Chapter 2 Imperial Identity
If you can launch the Battle Spirit Technique, you can sweep away the giant mutant cockroaches in an instant, but Julian is extremely reluctant to fight these disgusting creatures, and under the war-weary mentality, the War Spirit can't burn, so this battle, no, it should be said that it is a unilateral cleanup, and it will take more time than expected.
Everything came to an end, and when the last giant mutant cockroach was split in half, the road was finally clear, but Julian and Dante's foul cockroach smell made the four ladies even more avoidant.
In fact, the giant mutant cockroaches were not completely eradicated, many cockroach larvae escaped, and Julian and Dante were too lazy to chase and kill, which made these mutated bugs under the influence of magic continue to breed in the tunnels of this imperial tomb, and the resulting consequence is that a hundred years later, a new breed of Warcraft that no one has ever seen before swept into Olopa, bringing terrible "nightmares" to the people on the three continents.
Of course, this is an afterthought, for the seven humans who started the chrysalis, they will not live that long, and they will not be able to predict such a distant future. For them at this time, the only thing to do is to reach their destination smoothly. This tunnel is surprisingly long, and it takes about a dozen kilometers to reach the end. It seems that the surface part of the imperial tomb outside is only a cover, and the real mausoleum is hidden in a considerable distance, which is obviously unexpected even by Empress Ipeia, as the king of a country.
At the end of the tunnel is a stone door, completely enclosed from top to bottom.
"Looks like it can't be opened at all, my eldest lady. Julian tried a few times, but the stone gate still didn't move, and he had to give up.
"To protect against tomb robbers, this stone gate is made of thousands of kilograms of boulders, which cannot be opened by brute force alone. Ipeia said.
"Then try it with magic. Miss, aren't you good at earth magic, I know that there is an 'anti-gravity' magic in earth magic, so I guess it can reduce its weight. The one who mentions yì is the "riverside person".
"It's useless. Ipeia shook her head again, "The person who designed this mausoleum must have thought that someone would use magic to rob the tomb, so this stone door has been treated with anti-magic. β
"Shall we just go home?" said Dante.
"It doesn't have to be so tragic, did I say I couldn't open the stone door?" Ipeia said with a smile, and then she turned her gaze to Julian, "Mr. Julian, please take out the blood of my sixth brother." β
Julian frowned, and then he remembered that before the assassination of Libnam, the Prince of Fort Huley, Ipeia had ordered him to bring back a sample of Libernan's blood, and he didn't know what Ipai's intentions were, so he cut a small piece of rag from the clothes of Libnan's corpse with a knife, and took it back with some blood. Later, Ipeya didn't mention it again, and Julian forgot about it, and he couldn't remember where the blood cloth had been left now.
Luckily, he had an attentive attendant. Dante took out a blood clot from their carry-on luggage and handed it to Julian: "Master, is this the piece? I walked in a hurry when I left the hotel that day, and I didn't know if it was useful to the master, so I took it with me first." β
Dante was present when Julian and Ipea discussed the assassination that day, and it was clear that Julian's attention was only focused on the "assassination" itself, while Dante was more attentive to other details.
"Thank you. Ignoring Julian's embarrassment, Ipeia took the blood cloth from Dante's hand.
She flattened the blood cloth and placed it on top of the stone door, and then she asked for a dagger from Nanokai, cut her finger, and dripped the blood on the stone door.
After a few seconds of calm, the stone gate began to tremble faintly, and as time passed, the tremor became larger and larger, and finally only a dull grinding sound was heard, and the stone gate, which weighed thousands of kilograms, automatically and slowly rose.
"Sasha, put the magic crystal away, there is a strong elemental reaction coming from it, I don't want any accidents. Ipeia commanded.
"Yes. Sasha obediently placed the illuminated crystal into the sealing box to avoid a possible explosion.
There was a sudden darkness all around, and after two seconds, the light came back on. They lit two torches.
"I see, I didn't expect that the blood of that person had such a function. Julian sighed. He had thought that Ipeya wanted him to bring Libnan's blood back, just to make sure that he had actually killed Libnan, but he didn't expect her to have such a backhand.
"We are in the mausoleum of the previous emperors of the empire, and the tomb is not completely sealed, as long as there is the blood of two members of the imperial family, the tomb can be opened. Ipeia said.
"Sure enough, you are ......" The "riverside man" who stood silently next to him said in an "accidental" tone, although from his expression, it seemed that he had expected this.
"There is nothing to hide now, I am the Empress of this country, Ipeia II. Mr. Riverside, you must have noticed it a long time ago. Ipeia said.
"I was a little skeptical, but when I confirmed it with my own ears, I was still surprised. "No wonder there is a rumor that Empress Ipeia is missing, and that she is digging her father's grave." In this way, the prince who was rumored to be assassinated should also be from the hands of Her Majesty the Empress and Her Excellency the Knight. With that, the "Riverside Man" turned his gaze to Julian.
A sharp, cold dagger mercilessly rested on the neck of the "Riverman".
"Miss, this guy knows too much, sooner or later he will be a scourge, get rid of him. Milari asked for advice from Ipeia. Not only Milari, but also her two cousins turned their inquiring eyes to Ipeia, and if the latter nodded, the three sisters would immediately kill and kill people, even if they had to protect their homes and lives at the cost of their homes.
"Please stop. Ipeia still maintained an elegant smile, and she gently pressed Mirari's hand holding the dagger, "Since we have joined forces to fight the enemy and experienced life and death, we should be honest with each other." Who knows what dangers await us ahead? It would be foolish to engage in meaningless internal friction at this time. As a member of the royal family, this kind of tolerance should be there. Do you think you're right, Mr. Riverside? β
The "Riverside Man" smiled and did not speak. He will not be so naΓ―ve as the other party to tell him a secret that is not a secret, and then reveal his hole cards and plates, at least not yet.
Julian looked at the "Riverman" and pondered, although the identity of this mysterious man had always been a mystery, Julian's intuition told him that Ipeia seemed to know some information about the "Riverman". Of course, Julian also knew that there was a tacit riddle between the two men, and Julian did not ask for the bottom of it, first, because he was not interested, and secondly, he knew that one day he would be allowed to know these secrets. However, whether that day was a blessing or a curse, there is no way to know.
While everyone was talking, the stone door was completely open. A choking smell poured out of it. It was dark behind the stone door, and there was no light, but the light that came through the torches was vaguely discerning, and it was a fairly spacious space inside.
The "strong elemental reaction" that Ipeia said was even more obvious after the stone door was fully opened, not to mention Julian, even other people who couldn't do magic felt a heavy sense of magic oppression.
"I'll go in first. β
As usual, Julian clenched his sword and took the lead, with Dent close behind.