Chapter 137: Nine Forces, Seven Legions
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In fact, it is not appropriate to say that the gargoyle is a kind of golem, because they are just monsters created by simply injecting the core of an earth elemental creature into the stone statue, except for being able to fly, whether it is physical strength or intelligence, it is far inferior to the steel body and great strength possessed by the delicate golem. (The first text is published in the reading room biquge.info)
But even so, a dozen gargoyles caused a lot of trouble for this crude expedition party- Those who can obviously only be regarded as elite spearmen, and those who have no experience in exploration have almost nothing to do with the monsters that fall from the sky, with sharp claws and sharp teeth, and the passive defense makes them soon have to stand aside, and before Elena divides a dozen gargoyles into two pieces, at least three more people are killed on the spot, and there are some unlucky guys who have been scratched out of the chest and abdomen, and have broken hands and feet, although there is no danger of life under the treatment of the priest, but they can no longer form combat effectiveness for a while.
"Really...... It's scary. ”
Wounded, Plasma, Monsters...... The young Earl barely knew where to let his gaze go, and he gripped the hilt of his sword tightly with both hands. But his face was already pale, and it wasn't until a long time after the battle was over that he muttered an exclamation: "Such a monster...... How many more?"
"I'm afraid a lot. ”
Edward let go of his hand and let a puff of dust slip from his fingers, it was originally a scroll decorated with gold trim, or could provide a little answer to the question for posterity, but hundreds of years of corruption had left these bio-made things with only an empty shell, the strong wind of the battle had scattered them to ashes, and the rest of it was also mottled leather, and the handwriting on it had long since peeled away.
Shaking his head slightly, some foreboding passed through the psychic mancer's heart......
When did you start to take the adventure so lightly?
I am afraid that only the thinking of a robber, a thief, or a king of the fallen kingdom will think about it. Isgandar Rong Ma all his life. Never really set foot in construction. It was one of the reasons why he had stopped walking on the Mountain of Sighs, and it was only before he died that he thought of quitting. How could such a reckless emperor leave behind a real treasure of the type of property, weapons or magic items, for his descendants. Or be able to be a target. But judging from the guy's rhetoric just now, the final reward should be a special military training recipe.
This is really a dispensable thing for me, but why do I show such enthusiasm?
Even now, that strange desire is still expanding in the corners of his mind, urging him to explore this dangerous underground palace.
Another scream. interrupted Edward's thoughts......
He looked up and saw a tragedy unfold.
A soldier waved his hand wildly, but could not break free from the grip of death—and behind him, the branches and leaves of a plant were slowly moving into ...... No, it's a terrible high-speed for plants, branching, scattering leaves, and growing into shape!
This weird growth requires nutrients. It was the unlucky fellow, and several vines pierced through the iron armor on his body. Nailed into his body, in the blink of an eye, his face had turned a ** dark green, but his facial features twitched, condensing a strange expression that seemed to cry and laugh.
Then, the expression collapsed in an instant...... Countless tiny vines protruded from the cracks in his armor like hollow thorns, stabbing back into his body, squeaking and sucking flesh, and the corpse quickly dried up. The roots of the needlewood themselves became tighter and tighter, so that the bones rattled and then shattered. In less than an hourglass scale, the human corpse had disappeared, and not even half of the bones remained! Writhing, and then unfolding a few blue petals, it turned out to be extremely beautiful.
The flowers withered and the seeds grew in clusters...... But before the barbed creatures could reach the ground, Elena let out a scream, a white flame that enveloped the terrible plant and turned it into charcoal.
So the count's face was pale and almost transparent.
"It's too late to be scared at this time. Edward said, "Then, Lord Count, should you tell me how much you know about this labyrinth?"
"According to the records in the books, this labyrinth is built in a half-plane, it is the legacy left by the ancient magic kingdom, and these buildings, also by some special spells, are constantly generated, as long as this half-plane is not destroyed, it will continue to build, slowly...... Now, hundreds of years have passed......" The pale-faced little earl shook his head and said in a low voice: "But half a year ago, when the gate of the Panshen Labyrinth was opened for the first time, that guy from the Hellrich Potter family only spent three days, with seven servant knights, and successfully got out of it, and the Hellrich Potter family has since become the emperor's favored vassals, first-class marquises......"
"Because you want to try your luck too?" Edward scoffed silently.
"This is already my last bet...... "A helpless smile squeezed out of the pale little face: "I have no choice." ”
"Oh?"
"As a lineage of the Bane family, I used to own a fief until my father died suddenly two years ago...... After that, one of my mother's younger brothers, who had nothing to do with our family, ran into our house...... He had a bad reputation and was not shared with his relatives, but he had a fief and experience in managing it, so I asked him to help me. The little earl spoke in a low voice, gradually gritting his teeth.
