In the early morning of the sixth day from the gathering place, the sky was covered with faint dark clouds, and the gray sun rose from the rugged snow-capped mountains. The dim sunlight did not bring the slightest warmth.
The howling cold wind is still there, mixed with ice and snow, passing through the valleys, shrouding the place below the mountainside like a thick fog.
"Yo?"
The two deer with icy horns on their heads raised their heads tactfully, their round eyes stared into the depths of the wind and snow, and their small ears twitched a few times from time to time.
Suddenly, they seemed to sense some kind of danger and disappeared into the snowy mountains with their slender limbs jumping.
Boom!
The snow on the ground trembled slightly, and more than 20 huge figures loomed in the snow.
"Gollum."
Fang Ya stopped at the place where the two deer had stayed just now, looked sideways at the snow that had been turned over in confusion, then lowered his head and arched his nose.
The thick airflow blew up a piece of snow, and a few crystal fruits rolled out.
Fang Ya tilted his head to look at the fruit, and recognized that it was the ice-cold fruit that Shao Zifeng tricked him into eating.
The little guy had a sly look in his eyes. He first stared at Bing Lingguo with his nose and rolled, wrapped in a thick layer of snow, and then carefully bit the fruit with his teeth, ready to trick Shao Zifeng into eating it.
Shao Zifeng didn't notice Ya Ya's small movements because it was blocked by the raised rocks. He looked at the people who were getting farther and farther in front of him, reached out and patted Ya Ya's neck and urged, "Ya Ya, what are you doing?"
Click!
The concentrated teeth shook, and the teeth instantly shattered the ice fruit.
The biting juice burst in its mouth, Fang Ya froze in place, sadness appeared in its eyes, and its body trembled violently.
"Roar!!"
The stubby and domineering dragon roar echoed in the mountains, causing countless birds and small beasts in the mountains.
Kadu and the others stopped and looked back vigilantly. When they saw Fangya, they were all stunned. They saw the little guy had crystal ice in his nostrils and mouth, and his body trembled violently every time he took a step. .
"Pfft-"
Cam covered his mouth and chuckled, and the other soldiers also laughed heartily. After getting along for a while, they clearly knew that there was a huge difference in physique between the two sides. It seemed that this guy must have eaten some cold food by mistake.
Kadu pursed her lips and forcibly held back her smile. When Shao Zifeng followed, she coughed lightly: "Continue on the road, it will be there soon."
Continue up this mountain road, there are steep cliffs on both sides, and the mountain road is getting more and more rugged.
The Cobobitmon, who had opened the way in front, was struggling to move forward against the cold wind.
Shao Zifeng's hands and feet were cold, and the warmth brought by the big golden teeth and the red flame animal teeth became weaker and weaker in this strong low temperature, and he felt that his exposed skin was stinging like a knife.
The ice and snow mixed with the cold wind fell on him, his hair melted and then quickly froze, taking away a lot of heat.
Suddenly, the cold wind disappeared instantly, and the not-so-warm sunlight shone on Shao Zifeng, bringing him a touch of warmth.
He turned his stiff neck and looked up, and found that he had been surrounded by mountains in his life.
The towering solitary peaks resist the cold wind, and the continuous mountains block the wind and snow under the mountainside, like a beautiful and magnificent sea of clouds.
And below this mountain range, a vast valley appeared in his eyes.
Clouds and mists in the valley are transpiring, and tens of millions of them seem to be shrouded in light mist. In front of the huge square is a stone gate built of three giant strips of stone. On the lintel hangs a huge animal head skeleton, and eight hideous curved horns emanate from it. With viciousness.
There is a high platform in the center of the square, and the abstract fish-shaped totem pattern is vaguely depicted on the high platform.
Kadu and the others looked at the valley in front of them with excitement in their eyes, and they could not wait to rush down immediately, but they clearly knew that this place was no longer their original clan, and they were not even sure if there were any living people.
As a clan that accommodated nearly 100,000 people, it was really deserted here.
Kadu and Shao Zifeng looked at each other: "Everyone, sneak in separately, pay attention to safety."
"Yes!"
Everyone got off the Cobobit beast, took the bow and spear on them, and divided into eight groups in groups of three.
Kadu looked at the remaining Shao Zifeng and said in a jerky tone: "I'm cute, everything?"
After a little thought, Shao Zifeng understood what she meant. He pointed to himself, indicating that he would be alone.
