Chapter 32: The Cursed Land
This rocky hill is quite strange, the distribution of plants is extremely abnormal, and as the two of them slowly go deeper, they gradually find that there is not even a single insect here.
What's even more incredible is that as the two of them go deeper, ribbon-like rays of light begin to appear in a certain direction of the Junior Wizard's Will Shield, like a miniature version of the aurora.
"There seems to be a high-energy radioactive source here, and the high-energy particles interact with the magnetic field of my wizard's shield, producing a light similar to the aurora!" said Bahrain, looking at the ribbon-like light in his shield, and stretched out his hand in the direction of the ribbon-like light: "It should be that direction!"
"Radioactive sources, what should we do then?" Nazanin's heart tightened, this was really an ambush before and a pursuer after that.
"It doesn't matter, my shield will constantly give tangential magnetic force to the high-energy particles, and will not be harmed by radiation. Just get closer to the radiation source to get rid of the pursuers!" Balin pointed his finger at the bands of light and said, "Do you see if the trajectory of these bands of light ends up vertically into the ground!?"
Nazanin was also an apprentice wizard and had also studied electromagnetism, so he understood what Bahrain meant, and nodded in agreement. So the two of them turned around and walked in the direction of the dense bands of light. The plants began to gradually decrease again, and after the return, the banded light band became denser and brighter, and the rocky hills became more and more glowing and bald, and there were continuous gravel rolling down, and there were traces of landslides after serious soil erosion in many places.
However, the sound of the pursuers talking to each other gradually could be heard from behind, and the two had to carefully dodge the rubble to move on.
Bahrain believed that the pursuers exposed to such high-energy particle rays would not be able to hold out for long, or they would soon have symptoms such as bleeding from seven holes and die on the spot. In the mortal world, highly radioactive areas are often referred to as the Cursed Lands.
In the era when witchcraft was still in the dark, there were a large number of wizards who tried to study this so-called curse, but after all, they were infected by radiation and died of strange diseases.
Unbeknownst to Bahrain and Nazaninen, this place is known as the Cursed Land among the local population. And not far from them is the Demon Cave, the source of the curse. The thugs in pursuit began to hesitate, and the terrifying legends that had been passed down from generation to generation were ahead, an area where the supposedly radiance of Allah could not spread.
Some had already begun to have adverse reactions, with one of the most severely affected thugs retching and nasal tingling and a soaking of blood.
"They can't go any further, and they probably won't survive!" said one of the thugs to the leader.
"Withdraw! Count the time and the sea of stars to answer them, the knight of truth should also fall into the trap, go back!" the thugs began to evacuate quickly.
Balin and Nazanin were close to the source of the radiation, and the entire wizard shield was sparked with a brilliant light by the stream of high-energy particles. A black hole appeared in front of the two of them, facing the entrance of the earth.
Under the brighter light of the wizard's shield, the cave that should have been delicate was shattered by a sandstorm as soon as Bahrain approached.
The floor of the cave was covered with a thick layer of dust, even on the walls of the cave, and the sand weathered by the radiation of high-energy particles like cosmic rays began to roll under the magnetic field of the Bahraini wizard's shield, and the whole cave was the same as the scene of a sandstorm in the desert. Except for a meter or so close to Bahrain, the rest of the area was completely obscured by dust.
The two of them glanced at each other, and they were a little reluctant to go deeper. In such an environment filled with radioactive dust, it is enough to effectively block the footsteps of pursuers, and it is impossible to continue to venture into the unknown territory. There are many examples of people dying from lack of oxygen due to going too deep in caves.
Suddenly, there was the sound of a sharp object stabbing into the sand and rubbing against it, and the rustle approached quickly under the cover of flying dust.
Nazanin instinctively grabbed Bahrain's arm, and his body involuntarily retreated behind Bahrain. An octopus-clawed spider-like creature emerges from the flying sand, the size of a washbasin.
What appears to be a creature that lives in the dark all year round has evolved into eight tentacles that are supposed to be photoreceptors, and the slender tentacles fly through the air to capture the thermal energy and chemical information emitted by the organism's body. The two chelicates open and close left and right at the position of the mouthparts, and the whole body emits a cold fluorescence, which is a sign of the accumulation of radioactive elements in the body.
