Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 636 Deep in the Tomb
"Card of Blasphemy?"

Angel's eyes also stayed on the ruins of the building, which was significantly more intact than the other ruins, and he asked in confusion.

"No, I mean that the value is no less than the 'blasphemous card'. Although after various speculations, I also feel that Qilingos must be coveting a card that can allow him to reach high sequence, but I am not completely sure."

Alger responded immediately, with a less than convinced tone.

Indeed, since "Vice Admiral Hurricane" Qilingos, one of the original pirate generals, already has his own fleet and "Creep Hunger" that is comparable to high-sequence magical items, as long as he steadily develops his own power on the sea, It shouldn't be difficult to advance to Sequence 5, so the reason why he gave up everything and went to Backlund alone was that he only had a ticket to a high sequence...

The target of the "Apostle of Desire" who took the risk to assassinate Duke Negan is also an "Abyss" card. Qilingos and his action paths are so similar that they even target the same person. It is indeed possible that he was promised a "Desecration" card. card" as a reward.

Angel recalled his experiences in Backlund in his mind, confirming the correctness of Alger's thinking.

But no matter what, only by entering the ruins can we determine whether the so-called "valuables" are one of the playing cards left by Emperor Russell.

"Then we have to move quickly. You only have about 8 minutes left to move."

Klein glanced at Alger and whispered.

Ten minutes after using the "Magic Pocket Watch", he will fall into the negative effects of being afraid of fire for 12 hours... The corner of Angel's mouth twitched, remembering his previous unbearable experiences, and ordered quickly:
"Lead the way."

Alger squeezed the pocket watch in his pocket, nodded silently, raised the lantern with some hesitation, and took the lead towards the building.

The tall tower and bell tower have collapsed, leaving only the main three-story building with a very simple appearance. It has no buttresses or decorative columns that are common today. The windows are narrow, but the main entrance is two stories high.

Of course, its doors and windows are now in decay, leaving only a hollow arched gap, like a monster with a huge mouth, waiting for anyone to fall into its trap.

"It's like architecture from the early Quaternary Period. All major churches had churches of this shape at that time."

Klein, a top student in history, stood at the door, looked up, and couldn't help but ruined Herman's acting style and commented.

"Yes, it is recorded in the classics of the Church of Storms that going to the temple and going to the tomb means the unity of life and death."

Alger looked at his teammates in surprise and added.

There was no room for me to interrupt at this time... Angel hummed to himself, and used his dark vision to look inside the door. He found that there was nothing in the vast space behind the door, only a hallway on both sides and in the depth. Lead to other locations.

"The first floor should be safe."

She reminded, taking the initiative to move forward and enter the building first.

In such a small area, if two Sequence 5s were allowed to explore the way, they might not be able to escape in real danger, so she had to walk in front.

The other two people also acquiesced to this arrangement and followed suit. Klein quietly released the invisible "Blood Admiral" marionette, letting him float in the air and observe the surroundings of the team from another perspective to guard against sneak attacks. , Alger pulled out the scimitar from his waist, and the muscles in his right hand holding the handle bulged, obviously he had used his extraordinary ability to strengthen himself.

Entering the building, Angel immediately discovered that the corridors leading to other locations on both sides had completely collapsed, and judging from the situation outside the building, there was probably no corresponding building in the direction in which they were connected.

And directly in front, where the altar of the church's prayer hall should have been, there was only a deep cavity, leading to the bottom of the building.

Could it be the underground "tomb" Alger mentioned?
Angel frowned and approached, and the invisible thread spread quietly, entering the cave first on her behalf and exploring the depths. She herself turned her gaze to the top of the cave, where the holy emblems were hung in the prayer halls of all major sects.

There is no holy symbol on the wall, just a mural that has been almost erased by time.

There are towering mountain peaks drawn on it, layers of glorious crosses depicted in simple strokes, and a majestic figure standing at the foot of the mountain holding a stone slab, surrounded by angels with wings.

If I hadn't known that this was a different world, I would have thought it was someone who was crucified...

Angel resisted the urge to comment sharply and looked at the other two people. Alger was also observing the mural with the help of a lantern, while Klein's eyes were a little out of focus, and his sight was obviously linked to his marionette.

"This is the 'Ancient Sun God'...

"No wonder it's the Fourth Age. No, it should belong to the style that continues from the Third Age. This is His church..."

What did Alger think of first? His tone was filled with shock and a hint of astonishment.

