Chapter 278 Floating City Sacros
The dark and twisted shadow temple.
On an altar made of obsidian, a priest wearing a purple-edged black robe kneels in front of the statue. His eyes hidden in the shadow of the hood are closed tightly, and his hands hold a stone with a dark luster. crystal ball.
In the temple, the twisted statue of the god, like a phantom, is endlessly transforming from a black sphere with purple flames activated by magic into a beautiful and charming human woman. , with long black hair, wearing a swirling black dress.
There is a strange sound floating in the temple, like the wind of darkness. There are always strange sounds coming out of the silent space, sometimes like the laughter of real children, sometimes like the crisp rolling of marbles falling to the ground.
"Bang!"
Suddenly, the crisp sound of glass bursting echoed through the temple.
The priest who was kneeling on the ground stood up with a slightly flustered expression, looking at the fragments of the crystal ball scattered on the ground, his eyes suddenly turned cold.
This is not an ordinary crystal ball, but a prophetic treasure with advanced warning technology.
Once an enemy breaks into the Shadow Temple in the floating city of Sacros, this early warning crystal ball will transmit a message to the black-robed priest and transmit the perceived image to the depths of his mind.
However, things were completely beyond his expectation.
This uninvited guest not only countered his own early warning method, but also directly destroyed his early warning crystal through some of his own countermeasures.
Recalling the warning given to him by the high priest Revalan before leaving, the black-robed priest instantly realized something. His eyes suddenly changed, and he shouted to the empty shadow temple: "An enemy has broken into the Lost Temple. The lady's temple immediately increased its vigilance and searched for traces of intruders."
"Yes..."
The first person to respond to the black-robed priest was the silent voice coming from the shadows in the corner of the temple.
The two full-armored knights, who looked like ornamental statues, actually came to life. Under the cold steel masks, a pair of scarlet eyes suddenly flashed out, revealing a terrifying chill.
At the same time, figures appeared in every corner of the temple like flowing shadows, and there were even more than a dozen priests in black robes with purple edges, gathering around the leading priest.
Just when the two heavily armed dark knights were about to walk out of the temple gate, a dazzling deep purple light burst out, attracting everyone's attention.
"Be careful!!" The black-robed priest noticed something was wrong and quickly warned loudly.
Unfortunately, it was too late. The substance-like purple light instantly transformed into a battering ram in the shape of a ram's horn. It contained terrifying power and condescendingly hit one of the knights on the head.
The unprepared knight instinctively crossed his hands in front of him, trying to resist the blow with his own defense, but it was completely in vain under this long-planned attack.
The battering ram transformed from the force field energy easily broke the knight's arms wrapped in arm armor. Then, the strong impact continued downward and hit his head without any stagnation.
"Bang!"
It was just a soft sound, and the knight's head wearing a steel mask was completely dented and deformed like a balloon. Blood mixed with turbid brain matter flowed along the helmet The cracks spilled down.
The knight's body also trembled suddenly at this time, fell on his back, and then there was no more movement.
"Boom!"
As the knight died, a fireball the size of a head roared into the chest of another knight, causing him to end his life in a flash of brilliant flames.
This sudden attack caused the entire temple to suddenly fall into deathly silence.
Brian, who quietly appeared in the temple, naturally would not leave the enemy so much time to be shocked.
——“Group human body fixation technique!”
As the brilliance of arcane magic emerged, Brian pointed his staff forward. In an instant, the group of priests and dark knights in front of him suddenly stiffened and stood still. The only exception was the leader. Black-robed priest.
——"Sun Flame Explosion!"
Immediately afterwards, a terrifying brilliance emerged. After many metamagic feats and fire-attributed staffs enhanced spells, it seemed to rise in the temple in an instant. A scorching sun exploded.
In an instant, painful wails sounded one after another. The moment the eyes of many enemies were hit by the bright light, they seemed to be contaminated with flames like maggots attached to their bones, and they were directly blinded.
At the same time, under the strong light of "Yangyan Explosion", those priests and warriors who had long been transformed into ghosts also underwent very strange changes.
The most obvious one is a beautiful priestess.
She stood far away at first, but when she was enveloped by Brian's "Sun Flame Explosion", her skin suddenly began to burn, and her whole body let out a shrill scream of panic, and she fell to the ground. After struggling on the ground for a while, it was burned into a strange black mass of charcoal.
A "Sun Flame Explosion" instantly cleansed the temple of all enemies that had turned into ghosts.
——"Continuous dispersal!"
The black-robed priest standing at the farthest end finally prepared his spell. He first held the holy emblem engraved with the emblem of the Lost Lady and faced it. Brian pointed suddenly.
