Chapter 819: Pushing forward
Vampires are a difficult creature to deal with. The most effective way to deal with them is to find a priest, especially a priest in Lathander.
For gods like Lathander who have sun-related vocations, their priests are also very good at dealing with undead creatures. In fact, there are many vampire hunters who are themselves sponsored by the Church of Lathander.
If you don't have a priest, you can rely on a mage, but the effect is not as good as a priest.
But if you are just a warrior with a sword, it is better not to mess with vampires. You will find that even if you chop a vampire into pulp, it can regenerate.
Li Chengqi's situation is similar to that of a warrior with a sword. His time as a god is too short. Even though he can bestow magical powers on others, he cannot use them himself.
So after seeing the blood slaves constantly regenerating, it was very difficult.
But the methods were all thought up by people. It would be good to tie the hands and feet of the blood slaves together in a knot, at least they would not be able to untie themselves in a short period of time.
Looking at the blood slave squirming on the ground, Li Chengqi decided that this would be the way he would deal with vampires and the like in the future.
Ignoring the blood slave on the side, Li Chengqi snapped his fingers, and two light balls floating beside him illuminated the hall where the castle had just entered.
The biggest question now is where to go.
There is a Y-shaped staircase directly in front, leading to the second floor. There are four doors on the left and right sides of the hall, all leading to different directions.
The Demon King's Ring is in a sealed state, otherwise Li Chengqi's search for the Demon King's Ring would be like having his own navigation system, instinctively knowing where to go.
There is no clear target now, and it feels like the Demon King's Ring could be placed anywhere.
In this case, you have to use a little old-school approach.
For example, carpet search.
This is the basis of RPG games.
So Li Chengqi didn't rush to the second floor and turned left directly into the door closest to him.
Men are on the left and women are on the right.
Behind the door is a long corridor, and deep darkness spreads in front, making the corridor look more like the throat of a huge beast.
There are some decorations in the corridor, such as vases, paintings, armor, etc., but there are no windows, or the windows are boarded up, not even a little bit of light can get through.
As Li Chengqi walked along the corridor, he looked down at the decorations on the corridor from time to time. He felt that he was more like a tourist than an adventurer.
The flowers in the vase have long since dried up and rotted. When you pick them up and pour them out, you can only pour out some ashes. When you throw them on the ground, there are no clues.
Li Chengqi thought that the vase was a switch that opened the secret door. You see many games have this setting, so he smashed it all the way...
As for the hanging paintings, most of them were of landscapes, with only a few of them depicting a rather stern middle-aged man and a little white-haired lolita.
This made Li Chengqi a little excited, oh ho, what happened by chance was almost what I expected.
However, there was no mechanism behind the hanging paintings. Li Chengqi picked them all the way and tore them open to check to make sure there was nothing there.
——This is simply worse than a bandit.
And those decorative armors placed on both sides of the corridor...
With a bang, something heavy hit Li Chengqi's shoulder. He turned around and saw the armor that had been motionless just now, swinging the mace and smashing it down.
Some armors are alive.
But again, the divine shield is immune to almost all attacks that do not contain divine power. Even if a giant mountain is really brought to hit Li Chengqi's head, he can easily climb out. With the hammer hitting hard, Li Chengqi reached out and took off the helmet of the armor. There was nothing inside, only a cloud of black smoke.
The identification results showed that this thing is called necromantic armor, which has the same origin as the activated armor. The only difference is that it is driven by negative energy.
He reached into the undead armor from his neck and took it out. Maybe his fingers accidentally erased the runes or magic circle, and the undead armor was scattered on the floor.
But this was like a signal. Several more undead armors who had been staying on both sides of the corridor clanged towards Li Chengqi. The nearest one struck Li Chengqi on the back of the head with a sword from the side and behind. The child was so big that the sword blade seemed to be broken into two sections, spinning into the wooden ceiling.
Li Chengqi scratched the back of his head, which was a little itchy. He really wanted to knock down the castle...
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With a slight exertion of both hands, a metal helmet was kneaded into a ball in Li Chengqi's hands like dough.
Throwing it casually on the stall, Li Chengqi's back was covered with pieces of armor on the ground. There were quite a lot of undead armors.
He raised his foot and kicked on the door at the end of the corridor. The door panel flew out with a whoosh, and there was a crashing sound. He didn't know what he hit.
Other adventurers are cautious when entering such ruins where monsters are obviously present, trying not to make any noise, but Li Chengqi is like, I am here, come here quickly!
The operation was comparable to that of a bandit entering the city, with no other intention, just to show arrogance on his face.
After all, it would be easier for the boss to come out to find him than running around in the castle.
However, he made as much noise as possible and nothing jumped out. Li Chengqi still had to move forward by himself.
After entering the door, I found that this seemed to be an auditorium.
Every castle will have an auditorium, which is a rigid need of the castle, and Viola now habitually transforms the auditorium into a church, which is essentially the same design.
With the illumination of the light ball, Li Chengqi saw that this auditorium had actually been transformed into a church.
In the innermost part, you can see a stained glass window that has been sealed from the outside. Below, stands a large holy emblem about three meters high. Look at this shape...
It seems to be Lathander's Holy Emblem of the Dawn.
As expected of a powerful god, he can be found everywhere.
However, the Holy Emblem itself seemed to have been destroyed. A layer of sticky black-red stuff was poured on it, and the pattern of the Holy Emblem was also split into two sections by an axe.
This not only makes the Holy Emblem lose the function of the Holy Emblem, but is also a kind of blasphemy against Lathander.
But it's a little strange.
Aldai said that the Seven Apostles made a deal with a vampire duke and asked him to help seal the Demon King's Ring. But the Demon King God was not dead yet.
Although there were already followers of Lathander in the Demon Realm at that time, they were so small that there was almost no development.
If the castle was left at that time, the owner of the castle must not be a bastard. Having a holy emblem of Lathander in the castle is equivalent to a public declaration of support for Lathander. This was absolutely true when the Demon King and God's family were dominant. It's a big deal.
To put it simply, there are things that are inconsistent with the times.
Or is it that the owner of this castle was built after the fall of the Demon King God? The owner of the castle believed in Lathander, but was later occupied by the magpie's nest?
I don’t know if it has any connection with the Demon King’s Ring.
(End of chapter)