The long trestle connects the earth with the blue castle in the rising sun. It is like a long staircase leading to the kingdom of heaven. Jonah steps in a daze. He does not know what is waiting in the silent "Royal Star". But it is nameless. The prophecy of the book pointed to this location unmistakably. He did not need to take out the broken pages from his arms to verify. He could accurately repeat the seventh prophecy that was deeply imprinted in his mind. There was something sticky under his feet. The astrologer raised his boots. It was found that there were blood stains on the trestle that had not yet dried up. "Asai. Asai." He called softly to his companions walking in front. "There was a battle here. You see, there are blood stains. There are also traces left by swords and magic explosions. "
"It only makes sense if there has been a battle." The Easterner replied without looking back. "'Midnight Star' is an important mobile base of Veda. Kurigara must have a powerful team dedicated to attacking this castle. .It seems that the rebels succeeded. Maybe there is a celebration banquet waiting for us. Ah, the legendary Vedic mustard wine. Just wait a little longer. I'm coming..."
"There are ghosts only when there is a party..." The 17-year-old boy looked at the dark doorway worriedly. No matter how you looked at it, it looked like the wide-open mouth of the Blue Castle.
Venerable Gaowuzhe came to Jonah's side quietly. "I have something on my mind." A grunting sound came from the old monk's throat.
Jonah nodded. Then he shook his head. "No. It's nothing. It's just some... bad premonition."
After walking this way, Zha has recovered some energy. Although he still looks like a wandering humanoid object, he can more or less transform into facial features and clothing. He has not expressed any emotions along the way, and now he suddenly pulls hard. Zuta's sleeves pulled Ying Jialan to prevent him from moving forward. Zuta said: "Master, Yona, the braided swordsman. There is something wrong with this castle. Zha is very weak now, so he can feel the potential even more. The danger. Maybe we shouldn’t go any further.”
The group of people stopped. Asai looked at Jonah noncommittally: "I listen to you, brother Jonah."
The astrologer stood hesitantly in the center of the trestle, looking at the western land. The endless Vedic wilderness expanded under his feet. Although the warm wind from the eastern continent blew from the holy river "Ancient Nan", the raging monsters, barbarians and floods kept coming. Destroying this land, turning the eastern part of the Veda into a rich but barren and desolate land. Brahma began to raise the banner of Vedicism from there, became a saint in his body, and led millions of religious soldiers to overthrow the ancient Buddhist kingdom. In the end, he was completely overthrown by the rebels. He fell in front of the throne of the huge empire as a ruler. This is not an irony of a cycle of cause and effect.
Jonah suddenly sighed: "It seems we can't do anything if we don't move forward."
Looking down from a high position, a line of smoke and dust is billowing on the post road. The shoes of five six-hoofed horses special to Veda are flying. The pursuers of the Red Owl Brotherhood are galloping over under the leadership of heavily armored knights. You can distinguish these from a long distance. The enemy. The one in black armor is the knight of the abyss, Chepp. The one in white robe is the Anglican priest Mias. The one in yellow is the double-axe warrior Afansha. The one shrouded in red flames is Tuva, the heir of fire who once again escaped death. Tugen. The one in the green dress is, of course, the highest combat power in the Southern Continent of the Brotherhood, the terrifying "Four-wielding Heretic" ability user Lady Serfina.
Dongfangren also discovered traces of the enemy. He looked around at the scarred people and showed a helpless smile: "With my current state and everyone's remaining strength, I'm afraid I won't be able to fight... The lady in the green skirt is very horrible."
"Let's move forward." The astrologer calmed his mind and raised his staff and pointed forward.
The group of people quickened their pace and walked across the trestle. Zuta, who was walking at the end, drew his long knife and cut off the trestle. "Rumble, rumble..." The wooden bridge collapsed like a snake skin with its bones removed, raising a high cloud of dust. "Can Let's buy some time." Ying Jialan said expressionlessly. He stretched out his hand to push the two heavy teak doors. The door of the "Royal Star" slowly closed and the light became dim.
