The soulless ones sleeping in the shadow world were awakened.???
They are the residents and bricks of this world of shadows and dreams. Before they are awakened, they are all integrated with this world in a "fusion" way. They are the stone sculptures and murals that can be seen everywhere in the Shadow Fortress, and they are dead trees.
The distorted face on the face, the weird rocks in the corner, and the shadows produced by the overlapping of clouds when they move. They are all hidden in various corners of this world. When outsiders break into this place, they all "awaken" in an instant.
, everywhere in the blink of an eye.
Hao Ren and his party fought and retreated under the leadership of Hesiana, and after scattering countless phantoms and ghosts, they finally retreated into the tall and solid building of the castle. When they closed the heavy and exaggerated oak door, the courtyard
The endless shrill screams finally calmed down and weakened into waves of faint wind.
However, retreating into the building does not mean that it is safe. Soulless guardians are everywhere in this world. Hao Ren looked at the wide and towering Gothic corridor with vigilance, which was surrounded by countless thin walls.
The long pillars are divided into dozens or hundreds of sections. The narrow high windows between the slender pillars are like countless pairs of eyes hanging high above the head, coldly looking down at every intruder. Under each window, there are
A pale candle flame was burning, and as the candlelight flickered, the oil paintings hanging under the window were illuminated in an especially eerie manner.
Just like any medieval aristocratic mansion, stylized oil paintings and picture frames can be seen everywhere in this "Reflection Castle". As if to match the atmosphere of the building, the style and content of all oil paintings appear gloomy and strange, and
In the photo frame, you can only see blurry portraits with no facial features and hidden in the darkness. Hao Ren must be careful about these "paintings" because in the interplay of light and shadow, they might suddenly come to life.
As if in response to Hao Ren's vigilance, just as everyone was taking a breather, several oil paintings near the door suddenly began to burn. As the pale flames devoured the paintings, translucent shadows struggled to escape from the smoke.
When they came out, they held long swords in their hands, like fully armed noble knights. One "knight" even held a flag depicting wild roses and long swords in his hands. These soulless people who had awakened in the form of ghosts screamed,
Then he charged in the direction of the intruder.
What responded to them was Hesiana's long whip filled with magical light and Hao Ren's hail of bullets.
"There's really no way to kill these things!" Lily couldn't help shouting loudly after taking care of these ghost-like soulless people, "By the way, what are the origins of these soulless guards? When did Vivian have anyone under her command?
Is there such a troop?”
"The soulless one is something born from Lady Vivian's dream," Hesiana explained while leading everyone to move quickly in the long corridor that seemed almost endless. "Only when she falls into a deep sleep, the soulless one will
The guardians will appear. The longer she sleeps, the stronger the soulless ones will be. These soulless guards are born out of Lady Vivian's past memories. People and things she has come into contact with may turn into soulless ones.
Appearing in this shadow world. To be honest, except for those desperate demon hunters, no one has ever dared to disturb Lady Vivian's sleep, because any offense may cause the soulless person to wake up and vent from the dream.
It turns out that in history, there was even a city-state that was destroyed in this way. The daring gang dug through Lord Vivian's cave in order to steal the 'heritage of the ancient gods'. As a result, the entire city was swallowed up by nightmares overnight.
Not even the dregs are left.”
Hao Ren thought silently in his heart: Actually, those demon hunters are not willing to trouble Vivian... If they weren't afraid that their hometown would be raided, would they be so full that they would provoke this moody evil star?
"Wow, bat... Vivian is quite powerful," Lily stuck out her tongue and almost said the nickname Habit, "By the way, do we have to fight all the way in? Didn't you say you can control the Soulless?"
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"I'm heading to the tower that can control the soulless ones!" Hesiana was a little impatient, "Don't push yourself too far. The path I'm taking you on is already the route with the fewest soulless ones! I'm afraid there are other places.
It’s already crowded with those monsters, so even if you have great abilities, you’ll have to die outside.”
As she spoke, a strange scream and sinister laughter suddenly came from all around. Hesiana immediately tightened her grip on the whip. She noticed that the team had passed through the corridor and arrived at a rectangular shape that looked like a crossroads.
There is an open, dark door in the four directions of the hall, and laughter comes from the depths of each door. A gorgeous and heavy chandelier is swinging above the hall, as if it is invisible to humans.
The wind of shadow is blowing across the room.