Kadu gave him a deep look, no longer forced, and began to dive into the valley below.
Looking at the backs of everyone, Shao Zifeng took Fang Ya back to the pet space, he walked to the shadow of the nearby stone and turned the ring on his hand gently, and then the whole person disappeared into the shadow.
(Shadow Walker: Activate to make the bearer walk through the shadows.)
Shao Zifeng lowered his head, only a faint outline could be seen, his body seemed to be lifted up by an invisible force and became light.
Sure enough, the correct use of this ring is to flexibly replace the pet beasts of 'spirits'.
Compared with the steepness of the outer wall of the valley, the valley is relatively flat. Fortunately, there are many rocks on the hillside, allowing Shao Zifeng to jump quickly in the shadows.
crunch.
With a soft sound, the door of a stone house near the hillside opened silently.
Shao Zifeng's body emerged from the void, carefully looking at the somewhat messy house, there was a thick layer of dust on the table, the dark blue blood stains on the walls had dried up, the shriveled meat, the collapsed wooden bed, it was obvious that this place was here. There was a battle a long time ago.
Seeing that there were no more clues, Shao Zifeng turned the 'Night Cat's Shadow Ring' again, and his body disappeared into the room.
…
The three of Kadu hurriedly shuttled between the low houses. The desertion within the clan made their hearts very heavy, and even Ilza, who usually talks the most, became very silent.
At this moment, Cam stopped and looked at a small house in a trance.
Kadu turned around and followed Cam's line of sight. She pursed her lips and said in a low voice, "Go in and have a look."
Cam hesitated for a moment, then walked heavily towards the hut.
Kadu gave Ilza a wink, and the two silently followed behind Cam.
Standing in front of the wooden door, Kam didn't move for a while, and Kadu comforted: "It's okay, your parents must be okay."
Cam nodded gratefully, reached out and pushed open the humble wooden door.
crunch —
There was a sour rubbing sound, the falling snow dust fluttered in the air, and a thin mummified corpse smashed into Cam's feet.
Looking at that horribly twisted face, Cam's body softened and he knelt on the ground.
She held the mummified corpse tightly in her arms with trembling hands, and bit her hand tightly with her teeth, forcing herself not to cry.
Tears fell from under her mask, drop by drop on the dark blue dry skin of the mummy.
Kadu couldn't bear to look at her, squatted down and gently took Kam's head in her arms, she wanted to comfort a few words, but opened her mouth but didn't know what to say.
Ilza stepped aside irritably and kicked the stone pier like a vent: "Shit!"
"Mother!!!"
At this time, a cry of grief came from a distance.
The cry broke the calm of the gathering place, and Kadu Horan got up and walked out of the house, looking solemnly in the direction of the voice.
She could feel that something was waking up in the dark.
On the other side, Shao Zifeng found a long dark tunnel under the high platform in the square.
Because of the absence of any light, the abilities of the 'Shadow Walker' were like a duck to water, and every nick on the tunnel wall was clearly visible.
About five minutes later, a stone gate blocked his path. Looking at the stone gate, Shao Zifeng looked surprised.
Because the pattern engraved on the stone gate is very delicate, completely different from the rough style he has seen in this period of time, and even different from any style he has ever seen.
Shao Zifeng stretched out his hand and tried to push it, but Shimen, who was so tight, didn't respond in the slightest.
Then he took a few steps back, pulled out the whale horn from his waist and slashed at Shimen.
Ding!
Sparks sputtered everywhere, and a crisp sound echoed in the tunnel.
Shao Zifeng retracted the knife in surprise, because there was no trace left on the stone gate.
He looked around again, and after confirming that there was no mechanism, Shao Zifeng summoned Qiuqiu.
"Hey~"
The ball, which he hadn't seen for a long time, flapped his wings and fluttered in Shao Zifeng's arms. His little face was rubbing against his clothes, and his mouth was humming, as if he was blaming Shao Zifeng for not looking for him to play with.
Shao Zifeng touched the little guy's head: "Qiuqiu, come and see if you can open this stone gate."
"Huh?"
Qiuqiu looked at Shimen with interest. It flapped its little wings and flew up and down in a circle, and when it tapped with its little claws, Shimen made a crisp sound.
Then the little guy hovered in the middle of Shimen, he took a deep breath, and the flames in his eyes jumped a few times.
boom!
A fire burst out on its small paws, and the scorching heat caused the air to twist slightly.
