Chapter 425 Evil Luo Haicheng
While Chen Ziyan was thinking about this, the battle in the lake below took another new turn.
White Bearded Old Fish successfully suppressed the spotted dragonfly at the bottom of the lake with the help of richer experience. The hard fish head and strong fish tail kept falling on the spotted dragonfly.
Although there are still no obvious external injuries, it is like a heavy hammer falling on the body. The internal injuries are more serious. The blood foam continuously overflowing from the mouth of the striped dragon is the best proof.
Seeing this change, Chen Ziyan immediately overturned his previous views and knew that the balance of victory and defeat had begun to tilt.
If the striped dragon cannot respond, it will most likely be eaten alive by the old white-bearded fish.
But just when this idea came up, Chen Ziyan suddenly caught a figure out of the corner of his eye. When he looked over, he realized that at some point, there was another striped dragon in the lake.
Furthermore, this striped dragon is larger in size. Although it is still not as good as the old white-bearded fish, it is much larger than the previous striped dragon.
More importantly, looking at this striped dragon's silent appearance, you can tell that it is also an experienced master.
The white-bearded old fish who was pursuing the victory was completely unprepared for this. He didn't react until the striped dragon suddenly pounced from the side and bit the fish's gills, but it was too late. .
The newly arrived striped dragon is not only larger in size, but also more powerful. It bites the gills of the old white-bearded fish and drags it towards a cave below. It seems that it also intends to use the terrain to create an advantage. .
At this time, the striped dragon also recovered and hurried up to help suppress the white-bearded old fish.
Looking at the two striped dragons that restrained the white-bearded old fish, Wang Kaixuan couldn't help but think of what the blue-robed Tibetan said just now, and sighed:
"There really are two of them!"
"Not necessarily, I think there may be a family of striped dragons here." Hu Bayi said after comparing the sizes of the two striped dragons.
He felt that this obvious difference in body shape was probably not the difference between male and female. The more likely explanation was that the striped dragon in front was not yet mature.
"It's okay for the family. What I'm most afraid of is that if there is a nest here, it will be troublesome." Black Glasses followed.
He was hesitant about the words of the blue-robed Tibetan. It wasn’t that he didn’t believe what he said, but he felt that nothing should be too absolute.
You can tell by looking at the other person's appearance that he has never been to this place. So how many spotted dragons are there is unknown. It is not impossible to copy the experience of other places, but it is best not to rigidly believe it. .
Those experiences in the past taught him that it is best to always remain skeptical.
It may not be useful, but it can save lives at critical moments!
"Old Hei, you must have been open-mouthed!" Chen Ziyan said speechlessly.
Because just after Black Glasses said this, he saw tens of thousands of white bearded fish pouring into the lake in the distance, and at the front were several fish that were not inferior to those just now The old white-bearded fish below.
These white-bearded fish rushed over aggressively, apparently wanting to rescue the old white-bearded fish that was in trouble.
But before the school of white-bearded fish could reach here, seven or eight striped dragons suddenly appeared on their way. The size of these striped dragons was similar to that of the one that appeared later. Crossing in front of the school of white-bearded fish.
The appearance of this scene not only confirmed Hu Bayi's guess, but also proved that with black glasses, there really was a nest of striped dragons here.
"Do you think there will be a bigger guy in the water?" Wang Kaixuan suddenly asked.
He has heard a saying that the size of the pond can support the size of fish. The area of this wind-eroded lake is not small. If it exists for a long enough time, there may not be bigger white bearded fish.
As for the striped dragon, he doesn't think there will be a bigger one. After all, this thing is already very fierce at its current size. If it were bigger, it would become a monster.
“Who can say for sure?” Chen Ziyan said.
Even if he knows the direction of the plot, he dare not say at this moment whether there is a larger creature here.
"Let's go, let's take advantage of this opportunity to leave here first." Chen Ziyan said after looking at the fight in the wind-eroded lake again.
Although he is very greedy for the bodies of the white-bearded old fish and the striped dragon, he will never take the initiative to provoke them now. Evil Luohai City is their main goal.
