The situation inside the hall can already be vaguely seen.
Through a layer of light green energy curtain on the main entrance of the pyramid palace, Hao Ren could see the brightly lit hall. The extremely wide main hall was neatly lined with huge devices, and there were many running around, wearing robes.
figure, and deeper in the main hall, there was a bright light.
Finally, looking back at the phantom of the past that was gradually turning into a black pine forest in the square, the group quickly entered the hall under the leadership of Leah.
Leah still closed her eyes tightly, just reminding everyone to follow her to prevent them from tripping over the broken walls in the real space, while Hao Ren quickly scanned the entire hall.
He saw that there were actually not many people in this broad building. Such a vast space was actually prepared for some mysterious "equipment" with no apparent purpose. There were two rows of tall square pillars that emitted a faint silver light.
Arranged along the main hall, you can see the flowing light and the ever-changing rune interface on the giant pillars. Between the giant pillars, there are tall "technicians" wearing silver robes running around. The surging energy is flowing in those giant pillars.
The tops of the columns jumped and gathered at the end of the hall
There was a platform raised above the ground. Standing on the platform was a woman wearing a gorgeous dress and an extremely beautiful and dignified appearance.
The woman seemed to be the person in charge of everything in the palace. She was holding a platinum staff tightly in her hand, and the other hand was placed beside her as if holding something. She was staring in the direction of the palace gate, so powerful.
Incredible life energy emanates from her body and is released into the square outside the palace.
It turns out that the life force released by the "Pyramid" comes from a powerful natural spell caster.
Behind the woman was the source of the light that Hao Ren had seen before: it turned out to be a metal prism filled with energy. The prism was embedded on the platform under the woman's feet, with countless complex runes circulating around it.
, a low buzzing sound emanated from the prism and resounded throughout the hall.
Vivian suddenly touched Hao Ren's arm lightly and pointed to the platform where the woman in gorgeous clothes was: "That's where the bloody smell comes from."
Before Hao Ren could say anything, Leah nodded slightly, closed her eyes and "looked" in that direction, and the scene in that area immediately became shaken. Between the virtual and the real, a vague figure appeared there.
.
It was a human being, seemingly face down on the ground, unable to see life or death.
The soldiers on the periphery breathed a sigh of relief: a human being whose life and death seemed unknown was better than some indescribable monster.
Hao Ren frowned and walked towards the unknown figure.
When he got closer, he saw that the human who fell on the ground turned out to be a warrior wearing armor.
He has brown curly hair and a dark complexion. The armor on his body is completely different from the armor of most soldiers in this world. It is a black light armor that seems to be made of a large number of soft metal pieces. There are gaps in the armor.
You can also see a slight flow of light, and there is no ordinary knight's sword or soldier's one-handed sword on the weapon buckle on his waist, but a short black stick about one foot long.
Without other weapons, he could only regard this short stick as his weapon.
Of course, Hao Ren and his party couldn't tell where the warriors in such attire came from, but Charlemagne exclaimed from the side: "This is... the Knight of the Broken Sword?!"
"Is this the Knights of the Broken Sword?" Hao Ren was immediately surprised, "The Knights of the Broken Sword under Princess Constance?"
"I once saw the Knights of the Broken Sword, when I was a child," Charlemagne nodded. "Their costumes are very easy to identify and there is no mistaking them."
"Why is the Knight of the Broken Sword in a place like this... How did he get here without being swallowed by the phantom..." Hao Ren was shocked, and then quickly checked the injury of the Knight of the Broken Sword: On the ground nearby
There were large blood stains and a lot of damage on the knight's armor. It was obvious that the opponent had escaped to this place while being seriously injured. "He still has energy, hurry up and rescue him!"
"Strange, the wounds have all healed..." Vivian noticed something strange immediately, "Only a lot of damage can be seen on the armor, but the limbs under the armor have been restored... In addition to the blood stains on the scene, there are also
There is no bleeding anywhere on his body..."
"Healed?" Hao Ren frowned, "Then is he just in a coma now?"
The data terminal flew down from Hao Ren's shoulder: "Let me check it."
And just when the data terminal began to check the physical condition of the Broken Sword Knight, Hao Ren's attention returned to the "phantom" in this hall.
He saw a vague figure of a monster appearing outside the palace gate. The guards standing in front of the pyramid guarding the last line of defense had already entered the battle. Slightly distorted explosions and shouts of death were transmitted through the energy curtain at the palace gate.
Entering, a depressing atmosphere of impending doom spread throughout the main hall.
However, the tall figures busy between the giant square pillars were not affected at all. They were still adjusting the status of each giant pillar in an orderly manner and concentrating all their energy on the mysterious device behind the woman in gorgeous clothes.
Hao Ren saw a warrior wearing silver-white armor coming to the high platform and bowing to the woman in gorgeous clothes: "Holy King! The last line of defense is in danger."
The tall woman with gorgeous clothes and outstanding appearance was indeed the "Holy King" that the guards in the square were trying their best to protect.
