Tang Qi Tan

Chapter 389 The Shocker 3
I don't know how long it took, Rodrigo, monk Teresa, and another knight follower Alonso rushed all the way to the depths of the ground covered in blood and fighting, only to barely kill these sudden appearances. Most of the corpse dogs got rid of the imminent threat for the time being.

However, they also lost their way in these criss-crossing underground tunnels; to make matters worse, several other soldiers were injured to varying degrees.Although no one has died for the time being, the sequelae caused by those corpse dog minions scratching the skin are continuing to show up.

After subduing after intense exercise, some people began to experience alternating symptoms of chills and fever, and some people almost lost consciousness including wounds in their arms.But Rodrigo still tried his best to encourage them, and emphasized over and over again that he would never give up on any of them.

Then, while they were resting against the wall for a while, they used the last wind lamp to carefully observe the surrounding environment.Here, there is no trace of garbage and sewage. Instead, the air is filled with a smell of decay and mold, which makes people's noses itchy.

And on the limestone walls, in the strips and niches that have been dug out, are the bones stuffed in them; this is obviously an ancient underground burial ground that doubles as part of a special shelter.Therefore, the bones stored in it were obviously a little crisp and cracked.

Unexpectedly, there would be such an underground space of variable scale underground in this little-known Tabo fortress/city.Moreover, judging from the various carved patterns and notches on the wall, it is still a relic of Adamism, one of the small mountain Christian sects in the early years.

The sect advocates the recovery of the innocence of Adam before committing a crime as recorded in the Bible; that is, the pure and frank life in the Garden of Eden.They are completely naked when they worship; they think that being single and virginity are sins;

And one of the best and best signs to judge this sect is that their funerals are without any funeral objects and clothing.All people go through special rituals after death, curled up in the form of placenta; densely stuffed into stone caves or niches; take the earth as the mother.

Even so, the claims of this minor sect were so outrageous; they were accused of restoration and worship of pagan gods, and of copulating with devils in celestial rites of return to primordial innocence.At that time, it aroused the attention of the church and the powerful class who emphasized the rank of honor and inferiority, and each had his own place.

Therefore, it was listed as a heresy and carried out crusades and suppression; therefore, it almost disappeared completely in history.Only the territory of the Seven Kingdoms of the British Isles remained, and there were still some faint traces.And the Holy Kingdom, which strictly guarded against the return of Charlemagne's remnants, also paid special attention to this.

Therefore, in the hands of most high-ranking knights, the list of ancient heretic foreign teachers just includes the simple description of the Adam faction.Therefore, Rodrigo can only continue to encourage them to move forward, at least as the cemetery and shelter left by the ancient times, there is a high probability that there is an exit.

It's just that as the passage progressed, the condition of the several soldiers supporting each other became worse and worse; some even began to have hallucinations, and saw something terrifying, talking nonsense and refusing to move forward.It could only be beaten unconscious by Rodriguez, dragged and moved on.

Then, they saw the obvious artificial creation, which was a rectangular cage nailed to the wall; there were also traces of grease left by burning in a short period of time.Seeing this thing, Rodrigo's expression couldn't help but sink again, but he secretly regretted it in his heart...

But when he lost his way and the lamp oil was almost exhausted, he could only keep calm about it, bit the bullet and move on.And as they staggered, the traces left by various objects on the wall became more and more; even the sound of wind and water ditch reappeared.

Then, following the direction of the ditch, they reappeared in the corner of a huge hollow with gurgling water.It looked so deep and dark above that it quickly swallowed the dim light they had brought.However, in front of them was a tall stone platform with bright torches.

Surrounding this stone platform are several circular water channels; muddy water full of foam and dirt flows slowly in it.And on the mottled stone platform, there are vaguely projected shadows shaking.It's just that they didn't seem to notice the uninvited guest who broke into the scene.

Therefore, Rodrigo couldn't help secretly heaving a sigh of relief, but he tightened his grip on the only Saxon knife left in his hand; in fact, his cowhide armor had been torn and scratched in the previous narrow fight; deteriorating wounded.Therefore, he does not want to make extravagant problems.

