In the Colosseum under the illumination spell, skeleton soldiers were crowded with people, rubbing shoulders one after another, carrying shields and rusty machetes, and seemed to attack Downton and his party one after another.
There was no fighting or shouting, only the clicking sound of bones and weapons colliding, which made people feel like they were in the hell of the undead.
Six ghouls guarded Celes, and the rest were divided into two groups, scattered in front of the team and at the back.
There are too many monsters, and it is no longer necessary for Jackson to serve as a scout. Moreover, with its strength, it cannot take on the important task of assault.
Downton threw away his shield, took the long sword of order in his left hand, and the black dragon's wings in his right hand, and charged towards the corridor with all his strength.
Continuous giant seals were smashed down, and within the covered area, the skeleton soldiers were shattered, and the bone sticks flew around. Downton turned around, the giant flail swept across, and the magic energy chain directly cleared an open space.
"Follow me!" Downton waved his arm and knocked away a skeleton that fell to his head. He roared and stepped on the bones on the ground.
Celes held the magic book in her left hand and the shower staff in her right hand. She followed behind with her neck hunched and her face pale. She lost sight of her responsibilities and cast lighting spells into the corridor.
After seeing clearly the situation inside, even Downton couldn't help but feel a sinking feeling in his heart.
The area with visibility of nearly a hundred yards was already crowded with skeleton soldiers, and the areas further away did not seem safe.
"I think we should retreat? There are too many monsters. How long will it take to kill them?" Jackson retreated.
"I have no choice, kill them!" Downton launched his offensive in full swing, cutting down the skeletons around him. Just as he was about to speed up his pace, the little Loli took the lead and rushed over.
"Brother, you rest first. I can also take care of these trash fish." Hutao slashed continuously, tearing out the dragon's teeth in an arc, cutting many skeletons in half.
"Listen to her, there will definitely be a big battle ahead, and you can't exhaust your energy!" Homer saw that Downton disagreed and quickly advised him. "Wutao is also a member of the team, you have to trust her!"
The little Loli nodded solemnly and attacked more fiercely. She wanted to use the number of kills to prove that she was not a burden.
"Okay, be careful and don't show off!" Downton sighed, raised his hand, and blessed Hu Tao with the Three Divine Skills.
"Oh yeah, I finally enjoy the magic!" Hutao smiled happily. After cheering, he reminded everyone, "I'm going to use all my firepower, so you have to keep up!"
As soon as the words fell, the little Loli suddenly accelerated, jumped seven meters, then jumped up, and then fell quickly like a bombshell, slashing with a tomahawk.
Boom. All the floors within five yards of Walnut collapsed, and strong impact air waves swept through the surroundings. The bodies of the skeleton soldiers were all torn to pieces as if they had been hit by a hurricane.
The gravel also flew like bullets, making a tinkling sound.
Hutao continued to sprint, and the battle ax chopped off a skeleton's head. Then it hit the floor. A flash of light flashed on the ax blade, and a sharp ax wave formed by magic energy shot out, splitting open the skeletons along the way.
Among the flying bones and sticks, Walnut rolled over like a steel chariot.
The corridor was very long, with twists and turns, and it was raining "skeletons" all the time, making Downton less and less confident in his judgment.
"Wutao, stay here, trade with me!" Downton held the saber and swung it towards the sky, killing a falling skeleton.
"It's okay, I'm not tired yet." Hu Tao wanted to share as much of her elder brother's pressure as possible, so she took two quick steps and released the Spin Slash.
The little Lolita spun like a typhoon, and the sharp ax blade flashed circles of light blue luster, which was extremely dazzling in the dim corridor.
"That's not the reason. I believe you." Downton explained, "We have rushed eight hundred meters, but the corridor still has no end. This is definitely a problem!"
"Huh? Is it that far?" Hu Tao glanced back. The ghouls didn't know how to be tired. Even if they were wearing heavy armor, they would not be tired enough to breathe.
Celes could float, but she was still panting and sweating. Her dress was soaked and stuck to her body.
"Lord Homer, show your skills quickly!" Jackson begged, "otherwise we will die of exhaustion sooner or later!"
"Keep going." Homer urged, "This is a magic circle involving space science. I have been looking for nodes. If we can't find them, we can't even think about going out."
Grimoire didn't expect Downton to notice it. It had actually discovered it earlier. The reason why it didn't say anything was because it was worried that telling them the current situation would damage their confidence.
"Then let's exit quickly?" Jackson was dumbfounded, "Judging from the current situation, we will either die of exhaustion or be killed!"
Skeleton soldiers are very weak, but there are enough of them to hold them back!
"It's impossible. The space we walked through has changed, so we can only keep running." Homer reminded, "The mysterious owner who made it is undoubtedly at least a dragon-slayer."
The point of this kind of magic circle is not to immediately kill the enemy, but to consume and imprison it. If it were not for carrying the magic book, Downton and his party would be trapped in it for the rest of their lives.