A divine radiance emerged, and the temporarily added defensive spells around Brian began to be slowly peeled off one by one.
——"Howling ghost shadow!"
The black-robed priest immediately crushed the black gem that had been prepared, and a black mist emerged from the broken gem, turning into a spirit binding Like a shadow, it let out a strange groan while speeding towards Brian like a sharp arrow.
——“Shadow snake attacks!”
——“Shadow that blocks the sun!”
——"Psychic shadow!"
The shadow guard assassins who recovered from the blindness and immobilization state also used various best attacks, turning into a series of speeding afterimages. Or release mind-affecting phantoms and attack Brian.
Shadows shrouded the temple, and shadowy creatures emitted strange screams. They also danced and roared in the shadows, as if they wanted to tear the enemy into pieces.
Faced with the enemy's siege, Brian stood on the spot holding his staff, his expression as calm and calm as ever.
——"Advanced Mirror Shadow Technique!"
He first activated the attached spell on the 'Brilliant Evening Star' ring, turning it into six identical phantoms, causing the attacking assassins to suddenly lose their target. Then he recited a spell and waved his staff lightly.
——"Lightning Curtain!"
With the surge of arcane energy, in the spherical area centered on Brian, sizzling lightning jumped repeatedly in the area. There was a terrible electric light moving.
As soon as the translucent spirit spirit summoned by the black-robed priest approached the lightning curtain, he was struck by the jumping electric light, causing his whole body to convulse and shake, screaming repeatedly, his blood-red eyes full of fear, and he did not dare to move forward. .
Those shadow guard assassins who tried to sneak up on Brian through the shadows suddenly stopped and looked solemnly at the six identical figures in the lightning area, showing that they had no idea what to do.
The black-robed priest in the distance saw this situation and was about to raise the holy symbol and release the dispersion spell. Unknown to him, Brian appeared behind him through a teleportation spell.
The moment he reacted, a sharp sword emitting starlight easily broke through his magic shield, causing his body to stand up suddenly and fall to the ground.
——"Tornado Storm!"
Brian's attack did not stop because of this. With a thought, the air around the surviving Shadow Guard assassins suddenly seeped out waves. Terrible energy.
When they reacted through their own perceptions, these energies had been transformed into a raging storm under Brian's control, tearing these unsuspecting assassins to pieces.
Seeing that the enemy was being wiped out by him in one go, Brian's expression did not show any relief.
After all, their purpose here is to destroy the floating city, not to kill people.
Thinking of his true purpose of coming here, he did not dare to waste time, and immediately quickened his pace and walked towards the deepest part of the Shadow Temple. In the cold night.
Yada, the prince of ghosts, stood on the tower of Sacros, looking at the three uninvited guests who broke into the floating city and were massacring the defenders in the city unscrupulously. His expression became very serious. Ugly.
Among these three legendary professions, in addition to a Harper scout and the Lost Lady's old enemy, a Silver Moonwalker who believes in the moon goddess Selun, there is also a drow holding a bow and arrow.
The purpose of these people seems to be very simple, which is to cause wanton destruction in the floating city.
He didn't even know how these people quietly avoided the detection of the Weaving Mystery Lock and sneaked into the floating city.
However, these are no longer important.
As his eldest brother Revalan expected, the people in Misty Valley did have the idea of a floating city.
In order to guard against their actions, he had already made sufficient preparations in advance.
Thinking of this, his expression turned cold, and his gray-blue eyes unconsciously locked on the group of troublemakers.
Although he knew that these people were just to attract his attention to the floating city so that other lurkers could destroy the inner core of the city, he didn't care.
Because he had anticipated this situation in advance, he had already made strict precautions and arrangements, and his mission this time was mainly to cooperate with the actions of the Yinhun Tower to kill these troublemakers. who.
Besides, there is also a believer here who is the moon goddess Su Lun.
Silver Moon Walker has a very important position in Su Lun's church. If he is left in the floating city, he can even gain the goddess' favor.
The Prince of Shadows was just about to take action when a priest from the Shadow Temple ran over in a panic, "Your Majesty, someone sneaked into the Shadow Temple and massacred many of our priests."
"What?" Upon hearing the news, Yada's expression flashed with anger.
Someone dares to break into the temple of the Lost Lady. This is a naked provocation to anyone in Sacross City.
"The Myser energy core of the floating city is not in the Shadow Temple. What is their purpose of sneaking into the temple?" After the anger, Yada calmed down and started to think about this problem.
"Do you know who sneaked into the temple?" he asked the embarrassed priest.
"It's the mage lord of Mokou Town." There was obvious fear in the priest's expression.
