XXI. World Tree
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Ian felt a headache, he walked around, and found nothing special, not even some man-made traces, so he had to go back to where he was. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info sat down next to the Messiah.
"Nothing to be found. Ian scratched his head and said with some distress, "It's as if these people really disappeared out of thin air." ”
The Messiah frowned tightly, and just quietly rubbed his fingers against the wooden plaque. He whispered, "Where the hell is it?" ”
Come on, you don't have to count on this chick at all, her brain doesn't know where to drift yet.
Ian was very tired and leaned against a boulder, he didn't rest well last night, and today he was trekking all the way, and now he was so sleepy that his upper and lower eyelids kept fighting. But he knew that now was not the time to rest, so he could only squint, open again, squint again, and open again.
"I'm so sleepy, huh?" Ian was half-asleep when he suddenly felt that something was wrong. Why is the snow-capped mountain in the distance so high? The rest of the snow-capped mountains, even if they are at the top, are only halfway up the mountain.
But why do you only see such a high snow-capped mountain now? It stands to reason that there is no other snow-capped mountain that can stop it.
Thinking of this, Ian suddenly had a thrill in his heart, and hurriedly pushed the Messiah, and then in the latter's puzzled gaze, he pointed to the highest snow-capped mountain in the distance: "Look at that, look at that, did you see that mountain when you came in?"
The Messiah looked in the direction Ian was pointing, and his expression slowly became solemn. Then she slowly stood up and muttered, "Such a high snow-capped mountain, could it be—"
The Messiah said nothing about it, which made Ian angry.
"My aunt, can't you stop selling it at this time?" Ian frantically scratched his hair into a chicken coop, "Tell me quickly, is that a normal snowy mountain? Have you seen it before?"
"Nope. Messiah shook his head decisively, "With such a high mountain, it stands to reason that you can see it at the first glance when you enter the Great Snow Mountain." But there was not a single one in the team who spoke, and it was certainly not the two of us who saw it, but none of us. ”
"We walked all morning and didn't see anything. Ian felt a chill in his heart, "That position seems to be the direction we came from." No, it's just a little bit off, but definitely not too much!"
Before entering this snowy mountain, Ian once sighed that the sky was connected to the white clouds, the white clouds were connected to the snowy mountains, and the snowy mountains were connected to the snow, and the heavens and the earth seemed to be connected together, turning into an endless pure white. And this snow-capped mountain really seems to be connected with the sky, and the top of the mountain cannot be seen at all, because it is already covered with clouds and mist halfway up the mountain. The upper part can only be seen through the white clouds. But what's even more amazing is that this snow-capped mountain is not wide, just high, not as wide as the surrounding snow-capped mountains halfway up to its halfway point, so it looks like a tree.
Yes, a tree, a tree that connects heaven and earth.
Ian suddenly felt something familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere.
Soon the Messiah gave the answer: "If I guessed correctly, it should be the World Tree." ”
That's when Ian remembered that the Messiah had mentioned it to him last night. It is recorded in the book of ghosts, in ancient times, there was a big tree, located in the center of the continent, and the four races were distributed. There was also a god on the tree, and the most powerful warriors of the four clans went to challenge the god and failed.
If this snow-capped mountain is the World Tree, doesn't that mean that God is on the snowy mountain?
This thought made Ian shiver involuntarily, and he felt an unprecedented sense of powerlessness as he looked at the peaks looming in the clouds and mist halfway up the snowy mountain. The cloud was like a giant hand, slowly slapping towards them.
"It's probably just a snowy mountain. Perhaps Ian didn't even notice it, and his voice involuntarily took on a trill, "If I'm not blind, are you seeing a tree that is still bearing fruit?"
"I admire you for still being able to talk bad at times like this. The Messiah's voice was calm, but I don't know if it was deliberately pretended, "According to legend, the World Tree is spiritual, and it can disguise itself as many things. But the most difficult thing to disguise is its height. ”
"I can sense from your words that the tree is actually just like us, isn't it?" Ian nervously began to talk nonsense again, "It's like you want to disguise yourself as a child, but it's not like you're wearing a belly pocket, after all, you're that tall, don't you?" ”
The Messiah pretended not to hear, she lowered her head and glanced at her position, and muttered, "Brother, they must have also seen the World Tree in this position." So they left in a hurry. ”
"Still doesn't make sense, okay?" said Ian, "Even if that is really the legendary World Tree, it will make them very excited, very excited. But no matter how excited you are, you won't be able to pull down so many things, which brotherhood will even pull down the helmet used to save your life. ”
Ian pointed to the silver helmet, and the Messiah nodded silently, knowing that Ian was right. It seems that the team didn't just see the World Tree, there must have been something going on that that caught them off guard.
"Ian. The Messiah turned his head and looked at Ian very seriously, his pale blue eyes seemed to glow, "I want you to accompany me." ”
I want you to stay with me.
This sentence came out of the mouth of a stunning beauty, and it was definitely an exciting thing. But Ian couldn't get excited, he smiled bitterly and pointed to the big snow mountain in the distance, and said, "You don't want me to accompany you there, do you?"
The Messiah nodded, then looked at the snow-capped mountain with a complicated expression, and said softly, "Whether it's for my brother or for myself." I'm going to go there and find out. ”
"Are you looking for that Iliad?" Ian asked, distressed, "what's so appealing about that thing?" Is it worth your brother and you to bring so many people to die without hesitation?"
The Messiah was silent for a moment, then said with a gloomy expression, "I just don't want to lie in the crystal coffin forever." ”
"Huh?" said Ian, who didn't understand.
The Messiah shook his head: "Nothing. ”
Ian was silent for a moment, then sighed and asked, "Do you have to go?"
The Messiah nodded, "I have to go." Actually, you can not go, I didn't want you to accompany me to die when I saved you. You are a survivor of the Wandering Cloud Plague, and you don't deserve to die here. ”
"Well, you're right. Ian nodded.
The Messiah's heart trembled slightly, but there was no change in his face. She picked up her brother's baggage from the ground, carried it on her back, took one last look at Ian, and said sincerely, "Thank you." ”
"Thank me for what?"
"Anyway, you're the only one who accompanies me here. The Messiah bit his lip, "I'm sorry to bring you to this place." Well, goodbye. ”
Ian bowed his head, and the Messiah turned away.
She walked alone in the snow, leaving a long footprint. Under the majestic snow-capped mountains, there is a weak woman, walking on the road to death with firm steps. Ian looked at the back of the Messiah, and could not have imagined that she was the girl who was sitting on the roof of the carriage a few days ago, eating grapes and looking at the stars.
"Hey!" Ian shouted.
The Messiah looked back at him suspiciously.
"Anyway, you brought me into this snowy mountain. Ian said dissatisfied, "You are responsible for me!, how can you leave me alone!?"
The Messiah was stunned, and after thinking about it, the corners of his mouth slightly lifted a beautiful arc. She smiled, like the most beautiful flower in the world, at that moment, quietly blooming. Ian was startled by the smile, then patted his head and trotted away at her.
Ian comforted himself so much in his heart, even the Dragon Emperor saw it, and if he saw a god again, even if he died, he would have no regrets in this life.