After listening to the words of the female shadow, the first thought of Ryan and Alando was to think of the Hydra that they had killed before guarding the door of the temple, but what appeared next in their minds was, But they were deeply suspicious, because what the female shadow said was very unreasonable, but neither Ryan nor Allendo spoke, and listened quietly,
The calm expressions of Ryan and Allen also made the female shadow feel a little strange. She originally thought that the two young people in front of her would be surprised, and maybe they might immediately ask about the powerful creature, but they never did. Thinking about their complete indifference, is this because they are forcing themselves to be calm, or are these two young people so powerful that they don't need to be afraid
"I know what I said may have aroused your suspicion." The female shadow seemed to be able to read the minds of Ryan and Allen. She directly expressed the suspicion in Ryan and their hearts face to face: "I guess you will think that what I said It doesn’t make sense, you think I’m deceiving you, or maybe you only care about two things, how did this temple become what it is now, and the rewards of your adventure here, right?”
Ryan shook his head gently, and he said: "In fact, it is not what you think. Our group came to the Cursed Swamp mainly to find a lost item, although we don't know why the thief went through all kinds of troubles. It was so painful to steal this thing and then run here..."
"The Cursed Swamp."
"Yes, over the past many years, the silent jungle of the past has long turned into something else. It is full of miasma, and there are also a large number of spiders, crocodiles, and flying dragons. In short, they are all very uncomfortable things. , and even killed a Hydra when we were looking for lost items." Ryan said slowly,
"Hydra." The female shadow was startled: "You mean that kind of ancient monster, a huge creature with nine heads."
"Yes, it is guarding the lake outside the temple. Oh, by the way, I don't know what is going on, but the temple is now sunk at the bottom of the lake." Ryan said: "What we are looking for The thing is at the bottom of the lake outside the temple. We found it after killing the hydra, but we discovered it here again, so we came in to take a look."
"So that's it..." The female shadow fell silent, seeming to have fallen into deep thought after listening to Ryan's words. The expression on her face also changed many times in an instant, ranging from sudden realization to unwillingness. After a while, , the female shadow spoke again: "I finally understand why no outsider has entered here for 200 years. It turns out that this is the case. I think there are people on the continent who can easily defeat Hydra, and It’s not a lot.”
Ryan nodded, agreeing with the other party's words, and the female shadow continued: "Although we Templars have very powerful power, in a sense, this power does not entirely belong to us. The Templars are not only good at melee combat, but can also use various magics. They can be regarded as warriors with both magic and martial arts. We fight with the sharp weapons in our hands, and we use the magic in our bodies to support us. We don’t even need to release magic. Reciting the incantation, it can be said that we are the most powerful here, no one else."
"You said, here." Ryan heard the hidden meaning in the other party's words and asked, and the female shadow also nodded and said: "Yes, this is our purpose of holding on to the Temple of Apocalypse, because we There is no way to leave here. After leaving, we will lose most of our strength, and the remaining strength will not allow us to escape in the vast sea of skeletons. Instead, we might as well use this place to hold on."
"My status is a little higher than that of ordinary templars. It is probably similar to the difference between a cardinal and a bishop in the Church of Light. I am not good at fighting, but I am responsible for presiding over the documents of the entire temple. So although I am higher in status, my combat ability is the worst among the Templars."
"After so many years of reminiscing, I can finally confirm that it was a full month after we were surrounded by the undead army. From the time the vanguard of the undead army entered the silent jungle, the fighting never stopped, but we did not let it go. The bones outside took a step forward. When the female shadow said this, she pointed at her feet, obviously saying that the undead army had not invaded the temple. There was a look of pride in her eyes, and Ryan also admitted that this was A very remarkable thing,
You must know that the Kingdom of Dianis, one of the seven kingdoms at that time, has always been famous on the mainland for its excellent cooperation between heavy infantry and earth magicians. However, in the catastrophe 200 years ago, the most elite of the Kingdom of Dianis The 30,000 soldiers of the King's Guard fought hard for ten days in the Canyon of Sorrows against undead that were fifty times their size. They were finally annihilated after ten days, creating a tragic scene. Their defeat was due to the innate differences between humans and the undead. Humans will be hungry. , fatigue, will bleed and die, but the undead do not eat or drink, and can continue to fight until they fall into a permanent sleep again.
