As the wooden boards were removed one by one, the sunlight tore through the darkness and shined through the iron bars. Everyone watching couldn't help but hold their breath.
Viserys also narrowed his eyes slightly and stood in front of the iron cage, looking at the dying giant monster in front of him.
It is over seven feet tall, which is more than two meters tall. Its whole body is covered with scales and smooth and delicate skin, and there is a fin on its back.
Both hands and feet have turned into sharp claws, which can easily tear apart human armor, and its eyes have turned scarlet, and the pupils are cloudy and full of violence.
Its mouth is full of sharp and tiny teeth. It lies under the iron cage, and its throat is still making low sounds.
"His Majesty."
"This is a demon from beneath the earth."
At this moment, the red-robed priest Melisandre came to Viserys at some unknown time and spoke in a solemn voice.
Although everyone avoided approaching the iron cage, including the Summer Islands soldiers who escorted it, Melisandre was not afraid and instead came to Viserys' side.
"Um."
"you know?"
When Viserys heard Melisandre's words, he turned his head slightly and looked at the red-robed witch beside him. In fact, he had already known that Melisandre had come to him, because no one could escape his perception.
But he was more curious about what Melisandre might know about the monster.
However, Melisandre heard Viserys's question but did not answer in a hurry. Instead, she looked at the monster in the iron cage, then slowly walked forward and came to the railing, her eyes calm and careful.
observe.
"Ma'am, please be careful."
On the other side, the captain of the Stormrage, who was responsible for escorting it, reminded in a nervous voice.
He hid far away because he had personally fought with this monster. When Victarion suddenly went crazy on the battlefield, he massacred the indigenous troops in Lotus Port and even attacked indiscriminately, causing a large number of civilians to die.
die.
Although its actions indirectly helped Asha capture Lotus Harbor and become the queen of the Summer Islands, she also paid a huge price to subdue it.
Victarion has evolved more thoroughly than the original Jillian, because Jillian has been restrained, while Victarion took the initiative to immerse himself in the process of demonization after falling into a disadvantage on the battlefield, so he went on a killing spree.
In the end, the monster was successfully captured at the cost of more than a hundred casualties. It was an extremely tragic scene that is still fresh in the memory of the bastards of the Iron Islands.
"Um."
However, Melisandre only nodded slightly, but did not flinch. Instead, she observed the other party carefully. After a while, she turned her head to look at Viserys and spoke slowly.
"It looks like a magical creation, more like it comes from the 'City of the Dead', Steia."
"Stea?"
Viserys had a puzzled look on his face, and Melisandre didn't hide it when she saw the doubts. She nodded and explained.
"I come from Asshai by the Shadow, Your Majesty."
"The city of corpses, Steia, is located in the heart of shadow. It is also called the 'City of Night'. Except when the sun is shining in the sky at noon, this city will not be illuminated by the sun the rest of the time."
"And in the land of shadows, except for Yashai, there are demons and monsters everywhere."
"Staia is a place that even the top shadowbinders, wizards and necromancers would not dare to travel through."
Melisandre has been in the Western world for so long that many people have forgotten her origins. She is from distant Asshai and is called the "Ominous One", even the Dothraki.
Everyone will feel terrified when they see Melisandre, because they think the Asshais are all "sons of the shadow".
Vale/span> However, in fact, the people of Asshai are not the children of shadow, because shadows cannot have children. Asshai, a magical city that is larger than Volantis, Qarth, King's Landing and Old Town combined, does not
child.
"It's dangerous, Your Majesty!"
Melisandre looked at Viserys, then turned her head and glanced at the monster that was probably dying because it had not eaten for a long time. Then she suddenly withdrew her gaze and spoke in a firm voice.
"I recommend that it be killed immediately, or banished to the Shadowlands!"
Asshai is surrounded by demons and is always in danger. However, more than ten years ago, around the end of the Usurper War in Westeros, people in the Land of Shadows, Gray Wasteland, and Cannibal Desert
Monsters began to riot, constantly impacting the human world.
The Golden Celestial Dynasty defended itself against the harassment of raiders from the Land of Shadows in the ancient capital of Iqi. On the other side, tens of thousands of Golden Celestial Dynasty troops were stationed at the long five-fortress in the northeast of the empire all year round to resist the monsters from the gray wasteland.
The bloodless people of the bloodless cities are trapped in the gray wasteland and the cannibal desert. A necromancer who claims to have lived for a thousand years and is the sixty-ninth emperor of the extinct dynasty, including the capital city he rules.
Xhosa and more.
The entire Eastern world was looking for a way to save itself, and it was at that time that Melisandre followed the records in the ancient books and left Asia by boat to find a way to save the world, traveling through the Jade Sea, Qarth, and Ji.
Scar, the Sea of Smoke finally reached Volantis.
Then she saw the scene of Viserys roasting dragon eggs in the fire of prophecy, and then she determined that the other party was the key to saving the world, and set off for Andalos.
In fact, outsiders don't know much about them, or they just regard them as a legend, but Easterners have been fighting these monsters for countless years.
Melisandre came to the West to find the answer to the problem, but she did not expect that these monsters would also appear in the Western world, just like there are records of the Long Night all over the world.
Viserys was slightly silent after hearing Melisandre's suggestion.
He has seen such demonized monsters in the ruins of Valyria. If according to what Melisandre said, the monsters in the Shadow Land are the same as these monsters.
"Is it Victarion's transformation?"
The captain of the Stormrage beside him nodded quickly.
"Open the cage."
After confirming again, Viserys nodded slightly and ordered them to open the cage holding the monster.
"His Majesty!"
Everyone present's expressions changed suddenly when they heard this, but Viserys had no intention of changing his mind, so they had no choice but to step forward and open the cage that held the monster.
"Form up!"
The surrounding Unsullied soldiers all looked like they were facing a powerful enemy, forming a circle with their shields and spears held high.
However, Viserys stood in the center and did not move, just looking quietly at the seemingly dying monster in the cage.
Then it finally slowly raised its head, seemingly confirming that the cage had been opened. A pair of scarlet eyes fell directly on Viserys, and then it suddenly jumped out.
"Your Majesty, be careful!"
Black Worm was holding a spear in his hand and wanted to block Viserys, but Melisandre had already calmly retreated behind Viserys.
But the black bug was pushed away by Viserys. The monster rushed towards Viserys very quickly. However, this seemingly harmless human moved faster and directly reached out and pinched the monster's throat.
boom
It fell heavily to the ground, causing dust to fly.