"I know," the woman known as the Holy King nodded lightly, "Step back, everything will pass."
The soldiers retreated, and the "Holy King" raised the platinum staff high and put it down heavily.
There was a loud "boom" and the sound of the platinum staff colliding with the high platform resounded throughout the hall, followed by the voice of the Holy King: "People of Hersonga, the last moment has arrived! We have no retreat.
You can retreat, but there is no need to retreat! The continuation of the world is in this battle, and I am with all of you, taking up arms for our descendants, for their present, future, and eternity!"
A powerful life force burst out from her body. This force was unprecedented and incredibly powerful. It even formed light green ripples visible to the naked eye. It roared out of the hall like a violent wind, with the pyramid building as the center towards the
Spread in all directions.
In the square outside the pyramid, in the city outside the square, and even on the plain outside the city that had been turned into scorched earth and swallowed up by the black pine forest, countless soldiers who died in battle but failed to be transformed into the black pine forest stood once again.
stand up……
The warrior who had died long ago and could no longer die stepped onto the battlefield again with the help of this powerful external vitality. However, releasing a miracle of this magnitude was not without cost.
The figure of the "Holy King" began to shake. The arm holding the platinum staff was unable to withstand the overly powerful magical impact and exploded. Fragments of flesh and blood mixed with clothes were sprinkled on the platform at her feet, followed closely by her.
Her body began to fall apart, and horrific wounds appeared on her skin out of thin air. The flesh and blood inside shattered as if they could not withstand the strong pressure. In just a few seconds, she
Has lost its vitality.
However, she did not "die".
The unparalleled life force with strong obsession is still entrenched in the platinum staff. This force has become an uncontrollable storm. The "Holy King" at the center of the storm is also trapped in it, and her torn body is forcibly reassembled.
, and was re-infused with vitality, but this life force that violated the order once again tore her body apart, and then reorganized it... the cycle continued.
Finally, the Holy King's body was completely annihilated in the storm of life, but from the flesh and blood, a plant grew rapidly. It transformed from a young seedling into a towering tree under Hao Ren's astonished gaze. In the blink of an eye,
It covered half of the main hall.
The metal prism behind the Holy King was charged to the limit, and with a "buzz" sound, it burst out with intense white light.
All illusions come to an abrupt end.
Leah did not open her eyes, but everything in the hall disappeared. The glorious temples, fighting guards, and mysterious ancient equipment all disappeared in the white light. They were replaced by dim and silent ruins, as well as those in the ruins.
Specious fragments of debris.
The only thing that had not changed was the giant tree in front of Hao Ren. It grew in the center of the ruins. Its roots had completely covered the platform that was higher than the ground, and its spreading crown covered most of the main hall.
Between the tree crowns, there is a tender green shimmer flowing slowly.
The scene was surprisingly quiet, and no one spoke. The scene presented at the last moment of the past illusion greatly shocked everyone's mind. This perspective of being in it but only being able to watch the whole process made some people even more confused.
The feeling of shock was magnified exponentially.
Hao Ren's side was better. The Charlemagne brothers and sisters and the personal guards they brought with them could be said to have completely lost the ability to speak.
Lily blinked and was the first to break the silence. She pointed at the giant tree in front of her: "The vitality of the black pine forest..."
"That's right," Hao Ren also looked at the giant tree in front of him. Even without using any supernatural observation methods, he could feel a powerful life force coming out of the giant tree and spreading throughout the forest.
Every corner of the place, "She is still releasing life force until now... We finally arrived at the center of the black pine forest, where the spring of life and the temple mentioned in the legends are located."
"When did this probably happen?" Vivian asked the most critical question.
"There's no way to judge." The illusion ended, and Leah opened her eyes. She looked at the ruins and debris around her and shook her head gently, "After experiencing the apocalypse and reshaping, the timeline has been cut off, and many things no longer have cause and effect.
Connection, everything that happened here is already an illusion in a lost time and space that cannot be confirmed or falsified. Even if we are sure that these have happened before, we can't trace the clues."
"But at least I can be sure that all of this happened before the Dark Realm took shape, because there was orbital bombing before," Hao Ren said with certainty. "I guess this is the scene of the residents of this world resisting the erosion of madness..."
"But if this is the case, the level of this war is too low," Leah shook her head, "Orbital bombing and surface attack... Under normal circumstances, it is still a fierce battle, but compared to the end of the world that is enough to destroy the entire universe.
Disasters are a bit underwhelming."
Vivian guessed: "Maybe this is just a corner of the apocalypse."
Leah declined to comment on this speculation.
What they were talking about really went beyond the worldview of the locals in Lahirien, so even if she heard it in full, Evana was still confused. She looked at Hao Ren and then at Leah, and couldn't help but:
"What...are you talking about?"
"Some myths and legends recorded in the World Tree Temple," Hao Ren said casually, "I will tell you about these legends after the situation stabilizes, but for now... let's take a look at the situation of the Broken Sword Knight.
Terminal, have you figured out the reason why he is unconscious?"