Chapter 52: Departure (2/9)
Due to the cleaning up of the "Chief" Colin and his party, there were no monsters in the church's tower for the time being, so Abner easily glided down the staircase with completely corroded planks all the way to the deepest part of the basement.
As soon as he arrived here, the black gem left by the goddess on Abner's chest once again condensed into a rich "darkness", and instantly led him into a deep "nightmare".
Abner only felt that the ground under his feet was completely gone, and he had to keep falling......
I don't know how long later, when he was down to earth again, he had already come to a bronze door that was open to the other.
The dense array of symbols and bizarre patterns carved on the surface of the gate are generally similar to the one in the ruins of the "God of Fortune", but the details are slightly different.
At this moment, the gate is open, and there is no shadow of the "Chaos Sea" behind it, but an illusory black gate lined up like the "torii" of the island nation.
"In fact, I always feel that these bronze gates, which originally sealed the 'Sea of Chaos', are somewhat similar to the door inside the 'Gatekeeper' through the 'Reaper'......
"In addition, people who die in front of the bronze gate that seals the 'Chaos Sea' can easily turn into resentful spirits, and then become 'ancient resentful spirits' under the convergence of inexplicable forces...... And the 'Ancient Wraith' is the main source of materials for the 'Gate' path.
"'Death' and 'Gate', plus the ability to seal the entrance to the 'Sea of Chaos'...... Is it the handwriting of the 'Ancestor of the Immortals' Gregaret?
"In addition, the authority of the 'God of Luck' is not related to the 'God of Death' and the 'Gate'...... when 'I' built this passage, in addition to the help of the goddess, could it be that the 'Ancestor of the Immortal Bird' also helped?
"From this point of view, the 'God of Luck' is really broad!"
I don't know whether it was pride or helplessness, Abner didn't delay any longer, and walked directly into the open door.
But he then realized that he had not entered the passage made up of the black "torii".
Unlike the simplicity and convenience of having the help of the "key" when you come, even if the passage is still open, if you want to go back, you have to find a way to step into the dimension of those "torii".
"In other words, you have to be a pure spirit creature or an astral creature to enter?" After observing for a while with the "Pure White Eye", Abner suddenly realized, "Of course, if you reach the angel level, it will be fine......
"It's a good thing I didn't offer to take little 'Sun' out to play...... Otherwise, you will lose face here! ”
Although he still has an extraordinary item in his hand, "Cyan Shadow", which can be transformed into a "special resentful spirit", it is actually not pure, and short-distance "shuttles" are no problem, but it is easy to have problems crossing such ultra-long-distance "passages".
However, such conditions are difficult for Abner himself.
I saw that there was a "starlight" shining in his pure white eyes, and then the whole person turned into a shining insect.
"Star Bug"!
This is Abner's signature ability "Mimicry", which can only be used by the "Insight" mastered in advance by the "Pure White Eye", and can briefly transform into an incomplete mythical form that can be completely parsed by himself.
While Abner's inspiration told him that it was best not to rely heavily on the White Eye to use this ability, it was not a problem to use it a few times in an emergency.
As his transformation was completed, the Star Worm entered the passage in a "flash", and then passed through countless "torii" black gates in a matter of seconds, appearing in front of the "wall" on the other side.
Abner quickly lifted the transformation, lest Adevina see him in his "incomplete mythical creature" and fall into madness.
In addition, he also took the time to conjure up a suit of clothes and put it on himself—the transformation just now made the original stone armor completely scrapped.
Although this trip seems to have done a lot of things, in fact, it only takes more than three hours from departure to return, so the "Lieutenant General of the Iceberg" Adevina is still waiting here.
At this moment, she was also relieved to see Abner return safely and greeted her.
Abner told her to wait a moment, then turned around and removed the stone slab that was the "key" from the wall, closing the secret passage so that no monster from the other side would take advantage of it.
As an experienced explorer, Adevina guessed Abner's thoughts as soon as she saw his movements, so she asked with sparkling eyes, "Is the other side of the passage dangerous?" ”
Hearing this, Abner nodded and replied while reflecting on the unique perspective of the "Star Worm" state: "It's very dangerous!" Without the protection of the gods, I may not be able to return. ”
He is not exaggerating, without the secret of the goddess, he may be discovered by the "true creator", and it is really two to say whether he can come back when the time comes.
Of course, this is also to discourage Adevina from exploring.
"So dangerous...... You're not hurt, are you? Edvina frowned, then her light blue eyes turned black and she began to take a closer look at Abner's body.
"Don't!" Abner hurriedly stopped it, but it was too late, and he saw Edwina's gaze glazed for a few seconds, and then he immediately stopped the secret technique.
