Countless lights shuttled in front of my eyes, colorful and brilliant.
"But behind the heavy halo, in just one step, it seemed that a long time had passed, and Brando stepped on solid ground step by step. When he came back to his senses, the scene in front of him had already changed - the underground cave had disappeared, the light door that was accurate in years had also disappeared, and the layers of stalagmites and mysterious magic power could no longer be seen in the darkness. Erosion marks left only a thick fog and boundless black void in front of him.
Akane appeared right behind him, the girl holding the Azure Spear, looking at this place in confusion.
This is the world behind the ¡®door¡¯¡ª¡ª
A world surrounded by fog.
A huge tree root passed through the fog and hung in the darkness. Compared with this tree root, people are like dust. The tree root is surrounded by empty abyss, and there is a shrieking wind in the darkness. Come, like a ferocious ghost laugh.
The two of them stood on the root of this tree, and both front and back were engulfed by thick fog.
The monotonous sound of wind surrounded the eardrums, but other than that, the surrounding area actually gave people a feeling of loneliness - the howling wind was noisily flowing somewhere in the depths of darkness, but the heavy fog around him remained motionless.
It seems like a still world.
After Akane, Medissa and Hipamira also arrived one by one. Ciel followed Huque and was the last one to appear. He stepped down and there was a crisp sound. He lowered his head and found that he had cracked a thin layer of ice.
"What the hell is this place?" Charles breathed out, and the heat quickly condensed into white mist.
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????¡ But it's not just the cold, there seems to be an ominous atmosphere lingering in the darkness, seeping into the bone marrow.
Before Charles finished speaking, a shrill scream came from behind everyone. Brando turned his head sharply and saw a monster with wings and armpits coming through the fog, but Qian was already in front of him, and stabbed the thing with the Azure Spear, nailing it to the tip of the spear. superior.
Only then did everyone see what the monster looked like. It was a scrawny creature that looked like a bat, but it was pitch black and it was hard to see its face. It was like a shadow made of thick ink. It had long and thin limbs, with only two eyes on each side. A thin opening.
Qian threw it to the ground, and the monster screamed and struggled for a moment before dying.
"Shadow monster?" Ciel was stunned when he saw this thing, and couldn't help but said: "Is this the Kingdom of Shadows?"
Medisa on the side shook her head, her silver eyes reflecting the depth and darkness around her, and replied: "Although time here passes much faster than the material world, it should indeed be a lower world, but have you heard it? ?¡±
"What do you smell?" Charles sneezed and complained: "I just feel that it's so damn cold here, sneeze¡ª¡ª"
Morpheus looked at him curiously: "Is it cold here, Mr. Charles? But I feel a little comfortable. There seems to be a feeling of peace here that makes me feel peaceful, just like being next to the lord."
He looked at Andrig and asked: "What do you think, sister?"
"Except for the last point," Andrique replied coldly, "I agree with everything."
Qian frowned and wiped the tip of her gun. She looked at the ugly corpse and whispered to Brando beside her: "Lord, what is the lower world?"
Brando looked at the world and replied: "The lower world is the cornerstone of our world. These worlds are composed of simple laws and are the embodiment of these laws. The shallow sea, the scorching river, the stone pivot and the The Mountain of Calm Storm is also such a world, but it is higher than them. These worlds are the worlds at the lowest level of the Tiamat network, such as the Shadow Realm and the Gray Realm. In these worlds, because the laws are incomplete, the flow rate of time will be faster than The material world is faster.¡±
Aloz also added: "Yes, to put it simply, the Tiamat network that runs through our world is a tree. The further down the tree, the simpler the basis of the rules; and the further up, the more branches and the more complex the rules. Complex. At the bottom of the main trunk of this tree is the world composed of the simplest and most basic laws. This is the lower realm. Above it, there are the more complex four elemental realms. They also surround The world surrounding us is called the outer world or the elemental realm."
"Our world is located in the middle level of all worlds, but it is not just Warnde. These worlds are collectively called the material world, which can also be said to be the middle level or the atrium. Above the middle level, there are also upper levels, such as the Silver Plains and the People of God. Our Kingdom of God¡ªthe Society of Truth, the Inquisition, and the Judiciary? gate. "
This knowledge was obviously too profound for Akane. She blinked slowly, her moist eyes looking a little confused in the darkness, and asked: "Then which world is this?"
