Even the wind in this sand sea was scalding hot, but compared to the first time he came to the Lijin Sand Sea, Shade felt that his tolerance for the sun and light had become significantly stronger.
Last time, he just felt that he could absorb some sunlight like Mia, whose tail was on fire. At this moment, he even felt that his whole body was absorbing sunlight spontaneously, and slowly converted it into his own spirit.
"It shouldn't be an illusion, right?"
【no.】
"So is my soul talent too high, or is this body simply too powerful?"
Random thoughts will make a boring and painful journey seem very short. After a while, Shade saw a familiar temple standing in front of him.
His steps became faster, eager to enter the temple and feel the shade for a moment. But after continuing to walk quickly forward for dozens of steps, Shade's steps slowed down again.
It's not that I'm in danger of not being able to move forward, or that I'm not feeling well and can't move forward, but that the skylight that was so strong just now is becoming dimming little by little.
The heat wave that left people with no place to hide disappeared as the light gradually weakened. The weak wind in the sand sea even brought a slight chill, which made Shade, who was sweating profusely, couldn't help but shiver.
"What's going on?"
He looked up and saw that the sky, which was unusually bright just now, was quickly filled with the halo of the setting sun, as if time was accelerating. In the blink of an eye, the light, which was more dazzling than the noon sun, turned into a strange orange-red color.
Sky. There are no clouds in the strange sky above the sand sea at all. However, as the sunlight weakens, the originally white sky still completely changes color in a way that does not comply with the optical laws.
The distorted orange-red color made Shade want to vomit. He looked down at the glowing golden gravel under his feet and realized that it was not only "during the day" that was dangerous here.
Most of the pain in "daytime" comes from physical torture, while the "twilight" scenery at this moment turns into psychological pain caused by the strange sky.
Shade has never seen such a weird "twilight" scene, but this means that this time he appears for the third time in the year 4260 of the Fifth Era, and he will finally encounter a rare "dark night" scene in the desert.
The dazzling sun during the "daytime" can now be looked directly at during the extremely short "twilight" phase. The sun is currently only a normal red color, but it is inexplicably cast with a dirty gray halo.
It did not fall in any direction, and was still hanging above the head as before. Therefore, the strange orange-red color in the sky at this moment was definitely not caused by the setting sun.
This dusk stage passed very quickly. When Shade officially entered the Sun Temple with the wave of the excited mermaid Miss Sandel, the dusk was almost coming to an end.
The dim skylight did not make the interior of the dilapidated Sun Temple dark, because as soon as Shade entered it, he raised his eyes and saw the rectangular box containing the set of golden lion armor on the altar deep in the temple.
, is emitting a soft and sacred golden light.
The strong miraculous element surprised Shade, and although the light emitted by the box was not comparable to the sun, it was enough to illuminate the interior of the temple. Let's go see the companions, Miss Sandel, Granny Siam Nord, Miss Knight and
The barefooted Miss Meister, now all safe and sound, welcomed Shade.
I don’t know how long it has been since Shade left last time. Thanks to Shade’s material support, the appearance of Granny Siam and the three ladies has not changed much, except that Miss Sandel’s left wrist is wrapped in a bandage, and Knight
The young lady's standing posture seemed to indicate some discomfort in her right leg.
Shade first released little Mia, then sat down to talk to them. After the cat returned from the toy form to a cat, it immediately recognized where it was. It first looked at the glowing armor box, and then jumped on Xia De
De looked over his shoulder toward the outside of the temple.
Clearly, the cat was disappointed that it was not "daytime."
"Welcome back, Mr. Hamilton!"
Compared to the old elf who was tired to the naked eye, and Miss Knight, who seemed sleepy and unable to open her eyes, the mermaid girl was much more enthusiastic, and she took the initiative to introduce the current situation.
And looking at her appearance, her spirit is obviously a little abnormal. This kind of excitement should not appear in a girl who has been trapped in the desert for a long time:
"A long time has passed since you left. During this time, we have been preparing for the next time we leave here together. But now it seems that most of these preparations are no longer needed."
Because it is already the "night" stage outside, and although the night in the sand sea is very cold, at least it will not be like "daytime", and neither the serial warlocks nor the witches can move for a long time.
"But we also encountered some things after you left. The first thing was that someone appeared nearby and found us."
"The sixth person??"
