CHAPTER XLV
On the square of the base camp, everyone gathered in groups to discuss something, and everyone looked at the stone monument in the center of the square from time to time.
I don't know how long it took, but in the space without the concept of time, the stele finally emitted a bright blue light. Without waiting for anyone to speak, everyone had already consciously gathered towards the stele, but the figure that came out of the light of the stele seemed to be missing someone's appearance.
"It's finally here, don't call me next time you go through the maze." Ike's annoyed voice came out of the light, and out of the light came the figures of Ike and Joshua. The faces were solemn and not like the original two. And after the light dissipated, there were no other two figures.
"What's going on? What about Mr. Kevin? Estelle was the first to ask.
"Joshua, explain it to them." Ike looked back, and the crowd shouted, "Is Seresto there?" ”
Looking at the puzzled crowd, Joshua gave a general account of the matter. Everyone who heard it was amazed, and it was no wonder that purgatory, which was originally a place in myths or novels, was now told that it was a real place.
"How can I help?" The ghost of Celesto manifested from the stone tablet and looked at Ike with a calm expression.
"Do you have a way to get Kevin and them back?" Ike asked.
"I can't do it." Seresto shook his head, "Most of my authority here, has been taken away by the Shadow King, only this courtyard is in my hands, if you are slow, maybe this courtyard will also fall into the hands of the Shadow King." ”
"So what to do?" Estelle was a little anxious, "Miss Lisy is in there too." ”
"Calm down, Istelle." Joshua comforted Estelle. "People won't sit idly by."
"I've heard them say that the gates of Purgatory can only be opened from the outside, not from the inside, right?" Ike asked.
"The legend is true." Seresto nodded, "The Gate of Purgatory is a world set up by the goddess of emptiness in order to separate the evil people from the demons and reality, only the real people fall into purgatory, and it is generally difficult for the demons of purgatory to escape." Unless someone summoned them to reality with the help of demonic powers.
"Then if you send us to Purgatory, you can use us to open the gates of Purgatory, right?"
"That's right." Seresto nodded, "It's just that the door of purgatory can't be opened for a long time, even I can't do it, this is a limit set by the goddess."
"How long will it take?" Ike nodded understandingly, if it could be opened for a long time, then demons would probably be full of demons in the present world a long time ago.
"A minute, or even less." Seresto estimated the answer.
"A minute... Ike was a little confused for a moment, then shook his head violently, his face became more and more gloomy, his concept of time became more and more blurred, and now he even needed to think about how long it was, and then look at everyone, even they had probably forgotten the concept of a minute.
"In that case, let's get ready." Ike nodded, "Kevin, he has ashlar stones in his hand, you should be able to locate them, right?" ”
"Yes, the holder of the ashlar can be found in this world, but because of the purgatory gate, you can only be teleported to the outside of the purgatory gate, and you need to push open the purgatory door yourself to pick them up. I can teleport about 8 people over. ”
"Can I add more?"
"Consider that if you fail, you will need a group of people to pick you up. And the larger the number of people, the greater the amount of energy required for teleportation, and the larger the number of people, you can only teleport once. The next teleport requires a long amount of energy to teleport again. Seresto explained calmly.
“。。。 Is that so. Ike looked down and thought for a while, then looked back at the crowd, "What she said is indeed the best way, my suggestion is to bring six people in the first batch, and cooperate with Kevin The two of them can just form two squads, and the remaining eight people are on standby, if we fail, wait for us and Kevin to turn on again." Signal words ... Well, let's just let Kevin draw a pentagram with an ashlar. Ike commanded the crowd and arranged, "I need 4 more quick attack types next, Estelle, Joshua, Richard and Kim, you guys follow me and Ling together." ”
No one has any doubts, since Joshua introduced Ike's original identity, the original discussion has also disappeared, and since the last incident, he has not dared to underestimate the Body-Eater Snake. Especially the captain of the iron fleet. Anyone who has come into contact with a hunter probably knows the name of the riding spear. He is a legend in the world of hunters. A legend that is not inferior to the God of Fighting and the King of Chasseurs, not only because of his own strength, but also because under his leadership, no matter how weak the Chasseur Corps, can complete the task and there are almost no cases of failure. This is also the main reason why it has been praised to this day!
The cacophony of voices gradually quieted down, and Seresto cleverly passed through the strange water curtain, allowing Kevin's scene to be reflected on the water curtain, hanging in the air like a television.
"Is this purgatory? There was always a sense of foreboding. Titan winced in fear.
"Purgatory after all, if it weren't constructed like this, it wouldn't match the name." Ike scrutinized the mirror image on the water curtain. Except for the demons that sprang out from time to time at that time, it seemed that only the climate and barrenness were incompatible with the outside world. The rest is no different from reality. The earth, wind, water, and fire attributes are stable, and what is unstable is only the three high-level attributes of space-time illusion. It is more suitable to be a place of exile than purgatory, where the eye can see is barren and without a trace of life, and if sinners want to live here, I am afraid that the only way is to become a demon.
"They're close to the gates of Purgatory, and you need to prepare right away." Seresto reminded, but as soon as the words fell, the scene suddenly became noisy. A familiar figure appears in the curtain of water.
"This is! Wiseman!? ”
"Being in this place ... Is it dead? ”
"Can you hear them?" Joshua asked, looking up.
"No, my magic is barely enough to maintain this vision." Seresto frowned suddenly, and the water curtain suddenly set off a fluctuation, and the picture suddenly blurred.
"What's going on?"
"There are two powerful forces colliding there, and my magic is unstable and I can't maintain the water curtain." Seresto replied.
"Looks like they're fighting. Let's get over there. Ike beckoned to the chosen person and looked up at Seresto, "I'm sorry for you." ”
"You will feel dizziness, which is the discomfort of higher attributes." Seresto said calmly, and a bright blue light erupted from his almost transparent body, enveloping Ike and his party, and after the bright light flashed, everyone disappeared from view.
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Outside the purgatory gate, after the blue light jumped, the figures of eight people appeared in front of the purgatory gate.
"Stains, there's a little bit of dizziness here." Ike shook his head and patted himself on the face. It's like a drunk big guy. Looking back at everyone, it seems that he is relatively good. With a sharp look up, the huge purgatory door towered in front of him. At a closer look, on the purgatory gate, which is comparable to the city gate, the huge demon statue opened its bloody mouth, and it really looked like it was about to pounce.
"Quick, there's no time!" Ike shouted at the crowd who were still trying to sober himself. Without waiting for everyone to wake up completely, they immediately rushed to the door with Joshua and Kim, who were the first to be clear.
The seemingly huge and heavy door was pushed open by the three of them with little effort. Like an ancient legend, Purgatory opens the hands of demons and embraces everything that falls into Purgatory. But never let go of a dry bone.
A crimson light filled everyone's eyes, and a bloody and hot breath came to their faces. The ancient Purgatory opened its arms to greet the intruders. Within the sight of the gate, familiar figures and voices gradually entered the eyes and ears of several people.
"Kevin!"