paranoianovel Chapter 42 The Underground Cemetery of the Temple Field
Chapter 42 The Underground Cemetery of the Temple Field
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How could Xia Tong be so heartless as to let the ashes of her brother test the knife?
He followed closely behind the lone wolf, maintaining a safe distance.
Sure enough, relying on their keen sense of smell and hearing, the lone wolf howled loudly the moment it stepped into the fog gate.
They suddenly lunged to the side, triggering the ambush originally set up against the intruders.
Xia Tong slowly curved her lips into a smile, thinking to herself, "Everything is exactly as I expected."
After swiftly and decisively eliminating the three skeleton soldiers behind the white fog gate seal, Xia Tong finally discovered a roll of parchment in a corner.
The making notes of the Wandering Warrior [9].
The above describes the method for making the "Ghost Pot".
Having dealt with this wave of enemies, Xia Tong led his Legion of Bones deeper into the territory.
Ahead, they found a stone gate locked by a mechanism, next to which was a Marika wedge stone.
Xia Tong did not stop and chose to continue turning right.
As you continue down the stone steps, two skeleton soldiers suddenly appear in the darkness.
They pulled out two old, red ceramic jars, lit the fuses, and smashed them hard at Xia Tong.
Xia Tong's eyes narrowed; this thing looked somewhat familiar.
He immediately ordered the ashes to retreat, while he quickly raised the Shield of the Sinners to protect his face.
"Crack—!"
The crisp sound of clay cracking was particularly jarring in the silent cemetery.
Then came a loud "whoosh" as the murky fuel inside the can splashed everywhere.
A burst of orange-red flames exploded on the floor, and the scorching heat, mixed with the acrid black smoke from burning grease, rushed directly towards Xia Tong.
"Playing with fire, huh!"
Just as Xia Tong was about to be burned by the flames, a soft body blocked his way.
It's the jellyfish Kurala.
Kurala the jellyfish's enormous, water-filled gelatinous body perfectly shielded her from the flames.
"She truly is my little darling," Xia Tong said, almost moved to tears.
Taking advantage of the flames being blocked, Xia Tong stepped forward and slashed twice, cutting the skeleton soldier to the ground, then finished him off with a follow-up strike.
The remaining one was quickly taken down by the Bone Ash Corps.
Continuing down, we arrived at a two-story platform.
Just then, several arrows came from the shadows.
Those were three skeleton soldiers wielding longbows.
Xia Tong waved his right hand forward, and three stray wolves suddenly pounced on the archers.
The wolves were agile, and the skeleton soldiers' clumsy arrows couldn't hit them at all.
The fanged imps were even more brutal. They charged forward with strange cries, their forked hand axes quickly cleaving several skeleton militiamen in two.
Xia Tong followed up and finished them off one by one.
"Wait, what's that?"
By the firelight, Xia Tong could see clearly that there were four or five lily of the valley plants growing in the corner, and one particularly conspicuous lily of the valley planted at Lingyi Cemetery.
The lilies of the valley in Lingyi's graveyard are more beautiful than the ordinary ones, radiating a cold, eerie blue light.
Its stems and leaves are not emerald green, but rather grayish-black.
On a curved stem, a string of small flower buds hangs downwards.
The petals have a translucent texture, as if they would turn into smoke and dissipate if touched with the slightest force.
Ordinary lilies of the valley in cemeteries still grow with pure white petals and dark green stems and leaves, with only a very faint, pale reflection.
He carefully picked it and put it in his pocket.
In addition, some white-fleshed mushrooms grew on the damp ground.
These are all top-quality ingredients, which can be used to make soup. Xia Tong picked them one by one and put them into the pack on her back.
After clearing out the spoils, Xia Tong looked up and saw a demon statue facing downwards.
"Normally, you have to go up a ladder to activate this mechanism, but I don't need to do that."
Xia Tong chuckled softly.
He then directed two strong Grik soldiers to come over and form a makeshift human ladder.
Then, Xia Tong stepped on the soldier's shoulder and easily jumped onto the high platform.
He was just about to look up and observe his surroundings when a cold wind blew in his face.
Having long been accustomed to this kind of scene, Xia Tong reacted extremely quickly, dodging the attack with a side roll.
