Chapter 146: The Dark Sanctuary

"Goo, goo"

A few strings of bubbles bubble from the artificial lake in the back garden of the Grand Duke of York.

A spherical transparent magic shroud emerged from the lake, and the two figures saw the light of day and leaped ashore in unison.

The moon is bright and the stars are scarce, except for the invading fragrance of flowers in the nasal cavity, and the chirping of insects around it, and there is no one around.

"Let's go!"

Without further ado, Anthony took out a map in his arms and preemptively opened the way.

Before he had time to enjoy the surrounding scenery, he followed Anthony with his head down.

"You seem to be familiar with the terrain of the Grand Duke's Mansion, Anthony!"

Raising the map in his hand, Anthony did not reply, but just walked around in the backyard of the Grand Duke's Mansion with Extraordinary.

"Cut, what's the big deal!"

It was about a quarter of an hour before Anthony stopped at a water pavilion.

"Click" The sound of gear clattering sounded.

Before he could ask a question, Anthony walked up behind a statue and, unsure of what he had touched, a secret door appeared under the statue's base.

"Let's go! It should be down here. ”

Watching Anthony's figure disappear into the secret door of the black hole, Extraordinary hurried to follow.

Entering the underground, the two took advantage of the glimmer of the bright stone to come to a staircase.

The staircase rotates all the way down, and after nearly a few hundred steps, it finally reaches the bottom.

In the corridor at the end, both sides are inlaid with bright stones, and between light and dark, the extraordinary blocks the eyes.

Accustomed to the extraordinaryness of the light and Anthony, he came to the end of the hallway, left and right, in front of a huge black stone door.

Two black gargoyles stood on either side of the gate, and on the two doors that were open, a black greatsword was carved on one side and a black sickle on the other.

"Dark Sword?", "Death Scythe?"

Extraordinary, who had guessed something, heard Anthony talk to himself, and finally knew what this place was.

"Click"

The seemingly thick door, with a gentle push, the door opened.

There was only a stone fence behind the gate, and beyond the railing was the engulfing darkness.

"Holy Light"

A dazzling glow radiates from the fingers, illuminating everything around them.

When he saw the scene under the fence, only the shock from the soul was left in the extraordinary eyes.

The third-order white jade pedestal, on which a huge rectangular building appeared, appeared in front of the two of them.

The building is surrounded by huge white marble columns, which have been carved into two shapes.

One is a wide black robe, holding a huge scythe, and the other is full armor, holding a sword in both hands and standing between his feet in a cross shape.

"Is this the Dark Temple?" asked Extraordinary uncertainly.

Although I knew the general appearance of the places where the gods descended from the advent codex, everything I saw in front of me made Extraordinary not believe it.

"This is the Dark Temple!"

Turning his head to answer Extraordinary's question, Anthony saw a trace of regret in Extraordinary's eyes.

"The Dark Sanctuary is divided into the front hall, the main hall, and the back hall!"

"The front hall is mostly sacrificial, and there are murals and reliefs that praise the gods. The main hall is a statue of the Lord of Darkness and a place of prayer for believers. The apse is where the offerings and God-given objects are kept. ”

"Big Brother Anthony, go down and have a look. The tour guides are all watching and explaining, you just can't talk about it!"

......

The two of them directly climbed over the fence and jumped down, and the difference of twenty or thirty meters was still very easy for the two demon swordsmen.

Looking at the fence, the senses feel that the dark temple is not small, and when it is close, the extraordinary really knows what is big.

The main building of the Underwriters Association Tower of Sissel Collar is extraordinarily majestic, and compared to the dark temple in front of it, it is nothing but a small one.

On the third-order pedestal, the cornerstones on all four sides form a straight line, but after walking half a circle, it is obvious that the cornerstones have been adjusted.

The four cornerstones of the Dark Temple, slightly higher in the center than at the ends, appear to be closer to a straight line, avoiding the stiffness and rigidity of pure straight lines.

Correspondingly, the eaves of the roof of the temple have also been slightly adjusted.

Of the columns on the east and west sides, only the central two are really perpendicular to the ground, and the rest are slightly inclined towards the center, and the distance between the corner columns and the adjacent columns is smaller than that between the two central columns, and the columns are thicker.

The reason for this treatment is that the corner columns are on the bright background outside, and the background of the rest of the columns is a darker wall, and people's visual habits will see the pillars of the same size thicker on the dark background and thinner on the bright places.

Similarly, the inner gallery has thinner columns and more grooves. The gables are not absolutely vertical, but slightly inward, so as not to give pilgrims standing on the ground the impression that the walls are leaning outward. Decorative reliefs and statues are tilted outwards to enhance the stereoscopic vision.

On the top of the corridor of the front hall, there are reliefs that record the heroic posture of the dark lord during the battle of the gods, cutting down a mountain with a sword and cutting a river with a sickle.

The huge pillar of the jade steps, the eaves of the painted building, the relief carvings all over, are magnificent.

"Cordo Extraordinary, come here!"

Anthony's shout rang out ahead, and Extraordinary walked through a square pool of water into the main hall.

