Chapter 6: Decisions on the Seventh Floor
"Damn, how did I forget this!" Roy said bitterly.
From entering the abyss to here, Roy had a question in his mind all the way - why was this ruin discovered by those two mercenaries who "survived"?
Especially when he discovered that the mountain had only appeared after the Abyss had been closed, and that the entire Dark Basin was being protected as a guardian array, he was completely sure that Noiotans didn't want anyone but the owner of the treasure map to find it.
As a result, Roy had a strong feeling that someone was behind the scenes, leading everyone here step by step.
Otherwise, even luck and coincidence are inexplicable.
However, at that time, Roy couldn't think of an answer, so he could only hide his doubts in his heart. It wasn't until he heard the shield spirit's words at this moment that he suddenly realized that he had ignored something.
Yes, the devil's trap.
This is the answer to all these questions in front of us, and the name of a little-known story of distant history.
Roy's knowledge of the abyss is not extensive. Not to mention that it is not as good as a dwarf warlock like Lacios, an old horse of the Abyss like Rondero, and even a mercenary who has generally been to the Abyss.
But he had heard the story.
As a child, he used to live in the dwarf trap city. He still remembered that this history was a compulsory lesson for every little dwarf who wanted to become a gnome warlock before learning to summon demons. The old dwarf sorcerer illustrates the cunning and ferocity of the demons by recounting the great battle in a vivid voice.
It's like teaching a child how to use fire. The first step is always to state the danger of fire.
It's just that at that time, young Roy was obsessed with the dwarfs' ingenious mechanisms. He could not have been a dwarf warlock, nor was he at all interested in the Abyss Demon. Therefore, he just listens to it as a story. It's like I've heard so many stories and forget about it.
It was only at this moment that Roy recalled this story in the depths of his memory. Then, all doubts were explained.
The red demon in the light curtain is the black hand hidden behind the scenes.
It's it that directs it all!
Almost instantly, Roy's mind sketched a complete chain. First of all, the demon somehow discovered the magic tower of Noiotans and learned the secret of the magic circle on the gate. Then, he seduced or coerced the two human mercenaries. Let them post the news of the ruins.
It was in this way that hundreds of the most elite mercenaries in the southern part of the empire poured into the abyss before it closed. And as the abyss closes and the cloudy storm appears, everyone can only move towards the white peak in front of them, which is like a lighthouse on the sea, like a lost flock of sheep being driven away.
And these demons have long used the Garden of Death to lay traps. When a human mercenary is captured by the magic tower's magic pattern. A brutal hunt began.
What's even more terrifying is that the Red Demon has apparently achieved its purpose. The Blood Sacrifice Passage has been opened. Countless demons poured into the Gate of Light like a tidal wave. They will appear on the ground in the next second!
Roy didn't know what was like on the ground today. But he knew that with or without precautions, it would be a disaster for Lulian and the entire Saint-Soran Empire!
"Boy, this is a big problem," said the shield spirit, "and we must stop them as soon as possible. At least get these people out first. Otherwise. Once these demons get more blood, they will be able to pass the Blood Sacrifice. Let the Blood Sacrifice Passage evolve into the Gates of Hell!"
The word "Hell's Gate?" gave Roy a chilling premonition.
"Yes. "Shield Spirit Dao," Currently, there is only one entrance to the Blood Sacrifice Passage. At the moment, it seems to be confined to this garden. But once the Blood Sacrifice Passage evolves into the Gate of Hell, more entrances will be generated! More than 600 mercenaries have enough blood for them to open four entrances. ”
His face was a little ugly: "You can imagine what the result will be at that time." ”
Roy's heart sank. He knows. If the entrance to the passage appears somewhere else in the abyss, it means that there are more demon armies, and it also means that there may be more powerful demons joining.
You know, the higher the level of the demon, the higher the intelligence. A world below the fourth level of the Abyss. The organization is even tighter than the human world.
And the battle of demons is the same as the battle of humans.
When one lord goes to war, others may just sit on the sidelines at first. However, once the lord has won the victory, established himself, and presented a seductive picture of the future, more people will immediately join in the feast.
Roy didn't know who this twelfth-level red demon was. But he knew that in the abyss, there were many beings far more powerful than it. Once you get these guys on board......
He didn't dare to think about it anymore.
Roy was anxious to control the magic pattern, and quickly checked the situation in the garden.
Soon, Roy found Rondelo.
When he saw the familiar faces, Roy couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. At least these companions, who fought side by side, had not yet become part of the altar's pool of blood. At present, they are relying on a relatively intact tower to resist the demon's attack, and the situation seems to be quite good.
They built a strong line of defense at the entrance under the tower with knights. Protected magicians, on the other hand, can unleash their magic unbridled in the rear.
It's a natural grinding disc!
This set of tactics formed by human beings in the abyss wasteland has been skillfully used by these senior mercenaries here. At least in the time that Roy had observed, they had killed hundreds of Rank 6 demons and dozens of Rank 7 and above demons, and only one of them had been injured.
If they can maintain this level of fighting intensity, they can hold out for a long time.
Soon, though, Roy's heart rose again.
As the screen switched, he first saw that hundreds of meters away, the thunderstorm mercenaries led by Morton were coming this way.
Because they have to deal with the demons that are constantly appearing, they don't travel fast. But Roy knew that their goal was the tower, and that sooner or later they would get there.
