Chapter 57: The Horus Fresco
The term "ancient ruins" originally meant buildings or alternative spaces that were left over from ancient times and beyond the current level of human construction.
However, in the eyes of adventurers, the "ancient ruins" are actually "storage rooms for the heritage of the gods in ancient times", because there are usually various blood artifacts left inside, waiting for everyone to unearth them.
It's just that according to past experience, this "unearthing" process is not only not easy and pleasant, but may even turn into a tragedy.
Relics that were abandoned thousands of years ago may exist in various forms, such as "caves", "palaces", "desert islands", and even "other spaces" that cannot be named.
There are also hundreds of dangers in these ruins, such as high-level alien beasts, demons that may have used it as a habitat, or various defenses left over from ancient times, as well as some very dangerous poisons.
The more historic the ruins, the better the treasures inside, and the more risks there are to deal with.
Therefore, although exploring the ruins is a favorite of adventurers, it is also the burial place for many people who have lost their lives......
And the ruins that Liyong has come to now are the most dangerous of all the ruins, the "forbidden ruins" located in the "Four Forbidden Lands".
When Lyon entered the ruins through the gap, he was presented with a dark red world.
The light inside the cavern is very weak, the surrounding rock walls are blackened by the extremely high heat for a long time, and the ground is full of streams with red magma.
Because the entire mountain range is more or less in this style, most of the ruins within the "Dead Volcano" are similar, and basically the biggest danger is from the possibility of erupting lava and high heat at any time.
Especially in this main peak, the higher you go, the more amazing the temperature will become, and even if you spill a glass of water after 3,000 meters, it will instantly evaporate in the air, which is not a scene where humans can survive at all.
It's just that for Liyong, who has already explored the main peak himself, these difficulties don't matter.
At this time, he used the powerful "power of dyeing" to form a protective film outside his body to isolate the heat, and at the same time he moved lightly in the cave.
When he first explored the "Death Volcano", Rion prepared a protective suit that could greatly block heat, as well as many props that could actively generate freezing abilities.
It's just that he doesn't need anything now, the power of the "Sacred Domain" can be called the strongest existence under the gods, and the high temperature of just two thousand meters is nothing at all......
The place where the "Oni God" is said to be sealed is not far away, right?
After walking through the cave for about two quarters of an hour, and lightly solving some of the strange beasts "lava crawlers" that inhabit the cave, and cracking seven or eight mechanisms that could take people's lives, the environment around Riyong suddenly changed.
At this time, what appeared in front of him was a raging sea of fire, and a barrier emitting a pale red light appeared in the sea of fire, which was obviously not an obstacle that ordinary adventurers could pass through.
It is supposed to be the "main chamber" behind this, and when Rion sees this terrible sight, a smile appears on his face, because it usually means that the target is already close at hand.
In short, it is good to control the power to the extent that it does not collapse the entire cave, Rion thought as he casually carried the bottomless power of evil in his body......
"Heavenly Demon Skeleton Hand!" In an instant, a huge lilac wave like death descended into the shape of a "sickle", as if it was about to split the entire space in two, and swung towards the sea of fire!
If it was placed in the previous time and space, the team composed of three "platinum-level" powerhouses in the past took great pains to crack this sea of fire, and it took several months and a large number of precious items to barely pass.
However, in the face of today's absolute strength, this sea of fire is like a small spark by the campfire being invaded by the wind and waves, and it immediately collapses in the face of the powerful destructive power of the "Heavenly Demon Skeleton Hand", as if it never existed.......
When the turmoil of the "Heavenly Demon Skeleton Hand" subsided, what appeared in front of Liyong was a huge stone door that looked like it had gone through an unknown number of years.
The stone door was not locked, and there was no structure such as a keyhole, so it is estimated that the builders thought that the previous obstacles were enough to resist the invasion of outsiders, and if they could not resist it, adding a lock would not help.
Chirping...... As Rion pushed open the huge stone door, a breath of air that was completely different from the scorching air outside, full of long-standing charm, immediately poured out of the door and blew head-on into his face.
