A pair of bright eyes opened in the darkness are like twinkling stars in the night sky, but these stars seem to be still and motionless, only staring quietly at the void in front of them.
From confusion to awakening, memory is like a river flowing in a dark space. It was just a trickling stream at first, but gradually it set off a roaring wave, sweeping up the broken fragments and details, and poured into the 'girl's' mind again.
She subconsciously moved her left hand, and there was a clanging sound in the darkness. Heavy shackles locked it in that direction, and the back of her white hand was pressed against the stone platform, cold and damp.
The same goes for the right hand.
After washing her hands, she gradually remembered something. Those chaotic memories seemed like a vast river, sweeping everything and rushing through her thinking world.
It was like a sharp awl being driven into her forehead. The stinging sensation made her moan suddenly. The 'girl's' low breathing sound spread in the darkness, but the cold underground seemed empty.
They were fragmented scenes of interrogation, torture, and pain that seemed to have stripped away her spirit and will. She couldn't remember the time, as if she was always in the dark, tossing between awake and semi-awake.
"Xiao Shuangtian..."
Her low tone gradually became firmer, as if she had found the only light from the fog, and the most memorable scene lingered in her thoughts.
After a moment of silence, the ‘girl’ opened her mouth weakly——
That low syllable echoed repeatedly in the dark underground:
"The Gods Meeting."
She seemed to wake up all of a sudden. She used her dexterous tongue to move around in her mouth, and pulled out the small thing she had swallowed before she fell unconscious from under her gums.
It was just a small earring. The crystal inlaid on it seemed to be covered with a layer of green light. She bit the crystal with her white teeth, turned her head and spit it out carefully.
The earrings fell on the stone platform, shining brightly.
"start up……"
The 'girl' whispered in a tone that was a little worried, uneasy and mixed with expectation.
The light on the earrings flashed, like a fluorescent light rising in the darkness. The light fell deep in the 'girl's' eyes, like a light of hope.
But the fluorescent light flickered dimly and was not stable. It projected a somewhat dim page of light into the 'girl's' pupils. She washed her hands and gritted her teeth, flipping through the names on it nervously.
It wasn't until a number came into her field of vision that her dark eyes lit up slightly.
Knowing that she only had one chance, she clicked on the code with her eyes. The dim light page flashed and gradually switched to the picture of the communication——
But the 'girl' couldn't wait for the reply from the other side, so she spoke weakly:
"h253954, c721001, transferred to the Seven Heroes..."
She repeated this sentence again.
The light on the earrings dimmed, and the surrounding area returned to darkness, just like the light disappearing from the eyes of the 'girl'.
I can only do so much, she thought with some dejection in her heart.
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"...Master Liusha...is there any change in Baicheng's plan? The envoy...?"
Elf Yez Leonard put a hand on his chest, not even daring to raise his head, and asked the figure on the altar in a respectful tone.
But the purple fire just burned quietly without saying a word. As time passed by, the Patriarch of the Crow Claw Temple finally noticed something was wrong. His expression changed and he raised his head to look.
Silhouette above the altar.
He didn't see any movement. The crow feather scepter hanging on the wall suddenly flew into his hand. He raised the scepter and pointed it in that direction. A jagged shadow ripple swept in that direction, and the ripple hit the saint.
He opened the curtain behind the altar and rolled up all the large and small objects on the altar, causing them to fall to the ground with a clatter.
When the altar itself was hit by the shadow ripples, it also fell to the ground, finally revealing the small structure behind it.
"Mirror Imager!" Elf Yates Leonard's expression changed drastically, as if he suddenly reacted, raised the scepter in his hand and pointed at the door behind him.
But at that moment, the wooden door made a loud noise and flew towards him. Holding a giant sword, Kweed kicked the door open and barged in.
"Sawtooth vortex!" Elf Yez Leonard screamed in a changed voice. The surrounding space seemed to be distorted, forming countless sharp sawtooths, like the sharp beak of a crow, biting in that direction.
passed.
The wooden door immediately fell apart under the squeeze of these saw teeth and turned into countless scattered wood chips. The rolling saw teeth moved further forward and closed in the direction of Kweed.