"This is the country of the dead, the underworld of Heim¡ª¡ª"
The little goblin Root sitting on Ropal's shoulder said: "What is filled is not the fog but the breath of death. In the depths of the darkness is not the wind, but the sound of the whole world dying."
"Death?" The little female dragon sniffed hard, and her eyes were more like two golden flames in the darkness, shining brightly: "But the smell in this mist is not rancid or old at all. "
Root replied quietly: "The breath of death is not a rotting corpse. The corpse is just a symbol of death. Death is a state, symbolizing eternal sleep, and everything here is dead, hanging in the mist The living cannot smell the breath of death on a corpse caught in the wind and water. The reason why Miss Medissa can do it is because the elves themselves are very sensitive to life and death."
"No wonder we feel peaceful," Morpheus suddenly said: "It turns out that this is the place of eternal rest, the hometown of the dead."
But Aloz was still not satisfied. He said nitpickingly: "Everything here is dead? But aren't we still alive?"
"That's because we didn't come in through the normal way." The fairy lady above Marocha stood up. She grabbed two long antlers and said, "Although I don't know why the fir collar can lead to the sea. It¡¯s the underworld, but this is obviously not the real entrance to the land of the dead.¡±
"The real entrance to the Kingdom of the Dead is under the River Styx in Dagiore. Have you seen the abyss around you? Below this abyss, there should be the Sea of ??Styx. The foundation of the world continues to collapse and fall into the Sea of ??Styx. "That's why it made such a roar," Miss Goblin glanced at Root proudly, and hummed: "The Sea of ??Hell is originally under the shallow sea, and I know much more about this place than that guy."
Root glanced at her, not bothering to argue with this little girl.
"The Sea of ??Darkness is the Sea of ??Chaos?" Huque asked.
"It can be said that it is, but it can also be said that it is not. The Sea of ??Hell is part of the Law of Tiamat, but it is indeed built on the Sea of ??Chaos." Brando nodded slowly. He raised his head and looked at the huge sea under his feet. of tree roots.
Others also looked at this root, and someone asked: "Could this be the root of the legendary World Tree?"
"Yes," the little silver elf princess looked at the tree root with some shock, and replied firmly: "The World Tree itself is the embodiment of the Law of Tiamat. Now I finally understand why there is a World Tree in the Ring of Trade Winds. Now, in the underground of Fir Territory, Lord Martha actually sealed an entrance to the underworld of Heim. It is said that one of the three root systems of the World Tree leads to this world. The Ring of Trade Winds must be affected by the laws here in order to project Come out of the World Tree."
"I heard that there is also a World Tree in the Ring of the World. What is that World Tree about?" Ciel asked again.
Medisa blinked doubtfully and looked at him: "Didn't the Buga people tell you?"
Ciel coughed in embarrassment: "After all, I am not a real silver wizard. For mortal wizards, not all documents in the White Tower can be read."
"That's it." Medisha smiled apologetically, and then replied: "The World Tree is the embodiment of the Law of Tiamat. Just like what Miss Aloz described before, it connects Martha and the gods. Every world created - therefore in every world, there will be at least one World Tree. Your lord has been to the Silver Plains, and you should have seen the legendary black tower."
Brando suddenly said: "Is that the World Tree?"
Medisa nodded: "The dwarves just built a fortress based on it, and the same is true for Valhalla. Therefore, World Tree Fortress is one of the five legendary fortresses, and it is as famous as Babel Fortress -" She sweetly He smiled sweetly and said with a hint of reminiscence: "The World Tree also grows in my hometown. In the holy land of elves, the Holy Silver Valley of Alfheim in the upper world, there are also trees like Valhalla. A giant tree, it is like our mother, that¡¯s why the Silver Elves are so familiar with the World Tree.¡±
"Can we reach any world through the World Tree?" Brando asked.