After his reminder, Angel remembered that as early as the end of last year, "The World", that is, Klein beside him, had reported an ancient ruins located on the outskirts of Backlund, and then assisted Arrods in the dream to watch. "Machine Heart" explores the entire process of ruins.

There, there are similar murals, as well as young Adam and Amon next to the "ancient sun god".

She looked at Klein, who also frowned and thought, and said after a moment:

"It should be him. The stone slab in his arms is a bit weird...but there shouldn't be anything hidden in the area above the ground. It can only go underground."

He should have confirmed it with marionette and spiritual body threads... Angel nodded and continued to drive the invisible thread to explore the underground area, while he slowly walked towards the entrance of the cave.

At the same time, she said:

"I detected some stone statues below...don't be too surprised when you see them."

Her silk thread had already entered the wide underground tunnel that seemed not to be built for humans. She had explored a long distance and knew what the three of them were going to face, so she warned them in advance.

Klein and Alger nodded silently.

"We..." Seeing that everyone was ready, she spoke again, but she heard a sound of footsteps coming from far and near, gradually becoming heavier. The three of them looked back and saw outside the building gate, where the three of them had approached just now. , a huge monster over four meters tall, with a gray body, a pointed head, and six wings on its back was slowly approaching.

This six-winged gargoyle, which can only provide some of the magic potion materials for the "Secret Puppet Master", is holding a stone halberd that is longer than its height in one hand, and holding a "Hunting Black Spider" that has turned into a stone statue in the other hand, with flashing eyes. The fiery red light is about to step into this building.

That was the only exit... There was no need to communicate. The three of them immediately understood the current situation and without hesitation, they drilled into the deep cave. They stepped on the wide stone steps, turned at a right angle, and entered the underground tunnel.

This corridor, which seems to have been built for giants, is about ten meters high, has an arched cross-section, and is so deep that there is no end in sight. In a completely dark environment, only the lantern held by the Hanged Man emits a faint light.

In the corridor, there are densely packed stone statues. Most of them are humanoid creatures, a few are animals of different sizes, and there is even a "hunting black spider" with a curled body. They move from high to high in an extremely regular way. They were lined up low on the wall, facing the entrance, like two lines of honor guards.

Giants, elves, humans, tigers, baboons, spiders... They are of different races, and their clothing styles span thousands of years. The only thing they have in common is that their bodies are gray and white, their surfaces are exquisite and carefully carved, and their faces show expressions of pain and despair. Even animals No exception.

Deep dark passages, lifelike stone statues... If Angel hadn't warned them in advance, this strange scene might have made them turn around and run away.

"That area?"

Frowning, Alger asked tentatively.

The three of them all recalled the frightening moment just now and the experience of being almost "petrified" all over.

Are these "stone statues" originally living humans and animals?
If we were completely petrified in that area, would we be moved here by the six-winged gargoyle, full of despair, and become a part of them?

After a brief moment of astonishment, the three of them remembered that Alger only had about 5 minutes left before he became afraid of the fire. They quickly got rid of their fear, walked around the stone statues neatly placed on both sides of the corridor, and walked deeper.

Behind him, the tall six-winged gargoyle was still approaching slowly. It sounded like it had entered the first floor of the building and was heading towards the underground area.

If it weren't for "Teleport" and "Mirror World" as a means of leaving here, we should go back at this time and kill the gargoyles to ensure the escape route... Angel thought, taking the lead and walking ahead, exploring the path with silk thread, darkness My vision swept across the stone walls on both sides of the corridor, and not surprisingly, I saw murals praising the "ancient sun god".

Most of them are unrecognizable due to cracks and collapses in the stone walls, but some are relatively complete and depict scenes similar to the mural above: a huge cross, cascading brilliance and a majestic figure, who fights against the raging floods and comforts them. The cracked earth looks at the deep starry sky, as if it is resisting all evil spirits and disasters for its believers.

Even the Church of the Seven Gods would not praise the gods so directly. After all, everyone has their own holy scriptures and would not take everything on themselves... Alger subconsciously wanted to slap his left chest with his right fist and say a few words for the Lord of Storms whom he believed in, but when he remembered that there were no "outsiders" here, he stopped pretending.

"This is similar to the murals in the temple in the Land Abandoned by the Gods that Mr. Sun said, but there it is the 'True Creator' that is praised, and here it is the 'Ancient Sun God'."

He analyzed it calmly, not getting too nervous and giving up the exploration just because there were only a few minutes left.

