From Prisoner to Si Chen..

Chapter 334: Crucifixion
"Finally found……"

Ms. Theresa said solemnly.

"Master Aldin's nightmare monument."

Her expression was extremely serious. After all, what she was facing was the "Nightmare Monument" left behind by a Level 5 strong man.

Moreover, Master Alden Higgins has extremely profound attainments in the dual fields of soul and magic.

Therefore, the danger level of the nightmare in the monument is absolutely extremely high!

"Jilan, I'll leave it to you next."

Ms. Theresa turned her head and spoke to Gillan in a deep voice. She paused for a moment and added a reminder:

"The Spiritual Mystic has no resistance to nightmare energy. Once in contact, they will be instantly dragged into it... But the Long-lived are different. Because of the 'Divine Homeland Mark', they have a certain resistance to nightmare energy. Therefore, if you want to enter the nightmare in the monument, you need to actively let go of your mind."

"I see." Gilan nodded.

This flat area at the top of the mountain is quite peaceful.

Jilan took a step forward under the expectant gazes of the crowd and walked straight towards the huge nightmare monument, where he was submerged in the scarlet nightmare aura.

"Mugul, take two steps forward."

At this time, the dwarf Renault, who was sitting on the strong man's shoulders, spoke. His best friend said nothing, but obediently took two steps forward.

Renault took out the clearing lamp, pressed the switch with a click, and lit it.

Warm yellow light suddenly spread through the glass cover, illuminating the surrounding area and dispelling the approaching nightmare.

"Mr. Gillan, it's still the same old rule, five minutes... Once the five minutes are up, I will ring the clearing lamp to wake you up from your nightmare."

Renault said loudly.

"Ten minutes." Jilan said calmly without looking back. "This nightmare monument is much more difficult than before. I may need more time to fully explore the situation inside."

Renault was stunned at first, then nodded heavily.

"Okay. Then... please be careful."

Jilan raised his hand and gestured to show that he understood.

Soon after, he walked about ten meters away and stopped.

As Ms. Theresa said, the nightmare floating around his body would be repelled once it approached him. In Gillan's heart, the dial-shaped "God's Homeland Mark" flickered slightly, keeping him awake.

Seeing this, Jilan closed his eyes silently.

He emptied his mind, allowing the "Mark of the Divine Land" to calm down, and allowed the nightmare to affect it.

hum-

In almost an instant, the moment Gilan relaxed, his consciousness fell into a trance.

When he opened his eyes again, he found that the environment around him had changed drastically. From the clearing in the woods on the top of the mountain, it had turned into a dark and humid sewer.

There was a sickening stench in the air, and the dim light came only from an old, grimy light bulb overhead, making it difficult to see clearly.

Gilan was standing in the aisle on the right, which was barely wide enough for one person to pass through. On his left was a drainage ditch with dirty and turbid sewage flowing in it.

The stench also comes from this.

The walls, ceiling and floor were extremely damp and water was seeping in, and the surface was covered with slippery, disgusting moss.

tick tock...

There was a faint sound of dripping water coming from the front of the passage, but otherwise it was completely silent.

Jilan scanned the surroundings and walked forward. At the same time, he activated the "Apocalypse Dream".

A beam of colorful light fell from the sky, landed on him, and turned into a halo behind his head.

Guidance suddenly came to Gillan.

'The nightmare weakness of this monument is in front.'

He remained cautious and quickened his pace.

The nightmare scene of the Nightmare Monument of the Level 5 Jiushi is obviously much larger. After Jilan walked forward for thousands of meters, the environment of the sewer still did not change significantly.

However, he was surprised to find some solid wooden bookshelves on both sides of the aisle. These brown bookshelves were crudely made, with hard wood, and many ancient-looking books were placed on them.

The books are densely packed and disorganized, as if they were piled here at random.

Jilan walked over, picked up a book and opened it.

The pages were yellowed, the edges frayed, showing the signs of age, and the writing was blurred, as if the dampness had stained the ink.

He frowned slightly, closed the book, and switched to another one. But the result was the same, the ink stains were serious and it was impossible to make out what was written on it.

Jilan flipped through several books one after another, and finally saw a few pages of clear handwriting in a black-covered book:
"…the weight of a human soul is 0.46 ounces. To make a Philosopher's Stone, you need 309.5 ounces of soul, which is the total soul of 673 people."

"After a person dies, their soul will continue to stay in the mortal world for a few hours before disappearing (smearing). No, it should go somewhere... the land of gods? It's very likely... there are a lot of spirits wandering in the 'Corridor' area, and they are probably those living people who died in the mortal world."