But the founder of the Redeemed didn't seem to be aware of this. He took a step forward and reached out to grab the Patriarch of Altori Diocese.
Golden blood emerged from his torn arm almost immediately, but Kweed seemed to feel no pain and still strode forward.
Elf Yates Leonard couldn't help but exclaimed when he saw this scene: "You are that woman's dependent——!"
He seemed to realize that something was wrong, and subconsciously took a step back, but he forgot that the altar of the Lord of Crows was behind him. His footsteps stumbled on the steps of the altar that were a little higher than the rest of the ground, and he suddenly fell backwards.
.
However, his fall gave Kweed an opening, so the Patriarch of Artori diocese took advantage of the opportunity to roll backwards, crossed the altar, and leaned against the wall in that direction.
He then raised his head, looked at the intruders with a sinister expression, and said, "Don't think you have succeeded."
As he spoke, he leaned back.
"Don't let him escape," Hongye screamed upon seeing this: "There must be a secret passage there!"
Sure enough, when Elf Yez Leonard leaned back, the wall there also sunk inwards.
Seeing that the Patriarch of Altori Diocese was about to escape from the crowd, a deep voice suddenly came from behind the crowd. Elf Yez Leonard only had time to hear clearly what the voice said.
:
"Fire-arrow-flying-punch."
Rocket flying punch?
He didn't realize what it was for a moment, but a huge fist had already magnified infinitely in his field of vision, and it hit the Patriarch of Altori Diocese in the face with a muffled bang.
The latter was beaten until tears streamed down his face, and he screamed and fell backward.
But it wasn't over yet. After hitting him, the flying claw suddenly grabbed his shoulder, and then dragged him hard, dragging him back and throwing him heavily to the ground.
This punch directly caused the Patriarch of Altori Diocese to suffer a bruise on his nose and face.
And right behind him, the stone wall was receding, revealing an empty secret passage.
Fang Yu put away his control gloves with a click, then walked over the crowd in this direction, and fell to the ground. Elf Yates Leonard raised his head and was about to say something cruel.
, but the former grabbed his head and forced it to the ground.
This blow made his eyes gleam with stars. Tears and snot flowed out of his nose. He almost bit his tongue, and a taste of rust immediately filled his mouth.
The previous scene had completely explained the Crow's Claw Temple's position. Fang Plover had nothing to say to these people. Everything in the North was caused by them.
They directed and acted by themselves, causing all the suffering for the refugees in the northern border, and also brought such a big crisis to the Seven Seas Brigade. Even though he is a clay figure, he still has a certain earthy nature.
Besides, he is not yet.
Fang Yu pinned the senior minion of the Crow Claw Temple to the ground with his hands, then raised his head and said to the others: "Tie him up and don't let him talk. Let's go into the secret passage first, and then
The door to the secret passage is sealed."
Hongye looked at Fang Plover with a little surprise. She had rarely seen him like this. When he was in Dolifen, he showed more calmness than decisiveness.
In fact, she felt that this boy had changed a bit when she was in Vanrich, but at that time he was still a little green about fashion, and he was definitely not what he is now.
And now, Fang Plover made her feel even more like people like Miss Yugudora and the others.
She shook her head and threw this strange thought out of her mind.
…
Watching the door of the secret passage slowly close behind everyone, taking away the last ray of light, Fang Pliance frowned slightly.
Someone took out the lighting crystal, letting a slightly pale light shine in the darkness, reflecting the narrow and enclosed space around it. The cold light fell on the steps made of bluestone, revealing a layer of gray tones.
"...Quicksand, could it be that quicksand?"
Hong Ye looked at the Patriarch of Altori Parish who was tightly tied up and his mouth was covered, and he also frowned and asked Fang Plover on the side.
But how many quicksands are there in this world?
The aboriginal people would not give such a name, not to mention that Fang Plover still remembers the battle before Xia Jin Tower. Those rushing purple flame-like creatures, the owner of Holy Gong Peak called them 'Nightmare'
kind'.
But the other party didn't go into more depth about them.
He just suddenly remembered one thing. Among the three flaming creatures he saw by the long lake, they were actually a man, a woman, and a dwarf.
