Chapter 61: Ancient Fear
"Now I need you to lead the way, take me to find a black tower. Got it? ”
The banshee shook her head in fear, she was emotional, frantically waving her hand in refusal.
"Don't wave your hands vigorously, you're stupid, you know? I need to go to that place, and if you dare to refuse I'll kill you. Also, it's best not to play tricks when leading the way later, my sword is fast and ready to cut off your head at any time. Remember, don't go the wrong way. He verbally threatened the banshee, hoping that she would be more amused.
But the banshee's fear of the place was beyond his expectations, and even in the face of such a threat, she refused to take Kane to the tower. There was something more frightening for them than death in that place.
The Banshee's reaction chilled Kane's heart, the danger of this place was even higher than he had imagined, and the two shameless wizards, Abides and Carkirech, had deceived him again. The chances of him making it out alive were slim, or maybe they were just hoping that luck would help them get the magic sword out of here.
Kane felt that if they gave him a little more time to grow, the success rate of this mission would be higher when he reached a higher level, but this idea was just an unrealistic fantasy. If he was two levels higher and reached the strength of a seventh-level knight, he would not be threatened by Abydius at all, and he would not be afraid of being chased by Bailly, a fool.
If you really have that strength, it's not certain who will kill whom.
Sure enough, strength is king, and the only thing he can threaten is the weak banshee, but now she is not afraid of his threat, and she is not willing to take Kane to that place even if she dies. He can't help it, he can't kill the banshee who can finally lead the way, if he really wants to kill her, Kane will really become a headless fly, and he can only grope for himself in this strange forest.
If you make a mistake, you will strayed into the territory of the terror creature and be eaten as a meal. Helpless, Kane could only be forced to compromise. He bargained with the Banshee, and all he needed was for the Banshee to send him around the Black Tower, and as long as he could see where the Black Tower was, he could release her.
The Banshee hesitated but agreed, and she took Kane to take some safe routes as she could. After living here for so long, she is already very familiar with the surrounding environment, and she knows very well where she can and cannot go.
Along the way, the banshee did divide and lead the way in An'an, and judging from the fact that she had not encountered any powerful creatures along the way, everything was going well so far. When she came to a clearing, the banshee stopped moving forward. She began to babble on a large number of incomprehensible languages again, roughly telling Kane that ahead was the place he was looking for.
But he didn't see the Black Tower, so according to the conditions agreed before, Kane couldn't let her go, he needed to see the Black Tower. The banshee looked so angry that she stamped her feet and shook the flesh on her chest.
"Hey, it's useless for you to complain, we said okay, I want to see the Black Tower, or we won't let you go. Put away your two lumps of meat, it's useless, hurry up and find a way to take me to find a place to confirm the direction of the Black Tower. ”
"Hurry up!" Kane tapped her lightly with his sword. The banshee angrily led Kane around the area, and they went up a dirt slope where a tall black tower could barely be seen through the cracks in the branches.
"Okay, you can go, I'll talk."
The banshee did not hesitate to run away. Kane wasn't afraid of her going to find help against her, because the dark tower was what they feared, more than death.
Kane noticed that the trees growing here were different from the ones outside, they were not bare outside, they had dense leaves, dark red in color, shaped like palms, and there was an eerie aura everywhere.
The earth was damp, and he stepped on it like he was stepping on a piece of soft bread, leaving a footprint. Red molluscs emerge from the pores of the dirt, and in some places even bubble up.
"This place is disgusting. Decay everywhere. ”
The dark purple mushrooms were slowly rotting, and the insects were lying on them to gnaw on. Insects flutter everywhere, their buzzing is irritating, and they are everywhere lying on Kane's body and sucking his blood. Kane waved his hand to chase them away, but that was only a temporary solution, and if he wasn't careful, he would be targeted by these blood-sucking creatures.
But Kane's troubles now don't stop there, as he is blocked by strange trees. The twisted trunks of the trees whipped at Kane, who held his steel sword and kept parrying. There was always an opportunity for the trunk to sneak a whip on his back and calf, leaving a trail of crimson blood.
Kane couldn't stop the dense attack, and he ran deeper into the woods, and he couldn't stop. Even if he stayed for a short time, he would be beaten to the ground.
After much difficulty, he finally came to the black tower, the eerie giant tower emitting glowing ghostly fire, and the cold purple flames surrounded him. They landed on him, and his skin was immediately burned with a scar, and Kane stayed away from the horrible thing. But the fires suddenly surrounded him and trapped him in the middle.
