The crystal window shattered, and Francis II smashed through the window and fell on a soft carpet.
Carpet?
The old king instantly realized that something was wrong. He stood up as quickly as possible - at this moment, he almost forgot that he was an aging old man. In fact, he did what he did. Actions that were impossible at his age - after standing firm, he quickly glanced at the surrounding environment. What he saw was the familiar lounge, the familiar gold and red intertwined carpets and couches, a completely regenerated The monster was standing not far away in the posture of a predator. The monster's twisted human body was still hung with the uniform strips of the attendant, and the window that should have been smashed was intact at the moment.
Hallucinogens? Spiritual suggestion? when?
Francis II felt alarm bells ringing in his heart, but there was no despair at all. He knew that since he could still realize that something was wrong, it meant that his thinking was still his own. As long as he could still think, Then the situation is not out of control!
The old king quickly outlined several runes in front of him, applying protective spells to himself one by one, while turning the strange ring with the black rotating cloud symbol on his left hand. At the same time, the flesh-and-blood monster that had completed regeneration roared and then rushed forward suddenly.
It pounced on Francis II, throwing the old king to the ground, and then used its terrifying, twisted and festering flesh and blood maw to bite the prey underneath it crazily. A cloud of shadow smoke spreads out from the prey, shrouding the monster's figure.
A shadow mist suddenly emerged in another corner of the room. The figure of Francis II was condensed in the shadow mist. The old king raised his left hand, and a layer of strange rings floated on the surface. In the dim light, a strange voice that seemed to be mixed with several voices came out of his mouth: "Residents who were born in the realm of shadows and crawl in the shadows, the descendants of the contracting parties need your help!"
In the Disobedience Fortress and Shadow Experimental Site, Amber and Solderin came to an open space in the center of the cave and studied the area curiously.
The terrain of this open space is higher than the surrounding area, so it is not flooded. In the open space that remains dry, it can be clearly seen that a large amount of equipment was once placed here, because there are still many remains after demolition. Grooves and magic conduits that have not been removed are distributed on the outer edge of the clearing, but these are not the things that make Amber and Solderin most curious.
What made them most curious was a circular pit with a diameter of about ten meters in the center of the open space.
The circular pit is like a downward step that has been reduced layer by layer, sinking to a depth of about one meter below the platform. It can be seen on every "step" inside it. There are a large number of complex magic lines and dimmed magic crystals, but at the bottom of the pit, only a fragmented ancient metal device can be seen——This core component obviously failed to withstand the erosion of a thousand years. In the poor preservation environment of this cave, it has been completely changed beyond recognition.
“It looks like some kind of device used to open the door to space,” Solderin said based on his knowledge of ancient Gondor technology. “But this kind of thing is lying on the ground, even embedded in it. This is the first time I have seen an underground space door..."
"I have never seen it before," Amber looked down, "but I think there should be gold in the pile of metal at the bottom. Of..."
Solderin glanced at Amber silently, then turned to look around: "Speaking of which, where is Miss Till?"
"She just said this. It’s a comfortable place to stay, so I went to find a place to sleep.” Amber waved her hand, “I’m probably soaking in a pool now. Don’t worry, I’ll float up on my own after soaking in it.”
Hold on. Then she frowned slightly and looked down at the broken metal device below: "Ranger, you stay here, I'm going to the Shadow Realm to have a look."
Solderin immediately became serious: "You What did you find?"
"I'm not sure yet, I'll have to wait until I come back."
After saying these words, Amber's whole figure has changed in the air. A hazy black smoke dispersed in the wind.
Solderin looked at Amber in a daze as he entered the Shadow Realm so neatly. He didn't react for a while: "...Isn't it true that this half-elf is usually very timid?"< /p>
Amber, who had entered the Shadow Realm, could not hear what Solderin was saying. She just allowed her perception to fall rapidly in the state of crossing two realms. After a very short moment, , she has stood firmly on the ground of the Shadow Realm.
A long black hair danced in the air without wind, and her lower body was shrouded in hazy shadow clouds. Amber, who transformed into a shadow fairy form, opened her eyes and curiously observed what was in front of her. scene.
The cave turned into black and white, and the invisible light made everything in the cave clearly visible. In front of her eyes, where there should have been a circular depression, there was an impressive surging mass. Continuously rotating black clouds.
Just as she perceived it on the "real world" level, a door indeed opened here - but this door was in the Shadow Realm.
Hubo curiously observed the rotating black clouds, but involuntarily held his chest with one hand: "Strange...why is that inexplicable feeling of familiarity gone again...Obviously I felt right here just now..."
Halfway through her soliloquy, an old and trembling voice suddenly came from the clouds: "...climbing in the shadows Residents...the descendants need your help..."
Amber opened her eyes wide, and the familiar feeling that made her disregard safety and even resist her own "cowardice" came out of the clouds again, But before she could take a step forward, the shadow realm suddenly emergedThe many other breaths that came out made her stop her movements abruptly.
