Heart of the Castle

Chapter 881 The winner, Pope Nicholas?

Levi Stern looked in the direction pointed by the finger of the shadow assassin Arance Kate, the starry sky there looked dim, not to mention the star clusters, even the larger stares were pitifully few, only the fine and dense The black light bands are intertwined and intertwined, like a strange spider web in the dark night.Li Wei only glanced at it, and a feeling of disgust instinctively rose in his heart, and he subconsciously looked away.

"Alans, your feeling may not be wrong. It is indeed the starry sky that is calling you, or in other words, calling for the original power of darkness in your body." Li Wei pondered for a while before making a judgment, " As Mr. Disch said, this burning sea of ​​stars is the domain of gods, so obviously the starry sky calling you belongs to a dark god, or there are some secrets of the dark origin hidden. But our purpose now is to find The traces of Pope Nicholas, although his behavior is despicable and shameless, but the power he possesses undoubtedly belongs to the source of light, and it is impossible to go there to find an opportunity to become a god."

Alans? Kate took a last look at the dark starry sky with nostalgia, and then turned his head resolutely, "I have honored my wishes, Master Levi, but how do we get there?" He looked at the distance with hesitant eyes The center of the star sea, which is almost immeasurable, "is too far away. If you look at it from here, you may not be able to reach it after flying for a whole day."

"I have an idea, Alans." Levi's eyes flickered with light of thought, "Give me your hand, maybe we can... get there directly."

The Shadow Assassin held Li Wei's outstretched left hand with some hesitation. The next moment, the sea of ​​stars was pulled into countless blurred rays of light in front of his eyes. Alans Kate could hardly restrain his urge to scream. He couldn't understand this difficulty at all. The speed of imagination - has surpassed the super high speed of thinking and cognition.

Even if Levi Stern cast a magic of teleportation, the Shadow Assassin would not be so surprised, because after all, it might be an incidental effect of the Castle Heart.But it is different now. Alans Kate can feel the indescribable majesty emanating from the young regent. It is definitely not an aura that a person who has been in a high position for a long time can cultivate, because that false aura will not interfere with anyone. The mind of a legendary strongman.Even—Alans Kate secretly guessed—it is not the majesty that mortals can show, just like the sense of coercion in the abyss lord Amur Hydras, which makes people feel awe...

Levi Stern knew nothing about this change. He only felt that he could change the time and space around him at will in the realm of God, as smoothly as if he was born with this ability.The ultra-high-speed flight condensed the journey that he didn't know would take a few days to 5 minutes. When countless lights gradually disappeared and billions of stars reappeared in front of his eyes, he found that his feet had already stepped on the ground. superior.

This is an extremely barren land.Maybe it used to be sunny and green, maybe it used to be crowded with people and the fountains roared joyously, but everything seems to have happened 1000 years ago, and now there are only broken walls telling about the prosperity of the past.

Li Wei looked around, on this piece of land with a radius of several kilometers, whether it was the wreckage of the building or the withered vegetation, there was a thick layer of fine dust, making everything gray and lifeless.A road paved with neat stones divides the land into two from the middle. At the end of the road is a long staircase, each step floating in the void, like a long snake winding deep into the endless void above.

Li Wei closed his eyes, emptied his mind as much as possible, and felt the message from the endless void, "It's not here, this is just the ruins where the servants of the gods lived, a piece of wreckage in the star world... above, The voice calling to me is above this staircase!"

"Master Li Wei, please wait a moment." The shadow assassin's voice came from behind, and then Alans Kate quickly walked up to Li Wei holding the bright green poisoned daggers, "Your safety must be guaranteed , please let me explore the way ahead."

Alans Kate walked quietly like a disembodied shadow, not even a speck of dust was raised under his feet, his blood eyes carefully checked every corner of the road, especially the road leading to the endless void above. Stairs, but he didn't see any signs of recent activity.

"If you think about it from an optimistic point of view, Pope Nicholas of the Temple of Glory probably hasn't arrived here yet." Alans Kate said to Levi in ​​the form of telepathic communication, "Master Levi, he may be the same as me." , lost in what seems to be eternal nothingness and darkness, and has not woken up until now."

"I'm afraid such a guess is too optimistic, Alans." Levi Stern shook his head disapprovingly, "Pope Nicholas has abandoned his body and transformed it into a life called the Holy Spirit. I once heard that Di Mr. Shi said that, in essence, this kind of life should not be much different from ghosts, except that what makes up the body is not the negative energy condensed into a semi-entity, but purely condensed by the power of light."

"It's similar to a ghost, that is to say, it also belongs to an incorporeal life that can float and fly?" Alans Kate snorted, biting his tongue in dissatisfaction, "It's really annoying, Master Levi, that kind of Wouldn't the holy spirit like to be similar to a ghost, humming some sinister songs in the middle of the night?"

