After going into the sea, I met the witch lady

Chapter 321: Cold Black Mist and Scorching Sun

Under the gloomy sky, a seesaw battle ensued.

Although the ancient octopus god was more powerful and his attack methods were weird, he found it difficult to achieve any results for a while when facing a well-equipped punitive team.

On the other hand, the expedition team also had a hard time dealing with the ancient octopus god.

Wounds continued to appear on their bodies, and were healed by the strong pastor in a very short time.

Anyway, in the eyes of Ryan who was watching the game, this was a process of "mutual grinding".

The final outcome of the battle will be determined by whether the ancient octopus god can no longer hold on or the expedition team runs out of energy.

After a brief observation, Ryan's attention was mainly focused on the ancient octopus god.

The power in this guy is very interesting.

It is obviously different from spirituality, and also different from the power of the abyss. How to say it, it is somewhat similar to magic, but there is a big difference.

Hmm... similar to a variant of the power of the abyss, with properties tending towards darkness, corrosion, etc.?
The power of the crusade team is also very interesting.

Although the manifestations vary, in general, the nature tends to be bright and sacred?
From this perspective, the ninth-order existence in this world is quite interesting...

Ryan's eyes were full of interest.

The golden tree uses the [Golden Law] to control the extraordinary path. To a certain extent, it also uses the wisdom of the entire world to explore every detail of the extraordinary path, thereby deducing a higher realm.

This is similar to the way swordsmanship that transcends the realm wants to break through.

The power of the ancient gods and the power of light used by the ancient octopus god and the expedition team also have a similar flavor.

It was as if two opposing ninth-order beings spread the seeds of their own power throughout the world, creating two opposing races, and in the endless struggle, trying to deduce a higher realm of power.

That is to say...

"The ninth-order existence in this world is an opposition?"

"Or is it that the ninth-order existence in this world is confronting the ninth-order existence that descended from the outside world, that is, the most powerful ancient god?"

Ryan thought divergently and speculated about the situation of this world based on past experience.

But he always felt that this world was not as simple as he imagined.

As time went by, the situation gradually tilted towards the direction of the ancient octopus god.

This guy's recovery ability is quite amazing, and within a certain range centered on its body, there is something like a "pollution aura", which causes the members of the expedition team to suffer more and more damage over time, until even the strong priest can't heal them back.

It seems that the results are coming out...

Ryan shook his head and prepared to attack.

Although these people gave him a "welcome" lightning gun when he just arrived, overall, they were not bad people. Compared with the ancient octopus god, they were at least human beings. He couldn't just watch them die here.

But just as he was about to make a move, Ryan felt something and paused slightly.

At the same time, Crystal Loli, who was protected in the center by everyone, took a deep breath, as if she had made some kind of decision, took out something like a mask from the space bag on her waist, and put it on her face.

The mask has a simple style and an abstract sun mark between the eyebrows.

The other three members of the expedition team who saw Crystal Loli's move all changed color: "Alola, stop!"

Unfortunately, from the time they saw it to the time they shouted, they were always a step too late.

The next moment, an extremely powerful red-gold light burst out from the body of Crystal Loli.

Wherever the light passed, the space was distorted dramatically, and the sand on the ground turned red due to the scorching heat of thousands of degrees.

Knowing that he couldn't stop them, the burly priest gritted his teeth and erected a small shield to protect the armored man and the middle-aged man with a wallet. At the same time, he shouted to Ryan in the distance: "Go!"

On the other side, the ancient octopus god also stopped what he was doing and looked at the loli whose aura suddenly changed with fear.

"Who...are you?"

A voice with a strange accent sounded, but everyone present could understand it.

Unfortunately, Crystal Loli, wearing a mask, had no intention of speaking.

She flew up from the big crystal, her whole body suspended in the air. The strong flames formed a dancing red-gold flame around her body, and even her originally light golden long hair turned into a fluorescent red.

She opened her palm and pointed it at the Ancient Octopus God. The next moment, the Ancient Octopus God's eyes bulged out, and a column of red-gold flame pierced through its body and stretched backwards, leaving a steam channel of more than a thousand meters on the sea surface. The seawater in it was evaporated in an instant.

