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Matthew shook his head and explained with a smile:

"Melda, you may have misunderstood the magician's ability. Maintaining a large-scale lighting technique that can illuminate more than 7000 people out of the twenty-mile swamp consumes a lot of money. It is not humans who can do this, but gods."

Melda lowered her head in embarrassment and said, "Then let the soldiers light the torches."

Matthew was noncommittal. Although raising a fire in the dark swamp would expose himself, he had no choice but to do so for now. Everything in Dolan Swamp was weird at this time, so it would be better to leave as soon as possible.

The troops didn't carry many torches, but it wasn't difficult to survive the twenty miles.

As the order was given, the torches were lit one after another, driving away the surrounding darkness...

Dispel failed.

The sky was still gray and black.

The crowd was talking a lot, and the soldiers' voices were trembling.

Even if you light a torch, it still can't dispel much darkness and can only illuminate a small distance in front of you.

Matthew's expression changed slightly and he immediately used [Dispersion Technique].

The dispersion technique worked. The dark energy that filled the space was dispersed a lot, and the torch could finally light up a few meters in front of him.

Although the lighting range is not large, the headquarters is not good.

Melda didn't hesitate and quickly found a way to lead everyone out.

Her thoughts were the same as Matthew's, to get out of this hellish place as soon as possible.

In silence, the team moved quickly along the route guided by Melda. After walking for three hours, Melda suddenly stopped and her face became very ugly.

She waved the team to stop, turned to Matthew who was following behind and said, "It seems to be a maze here, we are trapped."

Her voice trembled a little.

Being trapped in a place like this, if you can't find a way to break it, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Matthew might be able to take her and a few people away, but most of them would be trapped and die here.

Thinking that she had come up with the bad idea of ​​walking through the swamp, Melda was trembling, her face was pale, and she could hardly stand still.

Matthew held her cold hand and said softly: "Don't panic, there is always a way."

He quickly used [Insight Technique], trying to find the shadow of the maze, but found nothing.

With Matthew's strength, unless it is a god-level maze, you can still see traces of the maze even if it cannot be broken.

If you can't see the maze, there are only two possibilities, either it is god-level, or it is not a maze.

Matthew first ruled out the possibility of a god-level maze.

To be able to lay out a god-level maze, you must be at least a demigod-level expert.But did the demi-god-level powerhouse use the obsessive formation to kill him?It would be so direct to kill him with just one slap.

In this case, it is not a maze, but some kind of special terrain.

Just as Matthew was thinking, Melda suddenly grabbed Matthew's hands with her backhand, her tone trembling slightly.

"Master, I have to go to that place. If I can't come back within three days, you can use the portal to leave."

"Are you going on an adventure alone?" Matthew frowned. Of course he knew what Melda meant.

She wanted to follow the call alone to find the secret of the maze.

Of course, Matthew was not willing to let Melda take risks on her own. He said without hesitation: "I will accompany you and fulfill the agreement in advance."

Melda wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Matthew's rough wave.

"Stop talking nonsense, let's go!"

Facing Matthew's domineering attitude, Melda lowered her head slightly, but there was a smile on her lips.How nice that the master would do this for an ugly woman like her.

Matthew called the deputy general and asked him to lead the troops to prepare for defense. Then he took Melda and ran towards the place where the summons came from.

Although they are surrounded by black mist, the lizardmen's ability to adapt to humid environments is indeed extraordinary.

With Melda leading the way, there was basically no time wasted.

Five minutes later, Matthew and Melda came to a tall abandoned building.

This building is very majestic, in the standard lizardman architectural style, and full of weird and wild beauty.

The tall stone pillars are carved with various shapes of strong lizard men.

Matthew didn't know these people, but Melda, a descendant of the lizard people, did, and her voice was full of surprise.

"These are the twelve generals under the command of the Great God Dolan."

She stepped forward quickly and touched the huge stone pillar with some excitement, as if she could listen to the voice of the great ancestor of the tribe.

Although the temple has declined, these huge stone pillars are as strong as ever.

Matthew used [Identification Technique] to explore the composition of the stone pillar and found that it was demonized granite.

This rock is rarely found in formations now, but was common 10,000+ years ago.It can be inferred from the composition and age of the rocks that this should be a building 10,000+ years ago.

The scale of this temple is less than one percent of the Poseidon Temple. From this point, the gap between Dolan and Poseidon can also be seen.

After all, Poseidon is the second-generation God-King, and the giants who built the temple are also the rulers of the continent.Dolan is just the indigenous god of the lizard people, and the lizard people are not worth mentioning in front of the giants. It is normal for the temple to be smaller in size.

Matthew felt at ease. He could come out of the Poseidon Temple, but the Dolan Temple was nothing.

After arranging the teleportation coordinates outside the temple, Matthew took Melda into the temple.

This is indeed a temple that has been abandoned for a long time. There is an air of decay everywhere. Rats and cockroaches are roaming around the once glorious temple unscrupulously.

The big mouse, which was more than a foot long, was not even afraid at all after seeing Matthew. It stared at Matthew with green eyes.

Matthew smiled and looked at the big mouse, and quietly took away the mouse's memory.

In just three seconds, he obtained all the memories of the mouse's life.

In the short life of this mouse, it has not seen any lizard people or other intelligent creatures.

There are only rats, cockroaches, and other creatures that live in gloomy surroundings.

Matthew was a little disappointed and released the mouse's mind. The mouse looked at Matthew in confusion. Its poor brain could not understand what just happened, but it had an instinctive fear of Matthew.

The mouse left quickly, causing a "swirling" sound.

From the memory of this mouse and Melda's narration, Matthew was able to roughly outline the changes in the temple after the death of God Dolan.

