A large crack stretched deep underground. The site of the Kassel Academy has been carefully inspected by the secret party and is located on a hard granite formation, and the granite veins with a thickness of several hundred meters are the natural barrier of the college, which can be compared to the titanium metal plate that is ten meters thick

But now this barrier has been torn apart, easily

The high-pressure groundwater in the veins was suddenly released, rushing out along the cracks and reaching the circulating water system buried deep in the ground

At the same time, a pitch-black, fish-like shadow slipped into the circulating water system

Circulating water systems, or sewers, are often stinking underground rivers made of rough cement pipes

But this system is not, it uses high-strength stainless steel tubes, and the inner wall interface can be seen with the imprint of the German company Kerborg Steel, the same material stainless steel was used on the German cannon "Gustav" during World War II. The water is clear and transparent, without a single impurity

After the shadow drifted a few hundred meters upstream, the rope in his hand ran out. She made a mark on the rope, and when the rope ran out, she entered at a distance of 450 meters

She flipped face up, attached to the smooth inner wall with the suction cups of her knees in the high-speed rapids. Then she reached out and gently pressed against the wall of the pipe, and in an instant the flow of water stopped, and a powerful high-frequency vibration caused the water around her to be instantly solidified and sealed, and if you could directly observe those water molecules, you would find that they were like crazy spring oscillators vibrating back and forth in a large range

The Shadow's speech is beyond the frequency bands that human hearing can capture

The walls of the pipe and the rock outside the pipe cracked together, the water resumed flowing, and the black shadow was "squeezed" out by the tremendous pressure, as if stepping on the waves into a new dark space

She landed silently, and immediately fell to the ground listening, and although her hearing was not always the best in her class, it was by no means comparable to that of humans

Surprised, she straightened up slowly, which was not quite what she had thought

The deepest part of the "Ice Cellar" has a separate name - "The Well of Annihilation", and all secrets thrown into this well will be annihilated and disappear from this world forever. This is supposed to be the most heavily defended place, with intact electronic systems, dense thorn-like temperature-sensing infrared, charged floors, tear gas, and even some odd equipment from the Armament Department all thought out in advance, all of which emit subtle sounds

But as she expected, it was as quiet as an ancient cave, and as far as she could hear, there was only the ubiquitous sound of water

She took out two glowsticks, twisted them a few times, bright yellow fluorescent light shot out from between her fingers, and the glow sticks were activated. She threw one of them into the air, as if a meteor on fire passed through the sky, but it could not illuminate the thick darkness overhead, and the glow stick rose to a height of twenty meters, but still did not touch the roof, and then fell in an arc and fell into the water. The moment the glow stick fell into the water, the shadow saw who was opposite, and in the darkness, there seemed to be a pair of golden eyes that flashed away

Without the slightest panic, she let out a low sigh from the scuba device

She held the glow stick in her hand aloft and illuminated the space around her, intertwined lines stretching in all directions from beneath her feet, deep grooves etched into the hard bronze floor, in which the blue water flowed.

Like a lush vine tree, these gentle currents branch off and then merge into the silent lake ahead.

At this moment, if you look down from a high place, the shadow stands at the heel of the vine tree, and the endless symbols disappear in the tangled branches of the vine tree, and finally form a perfect circular totem, surrounding the small lake

The area of the entire "Well of Oblivion" is comparable to that of the entire Kassel Academy!

In the space where the metal is the earth, time seems to be frozen, the air is condensed, all gods, ghosts and demons are isolated by some powerful force, and all invasions are repelled

This is a "realm", but it is not a realm caused by humans or dragons, and the spirits that cause this realm are the branches of those vine trees, and the symbols on the entire ground form an unprecedented array of words and spirits

It is the miracle of alchemy, the creation of realms with symbols and elements, almost beyond life, beyond the prerogatives of the gods of all religious codes!

"So that's the case, after so many years, even if you master such a powerful weapon as 'science', when you finally seal the dragon king, you still have to use the dragon's own technology!" The dark shadow sighed under his breath, a deep disdain in his voice, "Even if it's just a skeleton." ”

In the places where the lines are tangled, there are altar-like platforms of different materials, around which the dragon text surrounds these platforms, and these words with mysterious power combine different elements to form a small field, in some national cultures, these are called "arrays", "seals" or "enchantments", no matter what they are called, this is a strange circle containing strange power, suppressing the restless power in it.

