There are bronze sculptures standing on both sides of the corridor. These sculptures are dressed in ancient clothes and holding a tooth wat in their hands. They look like ancient civil servants and military generals.
However, what is strange is that the heads of these sculptures are all snake heads, with slender and curved snake necks protruding from the robes, covered with scales. What is somewhat funny is that there are also official crowns buckled on these snake heads.
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The water in the corridor just reached the knees, and there was a lot of oxygen in the space. In order to save the consumption of oxygen equipment, Lu Mingfei and others opened the valves on the helmet masks, thus blocking the oxygen supply.
Although the oxygen in the tunnel has a pungent coppery smell, it is still possible to maintain basic breathing.
Caesar and Chu Zihang walked cautiously in the corridor, looking at the snake-headed human sculptures standing coldly on both sides of the corridor, they always felt a sense of weirdness.
Click click click.
At this moment, a strange sound suddenly echoed in the corridor.
Because the corridor is empty and desolate, the sound of clicking echoes in the corridor at this moment, making it difficult to distinguish the source of the sound for a while.
A swish sound.
Chu Zihang and Caesar were worthy of being the top elites in Kassel, and they immediately responded with stern expressions.
They took out the pistols they carried from their bodies with swift and resolute movements, and occupied the sights at both ends of the corridor, one on the left and the other on the right. If there was any abnormal movement, the two of them would be able to attack immediately.
And they can completely guarantee that, unless it is something as terrifying as the dragon-shaped Deadpool, any Deadpool will suffer their devastating blow in an instant.
As for the pure-blooded dragons, naturally leave it to Lu Mingfei, the S-class one.
Lu Mingfei on the side also noticed something strange, but when he saw the source of the sound clearly, he suddenly had the urge to cover his face.
"Brother Fingel, stop chewing. That thing is not gold, it's just a piece of copper, and it's not worth much." The boy said in a somewhat broken voice.
Hearing this, Chu Zihang and Caesar looked over subconsciously.
Suddenly the corners of his eyes twitched violently.
I saw Fingel working hard on a sculpture with a snake head and a human body, and opened his mouth to gnaw fiercely on the tooth wat held by the opponent, as if to confirm what kind of material this thing was made of.
And that weird clicking sound was caused by Fingel chewing on his tooth wat.
For a moment, Chu Zihang and Caesar also had the urge to cover their faces.
With solemn minds and awe-inspiring faces, they waited for the sudden change to appear and started shooting coldly, but who would have thought that this so-called change would actually come from their side.
By the way, who asked Fingel to join the dive team? Why did you bring this guy with you!
"Ahem, I'm just curious about what kind of material this is made of."
Fingel saw several other people looking towards him and quickly let go of the sculpture.
"Brother Fingel, be careful. I sensed an unusual aura here. There might be an enemy ambushing nearby." Lu Mingfei suddenly said with a solemn expression.
"Damn it, junior brother, why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Fingel jumped to Lu Mingfei's side.
Then he looked around cautiously, only to feel that the sculptures around him had become weird, and maybe a powerful enemy would emerge from the corridor in the next moment.
After all, those who could make Lu Mingfei feel an unusual aura were among the few who were at the next generation level.
If he really gets caught by that thing, it won't even be enough to give him a tooth as a sacrifice.
Fingel couldn't help but feel panicked for a moment. He almost followed Lu Mingfei's steps and didn't dare to make any small moves at all.
Lu Mingfei quietly glanced at Caesar and Chu Zihang.
The two of them understood each other and knew that Lu Mingfei was deliberately trying to scare Fingel.
They are naturally happy and pure.
"Junior brother, where do you think Old Tang, his younger brother, and the dragon attendant are? Are they really in the palace?" Fingel asked abruptly as they walked forward.
"We've most likely arrived. Maybe we're busy looking for things now," Lu Mingfei said.
