Chapter 503: News, Dresden, Bone Castle
"Yes."
Looking at the Blood Count kneeling in front of her, Senya Oren just nodded dispensably.
In front of the Dark Monarch, even a high-level vampire is no different from a cat or a dog, killing or controlling is just a thought.
"Tell me, what's going on in Dejia lately?" After a moment of silence, the Queen of Lies suddenly said.
Hearing this question, the stern Moriarty was also nervous, and at the same time listened attentively.
"Yes, master!" Shelley still maintained the most standard and respectful posture of kneeling, bowed his head and kowtowed: "According to intelligence, the offensive of the demon side has gradually slowed down recently, and there seem to be some new actions on the part of the alliance and the Holy Spirit Temple, the specific content is unknown, but it should be a big plan, and several elders of our clan have been summoned to discuss." ”
"Well... What else? ”
The Demon Legion is showing fatigue, and Dejia will naturally take advantage of the situation to fight back, which is not unusual. Moreover, the defeat of the devil is exactly what the devil likes to see at this stage, so Senya Oren will not have a special reaction to this.
"And... It is the first-class wanted criminal of the Holy Spirit Temple, the rebellious Count Claudia of the Wisteria Flower Family, who has recently been found to have appeared in Dejia, so both the Holy Spirit Temple and the Blood Clan are ∧ stepping up the pursuit. This time, we were ordered to participate in the search and arrest operation; Also..."
Without hesitation, Shelley tried his best to spit out what he knew. However, the Queen of Lies did not seem to be interested in these "little things" at all, but after listening to them once, she told the Blood Earl to stop, and then ordered a group of vampires to take to the air to do precursors and aerial reconnaissance for the Ship of Bones.
But in the rear, Moriarty sat on the stern of the boat, his face slightly gloomy.
The unexpected news of Claudia did make him half happy and half sad. Happily, I finally have a little bit of information about my home base, although it is almost none; And the worry is naturally the safety of their own "magic pet".
I have to say. Claudia's presence in Dejia was a risky move. Whether it is the Holy Spirit Temple, the Blood Clan, or other undead forces, they are all eager to capture it alive in order to retrieve the treasure "Withered Robes", or to use it to solicit merit from the Holy Spirit Temple for other rewards. And in the face of the pursuit of Quandejia, even if Claudia's profession is a shadow assassin who is good at stealth, it will be difficult to last. What's more, in front of the extreme powerhouse, a high-level professional no matter how talented he is. It's not enough to see. This is a natural gap caused by the large difference in essential strength, and it is almost impossible to make up for it with skill or external force, unless it is someone with an artifact like Moriarty.
It's a pity that Shelley also led the team to hunt down Claudia, and he didn't know anything except some rough information. And it is impossible for Moriarty to ask for this information in detail in front of someone, otherwise he is asking for trouble. Therefore, for the time being, Moriarty can only endure.
With a few vampires to escort them, the voyage of the Ship of Bones is usually unimpeded. Over the next two days, the group encountered several waves of necromantic creatures such as vampires or ghosts. Without exception, they were all sent away by Shelley and others first.
Finally, at dusk on the seventh day after launching, the bone boat docked on a slightly flatter black sand ground on the shore of the Yellow Spring. Standing here and looking upstream to the northwest, we can see that the river has changed its mighty flow state, become zigzag and roaring, and begin to enter a mountainous area with complex and rugged terrain and great drops.
"Your Excellency, what is this!?"
Just at the far end of the black sand flats, on a high and convex hill, stands a castle made entirely of white bones. Even if you look at it from afar. A breath of slaughter and death has come to the face, but there is a certain sense of silence and desolation. Several devil powerhouses looked into the distance. I couldn't help but be stunned.
"This is the exclusive domain of Dresden, the former undead hero Caterry. The bone fortress was Caterry's lair, but it fell into disuse after the hero's fall. Senya Oren said briefly.
"I see..."Another castle that originally belonged to a hero, no wonder it is still so powerful after five hundred years, and the devil can't help but nod his head.
"Your Excellency, what are we going to do next?" Then. Moriarty suddenly interjected.
"What's next?" The Queen of Lies glanced at Moriarty, and then strode towards the bone fortress in front of her: "Silent Hill, a forbidden place that even the undead dare not enter. ”
"Silent Hill?"
And when they heard this name, most of the devil powerhouses were stunned, and they seemed to have never heard of it. Only Morarty was stunned. Then he followed in the footsteps of Senya Oren.
I don't know if this place is the hometown of the undead heroes, and the death energy is particularly concentrated and strong, but when the group approached the bone castle, they found that there were groups of wild skeleton warriors wandering around the castle by themselves, and the total number could be hundreds.
