Chapter Eighty-Three: Eternal Babylon
Lolana's whims put El in a very passive situation, no matter how cunning the eldest lady is, El can't let her go alone with Roger. He wanted to bring his warriors with him, but compared to the wide halls of the temple, the hidden passages were very narrow, and they were obviously not suitable for troops to enter.
Roger actually wants to use El's powers, but he also has to consider another problem, that is, who will monitor Blackbeard's movements if he and El are gone. In order not to lose time, the two sides quickly reached an agreement, and not only Lorana and El, but Blackbeard must also go along.
"Your curiosity is too high, little girl. Blackbeard, who was forced to enter the secret passage, looked at the interested Lolana with a sad face, and said with a sigh: "Actually, we don't have to go in, let Roger's kid play by himself." You have nothing to do with it, so why did you bring me in?"
"I'm really sorry, knowing that this is the temple of the Darkmoon Brotherhood, I can't help but be curious. Lolana shook her head helplessly, and smiled helplessly: "As the saying goes, alchemists die of curiosity, but I didn't expect that I would not be able to escape this fate." ”
El rolled his eyes vaguely, he was experienced, and at this time, he would never believe a word that came out of the eldest lady's mouth. He knew very well that Lorana belonged to the kind of wise man who planned to act later, and even if he was really interested in the Darkmoon Brotherhood, he would not be so bent on doing so.
But in the current situation, what is more worthy of her attention than the safety of her own life?
El prefers to cooperate with Tiana, because the goal of the magician girl is always clear, as long as she knows the real goal, the process of the period can be left to herself. But Lolana is different, she always feels that her IQ can't keep up with the rhythm around her, and until the last moment, she doesn't understand her true purpose at all, and it feels like she is being toyed with applause.
It's just a matter of normal times, and it's not a pleasure to watch her tease others, but in this hellish place, El is also responsible for the lives of hundreds of people under him, so how dare she let her mess around.
Since he couldn't figure it out, El didn't bother to guess, he patted his chest quietly, and used the little Langa's psychic connection to directly ask Lolana his question.
"It's just that there are some premature conjectures about the treasure of the King of Thieves. If we have the chance, maybe we'll be able to reap some benefits this time?" replied with the corners of her mouth curled up.
"Please, we want to have an egg, and the most important thing is to get back alive. El was a little angry.
His tone was a little hurried, so frightened that little Ranga whimpered and retracted his eggshell, but even if she didn't use the telepathic link, Lolana could guess what El was thinking now, she just shook her head and didn't speak.
The secret passage hidden in the wall is not very long, only about 100 meters away. El and Lolana followed behind Blackbeard, and after only exchanging a few words, they walked out of the secret passage, and their eyes suddenly lit up.
At the end of the secret passage is a circular hall with an area of about 300 square meters, with no doors and windows around it, and it should be an underground building. The robbers who had come first had fixed torches to the brackets on the walls, brightening the entire hall with lights. The hall also continues the architectural style of the outside, which is so simple that nothing is left except for the circular altar in the center of the hall.
Of course, there is nothing here, next to the altar in the center of the hall, there are broken skeletons everywhere, and looking at the rotten clothes on their bodies, it seems that they are not good people.
"Aha, I didn't expect to see these old things again. Blackbeard walked up with a pout, picked up a skull from the ground, and gently placed it on the bone shelf next to it.
"This is the gray-haired hyena Dozo, you look at his hair, even after being dead for so many years, it is still as hard as a hedgehog. And that, the guy with the scar on his head is the Skullsplitter Seraphim, his head is so different that he can be recognized at a glance, hahaha...... Roger boy, I'm not going to be with these old guys, are you ready?"
Every name Blackbeard mentions made the robbers who followed him turn white, because they were so familiar to the natives who lived in the brownland hills.
Successive robber kings have basically organized a search for the treasure of the king of thieves, but not all of them have been able to get out of it. The two men Blackbeard is talking about are famous heroes from hundreds of years ago, and all the robbers grew up listening to their legends when they were children, but no one knew that they all died in this inconspicuous secret room. Blackbeard only called out the names of two people, and next to the altar, there were many more skeletons lying on the ground.
