In front of the platform is a bottomless abyss, and above is a bright starry sky. Duran and Seamus stood side by side, both amazed by the spectacular scenery before them—pearl-like stars set in the vast expanse of the sky, a few stars gathered in more places, and endless darkness beneath them, with purple or dark red light shining from under the abyss from time to time.

On the edge of the platform is carved a stone tablet that records a famous quote from Ravenkin: "The gods are not immortal, but the truth lives forever." ”

"What does this mean?" Seamus grinned and pointed to the stone tablet and asked, if it weren't for Duran reading this sentence, this guy probably wouldn't even be able to understand the literal meaning.

Duran groaned slightly, "Ravenkin is a very arrogant man, although this kind of surname does not seem to be in line with his original profession. This guy is said to have been told by him after he got drunk in a tavern in a small town, when a man made a bet with Rivenkin on whether he could steal the clothes of Ms. Kazuki Bichilan, and Ravenkin impulsively agreed to the man's provocation when he got drunk, and he did it. Although he angered Ms. Kazuki because of this, he made another precious friend. ”

"Friends?" Simodo read with some confusion.

"The man who made a bet with him in the tavern was also a god with very powerful divine powers. You shouldn't be unfamiliar with the name of the Prince of Shadows, right? Duran explained quickly.

Simodo scratched his head innocently: "I haven't heard of it." All I know is to protect you, my lord. ”

Duran shook his head secretly in his heart, those guys in the Supreme Council didn't instill a little knowledge when they created these mercenaries, and Simodo was almost blank in other aspects except for his outstanding strength.

So he didn't continue to dig deeper, but walked around the platform.

The platform is semicircular, with a radius of forty feet, which is very wide. Although the surface of the stone on which the platform was built was rough, there were no uneven places, and Duran walked around, but found no similar runes or traps.

"Is this a dead end?" Duran furrowed his eyebrows and looked up at Tianyu.

His gaze gradually stared into the distance, and in an instant, the stars seemed to begin to tremble.

"What is this?" Duran was taken aback, and hurriedly focused, Simodo was bored with his heavy sword, and seeing Duran's solemn appearance, he also looked up at the sky curiously, but unfortunately he saw nothing but a starry sky.

However, the starry sky in Duran's eyes was completely different from that of Simodo, in the distant stars, his gaze seemed to be pulled by a mysterious force, through the dust and time, he saw a heavy upward white jade staircase, the number of steps was innumerable, but he clearly saw that there was an incomparably tall mage tower towering above the steps!

"Tower of Shadows, I see you!" Duran waved his fist excitedly, but at this moment, his vision suddenly changed, and his eyes couldn't help but close as if they were stung by something.

When he opened his eyes again, the image of the Tower of Shadows was long gone, leaving only a silent image of stars and the night sky.

"My lord? What's wrong with you, my lord? Seeing Duran's pale, Seamodo asked cautiously.

Duran shook his head, his gaze fixed on the sky for a long time, but the scene just now still did not appear.

"We're going up there." Duran said succinctly, "The Tower of Shadows, right there. ”

"Above?" Seamus was taken aback, he pointed to the starry sky and said, "Did you say it was on the stars?" ”

"Maybe a little above the stars." Duran said.

With a strange expression, Simodo felt that Duran was talking nonsense, just out of his subordinate duties, and he said euphemistically: "Maybe you are hallucinating?" ”

Duran shook his head and said, "Impossible. ”

Now that he is under the bonus of a suit of equipment and accessories, how can he be controlled by illusion and be unconscious? The Tower of Shadows is real.

Duran stood at the edge of the platform, cautiously looking down, only to see only an eerie light beneath the pitch-black abyss. Looking at the bottomless darkness, Duran suddenly asked, "Seamus, do you have a rope?" ”

Simodo nodded and replied, "This is standard for mercenaries, and I probably have two strong ropes. ”

With that, he took out two sturdy bundles of rope from the package behind him. Duran took it and held it in his hand and weighed it, the amount was good, it was kneaded from fine hemp rope, and some places were reinforced with iron sheets.

