Section 16 Finding the Stone Tomb of the Sleeping God
The wind whispered in his ear, but Rex didn't feel anything. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info In order to keep warm, Barbas has turned back into a giant wolf. Rex's determination to learn dragonroar magic was so desperate that even bad weather and treacherous roads couldn't stop him from the idea he had ignited. They hurried through the stars and the moon, constantly climbing over the mountains and mountains in the cold night, and adventurously advancing. On either side of them are snow-covered mountains.
"We can wait until dawn before we leave, and we don't have to leave in a hurry. Barbas said hoarsely.
"You know, I'm a person who doesn't like to wait. Rex replied, "Even in one night, I feel like a century has passed." The torment that I longed for while waiting would kill me, and it would only make me suffer. You know what, Barbas. If we're one step later, Caterina will learn dragon roar magic before I do, and even Tramitchell can. ”
"Ha, I see," Babas laughed, "you are not willing to be left behind to be so anxious to learn the dragon's roar." ”
"Not really. To be precise, dragon roar magic makes me stronger, and becoming stronger is my ultimate goal. Understood. Rex said with a fist raised.
"In fact, you're strong enough. "You have defeated me in martial arts." Few of Skyrim's heroes have been able to do this. But you're still not satisfied, and I guess getting stronger isn't what you really think. You just want to prove to the Night Mother that she made a complete mistake and shouldn't have banished you, right? ”
"No, the Night Mother will not give up on me, the Brotherhood needs me. It was my home, I grew up in Shadingher, and they couldn't have banished me. Rex argued.
Barbas sneered, then said, "I see you're in a very bad situation, you know what I mean. The truth is that you've left there to find Greybeard, and they don't care about you, am I right?"
Rex's face lit up, "Uh, you're right, they banished me. Now I'm a wandering Assassin. Well, that's the end of the conversation, we need to find a place to rest, it's almost dawn. ”
Babas glanced ahead and saw that they were already in the ice fields of the Storm Country, with snowy peaks on either side desolate and monotonous. A red sun was slowly rising over the horizon, and a few larks were standing on the branches covered in silver and chirping.
"Let's pray we find the tavern sooner, we won't be able to cross the ice before lunch, we'll freeze to death. My knees started to stiffen. Rex said.
"As long as the speed doesn't slow down, this wish can be realized. How are you feeling?" asked Barbas.
"Oops, my leather armor is soaked. Rex said, peeling off his armor.
It was close to noon, and the sun rose into the sky and shone on the ice field, reflecting on the snow. They wandered across the ice fields to a valley. Thick snow covers the rocky cliffs, and some of the uneven steps can still be seen in general outline.
They felt more and more hopeless, and there was no sign of pedestrians or taverns in the frozen land. There is only dead silence and desolation in the snow-white world, and only a distant wolf howl proves that the world is still alive. Xueguo on the side of the road was bent by the snow and hugged each other tightly.
Before entering the valley, they found a wooded area and immediately planned to camp in the woods and get a good night's sleep. Rex was too sleepy, and the lack of sleep caused him to go into a trance. He made a circle with stones and built a bonfire in the middle. In order to avoid being attacked by the snow wolves in the ice field, Babas set up a tent.
Around three o'clock in the afternoon, they woke up and set off again. After walking in the valley for about an hour, we finally arrived at our destination, Stone Forest.
The setting sun hung low, elongating the shadow of each towering stone. Rex noticed that a group of robbers had set up camp here, including five men and a woman. Judging by the tents and campfires and many household items, they lived in the stone forest.
When they noticed that a stranger was approaching, they immediately grabbed their weapons, screamed and cursed, and outflanked them. Like a pack of hunting wolves, the division of labor and cooperation.
In the face of this group of unreasonable barbarians, Rex is also unceremoniously ready to fight. With a roar, Barbas rushes to knock down a tigerman bandit with a great sword, and two fallen mages begin to attack him with fire, and Rex sees this, cutting off the heads of both mages with lightning speed. At this time, Babas also bit the robber's throat, and the corpse lay on the ground with spasms and trembling, and the back of the neck was covered with blood sprayed out.
A leader-like Imperial, dressed in shabby, sturdy ebony armor and a savage orc helmet, perfectly protected his body. He took his two-handed axe and charged at Rex. At the same time, the Imperial woman and a Nord man in the back shoot arrows wildly at them.
Sharp arrows grazed Rex's ears like the wind, nearly hitting him in the cheek. Barbas leaped and dodged with agility, and soon swooped down on the female archer.
"Aha. You've picked the wrong opponent, boy. The leader roared, "You think you can beat me, huh?"
