Chapter 187 The battle a thousand years later

Stepping into Longmian Temple, one is greeted by a strange coldness mixed with the smell of blood.

No emotion, no ups and downs, calm and cruel coldness.

It is like a barren land soaked in blood, stretching as far as the eye can see, with a desolate wind blowing.

The wind is full of inexplicable pressure.

"A thousand years ago... General Yagami walked through this road to the final battlefield..." Roy, who was walking in the middle of the team, noticed that the walls on both sides of the temple were covered with murals with wild tones and rough brushwork.

, looked at each one curiously, "Look, the murals here record things before the outbreak of the Human-Dragon War."

"The human race and the dragon race coexisted peacefully at first. The dragons ruled the earth and looked down on humans with majesty, while humans worshiped the dragons and begged for their protection... But as humans continued to multiply and grow stronger, they gradually began to resist the rule of the dragons...

"

"I heard a bard talk about this history!" Wang Hu enthusiastically grabbed the topic, "In order to resist the brutal dragon that preyed on humans, the oppressed people raised battle flags dyed with blood, and they fought one after another.

, fighting against the dragon from generation to generation, no matter what sacrifices are made, they will never retreat..."

"It's a very good story." Shen Qi sneered sarcastically, "But I don't know what the average combat power of humans in ancient times was. How could they continue to fight against the dragons whose average combat power was six stars or even higher?

?”

Wang Hu was immediately speechless.

The strength of humans in ancient times in the world of Sealed Sword is similar to that of humans today. Even if there are a few masters, they are only at the five-star level. Facing a few six-star dragons, they may still be able to rely on human sea tactics to fight.

, but according to legend, there were swarms of giant dragons at that time!

The human sea tactic is indeed very powerful, but what if the opponent also has the same strength with numbers of people - no, "dragons with numbers of strength"?

"Actually... the so-called 'Human-Dragon Battle' is just a raid, a raid by humans against dragons, and it was a failed raid." Roy continued to read the content of the mural, "Although it successfully injured and eliminated some

The dragons were weak, but more dragons escaped successfully and soon began to fight back."

"The Divine Dragon Clan, who were friendly to the human race, went into seclusion. The Ice Dragon Clan led the Fire Dragon Clan to fight against humans. Every day, strong human beings or giant dragons fell, and the earth was dyed red with blood."

"I think this kind of fighting is stupid." Wang Hu took over the topic again, "What problem cannot be solved through discussion? In the end, both sides just want to dominate the world!"

No one paid attention to him this time.

"In order to reduce casualties and secure victory, the Dragon Clan created the Demon Dragon, and used the power of the Demon Dragon to create a large number of cannon fodder servants with a little Dragon Clan power, called 'Battle Dragons'."

This sentence made everyone feel shocked - it turned out that what they had fought so hard to defeat was just a group of cannon fodder.

"The demon dragon that led the battle dragon army caused huge damage to humans. In order to fight against the demon dragon, humans made every effort to create a batch of weapons with unimaginable power, called 'divine general weapons'."

"The battle between the divine weapon and the dragon destroyed the laws of the entire world, turning the vast land in the southwest of the continent into a barren desert. The dragon clan was unable to adapt to the changed world, and retreated one after another, and finally retreated completely and left the world.

"This time it was Cheng Peng who answered, "King Saphiel said this part of history."

Roy nodded.

"Saphiel...even though what he did was wrong, at least he told the truth."

[Team] Wang Hu: When did Saifeir say this? Why don’t I remember it?

[Team] Cheng Peng: Well, I have no impression either.

[Team] He Ming: So you are lying to him?

[Team] Cheng Peng: I just recounted the background settings of this world.

[Team] Wei Ye: Po Jun, you’ve learned too much!

[Team] Bai Yu: Stop whining and save your energy for fighting!

[Team] Yue Feng: I really want to ask an important question... Didn't you say that there are a lot of treasures in the dragon's lair? Why didn't I see anything valuable in this temple!!!

After being reminded by Yue Feng, everyone noticed that the huge temple was actually empty. Except for the relief murals on the stone pillars supporting the temple, which may have some cultural relic value, they really can be called a family with four walls. No wonder even search experts like Yue Feng

Can't find any oil or water.

It makes sense if you think about it carefully. This Longmian Temple was a battlefield back then. Even if there were any good things, they would have been looted long ago. Where would they get their turn!

But when Cheng Peng pointed this out, Yue Feng's expression was really miserable, like a passionate young man who fell in love with the beautiful witch in the shrine, but was told by the two men in white robes passing by that "although he is beautiful, he is a man"...

As expected, things in life are often unsatisfactory!

The group of people continued to move forward in the empty temple. The heavy and oppressive atmosphere became stronger and stronger. The air seemed to condense into a solid substance. Malice seemed to seep out from every floor, pillar, and corner of the temple, and it continued to intensify.

The pressure makes those who lack strength gradually unable to breathe.

After a while, the girls of White Wings could no longer resist this terrifying pressure. Chu Fengge sighed and asked them to go back and join the main force.

