The Spirit Clock Tower was lonely and dead suspended in a dark void, like a silent tombstone standing at the apex of the Colpers space, when the strongholds of the Order's witchers were in flames one after another on the battle line, and the distant darkness lit up from time to time to represent the fall of the energy nodes, this strange tower was only silent in the darkness, as if the saints inside had completely stopped paying attention to what was happening on the front line.It's a very different building from the rest of Colpers – and while it's certainly from the Founding Star, its twisted shape doesn't fit in with the other elegant and ornate temples.The Spiritual Clock Tower is like a bunch of building blocks that have been put together haphazardly, a large pile of inexplicable geometry piled up into the shape of a tower, and if it weren't for this strange space, you would hardly believe that such a building could stand properly on the ground.And Hao Ren was not only amazed by the scale and peculiar shape of this tower, but also attracted attention by its strange state on the surface.The Spiritual Clock Tower was covered in vast expanses of darkness—not ordinary shadows, but the purest form of pitch blackness, without the slightest impurity.The pitch-black color is so deep that it is impossible to discern the details with the naked eye in the darkness-covered area, except for the black outline of a paper-cut painting, revealing abrupt lines against the starlight background.These large expanses of pitch-black covered almost two-thirds of the surface of the Spirit Clock Tower, making the already strangely shaped tower even more gloomy and terrifying.When Hao Ren saw these black "substances" covered by the Spirit Realm Bell Tower, he immediately felt an inexplicable chill permeating from the bottom of his heart, and the instinct of his sixth sense began to frantically alarm, making him subconsciously take a few steps back.He looked at the Spirit Clock Tower, which had been eroded by the dark matter and had almost turned into a thick silhouette, and he didn't believe that this was what the building was supposed to be: "Is this normal?
”Master Tuttamin's reaction was almost the same as his, and the witcher subconsciously took a few steps back: "This......
What's going on?!
”"La Niña didn't mention this phenomenon in her previous report......
"Izax's muscles tightened, and even he felt something dangerous in front of him," ......
This is probably a change after the start of the last offensive. ”Hao Ren took out the data terminal from his pocket: "Check what this is." ”The data terminal lazily glowed blue and scanned the black "substance" surface of the outer wall of the clock tower a few times before flying back: "Somewhat similar to the Shadows of Chaos encountered before, but a little different, they do not show activity, and seem to be stationary on the surface of the building. ”"Shadow of Chaos?"
Hao Ren's teeth ached when he heard the name, and he remembered how much trouble this black shadow had caused before - these black shadows that had been stripped from the original sin of the god's blood were the culprits of the innate hostility between various alien races, and they were also the culprits of the previous Ancatero Territory incident, and countless demon hunters and descendants of the Tana people died in that chaos.But after the initial nervousness, Hao Ren immediately realized that the phenomenon of a shadow similar to chaos appeared on the surface of the Spirit Clock Tower was completely reasonable: Colpers was the fall of the goddess of creation!
The golden disc that carries the blood of the gods can be turned into carriers of original sin, and the ruins of the palace where the goddess fell may have undergone similar changes.Linked to the information brought by Bai Huo before, the Thirteen Saints suddenly changed their temperament after Hasselblad returned from Ancatro and reported about the original sin of the divine blood, so this Demon Hunter Civil War incident may be some kind of continuation of the original Shadow of Chaos incident!
The black shadows covering the surface of the tower in front of him seemed to confirm these associations, and Hao Ren felt an uncomfortable cold illusion similar to the shadow of chaos from the shadow, although the data terminal thought that these shadows were somewhat different from the shadow of chaos, but the two were probably really the same "matter".Hao Ren remembered the "God-killing Murder Scene" that he found with Vivien before, the divine blood at that scene was missing, could it be related to the changes in the Spiritual Bell Tower?"
Shall we go in again?"
