Chapter 842 The Dark Face
“It turns out that the soprano came from here.”
Finally, Rick and Xiao Yan arrived at the foot of the ancient building among the mountains.
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This is a huge castle.
The building materials for the main body of the building should be giant stones carved from the rocks of the Full Moon Desert, and the overall color is darker gray.
The city gate is closed.
Rick tried to reach out and touch the door.
He did not expect to be able to push it open. Even without any locking structure, it was obvious that he could not push open this huge stone door dozens of meters high with brute force.
But unexpectedly, just when he reached out and touched the stone door, dust began to fall from above.
A strange line of text appeared before their eyes.
Rick couldn't understand it, but Xiaoyan behind him showed a look of surprise after seeing the words carved on the stone door, and then blurted out: "It can't be opened from this side. "
"Do you understand?" Rick was a little surprised.
"I said I have lived for more than a hundred years." Xiaoyan nodded and said.
Rick thought thoughtfully: "If it can't be opened from this side, where should we enter..."
"Why not try here?" Xiao Yan pointed to an open doorway only two meters high on the left side in front of the castle door.
The dead skin on Rick's face twitched unnaturally, and then said: "Actually, I have discovered it a long time ago."
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After entering the castle, the two finally realized that they were stepping into a group of tombs deep in the mountains.
None of the architectural structures here are designed for living. The path seems to be deliberately reserved for visitors, or for worshipers.
There are countless heavy and ancient sarcophagi displayed in the tombs. They may have been brand new when they were made, but after millions of years of erosion, the sarcophagi themselves have become integrated with the ground. .
Each sarcophagus is carved with ancient writings.
They are the "First Team of the Golden Knights...", "The Fifth Generation Black Knife ***" and so on...
These are the Golden Rules before the establishment of the Golden Kingdom. The servants who died before the Dharma Temple was built.
Some of them died in the war to expel demons, and demon skulls with horns are displayed in front of the sarcophagus. Some of them died in the war against life in other dimensions. The sarcophagus records the military exploits of the owner of the coffin.
Behind these rows of sarcophagi, there was a pile of broken weapons, including swords, axes, swords, shields, spears, and broken helmets, which filled the entire valley.
The memorials here are for the dead who left no corpses.
In front of a sea of broken weapons and armor, there stood a heavy stone tablet with no name recorded on it, only one sentence written:
“May you find a haven of rest. ”
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“Why don’t you also write down the names? Even if you can’t find the bones of someone who died on the battlefield, you can know exactly who is missing by just checking them.”
Rui Gram's brain circuitry is still quite modern.
In his opinion, this is the differential treatment of the dead. Even if those unknown people die, they are not worthy of having a sarcophagus of their own. They are not even qualified to leave their names and can only follow The others lay together in the icy valley.
There is only one explanation, that is, the people with sarcophagi in front have a higher status.
"You think so?"
Rick glanced back, only to find that Xiao Yan had not kept up with him at all, and was still squatting in front of a certain sarcophagus in a daze.
He noticed that there were several adult demon skulls placed in front of the sarcophagus, so he did not disturb her.
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There is also an artificial step on one side of the valley, winding along the stone wall and going deep.
At this time, the soprano singing lingering in the ears did not stop:
"Y'ai'ng'ngah, Yog-Sothoth..."
But it was no better than they were in the tombs. What is heard outside is much louder and clearer.
Rick suddenly felt an inexplicable impulse in his heart.
Although his reason repeatedly warned him that there might be something ominous at the end of the increasingly gloomy road ahead, he still could not restrain the strong impulse and stepped onto the first step.
Then there's the second layer, then the third layer.
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Walking on the narrow and winding stone steps.
Paragraphs from ancient poems began to appear in Rick's mind.
On the right is a cold stone wall, and on the left is a mass grave filled with worn-out armor.
He suddenly realized that the syllables sung by the strange soprano were exactly one of the four volumes of poems he had collected.
There are four poems in the book called "People of the Stone". Apart from "Escape from the Ancient Land" which he has already understood and gradually used proficiently, and the lost "Star Beast", there are still four poems in total. The next two articles are "Dark Face" and "Black Desire".
At this moment, what the soprano is singing is part of the poem "Dark Face".
I don’t know since when, what Rick can hear is no longer obscure and unknown syllables, but some clearly identifiable sentences. …
He quickly took out the fragment of the poem from his body and turned to the page "Dark Face".
In his eyes at this moment, the ancient characters on the fragment seemed to have vitality, swaying and beating.
And the singing soprano suddenly said this to his ear:
"She hid her heart, let's go in and have a look..."
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Rick was startled. He trembled and almost hit the stone wall, and almost missed his step and fell into the valley.
After looking left and right, he found that there was no one around.
I no longer know how long I have been walking on this stone step. There is no end in sight, only the vague stone steps disappearing in the darkness.
"The Dark Face."
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He recited the title of this poem silently and swallowed subconsciously.
Bite your teeth, bite the bullet and continue climbing.
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In the deepest part of the valley, he finally saw the so-called dark face.
There is no elegant female singer here. In fact, when Rick reached the depths, the soprano's singing stopped abruptly.
Here is a dark altar.
Countless extinguished and dry stone candlesticks surround a corpse that has lost any sign of life.
It seemed to be a doll made of woven roots. It was not tall at all, not even the size of an adult human, and its body was a bit deformed, but almost every root vine was like a doll. Its features are woven just right, and even the ray of sadness between the eyebrows is lifelike. Otherwise Rick wouldn't have had the idea that "it lost its life".
The surface of each vine is covered with dense ancient runes, wrapping around the altar, and has a flat cut at the end, as if it had been chopped off by an axe.
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Rick looked a little dazed.
He didn't know what the scene in front of him meant, but his tears were trying to squeeze out of his eyes, although he didn't understand why he was crying.
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Suddenly, the poem in his hand flew out.
It fell into the air behind Rick.
Rick turned around and reached out to grab it, but found that there was no longer a dark valley and narrow stone steps in front of him.
In its place is the vast sea of stars.
What was going on in front of him was an unprecedented battle.
On one side is the golden tree that he is familiar with, as well as the golden legions, black knife assassins, and the heroic blades of law surrounded by his knees.
The other side is also a legion, but they are covered with profound marks.
Among them are members of the Golden Knights, black knife assassins, and even many legal blades and disciples.
And their leader is the doll made of weird black roots.
He is the dark side of the golden tree, the upside-down will.
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Under the gaze of the stars, this ancient war sank the continent and shattered the mountains and rivers.
All this happened in the blink of an eye in front of Rick.
When the flames of war subsided, all that was left were endless dead bones, broken weapons, and armor.
The final victory was won by the golden tree, but it was a tragic victory.
The fate of the Netherworld Legion was the broken halberds and broken swords in the valley of the Full Moon Tombs that were not worthy of having sarcophagi and names.
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It turned out that it was not because the temple was unwilling to erect monuments in memory of the low-status deceased, but because they themselves were sinners. Between the Holy Glory and the Netherworld, they chose to embrace the Netherworld, abandoning the Golden Law and the Golden Tree.
That's why there is that sentence: "May you find a harbor to rest."
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The screen flashed, and the ancient battlefield under the sea of stars disappeared.
However, when his vision returned to the real world, Rick suddenly discovered that the fragment of the poem that floated out of his hand was completely missing.
The dry candlesticks around the altar all lit up.
At this moment he is facing away from the altar.
The picture you see in front of you is the candlelight reflected on the stone wall.
The shadow standing in the candlelight is not only himself, but also others...
(End of this chapter)