Chapter 630: The Temple of Darkness (I)
It's finally done.
Standing at the end of the clouds, looking at the dark gate not far in front of him, Rhodes let out a long sigh of relief. At first, he thought that Celia's spiritual world should be a relatively easy type to deal with. And now Rhodes finally understands that none of the so-called spiritual world is good, even Celia, who looks the most well-behaved and obedient on the outside, has so many problems in her heart, and it seems that other people's troubles are probably not much less. Even if it were Celia, if it hadn't been for Rod's last-minute adventure, she might have failed. It can be seen that the adventures in the spiritual world are sometimes more terrifying than the real world. If you encounter a problem in the real world, you can rely on a strong enough force to suppress and break through, but in the spiritual world, no matter how powerful you are and how powerful you are to destroy the world, there is no way to fight against a person's heart. But now Celia's problem has finally been solved, and of course, Rhodes also knows, although it is what happened in Celia's spiritual world. But Celia herself was unaware of this. Just like Lijie at the beginning, she was also controlled by the demons, and then let Rod and Anne enter her spiritual world. And that experience was as illusory and unreal as a dream for Lijie, she could only vaguely remember it, but the specific situation was difficult to recall, this is the nature of the spiritual world.
Celia is the same, don't look at what she said to Rod here, but when Rod goes out, Celia won't change much in the face of Rode, and she won't even have any memory of the fact that she confessed to Rode. Because this happened in the deepest part of Celia's spiritual world, she herself would not have such a memory. And this change will be expressed in a more subtle form, so Rod did not rush to take further action. For him and Celia, the distance between the two sides is now just within a safe range. If it crosses the line too much, it won't do any good for either side.
But what about next......... Looking at the dark door in front of you. Rhodes sensed that his feelings were quite complicated. Celestina was no better than Celia, and in some ways trickier than Celia. The reason why Rhodes finally dared to venture into Celia's inner world was entirely because Celia was an angel by nature, and this would not change no matter what. That's why he dared to gamble with himself, but Selestina was a complete devil. Especially in her spiritual world, she will definitely show the part that a real devil should have. And how to deal with this devil is Rode's problem.
In any case, the boat will naturally go straight to the bridge, and it is not a way to continue to stay here. Fortunately, after that, Rhodes also had a good rest in Celia's mental space, and now he is full of energy. I have to admit that the adventure in the spiritual world is even more exhausting than in the real world. Physical exhaustion is not a problem. But mental exhaustion is a problem. Especially when he thought of the big piece of cake that he had finally swallowed before, Rod suddenly felt that his whole person seemed to be a little bad again.........
Forget it, thinking of this, Rod barely suppressed the uncomfortable feeling in his stomach. Then he stretched out his right hand and pressed the dark door in front of him. The next moment, the door slowly opened, and then Rhodes felt a feeling of dizziness, and then the whole person was sucked into the crack of the dark door. In the blink of an eye, it was completely gone.
Like entering Celia's spiritual world, after a dizzying period of teleportation. Only then did Rod feel his feet on the flat ground. But before he could open his eyes and confirm what was going on in front of him, a scorching aura from the shop suddenly gave Rod a dismount.
"It's so hot..............."
When Rod opened his eyes, the first thing he felt was the dry, hot and hot air waves, which hit Rhodes' face and body like a stormy wave. It gave Rhodes a burning sensation that almost burned himself from the inside out. This suddenly reminded Rhodes of the scene in the Nine Abyss Hell, where there was also eternal scorching heat and flames, burning in the flames, endless, endless. It's hell there. And here......... It's the same.
After adjusting to the heat in front of him, Rod finally opened his eyes and began to carefully examine the scene in front of him. However, unlike what Rhodes imagined, what he faced was not the endless red wilderness and sky like hell. On the contrary, at this moment, Rhodes was in a dark, wide stone corridor. The feet are paved with obsidian stone slabs, while on the sides of the walls, there are elaborate frescoes carved into them. Not only that, but Rhodes could see that there were vent-like vents at the edges of the walls, from which streams of white steam mixed with sparks were ejected, and they were the source of the hot gases. Combined with the flaming torches hanging on both sides of the walls, the whole corridor gives people a dark and oppressive feeling, but also full of a certain sense of majesty.
In a certain way, it is quite in line with Celestina.