The first thing to enter the extraordinary field of vision is a tall statue of a god twenty meters high, with a black robe on the front and armor on the back, a scythe in one hand and a great sword in the other.

"Both weapons are artifacts, and they didn't run away. ”

Reaching out and caressing the end of the Death Scythe, a bone-piercing coldness instantly conveyed to the limbs.

At the same time, a large black spar at the top of the vestibule lit up.

A black light illuminates the entire Dark Domination Statue.

At the end of the light, but there is darkness.

Standing at the foot of the huge statue of the god, the extraordinary looked up and looked around.

It is conceivable that in order to match this statue, two layers of white marble columns were used in front of the temple to surround the left, right and rear of the colossus.

On the top of the hall, open the empty corridor next to it, and set off the height of the statue.

The eaves are also simple and atmospheric, and there are no three longs and three plates on the forehead.

The entrance to the statue is a blank space, and near the base of the Dark Dominator, a rectangular pool is hollowed out, and the water in the pool is used to reflect the black light from the top of the front hall, which further reflects the mystery and power of the Dark Master.

"Why? want to convert?" said Anthony, who appeared from behind the idol, teased.

"How could it be! I believe in the god of order and the goddess of nature!"

"Haven't you heard of the Twin Gods?

"If I am hypocritical, I will believe in all the seven main gods!

Without returning, Anthony raised his chin and motioned to the idol's feet.

The black stone plate, with a large groove in the middle, counting the five slightly smaller grooves around it, if connected in a straight line, it is a pentagram.

"High-quality dark crystal, that is, dark magic crystal, do you have it?"

"Nope!"

"This is supposed to be a prayer ceremony, and unlike the sacrificial rites in the front hall, no sacrifice is required. ”

The Advent Code is a remarkable study of the ritual of prayer to pray to the gods and receive the favor of the gods.

You can be given an artifact demigod, a super high-level taboo-level skill, or it can come directly to your home and take your whole family to the kingdom of God.

Of course, this is all speculation left by high-ranking scholars in the legal code, after all, it is impossible for major church organizations to carry out such rituals.

However, little feedback was received, and many of the miracles were fabricated.

"I'll try!"

There are no dark magic crystals, and other stones make up. However, what made Extraordinary Extraordinary depressed was that all the magic crystals and even the empty Akashi had been tried by him.

To no avail.

"The door to the apse has a seal, and it can't be opened!"

What kind of demon is that? I can't get any benefits, and the brotherhood brother who risked his life didn't die in vain.

In the face of Anthony, who was extremely depressed, any words of comfort paled in comparison.

"I can only go out and spread the news here, the dark church must be interested, I don't know if the Grand Duke's Mansion will be changed into a dark church in the future!"

For this kind of method that harms others and is not beneficial to oneself, extraordinary is not cold.

"Anthony, do you think the Archduke of York is a good guy or a bad guy?"

"Nobles aren't good people!" Anthony snapped, which made Extraordinary glare.

"Hehe, you don't think I'm really that shallow!haha, just kidding!"

Immediately, Anthony sat down at the feet of the idol, his expression becoming more serious.

"The geographical location of the city of York is very important, from the north to the royal capital, and to the south is the rich land of the whole kingdom, and there is no comparison in the north in terms of commercial agriculture. ”

So, from the perspective of the Brotherhood's long-term goals, York City is the top priority of the Brotherhood's operation. ”

Saying this, Anthony stopped squeaking and looked at the pool, not knowing what to think.

"Hehe, the radicals want to seize power by force and overthrow the royal family of Orlanto. You conservatives want a peaceful transition and a co-ruler of the kingdom with the king. ”

Anthony's eyes lit up, he didn't expect to be extraordinary at a young age, but his insights were unique.

"Plump idealist!"

"You ...... talk" As soon as he spoke, he was stopped by Extraordinary reaching out.

"Huh?" said Extraordinary, surprised.

"What's wrong?"

"The magic trap left at the gate just now was triggered, a warning trap, and the other party is not a great magician who can't find it!"

By the time Extraordinary and Anthony hid behind the boulder falling from the ceiling, the door opened with the sound of gears snapping on the fence.

"Foot, Foot"

The sound of the Iron Boots stepping on the stone slab spread sharply throughout the Dark Sanctuary.

"Huh?"

When the visitor came to the idol, he suddenly stood still.

Lying down, Extraordinary and Anthony glanced at each other behind the falling rock, and at the same time glanced at the black hedron above the main hall.

That damn black light, it must only light up when it touches the idol, and the person who came is already alert.

"Squeak"

At that moment, two frolicking rats ran past the people behind them and jumped onto the huge feet of the idol.

"Whew"

The visitor breathed a long sigh of relief, stretched out his right hand and gently stroked the surface of the idol's feet, and the two rats' bodies instantly stood still.

Then, as if gnawed by countless ants, the fur and muscles on the body gradually disappeared and turned into two white skeletons.

With another wave of his hand, even the skeleton turned into ashes and fell to the ground.

"The gods do not tolerate blasphemy!"