Chapter 159: The Hall of Secret Words
The original intention of the builders of the passage was not to leave a way back for the deserters - or rather, it was actually supposed to be a passage from the inner city to the outside, so the exit on this side of the city wall was not marked at all. (For the latest chapter reading, please visit)
If it weren't for the kobold earth diviner, who had eaten and drunk enough, and dug up the sealed wall bricks with a shovel, even the guards in the tower themselves would not have known that such a secret passage existed.
El took advantage of the glimmer of the horn in Palanti's hand to prop himself up from the cold ground. He rolled down the steps with Lori Knight in his arms and fell hard, but he was able to recover quickly with the power of the Life Rune.
Ordinary soldiers naturally didn't have such good luck and strength, and a soldier who followed him also rolled down, accidentally hit the edges and corners of the steps, and directly knocked his head open. Many more people were smashed by meteorites falling from the sky before they had time to enter the secret passage.
Finally someone lit the torch, and El patted the dirt off his body and looked around, and there were only a dozen soldiers left with him, and all of them were embarrassed. Although he had ordered Ahmed to shrink his forces into the Secret Passage, less than a third of his troops had been hidden due to the Groundwalker's attack on all fronts.
The soldiers who survived the catastrophe showed happy expressions, but before they could breathe a sigh of relief, there was a violent vibration overhead, and another meteorite fell nearby, stirring up a large cloud of dust in the secret passage, and fine quicksand and rubble continued to pour down from the cracks in the ceiling.
"It's too dangerous here, let's get out of here!" Eldon couldn't help but lament the tragedy of becoming a single commander, and immediately urged. No matter how strong the tunnel is, it will not be able to withstand the continuous bombardment of meteorites, and if it collapses, everyone will be trapped underground. And the meteor rain he saw on the city walls covered almost the entire city, which meant that this secret passage was in danger of collapsing at any time from beginning to end.
Everyone immediately took action, and the veteran warriors had a clearer sense of danger, and they could feel the breath of death coming from above their heads without Erdo saying anything. At this time, no one was in the mood to talk nonsense, and all the surviving fighters were moving forward with their heads shut.
The space of the secret passage is not narrow, and it can even accommodate three people in parallel, but there are no torches prepared for lighting inside, so the survivors who are also not fully prepared can only discredit and move forward. The limited number of torches in the team can only provide light within a dozen meters, and when they are far away, they flicker and flicker like ghost fires. (For the latest chapter, please visit) Under the dim vision, from time to time someone pushed and bumped together, and fell into a blue nose and swollen face.
Only the light emanating from the horn in Palanti's hand, though faint but surprisingly penetrating. El's own dark vision didn't care, but he found that the other soldiers quickly calmed down under the shroud of that light, and some of them couldn't help but peek at the white horn while hurrying, and there seemed to be a look of longing in their eyes.
"This is the treasure you inherited, it looks like it's very powerful?" El asked in a whisper to Palanti as he couldn't resist his curiosity.
"Ahh Lori Knight was looking down and didn't know what he was thinking, and was startled when he heard El speak, and then showed a sudden realization expression, and handed the white horn to El in front of him.
"This is the lion's tooth horn, a treasure given by the gods to Grand Duke Caesar when the White Lion family opened up the north. We Isttalons grew up listening to its stories, and you are not a native, sir, so you may not know very well. ”
"The treasures that the gods have bestowed on Grand Duke Caesar?" El, nodding noncommittally, a little disapproving. Isttalon did not worship any powerful gods, and the most influential temple of Ludern was burned down, trying to attract the Temple of Life to settle in, but was almost killed...... God knows what kind of messy grievances are entangled between the White Lion family and the gods.
"The piercing power of the lion's tooth horn is particularly powerful, both in sound and light, and it is said that the Grand Duke Caesar used it to command the army and give orders. Palanti had a regretful look on his face: "You should let the lord wear it on your body, there is no point in giving it to me." ”
"Even if this horn is ten times bigger, it is just as meaningless in the situation of the meteor shower outside. El shook his head and said disapprovingly, "Since you don't think you have the qualifications, then you have to keep this treasure well until you can find the one who has the qualifications." ”
As the two men spoke, they sped up their feet, El and Palanti were both agile warriors, and they both kept moving faster than normal soldiers trotting. It's just that there are still wounded in the ranks, so they need to stay behind the palace.