After carefully examining the black hallway in front of him, Rhodes reached out to straighten his clothes and walked slowly forward.
The silent corridor was empty, unlike Celia's bustling and fairytale-like world, and the only thing that Rod felt when he walked through it was nothingness. He could hear his footsteps echoing down the hallway and then disappearing into the darkness. But other than that, there is no sound in the entire corridor, there seems to be nothing here, and this corridor seems to spread until the end of the world...............
"Whew............ It's a real nuisance. ”
I don't know how long I walked, but Rhodes finally stopped. Looking at the almost endless corridor in the pitch black in front of him, even Rhodes himself felt quite depressed. At first, he was able to pass the time by admiring the murals next to him, but as time passed, Rhodes began to feel more and more depressed. What made him even more depressed was that it would be fine if the corridor in front of him was a maze that kept circulating, but from the very beginning to the present. The mural in front of his eyes was never repeated. From this, it can be seen that this corridor is not an infinitely circular hell, but a real one that extends all the way forward......... In a certain way, this is the real hell.
"If I continue like this, I'm afraid I won't be able to get out for a few years."
As he said to himself, Rod raised his head and looked in front of him. Under the light of the torches, the dark shadows of the dark corridor that flickered by the light of the fire could be faintly seen, and they merged with the obsidian paved corridor, bringing an eerie beauty. And at this time, Rod suddenly saw that not far ahead, a petite figure was poking its head out of the corner of the wall, as if looking towards him.
Is that...............
Seeing this petite figure, Rod was stunned for a moment. And at this moment, the other party also seemed to notice that Rod had discovered him, and saw that small figure turn around like this. Then I heard a series of "da-da-da" footsteps, and then the petite figure from before disappeared in front of Rod's eyes. Seeing this scene, Rhodes no longer hesitated, and hurriedly flew forward, chasing in the direction in which the petite figure had fled.
"Dada........."
The sound of hurried footsteps was so clear in the dark and quiet corridor, and Rhodes followed the petite figure closely, but there was no way to go further. And what was originally a straight corridor began to change, with all kinds of corners and turns. And the crossroads appeared in front of Rhodes one by one. The dark corridor in front of me is more of a labyrinth than a corridor, but even so. Rod didn't stop either, but continued to move forward, trying to catch the guy who was playing hide and seek with him.
"Is it this way?"
Once again, at the crossroads, Rhodes stopped and looked in both directions, and the corner of his eye soon caught a flash of black shadow on his left. And after seeing that dark shadow. Without the slightest hesitation, Rod shook to the side, then turned and sped towards the small figure.
However, at the moment when Rod left, the exhaust hole on the black stone wall beside him suddenly slid open. Then only a loud "boom" was heard, and the next moment, the raging flames that erupted from the left and right sides completely enveloped Rod's body. Roaring flames erupted and erupted, enveloping the hallways in heat and scorching barbecue. Even the obsidian floor, which had been pitch black and cold, turned bright red under the burning and licking of the flames. The flames continued for dozens of minutes before they came to an abrupt halt, and then the entire corridor returned to darkness and silence.
"Whew............ Call............ Whew........."
At this moment, Rhodes leaned against the stone wall on the other side, looking at the red-hot corridor behind him. At this moment, Rhodes is no longer as calm as he was just now, on the contrary, traces of smoke and fire can be seen everywhere on his body. Although Rhodes reacted at the moment of the eruption of flames and rushed through the corridor as fast as he could, he still could not escape the invasion of the heat. Fortunately, Rod's spiritual body still inherited the characteristics of the Void Dragon, and the damage of the flames to him was almost negligible, but this clothes were unlucky............ It looks like a refugee from Central Africa.
"Hee-hee-hee............ Hahaha..............."
And at this moment, a crisp laugh like a silver bell sounded and reached Rod's ears. And hearing this laughter, Rode's face sank. Obviously, this is the other party is making fun of himself! It's really a devil, and it's exactly the same in such a cunning and annoying place.
"Humph!"
With a soft snort, Rod pulled his legs again and ran towards where the sound had come from. Seeing him chasing after him, the petite figure also hurriedly turned away, turned around again along the corridor, and disappeared without a trace. But this time, after seeing the other party's actions, the corners of Rod's mouth curled slightly, and then, a smile flashed in his eyes.
