In the centuries-old Luan Cathedral, the roar and the sound of metal collision broke the peace in the sanctuary. The pungent smell of magic flames burning the air filled every corridor and room, and the gathered people Volunteer mercenaries and civilians set off a frenzy on the upper floors of the entire church. Hiding priests and Holy See knights were constantly being found out from their hiding corners and dragged to the square outside. This terrifying movement even penetrated The thick ground spread into the underground palace facilities under the church.
Wright led a dozen white knights into the deep underground palace of Luan Cathedral. The heavy and rapid sound of iron boots on the ground echoed in the ancient stone corridors, and the sounds of fighting on the ground continued. From time to time, the sound would float in faintly, as if it was in another world.
Amber's figure kept shuttling in the darkness near the team of white knights. She caught up with Wright and couldn't help but be curious: "Have you been to this place? Why do you look so familiar... …”
“The underground structures of large churches are similar. A rectangular underground palace extends directly below the main hall in the direction of the Holy Spirit Tower. There are one or two crossroad structures in the middle. This has fixed regulations. ," Wright said in a deep voice as he walked, "Be careful, there may be enemies hiding down here..."
"That's what I said...but I didn't see anyone along the way," Amber Looking around, he could only see the corridors and stone roads illuminated by magic crystal lamps, "But the feeling here... is indeed a bit weird..."
Wright didn't Instead, he silently communicated his response to the Holy Light in his heart. As a faint layer of light emerged in his eyes, this facility located under the church took on a different shape in his field of vision:
He saw countless translucent spirits floating in the deep and long corridor, the mottled ancient walls were flashing with runes that were difficult for mortals to understand, and the stone slabs on the ground were soaked in a faint light, while the first floor A thin mist was rising from the gaps in the stone floor, gradually filling the entire corridor.
The other white knights also activated their tactical goggles, alerting them to all abnormal energy reactions.
"The spirits in the sanctuary have been alarmed..." Wright's pace gradually slowed down, and his tone was extremely serious, "The energy field here is very active."
Amber thought seriously. For a moment, I found that I didn’t understand it at all: “What do you mean?”
“Churches gather the power of people’s souls. The older and larger the church, the more like this. For hundreds of years, countless devout people Believers and clergy are active inside and outside the church. They pray devoutly during their lifetime and rest here after death. Their souls will form a strong echo in the underground palace of the church - this echo is not the soul of the dead, but is similar to an unconscious empty echo. , they are harmless and have a calming effect to a certain extent, so people will have a slight sense of relaxation after walking into the ancient cathedral - the priests call it the God of Holy Light miracle, butIn fact, this is just a natural phenomenon that can be explained by theory." Wright frowned while explaining this knowledge to Amber, "There are also many echoes gathered here...but these spirits that should have been dormant underground... …all seemed very restless. "
Amber suddenly got goosebumps all over her body, and Emily's figure emerged from the air next to Wright. The little girl opened her eyes wide and looked at the empty corridor in the eyes of ordinary people, happily Waving his hands to greet the invisible spirits, Wright immediately asked the little girl to go back: "Emily, hide, there may be danger here. "
Hubo swallowed, and while thinking about the possibility of turning around and running away now, asked: "What is the place ahead of here? "
"It should be the prayer room. The underground prayer room is exclusively used by the church's leaders." Wright looked towards the end of the corridor. "The holy light there...is extremely active." "
The team increased their vigilance and began to move deeper into the underground facility. Amber looked around and found that there was no suitable opportunity for him to escape, so he had to shake his head and forcefully
I don’t know when the noise coming from above gradually faded away, and those faint sounds seemed to be wrapped in a thick curtain and turned into a blur. There was an indistinguishable low murmur, and in the murmur, the corridor gradually reached the end.
An oak door stood quietly in front, and the magic crystal lamps on both sides of the wooden door exuded a soft and warm light. , and in the small open space in front of the door, a figure in black robes knelt quietly.
The white knights instantly clenched the war hammers in their hands, and Amber also raised the tempering immediately. The poisonous dagger, but the kneeling figure did not react at all - unless he was deaf, there was no way he could not hear the heavy footsteps coming from behind.
Wright made a gesture. , signaling everyone to stay on the alert, while he held the warhammer in one hand and cautiously came to the figure.
The other party had been dead for a long time.
Lite gestured for safety. , after the others approached, he used the handle of the hammer to stir the body in black robes, and the latter fell down without any response.
It was a disciplinary monk with a scalp. There were tattoos on his face and a holy symbol hanging on his chest, and his face made everyone feel extremely strange -
There was no pain at all on his face, no expression of distress at the time of death, quite the opposite. , there was a smile on his lips, and his face was peaceful and calm, as if he was immersed in boundless peace and joy just before he died, and this peace and joy lasted until after his death.
