Blood tax

Chapter 521 The Center of the Earth ([-])

Bishop Osiris squinted his eyes, and his eyes slowly swept across the Transcendents present, and stayed on Griffith's face for a while, as if he was waiting for something.

His secrets explained MP Milovan Neville's connection to the South.

There are many forces that come here to seek power.As the prince of Byelan, it is not surprising that Commodus came here to find the essence of the Old God.

"There are many legends about the southern world, and I've heard another version," Jerumia shook his head, "The sacred object worshiped by trolls is called the 'Eternal Staircase', in the local language KULAMA NAFEITA, which means eternal life and the way. It It is an indescribable thing between plants and animals, haunting the lost ruins called 'Judia', very ancient. Its curly, ugly tentacles secrete sinful and crazy slime all the time.

"The ignorant trolls collect these wicked secretions, revering them as 'blood of the ancestors,' and making their kings drink."

The topic also attracted the Beyonders who were resting nearby.There is no level of secrecy for this kind of mystical tale, and the Extraordinary present are all Sequence 7s who were ordered to perform tasks, and no one felt that they should avoid it.

Amber sat down beside Griffith, and listened to the story of the two supernatural beings with wide eyes.As a huntress, her occult knowledge is not inferior to the extraordinary present here.

"The ancient civilization possessed more than one holy object," Amber said. "We mobilized so many forces to this dangerous place, just to find the ancient secrets before the Kingslayer, and prevent the evil from awakening."

The Juggernaut nodded: "My friend in the Senate's staff department also told me that the purpose of the Kingslayer's coming here is to find clues to strengthen himself from the mystery of the troll king selection, and then dominate them.

"The civilization here has indeed declined, but there is no shortage of fierce warriors. In ancient times, the trolls made a contract with some unspeakable ancient demons. They hid in the wild abyss on the border, waiting for the opportunity.

"The ancient eggs mentioned by His Excellency the Bishop may be used to hatch this evil thing."

Seeing that the opinion of the Juggernaut began to approach him, Bishop Osiris turned his attention to Professor Lordes again, hoping to hear what he had to say.

However, the extraordinary wizard was noncommittal.His deep eyes stayed in the darkness of the ruins, and it seemed that he was more wary of what kind of danger would emerge from the ruins before him than the vague and distant abyssal monsters.

The clown was still like a wooden man, not moving at all.

Everyone chatted around the bonfire, and the Extraordinary talked about their views one after another.

From Griffith's point of view, when these people didn't turn their faces and fight, they were no different from ordinary allies.In addition to the possible risk of siege, Griffith also felt that there was something wrong, but it was difficult to sum it up for a while.

Perhaps it was Bishop Osiris' identity as a spy that made him suspicious.There is a layer of information hidden in the bishop's story - Senator Milovan Neville has a group of comrades around him, and they share the secrets left by the old gods.

During the incident in Hepu Town on Neopolis Island, Griffith already knew that the high-level sealed item "Call of the Ancestor" was the projection of the life weave in the Void Realm in reality, and it was the extraordinary characteristic of the path of the undead.

The Stairway to Eternity is also a relic of the Undead Path.

After Commodus left Byelan, he came to this remote wild land with an army loyal to him, and united with the trolls. His purpose is probably to find the power left by the god of the undead in reality, and use it to Fight against other God Hands.

If what Osiris said is true, the group around Senator Milovan Neville is also exploring the power of the Void's life-woven strands.They have been laying out many years ago, and they are likely to be the behind-the-scenes controllers of the "Deathrattle Order".

Will these two forces unite?
In the incident of Naira and Neferti in Odessa, Griffith discovered in the records of Professor Julian that in order to avoid the price of the last breath, Jovelyn Rendirus and Wesker de. Count Kloseel found the power of the god of the undead in the south.

During the Battle of Verona, he further learned the secrets of the Iseus family.If the former Count Kloseur had made some kind of attempt, some kind of experiment with Iseus, then Aaron, the favorite of the Arcane Council, the prophesied savior who would bring balance to the light and darkness of psionic power What a secret will be...

While Griffith was thinking, Bishop Osiris suddenly remembered something, and said to Lordes:
"My lord wizard, do you know where I can find the troll's ancient gold coins?"

"Ok?"

"I heard that some very precious gold coins were used by trolls to offer sacrifices to their gods. These golds that have been placed in the temple for a long time are contaminated with the breath of the ancient gods, and the material form has changed, and the boundary between reality and illusion has also changed. Become blurred, and even echo with the sublime power."