"Speculation: Demons may be transformed from spirits (lack of evidence). But there is a black cemetery in the 'Corridor', where many demons exist... (personal record of visiting the Home of God)"

Wow.

When I turned the page again, the pages were already black and dirty, with ink stains all over the place.

Gillan closed the book with some regret and put it back.

He looked at the wall full of books and couldn't help but guess that these were probably the memories of Master Aldine Higgins during his lifetime, recorded in the form of obsession and reflected in the nightmare of this monument.

Gillan quickly searched the bookshelf for a while, but the contents of most of the books were blurry.

He finally found a book with words that he could barely recognize, but on a few pages, there were some strange words recorded:
"I am about to die..."

"I often lament my own ignorance, and the vast knowledge that I have not been able to glimpse... Unfortunately, my talent is limited. I have been wandering in the fifth level of the 'Path of the Fire Sword' for nearly half a century, but I have never been able to touch the truth at the end."

“It’s a pity… What a pity.”

"..."

"Right now, it seems that an unprecedented natural disaster is about to occur... The island where I live in seclusion is not an island (indistinct)... This inland sea of ​​blood is not an ocean (scrawl)."

"Miasma has existed since ancient times, but no one has ever known its source... Perhaps it is right under my feet."

"Its outbreak was extremely sudden, and it seemed to be guided by someone... For some reason, I thought of an ancient secret cult, that abominable group filled with the smell of sulfur."

"It's too late. I must act immediately. I will use my aging body to slow down the eruption."

"..."

"Pala, Sadeh, President Dode, if I can survive, you can still find me in the Imperial Library of Musciti."

"I would sit among a pile of books, looking out the window from time to time, watching the noisy world below, and feeling sorry for the fools who only knew how to pursue material or power."

"The truth is... out of reach."

“How I wish I could understand the mystery of truth, so that I can die without regrets.”

“What a pity.”

Snapped.

Jilan frowned and closed the book.

The content above looks like a diary, left by Master Alding before his death.

"Is there something wrong with this island or even the Sea of ​​Blood? The source of the miasma... could it really be coming from under the volcano?"

Ji Lan secretly guessed.

After reading the scattered contents in the book, he couldn't help but feel that Aldine Higgins was indeed an amazing master. After discovering the abnormality of the island, he was willing to take the risk.

"We can't waste any more time here. We need to find the weak spot and destroy it."

Ji Lan secretly said something.

He stopped rummaging through the bookcases and ran forward.

But not long after, the ground began to shake.

rumble……

rumble!

The violent noises became louder and louder.

Jilan stopped and looked carefully, his pupils shrinking. He saw a steel chariot that almost completely blocked the sewer space, coming quickly from the front!
Boom! !

The chariot was black in color, emitting a metallic luster, and its surface was covered with various patterns and reliefs. On the two huge wheels on the left and right, which were taller than a person, there was a skeleton, with the bearings overlapping the skeleton heart, and a half-meter-long hideous three-edged spike protruding from the outside.

Bah, bah, bah! !

As the chariot sped away at a rapid speed, two triangular spikes scratched the walls on both sides of the sewer, creating dazzling sparks and plowing two deep marks.

The sewage in the drainage ditch was rolled over, splashing water everywhere.

On the chariot, a hunchbacked, thin, white-haired old man in an old-fashioned suit was writing something at the desk without even raising his head.

On its back, there is a huge rotten wooden wheel hub, which is engraved with dense ancient Greek characters and some symbols pointing to the "Mother of Sorrow" in August.

The wheel was like a clockwork, making a clicking sound as it turned, while the old man kept writing and muttering:

"Can't stop, can't stop, can't stop..."

Jilan's attention was immediately attracted by the wheel behind the old man.

Under the guidance of the "Apocalypse Dream", he instantly determined that the core weakness of the nightmare in this monument was the huge clacking wheel!

"The wheel of crucifixion..."

Jilan silently said the name of this essence in his heart.

The chariot approached quickly, with no intention of stopping. The bookshelves along the way were easily destroyed, with clanging sounds and wood chips and paper flying everywhere.

It seems that he intends to crush Jilan as well!

Swah——

Jilan made a prompt decision and jumped up.

The chariot was like a wall of swords pressing down on it, with only a gap where the old man was.

Snap!

At the moment when the two sides met, Jilan landed on the chariot and stood in front of the white-haired old man who was writing at the desk.

It was at this moment that he saw clearly that only the old man's upper body was in human form, while his lower body was integrated with the chariot!
His face was expressionless, and he was concentrating on writing repetitive words in a notebook with a pen:
"Can't stop! Can't stop! Can't stop!"