And what happens next once the tower is controlled by Morton. Roy could think of it on his toes.
Morton is not a good guy to work with.
Secondly, Roy saw that the situation of human mercenaries in other regions was generally very bad.
There were more than six hundred mercenaries, and now there were less than five hundred left. Moreover, most of them were cut into very small pieces, all scarred and exhausted. The situation has reached a tipping point. Massive collapse and casualties are poor. It may just be the straw that breaks the camel's back.
No one knows when this straw will appear. But no matter how you look at it, they won't last long.
What to do?
Roy turned his head to look at the entrance to the eighth staircase.
Several machine spirits glanced at each other with complicated expressions. If a few prayer hours ago, when Roy walked into this magic tower, everyone didn't know what was waiting for him, then with this way through, even idiots knew that this was a great opportunity left by Noy Otans.
Especially from the second layer onwards, the magic array on each floor made Roy's magic level increase rapidly. And the appearance of that kind of golden source power gave him a killer weapon to fight with the strong!
And, judging by previous experience. The higher he goes, the less time Roy spends. It took only nineteen minutes to build the seventh floor. Then the eighth and ninth floors may not be half a prayer hour together!
If it were someone else, I am afraid that I would not even think about it now, and I would immediately choose to continue to go up.
However, several machine spirits knew that Roy was different from the others.
On the surface. This is a kid who doesn't follow the rules very much, impulsively. Grumpy, never following the rules, what he is best at is getting into trouble. No matter where you go, you won't feel comfortable if you don't poke a hole in the sky.
Back in Bollabelle, this little handyman got into trouble with the behemoths of the Lanris family. Later, when he entered the first training camp, he got into trouble with the vice president Diarra and Scarlett and other noble children. He even beat Scarlett at the Adolf Ball, and humiliated the entire Lanrith family with a slave girl bet.
Later, he led the bandits to plunder the Fifth Legion, he copied the Demon Star Pattern in the Fjord Camp and touched the taboo to trigger the wrath of the heavens, and he went on a rampage on that rainy night in the city of Muni. Kill Barnes & Noble Jr. Kill Fred, capture important members of the three top families, and extort huge ransoms......
It is no wonder that at first, Kameni taught such an upright and traditional knight to look down on him. Such a high-spirited, retributive and cunning boy is really too far from the requirements of a traditional knight.
However, only those who are familiar with Roy know how much kindness this wild boy who grew up in the cruel world of Warcraft has for this world. Only they know that in his bones, what is engraved is more responsibility, justice, and a chivalrous righteousness that seems a little pedantic!
He has never forgotten his original intention.
All of this had been planted when he and Tom sat side by side on the fence in front of the knights' training ground at Borabel Castle, flashing with innocent and innocent eyes, vowing to become a chivalrous paladin.
And now, this seed has grown into a towering tree!
Therefore, the machine spirits all knew that Roy's next choice was not to go to the eighth layer, but to enter the Garden of Death.
Although it may only take a short time to break through to the ninth floor. But Roy couldn't take any chances.
He wasn't sure what was waiting for him on the eighth and ninth floors. It would be foolish to speculate on the next challenge based on the experience of previous levels. Once he fails the challenge, or spends more time, then he can only watch hundreds of mercenaries being killed by demons.
Sure enough, Roy quickly looked back from the staircase and didn't look any further.
Save!
Roy made his decision without hesitation. I couldn't watch the Blood Sacrifice Passage evolve into the Gate of Hell, let alone watch this living life turn into a pool of pus and blood rolling in the blood pool of the altar. Even if there is a 1 in 10,000 chance, you must prevent this from happening.
I am not a savior, but since fate has put me in this position, there are some things that I must face no matter what.
Win or lose, live or die.
But what can be done to save all of this?
Roy analyzed quickly.
The number of demons in the garden is at least one hundred thousand. If it is placed on the continent of Avalon, this force has far exceeded the strength of the Ferley Empire to invade Lulian in the first place.
You must know that in the Sophie War at that time, for various reasons, both warring sides limited the war to a certain range. The powerful men of the empire only remained a strategic threat and did not really go to war.
And now, there are eight eleventh-level demons, hundreds of tenth-level demons, and countless ninth-level and eighth-level demons in this group of demons. Even if it is the sixth-level demon with the lowest rank and the largest number, the combat power of each one is equivalent to a fair four-star or five-star knight.
The most terrifying thing was that twelveth-level demon.
Its existence is an insurmountable hurdle for these mercenaries in the abyss. It can be said that the sum of more than six hundred mercenaries is not necessarily its opponent.
Roy anxiously paced back and forth, trying to find a way out of the desperate situation.
The machine spirits' gaze moved back and forth with Roy.
Suddenly, Roy stopped, his eyes fixed on the little devil tattoo on his arm, as if thinking about something. A moment later, he hurried back to the control circle.
"Boy, is there a way?" the axe spirit asked.
"I don't think I'm going to be the opponent in a head-to-head match. But," Roy said, shifting perspectives quickly across the circle, "it doesn't know I exist, and it doesn't know that I control it. This means that I can choose when and where I need to fight my way. ”
At this time, the light curtain of the magic circle stopped on a continuous building.
Roy's eyes lit up, this is it......
(To be continued.) )