Under the thick black fog, a majestic ancient city appeared in front of us.
It is located in a depression and is surrounded by the Jianfeng Mountains. Countless huge stone swords are pointed at it, which looks very strange. Liszt said in a voiceless voice: "This is a sacred city!"
The Divine City is the city where the gods lived in the ancient era. Its status is equivalent to the City of the Fire King in the Era of Fire and the Dark Era. The sacred tower in the center is equivalent to the holy fire sacrificial site.
This divine city is larger than the ancient city of Sagus, and its architectural style is completely different.
Even the iconic pagoda is indistinguishable under the shroud of black mist and surrounded by numerous buildings.
"Liszt recognized it as a divine city at a glance, and the knowledge reserves of the members of the Survey Corps are indeed very rich.
Rhodes thought to himself, and when he looked around, he realized that the black fog around him had become lighter. The thick black fog surrounded the ancient city and spread out along the northeast, forming a wall of black fog connecting the sky and the earth.
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"What is this? The black mist... seems to have formed some kind of barrier?"
Liszt pondered for a moment: "This seems to be some kind of special phenomenon. The black mist is attracted here, gathers in large numbers, and spreads out with the ancient city as the axis, like a Great Wall resisting invasion."
No. 7 suddenly said: "I understand, why we have been unable to find other Fire King cities, it is because of this wall of black mist! It isolates the natural distribution of black mist, making it impossible for us to discover whether there is a holy fire on the other side.
traces."
The extremely high-intensity holy fire can disperse the black mist over a wide range and affect the distribution of the black mist within thousands of yards.
The scope of its indirect impact is usually more than ten times that of the direct impact, or even higher.
Taking the Royal City of Trolian as an example, even if you are more than a thousand and a thousand yards away from the Holy Fire of the Royal City, you can still find unnatural changes in the concentration and stratification of the black fog.
"Have you noticed?" No. 9 also said.
"These monsters with extremely strong senses seem to be distributed in the Jianfeng Mountains with this unknown divine city as the center. Rhodes nodded, he also felt this way.
"I have a guess that they are guarding this ancient city." Liszt nodded: "There may be some secrets hidden in the ancient city.
No. 19 asked: "Sir No. 1, can we bypass the ancient city?"
Liszt shook his head: "I'm afraid not. Look at the wall of black mist. Its concentration has reached the level of three layers. No matter it is the red tear stone, the peripheral vision or peripheral vision cannot resist its erosion. If you forcefully pass through,
We will suffer serious corruption."
Rhodes frowned. He knew that the black mist they came into contact with was only a derivative of the real black mist. The real black mist is the source of black mist that can corrupt and erode even gods. It was derived for the first time.
After dissociation, black water is formed, which is the "first evolution" of the source of black mist.
The secondary black mist formed by the re-derivation and dissociation of black water is the "second evolution", and so on, until it covers the entire world.
The black mist after "Three Evolutions" has no specific characteristics and can only be distinguished by concentration.
The black mist that most people come into contact with is just a thin mist derived from the source of black mist after countless dissociations.
But even such black fog is fatal to human beings.
As for the black mist that has reached the level of "Three Evolutions" and above, only the fire of protection can dispel it. Other than that, all fire creations cannot form effective protection.
Liszt did not carry the Guardian Fire with him on this trip.
It is impossible to carry fire when traveling long distances in the dark world. Doing so is not only extremely dangerous, but may also cause the precious fire to be lost in the darkness.
Rhodes looked around and saw that the height of the wall of black mist was at least 500 yards.
In the dark world, altitudes above 500 yards are restricted airspace. If you break in rashly, you may encounter unspeakable horrors.
It is also difficult to bypass the Wall of Black Mist. It definitely won't look short. They may have to open up a long new route, which cannot be completed in a day or two.
No. 7 shook his beard and asked cautiously: "Sir No. 1, do you want to try to enter the ancient city?" No. 9 asked back: "Can we go in?"
No. 7 explained: "Look carefully, the wall of black mist did not invade the ancient city, but fell along its surface. Although the concentration of black mist in the ancient city is very high, it is not to the level of Sanyan."
Rhodes looked around, and sure enough, as he said, the wall of deep black mist did not fall into the ancient city, but only submerged part of its top.
But Liszt did not agree immediately. According to the principles of the Survey Corps, when encountering such an incomprehensible and extremely dangerous situation, the survey team will usually choose to return the same way and will not take risks.
No. 9 said worriedly: "We'd better return. This is an unexpected situation and we are not fully prepared."
This is the safest approach, but No. 19 strongly opposed it: "We finally got here. Maybe after crossing the ancient city, we can see the traces of the black mist being dispersed and weakened by the holy fire!"
"But it's too dangerous! To explore the ancient divine city, you must form the highest-level combat group. We only have one special combatant!"
