Chapter 428 The Miracle of Life and the Blood of the Gods (please vote for me)
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Unexpectedly, the thick skeleton immediately turned his face and said:
"Oh, you damn guy, how dare you tease me?"
"What a filthy bastard!"
"Get your dirty claws away from my chest. We have just met, can't we be more reserved?"
Matthew was stunned.
He tried to shrink back, but found that the space in the coffin was too small. This move caused more friction between him and the skeleton.
The latter's tone suddenly took on a hint of shame and anger:
"What sin have I committed to be teased by someone like you so many years after my death?"
"I know I am very beautiful, but after all, I am not from the same era as you. If you really admire me, you should give me more respect..."
Everyone in Matthew is numb.
The accent of this skeleton sounds like that of a troll aunt from an unknown era.
Her voice was quite sharp, but the two of them were crowded in the coffin. Listening to her words, not only the content was shocking, but the tone alone also made Matthew's eardrums sting.
He decided to ignore the nagging troll aunt.
next moment.
Matthew raised his arm slightly and pressed it against the top of the coffin board——
The coffin is very heavy.
Matthew tried to activate the Pale Hand, but unexpectedly found that this ability was sealed!
He tried pushing it up twice, but the coffin board didn't move at all.
"You can't push it away."
Aunt Skeleton dissuaded:
"Although I don't know how you got in, you should take care of yourself as soon as you come. It is not advisable to use force blindly. Why not lie down and rest? Maybe you can wait for the rescuer?"
Matthew remained silent and took out the cursed mace directly from Miaofa's bag!
He apologized to the skeleton aunt, then pressed the mace against the coffin board, and then lifted it up with force——
There was a crunching sound.
The heavy sarcophagus was moved a few inches, and Matthew spent some more effort to finally free his upper body!
Just at this moment.
A faint voice came from the coffin:
"This is going to end in chaos, right?"
"I know you men are all like this, you are all like this..."
Aunt Skeleton's resentful voice echoed softly in the coffin, and finally turned into a sigh.
Then it became quiet.
Matthew didn't take it seriously.
He climbed out of the coffin completely, and then sat on the ground next to the coffin with his back on it.
This space gave him a palpitating feeling.
Matthew could clearly feel that his power was being suppressed!
Fortunately, his level had been upgraded, and his strength had also increased a lot. Coupled with the additional strength provided by the cursed mace, he finally completed the initial task of raising the coffin.
He looked around.
This is a cold and damp tomb.
The sound of dripping water sounded in his ears, and the sound of water was far away and now closer.
Matthew once thought it was in the tomb.
But soon the sound of dripping water gradually faded away.
Matthew's expression darkened slightly——
If there is no problem with your hearing and perception, then the sound of dripping water is most likely caused by a moving object!
He took a deep breath, and did not directly ignite the mage's fire, but tried his best to spread his perception——
This move is very difficult.
Like his strength, Matthew's perception was also greatly squeezed.
He noticed that the overall structure of the tomb was sloping downwards. Except for the coffin, the tomb was empty.
Dense purple moss grows in the four corners and between the walls and the ground.
There is a layer of paste on the surface of these mosses that resembles a pile of meat.
"Dead man's moss..."
Matthew recognized this rare creature.
Generally speaking, this kind of moss will only grow in areas with a lot of negative energy.
Even negative energy planes are rare.
Dead man's moss can be used to make a special poisonous wine, which can greatly enhance the effect of instant death——
Even without drinking it, spraying it on the enemy's skin can have a similar effect.
Therefore, it is very popular among necromancers.
Matthew came to the side of the coffin and picked up the dead man's moss.
In the past, when there were not so many younger brothers, he often did this work himself.
Matthew's movements were very skillful, and before long, all the dead mosses in the tomb were picked up.
He came to the only entrance and exit between the tomb and the outside world and looked around.
Ahead is a narrow corridor, which has collapsed in some places and requires bending and crawling to pass.
At the end of the corridor is a slightly wider tomb passage.
Matthew found a stone monument on the left hand side.
The name and life of the tomb owner are engraved on the stone tablet.
Matthew took a quick look and knew that the person buried here was the mistress of a troll tribe in ancient times.
Her name is Maggie?
"Maggie? That's a nice name. Were you still a matriarchal society at that time?"
Matthew asked in a relaxed tone, looking into the coffin.
However no one responded to him.
Matthew felt a little strange, so he took a few steps forward.
