Chapter 59: The Difference Between Heaven and Earth
Luo Ling and the three of them walked into the secret door, and after a few steps, they came to a fork in the road, there were two stairs down and up, no matter which staircase was protected by a heavy door, but the door was open at this time. They chose to go down first.
Along the stairs to the end, the surroundings immediately darkened, and all the previous rooms and passages were clearly illuminated, but the room below the stairs was very dimly lit, as if the builders were not willing to spend a little more lighting materials here.
Ji Yijun pulled out his long sword and used it to open the half-hidden door in front of him, and a dark corridor appeared in front of the three of them. You can see that there are cells on both sides of the walkway, and there are many thick wooden fences erected on the side of the walkway.
"This is the place we guessed, right?" Ji Yijun's voice unconsciously softened, as if he was afraid of disturbing the undead hidden in the shadows.
"Let's go ahead and take a look. Luo Ling pushed Ji Yijun on his shoulder, and the latter could only move forward hard.
Most of the cells on both sides of the corridor were two meters square, and they looked very cramped, and there was nothing in the cells except the beds made of hay, but these straw bunks had long since rotted into dust.
Some of these cells were empty, but many more had dry bones lying on the floor. Most of these skeletons are short and stout, and they look like dwarves in captivity.
"These people are probably starving to death. Ji Yijun said that most of the dwarves were lying on the ground or sitting against the wall when they died.
The three of them walked further and found that horizontal roads appeared in front of them, dividing the dungeon into small pieces.
"Let's split up and see if there are any other outlets. If it's just a dungeon, we'll go up further. β
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Walking through almost identical cells gives the feeling of being trapped in a loop, unable to escape, the only difference may be the different positions of the dwarven bones, but this only adds a bit of horror to the heavy atmosphere.
Luo Ling prides herself on being bold, but after walking alone for a while, she feels that the depression in her heart is getting stronger and stronger, and the sympathy in her heart has been squeezed into the corner, and now the only thing left is an emotion that wants to escape.
At this time, she heard Ji Yijun's shout not far away.
"Sister Luo Ling, come and see. Here a dwarf carved words into the wall. β
She followed the direction of the sound and ran quickly. When Ji Yijun was found, he was found standing in front of a slightly larger cell. The bars of this cell had been replaced with iron pillars with thick bowls, and the skeletons of the dwarves inside had been scattered into a heap, but from the appearance of the leg bones, it was clear that he had died cross-legged in the middle of the cell.
"This man may be the strongest of the dwarves. At least when he dies, he still has his own bearing. Ji Yijun sighed, he pointed to a location on the side wall and said, "The word is there." It should be carved in stone to stimulate the fighting spirit. β
"Great God of Forging, thank you for your punishment for sin. It allows me to see the miserable appearance of the human emperor in the last moments. He's going to die, even before me. This must be your punishment for him.
It's all coming to an end here, but I'm going to pass on the last numbers, 1826 dwarves are here, dying because of evil magical experiments. This death number, which the dwarves who came before they died, told the latecomers before they died, was almost cut off twice, but it was still stubbornly passed down among the dwarves one after another. The people who recited this number before have died, and finally it came to me. Today, I will be the 1827th, and hopefully this is a real end. β
"The dwarves died in batches from experiments, from starvation, but they still kept a record of the total number of deaths, which is remarkable. Luo Ling looked at the dwarf's bones and said, "We won't let this story be buried, rest in peace." β
Morey also walked over and said, "There is nothing important here, and there is no additional way out, it should be a pure dungeon." β
"Nope. Luo Ling shook her head and said, "There are very important things here." It's history, it's evidence, but more importantly, the dwarf tells us that Emperor Rick returned to the base with a serious injury. Let's go, let's go on the road and chase. β
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At the end of the ascending staircase is a natural cave.
The cave was clearly well maintained, not only creating an easy-to-walk path on the ground, but also placing lighting circles of different colors around the stone pillars and stalagmites, vines planted between the rocks, and glowing underground moss and lichens on the rocks.
Each section is dotted with pools of water that seem to be connected to an underground river, with the occasional colorful fish swimming through.
This scenery is no worse than the southern cave attractions that Luo Ling has visited before, and it is even more different from the prison cell just now.
"It doesn't feel right here. How a bit of a winding path, the feeling of paradise. Ji Yijun stretched out his hand and picked up a handful of water in the pool, disturbing the two small fish, "Could this be where the mage couple live?"
"Quite possibly, a lot of the arrangements here are no longer a matter of function, but an aesthetic necessity. And it is very different from the style of the Black Dragon Empire. Luo Ling agreed.
As the three of them continued to advance, the cave quickly grew larger, and a stone house appeared in front of them. The two-storey, sloping roof looked like a chapel from the original world, and the bricks and stone were very fine, with carved wooden doors and many windows, and the windows were inlaid with colored crystals.
There are many reliefs carved on the front faΓ§ade of the house, which are not people, with stars in the night sky above and mountains and rivers below.
"Looks like I guessed right. That's where the Frescos lived. But these two are rats, right? Why do they like to build houses in holes in the ground? Ji Yijun muttered.
"How do you know they usually live here? Many magicians have more than one residence, according to your ancient books, the three caves of the cunning rabbit. Back then, the Seven Towers chose to fight against the gods, and the preparation time was definitely not a year or two, and many magicians would prepare shelters in advance, so that in case the battle failed, at least there would be a place to hide. I guess this is a refuge for the Frescos. So, they hid commemorative engagement gifts like the Electric Wing Silver Dragon here. In the end, it was cheaper to find the Black Dragon Empire here. Morey said.
"Didn't you say that the Electric Wing Silver Dragon was a Saint-Order Golem? Why didn't they use it against the gods?
"Do you understand what gods are, do you know where their weaknesses are?" asked Luo Ling.
"Sister Luo Ling, aren't you cold to me, how can I know, I'm just about to move to the middle level. β
"Then how can you be sure that this golem will be a powerful weapon against the gods? maybe in the eyes of these powerhouses of the Holy Realm who have an understanding of the gods, the electric winged silver dragon is useless in front of the gods?"
"Also, if the battle between God and God is also me slashing you, you punching me, or you have a fireball and I have a lightning, then it is too cheap. β
"Of course, I think there is another possibility, which woman likes to use the love token as a weapon?"
"Okay. β
While speaking, the three of them had already walked to the door of the house. Ji Yijun was just about to push the door, but he heard the sound of a quarrel coming from inside.
"It's Adan and Ola. Finally caught up with us. β