he has been dead, and everything will be erased by time.
"This should be the space ring, and the magic items that involve space magic are very expensive. It may contain a lot of wealth from the owner of the ruins. It's just that how to use this thing, is it a drop of blood? The style of painting is different, it shouldn't be, it seems to use mental power. ”
Input your own spiritual power, the ring has no reaction at all, and the greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment. "It could be that I'm too weak to meet the standards for using it. Ivan put the ring away in frustration. Although the ring looks extraordinary, what's the point of not using it? The most important thing at the moment is to get out alive.
Ivan continued to explore the room, the scale of the underground ruins is not small, and there is a magic laboratory, an art collection room, a magic array center room, and even a chess and card room. However, the only thing in common is that Ivan has found nothing, and it can be seen that this underground ruin was once covered with large and small magic arrays, which shows that the strength of the owner of the ruins is extraordinary.
"The monster that attacked us must not have come out of here, otherwise why did the tunnel it hit lead here? I used to call myself the protagonist, and this luck is undoubted!"
Thinking of the possibility of danger, Ivan went from a reckless search for ruins to a fearful search for ruins. If you want to ask Ivan why he is still searching, Ivan will definitely say, "Nonsense! Do I have a choice? What can I do if I don't search for the ruins? Waiting for someone else to save me?"
The entire underground ruins were explored, and Ivan finally found a passage downward. The entire ruins are underground, but the owner of the ruins even built a basement.
"Could it be that there are still some dangerous creatures locked up below, but after all this time, he must have died. ”
The door to the entrance was a little tight, after all, it was stone, heavy and had not been opened for years, and Ivan had not been able to open it with all his might.
"Maybe it's some kind of mechanism. Ivan fumbled around, but there were no hidden switches or hidden compartments, perhaps the mage didn't like it. While groping, Ivan found that the stone door was carved with textures, peeled off the dust on the stone door and took a closer look, it was depicted as an unknown magic array, but there was no fluctuation of magic power.
Trying to inject magic into it, the stone door was really opened, and Ivan walked in carefully, there were a large number of magic lamps inside, and a lot of yin plants were cultivated, but they were almost eaten. The ground was earthy, and there were many holes, like nests built for something.
Slowly pushing away the dirt, more than a dozen unknown eggs appeared in front of him, most of them had lost their vitality, and only two still had magic fluctuations.
"It should be a monster egg, I just don't know what kind of monster it is, I heard that unhatched eggs or monster cubs can be used as magic pets. What a fortune now!"
Ivan carefully put two egg-sized eggs in his pocket, looking at the rest of the dead eggs to consider whether they were poisonous. I don't know how long it will take to climb to the ground, and my physical strength may not be able to hold on, and my body is injured, and my physical energy is very consumed. In the end, Ivan decided to take another look, and brought it with him when he returned. Moving on, Ivan saw a large tunnel, but the shape was somewhat familiar.
"Damn it, this isn't the big guy's tunnel, this can't be its lair, right?!Isn't it ...... in my arms?"
As soon as he realized this, Ivan sensed movement from the depths of the tunnel, and without hesitation, Ivan turned around and left, and when he came to the upper floor, he closed the stone door, praying in his heart that the stone door was strong enough. Just as Ivan closed the stone door, he saw a thick figure quickly rushing towards him, it was the Earth Walking Dragon!
"Bah!......" The beast's angry cry came through the stone gate, causing Ivan's heart to jump out of his heart as if he was not careful. Then the monster began to slam into the stone door, "Knock! knock!" as if the Grim Reaper was knocking on the door.
"It's really a big deal, why did I have the brains to open this door at the time? Such a fierce monster shouldn't have chased it with blood in the first place! It is not enough to have a sense of justice without strength. ”
Unlike the sudden crisis of life and death, waiting for death to come is the most unbearable! Especially not knowing when it will come. Ivan was a little broken in his heart, but fortunately, the stone gate was relatively strong, and he didn't know how long he could hold out.
Ivan considered whether to go back the way he came, but it was easy to sense the trail when he left the ruins. The original path is also a passage, but this monster obviously doesn't know about the detour, and it doesn't know what the stone gate is. Built by a high-level mage, the ruins are so strong that the Dragons can't penetrate the walls.
The pride of life and death made Ivan uncomfortable to death, and he didn't know if the stone door would be opened. Suddenly, a violent vibration came, and Ivan felt the entire ruin rising upward, and he could only lie on the ground and could not move.
There was another violent shaking, and all the movement finally stopped, and Ivan was horrified to find that the stone door had been shaken open!
Unable to sit and wait for death, Ivan hurriedly turned around and ran away, running out of the ruins. After opening the first door, a blinding light came and blinded Ivan for a while. Relieved, Ivan found himself on the ground. Without waiting for Ivan to rejoice, a huge demonic beast figure in front of him made Ivan desperate again.
"Such a big lizard, it's going to kill me!" Ivan let out a cry of despair.
"It's wurm! Have you ever seen such a powerful lizard?"