She quickly took a few steps back, and as she retreated, hazy figures emerged from all directions. Those figures had tall and slender bodies, and wore short trousers painted with strange symbols. The robes or robes vaguely have the appearance and outline of human beings, but their bodies seem to be condensed from smoke. The smoke billows and surges under their clothes full of symbols. It is never fixed and can only be described as weird.
These are the natives of the Shadow Realm - the native people who are everywhere but cannot be observed. They can appear anywhere in the Shadow Realm, but almost no Shadow Master can witness them with his own eyes. , even Amber himself, the number of times he has dealt with these shadow residents is quite limited.
These shadow dwellers emerged from some phase space where they had hidden themselves, and rushed towards the door and towards the swirling black smoke. Many of them came from amber. As they passed by, people would occasionally stop and take a quick glance at the latter. It seemed that Amber's appearance of having both the characteristics of a shadow creature and a physical creature made them curious, but none of the shadow residents really stopped to talk to Amber.
"Ahem!" Finally, Amber couldn't help it anymore, and stepped forward to grab a person and asked, "Where are you going?!"
It is quite dangerous to deal with the shadow residents. , these powerful and strange creatures possess knowledge and power that humans cannot understand. They can easily tear into pieces the uninvited guests who enter the shadow world - even high-level or even legendary strong men among mortals - but Amber knows that these shadows Residents will not attack themselves.
But this "friendship" is limited to not attacking oneself. Based on past communication experience, the shadow residents seem to be unable to understand the living residents. Their response methods are also weird and fragmented, making communication very difficult. very.
Just as she expected, the shadow dweller only responded to her with a few messy and broken words: "...respond...bring it back...not in time..."
The shadow resident who was pulled suddenly became insubstantial and easily escaped from Amber's hand.
Amber stared blankly at the shadow residents pouring into the depths of the black mist. Almost subconsciously, she slowly reached out and took out a treasured thing from her arms.
It was a strange-looking ring. The gray-white metal ring with no decoration made it unattractive. On the surface of the ring, you could see a black rotating pattern, which seemed to match the black smoke vortex in front of you. Exactly the same.
"Dad...Mom...are you on the other side..."
The shadow residents who appeared around the "gate" have already entered the depths of the black mist, but the black mist has There was still no sign of stopping. Amber hesitated for a long time in front of the black fog, and finally enveloped himself in a shadow mist, and then took a step forward.
Francis II tremblingly put down the left hand wearing the ring, and forcibly drove the Shadow Seal Ring to let his godMy menstrual cramps were throbbing, but the price was worth it.
In the center of the room, the monster threw down his shadow incarnation, and a huge crack opened in the space. A dozen weird and terrifying shadow creatures poured out from the crack. These shadows The creatures around the rift were obviously extremely powerful. They didn't even use any spells and easily tore apart the powerful, terrifying, almost unkillable flesh and blood monster.
Before those shadow creatures pounced on him, Francis II decisively reversed the summoning spell, sending those terrifying creatures from the dark world back to where they came from.
The spatial rift in the room has not disappeared, but Francis II has relaxed slightly. He came to the place where the monster died, hoping to find some clues from the fragmented flesh and blood to determine what it was. Who wants his own life.
But just before he leaned down to check, a violent banging sound suddenly came from the door.
The old king immediately turned around and stared in the direction of the door with all his nerves tense.
A series of banging sounds came from outside the door, mixed with a sharp sound when some kind of magic restriction was broken. Francis II felt that the barrier that enveloped the room suddenly disappeared, and then The door suddenly opened, and Master Duke, wearing a starry robe and sweating profusely, rushed in.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, are you okay?!" the great magician shouted as he rushed in, and then he saw the monster at Francis II's feet at first glance, as well as the monster still lying in the air The dark rift, "...Goddess of Magic! I was trapped in a magic trap for more than ten minutes! I thought everything was irreversible!"
"Master Duke," Francis II looked at him warily Looking at the legendary mage who had been loyal to the royal family for decades, he once again calmly stroked the ring on his left hand, "Are you trapped in a trap?"
"Yes," the old magician said There was a look of shame on his face, "I was careless. I was trapped in some kind of mirror space the moment I went out. If Prince Edmund hadn't noticed the abnormality and broke the seal from the outside, I don't know how long I would have been wandering in those mirrors. ..."
"Edmund?"
"I'm here." Prince Edmund's voice came from outside the door, and the next second, the young prince was fully armed. Appearing in front of Francis II, the old king noticed that there was a layer of fine sweat on the young man's forehead and there were wounds on his hands, which were probably caused when he forcibly impacted the seal.
"Father, fortunately you are safe and sound...I almost ordered people to blow up this wall."
Francis II finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately I brought Wearing the Shadow Signet Ring"
"You should wear it," the young prince smiled, and walked towards the king with the magician Duke, "If you don't wear it, Mr. Clement. How to test his newly created pet?"
Francis II was stunned: "Mr. Clement?"
"Legendary Mage Duke" took a step forward, and a corrosive ray silently jumped out from his fingertips and penetrated Francis II's chest.
"Yes My real name, His Majesty the King. ”