Chapter 360: The Stone Staircase
Laughing and laughing along the way, Al unknowingly, his feet stepped on the tallest rock.
He looked around as if the whole world was prostrate at his feet, and all the great things were as small as dust in his eyes.
And the sky high above seems to be within reach.
In this situation, it's hard not to be full of ambition. It seems that the country is picturesque, and the grand hegemony is all in his own talk and laughter, and it seems that as soon as he stretches out his hand, he can hold the whole world in the palm of his hand.
Al couldn't help but think of the famous words of ambition: I come, I see, I conquer.
When he was full of ambition, he was pushed coldly, and almost fell down the mountain, and what pride and ambition were like a wisp of smoke, and they dissipated at once.
Al looked back angrily, and saw the nightingale with one hand on his waist, like a teapot in the article, and said, "What are you doing here, stupid goose, I don't see anyone in my way." ”
There was no way, people had to bow their heads under the eaves, and Al had to slander in his heart: Only women and villains are difficult to raise. He walked down the hill in a daze, and it was at this moment that he was finally able to get a good look at the legendary cave.
Dark, deep, and big, this was Al's first impression when he first met.
He was still warm and stripped naked, and was blown by the cold wind for three days and three nights in the cold winter of September, and a chill enveloped his whole body, as if he had been pricked by a needle, and his hair stood on end.
That huge black hole is bottomless at a glance, like a big mouth that can devour everything, if it falls into that big mouth, what kind of monster will it end up in?
Is that the bottomless part of the world, and does it fall to the end of the world if you jump from here?
Just thinking about it makes people shudder.
Al stood on a high place and looked down, a powerful sense of contrast, as if the whole world was no longer real, causing him to be dizzy, Al looked at Ollie, who had been following him silently, this fierce warrior who forgot to die, not afraid of heaven and earth, at this moment also showed a rare fear on his face.
This is a fear that is engraved in the deepest part of human genes: the fear of nature.
Al took a deep breath and held his head high like a martyr about to be executed, using his death to confirm the ideals he adhered to. Or like a sacrifice that is used as a living sacrifice, he will exchange his own sacrifice for the survival of others.
The wind was sluggish and the water was cold, and the moths walked towards the big mouth like a fire.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, Al and his party finally reached the edge of the cave, and he gasped for air, and was so shocked that he couldn't even move his cloth.
When he saw that peak, he was amazed but unshaken, because he had ever seen such greatness.
When he saw the bottomless abyss, he was surprised but fearless, for he already knew the magic of nature.
However, it was not until he came to the edge of the cave and saw the unimaginable sight that he was stunned and did not know how to speak.
Because that's another kind of greatness.
The stairs visible to the naked eye meander down like a dragon lying on the ground. The staircase was wide and thick, and each floor was large enough for two people to stand side by side, and in this way, as if to prove something, silently descended, little by little, into the endless darkness.
Standing on the edge of the stairs, Al seemed to feel the Dark Elves' courage and will to step into the darkness.
"This stone ladder was built by your dark elves?", Al was silent for a moment, then asked the Nightingale.
Nightingale nodded, "Even the use of magic is a long-term project. According to the clan's records, it took us ten years to build such a path. ”
Ten years, Al sighed softly, maybe this is just a snap of a finger for the long-lived dark elves, but Al is still deeply shocked.
He followed the army of the Dark Elves, stepping into the darkness in the footsteps of their ancestors. As the sunlight shone down on him was about to fade completely, Al looked up at the hole that had become extremely tiny, shrunk into a bright spot.
He suddenly had a realization, and it inspired the stone ladders that the dark elf ancestors had spent ten years digging all the way to, and in addition to courage and perseverance, it was more about their desire for light.
No matter how much time is spent, no matter how many difficulties they overcome, they are in the dark, and their hearts are full of light.
Completely engulfed in darkness, unlike a dark elf who can see at night, El uses a rope to connect all twenty humans together. Al asked the nightingale for a wooden staff, groping for it as he went down.
The nightingale grabbed Al's hand at the side, fearing that he would accidentally fall off the stone staircase. She also has to take care of the pandan grass with her other hand, for fear that Xiao Nizi will also fall. So the Dark Elf girl opened her arms like a hen with open wings to protect the chicks, which was quite ridiculous.
In order to relieve the tension in his heart, Al walked without words: "Hey, apart from this cave, is there any cave in the 100,000 mountains that leads to the underground?"
"The best caves are occupied by dwarves, and there are two other caves, but one of those two is a crater, and from time to time magma seeps out of the cracks in the rocks, destroying the stone ladders that have been hewn. ”
"There are many natural stalactite caves in another cave, and there are many fierce demonic beasts living in it. After cleaning up a batch, it will grow another batch unconsciously, and it is very dangerous to walk alone. The nightingale's crisp voice echoed in the silent darkness, drifting far away.
"What Monster?", Al asked curiously.
Before he could finish speaking, a fishy wind suddenly emerged from the darkness, extremely fast, and swift as thunder as thunder rushed towards El. What's even more terrifying is that Al is still dark in front of him, and he can't even see what it is.
"Tiny. Al was pulled back by the nightingale, a line of silver light pierced the long night, and suddenly there was a fire in the air, and the scorching flame turned into a coiling fire snake, and with a single bite, it bit a dark shadow in the darkness, and burned in the air, turning into ashes.
Taking advantage of the fleeting flash of fire, Al finally barely saw what the shadow was. To put it simply, it's like a bat on Earth magnified tenfold, and even the disgusting mouse face can be seen.
"These are vampire bats that live in caves, and they are ferocious by nature, even we elves can't communicate, so we can only kill. They are blind and can only rely on the sound of their prey. The nightingale then explained to Al.
"Although there is a lack of food in the underground world, due to the special geographical characteristics, there are many very peculiar beasts that are different from those in the mountains. Vampire bats, rock snakes, ghoul spiders, etc., which live exclusively in caves, should always be careful when descending the stairs. ”