Section 560 Old Monster
Wright's nervousness is not unreasonable. Because in Claudir's battle sequence, the Warrior is a very special existence.
As a soldier with high combat effectiveness and joining the chain of command at the time of concoction, the Warrior is more of a necessary assistant to the conqueror than a combat unit. Therefore, at any time, the Warriors were not included in the list of consumables in the general sense, but were classified as 'private goods' that only the conqueror had the power to wield.
In other words, a warrior is an army, and an army will have only one master. This is Crodir's combat unit. No matter what the reason, when. None of the Apostles could be a Conqueror without existence. That's what distinguishes him from ordinary forcible creatures.
So seeing the Warrior here, Wright felt a little nervous in his heart. Could it be that behind the other party, is a conqueror?
But at this time, he couldn't think about it anymore, and almost at the same time as the other party appeared, Wright also opened his command network, and dozens of veins burst out behind him. The atmosphere was tense to the extreme.
"Don't be in a hurry."
At this moment, the blood pupil stopped Wright's move from behind.
From his vantage point, he could clearly see the appearance of the squire. You can also see the most delicate expressions of the other party.
Strange to say, in the face of Wright's momentum, the warrior did not show the momentum of attack. Just crossed his arms and looked at him for a while, then suddenly turned around and wanted to go inside. Behind him, the other repulsors let out a roar at Blood Pupil and the others, and disappeared into the shadows of the passage with him.
What's going on?
Not only Wright, but even Robbie and others were confused.
Everyone was silent for a while, but they saw a faint smile on the blood pupil. Said softly. "Let's go."
So saying, he should go ahead first......
The passage ahead is not very long. After only a few moments, they came to a huge square with a huge altar in the center. It's the same as what I saw at Ei's before. The difference is that there is more than one figure before this altar. Rather, it is a dense two-row queue. It's the same as the many repulsors I've seen in the passage before.
I saw that they were dressed in armor, neatly arranged in two columns, forming a wide passage. At the end of the passage is the mysterious warrior. When he saw Blood Pupil and the others enter the hall, he nodded slightly, turned around and walked towards the altar. Subsequently. The altar trembled slightly. Soon a long staircase was formed.
Everyone was stunned when they saw this scene. Robbie whispered. "It's ...... Tell us to go up? ”
"What you see, is the truth." The blood pupil replied. Then he walked towards the steps without hesitation, his movements were not fast but not half sluggish, as if he had known that the Dao would be like this. Robbie, who only watched, was confused.
But at this point, any worries are unnecessary. So Robbie just followed with only a stagnant. The crowd behind followed suit.
This altar was large, and compared to the altar I'd seen at Kage's before, it wasn't prismatic, but a broad circle. Above the altar, there is also a mysterious object levitating. Underneath the object is a crouching figure. The mysterious warrior stood behind the figure, indifferently watching the crowd walk up to the altar.
The blood pupil slowly walked towards the crouching figure. Stopped ten meters in front of him.
The distance was short, short enough for him to threaten anyone. But the crouching figure didn't seem to feel it, and was still busy with his own business. Although there was a hint of vigilance in the eyes of the mysterious warrior, he did not make a sound to stop him.
At this time, the blood pupil had already seen the appearance of the crouching figure. I saw that he was an old man with gray hair. Dressed in tattered and old robes. Because he has not combed for many years, his hair has become tangled and dirty, and it is indescribably dirty. All of his robes were tattered and corroded, as if they were going to shatter at any moment. It looks sloppy at all.
He lowered his head and couldn't see his face clearly, fiddling with small pebbles. Looks...... It seems to be playing chess.
Play chess?
The blood pupil's eyes flashed slightly, and he remembered. Shadow was also playing chess in front of his cave. This man is also playing chess. Is there anything strange about this chessboard? I wondered in my heart. He didn't say a word, just squatted down to himself. Watch the old man play chess.
The old man's movements were very slow, and he picked up a small pebble from the ground little by little, and put it in another place little by little. The whole process took half a day. It feels like a movie in slow motion. There were countless intricate lines on the ground in front of him. It's like a chessboard, but it's not the same chessboard.
The blood pupil watched carefully, and after a long time, he couldn't judge the meaning of these lines. I couldn't help but sigh deeply.
"It's ...... Disappointed......"
There was a hoarse, rusty grinding sound in my ears. Blood Pupil raised her head, and immediately saw a face as old as an old orange peel. and a pair of ...... Eyes as bright as the stars.
