"What is this?!"

Stepping over the high stone steps, a huge pit came into view. The walls of the pit made of boulders and steel frames look bottomless, and the strange red mist at the bottom undulates in layers.

"This pit ... Where are you going? Estelle looked at the pit in shock.

"Was this also built 500 years ago?" Joshua's expression was a little solemn, "If you look at it from here, it's at least five hundred centimeters." ”

"This pit was probably built after the Yellow Springs Road leading to the so-called 'purgatory.'" Ike gently grabbed Ling's trembling little hand, "It's probably to get close to the gate that our Shadow Country has come into contact with." Judging from the architectural formation, it seems to have the appearance of a ceremonial platform. ”

"A demon cult? Joshua solemnly said, "Have these guys been doing such cruel things since five hundred years ago... ”

"In that case, we have only one purpose." Estelle leaned behind Ling and hugged her fists, "Whoever dares to bully Xiao Ling, I will pull them out one by one and teach them a hard lesson." ”

“。。。 Estelle, the fool, always spoils the mood. Ling replied with a sudden roll of her eyes.

"Huh? Blame me at this time? ”

"I can't deny it."

"Even Joshua?!"

"But thank you anyway." Ling suddenly laughed, her originally nervous look vanished, and she clenched Ike's hand casually, and regained her original calm Ling again.

"Without further ado, let's go quickly???"

As soon as Ike finished speaking, there was a sudden vibration in his hand, and the long sword in his hand was vibrating spontaneously with unusual force for some reason, and the eyeball-shaped gem embedded in the middle of the hilt of the sword emitted waves of golden light.

"What is this?!"

"Ike, what's wrong with your weapon?" Estelle, looking at the mutation, asked.

“。。。 I don't know. Ike thought about it and looked at the trembling sword: So, is this really related to that...

"It's a warning." Ling spoke

"I don't understand it, but it feels like it's true." Ike nodded solemnly, "This is the first time since I got this sword. ”

"Meaning, there's something deadly down there." Joshua replied, looking at the deep pit.

"It's come to this, and it's only a waste of this opportunity to go back, since this sword is a warning, it means that the people of the Order must be down there, and it would be unforgivable to let them escape." Ike said decisively, "Ling, Patil Martiel, call here, if something is wrong, I will support with full firepower." ”

"Understood." Ling took out the power guide from her pocket, and in a burst of white light, an invisible message was transmitted through the layers of rocks to the huge weapon outside.

The deep pit of five hundred sub-moments, even if it comes down directly, it will take a considerable amount of effort, crossing the layer of red mist covering the bottom, the surrounding superior attributes are thick and do not seem to be in the present realm, especially when they come to the bottom, under the coercion of the red mist, an old stone paved road is displayed in front of everyone, judging from the shape, it is almost the same as the shape in the purgatory of the Shadow Country.

At the end of the old stone path, there was a different scene, and the red mist that had once filled the air gradually lost its trace. In its place is a huge underground lake. The abundant groundwater washes away the original red mist. The humid air prevents the red mist from penetrating the area. And at the end of the road, a strange square with a circle and a square appeared in front of everyone.

"It's amazing that there's such a big underground lake here."

"It's not surprising to say, this is the base camp of the Order, and it can't be used as a nest without a water source." Ike leaned down and scooped a handful of groundwater from below and sniffed, "These should all be used as drinking water, but the strange thing is that there are too many magic elements here, and even the scarce superior attributes outside have become commonplace here, and it's not like the Tower of the Stars, it's more like this... Ike was suddenly stunned, and a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, "More like the Roots?" ”

"What's that?!"

Estelle's voice drowned out Ike's thoughts, and in the direction Estelle pointed, on the steps directly above the square, a globe-like instrument sat on it, supported by the instrument, and there was still an inexplicable liquid in the huge transparent sphere. It was placed in front of the huge crests behind him, like a sacrificial instrument.

"Ike, that's—"

"Ah, that girl's picture, was it taken here?" Ike said with a gloomy expression.

"That girl ... Is it Kia? Estelle asked.

"That's right, the information specially left by the Order is mixed with a photo of Kia in this ball, and judging from the photo, it seems that it was taken recently." Ike replied.

"Huh? Why is Kia here? ”

“。。。 It seems that there is a deep reason for this... ”

"It's nothing, just grab someone in the know and ask, right? Joassim Jonta. ”

"It's really surprising."

Behind the pillar of fire on the stairs, a man stepped out of the shadows, a strange light flashing under his demonic red pupils, "I thought it would be the support department who arrived first." ”

"Ah, you've got a lot of people, and you're going to need a lot of people to solve them before they riot." Ike sighed helplessly.

"Oh, it seems that you already knew my plan beforehand, but unfortunately it was too late, as early as an hour ago, I had already taken control of the garrison of Belgaard Gate, and now they are having a good time in Crossbelle." Joassim replied.