"But, that damned, ungrateful fellow who deserves to be gutted by jackals...... By the time I realized it, my butler had become his accomplice! and, little by little, the two guys had replaced all the key characters with their men, the taxes from the territory went into their hands, and the guards had been bought by them, or replaced with something else...... The ungrateful untouchables, I should have known that as long as they had some gold, they would not care whether the territory belonged to the real earl or to an alien bandit!, but even so, they were not satisfied, and in the end they signed a contract in the name of defrauding a large sum of money from the Chamber of Commerce. Flee without a trace! For my mother's ......"
"It's terrible...... But," Edward suddenly sneered, interrupting the imp's complaints. "What's the point of you telling me this?"
"I ......" The little earl, who didn't expect to get this answer, was stunned.
"Want my comfort?"
Edward tugged at the corners of his mouth. For many days, the habit of wearing a robe made his skin a little pale without sunlight. And a smiling expression. Also under the shadow of the hood, he became more and more indifferent: "As a nobleman, you naturally have the responsibility of a nobleman, it is your responsibility to take care of the territory, you have no experience, it is understandable to get his help, but why did you stop meddling in the management of the territory later?"
"It's too much trouble to manage it yourself...... Isn't it?" He stared into the other's eyes until the little kid lowered his head uneasily, "Since that's your only thing you have left, shouldn't you really take it into your own hands......?" That's not wanting to be responsible. So what's the right to complain? Didn't you do nothing from beginning to end? And what right do you have now to demand loyalty from others?"
Or, what people think, always.
There are always some naïve guys who think that they can do without putting in the effort, thinking that they have some resources and take out some benefits, and they can rely on others to complete a qiē. For the sake of those petty profits, others will do their duty. For them, the assets are getting bigger and bigger,
This kind of thinking cannot be miscalculated in terms of procedure, but such a good thing cannot actually last long...... Even in a society with extremely sound laws, it is not uncommon for unlucky people to be cheated out of their assets, such as entrusting stock speculation, entrusting rent, and illegally raising funds...... There are endless ones, and those who complain about the bitterness, Edward has seen too much.
If you strive for your own happiness, how can you put it in the hands of others?
"Hehe, it's a shame that you can put on this old-fashioned ......" The half-elf standing behind him suddenly laughed, as if he was not intimidated by the strange flower just now, and he didn't care about whether it was a demolition for his companion: "I didn't accept someone's invitation, why did I put on a teacher's face to teach others?"
The Psychic Warlock rolled his eyes in a look of boredom, then continued his question, "Who is that Tiberius Gracchus?"
"He's ...... Rumor has it that he was the illegitimate son of Grand Duke Zorgen, the Imperial Minister of Government, and that he had also received the title of knight, and that he was a newly rising and famous figure among the younger generation. Or the previous remarks that were poked in pain, the little earl's face was as bad as a dead man, as if he had lost his soul: "And Grand Duke Zorgen has the bloodline of the Red Dragon family in the Elector family, so naturally he can enter the labyrinth of Panshen......"
"So, how much do you know about this labyrinth?"
"I'll give you the answer. ”
The mage, who had been standing behind the little earl, hesitated for a moment and took over the topic in a low voice: "Nine powers, seven legions...... In the Empire, this statement seems to have become a hidden legend, but among the real Elector families, there has always been a detailed inheritance of them...... It was the greatest wealth possessed by the Millennium Emperor, derived from the ancient gods, and rumored to have nine gods, endowed Isgandar the Great with incomparable power, and these nine forces constituted his nine armies, and it was on them that the Emperor relied on them to conquer the largest territory in history, seven legions, each representing a unique tactic, strength, and faith. The other two indulged in darkness. It's not official, but it's also a force that can burn cities and destroy the country. ”
I see, that's why the Empire has launched a massive offensive this time.
"They were originally the direct forces of the Nine Emperor Electors, but the source of their power came from Isgandar the Great. After a pause, the mage continued: "With the fall of the Great Emperor, they have also been sealed, and the place where they are sealed is the labyrinth of this Pan God. Only the bloodline of the nine Emperor Elector families can be opened, and the door that will appear at any time and where it will appear......"
"Nine families...... If even the side system can be opened, then wouldn't half of the nobles in the empire be able to try their luck?" Edward frowned.
"The family of the Elector of the Emperor has always been unprosperous...... So far, there are only a few dozen nobles left. Most of them are content with their current status and have little hope for such legends. The mage shook his head, "The glory that spreads the ashes, the bear that spreads the north wind and the ice, the scarlet of blood and fire, the death of the dead...... But what we know. That's all there is to it. Most of the historical materials treasured by the family have been lost in time. And as a side family, we don't have much inheritance. ”
But that's not all. ”
At this time, the little guy seemed to have finally recovered a little from the blow. But he seemed to recall some fearful things. "The labyrinth of the god Pan is not only the place where the emperor's power is sealed, but also the emperor's tomb......"
