"Stephanie, maximum warning range."

She stood up from the table.

After a while, there was no response.

"Stephanie?"

She stretched her batwings, opened the window and flew outside.

A flash of lightning streaked across the sky, startling her, and she hurriedly looked up to find that it was just an ordinary thundercloud.

There was a dull thunder sound, and there was a damp feeling in the air, as if it was going to rain.

"Looks like I'm getting a little nervous from that knight."

She breathed a sigh of relief: "It's not a good thing to see a thunderstorm and suspect that it's nearby. ”

Then she went all the way to the village chief's house and found that Miles was not at home.

"Looks like Stephanie has gone out with Miles, I don't know where she went."

The distance between her and the black-clothed little Lori was not far, and they naturally couldn't hear each other's voices outside the range, so they didn't care, and turned around and returned to the quiet room.

"There's something strange about the magic lamp."

She thought as she looked at the flickering fire on the table.

The blue glow is like a candle in the wind, which can be extinguished at any time, which is an extraordinary phenomenon for magic items.

"Peng."

A puff of flame rose from her glove, and the tip of the flame trembled slightly, but it was not noticeable, unlike the violent swaying of the Black Calambulation when it was nearby.

She relieved herself and sat back in her chair again:

"The space circle is nearby, but the village of Jitari has survived safely for so many years; Wherever the Black Calamity went, there was no grass. But the fact that it has never been destroyed shows what makes it special? Sure enough, there is some connection between this place and the main quest. ”

……

"Nothing?"

Several people turned the stone chamber upside down, but they didn't find anything of value.

"Jeff. Let's go, I've always felt a little creepy here. ”

A young man said in fear:

"I've never heard of such a place near the village from the elders, maybe it's a taboo that the village chief knows."

"That's it, it means that the old guy Miles is probably hiding the treasure here."

Jeff's eyes were already a little red:

"Look for it again! If you break the walls and open the floor, I can't believe I can't find them! ”

So saying, he walked over to the altar-like stone platform and looked at the two statues on it:

"Could it be hidden in these two things?"

He picked up the pickaxe. Throw it at the man's statue.

As soon as the tip of the pickaxe touched the statue, a purple-black light burst out. The rest of the young men saw him fly high and hit the rock wall with his pickaxe.

"Jeff!"

Several people hurried over to help him up, and found that he had passed out.

"Quick, let's go!"

At last the people became afraid. Carrying Jeff out of this eerie stone chamber.

But when he got outside, he ran into Village Chief Miles head-on.

"What are you doing here?"

Miles' face sank when he saw the shovels and pickaxes on them.

"I didn't ...... Nothing, just a walk ......."

A young man said Ai Ai.

"Going out for a walk with something that was dug in the hole? You're really in a good mood. ”

Miles suddenly shouted:

"—Say! What the hell are you doing here? ”

Then he glared at the people in front of him and walked towards them.

"Bang, bang, bang......"

His prestige in the village was extremely high, and the things in the hands of several people fell, and even Jeff was thrown to the ground by them, and his steps unconsciously retreated. All the way back to the edge of the cave.

"It's Jeff! Jeff let us come. ”

One said in a trembling voice:

"He said you come here a lot for a walk, and you must have hidden treasures here, so let's take a look......"

"Stupid!"

Miles scolded:

"I think you're crazy about money! I can sue you. It was a burial chamber dedicated to our ancestors, and it was because people had always come here to look for that illusory treasure and make a mess of it, so I sealed it. ”

With a sad look on his back, he walked back and forth in front of several people:

"Outsiders don't know, don't you know? Where did we get any treasures from our village? I'm not an old fool. Over the past few decades, the village has been on the verge of despair several times, and there are no fish in the lake. There are no herbs to dig up in the valley, and no food can be grown in the ground! If there really is a treasure, how can I, as the village chief, watch everyone starve? ”

"Forget it, you come with me."

With a long sigh, he led the young men into the stone chamber, bowed to the altar, turned to them, and said:

"See these two statues? That's the portrait of our ancestors, don't look at them inconspicuous, but they do contain great power, once a quasi-sword master wanted to cut them open, but was shocked by the power contained in them, and it has been raised for several days. ”

"Isn't this thing a treasure?"

A young man boldly said:

"It can hurt that kind of strong person! If we're going to take it outside......"

