Delmore and his sister Zoe left the Twin Wombs, walking slowly under the scorching sun above their heads. Although the pace was slow, their footing was extremely steady.
From the moment he climbed the first step of the sanctuary, Delemore's climbing speed remained constant. He did not hurry up because he had sufficient physical strength, nor did he catch up due to the large number of people ahead.
He is taciturn, mature and steady, with a face-like personality, without the impetuousness and restlessness that a fifteen-year-old boy should have.
"Delemore, that palace in front of us, let's stop and rest for a while."
Zoe was lying behind Delamore, as attentive as she was, and she was keenly aware that her elder brother was tired. Although his forward speed was stable, every step he took would consume more energy than before.
"It doesn't matter. I can hold on for a while longer and rest in the fifth house."
Starting from the second house of Taurus, Delmore found that Zoe behind him was getting heavier and heavier. When he walked to the Cancer house, the weight was already comparable to that of a mountain. Every step he took doubled his physical strength.
But he didn't want to stop. The reason was mentioned before. He was as powerful as a tiger at one stroke, and then exhausted after another. Once he stopped to rest, it would be even more difficult to start again.
It is very realistic. Just like when ordinary people face life, the pressure makes their knees bend, so they have to kneel down to take a breath. After kneeling on their knees, they find that lying down is more comfortable.
I lay flat in front of life, and when I look back, I have not a single memory to be proud of for a hundred years of my life.
"Delemore, I can't hold on any longer, so let's rest in the fourth house!"
"OK."
After the simple conversation ended, Delmore carried his sister on his back and walked into the Cancer Palace, leaning against the cool wall with his eyes closed to meditate.
He didn't know that he was a demigod. He only knew that he was born with supernatural powers since he was a child, and his height and weight were much higher than those of his peers.
Because his parents died young, he had to fend for himself at a young age and experienced the warmth and coldness of human relationships, which gave him his current character.
When climbing the stairs, the pressure stimulated his potential, but also greatly overdrawn his mental strength. Delmore closed his eyes and took a nap, then slowly sat down against the wall, and soon fell into a deep sleep.
Zoe stretched out her hands, put her fingertips on Delamore's forehead, frowned, and sweat dripped from her nose.
In contrast, Delmore's tense facial features slowly relaxed, and his overdrawn mental strength recovered at an astonishing speed.
Four or five hours later, Delmore woke up from his slumber, jumped up suddenly, and his limbs made the sound of crackling beans.
He moved his hands and feet and felt that he had enough strength to climb to the Temple of the Sun in one breath.
Glancing at Zoe standing next to him, Delmore nodded, gently carried her on his back, and headed towards the Fifth Palace of Lions.
"Wait, wait a minute!"
A sound like a dead dog was heard panting from behind. Delemore turned around and was slightly startled when he saw that it was the young man he met in the Twin Wombs.
If he remembered correctly, the young man was at the end of his strength at that time, and there was no way he could reach the Cancer Palace by relying on his own strength alone.
"My name is Wei... ha, ha... Vibius, let's discuss it... you will carry me for a while, and I... I will pay you."
Vibius crawled on his hands and feet at a turtle's speed, and when he saw Delmore stopped to think about it, his eyes immediately lit up.
This business can be negotiated!
He lay down on the spot, rolled to Delmore's feet, took out the money bag from his waist, and threw it on the ground weakly: "I can't crawl anymore, but I have money, as long as it can take me to the sun
Temple, the price is up to you."
Several gold coins rolled out of the purse, which made Delmore hesitate. With his current physical strength, it would not be a problem to bring Vibius with him, but would Zoe feel crowded carrying Vibius on his back?
?
"Can!"
"Great, uncle... Hey, why are you taking off my clothes? Let go! Don't come over here."
Hiss! Hiss!
Two minutes later, the three figures left the Cancer Palace and headed towards the Lion Palace under the moonlight.
Delmore was walking in front with Zoe on his back, and tied around his waist was a long rope tied with strips of cloth. The other end of the long rope was the ankle of the rich Vibius...
Vibius was lying on his back, being dragged upward by Delmore, with a ruined look on his face that was about to cry.
The stone steps of the sanctuary are so cold, it hurts my butt and my head when I step on them!
It's a waste of money...
Halfway through the journey, Vibius saw the outline of the Lion Palace, immediately stopped and climbed up, untied the rope and wrapped it around him.
In the sanctuary where the night breeze was cool, only these strips of cloth, which were not even clothes, could make him feel a bit of warmth.
The three of them continued to move forward. Vibius climbed a few steps and began to pant like a dead dog again.
"Uncle, although you are very rough, you are a good person. By the way, I don't know your name yet?"
"Delemore."
"So you are Delamore, and you are indeed worthy of your reputation."
Vibius showed an expression of great honor. He had no idea who Delmore was and had never heard of him.
But that doesn't matter.
Being able to withstand heavy pressure and lead two people to climb the Holy Land at the same time, with this qualification alone, no one can be found among 100,000 people.