"Don't force yourself. Go and protect Ms. Ninian. This is also a very important task."

Everyone knew that she was just trying to comfort them, but the girls with depressed faces immediately cheered up after being comforted by her.

Cheng Peng nodded secretly - as he spent more and more time together, he gradually understood why Chu Fengge could still maintain the cohesion of the team in such an unfavorable environment.

Many times, the people being led don't really need the leader to do anything for them, all they need is respect.

The behavior of "putting on a show" may seem funny, but it is an important means of enhancing collective cohesion. If a leader is so ruthless that he is not even willing to do something as simple as putting on a show, then he will not be able to go very far.

People are not machines.

The argument between Roy and Lilina woke Cheng Peng out of his thoughts. Roy shook his head seriously, while Lilina's face was filled with grievances and tears.

"What's wrong?" he asked in a low voice.

"Roy wants Lilina to go back first, but Lilina is unwilling." Shen Qi, who was walking near him, also replied in a low voice, "But it seems that it is only a matter of time before he is convinced."

"What a pity! Generally speaking, in the final battle, the heroine sacrifices heroically, and then the hero explodes and destroys the boss. This is a scene that the public likes to see!" Wei Ye said with ill intentions, "If the heroine doesn't follow,

If we go, wouldn't it mean that we have to sacrifice a lot of comrades and wait until the last one of the protagonist is left to explode?"

"Crow's Mouth!"

"Say less and you will die!"

"If I die, I will ask you for the mission reward!"

Everyone was talking against Wei Ye, and Roy, just as Shen Qi expected, successfully persuaded Lilina to let this young magician who seemed certain to become the heroine of the Sealed Sword World leave the team.

Return outside the temple.

This small episode did not hinder everyone's progress for too long, and the streamlined team quickly continued to move forward.

It's just that the team has shrunk greatly compared to before. Because the pressure is too serious, characters who have not reached four stars cannot stay in the team at all, so now all the remaining ones are masters - even those who have half a foot

Shen Qi, who had entered the four-star level, had to take his teammates to accompany Lilina back. Only the four-star necromancer John remained in their team.

The team that originally numbered hundreds of people suddenly only had nineteen people left.

Cheng Peng and his party of fifteen, including the protagonist Roy, Chu Fengge and Bai Yu from White Wings, and John from Hawkeye Team.

This is the team that will go to the deepest part of Longmian Temple to defeat the fire dragon Ya'an who calls himself Dragon King.

The sound of chaotic footsteps echoed in the empty temple, and the surrounding area gradually became dark.

Looking up, I saw that there were no windows on the dome.

The dull atmosphere made no one want to speak, and the monotonous scene and the changeless footsteps made some people who were not so determined gradually begin to doze off.

Cheng Peng did not relax his vigilance because of the calmness around him, and was still paying careful attention to his surroundings.

No matter how monotonous and boring it is, can it be more boring and unbearable than sitting in the ruins, cleaning it bit by bit with a small shovel and a small brush, looking for cultural relics that may not exist?

His eyes swept across the temple again and again, carefully guarding against any danger that might arise.

In the dim light, everything seemed to be shaking, especially the shadows - the shadows of people, the shadows of weapons, the shadows of pillars... like winding black snakes, swimming uneasily.

Cheng Peng's eyes swept across the murals. Among the mottled shadows, the reliefs on the stone pillars seemed to be alive, and each one was about to move. Even the carved dragons gradually became active, and each one opened their bright red eyes -

-wrong!

Cheng Peng suddenly reacted, roared, rushed out, and stabbed out the ice and snow spear.

After all, he was still a step too late.

The fire dragons who appeared in the temple at some unknown time opened their bloody mouths and spewed out deadly flames.

Everyone who was awakened by Cheng Peng tried to resist, but more people failed to recover in time.

What is even more deadly is the particularly strong one among these fire dragons.

The scales on its body were red and black, with a metallic sheen. The scales were astonishingly large and terrifyingly thick, just like a millstone!

Cheng Peng had seen the fire dragons transformed by the dragon tribe. He thought that those fire dragons were already very majestic, but unexpectedly, in front of this fire dragon, those fire dragons immediately became small. Not only did the body only reach its thighs, but the originally majestic body

Compared with it, its shape looks bloated and dull, and even the scales on its body look dull and pitifully thin.

Oh my god! He has noticed that the scales of those fire dragons are almost the same as ordinary shields in terms of size and thickness!

What is equally terrifying are its sharp teeth, which actually emit a faint light in the darkness - a light without any temperature, cold and fierce, just like the cold light reflected by the blade.

But each of these "blade" is about the height of a person. Cheng Peng has no doubt that if it falls into its mouth, even if it is wearing the strongest armor and holding the heaviest shield, it will definitely be killed.

It was easily bitten into pieces, and even a larger part could not be found.

Compared with it, the teeth of the previous fire dragons were simply shoddy imitations, as ridiculous as sharpened sticks.
To be continued...