As soon as he heard that he was looking for something, Fingel's face turned dark and he couldn't help teasing him, "Old Tang, this guy is really not fun. You said we risked unknown dangers to accompany him here, but it's better for him to just ride Long Xian.
If he left, could it be that he was afraid that we would share with him?"
"Brother, you have misunderstood Old Tang. Haven't you noticed that we have not encountered any danger along the way?" Lu Mingfei smiled bitterly.
"Huh? We're not in danger? Did I get bitten by that living creature before?" Fingel said with a dark face.
"Didn't you ask for it?" Lu Mingfei whispered.
"That's true. The mechanisms in many places along the way have been cracked." Chu Zihang said suddenly.
Under his careful observation, he discovered some clues.
To be precise, there are many killing mechanisms arranged here. If it breaks out, even they will be in trouble, except of course Lu Mingfei.
"President Chu, why don't you just tell me where this place is?" Caesar said teasingly.
He just couldn't stand Chu Zihang's state. Everyone was obviously on the same starting line, but this guy seemed to have everything under control.
In the end, Chu Zihang actually started talking seriously.
"This is the road to the temple."
"Huh?" Fingel was shocked.
Caesar even twitched the corner of his mouth, "Good guy, I said you were fat, and you're still breathing heavily."
Chu Zihang didn't waste any time and continued: "This road was recorded in "The Fragment of Ice Sea". It was in the ancient times when dragon activities were extremely prosperous. When the ancients were summoned by the Dragon King as ministers, they would inevitably pass through this holy road.
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In Nordic mythology, a similar road is recorded in the Bronze Temple. On both sides are sculptures with snake heads and human bodies, which respectively represent the elemental authority controlled by the Dragon King. If divided according to the alchemical element table, it should be exactly eighty
Eight kinds.”
Chu Zihang analyzed in an organized manner until he made a conclusion at the end.
Coupled with these remarks and his calm aura, if there is another sentence at the end, "There is only one truth," it will be terrible.
Fingel couldn't help but clapped his hands. Although he knew that this action was a bit inappropriate, he didn't even know if Chu Zihang was right, but he just thought that the other party was so awesome, and he deserved applause at this moment.
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The corners of Caesar's mouth twitched.
He originally wanted to ridicule his old rival, but he never thought that Chu Zihang could really answer it.
Don't worry about whether it's right or not, at least this analysis is organized, and Caesar silently counted, there are exactly eighty-eight of these sculptures. Although the sculptures look the same at first glance, there are still slight differences between the eyebrows, which must be the corresponding element symbols.
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"Yes, classmate Chu Zihang's analysis is very correct. Your location is the road to the temple of the Dragon Clan. It is said that through this passage, you can meet the real Dragon King."
Manstein's voice sounded from the headphones.
"Then how can we walk through this corridor without getting lost in it?" Fingel asked.
He looked ahead. The road to the church was not flat and straight. It was curved and deep. The farther back the sculptures went, the more messy they appeared, leading to a combination of small paths, which were so complicated that no one knew where they were leading.
, and I don’t know which path is the real path to the church.
"Classmate Fingel, it seems that you haven't even mastered the basics of the introductory course in alchemy. I'm very worried about the next exam. In alchemy, the pentagram represents the five elements, and the lower right corner represents the element of fire.
, the entire Bronze City was actually built based on alchemy.
Chu Zihang and Lu Mingfei should know better about this, because this situation is more similar to the ancient Eastern Feng Shui theory. The palace of something like the Dragon King is a treasure place that pays attention to Feng Shui, and the Dragon Palace is located at the lower point of the Bronze City.
, if my calculation is correct, there should be water under your feet."
"Yes." Fingel said subconsciously.
Manstein continued: "That's right, water flows from high to low, and according to "The Fragment of the Ice Sea", you only need to follow the direction of the water flow, and you will eventually reach the Throne of Flame, which is
The Throne of the Lord of Bronze and Fire."
