Chapter 16 'Help' (please ask for monthly tickets during the double period)
Chapter 754 "Help" (please ask for monthly tickets during double period)
Lumian originally thought that the tomb keeper with many light brown patches on his face had been assimilated into the underground tomb and became a part of this special place. As time went by, he would get closer and closer to the corpse and completely lose his life.
His breath is forever sleeping in the upright rotting coffin.
Who knows, he can still leave the huge tomb leading to the "Fountain of the Samaritan Woman" with a burning white candle in his hand.
"We took turns guarding the entrance to the 'Fountain of the Samaritan Woman', and the longer we stayed there, the deeper we were eroded by the special characteristics of the catacombs, and the less we resembled living people. In the end, we no longer needed the white candles to light.
To protect yourself from being swallowed by the underground tomb? Once you leave in rotation, can you slowly recover?" Lumian watched the old tomb administrator step by step up the steps with suspicion.
As the distance got closer and the candlelight shone, several college students present gradually saw clearly the appearance of the visitor.
They were all familiar with the tomb keeper's uniform, but this was the first time they met a tomb keeper who was so old that it made people feel rotten.
The faces covered with light brown age spots, the pure black to cold eyes, and the weak to almost non-existent breath made them involuntarily feel fear, and instinctively moved towards each other, hoping to draw warmth and courage from their companions.
Da, da, da, the sound of slight footsteps echoed, and the old tomb administrator stopped at the "entrance of the old ossuary hall".
He suddenly turned sideways and cast his unemotional gaze on Lumian.
"I have something to ask you." The tomb keeper said in a hoarse voice, straightforwardly.
Looking for me? Do we know each other? Moreover, I came here to stay here today without informing anyone. It was completely driven by impulse and made a temporary decision. Why would you come to me for something? Lumian was stunned for a while.
The same is true for those college students.
They didn't expect that this classmate with an interesting style and good at scaring people would meet such a terrifying tomb keeper.
Has he really explored the catacombs so many times that he has become friends with the keepers?
In confusion, Lumian stood up and followed the old tomb administrator to the side of the "entrance to the old ossuary".
He wanted to hear what happened to this person and why he came to look for him.
In the rich darkness, holding a short white candle, the tomb keeper whose face was illuminated by the dim fire became more and more terrifying, said in an emotionless tone:
"There are corpses mutated in the southwest corner of the fourth floor. Go and deal with them."
"Me?" Lumian pointed at himself with his right hand that was not holding the white candle.
Why would you ask other tomb administrators or official extraordinary people for this kind of thing? Why should you ask me?
And it’s still in a commanding tone!
Have you seen that I am essentially an adventurer who takes money to do things, but I don’t say what the reward is...
"Yes." The old tomb administrator nodded slightly, "My spirit and body are close to decay, and I can no longer engage in daily battles."
Lumian looked at the administrator suspiciously and asked tentatively:
"Do you know me?"
On the face of the old tomb keeper, the deep wrinkles unfolded layer by layer, forming a strange smile:
"You are our kind."
Similar... Lumian made some vague guesses in his confusion.
"Go and deal with it now, the longer it takes, the more trouble it will be." The old tomb administrator turned around and returned to the "entrance of the old ossuary hall".
I came to guard Harrison on Easter Island, not to work for you... Lumian muttered silently, with curious and confirmed thoughts, following the tomb administrator who looked more like a corpse than a living person.
Behind you, go down the stone stairs step by step.
In the process, he smiled at the college students and waved his hands, which scared them into silence and no one dared to respond.
When Lumian and the old administrator's backs disappeared deep into the stone stairs, with only a little firelight still remaining, several college students relaxed and breathed a sigh of relief.
That guy really knew the crypt keeper!
He definitely knows a lot about this place!
Are the rumors he just told true?
Recalling the abnormal conditions in the dormitory and the consequences of extinguishing the candles described by Lumian, several college students shuddered at the same time and took back the white candles in their hands towards their bodies.
Going down layer by layer, after passing the Tomb of François and the Scarlet Monastery Hall, Lumian followed the old administrator and quickly arrived at the southwest corner of the fourth floor of the catacombs.
With the help of one-third of the white candle left, Lumian saw a skeleton three to four meters high.
It is composed of multiple white bones belonging to different corpses. The whole body is human-shaped, with seven or eight heads. The eye sockets of all skulls are dark, and there is no flame of any color burning.
At this time, the huge skeleton was opening the doors of different tombs, taking out sharp bones, and adding them to the giant skeleton sword in his hand.
The candlelight spread and could only illuminate the area a little, and the darkness flowed there like water, bringing indescribable coldness and terror.
