Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Bottom of the Lake of Heavenly Tears

A few days later, the boats parked at the mouth of the lake were gone, and the wreck blocked the already modest channel of the Kas River, and the river continued to rise, overflowing from the artificial canal in the north to the abyss on the west side of the lake. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 infoThe water level of the lake is falling rapidly, and what is also puzzling is that the waterfall on the west side of the lake has stopped flowing when the water level has dropped by 10%, but after that, the water level of the lake is still slowly declining. As the water level continued to drop, the orc warriors began to lay a plank path along the gentle slope of the lake beach with the planks they had prepared for a long time, and on the south bank, the sappers of the Northern Legion of the Gallant Empire also methodically laid the plank path towards the center of the lake. Two days later, when the lake receded, the silt at the bottom of the lake was exposed with pebbles, and Liang Ke took Cocoba, Pidero, Tucker, and Braggot, as well as a dozen guards and Master Meghan to meet at the bottom of the lake.

If someone can fly in the sky, then if you have a bird's-eye view of the Lake of Tears, you will find that the lake is really like a tear. The trickling river came from the east, poured into the mouth of the lake, gradually spread along the walls of Cape Rambet, and suddenly tightened into the mouth of the waterfall in front of the abyss on the westernmost side, and indeed resembled the tears of the gods. Liang Ke was standing closer to the abyss, the slippery bottom of the lake was not deep, and he couldn't smell the disgusting smell of rancidity, and what was even more surprising was that there were no life forms left on the lake bed except for the lodging aquatic plants. Liang Ke looked at the black hole dozens of meters away, and he felt a little uneasy in his heart, and he turned to talk to Master Megan.

"Master Megan, don't you think it's strange?"

"yes! It's weird here. Old Meghan closed her eyes and took a deep breath, then opened her eyes and looked around, he habitually took out a handkerchief and wiped the corners of his eyes, sighed and said, "Hey, this is a terrible trip, I can feel that this place was once full of life, and besides, there used to be a very powerful monster living here in the lake." Now, the creatures are gone, and the only explanation is that they also went to the hole, the place we had to walk into. Megan shook her head, looked at the sky, raised her staff and whispered a spell, yes, it was like an elegy, but the sound coming from Megan's hoarse throat was not so pleasant.

“...... Bulakisyagulu Mi Mirando!" The brief spell activated the seal in the staff, and a faint blue light spread out like ripples in the lake, covering everyone at the bottom of the lake in an instant. Liang Ke felt a chill enter his mind, as refreshing as eating an ice cream in the summer, and he couldn't help but shiver.

"Oh, don't be nervous, Colonel Aragorn! this is my little trick to make our soldiers more alert. Megan smiled and patted Liang Ke's arm, turned her head and ordered: "Byer, let your scouts go ahead, pay attention to keep the information flowing, don't move too fast, and stop immediately when you find danger." ”

"Yes!" Storm Bear carried a huge mace and beckoned the elite soldiers selected from the guard camp to silently walk towards the dark cave.

"Frix, let's go too!" Megan slowly followed, supported by her student Frix, and beside him, the leopard man warrior's eyes flowed, and he looked around vigilantly, ready to deal with a sneak attack from the shadows.

"Let's go, everybody, be vigilant, remember, everything is based on the preservation of life, and only those who live can be called heroes, understand?"

"Yes, sir. "Lord Aragorn's guards have long been accustomed to their unchivalrous views, but for them, it is not easy to lose their lives with such a boss, and this is the most important thing.

The scouts of the orcs are quite unique, they are short in stature, with small eyes, pointed mouths, round ears, sparse and stiff beards, short arms, but strong legs, they can barely hear when they walk, they move quite fast, and in the blink of an eye they disappear into the depths of the cavern.

From Braggot, Liang Ke knew that those guys were orc mongoose warriors, don't look at their short stature and ugly faces, but they were natural scouts. They have small eyes, but they have excellent eyesight, they can see any life within 100 meters in the dark night, their hearing is far better than that of other orc races, they can hear the sound of sand rolling at a distance of 300 meters, their sense of smell is better than that of ordinary wolf warriors, and most importantly, the sparse whiskers on their lips, which can sensitively distinguish changes in air currents before danger comes, which can buy them the most time to escape. It is said that these guys, who run at an incredible speed, played a huge role in the war against humans, and, so far, not a single mongoose warrior has died from reconnaissance.

This mission was limited by space, and the orcs only sent a small group of thirty warriors to accompany them, except for five mongoose scouts who took turns to break forward to explore the way, most of the rest were tall Violent Bear Berserkers, who were led by Bayer, walking at the front of the team. Behind them, several sturdy silver wolf knights, armed with rusty knives, rode on the silver wolf and stood in front of High Priest Megan. In order to take care of the aging Meghan, the team walked very slowly, and Liang Ke followed behind Braggot, walking at the back of the line under the protection of the guards, and by the light of the blazing pine oil torches, he leisurely surveyed his surroundings.