As the bandit leader had said, through the helmet, it was clear that there was not the slightest fear in his eyes. The bandit leader LinkedIn is brave and powerful. The two-handed axe slash left Rex unable to resist, and he was shaken back several steps by the strong impact and nearly fell.
Rex immediately adjusted his strategy, feeling that he could not confront him head-on. Power Fight is clearly no match for him, and he must avoid the two-handed axe slash and attack his weakly defended areas in order to defeat him.
The bandit leader was confident in his own strength, and was dazzled by his two-handed axe. Keep shouting provocatively in your mouth, "Come on, come on, you cowardly mouse, I will tear your body apart and take out your heart and eat it." ”
Rex responded calmly, not being carried away by the bandits' provocations. He dodged around the bandits, always looking for an opportunity to fight back.
Opportunities come when they say they come. The leader is centered on his body, holding the axe in both hands and starting to spin. Attempts to attack Rex's body with an axe blade. Rex immediately fell on his side, slid between his legs, tripping him. The leader fell to the ground in a hurry, and his two-handed axe flew out of his hand and flew into a cloud of snow.
Rex rolled over and kicked the leader in the stomach. The leader was kicked a foot away, and at the same time, the instep of his foot began to ache sharply. However, at this moment, he couldn't care about the pain in his feet. Before the robber could come to his senses, he took up his sword and cut off his head. Blood stained the snow on the ground, and a cloud of white gas rose.
He gasped and turned to look behind him. The woman was dead, and Barbas was fighting the Nord archer. A few minutes later, the Nord archer snorted and was also killed by Babas, and his body slipped and fell on the snow. Blood stained Babas's mouth, and his snow-white teeth were stained red. He grinned, toothy, and walked over to Rex.
The battle was over, and the ground was covered with the blood of bandits, disgusting like a slaughterhouse. They didn't burn or bury the bodies, and they didn't have to. Naturally, hungry snow wolves cleaned up the battlefield for them, and for them, it was a gift from the gods, and a free lunch was enough to ensure that they would not starve to death from the cold.
Rex quickly cleaned his leather armor and left with Babas. They continued to explore the strange rocky forest. He could feel that the Stone Mound of the Sleeping God was somewhere in the stone forest.
Night finally fell, when the last red light of the setting sun disappeared on the ridge of the sky. They finally found the Stone Tomb of the Sleeping God, a temple that resembled ruins. The temple is built on a hill and, like abandoned castles in other parts of Skyrim, is a remnant of the Antmola period of the former Storm Nation before the War of the Ancients.
The ancient statue of Queen Lesia, the founder of the Storm Country, stands on either side of the cliff, like a protector looking down on the stone forest at the foot of the mountain. The statue was in a dilapidated state, and the broken pieces had fallen to the ground and had been covered with green moss, and it was impossible to see what it was.
The temple door was covered with a thick layer of dust. Pushing the door open, he and Babas cautiously walked in. The interior of the temple was spacious, and from the main gate, they entered a large hall. In the center of the top of the hall hangs a hexagonal lamp filled with candles.
On either side are stone walls more than a dozen feet high, and the walls are carved with murals of dragons, some of which are lifelike, some flying in the sky, some of which are perched by the river, and some of which are flying into the village to be attacked by hunters. They are vivid but different.
Ten horn lamps hung on the walls on both sides, and candles were also burning inside. Directly opposite the hall is a high platform with a large standing statue on it. Rex took a closer look and saw that it was an old man.
They lit a fire in the middle of the hall and after dinner lay down by the fire and began to drink. The bright light of the fire shook their shadows. The two started chatting until they yawned and decided to sleep.
Rex added some wood to the fire, and the fire was blazing again. He moved the skin sleeping bag back until the skin on the side of the fire was no longer burned. Setting up his tent and lying in his sleeping bag, Babas curled up and wrapped his head around his tail like a ball, and soon let out a heavy breathing sound.
The hall was eerily quiet, except for the occasional crackling of burning firewood proving that the world was not stagnant, but still alive. Half an hour later, the flames began to shrink little by little, and the light became dim. The candles in the horn lamps have also been extinguished, and night is about to take over the whole hall.
Suddenly, a dull hum pierced the dead silence. They were awakened, looked up at each other suspiciously, and did not speak. Four eyes scanned around the hall, then pricked up their ears to listen to the humming that followed.
They felt an invisible danger looming in. Rex alertly pulled out the warm bed, burning the fire even harder. Barbas also stopped sleeping, stood up and straightened his waist and shook his hair. Looking into the darkness of the corner, a pair of glowing eyes like burning coals slowly emerged from the darkness.