The sound of masonry collapsing from time to time in the darkness behind him was heard, not only the damage caused by the meteorite falling, but also some of the earthwalker troops who attacked the city with their ability to dig the ground, and it was difficult to escape the catastrophe of this indiscriminate attack, so they had to dig a hole to escape. Some of the bugs actually dug through the outer wall of the secret passage and hid in, unfortunately encountered the humans again, and then fought again.
Having finally killed these earthwalkers who had stumbled in by mistake, El suddenly felt a sudden brightness in front of him. They had reached the end of the secret passage. After passing through an archway, there was an underground hall of hundreds of square meters in size, where Ahmed was leading the troops who had entered the secret passage to rest.
El walked into the underground hall and looked around, and found that there were huge rock arches built on all sides of the hall, exactly the same style as the one he had walked out of, and it was clear that this was the central hub of the underground passage of Istalen.
"I've heard of this place before, it's the third basement of the White Lion Castle, also known as the Hall of Secret Words. Ahmed said to El, and he subconsciously glanced at Palanti: "This is the secret place of the White Lion Family, and only GLP, who is in charge of internal supervision, knows the specific situation. This place has hardly been useful since it was built, and we can't imagine that it has left us a way to live. ”
"How many of us are left?" El asked in a low voice, as he had just glanced at the number of people and found that the damage was worse than he had expected.
"There were less than three hundred men left, and the others either died on the walls or didn't make it. Ahmed said with a gloomy face.
El nodded, his face heavy. Most of those who survived were Ahmed's mountain hunters and the black knights led by Timmy, almost all of whom had been wounded in the previous battles. The only fortunate thing is that when Ahmed ran down, he carried the sacrifices of those temples of life with him, so that they at least did not have to worry about the injuries of the warriors getting worse.
The castle was built above the hall, and the structure was relatively sturdy and there were no dangerous cracks, but the shaking on the ground was still faintly felt. It may seem safe, but it's not a place to stay for long.
The kobold Apache, carrying his small shovel, snorted and slapped the ground around the edge of the hall several times before finally coming to a stop outside a rock archway. He put down his shovel and struck it on the ground three times, listened attentively for a moment with a serious expression, then raised his head and announced, "There is no danger here!"
Although El had always been strongly suspicious of this nervous kobold, even he had to admit that he had to rely on the ability of this god stick to escape at this time. The kobold's fortune teller may not be able to predict your peach blossom luck, but he is definitely a true expert when it comes to seeking good fortune and avoiding evil.
"Let the priest deal with the wounded soldiers, we can't stay here, God knows what hell of a catastrophe will happen to this city. El said to Ahmed.
After experiencing the battle of two monsters, the full-scale invasion of Earthwalker and the undead, and seeing the super meteor shower covering the entire city, it would not be strange if a god suddenly descended and drowned the city with a spit in the next moment. Isttalon has been cursed by the apostles and is destined not to see the sun tomorrow.
The Earthwalker's attack was too ferocious, and El had exhausted a lot of physical strength in the battle, and it was only now that he breathed a sigh of relief before he felt his body tired. He sat in the corner and wanted to rest for a while, only to see Apache staggering over.
"Is there anything else?" El asked impatiently.
"No, no, no, no, I'm fine, the goddess of the earth has pointed out the direction of my survival. Apache stared into El's eyes with a shovel, and a meaningful smile appeared on his hyena-like face, "I'm just curious, archer, you don't seem to be worried about that kind little girl at home?"
"I've sent her out of town, what do you want to mean?" El frowned, looking at Apache's mysterious smile, and his heart twitched.
Unconsciously, he had already admitted in his heart the prophetic ability of the kobold earth diviner, but for a moment he didn't even think about why he was suspicious of the kobold in the first place?
Because the kobold earth diviner made a prediction of death to Tika when he first met him!
"We geosoothsayers generally only predict bad luck, and rarely make accurate predictions for a certain person or event, because that would be too laborious. However, the trajectory of that little girl's fate is very clear, and it basically doesn't take much effort. Apache shook his head. "I wonder if you remember that prophecy?"
"The dark serpent waits for the opportunity, the puppet who pulls the string goes against his will, the fireworks are brilliant in the night, and the sage comes to redeem the world......" El involuntarily recited these words, because he was worried about Tika's safety, these words had been kept in his heart all the time, but at that time he had no clue. When I think about it now, I just feel cold in my heart.
"The fireworks outside must be particularly brilliant right now. Apache said. (Go read OM) (Jiangsu.com)