In fact, when Manstein was halfway through speaking, Chu Zihang had already taken out a dye test tube from his diving suit pocket, opened it, and poured out a bright white liquid from it, which flowed along the water.
Spreading. It continued to extend forward, forming a winding path. It looked crooked and deep, and it was unknown where it led.
But if we follow the records in the Ice Sea Fragments, as long as we can reach the end, there must be the Dragon Throne.
Caesar looked at the winding road that appeared, looking a little dazed.
Suddenly I remembered that when my mother was still alive, she took him to the church, where they held mass, sang hymns and prayed. My mother said that the door to heaven is called the narrow door, but few people can see the narrow door, even if
Believers who have believed for many years may not be able to discover with their own eyes that only by walking through the winding muddy path can we find the door, and only by stepping in from that narrow door can we finally reach heaven, where we can enjoy eternal beauty and peace.
Joy.
Several people waded along the bright white luminous path, passed by a sculpture with a snake head and a human face, and finally passed through the corridor and arrived at a very wide space.
The water here has formed a lake. The water quality is so blue that it is almost pitch black, and it is very cold. I don’t know how deep it is below.
On the dome of this space is a mural of a giant tree. It starts to change from the center of the giant bronze dome, with all kinds of flowers blooming on countless branches and leaves. It is like a gorgeous oil painting, dazzling, but also beautiful.
There is an indescribable feeling of heart palpitations.
Magnificent and profound.
"The water here no longer flows." Caesar said solemnly.
Because he discovered that the bright white dye mark no longer extended here, and the 'narrow door' did not appear in front of him.
"Damn it, isn't that the road is cut off? How can we reach the throne? How about we call Old Tang and ask him to ride a dragon to pick us up?" Fingel said vulgar words.
By the way, how could there be a signal in this underwater world?
Chu Zihang looked up at the dome mural and said in a deep tone: "It is recorded in "The Fragment of Ice Sea" that dragons need to ride on rafts to enter, and they can see the majestic king sitting under the huge dome, so
This should not be the Dragon King’s palace, but the temple.”
"The Dragon King's row is really big. There is such a big temple." Fingel sighed. Standing here, he was as small as an ant.
But then Fingel seemed to think of something, and couldn't help but get excited, "Then if this is a temple, wouldn't there be many treasures?"
As they spoke, Chu Zihang and Caesar's eyes were as scary as those of a 24K titanium alloy dog. They subconsciously covered their eyes with their hands. They thought Fingel was about to reawaken his bloodline.
It is said that Fingel went deep here just for those treasures. Now that the treasure is by his side, how can he not be excited.
I'm sure Old Tang wouldn't mind. After all, in such a big Dragon Palace, there would probably be a mountain of treasures. Fingel promised that he would never be greedy, so he just had to wear all the treasures on his body.
Thinking of this, Fingel even felt a little regretful. If only he had known what to do with the chrysanthemums, he could have stuffed a few more gems and other treasures into it. When he went out, it would be a large villa!
"I don't know if there is any treasure, but this must be a very important place for Dragon King Norton." Caesar raised his head and looked forward.
It was a huge bronze statue. Its style was the same as the sculptures I had seen in the corridor before, but it was the largest one. It was twenty or thirty meters high. At first glance, it looked like something from a Greek temple.
The majestic statue is so tall that mortals must look up at it to see the full picture.
"This should be the ruler of the elements, representing the Dragon King Norton." Chu Zihang said in a deep voice.
"But the road ahead is cut off, how can we find the right path?" Fingel scratched his head anxiously.
Caesar and Chu Zihang also frowned, not sure where the real path was.
"Look, there seems to be a passage under the water." Lu Mingfei suddenly pointed at the lake with a look of surprise.
He had been here with Nono in his previous life, so he naturally knew the situation and the true route.
There is actually a passage under the lake ahead, but the lake is pitch black and it is difficult to spot it without looking carefully. Others may find the clue soon, but in order to save time, Lu Mingfei gave a 'hint' in time.
