Chapter 1: The Mystery of the Underground Palace
New Calendar 1495, May.
The Battle of the Core Continent, known as the Hundred Days Holy War, officially ended, ending with the twenty-sixth Emperor of Rossevia, Emperor Romulus, successfully defeating a strong enemy outside the territory.
On the extraterritorial front, including the Grand General Coralie Nip, 11 Knights of the End, 109 Knights of Apotheosis, and 1279 Knights of the Origin were martyred.
On the internal front, the Knights of the Holy Rank had a total of 26,944 Knights of the Catastrophe, of which 29,633 were sacrificed, and 11 survived, none of whom flinched. The three Knights of the Last Death were all martyred, defending the Empire's borders beyond the borders at a cost of near-total annihilation.
This bloody battle, which is rare in a century, shocked the entire Atlasus, seriously damaged Rosevia's national strength, and brought this thousand-year-old empire to the brink of decline.
However, regardless of the losses and sacrifices, the heroic remnants of the bloody battle against the evil gods also shocked all the hostile forces at the same time, and even the Achaemeni Papal State, which was quick to fight with the empire everywhere, also reined in its momentum, but the undercurrent behind it showed an increasingly fierce momentum.
Location. Celtic Island
The carriage drove along a rammed earth path, its black body inlaid with silver badges and covered with floating dust, and gleaming olive branches and reliefs of guns and swords could be faintly seen.
The coachman was wrapped in a black robe, and the outline of the armor could be faintly discerned, revealing only a pair of shining eyes. The wheels ran over and the dry dust rose up, bringing out a cloud of gray smoke.
"The war is over. ”
Vesta slowly lowered the curtains, her thin shoulders leaning heavily on the back of her chair, and she wore a silver-white long-sleeved shirt. The supple silk outlines the hot and slender figure. The lower body is a short skirt. He wore a white coat of the same color.
"Ma'am, we'll be there in half an hour at most. The coachman noticed her movements, kept his eyes on the front, and said with a full breath.
"I see. ”
As he spoke, Vesta turned his head and looked at the village in the distance.
The road ahead was getting narrower and narrower, and the front was clinging to two rows of birch trees and made a big turn. The carriage slowed down, carefully navigated the big bend, and stepped onto a dusty path.
Soon, a wide basin of trees came into view, surrounded entirely by tall trees, with vast forests on three sides, except for a steep and narrow path in front, and a large manor that occupied a large part of the ground, occupying the center of the basin.
A sturdy wooden fence connects with the woods. Several uneven towers leapt over the fence and pierced into the sky. I don't know why. It was obviously in the sun, but the whole manor exuded an inexplicable coldness. Like a cage that binds a ferocious beast.
"It used to be a beautiful manor...... But today, how did you become so ......?" the coachman seemed to notice this, but he only shuddered with thick lines, and could not stop the words from describing the atmosphere.
“......”
Vesta watched the manor in silence until the carriage galloped into the archway, and the wooden fence fell behind the carriage and crashed into the stone trough under the door with a dull thud.
At the same time, the ground shook suddenly, and she couldn't help herself with a burst of heart palpitations, and hurriedly used her mental power to suppress the inexplicable panic in her heart, looking at this strange manor.
The buildings of the estate are beautiful, built in the tradition of Rossevia, with huge stone blocks, and the walls are covered with a rough yellowish markings due to their age.
In the middle is the five-storey main building, behind which is a straight tree, the body of the tree far exceeds the height of the main building, and the bark is full of traces of time.
This is a huge oak tree, which has survived for a long time, and is the favorite paradise of the little brown elves, but at this moment, there is not even a single bird on this tree, not to mention the little goblin.
Slightly smaller oak trees are scattered throughout the estate, connected by numerous promenades and undulating buildings. Outside the manor was a wooden fence nearly thirty feet high, with a gap only a finger's width apart. The entire estate is made up of countless wooden fences and oak trees, like a labyrinth of goblins.
Boom ——!
There was another jolt, this time very distinct, and she felt an unusually ferocious killing intent, reminiscent of a giant dragon hiding deep in a cave, peering at her with cold pupils.
"Alright, you go and rest first. Vista looked back and smiled slightly.
"I'll be there at all times. The coachman bowed and ran to the lounge in his carriage.
The door of the main building suddenly opened, and the deep light poured out, revealing an invisible dark majesty, and the entire main building seemed to become a demon's lair in an instant.
A fat figure ran out with a handkerchief wiping sweat droplets, and after seeing her, he hurriedly opened his arms and said almost impatiently:
"Dear Ms. Vesta, you are finally here. ”
His eyes were deep, his face was very pale, the blue veins in his forehead were as clear as if they were drawn on his skin, and his whole body was wet with sweat, looking like a dying patient.
Vesta avoided the man's embrace, lifted the hem of the skirt on either side of the skirt, and curtsy:
"First meeting, Dean Edmund. ”
"Please come with me, the lady's condition is getting worse. ”
The hall is covered with brown mosaic floors, hundreds of people dance at the same time, and although the walls are not decorated with frescoes, they are covered with artistic carvings, many of which are decorated with many delicate trinkets, which has a warm feeling.
But one of the two had no intention of introducing, and the other had no intention of appreciating, and they walked directly through the hall and opened the huge stone door leading to the underground dungeon palace, and a cold aura that could not be described in words suddenly came to their faces.
"It's the key. ”
Edmund trembled and handed over a key, his handkerchief kept wiping cold sweat, squeezed out a reluctant smile and said: "I'm just an ordinary person, my heart really can't stand it, please forgive Miss Vista." ”
"It doesn't matter. ”
Vesta took the key with a smile, leaving the fat man who was constantly wiping his sweat, and walked into the underground dungeon alone, passing through two alloy heavy doors in a row, and was about to use the key to open the last alloy heavy door.
Boom ——!
There was another violent vibration, and even the alloy heavy door began to tremble, and at the same time, a palpitating cold breath pierced through the heavy alloy door and pounced directly on her.
"Long time no see. ”
Vesta's eyes flashed with esoteric runes, and his cold pretty face kept a calm smile, and he opened the last alloy door with the key.
With the continuous rise of the alloy wall, the icy coercion rose geometrically and wildly, and in the end, it was almost like a hurricane, enough to make any large beast's heart burst and die in an instant.
Like a swift in a storm, she skillfully avoided the mental storm and continued unmoved:
"You have many titles now, the bearer of the holy sword Arondaite, the legendary knight who survived the Hundred Days Holy War, and the eagle of the empire...... Which one do you prefer?"
At the bottom of the prison palace, a tall figure whose limbs were bound to the cross suddenly opened his blood-red eyes, and the spiritual coercion like a violent wind shook the entire underground palace again. (To be continued......)