Chapter 40 The shadow is above, the shadow is below
In front of the platform is the bottomless abyss, and above is the bright starry sky. Dulan and Simo stood side by side, both shocked by the spectacular scenery in front of them - pearl-like stars inlaid in the vast sky, and a few patches of stars where more stars gathered appeared to appear
It is particularly bright, and there is endless darkness under your feet, with purple or dark red light shining up from the bottom of the abyss from time to time.
There is a stone tablet carved on the edge of the platform. The stone tablet records a famous saying of Rui Wenjin: "Gods are not immortal, only truth is eternal."
"What does this sentence mean?" Simo asked carelessly, pointing to the stone tablet. If Dulan hadn't read this sentence out, this guy might not even be able to understand the literal meaning.
Duran pondered slightly and said: "Riven King is a very arrogant person, although this character does not seem to be in line with his original profession. It is said that this guy said this after he was drunk in a tavern in a small town.
Yes, there was a man who made a bet with Raven King on whether Raven King could steal the clothes of Ms. Huayue Peachland when she took a bath. Raven King was drunk and impulsively agreed to the man's provocation. As a result,
Later, he really did it. Although he angered Ms. Huayue, he made another precious friend."
"Friends?" Simodo read in confusion.
"The man who bet with him in the tavern is also a very powerful god. The name of the Shadow Prince should be familiar to you, right?" Duran explained quickly.
Simodo scratched his head naively: "I've never heard of it. I only know that I have to protect you, sir."
Dulan shook his head secretly in his heart. The guys in the Supreme Council did not instill any knowledge when creating these mercenaries. Apart from his outstanding military strength, Ximodo was almost blank in other aspects.
So he did not continue to study further, but walked around the platform.
The platform is semicircular, with a radius of forty feet, and is very wide. Although the surface of the stone building the platform is rough, there are no uneven places. Duran walked around and found no similar runes or mechanisms.
.
"Is this a dead end?" Du Lan frowned and looked up at Tianyu.
His eyes gradually stared into the distance, and in an instant, the stars seemed to begin to shake.
"What is this?" Dulan was startled and quickly focused his attention. Simodo was holding his heavy sword across his face in boredom. Seeing Dulan's solemn look, he also raised his head to look at the sky curiously. Unfortunately, all he could see was a starry sky.
I didn't see anything else.
However, the starry sky in Dulan's eyes was completely different from that of Simodo. Among the distant stars, his eyes seemed to be pulled by a mysterious force. Through the layers of dust and time, he saw a layer of upwards.
The number of white jade steps was countless, but he could clearly see an extremely tall mage tower standing on the steps!
"Tower of Shadows, I see you!" Duran waved his fist excitedly. However, at this moment, the sight in front of him suddenly changed. His eyes seemed to be stung by something, and he couldn't help but close them.
.
When he opened his eyes again, the image of the Tower of Shadows had long disappeared, leaving only a scene of silent stars and the night sky.
"My lord? My lord, what's wrong with you?" Seeing Dulan's expression of confusion, Simodo asked cautiously.
Dulan shook his head. He stared at the sky for a long time, but the scene just now still did not appear.
"We have to go up there." Duran said concisely and concisely: "The Tower of Shadow is right there."
"Above?" Seamus was surprised. He pointed at the starry sky and said, "Are you talking about the stars?"
"Maybe a little higher than the stars," Duran said.
Simodo looked strange and felt that Duran was talking nonsense. It was just out of his duty as a subordinate. He said euphemistically: "Maybe you are hallucinating?"
Dulan shook his head and said: "Impossible."
Now that I am equipped with equipment and accessories, how can I be controlled by illusion without realizing it? That Tower of Shadow is real.
Dulan stood on the edge of the platform and carefully looked down. He saw only strange light under the pitch-black abyss. Looking at the bottomless darkness, Dulan suddenly asked: "Simo, do you have anything?"
A rope?"
Simodo nodded and replied: "This is the standard equipment for mercenaries. I have about two rolls of strong rope."
After saying that, he took out two bundles of solid ropes from the package behind him. Dulan took them and weighed them in his hands. They were of good weight. They were kneaded from fine hemp ropes and were reinforced with iron sheets in some places.
