Chapter 111: Demon Jungle (First Recommendation Vote)
The portal to the demonic jungle of the Netravos half-plane still protrudes near the valley, and various strange-shaped trees can be faintly seen inside.
And the young man in the black magic robe led the legends of Danissos, Dracula, and Lucien closer to it with trepidation.
"Did anything strange happen after Netravos closed the top floor of the magic tower, or who came to visit?" Og, the "Lord of the Dark Side", asked the Netraws student as he walked.
The young man thought about it carefully and shook his head slightly: "As usual, there are no guests and no strange things. ”
After a pause, he gritted his teeth and said: "Actually, in fact, because the teacher is too 'harsh', after he closes the top magic tower, I can get as far as I can......"
As a student, speaking ill of the teacher behind his back was a crime that could be punished by death in the ancient Magic Empire, even in the current Magic Council, this is very unpopular behavior, but the stakes are high, and when it comes to the real cause of the teacher's death, this young man still truthfully described the situation at that time.
The black cloak hid Og's face in shadow, and only two bits of turquoise light came through, seeming to come from his eyes.
He first swirled around the young man with a green light without emotion, making him sweat and tremble, and then said hoarsely: "Naitravos, this madman, what is wrong with transforming into a group of demons who have no reason and no brains." ”
The main reason is that the legendary profession itself is the "Abyss Lord", and it is the most important to transform the body into a demon king. The young man silently defended himself, but he had no objection to the fact that Netravos was a madman.
As he slowly walked towards the Gate of Time and Space, Og, the Brain of the Elders, the Six-Armed Inquisitor, Dubernal, Daniss, Dracula, Myerris, and Seth all questioned the young man from time to time to confirm the results of his astrology, prophetic supernatural abilities, and reasoning judgments, while Fettia remained in the Valley of Flamestone, guarding the headquarters of the Dark Council.
The short journey is a process of communication for these strong people who can flash, which is why they walk so slowly, but no matter how slow they are, they will quickly reach the front of the "Gate of Time and Space". Flying in mid-air, Danissus flapped his two huge charcoal-gray wings. Raising his head, he let out a gentle dragon roar.
The surrounding space-time suddenly "shocked", and the illusory gate suddenly expanded. Danissos' massive body threw himself into it as if he were swimming in the sea.
Then. Lucian, who had not spoken, suddenly asked, "What's your name?"
"Me?" the young man pointed to himself, confused. Then he said with a respectful expression: "Back to Your Excellency, you can call me David." ”
Very common name, everywhere.
The other legendary powerhouses all looked at Lucien with puzzled eyes. I wonder why he suddenly asked such an inconsequential question, or was it just a polite act before asking? After all, "Atomic Control" is a musician and the queen's husband, so it is not surprising that etiquette is valued.
But Lucien only nodded and ordered, "David, lead the way." Then he never spoke again, remaining as silent as before.
Although this abnormal situation is only a small episode, most of the strong people present are scheming guys, so the strong will, one by one strange spells, all fell on David, to make sure that he had no problem, otherwise it would be a great shame if he was deceived by a magician who was not at a high level.
After just a few seconds, they looked at each other, nodded imperceptibly, indicating that there was no problem, and then stepped into the portal of time and space with David, heading to the "Demon Jungle".
Time and space changed, the scene in front of him gradually became clearer from blur, and a strange forest appeared in front of Lucian's eyes.
The trees of this forest have only two colors, either black as ink or red as blood, but they have different shapes, some are humanoid, some are full of eyes, some are a mouth with white teeth on each leaf, some are upside down, the crown is at the bottom, and the roots of the tree are stretched into the dark clouds, and there is also a huge leaf that flutters in the wind, and the veins on it grow trunks, branches, and fruits in all directions......
The half-plane of Netravos is simply more chaotic than the abyss, and all kinds of creatures seem to be patchwork together.
However, these terrifying creatures are only relatively speaking, in the eyes of all the members of the "Investigation Team", they are weak and negligible, and what really deserves attention is the "chaos" that permeates the dirt, air, and water, which is the core of the half-plane, and the source of all these scenes, even if the legendary powerhouse is not careful, it will be affected.
David recited the incantation, opening a wide passage through the jungle, and at the end of it was a towering spiral magic tower that was pitch black and twisted like the trees of the jungle.