Meanwhile, on the other side, the jellyfish Kurala slowly floated up and also arrived on the high platform.
Kurala's tentacles lashed out, tightly binding the attacking skeleton militiaman, and then she lashed it violently.
Before long, the entire skeleton had been whipped to pieces.
The two fanged imps were also lifted onto the platform by the two Grik soldiers using their arm strength.
Xia Tong glanced at the statue on her left.
It was a tall, holy, and dignified female figure, like a high-ranking nun in prayer.
In front of the statue is a lever-type switch.
Xia Tong gripped the wrench with her left hand and pushed and pulled it downwards with force.
The sound of gears clicking and rattling could be heard as the heavy mechanism was activated.
Xia Tong was naturally very familiar with all of this.
However, after activating the mechanism, he did not jump down immediately, but continued to explore forward from the high platform.
Not long after, he found a mummified corpse in a secluded chamber, with a "calling mud skull" on top of it.
This is the one that can make a "thank you" sound.
Then, Xia Tong signaled to the jellyfish Kurala to stay where she was, while she led the fanged little devil forward.
As he expected, a sound like flames roaring came from ahead.
It is a fire-breathing mechanical stone pillar.
He directed the stray wolves to squeeze forward and hide in a safe space on the side.
In the brief moment between the flames being extinguished once more, he charged through the corridor and struck the mechanical stone pillar with his sword, causing it to fall.
Behind that, he found several more violets from the cemetery.
Having finished all that, Xia Tong returned the way she came and slowly walked towards the gate that had just been opened.
The stone gate was wide open.
As Xia Tong stepped through the fog gate, she saw a shadow deeper than darkness slowly writhing in the center of the arena.
It slowly stood up, revealing an extremely slender, twisted black silhouette.
It looked as if it were made of thick ink or constantly billowing black smoke.
Only two beams of light emanated from his face, coming from his eyes.
He slowly approached Xia Tong, and as he got closer, Xia Tong could see him more clearly.
It has insect-like antennae on its head, an extremely slender and shriveled body, and disproportionately long limbs, making it look like a standing human-shaped praying mantis.
Moreover, the two beams of light were not purely eye-shaped, but rather composed of numerous tiny, pale, faintly glowing dots, like the compound eyes of an insect.
It held two extremely thin, black, double-edged mantis arm knives, the exclusive weapons of "Graveyard Shadow".
Xia Tong had a plan in place for dealing with the attack method of this graveyard shadow.
He whistled.
So all the ashes gathered around him, back to back, forming a tight formation.
No matter which direction the attack comes from, the others can react quickly.
It seems they realized that Xia Tong was the leader.
The mantis-arm blade of the shadowy figure in the graveyard emitted a faint clanging sound.
Without any footsteps, with just a flash of black mist, it instantly appeared in front of Xia Tong.
The sharp mantis-arm blade slashed directly at Xia Tong's throat.
Having anticipated this, Xia Tong, with her exceptionally fast reaction speed, deftly raised her left arm and shield, blocking the swift and cunning attack.
At the same time, the jellyfish Kurala's tentacles, like vines, frantically coiled around the shadow of the graveyard.
But it didn't work.
The shadow of the cemetery seemed to have no substance, suddenly dissipating like smoke.
The jellyfish Kurala entangled itself in nothingness.
When it reappeared, it had already teleported behind the two Grik soldiers.
Two quick slashes.
Two heavily armored Grik soldiers were immediately cut down and forced to their knees.
Fortunately, the distance was already very close.
As it swung its blade at the second Grek soldier, Xia Tong's Monarch Army straight sword suddenly thrust forward—a thrust!
This time the speed was so fast that Xia Tong's longsword felt like it had been stabbed into thick paste, without any sense of reality.
This time, however, the shadow of the cemetery did not hide.
Instead, it slowly turned around, allowing Xia Tong's longsword to pierce its black mist-like body.
Then, it covered its pale compound eyes with both hands and suddenly sprayed a glob of dark green, glowing slime forward.
The slime suddenly spread out in the air, like a highly venomous spider web that instantly opened, directly binding Xia Tong, who was unable to dodge in time.
"Oh shit."
Xia Tong's heart sank.