He saw these ghostly fires turn into human faces, and there was no life in their empty eyes. They were talking in whispers, ready to strike at Kane. But Kane didn't do it as a lamb to the slaughter, he took out the seed, and the golden glow dispelled the ghosts and undead. He was hesitant to enter the Black Tower.
There was no door in the way of the black entrance, only two gargoyle guards stood motionless in the doorway, their faces hideous and terrifying, and it was very stressful in such an eerie place.
"To get in?" Kane struggled internally, but finally mustered up the courage to walk in. As soon as he stepped into the tower, the inside suddenly lit up, and the entrance was blocked as if it had never existed. The tower eats people, and it waits for fresh flesh to feed it and feed it for thousands of years.
The sword was stuck in the center of the ground, deep in the floor. It was blood-red throughout, with red light flowing through the blade, and a vertical eye at the junction of the hilt and blade, with endless malice, staring at Kane.
"Come here! I know you crave power, and I can give great power, endless power, if you free me from this damn cage. Come on! Deliver me, and I grant you supreme power! The demon's voice lured him closer.
Kane's black pupils vanished, and he was drawn to the magic, unconsciously moving forward step by step. The golden seed shone brightly again, but a black mist burst out of the darkness, it had no face, only two glowing blue eyes, and its body was flanked by long blades. The seed just wanted to awaken Kane, but was split in half by its sword, completely losing its light.
"Well done, Arianas. Bring him here, and I'll see how my new body is. ”
The demon of Arinus brought Kane to him, and he unleashed the power of darkness to corrupt Kane, and his body was eroded by this power, slowly falling apart. When the demon in the sword was happy and excited, Kane's body erupted with powerful vitality to resist the erosion of this force.
The two forces are constantly fighting, on one side is the ancient dark power, and on the other side is the powerful alchemical transformation. Seeing that this power could not erode Kane, the demon chose another way to deal with Kane. He corrupted Kane from his soul, but when he came into contact with Kane's soul power, he was almost devoured by Kane. His soul has also been transformed.
The demon let out a cry of pain: "You are the Blessed One! That's impossible! The blessed one is likely to come here. I don't believe it! How could there be such a powerful mortal! ”
The demon's soul confronted Kane in the spirit world, and the white pure soul was first frightened by the black demon, and then saw that the demon was helpless against him, and it could even be said that after falling behind, Kane's fear disappeared.
"How did you end up in this magic sword? Why is there a demon living inside, they have once again lied to me! Damn it! Kane was furious, he hadn't heard Kakirech say that an ancient demon was inhabiting the sword. If he wants to bring the sword back, won't he take this demon's home away? This demon is not easy to deal with.
"Live? They? Boy, didn't you know what this place was before you came here? ”
"Of course I do... But not much. This sword is a sacred relic for the wizards of the Northlands, and they want me to bring him back. ”
"Holy relics? You say this damn cage is a holy thing? Fart! This thing is a cage, a cage that imprisons me, you've been tricked by them... They want to use you as cannon fodder. Or... They are indeed a bunch of ignorant fools, and they have no idea the secret of this sword. ”
"Secret? What do you mean. ”
"Of course it's my presence, there's nothing special about this sword. He's just an ordinary demon-sealing sword, made by that damn blacksmith back then, to seal me. They are afraid of me, of my great power. But they did one stupid thing wrong - they didn't kill me completely, they just trapped me, and that was their biggest mistake. ”
"Now, you've been cheated on too. There's no way you're going to get me out, and I can't devour you, we're just going to have to spend it all the time. But in the end, the winning side will definitely be me, because I will never die, and you, as long as you work hard for a few days, you will not be able to hold on. ... However, I have a great idea for us to win, would you like to hear about it? ”
"Can you believe the devil's words? The words of fellow human beings cannot be believed, let alone those of demons. ”
"I don't have as cunning as you humans, at least I'll make an exchange with you openly, instead of lying to trick you here."
Kane thought for a moment and then returned, "Then tell me about it." ”
"Your flesh and blood is a great vessel to help me escape from this cage. To be honest, at first I just wanted to wear down this cage by devouring your flesh, but now I've changed my mind. After I saw that your soul power was so strong, I thought of a good way that we could share one body and reshape one powerful body! The demon said excitedly to Kane.