So, under the silence he demonstrated first; the group of people also moved slowly along the edge of the outer ring waterway in the darkness with the lights off, and there might be an exit passage on the other side of the stone platform.However, when they were about to climb the stone steps, an accident happened.

However, a soldier who was seriously injured and unconscious suddenly convulsed while being dragged; he also knocked his belt with an iron buckle on the stone steps.The crisp sound of ding reverberated in this deep space as if it had been infinitely magnified; it also woke up a certain ritual that was going on on the stone platform.

The next moment, Rodrigo was stunned, and saw many white bodies emerging from the edge of the stone platform; and men and women burst out in surprise, exclamation and cursing; finally merged into some kind of hoarse cry Voice: "Guard, someone broke in."

However, Rodrigo couldn't help being stunned when he heard someone's voice.Because, he has already recognized the identity of the other party; that is his nominal boss and chief officer, who is also the Eastern Pyrenees Frontier Province of the Holy Kingdom, Lieutenant Colonel Riyer, the second border guard officer...

However, those who moved faster than these people on the high platform were other existences that sprang out from the darkness; they almost roared and roared faintly around the bottom of the high platform.Rodriguez and his party rushed towards the steps of the passageway, who were running up with all their strength; but there were at least dozens of bone-faced corpse dogs.

At this moment, they could only run away with all their strength, so that some of the bandaged wounds burst open again; and blood was sprinkled all the way.However, at the other end of the passageway on the stone steps, fire lights and human voices lit up again, but it was the outside guards who arrived.

However, Rodrigo, who was under attack from the front and back, suddenly stopped and closed his eyes to stay on the knife, chanting words to synchronize his breathing and heartbeat... The next moment, he suddenly opened his eyes that had become energetic, and relying on the blood in his blood The re-energized power charged into those guards.

The next moment, the only thing heard was the screams and screams resounding in the narrow and empty porch; then it subsided quickly.At this time, a corpse dog also rushed up the stairs, biting at the nearest soldier who was seriously injured and lagging behind; then, in the despairing expression of the other party, it was suddenly pierced and flew.

Roderick, who was covered in blood and dressed roughly, reappeared in the porch, holding several weapons in his hands; they were redistributed to everyone without a break.The next moment he recoiled again and slashed left and right, chopping and rolling over several corpse dogs in front of him; an exclamation sounded behind him.

However, at some point, a monster shaped like a giant bat came quietly through the air, grabbed a soldier who was too late to rush into the porch; picked it up in the air and tore it into two pieces, and sprinkled it like a demonstration. It was bloody.Then, he was hit by Rodrigo's weapon in the wings.

Immediately hissed and screamed, emitting an invisible sound wave that made people dizzy and nauseated; he fell headlong into the darkness beside the stairway.However, Rodrigo, who was the first to be the closest, was also dizzy, his ears and nose were wet and sore, and there was blood all over him. It was obvious that his senses were seriously injured.

Can only let the monk Delan rush down again in a daze, dragging him hastily back to the porch.However, when the faint whistling sound sounded again, those bone-faced corpse dogs rushed up the steps again; Rodrigo, who was enduring a splitting headache, also raised his knife and shouted:

"You guys go first, I'll stop them...".In the next moment, a corpse dog had already rushed in front of him, biting his blade with blood flowing, pushing him down a step.Although it was cut off quickly, it made him feel weak and tired, and obviously the sequelae of stimulating the blood began to appear;

"No, you should go first." The scarred Brother Teresa and another knight retinue suddenly stopped in front of him, blocking the bite of more corpse dogs.At the same time, he hurriedly shouted, "Only if you come back alive, can you win the trust of the great knights. Don't let us sacrifice in vain!"

Before the words fell, they were thrown to the ground by the corpse dogs rushing forward one after another, howling and biting; but several other soldiers also turned around and passed the exhausted and crumbling Roderick; Those corpse dogs, or entangled with them, rolled down...

