Blood tax

Chapter 359 Domination ([-])

Neferty rolled her eyes and fainted. Griffith hurriedly supported her, carefully watching the Odessa investigator's expression.

"What is that?" The investigators present murmured with tremors from the depths of their hearts.The two dead Beyonders have completely lost their vitality.Their unsightly remains were scattered on the ground, slowly releasing characteristic crystals.The Extraordinary of Sequence 7 is a warrior with a strong shield or resistance, but both of them were killed in a very short time, without even triggering the defense.

"I saw that the shadow's hand turned off the light, and Bolton should have been attacked. Collecting their Extraordinary characteristics, maybe we can find something from them," Miss Wendy said while covering her mouth, "However, they have the ability to interpret Only Master Erem, we need to ask him to interpret."

"That's right!" Archaeologist Bin-Hur immediately echoed, "We need to join them and gather together. Don't you think so? Two senior Beyonders can't even do the slightest bit of resistance. I'm in South Sa During the expedition to Ernas Crater, even the most common servants could escape from the swamp tar monster attack!"

The frightened archaeologist spoke very quickly, and the faces of the others became uglier and uglier.

Diaz stared at the blood foam and broken bones on the ground and said: "No matter what it is, it completed the mutation from invasion to maturity in less than a minute. This is a parasite that we have never known, Extremely dangerous."

Seeing that the most powerful transcendent in the team said so, the others were even more shaken.Their murmurs seemed to be talking to themselves.

"Could it be the creation that exists?"

"Is not it……"

"I've heard that on a clipper ship bound for Neopolis..."

This almost babbling murmur formed an abnormal ensemble of layers of "zawa" and "zawa" in the dark night.It sounded unhuman to Griffith, almost unbearable.

The strange attack in the dark night was indeed frightening, but the Beyonders in Odessa were too flustered.

"It's amazing."

Amidst the delirious whispers, Griffith suddenly heard a calm and peaceful praise, and couldn't help but feel like a confidant.He raised his head and met Naira's calm gaze.

"Amazing? Are you crazy?" Knight Milban carefully picked up the characteristic crystal and put it away with a sad face. "This is the scariest monster I have ever seen. Professor, you must know what it is?"

Professor Lafayette's face was so serious that water dripped down.He didn't answer, just activated the echo, contacting the group that entered the depths of the island.

"Forward team, please reply immediately. We were attacked by unknown parasitic creatures with shadow properties. Priest Bolton and Wizard Lake were killed one after another. We need to know your situation."

There was silence on the other end of the echo.

"They haven't heard back," replied the professor. "We may—"

"We have to set off to find them immediately!" Knight Milban yelled, "What? What are you thinking? Shouldn't the forward team keep in touch with us at all times? We have lost our peace and harmony after encountering such a strange monster. For the connection of the advancing group, we must set off immediately and meet them immediately."

Several people immediately agreed.

"They are in the Lost Temple, and the risks associated with this... We need to gather with them as soon as possible."

"No, at this time we have to strictly guard the camp and inform them to be careful through the echo!"

"Didn't you see that the echo can't be contacted?"

"They must be reminded of what happened to us. If something happens to them, the whole operation will fail. We have paid such a huge price, are we going to see everything go in vain?"

The camp group quarreled, and Professor Lafayette said that we must be cautious, but most of the people were eager to leave and didn't want to stay here for a minute.

……

Amidst the clamor and confusion, Naira walked towards Griffith: "Thank you for taking care of Neferti."

"You're welcome." Griffith nodded without moving, and was about to hand the girl over.

Naira looked at the fainted sister, quickly retracted her gaze, and refocused on Griffith's face: "Do you think they will go to the ruins or hide here? Well, yes, Mr. Dantès, you may I don’t know yet, but in the cave not far from here, there is a relic left by an ancient god. It is said that there is a secret that can make all wishes come true.”

all wishes?How do the people of Odessa view the ruins?Griffith shook his head:

"I'm just a guest, relying on your protection, this is not something I can decide."

"But you can observe, can't you?" The corners of Naira's mouth curled up slightly, "Staying out of the way allows us to calmly and comprehensively examine reality from a higher dimension, and see the details that are not manifested. Here are the world's best Mysterious scholars and well-informed adventurers, but they were all frightened by a creature no bigger than a curly-haired baboon, and they wished they could hide under the covers with the others."

Griffith listened quietly: "What are the details?"

"All great things," said Naira, "begin with small things."

