Chapter Twenty-Four: Escape from the Forbidden Land
After being carried into the black hole by the strong attraction, Perse, Artimis and Jose held each other's hands tightly to prevent them from getting lost in the vast and unknown space.
Bai Xiu also laid down a halo-shaped barrier in time, surrounding the three partners within the barrier to prevent accidents that might happen at any time.
It was all because of the faint flame in the outer layer of the enchantment, so that after the hole of the black hole was closed, their vision would get limited light in the same endless dark space-time.
"Could this be the forbidden place known as 'Tartax'?"
Artimis, the god of the moon, asked Pasius questions with a wave of thought.
She was about to open her mouth to make a sound, but the air in the enchantment became thinner and thinner, and the pain in her chest was uncomfortable, and she couldn't get rid of the feeling of wanting to vomit, so it became extremely difficult and painful to make a sound.
Bai Xiu nodded at her and replied with a wave of thought:
"That's right, from the moment we entered, the terrible force that attracted us was gone, and we must have been led to our destination by Zeus' spells...... Jose, are you okay?"
Remembering that he hadn't heard Jose's voice for a long time, Bai Xiu sent him a wave of thought. Jose is no longer what it used to be, with Hades' favor and half of the mana of the Titans, he has long been able to communicate with the gods with the wave of thoughts.
“......”
Receiving no response, Percius and Artemis became aware of Jose's situation.
The two of them turned their heads to look at Jose in unison, and were surprised to find that his eyes were slightly open, and his mind was almost confused.
"Bai Xiu, look!"
Artimis held Bai Xiu's hand tightly with one hand and dragged Jose with the other, so he could only use the sound of surprised thoughts as a hint, and his eyes motioned for Bai Xiu to look at Jose seriously.
“!”
At this time, Bai Xiu noticed that Jose's clothes were badly damaged, and what was worse was that the exposed skin of his hands, head and other exposed bodies had ulcerated to varying degrees.
"How could this be? Didn't he get the special mark of the Immortal King and become immortal?"
Artimis couldn't bear to look at it, turned his head to Bai Xiu, and when he asked him, his eyes were already red.
"This is the real horror of the space of exile, the forbidden place of death of the gods......" Bai Xiu's thought wave let out a deep sigh:
"Tartax...... Presumably, Hades's spell can't work here! Jose is a mortal body, and there is a difference between his physique and ours, so he will be the first to be affected by radiation. It won't be long before my enchantment can barely sustain it......"
"Radiation ...... You mean......"
Artemis looked around in amazement, and through the limited light of the fading flames outside the barrier, he could see that in the ethereal and infinitely dark space around them, there were all kinds of unknown objects.
Some of them looked like piles of dust, and some of them looked like strange rocks and mountains, floating past the outside of Bai Xiu's barrier.
"What are those things?"
Seeing the strange floating objects, some of which still emitted a faint light, Artemis was curious but also afraid, and the sound of questioning thoughts was full of timidity.
"If you explain it in the context of human science, they are cosmic garbage!"
After Bai Xiu replied in the affirmative, he immediately frowned. "In the past, when there were no human beings, the special air pressure in this area alone could slowly reduce the bodies of the gods. Nowadays, the development of human science and technology has reached an unprecedented peak, and all the scientific waste produced is discharged here, so in addition to air pressure, the substances that can bring us fatal harm are these space junk with radiation pollution!"
Bai Xiu explained, looking at the vast universe through the light of the enchantment flame, his eyes were already dyed by the faint light of the fire into two orange colors.
Seeing that Artemis could listen attentively, his wave of amazement resounded in her head again:
"Now it seems that Zeus wanted to destroy the human world, not because of the overdevelopment of human beings, but because of ...... Their civilization had reached a certain peak, and he felt threatened by the achievements they had achieved, the fear that their faith in the gods would be completely replaced by technology......"
"That'...... Now, isn't it time to think about how to get out of this space?" Artimis suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly interrupted Pasiu:
"We can't stay here and die! Kareta is still fighting Zeus and Hera alone, and we can't leave him alone!"
Bai Xiu looked at her in surprise, staring at her delicate face covered in dirt and dust, and sincere and anxious.
"Artimis ...... You don't hold a grudge against Carreta anymore, do you?"
"Nonsense! I am a sister with her who can't be more close, how could I really resent her!"
Artemis naturally knew what Bai Xiu was pointing to, his cheeks were hot, and he hurriedly sent out a wave of thoughts to explain:
"Kareta and I have always had a good relationship since the time of the gods. After going through many things to be reborn, I finally understood all her forbearance and suffering. Only good-hearted gods would be the first to put themselves in danger in times of repeated crisis. Bai Xiu, now that you have a place for me in your heart, how can I continue to be angry with her? Think about it, it was indeed me who was wrong. ”
"Hmm. ”
Bai Xiu smiled at her with a reassuring smile, his eyes softened. Suddenly, his back bent and a mouthful of blood came out of his mouth. At this juncture, the flame of the barrier that protected them suddenly retreated, and it was on the verge of extinction.
