Chapter 100 Sir, you don't want your companions to suffer, do you?
Sunday, June 27th.
The weather is hot, and the large lawn of Liandong University reflects the bright sunshine.
There was a bus parked at the school gate. The little old man was wearing a white coat. He looked at the serious old man beside him and said with a smile:
"There are only about ten people in the world who know Tocharian. You, Holman, are one of them. When Professor Lin teaches me, I will be one too."
Holman sneered: "You old man is not ashamed to accept a young man in his twenties as a teacher."
The little old man smiled and said: "Because of this mentality, you have never been rated as a 'master'."
Holman choked for a moment, rolled his sleeves and turned his head.
The two have been competing in the field of ancient languages for most of their lives, and both are well-known academic authorities.
Compared with Master Bop, who specializes in one linguistic field, Professor Holman is a generalist, and he also has a place in the field of archeology.
In addition to these two people, there was also a talented female scholar in her twenties who participated in this archaeological operation, Rosalin from the Archeology Department of Gongguang Imperial University.
As well as two fourth-level card masters responsible for security work, a man and a woman named "Zhong Xingfeng" and "Vikalina", they are a couple.
A total of five people, plus Lin Xiao, who was highly recommended by Master Bop, formed this archaeological team.
"Here we come." When the little old man saw the person coming, his eyes lit up and he waved, "Lin Xiao, here!"
A young man with black hair and black eyes, wearing a thin jacket, walked up to him, smiled and nodded: "Good morning, Master Bop."
Then, Lin Xiao looked back and said politely: "I remember that you are Professor Holman of Tulip. Nice to meet you."
Holman looked at Lin Xiao and nodded as a greeting.
Master Bopu introduced the team members to Lin Xiao: "These two are responsible for security work..."
The two brigade commanders in charge of the battle smiled kindly and greeted Lin Xiao with a smile.
"And this one, Rosalin from the Department of Archeology of Imperial University, has three doctorate degrees at such a young age. She is a talented scholar with a bright future." Bop said with a smile.
"You are exaggerating, Master Bop." Rosalin, with blond hair and blue eyes, wearing a scholar's white coat, observed Lin Xiao with surprise in her heart.
I have already heard about Lonicera's newest associate professor.
But I really didn't expect that he would be so young and more handsome than imagined.
Rumor has it that his academic ability can even teach Master Bop, which is really incredible...
"Let's go." Professor Holman said, "Take the bus and you'll be in the countryside in two hours. Then transfer to a Jeep off-road vehicle and arrive near the ruins before dark. After preliminary survey, we will set up a tent in the wild for the night."
"Supplies, tents, etc., are stored in the 'storage card'." Master Bop said with a smile, "The power of science is really great."
Lin Xiao thought to himself, this is not scientific at all!
Opening up an independent space is the characteristic given to the card by Chaos, the 'Lord of Time and Nothingness'.
Just as the card can switch between "spiritual and material", it is the characteristic given to the card by the candle dragon.
In general, because of the existence of cards, it has become much more convenient for card masters to carry props.
However, this ability will not be used on a large scale in the transportation industry. After all, ‘source power’, as an energy source, is quite expensive.
The bus was quite empty, with only the driver and the archaeological team.
Lin Xiao found a corner and sat down, looking at the retreating scenery outside the window. Soon, the sound of debate came from the front seat. Bopp and Holman had another heated discussion on academic issues.
The blond woman in a white coat felt helpless. She left the front seat and sat in the front row on the left side of Lin Xiao. She turned around slightly and said politely:
"Nice to meet you, Professor Lin."
"Hello, Miss Rosalin." Lin Xiao paused and said, "Any advice?"
Rosalin raised a friendly smile and said: "I heard from Master Bop that this is your first time participating in an archaeological operation, so I want to remind you that monsters may also appear during the archaeological process of the ruins. Although there are security personnel here, you cannot take it lightly.
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After experiencing many events, Lin Xiao had a clearer understanding of his own strength.
He is invincible below the seventh level, but whether he can win against super S-level monsters and unparalleled national warriors remains a question mark.
As for the heroes above human beings and the realm of gods, all I can do at the moment is to pluck their wool.
Of course, it is still very easy to deal with the monsters encountered in the ruins by yourself.
"Thanks for the reminder." Lin Xiao nodded and asked, "I heard from Master Bop that what was excavated this time was the remains of the sleeping god Hypnos. Do you have more detailed information?"
Rosalin thought for a moment and said: "The exact condition of the ruins can only be known after on-site investigation... I can share some mythical stories about 'Hypnos'."
"Sorry to trouble you." Lin Xiao nodded.
"Hypnos lives in the underworld. Whenever night falls, he orders his followers to induce humans to sleep. His followers are called 'sleep demons' by humans."
Rosalin paused for a moment and said with a slight embarrassment: "Incubus demons are divided into male and female. They will sneak into people's dreams when night falls, have sex with them and absorb their essence... thereby making people fall into a deep sleep."
Lin Xiao retrieved the mythological knowledge from his previous life.
