Originally, the three Dark Bishops were ready to fight to the death with this most powerful intruder. In fact, the Dark Bishop and Afia were already prepared to die in Sanctuary City today. After all, the opponent was a master of swordsmanship. , when masters of this type of techniques reach the most powerful level, although they do not have many world-shaking abilities, they are particularly powerful against other powerful people.
The Dark Bishop and Afia have considered many possibilities, except for the current scene. If this [Fire Core] is real, then this is the city of Dogan they have been pursuing for thousands of years. No , is the treasure that I started to pursue shortly after the darkness fell.
The light source is enough to illuminate Doan for two eras, and it also has the characteristics of the sun, which means that those seeds that have been dusty for a long time and need sunlight to grow may have the possibility of breaking out of the ground again, which means they are harmless. food, and a brighter future.
This is no longer as simple as pie in the sky. It has also caused even the most powerful Dark Bishop and exploration captain Afia to feel panicked. As for the Pain Priest Zid Nek still looked like an expressionless face, but he probably wasn't at peace inside either.
"You..."
Afya looked at Lidya Su and didn't know how to continue.
"This is the most precious thing called "Fire Core"," the Dark Bishop said. He pressed his comb head with one hand, touched it back, and continued to ask, "Really?" Just give it to us like this? "
"..."
Su Xiao did not speak, but his silence made the Dark Bishop and Afia feel even more uncertain.
"Don't you need this? "
Su Xiao spoke as soon as he finished speaking.
"It's very necessary. ”
“Definitely needed. ”
“Need. "
The Dark Bishop, Afia, and the Priest of Pain Zdenek spoke one after another. The Dark Bishop looked at the others, smiled bitterly, and said:
"This Bit..."
"The one who destroys the law. "
Su Xiao reported her family name. In a world invaded by the abyss, the reputation of law destroyers is generally good.
"Oh? Are you the Shadow of Destruction? "
The look in the Dark Bishop's eyes was different, but he asked with doubts: "The last time I left the ancient dragon kingdom, I heard in the void that the law destroyers had been wiped out, and you escaped. One of them? ”
“No, I got the inheritance of the system by accident. ”
“Oh~, that’s right. ”
The Dark Bishop nodded. The more unexplained the statement was, the more believable he felt. Sometimes, the origins that are too perfect actually hide huge dangers. I wonder, under what circumstances? Do you need the origin to be unsuspecting? The answer is, when you have ulterior motives.
"Then why did you come to Aberasi this time? ”
The Dark Bishop’s inquiries have begun to be straightforward, representing preliminary testing, which is no longer necessary.
"There is a question."
Su Xiao's hand subconsciously pressed on the end of the knife handle. This was a habitual action.
"Excuse me."
Afya spoke.
"I am a guest, or an enemy."
"Of course I am a guest."
Afiya answered decisively.
"Since I am a guest, why should I accept your questioning on the street?"
As soon as Su Xiao said this, the Dark Bishop and Afia were embarrassed, but The dark bishop was still thick-skinned. He touched his cockscomb and said:
"Please come this way."
The dark bishop led the way, led by this guy, one of the four giants of Sanctuary City. Of course, the journey went smoothly. Walking on the street, Su Xiao saw the general appearance of the shelter city Doan.
The entire shelter city is shrouded in a circular high wall. Looking from a distance, it is a dark high wall like a sky wall. Above it is a dome curtain that emits a very faint light, covering the entire shelter. The city is protected within it.
Because the light of the curtain is too dim, it cannot play a lighting role. At most, the illumination level of the shelter city can reach the brightness of a moonless night, which is very rare for being plunged into complete darkness.
The distribution of buildings in the city is quite orderly. Because the overall area is circular, the central area is high and the outer area is low, so there are streets leading to the central prayer square.
This is a huge square with a diameter of more than two kilometers. The ground is paved with rock slabs. There is a hundred-meter-high statue in the center, which is the image of the first city lord of Sanctuary City, Wen Taiyumaz.
Located behind this statue is the giant torch tower that is over a thousand meters high. This is undoubtedly the tallest building in Sanctuary City.
The city of refuge has a population of hundreds of thousands, and the living area cannot be expanded outwards, so land is extremely precious. Under such circumstances, such a huge prayer square is left, which shows the significance of this place in the dark. Under the shroud, there is no hope in the heart, and it is impossible to persevere.