"How long?" Duran asked.

Simodo thought for a moment and gestured, "It's about fifty feet, well, I mean every volume." Together, the two bundles are about a hundred feet long. ”

"Good. You tie two bundles of rope together, taking care to make sure they are strong. Duran handed back the two bundles of rope, winked and said, "Because I want to go down there and have a look." ”

"My lord, this is very dangerous." Simodo shook his head and said, "Even if I want to take the risk, I should go." ”

Duran looked him up and down, and couldn't help but laugh and said, "I'm afraid you're not the right size, unless you're a hundred pounds lighter." ”

Simodo was speechless for a moment, Duran was right, if he wanted to hang down with a rope, his weight would be too large, and he would tear the rope directly.

"Maybe the exit is somewhere else, maybe we're on the wrong track." Reluctantly, Simodo persuaded that as a mercenary with a full loyalty value, Duran's safety was the first guarantee for him.

Duran smiled, "Maybe." But I still have to try, and I even have a special hunch that I really want to guess a way out of this labyrinth. ”

Simodo shrugged helplessly, and could only follow Duran's instructions to connect the ends of the two bundles of rope together. After finishing, he also pulled the rope and tried twice to make sure the rope would not break. After all this was done, he tied one end of it around his waist.

Duran nodded secretly in his heart, after all, Semodo is a professional mercenary, although it is a product of alchemy, but many mercenaries are very skilled. For example, this rope, if Duran was left to tie the knot himself, there would be some problems, but for Simodo, it was commonplace.

The two of them move neatly, one person at one end. After tying Duran up, he made an OK gesture to Simodo, who took two steps back, grabbed the rope, and lowered Duran from the edge bit by bit. The speed at which Simodo released the rope was slow and very stable, and Duran, who was originally a little uneasy, gradually stabilized his mood.

He was suspended in mid-air, his waist and abdomen were bound, and he struggled to even speak loudly. Every ten feet down, Simodo would ask Duran, who would respond immediately.

It was indeed thick darkness underneath the platform, and it was very uncomfortable to leave your feet off the ground, especially in a dark environment. The eerie light that flashed from time to time was like a ghost with bad intentions, and Simodo's voice grew softer and softer, until he was about sixty feet down, and Duran suddenly saw a strange sight.

His feet seemed to reach a bottomless water, moist and smooth. Duran looked down and saw countless stars reflected in the water, and what made him even more excited was that the Tower of Shadows he had seen through countless nebulae and dust was impressive!

"Sure enough." Duran shook the rope excitedly—a code he had agreed with Simodo beforehand—signaling him to speed up his descent.

After a while, Simodo should have felt Duran's instructions and quickened the speed of putting the rope. Duran's feet were completely submerged in the icy water, but he didn't panic in the slightest.

The moment his waist touched the water, Duran whispered to himself, "The shadows are above, the shadows are below." ”

These eight words were like an eternal spell, and the moment they came out of Duran's mouth, the originally quiet water began to boil wildly!

Before Duran could rejoice, a sudden force grabbed his feet and pulled him downward.

Duran was startled, but the other person was in mid-air, unable to exert force at all, and the whole person was dragged into the water in the blink of an eye, and the rope descended with a clatter--Seamodo on the platform stiffened, and immediately felt the pressure from the rope.

"Not good!" The mercenary man used all his strength, and his feet were pressed against the rough platform one after the other. His strength is still very strong, no matter how much that force pulls, it can't drag him into the abyss.

Simodo's face was flushed, his hands were holding the rope tightly, and he didn't dare to come out, but that mysterious power increased his strength again, although Simodo could resist, but the rope couldn't!

"Smack!" The hemp rope on the edge of the platform broke abruptly under friction and pressure.

Simodo stumbled and fell to the ground with a hard throw.

"Your Excellency!" The mercenary scrambled to his feet and shouted several times down the abyss.

However, in the empty space, there was only his own echo, and Duran was slow to answer him.

Seamodo paused, gritted his teeth, and jumped off the platform without protection.

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