After passing that camp, there were only a few hundred soldiers left in the army led by the commander. It turned out that most of the 20,000 soldiers brought over before were from that camp, including the two golden warriors. This method is also quite smart. If you bring 20,000 soldiers back and forth from the imperial city, the loss will be even greater.
After walking for a while, Diao Si and the others entered one of the big cities in the Blazing Empire: Zarkon City. This Zarkon city is built in a basin. The so-called big city is actually a lot of refugee camps surrounding a few statues of gods.
According to the magic user, this city has a very long history. The Zarkon it was named after was once a race of monsters that were good at using magic. They were later destroyed by the Blazing Empire Legion at that time. I heard that they committed mass suicide at that time. Burned alive in Zarkon Temple.
To this day, people in the Blazing Empire still believe that the Zarkon Temple has a strong evil influence. Some powerful dark summoning mages even try to summon the powerful Zarkon undead there, but unfortunately no one has been able to succeed.
There are always various legends about ancient things. Diao Si has heard it a lot on earth. Most of the legends are lies, but some legends are very real.
Because it was getting dark, Diao Si and the others had to spend the night here. Coincidentally, this location was chosen at the military camp next to the Zhaken Temple. Looking at the majestic and somewhat eerie temple, Diao Si realized that he The equipment on his body seems to have a special sense.
Diao Si was already used to it. Whenever the commander took a break, he would choose some military camps or places where there were troops. This was because he was worried that Diao Si would take the opportunity to escape. At least the army could bear some responsibility in the military camps. In fact, as long as Green Hidden City still exists, how could Diao Si escape
After eating something, Diao Si lay down looking at the big dark moon. The soldiers still surrounded Diao Si in the center, and then took turns to rest in several groups to monitor him.
Diao Si is also a little tired. In fact, since he got the essence of the old tree elf, his physique has become much stronger. He is rarely this tired. It's just that today he was tied up like this and walked so much. He is not tired. impossible.
Get a good sleep. When he was in Green Hidden City, he was always so busy that he didn't even have time to sleep. Wouldn't it be a good time to sleep a little more now to make up for what he had missed before? Thinking of this, Diao Si closed his eyes.
However, when Diao Si was about to enter the world of water elves, he found that there was a special power affecting him, making it difficult for him to enter, and there always seemed to be a heavy voice ringing in his ears: "Zhaken... Zhaken …”
Under such harassment, Diao Si woke up. At this time, the dark moon was sinking, and the stars in the sky rarely appeared. It is not easy to see stars at night in this world.
"Zhaken... Zhaken..." The sound was like the moaning of an old man who was about to die. It made people feel uncomfortable. Diao Si looked around for a week and was sure that the sound came from the temple, but... It doesn't seem safe to go there like this.
Continuing to observe like this, he found that there seemed to be fire swaying inside the temple. This was so strange. Who went to the temple so late at night? Curiosity made Diao Si take a step unconsciously.
After taking a few steps like this, Diao Si suddenly remembered that he was tied up. Why were the ropes on his body... He looked at the sleeping soldiers around him in surprise, and he could still see his own body lying down. !
This feeling seemed familiar, just like the time he was led to the back hall in Zuo Rui's old house. This must be his soul. Diao Si didn't know how to explain it.
So since it's just a soul thing, what are you afraid of? Anyway, Diao Si is also very interested in the temple. If he goes in now to see what it is about, he might encounter some benefits.
Thinking of this, Diao Si drifted towards the temple. However, when he entered the temple, there was a sudden darkness in front of him, as if a vortex sucked him in, but at this moment, he had no idea how to escape.
"Zhaken... Zhaken..." It was still the same special voice, but this time it was loud. Around Diao Si, he saw many skinny monsters shouting under the blazing fire.
This monster looks like a bat, with a black body and a pair of wings. However, they are quite similar to humans. Except that they are about the same size as humans, they are covered with all kinds of strange ornaments. .
Continuing to observe, Diao Si soon discovered that they should be holding a special ceremony. There was the power of dark elves here. They filled the air and were everywhere...
"Zarkon... Zarkon..." In the center of the ceremony, some old monsters began to stand up. They somehow chanted the word "Zarkon", and suddenly their entire bodies were on fire.
This is self-immolation! Although I don’t know how they suddenly burned their bodies, this ritual is a collective suicide ritual, and it is probably inseparable from some kind of cult. Seeing this, Diao Si was about to leave. Although he was no longer afraid of the dark elves, he still had a sense of danger.
However, he was attracted by the powerful force and could not leave, and had to continue to be a bystander here. At this time, an old monster wearing a special crown in the center of the ceremony suddenly released a strong flame, and the explosion burned all the air of the monster inside.
Diao Si knew that this was powerful fire magic. These monsters actually knew how to cast such powerful magic. They, they should be the ancient Zarkon monsters! From this point of view, this should be the scene of the Zarkon monster's suicide after being defeated by the human army.
So who is going to bring him here to watch them live? What is the peace of mind? Thinking of this, Diao Si tried even harder to break away from the power that controlled him, so that he seemed to have entered a vortex again, and then the scene in front of him became distorted and disappeared all of a sudden.
"Release us, let us take revenge, Zarkon's ring, the ring of revenge..." The groaning voice was still shouting, and this voice rang in Diao Si's ears. Diao Si could still see the sudden explosion. The old monster with strong flames wears a special ring in its hand...
After waking up, Diao Si opened his eyes and saw the sleeping soldiers again. However, when he turned his head with difficulty, the temple was completely dark with no firelight at all.
Recalling the situation when he was attracted before, Diao Si was not afraid at all now, and he remembered the old monster in the flames and the special ring, which seemed to be a good treasure.
"Lao Zhu... Lao Zhu, come here quickly, I have something to ask you..." After thinking of the treasure, Diao Si naturally thought of Lao Zhu. Now he has gradually understood the meaning of Lao Zhu, the soul of all spirits. Lao Zhu is equivalent to the boss of all treasures, so he knows all the treasures well and asked him whether he was right.
"Don't touch that thing. It is the treasure that seals the old demon Zarkon. It will bring great disaster to the Blazing Empire..." Unexpectedly, Lao Zhu warned Diao Si like this as soon as he opened his mouth, which made Diao Si very uncomfortable.
"Why? Why don't you tell me the details of the ring first, such as where it is and how to get it..." Diao Si begged.
But Lao Zhu did not waver at all this time and responded firmly: "No, don't think about it. You can't control it with your current strength. This requires the summoning magic of dark magic."
"Summoning magic?" Only then did Diao Si remember that among the three systems of dark magic, he had already initially mastered the intelligence and curse systems, but he had not yet studied the other summoning system.
"Anyway, don't think about it anymore. Your performance in Green Hidden City made me really see hope. I don't want to see you degenerate like this and become an unscrupulous dark mage like Zuo Luo. Don't think about it anymore." mentioned!"
"Damn, Lao Zhu, when did you become such a character?... Wait, this is related to the fate of the Nima Continent, Lao Zhu..."
Lao Zhu really ran away this time, and Diao Si had no choice but to close his eyes again, but strangely, this time he entered the world of water elves very quickly.
It is estimated that it was because of the evil spirits and dark elves in the temple that were causing trouble, but no matter what, Diao Si couldn't get anything from the temple now, so he had better think of a way to deal with the blazing emperor first. (To be continued)