"Bai Xiu, what's wrong with you!" Artimis was sharp and anxious, and her face turned pale with fright.
Bai Xiu's facial features were constricted by indescribable pain. He straightened his back and regained his strength.
For a moment, the barrier was reinforced, and the flames on the ring stretched longer.
"Bai Xiu, are you desperate...... Your source of divine power has already been injured in the Tianshui Cold Pool, and it can't withstand the extreme loss anymore......"
Seeing him gritting his teeth and insisting, Artemis let out a wave of thought.
"Don't worry about me, I'll have to hold on until we think of leaving this damn place!
Artemis lowered his head sadly, as if he was thinking about something, and his expression was uncertain. With her eyes tossing and turning, she looked at Jose, who was already unconscious, and finally made up her mind, her eyebrows twitched, and her eyes were resolute.
"No matter what, we're going to get out of Tartaxus as soon as possible, no matter what it takes! Jose, you and me...... It's the last friend Carreta can rely on, and we can't give up hope!"
"Could it be...... Do you already have a way out? Artima?"
"Hmm!"
Artemis nodded firmly, and looked at the boundless universe in front of him:
"Have you forgotten that the danger of 'praying for the sun' and 'worshipping the moon' is that you can travel through any time and space with one arrow, opening up a connecting channel between spaces, even if it is hundreds of millions of light years away!"
"You mean, borrow the power of your divine bow!"
"Yes, I'll enlarge the 'moon sacrifice' in a moment, and we'll ride on the arrow and fly with it to the human world! When I prompt, you close the barrier so I can cast a spell, and I'll be ready to build a bow a few seconds before our bodies are torn apart by the air pressure. As you gallop, you must hold on to the barrier!"
Finally had a way to escape from the forbidden land, and although Bai Xiu was in a good mood, his expression was not completely relieved. He understands the magnitude of his responsibility.
Once Artimis's magic arrow leaves the string, it will inevitably rub with the special air pressure of space-time in the process of breaking through space-time and speeding rapidly, generating extremely dangerous heat energy. Without Bai Xiu's enchantment protection, the three of them would have been burned the moment the divine arrow flew out of the string. Therefore, before returning to the human world, Bai Xiu needed to be extra careful in the shuttle of the space-time passage.
Artimis's intention to tell Bai Xiu was not to believe in his ability, but that sealing the protective barrier required a large amount of divine power to consume a large amount of divine power, and she was not at ease with Bai Xiu's physical condition.
"Rest assured, I will persevere to the end and ensure that the strongest protective barrier is constructed. ”
“...... Okay, then I'm going to get started!"
Perseus's wave of affirmative thoughts relieved Artemis's heart. Right now, the only thing she had to pray for was that Jose's body could hold up for the few seconds she cast her spell!
Looking into the distance, Artemis took a posture, and the thought wave instructed Pasiu:
"Three, two, one, open the enchantment!"
The vision suddenly darkened, the flames vanished, and the ring barrier was opened by him.
In an instant, Artemis felt that her body was surrounded by a strange and dangerous aura, and countless mountains of invisible sharp knives were cutting at her exposed skin, and unspeakable pain invaded her entire body.
"Uh-huh......"
Before he could open his mouth, streams of fishy sweetness poured out of his mouth and nose.
"Hold on, Artimis!"
Bai Xiu couldn't see her condition at all in the night-like universe, and probably sensed that her situation was not good. He dragged Jose as he struck her with a wave of concern. But at the same time, he also suffered from the pain of air pressure.
"Of course, I'm not going to fall! Kareta is still fighting, for her, for the world, we fight—"
Artemis gritted his teeth and straightened his back, and took a breath at the vast universe, releasing an unprecedented wave of thought:
"Come on, gravity, assemble—still illusion!"
For a moment, the blood sprayed even more fiercely. Artemis didn't care much and insisted on casting spells.
All of the cosmic junk gathered in this direction, piling up huge bodies on the left and right sides behind them. In the blink of an eye, the garbage heap was frozen into two icebergs, and Gao Shuo was extremely convinced.
A cold white light spread horizontally from Bai Xiu's feet, and if the nuclear explosion ~ bomb exploded instantly, the empty and gloomy cosmic space was brightened.
Then, a giant silver bow appeared in the universe, and the sharp two arcs were deeply embedded in the mountainsides of the two icebergs on the left and right. They had been planted by a large arrow.
Artimis was full of divine power, and the shape of her hands changed, and the giant arrow that carried their bodies was driven by her mana to catch the bowstring and slam in the direction behind them.
"Bai Xiu, open the defensive barrier, let's go—"
At the sound of an order, the giant arrow left the string. The fiery red ring barrier had turned into a thin straight red line as it flew away, lighting up the plane of the blind night.
Inside the barrier, Bai Xiu suddenly realized something, and asked Artemis in astonishment: "Oops......! I'm afraid I'll never get it back!"
Artemis smiled with relief:
"What does it matter? As long as you can get out of the forbidden land, the price is still worth it! I hope that after the turmoil of the Protoss subsides, the world will be at peace. If there were no more wars, weapons would not be so important!"
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