Chapter One Thousand and Fifty-Eight
I drank too much today, my hands and feet were soft, and my code words were weak, so I could only owe these words first, and I would make up tomorrow, but fortunately, there was still a little about 3,000......
I'm sorry...... Bow down a hundred times
The qiē in front of this gate is made entirely of a deep black rock with a translucent sheen. When the eye makes contact with it, it can involuntarily feel a great oppression. Coming from above the grandeur, although they have been standing here for hundreds or even thousands of years, it is this sense of history that makes it difficult to breathe.
Edward couldn't help but admire slightly.
It is smoky quartz, named because the negative energy will form a smoke-like black silk in it, and the best of them is called black jade, which is regarded as a valuable amplification gem by the mages of the undead faction, not only the most friendly soul, but as long as there is a piece, it can greatly increase the power of some necromancer props and even the magic in the scroll.
And this piece of smoky quartz in front of me is probably enough to amplify dozens of one-ring spells into seven or eight rings.
He froze his gaze and slowly drifted forward, but his gaze did not stop at the huge door carved with countless figures, but only stared at the passageway, the dark and smooth surface, where three symbols about three feet in a circle were juxtaposed, shimmering with a subtle luster, but around them, there were countless lines arched - that was the central energy of the circle, the passage that connected with them.
As the human soul slowly streaked across the sky above a rune, above the door. The eyes of the stone statues began to shine one by one!
"Your name ......"
It was a voice that came from all directions. Directly communicating with the soul of a human being, if it is just an ordinary mortal, even a mage priest, or they will be shocked by this roar that penetrates directly into their minds, but for a psychic warlock, it is just a slightly harsh spiritual wave, "Golden Eagle." He exhaled a breath that he couldn't possibly exhale. In a language that is different from the lingua franca, it is long and almost chanting.
It is the language of the ancient chants of the Krurod used by shamans - contained in a narrative poem of the blue wolf, the white deer and the golden eagle. It is left by their ancestors, and the meaning that can be expressed is quite rare, but at this moment, when it is used to verify their identity, they can only choose this way.
Edward, of course, was not the Great Golden Eagle Shaman. However, the tomb could not understand what he was. It could only feel that the energy on the runes belonging to the golden eagle was connecting to the front of the passage in the most correct way, and the trajectory of the magic that injected into the gate - that was the effect of the secret method controlled by each generation of great shamans, but for Edward, it was just a direct match of energy, and it was really nothing to the mental tentacles that could be manipulated by divine powers.
Huge doors are between the onslaught of energy. Slowly shuddered, and countless dust scattered from it. And the giant gate slowly opened.
The vibration soon stopped, because there was only a gap in the opening. To fully open it, it takes the cooperation of the three great shamans to keep the energy flowing - but for Edward now, that is meaningless, as long as the shield of that energy is turned on, it is enough for him to pass through as a spirit!
Inside the door, there was a flickering light.
In the moment of his gaze, the bright flare instantly dispersed, and the colorful colors diluted the countless darkness...... Like an overturned palette, all the colors are actively dissipating, flowing in the field of vision with a life-like aura, eager to blend with other colors, so that under Edward's eyes, the colors that expand beyond the limits of different colors constitute an almost spatial existence.
The final color renders a picture, a jungle.
Is it true?
Doubts flickered in my mind.
This is an area that only the Supreme Shaman can enter, and the death of the Great Shaman is not very common. He had only been here twice in the past few decades, and in his memory, the two experiences he had were not very different, but they were just passages and spaces like the outside.
However, at this moment, the darkness of the tomb jade structure, the huge door, and the mausoleum behind him...... They have all disappeared without a trace, and the open door is like a magic circle that has crossed space, transferring all the qiē to another plane.
It's a vibrant world.
The light shone through the countless leaves, the monsoon breeze blew through the treetops, and the strange branches and vines became one. Undulating like a tidal wave...... The uncivilized desolation quietly shows the ancient and wild mystery, and the verdant that is connected in the field of vision makes people give birth to a long world. The desolation of those who came from ancient and modern times is like ascending to a high altitude and shocking and awe......
And a qiē is as if déjà vu......
The spirit is calm and indifferent...... As if in a state of semi-disorientation, Edward scanned his surroundings and felt the separate space.
Half-plane?
......