At this moment, Rodrigo couldn't help feeling extremely sad and desperate in his heart, as if something was about to collapse the next moment.At this time, a miracle suddenly appeared, and the corpse dogs gave up the mangled people who were bitten and retreated a certain distance.

"Rodrigo...I really didn't expect to see you here." Then a voice sounded again, but it was Lieutenant Colonel Rière, the garrison chief who had already put on his robe: "You broke into and disrupted the ceremony, But the adult I serve is still willing to give you a chance."

"Join us, so that you and your companions don't have to be food and sacrifices; you can also enjoy supreme bliss." Lieutenant Colonel Riye said seriously again: "That's a pure-hearted knight's practice, Unimaginable great enjoyment, as well as money and power..."

"I swear to be kind to the weak; I swear to be brave against violence; I swear to fight all mistakes; I swear to fight for the unarmed;" However, Rodrigo suddenly calmed down, looked at the bloody and dying companions on the steps, and said loudly. Read a proverb.

"I don't know what is good or bad, since you are so ignorant and stubborn." Lieutenant Colonel Rière on the stone platform also shook his head, but turned to another man in black robe behind him and said, "My lord, maybe we can get one, with a glorious body." The sacrifice of the knight's blood..."

"Brother Rodrigo..., in order to prevent me from being humiliated and desecrated alive." At this time, the monk Teresa, who was lying on the ground and couldn't get up, struggled and gasped and said, "Please grant me my last peace!" When Rodrigo heard the words, he nodded silently and stepped forward to swing the knife.

The next moment, the entire space was suddenly visibly shaken, and there were successive roars.Then, the zenith suddenly cracked open, revealing a ray of sky light; it just happened to shine on the stone platform.Among the crowd and dead dogs that were also photographed, many smoked and screamed.

Immediately after that, more and more skylights projected down along the cobweb-like dome; those corpse dogs who seemed to be accustomed to the darkness also shone, screaming and running around, but always bumped into the projected beam of light and had nowhere to hide ; There are also large festering scars on the bare body surface.

However, the dazzling light spots shone on the exhausted Roderick, the injured monk Delan and others; but they felt extremely warm and at ease.This is just an instant thing.The next moment, the cracked zenith collapsed under the external bombardment.

In an instant, a large piece of debris fell with a bang, and the dust and smoke almost drowned the crowd on the stone platform.And through the large area of ​​sunlight penetrating into the underground space, Rodrigo could see clearly that he was actually in an ancient temple that was mostly buried underground.

Then, a group of knights in silver and white armor, holding all kinds of strange weapons, flew down one after another in the air; the dust scattered and landed in the ruins.Then, they started sweeping and killing those corpse dogs lurking in the corner without time.

Instead, in the corner, the senior Rodri who was disgraced by the billowing dust was temporarily forgotten.Until the monk Delan, who came back to his senses, yelled loudly with all his strength: "Captain Duval United, is it you... There is someone here who needs help."

So not long after, Ridrigo was carried out on a stretcher, and slowly adapted to the normal outdoor light; he was also a little stunned and complicated, looking at the flag flying above the inner castle fortress.It was a banner with a smiling golden sun on a blue ground.

Afterwards, hoisted out of it by a pulley cart, there were also hideous corpses of different kinds who died in a miserable state; they were publicly displayed in the only square in the city fortress.Together with those members of the Knights who were disarmed after being captured, the meaning of this is naturally self-evident.

But then, he saw more flags and logos that were seized and displayed, and he was so shocked that he almost fell off the stretcher.Because, as one of the few royal knights in the Aquitaine region, the red-backed golden lion flag of the Einoli Knights is also among them.

But Rodrigo has no extra thoughts to think about these; because the leader of the Free Army/Grand Army Leader who just led the army to defeat the reinforcements of the Holy Kingdom and captured the fortress city of Tabo wants to summon him in person. A rare chivalrous knight.

(End of this chapter)