“His strength has reached the realm of legend. We are no match for him at all. We are completely powerless to parry. His purpose seems very clear, which is to destroy the Temple of the Lost Lady.”
“It’s him again!” Hearing this name again, Yada gritted his teeth with hatred.
Although he has never had a direct confrontation with the other party, because of this mage lord, the Lost Lady's plan did not go smoothly at all.
Now he dares to sneak into the floating city and boldly break into the Shadow Temple.
Does he really think that the Temple of the Lost Lady can come and go at will?
"If you dare to desecrate the temple of the goddess, I will go and meet him personally." Yada looked cold and made up his mind. Then he said to the priest beside him, "Inform Matik and let him Use your own Haunted Soul Tower to entertain the three troublemakers in the city.”
The floating city’s secret energy core was placed in Lamorak’s Haunted Soul Tower, and the other party, under his reminder, Comprehensive precautions have already been taken.
Yada did not believe that the yet-to-be-appeared leader of the Harpers, Storm Silverhand, could quietly lurk in the Haunted Tower, and then destroy the Myseronic core under Lamorak's strict guard. Lose.
After saying that, he immediately set his sights on the most magnificent Shadow Temple in the Floating City, and disappeared into a black mist.
Inside the Ghost Tower in the Floating City.
The figure of the leader of the Harpers, Storm Silverhand, has long since become invisible to the naked eye, and is cautiously heading towards the upper level of the Wizard Tower.
No one will underestimate the power of the wizard tower, let alone the various devices and traps in it. After all, no one knows how many dangerous devices those crazy wizards will install in their towers. .
Even those legendary professionals will be wary of this.
"Click!"
A faint magical light flashed, and with a slight noise, the invisible figure of the storm pried open the second door of the wizard tower, and then cautiously walked into the second door. Three floors.
As a chosen one of the Goddess of Magic, although she has not mastered powerful magic, hundreds of years of learning have given her the powerful skills of a bard, rogue and ranger.
Even if she doesn't deliberately hold back, she can hardly hear any sound when walking. She can easily open and avoid any complex magic locks and traps.
Just when the storm reached the fifth floor of the Ghost Tower unimpeded, a heavy muffled sound suddenly came from the wall, and a solid stone door fell instantly, blocking her way.
At the same time, heavy footsteps sounded at the back of the passage, mixed with a nauseating stench.
Even without looking back, the bard of Shadow Valley clearly knew that the huge figure of the flesh golem was slowly approaching him.
She stood calmly, pondering for a moment, with a smile on her lips.
Based on her rich experience, she realized that this was not a discovery, but a more luxurious automatic patrol method rarely used by the wizards in the Wizard Tower.
This method, which extremely consumes the energy of the elemental pool, is often turned on when someone is expected to try to break into his wizard tower in advance.
Thinking of this, she quickly suppressed her breath and allowed the patrolling flesh golem to slowly move past her.
When the flesh golem returned to the passage, Storm unexpectedly discovered that the solid stone door was slowly rising amidst bursts of dull sounds.
Seeing this, she did not rush in and head for the sixth floor. Instead, she hid her figure and watched everything around her.
Just as she expected.
As the stone door rises, dozens of mechanisms are opened on both sides of the passage at the same time. The energy of frost, fire, acid and lightning interweaves into a frightening arcane storm in an instant.
The leader of the Harpers hid there and waited patiently for about an hour.
After she saw the automatic patrol trap reciprocating three times, she cautiously entered the passage and headed towards the sixth floor of the tower.
After arriving at the top of the Ghost Tower without any danger, Feng Feng saw that he appeared in a room whose walls and ceiling were all made of transparent glass.
This inner courtyard is located at the highest point of the floating city. It is surrounded only by the sky and can be lit from all angles.
The moonlight passing through the walls and ceiling is distorted and turned into thousands of blue and red light spots, showing that the inner courtyard is like a huge hollow diamond.
Obscure magical barriers are engraved on every surface of the diamond to prevent the outside world from peeking inside.
A huge sphere that conducts raw magical energy from the Shadow Demonic Web is placed on a gorgeous ceremonial bracket composed of many golden rings.
Obviously, this is the Shadow Mysser Energy Core of Sacros.
The energy flowing through it can be observed with the naked eye. It looks like a light that is colder than ice and brighter than the hottest flame.
“As expected of the leader of the Harper Alliance, he was able to avoid my detection and come here.”
A low and hoarse voice sounded from behind the storm, "However, I am sorry to tell you that I have been waiting here for a long time, Lady Storm of Shadow Valley."
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(End of this chapter)