Volume 1 The Tower of Flesh Chapter 36 The Dead Country
If he wanted to enter the Fengman Valley, Li Ben had to climb halfway up the mountain to a height of 3,000 meters, and then head into the depression.
The mountains on both sides of it are in the shape of giant pyramids, majestic and majestic, and the mountains and ravines and cliffs crisscross each other, and the snow does not melt all year round.
There are more than 300 peaks in the Gaoxia Mountains, with an average altitude of 13,000 meters, of which the highest giant peak exceeds 16,000 meters. The north-south mountain is crescent-shaped, with a total length of 5,780 kilometers, and in terms of width, it is only 30 kilometers at its narrowest point and 610 kilometers at its thickest point.
It is the largest and tallest mountain range on the planet.
The Valley of the Wind is located on the tip of the crescent moon in its northernmost section.
During the climb, the ambient temperature drops rapidly as the altitude increases.
Li Ben looked around, and the white and green junction at the snow line was clear. There seems to be nothing here but a blanket of snow. The bitter cold wind roared in my ears, but I didn't blow a blizzard.
He had to get into the Valley of the Wind as quickly as possible, and the longer he stayed outside, the more dangerous it became, especially after nightfall.
He came to a glacier with a large number of Icelands floating on the water, large and small, some with jabby and some smooth as a mirror. Lee Ben stepped on Iceland and after a few jumps, successfully crossed the glacier.
Further on, he saw two large vertical cliffs, each on the north and south sides, and between them was a deep valley.
On the cliff wall, there are countless dense small caves, some of which are connected by stairs carved out of the rock wall. These caverns are inhabited by undead creatures with intelligence.
"Vampires, ghouls... You have to avoid them as much as possible. "Li Ben's breath disguise can fool the unintelligent walking dead, but unless the stealth effect is always turned on, whether it is a crow monster form or a human form, it will be regarded as an enemy by the intelligent undead monsters.
Walking to the top of the snow-capped mountain in the east of the windy valley, Li Ben was finally able to get a glimpse of the whole of this deep valley.
This is a dark realm ruled by the dead, forbidden to the living.
There is a majestic city in the valley, with a huge difference in the height of the streets, and a tall tower in the center, which reaches into the sky, even exceeding the peaks of the north and south. The overall look is a "mountain" shape.
Surrounded by high mountains, it is surrounded by sunlight only at noon when the sun shines directly, and most of the rest of the day is in deep dark shadows.
When and why the city was built, no one knows, and its magnificent image is completely different from the human architectural style before the Great Destruction, and more like a creation of the magical age.
There is a lot of irrationality in the existence of cities.
There are many brightly lit places in the city, and even if they were once places where humans or other civilizations lived, after that long time, those luminous facilities should be completely ineffective.
The undead creatures who are active in it have never walked out of this deep valley, and those who are intelligent should be more aggressive.
"Chaos is very erosive. "Lee Ben measured the value to be 35%, which means that there is a high chance of a monster appearing in it that can threaten his own life.
But now that he's here, he has no intention of turning back.
As Lee was about to descend into the valley, he suddenly noticed some kind of creature standing on another hill to his left.
It is an ape-like creature, more than two meters tall, with long pure white hair all over its body, which blends in with the snowy scene. Its arms are knee-length, and its limbs appear thick and powerful. Its bare skin is as pure black as carbon, and only the whites of the eyes are not black, and it is impossible to tell where the facial features are.
When was it there? Why is there nothing in its own hunter sense?
Li Ben was surprised, its existence was very similar to the legendary alpine snowman, but the legendary creature should be part of Chaos, and there was no reason why he couldn't sense it.
The only explanation is that the Alpine Yeti is indeed the original order of this world, and the legend about it is not entirely fictional.
The snowman looked at the bottom of the valley and the tower like Li Ben before him, and stood still.
Li Ben did not rush to the road out of curiosity, and patiently observed it. After all, it is as wonderful as the "Loch Ness Monster" and "Shennongjia Savage" in its own world.
However, the snowman had already seen Li Ben, and it turned its head sideways and looked at Li Ben for a moment, then turned around and left without hurrying, leaving its back to Li Ben.
Judging from its path, it seems to be going up to a higher mountain.
Although nothing happened between the two, Li Ben felt that his heart was suddenly full of peace, and there seemed to be a holy aura blessed in his body. This dreamlike encounter adds a wonderful white arc to his journey.
Silent magnificence pervades this pure world.
Immediately afterwards, he descended to the Valley of the Wind, crossed the line of the junction of yin and yang, and immersed the whole person in darkness.
Chaotic erosion brought about the oppressive force of the soul level as always, but Li Ben found that the inexplicable whispers in the darkness that should usually have appeared did not appear here.
But this is only a small part of the peculiar nature of the Wind Mangue.
Li Ben did not rashly light the portable oil lamp to avoid attracting the attention of intelligent monsters, but only groped his way forward in the darkness with his heart and eyes.