"There, it's probably a half-plane, if your legends are correct...... Words. But if that's the case, it's a bit of a problem. ”
Elena frowned slightly, but she quickly stretched it out again, for the look in her eyes was already tense from the first half of her sentence. So the female paladin could only smile to comfort her: "It's just a little troublesome." Such a half-plane, Edward himself had ...... Well, more than one. ”
"But I once heard the teachers of the academy say that the half-plane is the most dangerous space, because the rules in it are set by its creator, your own strength will be increased by a thousand times, and the enemy's strength will be weakened by a thousand times, so if possible, even the archmage will try to avoid entering the opponent's realm to fight. ”
The reluctant smile on the paladin's face clearly did not ease Cecilia's worries, and she turned her head to look at the deep passage in front of her—the only way to the temple leading to the tomb, but as the most sacred and secret place. There is a dense layer of magical protection here, and even if she has the status of a 'saint', she cannot step into it. The only privileges she was able to get. It's just that you can stay here.
Although it was actually pointless, because it was still a long way from the mausoleum, the worry in her heart made it impossible for her to just go back to her room and wait, so she simply asked the shaman to prepare a few chairs for them and sit and wait here.
Looking at the darkness that was gradually sinking in the depths of the tunnel, she subconsciously bit her lip and cursed herself in her heart.
Yesterday, when I was able to find an opportunity to get together with him alone, why did I forget to ask him? Is it really that capable......? In the end, even the tips of my fingers softened, and I could only sleep groggily, when I got up in the morning. It was already time for him to leave, and it ended up being delivered here in a mess, and it was separated
It's all that damn guy who teases himself with those methods. Is...... Too bad!
Misguided thinking. She couldn't help but subconsciously stroke her lower abdomen. It seems that I can still feel some crispy inside...... That feeling made her shoulders tremble slightly, and her face was instantly covered with a layer of redness!
I'm really ...... What are you thinking?
She bit her lip and forced herself to continue listening to the paladin's explanation: "...... The half-plane is not a big deal, even if there are some special rules to suppress it, it is impossible to be more powerful than the one in hell, and Edward has an ancient ...... Well, he has some special abilities that can be completely unaffected by this. So even in hell, or in the realm of the gods. He can also continue to fight. Your Highness Princess, your breathing seems to be a little short, is it okay?"
"Well, ah, it doesn't matter, it's just a little ......"
It's over, and she saw it. Ah, no, she already knew it, she couldn't hide anyone from her when she ended her conversation in a hurry yesterday, and when she finally woke up, she was already in her own bed, she must have sent her back, she should have been waiting for Edward, how could she not know? Although she didn't seem to care at all, but she still seemed to mind a little in her words yesterday, oops, yes, it was so embarrassing! Who said that the children of the Holy Mountain don't need to care about this? It's just nonsense!
"Ah, well, by the way, speaking of which, Lord Elena, what is hell like? Is it really a desert and lava? The Lord of the Nine Hells, what does he look like?"
Her Royal Highness the Princess of Krurod almost stunned to turn the subject in a way that even she couldn't listen to - but luckily, the paladin didn't seem to care about her crampedness. "It's basically the same as the descriptions in those books, but the cunning of the devils is by no means comparable to the descriptions in those books. As for the Lord of the Nine Hells...... I think it's better not to talk about him, that's not an area we should touch. ”
She smiled softly and stroked her daughter's hair—she was leaning on her mother's arms, sleeping soundly. It's just that this girl, who is theoretically only less than half a month old, seems to have grown a little more at the moment, so she can't connect with mother and daughter at all because of the way she leans against Elena. Cecilia was also a little puzzled.
"This kid ...... Please forgive me for being rude. She hesitated for a moment and asked, "Is she really yours...... But she looks like she's ......."
"Yes, it's not surprising that you have this kind of question, but, in fact, since birth, it has only been a little more than ten days," Elena also hesitated, but still spoke: "Although we have been away from the main material plane for a long time, it is because we have entered a time disordered area in the middle, so her actual age, and this is only it, she has grown up rapidly because she has a special ability, but her intelligence has not yet kept up. ”
Cecilia froze, rethinking that she should say something or simply change the subject, but the unbelievable fact left her unsure of what to say.
But before she could speak, a rapid echo had already broken the conversation between them, from far and near, to the distance, and gradually louder.
Elena and Cecilia frowned at the same time.