"That's really unfortunate, I sympathize with the citizens of Crossbell and condemn you as the mastermind." Ike replied with a pretended sadness, "But I'm really surprised, I didn't expect that you really missed such a big fish in that battle, and there was one less priesthood, and Cassius didn't even find out, so it seems that I can use this to mock him." ”

"Oh? It seems that you are the one who knows about that battle," Joasim pushed his glasses peacefully, "but what I didn't expect was that you don't look very old, right?" Why can't I remember such a person? ”

"Isn't that simple? I've done a lot of things like hiding my identity and changing my appearance, and if I say it one by one, I need to talk about tomorrow. Ike replied, "Let's not talk about it." May I ask you why you chose to surface instead of continuing to be a turtle? ”

"It's nothing, it's just that the time is right." Joassim's expression returned to his composure, "All kinds of preparations have been made, plus the Holy Son has woken up, all of this is like providence. ”

"Providence, I remember that you don't believe in the goddess of emptiness." Ike scoffed, "Those deformed monsters are the ones you are asking for." ”

"In our opinion, you guys who believe in the non-existent goddess of the void are the pathetic beings." Joassim looked at Ike with pity, "But it doesn't matter, soon, the hypocritical face of the goddess of the sky will soon be revealed, and at that time, Lord Kia will become a 'god'!" ”

“。。。 Are you crazy? Put the bet on a teenage child. Ike looked at a somewhat frantic Joassim in confusion.

"Teenagers?" Joassim seemed to have heard a big joke, "Anyway, these were originally strictly forbidden to be revealed to people who have not reached the realm of 'wisdom', but this time I will tell you about it." Joassim turned to look at the instrument behind him, "Until a month ago, Lord Kia had been asleep, immersed in a long sleep of more than five hundred years inside this altar!" ”

"What?"

"Five hundred years?"

“。。。 I see, that instrument... It was built by that legendary group of alchemists 500 years ago. Ike asked in a deep voice.

"Oh? You know a lot. Joassim looked surprised, "That's right, legend has it that this altar was built on the basis of their technology. The alchemists who created the Tower of Vision. Since then, Kia-sama has been sleeping here, and even the higher-ups of the Order don't know Kia-sama's background. ”

"And then try to use this child who has transcended the limits of human time as an example of miracles to promote your demonic theories?" Ike snorted.

"Demons? No, no, no, we just deny the existence of the goddess of emptiness. Joassim replied, "It's just that the concept of demons is just right for the negation of the goddess, so it's just a little bit of use." ”

"Does the goddess of negation need to use children for human experiments?" Ike's voice became colder and colder, like an ice cube in his tone mixed with a sharp blade, "If nothing else, you should know Theo Prato, since he is the person in charge of the project, the only survivor in Altaïr, and the most capable person." Why are you doing this? ”

"Oh? You have all this information, and it seems that you are quite good, but even so, don't you understand? All experiments are aimed at improving the degree of completion of 'true knowledge'. Joassim replied, "The explosion of strong ideas and potential abilities displayed by human beings in the limit state is simply very helpful for the study of 'true knowledge'!" ”

“！！！”

"By the way, the reason why the majority of the test subjects are children is simply because of the accuracy of the data sample. The subject who has not reached puberty is young and pure, so in every way it is comparative—"

"Enough!" Ike rudely interrupted Joasim's eloquent conversation, and the cold murderous intent in his eyes couldn't hide it no matter how he could, "One last question, about that special stronghold called 'Paradise'. ”

Rei"! ”

"I didn't expect you to even know this." Joassim was more and more surprised: "It was a stronghold deliberately set up by the powerful who joined the Order, to win over the powerful people everywhere, so as to grasp their weaknesses and make them available to the Order. Truth be told, though, that colony has deviated from the purpose of the experiment I had conceived. ”

"That's what you used to get Rahalman into the water, right?"

"Hehe, because I've seen the results of all the experiments." Joassim replied, "We lost almost all of our strongholds in that battle, and only that one remained, but we also got a Rubacher as a minion by the way, and then used Hartman to disguise True Knowledge as a nourishment to force the garrison to obey." ”

"This kind of stupidity, only that fool would admit this kind of order, if it is replaced by that shrewd deputy commander, maybe... Steele's face was black.

"-Let's go back to the topic of 'paradise', the form of the outfall of that stronghold is a bit strange, and its demise seems to have been destroyed by the association that caused the mutation in Liber last year. I don't know what their purpose is, but I have a great regret about it. Joasim sighed, "There's a young test subject with a genius adaptability, and that's a rare masterpiece, who can absorb the personalities of other test subjects around him for his own use by taking 'True Knowledge'!" Oh, even if it's just experimental data, if you can recover it-"

"That's enough, I'll tell you." Ike interrupted Joassim again, "His purpose is simple, he just needs you to die. Now, you have two choices, first, tell me all the fish that have slipped through the net and I will give you a painful one, and second, I promise you will die a painful death. ”

"That's interesting." In the face of Ike's cold murderous aura, Joassim didn't seem to notice the same tone and replied in a relaxed tone, but his light blue hair instantly turned white, and in his hand, a simple-looking magic wand appeared in his hand out of thin air, "This magic wand is also a relic of those alchemists, but as the strongest relic, it even contains a power that surpasses the ancient relics." Joassim sneered, "So, let me see, what can you do if you want to kill me?" ”

“。。。 So, you chose to be thick, right? Ike sighed, "Give you one last piece of advice before you die, don't trust yourself too much, and don't underestimate others too much." ”

The blade comes out of the chest!

Joassim looked at the long sword that pierced his chest in disbelief, and turned his head to see that Ike's figure appeared from behind, staring straight at Joassim with a cold gaze.

"Third, don't show your back to the enemy."