"You mean to guide the way?" Jaylen Mia immediately reacted, "I've heard of these things. Many years ago, the Southern Legion looted some troll temples, and the lost ancient gold coins were scattered to the black market in the southern border. , causing quite a bit of trouble. If we have this ancient gold coin in our hands, it may reveal the way to the eternal ladder and the ancient egg."

"I'm just saying that it's possible," said the bishop, "the advance team has Valkyrie, and Shangfeng may have made the arrangement based on this consideration. She has dealt with these evil things a lot in Pasha.

"If we can get some, maybe we can find something the Kingslayer is interested in faster."

Lordes didn't comment.As a high-ranking wizard and scholar, he seems to have more confidence in intelligence and his own reconnaissance methods.

However, Griffith is different.

During the battle in Hepu Town, he seized a strange gold coin from Rebecca, a cult girl whose identity was unknown.

This gold coin is punched out of irregular circles by less exquisite craftsmanship, engraved with spheres and radial lines, and a hideous skull in the center.It's implied that the Death Cult's alien currency allows Rebecca to transform into an undead creature by moonlight.

The gold coins have been carefully kept by Griffith, and he naturally brought them with him during this southern operation.

Bishop Osiris' words moved him somewhat.

If this gold coin can really guide the way to the troll's sacred object, Griffith's next actions will undoubtedly be greatly facilitated.

At this moment, there was a sudden commotion in the camp, but it quickly calmed down.The assault scouts who were scattered and rested quickly took their positions and formed a formation for the battle.

However, what came was not dangerous, but a reconnaissance team led by two Extraordinary people returned to the camp after scouting the road ahead.

They carried a long white object, walked in and saw that it turned out to be a human being wrapped in white silk.

The man was no longer breathing, and he was obviously dressed like a spellcaster, even holding his wand tightly in his hand.

The Extraordinary who returned from scouting was a ranger, and reported to the Extraordinary commanders who rushed over:

"I verified his identity as a Sequence Seven spellcaster belonging to the advance team. We found him on the road ahead, lying flat on the ground, and his bones and internal organs had melted away."

As he spoke, he gently pushed the poor spellcaster, only to see that the entire torso was shaking in the silk sac like a water bag, and the flesh seemed to be shattered at any moment.

This terrifying scene suddenly made people feel frightened, and many people turned their heads and couldn't look directly.

Amber first checked as a professional investigator:
"His equipment was consumed a lot, and he suffered multiple injuries all over his body.

"His body will be completely liquefied in less than an hour. We have to be careful, it is common to use this method to prey on nerubians. A nerubian that can hunt and kill Sequence Seven can weave a huge lair, and it does not matter if it is raised. number of heirs."

After confirming that there were no traps, Griffith also joined in the inspection.

Erza's advance team entered the ruins from another entrance, which was quite a distance away.The slain spellcaster must have traveled long distances after the advance party collapsed, trying to escape through the entrance and exit in the lake.It can be seen that he is an experienced and decisive veteran. He even approached the commando camp, but regrettably fell at the last step.

After searching for a while, Griffith found a simple kraft paper map from the caster.

The starting point of the map is the river entrance in the valley. After sailing through the river for a while, a picture of a broken ship appeared on the map. It must be that Arendelle's battleship ran aground there.

Then, the advance team advanced underground and came to an extremely vast underground space.It is impressively drawn on the kraft paper, surrounded by towering edge rock walls and tunnels, is a vast forest, swamps and lakes, and it is also marked with skeletons.

These skull marks are undoubtedly very dangerous places.However, in the center of the map, a huge building was clearly outlined.Some hideous object was vaguely drawn on the building, and a line of small characters was written next to it——

"We are cursed"

The caster who made the map ran all the way after that, passing through long potholes and countless forks, and finally came here.

"It seems that the legend is true!" Bishop Osiris sighed, "There is another world under the crater..."

Lordes, who had been silent all this time, suddenly cheered up.He seemed to have found a clue to his destination, so he no longer needed to grope in the dark.

"Very well, it will save us a lot of time. Take three hours of collective rest and move on."

As soon as he finished his words, Griffith heard strange screams from the darkness in the distance, like a child crying, or a tuberculosis patient sighing, followed by a few strange laughs.All kinds of weirdness come and go, and the mournful rush makes people feel horrified.

The sound came from far to near, and it turned out to be surrounding the camp from all directions.

(End of this chapter)