Chapter 196: The Gathering Place of the Dead (Part 1)
When the messenger of the deceased turned around, the originally dim secret passage lit up in an instant, and the faint blue light illuminated the entire secret passage, allowing Norco and the others to clearly see the scene they were in.
Although the secret passage is occupied by the dead, and no living creatures enter it all year round, under the dark blue luster, Noke and the others found that the inside of the secret passage is very clean, whether it is the thick walls on both sides of the secret passage, or the quaint stone paved ground under the feet of Noke and the others, it seems that they have been carefully cleaned.
After walking for a while, Christine accidentally touched the dark blue light source that illuminated the secret passage, and immediately exclaimed: "This, this, are these blue ghosts actually used as lights?"
Hearing this, the deceased who led the way glanced back at the blue ghost that Christine touched, and explained in a low voice: "Because there is no light source here, in order to guide you in the way, Your Majesty specially ordered them to come and illuminate for you." ”
Hearing this, the Norco and the others looked at each other, so they did not continue to speak, and quietly followed the deceased.
As they continued to go deeper, Norco and the others were surprised to find that in the mouth of this little mouse, the secret transportation path of the city in the forest in the early days seemed to be unusually large, and the deeper they followed the deceased, the larger the space around them, and after a few turns, the secret passage suddenly opened up.
In front of the eyes of Norco and the others, there was an extremely spacious square, illuminated by rows of blue ghosts, everyone could clearly see that the spacious square was full of figures at the moment.
When Norke and the others approached, those figures all turned their heads to look at them, and at the same time they would bow respectfully to get out of the way, so that Norke and the others could walk along the lì to the center of the square.
Standing in the square were all dead, including skeletons, ghosts, and a living corpse with the same guide as the guide, and they stood in a line on the square, looking like a group of soldiers being reviewed. It looks quite imposing.
The gaze swept over a deceased person in the square, and finally Noke and the others fixed their eyes in the center of the square, where there was a huge pit, and the mouth of the pit continued to spew out cold flames, and the flames danced to exude a palpitating breath of death, and the huge pit was like an abyss, as if it was going to swallow up all the qiē anger.
Christine stopped first, stared at the giant pit where the flames danced, and said to Norco and Shadow, "You can't go over, it's the abyss of the living." It will consume our anger. ”
Noko immediately stopped, and the two little mice hid behind Noko even more nervously, and No. 3 and No. 4 slowly lowered Shadow, letting Christine and Noco support Shadow, and the two of them guarded everyone one after the other.
At the same time as Norco and the others stopped. The flames of the huge crater suddenly rose into the sky, and the flames gushing out instantly covered the entire square. The dead who were standing in the square seemed to be waiting for this time.
"Whoa......," the dead all howled, outstretching their arms. Wait for the flames above your head to fall, and gulp down those that fall into flames.
Even the deceased who led the way took the opportunity to quickly open his arms to meet the flames, and hurried to devour the flames that fell on him, as if he was eating something delicious, and he did not want to waste a penny.
Noko was a little strange when he saw this. Ask Christine next to her, "What's going on, what's going on, what the hell are they doing?"
Christine was also dazed, and shook her head to indicate that she didn't know.
Shadow stood up straight, looking around warily. He took out the dagger from his waist and held it in his hand, and whispered: "No matter what happens, we still make preparations, if this group of dead really wants to do it, we can't just tie our hands and grab it, or withdraw first." ”
Shadow's mention was recognized by Norco and Christine, and Christine took two steps back and whispered to the number four behind him: "Number four, you and number three will be in charge of the break later, remember, if those dead people want to make a move, don't get entangled with them, exit this square first." ”
Four nodded calmly and said, "Okay, I, I understand." ”
Then Number Four measured his body and asked Noko, Christine, and the two little mice to escort Shadow back, and he stepped forward to stand side by side with Number Three, vigilantly observing the movements of the dead around him.
Everyone didn't dare to make too loud noises, for fear that it would disturb the surrounding dead, and now the entire square was full of dead, if it disturbed the dead who devoured the blue flames and caused the siege of the dead, no matter how strong the third and fourth were, after all, they would be invincible with two fists and four hands, not to mention that the injuries on the shadow's body were not suitable for another move.
Walking backwards slowly, always on the lookout for the dead around them, trying not to touch any of them, the few of them gradually retreated to the edge of the square.
Seeing that they were about to exit the square, a faint blue flame suddenly rose on the ground behind them, sealing their retreat.
The dead who had devoured the dark blue flames also stopped devouring, and instantly their eyes were all focused on a few people.
Seeing the surrounding scene and looking at the retreat that had been closed, Ying couldn't help but curse in a low voice: "Damn, the road was blocked, these dead people really didn't have a good heart." ”
Christine pushed the shadow to the side of Norko, took out her wand and glanced around, and said, "What are you afraid of? ”
As she spoke, Christine waved her wand and silently recited a spell intending to strike first and give the surrounding deceased a dismount, so that those deceased could understand that she and others were not easy to bully.
However, just as Christine waved her wand and chanted the incantation, the living corpse who led the way suddenly shouted and ran: "Don't, don't do it, misunderstanding, this is a misunderstanding." ”
Seeing the living corpse running over, Christine restrained her breath, but still holding her wand in her hand, she returned to Noko and kicked Thor out and said, "Little mouse, you go and ask him, what is a misunderstanding, what are they trying to do?"