As a game planner, he made a lot of reference to mythology from various countries when writing game content, and he can be considered a semi-expert.
Creatures such as dream demons appear in the myths of various countries.
The most classic image is undoubtedly 'Lilith': a sexy, seductive, charming, bat-devil with a forked tail and sharp horns on her head.
Generally speaking, nightmares and incubi are two kinds of creatures.
The former is haunted by nightmares, while the latter is haunted day and night.
Human beings in the Middle Ages hated nightmares, but they loved to see incubus.
Merlin, the famous great magician in Celtic mythology and the mentor of King Arthur, is half human and half dream demon. Merlin's mother was conceived in a dream, thus giving birth to Merlin.
Lin Xiao: "In other words, we might encounter a dream demon on this trip?"
Rosalind: "Just a guess... A smooth journey is of course the best, but potential risks must also be taken into consideration."
Professor Lin folded his arms and his heart moved slightly.
This kind of charm trick has no effect on me who possesses the "power of pride".
Once the dream demon sneaks into the dreamland, I can kill it quite easily, and I might even be able to uncover rare materials...
Dream Demon, I want you to help me practice!
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The bus drove for about two hours and arrived at a large khaki plain in the suburbs.
Everyone got out of the car, and Professor Holman took out his telescope and said, "The highway stops here. Next, we need to transfer to an off-road vehicle. Mr. Zhong, please excuse me."
Zhong Xingfeng, who was in charge of security work, nodded, released orange flames from his right palm, and transformed the vehicle clamp into a camouflage-painted Jeep off-road vehicle.
The jeep can seat four people, and Rosalin is responsible for driving. Zhong Xingfeng and Vicarina, each riding a motorcycle, are driving the road next to them. Three billows of dust are rising on the wasteland, and the orange-red sun is about to set at the end of the mountains.
"Do you want someone else to drive?" Lin Xiao sat in the passenger seat and said, "I see you don't look good."
"A little tired." Rosalin put her hand on the steering wheel and looked back, "Can you drive?"
"I don't have a driver's license." Lin Xiao looked around, "There shouldn't be any traffic police here."
Rosalin: "..."
In the end, she exchanged places with Lin Xiao.
"This is my first time." Lin Xiao held the steering wheel.
"Remember, slow down..." Rosalin said softly.
"Get to know Master Bopp, Professor Holman, and fasten your seat belts."
Lin Xiao stepped on the accelerator.
Amid the exclamations of a group of people, the jeep raced forward wildly in the wilderness, and the two men driving the motorcycle widened their eyes.
Who is sitting in the driver's seat?
A broken Jeep that even performs the technical moves of a professional racing car?
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The fiery afterglow illuminates a cave at the foot of the mountain. There are ruins and broken walls nearby, and a safety warning line has been set up.
Rosalin took out a lot of precision instruments and tinkered with them with a serious expression.
Lin Xiao was called over by Master Bop and they identified the inscription together.
The stone tablet is erected outside the cave. The body of the tablet has been damaged by wind erosion, but the inscription is still vaguely legible.
"It should be the lingua franca of ancient mankind, that's right." Master Bop asked, "What do you think, Lin Xiao?"
Lin Xiao nodded and said: "It is indeed a common language, but it is a local variant... It can be understood as a dialect of the countries around the Mediterranean."
Holman glanced at Lin Xiao in surprise.
Master Bopu looked happy to have found a treasure and said cheerfully: "Not bad, not bad, I think so too!"
"This inscription records the worship of 'dream'." Master Bop said, "This is a kind of belief. Similar to the worship of 'destiny', 'land', and 'sun', I speculate that they
It may be that the followers of Hypnos, the god of sleep, migrated to this continent and built temples of their native faith in foreign lands."
The little old man looked at the cave and said excitedly: "And the ruins of the Temple of the Sleeping God are inside that cave!"
"It's too early to draw conclusions now." Holman looked up and said, "The sun is setting. Let's sort out the existing information and prepare to set up camp."
There are three tents in total.
Lin Xiaotong had one for Zhong Xingfeng, one for the two professors, and one for Vikalina and Rosalin.
After having a simple dinner, we continued to survey the surroundings of the ruins and sorted out the existing information. It was almost ten o'clock.
Master Bop announced that today’s progress is completed.
Tomorrow's task is to enter the cave and perhaps find the altar of the God of Sleep.
Night falls.
The temperature dropped sharply, the mountains were shrouded in darkness, and the wind rustled in the wilderness.
Zhong Xingfeng stood guard outside the tent.
Night is when monsters are most active, and this ruin is related to the God of Sleep, so you must be on alert at night.
He and his girlfriend Vikarina are both level 4 card masters.
It's a little underwhelming in the world-class Star Sky Cup competition, but in Star Map City, he is already among the best security personnel.
"Let me take turns with you at night." Lin Xiao suggested, "It's not safe for you to keep watch by yourself."
"Thank you for your kindness, little brother. However, there is no reason to let a protector keep watch all night." Zhong Xingfeng smiled, "I made an agreement with my girlfriend that I will keep watch for half the night and she will keep watch for the rest of the night. I really can't sleep.