"No." No. 7 suddenly said: "This sacred city has probably been abandoned." "How do you know?"
"Think about the ancient city of Sagos. What did it look like when we first discovered it? Thick black fog and a domain well formed by powerful spiritual energy distorted the space. The surrounding black fog gathered in the center, forming a black
Territory, but this ancient city has none of it, it’s so quiet that it’s terrifying.”
"But this doesn't explain the problem. Look at the highly perceptive monsters around and this unprecedented wall of black mist..."No. 7 is right."
Liszt suddenly spoke.
"I have confirmed that there is no king-level presence in this ancient city."
Rhodes was shocked. He was indeed the commander of the Survey Corps. He indeed had special reconnaissance abilities. He had also completed the preliminary investigation of Starry Sky City.
"But..." No. 9 wanted to say something else, but suddenly found that the monsters around them were gathering towards them
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Their escape route had been closed unknowingly, and not only that, the monsters in the entire area began to move towards them.
"It seems that we have alerted these monsters. They may be a unit." Liszt smiled, his expression not looking nervous.
"We have the only way to enter the ancient city. The noise of fighting so many monsters is too great, and the Bell of Silence cannot cover it."
"Let's go."
Liszt took a big step and took the lead to walk forward.
Rhodes followed behind, feeling a little nervous, but more excited about facing the unknown. As long as there were no king-level monsters, there was no threat to him.
After killing the three alert monsters, they arrived under the ancient city.
From this perspective, the Black Mist Wall becomes even more majestic, and the huge ancient city looks small against it. Liszt quickly found a gap in the tall city wall, and the team stepped into the ancient city through the gap.<
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The moment they crossed the ancient city, Rhodes felt as if he had entered a new space, and the monsters approaching from the outside world were no longer noticeable.
Looking at it, the black fog in the ancient city is far dimmer than imagined. Almost all the buildings in the city are square, large or small, stacked on everything, like a city made of building blocks.
Most of them are intact and do not look like they have experienced battle.
Thick dust covers every street and building, and there is an indescribable sense of staleness in the air. This unknown divine city seems to be frozen in time.
Liszt closed his eyes, pressed his hands on the ground, and began to explore the ancient city with the help of his special abilities. After a moment, he opened his eyes and said with some confusion: "No suspicious psychic fluctuations occurred." They asked them.
We went forward and started a search, but there was nothing, whether valuable or worthless. All the buildings were empty, and even the doors of some buildings had been pried away. I didn’t meet any monsters either.
I explored several areas in a row and it was always the same.
Rhodes asked doubtfully: "Is this an empty city?"
Liszt was not surprised and replied: "It is possible."
"Your Excellency No. 0, you need to know that the Divine City is an ancient city that existed in the ancient era. It was an era when gods were active, and after that, it was the era of fire when humans were active. During the era when humans were strong, these ancient cities
How could the ruins not be looted?"
Rhodes was suddenly enlightened and asked: "Why hasn't the ancient city of Sagus been raided?"
"Because it is too far away. In the Era of Fire, humans were mainly active on another continent. The Gray Earth Continent where we are located is an extremely remote place, and few people come here."
"Our original human hero Trorian also came here with the Holy Fire Seed in order to escape the disaster."
"And the ancient city of Sagus is still thousands of miles away to the west of us. Although humans were strong at that time, fire might not be able to find such a remote area, so it was left to us to explore."<
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Rhodes must have had some regrets in his heart. The danger was gone, but the rewards were gone too. But he suddenly thought: "Why do monsters with the power of black mist and vigilance still exist?"
Liszt pondered: "This may be some kind of ancient city-specific facility that cannot be moved, just like the Starry Sky City's Ten Thousand Stars. It is harmless to humans and even beneficial, so it has not been destroyed or plundered."
No. 7 said: "If we find it, we may be able to find a way to get through the black mist." This inference was agreed by everyone.
But Liszt still searched most of the ancient city meticulously, but still found nothing. This completely proved Liszt's guess.
So, they set their sights on the sacred tower in the center of the ancient city. All the secrets were found in it.
It is said to be a sacred tower, more like a giant square fortress.
There is no city gate or any entrance. The outer layer of the fortress is wrapped in thick black fog. This is the thickest place in the city.
Rhodes immediately had an ominous premonition.
And soon, this premonition came true - Liszt found the entrance to the sewer. "Sir No. 0, let's go in from here. This is what you are good at..."
"Okay! You don't need to say anything." Rhode interrupted.
"We'll enter from here, but I have nothing to do with the sewer." Liszt glanced at him doubtfully and did not argue.
After replacing the red tear stone again, they entered the sewer.
The complex sewers immediately overwhelmed their heads, but under the leadership of Rhodes, they successfully entered the underground of the tower.