"Yes, but that's not necessarily the case," the little silver elf princess said with some pity: "Although the existing material world today - Warnde Continent is only a very small part of the entire world, it is also almost the only remaining part. , most of the world was destroyed in the past wars, or disappeared due to restart. If you still remember the journeyFrom the words of the teacher Mr. Tracy Man, you should know that he comes from such a world, but his hometown has long since disappeared. "
¡°It¡¯s like the realm of stagnation?¡±
¡°It¡¯s like a realm of stagnation.¡±
"You have never told me this before. Did Fusia remind you of some things in the past, Medissa?" Brando looked at the little silver elf princess, a little strange about her behavior.
Medisa nodded: "The moment I was resurrected, I understood everything in the past."
Brando couldn't help but be silent when he heard this.
He was stunned for a moment before replying: "In any case, everything we are doing now is to prevent the tragedy from happening again. Since the time in the lower world passes much faster than Warnd, the time left to us is even more precious. Let's go Bar."
The group of people then moved forward.
But Qian was a little confused about how to find the right direction in such a place. She raised her head and looked around. It was obvious that there was more than just this root in the mist. In the deep darkness, criss-crossing roots were densely distributed throughout the space. Inside, it's like a huge maze.
But Brando immediately answered her doubts with action.
He took out the seven slates from the suspended celestial sphere - the seven slates spliced ??into a ball were suspended in his hand. The entire sphere actually emitted a soft light, like a lighthouse, and the light sphere pointed straight in one direction. A beam of light shot out from the ground, and the light beam disappeared into the mist far away.
This is the most precious legacy that Antitina¡¯s father left for them, and its name is hope.
Everyone moved forward under the guidance of the light. The fog in the darkness became thicker and thinner, and the surrounding terrain also changed as the roots meandered and intertwined. Not long after walking, Tia, who was following Flo, kicked something. She screamed in fright. Brando, who was behind, rushed up to help the little girl, only to find that Tia kicked something. It turned out to be a corpse.
The corpse had the characteristics of a typical insect creature, like some kind of arthropod, but its body was made of pieces of translucent purple crystal. Brando only needed one glance to understand what kind of creature's body it was. He frowned slightly, but he didn't expect to see this thing here.
"This is a crystal cluster?" Aloz also recognized it.
"This is not an ordinary crystal cluster," Brando replied: "This is the crystal cluster lord. It's strange. Did Dusk also invade here?"
Ciel came up from behind and poked the corpse lightly with his staff. There was a soft click, and one leg of the crystal cluster corpse fell apart and shattered on the ground. He shook his head when he saw this scene and said: "I'm afraid this thing is some time old and is not a product of our era."
"In the past era, even the Kingdom of the Dead had a twilight war?"
"It may not be the main battlefield, but the underworld of Helm is the kingdom of the goddess of the dead moon. She was also a powerful deity before she fell. There is nothing strange about fighting the minions of dusk." Aloz replied, she frowned He frowned and said, "I even have some doubts that this is the battlefield where she died -"
Everyone subconsciously raised their heads and looked forward.
In the fog ahead, a long bridge suddenly appeared.
¡°What is that?¡± Little Fairy Finis asked subconsciously.
But Medisa raised a finger and said to everyone: "Shh¡ª¡ª"
Behind the mist, two scarlet spots appeared - like two flames floating in the air. They swayed slowly, getting closer and closer to everyone. Soon, a tall figure appeared behind the light spot, and Brando saw clearly that it turned out to be a tall skeleton - he once thought that Kabasi was the most powerful skeleton he had ever seen. , but compared with this formidable skeleton, the opponent is simply insignificant.
It turned out to be the skeleton of a giant. He was holding a huge anchor in one hand and a lantern that emitted light that could penetrate the fog in the other hand as he swayed forward.
"That thing isthe undead?" someone asked in a low voice.
"It's not an ordinary undead." Brando had already recognized this thing and couldn't help but swallowed his saliva: "That's Modgud, the King of Bones, the bridge guard of the Bridge of the Dead, and the ancestor of the undead. ¡ª¡ªLegend has it that it will never let the breath of the living enter the world of the dead and disturb the peace of the sleeper"
"What the lord is saying is that it may not let us pass here?" Huque asked.
"Then what should we do?" Qian couldn't help but frown and asked.
"It's very simple," Charles replied: "Of course, kill it!"