He didn't say anything about the road to the temple before because Chu Zihang identified the direction. Lu Mingfei felt that there was no need for him to take any extra steps. If he casually revealed the direction, it might arouse other people's suspicions.
After all, this is the place of Dragon King Norton. It is really inappropriate for him, a mixed race, to come to his own home knowing such a situation.
Therefore, Lu Mingfei only needs to provide some guidance at critical moments. He believes that the friends around him can respond immediately.
Chu Zihang and Caesar's spotlights also shone on the lake for the first time, and they could faintly see a long and narrow crack in the depths of the lake.
Sure enough, following Lu Mingfei's prompts, Chu Zihang and others judged that they should be able to reach the Dragon King's palace through this cracked passage.
Several people looked at each other and nodded.
Then they all buckled off their helmet masks, turned on the oxygen equipment again, and jumped into the tunnel one after another.
The chicken thief Fingel almost jumped down on his front feet when Lu Mingfei jumped down on his back feet, always leaning against Lu Mingfei. If possible, he wished he could jump directly like an octopus.
On Lu Mingfei's body.
After all, the devil knows what is inside the passage, or what kind of world is behind the passage.
Although Old Tang took the lead in advance, who knows if this guy will be so excited that he forgets some lifting operations. Now that he is in the Dragon Palace, there are many dangers, and he must be vigilant to be prepared.
The four of them were swimming in the dark underwater passage. Even through the thick diving suits, they could still feel the biting and cold river water. Fortunately, they were all hybrids with strong bloodlines. Although they felt a little uncomfortable, they were able to survive.
Liveable.
About ten minutes passed, and there was a faint light coming from the end of the passage thirty meters away, obviously it was almost there.
But just when Lu Mingfei was about to swim to the end of the passage, he suddenly stopped and turned around to look back.
Under the illumination of the spotlights, I could see the river rolling behind me, and some water-weed-like things drifting slowly, looking hazy, and I couldn't see anything at all.
"What's wrong, little junior brother?"
Fingel beside him quickly asked alertly.
Chu Zihang and Caesar also looked solemn.
In such a closed and high-pressure environment, people's spirits will be highly tense, and even they are no exception. Seeing Lu Mingfei's vigilance at this moment, the two of them froze, thinking that something strange had happened.
Good thing.
"I seem to sense an unusual fluctuation around me."
Lu Mingfei stared at the river behind him and said with some uncertainty.
His senses were greatly suppressed here, and he could barely sense a small area around him, but he could faintly detect a strange aura in the distance.
"Damn it, junior brother, don't scare me, maybe it's Old Tang who is sending us a signal." Fingel comforted himself tremblingly.
After all, we are almost reaching the Dragon King's palace. If there is any fluctuation, it will definitely be a big deal.
Although Chu Zihang and Caesar did not speak, they were equally serious. Lu Mingfei's strength was obvious to all. If the other party really sensed an unusual aura, it would definitely be an unusual thing.
And judging from the solemn expression on the other side's face, it was definitely not a joke this time.
"I hope everyone pays special attention and must stay vigilant!"
After glancing behind him again to confirm that there was nothing unusual, Lu Mingfei moved forward again.
There was no other smell along the way, and soon the four of them arrived at the world behind the passage.
The river behind him slowly wandered, and occasionally some slender branches of aquatic plants floated in. In this dark and hazy environment, they looked like a woman's long flowing hair.
Among them, a cluster of long hair-like water plants floated, as if they were about to swim with the undercurrent of the water.
The next moment, a demon-like face suddenly opened its eyes among the water plants, with a white-gold ferocious light shining in its pupils.
Like a chain reaction, the water plants in other places also emitted white-gold light.
These ferocious ghost-like figures all looked at the four people who were about to disappear at the entrance of the passage, and the corners of their mouths turned into a twisted and sinister arc.