"It seems that the legend is true. There is actually a city similar to Chapeuto here." Belloda sighed.
"As you learn more, you will find that there is truth behind many legends, my cousin." Alyssa said with a smile.
"It seems like we have to spend the night here tonight." Darkus said while looking at the ruins looming in the mist. Maybe it's not just tonight? Because he felt the existence of stone slabs in the ruins, it seemed that his choice to visit Obion Island might be the right one. He also felt a sense of weirdness. Even if he was exploring the ruins of the temple city in Lustria, he still had to do the same thing on this island that was thousands of miles away from the mainland of Lustria. Like a reincarnation...but fortunately it is a temple city, not some Roman sculptures or large bathhouses and arenas.
At this moment, the afterglow of the setting sun has faded, and the sky is shrouded in twilight. Darkus can see some luminous fireflies hovering around him. According to Mach, these luminous bugs are from the dead who drowned in the swamp. It's made of soul, but in his opinion, it's just a firefly.
The Druchis, who were lined up like snakes on the mountain, got the signal to rest on the spot. They were in groups of three, with two people on guard and one person eating, and they started to eat the simple food they brought, which was nothing more than salty. Meat and biscuits, paired with some low-alcohol wine. Although there was water everywhere, no druch dared to drink it.
Just as the team was resting, the fog surrounding the team had dissipated slightly, and the moon above their heads seemed dim.
"This is a haunted castle. Do we really want to rest here?" Mahjumped off the chariot and came to Darkus and asked.
"What else?" Darkus asked after swallowing the hard biscuit that was irritating his throat.
"Maybe we can go forward. I know a place where we can rest. We can get there before midnight." Maher said uneasily.
"One of the reasons why I came to Obion as the ancient holy envoy is to look for the glory of the past. This is my mission." Darkus replied patiently. After landing on Obien Island, he seemed to have entered a strange state. mode, as if he is really engaged in diplomacy.
Darkus didn't ask Mach what he knew about this place. Since he was already here, he would know just by going in and taking a look. Besides, he couldn't get anything out of Mach's mouth, it was just some legends.
After finishing repairs, the team entered the periphery of the ruins.
When Darkus was about to say something, he felt the chariot shake obviously. He didn't think it was the big guy joking with him, because he had seen similar signs from other cold lizards. It may be that the ground is so slippery that the cold lizards who are used to walking in the mud are not used to it.
The Druchi tied up their cold lizards and began to move cautiously towards the center of the ruins with weapons and torches. There are many smaller buildings within the ruins, and the connections between them may have been streets, but are now canals or causeways. Huge nets hang between some of the buildings, some of which contain large animals or human-sized carcasses. With rich combat experience, they knew that the interior of the ruins was full of dangers, but they had to dismount and fight on foot. The interior of the ruins was too low and short, and it felt completely different from when they visited Chapeiuto.
"I think there should be things like spiders or other monsters inside the ruins." Darkus had already got off the chariot. He looked at the chosen gods of Edreze and said, "This is his Finally arranged.
Then the team dispersed. Darkus did not follow him, but chose to wait where he was. He believed that the believers of Adreze would handle these battles well. It's a trial in itself, and it begins the moment you set off from Chapeuto.
"The gate here is too low and too square. It is completely different from what I saw in the Lustria continent before." Drusala, who was accompanying Darkus, said after observing the surroundings.
Darkus shook his head. He didn't know how to answer. Although he was Umak of the Ancient Saint, he still didn't know what the Ancient Saint looked like. Moreover, it was very strange here. Although he had the same relationship with Lustria The architectural style is the same on the mainland, but if you look closely, it is different. It is majestic and majestic, but it does not look like it was specially built for the lizard people.
"That shouldn't happen, right?" Darkus thought of another possibility. Or could it be that this city was built specifically for himself by the Ancient Saint? Their original heights were not as tall as the lizard men they created, so were these buildings built specifically for themselves? After transforming the planet, they chose to live here?
At this moment, Darkos was thinking of many things, such as Eldar, space apes, humans, orcs, and undead, but the architectural style here was completely inconsistent. He also thought about another possibility, just like some myths, what if the so-called ancient saint is Space Slan?