Now the two of us have only the cloaks of real fabric...... At this time, opening the "real vision", isn't there going to be an accident? Abner sneered a few words, quickly changed the subject, and told Adevina about some of what he had seen in the afternoon town.
Of course, the things about the Floating City and the Silver City were temporarily hidden by him, and he only talked about the environment and monsters there.
"The door separating reality from myth...... Giant Court ......" Edwina repeated it several times with sparkling eyes, eager to go over and see for herself.
But her "weakness" did not allow her to do so...... After all, even Abner didn't dare to guarantee that she would be able to return, and if she went, death would probably end the best.
With this in mind, Edvina touched the brass mirror in her hand and decided to be promoted to demigod as soon as possible.
After she was ordered to intercept the Aurora Divine Envoy and indirectly saved Abner, Hugh, and Miss Gwen, she was given a brass mirror by the gods that could be used to "prophesy".
And when she successfully solves the crisis of the "Pale Admiral" and completes the mission of the gods, the ownership of this seal will be completely hers.
Advina knew very well that the brass mirror was actually the "potion" material given to her by the gods for promotion, but she had not yet found a way to crush it and restore it to its properties.
In addition, her "Mystic Master" potion had actually just been digested not long ago, so she wasn't in a hurry before.
But now, she suddenly felt a sense of urgency - Abner was going faster and faster, and she had to keep up, or she would just wait like she did this time.
Edvina chatted with Abner about the details of the town in the afternoon, and the two quickly walked up the stairs and returned to the throne of the "God of Luck".
Looking at the tall, muscular, yet handsome old god, Abner and Edvina stopped talking, as if they didn't want to disturb his slumber.
Of course, Adevina may have been in awe, but Abner's heart was full of slander.
In the end, he learned from Renette Tinicole's habits and put a "label" on the head of the most "old" self at the moment - "Cao Thief"!
After spitting on himself, Abner took the "Lieutenant General of the Iceberg" down to the first floor of the palace, and then picked up some gold, silver and jewels that Russell had never moved, and gave them to Adewina, and then left the ruins of the "God of Luck".
I've gained a lot this time, and other things are not what I should be taking now!
Before leaving the main hall, Abner glanced back at the "Perfecter Card" and the "Knowledge Mentor" traits that Russell had left here, and knew that the latter was most likely used to advance the "Resurrected" "Machine Emperor".
Don't look at the body of the "Machine Emperor" has been completely blown up, but Abner feels that the yellow jewel-shaped, "relic"-like thing may be the key to Liu Bo's death in the past dynasties.
As long as that thing is there, combined with the characteristics of my life, there should be hope of "resurrection" into my doppelganger.
"So it sees...... Even Daniel isn't necessarily dead...... And after the seal '1-025' he turned into was 'sacrificed' by me, it is currently in the original body of the 'bound god'...... And it is likely that Siea is taking possession of that body, seizing the Sequence 1 'Divine Sin' trait within it......"
While Abner was thinking about it, Edwina also looked back at the "God of Luck", "Knowledge Mentor" traits and blasphemy cards in the palace, and couldn't help but ask softly, "Don't you take them away?" ”
"Then it's probably dangerous...... Or forget it...... It's not too late to wait until we have enough strength to get it. Until then, it is better to let the 'God of War' defense ritual arranged by Russell guard this place......" Abner replied casually.
However, this is not a fool, his intuition tells him that if he does not resurrect the "God of Luck" as his own doppelganger and take away his identity without authorization, I am afraid that the fate of himself and Edwina will be greatly deflected...... To the bad side!
Although the name of the "god of luck" is "luck", it is clear that it will not be soft on others to give "bad luck".
In particular, after Abner's observation, the "luck" and "bad luck" accumulated in the body of the "god of luck" are somewhat unbalanced, and the current "bad luck" has far exceeded "luck", I don't know if he is like this, or if something has happened.
At the same time, he remembered the "Crystal Ball of Doom" that he had received from the original owner of the Fragrant Leaf Bar, "Julius" Ozil, and later given to Klein for safekeeping, which was inextricably linked to the "God of Luck", and those who possessed it would even dream of the location of this ruin.
Abner suspects that it was deliberately released to unleash the "bad luck" of the "god of luck".
However, it was not used from start to finish on this expedition...... According to Abner's original expectation, the crystal ball should be a clearance item for a certain "level".
"Well, it's supposed to be Russell's pot...... He forcibly bulldozed the level that originally required the 'Doom Crystal' with his strength, leaving six iron lions to guard it.
"The lion suppresses evil and suppresses bad luck, and there may be an element of 'mysterious reappearance' in this...... Well, I can't make it up. ”
Abner complained a few words, and under Adewina's increasingly puzzled gaze, he pulled her out of the ruins' door.
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