According to Liszt's investigation, the fortress is filled with terrifying flesh-and-blood monsters. There are at least three with psychic powers above level 16, and at least twenty with psychic powers above level 15.
With the team's combat effectiveness, it is difficult to capture.
What's worse is that these flesh and blood monsters can be resurrected. Liszt once tried to lure a small number of monsters out of the fortress, but after killing them, the monster's flesh and blood merged into the void and resurrected in the fortress.
Rhodes, Qingyu and Horus looked at each other, and things were completely different from what they imagined.
It turned out that they had not come into contact with Saint Rey, but only found clues about Saint Rey's existence.
But thankfully, judging from the clues currently under control, this Fire King city outside Trolian must exist.
Qingyu smiled and said: "This may be a good thing. We will be able to have a better start with Saint Real."
Horus looked serious. This was his job and his honor, but it also made him feel deeply stressed.
"I will do everything well, Rod, don't embarrass me."
Rhodes coughed and asked the doubts in his heart: "Why don't we bypass this fortress?"
Liszt explained: "The fortress is in a huge mountain range. The mountain range is filled with psychic storms that have never been seen before. The entire space is full of fragments and faults, which is extremely dangerous. I have explored up and down a lot.
Far away, at least a hundred thousand yards away, we cannot see the end of the mountains. If we go too far, we may lose our direction. At present, the only way to pass is through the canyon guarded by this fortress."
Jelaba said in a deep voice: "It is like the Dead Ember Mountains, blocking the entire direction. In fact, I very much doubt that it is the barrier of Saint Rey, just like our Dead Ember Mountains."
"right."
The gray-haired Pebela also said: "It is safer than the Dead Ember Mountains. Monsters are not interested in dead things by nature. For obstacles like mountains, they usually choose to bypass them, but they may also climb over them, so we need to
Build the Great Northern Wall on the Dead Ember Mountains...but this mountain range is not needed, and no monsters below the king level will climb over it."
Rhodes frowned: "It sounds similar to our Great Wall of Black Mist. Isn't it man-made?"
"Probably not."
The Red Queen walked out from behind. Her Son of Fire robe was different from everyone else's. It was bright red and very eye-catching.
"You will know it once you have seen it. It is difficult to imagine that such a magnificent miracle is within the reach of human beings."
Jelaba raised the giant hammer and said loudly: "Let's go, let us smash this last obstacle and complete the miraculous turn of mankind in the Dark Age."
At this point, the two teams have completed their rendezvous.
Their strength suddenly became much stronger. Five special combatants, ten first-level combatants, and thirty-five second-level combatants formed a complete combat echelon.
Coupled with the home court advantage brought by Qingyu, the actual combat effectiveness instantly rose to several levels.
Everyone is more confident, thinking that they will complete their mission perfectly this time and remember the first gathering of mankind in the Dark Age in history.
About half an hour later, they arrived at the foot of the mountain range that Lister had mentioned.
Rhodes looked up and saw a blue-grey stone wall rising from the ground, reaching straight into the sky and the earth. He seemed to see a huge wall connecting the sky and the earth.
On top of the giant wall, chaotic and manic spiritual energy fluctuations rushed towards him, making his soul feel deeply uncomfortable.
And through the thick black fog, you can still see tiny spiritual lights flashing in the space.
There are so many cracks in the entire space, it's like a huge piece of glass that was smashed but still stuck together.
Everyone was stunned by the shocking sight before them, even Liszt and others who had seen it several times.
Horus sighed: "This is indeed not the work of man. It may be a natural wonder."
Rhodes asked curiously: "The space is broken like this, but it doesn't collapse?"
The gray-haired Pebela showed a gentle smile. She was the oldest person in the team except Horus, and she had a mother-like love for the new generation of Trorian.
"Little Rhodes, the essence of space is the horizontal difference of potential. In the same potential interval, there will be strong potential pressure to flatten the space, so most spaces are uniform and continuous, just like an elastic sheet.
It’s only a matter of time before the big membrane heals all the scars and cracks.”
Rhodes asked in surprise: "What about the different positions?"
Pebela said patiently: "Different geopotentials represent different spatial levels and dimensions. The upper layer will give pressure to the lower layer, and the lower layer will also give the upper layer a reaction force. This is the source of geopotential pressure."
"Oh...then the material world is the lowest level?"
"No, the zero point of the potential is the void. Above the void is the material world. Above the material world is the spiritual world. Above the spiritual world is the high-level spiritual world. The highest potential currently known is the extremely high-level spiritual world, which is the star.
The world, where the sun, moon and stars all move, is hidden behind huge space faults, folds and gaps.”
Rhodes had a feeling of enlightenment. Although Pebela's explanation was simple, it had a power that was deeply rooted in people's hearts.
"I understand, thank you, Sister Pebella..."
Pebella's face suddenly smiled like a flower. Although there were many wrinkles, it still could not hide the beauty she once had.
"You are very smart, little Rhodes. Some children of fire don't even understand these boring theories."
Jelaba said with a smile: "Pebela, don't shake our elders like this, the new generation won't respect us anymore."
Qingyu blinked: "Although I don't understand it, it sounds very powerful."
