Chapter 399 New Myser Energy Core
The moment Brian showed off Seth's Holy Emblem, a pale golden divine light suddenly lit up, shining like a corona in this dark canyon. .
As the gentle breeze blew Brian's disheveled hair, invisible divine aura spread out fiercely with his body as the center.
In the blink of an eye, the group of Ethiopian lizards trying to surround Brian had a look of fear in their cold pupils flashing with light red blood, like headless flies. They fled in panic, and even a few lizardmen were too panicked and were caught off guard. They hit the hard and cold rock wall on the spot, fainted to the ground, and were eventually trampled to death.
And those Ethiopian lizards who were far away and were dodging from both sides and swooping down from both sides also turned around and fled under the influence of the Holy Emblem.
"Here I go, the effect of this Holy Emblem is a bit outrageous." The mind of the golden dragon Paralandusk raised doubts to Brian.
Brian stood motionless, staring at the darkness in front of the Ethiopian lizards who were running away like crazy. He nodded with deep sympathy, then put away the Holy Emblem and said, "This effect It is indeed beyond my expectation. It seems that we need to capture a prisoner and ask questions."
As he put away the Holy Emblem, the invisible ripples disappeared without a trace, and the fleeing Ethiopian lizards disappeared. As if he suddenly woke up, his body paused and gradually recovered.
In just a moment, at least thousands of Ethiopian lizards ran over in a fierce manner, completely blocking the road through the depths of the canyon.
Although the effect of the Holy Emblem has long since disappeared, there is still a hint of fear hidden in the eyes of these lizardmen when they look at Brian, so that they dare not act rashly.
Just as Brian was thinking about how to communicate with them, there was a commotion behind the lizard crowd, and then an elder lizard man who was obviously different from other lizard men, wearing plain cloth and with a slightly stooped body, took the initiative to help him from the crowd. The separate road came slowly.
This seemed like an ordinary old lizard man, but Brian saw the vicissitudes and wisdom in his sharp and cold pupils. The most important thing was that the top of the lizard man elder's cane , or a coiled black carved snake.
This is the emblem of Seth, the witch god of Saluk, and it is exactly the same as the pattern of the holy emblem in Brian's hand.
“Be careful, the strength of this lizard man is not simple.” The golden dragon reminded Brian solemnly, “His strength is at least above the medium legendary level, and it is very likely that he inherited the Saluk Witch. Some of the heritage of the snake."
"I know it well." Brian nodded slightly and looked at the lizard elder who came over with a calm expression. He did not speak immediately, but chose to remain silent.
"Adventurers from the outside world."
The lizard man kept a certain distance from Brian, then stopped and actually said to him in the lingua franca of mainland China:
" I am the chief of the Ethiopian lizard people. I don’t know how you found this place, but if you go further, it will be our tribe’s forbidden land. If you persist in your stubbornness and try to set foot in our tribe’s forbidden land, then... our place A group of forgotten people will let you experience the power from ancient times. "His! His! His!" He raised his weapon and made a blood-chilling cry.
"I have no ill intentions." Faced with this situation, Brian said calmly, "On behalf of the ancient god Seth, I came to find the resting place of the Saluk Witch. If you don't believe it, just look up. Look at this Holy Emblem.”
When Brian carefully showed the Holy Emblem, the Ethiopian people who had experienced fear all showed nervous expressions. Some of the people with low psychological endurance, He even turned around and ran away.
However, this time they were obviously too nervous, because Brian had no intention of activating the remaining power of the Holy Emblem.
As Brian showed the Holy Emblem again, without the divine radiance, everyone could clearly see the emblem on it.
Then, the entire canyon fell into a long silence, with only the occasional roar of hurricanes passing by.
"You...are you the spokesperson of the Creation Serpent?" After a long silence, the Ethiopian chief clenched his cane with his withered right hand and asked in a low and complicated tone.
“No.” Brian put away the Holy Emblem and confessed:
“I am his employee, and it was under his guidance that I successfully traveled through Enook. The desert has found this place, and your Creation Snake also told me that the ancient city of Orem is hidden here. Tens of thousands of years have passed, and it is time for the shaman of Istosefifer to wake up and let the ancient city God's gift hangs over all the scaly people."
"We Ethiopian people finally waited for the great snake of creation... He has not forgotten us." When the human chief heard this, he muttered to himself with a slightly gloomy expression.