God Dolan probably predicted his future, but he was unwilling to accept it, so he moved all the resources and wealth of the lizard people into the temple, and then ordered the tribesmen not to enter the temple and set up a maze to stop intruders.

Although God Dolan was once the patron saint of the lizard people, now that he cannot protect himself, he will not care about the future of the group.

After I die, who cares about the flood!

God Dolan's idea is very common among gods. Usually they will give some benefits to believers from their fingers, tricking more believers into believing in them to gain the power of faith.

But when their own survival is also threatened, of course they don't care about the lives of believers.

Consumables are consumables. It would be sad if you can't position yourself correctly because the gods give you a good look.

Although the lizardmen spent resources and manpower to build a magnificent temple for Dolan, and although the lizardmen were devout in their beliefs, in the eyes of the god Dolan, they were still just consumables.

Useful supplies.

Chapter 155 You have been strengthened, come on!

Matthew and Melda arrived at the center of the temple. The roof of the main hall had already become fragile due to the erosion of time, and rubble fell to the ground.

Bypassing these obstructive things, they saw the statues of God Dolan and the Twelve Divine Generals.

The statue that is more than ten meters high is not at the same level as the colossus of Poseidon Temple, which is enough to illustrate the strength of the lizard people.

The slightly rough carving process also exposed the lizard man's shortcomings in art.

Melda faced the statue of God Dolan and murmured a prayer.

Her expression was particularly pious, as if God Dolan was still alive.

Matthew did not intervene. Belief in one or more gods was the mainstream practice in this era. People without faith will be cast aside by everyone.

Melda is a lizard, so it is natural for her to believe in the god Dolan.

She lowered her head and did not notice the changes in the statue, but Matthew keenly noticed that there seemed to be a faint light lingering on the statue of God Dolan.

He carefully observed the light cyan light, fully alert, ready to respond to emergencies at any time.

Melda slowly raised her head after finishing her prayer, and she also saw the faint light in the statue.

The statue glowed, and the feeling of summons from before made her excited. She took steps, wanting to go up and touch the statue to feel the power of the god.

However, before she could even take two steps, she was grabbed back by Matthew.

In the moment just now, Matthew thought about what happened when he came to this world.

The God of Souls disappeared mysteriously, and the goddess of fate left the system to him. Two generations of god-kings fell, and countless gods disappeared in the two Ragnaroks.

Although I don’t know how tragic the two Ragnaroks were, it must have been a catastrophe for these gods.

In order to avoid the twilight of the gods, the gods crossed the sea, showed their magical powers, and looked for various ways to avoid the sanctions of the doomsday.

Some gods failed, and some did not fail completely.

Under the Poseidon Temple, the remnant soul of the Poseidon kept tricking the sacrifices into the sea, and occasionally ate some in secret.The remnant souls of these gods long to be revived, but they are also full of fear.

Because they only have one chance.

Dolan is not the main god, he is just an unorganized indigenous god, and his power is far inferior to that of the main gods.

But maybe because he was too weak, he received only a small blow in Ragnarok, and luckily a trace of his soul fragment was left behind.

Matthew thought in the flash of lightning why God Dolan called Melda.

First send out students to learn the possibility of doing good.

Most of the gods are selfish. They have enjoyed great power and long lives, and are used to the feeling of being weak. Of course, they hope that all of this can continue indefinitely.

Even if God Dolan is not so selfish, how can he be so kind as to benefit Melda now that he cannot protect himself?

Matthew could almost conclude that the remnant soul of this god felt that it could not last long. Unfortunately, before sealing the temple, he told his tribe not to approach, so no one dared to come.

Now he had no chance to seize the body. He was so sick that he sought medical treatment. He could only call Melda, the descendant who boldly approached.

Gods are not omnipotent, they are just powerful and long-lived intelligent beings.

Based on Matthew's understanding of human selfishness, he felt that his inference should be accurate.

If Melda is allowed to go up, the result will definitely not be good.

Looking at Melda's doubtful eyes, Matthew knew that she probably didn't believe Dolan's plan to expose it, so he said in a deep voice:

"I can help you listen to the oracle better."

Melda nodded obediently.

Although God Dolan is her belief, this belief is not firm.Who would have much faith in a god who has been dead for 10,000+ years?

The tribesmen did not dare to approach the temple, mainly because there were mazes around the temple. If there were no formations, they would have come in and robbed the tomb in the name of [Relic Exploration].

She trusts Matthew more than God Dolan.

Matthew said in a deep voice: "Your soul power is too weak. I'm going to apply a boosting magic to you. Close your eyes and relax and don't resist at all!"

Melda did it without hesitation.

If there was anyone in the world who wouldn't hurt her, it was Matthew.

Matthew chanted quickly, and after about 20 seconds, blood spattered from his palm, and the blood dripped onto the skin of Melda's chest that was not covered by scales, and disappeared immediately.

Melda opened her eyes suddenly and looked at Matthew, she couldn't believe her eyes.

"Master, this is..."

"You are strengthened, go ahead!" Matthew smiled and pointed his finger at the statue.

Melda could clearly feel that her soul and spirit had been greatly strengthened.

She could even feel that her soul was being connected to Matthew. Through the soul link, she could feel Matthew's concern and love for her.

Her heart warmed slightly and she quickly walked towards the statue.

She knew that she didn't have an appearance that humans liked, and it would definitely not work if she tried to compensate in the way Sistine and Surante did. What she could do was to devote her wisdom and strength to Matthew without reservation.

Melda's palms were made of delicate skin, and the backs of her hands were covered with tiny scales that ended at the base of her fingers. The tender onion-like fingers and the light blue scales were very subtly blended together, exuding a strange luster.