Although the distance is very far, Su Xiao can vaguely sense that there is something powerful in the root system of the towering "Torch Tower". Yes, it is the root system. This Torch Tower has a complex metal root system that spreads to Deep underground, covering the entire sanctuary city, it must be a large-scale defensive technique that prevents darkness from invading from the underground.
There are three major forces in Sanctuary City, namely the Dark God Cult, the Mechanical School, and the Church of Pain. These three major forces do not compete with each other and do not participate in the various jurisdictions of Sanctuary City. The person who governs Sanctuary City is " City Council", and the current city lord is in charge of the "City Council".
Theoretically speaking, the highest power center in Sanctuary City is the "City Council". However, there is an unspoken rule that successive city lords will only choose from the three major forces, or those under them. The family is chosen.
To be more precise, the existence of the "City Council" is the joint creation of the three major forces to avoid conflicts with each other to the greatest extent, thus causing disasters that no one can bear.
NowRen's city lord is named Vaughan. He has been living in the mansion for a long time and does not go out. It is said that he is in poor health.
The headquarters of the three major forces are all near the Prayer Square. The headquarters of the Dark Cult is called the "Dark Cathedral". It is a magnificent five-story dark building with a half-melted black wall from the outer wall. The body can be seen to be very abyss style. It is worth mentioning that the Dark God Cult hates the abyss race, but does not hate the abyss. The abyss is the source of their power.
The headquarters of the Mechanical School is called "Ascension Hall". It doesn't look grand, but it actually has the largest building area, with more than four-fifths of the area built underground.
The headquarters of the Church of Pain is called the "Fortress of Flesh". These guys who use self-mutilation as a source of strength are passive and crazy. They always believe that the city of refuge will one day end. Although they have already sacrificed their lives to protect this place. They have become monsters that are not human inside, but they still want to protect the last fire of the human race. Therefore, their headquarters "Fortress of Flesh" is the only safe place after the city of refuge is swallowed by darkness.
For this reason, the Church of Pain selects dozens of "Tinders" from urban residents every year to supplement the "old Tinders" who have reached the age of 30 and have been eliminated and become residents again.
Every year, the Church of Pain chooses the "Tinder", which can be called a grand event in Sanctuary City. Of course, becoming a "Tinder" comes with a price. You spend at least 15 hours a day in the "Fortress of Flesh and Flesh", and the remaining 7 hours. Group activities can only be carried out under the accompaniment of a priest. The last two hours are rare free time.
And there are a total of 100 fire types, and the free time in the city must be staggered. At the same time, a maximum of 20 fire types can go out alone.
Even so, the residents in the city are still eager to have the status of fire. First of all, they can barely fill their stomachs without heavy labor. In addition, they have one small meal of meat every week, two grain staples every month, and one There are five sets of decent clothes per year, as well as various other daily necessities.
Basically, a fire can feed a large family of 5 to 7 people, and allow the family to live a life of food and clothing, but only food and clothing.
As for how to become a fire kindling, you must not only pass the assessment of the "Church of Pain", but also have rigid standards such as appearance, human pure blood level, and fertility.
Yes, not everyone in Sanctuary City is 100% human. Among them, elves and giants are not uncommon. Looking at the star world, elves, giants, humans, and star races are actually all It is a large ethnic group, distributed in various worlds in the star realm.
As for the "Cult of Pain", why it is obsessed with the pure-blooded human race? This is because during the long-term invasion of darkness, people found that the human race is the most resistant to "dark corruption".
As for what "Dark Corruption" is, this is an ability that all Abyssal races have, but the specific characteristics are different. For example, the "Dukain Clan" in this world, their "Dark Corruption" Ability is domination.
After suffering from this "dark corruption", the heart and soul will gradually be eroded, at first they were forced to become slaves of the "Dukain Clan", but as the "corruption" deepens, the corrupted will gradually become willing and even unshakable servants of the "Dukain Clan", worshiping them from the inside out. These abyss races are willing to sacrifice their lives and give everything for them.
This is the terrifying thing about "dark corruption". It is not about succumbing to will, but a deeper transformation.