On the platform are a variety of items ranging from crystals of various colors, unknown mechanical devices, fragments of weapons, stone letters engraved with charms, and even half-dried mummies, soaked in formalin solution, placed in cylindrical quartz glass jars with ultra-low temperature equipment, and a metal plaque below that shows that it was unearthed in 1836 in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt and was the burial companion of a pharaoh.

This is clearly not the bones of a favorite concubine, because the experts of the Kassel Academy also seriously standardized the "gender: male"

[Could it be that Egypt at that time also had a stalk about how to fall in love with different genders? ——Give me a serious time when you're so serious!

And its arms were chained to a half-cut iron pillar by some kind of bony shackles. The devil knows what kind of evil character he was during his lifetime, causing the pharaoh to put it in his own underground palace when he was dying, maybe to suppress it, or maybe to believe that this guy could reach the afterlife kingdom that the ancient Egyptians longed for

"What a garbage heap." The Black Shadow expressed disdain for these collections that could shake the world

She pressed her fingers against her wrist with a slight thump

A small artery exploded, and thick red blood dripped into the deep groove

The blood was heavier than the iron-like, raw blue water, and it sank to the bottom, and the cyan and red mixed together, flowing and spreading. The blue, lush vine tree was dyed with a new color, a dark red of blood.

And this layer of color began to gradually brighten, and the light came out from the deep groove, mottled, as if radiating through a layer of dark red crystal. Gradually, the light back of the glow stick was engulfed, and the light emitted by the deep groove was as sharp as a sword. In the deep trough, bubbles bubbled up on the surface of the raw blue water, like some kind of fierce chemical reaction, this reaction quickly heated the water to boil, and the bubbles jumped together with the splash, as if countless elves were dancing wildly on the surface of the water.

The light illuminated the huge array of words and spirits, and a huge force was injected, and the sparks of the array of words and spirits, the dark red light flashed out regularly, like the frequency of heart fluctuations

The muffled chant of the black shadow controlled the entire space, suppressing all other sounds, and under this ancient and great spirit that had already been channeling, the light flickered faster and faster, and the huge mass of countless dragon patterns finally brightened like red-hot metal

When the limit was reached, the light suddenly went out, and all the deep troughs rose up with dark red steam at the same moment, and the flowing raw blue water was evaporated, leaving white marks in the dry deep troughs that were corroded by strong acids

The Array of Words, or Seals, was destroyed

In the "Well of Annihilation", it seems that the frozen air has returned to flow, and the sealed space has regained its freedom, and everything is full of ease and freshness, so ······

It's like a group of demons dancing wildly

The collections, which were sealed on the altar, came to life in different ways, the ancient bronze masks silently opening and closing their lips, as if singing an ode to the ancient priests; The half-mummy sleeping in the formalin writhed on the iron pillar, as if trying to break the shackles; In the dark golden hourglass, which golden sand has already fallen to the lower layer, and now these fine sand have been redrawn to the upper layer by an inexplicable force, it was originally designed in such a way that time can be calculated without people repeatedly reversing it; The mottled music box began to play again, and on the silver drum that recorded the sound, a new small bulge appeared, and the position of the bulge changed with each turn of the cylinder, and the next round of rotation would play a new repertoire, and not only that, but the faint human face floated in the corner of the drum, like the ghost of a musician who was constantly composing, closed his eyes and immersed in his own creation

This is the place where everything should be devoured and everything ends, like a coffin, there should not be any living creatures in it, and at this moment it is so lively that it is like a temple fair

"It's noisy!" The Black Shadow said

Her voice was cold and slight, but it swept through the space like a military order, and everywhere the voice went, the demons trembled and fell silent again. These "living spirits", hidden in mummies or preserved by alchemical techniques for thousands of years, woke up from their sleep and felt a weight far more terrible than eternal sleep

The invisible pressure came from the shadow

"You, keep playing." The dark shadow pointed to the music box, "If you want some grand tunes, this should be a great reunion." ”

So the music box played a grand march, a new arrangement, from Bach to Beethoven, from classicism to romanticism The famous songs and essences have been used, and the spirit of the musicians of the past generations shines brightly, and the ancient bells roar solemnly

The black shadow followed the rhythm of the music, and walked along the main trunk of the "tree vine", stepping into the pool in front of him, only here was the raw blue water, and the blood was violently reacting with the water. But the dark shadow waded through chest-deep water, and the boiling liquid could not hurt him in the slightest, and she walked slowly, the distance of each step did not change, and she looked straight ahead, like a pilgrim.

