Chapter 481 Return to the Crystal Mountains
The white-haired old man in the canvas is dressed like a traveler, wearing a tawny robe and a high pointed hat, huddled motionless on the ground in the corner.
There was still a look of fear on his face, as if he was stuck in the last moment of being trapped in the painting. He was still holding a backpack tightly in his arms, and part of the scroll was exposed from the pockets on both sides.
"Master Carmen?"
Chen Lun stood in front of the easel and called out in a deep voice.
He wiped the blood stains on his face with a handkerchief and deliberately controlled his gaze so as not to look at the terrifying yellow-robed figure on the canvas.
However, there was silence all around, and the old man in the painting showed no reaction.
Chen Lun frowned. He couldn't tell whether Carmen could sense the movement in the outside world at this time. The only thing he could be sure of was that the other party was not dead. Otherwise, the A-level mission he received from Ms. Frederic would have been considered a failure. .
‘How to rescue Him from the painting...’
He suddenly felt troubled.
Chen Lun looked around and searched the room, trying to find some clues, but unfortunately, the place was empty and there was nothing worth paying attention to.
He sighed to himself and returned to the easel.
But at this time, Chen Lun seemed to notice something. He looked at the old man in the corner of the canvas, his expression condensed.
‘There is clearly a scroll on the side of the backpack he is holding in his arms, but why is it missing now? ’
Soon, he found a corner of the pressed scroll under the old man's body. The exposed part seemed to have some extremely small words written in blood.
‘Carmen can sense movement in the outside world. He just heard my call, so he was sending me a message...’
Chen Lun had some enlightenment.
Immediately, he looked intently at the words on the scroll, wondering what kind of message the other party was conveying.
But I don’t know if Carmen is too weak or for some other reason. The text written on it is not a complete sentence, but some crooked words, such as "clarenco", "power faded" and "supplement".
Chen Lun carefully read these words in blood several times and thought about them secretly.
'Carmen's reminder...perhaps she wants to tell me that Clarenco's painting not only records and intercepts the scene at that time, but also freezes time and space, recreating a painting-in-picture world...but then As time goes by, Clarenco's power continues to fade, so that the space in the painting can no longer be retained, and Carmen loses the chance to come back... If you want to rescue him, you must replenish the power of the painting. ? ’
He reasoned in his mind.
Then he frowned again.
‘If that’s the case... Clarenzo is a god-level angel, how can I supplement his power? ’
Taking a long breath, Chen Lun couldn't help but feel helpless.
He looked at the easel in front of him, not daring to move rashly... Perhaps when Carmen first came here, she touched the canvas and was forcibly dragged in, eventually trapped to death.
"Master Carmen, can you give me some more tips? How can I find the power of Clarenzo..."
Chen Lun asked, facing the easel a few meters away.
Time passed, nearly ten minutes passed, and the scene on the canvas remained unchanged. Chen Lunzheng was a little disappointed, but in the blink of an eye, Carmen's expression changed from fear to pain.
On the scroll under him, there is another word again:
"Dream world."
‘Going to the dream world to find Clarenzo? ’
Chen Lun was suddenly shocked.
His expression darkened and he gave up the idea in an instant.
Putting aside the danger level of the dream world, even if he wanted to go there, there was no guarantee that he wouldn't be caught by the sighing lady guarding the "Gate of Sleep". After what happened last time, Chen Lun no longer wanted to face this terrifying existence.
But soon, he thought of something.
'Although Clarenco, who has gone crazy, is in the dream world, Wonderland is a replica of the dream world. Together with the mad god, it is recreated deep in the Crystal Mountains. The danger level in Wonderland is far lower. In the dream world... maybe I can try my luck there. Even if I encounter an irresistible danger, I can escape at any time. ’
Chen Lun thought about it for a long time and finally decided on the idea.
He slowly turned around, left the room on the top floor, retreated downstairs, found a corner to sit on the floor, leaned against the wall, took out "Philip's Adventures in Wonderland", and opened it.
Wow...
A white light suddenly appeared, and Chen Lun immediately entered the fairyland.
He closed his eyes and meditated, used his mind to connect to a wooden house deep in the Crystal Mountains, and teleported. Opening his eyes again, Chen Lun stood up from the chair with a calm face, opened the door and walked out.
What comes into view are the endless black mountains all around, with no vegetation visible. [Spiritual Intuition] A warning came, pointing directly at a canyon on the right.
‘We have thoroughly explored the Crystal Mountains before, leaving only the crack deep in the canyon... Clarenco should be inside. ’
Chen Lun immediately rose into the sky and flew towards the canyon.
After a while.
He came to the bottom of the canyon again and stood in front of the huge crack.
Even though he felt the faint aura of terror coming from the darkness, he did not hesitate, took a deep breath and jumped directly into it.
A feeling of weightlessness followed, and Chen Lun used Air Walk in time to control the speed of his fall... After a period of darkness, Chen Lun gradually saw light.
‘That’s... Zhanhuite? ’
Chen Lun's pupils narrowed.
As his body continued to fall, he saw that the uneven rock walls around him were covered with blue lenses. They were densely packed and spread all over the field of vision. They were the power cores of the statue monsters on the peaks of the Crystal Mountains. !
