Blood tax

Chapter 523 The Center of the Earth ([-])

The powerful existence hidden underground made a move.Under the pressure of this will, the defense line of the human infantry was also in chaos.

A soldier fired a shot at the rushing bug, smashing the bug's head. He raised his bayonet and was about to stab the struggling torso, but was stabbed by the sharp claws of another bug that rushed over from the side. They crossed each other, and were quickly torn to pieces by the crazy giant worms all around.

Griffith is very close to Lordes, but the crazily surging storm in the air makes this short distance as inaccessible as a natural moat.

Although the Arcane Council and their agents have conspired against Griffith, the current situation has clearly turned into a tripartite struggle.If the will of the underground defeats the wizard, Griffith will have to face an existence that is likely to be a demigod alone.

Balance must be maintained!

The spiritual energy of the war knight roared, forming a fierce thunder in the ground.This psionic energy even manifested itself as red lightning falling, whipping wantonly around Professor Lordes.

In the vast darkness, Amber and the other Extraordinary felt an indescribable heavy oppression, and then, terrifying blood-red lightning flashed in the strong wind!
The high-ranking wizard who was under heavy pressure suddenly suffocated. The extraordinary characteristics of the lawbreaker interrupted his singing, but it also made the invisible coercion shrink for a moment in surprise.

Griffith's spiritual energy quickly converged, and he retreated from the confrontation between the two forces.

Lordes, as the leader of this assault force, was enough to break free from the oppression.His strength was far superior to that of the past, and he even cast a meaningful look at Griffith, then chanted a high-speed mantra, aimed at a surging dark vortex in the air, and raised his wand in his hand.

A powerful magic power as vast as a starry sky triggered an explosion of matter, entangled with the dark vortex.

"Evil, go back to the void!"

It was as if thousands of strands of silk were being torn in the air at the same time.Under the joint struggle of Griffith and Lordes, the powerful will from the darkness also let out a scream.

Its powerful body did not come here, and the coercion of will has its limit after all.

"Well... you're bold, human...

"Also clever...

"Chicen Yiza, the ancient blood god has been waiting for many years, and will continue to wait for you, going to eternity..."

This invisible strong man was also straightforward, sending out a hollow echo and gradually drifting away.At the same time, the swarm of insects that were overwhelming the sky a few minutes ago also retreated into the darkness together.Besides the swarm, some monsters that had just attacked Griffith also suddenly disappeared.

The battle in the underground temple suddenly subsided like this, leaving only the groans of the wounded echoing lowly.

"What's that? It's powerful..." Griffith turned to ask Amber's opinion.

"Hey, it's you!" Griffith didn't say a word, and Amber jumped over happily, "You and the wizard repelled a demigod!"

Demigod, knock back?Well, if you look at it this way... Griffith doesn't feel that this self-proclaimed blood god has suffered any damage.But everyone else was as excited as Amber.

Osiris clenched his fists and shouted: "This must be the power that Commodus is trying to find. I will not be mistaken for this breath and oppressive feeling. This is the ancient demigod hiding in the temple! Its personality, think about it again." This ruin is likely to contain the authority left behind by a sacrifice of the Chosen One!"

"Its power can strengthen the hand of God," Jeromeia echoed. "Its body may have collapsed long ago, leaving only a broken soul bound here. This is why we know so little about this creature of demigod strength." s reason."

"Its lair has been exposed." The silent clown pointed to a tunnel, "It can't escape."

Lordes, the commander of the Extraordinary Commando, had a very bad face.The confrontation just now consumed a lot of his magic power and physical strength.However, there are several extraordinary people and many extraordinary people around him, and it seems that it is not difficult to hunt down the demigod with only will left.

"Chasing," Lordes made a judgment, "since it is sent to the door recklessly, then don't leave. Your Excellency, Captain Banner, please lead some people to pursue it. I will be there soon."

"Yes, let's take all the ancient treasures in the lair!" Bishop Osiris said.

As soon as they heard the words "ancient" and "secret", the eyes and breathing of the entire team changed.Considering that the bug swarm has just retreated, it is normal to chase and destroy them to avoid being harassed again, and coupled with the possibility of finding some additional benefits, the extraordinary commando team is active from top to bottom.

Griffith didn't voice his opinion, but he didn't object either.After leaving a part of the staff to escort Lordes to recovery, the others advanced several kilometers down the tunnel.

The bugs are in a mess all over the place, and you can even find civil strife among them, madly attacking their own kind.Even when humans passed by, these insects did not rush to attack.

As an investigator, Amber is familiar with this situation, so he explained: "Once the superior will to dominate the swarm is loosened, there will be civil strife within the group, splitting into multiple small swarms, or deciding on a new ruler."

