Chapter 4: The Tree of Life
This is an island, and in every corner of this island, there are traces of the ruins of the holy city. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Wood put away his binoculars, then looked at the whale, hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "Was the city already like this when you left?"
The giant whale spewed out a column of water, but did not reply, but continued to swim forward with everyone.
Slowly, the oncoming sea breeze is no longer muddy, some wet, but also some comfortable, this is the real sea breeze.
"If you go there, it's the Pure Sea, I can't get into it, my body has already been polluted. The whale stopped.
Wood looked up and saw a black and blue dividing line. On one side is black, and on the other side, there is a deep blue ocean as described in the books.
He turned his head slowly, and Hisna looked at him with a deep heart. That's right, it's an ocean as beautiful as Hisna's pupils.
"May Angel's blessings be with you, and I hope that with this little luck, you will be able to liberate this city and the lives that have been imprisoned for thousands of years. ”
The adventurers didn't understand what the whale meant, but they didn't ask about it.
"Last question, can you tell us your name?" Wood had already spread his fiery red wings and picked up Elizabeth and Joss one by one. Don't let the mage consume too much.
The whale was silent for a moment, then spewed out another jet of water and began to swing its body.
Wood and the others immediately took off, and then saw the giant whale leap high, turn around in the air, and then did not enter the sea, but slowly flapped its "arms" and tail, and flew into the distance.
"See you soon. ”
"Well, goodbye. ”
Wood bowed to the whale that had helped him, then took a deep breath and flew across the border.
When the body crossed the line, the whole world suddenly changed, the siren's song stopped for some reason, and the island began to emit black gas.
During the rapid flight, Wood saw the withered trees of the Holy City. It's a bit of an inaccuracy to say that the giant tree occupies almost a third of the city, and there should have been trees growing on it, even a forest.
It's like a special place to live.
There was no life now, but as long as you watched for a long time, everyone felt the sadness that came out of it.
It's as if to say that it is precisely because the past is so good that we will be so uncomfortable when the tragic end comes.
Trying to calm down, Wood began to wonder, what kind of race needs such a large and special habitat?
After thinking about it for a long time, he suddenly opened his eyes and flashed with incredible thoughts.
Since there is a sea tribe habitat in the book city, it is not impossible for the elf tribe to have a habitat, right?
The flamethrows were getting faster and faster, and Wood was eager to see what the city was like, what had happened.
Elizabeth tugged at his sleeve and then pointed to the back. Wood smiled sheepishly, he understood the need to wait for someone.
But Cisna's Wyvern is really useful, and if he's a knight, he's probably going to have to buy an egg to keep it safe.
While waiting for his companion, he thought about it, threw Elizabeth to Cisna, and slowly descended to the surface of the sea alone.
Leaning down, he reached out and touched the water. It was cold and cold, and it didn't reject the demon body in his body, so it must just be unfriendly to the undead.
After a moment's hesitation, he put his fingers in his mouth.
Salty, the same as common sense. He thought about it, but took out all the empty bottles in his pocket and began to fill them with seawater.
Seeing the black gas on the island, he understood that this trip might need the help of this "holy water".
His thoughts were still spinning, first of all, he couldn't think of how this holy water was formed, but he could probably guess that this pure sea was a good way to restrict those monsters on the island from escaping.
However, creating a completely different ocean and restricting areas is not something that even a Glory adventurer can do.
And this ocean lasts for thousands of years!
Slowly, the slower companions arrived, and everyone looked at each other, and then Sisot flew in front.
The warrior blessed with the Light stepped onto the real earth, and in the next moment, his expression became dull.
Wood was the first to react, picking up his companion and quickly flying back to the surface.
He looked at the island with palpitations. Although he hadn't just stepped on the ground, just as he entered the area, he heard a bewildering song again.
This time the singing was a little different, not wanting to be a siren, but coming from the tree. And this singing can penetrate directly into the depths of the heart.
Just now, Wood almost didn't make it back.
"Elizabeth, how long can you keep exercising spiritual protection?"
Elizabeth was slightly stunned as she began to count the number of people and her own magic.
"Oh yes, Lucy doesn't count, this kid's heart is much tougher than mine. ”
Elizabeth nodded, then looked up and said, "Three days, this is only the case of casting spiritual protection, if you drink medicine, I estimate that it can last at least a week." But the premise is that I don't do any major healing in the middle. ”
"Yes. Wood rubbed his temples, and felt that the priest was more reliable than he thought. Then he continued to open his mouth and tell everyone about the anomaly on the island.
Sisot patted his aching head, and he proved Wood's words to be true.
Elizabeth neatly raised the priest's staff, enveloping all her companions except Lucy in the light, and was the first to set foot on the land.
In an instant, the beautiful singing voice reached the depths of her heart, slightly trance-like, but also okay.
The companions went ashore one after another, and while admiring the singing, everyone began to carefully observe the scene in front of them.
Broken cities, toppled buildings, lifeless skies. A sense of sadness welled up in everyone's hearts, and Wood was the first to take a step into the city.
