Chapter Forty-Eight: Return to the Temple of Silver and Tin
The protection of the Lord of the Scales is particularly effective at night.
Even though Avalon and Star Antimony were at war, the four of Ahuath, the advisors, Grape and Olive, avoided both sides, and reached the Temple of Silver and Tin safely under the cover of night.
However, at this time, the Temple of Silver and Tin had completely lost its original shape.
The royal palace, which had been occupied by the Fire Demons, was now completely transformed into a stronghold belonging to the Fire Demons - the walls and floors became hot, and the burning heat that was hard to breathe just by entering, the soles of the boots melted slightly due to the heat, and there was a sticky feeling and tearing sound when walking, and if you touched the walls directly with your hands, you would directly burn the blisters.
From here, it is still possible to see the knights on patrol, as well as the servants roaming the court.
What they have in common is that they have now been assimilated by the flames. There was a raging fire burning in the knight's armor, but the flame did not roast the armor; Even the wandering servants in tattered costumes wandered aimlessly like living corpses, flames spilling from cracks in their skin and features, but they did not ignite the few remnants of clothing on their bodies.
The only good thing is that the palace is now quiet. There was no sudden burst of flames, and nothing suddenly burned and collapsed.
It was as if the palace had merged with the fire demon and had fallen into a deep sleep.
“…… It would be nice if the Nobel master was here. ”
The advisor couldn't help but whisper, "He should be acting with us......"
Although the grapes on the side didn't know what the advisor was talking about, they nodded obediently in agreement.
If Lorena's kid were here, he would have distributed the alchemical concoction to the crowd to protect against the heat.
The mage's body was too fragile, and he was the only one of the four present who could not withstand the heat of the environment.
The scorching air currents had reached the point where they could kill ordinary people—the walls of the Temple of Silver and Tin were filled with a lot of metal, and now they were like a boiling boiler that could be steamed with a little more water.
The hot air travels from the nose and mouth to the trachea to the lungs, and the consultant immediately feels the burning sensation very clearly.
According to the consultant's knowledge of the human body, if you continue to be in this environment, it can lead to respiratory inhalation damage. The mucous membranes of the trachea and bronchi will become congested and blistered, which may cause pulmonary edema and insufficient oxygen intake, which will lead to a drop in blood pressure and lower thinking skills, which will also reduce one's ability to cast spells.
There is also a distinct smell of sulphur in the air – if there is sulphur in the hot air, it can cause more damage to the mucous membranes and lungs.
Therefore, even if there is a bishop by his side who can provide treatment to him at any time, the advisor does not dare to put himself in such a dangerous state for a long time.
Once a battle suddenly breaks out, he can't resonate with the path of wisdom and cast spells without a clear mind, and he will directly lose his combat effectiveness.
Fearing that he would attract patrolling Fire Knights, the advisors did not dare to cast spells on a large scale. He could only hold his hand in front of his mouth and nose, and condensed a purification circle in his palm with the mana of the water attribute, filtering and cooling the air in this way.
And the disadvantage of this is that it will continue to lose mana. It's not big, but it's not likely to last long.
"Let's look for it quickly," the advisor's low voice could hear a hint of anxiety, "if we can't find it, let's go out first." ”
"Mr. Hermes, you can hide outside if you can't stay here."
Ivus reminded in a friendly way.
The advisor immediately shut up.
Outside?
- It's going on outside!
The Colossus fights the griffin, the knight fights the Demon Scholar, and the dead corpses turn into undead spirits and rise up again. He was lucky to be able to come over without them noticing, and he didn't want to go over and look for something to see if they could see through his invisibility.
Even if he wasn't recognized, he couldn't stand it at all when he was suddenly swept by the colossus!
Thinking is fire, and it needs intelligence as fuel.
Even the most intelligent person can't force anything out of nothingness. More often than not, smart people are smart because they are sharp enough to get more information – and "acuteness" is not a characteristic of the path of wisdom, it is a gift for adapting to the path.
Now that the advisor had no information at hand, he could only look up and analyze it from a higher level—beyond the promotion ceremony.
In the counselor's experience, these promotion ceremonies designed by the Pillar God are not as random and untraceable as reality. The essence of the promotion ceremony is simulation, and about the future promotion ceremony, it means that he must have a special desire to see something or pass on a secret, otherwise there is no need to be so careful...... A random piece of history can also be used for promotion.
If you analyze it from this angle, you can at least speculate a little. That is, assuming that "the design and arrangement of the Lord of Scales must be meaningful", and then extrapolating what kind of plot he will set up.
Although the time was skipped by two days, the promotion ceremony must also have an internal logic that allows them to be pushed forward even if they have no clue.
And the promotion ceremony must have a main shot, that is, the plot that the pillar god who designed this dream wants to see. It's like when a reporter is interviewing, he always points his aperture at someone.
There were six people left, half of them alone. That means that escorting the princess to the church can only be counted as half of the mission, and the "Aihuas" that the princess is looking for is another quest line.
As long as Ivus is indeed the aboriginal of the promotion ceremony, then everything is clear: since Ivus is the only aboriginal in their group, it means that the current "plot aperture" must be on him.
If you just follow Ivus, you will only encounter unexpected trials and dangers, which may be difficult, and may even be life-threatening, but there is definitely a chance to solve them, and it is impossible to die by inexplicable accidents.
But if you stay away from him, there is a good chance that you will die in some unknown corner.
- So even if it's hard, the advisor doesn't want to leave. Even if he doesn't have a dead face, at least if he doesn't expose it, he must follow Evas.
So that he can at least survive to the decisive battle...... And then each according to his ability.
The premise is that Eivas is an aboriginal and not a promoter. Otherwise, all of his inferences would be wrong. Because of this, after being reminded by the grapes that "it is possible that Ivas and Isabel may have seen through the possibility that he is pretending to be asleep and acting", he has a faint suspicion.
But now that he thought about it carefully, whether Ivas and Isabel were acting or not had nothing to do with whether they were promoted or not. Even if they were promoted, where did they get the information about the Shadow of Avalon?
The final part of Grape's personal mission is to "assist in completing a ritual to end the invasion of Star Antimony", and this information is in line with the "Shadow of Avalon".
So he remained silent and followed Ivas into the queen's bedroom where they had left.
It is now almost completely destroyed - it is the room where the firedemons hatch and where General Karl fought his last battles when he died.
Luckily, the Fire Demon isn't here...... But Ivace's unconcerned actions also frightened the consultant's heart pounding.
This time, Ivus looked around carefully, and found that the short knife was indeed not here.
"Could it be that it was destroyed during the battle?"
Olives offer a possibility.
Ivus shook his head: "Impossible, the Fire Demon does not have the strength to destroy the Holy Weapon yet...... If it were so easy to destroy, the red-hilted sword wouldn't have to be sealed. ”
"I'm going to use prayers to find out, it may disturb the fire demon, but it's hard to say......"
Ivas reminded, "Be ready for battle. ”
(End of chapter)