In order to get a better view, Chen Ziyan did not leave the huge rock blindly, but climbed up again, wanting to stand on a high place to see the specific situation around him.
When he climbed to the highest point of the giant rock, the first thing he saw was the wind-eroded lake like a mirror, and then the woods scattered around the wind-eroded lake like a barrier.
But behind the woods, there is another completely different scene.
Behind the green barrier is a lower depression with a lower level. This depression has no plants and almost no grass. Apart from the dense weathered caves, there is only an ancient city of wind-eroded rock like a honeycomb sunken there.
This wind-eroded rock ancient city has more than ten floors and has a very weird shape. At the highest point of the ancient city is an eyeball mark made of huge rocks.
"This should be the place." Chen Ziyan said to himself in a low voice after looking carefully.
Although there are some discrepancies with the murals of King Xian, the general outline is correct. This is undoubtedly the legendary Eluohai City.
It’s just that he is a little unsure now. Is this the legendary evil Luohai City that disappeared in front of him, or the shadow evil Luohai City shaped by the remaining consciousness of the first-generation ghost mother.
Chen Ziyan did not forget that after they exited the nine-story demon building, they saw the outline of an ancient city full of lights.
While Chen Ziyan was thinking, others also climbed up one after another.
When they saw Chen Ziyan standing there in a daze, they knew they must have seen something. In order to satisfy their curiosity, they also climbed to the top of the giant rock.
"This...this is the place we are looking for!" The moment Shirley Yang saw the ancient city in the distance, she could no longer take her eyes away.
Especially the eyeball logo at the top, it was like telling her that she was looking in the wrong place.
Others were also amazed. After all, the visual effects of such a city, let alone anything else, are enough to surprise people.
Chen Ziyan was the first to recover. After he estimated their distance from the ancient city, he said: "If we set off now, we should be able to get there before nightfall."
Although from here, the ancient city was not far away from them, but he knew what it meant to run to death at Wangshan Mountain. In fact, the giant rock was not close to the ancient city at all.
Looking back at the wind-eroded lake behind me, I found that just at this moment, the situation in the lake changed again.
The fish formation they had seen appeared again, directly covering the area below them. It was no longer possible to see the specific situation inside. However, judging from the fish corpses and blood stains that continued to surface, the battle in the lake was not The pause only became more intense due to the addition of backup from both sides.
But they don't care about this now. The most important thing right now is to get to the ancient city first.
After a brief discussion, a few people decided to set off immediately, trying to reach the ancient city before nightfall as Chen Ziyan said. Everyone immediately started to go down, and then headed towards the mountain forest not far away.
After entering the forest, they encountered familiar creatures not long after walking. I don’t know what happened here, but there were many shrimp balls living here.
Fortunately, the shrimp balls were not aggressive and had no impact on their trip.
Just like this, the group of people finally arrived at the edge of the depression when the sky was getting dark.
The moment they walked out of the forest, everyone was stunned on the spot, except Chen Ziyan, who had been prepared.
Under the dim night, the originally lifeless ancient city in the center of the depression suddenly lit up with lights.
The lights of the ancient city are flickering, but it is eerily quiet. This strange phenomenon makes people look at it with fear.
The countless stars and lights were clear and hazy, as if the residents still living inside had lit candles and prepared to welcome the coming of night.
Wang Kaixuan couldn't help but shuddered: "Could this be a ghost town?"
This city that expresses the two atmospheres of life and death at the same time made him think of it immediately A 'ghost town'.
“It is said that the ancient city of Pompeii in the Roman era was destroyed by a volcanic eruption. According to subsequent archaeological excavations, it is inferred that the residents of the city were not prepared at all when the volcano erupted, so they retained the normal life of their lives. Pompeii The posture was frozen forever in that moment of destruction. Is this the same situation in the ancient city in front of us? "
Shirley Yang thought about it and found a similar example, and wanted to use it? to explain.
She thought maybe the lights in the ancient city were always on, but she couldn't see it because it was dawn.
"Mr. Chen, should we go in tonight, or wait until dawn?" Black Glasses was more pragmatic. He didn't want to speculate about the lights, but directly asked whether he was going to the city.
