Chapter 114: Arriving at the Temple
"Hmph, for your sake, Lord Frem, I'll let this bandit go first. But if she's still active in the mountains, I'll arrest her the next time I see her!" Although the Mountain Hunter Commander was unwilling, he decided to abandon this operation considering that the few opponents in front of him were not something he could deal with.
"Thank you, Grand Boss!" said Fram with a smile, "Now that the Imperial Knights have been driven out of our homeland, we hope that the friendship between the Mountain Hunters and the Aika family will last forever." ”
"Every time I meet you Aika family, nothing good happens. Last time, Lord Fengshen asked me to do a free coolie, and this time you rescued this bandit ** under my nose. If I say it, my reputation will be ruined. The Hunter Commander smiled wryly and beckoned his men to leave.
"Thank you for saving me. I used to have a really bad attitude towards you. Barbara felt guilty.
"Haha, I said a long time ago that everyone can be friends. Joshua laughed, "We're almost the same age, we're going to be good friends!"
"Haven't you found your brother yet, kid?" asked Frem suddenly.
"I started my search in the mountains south of Flamechase City, but I didn't find out where they were after a little Izaro walked around the city. Maybe they've been hiding from the mountain hunters, so I came to Coke Ridge with the idea of giving it a try. Because it used to be occupied by a large number of volcanic monsters, few people would notice it. Barbara replied, "They're probably going to choose this place to hide, but for now I think I'm wrong!"
"It's not safe for you little girl to run around in the mountains. The commander of the mountain hunters also said just now, and he will not let you go when he sees you in the future. Geraint stepped forward, "We can't follow you all the time." Why don't we wait until we reach our destination and then send you back to Flame Chasing City?"
"Yes, Flame Chaser City is relatively safe. The Mountain Hunters aren't stupid enough to befriend our Aika family. Frem nodded.
"But I'm afraid that the people there will hate me. Barbara's face was worried, "After all, it's the sister of the bandit Kidd." At the beginning, my two older brothers bullied them a lot in the city. ”
"Rest assured, child, I can see that you have a good heart, and that the people of our Fire Kingdom are reasonable. You didn't bully them at the beginning, and they will treat you well. Frem laughed, "For now, you'd better follow us." ”
The "Temple of Flames", known as the relics of the Holy Demons, is located in the western part of the Coke Ridge and has been preserved since the end of the War of the Holy Demons thousands of years ago.
In this valley that is equivalent to a looming valley, there are almost no colors except black and red, and the area that stretches for miles around the Temple of Flames is densely packed with countless small volcanoes. Some are as tall as clouds, while others are only a few hundred meters tall, like hills. Some of these volcanoes are so red that they flicker with fire, some are gray and black in the twilight, and some rumble incessantly, spitting out steaming lava.
Above the land of the Flame Temple, there was a thick layer of gray-black fire clouds formed by volcanic ash, and on the ground near each volcano, there was a gray patch, precipitating a layer of volcanic ash of unknown thickness. The low altitude is full of pungent sulphur, which makes people feel extremely hot, and the temperature is far from comparable to that of ordinary places.
But in such a harsh environment, there are some brave men who have appeared one after another over the long years, and they all came here with the same purpose, that is, to experience. It's just that after many people enter the Flame Temple, they disappear. And the warriors who dare to enter the Flame Temple naturally have many high-level knights and high-level magicians with extraordinary strength.
The Temple of Flames is certainly a treacherous place that ordinary people can't reach, but it's also a place of trial that many people who aspire to become stronger dream of. The true meaning of the "God's Domain" does not refer to the Flame Temple, it is said that in other corners of the Gaia continent, there are also many relics of the Holy Demon War, but there is only one place that can achieve the effect of the trial.
The area outside the temple was shrouded in a thick cloud of soot that stretched for miles, and I don't know how far it was. Clearing this cloud is the real place of experience, but due to the passage of time, fewer and fewer people want to come here for trial. Therefore, in the last few decades, there was generally no trace of any cultivators at all.
But on this day, four men came together to the outer reaches of the temple. After entering the mist-shrouded area, Joshua and his party felt a tremendous pressure.
"Why do you feel a strong sense of oppression before you even reach the temple?" Joshua frowned.
Frem's eyes swept around, and then his gaze fell on Barbara beside him: "Kid, if you can't hold on, don't come in with us just yet, just wait outside." Mountain hunters don't come here. ”
It turned out that the mist that swirled outside the temple alone contained a powerful fighting spirit, and such a vast sea of fog had always given people a feeling of lifelessness, and for thousands of years, no sound came from it, and the fog did not flow at all. It's just that Barbara doesn't have much fighting energy in her body, and she still has a burden on her back, and she instantly feels a strong sense of oppression when she plunges into the sea of fog. Beads of sweat the size of beans ran down her forehead.
"Don't worry, I'm totally capable of holding out. Barbara muttered, pulling a metal rod from her backpack. It turned out that the metal rod could be stretched at will, and Barbara used her as a crutch to support her body so that she could keep up with the army.
When the group finally reached the gate of the temple, a flash of excitement flashed across Joshua's face. At the entrance of the Flame Temple, there was a very clear barrier blocking everyone.
"There is such a powerful barrier left outside the gate, I don't know what it will look like inside the gate. Joshua said.
"It's a kind of volcanic barrier. It can cooperate with the sea of fog, so that our fighting energy and magic are greatly limited, we need to hold our breath and concentrate, and properly control our fighting energy and magic. Frem said.
It turns out that this volcanic barrier has a strange property. It poses no threat to ordinary people, but if someone tries to force a breakthrough with their fighting energy, the enchantment absorbs all the fighting energy or magic it casts and reflects even greater energy like a volcanic eruption. However, for ordinary people, the vindictive spirit mixed in the sea of fog here will make them feel great pressure, which makes many people very conflicted.
"Lord Frem, how did you break through this barrier and open the door to the temple?" asked Geraint.
"Hmph, no matter how powerful an enchantment is, it will have its flaws. Frem laughed, "I took advantage of the flaw in the barrier and opened a path to the temple through the Guò Flame Blade. ”
"Hey, Grandpa Frem, why don't I cast Fighting Qi or not, it seems that the enchantment doesn't work for me. Joshua walked back and forth on the surface of the barrier, stretching his hands back and forth from time to time.
"I don't seem to be fine!" said Geraint, who also walked through the barrier.
"Haha, it's possible that you are all men with light attributes. Frem laughed.
"Am I also a light ......," Gerante was surprised.
"I didn't expect that in addition to Joshua, the last descendant of glory, there were other descendants of radiance on the continent of Gaia. Frem nodded, "Knight Geraint, it looks like you're king...... Joshua's guardian was a matter of fate. ”
"Uncle Geraint, what are you talking about?" Joshua rushed to the gate of the temple, "The truth knows what kind of trials lie behind this gate. Could it be inhabited by many unimaginable fire-type monsters?"
"I finally understand what the prophet said to me, and I am the light!" said Gerant, "maybe this is my destiny, but it may also be my mission." ”
"Kid, are you alright?" said Fram casting a spell at Barbara with his palm, "This spell will help you temporarily mitigate the effects of the fog." ”
"Hehe, let's open the door and have a look, shall we?"