Chapter 451: The Lost Artifact
Now that the team leader has a complete plan and has made a guarantee, it is not good for others to continue to ask. They walked through a stinking ditch to a locked iron gate. With the key in hand, everyone effortlessly opened the door and entered the spacious underground hall.
This is the hiding place of one of the elemental lich that sealed Congus, where Henry had visited once, but had now been used as a hiding place by a few blind men. Perhaps, as some scientific facts have confirmed, once a human loses his eyesight, the remaining sensory organs can rapidly increase by tens or even hundreds of times. Before he could speak, one of the blind men spoke first.
"Ah...... Be careful, friends. I could feel someone walking into this hall. ”
Seileph frowned and muttered in a low voice: "Tyre is on again, there are so many guys without eyes, they must all be believers with blind eyes." ”
Although the voice was very small, it was not much different from normal speech for this blind man with unusually developed hearing. He hurriedly got up from the ground, waved his hand, and explained, "No, ma'am, we're not. Belch...... It is correct to say that we used to believe, but now we don't believe anymore. ”
"Oh? Can you tell us why? Seileph asked, wide-eyed.
The blind man smiled wryly and nodded. "Of course! My name is Shasar, and I was once the High Priest of the One True God. When I found out about his evil intentions, I couldn't help but escape, and hid here with the other escaped cultists. ”
So you should know the true face of this so-called one true God? Can you sue us? Kaidong hurriedly asked. In his eyes, as long as he can find the mastermind behind the scenes, the task is completed, because as long as it can be confirmed that it is not a true god, it can be reported to the council and then sent troops to clean it up.
"It's an eye demon. But it's no ordinary eye demon. It can not only give believers true magic. And there's an entire army of Eye Demons lurking underneath. It is the leader of these evil monsters and has a very powerful power that can turn a person directly into a statue with just one look. The blind man, Shasar, had a look of fear on his face.
Upon hearing Blind Eye's true face, Caton turned in surprise and asked Henry, "Have you ever heard of an example of the Eye Demon becoming a demigod or a god?" ”
"It's simply impossible, because all the bloodlines of the Eye Demon come from the 'Great Master's Mother' of the sixth layer of the Bottomless Abyss. As a descendant of a powerful Abyss Lord, they themselves are very repulsive to divinity, let alone become gods, and even divine beings have no precedent. ”
Henry was also a little puzzled by what was going on. You must know that the "Great Hostess" believes that her offspring already possess a strong enough talent for magic. There is no need for magic at all, so unless you are resisting an invasion, you will briefly grant the "Eye of the Brood" nine priest levels, and the maximum time will not exceed seven days.
From this point of view, this creature is very reluctant to things related to gods, both in terms of concept and bloodline, how can there be an eye demon that can bestow divine magic? There must be some hidden secret here, maybe it has something to do with the artifact hidden in the dungeon, but you have to see it with your own eyes to be sure.
"It seems that our investigation will continue, at least to find out what is special or weak about this Eye Demon." After saying that, Kaidong couldn't help but sigh. This incident was the strangest of the many cults he had investigated, and the enemy was quite difficult to deal with.
After listening to the conversation between the two, Shasar suddenly spoke: "Two adults. If you want to destroy the Blind Eye, I have a mention. This powerful eye demon has settled here. It's just to get that powerful artifact underground. It is said to be an item with destructive powers, so the gods decided not to use it anymore and split it into two halves, one half of which was hidden in the underground temple and the other half that had been acquired by the Beholder. ”
"As far as I know, half of the artifact that was placed in the underground temple was forcibly seized by the powerful protector of the Eye Demon, but all of them failed without exception, and none of them came back alive. I believe that as long as you can obtain the power of this artifact, you will definitely be able to use it to destroy the Blind Eye......"
Before the blind man could finish speaking, Henry interrupted him for a long time and asked, "Since this artifact is so powerful, why don't you go yourself?" ”
He always felt that the guy in front of him had a purpose, because at first glance these words sounded all good, but not a word about danger.
"Because...... Because that artifact was cursed, the curse issued by the gods themselves, not to mention...... Only half of the artifact is of no use, only ...... Only by retrieving the other half from the Demon of the Eyes can he have the power to destroy his sexuality. Shasar stammered in reply. He looked a little flustered, obviously not expecting someone to see through the trap behind him.
"Humph! I said, it turned out to be a curse of the gods, and you want to sneak into the lair of the Eye Demon, no wonder you go yourself, it turns out that you want us to die. Saying that, Henry released a trace of murderous aura, and the temperature of the entire hall instantly dropped a lot. He hates this kind of self-made clever guy the most, although the sin is not death, but it is necessary to scare it.
