Blood tax

Chapter 425 The Miracle of the Lost City-State and the High-ranking Sealed Artifact

In the evening of January 1, the Typhon quickly approached the waters near the city-state of Annock.

According to the location sensing every six hours, there are still 14 remaining selected people, all of whom have arrived nearby.

Wearing a robe, Griffith stood on the side of the ship disguised as his identity.Under the gloomy sky, he saw a tall and steep black mountain in the distance of the desolate and lonely land, surrounded and surrounded by solemn clouds and mists as if spewing from the mountain, as if it had never stopped since ancient times.

As the Typhon got closer, Griffith realized how majestic and majestic this mountain was beyond the limits of human language.The ruins of the city-state of Annoch were built on the undulating peaks and hills between the Sea of ​​Tranquility and the ancient folded mountains "Ponting Mountains".But there is no mountain in the vast and terrifying land from the sea to the snow-capped peaks that can compare with that black mountain, as small as a gravel.

The closer you get to this strange world, the more desolate the surrounding scenery becomes, and even the sea water becomes dead silent, and there are no more schools of swimming fish.This scene made the heart beat faster, forming an indescribable mental picture in my heart-under the gray black giant mountain, a world that breeds madness is waiting for everyone, and it makes people sprout from the depths of the soul. A small and helpless confusion and fear.

A certain vicious aura lingers around the huge black mountain, as if it wants to tear apart all the outsiders who come here, spreading wantonly like wildfire on the grassland.

"Miss Laura," Neferty came to the side of the boat accompanied by Alyosha, and pulled Griffith out of his confusion and daze with a soft voice, "The elves invite you to the conference room, we are about to Arrived at the destination."

In order to avoid being punished by the Arcane Council for revealing his identity, Griffith's identity to Neferty and the crew is still Miss Laura de Lockhavert.He nodded: "I have caused you trouble along the way. From now on, you should stay near the sea, and don't get close to the land over there."

Nefertie von Kumanssa looked worried.She was invited as an alternative vehicle and didn't play a role along the way.Looking towards the coast, she murmured, "I feel that there is a voice calling me."

Griffith quickly said: "Don't pay attention to the vague ravings, it's extremely dangerous."

"However, I have a feeling that I came here because of the guidance of fate," Neferti stroked her long silver hair, confused and worried, "It seems that as long as I come here, I can know my secret and destiny .”

"Secret? Fate?" Alyosha asked curiously, "What secret? What fate?"

"I don't know either. But sometimes I have strange dreams of things I've never seen, places I've never been," Neferti said. "I'm there, I'm far away. look at yourself..."

A few minutes later, the four Chosen Ones of the Typhon gathered in the conference room.

Amon made a pre-war briefing for everyone:

"As of now, according to the information we have, the two allies around Prince Commodus, Aaron and Naira, acted independently. They did not take a detour like us, and arrived here first. The chosen Baron Zeno and his 2 of our allies landed on the coast a few kilometers from us, and the location of 2 others is unknown. Each of the above groups was supported and escorted by an unknown number of personnel.

"We have been notified in advance that only the chosen ones can enter the ruins. However, the detection found that there is dangerous psionic radiation in the city-state ruins, and creatures that approach there will irreversibly slide towards madness and mutation. The heaven we hold The Emblem of the Chosen One itself can provide a powerful shield. As long as this shield exists, the barrier with unknown characteristics will protect us.

"In other words, if creatures other than the chosen one can get the protection of the emblem, they can also enter the ruins. They may encounter other restrictions, but, at least for now, the conditions for entering the ruins are looser than the previously known rules .

"Our team has four Chosen Ones, and Miss Galadia and the Guardian hold five emblems. In other words, we have mastered nearly one-third of all 5 emblems.

"No matter in terms of the number of personnel and emblems or the composition of combat power, we have advantages, but there is also the risk of becoming the target of public criticism. According to the communications we intercepted, some of the selected are discussing cooperation and targeting us."

"A fragile alliance," Erza said, tapping the spear beside her. "A painful lesson can make them fight among themselves. The real danger comes from the secrets that have been hidden since Anok's disappearance."

