"The two of us will go up the mountain next." Old Zuster.
"I can't go either?" Johnny Zuster smacked his lips.
"It's still early for you to get in touch with [Shadow]." The old vampire hunter said coldly to his son, "It's already a great honor for you to know that [Shadow] is on this mountain."
"Let's go." Arthur urged, not wanting to listen to the boasts of the vampire hunters.
The old man smiled lightly and took King Arthur up the mountain.
Mount Korno is located in the center of the Apennine Mountains. It is a towering and lush mountain, which is a good place to hide. Arthur is not even surprised that there are some shocking secrets hidden in such deep mountains and dense forests. Old Zuster brought
He followed Arthur spiraling up the mountain, going around and around along the forest path, occasionally walking backwards, as if they were deliberately hiding their traces. Acting so carefully, it seemed that he wanted to take Arthur to see the [Shadow]
Extraordinary.
"This way, hurry up!" Halfway through, the old man suddenly rushed into a dense bush and whispered to Arthur to follow him.
The King of Knights didn't think too much and quickly followed. He closed his eyes and ran into the bushes. He held his breath and walked through the dense leaves and branches. He finally passed through the heavy resistance of the bushes and reached the other side.
There, there is a small cave that no outsider can detect, completely covered by bushes under the cliff. There seems to be nothing in the cave, but Arthur discovers that there are vague hinges left on one side of the rock wall.
dent.
"So, what's next? Open sesame?" Arthur asked jokingly.
"Well, no." Old Zuster knocked on the rock wall and made a hollow sound. The other end of the rock wall was indeed hollow.
"What is the biggest illusion in life?" A low, mechanical, inorganic voice came faintly from the other side of the rock wall.
"It is powerful, my brother." Old Zuster replied.
"Welcome back, my brother." The voice replied with a longer drawl, and the rock wall slowly opened, revealing a dark secret passage leading to the depths of the cave.
"Interesting." Arthur snorted and followed Old Zuster: "I don't think this is the territory of the Meyerson Brotherhood. So what kind of place is this?"
"[Shadow Brotherhood], also known as [Shadow of Eden]." Old Zuster replied: "Although it seems to be an affiliated organization of the Meyerson Brotherhood, in fact, it has experienced many turning points in the history of the Brotherhood.
Among them, the one who really secretly assists and promotes the development of the Brotherhood is this [Shadow Brotherhood]. The world's first vampire hunter was also trained by [The Shadow Brotherhood]."
"Oh, so this is your birthplace." Arthur nodded. At that time, the two of them had gone very deep into the secret passage. The surroundings were almost dark, and Arthur was thinking about whether to light a fire.
"But why aren't Johnny and Joey allowed to come? Because they are too young and not qualified to enter the [Shadow Brotherhood]?"
"Yes." The old man replied silently: "Only the most elite vampire hunters will be interviewed by that adult."
"Then I'm neither a member of the Brotherhood nor a vampire hunter. Why did you bring me here?"
"Lord Aslan is special. Moreover, the church's actions have indeed harmed the Meyerson Brotherhood. We need to find countermeasures." Old Zust replied: "Anyway, let's meet with that gentleman first.
After meeting, um, there will definitely be a solution."
Who is that adult? Arthur wondered. The Meyerson Brotherhood is already a huge worldwide organization, but there is actually a Shadow Brotherhood behind the Brotherhood that controls everything. The person in charge of this Shadow Brotherhood
His status is probably comparable to that of the kings of European countries. Such a powerful guy is hidden in the deep mountains and forests, as unknown as the deepest shadow in the world——
Silently, controlling the flow of the world's destiny.
The two walked forward in the darkness. In fact, they didn't go very far, and they soon arrived at a stone chamber. There were six large pillars supporting the stone chamber in the middle. On the stone pillars, which seemed to be extremely strong, hung everlasting lamps of unknown origin and made with magical magic.
, it seems that it can continue to shine for tens of hundreds of years. But despite the lights, the stone chamber is still very dark, and the entire space is filled with some kind of ethereal atmosphere that cannot be fully penetrated by light.
Compared with the secret passage just now, the stone chamber is much wider. Arthur can see that there are deeper passages on both sides of the stone chamber, which seem to be connected to more living facilities or training facilities in the base. However, this secret base of the Brotherhood of Shadows
There was no one around, the surroundings were quiet beyond imagination, and all Arthur could think of was the faint sound of wind coming from somewhere.
"No one?" Arthur asked curiously. He thought he would be welcomed by the Shadow Brotherhood.
"This is the old site of the Shadow Brotherhood. Only a very small number of members who are allowed to enter this place will gather here under very special circumstances. Normally no one will stay here. Too many people coming and going can easily expose this secret."
The location of the base."
"That voice at the entrance just now is again"
"Magic, I don't know much about it." Old Zuster replied.