"Take? How to take it? ”

Miles shook his head and said:

"Don't say that this is disrespectful to the ancestors, and you will definitely be punished...... The statue was attached to the altar and was carved out of a complete stone, which was firmly embedded in the ground, and destroying the stone was the same as attacking the statue, and no one could move it. ”

After saying this, a muffled sound came from the stone room.

Miles' body shook and slowly fell to his knees.

A shovel appeared above his head, and it was Jeff who had just passed out in a coma.

"Don't be afraid!"

Jeff said, clutching his bloody forehead, looking at his panicked companion:

"Haven't you had enough of this shabby village? Miles is just a stubborn old man. What are you afraid of? ”

He lowered his head and stared at Miles as he fell to the ground with his head covered, a grim look in his eyes.

"Jeff. What are you doing? ”

The men watched in horror as he raised his shovel and broke one of the old chief's legs.

The old village chief let out a long scream, and lay on the ground and rolled over.

"Miles, you old fellow, don't you seem to be that spineless?"

Jeff sneered and bent down:

"Don't think I don't know, every time a strong person comes, you obediently hand over that box. And then after a while it creeps back to the bottom of the pool, as if nothing had happened. ”

He put a shovel around the old chief's neck:

"And then the strong ones are like air. All were gone, never to be seen again, but except for one person...... That's Ron's father! ”

Jeff pressed the sharp shovel face to the old village chief's throat:

"Sue me, fifteen years ago. What exactly did Ron's father get? Where did he go? Is it the real treasure that has already been taken by him...... Answer my question! ”

Miles closed his eyes and didn't say a word.

"Still pretending to be a tough guy? Ha! ”

Jeff said to a man:

"You go back to the village and bring this old guy's favorite grandson here."

Seeing that the man was hesitant, he raised his bloody shovel at him:

"Do you want to disobey me? Just go! ”

The young man trembled towards the entrance of the cave, and Jeff said behind him:

"Don't forget one thing, the treasures of the village are enough to keep us free in the big city for the rest of our lives, and we don't have to endure until we are old in this poor and remote place, and we can't even see a beautiful woman; If you're looking to ventilate, consider this. ”

Then he raised his shovel. Broke one of the old chief's arms again.

Blood splattered on his face, making his expression extremely hideous:

"Old fellow, let's take our time...... There's still time! ”

Half an hour later. The young man who went out is back.

He was followed by a child with tears on his face, the marks of the beating could be seen on his head, and he immediately cried and pounced on Miles when he saw it.

"Remember, don't scream! Or I'll kill you! ”

The young man was intimidating to the child.

"Haha, when did you get so bad, Parker."

Jeff stood up from the ground:

"Well done. That's my partner. ”

He walked over and patted Parker on the shoulder, reaching out and lifting the little kid up. Put the shovel around his neck:

"How about now? Are you still pretending to be ready to continue being a tough guy, old thing. ”

"Smack, smack......"

The shovel slapped lightly on the child's face, and Jeff observed Miles' face and noticed that although his face was expressionless, the corners of his mouth were trembling slightly.

"Wow-"

The child began to cry because Jeff was pinching him so hard.

"Stop! You bastard. ”

Miles shouted with a shake of his beard, then fell to the ground and coughed violently.

"My patience is limited, tell me, where is the treasure!"

Jeff snapped.

"Even if I sue you, you won't be able to get to that place......"

Miles made a difficult sound:

"Think of Ron's father, more than ten years ago, he was the strongest man in the neighborhood, reaching the pinnacle of the King of Swords, and he didn't come back in the end? You're not even as good as Ron right now......"

"Shut up!"

Jeff's forehead is bruised:

"Ron is better than me because he left the village first! And you old stubborn have not allowed us to go out, which gives that kid a chance to be arrogant in front of me, if I go outside first, I will definitely break his neck now! ”

"Really?"

A voice came from behind him.

Jeff's arm shook, and the little kid he was holding fell to the ground.

"Ron......

He gritted his teeth and squeezed out a name.

"I followed Parker to find out what he wanted to do when he took the village chief's grandson."

Ron figured out from the hole.

