Chapter 938: The Fallen Knights of Vigilance
After a whole day and a night of traveling, Henry finally got out of this mountainous area full of accidents, and gently patted the little fox on the shoulder: "Thank you for leading the way, otherwise I may not be able to walk out for a week." Now go back, the huge fortress ahead is where I'm looking. ”
"Whew! Oh! ”
The little fox with a fiery red fur called twice, rubbed its furry head affectionately, and then disappeared into the woods without a trace.
Obviously, the Star Swirl Mountains were even more troublesome than Henry had expected, and there were all sorts of enemies along the way, especially the damn shifting beasts, who kept hiding in the shadows to create illusions and launch sneak attacks from time to time, which was simply annoying.
The deer eaglemon is not a fuel-efficient lamp, they swoop from the sky when they are idle, they seem to know where the dead magic area is, and they choose such a place to start, if it is not for the magic crossbow in the dimensional bag, maybe they are still trapped in the cave and can't get out.
As for this cute little fox, it was rescued easily, and it happened to know the direction of the observer fortress, so it offered to help lead the way to show its gratitude.
Although foxes are very timid, intelligent and cunning animals, they know more about Entu than humans, otherwise it is estimated that Henry would have to go around the mountains for several days until he knew his way completely.
After twenty hours of torture, he had finally learned the horrors of the Star Swirl Mountains, with caves, cliffs, and woods everywhere, a large area of dead magic that might appear, and monsters and beasts lurking nearby. Fortunately, the power of the legendary Juggernaut is still there. Otherwise, you will have to suffer a big loss.
Look at the huge fortress built on the cliff in the distance. Henry sighed slightly and muttered, "It seems that this is the Observer's Fortress, the place where the god of guard used to imprison the incarnation of the demon prince Demogogen, a cage full of danger and death. Hopefully I'm not too late......"
With that, he straightened up his gear slightly, and then quickly made his way through the last stretch of bush to the entrance directly below the fortress, a passage leading to the top staircase, completely shrouded in the interior of the mountain. Overhead hangs a banner in the shape of a blue shield, with an iron glove printed in the middle, and an open eye on the back of the gauntlet, which is the mark of Heim, the god of guards.
Just as he was about to step in, a loud shout suddenly came from behind him: "What person?!" This is the home of the Knights of the Guard! Identify yourself now! Otherwise we're going to attack! ”
"Knights of the Guard?" Henry smiled playfully, turned his body to look up and down at the group of people who suddenly appeared, and then mocked in a very disdainful tone: "You guys who have turned their backs on the teachings of the god of the guardians still have the face to stay here? Have the face to claim to be the Knights of the Guards he founded? How ironic, how ridiculous, in my eyes you are nothing but a bunch of cowards, afraid of sacrifice. Pushing one's own responsibilities and obligations to irrelevant people. ”
He had already had a deep understanding of the people in front of him in the game, as a defensive force that Haim had single-handedly created and stationed at the Observer Fortress. The Knights of the Guard have many responsibilities, such as preventing evil invasions and killing monsters that break through the fortress's defenses, but the most important thing is to ensure that the Demon Prince Demogogen incarnation never breaks the seal.
But in what?
They were afraid of the danger within!
Fear being sealed at the bottom of the fortress with the Demon Prince!
Then let Apodell and his party go to their deaths!
It can be said that these people have completely lost the most important thing about being a Haim believer, and that is responsibility!
As the god of the guards, Haim could not care about good and evil, but he was extremely important to the point of responsibility, otherwise he would not risk being hostile to the gods in a turbulent year, and personally killed Mystra, the goddess of magic, who wanted to return to the pantheon and expose the conspiracy of the three gods of death.
You must know that this practice not only aroused the vigilance of the evil gods, but even the good and neutral gods expressed great indignation, if he was not carrying out the orders of the god Io, then it is estimated that he would have been killed by all the gods by now.
Didn't Heim know what would happen if he did?
Of course not!
All the gods in the world of Torrell have their own personalities and persistences, just like those paranoids, when it comes to certain fields, they would rather die than change their original intentions, because the priesthood itself represents purity, and those who can't achieve purity in a certain field can't get the priesthood, and Heim's purest point is the unparalleled sense of responsibility, and it is also the point that Henry admires the most, so he is especially these guys who turn their backs on their faith.
"You!! You...... Who the hell are you! ”
The man who had been poked out of his heart panicked, and his companion was no better, his eyes showed a look of horror, and his hands and feet were shaking uncontrollably.
In the Faren Continent, as a member of a religious organization, there is nothing more terrifying than betraying the faith, because they are different from ordinary believers, they do not have the freedom of ordinary people, and they do not have the power of the elect, once they lose the favor of the gods, their strength will drop in a short period of time, and what is even more terrifying is that if they do not regain their faith before they die, or change their backers, then the final result is likely to be directly nailed to the wall of the unbelievers.
