Chapter 355 205. The perfect place to be buried.
Druchi, who was already standing at the entrance of the North Star Pyramid, heard the huge collapse sound and the death cry of the giant. Their progress stopped and they looked at each other. .
Then, without waiting for anyone to say anything, the team continued to move into the passage. The walls around them shook again. The strange light at the top of the passage went out, and the dark passage was suddenly filled with threats. There is a pressure in their ears, on top of their heads, and next to their cheeks. This pressure is getting stronger and stronger, almost painful, and even their teeth hurt.
The echo of the orcs' shouts came from the passage ahead, and the strange light at the top of the passage lit up again, emitting a dim and terrifying cold light. Lights flickered on and off, shadows danced eerily, and the chaotic energy around the team ebbed and flowed like the shaking earth.
"I feel absurd, and the wave of destruction is boiling wantonly in my mind, but what I have to do next is to save the world! Whether we succeed or not today, this absurd feeling will be deeply imprinted in my head Here." Maranur said jokingly, holding his shield and rushing to the front with Franais.
"Don't talk! Don't think! The chaotic energy here will distort our thoughts. Let yourself go and resist it. We are Druchi who drink from the abyss of the world! We stand on the edge of the outer darkness and are intoxicated, but we must never We will not step into it! This is our pride as Druchi! This is our pride as the heirs of Aenarion!" After Drew LS finished speaking, he cast a black magic shield on the team.
As if mocking Drew LS's comforting words, the violent sounds intensified, and the entire pyramid shook as if being struck by a giant hammer, and the huge stone building trembled like a trembling beast. The weird light flickered again, and a strange wailing sound filled the air.
Soon, the team came to another slope, which led to the depths. A foul stench emanated from it, a mixture of stagnant water contaminated by warpstone and ancient decay. The walls of the passage were clinging to mold, a strange black substance that seemed poisonous. Eroding away at the ancient carvings, new grotesque shapes were formed that suggested stone ghosts and monsters but seemed not to be.
The slope went downwards more and more, the strange light in the passage became more and more intermittent, the surrounding atmosphere dropped sharply, and the atmosphere became deeper and deeper.
Colonia, who had been silent and silently following the team, studied the energy threads around her that she could sense. She could feel that she was very close now, close to the dark core that solved the mystery, close to the source of the terrifying power explosion. She could feel huge energy flowing around her, even more powerful than the energy in the spiritual network of Lustria continent. It was like a great confluence of Lustria, and Lustria's energy was like Like the Red Poison River in her hometown.
The flow of chaotic energy here is unstable, choppy, and intermittent. It was still erupting one moment, and disappeared without a trace the next moment, as if someone had triggered their powerful power, but could not completely control them, and was actually trying to contain them.
The team came to a fork in the road and suddenly stopped. They did not choose to divide their troops. In yesterday's lead fort, they knew that there was a passage to the incubation pool and deeper underground. That was not their destination, but Tankoqua said But they were not told whether it was left or right, up or down.
"Wait for me a moment." After finishing speaking, Colonia signaled the team to wait for a while, then closed his eyes and whispered the all-seeing spell.
At first, as always, nothing changes, and then Colonia's perceived boundaries slowly expand outward, like a slowly expanding bubble. Suddenly, she could feel herself standing outside her body, and she looked down, observing at a three hundred and sixty degree angle. She felt dizzy as her brain struggled to adjust to unprecedented perceptions, seeing things from a perspective that mortals wouldn't normally see.
Colonia realized she was being distracted as her mind tried to escape the stress she was under. She took a deep breath, calmed her racing heartbeat with a thought, and allowed her consciousness to continue to expand. She realized that all the passages radiated outward from her current position. She saw that it was mostly empty, but there were some orcs running around and goblins moving stealthily.
The Pyramid War seems to have entered a new stage, with both sides trying to catch the other off guard. Colonia's consciousness surged outward, like ripples caused by a fallen stone, toward the edge of a dark, still pool. She saw the savage conflict between orcs and beastmen, and she saw the shamans on both sides casting spells against each other with bone staffs.
Colonia felt the fabric of reality being torn apart, her vision moving forward and outward until she saw the entire Pyramid of the North Star like a giant boiling ant pile filled with violence and conflict. Monsters that swarm and harm each other. She saw strange limbless pit monsters with mouths and eyes fighting alongside the screaming goblins on their backs. She saw the harpy flapping its wings in the passage, landing on the roaring orc, clawing at the eyes with its sharp claws.
But there's a lot that Colonia can't see, and certain areas are blocked by strange runes. Dazzling vortices and currents of chaotic energy blocked her vision, blinding her as she tried to focus. She forced her brain to take in what it could, to remember what it had to remember, and then she focused her attention on what she sought, which was the strange vortex that lurked deep within the center of this insane structure.
Colonia's attention was drawn to the strange whirlpool, and like a moth to the flame or a drowning man to the center of the whirlpool, she saw the enchantment enchanted to protect it. She lets her consciousness flow along intricate patterns, avoiding mysterious tripwires and traps and trying not to set off any alarms. It felt like excruciatingly slow, painful work, but she knew that in reality she was still caught between heartbeats, slow but extremely fast. As she passed by, she saw the Chaos warriors waiting in the center, and finally she found her destination.
The huge structure in front of him reminded Colonia of a blood-stained altar and the control devices of some complex machines. She saw piles of corpses that had been sacrificed to something only the gods knew. She saw four huge pillars at both ends of the hall. All the condensed energy was concentrated on these pillars. She saw a huge and complex network of spiritual veins radiating outward from here to hundreds of other places.