Horus's face suddenly fell, and he scolded: "How can you become the king of Trolian like this? Although Rhodes is uneducated, he is working hard at least!"
Qingyu smiled and said: "Uncle Horus, the king doesn't need to understand these things. It's enough for the people the king uses to understand these things."
These words met the archbishop's objection, and within the next half-quarter of an hour, his voice was the one scolding Qingyu.
But everyone was not affected and prepared to fight while rushing on their way, including Qingyu.
"How much supplies did we bring?" Lister asked.
Rhodes briefly explained the supplies he was carrying, which shocked them all.
The red queen stared at him: "Your rice bucket is so big?"
Jelaba laughed and patted his shoulder: "As expected of you, little Rod. Apart from Alan, few people have brought me so many surprises."
A high-level investigator next to Liszt said in shock: "I really can't believe that I am also a spatial attribute person. Although my attribute is only level seven, theoretically it should not be greater than the space brought by a fire."
Small, but in fact, I can only hold less than one thousandth of your supplies. Oh, by the way, I am No. 23, the only space attribute user in the Survey Corps. Nice to meet you, the incredible god of space.
.”
The words of No. 23 made everyone laugh. Qingyu blinked: "Isn't Little Rhodes the reincarnation of the soul fragment or will of the God of Space?"
Pebela pondered: "It's possible. This kind of spatial ability is so powerful that it's hard to believe."
Horus said otherwise: "It's impossible. I've never heard of the God of Space. Even if he had existed and some of his soul fragments were integrated into Rhode's soul, it would be impossible for such a fire to appear."
Rhodes interrupted them unhappily: "Stop chatting and prepare to fight. Saint Rey may be in trouble. If we can help them as soon as possible, it will be better for Trolian and the entire human race."
a good thing."
This sentence suddenly awakened everyone.
According to the current situation, Saint Rey may indeed be in trouble. Their warriors were attacked by unknown monsters in the dark depths far away from Saint Rey, and the entire army was wiped out.
This cannot be a trivial matter for any human kingdom.
If in Trorian, this matter would be responded to immediately, and the royal city would soon send a more powerful battle group to deal with the matter, kill the monsters, and recover the remains of the warriors.
But Saint Rey didn't seem to react. There were two situations.
The first is that the incident just happened and they still had time to respond.
Second, Saint Rey encountered a disaster similar to the Black Tide, and was unable to allocate more combat power to deal with the matter for the time being.
No matter which one it is, it shows that their arrival is a huge good thing for Saint Rey. If it can be handled well, it will bring an excellent beginning for the contact between the two human civilizations.
Everyone's hearts were suddenly filled with excitement. Horus stopped talking, opened his hands, and bright white light radiated out, condensing on everyone's body.
"This is the blessing of bright light. It can resist curses, infection and corruption to a large extent... Everyone, please fight with all your strength. My bright light characteristics are very close to the source. Rhodes has brought all the medical equipment. I can
All soul spells are completed here, so you don’t have to worry about getting hurt.”
Jelaba lifted the sledgehammer, and spiritual energy exceeding level 15 emerged on his body: "I will take the lead in the charge. My law of the source of stone has touched the edge of the strong source. When I release my power, no monster can pass me.
The giant hammer."
Pebela raised her hands, and the spiritual light shone on her ten fingers. Her figure became light and dark, like a phantom: "The sharp blade of time will cut through everything."
The Red Queen gently picked up a long needle and chuckled: "I couldn't agree more with what Pebella said. Nothing in this world can stop the power of time."
Qingyu's whole body was blazing with fire, the bright flames were swaying on her body, and the powerful breath of fire spread, making this place like a fire paradise.
"All power has a price, and all exchanges are equivalent. There is no rootless source. The apparent gift must have a secret price... Even a monster cannot be reborn indefinitely. Its source
It must be in the fortress. As long as the fortress is destroyed, all flesh and blood will be scattered."
"So, our strategy is to storm the fortress."
Qingyu raised his right hand and everyone said in unison.
"For Trorian, for humanity!"
Rhodes looked at her in surprise. This was the first time he saw Qingyu like this. He had a leader-like temperament.
"Maybe we all underestimated her." Rhodes thought: "Jon may not be more suitable to be the king than her."
The morale was already boiling. Needless to say, everyone headed straight for the only canyon in the mountain range.
It wasn't until he got closer that Rhodes discovered that the canyon looked like a thin crack from a distance, but looked like a chasm in the abyss from a close look.
It was at least three thousand yards wide, and the deep darkness stretched as far as the eye could see. A huge fortress stood in front of the gap. Thick black mist rolled around the fortress, and a strange and evil feeling came over me.
In the dream, the doll suddenly spoke.
"Master, my intuition feels a little uneasy. It seems that a more powerful force needs to be dispatched here."
The Book of Knowledge also felt a little strange: "Why does it have a weird aura?"
Rhodes also noticed it: "It is somewhat similar to the aura of the ancient god who was reborn in flesh and blood, but he has been completely annihilated and all traces of his existence have been erased. This place should have nothing to do with him."