See. The strange death of this discipline monk, and thinking of his previous kneeling posture, Amber suddenly couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat: "Oh my god...how...how did this guy die? "
"I was attacked by a mental attack spell without defense. ”
Wright whispered, then raised his head and looked at the tightly closed oak door.
"The underground structure of this kind of facility is blessed with magical power... it should be able to withstand it..." The newly promoted patriarch analyzed in a low voice as if talking to himself, and then asked the subordinates behind him They waved their hands and said, "Prepare the cleaning process."
The white knights immediately took action quickly. Some of them opened their shields and formed a defense line in front of the gate to deal with the impact, while others began to move from After removing the grenade from her waist and behind her back, Amber looked at it for a moment: "What? What is the cleaning process?"
No one answered her, and during the gap between her questions, a few white people came. The knight opened the weapons box carried by the team, took out several sets of individual howitzers with acceleration rails, sights, and tripods, and began to assemble them quickly in front of the gate - judging from their proficiency, it was obvious that these Warriors train in the military long before they become white knights.
Amber's ears suddenly stood up in excitement: "Wait a minute, this thing is not the Iron Ranger..."
"Borrowed from Solderin," Wright said in a deep voice while directing two team members to set up a significantly larger howitzer directly facing the door, "Don't worry, we haven't brought any that are too powerful."
While they were talking, the White Knights had already set up the howitzers, and the heavy heavy explosive grenades were pushed into the accelerating track. These Holy Light warriors pushed the shells into place while praying in a low voice: "Holy Light has mercy..." "The Holy Light bless the accelerated orbit." "May the Holy Light bless this shell and its fuse..."
Amber immediately felt that the scene in front of him was full of problems: "Hey, wait! You guys are not Follow the procedure! Normally, when you encounter a secret room like this underground, you shouldn’t be careful to disable the trap and follow in an upright manner..."
Lite was already halfway through the noisy half-elf’s roar. He raised the mechanical power warhammer in his hand high, and then this heavy and destructive weapon slammed heavily on the door of the prayer room with a roar of wind: "Holy Punishment!!"
With a bang There was a loud noise and the wooden door fell apart. In that brief moment, Amber seemed to see something suddenly light up behind the door and wanted to rush out. However, in the next second, with the continuous sound of explosions, a lot of heavy explosive grenades, Heavy grenades, crystal bombs and continuous blasts of holy light smashed into the prayer room.
"Boom, boom, boom, boom..."
The explosion sounded deafening, and the entire underground structure of the church shook violently. If it were a normal building, facing this A terrible explosion had only one result: collapse. However, as the headquarters of the southern diocese of the Holy Light Church, the underground structure of Luan Cathedral is stronger than imagined - when full of energy, it is even stronger than the outer city wall. . In this underground palace blessed with countless magics, the sound of explosions rumbled continuously like the tolling of a bell, and for a minute and a half,During the bombing, the White Knights fired nearly a hundred grenades, bombs and grenades, as well as a larger number of Holy Light blasts - when the explosion finally stopped, Amber still felt that his whole head was rumbling, Even though she had covered her ears immediately, it was obvious that... the excellent hearing brought by her elven blood was really a fatal weakness at this time.
Wright rushed into the prayer room with the war hammer as soon as the explosion stopped. Under his leadership, other white knights followed suit.
"Stay vigilant!!"
In a cloud of smoke and dust, Wright loudly reminded everyone to be vigilant, while his eyes quickly swept across the large prayer room.
The prayer room is in a mess. The ground, walls, and roof blessed by the Holy Light were all severely damaged in the terrible bombing just now. There are shocking cracks and crumbling stone slabs and bricks everywhere. , and between the broken walls and the ground, you can still see a faint golden light slowly creeping. It is the remaining protection spell that is working hard to maintain the support structure here and repair the damage to the building. .
As for the furnishings in the room except for the walls and floor... they had all been destroyed by the previous explosion.
"Cough...cough..." Amber coughed as he followed the rear into the smoke-filled room, "You can't do this, you are more or less...cough cough ...More or less, he can be regarded as a priest..."
Wright raised a hand, interrupting Amber's loud BB, and his eyes fell on the center of the messy room, where a group of A group of squirming flesh, crystals and flowing light are gathering at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Amber was shocked: "What is that?!"
Wright opened his eyes wide. Between the squirming flesh and the strange crystal-like substance, he saw a piece of debris. The fabric was obviously part of a gorgeous vestment: "...it's the bishop!!"