Vai swallowed nervously, obviously he was also a little afraid, but he still said: "Kael, you must not scare yourself."
Kael also stopped talking at this time, he was afraid that he would really become a crow.
Although he is just an apprentice and his inspiration is not as strong as that of a formal wizard, he still gets a little "surprise" from time to time. And this kind of surprise, to put it bluntly, means that good things don't work but bad things happen.
Kael prayed silently in his heart: What he just said was just nonsense, don't make it effective, don't...
"Although Vai was a little untrue, at least what he said was correct." Seeing the two apprentices trembling together, Angel finally couldn't bear it and said: "There is indeed a normal-sized side road, and it is of the same nature as that dog hole.
In fact, it’s easier for us to discover the clues. But don’t underestimate the wizard’s ability.”
Angel didn't say this just to comfort them, it was indeed the case.
Even though they seemed unwary, they walked straight forward without any fear. But both Angel and the Black Earl were observing the details around them in their own way.
For example, the olfactory positioning point set by the Black Earl. Also, Angel was observing the direction of the magic patterns on the surrounding walls and ground along the way.
Assuming that the dog hole is really large enough to look real, then the corresponding size must correspond to the corresponding complex magic pattern. Angel can completely determine the specific situation through the direction of the magic pattern, which is easier to judge than the current dog hole.
Angel: "Speaking of which, I really hope that there really is a dog hole as big as you mentioned, which can help us solve the mystery. Is it a human-controlled trap or... some kind of creature?"
Wood can become spirits, and stones on walls can become spirits. Isn't this a basic operation? Of course, you can think of it this way. To truly create an object, you need the right time, place, and people. Otherwise, the spirits in the wizarding world will not be that kind.
few.
Everyone else listened to Angel's words in the opposite direction. After all, who would expect to encounter unknown dangers during the adventure?
However, Angel really wanted to encounter a large "dog hole", and solving the puzzle was only second. What he wanted to know more was, what was the reason that allowed the "dog hole" to discover their existence?
You know, this is not the first time.
Although outsiders only regard Angel's main job as an alchemist, Angel's own ranking is mainly illusion and secondary alchemy.
In fact, Angel has indeed achieved this. As long as the power of nightmare is added to his illusion, it will be difficult for even Sanders to break through it. This means that Angel's illusion skills have far surpassed his
One's own realm. Even if one encounters a true knowledge level opponent, it is not difficult to temporarily control the opponent through illusion.
But this time, Angel encountered a series of failures in the illusion technique he thought he was best at.
When the dog hole appeared for the first time, Angel didn't pay attention because he didn't know the principle of the dog hole.
Later, I heard the Black Earl say that the dog's hole will open when it encounters people, and it will close when no one is around. At that time, although he didn't show anything, he silently remembered it in his heart.
Until they entered the stinking ditch later, Angel used the guise of adding a few more layers of purification force fields to strengthen the concealment ability of the illusion. Angel only took this precaution subconsciously, but he didn't expect that he would actually encounter it a second time.
Arrive at the dog cave.
However, this time, under the enhanced illusion, Nagoudong still discovered them in the illusion.
This made Angel very eager to know, how did the dog hole sense them? The answer to this question might make him understand the nightmare technique a step further. Even if it doesn't work, at least it can make up for it.
The shortcomings of illusion.
It can be said that no matter what the answer is, it will be an essential improvement for Angel.
If he hadn't been the leader of this expedition, Angel might have gone over to study dog ​​holes now. However, there is no rush in this matter. As long as the underground maze remains, he believes that he will definitely encounter dog holes again...
Even if we really can't meet reality, isn't there still a nightmare world?
…
Angel suppressed his thoughts, took a deep breath, and returned to his "reliable leader" persona.
"Don't worry about that dog hole for the time being. Our goal this time is not a dog hole."
"Let's move on. If you don't go the wrong way, it shouldn't be too far from the prison ladder." Angel: "After all, Zhou said that the wooden spirit is a bit timid. It really ran here.
, and won’t run too far.”
Because the monsters in the stinking ditch are much more frightening than the witch-eyed ghosts above.
Even if the wood spirit could rely on its talent of "playing dead" and pretend to be dead for several years without being discovered by monsters, Angel believed that even so, it would be impossible for it to stay in the smelly ditch for too long.
This place is filled with darkness, filth, filth and unbearable stench. Even energy beings such as speed spirits have to return to the purification force field, not to mention the wood spirits who are born with a "pure aura"?
"This is the truth, but the premise is that we really didn't go the wrong way." Doakes muttered from the side.
