Asura of Tomorrow's Ark

"Adele, I found the shrine."

Li Ang greeted Adele, who was standing in front of a steep rock wall, jumping up and down trying to climb up.

There is no way to go up the mountain here. If you want to go up and find out, you can only find a place to climb up. Adele has climbed many volcanoes when doing field surveys. Is this level of rock climbing difficult? Down her.

After hearing Li Ang's call, Adele temporarily gave up her attempt and trotted over.

"Where is the shrine?"

"Inside this mountain," Li Ang pointed towards the Honglizhou Waterfall and said, "there is a crack behind the waterfall, which leads to a cavity at the bottom of the mountain. It should be naturally formed. I'm here Some wooden buildings were found there, which must be the shrine.”

"Why should the shrine be built in a place like that?" Adele's eyes widened, filled with confusion.

"Maybe it's to prevent others from finding it." Li Ang guessed.

The shrine is supposed to be a place for people to worship, but the shrine that Li Ang and the others found now is a little different. It is very likely to lead to an unknown space. It does not seem strange to build the shrine to be more hidden.

Adele nodded thoughtfully, and then asked, "Then how are we going to get up?"

"Let's get closer to see the situation first."

So the two of them walked towards the bottom of the waterfall first.

Affected by the waterfall, the rock wall below the fissure is covered with slippery moss, and the fissure is a full 20 meters away from the ground. It is almost impossible to climb up from below without the help of professional tools. Completed tasks.

No wonder no one has ever discovered this hidden shrine over the years. This entrance alone is not a place that ordinary people can reach.

And if they want to descend from the waterfall, they don't have a long enough rope with them. If they return to the mobile city to get it, they will waste more time.

Now that the shrine is in front of them, how can they return honestly?

Fortunately, this is a world where special powers exist.

After some thought, Adele came up with a very constructive idea.

"I'll try to burn all the moss away so we can climb right up from under the crack."

"This...seems like it's really okay?"

Li Ang thought for a while and found that this somewhat unreliable-sounding idea seemed to be feasible.

The biggest problem they faced now was that the moss was too slippery to hold on to, rather than the height of the crack itself.

As long as the Terran people are not disabled, almost all of them are little supermen with excellent physical fitness. Moreover, there happens to be a very deep pool under the waterfall. Even if you accidentally fall down, as long as you pay attention to the posture of falling into the water, you will not be too badly affected. harm.

"Since you are sure, then give it a try." Li Ang nodded lightly.

It's okay to ask Li Ang to blow a few holes in the rock wall, but it's a bit too difficult for Li Ang to burn the moss without destroying the rock wall behind. This work must also be done by Adele.

If Adele's method doesn't work, Li Ang will try to violently dig out ladders that can be climbed.

Intuition told Li Ang that it was best not to make too much noise here. The gods in this shrine are very likely to be genuine. Before finding the whereabouts of Professor Valk, it is best not to attract the attention of that 'god' .

After a period of instruction from the Witch King, Adele's strength has greatly improved. This time she did not create an entity of flames, but directly used thermal radiation to spread the heat in large areas. It was transmitted to the rock wall.

Throwing balls of fireballs looks very intimidating, but is actually a huge waste of Source Stone energy.

The origin stone skills of the flame system mainly rely on high temperature to kill the enemy. It is better to use heat to roast the enemy directly. This also saves an intermediate transformation process. This is why the death of people who died in the hands of the Witch King is so terrifying. The reason is that they were all evaporated and turned into mummies.

From the perspective of a bystander, it seemed that Adele just opened her hand towards the rock wall. After a nearly imperceptible distortion in the air, the moss on the rock wall burned out of thin air and turned into flying stars all over the sky. Ash.

This kind of invisible attack is only one of the methods at the Witch King's disposal. It was only because Adele was good at flame-based Origin Stone skills that the Witch King gave her this.

Without the interference of moss, the two climbed up the crack very smoothly, and no one made a joke of accidentally falling into the pool.

The gap was too narrow for two people to pass through side by side at the same time, so Li Ang took the lead and opened the way for Adele.

As they continued to go deeper, the rumbling sound from the waterfall became smaller and smaller. All they could hear in their ears was the sound of dripping water. If they made any other noise, it would form in the cracks and would not subside for a long time. The hollow echo coming down sounded very weird.