Is there a magic trick at the entrance that will automatically ask questions and open the door to those who answer the questions correctly? What kind of magical magic is this? It should not be something that should exist in this era.
"So, since there is no one here," Arthur looked around carefully, trying to find any noteworthy details in the stone chamber. He discovered that there were several mysterious beams of light near the wall on one side of the stone chamber, extending all the way to the ceiling, but it seemed
Able to penetrate the ceiling and reach distances he cannot see.
"Since there is no one here, did you bring me here to see someone?" The King of Knights asked keenly.
"It is true that there is no [person], but -" the old man pointed to the brightest one in the middle of the several beams of light: "There is something else, worthy of Lord Aslan's sight."
A thing other than a human being. Could it be a demon? Arthur thought to himself.
"Anyway, if you touch that light, you will understand." The old man.
Arthur didn't answer and silently walked towards the beams of light. He seemed to have seen this kind of thing somewhere before. Yes, it should be the same as those beams of light shining from the Iron God Dragon Golem in the deepest part of the warrior's tomb.
A kind of teleportation beam. Arthur still remembers that after touching that kind of beam, he was transported to an Apple Island similar to the Pure Land of Avalon, where he saw some disturbing sights.
If he touches the beam in front of him, will he be transported to other places? The King of Knights glanced at the teleportation beams. From this distance and this environment, it was difficult to see clearly what was reflected inside the beam. He could vaguely see something like
There is a white figure waiting at the other end of the beam.
"Forget it." The King of Knights boldly stretched out his hand to touch the milky white beam.
In a blink of an eye, he was transported to another place, a forest that was surrounded by pale and shimmering trees. Beside one of the towering ancient trees, there seemed to be a stone statue-like person sitting.
"You're finally here." The half-human, half-stone statue made an old and weak voice, but Arthur could hear it very clearly: "It's great to see you again in my lifetime. Arthur."
Although the appearance of the half-human, half-stone statue seemed difficult to distinguish, Arthur vaguely recognized the other person's voice, looked at the outline of the man carefully, and roughly saw the appearance of a wolf, and whispered
Question: "Bedivere?"
"Yes." The other party replied calmly.
But how is it possible! Isn’t Bedivere following Arthur? Isn’t it Bedivere who turned into the big white wolf and followed Arthur all the time?
Arthur couldn't help but be confused.
However, his confusion only lasted for half a second, and he soon understood everything.
"You are not the Bedivere who came to this world with me. Are you the Bedivere of this world?" He asked tentatively.
"Yes." The other party replied calmly again.
"Do you think you have been living since our era in the sixth century AD? You have lived for more than nine hundred years?"
"Yes."
Arthur looked at the old werewolf. Bedivere not only turned into an old man, but also turned into a half-human, half-stone statue. He didn't know whether it was because werewolves would gradually become petrified as they got older, or because
He used some kind of life-extending method to turn himself into this. In short, although his body still has the vague outline of a werewolf, most of it has turned into stone. Sitting there, continuing a static, mineral-like life.
"If we leave it alone, can the orcs live hundreds of years?" King Arthur asked curiously.
"I'm special." The old werewolf replied.
"It seems that there are no other orcs in this world. Are the orcs extinct?" Arthur asked again.
"I didn't die. I became human. Because of the Holy Grail."
"Holy Grail?"
"The Holy Grail can reset the fate of the entire world. It completely erases the history that ancient humans were exposed to [boundless darkness]. There is no [darkness] in this world, there is no earth-shattering war between the East and the West, and there is no [Wall of the World]
], some are just ordinary, dark history of mankind."
"The Holy Grail will save the world, is that what it is?" Although he had already understood the structure and use of the Holy Grail from the "Secret Records of the Holy Sword War", when this kind of thing came out of Bedivere's mouth, Arthur still felt that
Incredible.
"Then," the King of Knights looked up and down at the stone-like old Bedivere: "Since the fate of the entire world has been changed by the Holy Grail, how come you still remember all this?"
"Have you forgotten, Arthur?" Old Wolf chuckled, "I am not a part of this world. To the world, I am just a foreign object. No matter how it changes, I will not change with it."
The King of Knights was silent for a while. The fate of the world was changed by the Holy Grail, and Bedivere was beyond the fate of the world. All of these were incredible things, and even Arthur couldn't accept them all at once.
"As you can see, I am the elder of the Meyerson Brotherhood, and I created the Shadow Brotherhood. Vampire hunters are the elites cultivated by the Shadow Brotherhood, in order to fight against the [evil among humans] that will inevitably come in the future."
Old Bedivere continued: "But that's not what you care about, right? The reason why you came here is to get back the things that are stored with me."
"Deposit?"
"Your scabbard." Old Bedivere replied in a low voice with deep feeling: "After nearly a thousand years, I can finally give it back to you."