He looked around. The throat is surging. muttered: "He...... Legend has it that he didn't die of some disease, but a perfectly orchestrated assassination by those cowardly and greedy guys......& Satisfied with vested interests, our ancestors...... despicably chose to bury the emperor's ambitions in order to satisfy his own ambitions. With the unwillingness of the failed expedition and betrayal by his subordinates, the soul of Isgandar the Great could not sleep at all. Even though he has become an undead, he still returns to the world with his terrifying power. ”
The room fell silent.
For some reason, the sounds of moaning, breathing, and whispered conversations all stopped for a moment......
All that remained was the childish and cold voice, muttering recount.
"It's ironic. The power of the gods, combined to create an undead spirit with incomparable power...... Whether it's true or not. But at that time, the imperial electors could only choose to collude with many temples and those gods and slaves to reseal them. But the emperor who had obtained the power of the gods was not so easy to bury, even if the curse eroded his soul, it would not completely destroy his consciousness, so they could only temporarily seal him, and then use the power of the whole country to construct this huge half-plane and seal it in. When the simple seal rotted, the Emperor awoke from his slumber, so to speak, he still lived here, in this constructed world. ”
"Ah......h
"What's wrong with him?" Edward's eyes narrowed, his brow furrowed.
"It seems to be some kind of resonance between souls. Elena put her hand on the little count's head, unleashed a calming spell, and then raised her head, her brow full of melancholy. "The negative energy here seems to be extraordinarily active, so it's best not to stay for long. ”
But moving, in fact, doesn't necessarily make things better.
After passing through three dark corridors, the terrible monster was no longer seen. It's just darkness, which wraps the depression around everyone's heart, and the heavy pressure seems to make the breathing no longer smooth, and the brilliance of the torch seems to be getting weaker and weaker, and in the end, it can only surround everyone's body.
And so the darkness went on...... Until the opening of the third door.
It was a tall door. The dark surface seems to be carved with countless paintings, and when it opens, the misty white light reflects the surroundings.
Delightful?
No, that brilliance makes people shudder......
Because behind the open door of the cave, countless people came into view.
Or rather, the people of the past, the ...... of today
Bones, bones, bones...... There were only bones, clean bones.
- The qiē that comes into view is all gray-white calcium, and if you pay a little attention, you will find that they all once belonged to humans. With the marks of nails and swords pierced, they are given a new image,
They form a qiē in this vast space...... Candelabras, lintels, arches, charms...... Even the stairs under your feet, the floor.
A magnificent chandelier hangs from the zenith, shoulder blades, arms, locks, humerus, rulers, radials, smooth and dry joints, grasping skeletons of different sizes, constructing the body of the lampstand, while the femur, patella, tibia, fibula ...... Its long legs and feet, supporting its candlesticks, and around it, hanging strings of skull ornaments, all the face bones downward, hollow eye sockets, the luster of the centuries that have been resting for centuries, seem to see through the vagaries of the world.
All of a sudden, the air seemed to have frozen, the terrifying cold, silent, but little by little penetrated into people's hearts, that strange feeling, like the song of a cold woman, melodious and ethereal in the dark, grabbing everyone's heart little by little.
So everyone could only stand in place, staring at such a desperate and strange picture.
In the middle of their line of sight, a skeleton stood tall.
It seems that it should also belong to a human skeleton...... Or rather, humanoid.
Only now, it has been dismantled to form another shape......
The angular skull, and the slightly curved bones of each part of the backrest form a high backrest, and the armrests are made of arm bones, but they form a qiē skeleton, which is extraordinarily huge, and the skeleton on the backrest alone is three feet in diameter! The high chair is at least ten feet, and it is placed on a pedestal several feet high made of bones, so that it looks more and more tall and despises all beings.
And all of this is the background.
The real subject is on this seat.
It was a handsome young man with a hint of slanting, draped in a golden garment, a robe, and a silver rim on the hem that dragged to his heels...... The soft surface shimmers with the luster of gold threads. But he seemed to be wearing such a costume all over his body, with an open neckline and a bare white chest. On that broad, solid chest hung a golden amulet,
He sat upright like this, sitting upright on the throne made of bones, tilting his head slightly, holding his cheek with one hand, looking at these people who came into their sight, his expression was indifferent, but full of free and noble taste.
"Who are you?"
The strange silence continued like this, until it was broken by a somewhat trembling voice after an unknown time.
"Interesting...... I happen to have the same problem...... Who are you, why are you here, stranger?" the voice from the throne, clear and cold, was like a bolt of lightning that swept through the hearts of the people. (To be continued......)
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