In an instant, thunder suddenly appeared, and a dazzling light instantly distorted Fang Wensi's vision, as if the world had faded due to this incandescence. There was a loud noise in the wind, followed by burning sulfur that stimulated his senses. The wind gradually stopped and the light faded. Fang Wensi endured the sour feeling in his nose and rubbed his eyes.
Only then could he clearly see the monster burning with blue flames, dragging a long trail of fireworks, lingering on the edge of the huge purple-black vortex formed by the thunder. The blue flames and purple electricity blended to light up the main peak of Astra, like a The twinkling stars plunder all the colors from the sky,
"Now I know why the main peak of Astra is called the Star of Astra." Fang Wensi raised his head and looked up at the sky, his eyes following the trajectory of the blue flame and striving to plunge into the central light pillar of the vortex. ,
Carlos walked past him, and when he saw this scene, he couldn't help but sigh, "That was a ceremony, the griffin king-selection ceremony."
"Carlos, Gale Sword Master, you don't know how deep this place is!"
A deep shout brought Fang Wensi into reality instantly. The disabled fat man in front of him, who had lost half his leg and was being helped forward by soldiers, must be the so-called General Andre.
"I sent 200 people down one after another, and they haven't hit the bottom yet." Andre's words had a long tail and a mysterious accent, which made Fang Wensi secretly wonder, could this be Northenland? dialect?
"Andre, don't try to play tricks",
"I'm afraid you'll say this, why don't we personally come as the advance guard?" It's not difficult to understand Carlos's wary attitude. After all, this Northlander was an enemy before, but now he has surrendered.
Carlos just snorted coldly, "Guards of Ulthuan, obey the order and protect the safety of the Holy Son." Fang Wensi glanced at the ignored Voroshilov behind him and was secretly proud.
"General Andre, I heard that you are going to be the advance guard." Carlos spread his right hand and stood sideways. The scarlet cloak behind him rustled under the arcane cold wave, like an invitation from the devil, "Please ",
What was even more surprising was that Fang Wensi actually saw the short and fat Andre's eyes widen, and he swallowed cutely.
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The chills coming from his fingertips were biting to the bone. Fang Wensi, with the support of everyone in front and behind, clung to the slippery rock wall. It is said that the elves carved this rock along the cliff for only two people to walk together. Due to the fear of the abyss, even the mercenaries of the Kingdom of Cáceres did not have the courage to go deep into the Monan Abyss. In short, Fang Wensi regrets it very much now, but it has come.
The darkness seemed to blend into the abyss, and the gasps of everyone around him could be clearly heard, mixed from time to time with the muffled sound of rocks falling into the abyss.
"The wind is coming", the warning from above seems to be sentencing everyone in the abyss.
Carlos suddenly inserted the sword into the rock cliff. Fang Wensi, who was protected behind him, could see Carlos' solemn face clearly through the sparks generated by the collision between the sword blade and the rock mass.
Before Fang Wensi could react, a violent gust of wind came down from above, accompanied by a gust of wind that sounded like a mournful cry. On the opposite side of the abyss, a line of weak fire spiraled downwards, and there were faults, followed by several There was a shrill scream and the sound of something heavy falling to the ground. He knows that this situation will continue until the bottom is reached.
"General, there is no road ahead. There is a cave on the left."
Fang Wensi held his breath and looked down at the source of the sound. The end of the firelight was not far from them.
"How is the situation in the cave?"
"It's very spacious, like an elf ruins." The echo from below urged everyone, and Fang Wensi could clearly feel that the team was moving much faster.
The Northernland general who impressed Fang Wensi slowly moved forward surrounded by soldiers, looking back behind him from time to time with the torch in his hand, whether he was observing Carlos or...
"You are the one in the Holy See, the Holy Son." Fang Wensi obviously did not expect this question, and responded like a conditioned reflex: "Ah? I am..."
"Ahead are the advance troops of the First Flag Team of the Prestaff Legion, the best among the best, please rest assured." Andre's flattering tone made Fang Wensi couldn't help complaining, what's wrong with this gate? However, he still replied without knowing why: "Anthracene, okay",
"His Royal Highness the Holy Son, you also know that we are also acting under orders. Please forgive me for my ignorance and arrogance. I hope to receive your forgiveness." Andre acted very cautiously, with a tentative tone mixed with the Northenland accent. Children who have done something wrong and feel aggrieved are generally,
"But, I heard that Northernland claimed that His Majesty the Pope is a false saint, and that the Nagar Mages are the guide of the truth?" Fang Wensi just followed his words,
Fang Wensi's reply obviously frightened Andre, "This is all due to William Northland's wolfish ambition. We were also beguiled by him to form an alliance with those Laoshizi mages, otherwise we wouldn't have ended up like this."
Hearing this, Fang Wensi finally understood, but he couldn't make up his mind at the moment. "Carlos, what do you think?", but only got an unclear response, to be determined.