Then, he leaned on his cane and knelt on the ground with a pious expression. All the lizard men behind him also put down their weapons, imitating the chief's example, and let out a low neighing sound.
Said to Brian, "My mission as a tribe of Ethiopian lizards is to guard the gate of the ancient city of Orem. Since you are the messenger of the Serpent of Creation, you deserve our hospitality, please."
"Hospitality is not necessary." Brian said coldly, "My mission is just to pass on the message. Since you no longer doubt my identity, then take me to the ancient city of Orem."
"No. Question, your Excellency, please come with me." The Ethiopian chief stood up and motioned for Brian to follow him to their settlement.
Soon, led by the Lizard Chief, Brian arrived at a huge cave hidden deep in the canyon.
The lizard chief raised his cane, as if he were dancing with a god, and cast an ancient witchcraft. He opened the magic mechanism on the wall, and a bronze door exuding a sense of vicissitudes of history emerged.
As the door was slowly pushed open, what appeared in Brian's sight was a staircase so deep that it seemed to have no end.
So, under the leadership of the lizard chief, the two of them walked along the endless stairs through the living area of the Ethiopian lizard lair, going up and down among the intricate various ancient fortifications, left and right. interspersed.
What surprised Brian was that although the Ethiopian lizards lived in seclusion in the underground tunnels deep in the canyon all year round, isolated from the outside world, they still had the same habits as any other race, in order to protect their own Property is inviolable, and even the main roads are covered with various traps.
In fact, after walking all the way, in Brian's opinion, this place is simply a complicated maze. No outsider can always choose among the countless forks and intersections, as well as the complicated tunnels like spider webs. Right way.
Obviously, there is only one explanation for this phenomenon. The secluded place of the Ethiopian lizards is also not as carefree as imagined. They definitely have to guard against their mortal enemies.
As for what these mortal enemies are, Brian has already seen the corpses of the snake people on a blood sacrifice altar.
The torches on the wall gradually become sparse, and the spacing between them is also increasing. The further you go, the darker and deeper the environment becomes.
Finally, the Ethiopian chief led Brian to the end of a narrow passage.
There is no light source here, and everywhere is shrouded in eternal darkness by a deep black mist formed by supernatural abilities. Brian has to use a spell to penetrate the magical darkness in order to see. Clear the road before you.
“This is the end of our clan’s lair.” A hint of worry appeared in the wise pupils of the Ethiopian Lizard Chief, and he said in a low voice, “Going forward, there is the outer tunnel, which goes all the way deep to Connected to the narrow sea of the high glacier, you can also enter the Underdark from here.”
"Don't tell me that the ancient city of Orem is hidden in the Underdark." Brian looked at the lizard chief calmly, then frowned and expressed his guess. "You guessed it right, Your Excellency." The Lizard Chief said:
"Although compared to the canyon of the Supreme Glacier, the food and resources in the Underdark are more than ten times richer, But the monsters entrenched there are thousands of times more than the cockroaches in the tunnel. Our Ethiopian lizard family originally guarded the area around the sleeping ancient city of Orlem, but we were defeated by the evil snake people and were eventually expelled here. A borderland."
Hearing this, Brian's brows deepened, "So, if we want to reach the ancient city of Orem, we need the permission of the snake people."
"Yes." The lizard chief nodded awkwardly.
"Then take me there." Having reached this point, Brian, who had no way to turn back, could only go to the end.
So, the Lizard Chief walked to the passage, put his palm into an inconspicuous depression, and activated the mechanism.
With the sound of gears turning, the half-meter-thick fine gold door opened silently and silently, revealing the empty and bottomless outer tunnel to Brian.
It was as if the cold wind from the highest glacier was roaring in, blowing Brian's messy hair unbridled, forcing him to hold up a defensive barrier to withstand the bone-chilling cold.
“Let’s go, Your Excellency, there’s still a long way to go.” The lizard chief clenched his staff tightly and walked quickly into the tunnel. After Brian came in, he once again stood on a certain spot on the wall. A witchcraft spell was cast in the place, and a rough estimate was that it weighed at least dozens of tons. The fine gold door that was immune to magic immediately closed automatically under the pull of the magic mechanism.
A huge roar could be heard far away in the tunnel, and the lingering sound was endless.
Then the two began to move forward.
If they were still within the protection range of the Ethiopian lizard's lair before, then now they are truly out of the lair.