"Ahem......" Elizabeth couldn't help but cover her nose, because the smell was so bad. Walking into the house again, her pupils began to tremble.
There was a dead family of three, and the child was held in the arms of his parents. The three fell to the ground, and to this day, the bodies have not turned into white bones.
But there was no flesh and blood, only a black mass, wriggling in disgust.
She walked to the other house with a pale expression, and what caught her eye was a young couple who were still hugging each other until death, still making a final kiss.
The picture is bizarre, in addition to horror, it is more sadness, from the deepest part of the heart, and it is impossible to get rid of it.
Sadness and doubt surrounded everyone's hearts, they were not attacked, but they knew that these dead people would rise up at any moment and come to kill them with hideous faces.
Moving on, they were moving towards the song. But it was too far away, and the city was bigger than they thought, and they couldn't reach the foot of the tree of life after a day's walk.
Why is the giant tree called the Tree of Life? Because adventurers have found an elven corpse next to a dry well, which is undoubtedly the habitat of the elves.
And elves are very peculiar creatures, their lineage has nothing to do with themselves, to be precise, they do not have the ability to pass on their lineage.
Their new members are all created by the Tree of Life in their habitat. Because of this, their numbers have always been pitiful.
On the third day, the adventurer finally left the city inhabited by humans. They looked into the air, and the black gas became thicker and thicker, making them even more afraid to fly.
On the fourth day, they walked into a barren desert, where perhaps it was originally a green forest, but they could not find even a trace of green.
And under these sands, there are countless corpses.
There are human ones, and there are elven ones. At this time, the elf's face could no longer be seen, and I didn't know if it was the peerless face described in the book.
While mourning, they moved forward, but the atmosphere was not as oppressive as they imagined, and everyone was still trying to show a smile.
"Dad, I saw it. Lucy's pupils turned azure at this point. "Go any further, and you will be under the big tree. ”
Wood patted Lucy's little head, and then didn't even prepare to eat, and continued to walk through the dust and fog.
Their footsteps were really fast, but even so, it took them five days to get out of the desert and under the tree.
Elizabeth was tired by this time, but the strong priest smiled at them reassuringly, and then drank the potion full of side effects in a corner that no one could see.
I wish I could have stopped the singing sooner, or I really wouldn't have been able to hold on. She touched her somewhat cold body and smiled at her bloodshot eyes in the mirror.
Hold on again.
Wood naturally knew Elizabeth's situation, and he waved his hand, and everyone knew that they were going to enter this elven habitat overnight.
The moment they climbed the dead wood, an arrow suddenly fired, but fortunately Lucy reacted quickly enough to stretch out her right hand and shoot several bullets in an instant.
Bang bang bang!
Arrows and bullets collided, and the black gas slowly dispersed, as if it was welcoming the adventurers.
The corners of Wood's mouth curled slightly, and then he lit a flame in his hand and threw it towards the dark place that could not be seen clearly.
The firelight illuminates the flying monsters, not the elves but the monsters, for the adventurers. They were armed with bows and arrows, and they exuded a lifeless dead air.
The singing voice became muffled, then as if mourning, and slowly, the singing disappeared......
Countless pairs of blood-red eyes opened, and they propped themselves up, graceless as beasts as they waited for the adventurers to move on.
Hisna stepped out of the group, her gorgeous armor of holy light illuminating her surroundings, and the monsters began to flinch. Fiy also spread his wings and illuminated the rear of the team with his own body.
In this way, a group of people slowly walked forward, and the monsters would sneak attack with arrows from time to time, but they were all blocked by the adventurers.
The monsters were terrified of the light, and they could only let out angry roars to warn humanity that you would surely die.
"They're not elves, they're just a bunch of dead breath attached to the elves. Fay said suddenly.
"That's right, I don't want to ruin my beautiful fantasy of elves, this dead city is really torturous. Wood rubbed his eyes, looking a little tired.
"And if my instincts are correct, these monsters are now watching us enter the graveyard, and there should be an incomparably powerful presence on top. ”
Everyone nodded, and then they all prepared for battle.
Elizabeth still didn't dare to revoke the spiritual protection at this time, because no one knew when the song would sound.
Walking through the dark forest, everyone seemed to climb to the top of the dead tree as if they were climbing a mountain. Along the way, they are greeted by countless arrows and magic, as well as strange cries that make children wet the bed.
Slowly, everyone came to the highest point, and under the night sky without stars and moonlight, they could only light torches and observe everything around them by relying on the faint light.
There were no monsters, no sound, and the silence was somewhat scary.
The crowd gathered in a circle, no one dared to move, and looked nervous and guarded around. But Wood stepped out suddenly, and in the midst of everyone's astonishment, he threw his torch into the air.
He'd just probed with his mind, and there was something in the air.
It was a big surprise for everyone to look up, and then slowly open their mouths or cover their small mouths.
The fire shone into a large, rusty birdcage with a real elf in it!