At the same time, he did not react to Gilan's appearance and did not even look up.

The chariot was still speeding in the sewer, shaking violently.

Jilan narrowed his eyes, raised his leg and kicked at the wheel hub behind the white-haired old man.

Clang, clang, clang, clang!
Suddenly, square solid black iron railings appeared under Jilan's feet. These railings bent upwards and closed together to form a large sphere, protecting the old man.

Bang! !

Gilan kicked the big ball with one foot, making a loud noise, and the entire chariot was shaken.

But there was not even a footprint on the surface of this big black iron sphere, which shows how hard it is!
"Broken iron!"

Jilan's eyes narrowed, and he kicked again in disbelief.

This time, he used all his strength to use the fusion secret technique.

The shadow of his legs flashed.

A scream.

Bang! ! !
The kick hit the surface of the big sphere directly, exploding the air and the dust wave formed a circle of air that spread out in all directions.

However, the black iron ball just trembled violently but was not damaged at all!
Gillan, on the other hand, was shocked by the recoil of the kick, and his feet went numb, accompanied by a pain that penetrated deep into his soul.

Gillan groaned.

I immediately understood that this was exactly the spiritual realm that Aldin was good at...

"When attacked, will the enemy's soul be damaged in a rebound manner?"

Fortunately, he practices the "Iron Thorn Meditation" every day, and this kind of soul attack is what he is best at enduring.

And for this, I have to thank Master Aldin.

"Since it's so hard, you can try out my destructive power..."

Gillan's eyes were filled with fighting spirit.

He grinned.

wow——

The next second, his muscles bulged like a balloon, his body grew taller, his messy blond hair grew longer and red, and his eyes turned from azure blue to scarlet.

He suddenly activated the transformation skill "Crazy Owl State".

"The Hammer of Justice."

Jilan raised his hand and took out a bronze cane, a blunt weapon that was more suitable for a strong attack.

After the deformation with a clicking sound, the handle turned into a ferocious hammer.

Immediately, Jilan held the hammer in both hands, burst out with his strongest power, and smashed it down towards the big ball -

"Break!" he shouted.

The bronze hammer fell like thunder and hit the iron ball.

boom! ! !
The terrifying force plus the impact of the explosion caused the green flames to turn into dense sparks.

The chariot, which was originally speeding, suddenly stopped as if it had hit an invisible wall.

The wind waves rushed past like a tidal wave.

At the same time, an even stronger pain in the soul spread along the hammer head and handle to Jilan's body, rushing straight to his head and then exploding!

His originally scarlet eyes burst instantly, and tears of blood flowed from the corners of his eyes.

But Jilan's expression did not show any pain, instead he grinned even more ferociously.

In the "mad owl state" controlled by the Mad King, the superego is suspended high, and any pain and injury cannot affect his consciousness.

He can endure extraordinary pain!
In Jilan's sight, a dent was left on the surface of the big black iron sphere!
"That's great!" He raised the hammer again, his eyes fierce. "Again!"

Bang! ! !
The hammer of justice fell and green fire exploded.

The entire chariot shook violently.

"Come again!"

"Come again!"

"Hahahaha!"

"Come again!!"

Bang bang bang bang! !
Gilan smashed the iron ball frantically, even causing the chariot to move backwards.

His face was covered in blood at the moment, but he had smashed the ball that was protecting the white-haired old man into a dented, deformed, and tattered state.

Jilan suddenly raised his leg and kicked out with another "broken iron" kick.

This is his strongest attack at this stage.

woo-

boom! ! !
The iron ball shattered under the powerful kick, revealing the old man who was the Nightmare Guardian. He finally raised his head, and his cloudy eyes showed astonishment.

It seemed that they did not expect that the iron ball's defense would be forcibly broken.

The red-haired young man swung the hammer again, smashing it straight at the wooden wheel hub behind him.

"Break it for me! Ha!!"

Bang! !

The bronze staff hammer smashed hard, knocking the old man to the ground on the iron plate of the chariot, and the wheel hub behind him broke and exploded into countless pieces.

Jilan stretched out his big hand and grabbed the largest piece of debris. Colorful light burst out and it decayed into rotten wood residue.

"The Kingdom's Seal. It originated from the soul of the long-lived Aldin Higgins. It belongs to the Spiral of the Divine Staff, the Path of the August Hour 'Our Lady of Sorrow', the 5th-level Essence, the Wheel of Crucifixion."

(End of this chapter)