The walls and ceiling of the tunnel are made of moist soil mixed with a large amount of stones. It seems that as long as the vibration is slightly greater, it is likely to cause a collapse.
However, the ingenious balance between them allows them to stay in their respective positions, thus forming a rationale that is enough for people to pass.
There are countless such roads that seem to be dug out by giant pythons, and their complexity is several times higher than the difficulty of the Essebean lizard lair that Brian just passed through.
Without this lizard chief to lead the way, relying on his own ability, just to test whether the passage ahead is feasible will consume a lot of time.
The width of the passage is always changing.
Sometimes it is spacious enough for four carriages to drive side by side at the same time, and sometimes it is so narrow that people can only line up in a long snake shape.
The jagged rocks on the side of the road, as the light source approaches and leaves, cast a variety of shadows that change. Suddenly, it looks like they are peeping man-eating monsters waiting for an opportunity to move.
This is not alarmist. In fact, there are many kinds of monsters living underground. They like to disguise themselves as rocks and wait for their prey to fall into the trap.
But for the great chief who was leading the way, the environment here made him feel like a fish in water, especially his eyes that emitted a frightening red light in the dark. All disguises were in front of the lizard people. Nothing to hide from.
So this adventure, which was originally full of dangers, became very safe in front of Brian.
They kept moving for hours, penetrating into places no human being had ever reached before. Except for two or three groups of wandering goblins that were already far away and trying to escape, as well as some rats and bats that jumped around from time to time, they did not encounter any monsters or dangers on the way.
Unconsciously, the two of them were already thousands of meters below the surface.
Even the Ethiopian chief, who has lived in underground tunnels for many years, has gradually become unfamiliar with the surrounding environment.
But he still tried his best to identify the road, accurately judge the direction and location, and lead the expedition deeper underground.
On the way, Brian was also careful to take out the Holy Emblem to confirm that they were indeed getting closer to the goal without deviation.
At this moment, the golden dragon Palalandusk, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke, "Boy, I have been silent for such a long time, are you not worried at all?"
"What's there to worry about? You can still run away with my Austrian Fire." While on the way, Brian communicated with the other party through his thoughts.
After the other party reminded him, he was really a little confused, so he asked curiously, "Don't tell me, you just fell asleep."
"That's not true." Jin Long said seriously, "Because When you showed Seth's Holy Emblem to the Ethiopian Lizard, he sensed that the thoughts of Seth's clone seemed to be hidden in the Holy Emblem, so he secretly confirmed whether his guess was accurate."
Brian Wen. Yan, looking stunned, immediately realized the seriousness of the problem, and said in a deep voice, "Then how did you confirm it?"
"It has been confirmed that the other party did leave a trace of his thoughts in the Holy Emblem. "Jin Long said in a positive tone, "Otherwise, the effect of the Holy Emblem's fear aura would not be so strong."
Hearing this, Brian no longer hesitated, held the Holy Emblem, and secretly injected a little mana. Use your mind to convey to the Holy Emblem, "Dear Lord Seth, how long do you plan to pretend."
"Please don't get me wrong." Seth's weak voice came from the holy emblem:
"The purpose of doing this is just to better preserve my divine power. After all, I am just a human being." "Avatar, I can't expect you to convince Istosefifer's witch, this is related to my future."
Brian pondered for a moment, knowing that there is no point in arguing with the other party on this issue at this time, after all. He also wanted to seek help from the 'Earth Prophet' Asindo. He continued:
"But your dishonesty has created a rift in our cooperation. Do you think I will do it again in the future?" Do you believe me?”
“In the Chultan Peninsula, the father of dinosaurs, Uotah, is always monitoring my every move. I can only choose to quietly hide in the Holy Emblem without your knowledge. Leave a trace of your own consciousness in it. After all, it was the goddess Mystra who sent you to the tower, so Uotah will naturally not be suspicious."
The weak voice of Seth's clone came into Brian's mind:
"Of course, my concealment did offend you. Later, we will pass by a city of snake people. This is a group of people who believe in the god of snake people, Ma. Shake's tribe, you are no match for them. In order to express my apology, I will help you pass through the snake kingdom ahead without any damage, and give you a gift that you cannot refuse."
"What a gift. ?" Brian's eyes flickered slightly, but his expression remained unmoved.
"An intact Mythor energy core." Seth's clone replied slowly.
(End of this chapter)