The "Dukain Clan" represents darkness and domination. In addition to this terrifying dominance characteristic, when the darkness falls in the world controlled by the "Dukain Clan", the purer the darkness falls, the more powerful they will be. The stronger it is, and this strength is permanent and constantly rising.
This is why the "Dukain Clan" plots this world. What else can envelope a transcendent realm and make their darkness stronger? If there is, it can only be that the entire star realm is shrouded in the darkness of the abyss.
Faced with the power of the Abyss race and its "dark corruption", Sanctuary City has no power to attack it. Defending Sanctuary City is the limit of what Sanctuary City can do, and this defense is in danger. extent.
In addition to the external dangers, food in the sheltered city is also scarce. There is basically no light here. There are only a few types of fungi and mosses that can grow in this environment, and one called "Grey Fern" Fungi are the main food source of the sheltered city.
This kind of fungus can grow in a dark environment. It looks like a vine-like fungus. As long as the bracket is placed, the "grey fern" can grow very high. When it grows, its texture is soft. , similar to the touch of Enoki mushroom, soft and strong, but it will grow in a large area like an ivy.
This fungus is toxic and will kill people if eaten for a long time. However, after being picked, dried in the shade for a period of time, ground, and fried at high temperatures, it becomes non-toxic and has a texture similar to whole wheat flour. After mixing with water, it can be steamed and eaten.
However, because the processing process of "grey fern" is not industrialized enough, some "grey fern powder" will still contain a certain degree of toxicity after being fried in cold and high temperatures, so people are used to frying it again. After one pass, cook again.
There are also grades of "grey ferns". Those "wild gray ferns" that grow on the outer city walls are the cheapest because they may contain medium to high toxicity, and are grown, processed and bagged in major growing areas. The "Gray Fern Powder" is even more trusted by residents.
Long term single diet not only damages the taste buds, but also lacks the nutrients needed by the body. This involves a kind of shelter city resource, "food powder", which is made from a variety of foods. Made by drying and grinding moss into powder, and then adding a certain amount of salt, it is an important material that is controlled by the "City Council" to produce and trade.
This is the wonder of intelligent races. No matter how harsh the environment is, they will gradually bloom the flowers of their own civilization. The flowers of Sanctuary City Doan are not beautiful, but they are unparalleled tenacity.
Walking on the street, the buildings on both sides were initially low, and some were simply wooden sheds. As we got closer to the center of the city, the buildings began to take on some appearance. Occasionally,You can see two- or three-story buildings.
Even in a place like Sanctuary City Doan, there are still rich and poor people. For a city with a population of hundreds of thousands, currency is essential if it wants to operate stably. The currency here is called "Maz" was named in commemoration of the first city lord. There are two types of coins and banknotes.
The only good news is that there is no shortage of fresh water in Sanctuary City. Although the taste is extremely strange, it is harmless to drink, which is a gift from God.
They were not in a hurry, so they simply walked forward. After almost an hour, they arrived in front of the "Dark Cathedral". Looking at this strange and familiar building, Su Xiao stopped and found His eyes changed, and the Dark Bishop asked in confusion:
"Destroyer, how do I feel that you have been to the Cathedral of Darkness?"
"That's right."
"Why does it count? Have you been in other worlds?"
"No."
"That is?"
The Dark Bishop frowned Puzzled.
"It was blown up."
As soon as he said this, the corners of the dark bishop's eyes twitched, and the smile on his face was a little hard to stretch.
"Pfft~"
Afiya almost couldn't help but laugh out loud. Don't compare the most powerful people in Sanctuary City with the outside world. The most powerful people in the outside world are generally They are all immortals who have lived for at least hundreds or thousands of years. They will maintain the majesty of a strong man, remain unsmiling, and manage their expressions very well.
Looking at the Dark Bishop, Afia, and the Torment Priest Zdenek, there are three of them. The Dark Bishop is 35 years old, Afia is 30 years old, and the Torment Priest Zdenek is 37 years old. As for why Such an exaggeration, the average life span of the most powerful people in Sanctuary City is almost 60 to 70 years old.
The strongest here are not those who practice, but are killed. Therefore, they don’t care about the dignity of being the strongest. They laugh when they want to laugh and curse when they want. , he might die in the battle with the abyssal race tomorrow, so what’s the point of pretending to be such a majestic beep?