The echo grew louder and louder in the closed passageway, and at last it was almost thunder—but it was only a mixture of many footsteps. The paladin had no experience judging the jumble of echoes, but she guessed that there were at least a hundred of them. Cecilia, on the other hand, was more concerned with the aftermath -
Although the previous passage belonged to the mausoleum, it was also not accessible to people casually. Only the higher shamans could understand it, but just by listening to the messy footsteps, there were so many of them, so what were so many high-ranking shamans running to do?
Doubts only arise for a moment, then are replaced by surprise.
She saw a group of people turning the passage in the distance behind her, and the old man who was walking in the front was in this direction. A heavy shamanic robe engraved with walking runes, holding a totemic staff, his pale beard fluttering as he walked. It is the Supreme Shaman!
What is the urgency of this majesty coming here?
She subconsciously stood up, ready to salute in that direction...... But at this moment, a hand suddenly grabbed her, and the huge force made her stumble a few steps. Almost like a cloud, he retreated straight into the corner of the wall! A bright and scorching glow flashed in front of her eyes, and she narrowed her eyes, and it took a while for her to finally get used to it.
The lustre came from a long sword, and the flowing white-gold marks on the blade more than three fingers wide were as rich as liquid, and the intense pressure on it tightened the air, causing Cecilia to hold her breath.
"Your Royal Highness, we are in trouble. ”
Elena sighed, and her golden eyes reflected the face of the supreme shaman—the old man's wrinkled face with a hint of anger in it. In a pair of pupils, there were two points of silver condensed. Bright as a star!
What exactly is he here for, or it's not hard to guess......
Although Elena didn't have much research on magic, she also knew that the domination exerted by Edward on this old man had been unlocked for some reason!
"Catch them!"
The Supreme Shaman waved the rune staff in his hand and ordered.
In fact, if he could, he would have liked to have turned the fellows with that damn outsider into dust with dissociation!, but reason stopped him - the continuous drawing of scrolls had consumed all of his high divine powers, and the remaining power was no longer enough for him to expend impulsively, not to mention that he would have to face a possible battle to eradicate that spy. Even if you don't have to attack, you can't waste your ability to defend yourself.
Moreover, the daughter of the Great Khan, if you can, it is better not to kill ......
Five of the twenty or so high shamans who followed behind the great shaman stretched out their hands at the same time, so the ground around the two girls and the rock wall behind them suddenly trembled, and dozens of vines suddenly took out their heads from them, swinging like whips, these vines that were the thickness of an adult's arm as soon as they grew out were extremely fast, and more flexible than ordinary whips, and there was also a thick green stickiness on them, as long as they were touched, they would be immediately glued, and they would soon be unable to move!
But Elena raised her sword.
No one could see how the girl swung her sword, in fact, all they saw in their eyes was a condensed golden arc of light! This arc 'wave' bounced open a circle of ripples, and in the middle of the ripples, dozens of vine tentacles had been separated from the roots, pushed away, and slammed into the ground or walls!
And after a while, Elena stood with her sword in her hand, and a clear line seemed to be drawn seven or eight feet in front of her—the green tentacles writhed, and the snake flailed, and the slime stained the ground outside, but within that range, not even a drop of the flying slime fell!
"Ready!"
A high-ranking shaman frowned, knowing that this was a very tricky enemy—the strength of that girl's appearance was actually similar to that of the legendary Sword Master or the Great Knight!
You have to use the advantage of numbers to repel her!
The arc of lightning crossed the space of dozens of feet, and between the light and the extinction, all the qiē in the space were shrouded in the energy band that stretched like a tree branch, making it impossible to distinguish its extension trajectory, and the speed was even faster than anyone could react!
However, the maiden still only raised her sword.
The bright golden light and shadow formed a bright wall the moment the lightning exploded! and the magical lightning dissipated through the wall...... No, it should be called an inversion, and the terrifying blue-white energy luster flew back like a waterfall rolling upside down......
The rumbling sound seemed to make the whole cavern tremble...... When the smoke and dust dispersed, the originally smooth surface of the passage had been disintegrated into a huge pit by the energy, and the air was filled with the scorching stench of electrolytic cautery for a while, and the remnants of lightning energy crackled freely in the air......
But the voice of the great shaman cut through the noise.
"O sinner who disobeys God's will, your insignificant splendor is destined to fade away......"
With this voice, Elena's body suddenly shook! (To be continued......