The result is the next second.
He saw that the skeleton in the coffin was neatly arranged, with no trace of spirituality or signs of resurrection on it.
It was as if everything he had just encountered was an illusion!
Matthew felt like his heart was being pulled hard.
Then he calmed down even more.
"Could it be that there is poisonous gas in the tomb that can cause hallucinations after being inhaled?"
"No, my body doesn't react at all. Even if my power is suppressed, I won't fall into such a low-level trap..."
Matthew adjusted his physical and mental state as quickly as possible.
The first step is to confirm the details of the constraints on your own power.
"Necromancy and negative energy-related spells are all banned."
"The Necromancer profession seems to have been very maliciously targeted."
"Well, it's a ceremonial ground. There is an extremely powerful ceremonial ground here. It is targeting any potential tomb robbers and spell casters..."
The effect of this ceremony venue is really powerful.
Even Matthew’s Tombstone and Undead Domain cannot take effect here!
"We must get out of here as soon as possible!"
Matthew bent down, walked quickly through the narrowest corridor, and then continued forward with the small amount of dark vision provided by the equipment on his body.
But he didn't take a few steps.
The sound of dripping water came to his ears again!
This time.
The other party is already close at hand!
"On the main road connecting the tomb..."
Matthew slowed down and took out his weapon——
Shovel in left hand, sickle in right hand.
"Eighteen kinds of martial arts" gives him the possibility to control multiple weapons at the same time. If coupled with the combat abilities such as "shooting the bow left and right" and "dual-purpose", his melee weapon mixing skills will become more proficient.
Between thoughts.
The sound of water dripping is very close at hand.
Matthew put his back against the wall, suddenly bent down, rushed out, and then wanted to attack the source of the sound——
At the critical moment.
The other party and Matthew controlled their body movements at the same time, and their weapons slightly passed each other, making a low sharp sound!
"Why do you carry a kettle with you while walking and still drip water down it?"
Matthew asked Sener angrily.
Sener rolled his eyes:
"Then why are you breathing so heavily? I thought there was a dinosaur hidden in this tomb!"
Snapped!
There was a crisp sound.
Matthew lit the mage's fire. At first, Sen'er's face was a little surprised, but then he narrowed his eyes and mocked:
"is my problem."
"I can't sense the sickle and the shovel - dinosaurs certainly couldn't be part-time farmers, right?"
Matthew ignored him, but calmly observed his surroundings.
Sen'er lifted the water bottle on his waist:
"I will give you some free knowledge about survival experience in underground space. Water droplets can help you judge the direction of gravity. Don't underestimate this. At a critical moment, it may save your life."
"According to my judgment, this is the exit. Do you want to come together?"
Matthew didn't respond.
The two kept a certain distance and walked along the main road towards the depths of darkness.
During this period.
Matthew also discovered different tombs on both sides of the main road.
Currently, there are slight movements coming from many tombs——
Fortunately.
The movements in the tomb were all caused by our own people.
They spent a lot of effort and successfully gathered the troops. All six people were present, and no one was missing or left behind.
"Blood-Drinking Mountain is really an evil place. I have never seen any demiplane appear in a coffin after entering!"
Hayek complained softly.
"Oh, that only proves that you haven't entered enough demiplanes."
Jia Siliwen laughed in a low tone.
"Let's go, there's a light source over there, it should be near the exit."
Matthew led the crowd to advance slowly in the tomb.
Balls of mage fire illuminated the way forward.
On the stone walls on both sides of the main road, murals with rough and even shocking styles appeared one after another.
Most of the content of the murals is about praising the greatness and majesty of the god Pur.
Matthew read the whole article.
I just feel that the stereotype of trolls has deepened again...
A suspension bridge appeared ahead.
The top of the suspension bridge is not wide, but the bottom is like an abyss.
After checking the safety of the suspension bridge.
A group of people crossed the bridge one after another.
Halfway through the journey.
Suddenly there was a breeze under the bridge.
"Something's coming up!"
Someone gave a low drink.
Everyone looked down and saw little stars suddenly lighting up in the endless darkness.
Immediately afterwards.
All the brilliance gathered on a huge curved surface, which resembled a lotus. Countless lotus flowers were superimposed on each other. They rose alternately and slowly came to the suspension bridge.
Hoo ho ho!
The wind below was blowing even stronger.
Facing this unknown creature.
Everyone looked more or less nervous.
Only Matthew remained calm.