Among the three, Smoking Afia has implemented this the most. This woman has a prosperous appearance, but she does not cherish it at all. There are many scars on her face and hands, and there are scars on the side of her cheeks. The new injury, which was several centimeters long, had scabbed over and she had to tear it off due to her weak hands, which would definitely leave scars in the future.
As a human race, even if you are physically strong, you will not abandon the most basic characteristics of the human race. You will be injured and leave scars. In contrast, you have extremely high willpower and high resistance to "dark corruption". .
Zdenek, the Priest of Pain, always has an expressionless face, not only because of his cold-blooded personality, but also because he has facial paralysis in the physical sense. In other words, facial paralysis is a problem for most people in the Cult of Pain.
In the early stages of using the Pain Miracle, the severe pain caused their expressions to become uncontrollably distorted and deformed. Over time, the facial nerves could no longer bear it, leading to facial paralysis.
Wearing a dark red linen robe, with a strong smell of blood, facial paralysis and baldness, the combination of these characteristics is unmistakable.Yes, it must be the Painful Monk.
A few people walked into the "Dark Cathedral". As soon as they entered, they saw two people carrying a metal cage, which contained a gray-headed demon eagle. From the scars on the two people's bodies, the aura was not weak. , it can be seen that this is a battle in which each other is wary of each other's unknown background, and both have their hands open.
"Boss, save me!"
Bahar's sharp claws poked out of the cage, giving the impression of a human hand poking out in grief and indignation for help.
"You... know him?"
The Dark Bishop spoke.
"Yes, one of my partners."
Hearing Su Xiao's words, the dark bishop raised his chin slightly and signaled the two gray-robed priests to let Baha go.
The two gray-robed priests looked at each other with some reluctance. They didn’t care about the injuries caused by Baha. The main reason was that they were in a mess after being scolded. The genealogy was repeated and the greetings were repeated. It was true. I can't swallow this breath.
"Bishop, we..."
A gray-robed priest with black tattoos on his face spoke, but when he saw the dark bishop's expression, he began to be unhappy, so he could only speak reluctantly. Open the metal cage willingly.
Although Baha’s words were very dirty, his emotional intelligence was not low. He began to call out the misunderstanding and stated that he should not take those ‘sweet words’ to greet the two of them seriously. However, from the perspective of the two gray robes, The look on the priest's face when he left clearly showed that he had not forgiven Bach.
"Tsk~, why are you so narrow-minded? We, Doan, are not of this caliber."
Afia spoke to the backs of the two gray-robed priests. After hearing this, The steps of the two gray-robed priests were a little faster. Their own adults would most often scold them when they were angry, but this adult would really beat them when they were angry. His caring mechanical fist could punch them. Lying there for many days.
Up to the third floor of the cathedral, everyone walked into a study room, which was the usual office space of the Dark Bishop. After he sat down on the slightly old but neat sofa, he motioned to the others that they were welcome.
"We have become acquainted and become friends. What is your name?"
The Dark Bishop did not directly ask Su Xiao's name, spreading in the abyss of "Eberyath" In this land, there are many powerful people who can curse by their names and general appearance.
"Kukulin White Night."
Su Xiao used this name as always. This is not just a pseudonym. It is a pseudonym notarized by the Reincarnation Paradise, which can prevent all kinds of curses and Characteristics of destiny abilities.
"What is your purpose of coming here?"
The Dark Bishop asked tentatively.
"Deal with the abyss race."
Su Xiao explained the purpose straightforwardly and said whatever he saw to anyone. If it was a stable environment but cruel competition between forces, he would definitely You have to hide your purpose, but in a place like Sanctuary City, if you make a fuss with the strong people here, you will definitely be ignored and hostile soon, and be expelled by various means.
The strong men in Sanctuary City have already exhausted all their efforts to protect Sanctuary City. How can they have the energy to do so?Instead of scheming, just block Lao Yinbi's operating space directly.
The old grudge between the Law Destroyer and the Dokain family is very clear to even a place like Sanctuary City Doan that has little contact with the outside world. As the top leaders of Doan, the three Dark Bishops also There is no doubt that what they want to determine now is whether this visitor is really the shadow of the law.
