"The high priest once said that the creatures sealed under the Temple of Apocalypse are very powerful. Even if we risk our lives, we will never give anyone a chance to destroy the seal. This is why we know that the undead army is extremely powerful, and we don't want to do it at all. We may be able to block their attack, but we will never take a step back." A male voice came from Emma's body, but it was Alfonso who had recovered his consciousness but existed in a soul state. ,
After Ryan used holy magic to purify these fallen templars, Emma explained the current changes in the Temple of Apocalypse in the simplest terms. When Alfonso and the others learned that the silent jungle of the past had been cursed and turned into a swamp, the momentum The magnificent Apocalypse Temple also sank into the ground and became an underground palace. Only then did I realize that I and others had spent two hundred years here in confusion.
Emma didn't want her former companions to disappear, so she naturally tried her best to persuade them to join her camp, and told everyone that if they wanted to continue to survive and avenge the undead army, this was the only choice. After seeing Ah When Fang Soo and the other souls were a little doubtful and confused, Ryan calmly took out the diary left by the high priest before his death, allowing Alfonso and others to finally establish a preliminary understanding of him after confirming the authenticity of the diary. trust,
With Ryan's strength, if he wanted to use Alfonso to do something, he didn't need to ask for their opinions at all. He just used undead magic to forcibly fuse these souls together to create a powerful Thousand Souls of Sorrow. However, Ryan did not do this. Instead, he always showed his sincerity and humility to Alfonso and the others. This attitude naturally aroused the favor of these Templars. After their corpses were purified by Ryan, their souls were completely exposed to the air. It was simply impossible. It lasted too long. In this case, Alfonso and others had no choice. They only had to take one step at a time, so there was a wonderful wonder of a large group of templar souls staying together in Emma's puppet body. situation,
Although the souls of these templars residing in Emma's soul vehicle can use the "Magic Eyes" magic circle permanently blessed by Ryan inside the puppet golem to perceive the outside environment and things, the depths of their souls cannot There is no mark left by Ryan, so there is no way to control this puppet like Emma. They are watching Emma and others' adventures like bystanders at this time, unless Emma's body is destroyed The blow damaged the soul carrier at the core, otherwise the souls of these Templars would not have suffered any damage.
Compared to Emma, who was a civil servant back then, Alfonso and others, who were responsible for protecting the Temple of Apocalypse, were naturally more familiar with this place, so Alfonso replaced Emma and became the new guide for Ryan and his party. He already knew everything here. Many of the bad changes that occurred were probably related to the seal on the lower level of the temple. In a hurry, he naturally chose the shortest route and went straight to the high priest's prayer room, where there was a special passage leading to the layers of defense. the seal chamber,
"I see that you not only possess martial arts, but also gain the ability to cast spells through the power given by God. This is really enviable." Siassi, who was walking in the middle of the team, slowly chatted with Alfonso in Emma's body. , intentionally or unintentionally, he asked this question that he had prepared a long time ago: "My school girl Avro is also very similar to you, but she believes in Siris, the god of magic and conspiracy. Your Saint Which god does the don warrior believe in?"
"The fact that you asked this question only shows that you don't understand the gods of this plane." Of course, Alfonso did not notice Siassi's intention, and he replied: "Didn't you know that all the way along? Do you see the emblem with lightning mixed in the shield everywhere in the Temple of Apocalypse? This is the great storm goddess Lenaliya. She is beautiful and noble, and she hates evil. She gives us divine power and allows us to fight against evil enemies."
"Storm Goddess Lenalia." Ryan repeated the name, as if he had seen it in an ancient book, so he asked: "So, this goddess is the one who sealed the powerful creature here. God is enlightened.”
"I don't know this either." Unexpectedly, Alfonso actually gave such an answer. He explained: "Even the high priest doesn't know when this temple appeared. If you don't believe it, you can ask Emma. She is the priest responsible for this." After Emma repeatedly said yes, Alfonso continued: "Anyway, the power of gods is real. As long as we pray devoutly in our hearts, we can also gain the power to defeat the enemy. This shows that the Storm Goddess Lenalia is the main god we believe in. As for the sealed creature, our duty is to guard the prison anyway, and it does not include investigating its origin, right."
