Chapter 899 881. Bridge into the city (3000)
Lothric's bridge into the city is the same width throughout.
It is a stone and brick bridge that can accommodate ten horses walking side by side at the same time.
It starts from the gate of Lothric City and ends at the gate of the Undead Settlement. In the middle, it passes through the Farran Fortress in mid-air.
This bridge can almost be called the most important 'highway' in this area.
Therefore, Lan can also see that Lothric's protective measures for the bridge are outstanding.
Every once in a while, the bridge will build a small gatehouse on the bridge deck.
Just like the city gates, if you want to rush straight to Lothric from the bridge with violence, then these small gatehouses will probably directly assume similar responsibilities as the city gates at the appropriate time.
Separate the invaders in sections and consume their vitality.
From the moment Lan En led Qilin out of the gate of the Undead Settlement, he saw a giant creature on the bridge in the distance.
It was a gray-white creature with the texture of a stone.
The huge and powerful demon-like body has a pair of small wings on its back that are disproportionate to the body, and in its hand is a giant hammer that seems to be directly polished from stone.
The height is about the same as that of a giant slave, but the heaviness is even better.
Is that some kind of local creature, or the product of Lothric's magical technology?
Lan En doesn’t know, but now he just wants to cross the bridge quickly and safely and reach Lothric. Therefore, he didn't want to offend this fierce-looking bridge guard at all.
Lan En walked in the direction of Lothric with the others.
The ‘others’ here are the ‘Pilgrims’ mentioned by the Sun Knight just now.
These people came from the south and wanted to use their own asceticism to persuade Prince Lothric face to face, hoping that he would devote himself to spreading the fire.
In fact, Lan En is not even sure whether these guys are 'human beings'.
Their whole bodies were wrapped in entangled black cloth, wrapped around their bodies in circles, and the occasionally exposed calves and arms were as skinny as old branches.
The black cloth wrapped around the body extends to the head, only revealing a dark hole on the face, making it difficult for people to see the face in the hole.
The most eye-catching thing is the stone turtle shells on their backs.
Obviously their bodies were already so weak, but they still used iron chains to tie a large shield-like stone turtle shell to their backs.
That turtle shell still looks like a solid guy!
This caused the pilgrims to stagger and even be unable to stand on their own. Everyone had to hold on to a long crutch with an incense burner hanging on it to move forward.
Everyone unconsciously let out gasps and low moans of death.
Suffering unspeakable pain and despair, but still keeping walking. Maybe this is the original meaning of ‘Pilgrimage’?
Use your own pain to show piety, and then keep moving towards the holy place, longing for mercy.
Lan En does not understand this kind of thinking, but he will not interfere.
The pilgrims were numerous and headed towards Lothric long before Lan En.
According to the Sun Knights, their latest batch of people arrived half an hour earlier than Lan En.
But because their progress was so difficult, even the demon hunters could see that many pilgrims simply fell to the ground after taking a few steps, unable and unable to stand up, and then died. In situ.
So Lan En had already entered the advancing team of pilgrims without taking a few steps.
This painful, desperate but extremely persistent progress brings with it a sense of silent shock and fear.
Walking among them, Lan En could still maintain his expression.
However, Qilin is always startled to avoid the pilgrims on its path, and the flannel ball on its back is also nervously looking around and fidgeting.
Both of them are warriors who can calmly deal with dangerous situations in battle, but among a group of pilgrims who look weak to death, this unusually heavy atmosphere can make them feel that something is wrong. .
There are whispers of dying everywhere, and even the breath of death in the tomb is not stronger than in the crowd of pilgrims.
The pain of these people, even if a bystander looks at it, they will feel that they are not as comfortable as dead.
Lan En held Qilin's hand and subconsciously wanted to pass through this group of people who made them feel uncomfortable.
Seeing others harm you can be psychologically damaging even to bystanders.
Although Lan En's figure was already very prominent among the pilgrims, because he didn't know Lothric's rules, Lan En did not ride on the back of the unicorn to make himself more conspicuous.
What if people are not allowed to ride horses on the bridge?
So the witcher just held Qilin and walked forward quickly.
There are many pilgrims, and there are groups moving forward on almost every section of this giant bridge.
After walking for a while, Lan En finally came to the 'bridge guard'.
This is a living creature, not some magical construct.
When Lan En passed by it, he could detect the creature's breathing and internal muscle activity through his sensitive senses.