"Believe Homer." Downton's expression showed no change, "From now on, conserve your physical strength and ensure at least one-third of your magic energy. Walnut, let's change positions every ten minutes!"
"Master, aren't you worried about dying here?" Jackson muttered with a bitter look on his face.
"If you keep talking nonsense, believe it or not, I will tear your mouth apart?" Downton frowned. Such words were too demoralizing.
"Okay, I'll shut up." Jackson didn't care about eating or fighting, and within a hundred meters, he started chattering again.
Although it only lasted ten minutes, Downton would deliberately delay the time every time so that Hu Tao could fully rest. As a grown man, he really didn't want a little loli to fight in front of him, even though this little Hu Tao might be more powerful than him.
The atmosphere of the entire team was also relatively good. Downton was worried, but he would never show this emotion on his face. He also wanted to boost morale, but found that it was not necessary at all.
Hu Tao was heartless and regarded skeleton fighting as a game. Celes never thought about her own safety and kept glancing at Downton to tell him not to be too tired. The only one who was disappointed was Jackson, but Downton ignored it.
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"Found it!" The words of the magic flames suddenly became louder, and the burning became more intense. "Stop it!"
"There's nothing here?" Jackson smashed the skeleton of a skeleton and stood on tiptoes to look around.
"Attack here, with all your strength!" An arrow shot out from the grimoire, pointing to the marble wall on the right.
Hutao yelled, and slashed at it with a tear of the dragon's teeth.
Bang, cracks spread like spider webs, gravel fell, and even the ground shook.
Seeing that there was no change, Hutao simply activated the power of the giant and fired again.
Boom, a big hole was made in the wall.
"It's so hard, why hasn't it been broken yet?" Hutao was about to try again, but was stopped by Homer's elemental arm.
"Are you going to make me mad?" Homer had no choice but to stick the arrow on the wall. "That's it. If you can't hit it, it won't be of any use even if you tear down the front wall!"
"Hey!" Hutao stuck out his tongue in embarrassment and waved the battle ax again.
Boom, as the walnut hit, the swarming skeleton soldiers were like ice and snow that encountered sunlight, suddenly shattered into powder and scattered.
Click! Click!
The wall of the corridor is like a cracked mirror. After the cracks spread, it completely collapsed, and then a corridor was exposed.
This is the only way to the Dark Altar. Although there are no monsters, no one dares to be careless.
Downton made a gesture to let Jackson explore the way first, but the guy pretended not to see it, and Downton was so angry that he kicked him on the waist.
"Don't hit, I really didn't see it." Jackson hesitated and walked over slowly. It felt so cheap. It knew it couldn't escape, but it still had to be kicked to be satisfied.
"Don't use lighting, use night vision!" Downton stopped Celes who was about to cast a spell. After all, lighting might attract the enemy's attention.
The journey was smooth, and with suppressed breathing, the team walked through the long corridor. After turning a corner, they saw the ancient stone door at the end of the corridor.
"We're all waiting here." Downton held down Hutao who wanted to run over, and then let a low-level ghoul explore the way.
It didn't trigger any traps until it reached the stone door and even bumped into it a few times.
"Let's go!" Downton was always vigilant, asking the ghouls to form a defensive formation to protect Celes at all times.
"Awesome, it's actually a magic lock from the deathrattle plane. I'm getting more and more curious about what's inside?" The elemental arm stretched out and began to unlock it.
The stone door is firmly imprisoned by twenty complex magic locks. If it cannot be cracked, even if the Dragon Slaying Stage comes, it will not be able to open it with brute force.
Hu Tao looked at the magic patterns on the stone door. After a few seconds, mosquito-repellent circles appeared in his pupils, "This thing is really incomprehensible!"
Downton didn't look at it at all. It was not his intensive knowledge.
Five minutes later, Homer lived up to expectations and was successfully unlocked. The stone door opened inward with a rumbling sound.
The dark altar of the mysterious owner finally appeared in the team's sight.
This is a huge hexagonal area, the size of more than half a football field, with a ten-meter high platform built on it.
Different from other dark areas, there are a large number of purple light spots floating around the altar, like fireflies, which is a phenomenon of large accumulation of dark energy.
Through these light spots, Downton could clearly see the scene on the altar.
A body of hatred lowered its head, kneeling on one knee on the altar. Under its feet was a complicated and obscure magic circle, shining with dark red light. Ten chains were tied around its body, extending to the stone pillars erected around the altar.
"Hate? What is that ball?" Hutao's eyes widened.
One meter away from the back of Abomination, there is a red ball suspended in the sky. It is somewhat similar to the core of the dead, but it is not exactly the same. There are some round holes on it, and the dark energy is slowly being poured into it.
"So that's it. No wonder the mysterious master has set up so many traps. It turns out he is building a real war machine." Homer said happily, "Downton, you've made a killing this time." (To be continued...)