Even though Lumian hadn't really gotten close, he couldn't help but feel fear and resistance, as if he was walking towards death step by step.
His blue eyes quickly turned iron-black, reflecting the pale color of the mutated skeleton.
It is located deep in the chest, and it seems that you have to split the layers of white bones outside to reach it.
"Did you see it? Get rid of it." The old tomb administrator once again said in a tone of ordering his companions and subordinates.
"What ability does it have?" Lumian didn't mind providing some help. After all, he had just obtained a powerful item and wanted to use it, but he couldn't just go into battle so recklessly. He had to first understand the monster's situation and anticipate the battle.
plan.
Only the last bit of the white candle in the old administrator's hand was left, and the dim candlelight held on tenaciously.
He shook his head and said:
"I don't know, but it is suppressed by the tomb and cannot show much specialness.
"It won't be possible until it gets dark outside. We have to clean up now."
Suppressed by the catacombs... Lumian asked thoughtfully:
"There have been several similar mutations recently. Is the frequency high?"
"Normally, once or twice a month." The old tomb administrator replied in a hoarse voice.
Even if it is completely sealed, some abnormalities will still occur? This is similar to other areas in Trier underground... Lumian was about to ask some more questions when the huge alien skeleton covered with soil and mold seemed to have discovered them.
, turned around suddenly, and raised the giant sword made of countless sharp bones.
The surface of the giant sword immediately burned with pale flames.
Kick-kick, the skeleton with seven or eight heads moved stiffly but quickly towards Lumian and the tomb administrator.
The darkness flowing around him surged in, bringing a cold that froze the bone marrow and a terror that pointed directly at the soul.
Without hesitation, Lumian put his hand into the "traveler's bag" and grasped the "Sword of Courage".
A wave of heat quickly filled his whole body.
"What's there to be afraid of?
"Fight, fight, fight!"
Lumian drew out the large iron-black straight sword and rushed towards the huge skeleton and the terrifying bone sword in its hand.
Then, he swung the "Sword of Courage" upward.
A blazing white and green flame suddenly ignited on the sword.
Bang!
The iron-black straight sword and the giant sword made of countless pointed bones collided in mid-air.
Lumian's knees bent and his feet sank into the soil.
The power of the bones was so great, and the blazing white and blue flames were entangled with the pale flames, annihilating each other.
Lumian was not afraid of this.
He tensed his thighs with excitement, straightened his knees, and without retreating, he slashed the iron-black straight sword at the behemoth.
The giant sword with pointed bones responded like a big stone falling down.
Boom!
This collision triggered a violent explosion, and the ferocious shock wave rolled up blazing white and blue flames and slapped the surface of the huge skeleton, making it take two steps back.
Lumian chased after him and struck out the "Sword of Courage" again.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The swords were struck again and again, and in the huge explosions, a large number of bones on the skeleton fell off and were scorched black. Even the bone sword lost a lot of weight.
Finally, Lumian broke through its block and slashed into its chest with his sword.
Boom!
The blazing white and green fire ball expanded there and penetrated the entire body.
The huge skeleton suddenly froze.
Crash, it collapsed completely, just like a castle of stacked blocks being torn down.
Lumian withdrew his iron-black straight sword, turned around halfway, and smiled at the old tomb administrator:
"It's taken care of."
As he spoke, he stuffed the "Sword of Courage" back into the "Traveler's Bag".
Just after completing this action, Lumian suddenly woke up:
Is this resolved?
Although I expected to rush forward and fight head-on before holding the sword, I never thought of just doing a head-on attack...
What a "sword of courage"...
After hearing Lumian's words, the old tomb keeper slowly approached with a white candle that was about to go out.
Lumian's thoughts were spinning, and he asked casually, relying on the help he had just provided:
"Has anyone else been to the Fountain of the Samaritan Woman in recent months?"
That should be the place with the strongest death force in the entire catacombs, and Harrison might be attracted there.
The old tomb keeper looked at Lumian in slow motion and said in a hoarse voice:
"Put out the candle."
What? Put out the candle? Do you want me to commit suicide? Lumian's first reaction was that the tomb administrator in front of him wanted to harm himself.
If you don’t bring a lit white candle here, it will be erased strangely and forgotten by everyone!
At this time, the candle in the tomb keeper's hand burned to the end, flickered for a while and then went out completely.
Darkness surged into the old man, seeming to drown him in deathly silence.
He has not disappeared.
At this moment, Lumian recalled a lot, including the fact that the tomb administrator regarded himself as a similar person and his own speculation about this.
Before he could make up his final, crazy determination, the darkness around the tomb keeper spread fiercely, shrouding him inside.
His white candle suddenly went out.
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