The passage itself seemed to have become narrower, and the nostrils were filled with the fishy smell of rotting aquatic products. The two people's bodies inevitably rubbed against the rock walls on both sides. After a while, their clothes were covered with all kinds of sticky substances. It's a strange liquid, I don't know if it's moss or something else.

Fortunately, none of them are hypocritical people, otherwise just this little thing would be enough to make ordinary people vomit in disgust.

Just when they were about to enter the cavity at the bottom of the mountain, the badge Li Ang put in his jacket pocket suddenly made a movement——

Someone is contacting him through that badge.

Chapter 24 Communication

With a slight movement in his heart, Li Ang did not rush to check the movement of the badge, but quickened his pace and rushed into the huge cave in front.

After a while after Li Ang rushed in, Adele slowly caught up from behind.

"What's wrong? Did you find something?"

Seeing Li Ang suddenly rushing out, Adele thought Li Ang had discovered something, such as the entrance to Sagazaki City.

Li Ang shook his head slightly, "Something happened. Someone is contacting me through that badge."

Hearing this, Adele was also shocked. Li Ang did not hide it from her, so Adele also knew what kind of secrets were hidden on that small badge.

The badge suddenly moved at this time, which was definitely not a good sign.

Li Ang pointed to the largest building in the wooden building complex not far in front of them, and then said, "Let's go there to find a place to stay first, and we'll talk about the badge later."

Nodding, Adele also slightly accelerated her pace and caught up with Li Ang in front.

Even after entering the cave, the environment here is still very bad.

This place has not been connected to the outside world for who knows how long. The air is turbid. Although it is barely breathable, it is still full of all kinds of bad smells.

There are large and small puddles everywhere on the ground, filled with water seeping from the waterfall. There is no safe place to stay in the large area. All traces indicate that this place has been Abandoned for many years.

If this is a shrine, then they are now heading towards the main hall of the shrine. Most of the ancillary buildings like Kagura Hall have been damaged by the passage of time, and only the main hall of the shrine is still intact.

I don’t know what kind of wood was used to build this shrine. The two people stepped on the wooden floor. Although it made a frightening creaking sound, it still bore the weight of the two people steadily.

They passed the worship hall for people to worship and walked directly towards the main hall, which was usually off-limits to ordinary people.

When the two of them pushed open the wooden door that had been closed for who knows how many years, what they saw in front of them was this scene——

"empty?"

The main hall of the shrine is the residence of the gods. Although this is just a symbolic statement, there should at least be placed things that represent the gods, such as statues, divine bodies, etc. This should be the most likely place for passages to appear. But they found nothing but a wet floor.

"... Take a rest here first, and I'll go solve the badge problem."

After checking the situation of the main hall of the shrine with his senses and confirming that there was no suspicious atmosphere here, Li Ang took out the badge that glowed with cyan light.

At this time, the movement of the badge had already calmed down, but Li Ang knew that this situation would not last long. He had roughly retrieved most of Adams' memories and knew that it was very rare for others to actively contact him. Hiding would definitely mean hiding. However, if there is no response after repeated contacts, Li Ang's badge may even be discarded.

With several previous experiences, Li Ang prepared a little now, adjusted the frequency of his soul to a state similar to Adams, and then touched the badge.

A feeling like an electric shock flowed through Li Ang, and in a daze, a figure covered in black robes seemed to appear in front of his eyes, replacing the originally dark world.

[Adams, have you changed your body again? 】

An indistinguishable sound that sounded like an electronic synthesizer sounded in Li Ang's ears.

"Yes." Li Ang nodded coldly, "It turns out to be the priest. I wonder what you want from me this time?"

In Adams' fragmented memory fragments, the only one who uses this strange voice to communicate with others is the mysterious priest.

No one knows his identity, no one knows where he is, and they can't even determine whether he is a man or a woman, but his status within the organization has never been shaken.

He is the founder of this organization, and he can kick other people out of the organization at will. This is just one aspect. This priest does have some power that ordinary people cannot understand.

In the early days of Adams' business venture, he did seek help from the priest and eliminated several business competitors. Those people passed away in their sleep one by one very peacefully, as if they had died at the end of their lives. Complete investigation There are no traces of anyone else's hands.