The Space Slann are a group of intelligent creatures that originally evolved from amphibians and have a mysterious and unknown relationship with the Ancient Ones. Their hands and feet are slender and webbed, their skin is cool and moist, their heads are large, and their eyes are protruding. Skin colors vary, with greens and blues being common and yellow being represented, with a few other rarer color variants occurring as well as albino and melanistic forms. Colorful people are usually outgoing, talented, or particularly eye-catching in some way. They may also sometimes have patches, stripes, or other markings on their skin. The height is quite stable, with adults reaching up to 2 meters in height, while females are slightly larger and bulkier.
But the physical characteristics are completely different from the Slann priests of this planet. Space Slann can fight on foot and in close quarters. Although Shakspati has also fought on foot, it is not the same thing at all.
Over the long years, the Space Slann conducted serious experiments or entertainment in the galaxy. They discovered and cultivated many primitive creatures, promoted the evolutionary process of countless worlds, eliminated or transferred those dangerous species, and seeded many planets. Promising species.
The concept of warbands is important to the Space Slann, each individual living out their lives in a strange, mysterious, and largely unfathomable ritual that each individual views as part of your own life. During this stage of life, the call to ritual is a real and unstoppable thing for them.
Once a Space Slann feels the calling and is determined to become a warrior, he will join a warband or form his own. The number of people in each warband is not necessarily the same, but is usually between 6-8 people, but can vary from 2 to 12 people. Each Slann warband possesses a large number of weapons and equipment, and these items are often exchanged as gifts between warbands, and many weapons and equipment are very old.
In this way, Space Slann preserves the culture of those ancient alien races that died or were forgotten. However, these weapons and equipment are usually not used for combat, but are more of a collection. Such equipment rarely finds its way into the hands of warriors, most of whom use weapons similar to those used by humans and other races. For example, laser guns, beam weapons and gravity guns, or heavy machine guns that require multiple people to operate. Melee weapons are usually long swords, knives, halberds or clubs. Warband leaders usually use power axes and power fists. equipment.
The clothing is very primitive, but very idealistic. Furs, feathers and religious tokens are hung on Space Slann's body and equipment to provide various bonuses and protection, and the paint and tattoos used to decorate the body make it all look... It's more realistic, and it also has a similar effect to the tattoos of the wild orcs. In other words, the wild orcs borrowed their tattoos and figured it out after thinking about it.
When the Space Slann face doomed defeat, they will fight to the death without hesitation. Failure is not their concept, they fight for love, regardless of victory or defeat, heroic defeat and glorious victory are both good. They believe they are destined to die as warriors and are more than happy to do so.
They've already been fooled over there, and they've even begun to set up Reaper ballistae.
And Darkus was still trying hard to search for the memory in his mind. This memory was so old that he couldn't even remember it. As he came to this world for a long time, although he always thought about it and strengthened the key memories, he found that he really couldn't remember some things, and there were some things that he could never forget even if he kept them in his mind. Some are lost, and some are slowly forgotten.
This memory was gradually forgotten, and even Darkus took the initiative to block it, because these memories related to the origin and his identity as the ancient saint Umak. This is very important. What if one day he resurrects the two first-generation Slann magic priests, and then the first-generation Slann magic priests do not recognize him? It can be said that the first-generation Slann Demon Priest is not the Ancient Saint at all. If the Ancient Saint is really a space Slann, his appearance does not match at all. Then what explanation can be given to his identity and the strength of the stone slab? ? This is where he struggled.
Then the first-generation Slann magic priests adjusted their big plan and started a battle against the elves? Maybe things were not so bad, Darkus thought about the next era, when Lord Croca recognized the existence of the ancient Saint Sotek and put Sotek first.
Looking back now, it seems that many things are correct? Maybe at the moment when Chaos descended, the Ancient Sage didn't run away, but as what was said, most of them died in the battle because of the doomed failure of Frank? But each individual is independent, not absolute. Sotek and the Horned Rat survived, or their origins survived, but their minds were shattered.
The Space Slann, which evolved from amphibians, used technology to evolve the amphibians on this planet into lizardmen. The laser gun on the outside of Darkus' thigh, as well as all kinds of weird equipment and creations, Taranc Is Silla's Sky Chariot a suspended vehicle? The female is slightly larger and bulkier, so fighting in a hover vehicle seems to be fine? He had seen related murals on the continent of Lustria. Although abstract, he did not see anything like horses in front of the chariot.