Now Ryan heard from this female templar that they were only 5,000 people back then, but they could fight fiercely with each other for a month, and they didn't seem to be at a disadvantage. This was how the dark ritual of the demigod Lich Kangs came later. , this is indeed a remarkable achievement,
The female shadow seemed to be very emotional about Ryan's inner emotions. Maybe she was quite good at predicting this aspect of magic. She sighed and continued: "In fact, I don't know exactly what happened, because that night I After sorting out the sacrificial information in the temple, I sent it to the high priest, and then I went back here and fell asleep. But who knew that when I woke up again, my body would become what it is now. My command completely ceased, and my soul became such a state of being neither dead nor alive... "
"Overnight, and there were no warning signs before." Allendo interjected and asked,
"It should be like this. At least in the past 200 years, I have repeatedly recalled it, and there is indeed no obvious change." The female shadow said: "If there is, maybe I am a little vigilant in my heart, as if... I seem to have a premonition that I It's like a disaster is imminent, but this kind of premonition is usually not very accurate. If I were good at this kind of prophecy theory, I wouldn't have to do the documentation, but directly preside over the sacrificial affairs."
"Well, I understand." Ryan nodded and said, "Then do you need us to do anything for you?"
A bitter smile suddenly appeared on the female shadow's face, but when combined with her gloomy face, it looked more like a sinister smile: "I have been trapped in this small room for so many years, and I found that my soul is basically I can't leave my body too far, but I can't go back. I don't know how I survived such a long time. If you can, please let me really sleep, okay? I really suffer. I don’t feel that kind of loneliness anymore.”
"Then why don't you want us to help you get a new body or regain your freedom? Instead, we want you to be liberated." Ryan asked doubtfully,
The female shadow sighed faintly, and then said after a long time: "Maybe there is really a way to restore my freedom, but if I become an undead, I would rather choose death. In life, we fought to the death with those hateful guys. Death Finally, we can't give in to them, and... Moreover, we are only meeting for the first time, will you help me unconditionally?"
When the female shadow said this, she shook her head slowly, and then continued: "If it were me, I might refuse it, and I can't bring anything to exchange with you. The most popular thing in this temple is The most important thing is the seal at the bottom. Other than that, for powerful adventurers like you, I really don’t know what else can attract you.”
"Then you can also use that sleeping powerful creature to lure us. Maybe we will be fooled because of greed." Allendo stood next to Ryan and spoke: "Or make up a story, as long as it sounds vivid. , maybe we will help you."
"I..." A little blush suddenly appeared on the female shadow's white and gray face. She held it in for a long time before she said it out: "I won't... yes, I know how not to do it with others. For transactions, if I need anything before, I just ask directly and the person responsible for it will solve it for me. And what others want me to do, as long as I can do it, I will do it unconditionally. Our entire Templar family is like a family. Like people, I have lived here since I was young and have never left for many years. Even if I am free, will I continue to live here?"
"So that's it." Ryan nodded slightly, and then continued to ask: "What's going on with that sleeping creature."
"This is actually not a secret. The power of all our Templars can be said to belong to a certain god. A few years ago, this god sealed a terrible demon in order to prevent others from letting it out. , on top of that seal, he used divine power to turn a mountain into a palace, and then gave his power to some believers and asked them to be responsible for guarding it, that's it."
"The gods are afraid that you will not continue to guard you even if you have power, so they have put some restrictions on this power. For example, if you leave here, you will lose them." Ryan added,
"No, it must not be like this. We must be because our devout faith is not enough, so we must stay in the temple to inherit the power given to us by the gods." The female shadow shouted quickly, as if Ryan's words made her It was very uncomfortable, because it would change the image of the god in her mind to a bad side. This is the most intolerable thing for a devout believer.