Chapter 817 Vampire Castle
Aldai said that she would be back in two or three days at most, which was obviously nonsense.
She had never been to this area, so the portal couldn't be opened nearby. What's more, it took Li Chengqi more than half an hour to find the landmarks by flying here directly. If Aldai had walked all the way, it would have been too long just to look for the landmarks in the mountains. It will take ten days and a half.
Therefore, it was the right choice for Li Chengqi to come in person instead of letting her come.
But having said that, Li Chengqi obviously has no experience in outdoor operations and no adventure experience at all. There is no need to expect a otaku who usually only knows how to survive in the wild to squat at home and play games.
After finding the landmark beech, there were no clues on the map as to where to go. After all, it was just a rough outline based on scattered reports of sightings of vampires.
Li Chengqi held on to the trunk of the beech tree and looked into the darkness further inside. There was a sound made by someone who didn't know it was a bat or something. It sounded like a sinister "geigei" laughter, which was really creepy.
However, Li Chengqi frowned and felt something was wrong.
The darkness caused by the shadow of the tree crown made it difficult to see clearly, but when Li Chengqi looked over, he felt that the scenery in front of him was a little distorted. Taking two steps forward, this distorted feeling became even stronger.
"Oh yes, this must be an illusion, right?"
The notes brought by Edas mentioned that God's eyes can see through all illusions, invisibility, and transformation, and this distortion is not just an illusion, but a huge barrier.
God can indeed see through, but when he sees through, the illusion takes effect again, so in Li Chengqi's eyes, the scenery behind the beech is distorted.
Originally he wanted to ignore the illusion, but after walking a few steps, Li Chengqi felt his eyes were dizzy, and the picture was so distorted that he couldn't look straight at it.
There are many ways to break the illusion, but Li Chengqi doesn't know magic, and he doesn't have any magic items that can break the illusion, so he can only rely on divine power to solve it.
Divine power is the power of the mind. If I think it can be done, then it can be done.
Just like what is written in the Bible, God said let there be light, and there was light.
In order to strengthen the impression, gestures or movements can be used as supplements.
These were things that Luosanda and the others had taught Li Chengqi before.
So Li Chengqi raised his hands towards the scenery in front of him and made a gesture of cleaning the glass.
The entire forest trembled with one of his hands, and with a shrill scream, the distorted darkness seemed to be cut into pieces by a sharp blade, completely tearing open a hole.
Looking through this opening, one can see a towering ancient castle behind the woods, and the top of the castle is shrouded in thick dark clouds.
It's incredible, it really is magic.
There are many ways to break the illusion, but this illusion is obviously a barrier. Even if Aldai were to do it, it would probably take a long time to find the weak point and enter.
Li Chengqi's action was simply to create a miracle with great force. No matter what the barrier was, he directly created an opening.
Following this opening, Li Chengqi had only taken two steps when he discovered that in the soft leaf litter under his feet, countless centipedes, scorpions and other insects were running as if they were running for their lives, desperately trying to stay away from him.
Li Chengqi himself didn't realize that he was now a collection of ultra-high concentration of power. Regardless of whether it was a beast or an insect, when facing him, they would instinctively feel a huge despair comparable to the collapse of the sky and the earth.
In fact, even Viola and the others could feel a slight tingling sensation on their skin just now. They couldn't even see Li Chengqi's face clearly, as if their eyes instinctively avoided the sun. It didn't matter if he didn't know the inside story. For Li Chengqi, it was quite convenient to bring his own insect repellent.
As we continue walking forward, the color of the surrounding woods is changing, rapidly changing from dark green to dark green, or even gray-black. The forest was also filled with a thick layer of black fog, but this thick fog seemed to be floating around Li Chengqi. Wherever he went, the thick fog there would immediately disperse.
This is a very typical sign of excessive negative energy.
If adventurers see this situation, they should be careful, and it is best to turn around and go back, because when the negative energy reaches this level, it means that there are definitely powerful undead creatures nearby, at least at the level of lichs.
There are some rustling sounds in the forest, and occasionally you can see some eyes glowing red, hiding behind the black and gray bushes.
The pupils shrunk to a small point were beating violently, as if looking in the direction of Li Chengqi, but they did not dare to look directly at him. Once Li Chengqi came close, he would immediately let out a whimper and run away.
Some were wolves, some were bears, and some animals whose outlines could not be seen clearly were all surrounding him, showing a frightened beauty.
After walking for two minutes, not a single vampire jumped out.
Li Chengqi originally thought that he would be surrounded by vampires as soon as he entered. In addition, the description of the saint's arrival stated that once the saint dies, the upper limit of the faith value will be temporarily reduced by one-third.
This shows that the saint is not invincible, and Li Chengqi plans to move forward carefully.
Since the vampire didn't come out, Li Chengqi was tired of walking through the forest, so he simply flew up again, crossing the forest by brushing the tree crowns, and soon stood at the edge of the castle on the mountain peak.
This castle is smaller than the royal city of Avarus. It has a Castlevania feel and is built on the edge of a cliff. With the dark clouds in the sky and the bats flying past from time to time, it can only be said to be too impressive.
Even the castle looks very dilapidated. Calling it an abandoned castle is a bit of an exaggeration. Apart from not collapsing, it is a complete ruin.
He stretched out his hand towards the door and spread his fingers, just like the palm of Tathagata. Invisible waves hit the door, knocking the rotten and moldy door panel to the ground.
Li Chengqi fanned the room with his hand, and the dust was blown away by a strong wind. When he looked inside, there was only darkness.
"Is there someone... no, is there a ghost? Come out and have a chat."
All fear comes from lack of firepower.
I remember that when Qian Sen was chased by a ghost and ran to a convenience store to take refuge, Li Chengqi was also frightened, but now he is obviously not afraid at all. In other words, as long as he can be beaten to death, he is not afraid.
However, apart from Li Chengqi's echo, there were not a few vampires with red eyes jumping out of the castle, which made Li Chengqi a little disappointed.
Damn it, are you looking in the wrong place?
Oldai’s information is just a question of probability, or there may not be any vampires here at all.
However, the illusion barrier outside the castle is obviously still in operation. If no one took care of it, it would have disappeared long ago. At least there must be someone in the castle.
After shouting a few more times, there was still no change. Li Chengqi shrugged. Even though he was here, he still wanted to go in and have a look. Just treat it as a castle adventure.
He stepped on the fallen door panel and entered. As soon as his boots hit the ground, the moment the light and dark changes between the outside and the inside appeared, a pair of red eyes in the darkness burst out from the shadow next to the door, looking straight towards The unprepared Li Chengqi pounced from behind...
(End of chapter)