Roger's face did not change, after coming to this hall, his mood relaxed, like a gambler who has pushed out all his chips, at this time, everything can only be resigned to fate, no matter how nervous it is, there is no point.
Twelve years ago, he followed Blackbeard into the hall, and when he entered, there were thirty-nine brothers, and only four of them came out, including him. Now that he has made a comeback, it is naturally impossible not to be sure, and he was not moved by Blackbeard's ill-intentioned reminder, but just looked coldly at the golden scimitar in Blackbeard's hand.
"Oh, yes, you've got to need this, right? Blackbeard smiled and thrust the golden scimitar in his hand into the altar, then spread his hand and took a few steps back, staring at Roger with a smile, "This is your own challenge, and you have to start it yourself." I guess you've already memorized the mantra by then, do you want me to repeat it?"
Ignoring Blackbeard, Roger jumped onto the altar, drew his golden scimitar and raised it high, while motioning for his cronies to surround the altar. He glanced back at El and Lolana, who were standing by, and took a deep breath and shouted, "Allah Huakbas Mita!"
There was silence - nothing had happened.
"What does that mean?" El asked Lolana blankly, not feeling the mana fluctuation, indicating that the sentence was certainly not a spell, but it was definitely not any language he knew, and it sounded like a meaningless shout.
"It's the secret language of the Darkmoon Brotherhood, and they don't rely on magic or magic......" Lorana's eyes seemed to wander a little, but she explained quietly.
"I knew you idiot didn't learn, hahaha, you're going to use a tongue-curling voice!" Blackbeard laughed.
As soon as he finished saying this, the air in front of Roger suddenly twisted violently, and a sharp blade flashing with blood-red light suddenly appeared from the void, and slashed down unhurriedly, tearing a gap in the space in front of Roger. Roger subconsciously took a step back, and the sharp blade almost passed in front of his eyes, and then an illusory black shadow walked out of the gap in space.
The speed of the black shadow was not very fast, but with the eyes of ordinary people, it was impossible to see his true face no matter what. His figure does not seem to exist in this world, and no matter how far he looks, he is a flat phantom, and only the blood-red blade in his hand can feel a strange reality.
A faint blue light flashed in El's eyes, and he cautiously used his True Eye to peek at the phantom, only to see a blood-red blade levitating in midair. Sure enough, it wasn't an illusion, except for the mysterious weapon, the phantom was not a real existence, and it looked more like an optical illusion that Tiana was good at.
"Phase Walking...... This is a skill unique to the Brotherhood of the Darkmoon. Little Langa's voice suddenly sounded in his head, and he didn't have to guess to know that it was a paraphrase of Lolana's language.
El thought back to the elusive girl in black, and suddenly had a sudden realization, although he didn't understand what Lolana was talking about, but it sounded very powerful.
"What is true eternity?"
The phantom that suddenly appeared looked at Roger for a moment, and then suddenly asked. Although its appearance is unrealistic, the sound sounds like a hard stone, and it hurts in people's ears.
This is a rather profound question, and if Lolana were to answer it instead, she might quote the scriptures for three days and three nights. Of course, it is impossible for a robber in the brown hills to have such a high level of education. But this is another question that cannot be left unanswered, and if you can't answer it or answer it incorrectly, you will naturally have to take the corresponding risks. However, robbers also have robbers' stupid methods, as long as they dare to try, they will always find the right answer, and there are many predecessors who sacrificed their lives for this among these white bones under the altar.
After thousands of years of experience, this question is no longer difficult in front of Roger, he stared at the phantom's eyes without squinting, and said in a deep voice: "Dark Moon - Babylon"
What is true eternity? If you look at it subjectively, everyone's answer may be different. For the disciples of the Truth Society, their slogan is that everything in the world is illusory, and only the truth will live forever, but this answer is clearly not in line with the philosophy of the Brotherhood of the Dark Moon.
For the Darkmoon Brotherhood's own people, this question is not even a problem, at most it is just a password. But they didn't leave any clues in their temple, and you can imagine how much effort it took the robbers to discover the answer.
The Phantom nodded, and its body exploded. (Go read OM) (Jiangsu.com)