After sweeping all the fallen knights with a cold gaze, Henry slowly took a few steps forward and directly stretched out his right hand: "Bring it!" Give me the key to enter the Observer Fortress. You stupid fellows have no idea what you're doing, the Throne of Killing is calling the Heir, and you're pushing the future God of Killing to the brink of death. There is a price to be paid for forcibly reversing fate, and you simply cannot afford it! ”
"You're here for Apodell?" A woman with short blond hair and dressed as a priest asked in surprise.
"That's right! I have to get him back on the right path, not for a bunch of rubbish who have given up their faith and responsibility! Henry mercilessly exerted his poisonous tongue attribute and taunted the people of the Knights of the Guard.
In his opinion, Haim's purpose in establishing the Observer's Fortress in the first place was good. After all, whether it's a god or a demon lord. There is a cap on the number of avatars that can be made. Therefore, if one of the avatars of Demogorgen is imprisoned, it means that he lacks an important fighting power, and he has to be forced to give up some of it when carrying out his evil plan, so as to achieve the purpose of maintaining order.
But unfortunately, the pious disciples selected by the god of guardians have now degenerated, to be precise, they have lost their indomitable will, and their long-term comfortable and comfortable life has made them no longer have the courage to sacrifice, and they have completely reduced to a group of people who are greedy for life and afraid of death.
For garbage is such a very insulting word. The priestess surprisingly did not show any anger, but only sighed and said to a person dressed as a mage beside her, "Brother Pol, take out that spare warning stone, perhaps we have unknowingly deviated from the path of the vigilant for too long, and it is time to make some remedies." ”
"Hey...... Take it, this is the last warning stone, and I hope you can get those inside. Also, I'd like to remind you that it's best to be careful with that guy called Wellcome. His purpose is definitely not pure. The man dressed as a mage carefully pulled out a stone carved with the symbol of the Heim religion from his pocket.
"Wellcom?! Damn it! I knew there must be a conspiracy in this matter! Henry cursed under his breath. While grabbing the warning stone, he ran towards the portal entrance on the top floor without saying a word.
He remembered that Hojehana, the second-in-command of Shadow City, had mentioned that Vilcon was currently assisted by the Church of the Night Goddess and was ambitiously preparing to launch a charge against the Throne of Slaughter.
Obviously, this qiē is another conspiracy of Sha'er, as she has done before, to stir up the ambitions and aspirations of some people, to make them charge ahead, and to hide behind the scenes and silently reap the benefits of the fisherman.
As one of the two goddesses who existed at the beginning of the world, Shar holds too many secrets, some of which are even coveted by Henry himself, not to mention the son of Baal, who has only just awakened. He bet that Wellcome was definitely being used as cannon fodder, and as soon as the Demon Prince Demogorgen incarnation was released, the idiot would be shocked to find that his vaunted teleportation ability had failed.
As the Dark Canon says, no secret in this world can be hidden from the Dark Goddess, and no mortal can withstand the temptation of Shar, as long as she is willing to pay the price, even the gods will willingly sacrifice their own qiē.
Of course, this statement may be an exaggeration, but in a way it reflects Shar's attainments in this area.
Henry didn't know what was waiting for him at the bottom of the fortress other than the Demon Prince, but it was certain that the goddess's plan would not be so simple, so he had to be vigilant and keep an eye out for a possible sneak attack at any time while dealing with the incarnation of Demogorgen.
When he came to the top of the fortress, the first thing that caught his eye was a semi-arc-shaped metal cover, which shimmered with the brilliance of Heim's divine power, and after getting a little closer, the warning stone in his hand suddenly released a strong light, and then the cover that seemed to have no gaps opened half in an instant, revealing a spiral staircase leading to the interior.
"Well, it seems that I am finally going to meet the most powerful demon lord of the Abyss, Tanari, and hopefully it won't be any more difficult to deal with than a goddess of medium divine power......"
After whispering a word of underestimation, Henry raised his hand to bless himself with a large number of resident protective magic, and resolutely walked in. He knew very well that if he couldn't stop Apodell and the others when they reached the bottom, then the initiative might not be in his own hands.
Although he now had the power to break the confinement of Haim's divine power, he would never have done so unless the situation was at its most critical.
You must know that the incarnation of Demogogen is too terrifying, especially the pollution of the earth, which can be described as terrifying. The ground he tread on would be rotten and would not be eradicated for thousands of years, not even Sivannas, the father of the oak tree, the main god of nature.
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Bow and thank the emperor for the battle of the sky, and listen to the wind chanting, the magic of the body protection King Kong is not bad, the smile of the wind, the yin and yang pupils and other extremely book friends voted for the monthly ticket. (To be continued......)