Although all these mechanisms were broken, Joshua found that he still could not get out of the first floor of the Temple of Flames. The two broken "shields" were reorganized and launched a new round of offensives at Joshua. The "hammer" that had originally smashed the "long sword" and fell to the ground was suspended in the air and prepared to launch a counterattack on Joshua.
"Oh, it's endless!" Joshua raised his sword and resisted the shield's attack. As the shield rubbed violently with the sword as it rotated, Mars splashed around in front of Joshua.
"Haha, Knight Gerant, you seem a little absent-minded. I gave me a knight at the beginning?" Arthur gently put the "bishop" on his back and moved the "knight" out of the board, "Are you still worried about the safety of His Highness the Prince?"
"By the way, Lord Arthur! You just now have like me introducing the first level of mechanism. If Joshua can pass through successfully, what will be the challenge he will face next?" Jerant asked casually.
"We'll continue playing chess. I'll tell you while I'm going to play, Knight Gerant!" Yathel tapped the board.
"By the way, I just used the mechanism in the shape of a big hammer to smash the long swords, but the shield was pierced by my own sword. Hammer, long sword, shield? This is indeed a knight game that children on the continent of Gaia often play." Joshua thought to himself, "Since the hammer can smash the long sword, then the other two things also need to be cracked by the mechanism itself."
Joshua had a sudden inspiration and quickly rolled over the ground, picking up the half-shattered "long sword" on the ground. When the shield flew over, Joshua jumped up at the right time and inserted the sword tip into the center of the shield from the bottom of the shield. The shield was stabbed by the sword and stopped rotating instantly. Joshua quickly picked up the broken sword with his other hand and stabbed another shield. He held two shields in his hand like a skewer of barbecue. At this time, the hammer had also flew in front of Joshua. Joshua quickly tilted the shield with both hands and gathered the fighting spirit between his hands. With a loud "bang", the hammer smashed heavily on the shield. Because the shield had been pierced by the sword, the original crack appeared again and began to slowly break, and the hammer disintegrated in the air and became fragmented.
"It's finally solved everything!" Joshua breathed a sigh of relief. He finally passed the trial on the first floor of the Flame Temple and headed towards the second floor along the stairs.
When he arrived at the second floor of the temple, Joshua found that the structure inside was very different from the first floor. The rocks on the floor were extremely irregular, and there was a secret hole in a corner of the floor. This secret hole looked inconspicuous from the outside, exactly the same as the wild caves Joshua usually saw in the mountains, and it was not at all eye-catching. What's even more strange is that Joshua could not find the stairs leading to the third floor, so he decided to explore the secret hole with curiosity.
Joshua walked carefully towards the entrance of the cave. The entrance was completely like a natural one, and was covered with dark red rocks, without a trace of artificial drilling. Joshua walked into the entrance of the cave, looked at the walls on both sides, and then continued to walk in. But after only a dozen steps, Joshua stopped because the road in the cave was very tortuous. After passing one or two corners, the surrounding area was already dark.
Joshua frowned and reached into his arms. The tool given by Barbara appeared in his hand. Joshua pressed another mechanism, and a soft white light immediately made the nearby light clearly visible. It turned out that the fighting spirit contained in the tools quickly emitted. Joshua had to admire Barbara for being able to invent such a powerful universal tool at a young age. But he thought that the light of the fighting spirit has been shining out now, and he became a most obvious target. If an enemy attacked it, it would be difficult to deal with it!
Joshua held the tool lightly with one hand. After hesitating for a moment, he pulled out the sword from his waist with the other hand. Then he lowered his feet and continued to move forward with a shallow one.
The cave was not as wide as the open wilderness, and the cave was very narrow and long. After Joshua walked for a long time, he still didn't see any signs of ending. This made him start to wonder in his heart, and he couldn't help but wonder if he had fallen into some weird circle!
Fortunately, Joshua's worries were finally relieved after walking dozens of yards. Because although the road to this cave was winding, Joshua even felt that he had walked to many places. However, at a corner, several red lights faintly appeared, which meant that the target was right in front of him.
Joshua felt joy in his heart, and hurriedly put the tools in his hand into his arms. The man quietly touched it. After he slowly poked his head out from the corner, the scene in front of him was very happy first, but then he secretly cried out in pain.
In front of it is indeed the end of the cave, and it is also a natural stone hall with a large area. Not only does it have many glittering limes, but it also has a staircase leading to the next level on a small dark stone wall closest to the inside.
This step is also composed of rocks. The stairs of the rocks are curling strangely in the same direction. They work together to form a unique shape. From a distance, they look like many funny little lions hanging there, which amazed him! Joshua slowly walked towards the stairs, but he found a strange cave dozens of yards away from the stairs. Looking from the entrance of the cave, it was pitch black. But suddenly a pair of fiery red eyes flashed through the entrance of the cave...
In the hall of the temple, Jerant is still playing chess between Arthur, and the first game has reached the middle game.
"If the trial on the first floor is just a glass of aperitif, the beginning of the second floor is the real challenge." Arthur said lightly while making a move, "Knight Gerant, I wonder if you have ever heard of an ancient creature that has been extinct on the Gaia continent."
"For thousands of years, there have been many interesting things circulating on the Gaia continent, and there are many extinct ancient creatures. We can only see them in books." Jerant responded while tugging the chess pieces, "There will not be some dark monsters left over from the Holy Demon War in the temple?" The three-headed hellhound that was found in the back garden of the palace that year appeared in the temple.
"What are the dark monsters you know?" Yassel smiled. "When the Kingdom of Lance was founded, most of the monsters on the Gaia continent had become extinct or were sealed in mysterious places that were rarely visited."
"To be honest, Lord Arthur! I once encountered a three-headed hellhound back then." Jalan nodded and said.
"Three-Headed Hellhound? It is indeed a species that appeared in the Holy Demon War. But it still survives in the Demon Realm. Once the barriers between the human world and the Demon Realm are broken, such a low-level Demon Realm species will be the first to enter the Human Realm." Arthur shook his head, "However, the challenge Joshua will face is many times stronger than the Three-Headed Hellhound."
Jarant frowned slightly, lowered his head and thought about what kind of monster Joshua was facing.
"The guard on the second floor is a flaming lion that has been extinct for hundreds of years..." Yasser sighed.
"What, the Fiery Lion?" Gerant felt panicked. He had seen records about the Fiery Lion in ancient books. This was a very powerful beast. It was not because it was covered with hot flames like a fire demon, so it was called the Fiery Lion. But because the body of this giant lion was ochre red and had a circle of crimson mane around its head. After the mane was blown by the wind, it looked like a burning flame, so it was named "Fiery Lion". Legend has it that its size is twice as big as the existing lion on the Gaia continent, and it can swallow a living person.
"The road ahead is still long! The dangers you face will definitely be more and more. The Flaming Lion is just the second challenge he faces." Arthur calmly observed the chess game, "But Frem wasted a lot of energy before he passed the Flaming Lion level."
"It's not difficult to defeat this lion by Lord Ephrem's attainment in fire magic?" asked Gerant.
"You are wrong! The Flaming Lion has a unique ability, which is to swallow flames." Arthur fiddled with the chess piece, "No matter how many fireballs of Frem are cast, they will be swallowed by it. Hey, I'll get rid of your chariot first."
"Mr. Arthur, how did Lord Frem pass?" Jerant brought the "soldier" to one square.
"Uh... It is said that he used the Fire Dragon technique to stuff the Fire Dragon into the lion's mouth continuously. Although this guy had a big appetite, he finally swallowed it so much that flames even appeared in his eyes. Frem walked onto the third floor leisurely when he couldn't see anything..."