He turned his head with a smile and looked at Griffith like a doll in a puppet show:

"Mr. Dantès, do you know? This is the lost dream relic, no one will come here for no reason. The breath of God guides our destiny invisibly, and the past memories will enslave our determination.

"You, why did you come here?"

Griffith pressed his sword with both hands, and said slowly: "It seems that these years of adventures have brought me back to my old life. I long for plainness, but life doesn't seem to be what I want."

"Maybe that's the case," Naira took her sister and hugged her in her arms, "Why did Madam Zun come here?"

Griffith glanced at Arundale: "It's because of me that I dare to be sympathetic."

"It's possible," Naira said, rubbing the ends of her sister's drooping hair, watching her cheek. "Everyone has a reason to be here, everyone, everyone."

……

Ultimately, the Odessa investigators decided to join the advance team.

They persuaded the hesitant Professor Lafayette to remind them of the disconnection and the danger in the dark, without delay for a quarter of an hour, and went deep into the unpredictable and sinister night without hesitation.

The night of the small island in the Chaos Sea is disturbed by hurried footsteps and flickering lights. The darkness seems to contain endless breaths and countless secrets that have never been pryed into by humans. It stretches from the hillside by the sea to the rocky cliffs and deep forests. Unknown ancient ruins.

Griffith and Arundel were also traveling together. After all, normal people would not want to stay alone in the terrible camp where two people were killed just now.

Everyone brought some items and followed the marked and cleared road to a cave without any difficulty, and entered the interior from there.They walked down the revolving passageway, all the way trembling and restless, as if there were unkind eyes prying into every darkness.

Finally, they came to the huge hollow where the giant snail was located underground, and saw the simple camp and magic circle built by the advance team as mentioned in the message.However, there was no one there, and the team led by several extraordinary people did not leave any people here.

"Where did they go?" Knight Milban asked, "Hooker should be guarding here with his men."

No one answered him.Everyone was gloomy, with some bad thoughts in their minds.

"Let's go in," Professor Lafayette didn't hesitate, "Go in and find them."

The Beyonders of Odessa took action immediately.Although they were frightened, they cooperated with each other very tacitly.Mirban was in charge of opening the way for them, Patorion was in the rear, and the casters were concentrated in the middle of the team, and they got into the body of the giant without hesitation.The surrounding walls seemed to have been corroded by acid, changing from smooth chitin to a dark brown substance that looked like flesh.If you put your hand on it, you can feel the unevenness and roughness, and there is even a faint throbbing almost like a heartbeat.

Meridian-like purple-red parasites are everywhere.Ugly limbs and tentacles covered in disgusting spots.

The further you go inside, the more humid and stuffy you feel.The "tick" sound came from nowhere, echoing monotonously and mechanically, and a pungent smell like acid vomit became more intense.Later, there was even an accumulation of fluid under the feet, which was as sticky as glue when one stepped in.

There was no sign of the advancing group along the way.

Finally, when they reached the middle and upper part of the conch, they found that it was a cavity covered by a huge dome.There is a bottomless black small lake in the center of this biological chamber.There are patches of black shadows swaying in the lake, and upon closer inspection, they actually float in the water like the hair of the dead, beckoning to the living people on the ground.Under these weird aquatic plants, in the deeper water, thick and fat tentacles can be vaguely seen growing, as if monsters with malicious intentions are entrenched in them.

"Look at those leaves, there are some barnacle-like things next to them," Professor Bin-Hur said, "Be very careful there, we don't know what kind of life is lodged in them."

At the edge of the lake there is a huge boulder jutting out like an altar.

Here you can find more of what the Forward Group left behind, and even a well-arranged lighting set.As soon as they turned on, they saw a large mass of distorted shadows appearing in front of the chamber.

It stands under the dome of the chamber, with a length of five to sixty meters, watching the maggots rushing in like a terrifying master, and the gray surface is entangled with a rotten atmosphere.It protruded from the lake, covered with curly tentacles thicker than the stone pillars of the Senate Chamber.

It must be the owner of the giant snail, and it is impossible to imagine how huge the other parts under the water surface are.Just seeing this twisted giant made Griffith feel dizzy, and a desperate smallness almost made him crawl on the ground.

There is no doubt that this is a creature that once had a godhead!It is the body of this dream relic.

Such a huge and mysterious creature, if it moves, it will tear everyone here in the blink of an eye!

But Griffith soon felt that something was wrong. The aura of this huge creature made people dare not look up, but this ancient and vast remnant had lost its vitality.Now, all that remained of it was twisted and shriveled flesh, an ugly thing overgrown with parasitic arthropods.

(End of this chapter)