Soon, they entered a giant cave again.

The clown seemed to have found some traces, pointed to a place and said:
"There's a big guy down here."

The Extraordinary and soldiers present moved their hands according to the Extraordinary's instructions, and quickly dug out a big hole with the engineer shovel in their hands.

Griffith looked around and found that there were no insects here, and some kind of entrenched atmosphere made them dare not approach.Above the head is a towering dome and an invisible darkness. Not far away, there is a huge crack in the ground, which is so deep that it doesn't know where it leads, and people dare not approach it.

It seems that there are bats flapping their wings and making a slight sound.

"Oh!"

The soldier's shovel hit something and made a muffled sound.Immediately they extended the excavation hole in all directions, and it was not long before what was buried in the ground was revealed.

A giant skull!

The skeleton was so big that even a southern war elephant could easily swallow it.There are jagged undulations on the gray bone, and there are dense fangs in the big snake-like mouth, and the murderous meaning is ready to come out.

This is the skull of some kind of giant snake. The Extraordinary who went up to inspect it saw this huge skeleton, and there was an indescribable illusory fire faintly flickering in the empty eye sockets, causing people to fall into bouts of madness and confusion.

Such a giant is more dangerous than the allosaurus in the southern jungle.It doesn't know how many years it has been buried in the ground, the flesh and skin have withered and withered, but the savage and ferocious aura remaining in the bones still makes people feel uncontrollably frightened.

If this thing is still alive and in its prime, what a powerful monster it will be.Even a look or a breath is enough to arouse the instinctive fear of human beings.

This is an ancient monster!Horror at the height of mystery!
Griffith didn't know this thing, but he clearly understood that if what came just now was a will with a complete body, it would definitely not be something he and Lordes, two extraordinary beings, could contend with.

"Is this a snake?" Bishop Osiris asked.

"To be precise, it is an ancient flying snake," Amber looked at the skull for a long time, and said his own judgment, "Its body is still buried in the ground, but the protrusion on the back half of the skull connects its wings. According to records, The ancient flying snake is a mythical creature of the same level as the giant dragon and Beamon. It preys on elephants and rhinos with its extremely long throat, and the poisonous cloud it spits can kill people in a town."

"The era of these ancient monsters has long passed," the bishop said with a chuckle. "Come on, boys, since the will of this thing can drive away the swarm, it must have the Extraordinary characteristic of gathering psionic energy. This is what we are looking for." s things!"

The Extraordinary and the soldiers continued to dig.Amber was also curious and wanted to help.But Griffith took her arm and stepped back.

Such an important biological lair, if there is no active attack by the swarm, we will not easily find it here, it seems to be guided here...

Griffith didn't feel right.He turned his head and saw an indescribable feeling in the eyes of Bishop Osiris, interlaced with shock and ecstasy, and then quickly covered up by the suppressed calm.However, it was still captured by Griffith's eyes.

This guy knows what it is...

At this time, a needle-like sense of crisis suddenly came.Griffith and Amber, who were standing side by side, shifted their gazes at the same time, and saw the "Sword Master" Jeremia who was watching nearby suddenly raised his head.There were words in his mouth, as if he was talking to someone.

The two swords in his hands shone like jewels in the dim light, and the azure blue sword light suddenly swept towards Amber without warning.

"clang!"

Amber raised his head subconsciously.The pure gold gauntlet blocked the sword's edge that was close at hand, causing her to jump back in shock.

"What's going on?" Bishop Osiris exclaimed.

At this moment, Griffith found that his vision suddenly became hazy.The Juggernaut in front of him is like an oil painting immersed in water, rippling with the waves, and then it will completely melt away and disappear in the ripples!

"Time waits for no one, so there is no need to hide your strength..."

Jeremiah's voice also became faint.His face faded away, revealing messy light yellow fluffy curly hair and handsome appearance, and the temperament between his brows also became lazy, dissipated and elegant like a cheetah:

"Nice to see you again, second-level squad leader."

Griffith instantly remembered the person's name—Lancenis.

He once fought against Griffith in the Verona rebellion, and his real identity was a spy of the Senate.

After the last word was uttered, everyone present was caught in a daze of confusion at this moment!That feeling is like being blinded by the dazzling sunlight in the dark!After the eyesight recovered, the crypt in front of him was still the crypt, and the commandos were still surrounded by the skeleton. Everything around them remained unchanged. The only difference was that there appeared four Lansenis holding double swords in front of them!

In front of Griffith, Amber, the Clown and Osiris, there is a Lanceris standing! !

Four sword masters with sharp double blades!

They raised their heads together and said to the darkness above their heads:
"Children of the night, do it!"

(End of this chapter)