I don't know when the footsteps have completely disappeared. The entire corridor was once again silent, and there was no sound in the entire corridor. Apart from the dark shadows caused by the burning flames, there is nothing else left here. I don't know how long it took, but suddenly, with the sound of almost indiscernible hurried footsteps, the petite figure returned to the corner it had been before. She looked around suspiciously. It looked as if he was looking for Rod's traces. But what made that petite figure feel strange was that there was no trace of Rhodes at all. It was as if he had completely disappeared from this world. This made the petite dark figure feel quite strange, and she cautiously walked around the corner, poked her head out to look the other side, but still didn't see anything.
Then, she raised her hands to her lips.
"Wow!!"
Accompanied by shouts. The petite black shadow hid again, and only her screaming echoed in the depths of the hallway. But even so, Rhodes still did not appear. This made her seem more and more puzzled, and she saw the petite dark figure hesitantly step out of the corner, and took a few steps ahead, as if it was investigating. Then, as if she had suddenly thought of something, her whole person immediately instinctively retreated. Unfortunately, it was too late.
"Got you!"
Accompanied by the sound of the wind. Rhodes leapt from the ceiling, his hands gripping at the petite black shadow like the talons of an eagle. Feeling Rod's touch, the petite black shadow also panicked and began to struggle, but unfortunately, her strength was not as great as Rod's, and Rod's hands were like iron tongs imprisoning her, so that she couldn't even move.
"All right, little one. You hurt me so badly before, and now it's time for me to see your true colors! ”
As he spoke. Rod smiled smugly. Since there was only a faint light from the torches in the entire hallway, he could only faintly see the outline in front of him. Although Rhodes had already decided that what was in front of him was Selestina's spirit body, but judging from the outline, she was more than a lap smaller than the Selestina in Rhodes' memory. Could it be that this is also a young body like Celia?
But just as Rhodes was about to catch a glimpse of her true face, the petite figure who seemed to sense what he wanted to do suddenly screamed.
"Let go of me. You pervert!! ”
With these words, Rod only saw the black shadow stomp his feet violently, and the next moment, the originally solid floor in front of him suddenly disappeared, and then Rod fell into the dark abyss with the black shadow quickly.
The whistling wind blew past Rod's ears. There was only darkness in front of him, but even so, Rod still firmly grasped the petite body, and no matter how hard she struggled, he didn't let go. It was clear that this little guy was the key to Selestina's spiritual world, and Rhodes had no doubt that if he let go of his hand and let her go, he would probably fall forever in this boundless darkness.
"Peng!!"
Finally, I don't know how long later, Rod felt himself fall heavily on a soft and comfortable object, and the impact of falling from a height was unexpectedly not shown on Rode's body, on the contrary, he felt like jumping on a soft and comfortable bed at the moment. And almost at the same time, a bright light resurfaced before Rod's eyes.
"This is ..............."
Rhodes looked up and saw that he was now in a luxuriously decorated bedroom, surrounded by all kinds of luxurious decorations and furniture, and he was in the center of this bedroom, a large bed two or three meters wide. The crimson curtain hangs from the ceiling, bringing a touch of grace and luxury. And at this moment, a childish voice came from under Rod's body.
"Don't let go of me, you pervert! Pervert! Rogue! ”
"Huh?"
Hearing this, Rhodes looked down.
Then, a petite girl appeared in his eyes.
This is undoubtedly Selestina, but compared to Celestina, Rhodes's impression, the celestina in front of her is much smaller, she looks about the same age as little bubblegum, and her luxurious black dress has become messy because of the struggle just now. The girl's slender, black suspender garments protruded from the messy hem of her skirt, kicking Rhodes hard. Although her arms were firmly grasped by Rod, but even so, the devil girl in front of her still did not raise her hand to surrender, on the contrary, her eyes stared at Rod, and her petite and lovely face unmistakably showed an angry expression.
"Get out of the way, you pig! Dare to press on Miss Ben's body, do you know what to blame! ”
As he spoke, the little guy struggled to writhe his body, but there was no way to break free from Rod's confinement -- I have to admit that from a distance, the current scene was as if Rhodes was planning to use force to violate the girl in front of him, and it was full of some unspeakable criminal atmosphere.
But............
I suddenly felt excited.
Looking at the desperately struggling girl in front of him, a rather dangerous thought turned in Rod's mind. (To be continued......)