Originally, Thor was hiding behind him, not expecting to be kicked out for questioning, but seeing the living corpse running with his arms waving his arms and the army of dead surrounding them, Thor was so frightened that he almost fainted on the spot.
But just as Thor was about to fall to the ground on his back, Christine suddenly whispered a warning: "If you dare to pretend to be unconscious, I will turn you into a dead mouse." ”
Hearing Christine's threat behind him, Thor violently countered at his feet, holding on to his body and not falling, and glanced at Christine with a bitter face, just to see Christine's face full of ferocity.
Thor could only stand up. Straightening his clothes and waiting for the living corpse to run in front of him, he cleared his throat and asked, "Hey, my lord asks you, what is a misunderstanding? What do you dead people want to do?"
The living corpse that rushed to see a little mouse stand up and ask questions, and immediately felt a little stunned, but seeing the vigilant eyes of the Noke and several people, as well as the solemn appearance of No. 3 and No. 4, the living corpse did not dare to despise the little mouse in front of him.
He bowed politely to the little mouse, and then the living corpse said, "I'm sorry for you, but our great king has just done us a baptism. Therefore, I have neglected you, and now that the baptism is over, please come with me to meet our majesty. ”
The little mouse turned his head to look at Christine, and then without waiting for Christine to speak, he turned to the living corpse and asked, "Since you won't hurt us." Why are you stopping us from leaving?"
Hearing the little mouse ask, the living corpse glanced at Norco and the others again. Several people seemed to agree with the little mouse's question. He said with a smiling face: "Hehe, this matter is actually a misunderstanding, His Majesty is afraid that you will leave, so he will block your retreat, in fact, the purpose is just to keep you, there is no malice." ”
Answer in the face of a living corpse. The little mouse was speechless for a moment, not knowing what to ask next?
Noke leaned on to the shadow and asked, "You always say that you have no malice, but since you want to see us, you must show some sincerity, right? I'm afraid there isn't much sincerity, right?"
Hearing this, the living corpse struggled to put a smile on its pale face, and continued to try to explain something to Norko.
But before the living corpse could speak, the huge pit in the center of the square suddenly erupted with blue flames, and then a thick voice came: "Don't blame a few children, I didn't think about this matter well. ”
As he spoke, the wall of flames behind them had disappeared, and the strong voice continued: "I have opened the road, if a few people do not want to meet me, I will never force it, you can leave at will, rest assured, I and my men will never stop and attack you." ”
Looking at the road behind them that had been opened, Norco and the others looked at each other, and couldn't help but hesitate for a while.
Christine didn't want to go to see the so-called king of the dead, and whispered: "Brother, let's get out of here first, this place is full of the breath of the dead, and surrounded by so many dead, we don't have an advantage." ”
Shadow whispered, "No, we can't just leave, these dead should have some secrets, and if you want to fight against the Scarlet Castle above, I'm afraid we can't do it alone." ”
"Do you still want to unite these dead? If these guys were able to leave the secret passage, they would have already started a war with the city in the woods, how could they have been cowering in this hellish place?"
Christine pouted disapprovingly: "I think instead of relying on them, we might as well figure it out on our own, not to mention the number three and four? They both have such powerful weapons, maybe we can give Crimson Castle a surprise attack?"
Seeing Christine's excited appearance, Ying couldn't help but pour a basin of cold water and said, "You are too whimsical, don't forget, there are only two people in No. 3 and No. 4, and there are so many creatures in the city in the forest and the Scarlet Castle, do you think No. 3, No. 4 and us alone can do it?"
"Well, well, but, we don't have to rely on these dead, do we? look at them, they look at us so unkindly, and I can clearly feel that their souls are very powerful. ”
Listening quietly to what Ying and Christine were saying, Noko stood there without speaking, and fell into a kind of contemplation alone.
I vaguely remember that when he left the unicorn village, Lucius told him that he was in charge of leading the team, and said: "Norko, you are actually a very thoughtful person, and you can shoulder a lot of things, but when you are with me, your decisiveness is always overshadowed by me, this raid on the Crimson Castle, I hope you can regain your confidence in decision-making." ”
Thinking of what Lucius had said to himself before leaving, Noko gradually calmed down, discarded the words of the Shadow and Christine's arguments, and began to carefully analyze the current situation.
At the moment, he and Shadow, Christine, Ruins No. 3 and No. 4 have very limited strength, which can be seen from the fight with Li Hao, Norco has to admit that he underestimated the strength of the City in the Forest and the Scarlet Castle before.
Thinking of Li Hao's own strong strength, as well as the scorching and powerful power in his body, as well as the divine oppression that Li He imposed on them at the critical moment, these are almost all insurmountable obstacles for them now.
Now that Shadow has been seriously injured and it will take some time to recover, and the magic of him and Christine seems to have little effect, so it seems that it is extremely risky for them to break into the Crimson Castle alone, leaving only Three and Four to rely on.
Thinking of this, Noko had already made up his mind in his heart, and ignoring the arguments between Ying and Christine, he bowed down to the living corpse that led the way and said, "In that case, then please lead the way, we need to meet your king." (To be continued......)