Angel ignored Doakes and would know if he was going the wrong way. If there were a lot of traces of monsters nearby, he could basically confirm that he was going the wrong way. Vice versa.
Get back on the road.
But this time, the atmosphere was much quieter.
It wasn't until Angel projected a familiar pattern onto the light screen that the stagnant atmosphere began to dissolve amid doubts.
This pattern is slightly broken, and even the color has almost faded, but the general outline can still be seen.
A black hollow circle is evenly divided into two halves by a diagonal line, and in each of these two semicircles, there is a silhouette of a silhouette.
The specific faces are unclear, but we can tell that the left semicircle is a man wearing a hat, and the right semicircle is a long-haired woman.
If it were the first time they saw this pattern, everyone would definitely be confused. However, not long ago, they had seen exactly the same pattern, and the pattern was still complete and clear.
"This is... the pattern of the Mirror Demon?" Doakes frowned: "Where did you find it?"
Angel first pointed in a direction, but because it was dark and dirty outside, no one used their mental power to explore. So in the end, Angel directly used the phantom light screen to clearly simulate the place where the pattern was found.
come out.
The first picture that appeared was a dilapidated and mottled wall. This was normal in a smelly ditch. It was basically corroded by the dark and dirty air. In the middle of the wall, there was a protruding high platform, and on the platform was lying
A skinny corpse like dry wax. The dry skin of this corpse was engraved with the pattern of the Mirror Demon.
"Is this a wax seal?" asked the Black Count.
Angel nodded: "Well, the wax used for sealing after death is of a very high grade. Judging from the patterns on his body, this wax corpse may be one of the demon cultists back then."
Doakes asked in surprise: "If this is true, then this is a wax corpse that is close to ten thousand years old?"
Angel: "Because the quality of the wax is very good, I can't rule out that it can be sealed with wax for thousands of years. However, I haven't directly touched the wax corpse, so I still can't judge accurately."
After a pause, Angel asked: "Want to go over and take a look?"
Vai: "Is...is there any danger?"
Angel shook his head: "I don't know, but the message from Ermi said that no living thing was detected. However, the position of the corpse is quite strange. The high platform protruding in the middle of the wall...
It seems to be specially protruding to hold this wax corpse."
Precisely because the location of the wax corpse was a bit strange, Angel did not take everyone there directly, but simulated it with an illusion first to listen to everyone's opinions.
"Since there is something weird, then, let's not go there. Anyway, we have seen the condition of the corpse and know that he may be a believer of the Mirror Demon God, so that's enough." Vai said timidly.
Angel did not express his opinion immediately, but looked at the others, to be precise, at Doakes and the Black Earl.
Doakes rarely expressed an opinion, but the Black Earl said after a moment of silence: "Let's go over and have a look. My previous inspiration has not changed. At least there is no danger that can threaten us."
After speaking, the Black Earl knocked Angel on the shoulder with a stone slab, as if to signal him to come forward quickly.
However, Angel was very clear-minded. The Black Earl was not only urging him to come forward, but also hinting that there was indeed no danger here.
As for why the Black Earl is so sure, guessing, and predicting?
Angel didn't care whether the previous prophecy was still working, or whether the Black Count had released another prophecy. Since the Black Count said there was no danger, there was no harm in going to take a look.
As soon as the Black Earl spoke, Vai, who was timid before, could only change his mind. Angel also wanted to go, and more than half of the people agreed. Seeing that the situation had changed, Doakes and Kael could only nod and agreed to the proposal.
.
The wax corpse was actually not far away from them, only about thirty meters away. However, because it was close to the wall, and there was a sewage ditch under the wall, Angel could still vaguely smell the outside world even if he had two layers of purification force fields.
of stench.
Although it is possible to stack a third layer of purification force field, this may cause the illusion of light-dark conversion on the outer wall to collapse. In the end, Angel found a way to center it, and let the speed spirit drive all the smell that came in to the end, and then
A small space is isolated through wind barriers.
Because the smell is not very strong, Suling did not stop working.
This made everyone...or rather, Vai and Earl Black let out a long sigh of relief.
There was no smell interference, and Angel had increased the depth of the illusion, which allowed everyone to directly use their mental power to investigate the situation of the wax corpse.
After a while, Angel lowered the depth of the illusion again. While maintaining the height, he also wanted to leave space for the speed spirit behind him. This made Angel a little worried. As the main body, Ermi would be unable to bear it. Therefore, after seeing that everyone had observed the same,
, and the illusion shrank.
After contracting the illusion, Angel was about to ask everyone about their findings, but before he could ask, the Black Earl spoke first.
To be continued...