I was standing far away just now, but now Lan En realizes that this demon-like creature not only feels a bit like a rock, but also has plant root-like things growing out of it everywhere, making it difficult to tell the difference. What the hell.
But one thing is certain: this guy is indeed a well-behaved 'bridge guard'.
Walking around here is just for defensive purposes and poses no threat to pedestrians on the bridge. Lan En walked past this creature. Even if its huge body was not very fast, it could still make a heavy sound.
And every time those strong, recurved legs hit the ground, their footsteps would cause a tremor on the nearby bridge.
The strong and thick stone bricks make a slight collision sound at the joints.
The huge weight is evident.
This huge and heavy creature mainly paces and guards based on a small gatehouse.
When Lan En walked through the lower door of this small gatehouse with the bustling pilgrims, the outline of the majestic city of Lothric in the distance had also been revealed.
"There seems to be no surprise, we will be here soon."
Lan En looked at the huge mountain city occupying almost half of the mountain range in the distance, and whispered to Qilin and Flannel Ball.
The more something is missing, the more emphasis will be placed on it.
Lan En said 'no surprise' at this time. In fact, he felt something abnormal in his heart at this time.
Perhaps it was the desperate and stubborn atmosphere of the pilgrims, or perhaps it was the heavy footsteps and tremors of the huge creature behind.
In short, he felt something was wrong, but what exactly? But I can't tell.
“Whispering~”
Strong wind and the sound of broad wings swinging in the air came from the sky.
Lan En calmly raised his head, then frowned unconsciously.
The dragon knights of Lothric are here.
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Lothric, as the Kingdom of Fire that reigns at the top of the world, its sphere of influence extends to every corner of this apocalypse of fire, including deep churches, undead settlements, and... I've heard rumors but haven't been to Fran Fortress
Every place Lan En has come into contact with and heard about since coming to this world seems to have traces of Lothric's involvement.
But this was the first time Lan En saw the direct power of Lothric.
It is rumored that Lothric was originally a kingdom of dragon hunters, which is consistent with the plan of action of the gods to exterminate the ancient dragons at the beginning of the Age of Fire.
But later, the Lothric knights began to fight alongside the dragons.
Even Lothrik’s national heraldry sequence has a pattern like the double dragon flag.
How this 180-degree change was caused, Lan En did not know.
The history of the royal family of Lothric stretches for tens of thousands of years. There are probably very few historians in the world who can figure out the secrets and the whole story of this country's history, let alone Lan En, a foreigner.
But Lan En is certain that the "dragons" that the Lothric knights call "along with dragons" are just a group of descendants, flying dragons, who have inherited the thin bloodline of ancient dragons.
The ancient dragons in this world also have a standard multi-limb skeleton with four legs and two wings.
And according to the description of the books in the Netherworld Church, they are more like inorganic life forms like stones, so they can be immortal.
They lived before the Age of Fire, so they did not have the concept of 'soul' that appeared with the first fire.
And now this huge flying dragon: it has two legs and two wings, and its eyes reveal agility and ferocity.
This shows that it has thin blood and already has a soul.
At this point in time when even the Age of Fire is about to pass, the creatures of the previous era are already out-and-out legends.
The flying dragon in the sky carries the Knights of Lothric, circling along the bridge in the sky.
At the same time, it seems that some means of amplification were used to shout down.
"There are enough pilgrims entering the city today."
As always, the knights' voices sounded loud and clear when wearing helmets.
As for the Knight of Lothric, this voice naturally carried an unquestionable tone.
"All the pilgrims stopped, waiting for their place tomorrow."
Lothric is at the top of the world, and the knights of Lothric are invincible. This is something they have been used to for thousands of years. .
So it wouldn't be surprising even if the bridge was now filled with crowds of pilgrims, and these pilgrims looked like they would die on the spot the next second.
The Knights of Lothric can still order them in a matter-of-fact tone: wait here for a day and see if you are eligible for tomorrow's quota.
Giving you the opportunity to set foot in this holy city that is responsible for the fire-passing ceremony is enough to be grateful.
The 'bloody eclipse' in the sky has been going on for a long time, and no one can tell which day is which.
And the blurred sense of time can give people a deeper despair.
"Click".
The flying dragon flew back and forth on the bridge several times and finally landed on a small gate building not far from the 'Bridge Guard'.
The flying dragon's claws clasped the observation tower on the gate tower.
The whole dragon was lying on it, its long neck stretched downward, its mouth was making a 'gurgling' sound from its throat, and flames were escaping from the gaps between its teeth.
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(End of this chapter)