"Hey!"
The little guy's eyes became brighter and brighter, and he slammed his paws on the stone gate.
Boom!
The moment it touched the stone gate, the flames on its claws burst out, the entire tunnel seemed to be set on fire, and the violent flames rushed towards the exit.
The sound of the explosion shocked Shao Zifeng's mind, and he cursed inwardly, since the ghost knew that such a place would cause a methane explosion.
Whoa!
The gravel and sand fell from above, and Shao Zifeng's expression changed. He saw the cracks spread in the tunnel, and it seemed that there was a possibility of collapse at any time.
"Hey!"
At this time, Qiuqiu's tender voice sounded, and Shao Zifeng heard the sound and looked at it, and found that the pattern on the stone door had flame elements spreading from the point where Qiuqiu hit it toward the entire stone door.
Boom!
The dull sound continued to come, and there were already rocks behind, and the sound of collision was getting closer and closer.
Just as the tunnel was about to collapse, the patterns on the stone gate were completely flooded with fire elements.
Looking at the slowly opening Shimen, Shao Zifeng threw the ball into the Shimen.
Bang bang bang!
Several boulders tumbled and smashed on the stone door, stacked on top of each other to seal the door.
"Cough cough."
The gray-faced Shao Zifeng climbed out of the gravel and coughed violently.
Qiuqiu sat on the ground with his legs crossed, his small eyes gazing around the scene behind the stone gate.
As the smoke and dust gradually dissipated, Shao Zifeng felt that his breathing became much smoother. He wiped the dust on his face and prepared to get up from the ground.
Whoa!
Just as he made a move, the crisp metal collision sound came from under him. Shao Zifeng was stunned for a while. He ripped away the thick dust with his hands, and a ray of golden light emerged from the dust.
"sleeping"
Looking at the gold coins all over the ground, Shao Zifeng was dumbfounded. He continued to scrape the dust on the ground. The number of gold coins became more and more, and among them were some unseen jewelry.
Seeing this, Qiu Qiu curiously picked up a gold coin, put it in his mouth, bit it, and threw it on the ground indifferently.
Shao Zifeng stopped slowly, because he found that he was covered with a thick layer of gold coins, and the number was enough to make him numb.
"Hey!"
At this time, Qiuqiu, who was looking around, made a new discovery. It pulled Shao Zifeng's sleeve with its small claws.
"Ballball, what's wrong?"
Shao Zifeng took his eyes back from the gold coin a little sluggishly.
"Hey~"
Ball pointed to the wall with his little paw.
Shao Zifeng looked in the direction it pointed, and found that the wall was full of murals.
These frescoes are not very beautiful, even slightly rough, because the lines are like children carved with a knife.
The first painting next to the closed stone gate is an irregular sphere. The sphere is filled with irregular lines, like an abstract world map.
The second one confirmed Shao Zifeng's guess, focusing on a part of the sphere with mountains, rivers, forests, and a majestic city-state on it.
The third painting again zooms in on the part of the city-state in the second painting.
The city-state is built on the top of the mountain, and a majestic spire stands out in the city-state. A dragon-like creature spreads out three pairs of feather-like wings and stands proudly on the spire.
Countless people depicted with rough lines knelt around the minaret. Here, the objects in front of the people are mainly depicted, and there are countless gold coins stacked together.
Seeing this Shao Zifeng glanced at Qiuqiu and looked at other people's dragons, all he likes are gold coins and jewelry, why do we just pull it like this.
Qiuqiu blinked inexplicably.
Shao Zifeng touched its little head: "I'm thinking that our ball is really saving money."
"Hey~"
Eggy is praising me~
Qiuqiu happily rubbed Shao Zifeng's big hand, without doubting Shao Zifeng's words at all.
Holding Qiuqiu in his arms, Shao Zifeng continued to look down.
The fourth painting looked a bit sloppy. There was a missing piece of something resembling the sun in the sky. Several humanoid creatures outlined by lines were suspended in the sky above the city-state. The six-winged dragon flew up and confronted them.
Seeing this, Shao Zifeng was a little short of breath, and he vaguely guessed what was depicted here.
This place may not belong to the fog whale clan, but a relic somewhere in the Kestoi continent that has been buried underground for thousands of years.
If this is the case, then the humanoid creatures suspended in the air in the murals should be the source messengers who caused great trauma to this world.
(End of this chapter)