Facing the surrounding gaze, the dark voice was still calm and indifferent: "We are now near Luan, and this is already a good result - I was waiting for a quiet window in a few days, when the energy fluctuations of the Sea of Karnos will appear a brief gap, and I can open a precise portal to send you to the closest place to Asuman, but some accidents have happened, and the teleportation has to be carried out in advance, and I can only promise to bring you to the Sanctuary, but the landing point cannot be determined."
It should be a blessing now – it's not too far from Assuman either. ”Karasius could hear a kind of confidence in the other party's tone, "How much do you know about the Sanctuary?"
”Gloomy shook his head slightly: "I used to know a lot about the Sanctuary, but since the beginning of this Chaos Storm, my connection with the Sanctuary has become rather weak. ”The high-ranking monk frowned, and his gaze did not take off his body, "Who are you?"
How could you know so much about the Sanctuary?
”"It's not like an inquiry, it's like a question," she said bleakly, but as always, she didn't hear any mood swings in her tone, she pointed to her chest, "There are many things that I can't explain to you clearly, there are too many causes and consequences involved, and it will be a waste of time to explain them all."
All I can tell you is that I will do my best to protect this place, because the survival of the Sanctuary is at stake for me. ”"You're from the Sanctuary?"
The High Rank Monk seemed to have come to a conclusion on his own, and he looked at Gyun suspiciously, "Some escapist who has left the Sanctuary and lived in seclusion in the worldly realm?
”"Sanctuary?"
Darkly repeated in a low voice, "Probably so." ”With that, she turned her head away, obviously not intending to continue on the subject.Carasius also put away his mind to continue to ask, the situation is not optimistic now, even he, a high-ranking monk, is a little confused and uneasy, in this case, every partner is precious, and he cannot waste his energy on these meaningless questions and arguments.Hao Ren finished observing his surroundings and turned his head to look at Karasius: "What kind of place is Luan?"
How far is it from that sacred mountain of Assuman?
Where do we go from here?
”Karasius looked in a certain direction: "Luan is the closest big city to the City of the Gods, and there are some small towns between Luan and the City of the Gods, and the road traffic is very convenient.As for Assuman......
It's in that direction. ”The senior monk raised his finger, and following the direction of his finger, Hao Ren saw a hazy light and shadow at the end of the horizon—the light was faint and ethereal, like seeing the city lights in the distance through the mist, and it was impossible to see it without careful distinction."
The splendor of the holy mountain Assuman used to shine brightly, and near Luan, you could see the brilliant pillars of light in the night sky when you looked up," Karasius said with bitterness in his tone, "but since a few months ago......
Alas. ”Hao Ren looked in the direction of Asuman and silently calculated the approximate distance, and then his eyes fell on the city at the foot of the mountain.The situation of the Holy Mountain was unknown, and based on Lily's relays about Nightmare Shadow, he always felt that the shadows entrenched within the Order's country might be more than everyone imagined, and in such a situation, it might not be a good idea to rush into the City of the Divine Favor recklessly.Although the Sanctuary Investigation Team is from this land, it has been more than a month since they left here, and in the past month, the Sanctuary has undergone tremendous changes, and their intelligence in this area is also quite backward.In any case, intelligence should be gathered first."
Let's go to the city and investigate," Hao Ren pointed down the mountain, "Anyway, the Sanctuary has been eroded like this in a month, this situation must be wrong." ”The team was about to leave, but a church knight suddenly stood up and pointed to the large cage guarded by the bear monsters: "What about this monster?"
In addition, the sub-race rushed into the city......
I'm afraid it will cause problems. ”Lily wrinkled her nose when she heard this, but she also knew that the dozens of demon wolves, bears, monsters, and trolls she brought over were all moving panic wherever they went, so she just bared her teeth to express her dissatisfaction, and didn't say anything."
That makes sense," Hao Ren nodded, "and if you want to go into the city to investigate, it's really not appropriate to bring everyone with you."