The petite body is wrapped in a small, leafy dress that still exudes vitality through countless years, and the long emerald green hair is memorable in the firelight, and perhaps because it has not been trimmed for too long, it hangs from the birdcage.
The elven girl felt the fire, and she was the one who called everyone with her singing. She brushed away the hair that covered her cheeks, then let her wings glow, illuminating the entire birdcage.
She was smiling at the crowd and opened her mouth to make no sound, but based on the shape of her mouth, Wood knew she was saying "thank you".
The elf girl struggled to get to her feet, she had given up all her abilities to live long enough, and her body was now just an empty shell.
But she still had something to tell the brave men, and she raised her hand and pointed to the other side, the dark place.
Wood hurriedly turned back, but even though he looked with his heart, he still didn't notice anything in the darkness. But just in case, he threw out his torch again.
The firelight once again brought a terrifying scene to everyone, this is an elf bound by layers of chains, the body shape is about the same as a human, and look at the dress and the crown of flowers and plants on the head, this is the elf queen?
Wood didn't want to wake the queen, he quietly spread his wings and flew slowly into the air, trying to take the birdcage with him.
But the elf suddenly waved his hand, pointed at the queen by the firelight with an anxious expression, and patted his head from time to time.
The only thing on the elven queen's head is the crown.
Wood went back to where he was, and he thought it would be okay to listen to the elf. Slowly walking towards the queen step by step, he didn't even dare to breathe this part of the way.
Don't wake up, don't ......
He quietly walked up to the elven queen and slowly stretched out his hand to grab the crown.
The adventurers breathed heavily, they had seen Wood touch the crown, but he didn't take it off.
Elizabeth looked horrified, because she found that her spiritual shelter was now ineffective against Wood!
The elf in the birdcage also looked extremely nervous, and she kept singing to judge the strength of the soul of the brave who entered the island, which was also her mission.
Because only a strong person with a strong heart can complete the mission left by history, and she can leave with confidence.
With her hands clasped to her chest, she began to ask for strength from her people who had gone to the Netherworld, and she prayed to the Tree of Life. She hoped that everything she believed in would shelter this human being.
Please.
Wood was now in a quagmire, countless corpses gnawing at his body, and the faces of these corpses, each of which was an enemy who died at his hands.
He had heard Elizabeth talk about this scene, and looking at these crazy eyes, he could only crawl out more frantically.
He could see the slender hand beside the mire.
The corpse bit off his legs, and it hurt heartbreakingly. But he just shouted softly and continued to crawl out. Hold back the pain and keep crawling!
With only the upper half of his body left, he finally grabbed the slender hand, and all darkness disappeared, and he saw the crown again.
and the Elven Queen with the crown.
The queen is very beautiful, how beautiful she is, he can only describe it as the most beautiful. The Elven Queen pulled him up and patted the dust off him with a smile.
The Queen smiled beautifully, but Wood sensed a hint of sadness. She slowly plucked the crown of flowers and plants and placed it in Wood's hand.
Then the singing began to play, and Wood was also pushed into the darkness by the Queen. In the last moments, he saw that the queen seemed to be crying.
When he opened his eyes again, the crown of flowers and plants that radiated vitality was already in his hands, and his companions began to shout to him.
Instinctively, he jumped to the side and dodged the arrow. Then he turned his head and watched as the firelit queen broke free of her chains and let out a low growl.
This is not a queen, but a monster. Wood threw the crown at Elizabeth with a cold expression.
Elizabeth took the crown and was puzzled at first, but the green light had enveloped her, removing the bloodshot from her eyes and replenishing her magic to restore her to her best condition.
Putting away the crown, she began to chant a rousing battle song, the light dispelling the darkness and sending Fay and Cisna to charge.
Cisna took the greatsword and smashed it directly into the Queen's staff. The queen also has a lot of strength, and she actually survived it.
Fay went around the queen's back, like an assassin, swinging the gospel sword without any breath.
The Gospel Sword split the queen's body in two, and the scream was so piercing that everyone covered their ears, while the elf in the birdcage was still bowing his head in prayer.
Let us be free, brave men.
The queen turned into a pool of stagnant water, quickly ran into the darkness, and then regrouped her body.
This time, it was completely out of its normal body shape, and its limbs became thick, and it dropped its staff and stretched out its claws, and the stench and fishy smell emanated from its huge mouth, as if to tell humans that it was already a complete monster!
At the same time, all the little monsters poured into the square, and they roared excitedly, as if to welcome the awakening of their king.
"It's ugly!" Wood stood in the light, his eyes blood-red and his body burning with black flames.
Maybe it was the monster that tarnished the queen's beauty, maybe the elf in the birdcage was crying and it hurt him, or maybe he really wanted to be a brave man.
Suddenly, a water bottle is thrown out by him, and seawater spills into the monster's face, causing them to wail.
"Kill them all, not one will be left, today we will free these corpses that have been constantly desecrated!"
"Okay, Captain!"