Besides, the worst possible outcome is to turn off the lanterns and explore in the dark. I, the "Queen" and the "World" all have dark vision, and firelight is not actually necessary... With this thought, he looked at the "World" beside him, looking forward to it. The most knowledgeable member of the Tarot Society and the beloved of Mr. Fool gave a certain answer.

"Perhaps there is some connection between this person and the 'Fallen Creator', and the Creator whom Silver City believes in. There are too many things in the Third Age that current historians cannot confirm."

Klein replied.

In terms of this secret knowledge, he, or "The Fool", does not know any more than other members of the Tarot Club.

My advantage lies in Russell's diary, and he was only a person who lived two hundred years ago. There are too many secrets hidden in the fog of history... He laughed at himself, urging others amidst the footsteps of the gargoyles that continued to approach behind him. The two moved on.

After walking through the murals, with Angel's help in exploring through silk threads and avoiding dead ends, they came to a double stone door that was eight meters high with a gap.

The entrance is like this, and the corridor is also like this. This underground building is obviously not built for humans, or not only for humans... Thinking of the giant "stone statue" at the entrance of the corridor, and the tall gargoyles wandering nearby, Angel has a clear understanding. .

Klein studied the symbols above the stone door and confirmed that they represented death and rebirth and were often engraved at the entrances of cemeteries and mausoleums.

"It should be here. Considering that Chillinges' exploration took about ten minutes five years ago, he should have entered behind this door..."

Alger said, taking the initiative to extinguish the lantern in his hand to avoid falling into a state of fear of fire after three minutes and adversely affecting his teammates.

As a Sequence 6, but with a "creeping hunger", Qilingos is roughly equivalent to a Sequence 5 Beyonder. We have two Sequence 5s and one Sequence 4 here. The danger is not great... Angel uses his eyes as a guide. Mirror, performed a divination and concluded that the danger was not high, and nodded to Klein and Alger.

One of them summoned the "Resentful Soul" marionette, passed through the stone door and entered the interior. The muscles of the other's arms surged, and they used the power of rage to press directly against the thick stone door. They used the power of water and wind to lubricate the ancient mechanism in an almost silent manner. Push the door to the sides.

He is simply not as careful as those storm believers... Angel chuckled secretly, and his eyes that could distinguish things in the darkness penetrated deeper through the gradually widening crack in the door, and initially confirmed the situation in the room.

Sure enough, under the building that looked like a temple above was an ancient tomb hall... Her eyes swept over the gray and white sarcophagi in a circle, stopping in the blank space between them, and she was surprised to find a colorful painting on the ground. painting.

Does it mean something special that the painting is on the ground instead of on the wall? As soon as this idea came to her mind, she was shocked by the content depicted in the painting.

This "floor painting" relies on a style that goes beyond the orderly composition popular today in the Fifth Century. It uses dark tones and realistic brushstrokes to draw a long table from an overhead perspective, with a figure lying on its back carrying a cross. , he was covered in blood, some of his limbs were missing, there were holes in his abdomen and head, and white brains and black intestines gushed out exaggeratedly.

Beside him, three tall figures who were majestic, handsome, or wise bent down, holding the arms dripping with blood and gnawing on them, pressing the head where the brain was leaking and sucking, digging out the still beating heart and swallowing it whole. , with evil and madness in their eyes, completely inconsistent with their rather positive image.

The strangest thing is that between the chest and abdomen of the apparently dead figure lying on his back, there is a baby with dark skin and a body-length shadow. Like the other three, he is grabbing a piece of intestine and chewing it, as if he is enjoying delicious food. His expression was a little crazy, and he was faintly competing with other people who were eating the corpse.

If the floor painting only depicts such crazy scenes, it would not shock Angel. After all, after the revival movement of "artistic freedom" advocated by Russell, paintings with hellish scenes and demonic cruelty as their themes were not There are only a few of them, and they are even loved by many rich and nobles. They buy them secretly and collect them privately, forming a small circle that prides itself on its advanced connoisseurship.

However, she recognized the identities represented by the figures in the painting...

Lying on the table and becoming the food of others is obviously the "ancient sun god" described in the mural in this building. And those three people with majestic appearance but extremely evil eyes, Angel once showed in Mr. "Sun" It has been seen in the murals in the Temple of the True Creator and in the underground ruins of Backlund explored by "World" Klein.

They, no, they are the "Lord of Storms", the "Eternal Blazing Sun", and the "God of Knowledge and Wisdom" respectively!
(End of this chapter)