The temperature in the hall is dropping, and a layer of frost has condensed on the floor tiles.
"Why is the 'Big Butler' here?" Hesiana showed a solemn expression on her face. "Isn't it supposed to be patrolling the cemetery?"
"What is a butler?" Lily asked curiously, "Does Vivian have a butler?"
"The Soulless are all empty shells without souls and thoughts, but they will still form a set of organizational structures and leadership systems on their own. The Chief Butler is the leader of the Soulless Guard who is responsible for the defense of the inner court. Under normal circumstances, he is in
I was patrolling around the 'cemetery' where Lady Vivian sleeps...but somehow it wandered into this place."
"Hey... Vivian's sleeping place is so troublesome this time." Hao Ren smacked his lips and slightly raised the spear in his hand.
As he finished speaking, bursts of Kerala bones collided suddenly, and then, in addition to the door that everyone passed through before, a huge shaking figure appeared in the other three doors of the hall at the same time.
They were three giant-like skeletons, each of which was more than three meters high. They were carrying heavy black swords and wore crowns made of mist on their heads. In the chests of the skeletons, there was a ball of blood.
The red light continued to expand and contract, just like the heart. In this black and white world, Hao Ren saw such bright colors for the first time.
Only Vivian's power can produce color in this black and white world. There is no doubt that the three skeletons represent Vivian's "confidant guards".
"Are there three housekeepers?" Lily was startled by the three huge skeletons (of course, it could also be because of her appetite), "Why do three of them appear all at once?"
"These three are one!" Hesiana shouted as she rushed towards one of the skeletons. "Destroy them all at the same time! Otherwise, this guy will be completely unkillable!"
When the battle broke out in the Shadow Fortress, in the real world outside, a group of hunters in black finally found the abandoned territory located on the hill.
The demon hunter Lockheed turned over and dismounted. He squatted in front of a house, his eyes flashed with silvery-white light, and groups of vague human-shaped lights appeared in his field of vision. These human-shaped lights were swaying around, as if
It is a reenactment of the activities of Hao Ren and his party here not long ago.
"The breath has stayed here for a long time," the master demon hunter said in a low voice, "the elder is also included."
"This is where the ancient vampire sleeps," another demon hunter looked at the ruins of the old castle on the hill. "That damn guy, did he kidnap the elder here to offer it to the vampire as a sacrifice?"
"That 'vampire' doesn't want this kind of sacrifice," Lockheed said, obviously knowing the origin of the person sleeping here. "The entrance should be in that old castle. We'll look for it separately after we get up there."
What everyone has to face is an ancient being who has lived in this world since before the age of myth. She is extremely special. Our task is just to hold her back until she wakes up. Don’t risk your life just to get credit.
Do you understand that even if the Presbyterian Church comes here, they won’t dare to act like this hero?”
"clear!"
"Get started!"
In the "Forked Road Hall" of the Shadow Fortress, three heavy falls to the ground announced the end of the battle.
The so-called "big housekeeper" is several times more powerful than ordinary soulless guards, but that's all. In this shadow realm, the soulless ones have always used endless numbers and endless resurrections to crush the enemy.
, and the big housekeeper separated from his subordinates and wandered here "alone", which was tantamount to losing the biggest advantage of the soulless people. After a fierce battle, Hao Ren and his party finally beat the three surprisingly strong skeletons into
Debris was scattered all over the ground, and the entire hall was devastated by the power of magic and guns during the battle.
The cracks on the walls and the ground began to crawl and heal themselves, and the broken bone fragments of the "Big Butler" slowly rose into smoke and drifted towards the three doors: it would soon be reborn in a certain room in the Shadow Castle.
Resurrection, as long as Vivian hasn't completely woken up, this soulless man will linger in this illusory building forever. The three skeletons finally left only a complete skull, and this terrifying head rolled away
At Hesiana's feet, the latter stretched out her foot and kicked it, frowning and looking thoughtful.
Hao Ren glanced at the little bat spirit: "What did you find?"
"The big housekeeper will never leave the cemetery area on his own initiative, unless he is ordered to, or is driven out by an irresistible will," Hesiana put her finger on her chin, this action was exactly the same as Vivian's habit.
, "In the battle just now, I felt that there were many inconsistencies in this guy's actions, which shows that it is in a state of contradiction, so I am afraid that there have been changes in the cemetery..."
"It's the body of evil thoughts," Hao Ren said, "She has already started to move."