Space Slann are usually technicians before becoming warriors. For them, science and magic have no boundaries, that is, science is magic and magic is science. Just as alchemists experimented, they could use arcane magic to modify the laws of the real world to their will.
The number of Ancient Saints seems to match. Should it be two warbands? Maybe one team is led by Kotek and the other team is led by Huang Qi? Light and darkness... Maybe Kotek is not the most important among the ancient saints as the lizardmen thought, but what about Taebok as a mage?
Darkos thought about it some more. The highest status in Space Slann society is the Archmage. The Archmage will provide help in battle because the Archmage is well aware of witchcraft, philosophy and mysterious power. Although the leaders of the deep society often seek the advice of the Archmages, the Archmage is still a reclusive existence, which is completely correct.
How did the archmage get together with the warband? And they came from the stars in magnificent silver ships. Besides, what are the boundary gates at the North and South Pole of this planet? Could it be that...
Darkus has thought about the possibility that the group of space Slann also traveled through time like him? Is their purpose of building the star gate to go back in time? Return to their original world? When I think about it, it seems possible.
Otherwise, many things cannot be explained, such as the strength of the Chaos Gods, etc. If it could absorb the energy of the entire universe, Darkus would have died eight hundred times, and those fragile gods would have exploded long ago.
"Perhaps we need some solid evidence? Who knows? Let's take it one step at a time." After thinking about it, Darkus said to Drusala who was standing beside him, "We are all here. Let's go for a walk, maybe there will be a new adventure waiting for us."
"Okay, no matter where you choose to go, I will accompany you." Rejecting the big guy who wanted to follow him to be a light bulb, Darkus Set off with Drusala, they didn't look like they were here for adventure, they were holding hands as if they were here to fall in love in a haunted house.
Genevieve? She likes places like this where she can explore the most. She is so restless that she doesn't even know where to go.
"A spider! A big spider!" Somewhere in the ruins, Belloda saw a huge thing moving. She pointed at it and shouted to Druch next to her with some horror, no matter how powerful it was. , some physiological reactions are still irresistible.
"I seem to have some understanding of this swamp. These twisted trees and glowing mutant insects are one. They are being twisted by the power buried in this island, and the evil influence of the power will definitely pollute everything around it. So it’s not strange at all to have such a mutated giant spider, but it’s abnormal to have nothing at all.” Colonia, who was still looking at Belloda while exploring, said with a shrug.
"Do you remember the crystal mine we went to? There was a big spider there like a mountain when we went there for the first time." Ren said nonchalantly. He then turned to look at his sister and said, "So , let's... get on the equipment."
On the other side, Bainie led his followers to another place. They moved along the slippery and moss-covered walls, with glittering bugs hovering around them. Not long after, the ancient slippery stairs brought them to the water's edge. Walking in front, he tested the depth with his halberd and found that the water was only waist high.
"In the name of Edreze! Rush to the battle, slash! Kill!" Baine, as the veteran black tower master, did not warn of any danger ahead, but took the lead and shouted, he put The previous habits have been transferred into the present.
"With great pleasure, kill them! End them! Don't let any of them go!" the Adreze believers behind them shouted in unison.
Malagoss, who was following this team, looked at the Druchi next to her with some surprise. Originally, she was planning to give the Druchis a spell that would allow them to walk on water. After thinking for a moment, she shook her head and said to herself After casting a protective spell, he also jumped into the water.
Then Bainie jumped into the water first, raised the God's Halberd above his head, and walked steadily in the water.
The believers also held up weapons and torches and followed Baine. Although Baine was not afraid that something might suddenly appear in the water at any time and catch him, he did not like the stench and the stagnant water environment. The moisture swayed around him, and the water It was colder than he expected, but the smell of decay was getting stronger.
"This looks like the work of a humanoid creature. There should be mutants or fallen ones nearby!" Then Baine saw a fallen tree trunk lying between two buildings in the water through the light from behind. , looked like a simple pontoon bridge. At first he thought the enemy he faced was the giant spider he had encountered in the Lustria continent, but why did the spider need a bridge? He quickly realized and shouted loudly.