Yes, that's what it feels like. At this moment, Liyong couldn't help but close his eyes and wholeheartedly feel this breath that has been deposited through thousands of generations.
Even if it is a stone turn, a belt of clothes and corners, after thousands of years, each will have a different style and bones, so that people can feel the breath of the sand of time slowly flowing when they see them.
And every time such a thousand-year-old relic is opened, this atmosphere is even stronger, as if it can lead people through a long gap in time to trace the memories of the past......
"Huh? These are...... Murals? And look like this, isn't it?"
When Li Yong walked into this space behind the stone gate, the first thing that appeared in front of him was a large mural with blue as the background color, and a picture carved on the stone wall in a very primitive way!
Rion hurriedly leaned forward to take a closer look, only to find that the content of the mural seemed to describe the scene of "a demon star in the sky descended and fell in the far north of the world".
"All the blue on the mural is polished and set from genuine "sapphires...... Isn't this part of the legendary "Horus Frerals"?"
After seeing such a mural, Riyong suddenly took a deep breath and remembered the famous ancient record that was once buried in history.
The name "Fresco of Horus" comes from Horus, the first "knighted" adventurer 6,000 years ago, who found a total of ten murals with various gems inlaid on the walls during his exploration of various ruins, hence the name.
Interestingly, the ten murals individually look like ordinary paintings, but when they are all linked together in a certain sequence, it becomes clear that the ten paintings form a complete narrative picture!
"The First Mural" depicts the original chaotic world of stability and peace.
The "second fresco" depicts the ancient gods who appeared in the world and created scenes of humans and various creatures.
The "Third Mural" depicts the scene of human beings and various creatures inhabiting the world.
The "Fourth Mural" depicts the arrival of a demon star in the sky and its fall to the far north.
The "Fifth Mural" depicts the appearance of three demonic "demon star gods" in the world.
The "Sixth Mural" depicts the gradual beginning of chaos and killing in this world.
The "Seventh Mural" depicts the scene of the "Ancient Gods" and the "Demon Star God" beginning to quarrel.
The "eighth mural" depicts the beginning of a battle between the two sides.
The "Ninth Mural" depicts the scene of the "Ancient Gods" and the "Demon Star God" dying together and disappearing together.
The "Tenth Mural" depicts the world returning to tranquility and the separation of humans and demons......
Originally, thousands of years ago, human beings had been very vague about what happened in ancient times, but when the great "pioneer" Horus went through a lot of trouble to copy all these murals from ten ruins, the fog that had shrouded history gradually dissipated.
In order to commemorate this achievement, later generations called these ten murals "Horus murals" to commemorate this great adventurer who announced the truth of history to the world.
However, it must be mentioned that Horus did not reveal the location of all the original frescoes until his death, and only the second, third, and tenth frescoes were found in the three ruins according to his instructions, and the location of the remaining seven frescoes remained a mystery......
"It seems that this is the real site of the "Fourth Fresco", and I can't imagine that Horus has explored this ruin thousands of years ago, which is really a great predecessor. ”
Ryon reached out and stroked the blue-glowing sapphire mural on the wall, indulging in that long history.
But a moment later, a question appeared like lightning in Rion's mind, and he was puzzled.
If Horus had explored the site thousands of years ago, why didn't Horus take the "ghost god" with him?
Lyon turned his head to see that there was a dark passage on the other side of the fresco, and he walked towards it with a stomach full of questions, hoping to get the answer he wanted.
Adventurers explore the ruins, and the biggest goal is the blood artifacts or other treasures that remain in the ruins, and if Horus went to great lengths to come in just to copy a painting, it seems a little too desireless, right?
With this question in mind, Rion walked through the dark passage, but he had barely walked a few steps before he found that there was a dead end at the end of the passage.
Beneath the walls of that cul-de-sac, there was only a human skeleton sitting, and on its shoulder leaned a long sword that had been hidden by a thick layer of dust.
One person, one sword, just stayed here quietly, and there was no change after thousands of years.