The body fluids of such organisms are often fatal to ordinary organisms, and some radioactive particles will produce heavy metal elements after decay, so these biological body fluids contain a large number of heavy metal components and radioactive particles that produce heavy metal elements after decay.
Once heavy metals enter the human body, they will react with hemoglobin, causing the red blood cells to lose their oxidation effect, and the human body will eventually suffocate to death quickly.
Saying a thousand things and ten thousand words is nothing more than an indication of the absolute danger of this creature to mortals. Therefore, the moment this creature appeared, Bahrain condensed a small fireball and shot away.
With a bang, the fireball hit the monster's face, and one of the two chelicera was immediately blown off, and the position of the monster's head seemed to be blurred by the explosion, and the blue fluorescent liquid dripped down. The monster was stimulated by the sudden sharp pain, and its eight soft tentacles instantly stood up like eight sharp arrows.
The remaining half of the chelicerae trembled, and the eight claws swooped down on Bahrain like a predator.
Another fireball ignited at the tip of the wand that burned with the brilliance of witchcraft, and it shot out with a rapid sound. The concussive heat wave stimulated its tentacles, which seemed to remind the monster of the precursor of the severe pain just now, and immediately flicked its eight claws, and its body quickly dodged.
With a thud, fireballs grazed the monster's body, exploding behind his massive belly. Blazing flames swept across its side, and the pain struck again, and the monster's instinctive claws trembled. Then the energy of the explosion came from the abdomen, and the relatively soft abdomen was blasted out of a terrifying blood hole.
Monsters with little intelligence curled up on the spot, eight claws hugging their bodies.
Balin took the opportunity to fire a fireball again, hitting the door on the other side of the monster, and with a boom, the monster's head was all blown to pieces, and finally stopped moving.
But Bahrain is not happy at all, such a large monster must have a rich source of food, and the reproduction of creatures is inseparable from a certain number of populations. Either way, tell Bahrain that this cave is not quiet.
At this moment, several more of the same rustling sound came from the direction of the cave entrance, and the way out had been blocked!
Do you continue to go deeper to avoid the monsters at the entrance of the cave or do you seem to break through? This doesn't need to be thought about at all, naturally it looks like a breakthrough, the cave entrance is not far ahead, and God knows what else you will encounter when you go deep into the cave.
At this moment, Nazanin spoke: "We broke out, and when we approached the entrance of the cave, I unleashed a cryo spell that would take us out of the cave quickly, and at the same time freeze the monster. You take the opportunity to bombard the top of the cave and make the hole collapse and block the monster from pursuing!"
Nazanin was also a highly educated woman and did not lack a presence. In some respects, her mind is more agile than that of Bahrain, and people have their own strengths and weaknesses, and learning from each other's strengths is the strength of human beings.
Balin agreed with Nazanin's approach and immediately ran towards the entrance of the cave, the sunlight shining faintly through the dust that permeated the cavern's space. Four monsters with their chelicerae together pounced from the ground, the cave wall, and the cave roof like wolves hunting for food.
"Hold on!" Nazanin shouted, turning and releasing liquid air diagonally behind her. The rapid freezing spreads, freezing the monsters that pounce on it. Balin raised his hand and unleashed the remaining five fireballs to bombard the top of the hole.
Suddenly, a silky tentacle like vines shot out from the dark depths of the cave, grabbed Nazanin's feet, and pulled the two people who were hugging each other and catapulted out of the cave back into the cave.
Boom remembered that under the desperate gaze of the two Bahrains, the entrance of the cave was completely covered with rubble, and even the four monsters were buried in it.
The way out was completely cut off, and the two of them were still dragged deep into the cave by the slippery tentacles at this time.
In a moment of breath, Balin struggled to gather his mana and slapped his palm on the tentacle. With a bang, the scorching flames exploded on the tentacles, and the tentacles snapped in a splash of flesh. A stream of black liquid shot out from the broken wound, and soon formed a small stream at the feet of the two of them, clattering deeper into the cavern.
Like a punctured balloon, the tentacle monster quickly retreated back into the depths of darkness.
At this time, the two of them had completely lost their sense of direction, staggered to their feet in the closed cave, looked around for a while, looked at each other and smiled bitterly, and now they could only walk by feeling, resigned to fate.