"I didn't expect you to be so mad, Jeff, like the real robbers I've ever met, inhuman and merciful. For the sake of one's own interests, one can ignore a qiē; Let me guess that once you get the treasure, you'll find a way to kill everyone else, right? ”

He slowly drew his scimitar:

"Actually, I lied before. Actually, I don't like to kill...... But now I have the urge to cut you in half, and you say, what should I do? ”

"Stop talking nonsense, Ron, kill if you want."

Jeff actually calmed down:

"I know that neither of us is your opponent together, and that you are a cold-blooded bandit, and hostage-taking will not work for you. But...... Don't you want to know the secret of that treasure? ”

He turned around and looked into Ron's eyes:

"Don't forget. Maybe you can find out about your father's whereabouts from it, maybe he's not dead yet! ”

"Ron, don't be fooled by him!"

Miles suddenly shouted on the ground:

"What our village guards is not a valuable treasure at all, but a key. This key doesn't stay anywhere, it's just ......"

"A spell to open the door? An obscure magic? ”

Ron hung down the scimitar:

"I'm not interested in any of that, and the same is true of the bastard who left me and my mother behind, but Jeff, this time I've decided to listen to you."

He walked up to Miles and looked down at him, the look in his eyes made it clear to the old village chief that he was serious:

"Tell me that at the end of the road to the end of the road you can get great power, is this true?"

"Wake up. That's just a legend, not a reality! Ron! ”

Miles growled:

"If it is so simple to become stronger, why has there been no real strong person in our village until now? Your father is famous in this neighborhood though. But it's nothing in the whole continent at all, otherwise he wouldn't be ......"

He sighed:

"Your father is a very hot ** villager, and he is also a candidate for the next village chief, because of this, I told him the truth, but I didn't expect to hurt him in the end."

"Don't talk to me about that betrayer again!"

Ron's face changed.

"Betrayer? No, he just wants to make everyone's lives better. ”

Miles struggled to sit up from the ground:

"That year a new lord came here. Heavy taxes were levied on all the villages, and everyone was starved to death; Your father went to the lord theory. But a sword king is not in the eyes of the lord at all, so he can only think of other ways. ”

Ron's expression was cloudy, and he listened to the old village chief tell the truth about the year:

"He came to me to inquire about the Ancient Way, and I told him that the path had become so dangerous that no one could return except the great mage; And the mage only brought back a leaf. ”

"Although that leaf made him immortal, he was later killed in battle, and no one knows what he saw in it, but apparently he did not receive the power of the legendary gods."

Jeff interjected:

"Ron, even if we don't get that power, we can sell this news to someone else......"

He looked at Miles and said:

"What instructions from our ancestors? It's ridiculous, what's so good about this remote village? As long as everyone has the money, whether it is to rebuild or move elsewhere, any choice is much better than clinging to poverty. ”

"Jeff, you don't understand, the instructions left by our ancestors are not only a responsibility, but also a curse."

Miles said in a deep voice:

"As long as a person is born from this village, no one can really leave here, otherwise that person will definitely die!"

He looked at Ron and said:

"Now I don't hide it anymore, Ron, you are not the son of your parents, but an orphan he brought back from outside, so you alone can leave the village unharmed, and the others will immediately turn into a cold corpse if they are away for more than a month."

"-A month? And you're still letting him go that damn path? ”

Ron grabbed Miles by the collar and his eyes turned dangerous.

"It's his own choice, Ron."

The old village chief's eyes were clear:

"You know, I'm no match for him, and he knows the secret, and I can't stop him."

"Sue me that secret, tell it now!"

Ron's figure flashed a few times, and several people, including Jeff, fell to the ground, and then pointed his scimitar at Miles:

"Since there is no curse on me, then I will save you! If that guy can't do it, let me do it! ”

"Impossible."

Miles shook his head and said:

"When I was young, I was as passionate as you, and I wanted to save this village, when I looked for the strong, knelt down and pleaded, risked my life to entangle; At last, a benevolent sage was moved to take him to this stone chamber, hoping that he would be able to undo the curse......"

He looked at the altar, and a look of fear suddenly appeared in his eyes.

Ron looked up and saw that the stone platform in the middle suddenly lit up.

This light was an extremely ominous purple-black, and as soon as it appeared in the stone chamber, it was like a pair of invisible hands tightly strangling a person's neck, and the pain and depression seemed to suffocate people immediately.

Ron...... Come on! ”

Miles' face turned purple, and he shouted out a sentence with all the strength of his body:

"That's coming!" (To be continued) R640