"General Andre, I will keep your request in mind, but whether you can be forgiven depends on the extent of your repentance." Fang Wensi pretended to imitate the tone of the old villain in movies and TV series, and couldn't help but sigh, could it be that Do I really have the potential to be a magician?
"Yes, yes, bless the light, Andrei would like to offend again and ask, what exactly are you going to do in this hellish place this time?" Andrei's diligent words made Voroshilov behind Fang Wensi sneer, " Exorcism".
"General, the vanguard of the First Flag Team has entered the ruins, and they found a skeleton inside."
"Lead the way." The one who spoke was Voroshilov who came from behind, his words trembling slightly with eagerness.
The deep corridor came into Fang Wensi's sight. The elven columns on both sides were arranged in an orderly manner. The brazier hanging from the top of the column was still burning with flames. At the end of the line of sight, there was a long and narrow light column connecting the dome and the ground, decaying like death. The breath of air spreads from the hollow and deep abyss on both sides. The entire corridor is like a suspended bridge.
"I said, old guy, what were you laughing at just now? I think you and Carlos are just teasing me." Looking at Voroshilov who was in a hurry, Fang Wensi couldn't help complaining, but he didn't get a response.
"Voroshilov, there is something wrong with the injuries on this corpse",
He walked through the crowd and happened to see Carlos touching the corpse, and couldn't help but think of Carlos picking up a big sword or other equipment from the corpse.
Apparently he had identified the mutilated mummy in front of him. After a moment of mourning, Voroshilov said to Carlos: "It's a bite mark."
Carlos picked up the corroded and blackened clothing material attached to the mummy's legs. "There are no bones, it doesn't look like the bite marks of a wild animal."
"Of course this is not caused by a wild beast, it is a human bite mark." Voroshilov's words shocked everyone. The soldiers of Northenland suddenly became a little restless in such a depressing environment. Fortunately, Andrei was able to suppress the possible collapse. Bad morale.
"It seems that Achilles and Sharp did not die when they fell. The platform outside the cave entrance caught them." Fang Wensi speculated, "As for the bite marks, could it be..." He suddenly thought of a terrifying fact,
"Eight lines of Volume 9 of Volume 9 of "Demon Hunting Proverbs: Sirte", Voroshilov's sudden mention made Fang Wensi react quickly, "At the beginning of the birth of the world, the spirit-eating Sirte acted as One of the ten living creatures born in the opposite direction of light, it is the most greedy image of evil spirits. It exists in the world and spreads fear, famine and other worldly miseries in the form of curses. The Rosicrucian Society identifies it based on its possessed characteristics. Humans possessed by Devourers will eventually transform into evil spirits with the characteristics of Silt entities, and the transformation of this forbidden ritual is...",
"Cannibalism", Fang Wensi endured the visual torture and nausea, and turned towards the corpse nestled under the stone pillar. The skin on the face was tightly stretched on the bones, and the skull was as hollow as death and still had scarlet pus. Spot, the mummy exudes a strange odorless smell of decay and decomposition, which contains death and curse.
"You mean that girl ate Achilles, here?" Fang Wensi suddenly felt horrified. Ever since he traveled to another world, his three views have been constantly refreshed, and he was a little at a loss for a while.
Voroshilov stood up and looked at the stone pillar in front of him, "Yes, Devouring Souls will never be satisfied with killing or eating. It will seduce the greed of human nature and make the possessed have an appetite for the same kind, thus becoming Sirte's Host".
"Where did you find that girl?" Fang Wensi secretly shrank his hand that was still in pain, no wonder he bit me when he saw me.
Voroshilov smiled sadly, "It shouldn't be considered a search. Five bi-monthly reincarnations ago, there were several incidents of wild beasts attacking domestic animals in Maple Town. The deaths were extremely bloody and cruel. I spent a lot of energy trying to hunt her. ",
Fang Wensi was a little silent, "Maybe she still retains a trace of humanity, and she didn't hurt anyone." Then she saw Vorolov groping in front of the stone pillar for a long time, and couldn't help but get closer.
Ulthuan has many such slender and beautiful marble columns with transparent white bodies. There are 24 grooves on the column body and a pair of downward scroll decorations on the capital, which highlights the elegant and noble temperament of the Serui elves and the unique forward style. The scatter-point perspective carving method vividly and freely combines the complex and detailed scenes into a long and narrow strip, as if depicting the entire process of everything in the world from birth to death.
"I understand, this is the Bridge of Hatice." Voroshilov's voice brought Fang Wensi, who was gradually immersed in the frieze relief scene, back to reality.
Fang Wensi said with some uncertainty: "The bridge to the underworld that leads to the elf death god?"
"In the belief system of the elves, Sirt is the guard of the gate of the underworld. Voroshilov paused, and then made a silent gesture, "It is right here."
"What is it?" A strong wind instantly penetrated the entire corridor, all the fireworks were extinguished in an instant, and endless darkness swept towards everyone,
"First flag team, line up, crossbowmen ready." Andre's order was like an opportunity. As soon as he finished speaking, the originally extinguished brazier suddenly ignited with green flames, and the deep green flame spread to everyone.