"It seems that we have a common enemy."
The dark bishop smiled, changed the topic and asked: "You know the Ducain family very well, right?"
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"Other than knowing that they are the abyss race, I don't know anything else."
"Uh~"
This made the dark bishop choke, but he felt this in his heart The suspicion of the law destroyer has actually been reduced. The reason is that if this person has evil intentions, then the identity arrangement is too hasty.
"Well, there is indeed such a problem in inheritance from generation to generation, but since that is the grudge between Doukain and the ancestors of destroyers, why should you..."
Dark Bishop At this point, Afia interrupted: "Charles, you are so blabbering. When Bai Ye comes to deal with the Ducain clan, we can just provide them with information about the Ducain. Do we have a common enemy? Seeing the results, why should we doubt each other?"
Afya's personality is relatively straightforward, and Su Xiao's series of equally direct behaviors made her very fond of Su Xiao. She simply replaced the Dark Bishop and started to have a relationship with Su Xiao. Negotiate.
"You must have a direction when dealing with Ducain..."
Before Afiya could finish speaking, Baha, who fell on Su Xiao's shoulders, said: "We Look for the coat of arms of the Ducain family."
"This thing has a great background."
Afiya began to tell what she knew. There are five "Family Emblems" in total. If you collect five of them and go to the Holy Land of the Ducain Family in the "Abyss Nearby", you can learn all the secrets of the Ducain Family and possibly eliminate them completely.
Yes, the Doukain family is immortal. After being killed, they will soon revive in the nearby area. Even if they are killed by the extinguisher with the "Magic Blade", they will still be able to survive many years later. The abyss is reborn.
To be more precise, the "Magic Blade" can kill the Ducain family, but for some unknown reason, the Ducain family can be reborn, and the appearance and personality of the reborn person are the same as before the rebirth. , and even the ability characteristics will change to a certain extent.
This clearly means that other people cannot kill the Doukain clan. They have the immortality characteristics of the abyss. The magic blade of the exterminator can kill these immortals. But a few years later, The new members of the Doukain family will be reborn from the dark ancestral land. In other words, it is not that the law destroyers cannot be killed, but that they cannot be killed.
The source of power of the Abyss race is the Abyss. This is too unexplainable.
Su Xiao opened the main mission, which read:
"Obtain at least three "Ducain Family Badges" and submit them to Samsara Paradise. ”
He now has a [Ducain family crest],Whether it is the attribute data of this [Dukain Family Emblem] or according to Afiya, there are five pieces of this [Dukain Family Emblem] in total. In other words, the early stage of this main mission is a test. Test whether Su Xiao is qualified to explore the deep secrets of this world.
Afya began to continue talking about the situation of the Dukain family. This family does not have many people, about a hundred people, but they have many servants, servants, slaves, etc., which are calculated in tens of billions. .
With the existence of the "breeding factory", a large number of elves and humans were bred. This world is 15 to 18 times larger than the strongest level world, and has a very vast map area.
The Sanctuary City Doan is located in the central region, which can be called the center of this world. To the southeast and northwest of Doan, there are the "Land of Elves", "Queen's City", and "Corruption King's City" ”, “Molten City” and other kingdoms or big cities controlled by the abyssal races.
Don't compare the cities here with normal-sized cities. The largest one here is the "Queen's City", which is wider than the main city of the Orcs in Fenghai Continent, Yonghuan City. There are more than 300 city districts, each of which has the size of a normal kingdom.
The "Land of Elves" is one-fifth smaller than the "Queen's City", but equally vast. The "Corruption King's City" is smaller, almost half of the "Queen's City", and the "Molten City" The smallest, slightly smaller than the largest District 1 of the "Queen City".
These are not territories, but the assets of the Abyssal Clan. The Doukain family, which only has a few hundred members, is destined to be extremely rich. Don’t think that the Abyssal Clan has no desires and desires. They are not the same as the Immortal Abyss Breed. The most essential difference between living things is advanced reason, wisdom, and desires so strong that they are almost burning.
If there is no resistance, the desire of the abyssal tribe is so great that it can swallow the entire star realm into the mouth of their desire.
Su Xiao learned that the Ducain family has a family parliament system. There is a parliament president, who is the contemporary patriarch, three members, and twelve elders, and the rest are ordinary clan members.