He always felt that those images looked familiar. In fact, it was not him. Ms. Léa Senal - Miss Holy September also told him that she had the same feeling.
At this moment, he finally reacted——
What Elf Yates Leonard saw was naturally the image of the male shadow figure who once appeared on the shore of the Long Lake.
Because the mirror imager can only have the controller input the image it has seen before, and it is nothing more than creating a phantom out of thin air. However, the shadow person Fang Plover has actually seen was only once in the Xia Jin Tower.
He just wanted to test the reaction of the patriarch. If the shadow man was really the enemy of Crow Claw Temple, then the priest should behave as if he was facing a formidable enemy.
But if he had any other reaction, it would be worth remembering.
The facts did not disappoint them, and even exceeded the expectations of everyone present. Not only was the Crow's Claw Temple really related to the Shadow Man, but this connection also seemed to contain an astonishing fact.
"Ke Liu, Liu Sha, he is a member of the Seven Heroes...how could he be...a shadow man?"
Hongye still seemed to have not recovered from the previous shock. She tried to lower her voice as low as possible, but her tone still sounded a bit incredible.
Fang Yu shook his head. He already understood where the familiarity he felt at that time came from. He knew Liusha - not just because Liusha was a member of the Seven Heroes, one of the most famous sword warriors in the Chosen, and
A star player in the third division, a big shot figure - more importantly, he had only met this big shot not long before that.
At that time, Odin took him to Nervad for a week of intensive training, where he met many "legendary figures" who once existed and received one-on-one instruction from them.
In the training schedule for the next three days, he happened to receive confrontation training from this warrior master. Although the time was not long, looking at Kaolin-Ithulian, how many people could have such an experience?
Moreover, these people are all genuine top selectors. Even if they only have a few hours, it is enough to leave a deep impression on him.
He is still not sure whether Elf Yez Leonard is deliberately deceiving them, but from the image of the flames, he is actually 70% convinced.
The Seven Heroes are an organization that is separated between the two major trade union alliances. It was founded by seven outstanding Chosen. They are neither part of the Free Chosen Alliance, nor are they also under the jurisdiction of the Super Competition Alliance - but at the same time
, and has considerable independence.
Among the seven heroes, Washwash was one of them who had also had a chance encounter with him. Of course, these people were not as good as Ye Hua and ten kings like Odin, but they also had the same appeal in Kaolin-Ithulian.
force.
Moreover, under the Seven Heroes, there is also a quite extensive intelligence network. At least Fang Yu knew that the 'lady' who once molested him - 'Miss Washing Hands' was one of the controllers of this intelligence network.
Because of this intelligence network, the Seven Heroes can maintain a balance between the two major guild alliances, which is also the fundamental reason for their existence.
They rarely get too close to one of them, and they are even less likely to reach any alliance or exchange of interests with the descendants of Flor. Therefore, Quicksand will 'appear' here and be related to the Crow's Claw Temple. Obviously
A surprising thing.
But Fang Pliance looked at the others. Hongye and the others were obviously not aware of something even more disturbing. The thing he had been worried about seemed to be becoming a reality.
Could the chosen one... also become a shadow man, or a minion of the dragon?
He suddenly felt a little uneasy, and then someone in the darkness gently tapped his palm.
Fang Yu turned around and happened to see Alyssa's bright eyes. Although Miss Nightingale didn't speak, the two of them had already read the same worry in each other's eyes.
If the chosen one can become a shadow person——
So after the previous attack in the monastery, those who returned to El Paxin may not be as safe as they imagined.
Saya once told him that the injuries caused by the shadow people are difficult to heal, and the burning flames will devour the starlight of the person bit by bit, until eventually the person is completely turned into a monster.
But there is one exception, that is, the prey killed directly by the shadow man does not seem to be deprived of the starlight, but will be resurrected completely.
But, is this really an accident?
And what makes Fang Yu even more uneasy is that if those people intentionally disclosed wrong information to them, then their current operation to Gula Port would be as follows.
Could it be a mistake?
He subconsciously picked up the communication crystal in his hand, a little worried that something might go wrong with Sylvester, but the crystal seemed heavy and unresponsive.
