Chapter 99 The Hesitant Knight
An abandoned hill on the edge of Hongfeng City, next to a dry well.
Luo Xiu sat on a relatively low stone, closing his eyes and meditating.
Luo Xiu saw a little boy in the "fog shadow" vision separated by Raven Wuye.
With an expression of feverish excitement, he climbed up the windmill tower that Luo Xiu had previously emitted "spiritual fluctuations".
The boy looked around for a while, but found no trace of any fluctuations in the "ancient seal".
An expression of disappointment suddenly filled his face, and then he left the windmill tower.
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"Starro is indeed not dead..." Luo Xiu rubbed his chin and murmured.
Luo Xiu then opened his eyes, and he gave instructions to "Mist Shadow" to start closely tracking "little boy" Starro's every move, and then cut off the visual connection with "Mist Shadow".
Previously, Luo Xiu used the "crown fragment" to emit spiritual fluctuations on the windmill tower, just to see if he could catch "Starro".
As expected, Starro bit the hook, which made Luo Xiu's next plan feasible.
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Ignoring Staro's side for first, Luo Xiu turned his attention back to the dry well beside him.
This is a wellhead made of gray stone bricks. The moss-like traces of water erosion have long turned into dry black due to the passage of time, making it look quite ancient.
And around the dry well, there are also faint traces of previous human settlements.
This may have been a settlement or village, and its history may be even older than before the founding of "Red Maple City".
The water-drawing rope next to the dry well had long since rotted into dust, but the inner wall of the well was carved with a stone trough extending downwards, which allowed Luo Xiu to climb the stone trough and descend to the bottom of the well without the use of tools.
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This dry well is much deeper than Luo Xiu expected.
Just as he reached the "bottom of the well", he felt the heat coming from the "crown fragment".
Afterwards, the ground at the "bottom of the well" turned into various oil paints and spread around, revealing a deeper, true hidden space.
This is the ancient seal related to "King Isol", a defense mechanism to prevent outsiders from breaking in - only those who carry the authentic "King Isol" credentials are eligible for entry.
When Luo Xiu truly put his feet on the ground and looked around, the scene he saw was much wider than Luo Xiu expected.
This hidden underground space does have the architectural style of an ancient "mausoleum".
The spar lamps with flickering light and shadow on both sides provide minimal lighting.
And on the circular stone floor in the front, there was a deep light shining with the lines of the magic circle.
That is almost the same pattern of the magic circle as the entrance to the "Immortal Rider" Greville's seal in Dawn Town.
After observing the surrounding environment, Luo Xiu immediately raised his arms and let abundant spirituality flow through his body.
Just like when he was in Chenxi Town, Luo Xiu then chanted loudly:
"——The noble Lord of the stars! The supreme God of the gods..."
"——You are the origin of the apocalypse!"
"..."
As Luo Xiu chanted, a strong tremor came from the surroundings.
A deep red luster gradually appeared from the lines of the array.
In the next moment, the crimson light above the magic circle suddenly filled the air, completely submerging Luo Xiu's figure.
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When Luo Xiu opened his eyes again, he had entered the inside of the seal.
At the same time, a new prompt appeared on the [Hidden Mission: The End of Hesitation] in his mission panel.
[You have entered the tomb of "Wandering Rider" Miklos] Luo Xiu also began to observe the surroundings.
Behind him, there is the same teleportation light door as the "Immortal Rider" Greville's tomb at that time, which can return to the dry well on the edge of Red Maple City.
After confirming the retreat route first, Luo Xiu immediately summoned Fenrir, released "Misty Night" from the hidden state of fog, and let the raven rest lightly on his shoulders.
Afterwards, Luo Xiu opened his "spiritual vision" and walked in the direction of the spiritual confluence in the mausoleum.
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When it went deep enough, Luo Xiu's ears began to reverberate with a heavy sound of "clang, clang--".
And his "spiritual vision" also saw scarlet spiritual threads blowing at the corner ahead.
——There is great terror ahead, this was the first thought that flashed through Luo Xiu's mind.
He immediately grasped the "Moon-Cutting Scythe" and simultaneously drew out the "Judgment" fire blunderbuss from the back of his waist with his left hand.
Bang, bang - a heavy muffled sound, with the sharp sound of armor pieces colliding with each other, constantly hitting Luo Xiu's cochlea.
And the air in front of him became more stagnant and condensed as the sound gradually approached.
Just the next moment.
[You have encountered "The Wandering Rider" Miklos]
At the same time as the panel prompts appeared, in the "spiritual vision", there was a sudden crimson and violent spiritual surge.
And just in front of Luo Xiu, behind the corner of the mausoleum corridor, the figure wrapped in violent spirituality finally appeared completely in Luo Xiu's field of vision!
That is a completely different knight from Greville who is like a "hound".
"The Wandering Rider" Miklos, he is the "Headless Heavy Armor Knight"!
Miklos, he was wearing dark, already rusty heavy armor, and from the gaps in his heavy armor, black and ominous mist was constantly pouring out;
His left hand holds a rotten head, the flesh and blood on it has long turned into dust, but the two eyes are still "embedded" in the sockets of the skull, and exude a red luster;
His right hand He is holding a heavy broad-bladed halberd upside down. The body of the halberd is painted with some kind of ancient totem pattern. The blade of the halberd is burning like a flame, and the sound of thunder can be heard coming from it.
"The Wandering Rider" Miklos, he is slowly but firmly walking towards Luo Xiu's position step by step.
Every step he takes can cause strong oscillations to sweep through the air around him.
As Miklos marched, the head he was holding in his left hand was murmuring inexplicably in a hoarse voice:
"——Where should I... go..."
"——Hometown...where..."
"..."
What Miklos was holding was his own head.
Just like the "Immortal Rider" Greville, Miklos, who has been elevated from a dead soul to a "Guardian Spirit", also has his deep obsession as a "Guardian Knight".
At this time, the positions of "Wandering Rider" Miklos and Luo Xiu were still far apart.
Miklos, he should be following the aura of the "Crown Fragment" and constantly following Luo Xiu's position.
At the same time, Luo Xiu was also detecting the attributes of "Wandering Rider" Miklos.
His highest attributes are strength and constitution.
Compared to "Immortal Horseman" Greville, whose "Agility" attribute is as high as 32 points, "Wandering Horseman" Miklos' agility is only half of his.
There is no need to worry about being suddenly attacked by the "Wandering Rider" for the time being... Luo Xiu felt a little relieved.
But he did not relax his vigilance, because the "Wandering Rider" level was even higher than the "Immortal Rider"! This shows that he will be a more difficult enemy to deal with than Greville.
Luo Xiu's current location is within the corridor of the mausoleum, and he does not want to start a fierce battle with the "Wandering Rider" here.
There are only two directions here: advance and retreat. Once the battle starts, Luo Xiu has no room to move.
He pondered in his mind, and then let the raven on his shoulder create a "fog shadow" to track the movements of the Wandering Rider.
Then, Luo Xiu turned around and walked into the shadow of another corridor.
(End of chapter)