This power system is very simple, but it is also stable. The identity of the Ducain tribe can never be stripped away, so that they basically will not fight among themselves. Even if two tribesmen fight each other, they will naturally calm down after many years. , after all, they can't kill each other completely.
You can imagine how desperate you are when facing these immortal, powerful, and passionate guys, not to mention that they also have the ability to "dark corruption".
Su Xiao estimated that given the importance of the [Ducain Family Emblem] to the Ducain family, it was unlikely that they would store it in a treasure house or something like that, and would most likely carry it with them.
No, just swallow it into your belly. With their average physique of a super monster, even though they have a humanoid appearance, they can swallow a fist-sized badge without any burden at all.
If you want to hold such an important thing, you must have a very high status. Thinking about it this way, the [Dukain family crest] seems to be on the chairman of the parliament, but on second thought, don’t put all the eggs in oneThe opinions in the basket are almost universal, so the parliament president may only keep 1 or 2 [Ducaine family crests].
In the order of deduction, the remaining holders are three members.
Find one of these three congressmen, kill him, and seize the [Ducain Family Emblem]. Well, a comprehensive and careful plan is completed like this.
The three Abyssal Ethnic Councilors are the Beast Master of the Kingdom of Elves, the Scorpion Queen of the Queen City, and the Twin Kings of the Corrupt Royal City.
Su Xiao immediately targeted the beast master of the Kingdom of Elves for the following reasons:
"Bounty 1·Beast's End: Kill the beast master and destroy the "Corrupted Core·Elf". ”
Su Xiao thought about this and said: “My first target may be the beast owner.”
Su Xiao is not worried that these three people will reveal this information to the outside world. There is no room for relaxation in the feud between Doan and the Doukain family, which is why Su Xiao always made his intentions clear this time.
Hearing what he said, Afiya suddenly said: "Bai Ye, there is someone you may need to meet. Although she only arrived in Doan a month ago, the three of us trust her and even We can rest assured if we leave the back to her."
As soon as Afia finished speaking, the door was pushed open by a gray-robed priest. The gray-robed priest took a step back, bowed his head respectfully, and put on his clothes together. A woman with a graceful figure in a long black dress walked into the room.
Her eyes are dark, her arms are made of black and blue crystal prostheses, and she is tied with fishbone braids that reach past her waist. There are silver ring pendants at the ends of her braids. Although her temperament is soft, she is not weak. Astonishingly, it is the daughter of darkness.
The daughter of darkness stopped in front of Su Xiao, folded her hands in front of her lower abdomen, bowed slightly and slowly saluted, and said softly: "Master Destruction."
This This scene made the Dark Bishop and Afia gradually widen their eyes. Even the Priest of Pain, Zdenek, opened his eyes a little, because the daughter of darkness they knew was silent and had no expression or emotion. Has anyone ever bowed and saluted? And he called me "sir" so softly.
After Afiya witnessed all this, she suddenly remembered the record about the law-killer restraining the immortal, and thought that the law-killer who came here was here to deal with the abyss race. In addition, the opponent's first target is the beast master who has a great grudge against her.
This made Afia unable to hold back the smile on her face, and her mouth was even harder to suppress than ak's. A feeling that this wave seemed to be stable gradually came to her heart.
At the same time, on the south side of Kuangmao Sea, in Area 26 of the Kingdom of Elves, behind the Crystal Fat Catalytic Factory, in a dark alley.
Haoyang, who had been successfully promoted, or was forced to be promoted to the strongest, walked out of the dark alley with an ugly face. The reason for this was because he had swallowed three taboo marks and violated the rules at the high level. Among them, there was also a very scary old guy who tracked him to this world.
Haoying had just walked out of the dark alley. Across the street, a man wearing narrow-frame sunglasses, short blond hair combed back, white casual clothes, and a black glove on his right hand raised his hand to him.Say hello with a smile.
"Haoying, you look like you are in a bad mood."
The person who came here always smiled, and his pair of narrow-framed sunglasses made it impossible to see his eyes. His name is Soul Master, the holder of the "Forbidden Mark·Soul Mark".
In other words, at this moment, the five taboo marks are all located in this world.
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