This cave is unusually tall, and with the height of more than three meters in Braggot, it is not oppressive to walk in. The cave slowly descended, after a hundred meters deep, the wet mud on the ground disappeared, the blue-black rock was exposed, and it can be seen from the regular texture on the cave wall that this is an artificially dug cave, which made everyone amazed, I don't know who and for what purpose this hidden place was dug at the bottom of the Lake of Heavenly Tears.

The group cautiously descended for half a day, and if they continued at this speed, it was estimated that they would be able to reach a certain place on the abyssal cliff in a few more moments. Liang Ke was a little puzzled, could it be that the place where the orcs were going was in that terrifying abyss? If that was the case, why should he simply "descend" directly from the edge of the cliff, why bother to cut off the Kas River, drain the lake, and take this passage that was not a shortcut? Just when he was confused, the team stopped.

Walking such a long way in a row was a burden for Meghan, and he was a little gasped. After calming her breath a little, Megan tried to raise her voice and said, "Okay! We have arrived, from now on, we may face the danger of ending our lives at any time, if any of you are unwilling to follow me into this Longtan tiger's den, then the beast god will also forgive you, after all, life is the most precious." ”

"High Priestess! The sturdy Bear Knight Byer raised his arms and shouted.

"Yes, we are not afraid of death, and we will always be by your side. ”

"Let us chop thorns for you. ”

"Please don't leave us ......"

All the orc warriors held their heads high and looked at Meghan with burning eyes. Megan's old yellow eyes were a little moist, and he took out his handkerchief and wiped it gently.

"You are worthy of the glory of the people of the beast god, children, and in the future, perhaps you will witness the glory of the beast god with your own eyes, and now, I ask you to rest well, eat a few pieces of jerky, drink enough water, and then we will set off. Megan patted Byer's broad arm and turned to look at Liang Ke.

"Monsieur Aragorn, I believe you are not afraid of danger, but it is not worth the risk for the sake of my people's sacred relics, you ...... You can wait here, I guarantee that no one outside will know what's going on here. ”

"Haha! Thank you for your kindness, but since I am now a soldier of Garente, it is my responsibility to complete the task given by the commander, isn't it? Besides, I am also curious about what the holy relics that your country wants to welcome back?" Liang Ke untied the giant blade from Sanduo's back, and with a wave of his hand, Sanduo disappeared into the magic egg.

Meghan nodded and said, "Okay, then please follow you and your soldiers, after all, your mission is only to be an observer, and you don't need to work hard." ”

After a short rest, everyone returned to their peak condition. Megan withdrew her gaze from the bare cave wall and turned back to command, "There will be a bright light when I break the illusion in front of me, now, please close your eyes." ”

No one questioned the authority of the High Priest, and after everyone had closed their eyes, Master Meghan turned around with a solemn expression and raised his staff, facing the stone wall and began to chant the incantation.

"Great and true God, your devotees ask you for guidance with a sincere heart, help me with your generosity and charity to get rid of the vanity before me, and in the name of light, Boracha Umaji Kamtusa......"

"Oh my God, this old guy is actually the Holy Sect's Bright Archmage, this ...... This is the 'Eye of Truth'!" the dragon Achilles screamed like an evil spirit.

"What......? How is ......it possible? The high priest of the orcs is actually a priest of the Holy Religion? It's crazy too. Liang Ke heard Achilles' strange cry, and opened his eyes in shock, just in time to see the dazzling white light erupting from the staff. Megan seemed to feel the change behind her, and suddenly turned around, her sparse gray hair rose from the roots, and her gray eyes instantly became clear, as if two golden lightning bolts pierced the darkness, scaring Liang Ke and quickly closing his eyes.

A moment later, Meghan's old voice reached people's ears.

"Alright, open your eyes!" the old man coughed lightly after saying this, and leaned against the wall for a while. Frix nervously patted him on the back and called out urgently.

"Teacher, teacher, are you okay?"

The old man shook his head lightly, did not speak, he looked at Liang Ke silently, Liang Ke also stared at him, and then shook his head imperceptibly. Megan seemed to understand something and gave a rare smile.

The originally smooth and flat stone wall reveals a staircase that slopes upward, and the wide staircase is extremely smooth, and strangely enough, the staircase and the hollow stone wall are carved with intricate patterns. The mongoose warriors took a few steps up the stone steps and stepped back, saying something to Baier in a difficult language, and the Bear Knight looked back at Master Megan, then waved forward and followed the scout with a mace.