Shade immediately looked to the left and right, but there was no more corpse or unconscious living person in the temple.
"Not a normal person."
Grandma Siam Nord said a little tiredly:
"I can't tell what it is. At first everyone thought it was a new companion, but after it appeared, everyone became tired faster and the loss of memory became more serious. Fortunately, Miss Meister arrived in time
We discovered the danger and drove the thing out of the temple. After it was exposed to the sun, it kept wailing, begging us to let it in again. Finally, it turned into a black mist and disappeared."
Shade then looked at the "God of Mist", the lady with light brown skin and smiled and nodded to him:
"I happen to have a secret technique for that kind of thing."
"Miss Sandel, were the injuries to you and Miss Knight caused at that time?"
Shade continued to ask with concern. The female knight calmly retracted her right foot, while the mermaid girl shook her head:
"That's the second thing. In order to collect ritual materials, Grandma Siam Nord and I went out again. The experience of going out was not problematic, but we seemed to have brought back an invisible thing. That thing continued to absorb spiritual power,
And it can transform itself."
Having said this, he looked around cautiously:
"If it weren't for the fact that when that thing gets close to your armor, it will show some of its color. If we want to get rid of it, we will definitely pay more than the price of such a minor injury."
"Armor?"
Shade, who was holding the cat, looked at the box that radiated light again. At this time, it was completely dark outside the temple. Although the temple itself seemed to be able to block the cold wind, even without door panels and window glass, it would not let this place.
It was frighteningly cold, but the silent dark sea of sand still made people feel creepy.
"We're fine. It's just that the wounds caused by the invisible monster are difficult to heal. After being treated with the holy water you brought, these are all minor problems."
The blue-haired mermaid girl also shook her hand to prove it, and Miss Knight also said softly that the injury to her foot did not affect her movement.
Although Shade can stay in the Lijin Sand Sea for an hour this time, in addition to looking for the third compass fragment this time, he also needs to rely on the compass to find the "Heart of the Oasis".
In fact, time is not very abundant. Now that Shade has arrived, the ladies who are ready to leave this "sanctuary" together have to set off in the direction pointed by the first two compasses.
The last thing before departure was that Shade wanted to recover his armor. The armor is still on the altar, and the ladies who stayed here after Shade left last time did not touch it.
But now that the dazzling sunlight has disappeared, the moonlight pouring in from the gap in the temple roof illuminates the glowing box.
Of course, the moonlight in the desert is not normal, but at least this abnormality is within Shade's tolerance, and it is only three or four times stronger than the moonlight in Moon Bay last night.
Shade briefly checked the box. The original ordinary items had been attached to four elements due to long-term exposure to the sunlight in the sand sea. Among them, the miraculous element was stronger, but he didn't know whether it would still be able to function after leaving here.
Maintain the current level of elements.
The "smiling sun pattern", "sword and shield", "golden cat" and "woman's face surrounded by curved patterns" on the side walls of the box are all glowing, making the box even more gorgeous and extraordinary.
And when Shade carefully opened the box, the golden lion-shaped armor body standing in the box was indeed glowing. Although the box itself blocked the sunlight, the traces of elements rich in various parts of the armor were no better than those in the box.
It's worse in itself.
"Miss Gothe said that she will come to visit me at the end of this month or the beginning of next month. I will remember to thank you for this gift then."
Shade thought in his mind and took his hands away from the warm armor parts. At this moment, Miss Meister's voice came from behind. Her "dancing girl" dress, which was very economical on fabric, was obvious at a glance in the desert at night.
Will be cold:
"I'm curious. It's obviously a large cat-shaped armor, but why do you keep insisting it's a lion?"
Siam Nod's mother-in-law and the other three are still making final arrangements. Most of the supplies will soon be turned into toys by Shade and put away, but they only carry light necessary items and personal valuables.
"Actually, I still think this is a lion and not a cat. And wearing 'cat armor' is really annoying. Well, reputable people would not do this."
Shade replied, patting little Mia's little head as she tried to touch the armor.
Miss Meister chuckled behind him:
"Actually, isn't a cat the best mascot for you? Don't you like your cat very much?"
"Of course it's okay if you wear a cat pendant or carry a cat with you, but when it comes to armor, a lion is obviously more majestic than a cat."
"Meow~"
The cat on his shoulder suddenly meowed. Although Shade didn't know what it meant, he patted it a few times and the cat calmed down.