This question was obviously beyond the scope of Li Wei's knowledge, and the young regent scratched his head in a daze, "I don't know...but maybe I can ask Mr. Dish and Master Sugard after this matter is resolved."

"Okay, Master Li Wei, but I would rather ask you to ask these two knowledgeable masters how to prevent a willful Shadow Banshee from continuing to practice in the room that can make the Shadow Assassin even listen to it." A love song that coagulates blood! For three full months, I have heard enough!" At the end of Arans Kate's words, he couldn't help cursing in a low voice, hissing like a poisonous snake at the end of his words.

The steps go up all the time, and the length is unbelievable, as if there is no end to it.Li Wei felt that he had walked for more than half an hour. When he set off, the ruins with a radius of several kilometers under his feet had long been left with a gray spot the size of an egg, but when he looked up, the other end of the steps was still facing the endless void. Extending infinitely, it is impossible to see where the other end is.

Shadow Assassin Alans? Kate has been the No. 12 pathfinder and returned. Then he spread his hands and shook his head slightly towards Li Wei.Every time he has to run up a full 500 meters with brisk and fast steps to ensure that the journey is safe and sound, before returning to Li Wei's side, and then climb up together.Li Wei sighed. For the legendary strongman, this little fatigue was really nothing, but the boring climbing tested the patience of the two and made the time infinitely long.

"Alans, wait a minute, I'm starting to wonder if this ladder is a trap." Li Wei stopped the Shadow Assassin who was about to continue to explore the way, "You have explored the way twelve times, and you ran every time." It is more than 500 meters, and it is already six kilometers in total... What kind of steps need six kilometers in length? With the power of the gods, can't they shorten this distance?"

"Of course the gods can, but that will not show their high and noble status." Alans Kate pouted his lips with disdain, "I heard that the holy mountain of the Temple of Radiance - is where Pope Nicholas lives Place—there is also such a surprisingly long staircase, the Temple of Radiance once used it as a test to sharpen the minds of apprentice priests, but it was canceled more than ten years ago."

"It seems that Pope Nicholas has an advantage in this regard." Li Wei shrugged with a wry smile, "After all, he often climbs up and down from the holy mountain, so he should be very used to climbing this sport."

"That's not necessarily true. Pope Nicholas shouldn't need to climb up and down." Alans Kate tried to recall, "The deceitful Lord Shakros once planned to launch an attack on the Temple of Glory, which also mentioned the attack on the Holy Mountain." The method...Although there are some runes and ciphertexts with anti-magic effects on the ladder of the holy mountain, it does not have any restrictive effect on the strong who have mastered the original power."

The head that Li Wei just clicked on suddenly stopped, and the movement was so stiff that Alans Kate worried whether he had sprained his neck suddenly. Just when the shadow assassin was about to ask, the young regent suddenly clapped his hands, A regretful sound came out of his mouth.

"Why did I think of this possibility so late! It is true that the gods deliberately built this staircase to be so long, to show their status, or to limit the interruptions from those servants, but they obviously don't need to climb up and down, but... ..."

In the next instant, a colorless light emerged from Li Wei's chest again, and the long staircase suddenly began to shorten rapidly. In the blink of an eye, a very huge and ancient bronze gate appeared in front of the two of them. It is engraved with countless complicated patterns, and each pattern is composed of many deformed characters ingeniously. Li Wei only understands a few of the simplest alchemy ciphertexts, and knows nothing about the others.

What made the two feel ominous immediately was that this door should have been tightly closed for hundreds of years, and even left obvious rust and marks on the ground, but now it has been opened violently by someone. The protective talisman has fallen off, the ground is covered with splashed debris, and the half-opened door is like a hideous mouth that is ready to be devoured, revealing a completely impenetrable darkness behind it!

Alans Kate jumped in front of the bronze gate and reached out to touch a crack in the center of the gate. However, just as the shadow assassin's fingers touched the edge of the crack, a dazzling golden light shot out from the crack. , The speed was so fast that Alans Kate had no time to react, and was hit in the chest by the golden light.

The rune bandages of the Shadow Assassins are not so much a way to cover their faces, but rather a special defensive item, especially the rune bandages on Alans Kate. Each thread is made of flax refined with dark magic Woven, with countless dark spells painted on the surface, the defense power is not under an ordinary heavy armor of an enchanted knight.However, the sharpness of this golden light is far beyond imagination. Just a little touch, all the rune bandages on Alans? Kate's chest were ignited with the Abyss Fierce Flame, turning into pitch-black ashes and scattered in the blink of an eye.

Arance Kate let out a low and painful moan. At the moment when the golden light penetrated his chest, he twisted his body desperately and finally avoided the vital point of his heart. However, the left side of his chest was still severely pierced.This golden light is condensed from the pure source of light. It is unimaginably sharp and hot. There is not a single drop of blood gushing out from the penetrating wounds on Alans Kate's chest and back. Together with the surrounding skin and muscles, they were all baked into dark black charcoal.