Seeing that he failed to get an ideal answer from Alfonso, Ryan changed the topic and no longer touched on this aspect. The group of people walked and talked, and met many wandering fallen templars along the way. Ryan Use sacred magic to purify these undead creatures one by one. However, the souls of these dead templars in the corridor are not as tough as Alfonso's souls of templars practicing in the martial arts arena. Most of them are in the sacred Burned by the power, it was destroyed into ashes,
Seeing this result, Ryan thought he had failed to master the power of the spell. However, after Alfonso's explanation, he realized that the templar warriors in the martial arts arena were the best beings in the Temple of Apocalypse, regardless of their will. , physical strength, and faith are all the best among the Templars. Naturally, they are not comparable to those ordinary Templars. Therefore, it is helpless for them to be unable to withstand Ryan's purification.
The further he marched toward the prayer room, the denser the wandering souls of the Templars became, and the cold air in the air became thicker and thicker. Ryan felt like the souls of the entire ruins of the Apocalypse Temple were gathered together. After two days of traveling, More than an hour later, Lane and his party finally arrived at the door of the prayer room deep in the temple. Then Lane stepped in first. In front of her eyes were the same furnishings as before, but there was one difference. There was a large black mass suspended in the air in the prayer room.
"What, what is this?" Emma who came in later made a surprised sound. She clearly remembered that after Ryan and others purified the fallen high priest, they never did anything here again, and they should not have done anything in the past few years. How could a situation like this happen when a person goes deep into this place? Although Emma doesn't quite understand what that large group of black material is, she can still feel that the aura it contains is very similar to the wandering souls before. , it seems to be another influence produced by that dark ritual,
"The Sorrow of Thousand Souls." This time it was not Ryan who answered, but Siassi and Avro who shouted out at the same time. Deep in Yulutel, both women witnessed Ryan and the man with their own eyes. A fierce battle between Thousand Souls of Sorrow, but there is no difference between the two. The Thousand Souls of Sorrow, which is mainly formed by the soul of the legendary peak powerhouse of the blood race, is like a mature Warcraft, and the black mass in front of you The soul material is like an egg that has not yet hatched,
At this time, the black substance seemed to feel the breath of life in the room, so it rushed towards Ryan. Ryan casually released a ball of "Destroying Flame Aura" to kill these elementary souls floating in the air. The matter turned into flames, and then watched them quickly disappear under the purification of this light magic. Then he explained to Emma: "If we had arrived a few years later, maybe a new undead creature would have formed here. It will rely on devouring other souls to strengthen itself, and imprison these devoured souls in its own body to obtain part of the soul's power during life. If it can swallow most of the souls of other dead templar warriors in the Temple of Apocalypse, then it will Transform into a very powerful undead creature, and you will see the black substance floating in the air showing countless faces, which we usually call the Thousand Souls of Sorrow."
"The Thousand Souls' Sorrow." Emma finally remembered the adventure stories about the underwater world that Ryan and the others had told her. It seemed that they had encountered such a Thousand Souls' Sorrow there, and then Emma asked hesitantly. : "Why, why did such a change happen so quickly? We have been wandering here for two hundred years, and it seems to be very peaceful."
"The longer a seal lasts, the higher the probability of problems." Ryan shrugged his shoulders, looking at the black matter that was about to disappear completely under the burning light of the flames, and said, "Besides, haven't we already come in several times? Well, maybe the entry and exit of outsiders has caused some unknown changes to the internal environment here. There is also a third possibility. The powerful creature that was sealed has been trying to get rid of it for a long time in the past. It breaks the seal and breaks out, but it used to be guarded by templars and high priests, so it may not have this chance, but now it has not been questioned for more than 200 years... "
"So, we can't go down unless we go down." Alfonso in Emma's body made a voice. He originally had a sense of luck, but it was completely extinguished after seeing the changes in this prayer room, but it was such a violation. He was still a little hesitant about what the high priest had warned him so many times, so he asked these words,
"If we don't completely solve this problem this time, I will have to use enough seals to isolate the entire ruins of the Temple of Apocalypse from the outside world. This should be able to last for a while, but instead of waiting until the future, we don't know when threats will suddenly appear and affect us. Wouldn't it be better to take advantage of this opportunity to take a look and nip the accident in the bud?" Ryan said here, and added confidently: "We didn't do this last time because of our strength. It’s too weak, and this time, I think as long as the creature sealed below doesn’t have the strength of a demigod, it shouldn’t be a big problem.”