Chapter 5: The Stupid Piper
Qiang !!
[Metatron] raised the flaming greatsword in his hand and slashed at the dense chains, and a crisp metal collision sounded, and the chains that imprisoned the underground cavern were split in two.
Xia Xiu lifted the plank, and a stream of air slowly came out of it, it was not the foul-smelling air flow gushing out of the closed cellar when it suddenly opened, but a cool breeze with a hint of freshness.
He opened the floor, and a quaint stone staircase appeared before his eyes.
He walked straight down the steps, and the [Juggernaut Incarnate Metatron] behind him dispersed the flaming greatsword in his right hand and raised the Book of Order in his left hand.
The white pages of the pedigree tumble, and then, a ball of light was constructed in an instant.
Under the illumination of the light, Xia Xiu walked down with [hope], and at the same time, his golden eyes were quietly erected, like snake pupils.
[The Pupil of the Sky Lock] can see in the dark, and the ball of light is prepared for [Hope], she is not afraid of the terrifying and abnormal picture of the swineherd just now, but she feels a little disgusting, and when the holy angel wields a long sword to destroy the monster, she stretches out her little hand to cover her nose and looks at the swineherd with disgust.
At this moment, little [Hope] blinked his little eyes and looked curiously at this underground cave.
The blonde youth stepped over the nearly square hole in the parquet floor and stepped on the badly worn stone steps.
Inside the cavern, the dim light made it almost impossible to see ahead, and the ball of light floating behind the blonde youth moved forward, illuminating the surrounding scene.
The stone steps in the middle of the cave gradually become steeper, like a slope.
"The walls and structure are relatively solid, the surface color has changed partially, the stone carvings and statues are not seriously distorted and detached, and it seems that people often come here to worship or sacrifice."
Xia Xiu looked at the stone walls around him and the terrifying corpses around him, and his footsteps did not stop at all.
As you go deeper, the stone steps wind and fall, forming a structure that almost has a slope, as if you have entered an underground labyrinth.
"Abraham, I feel the front..."
[Hope] tugged at Xia Xiu's blonde hair, and she stretched out her index finger and pointed somewhere under the cave in front of her.
Xia Xiu looked in the direction the other party was pointing.
In the shadows ahead, the explorers found a terrifying sight piled up. The ground was littered with the bones of humans and humanoids, some of which had turned to dust, and some of which still retained a terrified posture, as if frozen forever at the moment of death. Rodents leave a trail of gnawing everywhere, giving a sense of death and cruelty.
In the midst of that horrific pit of bones, there was a shrine.
The shrine is carved from fine white marble and is shaped like a small temple. It is about 1.5 meters high, has a square base, and the four corners are carved with delicate patterns and mysterious symbols, which seem to contain incomprehensible mysteries of the universe.
The façade of the shrine is a semicircular arch with a lifelike lion and leopard carved on the vault, pulling a tricycle, which is the seat of the Great Mother Goddess.
Around the shrine, there are five essential manifestations of the Great Mother Goddess.
And what was supposed to be stored in the shrine has long since disappeared, and at the same time, it has also been occupied by some bad things.
It was two flutes of vague shapes, and they resembled viscous, disgusting liquid.
They flowed out of the shrine, smiling dementedly.
The faces of the stupid pipers could not be seen clearly, only the messy strands of hair on their heads could be seen, and their bodies seemed to merge together, with no definite outline or shape, just a blurry darkness.
The stupid piper silently plays the flute in his hand, and their movements look stupid and abnormal.
The sound of the flute is not melodious, but roars aimlessly, as if the terrifying power that has been sealed for a long time has been awakened, and with the sound of the flute is accompanied by crazy and indescribable, delirious and crazy words.