Jonah lit the star array. They were in the hall on the first floor of the castle. The hall covered with gorgeous red shag carpet was empty. A few blood stains stained the carpet purple. Two spiraling stairs explored Entering the dark space on the second floor. There was a short sword stuck on the steps. A pool of blood soaked the felt on the stairs.
It was quiet in the castle. There was no sound of fighting. "Aren't there any corpses?" Asai said to himself a little strangely. He first walked around the pillar and climbed up the stairs to the second floor. Gao Wu Zhezun Zha followed behind silently. Zha was still tugging at Zuta's sleeves, looking anxious to express something. Ying Jialan patted his arm comfortingly and shook his head.
"I wonder what means they used to track us." As the Easterners walked up the stairs, Jonah suddenly asked. The floorboards creaked under his feet, which seemed a bit harsh in the silent hall.
"The lady in the green skirt must have some ability." Asai answered uncertainly.
The light of the stars illuminates the corridor on the second floor. Six rooms are lined up along the oval corridor. The oak doors painted dark blue are either open or closed. Traces of fighting and blood are scattered everywhere. But strangely, there is still no body. The corpse appeared in sight. The group did not stop. They climbed up the spiral staircase to the third floor. Jonah's eyes immediately brightened. There was only one luxuriously decorated room on the third floor of the castle. The irregular oval-shaped room had more than twenty Large floor-to-ceiling windows. Standing in the center of the room, you can look around at the surrounding scenery without blind spots. Purple curtains, pure white bead curtains, blue screens and red carpets make the space very comfortable. The air is filled with the smell of incense and wine. Whether it is Whoever lives here all the time is obviously a guy who likes to enjoy himself.
"There is still no body." The Easterner touched his head and looked up at the upward stairs. The spiral staircase was obviously narrower and became an inconspicuous decoration in the corner of the room. Asai was the first to climb up the stairs. He exclaimed as soon as his head was exposed. A voice said: "Wow. Brother Jonah, come and see."
A group of people climbed up to the fourth floor from the small staircase one after another. This was a room without windows. Thirteen shiny crystal balls hung on the four walls. There was a human-shaped groove under each crystal ball. Each human-shaped A naked man is locked with iron locks in the groove. Each man's eyes, mouth, and ears are closed with golden silk threads. Pipes are inserted into the lower body. The skin is pale and motionless. A star hangs from the ceiling in the middle of the room. A huge crystal ball. The smoke in the ball is flowing and ever-changing. It looks like it is alive.
"Don't." Seeing that Yona wanted to step forward and untie the chains, Venerable Gaowuzhe stretched out his hand to stop him: "They are already dead. Their living souls were forcibly stripped off and poured into the crystal ball. In order to keep the souls Vitality. The corpse is placed directly under the soul to make the soul think that it is still alive in this world. This is the power mechanism of the 'Royal Star'. Use the soul sacrifice spell to extract the power of the soul as energy."
"Damn Veda." The astrologer couldn't bear to look into these men's distracted eyes and said bitterly.
"Actually, these people voluntarily became sacrifices." The old monk closed his mouth after saying this, unwilling to say another word.
The four doors of the power room lead to four towers. Each tower has an attack device driven by the power of soul sacrifice. But except for the blood stains on the ground, there is no trace of anyone. The group of people climbed up the stairs to the fifth floor. Also The topmost open-air platform of the "Royal Star". In the center of the platform stands the four-sided statue of Brahma. The dark blue terrazzo floor reflects the sunlight, which looks a bit dazzling. Several pools of blood are scattered randomly, but there are still no living people or corpses.
"Damn it. Where have everyone gone?" Assai wondered.