He came to the bottom of the valley, the giant city stood majestically, on both sides of the hundred-meter-high slope that must be passed into the city, stone carvings of giants and monsters were neatly arranged, each of which was at least ten meters high.
A human fighter wielding a sword, a fierce dragon spitting fire, a one-eyed monster carrying a boulder, a giant serpent coiling around a mountain...... It is like an epic picture, with countless stories hidden in these silent sculptures.
There are also reliefs on the city walls, which tell the story of human beings who have been punished by the gods, fought against the gods in order to survive, and formed alliances with monsters.
Li Ben stood alone in front of the huge ruined city gate, which had a gap in the lower left corner, just enough for people to pass through.
"It feels so weird. ”
Li Ben frowned, he always felt that these scenes were familiar to him. But no matter how much he tried to reminisce, he couldn't find anything like it, and he was sure he had never seen it. But the deep sense of familiarity in my heart is so deep, as if I have been living in this place for a long time.
"Could it be the influence of the forces of chaos?" is the simplest and most versatile answer, although there are many doubts, because chaos is unpredictable.
It's already considered the city's sphere of influence, but there is no trace of undead activity.
In the face of these seemingly endless mysteries, Li Ben gave up thinking, and all he could do was take one step at a time.
Entering the city, the wind and snow raging in the outside world seemed to be blocked by an invisible barrier, and Li Ben could see those swaying in the wind in the sky, but he did not see a single snowflake entering this place.
The city is lined with rows of brick huts that spiral up the streets.
Some special buildings, such as churches, taverns, inns, etc., are evenly distributed in it, and are obviously planned by the block. From this point of view, it is more likely that the city was built by humans.
Unfortunately, the city has lost its life, with dust everywhere and cobwebs around the corners. The skeletal walking corpses staggered through the streets, clad in worn and rusted armor, broken swords in their hands, and arrows stuck in the gaps between their ribs.
Every now and then, glowing green ghosts emerge from the shadows, screaming and then disappearing, and headless zombies fumbling around with their broken and corrupt arms to retrieve their heads.
Li Ben also saw the Death Knights on skeletal horses, wrapped in black armor, with red dots in their dark eyes and carrying giant scythes, patrolling the city.
The never-ending firewood crackled, but no heat was emitted, and all the movement here was full of desolation and death, invisibly condensed into a lamentation, echoing eternally in this deep valley.
As Li Ben cautiously went deeper, the types and frequency of activities of the undead monsters also increased.
When the sun falls on the other side of the planet, the city is embedded in true darkness, and vampires fly out of the cliff caverns. Nocturnal creatures descend on the city's tall buildings, stand on top of them, look around, and search for prey.
The vampires here aren't pretty men and women, they're humanoid monsters with bat faces, and once pierced by their long fangs, your blood will be theirs, and the monsters have no reason to show mercy.
And if you are killed by these undead monsters, your soul will become their food, and there will be no afterlife.
Li Ben found a hut that was not occupied by undead monsters, set up a small tent, and ate some dry food to satisfy his hunger, planning to wait until daytime, when the vampires went to sleep, and then set off to explore.
Although the map given by Terina is more detailed, it will not completely record the terrain of each place, especially this kind of dangerous area, but only roughly know that there is such a place. No Chaos Hunter would want to go into the details of the adventure, as that would do no good.
So Li Ben didn't know exactly how to walk through here and over the snow-capped mountains to the west. As you can see in the Alpine Overview, the most direct way is to keep climbing the high slope, passing by the tower, and then descending to leave.
Sorting out his thoughts in meditation, Li Ben was about to empty himself to recuperate, when he suddenly heard a sound of neat footsteps outside the house.
"Shhh
A large group of chaotic black dots appeared outside the hunter's perception, and the aura ranged from level two to level four, and the number exceeded a thousand, and it had completely occupied the street where he was. If he is still exposed to the outside world at this time, it will really be over.
The most important thing is that the appearance of these chaotic beings without any warning, just suddenly all emerged from the void.
Blue and green fluorescent fluorescence poured out of the window into the room, filling all the gaps, and for a moment Li could have seen the world clearly with only the naked eye.
Humans are creatures that are close to the light, but now he only feels that the light is so dazzling and dangerous, as if he has been exposed to deadly radiation.
Li Ben peeked through a crack in the wall, and saw emaciated humanoids in black and gold costumes walking higher down the street, all carrying a blue lamp in their hands, a short pole with a chain, and the end of the chain decorated with the lamp body.
The green light was emitted by a large number of disembodied ghosts mixed in with these figures. The scene feels like the followers of a mysterious religious group are going to a certain place to perform some kind of ritual.
Li Ben didn't go out to find out, he didn't want to make a fuss.
It was only after all these beings were gone that he rested in peace.
As the light of dawn passed over the valley, the city finally regained some of its brightness.
Li Ben got up and set off, and suddenly heard a voice from the side room on the street, it was a female voice, more calm, she said, "Jason has been injured, and in my divination, he is now in a cave, probably fleeing to the lair of those vampires." ”