Red flames kept dancing at the wound of the ancient octopus god, causing it to wail in pain: "What, what is this?!"

"You humans are crazy! How dare you even touch this thing!"

A painful roar mixed with curses came out of the mouth of the ancient octopus god. It seemed to be aware of the source of power of the red-gold flame and hurriedly prepared to escape.

However, it was too late.

A loli with long flying red-gold hair appeared behind it and inserted one hand into its back.

"Click."

It was as if a sound of something being forcibly tightened was heard, and starting from the place where Crystal Loli placed her hand, dense golden-red veins spread to every corner of the Ancient Octopus God's body.

The body of the ancient octopus god who tried to escape was stiff, with uncontrollable fear in his eyes. Then, Crystal Loli's right hand suddenly pulled out, and something as black as ink, which looked like a heart but was actually some kind of crystal, was pulled out directly by her.

The light in the ancient octopus god's eyes completely dimmed, and his body began to petrify from the feet. In a very short time, he turned into a gray-white stone sculpture.

Holding the pitch-black heart crystal in one hand, Crystal Loli turned around and set her eyes on the three burly priests in the shield. A hint of struggle flashed in her red-gold pupils.

But soon, this human emotion was suppressed by the red-gold flame and became indifferent.

The red-gold flames burned fiercely, and Crystal Loli raised her palm to fight against the three priests under the shield.

"almost."

A gentle voice sounded.

Ryan appeared beside Crystal Loli and tapped her shoulder lightly with his knife.

The next moment, the imposing Crystal Loli's eyelids fluttered and she fainted.

At the same time, the mask on her face fell off. On the edge of the mask, red tentacles were twisting in panic, trying to escape.

But soon, Ryan's hands pinched the mask, causing it to completely freeze.

The three burly pastors not far away stared blankly at the scene in front of them, feeling that their worldview had been impacted like never before.

……

After a while, on the edge of the beach, on a barbecue grill.

Several large octopus tentacles were placed on top and roasted by the flames, making a sizzling sound as oil came out.

The burly priest, the middle-aged man in leather jackets and the man in armor, all three sat together somewhat stiffly, like students sitting in a row in front of a teacher.

Ryan took a bite of the grilled octopus tentacles, then spat them all out with a "Pah". Isn't this a bit too disgusting?

The taste is good, but the flavor is too weird.

With just one bite, Ryan put the ancient god of the octopus species on his forbidden food list.

Throwing away the grilled octopus tentacles in his hand, Ryan looked at the three priests and strong men and smiled.

Just as he was about to say something, the sturdy priest, who was frightened by his "smile", trembled and prostrated himself: "Please forgive me, sir. I, we... will definitely compensate you. Please forgive us."

amount……

Ryan was speechless.

The sturdy pastor looks big and strong and very majestic, but I didn't expect that he has such a strong desire to survive.

Looking at the other two people who were about to imitate him, Ryan's mouth twitched slightly and he waved his hand: "I don't want to do anything to you."

"I'm sure you've figured out that I'm a traveler visiting your world, so I wanted to ask you what the situation is like here. How come you even have something like an Ancient God?"

"Also, the communicator you hid in your sleeve should be something similar. You can put it away. I have no ill will towards you."

Hearing Ryan's words, the sturdy priest who was prostrating himself stood up without changing his expression, with a respectful look on his face: "Your Excellency misunderstood, I just notified the collection team to come and deal with the ancient god Alephis... ahem, the ancient octopus god you mentioned."

"Even after death, the ancient gods still have extremely horrible pollution. If they are not properly handled, the consequences will be disastrous."

Ryan said nothing and tossed the mask in his hand.

"In addition, regarding our world..." The burly priest smiled helplessly: "We often have visitors here, and there are many visitors like you. For those who are able to communicate like you, why don't you come with us? After returning to the City of Sanctuary, the Lord of the City will communicate with you in person?"

"I'm sure you've noticed that the black fog in the air is infecting our bodies and souls all the time. If we don't return in time, the consequences will be very serious."

Ryan frowned slightly.