"Shelley, clean up the Bone Fort."
Now that there are Blood Clan Servants, there is no need for Moriarty to do these trivial things to clear the field. Instantly, several vampires, led by the Blood Count, turned into a bloody wind that whistled towards the necromantic creatures in front of them.
Since all of these skeleton warriors are naturally derived from the influence of the Bone Keep in the nearby area, most of them are not only low-spirited, but also lack intelligence and unified command. Therefore, even if the two sides were to have a disparity of five to one hundred, in just a few moments, all the skeletons would be slaughtered by the vampires and dismantled into a pile of bone shards.
"Let's go, let's stay here tonight for the night, and enter Silent Hill early tomorrow morning."
Once all the excess debris had been disposed of, the Queen of Lies led the demons into the Bone Keep.
Although more than 500 years have passed inexorably, when Moriarty passed through the empty gate and stepped onto this once terrifying castle of death, he immediately felt that some kind of time-traveling power shone down from the void and cast on him, which made his heart move. But when you have to savor it again, that power is quietly far away, and it is no longer to be found.
For some reason, although no one will come here to clean and tidy up regularly, the entire bone castle is clean and unusual, and there are not even insects and ants such as rats and spiders.
"Click... Click... Click..."
Walking on the ground made of black marble and white inlaid bone plates, and looking at the intricate buildings made of various bones on both sides of the street, Morarty couldn't help but feel the illusion of walking through the palace of the Grim Reaper. Even if all the houses are empty, even though the Bone Fortress has been excavated by the undead many times, almost emptied of a qiē, and even many buildings have been damaged or even collapsed, in Moriarty's opinion, this castle that originally belonged to the undead hero can still be called an excellent work of art, a historical monument with a distinct Dejia imprint.
When the group finally crossed the main road and reached the center of the castle, they were confronted with a half-collapsed ruin that covered thousands of square meters. Looking through the collapsed part of the wall, you can see the complex cloisters and rooms large and small. Of course, like the outer buildings, these dilapidated rooms are also empty and can be seen through at a glance.
"Cathery, known as the 'King of Bones', was almost invincible with an army of 100,000 skeletons at the peak of his army. And now, you see, only this residue is left, hehe. For some reason, Senia Oren stared at the ruins of the inner fort in front of her for a long time, and suddenly chuckled, but with inexplicable vicissitudes.
"In the long river of time, even gods have a day when they will fall, let alone mortal things." Behind him, Moriarty also nodded, and couldn't help but answer softly.
"No, Davidson. The gods can only sleep forever, but they will never perish. You should keep this in mind. But when she heard Moriarty's words, the Queen of Lies turned around and let out a low sigh, as if she was very dissatisfied with what the other party had said.
"Yes, Your Excellency, I will remember your teachings." In this regard, Moriarty did not refute it, but only bowed and apologized.
"Your Excellency, since this is the castle of the undead heroes, will there be any treasures left?" Seeing that Moriarty was inexplicably reprimanded, the other devils couldn't help but tighten their faces, and someone stood up and diverted the topic.
"Hmph, even if there were, there would never be a little left now. Don't you think 500 years is not enough time to turn this bone fortress upside down? The Queen of Lies snorted coldly.
"Yes."
Seeing that Senya Oren was still in a bad mood, no one said anything more about the devil's powerhouse.
So, the next group settled down in the ruined inner fort. Naturally, the Queen of Lies occupies a small hall in the core alone, while the other devils live in the surrounding areas. As for the vampires, they still act as sentinels, patrolling and guarding inside and outside the bone keep.
Dejia's night was deep and rich, with a palpitating dead silence and drearyness, as if all of them had been stuffed into a huge coffin. Because the sky was constantly covered with heavy lead clouds, neither the moonlight nor the stars could cast a single bit. Ordinary people in such a night would not be able to see their surroundings without the help of torches.
Moriarty chose the southeast position of the Inner Fort, an open air with almost no roof, but the furthest from the position of the Queen of Lies.
"Silent Hill... The legendary forbidden land of Dejia is filled with vast and violent death forces and negative energy storms. Even if the undead enter it, they will disappear without a trace, or directly burst and destroy the soul. And Senia Oren's goal is to be this kind of place... Could it be that the Secret Garden would really exist in such an extreme and antagonistic environment? ”
With his back against a remnant wall of bones, Moriarty sat on the floor, silently pondering, but never getting the point.
If the Queen of Lies is still lying or covering up something this time, then what will be its true purpose? Why did they bring a few devils across the plane with them? What exactly does it want to do?
And just when his thoughts were surging but he couldn't solve it for a while, suddenly, Moriarty only felt a slight shock to the bone wall against which he was leaning, but immediately stopped again. (To be continued......)