"Chaos Creeper, master of reality and dreams, from the dark void between the stars, your light shines through the endless abyss, driving madness and chaos to dance in the world. God of a Thousand Faces, your face is endless, terrifying and mesmerizing, and your voice is like lightning that pierces the night, evoking the deepest fears of the world. ”
"All beings tremble before you and cannot resist your power, you are the embodiment of power, the messenger of extinction, and the seed of new life. Your words transcend time, insight into the past, insight into the future, grasp the present. ”
"Dark Child of the stars, your cunning is beyond human comprehension, and your game is complex and twisted, bringing endless chaos and endless possibilities. Your laughter echoes across the universe, shaking the planet and tearing reality apart, a movement of destruction and a melody of innovation.
Despite fear, in spite of madness, we bow to you, Creeper of Chaos, God of a Thousand Faces. Because in front of you, all order will be annihilated, all reason will collapse, all hope will die, and only by surrendering to you can we find a new beginning. ”
The terrifying mythological pollution flooded the entire cavern like a tidal wave, and everything was submerged, including the heavenly investigators, the human apostles of the stag.
The flawless girl with purple hair and purple eyes covered her ears, her eyes watery, full of discomfort and anger staring ahead.
And the holy angel behind the blonde young man floats in front of his master when the flute player appears, holding aloft the Book of Order, ordering countless unspeakable divine pollution.
"The Book of Order: The Order of Events—"
The golden runes enveloped the angels of heaven, and his golden eyes looked at the piper in front of him.
"Sure enough, it still involves the stars, the god of a thousand faces..."
Xia Xiu muttered in a low voice in his heart. At the same time, he also began to fight back as the piper attacked, and the [Metatron] behind him hung the Book of Order over his head, and then held the flaming greatsword, and the six pairs of light wings behind him emitted alternating gold and blue light particles, and dazzling light and energy fluctuated around it, forming an alternating change of light and dark.
"Light Domination: Particle Transition—"
[Metatron] is the master of light, he has multiple changes, Xia Xiu has recently tested many applications of the incarnation, such as the [Dual Spectrum] derived from the linkage with the [Hat Trick], the [Photoelectric Effect] linked with the [Heart Engine], and the current [Particle Transition].
[Particle Jump] allows Metatron to jump between different energy levels, which is done almost instantaneously, allowing it to appear anywhere in an instant, or avoid attacks.
Phew-
[Metatron] instantly appeared in front of the flute, the big sword in his hand turned into two gorgeous cross swords, and in the vision shared with Xia Xiu, the flute players on the opposite side appeared densely packed with "X" symbols, which was their dead point.
"Perfect Prosthetic Eye: Death Insight—"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Countless slashes capable of cutting steel and iron fell on these flutes, and under the dense slashes, the stupid flutes played their flutes and began to dance and jump with strange steps.
Seven out of ten of Metatron's slashes were dodged by this stupid dance.
In the distance, the blonde youth's eyes narrowed slightly, and at the same time, his spirit communicated with the watch in his left hand.
"[Adam], begin the record of events, record file text name: [Foolish Piper]."
[LOG BEGINS]
"Believer in the God of a Thousand Faces, Ability 1, Flute Manipulation: The stupid Piper can manipulate the power of music by playing a magic flute. His flute is capable of influencing the emotions and feelings of others, changing their mindset and behavior, and at the same time, if there is a divine presence around them, they are able to obtain a portion of the God of a Thousand Faces [Eigentain]. ”
Xia Xiu glanced at the little puffed up face beside him, and looked at the stupid flute player [Hope] angrily.
The current activity of [Hope] relies on his [Heart Engine] for energy supply, so as an apostle in the world, [Hope] now has many divine powers that cannot be used, and because of his previous request, she uses the only power that can be unsealed to fully perceive it to help him find divinity.
Because of the ability of the Book of Order, he avoided contamination and distortion, and the person of [Hope] was there, so he would not be polluted, but the stupid flute attack's flute attack blew up her mentality, and she was now like a fried little flower cat, staring at each other with an unhappy face.
"Ability 2, Phantom Sound Confusion: A stupid piper can use flute sounds to create psychedelic musical illusions. These illusions can confuse and deceive the enemy's senses, distracting them from their attention and judgment, thus giving the stupid Pied Player a chance to fight back. ”
In the vicinity of [Metatron], there are actually a lot of stupid pipers, but because of the existence of the "Perfect Prosthetic Eye", he has been grabbing the two main bodies and slashing them directly.