Of course he felt the invasion of the black fog, but the intensity of the black fog was too low. To him, it was no different from nothing.

But seeing their faces gradually turning pale, it seemed that this thing would be quite tough to deal with.

"alright."

Ryan said indifferently: "It just so happens that I have something to talk to."

"Thank you for your understanding." The burly pastor breathed a sigh of relief.

He couldn't tell how strong the young man in front of him was, but even Allura, who was wearing the "Flame Mask", was subdued by this man in one move. His strength was far beyond his imagination.

But no matter how powerful this person is, once he enters the City of Sanctuary, he will definitely not be a match for the City Lord.

Of course, the burly pastor had no bad intentions.

It’s just that he has been walking on the edge of danger for many years, and when faced with danger, he instinctively wants to return to the safe place in his heart.

Ryan saw through it but didn't say anything. He just smiled and threw the crystal loli to them. However, the flame mask was still in his hand.

The three strong pastors turned a blind eye to this.

"I don't know what your name is, sir. My name is Rasul, and I'm the captain of the fifth exploration team of Sanctuary City. These two are my teammates. The one wearing armor is Olig, and the one wearing a leather jacket is Xius."

"As for the girl you just saved, her name is Allura."

"Just call me Zifeng." Ryan used his previous alias out of habit.

"Lord Zifeng." The strong priest nodded and said, "Please come with me. The City of Refuge is not very far from here, but it is still hundreds of kilometers away. If we can't return before dark, it will be very dangerous in the wild."

"The concentration of the black fog will increase dozens of times at night."

After explaining, the strong pastor took out a whistle from his arms and blew it hard.

Accompanied by a loud whistle, a carriage made of physical energy materialized.

"Lord Zifeng, please."

"On the way, I will give you a preliminary account of the situation in the City of Refuge."

……

After driving for several hours, the energy carriage gradually calmed down.

Ryan got off the carriage and looked at the City of Sanctuary in front of him with a hint of admiration in his eyes.

The outer wall of the City of Sanctuary is made of black rocks over a hundred meters high. Some kind of spell should be engraved inside, giving it the functions of suppressing magic, strengthening, purifying, etc.

Through the city wall, you can see chimneys inside that are taller than the city wall, emitting thick smoke.

In addition to the chimney, the most conspicuous location in the entire Sanctuary City is the kilometer-high City Lord's Tower in the center of the city.

At the top of the city lord's tower, there is a huge cluster of flames, burning brightly and radiating heat. From a distance, it looks like a miniature sun.

With his eyes fixed on the city lord's tower, Ryan's mind flashed back to the basic situation of this world that the burly priest had introduced to him along the way.

The name of this world is unknown, but because there are often visitors from outside and ancient gods are rampant, let's call it the Ancient God World.

The sky of the ancient god's world is shrouded in black fog all year round. Only the "Torch Cities" built on dangerous land are the pure land where humans can live.

The world wasn't like this originally.

But since the ancient gods first descended thousands of years ago, everything has changed.

Pollution, curse, depravity, darkness, decay...

The world became devastated, with only one human and other living creatures left.

Fortunately, the ancient gods needed humans as slaves, so they did not kill them all, but instead kept the remaining humans in captivity as “livestock”.

The Dark Age lasted for hundreds of years, until the foggy sky was torn apart by the sudden rise of a scorching sun.

The battle between the cold black fog and the extremely scorching sun lasted for hundreds of years and continues to this day.

The followers of the cold black fog are none other than the ancient gods, while the extremely scorching sun is a powerful individual called the "Sun God Clan".

In the process, humans were saved and protected by the flames, and have survived until now, with things gradually getting better.

And it was in this process that Torch Cities were built.

The battle between the cold black fog and the extremely scorching sun has caused the spatial wall of this world to become very strange. It is very thick in some places, but very thin in some places. People from the outside world often come to this world.

Gradually, each Torch Cities became the bridgeheads for communication between this world and the outside world.

When Ryan heard this, the corner of his mouth twitched.

I think he should be the "lucky guy" who hit the extremely thick wall of the world.

(End of this chapter)