Griffith listened carefully to the report, but what Neferti had just said couldn't get out of his mind.He has a feeling that there is an extremely disturbing danger in this girl who came as a spare vehicle.

Perhaps it was a mistake to bring her here.

Perhaps because the Chosen One and Naira the Hand of God are her twin brothers, there may be bonds and connections between the two that the elves have not discovered.

"Since the residents of the city-state disappeared, it has become a no-man's land."

Erza said she touched the scroll, infusing it with psychic energy, making the details clearer.

Following her movements, the magic scroll on the table rose to reveal a three-dimensional image of the ruins of the city-state of Anok.There was a spherical cloud of mist that moved so fast that one could imagine its violent roar.

"We have locked some areas where the psychic signals are concentrated. The city-state of Anok was very prosperous before its demise, and the old wealth seems to remain there. The deeper you go into the ruins, the stronger the signal.

"The areas with the highest concentration of psychic signals are the Senate and the inner city of Annok, where there are rich enchanted items, psychic crystals and weapons, which can provide supplies for our battles. There are also several places where psychic powers can be found in the outer urban areas. Crystals and sealed items, some of which may be dangerous, so be careful to avoid them.

"There are some mysterious signals in the area outside the city and the river flowing through the inner city. We don't know what is hidden there. It may be a lost item or some monster."

Griffith carefully examined the miniature image.Soon, he found some ants-like slow-moving signals in the area near the periphery.Looks like people, but far outnumbers the Chosen Ones.

"what are these?"

"Bold people often come here to hunt for treasure, most of them are adventurers from the southern border and far away," Erza said, holding up her emblem of the chosen one, "but without the protection of the emblem, they will be exposed to abnormal spiritual powers." Under the erosion, it will not take long for the mind to collapse, and the body is like a fruit that has been ripened. The flesh and blood are filled with unbearable twisted energy, and most of them will collapse within a few days. The remaining survivors will Become mutated monsters. The main enemies of our witchers are such wretches."

Galadia opened a scroll: "Our goal, what form the miracle of the Chosen One will take is unknown, but as soon as it appears, we will know.

"According to Canaan's records, the final miracle of the Chosen One's Sacrifice once appeared in the form of a holy grail overflowing with flames or a luxurious magic ring, which is a way to realize any wish. The miracle will be attracted by the emblem in our hands, the power of the emblem The stronger it is, the closer the miracle will be. However, the coming of the miracle itself is also affected by other factors, and we need to investigate and accept the test.

"Besides, the Canaan side reminded us that in this operation, apart from miracles, there are also several lost sealed items that are the treasures of the city-state of Anok. They are powerful weapons and weapons of the 'Epic' and 'Legendary' tiers. Items, psionic ripples show purple or golden light, with different characteristics and danger levels, we can search for them or avoid them carefully.”

Having said that, Galadia took out a few records and sent them to everyone:
"I have information about possible high-level sealed items.

"Anok was once a prosperous magic and naval city-state, and the attributes of these sealed items are also related to this. The known ones are——

"The crown of the Admiral of the Sea has the power to summon ships and legendary creatures in the sea, enhance their speed and power, and even control whirlpools and storms to destroy ships.

"The scepter of dominance enhances the holder's physique, strength, agility, perception, and spiritual attributes in an all-round way, and gives it the ability to communicate with non-human beings such as weapon souls, legendary creatures, and mythical creatures. If a powerful holder can exert The true power that governs the scepter is enough to control the dragon and Beamon.

"Cursed breastplate, it can apply slow, curse, disease, weakness and doom chain negative effects to all enemies within a radius of no less than 200 yards. The intensive bad state will last for at least 15 minutes. The enemy was thrown into extreme confusion.

"Fountain of magic, exempt from spell chanting and skill activation time, the cooling time of casting spells is reduced by 70%, quickly replenishing psionic energy or magic power.

"The bottle of holy blood is also said to be the sage's stone, which has the power to bring the dead back to life."

There was amazement in everyone's eyes.Erza was also a little moved, but quickly calmed down: "Attention everyone, the power of sealed objects is not only a buff effect, inhuman gifts and miracles are often accompanied by nightmare-like tragedies and curses. The power of resurrection can even induce human beings Lose the mind, and the mind decays before the body lives forever."

(End of this chapter)