Chapter 24 (Trial of the Beast God)
Chapter 24
"The Hundred Beasts Sacred Mountain that has sheltered the Frost Mountain Clan for generations, today is the oath and sacrifice of the Frost Mountain Clan's coming-of-age ceremony for another year, I, the patriarch of the Frost Mountain Clan, "Yunette Wolfl", led the young people of our clan to come here, come to worship the Holy Mountain, worship the ancestors, ......"
As the patriarch's sacrifice began, the recruits in the center of the "Cold Altar" knelt on one knee at the same time, and began the worship ceremony. And Jemina, too, was at the front of the line and got down on one knee.
After the patriarch's sacrifice was finished, Red and Casa secretly looked up at the patriarch, who was also their father, and slowly walked to the altar of "Cold Altar", only to see a huge shining blue stone like ice and snow standing on the altar, although the brothers have been to "Cold Altar" countless times since they were children, but they have never observed the environment and what mysterious things here are so carefully.
Behind the blue stone, there is an even greater totem of a hundred beasts, on which are carved the heads of various beasts or animals, including wolves, bears, tigers, leopards, horned deer, antelopes, eagles, and snow owls. Lifelike, leaving Red and Casa dumbfounded.
"Sacred Snow Mountain~Infested with Beasts~~The Heroic Soul of Frost Mountain~Will Return~~......" A clear singing voice made Red and Casa quickly bow their heads.
I saw the patriarch standing in front of the blue divine stone, his hands open, his eyes slightly closed, and began to gently chant the sacrificial song that the Frost Mountain Clan had sung for generations, and as the song drifted away, the cold mist in the cold altar slowly spread, and the murmur of Suo Suo gradually began to rise, Red and Kasa knew that such a voice must not belong to any of the recruits present.
The melodious sacrificial song and the whispers around him made some recruits can't help but secretly look up, and of course, Red and Kasa can't help but invade the mystery in their hearts. After seeing the fog, figures appeared around the cold altar......
"Wow! what's that......" Casa whispered. The boss with staring eyes. And Red and the recruits around him also had surprised expressions on their faces like Casa.
The figure in the dense fog around him gradually revealed, "Yes...... Animals, beasts, ......" Red was a little dumbfounded.
Gray-and-white fur wolves, as well as several grizzly bears, lions, tigers, snow leopards, reindeer, white foxes, snow hares, lemmings...... There are also many goshawks and snow owls circling in the sky.
In an instant, all kinds of animals seemed to be attracted by the patriarch's sacrificial song, surrounding the cold altar, and what surprised everyone even more was that the animals that were originally fighting each other in the snow-capped mountains seemed to have forgotten their usual battles at this moment, and stood there peacefully, staring at the frost mountain people in the cold altar.
"Our ancestors have returned, and they are watching you, watching their children and grandchildren. The patriarch did not turn back, and said softly. "Only when the Frost Mountain people are recognized by them can they become true Frost Mountain warriors. ”
Before the patriarch could finish speaking, a herd of animals gradually approached the crowd, including timid rabbits and lemmings. This is a huge anomaly from the usual.
Looking at the herd of various beasts and animals walking towards him, the bodies of some of the young recruits with weak bearing ability began to tremble slightly, but the beasts did not seem to intend to harm these humans, but slowly walked beside everyone, and some gently lay in front of the recruits, bowing their heads and rubbing their bodies. Some jumped on the shoulders of the recruits, overhead, playfully frolicking around them.
Almost every recruit is surrounded by a group of animals, and the usually fierce beasts approach these coming-of-age recruits with unusual gentleness, as if the elders are caring for the younger ones. This atmosphere gradually dispelled some of the uneasiness in the hearts of these recruits.
"Uh...... What's going on......" The patriarch frowned slightly, muttering silently, and Jemina on the side followed the patriarch's gaze, it was Red and Casa...... Around them, not a single animal wants to come near them.
Jemina rubbed her eyes and stared at the two brothers incredulously, and Red and Kasa were also obviously aware of this, and looked at Jemina and their patriarch father with a little embarrassment.
"How is it possible, usually his two brothers come very well with the animals in the mountains. Both the ferocious beasts and the most timid of them are willing to approach Red and Casa. What's going on today......" Jemina also looked embarrassed as she explained to the patriarch.
Looking at the two brothers who were still kneeling on the ground, a complicated expression gradually appeared on the patriarch's face, and Jemina couldn't tell that it was a slight relief, but also a little fear, more of an unexpected expression, and the patriarch's expression made Jemina even more puzzled.
"Patriarch, if you say something, your expression is really tangled. Jemina couldn't help but muttered to the patriarch.
"Shhh......h
I only heard a sharp wolf howl in the dense fog, the sound was deafening, and before Jemina could react, there was another owl roar over the dense fog, the same loud sound, and the two voices came out one after another, hitting back and forth on the mountain walls on all sides of the cold altar. After the loud echo, all the beasts in the cold altar stood up silently, and the birds of prey also fell. The recruits, like beasts and animals, looked in amazement at the source of the sound.
After the thick fog, a huge giant wolf with dark red hair gradually revealed, its size was so large, and its sharp wolf claws touched the ground and made a sharp grinding sound. Before everyone came to their senses, a shadow suddenly shook overhead, a pair of giant wings waved, the ground was cold and windy, and a snow-white bird fell to the ground, and its sharp eyes scanned the panicked crowd, making the recruits, including Jemina, dumbfounded.
"Flame Wolf King, Giant Snow Owl ......" The patriarch looked at the two giant beasts that suddenly appeared, different from all the other fierce beasts, and his joy and reverence overflowed.
And Jemina on one side looked back at the patriarch in surprise. "You're talking about...... The legendary beast of the Hundred Beast Mountain?" Jemina was a little speechless.
"It's also the first time I've met, they only exist in the ...... of the Frost Mountain Clan's legend," and the patriarch was also surprised......
The two giant beasts were like emperors descending from the sky, contemptuous of the arrogance and awe, making the cold altar silent, Red and Casa only felt that the movement behind them was wrong, and two powerful breaths surged behind them, and before the two brothers could react, a voice came to their minds at the same time, "Don't look back." ”
Red instantly seemed to be in a burning hell, bean-sized sweat droplets oozed out of his forehead, he secretly looked at his younger brother Kasa beside him, only to see that Kasa seemed to have fallen into an ice cave, his face was pale, and he was spitting white gas.
"Close your eyes and try to guess...... Who we are. The hollow voice seemed to come from a distant holy mountain, and it sounded in the minds of the two of them again.
Red and Kasa closed their eyes at the same time, but their wills were being destroyed by the flames and ice, and they couldn't help but frown and look pained.
"What is it that can make us here, and if we don't get a satisfactory answer, you can't leave here easily. The voice sounded so coldly that Red and Casa couldn't help but want to cover their ears with their hands.
"Red, Casa...... !! with the Beast Soul" Jemina broke through the momentum suppressed by the two legendary beasts and shouted loudly to her two students.