What bright eyes those were...... It's like the stars. Under these eyes, the blood pupil only felt that the vicissitudes of the old man had disappeared without a trace at this moment, and the only thing left was these eyes and that faint blood stain.
The bloodstain is the pupil, and the old man also has a pair of blood-colored pupils. It's just that it's a little dark and dry compared to the blood pupil.
"............" was silent for a while, and the blood pupil stood up in the old man's gaze. A smile is revealed. "Not disappointed. Because ......"
Blood Pupil thought for a moment and replied honestly. "I don't understand it at all."
"Hehe......" the old man laughed. seems to be very satisfied with the straightforwardness of the blood pupil.
His body trembled slightly. It was only a moment before he suddenly coughed. The coughing became more and more intense, and at the end of the cough, it was as if the lungs were going to be coughed out of the throat. A faint trail of blood was visible to the naked eye from the corner of his mouth. It's so shocking.
The mysterious warrior immediately stepped forward and wanted to support the old man.
"No...... No need......" The old man waved his hand, stopping the warrior's movements, and then stood up little by little. His movements were slow, but his face twitched slightly with every movement, and he seemed to be in great pain. It took a long time to stand up straight. A trembling finger was held out to wipe the blood away. He smiled wryly at the blood pupils.
"It's been too long, my body, it's aged...... Even to do this...... Action...... It's become incredibly difficult......"
"I want to ...... You're going to be disappointed...... ...... like me Rubbish...... How could it be Crodier's...... Juggernaut ...... How could it be...... Stay in this sacred place......"
"............" The blood pupil was silent, his gaze was tightly pressed on the old man's face, and after a while, he shook his head slightly. No, I'm not disappointed, just weird. ”
"Strange...... What the? The old man asked with a smile. Odd...... Why am I doing this? ”
"Yes." Blood Pupil nodded. "I've met Ei-sama before, but he doesn't seem to be aging, so ......"
"We ...... It's different......" The old man interrupted the blood pupil's words, and a self-deprecating smile appeared in his eyes. "They...... It is necessary to ensure combat power...... That's why it's ...... Choose a doppelganger...... But I ......"
At this point he coughed again, and his body gradually became rickety.
But the face of the blood pupil changed, and there was a look of disbelief in his eyes. "Different? They are doppelgangers...... Then you ......"
"Don't you see it yet?" The old man finally stopped coughing and struggled to stand up straight again. He pointed to his old body, which could collapse at any time. Smiled and replied. "That's me...... I...... That's ...... me."
"I'm not a doppelganger...... Nor is it a spirit...... It's not a god's ......."
"That's who I am."
Noumenon!! It turned out to be the main body!!
The blood pupil was suddenly startled, and a shocked look flashed in his eyes.
Before that, he had thought about countless possibilities, but he never expected it to be like this. The ontology, this old man, is actually a complete ontology. Doesn't that mean that he is an old monster who has lived since the time of the Great Chaos? So how old is he? Thousands of years? Tens of thousands of years?
It's horrifying.
You must know that although Crodil is the most powerful biological civilization in the universe, it does not mean that they have eternal life. Previously, the blood pupil had learned from Rhea that although the length of life was related to the physical body, it was not limited to the physical body. Even if they can replace the aging physical base at any time, the lifespan cannot be extended indefinitely. This is the most cruel rule in the universe, and no one can escape it.
Rhea was able to survive until now because he adopted some mysterious methods, and even then he lost all his combat power. It is really hard to imagine how powerful such an old monster that still retains its body from the Great Chaos will be.
It was a living God.
Such a person would willingly stay here and become a guardian, so what kind of secret is hidden in this ruin?
Blood Pupil couldn't think about it anymore, but felt an extremely depressed feeling surging in her heart. Looking at the old man in front of him, he couldn't speak.
However, the old man was extremely cheerful, and instead showed a faint smile.
"Don't be nervous...... I said it...... That's because I don't need combat power...... So, I'm not as strong as you think......"
"I'm just a waste that could die at any moment...... Maybe it's later, maybe it's the next moment. ”
"My lord, may I ask what ...... you are" The blood pupil immediately became serious, but before he could finish speaking, the old man waved his hand and interrupted him.
"My ...... Time is running out...... Problematic...... I'll ask later...... Now ......"
He smiled slightly, and suddenly stretched out his old right hand and pointed at the blood pupil.
"It's time for class......"
The next moment, everyone felt that the world was spinning, and the whole space was blurred. When it was clear again, it was already over a huge planet.
Beneath them, countless cities flourished, and the streets were filled with itinerant pedestrians.