But before he could do anything, Caton stopped. He shook his head and said, "Forget it, although this person has concealed the danger of this mission, the information provided is still very useful, and no matter how dangerous it is, we have to go, don't we?" ”
"Okay, that's it for this time, if there is another ......" Henry's mouth turned up slightly as he smiled wickedly.
Shasar hurriedly waved his hands in fright. "I promise there won't be a next time! As long as you retrieve half of the artifact, I can provide a passage to the Eye Devil's Cave. ”
"Then I'll look forward to it first, and I hope I won't play any tricks this time. You must know that the endurance of the holy warrior also has a limit, and it will not be protecting you next time. With that, Henry led his teammates towards the other exit in the hall. It's not too early, he needs to find a safe place to set up camp, and by the way, contact Aemon to see why the troublemaker hasn't come back yet.
I walked along the dark tunnel, and I didn't go far before I came to the end. It was a spiral staircase that went down, and it was too dark to see how deep it was. Seeing this, Hina immediately took out a dagger, and blessed it with a "light spell" and threw it directly.
I saw a small ball of light quickly fall and become smaller and smaller, and disappeared at the end of the darkness, and it took a long time before the sound of landing came out. Obviously, the distance from the ground floor is very high, and if you rely on the stairs, you may not be able to walk in an hour or two.
"Okay, it's time to climb the stairs, and hopefully there won't be any accidents in between." After saying that, Kaidong couldn't help but sigh. For a paladin of his age, this kind of body is the most fatal.
Henry smiled and asked, "Why do you want to climb the stairs?" We could have done it in a much faster way. For example, jump straight ......"
As soon as he finished speaking, he opened his arms and pushed the three teammates down with him.
Frightened by the air currents of the rapid fall, Selileph closed her eyes and clutched the weapon in her hand in an attempt to gain some psychological comfort. However, this qiē is all in vain, because most creatures are afraid of heights, except for those who can actually fly, which is a protective instruction of the brain and is basically very difficult to overcome.
Sheena was even more excited and directly transformed into a dragonman, flapping her huge wings to slow down the speed of her fall. But judging by her pale face, these wings were certainly inferior to a real dragon.
Kaidong couldn't care less about his demeanor and shouted at Henry, "Damn! You're just crazy! We're all going to be thrown to our deaths! ”
"Hahahaha! Don't make a snack, I'll make sure everyone lands safely. Henry replied with a laugh. Not only is he not nervous now, but he enjoys the thrill of this high-altitude fall.
The enjoyment didn't last long, and the group soon saw the point of light below again, and then grew larger and larger, and within a few seconds they could see the ground. Just as they were about to collide, Henry opened his mouth and uttered a syllable, followed by the magic being cast.
The space with a radius of more than three meters was suddenly filled with special magical energy, and everyone found that their bodies suddenly became very light, and at the same time, the speed of descent also slowed down, like a feather slowly falling to the ground. This is the first-level magic "Feather Fall", which is usually used by mages to save their lives when they fall from a high altitude.
However, the duration of this spell increases by six seconds per cast level, and the area of effect is only about three to four cubic meters, if you don't grasp the time and distance well, then it is very likely to fall to death or be injured. Every year, many low-level mages die in the "Feather Fall Technique", some of them because of their own reasons, but more often because of the "disenchantment" of the enemy in mid-air.
The reason why Henry dared to use this spell here was because there were no enemies around, and secondly, because of the night vision brought by the "Ring of Gus". No matter which of these two items is missing, he will not take the risk lightly. After all, safety comes first for spellcasters.
After landing on the ground, Selleph finally couldn't help it, and began to vomit by holding on to the root of the wall. Her face was not very good when she was in mid-air, and she was really sorry that she could endure it until now. Uncle Kaidon's image is slightly better, but not much better. Both of his legs and hands were shaking constantly, and he seemed to be shocked.
Seeing the tragic sight of the two paladins, Henry laughed and said, "Why, I said that everyone would land safely. ”
"What a bastard! It almost caused me a heart attack. It's best to say hello in advance the next time you're doing something like this, I'm too old to stand this kind of stimulation. As he spoke, Caton patted his chest. If he hadn't been through enough, he probably wouldn't have been much better off against Lileph. Although the Paladins are not afraid of evil monsters, the human nature of a person like fear of heights cannot be overcome. (To be continued......)