Well, wait for Lily to let your men camp in the woods outside the city and take this nightmare monster with you, and it's best to keep a few more church knights with them, so that even if they accidentally bump into the local patrols, someone will be in charge of negotiating, and the knights are locals and know better. ”Carasius had no objection to Hao Ren's "passover" arrangement, and he nodded: "It's very thoughtful, just do as you say." ”The group completed the distribution outside the city at the foot of the mountain, all the sub-racial brutes were on standby in the grove outside the city, the monster named "Smokey Meat" by Lily was also imprisoned in a makeshift camp, several church knights and an assistant bishop were left in the camp to support, and the others went to the city with Hao Ren to check on the situation.The two groups rely on the Magic Stone to keep in touch.Lu'an City at night is silent and eerie.A chaotic wind scurries in the south, south, north, and west, and the chaotic wind carries a coolness, which seems to be able to slowly penetrate into the marrow of people, even if they are wearing thick clothes, they always feel the slightest cold spreading on their skin.There are almost no human figures in the streets of the city, and the buildings on both sides of the streets are all closed, and the dim light peeks out from behind the cloudy windows, and the flickering lights seem to reflect uneasy shadows.Sacred folklore, every household is accustomed to hanging a small lamp on each side of their door, whether rich or poor, all the small lamps have been lit at this moment, but these decorations that have made the city full of vitality in the past are particularly strange at the moment: the light of the small lamp is dim, the wick inside seems to be bent by the strong magnetic field, and the dim light has a wisp of dark red, like stained blood.This anomaly seems to indicate that the dark magic from the Sea of Karnos has begun to invade the material world, and this sacred land is gradually transforming into a seedbed of dark power.The crowd walked down a deserted street, and they couldn't find anyone to inquire about the situation.Hao Ren frowned, the strange atmosphere in this city did not seem to be unfamiliar—he had felt a similar atmosphere in many secret realms full of death and warping power.However, the atmosphere appeared in a sacred place blessed by the goddess of creation, a place that was full of divine power just a few months ago.Could it be that the evil giant Lokmadon is really about to break through the prison gates?
The stone pavement of the street had a strange damp and greasy feeling, and there was a disgusting sticking sound from the soles of his shoes walking on it, and there was a thin rain in the sky, Hao Ren reached out and saw some faint black liquid falling on his fingertips, but the liquid began to evaporate the moment it touched his skin, and there was nothing left in the blink of an eye.It's a similar phenomenon when the "raindrops" fall on Lily, but they don't dissipate so quickly when they fall on other people.Obviously, these raindrops are also the product of the projection of dark magic on the physical world.Only "Dark" in the team noticed this detail, and her gaze seemed to linger on Hao Ren and Lily for a moment, but then turned away."
Even if the light of Asuman is extinguished, it shouldn't be ......like this," Karasius whispered, "This land has been submerged in divine energy for ten thousand years, and it has been sanctified itself, and even if chaos strikes, it will not be polluted so much in such a short time. ”Hao Ren looked at the street ahead: "There are almost no pedestrians in the city. ”As they walked on, there were occasional flashes of hurried figures in the dark streets, but they were only fleeting, swift, illusory, almost hallucinating, some knights shouted loudly to stop the pedestrians running from a distance, but their shouts seemed to frighten the pedestrians even more, and the other party often disappeared into the intricate alleys with a single dodge, never to be found again.Lu'an City is an ancient city, with intricate streets and alleys and countless dark alleys and corners that even the locals can't tell, and now each of these dark corners seems to hide countless pairs of troubled eyes, and even those brave church knights can't help but be suspicious.Finally Carasius gave up pedestrians on the street, went to a house facing the street, and knocked on the door.The lights were lit in the house, but no human voices could be heard, and after the high-ranking monk knocked on the door for a long time, Hao Ren finally heard some voices coming from inside.Someone approached the door, and a hoarse, low, wary voice came from inside: "Who is it?"
”"Monks and knights from the City of the Gods," said Karasius in a loud voice, "please open the door, we have no ill intentions, we just want to find a place to rest." ”"There's no place to rest here," said the voices in the house, growing hoarse and wary, "it's getting dark, so find somewhere else." ”"This is not the Luan people I know," a monk beside Hao Ren shook his head, "I was born in a village near Luan, a city known for its hospitality, and they would never turn down a guest who asked for help—even if they couldn't help, they would at least open the door and hand over a cup of hot water." ”"Dark magic may have begun to affect the minds of the locals," muttered another monk, "and I don't know how many others can help us in this situation." ”As he spoke, Karasius had already spoken several words to the people in the house through the gate, but all the requests were coldly rejected by the people inside, and the owner of the house was not even willing to open the door to talk to the high-ranking monks outside, as if there was a terrible plague roaming the streets outside, and as soon as the door opened, it would be infected.
(To be continued.) )