The stranger sighed. He felt that his biggest feeling during his adventure in the first three months of 1854 was not that he knew the power of the earth, but that he understood love and marriage.
When foreigners were in their hometown, they didn’t even know what love was, let alone getting married. After coming to this world, they understood love under the guidance of Luvia. And after seeing so many stories in the Randall Valley,
At the end, he met his first friends again. He had a lot to say to Luvia, Dorothy, and Lesia. When the night was over, he wanted to go see the sunset with them.
Talk about the meaning of life.
Of course, we should wait until we have free time to think about the meaning of life and feelings about love. At this time, there is no extra time for Shade to waste.
In the entire main tomb, except for the astonishingly large coffin and stone tablet in the center, the only remaining movable item is the key placed in the center of the top of the coffin.
Since Sister St. Perry said that Mr. Lyman left a gift to Shade, it must be this key.
After picking up the ordinary-looking stone key, Shade almost immediately noticed that there was a keyhole on the wall opposite the entrance to the tomb.
It's quite strange to say that with Shade and Iluna's perception ability, it is impossible not to notice the unusual keyhole in such a relatively small space. But it was Shade who picked up the keyhole.
Only with the key can you feel the existence of the keyhole.
Not only that, when Shade touched the key itself, he also felt that this ordinary stone key was also confirming himself.
[If you are not the one who touches the key, the key will not have any power. This is a special item created by relying on the magic of the butterfly god. 】
"She" reminded softly, and Shade immediately thought that only the power of the old gods who were proficient in illusions could perfectly hide the keyhole.
So Shade and Iluna went to the deepest part of the tomb and inserted the key into the keyhole. After a click, a door popped open on the wall.
The space behind the door is not very large. It looks like a naturally formed underground cave. The only thing that exists in the cave is a spring filled with black mud.
"This is."
The girl with long brown hair was startled and hurriedly pulled Shade back a step:
"Crazy Earth? No, the power is stronger than any other Crazy Earth we have encountered. Is this the entrance to the Heart of the Earth?"
Iluna keenly sensed the most original power of the earth. When she even took the initiative to listen, she once again heard the irregular and huge heartbeat that could only be heard in a deep meditation state.
"It seems as I thought. Before his death, Mr. Lyman and his wife made their cemetery the only guardian of the physical world's normal entrance to the Heart of the Earth."
Feeling the vague attraction of divinity, he looked back at the sarcophagus:
"Is this a gift? If I hadn't come here in person, I'm afraid the intruder would have to face more than just illusions."
Iluna immediately thought of the scene of the coffin exploding and undead creatures jumping out of it, and she frowned slightly:
"Judging from your last description of the Stone Mirror Demon Goethe, its combat effectiveness is not weaker than that of the Guardian. I'm afraid that for so many years, I have never faced off against the Guardian, not only because I prefer to play conspiracies, but also because the only
The entrance, even it cannot be safely entered.
Yes, for so many years, the legend of the Heart of the Earth in Randall Valley has been circulating. The location of the Night Temple is not very hidden. The way to enter here is to reach the top of the mountain. It is not completely impossible to find it, but I have never heard of it.
Someone has entered, and even the guardians may not be able to pass here safely."
"If you explain it this way, it makes sense that the crazy land in the cave was not solved by the guardians when Miss Benanis and I first came. They usually do not rely on this passage to enter and exit.
From the heart of the earth.”
Shade said.
Iluna also looked at the coffin with great admiration:
"Although it relied on the power of the old gods, this matter was, after all, led by an ordinary man in the Fifth Era. It is really amazing. If his deeds can be known to people, our church will at least give him a posthumous canon.
of honor.”
"The God of Butterflies: Thousand-Eyed Phantom Butterflies."
Shade thought more. It was obvious that the power of the old god was inextricably related to the ancient god [Mother Goddess of the Earth]. And it happened that her dependents followed the man back to the material world, and it happened to be her.
After his death, his family members became the guardians of the Heart of the Earth.
It is difficult to say whether there is a possibility of deliberate arrangement by gods. But if you think so, a series of events in the Fifth Age [Worm Cave] have a different meaning from the beginning, so Shade does not intend to consider this.
This is a possibility, because even if the guess is verified, it will not have any impact.
