25. Portmar's mausoleum
The excavation of Portmar's tomb was completed three days ahead of the thirty-day deadline, but it was enough to satisfy Elysever, who generously fulfilled her promise to give each worker a handsome bonus. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
Because it is an underground mausoleum, it is not possible to allow a large army to enter, so the candidates who enter the mausoleum to "remove spirits" must be strictly considered. In addition to the fact that Asa, Serana, and Diana, who had a direct connection with Portmar's soul in some form because of the destruction of the ritual at the beginning, were the necessary candidates (a certain golden ponytail cried and still couldn't escape~~~), General Tulius sent three Imperial soldiers who currently have the best training for the undead, including an old acquaintance of Asa, Hadava, Islaon also let Amar and Dulac join the team, and the Blue Palace sent a priest and Akai to sacrifice Steele, A total of ten people entered the underground mausoleum.
For a long time after saying goodbye to Elysiphus, the only sound of burning torches and footsteps echoed through the dark underground passages. Asa was a little untainted with the "exquisiteness" of these ancient emperors, and muttered sourly: "It's really well built." Obviously the house prices on the ground are so expensive......"
The others looked around with emotion: the soil under their feet had been flattened, and the walls on both sides were piled up with gray stones without gaps. The ceiling is not too high, and the material is just the same as the floor underfoot, but the ceiling is paved with thick planks at equal intervals and some large square rocks to support it so that it does not crumble.
The three Asar led the way, with Durak and Amar breaking up, and Hadava and the others protecting the priest and Steele in the middle. A group of ten people marched in such a line in the underground mausoleum without hurrying or slowing. As if to remind everyone not to let up because of the safe road before, a ghoul suddenly rushed out of the corner, and although he was quickly defeated by Asa, it also reminded everyone that the next road would probably not be as friendly as before.
In fact, I don't know whether it was affected by the summoning of Potmar's soul or the return of the dragon, most of the ancient generals and soldiers buried in these tombs in the past were resurrected as ghouls, except for the one who came to die single-handedly at the beginning, most of the ghouls encountered next were in groups of three or five. But that's not the most headache-giving.
The appearance of the ghouls is an appetizer at best, and the labyrinthine path for tomb robbers is the main course! There is often more than one passage in front of everyone's eyes, in addition to the left and right branches, there are also stairs leading to the underground. There are narrow caves that are difficult to walk by one, and there are various traps. The most dangerous time was that if Asa hadn't been reminded in time, Hadawa would have been like his two colleagues because he stepped on the mechanism and was hit by the oncoming mechanism door with countless blood holes in his body.
After paying the price of attrition and minor injuries to two (Amal and Hadawa), the group finally arrived outside the main tomb of Portmar. The atmosphere around here changed suddenly, and the eerie sense of horror along the way was nothing compared to here, in front of everyone was a life-size mural of the Queen of the Wolf's Heart, the mural of Portmar was wearing a set of wolf skin armor, and her face was mostly covered by a hideous wolf's head hood, which was creepy and at the same time felt her natural royal temperament.
"Is this Potmar? I don't think it's scary to look at it that way. Dianster probably thought that the Portmar on the mural was very noble, and she dared to come out at this time when she had been hiding behind Asa almost all the way, and originally planned to get closer to take a closer look, but she had just gotten closer, and the wolf-hearted queen Portmar on the mural suddenly moved on her own as if she had come to life!
"What the hell!!" This frightened the little girl so much that her three souls disappeared, and she jumped up on the spot, and after falling, she ran around in front of the mural like a headless fly.
"What's the hell, her ghost is still honestly staying inside! It's just a little illusion! Asa grabbed the flying golden ponytail with a helpless expression.
"But, but it's really scary!!
The mural of Potmar is smiling and "saying", "Hahahaha!! What an interesting reaction! You're finally here! The heroes who freed me from bondage. I must thank you, and as a reward for you, I will raise you back if you accidentally die. Then you will be able to serve me...... Especially you, little girl of the elves, I am very interested in you, and after you die, I will consider making you my personal maid after you are resurrected. Hahaha~~~"
"Allow me to refuse!!"
Unfortunately, Dianaster's response to Portmar probably couldn't be heard, and after she said the above paragraph, the mural changed back to its original form, and if it weren't for the miserable laughter, everyone would have thought that it was just a dream.
"It's, it's terrible! Can we really overcome such a thing? "Hadava is a soldier, and he is just a soldier, and he has never even encountered a ghoul in ordinary times, where has he seen this battle, and his face can't help but feel a little apprehensive. In fact, it was not only him, but Dianster, the priest named Nairo, and the priest Steele were all terrified.
"It shouldn't be difficult now, but it won't be necessary in two days." The others Asa can't take care of it, Dianster is the one who makes Asa cry and laugh the most, Wal~Erson, Hakong is not unseen, and Portmar is not necessarily better than the above two when he is alive, let alone this non-dead appearance.
As he was talking, the iron door leading to Portmar's main tomb opened with a "squeak", Asa was stunned at first, and then couldn't help sneering, this Portmar also takes himself too seriously, or not, although he is not a "regular" necromancer, it is natural to call Portmar a senior, Asa even thought: Let Portmar, the front wave, be pushed to death on the beach by his own back wave today.
Potmar's main burial chamber is similar to the ruins of the ancient Nord that Asa explored directly: a series of small burial chambers, a magical flame that never goes out, and a ghoul that pops up from time to time. I don't know how long I walked, but in front of a tomb door, Serana suddenly reached out and grabbed Asa, who was about to walk forward, and the others behind her also stopped when they saw this.
"I feel like there's a vampire up front!" The eldest lady said concisely what she had observed, and this simple sentence made everyone's hearts skip a beat. "It is said that Potmar formed a so-called 'Inner Council' while she was still alive, and the members were all creatures loyal to her, such as vampires and undead. The members of the inner council ended up hiding in her final refuge. After Potmar's death, I don't know if they all died, but I know that at that time, in order not to pay for unnecessary casualties, the king ordered the entire vault of Potmar to be buried, and her tomb was built on the basis of this shelter. ”
"It seems that the return of Portmar's soul has also revived the members of the Inner Council who have been sleeping underground for a long time. Hmph, just right, a pot is served! Uh......" But when Asa pushed open the wooden door in front of him, he couldn't help but be speechless by the horrific scene in front of him.
In front of them, a square burial chamber of about 100 square meters was presented, but in this burial chamber it served as a floor...... To be precise, the floor is completely covered, and it is a veritable mountain of corpses and bones!
A room completely covered in bones! (To be continued.) )