This reminds Colonia of what Darkus said: What are we doing? Of course it’s to fix the water pipes!
And this is one of the greatest nodes and hubs of the spiritual vein network!
Colonia could now see where all the Chaos warriors were coming from, as those monsters emerged through the Path of the Old Ones. As she watched, a burst of energy told her of the arrival of a warband. She watched as the warband immediately obeyed the orders of the Chaos Warlocks who controlled this place and rushed out to fight.
Even as Colonia gazed upon the massive structure, she could see one of the Chaos Warlocks casting spells to guide the Chaos armies against the Orcs. Another Chaos Warlock maintains the massive structure at the center of the room, seemingly unaware or unconcerned that forces beyond the ability to control have been awakened.
A pair of strange twins, Colonia immediately felt that these twins were Chaos Warlocks with huge dark power. There is something that connects the twins together, she senses the twins' malice and glee as they work, and soon she realizes that the twins have no sense at all. The twins don't care if they destroy the island or the world, maybe they'll be happy.
Colonia canceled his spell and her consciousness immediately flowed back into the container of her body. She glanced at Ren, who was standing next to her, and the understanding Ren immediately pointed in a direction, which coincided with what she saw. "We need to hide the magic on the team. We need it now more than ever. If we are detected, there will be enough Chaos warriors and orcs blocking the passage. We will never reach the center. Maybe this will be A perfect place for us to be buried."
But even with the blessing of hidden magic, the team still fought. After all, this is not a wild place, and the specifications of the passage are just there. The team entered a huge room with more pillars that shone eerily.
From the entrance at one end of the room, a group of orcs suddenly appeared, and from the other end came a black-armored Chaos Warrior with an eight-pointed star symbol flashing on his chest. Fortunately, no enemies appeared at the last entrance, and a fierce three-party melee broke out in the space in an instant.
"Get closer, we can't be trapped here, time is getting shorter and shorter." Maranur said anxiously after cutting down a horned beast holding a spear.
The two brothers Maranur, Kewell and Takaia formed an offensive spearhead with the support of magic. Their attack was frantic and the pyramids trembled again. The light around the pillar grew bright and bright, then quickly faded. Everything the pillar touched, whether corpse or living person, burned.
In the first city of Lustria, Itaza, a huge army of lizardmen gathered in various squares and streets. All the Slann magic priests who could wake up in the entire Lustria continent woke up. They were in Ma Under the leadership of Zdamudi, while mobilizing the energy of Ulthuan's maelstrom in reverse to the spiritual network of the Lustria continent, they were still waiting anxiously. They were waiting, waiting for that moment to arrive, but at that moment It never came.
The orc prophet Zakul led the orc big guys into the North Star Pyramid from another entrance. He was close to his goal. Soon he and his boys will kill the intruders who desecrated the temple, and he will cleanse the place with his blood.
Chaos Warlock Kelman could feel the commotion within the pyramid, he had felt it before, but he wasn't sure. The energy wave here was so surging that it was difficult for him to distinguish. With the mark of green-skinned magic, it is very close and very powerful.
It seemed the orcs had moved in, and were too numerous to resist, at least until reinforcements were called. Kelman needed time to calm the boiling chaos energy and regain control before he could call in support again. He needs all remaining troops to guard here until that happens.
Kelman cast a summoning spell, trying to attract the giant Magrego, but...a terrible thought arose in his heart, maybe Magrego was dead.
The brutal melee finally ended. Almost everyone in Druchi was defeated, but they did not stop. Even those who were seriously injured were trying to keep up with the team with the help of others. If a person is left here, he will really die here. The perfect place to return.
The team is still moving forward, and they are getting closer and closer to their goal.
"I'll deal with the one wearing the gold thread." Colonia knew that they were just a step further.
Ahead, a strange pulsating light was flashing. The light it gave off grew brighter and brighter, then faded almost out of sight.
Kelman and Logor stood on a massive pedestal altar, Logor manipulated energy by placing his hands on the controls of the massive structure, while Kelman appeared to be frozen.
Hordes of orcs poured into the vast space from several other entrances, charging towards the Chaos guards.
"Slow down." Maranur, who was rushing out of the corner, saw the huge space. He paused and then retracted.
Druchi, who was following Maranur, was caught off guard. Some moved forward and some retreated, but the next second the team immediately restored order.
"As I said before, the greenskins have lived here for centuries before they were expelled, so they must know some secret passages. But these are not important. What is important is that at such a critical moment, we cannot be caught in the trap. Between Chaos and the Orcs."
There was no questioning or discussion. Although they were in a hurry, the Druchi knew that now was definitely not the time to rush in. They either drank water and ate, or wiped their wounds and made final preparations.
The sounds of roars, fighting, and weapons clashing continued to come through the passage and gradually spread. The walls of the passage were shaking constantly, and there were piles of corpses in the space, including greenskins and orcs. Chaos warriors, orcs, minotaurs, harpies, horned beasts, all imaginable terrifying creatures are constantly fighting inside.
"I understand." Colonia suddenly understood. After seeing Drusala look at her, she immediately explained, "The Chaos Warlocks released power they could not control. I just saw a boiling energy. The ocean, the energy, moved slowly through the portal, as relentless and irresistible as lava, and a Chaos warband emerged."
(End of Chapter)