Suddenly, the Book of the Future shouted: "Master, Master, I predicted it, I predicted it! I saw a black future, unknown and bloody! Storming the fortress will have bad consequences!"
Rhodes was shocked and hurriedly asked: "Book of the Future, are you sure?"
The book of the future jumped out from the bookshelf and turned the pages quickly.
Soon, Rhodes saw a background like the middle of the night, dripping blood, and twisted and weird patterns.
Although he was not very proficient in prophecy and occultism, he could still see the uneasiness hidden in this picture.
The Book of the Future shouted excitedly: "Don't attack by force, find other ways... Hahahahaha, this time, I finally predicted that even a limited future will be useful... I am not a waste, not a fool, I am
Asa! My name is Asa!"
Rhodes almost spat out, while Asa was furious: "Why do you have a name that sounds the same as me?"
The Book of the Future sprayed: "This is my name. You are not qualified to call me my name. Please change my name to Ah Shit."
Asa looked like he was about to explode. In order to maintain the peace of the dream, Rhodes had no choice but to say: "Book of the Future, just call this name in your heart. I will still call you..."
His mind flashed and he quickly came up with an acceptable name.
"Not yet."
The Book of the Future chewed on the pronunciation: "Weiguang...Future Light? Very good, from now on, this is my code name, Weiguang Asa!"
Asa was still very angry, but for the sake of his master, he didn't care anymore. He secretly made up his mind to drive the Book of the Future out of the dream one day, as well as the disgusting Book of Knowledge.
"Books are not good things. When I rule the world, I must ban the existence of books."
Rhodes didn't know what Asa was thinking, and even if he knew it, he wouldn't care. He only cared about the current situation and muttered: "If we can't attack by force, we can only lure the monster out. In this case, we must
Use [Ice Prison], otherwise the monster will be resurrected in the fortress, which will be a waste of energy."
During the battle of the King of Light, Rhodes created three copies of "Ice Prison" together.
A total of five copies of this special item can be made.
"Can make two more copies."
Rhodes glanced at it and found that a copy of "Ice Prison" required 1 Flower of Humanity and 10 points of divinity.
He has the flower of humanity, but only 2 points of divinity left.
"What should I do?"
Rhodes glanced at Star Square. The golden light was rising and falling in the fog, indicating that he might gain a lot of divinity in the future, but he was not sure of the specific value.
There are also several copies around the body, probably from Horus, Jelaba, and Qingyu, which should help them increase their strength.
Rhodes discussed with the Book of Knowledge for a moment and told it in detail about Horus, Jeraba, and Qingyu.
The Book of Knowledge pondered for a moment and said: "The opportunity for Jelaba's promotion does not seem to be in the dream at present. Qingyu is the chosen one of fire, and the only way to help her is the colorful dream... Horus has a special bright light characteristic. In
In ancient times, this was a very valued soul characteristic, second only to the Chosen of Fire. I have a way to help him advance to the Herrscher, but it requires the use of the soul of the King of Light and a colorful dream."
Rhodes hesitated at this moment. The soul of the King of Light was preparing to ignite the third big star.
Even if the strong source and nightmare material are stripped out, the king's soul is not so easy to obtain.
Colorful Dreams are extremely precious. There is currently no inventory in Dreamland, and there are only 112 nightmare materials left, which is only enough to make one.
But this is his trump card.
If he does not accumulate enough power when the Black Mist Demon invades, he will still have to use Colorful Dreams to delay the invasion.
what to do?
Rhodes didn't know how to choose. Logically speaking, such consumption is extremely uneconomical. The Book of Knowledge also admitted that this is an alternative method. If you purely want to help Horus advance, finding a specific source of matter is the best way.
the best.
But if they don't do this, they won't be able to pass through the fortress, and a strong attack may cause huge losses.
When he was hesitating, the Book of the Future suddenly shouted: "Master, don't worry, just wait for a while."
Rhodes asked in surprise: "Wait a minute?"
Suddenly he had a guess in his mind, and he replied directly: "I know."
After his consciousness returned to his body, Rhodes immediately told them the matter in the form of his intuition.
The intuition of high-level combatants, especially Rhodes' intuition, is highly trusted.
He has proven his correctness with many examples.
Everyone thought that he was a highly inspired type, so they immediately accepted his statement without any doubt.
Liszt asked: "Sir Rhodes, if we don't attack by force, how can we deal with the resurrected monster?"
Rhodes smiled slightly: "I have a method that can suppress resurrection. I used it in the battle of the King of Light. Qingyu is very aware of its effect."
"Yes."
Qingyu looked very happy, with joy shining in his bright eyes.
"Little Rhodes can create a special field that prohibits all resurrection abilities. This is how the King of Light was killed by us."
Everyone smiled.
"That would be great. We can use the previous tactics to lure the monsters out and kill them one by one."
Liszt said excitedly.
"It's safer, even more efficient and faster."
Everyone was discussing tactics enthusiastically, while Rhodes was nervously waiting for that moment to arrive.
Sure enough, not long after, several golden lights flashed before his eyes.
Breaking the Great Crisis, Divinity 6 (from Dream Apostle Mephis)
Save humanity, divinity 1 (from dream apostle Kashan)