"Maybe they regard this place as a refuge, but sorry, we are here!" Baine then said jokingly.
Darkus and Drusala, walking hand in hand on the water, felt indescribably weird and harmonious. They looked so calm, clean, and in control.
"If I were the third adventurer and I saw the two of us walking on the water and me suffering underwater. Maybe I would throw dirty water on both of us, pull my boots off, or put my head in the mud." Dark Us teased while carefully observing his surroundings.
Drusala responded to Darkus with a smile, and then pointed to a building.
The structure inside the building is huge, made of huge stones perfectly stacked. But the stone is not plastered or decorated, but it is very delicately made, and it looks like it was left in a hurry before it was finished. Thousands of years of precipitation have left creepers, branches and vines clinging to the walls, looking like part of a great design, a perfect blend of nature and man-made.
Water droplets dripped from the ceiling above Darkus, forming puddles on the floor. He ignored it. Although it was large, there was nothing suggestive, such as murals or stone sculptures. He and Drusala entered a room, and then saw bones that had been cut open to remove the marrow scattered on the floor.
"It seems that what the sailors said is true. There are really cannibals here, but it seems that no one is home now." "It seems that
we came...unfortunately. Maybe they went shopping? Just like those shadows. ?I remembered the story Dorian once told me. If he had been less lucky, he would no longer be in Lustria now, but would have turned into organic...feces that nourished the land."
Darkwu When Si was talking, he saw tools made of bone and stone, but no traces of campfires. It seemed that those people's ways were wilder than Shadow. At least Shadow had many tools that could be used in surgery. , and could also use fire, and then he was attracted by a huge stone table.
Drusalas placed his hand on the table, and the flames spread, burning the moss, causing it to wither and disappear in wisps of strange-smelling smoke. Soon, Darkus noticed a pattern on the table that felt strangely familiar.
"This?" Darkus said with a frown as he stared at the table.
"Dear, if I'm not mistaken, this should be the map of our world?" Drusala said with a frown.
"Yes, but also no." Darkus pointed at the table as he said.
"Does this look like Ulthuan? But this is not the case, even before the world fell apart."
Darkus thought that Drusala's surprise was normal, because there are still many Ulthuan on the desktop map. There are no islands in the world. If these islands really existed, Ulthuan would be even bigger now.
In addition, there are many strange places on the map. For example, the coastlines of Estalia and Arabi are closer, the coastline of the Isthmus of Lustria is wrong, and Naggaroth and Ulthuan are also closer, etc.
"Perhaps the eyes of the map makers are not like our eyes?" Drusala proposed a conjecture.
"No! My dear, it seems that things are scarier than you think. Do you know what the real job of the Slann Demon Priest who guided your magic was before the great invasion?" "
In the era of high demons before the Maelstrom was established, then A Slann Demon Priest can move mountains and seas and change continents!" Darkus said patiently after seeing Drusala shaking her head in confusion.
"This?" Drusala was surprised. In her heart, the Slann Demon Priest was at best a magician with extraordinary magical talent and strength. Although she had seen the rise of Chapeiuto, Druchi's The sorceresses can actually do it with some thought, but she really can't compare with what Darkus described.
Darkus then told Drusala about the things that the Slann magic priests he had seen or not seen had done, such as Brotbova who exploded the sky star, and crushed all the chaos demons in the southern jungle. Chicota, and the two who caused the sad times for the dwarves.
"So, things should be scarier than you think. This seems to be a residence built by the ancient saints for themselves. You have to know that they came from other places in spaceships. By the way, you know how the green skins came here "Yes?"
Drusala, who was still in shock, shook her head in confusion.
"It is said that spores were attached to the spaceship when the Ancient Saints came. I think there is a strong possibility, but I don't have definite evidence yet. The ruins on this island were built by the Ancient Saints themselves, or because of this There are no greenskins on this island, or is it like what was said before? And this map may be what this world will eventually look like, but because of the arrival of the great invasion, all this has been interrupted. The entire
Albion Island is closely related to the Ancient Saint, Perhaps this is the link between their work. The role played by Albion Island in the grand plan may be more important than I thought, and if it is correct, this ruins is located on the spiritual network node south of Albion, It’s also part of the big plan.”