This immeasurable amount of aphrodisiac stones shimmered with dazzling light, lighting up the dark environment at the bottom of the abyss.
Chen Lun couldn't restrain his inner ecstasy. This was another treasure discovered besides the Longli Stone vein under the Hazy Plain! Originally, he had given up on using this kind of extraordinary material as a research object because of the scarcity of Zhanhuite and the difficulty in obtaining it, but now it seems that this path is completely feasible!
‘It’s just that it’s not possible yet… The mad god Clarenzo is entrenched here. Only after I advance to a high position can I be confident enough to slowly mine these ores. ’
Chen Lun suppressed his desire and calmed down.
At the same time, he did not forget that the purpose of his trip was to find the object containing the power of Clarenzo... This process should be done carefully, and it is best not to be discovered, otherwise the gap between the two sides is too great, even the god of murals in Wonderland Just a replica can probably kill him instantly.
After a while.
Chen Lun reached the bottom of the abyss. In order to avoid making any noise, he still walked in the air and floated in mid-air.
It is quite dead here, and there is no living thing to be seen. There are only countless crystals of aphrodisiac around, shining brightly on the mountain walls.
The warning from [Spiritual Intuition] became more and more intense, but Chen Lun used reverse thinking to fly in the direction of the strongest warning, because this was the fastest way to find Clarenso.
After flying at the bottom of the silent abyss for an unknown amount of time, Chen Lun turned around and finally arrived at another relatively spacious area.
He looked up and couldn't help but feel his breath hitch.
A human-shaped blue crystal is standing in front, looking lifelike and no different from a real person. His appearance particularly attracted Chen Lun's attention. His exquisite facial features, mature face, and even his eyes full of melancholy, vicissitudes and wisdom are also lifelike...
'This statue was created after Lady Frederic...'
This thought flashed through Chen Lun's mind.
At the same time, he was surprised that the entire body of this statue was made of aphrodisiac stone.
呲——
Suddenly, the blue statue "came" to life, its pretty brows furrowed slightly, it raised its hand and extended its index finger, pointing slightly towards Chen Lun. A deep blue-green intertwined light beam burst out from his fingertips, containing terrifying power!
The beam of light arrived instantly, and Chen Lun's expression changed drastically. He did not want to suffer this devastating blow, so he immediately used teleportation to avoid it.
Whoosh!
His figure appeared on the other side of the statue, but the statue seemed to have predicted it. Without turning its head, it waved its hand, and an emerald-like curved light blade struck again.
Boom! !
Chen Lun immediately entered the pale knight form and teleported away again. The emerald light blade passed over him and sank into the rock wall with a hiss, shattering all the aphrodisiac stones on it and cutting out bottomless traces.
The surroundings began to tremble, and Chen Lun's heart sank.
‘The destructive power of this statue may have exceeded that of an ordinary incarnation of a saint...’
If he were hit by that emerald light, most of his proud defense would be unable to withstand it, and he would be cut in half on the spot and seriously injured.
Even if its recovery power is amazing, the statue will not give itself time to breathe. In an instant, it will launch an overwhelming ray of light and drown it.
Chen Lun teleported again and appeared in front of the statue. He raised the giant sword burning with purple-red flames and struck it down on the head.
No movement was seen from the statue, and an emerald-colored light curtain rose from the ground, blocking one side of it.
Buzz! !
The energy of the emerald light curtain was so rich that it canceled out all the slashes and flames, and Chen Lun returned without success.
‘The noise is too great... we must fight quickly! ’
Chen Lun secretly thought, determination flashing in his eyes.
His left arm exploded in an instant, turning into a group of pale snakes that rolled forward. Together with the emerald light curtain and the statue, they all wrapped around it, trapping the opponent in place.
Immediately afterwards, Chen Lun split his left arm and fell off, teleporting backwards, a hundred meters away. He thrust the giant sword into the ground with his right hand, and immediately a translucent "Jie Yan Card" quietly emerged between his fingers, burning with blue flames, flying straight towards the statue entangled in a group of pale snakes.
Buzz——
A huge dark and profound polyhedron suddenly appeared and swallowed the statue instantly.
[You killed "Clarenzo's Masterpiece" and gained 5,000 experience points! 】
A prompt came from the panel, and Chen Lun secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
However, in the next second, there was a violent tremor on the ground.
The warning of [Spiritual Intuition] instantly rose to the extreme. Chen Lun secretly thought something was wrong. He looked up and saw that the black polyhedron instantly collapsed into a point and disappeared...
In the dim place that was originally blocked by it, hundreds of blue statues appeared at some point. They all looked like Ms. Frederic, and they all looked at Chen Lun expressionlessly and walked towards him.
Further behind them, a huge crystal mask shining with countless dark blue lights emerged from the shadows and suspended in the sky.
Chen Lun felt his hair stand on end as he stared blankly at the huge crystal mask.
Because behind the mask, there is an irregular head that is several times larger than the mask! Countless mouths grow on the surface of the skull, twisting and trembling, opening and closing constantly, singing in unison, praising the great poem:
"You are the inscriber of epics, you are the gorgeous Scorpio, you are the colorful king... Praise the mural paradise that never ends and immerses those who stop!"
Chen Lun's scalp suddenly became numb. (End of chapter)