It's like an invisible network has been spread outside the Aidanlian temple, completely cutting off all etheric connections inside and outside. Fang Plover knows that there are many kinds of communication blocking magic that can cause such an effect.
But that also illustrates the same fact. People outside have noticed that someone has invaded.
But they still had chips in their hands at the moment. Fang Plover lowered his head and looked at the tightly tied Patriarch of Artori diocese. This target figure they had caught was probably the one they could get in touch with at the moment. They had grasped it.
The person who has the most inside information about this incident.
The other party seems to be aware of what happened in Baicheng. It seems that this conspiracy related to the 'Shadow Man' is not limited to the northern border.
From the rebellion of the nobles in the south, to the riots in Baicheng, and even the intervention of the Super Athletic Alliance in the south, there may be shadows of these people behind everything.
He even couldn't help but think, could everything that happened in Istania and Fenris have nothing to do with it?
From this point of view, the conspiracy behind the Crow's Claw Temple may have already implicated the entire Corin-Ithurion.
Although Fang Yu couldn't see clearly what the real purpose of these people was for a while, he could vaguely feel that the missing clues seemed to be connecting together.
Crow's Claw Temple.
Shadowman——
There are also dragon worshipers and blind followers, each of them has gradually become a part of this chain.
Everyone moved forward in the darkness in silence. They were not sure where the secret passage led to - but the reason why the secret passage was built was either to escape or to lead to a secret area.
, it will never exceed these two points.
It would be great if they could use this secret passage to escape, but it would also be great if they could discover some secret of the Crow's Claw Temple under this secret passage.
"Have all the previous conversations been recorded?" Fang Pliover suddenly turned around, looked at the Patriarch of Altori Parish who was unable to move between Kweed and Blackbo, and asked.
Saya nodded.
"That's good, it's enough to have this evidence," Fang Plover replied. He deliberately glanced at Kweed, the founder of the Redeemed. The wound on his arm had not yet completely healed, but he
His face was expressionless, as if the pain was completely invisible.
"Mr. Kweed, you are the follower of that lady," Fang Pliance said again: "This guy will be handed over to you later. He is a die-hard member of the temple. I guess I can pry it out of his mouth."
No useful information came out."
Kweed was slightly startled, raised his head and looked at Fang Plover in surprise, not quite understanding what he meant by that.
But the Patriarch of Artori diocese who was in the middle did not notice this subtle expression. He seemed to think of something all of a sudden, with a look of extreme fear in his eyes, and his whole body shook uncontrollably like chaff.
.
Fang Yu turned a blind eye to this and continued: "The other party should have noticed that we sneaked in. The door outside cannot block it for too long. This secret passage may lead to the outside, but if not, we will follow the instructions
The original plan was to end it on my own and leave this place——"
"The Dark Saints have the ability to seize the human starlight, but as long as they can't do anything, they can't do anything to us. There are the temples of Marlan and Mirela in Gula Port, especially on the territory of the War Lady.
, they can’t touch us.”
After he said these two sentences, the Patriarch of Altori Parish suddenly started struggling, his eyes widened, and he made a whining sound.
As if Fang Yu had expected this scene, he turned back to look at this guy calmly. He was silent for a moment, then pulled the cloth from the other person's mouth with his hand and said:
"What do you want to say, Your Excellency?"
"Don't kill me," Elf Yez Leonard breathed heavily and said with some horror: "I, I can take you out of this place..."
"Why, don't you follow your Storm Lord?" Fang Plover looked at this guy with interest: "What's so scary about death? Doesn't it give you the ability to live forever?"
"You, you actually know the Eternal One?"
Elf Yates Leonard suddenly stopped talking. He looked at the joking looks on the faces of the people in front of him, but he still didn't understand that he was being lied to.
The parish priest of Altori opened his mouth and stared at these people hatefully, but in the end he sighed, what's the use of eternal life.
If it is to take away Xinghui, then all opportunities for a comeback will be lost.
He indeed set foot on this ship for the promised eternal life, but even the Dark Saints could not ignite the starlight of annihilation.
Elf Yez Leonard glanced at Kweed with some fear. If he died under the power of that woman, he would certainly understand what that meant.