In emergencies such as waking up or having a ghost on your bed, I will light the meditation tree."
Jingxin wood is a kind of wood with a special fragrance. The fragrance after burning has a calming effect and can dispel some negative states.
After running around all day and doing a lot of mental work, Lin Xiao was indeed a little tired.
I decided to take a break and get up again in the middle of the night to check the situation.
If there really are monsters like incubus causing trouble.
With "Arrogance Purple Jade", I can also detect it immediately.
*
Deep in the cave.
A few dark blue water lilies float on the surface of a pool of hidden spring.
On top of the ruins of the altar dedicated to the sleeping god Hypnos, stands an altar to the demon god that emits blue light.
A dark blue origin fragment floated in the center of the altar, and the swaying blue light was like a candle, projecting two shadows on the wall.
The one on the left is like a black mist, its shape keeps changing.
The figure on the right is forward and backward, with a tail connected to its hip.
"There are a lot of humans coming outside." Heiwu's voice was hoarse and dry, echoing like the sound of dripping water in a dark cave.
"I've seen it." The female voice was lazy and nice, and Yu Jie's voice alone could imagine her sexy figure, she smiled charmingly and thought to herself.
Among this group of people, there was also a very handsome human male.
Heiwu said hoarsely: "Human beings will interfere with the adults' rituals."
After saying that, the shadow quickly disappeared from the wall, and a black mist rushed out of the cave, only to be stopped by a female voice calling fiercely.
"return!"
In the darkness, a tall and sexy dream demon with a sizable chest stepped out.
The corner of her head was raised, her eyes were raised, and she said:
"Control the other humans so that they cannot wake up. Leave that black-haired human who is difficult to deal with to me!"
Heiwu's tone was slightly confused: "How do you see that he is difficult to deal with?"
"I said yes! Why don't you do it quickly!" The Dream Demon scolded.
The dark wind gusted, and the black mist rushed out of the cave. The nightmare blended into the night, spying on the humans in the tent.
"Two fourth-level humans, the others are no threat..." Nightmare narrowed his eyes.
If you dare to invade Lord Belphegor's territory, you are asking for death!
The remaining power of the altar of the God of Sleep, Hypnos, is similar to the power of the Demon God of Sloth, Belphegor.
Therefore, two followers of the Demon God of Sloth took over the Magpie Nest and transformed the ruins of the God of Sleep into an altar to the Demon God.
Belphegor's followers are quite lazy. They mainly rely on sucking the essence of passing humans and rarely take the initiative to attack.
But since there is an archaeological team that is not afraid of death, they will naturally not show mercy.
Staring at the sleeping Lin Xiao, Sister Dream Demon licked the corner of her mouth.
Thank you Lord Belphegor for the gift!
*
Lin Xiao had a dream.
I dreamed that I was in a sea of golden sunflowers.
The black-haired young man was wearing a white shirt. He looked around and saw a woman in a white dress and a sunhat walking from the other side of the sea of flowers.
The woman took off her hat, revealing a charming and charming face that had nothing to do with innocence, and said in disappointment:
"I didn't expect you to like this kind of thing."
"Where is this?" Lin Xiao asked calmly.
The woman waved her hand gently, and the sea of flowers suddenly changed color, the sunflowers withered into blood-red blooms, and the sky turned purple and red.
"This is the world of dreams."
The dream demon returned to his original attire, his eyes flashed with charming purple light, and he smiled charmingly: "You can stay here forever, in the dream world."
Lin Xiao tried to use fire and received the response from the Meteoric Sword, which made her feel more confident.
The dream world, like the source world, is one of thousands of spiritual worlds.
Therefore, in this world, the power of cards and fire can also be mobilized.
The dream demon twisted her slender waist and walked forward, her eyes glowing with a coquettish pink light, and she said with a smile:
"Sir, you don't want your companions to suffer outside, right?"
"Move yourself, and I might be able to let your companions live!" The dream demon's beautiful face showed a hint of ferocity.
Lin Xiao sighed softly: "Then there is no other way."
The corners of Mengmo Yujie's mouth turned up: "Be good, that's good... eh?"
Her pupils contracted: "What is this?"
No response.
Lin Xiao thrust the Meteor Sword into the ground, put both hands on the hilt of the sword, and shouted:
"Armed, possessed!"
Black flames swallowed up Lin Xiao, and his body quickly took on the form of a jet-black armor.
Immediately, the heavy sword man raised his sword with both hands, and black flames surged upwards along the sword body, extending out a giant lightsaber more than forty meters long!
Dream Demon Royal Sister looked up at the giant sword, stunned by shock, and murmured:
"This, I can't handle this..."
Boom!!
The giant lightsaber slashed down with great force, and the entire dream world trembled in the terrifying sword force.
A ferocious crack opened in the sky of this small world, and the dream demon trembled all over under the mighty pressure, unable to even scream, and was wiped out under the power of the sword!
I glanced at the data on the card.
Meteor Sword has gained a lot of experience value.
Lin Xiao nodded with satisfaction.
Dream monsters, elves, and mermaid princesses are all false...