Danisus swooped down towards the magic tower from mid-air, and a gust of invisible wind blew away all the chaos, and the other legendary powerhouses were not far behind, and entered the magic tower with their own abilities.
The ground floor hall of the Tower of Magic is covered with a black carpet and has no chandeliers, except for silver candlesticks inlaid on the surrounding walls, which burn with dark red flames, creating a dim yellow vision.
And near each candelabra, there hung something different, a leather whip full of barbs, a mace with steel thorns, a small, strange silver sewing needle, in short, everything that should not have been in the house of a legendary magician.
"That's Netravos's masochistic tool, but it's all used a long time ago, and now there's no way to satisfy him......" Og, who was still familiar with Netravos, reluctantly introduced the legend who had never been here in a hoarse voice.
No one spoke, because I really didn't know what to say.
Lucien shook his head amusedly, and turned his gaze to the front of the hall, where an oil painting hung on a middle-aged man with a peculiar appearance.
The man had a serious expression, a pair of demonic horns engraved with patterns on his forehead, three white eyes, deep red pupils, a collapsed nose, a protruding mouth, and high cheekbones, full of incongruity.
"This is a self-portrait of Netravos......" Stannis casually introduced to Lucian, noticing his gaze.
Really...... Lucien also guessed that it was Netravos, and laughed secretly, this is a posthumous photo......
"Excellencies, from the ninth floor onwards, there is a destroyed four-story magic tower. David led the legends upward, "We're going to the scene now." ”
Although there are not many layers of this magic tower, each layer is extremely wide and high, even if the dragon Danisus has only slightly reduced its body, the space seems to be very spacious.
"Don't rush, check layer by layer, maybe you can find clues. Og interrupted Davy, and that he could find a lot of goodies.
Naturally, other legendary powerhouses would not let go of this opportunity, especially Stannis, who came for Netravos' books and notes, so the investigation team advanced very slowly, and only approached the "crime scene" after a few hours.
In the process, both Lucien and Stannis have gained a lot, rubbing and recording a lot of useful materials, although they are not the core of Netravos's current research, but they are also the outstanding results of the ancient magic empire's bloodline synthesis research.
"Next up is the ninth floor......" David stood on the stairs and faced a gray stone door with chaotic patterns.
Dracula wore white gloves on both hands and covered his nose like a clean man: "Open it." ”
As the stone gate slowly opened, the horrific scene inside was exposed, leaving only a few remnants of all the ceilings (floors) from the ninth to the thirteenth floors.
There is no longer a divided hall, dissection room, synthesis room, alchemy room, bondage room, study and other layouts, there are broken walls and ruins everywhere, and the middle position is completely shattered, and there are signs of gasification.
"I'm afraid the data has been destroyed as well...... Stannis sighed quietly.
Due to the protection of the magic tower as a whole, the windows of the exterior wall are still intact, but they are completely different from the current popular style, small and abnormal, and exude a rigid and serious taste.
Through this window, you can see the "Demon Jungle" outside, and the dark clouds in the sky infected by the abyssal aura seem to be getting darker and gloomy.
"Act together, lest anyone destroy the clues. "Lord of the Dark Side," Auger said as if he was not too afraid of Danissus and Dracula.
Danisus said without mood swings: "Then check Netravos's talisman life box first." ”
There was no objection to this proposal, and it was indeed the most likely thing to leave a clue.
Netravos's Talisman Crate was hidden between the twelfth and thirteenth floors of the Magic Tower, but under the Storm of Destruction, it had completely collapsed and no longer had any concealment.
"The explosion happened from the inside out...... "Elder Brain" picked up a dark black object with two thin hands, which seemed to have been inlaid with gems, but no trace of the gems could be found now, "This is also the original site of destruction. ”
As a legendary magician's talisman life box, its sturdiness can be imagined, so even if this is the core of the explosion, there are still fragments remaining.
"Either Netravos blew it up himself, or someone used a strange spell to affect the life box through the soul......" Dubernal judged.
Saying it means not saying it, the other legendary powerhouses secretly slandered themselves, among them, Danisos and Dracula seemed to be standing a little far away from the gathering place of the talisman life box fragments in order to avoid suspicion.
Lucien looked out the window, the dark clouds of chaos rolling faintly. (To be continued......)
PS: The first more recommendation vote~