Bai Huo pulled out his holy silver short sword, and the blade burned with a white holy flame, "My holy flame can resist the shadows. ”Hao Ren looked up at the Spirit Realm Clock Tower that was eerily silent in the darkness, he had imagined that everyone would face a fierce battle when they came to the tower, but he didn't expect everyone to stand under the tower like this.The tower remained lifelessly silent, waiting for visitors like the remains of a monster in the shadows, with no guards rushing out, no defenses activated, and the still-burning battlefields in the rest of Colpers seemed to have nothing to do with it.Hao Ren suppressed the uneasiness in his heart, and he trusted the judgment of the data terminal: the shadow on the outer layer of the tower was not active.So he nodded vigorously: "It's all come here—everyone be vigilant, pay attention to mental attacks after entering, and immediately warn if you feel abnormal fluctuations in your psyche!"
”Under Tutain's leadership, the group found the gate of the Spiritual Bell Tower, which was inlaid with large dark red crystals and placed on the wall at an eerie angle, one-third of the surface of the gate was covered with pitch-black shadows, while the uneroded surface could still be seen with exquisite patterns and symbols—not any of the linguistic symbols known in the world, but the words left by the goddess of creation.The data terminal immediately scanned and archived these precious rune materials, and Tutanin sighed: "It took us a long time to decipher the various runes in the ruins of Colpers, and if we wanted to master these powerful powers from super civilizations, we could only decipher some of them in the end, and the runes on this gate have not been deciphered so far." ”Lily stared at the door for a moment: "On the left, the door opens inward, and on the right, it says close casually." ”Tutin and Bai Huo immediately looked at Lily dumbfounded, and when Hao Ren saw this, he quickly pulled the husky girl aside: "Eh, don't listen to her, her brain is often ......pumping" Lily also protested: "Eh, don't pull me!"
Really, that's what is written on the door, don't you have a translator ......"
"Shut up. ”Hao Ren forcibly ignored Lily's protests, checked the condition of the shield, and then stepped forward and placed his hand on the door that looked unusually heavy.The door opened silently.A light sound of crossbow arrows grinding came from behind him, and dozens of demon hunter masters instantly raised their crossbows and aimed at the door, Hao Ren also immediately lowered his body and took out his matching gun and pointed forward, but the expected enemy did not appear.Behind the gate was an empty rotunda, and the dim light of the candelabra swayed in the depths of the chamber, casting dappled shadows over the doorway.There were no Demon Hunters of the Order, no traps or traps, just like an old castle that had been abandoned for hundreds of years, and the Spirit Clock Tower was lifeless and motionless."
No one ......," Vivien whispered after a moment as she threw a small bat into the hall, "but there's blood......
There is also the breath of living creatures, all on the higher floors.Everyone should be vigilant. ”Hao Ren was the first to enter the Spirit Clock Tower with his shield, Lily followed closely behind him with two claw blades, followed by Vivien and Itzhax, and White Fire and Tutten followed with dozens of Master Witcher Fish.After everyone had entered the tower, Lily looked back nervously: the atmosphere around her was eerie, and she was afraid that there would be a plot like in a horror movie, and the door of the tower would automatically close when everyone entered.The door wasn't closed, as if everything was left unattended.Hao Ren looked around, it was a dimly lit hall, and all the walls and floors lacked color.Fading frescoes and reliefs can still be seen on the walls of the arc-shaped rotunda, which, while consistent with the style of the reliefs of other shrines, is particularly uncomfortable.Around the round of the Rotunda you can also see a number of wooden shelves that were messily arranged, which should have been moved in by the witchers in the later period, and on them were placed weapons such as cross-hammers and long swords, as well as some magic weapons and ornaments that did not seem to work.As with the entire hall, the shelves are equally devoid of color."
It's like a faded old photograph......"
Vivien muttered as she looked at the dim environment in front of her.Lily blinked, she didn't react when she looked at the scene in front of her: "It's nothing......
Is it bad to fade things?
”Hao Ren glanced at her: "You can't see it?
”Lily nodded approvingly: "I'm colorblind." ”Hao Ren: "......"
Tutanin looked around with a gloomy face, and waved his hand to the demon hunter elites behind him: "Search separately first."
Evian, Karud, pay attention to the movement of the spiral staircase, and immediately warn if there is any disturbance. ”"There's a ......," Vivien muttered, "makes me uncomfortable." ”(To be continued.) )