After thinking for a while, Chen Ziyan said: "If you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't catch the tiger's cubs. Since you are already here, there is no need to wait another night."
After thinking about it, I feel that this should still be Shadow Evil Luohai City in front of me. It doesn't make any difference whether I go in early or late.
However, after he finished speaking, he did not forget to add: "By the way, there is an evil atmosphere in and around the city, so everyone should be careful."
Chen Ziyan did not forget what the blue-robed Tibetan said. The place they were going to now was in every sense the home of the first-generation ghost mother. They might encounter something. No matter how careful they were at this time, they could not be too careful.
After finishing speaking, Chen Ziyan glanced at the blue-robed Tibetan, wanting to see what his attitude was.
He knows his own team, and he knows that others will have no objections, and this is the only one who will raise objections.
However, he is not tired of this, because the Tibetans in blue robes will not make unreasonable suggestions, and as long as they speak, they will make suggestions that are beneficial to the trip.
Seeing Chen Ziyan look at him, the blue-robed Tibetan understood what he meant, but he just nodded lightly.
In fact, he really doesn't have anything to say, because Evil Luohai City is too far away from now, and even in the eyes of Kangbalo people, it is full of mystery.
Seeing this, Chen Ziyan took the lead into the depression, and the group headed towards the ancient city in the distance.
The process was extremely smooth, and there was no danger except being careful about the caves everywhere.
When they arrived in front of the ancient city, they discovered that a large part of this honeycomb-like ancient city was deep underground, and only a part was exposed. This also caused the barrel-like white city wall to become Decoration.
But even so, the sheer size of the city wall made it difficult for them to enter.
Being on the streets of the ancient city, Chen Ziyan immediately discovered that there were wisps of strange mist floating in the ancient city.
The mist looks very light and will not affect the line of sight much, but it will give people a hazy feeling.
The houses in the city are also very strange in style, like caves on a honeycomb, but the streets are connected in all directions and are extremely regular.
But they all know that the longer the road is like this, the easier it is for strangers to get lost, because you will find that wherever you go, everything around you looks the same, and you will soon be unable to tell where you are.
This made everyone dare not act rashly, and they slowly explored the city together. After searching several rooms, the sense of surprise in everyone's hearts became more and more intense, and they even felt like their hearts were beating with fear.
Because although there were not even a single person in the city, at least one of the ten households had their lights on.
This kind of lamp is not a special lamp that can last forever. It is just an ancient fuel made of grease that needs to be refilled frequently.
What’s even stranger is that in the houses they entered, all the lights seemed to have just been lit, and both the houses and other buildings, as well as the utensils and animal skins inside, all seemed to be new. .
They even saw a half-polished skull wine glass in a house.
This ancient city is really like what Shirley Yang said, time is completely frozen at a certain moment.
After walking around for a while, Chen Ziyan stopped and said: "The terrain here is too complicated. The safest way right now is to find a high place to see the specific structure clearly. It is best to find iconic buildings."
He felt that he could not continue like this and continued to wander around the city. It was just a waste of energy and it was difficult to have a beneficial effect.
“Altar!” said the blue-robed Tibetan.
“Altar?” Chen Ziyan looked at him, his eyes full of questions.
The blue-robed Tibetan nodded: "Yes, the altar. The most important building of the Evil Luohai people is the altar. This is the place where their rituals to gain power are held."
He told Chen Ziyan that the Evil Luohai people were unable to leave any bloodline due to the unexpected death of the first-generation ghost mother. Therefore, if future generations want to obtain the power of the first-generation ghost mother, they must hold a unique sacrifice.
So if there is any place in this ancient city that is most important, it is undoubtedly the altar where the sacrificial ceremony is held.
"It makes sense." The words of the blue-robed Tibetan reminded Chen Ziyan, he nodded, and then said: "Then find this altar first."
While speaking, Chen Ziyan subconsciously looked Towards his own feet.
If there were other buildings, he really didn’t know where they were, but this altar would only be in the deepest part of the ancient city!
(End of this chapter)