Wind and rain eroded rust-colored traces, and moss accustomed to a lightless environment grew in quiet corners. The sound of low footsteps that had not been heard for hundreds of years disturbed the sleeping dream, and finally realized that I lived in a flowing world. The collapsed
On the gate pillars, mottled outer walls and broken half of the tower, the ghosts of the past linger, creating a lifeless scene.
In the past, the mysterious castle where Sir Roman spent his whole life searching for nothing, now appeared in front of everyone in the most terrifying manner, as silent as if he had already died.
Walking along the main road of the castle, which was large enough to accommodate two carriages passing side by side, the group came to the big iron gate at the end. It seemed to be sealed by some strange force, and was welded tightly without leaving any gaps. However,
Ringer just gave a tentative push, and actually pushed the door open inward, making a low and hoarse bite sound.
"Linge, it turns out you are still a strong man!"
Alice praised.
Lin Ge ignored her and watched the crack in the door gradually widen in his eyes, finally revealing the entire interior of the castle, and then frowned: It was too dark.
If the external environment of the castle is a dark night, then the inside of the castle does not even have the concept of "night" and is pure darkness. Here, no light can exist, and the darkness itself will be like water.
It spreads generally, swallowing up all the surrounding matter, so that in the end it forms a state of complete purity, as if it was born like this and insulated from the light.
He took out the luminous fluorite that the proprietress Shesta had prepared in advance from his backpack. This is a crystal that will emit white light as long as the temperature is right. However, the effect at this moment is limited. It only increases the visible range from zero.
It’s just an area a few feet square by your feet.
At the same time, he recalled what he had observed while walking in the snow-covered courtyard: all the walls of this castle had no windows. Whether it was the towering main wall or the guarding wings and towers on both sides,
The tall towers are all sealed with dark stones, blocking every path of light.
He originally thought that this was the unique architectural style of the alien civilization in the past, but combined with the thick and persistent darkness inside the castle, he suddenly had another guess. For example, it was a cage, surrounded by darkness, and would never let anyone in.
Those trapped inside have no chance of escape.
And the poor man who was unfortunately bound by the darkness was naturally the target of their trip, the young queen who had the power of the "mystery".
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The plot development of the story is more and more consistent with Sir Roman's narration in "The Diary of March". It won't really be like what Alice said, and it will be up to you to kiss the sleeping princess in the end, right?
He shook his head subconsciously, thinking this was too ridiculous. At least, although the princess was sleeping, there should be other ways to wake her up, and it didn't necessarily have to rely on kisses from strangers.
"Why are you dazed, Ringer?" Alice poked his arm, "Why don't you go in?"
Linger looked back and realized that she was fully prepared, even holding the game console in her hand. When the battle broke out, she would call for the magic of the game to come and defeat her enemy.
But the dangers lurking in the darkness are often blinder and crazier than what can be seen with the naked eye.
Forget it.
The young man sighed softly in his heart: We have already come this far, and it is impossible to say the words to go back the way we came.
In this case, we can only move forward.
"Let's go."
He said calmly, and then, holding fluorite in hand, he was the first to step into the castle.
Others also followed and followed.
……
In the darkness as thick as ink, the light emitted by fluorite is like the starlight at midnight, trudging hard on this black tide. Travelers who come from afar to visit the legend can only follow its brilliance closely.
, you can vaguely see the surrounding things, but you can only see the same rough stone bricks, which are put together to form an insurmountable high wall.
The architectural style of this castle is extremely rough, using no other materials except stone bricks, let alone decorative statues, paintings, columns and arches. This cold and dark corridor leads to nowhere, and it often leads to
It feels like you are walking through an underground tunnel left over from the Middle Ages, leading up to the city's sewer pipes, where cold sewage drips from time to time.
The depression caused by the darkness was even worse than that of sewage. At least Merdine was so scared that she had to chat with Xemmi in a low voice to relieve the pressure. The sound of their conversation could not be heard ten centimeters away before it was drowned by the surging black.
Swallowed by the tide.
Since the direction cannot be seen clearly, travelers can only move forward by intuition. However, the structure of the castle is very simple. After going a few hundred meters deep inside, you will encounter stone stairs leading to the upper level. Carefully touch the railings and climb up the stairs.
Going up, the scene on the second floor is exactly the same as on the first floor, and it is the same until the third and fourth floors.
And along the way, they never encountered an enemy.
Not to mention the dark Noctus who swallowed the sun in "March's Diary", even other enemies were not encountered. Only their footsteps echoed on the empty and silent stone bricks, accompanied by Alice's dissatisfied words:
"What's going on? I have the cassette ready, but the monsters don't spawn?"
She had stayed up late every night for the past three days, and finally finished editing the new cassette. She was looking for someone unlucky to try her hand at it, but she encountered this situation, which made her very depressed.
But she was the only one who was depressed. Others felt that this was not bad. It would be better if it could last until they left the castle.
Although, it shouldn’t be that smooth.
Arriving at the fifth floor, which is also the highest level of the castle, Ringer couldn't tell how long they had been walking. It might have been several hours, or it might have been just ten minutes. Darkness not only amplifies the depression in people's hearts, but also obscures it.
The passage of time has left the world in an unpredictable state of existence.
I was still exploring forward surrounded by the high silent wall, but when I reached the end, there was no upward staircase - this is the highest level. If you want to go up, you may have to climb the wings guarding both sides of the castle.
Instead, there is a closed door. It is made of iron like the gate of the castle. It looks seamless. There is no gap to open it, and I want to burn the entire iron into the wall brick. p>
"Oh!"
Finally, a different scene appeared, causing Alice to open her eyes wide with excitement. She was obviously guessing, but her tone was firm: "I bet that the princess mentioned in the story is in the room, and she is also the young queen we are looking for. She is sleeping.
Now, waiting for someone to wake her up with a kiss. Ringer, are you interested?"
"Not interested." Ringer replied indifferently: "It's just a man-made script."
"That's a shame."
Alice said hypocritically, and then her eyes rolled wildly, and she came up with an idea: "Since you are not happy, how about you do it with me? I am also a brave man after all. Kissing the princess to wake her up is of course not a problem.
It’s obligatory!”
Lin Ge didn't give her any time to continue talking nonsense. He handed the fluorite in his hand to Saint Xalia beside him, then walked forward, exhaled gently, and reached out to push open the door of the room.
Will the sleeping princess really be waiting in the room?
Although he was sure that he had no interest, at this moment, similar thoughts came to his mind.
At the same time, the scene in the room came into the young man's eyes through the crack in the door that gradually opened.