Chapter 67: The Lost Palace
The glow of magic illuminates the otherwise dark space.
And what was presented in front of the two of them was something they had never imagined at all.
It was a relic.
As far as the eye can see, this underground cavity is the size of a square, and in the middle of it, a magnificent palace rises. The palace is surrounded by a lake formed by deep and dark underground water, which guards the palace like a moat. The only access to the outside world is where the staircase stretches at the feet of Rod and Marlene.
"What the hell is this place?"
Marlene stared blankly at the palace, completely unsure of what to say. Rhodes' situation was slightly better, after all, he had seen more glorious ruins than this, but at the moment he was also silent, thinking in his heart what the origin of this strange ruin was.
Although these two men are knowledgeable on some level, they are not omniscient after all. Rod's knowledge is mainly focused on the game information that is useful to the player, and Marlene has a lot of experience as a mage, but her first priority is to study magic rather than archaeology, so she doesn't have much thought about this situation. If there were a scholar here, perhaps they would still be able to figure out where they are, but now they can only rely on their own knowledge and experience to make guesswork.
"Don't you have any clues?"
Now that Rhodes had calmed down, he made a gesture and motioned for the poor "kamikaze dog" to jump down the stairs again to do the minesweeping work, while he himself followed unhurriedly behind, while squinting his eyes and carefully observing everything in front of him.
The whole palace gives a rather glorious, ornate and atmospheric feel, with beautifully carved stone columns standing tall and seemingly without the slightest trace of damage. The magic ball of light floated slowly in the hollow, falling, and under its light, the shadow of the palace slowly moved on the ground, the white ground, the white ceiling, the dark shadow, the combination of black and white gave people a fresh beauty.
There were no bodies, no furniture, and no weapons.
Hollow is Rhodes' first impression after coming to this palace.
On the surface, the ruins are fairly intact and show no signs of damage, but strangely nothing is to be seen in the palace other than the stone staircases, pillars, carvings, and statues. It's like decorating a house by yourself, just laying out the wallpaper and flooring, and forgetting all the things like home appliances.
In the game, Rhodes has seen not a thousand but eight hundred, and although they are all different, the broken weapons, armor, and rotting furniture at least indicate that there was once a human settlement. But this ghost place was completely different, lifeless, as if the whole space and the building were dead, and even the underground lakes surrounded on both sides, although they seemed to be flowing, could not hear the sound of the slightest flow of water.
Even the sound of footsteps became unusually small, and before it could even be heard far, it was completely swallowed up by darkness.
"What a strange place."
Rod put down his sword and walked over to the stone pillar to take a closer look at the intricate writing and patterns on it, but unfortunately, he didn't see what was going on. And Marlene, who had been following Rod closely, also observed the pattern on it, but unlike Rode, Marlene had something to gain.
"I think this is probably the building at the end of the kingdom of Fasicar, Mr. Rhodes."
The Kingdom of Fasikal was a mysterious country at the beginning of the world, although it was considered a large country at the time, but later it disappeared without a trace. Even in the historical record, there is very little description of the country. If you look at it this way, then I am afraid that everyone will think that it is just a small and unknown country. …,
But the strange thing is that the shadows of this country are as dead as ghosts, and no matter where the continent is, their ruins and remnants of civilization can be found, not only in the country of light where the dragon soul of light is located, but even in the country of night and the country of law, the ruins of this country have been unearthed. If this is seen by people who don't know the way, they will think that this is an extremely powerful country that once ruled the entire continent.
However, no matter which country's historical records are recorded, there is no record of this country at all, and even the name Fasikal was only discovered from a dragon grammar in ancient times.
It is also a kind of realm for a country to be able to mix to such an extent of obscurity.
"But there's nothing in this damn place."
With the help of the light of magic, Rhodes could clearly see the end of the palace, where there were no treasure chests, no swords, only a lonely stone altar——— not to mention, it was strange to look at pitiful.
In addition to this, there are only the sculptures of swordsmen leaning against pillars, all wearing heavy armor, raising their long swords in both hands, pointing diagonally at the sky, and at a glance, they seem to welcome visitors, but they also seem to be demonstrating.
"Since there's nothing, let's leave."
Although it is not Rod's character to enter Baoshan empty-handed, this place is too weird, which makes Rod's heart flustered inexplicably, and if he changes to the game, he will die once, and it is a big deal to come back after the resurrection of the running corpse. But now he didn't dare to take this risk, since there was no gold treasure in front of him, and there was nothing worth seeking, it was better to retreat decisively.