As soon as the Shadow Assassin's body fell, he jumped up from the ground and turned his head towards Li Wei, but he just opened his mouth, and before he could say a word, blood bubbles glowing with lavender light accompanied him. A violent coughing sound gushed out from the corner of his mouth, soaking the rune bandage covering his jaw red.

"Alans, don't talk, your lungs have been severely injured." Every qualified knight has learned emergency treatment and injury assessment on the battlefield, thanks to the two years of serving as an apprentice knight squire, Levi Ston judged the Shadow Assassin's injury almost immediately, supported his body as carefully as possible, and let him lean against the door frame. "Hold on, your injury will take a while to heal."

Immediately, the white light of the healing technique shrouded Arance Kate's body, making his gloomy complexion suddenly improved a bit.The shadow assassins transplanted with demonic blood instinctively repel light, and are also repelled by light. However, the healing technique in the heart of the castle is not formed by pure light power. It can heal rather than kill demons and even undead creatures .

"Master Li Wei, we... can't waste time here." Almost as soon as the injury was relieved, Alans Kate struggled to stand up, but was pushed back firmly by Li Wei's hand. "No, your wound hasn't healed yet, it's too dangerous to act now."

"But Pope Nicholas has already passed through this door. If we can't stop him immediately, maybe he will be able to snatch the priesthood of the Lord of Radiance, Flandala. If that happens, everything will be over. "Alans? Kate called out in a hurry.

"I don't think Pope Nicholas will get the priesthood of glory so easily." Li Wei frowned and said, "And I have a very strange feeling, maybe..." He shook his head a little uneasy, as if he was going to a Strange thoughts flicked out of my mind.

Even Castle Heart's healing spell still feels very weird to a Shadow Assassin who is used to the dark and cold.Alans Kate waited until the warm feeling had just suppressed the dull pain in his chest, and couldn't hold back anymore and jumped up, "Master Levi, my injuries are all healed!"

Li Wei glanced at the Shadow Assassin suspiciously, and did not look away until the other party was about to slap his chest to prove it. "Okay, let's move on now, Arance, there is no aura coming from behind the door, but it doesn't mean it's safe, please be careful."

The Shadow Assassin nodded heavily, and then his movements were so fast that it was almost impossible to see, and he disappeared behind the bronze gate in a flash.

Li Wei waited quietly in the boundless void, except for the narrow steps under his feet and the bronze gate in front of him, there was nothing around him, not even the twinkling stars.But Li Wei can feel that those star clusters and the huge energy net still exist, but they can't see it in this place built by the true god.Faint calls came from several different directions. After penetrating the invisible protection above the stairs, they could hardly be discerned even by listening attentively. However, Li Wei was able to recognize the sound of each call...incomparably weak, full of sincerity and sad.

Yet there was nothing stronger than the call that came from behind the bronze gate, and that voice filled the mind of the young Regent with infinite majesty and power.Li Wei could feel this voice, but he couldn't respond, and even thought of resistance and rejection arose in his heart.

"Master Li Wei, behind the door is another piece of nothingness, there is no danger." When Arance Kate's voice sounded, the distraught Li Wei almost ignored it. "It's very wide here, like a square, oh, I saw a glowing figure, it should be Pope Nicholas..."

The spiritual communication was suddenly interrupted, and Li Wei's face changed suddenly. He pulled out the knight sword without thinking, and then rushed into the darkness behind the bronze gate.

What Li Wei didn't expect was that the darkness that can't be seen from outside the door actually doesn't exist. Behind the bronze gate is a huge and gorgeous hall, where countless slender lights converge from all directions. The center aggregates into more than a dozen light balls of different colors.There are the same number of high-back chairs placed under these light spheres, and the material is between gold and jade, emitting bursts of bright and gentle beautiful light.

Shadow Assassin Alans Kate collapsed in a corner of the hall like a piece of torn rag, his eyes widened in a daze, his limbs fell limply by his side, motionless, as if all the bones in his body had melted Same.Li Wei couldn't help being suffocated. Fortunately, he saw that the Shadow Assassin's chest was still rising and falling. At least at this moment, his life was not in danger.

A figure full of golden light was standing a dozen meters away from the place where Alans Kate fell to the ground. A golden ball of light shining like the morning sun slowly rotated on the figure's head. The bond connects the ball of light and the back of the figure, the color seems to be colorless and transparent sunlight, and it also looks like the most gorgeous and bright color in the world, but it is hard to describe in words.The bond of light pulsates as if it is alive, and every pulsation injects a large amount of pure light source power into the body of that figure, making that figure more real, tall and majestic.

"You are too late, Levi Stern, Regent of the Pagans." The figure said in a solemn, hymn-like voice, "but perhaps it should be just right, because you will have the honor to witness a true god— —The birth of Nicholas Kaiyuan, the lord of light, and the first one to kneel at my feet!"

(End of this chapter)