"The message Luvia gave me didn't make it clear, but can we really enter here with just the two of us?"
Iluna asked worriedly. The worry was naturally because of what the black mud represented:
"If it's not enough for the two of us to enter, then you can go alone. I'll be waiting for you here. You don't have to worry about me."
"It seems that Luvia didn't tell you what I gained in the fifth era."
As he spoke, Shade took out the stone box he carried with him. After opening it, the black stone was trembling slightly.
"It senses the true nature of the Heart of the Earth. This stone is much more useful than the stones we each hold."
"This is. Oh, you actually got this! Not long ago, Mr. Granger told me that the fragments of the Heart of the Earth are difficult to collect. Look, the church also gave me a small fragment. The small fragment is not
Be aware of the heart of the earth.”
Iluna said, taking out the small bottle containing the stone. Shade also had a smaller fragment in his hand, which was given to him by the guardian.
"So, the church wants you to master the power of the earth?"
Shade asked, and Iluna nodded sadly:
"Yes, it's a pity that I don't seem to have much talent."
"She" seemed to smile in Shade's ear.
"However, the power of the fragments of the Heart of the Earth can cure the symptoms of petrification caused by the filth flowing out of the earth. It is the same perfect treatment as the elixir made with your Holy Grail, but it requires the power of the fragments to be permanently consumed."
Iluna carefully collected her pieces:
"So when the Holy See gave me the fragment, it also meant giving me a chance."
"Since small fragments cannot trigger the power of the earth, what about large fragments?"
Shade asked again, gesturing for Iluna to touch the black stone in the stone box. Iluna then reached out and touched it. At the moment of contact, golden light burst out from her fingertips and the surface of the stone. Unfortunately, Iluna
Na still failed to break through herself:
"It still feels a little worse, but the power contained in these fragments is indeed not comparable to that of small stones."
"That's why I asked Luvia to inform you to come here too."
As he said that, Shade stretched out his hand to her:
"Let's go together. The power of this stone is beyond my imagination. It can protect more than just me."
"Oh well."
The two held hands together, and then jumped into the dark spring together.
Shade has had the experience of jumping into black mud before, but this time he did not encounter the dark and suffocating feeling last time. He and Iluna grabbed the black stone at the same time, and the stone was stained by the two of them.
After the black mud was absorbed, it began to emit a dazzling golden light.
Not only that, when the two people completely entered the black mud, the stone became heavier and heavier, so that the two people holding the stone gradually seemed to be dragged downwards by the stone.
The golden transparent shield repels the black mud around it, protecting the sinking two people. During the sinking process, Shade's spatial perception told him that they were not going downward in a spatial sense, but passing through
The special environment that cannot be explained by his current knowledge is similar to the movement of space, moving deeper into the center of the earth.
The whole process was not very long, not even a minute. The two people, keeping their heads down, feet up, and grabbing the heavy stone with both hands, saw the fiery red light appearing deeper.
The desire for divinity in Shade's heart had now reached a level that was almost beyond his control. He knew that what he wanted was right ahead.
The fiery red light got bigger and bigger, and after breaking through that layer of light, the two people who fell from the sky fell together on the hot, hard ground.
"oh!"
Iluna covered her head and supported the ground to stand up, but immediately felt that her hands were almost burned.
He and Shade helped each other stand up, and then looked at the scene in front of them in surprise with him.
To put it simply, this is a magma lake in the center of the earth.
Above the head is a dark rock formation with stalactites hanging upside down, and in front of it is a completely enclosed magma lake in the center of the earth. Surrounding the magma lake is a circle of standing stones about ten meters above the magma level. This is where Shade and Iluna
The location where it appears.
Fiery red magma, or a substance that looks similar to magma, surges in the lake in the center of the earth, and the high heat it brings constantly impacts the two people wearing winter clothes.
The loud noises shocked the soul, and the strange fiery red light made the eyes and brain feel uncomfortable at the same time.
In addition to vision and hearing, what has a more serious impact on Shade and Iluna is the power of the magma lake itself. That kind of ancient and stable power, just feel it with your heart, and your whole body will appear almost...
It feels like turning into stone. The scenery created by ancient power and natural power makes the mortal body instinctively want to prostrate and worship.