He warned everyone:
"Don't be nervous, it has no ill intentions towards us."
While he stretched out his hand towards the white light at the edge of the curved surface.
Matthew gently stroked the huge strange flower - he had seen a similar creature before, that is Husman, the Rot Sac Lord.
The strange creature in front of us is obviously not a sac of corruption, nor a fungus such as a mushroom, but another great life composed of countless clusters of micro-life.
On the suspension bridge.
The white light flickers on and off, and Matthew can feel the joy of the other person. It is conveying his goodwill!
Matthew closed his eyes so that he could have a deep communication with this miraculous life growing in a vicious place.
Silence became the only melody on the suspension bridge.
a long time.
Sen'er couldn't help but loosen his stiff arms:
"Do you want to keep touching me?"
This sudden sound seemed to frighten this life, and soon, all the curved surfaces began to shrink.
It collapsed from a huge flower into a small, furry ball the size of a fist.
The small ball of light fluttered in the air for a while, and then sank into the abyss below.
After a few seconds.
Suddenly there was a bright light below——
A large number of dandelion-like light spots sprayed up, and these gentle rays of light fell on everyone, and everyone felt a clear and refreshing power.
Matthew was surrounded by a large number of dandelions.
He was also blessed the most profoundly!
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"Tip: You have been blessed by the "life return" of the original spore "Knidia"!
Life Return: When you die in the Blood-Drinking Mountain, you will be resurrected at a blessed location with 70% health!
Remaining available times: 3 times.
Miracle Observer: You have observed a miracle of life. Cnidia is the first batch of spores that appeared in this world from the ancient times. Her existence itself is the most praiseworthy miracle!
Your Miracle (nature) factor +5;
You gain some ancient knowledge about "Cnidia";
You gain the new ability "Light Disintegration".
Light decomposition: You can decompose any corpse or remains into an extremely rich mixture of light, water and nutrients in batches.
through this process.
You can attract creatures from the Spore Realm to come closer to you."
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Resurrection point?
Matthew was surprised and delighted, but what was going on with this sense of déjà vu?
"Correction level, resurrection point..."
"Why is it becoming more and more like that game in the previous life?"
Although Matthew does not have a copy of Blood Drinking Mountain in his memory, this style is definitely in the same vein!
He looked at the others.
Everyone seems to have received Cnidia's blessing, but the effect and intensity are not the same.
Everyone had a tacit understanding and did not ask each other what their blessings were.
Only Sener apologized to Matthew with a hint of regret:
"If I had known it would be beneficial, I would have let you touch it for a while."
Ignore the ambiguity.
Matthew walked forward.
After crossing the suspension bridge, the road ahead suddenly becomes steep.
A crooked stone staircase appeared in front of them at an angle of more than 60 degrees.
A faint glow came from the highest point of the stone staircase.
"It should be the exit."
Matthew felt the movement of air.
Everyone couldn't help but speed up the pace of climbing. As they walked, Sen'er suddenly said:
"slow!"
Matthew stopped immediately.
"There are traps ahead, and there are many of them."
At this time, Senr showed the professionalism of a legendary rogue:
"Follow me and remember my steps. At least you will be safer."
Matthew thought for a moment and then took the initiative to give up his position to him.
Sener walked slowly and leisurely.
In this dark environment, ordinary people will subconsciously speed up their progress when they see the light.
Even if your perception is amazing, you can easily suffer disaster in this situation.
While passing through several red areas marked by Sener.
When Matthew first sensed it, he felt that there was no danger. It wasn't until he took a closer look that he realized that it was indeed full of sinister traps and traps.
no doubt.
These traps are not designed at all for outsiders to enter the tomb.
But to trap and kill people who come out of the cemetery!
Matthew calmed down and walked more slowly. Even where Sen Er walked, he carefully checked it. After confirming that it was safe, he walked over slowly.
This flight of stairs is not too long.
But a group of legend-level experts were stunned and walked for almost forty minutes.
Not just Matthew.
Everyone's attitude is very cautious.
Apart from the necessary announcements, the only sounds left on the steps were the breathing and heartbeats of everyone.
finally.
After passing the steps filled with dangerous traps, they came to a narrow platform.
This is a patio-like environment.
There is a small circular exit directly above the platform.
Sener jumped up first.
The others followed closely behind.
Matthew climbed out of the exit, and for a moment, bright light spread from all directions.
