Struggling to push open the two heavy bronze gates, Roland immediately sensed a cold and evil aura coming to his face. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

He was no stranger to this kind of atmosphere, and turned back to remind his companions to be careful: "There is a 'evil house' set up in the temple, and we are afraid that we will be attacked by powerful undead creatures next. ”

In the center of the Great Chapel stands a twenty-foot-tall statue of Lord Hextowe, cast entirely of black steel, with six arms holding weapons and a fist-sized ruby on its forehead.

The ground around the statue is covered with a thick layer of sand, brown from long-term blood-soaked and emitting a strong fishy smell, and it is not difficult to imagine that mass murders are often held here - which Hexstow's fanatics regarded as a noble sacrifice.

The walls of the Great Worship Hall are all polished stone, and a chandelier hangs in the center of the dome, and eight candlesticks are lit with an inextinguishable flame, making the whole hall clear. Directly opposite the gate hangs a red banner with a black iron glove depicting six arrows with barbs.

The War Scourge Banner suddenly rolled upwards, and a group of figures with black hoods came from the opposite room, lining up in two columns around the idol, which immediately attracted everyone's attention.

This group of mysterious masked figures are so slender that people can't help but want to take off their hoods to see their faces, but the strong negative energy emitted from their bodies is like an invisible steel needle, stinging everyone's eyes against the sight.

Roland opened the "Pupil of Destiny" and glanced at it, and the system immediately issued a warning.

System Prompt: Discover hostile creature "Evolved Thorn Corpse" x12!

Evolved Thorn Nechouls? No wonder these mysterious women exude negative energy, and it turns out that they are all undead creatures. In the blink of an eye, Roland remembered what he had seen and heard in the underground orc tomb not long ago, and turned his head to give Andrea a look.

The Red Dragon Lady nodded tacitly, and also realized that the group of masked demon girls on the opposite side were most likely powerful thorn creatures created by Trofim from the burial concubines in the coffin of the orc king's tomb, and the danger was far greater than that of mummies or thorn demons, and they were blessed by Hexsto's divine power in this temple, and could not be dispelled or reprimanded.

Since the twelve concubines who were buried with the orc king all reappeared in the world as assassin corpse demons, it is conceivable that King Thorge himself was likely to be in the temple, and Andrea naturally came to the above speculation.

In fact, just as she expected, not long after the twelve masked banshees appeared, Hexstowe's banner was raised again, and a tall man in a pitch-black velvet robe strode out with a golden war hammer in his head, and a heavy tower shield engraved with a golden lion pattern was suspended in the air, flying slowly around him like a satellite, and the masked banshees around him bowed to him in unison, looking extremely respectful.

This black-robed man has a hideous appearance, clearly an orc nobleman, but his figure is thirteen feet tall, and his skin is not the gray-green that orcs are proud of, but waxy yellow, the texture is like old parchment, exuding a stronger negative energy aura than the twelve banshees, and the sunken eye sockets flashed with a gloomy gaze, and everyone on the opposite side was swept by his gaze, as if two poisonous snakes swam along his gaze, drilling into his body through the pores, and suddenly felt a chill.

The black-robed man grinned at the look of horror in everyone's eyes, his forked black tongue and hooked fangs revealing the nature of corruption.

"Welcome to this ill-fated temple, which was built two centuries ago as a sacrificial service, as guardians of this place, and who are obliged to introduce them to the guests who have come from afar." The Orc God's Sanctuary of Guush was widely known, but the grace of Guush did not stay here, and the hegemony of the Orc Court was like a passing cloud, and within a hundred years it rose and fell from rise to bust, and the temple was abandoned along with the royal capital, until two years ago a Hexstowe Blackguard named Grande came here to build a fortress of war, and turned this ancient hall into a temple dedicated to the 'God of Tyranny', as you can see now. As he spoke, he raised his hand and pointed to the idol of Hextowe, like a tour guide introducing visitors to places of interest.

Roland noticed that his tone was flat when he mentioned Geush and Hextowe, and he did not show an attitude of awe, and secretly wondered in his heart: "As the last monarch of the Orc Kingdom, this guy should be a believer of Geush, and after his death, he was resurrected by Trofim and led the harem guards to defect to Grande, so he should also be a believer in Hexstowe, but it seems that he doesn't buy these two gods very much, and the depth of his scheming is difficult to guess." ”

With that in mind, he once again opened the "Pupil of Destiny" to investigate the orc king who had been reborn as an undead creature.

System Hint: Discover the powerful hostile creature "Thorn True Ghoul Level 17 Warrior"!

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A real ghoul?! Roland's heart sank, and he immediately remembered Trofim's relevant account in the "Notes on the Assassination Method".

"True ghouls", also known as "high ghouls", are closer to humans than ordinary ghouls, they completely retain their memories and professional skills before their deaths, and their spiritual attributes such as perception, intelligence and charm have improved compared to their lives, most of them are fluent in speech, quick thinking, and look like polite gentlemen, but in fact, they are cruel and ruthless at heart, as long as they are profitable, the nobles in these undead creatures do not mind committing any crimes.

Obviously, this gorgeously dressed and imposing undead creature with quasi-legendary strength is the last monarch of the Orc Kingdom, Thorg Hubodar, who was buried in the underground royal tomb after his death, and not long ago resurrected the great alchemist Trofim and transformed into a thorny true ghoul, along with the twelve harem beauties who were martyred for him, and now they have also been transformed into thorny ghouls by Trofim and continue to serve their former king. Thorge himself bowed to the city's new master, Grande, and led the harem guards to guard the temple and guard the statue of Hexstowe.

But Roland was not satisfied with superficial reasoning, and King Thorge's speech and demeanor made him doubt that this man's loyalty to Grande still needed to be questioned.

"Since Your Excellency is the guardian of the temple, you must also obey Grande's command, in that case, why didn't you lead the guards out to fight just now, but instead sit back and watch the destruction of all the believers in the war?"

In the face of Roland's sharp questioning, Sog smiled lazily and replied indifferently: "My mission is only to protect the inside of the temple from destruction, and as for the outside affairs, they are not within my purview, and I have no interest in meddling in things." ”

Roland heard what he was saying, and asked the former king in a deep voice: "So you don't care about the lives of the war-torn believers, which only shows that you are not interested in the cause of Grande and his followers, and even lack respect for Hexstow himself, perhaps this means that your true worship is still Geush?" If that is the case, why would you work for Grande to try to stop us from deriving the statue of the evil god? (To be continued.) )