At this time, there was a faint sound of explosions deep in the ground. Looking down from the top floor, the cavalry was already hidden under the castle and could not be seen. The Brotherhood members must be forcibly opening the door of the moving castle. Zuta suddenly turned around He pulled out the long knife and walked towards the stairs. "Wait, look." Jonah shouted and pointed to the east.
The broad dark green river flows quietly. It turns out that the holy river "Ancient Nan" is right in front of you. The valley of this big river sinks deep below the ground level, so its existence cannot be observed on the flatland. "Slow flow period." Easterners are pleasantly surprised He whistled. "As long as we cross the Holy River and reach the Eastern Continent, these pursuers will be restrained a lot. After all... wait, what."
The look on Asai's face turned from surprise to shock. From shock to unbelievable sluggishness. The same look appeared on everyone's face, because dark rain clouds were rapidly gathering over the valley of the holy river "Gu Nan". "Crack, la, la, la..." Lightning chains were flying in the clouds. Rain clouds as thick as tar were crawling like life, compressing the thick water vapor to the extreme. "Boom..." Heavy rain poured down. That was A terrible rainstorm that Jonah had never seen in his life. Every inch of space was filled with thick rain columns. Water droplets whipped the river. A rapid waterfall stretching for thousands of miles appeared above the valley. The dark green river began to roar and roll. It rose at a frightening speed. In an instant, it overflowed the river valley and turned into a flood. The holy river "Ancient Nan" completely changed its appearance. The earth, sky and river valley had become one. The dark green water spread endlessly. Come. Hurricanes blow floods. Dawn turns to apocalypse.
The slow flow period turned into a rapid flow period. The glimmer of vitality that had just been ignited was cut off. At this time, Jonah thought quickly and shouted: "This may be an opportunity. Venerable Gaowuzhe, Zuta, Asai, who of you?" We can control the moving castle. The enemy is still on the first floor and has not yet attacked. We are heading towards the holy river. We just need to block them at the bottom. Once the flood reaches the bottom, even the strong will be helpless."
Venerable Gaowuzhe didn't say anything. He hunched over the stairs and returned to the power room on the fourth floor. The group of people rushed down the stairs and looked at the old monk holding the central crystal ball. The ball began to buzz and vibrate, emitting a bright sound. Guang Dongfang said happily: "That's great. Maybe it's an opportunity. Zuta, let's go down and stop them. Use the 'Royal Star'. Maybe we can even directly cross the holy river in the rapids period. Just rush forward like this." Go to the Eastern Continent."
"Understood." Zuta nodded to Jonah and stepped down the stairs. Asai patted the astrologer on the shoulder: "Good luck, brother Jonah."
"Good luck, partner." The young man nodded firmly.
The oriental man disappeared at the top of the stairs. Jonah looked at the haggard old monk and held the staff in his hand.
"I know what you want to ask. The reason why I control this moving castle." Venerable Gaowuzhe said in a dry voice. "In fact, the power system of the 'Royal Star' was designed by the monks of the Maha Prajna Temple. .The art of soul sacrifice itself is the darkest chapter among the Buddhist dharma.”
The astrologer was stunned.
At this time, there was a sharp sound like cracking silk in the sky. The roof was suddenly torn apart like paper. Broken bricks fell one after another. The dark sky appeared above the head. A pair of huge wings covered with gold and red feathers carried A strong wind passed by. The owner of the wings was clearly a man in gorgeous clothes.
"Garuda, God of the Dapeng Bird...is this city really your residence? Whether it is the defenders or the rebels, they have all become food for your anger. Hey." Venerable Gaowuzhe did not raise his head. Sighed leisurely.
The ground suddenly trembled. Thirteen male corpses let out shrill screams. The "Royal Star" mobile castle began to move in the dark green river. The image was turbulent ahead. At this moment, a familiar voice sounded from D. Jonah II. Shi's mind: "Damn. Why does this always have to be the case?"
"Advent, we have to get through this dead end together." Jonah's soul answered calmly.