He narrowed his eyes subconsciously——
The dazzling skylight slowly faded away, the strong wind whistled in his ears, and a white color filled his eyes.
Matthew found himself standing on the top of the mountains, with seas of clouds billowing beneath his feet.
In the valley on the lower right.
A statue of the god Pur rose into the sky.
The top of the statue is actually higher than the mountain where Matthew is standing. Its side faces the top of the mountain. Its face has soft lines and looks more like a kind-hearted woman.
Above the sea of clouds.
The boulders are suspended and flying, and there seems to be some kind of gravitational force between them. It is under the influence of that gravitational force that these boulders sometimes gather and sometimes separate.
They constantly change directions, and their movement trajectories are as mysterious and solemn as the stars in the sky.
Unknown large birds flew in flocks under the statue.
not far away.
A waterfall fell from the top of a nearby mountain. The waterfall fell vertically and stirred up thousands of waves of water on another floating island.
The wonderful thing is.
The water splash and waterfall did not stop here. They rolled up at the other end of the lake, forming a waterfall going upstream, and rushed towards another floating island that was suspended higher!
Matthew noticed.
There are suspended stone staircases between these floating islands.
But some of these stone staircases are real or fake.
A big bird flapped its wings and perched on a stone staircase. In the next second, the stone staircase suddenly turned into an illusory curtain, and a bloody mouth appeared from behind the curtain——
call!
Almost silently.
That big bird was completely eaten by the cloud dragon disguised as a floating stone staircase!
This is the first time that Matthew has witnessed Yunlong's eating process.
The Blood Drinking Mountain is actually all floating islands?
The vastness of the scene in front of him exceeded Matthew's expectations, and was completely different from the cramped confinement in the tomb before.
Similar scene.
He has only seen it near Chiming Mountain in the sea of trees in the world!
A group of people left the top of the mountain one after another.
Attracted by the huge statue, they came to the valley below.
The climate in the valley is warm and humid, and flowers bloom in spring.
A small stream flows through it, with small yellow and white wildflowers blooming on both sides.
Even the toes of the statue are covered with wild flowers and vines.
As soon as everyone got close.
Rays of divine light fell from the sky. These divine lights emitted from inside the statue and gathered into beams of light.
Everyone has his or her own corresponding beam of light.
And a wine glass made of bronze was quickly generated in each beam of light.
A deep voice sounded in everyone's ears:
"My friend, please drink this glass of wine. The glory of God will be with you, and you will promise that you will never do anything wrong in the future."
"You are an enemy. Please ignore this glass of wine, but I also advise you to leave quickly, otherwise Blood Drinking Mountain will become your burial place."
"You are a traveler, please sprinkle this glass of wine among the clouds. Life is born between heaven and earth. Gods and mortals are no more than travelers. The road ahead is full of twists and turns, and fate has its own arrangements."
The voice spoke Common Tongue.
But Matthew sounded particularly awkward, maybe because of the clumsy grammar, or maybe because of some inexplicable emotions.
Everyone stared at the wine glass in front of them.
Not long after.
Dots of red liquid filled it up, eventually occupying about two-thirds of each wine glass.
"This is the blood of the god Pur."
Mosun, the traveler god, told:
"You may not know the origin of the name Blood Drinking Mountain."
"The so-called blood drinking means drinking the blood of the troll gods."
"In the legend of the trolls, in the oldest era, all kinds of life were born in the universe.
But those lives are not related to the current intelligent races.
They are uncivilized, barbaric and stupid.
The god Pu took pity on all living beings, so he cut open the surface of his skin, turned his blood into wine, and gave it to all living beings in the world.
However, divine blood is terrifying.
The other races did not dare to step forward, but the trolls were the most courageous.
They were the first to drink the blood of the gods.
And then became the smartest and most powerful race.
the most important is.
It was through the blood of the gods that the trolls mastered the ability to cast spells.
At that time, the place where they received the blessing from the god Pu was the Blood Drinking Mountain.
Several years later.
Other races also drank the blood of the gods one after another.
They also received more or less favors, opened up their wisdom, and had their own civilization.
But in the eyes of trolls.
All other races are too cowardly and stupid, only trolls are the smartest and bravest.
Only trolls are worthy of holding the highest power in the world of Iron Dor.
It is also under the guidance of this kind of thinking.
The troll empire, which initially claimed that all living beings are subjects of the god Pu'er and that all races should live together equally, gradually turned other races into second- or even third-class citizens.