In fact, from Tyndaros to the current stupid flute, Xia Xiu has already discovered a characteristic of these star-studders.
The ability is disgusting, and the life is very hard.
For example, he once used the "Perfect Prosthetic Eye" to see the Chief Judge of the Kingdom of Heaven and found that the other party's mark point was very small, changing rapidly all the time, and the number of dead points was within a single digit, and sometimes it was not even observed.
The patrons of the stars are different, their death marks are numerous, and they are very miscellaneous, thousands of dead spots.
This means that they are not mere individuals, but conceptual aggregates of countless deformed and indescribable things, walking on earth by the stars, twisted beings soaked in their great will, and sometimes even death.
"Ability 3, flute dance dodge: The stupid flute's dance steps are peculiar and flexible, this is some kind of conceptual distortion, this dance is not finished, they have been in a state of superposition of life and death, in a sense, this ability can avoid the blow of direct death ability."
Xia Xiu looked at the stupid pied piper who was dancing funny steps to avoid [Metatron] and summarized the last ability, which was also the last ability of the other party, and after summing up, he didn't plan to continue to play with these guys.
The [Kubler] object stored here has been taken by the plague maker, and the guy has planted two large traps here to trap the investigators, especially since the trap has something to do with the stars.
"[Adam], now start the weakness record-"
The blonde youth casually picked up two stones from the ground, and then, with his right hand holding the stones, raised his right hand to face the stupid pied piper who was struggling to dodge the slash of the biblical angel incarnation.
On his right hand, a small Möbius ring appeared on his hand.
"Mobius Ring—"
"Space Warp: Beginning and End Replacement!"
Shout!
Shout!
The sound of the flute stopped abruptly like a roar, and the stupid flute, who had been holding a twisted smile, showed a little dazed, and they found that the familiar flute on their lips suddenly changed into two hard stones, and they subconsciously looked up ahead, where the young man with blond hair and golden eyes held two flutes, raised his hand at them, and greeted them warmly.
Then, the familiar sword of the Holy Cross surged towards them both with a holy light.
In an instant, the smile froze.
Qiang –
The light tore apart their bodies.
"It's exactly what I imagined."
Xia Xiu turned one of the flutes in his right hand and began to place his weaknesses.
"Fragile Defenses: The Stupid Pied Player is vulnerable in terms of defense, and although protected by Phantom Confusion and Laughter, these shields have a limited duration and are difficult to withstand powerful attacks.
Dependent on music: The stupid Piper's abilities and combat effects are highly dependent on the use of music. If his flute is damaged or loses the ability to play, he loses his main means of combat. ”
"Finally..."
The blond youth's golden eyes casually looked at the two flutes in his hand that were about to move, and in his line of sight, a large "X" symbol appeared on the surface of the flutes.
He casually threw the flute on it.
"The flute is what they are."
Phew-
The figure of [Metatron] passed through the [Particle Leap], and instantly appeared behind the blonde youth, and his right hand swung the flaming greatsword from left to right to slash at the two flutes that leaped upward, slashing towards the node that represented death.
Click-
Click-
The two flutes turned into smoke and dust, drifting in the wind.
[LOGEN!] ]
[Archived in the database - [Atlas of the Stars: Patron]!] ]
"I always feel that the investigation will be more and more troublesome in the future, this is still a sign of collapse detected by the Authority and [Adam] in advance, I thought that this kind of work to strangle the cradle before the other party made trouble, but I didn't expect their infancy in the cradle to be so outrageous." The blonde youth couldn't help but whisper a few words.
The first divine pollution, the second favor of the stars.
If you change to a general investigator, the grave grass must be three meters high, and at the same time, you will curse in your heart: this TM can also be called a "baby".
The baby in this Honkai cradle seems to be a little too strong.
Xia Xiu complained as he walked towards the empty shrine, he still had the Book of Order hanging above his head, but the avatar behind him had changed from [Metatron] to [Vashak].
He wanted to use [Vashak] to retrace the record of events here.