"How long?" Duran asked.
Simodo thought for a while, then gestured and said: "About fifty feet, well, I mean each roll. When the two bundles are put together, they are probably more than a hundred feet."
"Very good. You tie the two bundles of ropes together and make sure they are strong." Dulan handed the two bundles of ropes back, winked and said, "Because I want to take a look down there."
"Sir, this is very dangerous." Simodo shook his head and said, "Even if it's a risk, I should go."
Dulan looked him up and down and couldn't help but laugh and said, "I'm afraid your body shape won't fit you well unless you weigh a hundred pounds lighter."
Simodo was speechless immediately. Duran was right. If he had to hang with a rope, his weight would be too huge and the rope might be broken directly.
"Maybe the exit is somewhere else, maybe we went to the wrong place." Simodo reluctantly persuaded him. As a mercenary with full loyalty, Duran's safety is the first priority for him.
Dulan smiled: "Maybe. But I still want to give it a try. I even have a special premonition. I really want to guess the way out of this maze."
Simodo shrugged helplessly, and could only follow Duran's instructions to connect the ends of the two bundles of ropes. After finishing, he also grabbed the rope and tried to break it twice to ensure that the rope would not be broken. To complete this
After everything, he tied one end to his waist.
Dulan nodded secretly in his mind. After all, Simodo is a professional mercenary. Although he is a product of alchemy, many mercenaries are very skilled. For example, if Duran were to tie the knot on this rope, it might not be able to be tied.
There will be some problems, but for Simodo, this is an everyday occurrence.
The two moved swiftly, each with one end. After Duran was tied up, he made an OK gesture to Simodo, who took two steps back, grabbed the rope tightly, and pulled Duran from the edge bit by bit.
The ground was lowered. Simodo released the rope at a slow and steady speed. Dulan, who was originally a little uneasy, gradually stabilized his mood.
He was suspended in the air, his waist and abdomen were restrained, and it was difficult to even speak loudly. Every ten feet, Simodo would ask Duran, and Duran would respond immediately.
There is indeed a thick darkness below the platform, and it feels very uncomfortable to have your feet off the ground, especially in a dark environment. The strange lights that flash from time to time are like ghosts with malicious intentions, and Simodo's voice becomes softer and softer.
, it wasn’t until he was about sixty feet down that Duran suddenly saw a strange sight.
His steps seemed to have reached a bottomless water surface, which was moist and smooth. Dulan looked down and saw countless stars reflected in the water. What made him even more excited was that he had seen through countless nebulae and
The Tower of Shadows seen by Dust is among them!
"Sure enough." Duran shook the rope excitedly - this was the secret signal he had agreed with Simodo in advance, signaling him to speed up his descent.
After a while, Simodo must have felt Duran's instructions and increased the speed of lowering the rope. Duran's feet were completely immersed in the cold water, but he did not panic at all.
The moment his waist touched the water, Duran whispered to himself: "The shadow is above, the shadow is below."
These eight words were like an eternal curse. The moment they came out of Dulan's mouth, the originally quiet water began to boil crazily!
Before Dulan had time to be happy, a force suddenly grabbed his feet and pulled them downwards.
Dulan was shocked, but he was in mid-air and could not exert any force at all. He was dragged into the water in the blink of an eye, and the rope descended with a crash. Simodo on the platform froze, and immediately felt the force coming from the rope.
pressure.
"No!" This mercenary man tried his best, pressing his feet firmly against the rough platform one after the other. His strength was still very strong. No matter how hard the force pulled, he could not pull it.
He was dragged into the abyss.
Simodo's face was red, and he held the rope tightly with both hands, not daring to release his breath. However, the mysterious power increased in strength again. Although Simodo could resist, the rope could not!
"Crack!" The hemp rope tied around the edge of the platform suddenly broke under friction and strong pressure.
Simodo stumbled and fell backwards to the ground.
"Sir!" The mercenary climbed up anxiously and shouted several times down into the abyss.
However, there was only his own echo in the empty space, and Duran did not answer him for a long time.
Simodo paused, gritted his teeth, and jumped off the platform without taking any precautions.
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