Vibius felt that he was not as good as him, so he should be more polite. With an expression of admiration on his face, he said: "Uncle, when the twins met, I wanted to ask, why did you take your daughter up the mountain?"
"Zoe is my sister, not my daughter."
"Well……"
There was a misunderstanding, Vibius said with a smile: "I see, no wonder I always feel that something is wrong. It would make sense if they were siblings."
That makes no sense!
Even a blind person can see that you are not brother and sister, one of you must have been picked up!
"Yes, I am a blind man, and it was Delamore who picked it up."
Zoe made a faint sound, closing her eyes and looking at Vibius: "Delemore is not as old as you think. He is only fifteen years old, four years younger than you."
"You're only fifteen, why didn't you tell me earlier! What a shame I've been calling you uncle for a long time..."
Vibius's eyes widened and he shuddered suddenly. He looked at Zoe with his eyes closed in horror: "You, how do you know what I am thinking in my heart?"
Zoe didn't say anything, and lay on the back of Delmore with her head sideways, giving Vibius the back of her head.
On the other side, Delmore noticed that his sister was a little unhappy. Regardless of the reason, his eyes turned into bells and he glared at Vibius condescendingly.
Facing Delemore, who was over two meters tall and whose arms were thicker than his own waist, Vibius felt a great deal of pressure, and he was very likely to be slapped into pieces.
His little pretty face turned into a pretty pretty face in fear, and he had no idea where he had offended this pair of weirdos... The brother and sister, seeing that Delamore's eyes were getting worse and worse, they took off without hesitation and ran towards the Lion Palace.
After ten steps, Vibius gasped like a dead dog; after twenty steps, he began to use his hands and feet; after thirty steps, he felt the pressure brought by Delmore's approach, and his local area felt cold and whizzed.
Climbed quickly.
In the Lion Palace, the spacious open space was covered with neat floor tiles. Vibius put his hands close to his waist and rolled toward the palace gate.
boom!
"oops!"
Hitting his head against a pillar, he grunted and helped his master stand up, only to find that Delamore had arrived behind him at some point and was staring at the main hall in stunned silence.
Vibius's heart skipped a beat and he quickly turned his head to look at the Lion Palace.
I saw that the roof of the main hall was damaged, and the moonlight poured into it, reflecting the mess in the room. The collapsed walls and rubble everywhere showed that someone had fought here.
"Who actually fought in the Holy Land and fought so brutally?"
Vibius was full of questions. He believed that he was the first of all people to set foot on the Twin Wombs, and was later surpassed by the Delmore brothers and ranked third.
Unexpectedly, before them, someone had already arrived at the fifth house, the Lion Palace.
However, it’s just a matter of climbing a mountain, so why fight?
"Delemore, come in quickly, there is a golden light there, it's so dazzling."
Just when Vibius was full of doubts, Zoe suddenly spoke up, and immediately after, Delmore took long strides and ran into the Lion Palace quickly.
"Oh, wait for me, I'll give you the rope, just wait for me!"
Vibius panted like a dead dog and followed the two brothers. After a few steps, he became dizzy and moved slowly while holding on to the wall.
After a while, he saw the Delemore brothers and sisters stopping at the corner. There was a faint golden light blooming in the corner. He didn't know where he got the strength from, and trotted over.
The golden light caught the eye, and the golden lion composed of parts of the holy robe lay on all fours, staring majestically ahead, as if it would pounce on the prey at any time and tear it into pieces.
"Gudu!"
Vibius swallowed hard: "It's actually Leo's Golden Saint Cloth. It's so... so handsome!"
His hands and feet refused to obey his orders, and he approached the golden lion with drool. A sudden change occurred, and the holy clothes shone brightly. The dazzling golden light illuminated the dark hall and filled the room with a golden light film.
The golden air waves formed an invisible wall, pushing Vibius away and unable to get closer. Only then did they discover that behind the golden lion, there was a man covered in blood.
Dried blood stains were all over the body, and the surrounding areas were spattered everywhere. Judging from the amount of bleeding, it must have been cold.
"Golden Saint Clothes..."
Vibius tried several times but was unable to get close. Then he stopped his futile behavior and looked at the golden lion with tears in his eyes.
The Holy Cloth was so close, but he couldn't take a step closer, which made him sad just thinking about it.
"Why is there Leo's Golden Cloth here?" Delmore, who had been silent, frowned.
"How fresh. Isn't it a matter of course that Leo's Golden Cloth appears in the Lion Palace?"
Vibius subconsciously replied. After finishing speaking, his face darkened, he beat his chest and said, "What a tragedy. If this is really the case, we have missed four golden holy clothes before."
"No, the previous four palaces did not have corresponding golden holy clothes, with the exception of the Lion Palace."
Zoe confirmed that her sensing was correct, and looked at the 'body' on the ground with her eyes closed: "That person is not dead, he is just asleep."
"?"
Vibius didn't understand, what does "fall asleep" mean, bleed yourself and then lie down to sleep?