Chapter III
The elder affirmed, "Yes, our plan is to make this flood happen again." Seventy-one percent of the Earth's area is water, and if it can attract seawater to the land, within a month, 95 percent of humanity will die, and then the Earth will return to the hands of our non-human race. ”
What!? These words once again caused a shock among the cadres, and the members of the group exchanged their heads and exchanged their opinions. Liuli couldn't help frowning and said, "Is this possible?" ”
The elder laughed, "Don't doubt it, I can't tell you the specifics. But after hundreds of years of inquiry and study by the Council of Elders, we now have every reason to believe that it is entirely feasible. ”
After a moment of silence, Zhang Lie said in a deep voice: "So, what should be done?" ”
There was a murmur of chanting incantations in the darkness, and in an instant, a curtain of light appeared at the top of the round table where everyone was seated, and an ancient picture scroll appeared on it. It was a very old parchment scroll, dark yellow in color, full of cracks around it, and the parchment scroll was covered with dense illegible writing, and when you looked closely, it was somewhat similar to the inscription on Blat's demonic sword, and it seemed that it should be extremely old Hebrew.
In addition to the text, there is also a small box drawn in the center of the scroll. Although the parchment roll is very worn, the drawings are quite clear. As you can see, the box is square in shape, with a lid on it, which is slightly larger than the body of the box, and four snakes extend from the four corners of the lid to the center, and the snake's head is raised high and crosses in the center of the lid. Like this parchment roll, the box is also engraved with dense inscriptions, and there are several bold fonts on the sides, which seem to be the name of the box.
Seeing these words, Blatter's face, which had been silent, changed slightly. Noticing his strange appearance, Zhang Lie couldn't help but turn his head and asked quietly, "What's the matter, what is this?" ”
"Pandora......" Blatter muttered the word as he stared at the parchment roll in distraction.
Just as Zhang Lie wanted to ask further, the elder had already explained to everyone: "This scroll has been passed down by the vampire clan for generations, and according to legend, it is written by the descendants of Cain, the ancestor of the vampires, and it is older than the 'Dead Sea Scroll' excavated by humans. The box on the picture is the legendary 'Pandora's Box'. ”
After a pause, the elder added, "Pandora's box, it is said that all the disasters and evils in the world come out of this box. In the legend of the vampire, it is a sacred relic that gave birth to all inhuman races. However, this does not matter at this point, but the important thing is that, according to this parchment, this Pandora's box will be the key to the success of our project. ”
Looking carefully at the parchment roll in the light curtain, Shaw Conny, the "machine spirit", knocked on the table: "Please explain." ”
The elder said word for word: "According to this parchment, when Pandora's box is opened, all calamities will befall the world." After our research, this catastrophe is likely to refer to the flood that destroyed mankind. In other words, Pandora's Box is actually a key item made by the ancient non-human race to cause floods. ”
Anne couldn't help but say, "But there's one more thing about Pandora's box. That is, when all the disasters have occurred, there is one thing left in the box at the end, and that is hope. What does this mean? ”
The elder exclaimed, "Your thoughts are very cautious. Then he said, "That's how we understand it." The so-called hope refers to the way to help mankind survive the catastrophe, that is, the so-called Noah's Ark is actually Pandora's box. Disaster, hope, are all nurtured by it. ”
At this time, another elder said: "In China's ancient spell system, no matter what the formation, there will be a living gate, so as not to kill them all, which is against the harmony of heaven. There is also a saying that 'within seven steps, there will be an antidote', which also means the same thing. Therefore, it is highly likely that this assumption is true. ”
"You mean that this Pandora's box started the flood and helped people survive it? How can this be explained? After hesitating for a while, Snow Mai Yiyao expressed her doubts.
The elder smiled and said to him, "It's a pity that the time is too long, and this parchment scroll is ominous, and the specific situation is no longer available. We suspect that it was probably the inhumans of the time who created the box and caused a flood in an attempt to destroy humanity. Later, it was obtained by human beings, and it was used to dissipate the disaster, so there were later legends such as "Noah's Ark" and "Dayu Governing the Water". ”
Zhang Lie touched his chin: "I understand, the plan of the Elder Group is to reclaim Pandora's Box and launch a world-destroying flood again, right?" So the question is, where is this thing? ”
His words were to the point, and everyone couldn't help but look up at the upper floors of the ladder chairs, waiting for the elder's answer. After a while, the elder said slowly: "Zhang Lie is right, our plan this time is exactly like this. According to legend, after the Pandora's Box was obtained by humans, it was broken into 13 pieces and scattered around the world, and some of them even became sacred objects passed down from generation to generation by local peoples. ”
At this time, another elder said, "Four of them have been collected within our non-human race, and the whereabouts of two more have also been inquired. And we have discovered that there are five parts that have been purposefully collected by humans, and the purpose of gathering you this time is to take those five parts back. ”
"Where are those five?" When they heard this, everyone asked one after another.
"The Vatican, the basement beneath the Holy City."
"What!? Are you kidding? Hearing this, Mark was the first to cry out.
The Vatican, where the Pope lives, has been the stronghold of the Western Holy See since ancient times. Although this small city of just 44 hectares in the heart of Rome has a population of less than 1,000 people, it is the center of the faith of more than 800 million Catholics around the world, and it has been the headquarters of the Holy See to exert its influence and lead the jihad for thousands of years.
At the same time, it is also the headquarters of the human hunter organization in the Western world, which makes the alliance hate and terrified all non-human races. and the Eastern Headquarters of the Hunter Order in Mount Emei, Sichuan Province, China, and the two final bastions of the battle between humans and non-humans. To any non-human race to go to these two places is no different from throwing a naked man in the heart of the Sahara Desert.
No wonder the alliance will summon all the action groups above level 2 to participate in this plan, it turns out that it is actually going to storm the Vatican Holy City! All the non-human races know very well that the enchantment that the Vatican has continuously set up for thousands of years is enough to minimize the demonic power of any non-human race, and with the "Knights Templar" resident in the Holy City, even if they attack it with absolute superiority, they will probably suffer heavy casualties. If it fails, the vast majority of the combat power of the entire non-human alliance will be exhausted. The alliance's plan this time is simply desperate.
While everyone was talking, the lich Jalith said calmly, "Is this a unanimous decision of the Elder Body?" ”
The elder replied affirmatively, "Yes, this plan has been approved by all the elders. ”
In this way, it was equivalent to the decision made by the entire non-human race, and the members of the four groups did not say anything from then on. At the end of the day, they are only part of the Alliance, and their role is to perfectly enforce the resolutions of the Governing Body.
The elder coughed twice and continued, "I'm glad that all of you support this project, and this operation is arguably the most significant operation that we non-humans have fought for our survival in thousands of years. If we succeed, we will once again take control of the planet. ”
"So, when is the offensive begin?" Ghoul Vera asked in a loud voice. Once the context is clear, the members of the action team naturally focus on implementation.
The elder explained: "We are all well aware of the Vatican's defensive capabilities, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to succeed in attacking with the strength of the whole alliance. Therefore, we will first assign non-human races in various places to increase their activities, so that the Holy See can send the 'Knights Templar' in the Holy City, and when it is empty, it will start attacking. This is one of the reasons why the Elders have come to you in advance, because there are several important tasks that you need to do. ”
Although everyone present was an elite member of the non-human race, and they were used to seeing countless storms on weekdays, they all secretly breathed a sigh of relief when they heard that they didn't need to attack the Vatican immediately.