And Adams was certain that there was absolutely no way the priest himself was in Casimir.

It was impossible for him to help Adams deal with his competitors today, and then cross half the world the next day to make trouble at Rem Billiton. The only explanation was that he might have mastered a spell that could ignore distance restrictions.

[How are the arrangements in Casimir? 】The priest asked.

Naturally, Adams' help was not free. He needed to do something for the priest, sometimes asking Adams to assassinate an unknown knight, and sometimes asking him to send someone out of Casimir.

These people have nothing in common, and there is nothing special about them. There is no hidden meaning in these things.

The latest arrangement is to have more say in the Casimir Business Federation.

"Failed." Li Ang said lightly.

【...Where's Dan?Didn't I ask him to assist you? ] There was a hint of anger in the priest's voice.

Dan's mycelium can control a person's body, while Adams can completely control a person's soul. The cooperation between the two can be said to be perfect to a certain extent.

If these two people can get together and give them a little more time, they might be able to turn the entire business alliance into their puppet, and half of Casimir will be under their control.

It's a pity that before this matter could be settled, the two of them were killed by Li Ang one after another.

"Dan? I didn't see him at all." Leon said in a disdainful tone, "He must have died in Leitania. Even if the Twin Queens can't take action, it's not a place where he can be arrogant."

【then you……】

"Me? If you want me to keep doing this, forget it."

Before the priest could finish speaking, Li Ang interrupted him directly, "My company has gone bankrupt, and it's been two times in a row. Even the seats in the business alliance may not be retained. You'd better hire someone else for this matter."

Danzi was alone, and he was asking for help from the priest. Even the mycelium he used as a trump card was obtained from the priest, so naturally he couldn't hold his head high.

But Adams, who has a big family and business, doesn't have so many worries, and he doesn't have any psychological burden if he directly confronts him.

【…】

The priest was choked and speechless, and he was also speechless in his heart.

It would be unlucky for this kind of thing to happen to others once. Unexpectedly, it happened twice in a row, and he couldn't say anything more.

The priest sighed slightly and said,

[Then forget this matter. I have other things to do with you this time. 】

[You...should be in Dongguo now, right?I need you to help me find someone. 】

Chapter 25 Dependents

"Huh? Who do you want me to find?"

Hearing this, Li Ang couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

It's not surprising to Li Ang that the badge has a positioning function. Positioning should be the most basic function of this kind of prop that can be used for remote communication. Li Ang would wear this badge, which also has a sense of exploration.

Originally, Li Ang wanted to try to get some information about Sagazaki City through this organization, but before this channel came in handy, Li Ang had already found Xianglu Mountain.

However, let’s hear who the priest wants him to find.

[I need your help to find a dependent with a great will. 】

"Great Will? Dependents?"

Li Ang frowned, feeling that this matter was not simple.

In Adams' memory, this was just a very ordinary secret organization, with members distributed in every corner of the world. The leader of the organization called himself a priest, but he never showed anything that could represent his identity as a priest.

If I remember correctly, this was the first time that he uttered such obviously religious terms as 'great will' and 'affiliate'.

However, the priest didn't seem to have any intention of explaining.

[Find him and bring him to Iberia, and the Great Will will give you everything you want. 】

When he said these words, the priest had a hint of a magic stick in his body.

Li Ang pretended to think for a few seconds, and then showed a playful expression, "What if I refuse?"

This is the answer Adams should make. The so-called reward for great will is just a blank check, and he will not agree to it.

【…】

The priest didn't answer, just stared at Li Ang silently.

The illusory shadow in front of him exuded an indescribable aura, as if it would condense into a solid body in the next second and strangle Li Ang's neck.

The atmosphere was deadlocked for a while, and then Li Ang smiled pretending to be relaxed, "Okay, okay, what about the specific location?"

"The East Country is so big, I can't search every place, right? I'm not here just for fun."

Seeing that 'Adams' had given in, the shadow of the priest became illusory again, and the strange aura from before also disappeared.

[The token sensed the remaining aura of the family member, so it warned me to find him. 】

"..."

"Interesting... Then let me give it a try. What are the characteristics of my kin? I have to know who I am looking for, right?"