Marlene was a little dissatisfied with Rod's caution, but since she had already said that she would obey Rod's orders, she had to keep silent, and after sighing helplessly, Marlene stood up and then planned to turn away. But just then, the little squirrel suddenly appeared out of the darkness, squeaked and ran to Marlene's side, then grabbed her robe and climbed up with a smoke. Then, Marlene's expression changed slightly.
"Mr. Rhodes, they're coming!"
Your sister!
Hearing this news, Rhodes did not change on the surface, but deep down he scolded angrily and gritted his teeth, he also guessed that the group of spies would follow. And this place is deep underground, and if they die here, then absolutely no one will find out about their existence. This can be regarded as a perfect assassination place for those secret agents, and if they don't want to do it here, then I'm afraid it's not just a matter of IQ. But frankly, this is not a good time, and if everything goes according to Rod's expectations, then there is no problem. But now there is a ruin and ruins here that were not expected by Rhodes.........
Rhodes looked around left and right, there seemed to be no other exit around, and the places he had traveled all the way were safe, but those places that had not yet been explored were only known by the genius. It was only half an hour before he and the others arrived at the cave, and it was impossible for that group of spies to be slower than them, although they were also prepared, but .........
"Miss Marlene."
Thinking of this, Rhodes made up his mind, he took Marlene's hand and whispered to the surprised girl.
"I have a plan that I need your cooperation............"
Shadows flew through the darkness.
The black-clad people leaped silently past like ghosts, silently looking at each other, making gestures, adjusting their directions, movements, and commands to their companions.
The goal is ahead.
It's coming soon.
You've arrived at your destination...... Be on your guard and get ready to go. …,
The agents infiltrated the cave.
The beauty of the underground that made Marlene marvel did not make these agents feel the same way, and they did not have the leisure to appreciate the creations of nature right now. They watched warily into the dimly lit cavern, daggers and daggers in hand, cautiously leaning against the wall, hiding in the shadows and moving forward.
However, they found nothing.
There was nothing in the hollow of Notda, except for a broken box that had been opened, and a pile of weapons of broken copper and iron.
There's no other exit here, so did they grow wings and fly?
Of course, this was impossible, for soon the agents were able to find the secret door that had opened in the stone wall, and they were far more skilled in finding this kind of thing than Marlene, a blind cat who had touched a dead mouse. And they didn't have as many worries as Rhodes——— anyway, as spies, they faced death more often.
However, these agents still kept an eye on it, they left two people to guard the outside, and then the other three people quietly slipped into the secret passage to find the whereabouts of their target.
These guys look a bit tricky.
Rod, who was also lurking in the dark, sank slightly after seeing the actions of the secret agents, he was not worried about being discovered by the enemy, in the game, as a summoning swordsman and guild leader, Rhodes had not been assassinated by those thief killers, if he hadn't even corresponded to this, he would have died thousands of times. And to be on the safe side, Rhodes also put on the "Shadow Bringer", this magic item really lived up to its name, and after activation, the same scenery and patterns appeared on Rhodes' body immediately as the surroundings. Even if others look closely, it is difficult to detect that someone is standing in front of them.
Rhodes was determined to succeed in these spies, so he not only equipped the "Shadow Messenger", but also touched the "Dark Soul" on his finger.
In PVP battles, equipment and skill are the most important things.
The next moment, Rod's figure disappeared into the darkness and disappeared without a trace.
The three secret agents passed by Rod like a breeze, they didn't notice that there was someone around them, and they didn't know that Rod had already drawn the long sword at his waist with his backhand at this moment, with a cold killing intent in his eyes, looking at the target in front of him. Soon, he's going to let these guys who are trying to get their ideas on him know who the real hunter is!
And for the three seemingly defenseless agents, Rhodes did not choose to take it lightly. Because he saw very clearly, these agents stood very regularly, they formed a triangle, they could support each other at any time, if any one of them was attacked, the other two would react at the first time, and launch a counterattack. Unless Rod can take out three people in the first place, this is definitely not the right thing to do.
And now he definitely doesn't have such strength.
But Rhodes was patient, because he knew what the spies were thinking, what they were going to do, and how they were going to do it.
He lurked quietly behind the three of them, hanging far away, waiting for an opportunity.
Soon, the three agents passed through the secret passage, and then, like Marlene, they came to the platform.
However, what appeared in front of the three of them was not the spectacular and gorgeous scene before, long before learning that these guys were coming, Rhodes had already asked Marlene to cancel the illumination of the magic light ball, and he had no intention of creating conditions for the enemy. But maybe because Rod also knew very well that this was too difficult for those agents, so he still gave the agents a little help very "intimately".
In the darkness, a little light caught the attention of the spies.
They bent on, crawled on the ground, and looked closely, and then saw Marlene holding a torch in her hand, half-crouched in front of a stone pillar, as if she was studying something on it.
It's a great opportunity!