In the center of the pool was a large circular altar, the only one that was protected by the Spirit of Words at the moment. The dark shadow climbed onto the altar, took out a few glow sticks, folded them, and held them high above the top

She finally stopped in the middle of the altar, looked at what was in front of her, and was silent for a long time, her voice revealing tenderness, "Meet again, I still remember our covenant with blood, and vow to fight side by side with you until the blood is exhausted······ But when I see you again, you're withered. ”

It was a boy's dry skeleton, heavily bronze, like a piece of pure copper. It retains the body of a thirteen-year-old boy, with slender ribs, and far more bones than a normal human, and if an encyclopedia were to be used to compare it, some of the bones of a human that have long since degenerated can still be found on it, and it has nearly a thousand bones, some fused with each other, some forming organs that have not been seen in any textbook.

But the biggest difference is that behind it, two thin bones are like fans, open into huge wings, with the head hanging down, and the feet remain in a standing position.

This action is like the crucified Jesus Christ, the skeleton lined with the spread of the wings, forming a perfect cross.

Keel cross

The dying smile on the withered face could still be seen, and the black shadow caressed the withered face, and suddenly laughed, "But don't be funny, you're not going to die like this, are you?" This is not the way a dragon king should die. If you are really dead, why should they restrain you with such a huge array of words and spirits, afraid that your soul will still struggle to wake up? ”

Of course, the dry bones could not answer him, and the dry bones were as quiet as a dry bones should be, maintaining the solemn posture of the inquirer.

"Don't you answer me?" The shadow clasped its skull with its fingers, "Let me untie you, then." ”

She clenched her fists, several small arteries at her wrist cracked, and thick blood flowed into the deep grooves under her feet, which went directly into the huge pool, and the meaning of those blue water to this array of words and spirits was like the electrolyte to a battery, and the circulation of water provided an endless source of power.

The extreme of alchemy simulates the cycle of the world, just like the sun, the moon, and the rivers.

This time, the effect of the blood was significantly weakened, and the black shadow had destroyed the huge dragon curse seal with blood just now, but the water in the deep groove was limited, and at this moment, the water veins of the central altar were connected to the pool, forming an almost endless support. Even though her blood had boiled the pool, the evaporation of the water was also draining it

"I can't imagine that there are humans who can create this kind of alchemy seal," the black shadow's voice showed tiredness, apparently a huge amount of blood was consumed to consume her spirit, "but for your resurrection, there is always a price to pay, and I was prepared when I came." ”

She slammed hard, all four ventricles and atria contracted with all their might, and she controlled the movement of her heart, squeezing blood out of her veins in a way that was impossible for humans to do. The dripping blood mixed into the pool, slowly precipitated to the bottom layer, and then with a deafening explosion, the water of the entire pool splashed towards the sky, splashing a circular wall of water dozens of meters high! A cyan rainstorm flying backwards.

The power that supported the alchemy seal was interrupted, and the divine death aura that shrouded the altar suddenly dispersed, and the last restraint was also untied, as if the pitch-black sky dome was opened into the glory of the gods!

The majestic march reaches its strongest note at this moment, as if Beethoven's soul is possessed, and the heavenly kingdom of "Ode to Joy" has descended

"Stand up! Constantine! The shadow clapped and roared

No one answered him, and the keel cross was still, not revealing even a hint of life. The cyan water droplet fell on its face like a sudden drizzle

The dark shadow gazed at the skeleton grosingly, and after a long time, stepped forward and gently hugged the skeleton like a mother holding a baby in her arms, touching its cheek, "What a sadness, Konstantin, so you ······ It's really dead. ”

"Please ······ for us Play a sad song. The shadow whispered

The grand march comes to an abrupt halt, and after a period of jumbled noise—like a scrambled orchestra tuning, auditioning, and changing the score—the saddest and desolate notes overflow from the bent brass of the music box, like Tchaikovsky's "Pathétique", mixed with Bach's religious Mass, the soprano aria poignant and high-pitched, in a language that no one else sings, time turns like autumn leaves, and the reunion is often short, and the farewell is often eternal, The sorrow that people cannot bear is indeed the eternal law of the world

PS: This black shadow is Xia Mi, and she basically has her in many things in Ryujiri

PS: It's about to climax later, and it's time to start paving the way for "saving" Natsumi