Later.
Even the more remote troll tribes were discriminated against by the higher trolls.
What's sad is that.
The troll empire fell apart under the machinations of gods and devils.
But it was the coalition forces from the remote troll tribes that really rose up to overthrow the core circle of the empire..."
Speaking of which.
Mo Song paused:
"No matter what, the blood of the gods is a symbol of wisdom. I have checked that the liquid in these wine glasses is non-toxic and harmless, and may even be beneficial. I believe you have verified this."
Matthew nodded after hearing this:
"But according to the strategy, we should divide our labor and cooperate -
Some people drink this glass of wine;
Some ignored the drink;
The remaining people poured wine into the clouds.
This is the safest option in theory."
Sener shrugged:
"Do you really think we are a team?"
"...Then I choose Traveler."
Mo Song immediately expressed his attitude. Like Sen Er, he also chose the identity of a traveler.
Matthew looked at the others.
After some thought, Hayek and Mira chose the identity of enemies, while Matthew and Jessica chose to drink this glass of wine and become "friends in the blood-drinking mountain."
The wine in the cup looked bloody, but tasted very sweet, similar to watermelon juice.
Drink one cup.
Matthew's body suddenly grew a few inches, becoming the average height of a troll.
besides.
He also received a temporary legendary attribute point!
To know.
This is equivalent to three ordinary attribute points.
Matthew threw it into intelligence. As a result, not only did his correction level increase to LV21, but his intelligence also exceeded 21 points.
His magic side strength will make great progress!
at the same time.
He and Jia Siliwen also obtained a constraint——
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"Friends of Blood-Drinking Mountain: You cannot harm the guardian of Blood-Drinking Mountain, and the guardian will not harm you.
You are not allowed to take away anything that does not belong to you, unless it is given to you sincerely by the natives of Blood Drinking Mountain.
Once you violate the principles of the Friends of Blooddrinking Mountain, you will be horribly cursed by the god Pur!"
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I see.
If you choose to drink this glass of wine and become a friend of Blood Drinking Mountain, you will not be able to do evil things here!
Matthew rolled his eyes.
Just because you can't take away things that don't belong to you doesn't mean that Peggy, Xiao Fei, A Bing and the others can't take it randomly, right?
"I wonder if this loophole can be exploited..."
Matthew thought so.
The other side.
Hayek and Mila, who chose hostile identities, said nothing happened, but they could feel that the world was no longer friendly to them.
And Sen'er and Mo Song, who sprinkled the blood of the gods into the clouds, had unexpected gains——
The blood of the gods they spilled was swallowed by two big birds.
next moment.
The size of the two strange birds expanded many times, and their two pairs of wings also turned golden.
Matthew sensed that the two strange birds had reached a short-term agreement with the two travelers.
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"The Traveler's Comfort: These two Bobo birds will become the mounts of Mozon and Sen'er, fighting alongside them until they leave the Blood Drinking Mountain."
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After the results of the three choices come out.
Hayek shouted that he had been fooled.
In his opinion, travelers take advantage the most, friends are very restrictive, and enemies are the most unlucky ones.
Matthew has a different take on this.
He felt that as the exploration continued, different identities might come in handy in different situations.
"This is becoming more and more like a running game..."
"The entire Blood Drinking Mountain is like a copy of a game designed by someone, but this holy land was built in the era of the Troll Empire. At that time, did the founder of the holy land have the concept of a game?"
With such doubts.
The group left the valley where the statue was.
Next.
They will begin a relentless search for any building or mountain that resembles the Troll God's second child.
This is a difficult and tedious challenge.
After all, in a place like Blood Drinking Mountain, totems of worshiping the troll gods can be seen everywhere.
If you can only use the exhaustive method to find everything.
Who knows how long it will take to find the Year of the Monkey and the Moon of the Horse!
"Maybe my new friend has some useful information."
Mo Song pointed at the big golden bird that was flapping around him and said:
"It seems like he wants to take us somewhere."
Matthew's mind moved and he used "Animal Talk":
"Where do you want to take us?"
The golden bird answered naturally:
"There was a little girl."
"She lives in a forest with nine waterfalls."
"She is the guardian of this area."
"If you can convince him, you can easily find what you want."
Matthew asked naturally:
"What's the name of that guardian and what's his origin?"
The golden bird opened his mouth and said:
"I don't know where she is from."
"I only know that others call her——"
"Miss Margaret."
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